Chapter 621: Kobe Bryant Is Crazy (1/4)
At the end of the timeout, Bryant stood in the backcourt with his waist crossed.
The Lakers' ball possession, it was Sean Marion who served, he glanced at Derrick Fisher, then at Kobe, and in the end, he chose to give the ball directly to Kobe.
Bryant took the ball, slowly passed the half, and then beckoned for a pick-and-roll.
Pau Gasol single-block, Kobe Bryant went straight around.
But the Bobcats' defensive choices were very smart, they directly switched defenses, Josh Smith faced Kobe, and his defense looked aggressive!
On the defensive end, the advantage of the Bobcats' small lineup is vividly reflected, Kobe Bryant is limited to the greatest extent, his singles and breakthroughs will be curbed by the Bobcats' infinite change of defense, except for Mo Williams, any other player will not have much disadvantage against Kobe.
Moreover, the Bobcats are always ready to implement the package on Kobe, so to speak, the effect of the small lineup against the outside superstar is the best.
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In this ball, Kobe Bryant faced Josh Smith's single defense, he tried to break through, but failed, and then, he directly made a sharp stop, a mid-range jumper, and a slight backwards.
Josh Smith pounced directly, and with a bang, Kobe Bryant's backward jumper was inaccurate, and under the basket, Andre Iguodala directly picked up the rebound, and reflexively began to speed up and advance towards the frontcourt!
The other four of the Bobcats also turned around and rushed towards the front court at the fastest speed, and almost instantly, a four-on-three situation was formed in the front court.
The Lakers' defense was completely chaotic, and in the fast break, Mo Williams and Andre Iguodala drew the defense, and Josh Smith slammed into the box and dunked the ball unmarked to score two points.
Then, the Lakers' offense, Derrick Fisher took the ball and gave it inside.
The Lakers also reacted quickly, and the ball was given to Pau Gasol single, and Gerald Wallace, who played as a guest power forward, posted it.
Pau Gasol took the ball with his back, pressed hard inside, and then turned around and made a layup to score 2 points.
Bobcat's offense, after serving in the backcourt, Mo Williams quickly advanced to the frontcourt.
After more than half a month of running-in, Xiao Mo became more and more in line with the Bobcat's system, this attack, Xiao Mo accelerated as soon as he arrived in the front court, and rushed to the three-point line.
This is also Qiao Hai's positioning for Xiao Mo, Qiao Hai hopes that Xiao Mo can become a scoring explosion on the Bobcat bench, you know, Xiao Mo's peak season is also an existence that can average 17.8 points per game, and there is absolutely no problem with personal scoring ability, if Xiao Mo can play his peak season performance, Bobcats' starting and late starting will be more significant.
This ball, Mo Williams scored, the Lakers did not have any supplementary defense and assistance, and it was still Derrick Fisher's single defense.
In the face of single defense, Xiao Mo threw it directly, and with a bang, the ball bounced into the basket and hit!
Qiao Hai on the sidelines waved his arm violently, and this ball, Mo Williams played the effect that Qiao Hai wanted to see.
The Lakers' offense, they also played a wave of quick offense, Kobe Bryant singled, forced a breakthrough, made a foul, and hit both free throws from the free throw line.
Then, the two teams struck each other in another wave.
The Bobcats took advantage of this wave of iron, seized an opportunity, and played a wave of counterattacks, and Mo Williams rushed to the frontcourt, a pull-up jumper, and scored 2 points.
The Bobcats' lead was thus extended.
The Lakers' offense, Kobe's singles continued to play iron, and the Bobcats' offense was still very smooth, hitting every shot, and the lead was further expanded.
Half a quarter later, the first quarter was over, and the Bobcats were on fire, scoring a 35-point high in a single quarter, although the Lakers also scored 27 points in a single quarter.
But after the first quarter, the Lakers still trailed the Bobcats by as many as 8 points.
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In the second quarter, the two teams continued to attack the battle, and Kobe Bryant turned into an iron man, without a minute of rest, and continued to play, leading the Lakers' bench lineup.
The Lakers' bench is already poor, and if Kobe Bryant doesn't continue to play, the Bobcats' back-to-back rotation lineup can quickly break down the Lakers' rotation lineup.
But Kobe Bryant continued to play, which only temporarily delayed the time for them to be blown up.
After halftime, the Bobcats led the Lakers by 12 points, 69-57.
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In the second half of the game, the Bobcats further strengthened their defense against Kobe, who had played two quarters in a row, and Kobe's physical fitness had reached the limit, and then the Bobcats' bag and trap tactics were wildly limited.
Soon, Kobe Bryant was defended by the Bobcats in this quarter with a 1-of-5, but Derrick Fisher broke out, hitting three three-pointers in a single quarter and scoring 12 points.
The Bobcats went into the final quarter with a 25-24 run that only extended their one-point lead, and the Bobcats went into the final quarter with a 13-point lead.
At the end of the third quarter, plus the beginning of the fourth quarter, Cortlanbius left a total of three minutes of rest for Kobe, and the Lakers slowed down the pace until there were nine minutes left in the end, and Kotlanbis switched back to Kobe.
After a total of four and a half minutes of rest, including the intermission, Bryant regained some strength, and then began his outburst like a tiger descending from a mountain.
In the face of Andre Iguodala's defense, Kobe Bryant first forced the inside, and at a glance he knew that he was looking for a touch, and he caused a foul on Kendrick Perkins, who was on the defensive line, and went to the free throw line to make one of two free throws.
Then he hit a three-pointer from outside the three-point line on the right side, and it was very quick to close the score.
When the Bobcats withstood the pressure and scored consecutive points to maintain the lead, Bryant began his continuous high-post singles performance, constantly taking the ball with his back, and then turning his back to shoot.
At one point, the margin was narrowed to nine points, but on the Bobcats' side, in the final moments, Joe Haihai brought on a small rotation led by Mo Williams and Josh Smith.
After a rush, the final timer beeped and the game ended.
The score was frozen, 126:117, the Bobcats played a high score with the Lakers away, and finally won the game with a 9-point lead!
On the commentary bench, all the commentators were excitedly chanting: "21 points in a single quarter, Kobe Bryant is crazy, but after a crazy fourth quarter, the Lakers still lost to the Bobcats!" ”
"The Bobcats also completed the season double against the Lakers!"
Bryant scored 21 points in the fourth quarter and finished the game with 42 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
On the Bobcats' side, Michael Reed scored a 30-pointer, substitute Williams also scored a 21-pointer, and Andre Iguodala, Carlos Arroyo, and Josh Smith scored double-doubles.
The two teams played a good head-to-head battle, and the final result was that the Bobcats won the game.
And after the game, Qiao Hai also sighed very emotionally: "Kobe Bryant in this game entered a mode that belongs to him, and he was completely unable to stop it in the fourth quarter, but fortunately, we withstood the pressure and finally won the game." ”
After the double kill of the Lakers, Qiao Hai didn't talk much about it, the reason is that after playing the Lakers, the Bobcats' plan will change, and they will start preparing for the playoffs.