Chapter 812: The Result of Spelling It Out
I didn't pay much attention to it before, but today maybe I spent more time on the field, Kobe Bryant found that Williamson is not only good in physical fitness and some game skills, but he also has a good mental quality!
Black Mamba has a lot of self-confidence! He sometimes provokes his opponents in the ring! The worst possible outcome is to be defeated by the opposing team. But it's usually the case that the opposing players start to go crazy and compete with the department.
That's not a big deal against players who have trained hard and gone through the Finals and won championships. Either he can't beat Kobe Bryant in terms of ability, or he is directly led by the opponent in a suppressive way until the end of the game!
Williamson had some reactions in his heart when he first listened to some of Kobe's words, but he immediately reacted and began to think of ways to deal with it, and quickly responded.
When the Black Mamba found out about this, he didn't say anything to him anymore. Because he knew that his words might not have any effect on Williamson. Kuzma took the ball from Ball and went to the frontcourt, and Zubac got the basketball and scored a quick layup! 44:41!
Wharton was already talking to their coaching staff at this point, and it seemed like they had been talking for a long time. The extent of the game is still not very certain for them.
At least now Kobe Bryant didn't lead the score too much on the court. It was about the same as the first quarter, and the game between the two teams was very close.
Lin slowly went to the frontcourt, Kobe Bryant came to interfere with Jamie Lin immediately passed the ball to Dante, who threw the ball high to Williamson under the defense of Lan Bean, and was going to go to the basket, but suddenly Kobe simply adjusted after killing, and was successfully interfered with under Kobe's defense again!
I have to say that the fighting spirit of this player is still very high! Dante just got the rebound, but was directly cut off by Kuzma! Ball took the basketball and passed the ball to the follow-up Kobe Bryant not long after halftime, who immediately jumped up and hit a three-point shot! 47:41!
I made a blow gun move! Kobe Bryant is still at a good rate! Wharton's concern now is his personal fitness issues coming next! If there is a situation where Kobe Bryant plays alone, and other players can't contribute, it won't look good.
Jamilin took Williamson's serve to the frontcourt, Kobe Bryant immediately came to defend, and Lin immediately passed Bryant in the bottom corner and quickly stepped back to shoot a three-point jumper into the net next to Lan Dou, who came right away! 47:44!
Chen started the second quarter with his teaching assistants without saying a word. When I got to the back, I just watched the game in silence. He kept thinking about how to play the game in the third quarter.
The Lakers' state today, as long as they play seriously with the Nets and don't have any big mistakes, they are still very competitive! The Lakers have been doing well so far. And there's Nash on this team.
Kobe Bryant deliberately found Williamson and got three points from him!
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The game in the third quarter was crucial. The best result is that the Nets can lead by a certain score in this quarter! Then fight with the Lakers in the fourth quarter!
The coaches came to a room and everyone had a brief chat, and time passed quickly, and Chen and the assistant coaches basically went to the locker room to talk to the players without stopping.
"In this quarter, the opponent should still be more defensive, but we need to be able to score quickly and efficiently. In terms of organization, Burke has to share more, and the other players have to find opportunities to break through quickly! Don't hesitate too much and try to score quickly after finding a chance in the pass......"
Some of the Brooklyn players had just woken up from their sleep at this time, and they and the players who didn't sleep knew that this session was going to be intense!
"No, we've got some players who can get them on the court," Wharton said to Bryant at this point.
"I'm going to play a little longer, and I don't have to play a single game," Kobe Bryant said to him without much expression. As if what Wharton had just said was unnecessary.
In the end, the Lakers' lineup for the third quarter was Lopez, Channing, Kuzma, Nash, and Kobe! On the Nets side of the net are Mozgov, Allen, Jonathan, Nick and Burke!
Kobe Bryant still stayed on the court, and the Nets boldly let Nick play in the third quarter! Chen made this decision because he wanted to give the rest of the players more time off, and he was also a rookie Nick, because having him on the court could be a turning point in the Nets' loss to the Lakers today.
67:61! In the first half, Kobe Bryant's hand was basically good! Fans will also want to see him stay on the field. For him, it's more about keeping the team's morale up until the end of the game.
As long as you keep it and play well in some games, it's not a problem to win this one.
Nick held the ball over the half court, Nash went to defend, and within a few seconds, Nash immediately cut off Nick's ball and picked up the basketball and was directly cut off by Burke in the process of passing to Kobe! In the exclamations of the scene, Burke got up to speed past Kuzma and threw in to score! 67:63!
On the court, when Kobe Bryant saw Burke's back, it felt like time had gone back to the time when he faced the 76ers in the Finals. Many years have passed, and Ao Fat has also retired.
Lopez missed a three-point jumper after getting Nash's ball in the frontcourt. Mozgov got the rebound and passed the ball directly to Burke!
"Think you're Iverson? You're still a long way from him," Kobe said to Burke dismissively.
"Who cares about your words! Let's see who wins the game in the end! Unlike Williamson, Burke directly countered Kobe's words!
"Come on, then, and see what you're capable of? ~" Kobe Bryant fell in love with this guy after seeing Burke's expression. has a good personality, and playing with Burke makes Kobe feel pretty good. It was as if the rest of the players had changed in the Staples Center arena, but he and "The Answer" had met again.
Although Iverson has returned to the 76ers, the two can still meet in the regular season, but the mood of both men has changed a lot. For the team, their desire to attack has decreased a little.
You say it's for the team, or because of age, but they're going to spend a fair amount of their time on the pitch passing the ball to their younger team-mates.
Today's game Kobe Bryant is an exception, and if the two are compared, Kobe Bryant still has to be slightly more offensive. In order to win against the Nets, Kobe Bryant no longer has the physical strength he had at the beginning of the game.
But he's still holding on, and he thinks it's okay to play the third quarter! But Wharton was already a little impatient. They are the care of the players and the coach, and they are good friends off the pitch.
Wharton has already given him face in this game. He doesn't know how long the third quarter will last, but he'll play well during that time.
Kuzma received Nash's pass not long after arriving in the frontcourt, quickly hit the basket and scored a layup! 69:63! The action was fast, so that the Nets didn't have much time to react before they finished a round.
Nick knew another opportunity had presented itself. For the recent games, the performance of him and Doyle is still obvious in comparison.
"Ingram, get ready" Wharton still thinks that this quarter should let Kobe Bryant go off the court.
Jonathan passed half the court and was accidentally cut off in the opposite position with Kuzma! Bryant picked up the basketball and went to the frontcourt, and after the three-point shooting, Allen got the basketball and passed it to the Knicks.
I didn't think much about the front court and directly hit a three-point hollow into the net! 69:66! The Nets bench came alive right away! Nash held the ball across the halfcourt, and when Lopez got the ball and shot, he was successfully interfered with by Mozgov!
Bryant quickly got the rebound and scored a jumper under the bag of Allen and Jonathan! 71:66!
Burke passed the half slowly, Jonathan jumped up and shot three points after receiving his pass, and Mozgov got the rebound and jumped up and was directly covered by Mozgov! Kuzma gets the ball and passes it to Nash.
Kobe Bryant jumped up for three points not long after taking over the basketball! Nick was in the front court at this time, and the basketball was coming in his direction! Jonathan took his pick and turned around and hit a three-point shot! 71:69!
With Bryant's three-pointer missing, Allen got the ball and immediately threw a high pass to Burke. The latter went straight to the frontcourt and hit a three-point shot into the basket under Nash's defense! 72:71!
Basketball still came to Kobe, and in the face of Nick's defense, Kobe suddenly jumped up and bounced out of the basket! After Jonathan got the rebound, he dribbled the ball to the front court, and immediately accelerated to the layup after seeing that the opponent did not follow! 74:71! The Lakers' side is about to take a timeout.
"Ingram will be on the court for a while, so you have to keep up when you defend! The opponent's current lineup is much weaker......"
In this quarter of the game, the efficiency of the Lakers' side dropped a lot. Wharton also quickly replaced Bryant.
"Williamson and Rose, you two come on, Burke, Jonathan come down. López is still relatively slow in his movements right now. Therefore, our side sometimes speeds up in the attack, and the opponent may not be able to keep up with our attack. And Williamson will cut the score immediately when he sees it! Rose remember to shoot more from the outside and try not to force a break......"
Rose has now calmed down off the field. In the face of Kobe's provocation, he also felt that he was not bad. But the team was worried about his physical condition.
Wharton frowned when he saw the Nets make a substitution. If you want to play against the Nets, it's really not easy to play as a coach. Chen has changed tactics again at this time!
Ingram took the basketball, got straight past Nick and scored a layup! 74:73! The current Lakers team as a whole is played by new and old players.
Channing is mostly about rebounding and three-pointers, and Nash's main thing is organizing the team. Judging from such a substitution, it means that Chen really intends to cultivate Nick! He gave him a fair amount of playing time, and how well he could play during that time was up to him.
Nick passed the ball to Rose after halftime, and it didn't take long for Rose to pass to Williamson after seeing that the opponent's defense was stronger. The latter made a feint off Kuzma's defense and shook off the opponent after a quick slam to the basket and scored! 76:73! Nash got to the front court and immediately returned a three-pointer!! The two sides are tied again at this time!
Chen sighed slightly. It still seems to be the case so far, and the score has not been opened. Williamson slowly passed the half, and after a quick break under Kuzma and Ingram, he dunked against Lopez and scored! 78:76!
Kuzma took Nash's pass and reacted quickly! He took the ball and shot it after seeing Williamson not by his side at this time, and the three-point hollow went into the net! 79:78! Not to be outdone, Williamson is not to be outdone!
Under the defense of three players, Lopes managed to score 2+1 after receiving a foul! 79:78!
96:94! The Nets played well in this quarter. They have 8 more points than each other! In the end, they succeeded in overtaking the Lakers!
"Play this section of the game as if it were a playoff game! This season we may have a stronger opponent than last season! So be prepared in advance. And now is a great opportunity! When I got the chance, I was given a quick break......"
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"I don't think we had our chances in the second half, I think," Wharton's expression at the moment made it impossible to guess what he was thinking. Some emotions are mixed together, and even he himself may not know what his state is.
"We see that you were in good shape in the first half, does this have anything to do with Kobe? Was it the same in the second half? The reporter then asked.
"He was the leader of the team and he is now, so I guess there is something to do with it. But in the second half we didn't take a lot of chances, and I don't think that has much to do with Kobe."
There are still quite a few reporters at the press conference here in Brooklyn today.
"They have one of the few good centers in the league right now, Lopez. The Nets watched Brooke grow into what he is now, you know. He's well-rounded, and the Lakers don't have a shortage of people on the front line, and he can do well both physically and scoring."
Chen only breathed a sigh of relief at the end of the game. At this time, he didn't relax much. It seems that he has not recovered from the tense game just now.
"Are they inferior to the Nets in terms of power?"
"I don't feel like so. I think the Lakers are probably a step higher than us as a whole. The current Lakers are relatively fast if they play well. In the last quarter of the game, I felt that maybe the players were not playing very well."
126:120! That's what Chen really thinks. The teams in the West are so competitive, and now the Lakers are not so high in the rankings, but their strength is there. They have a growing squad and superstars in the team!
However, there are still more blue-collar players among them. There is also the consistency of the players in a game. Since Thomas Jr. came to the team, this problem has also been alleviated to a certain extent. As long as the team works harder, they will still be able to play some games that everyone is looking forward to in the near future.