Chapter 487 [84 points, the strongest Kobe!] 】
As Yang Rui expected, after strengthening the defense, the Lakers quickly took the initiative. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The Rockets' offensive routine is too simple, relying on outside players to make quick stop jump shots or breakthroughs, and there is basically no low-post offense. The centre-forward Cato can be released on the perimeter and don't worry if he is out of position, because he has to get into the box to receive the ball to threaten.
Taylor remained on the field and continued to play, no less fearful as long as someone interfered in front of him.
On the offensive end, the Lakers created a single opportunity for Kobe Bryant, and he hit multiple jumpers, and the point difference began to close. The convulsive Kobe Bryant doesn't need a complicated offensive style, and he can dominate the game with just a pull-up jump shot, which is too accurate!
At halftime, the Lakers trailed by 14 points at 55-69, and Bryant scored 13 points in six minutes, totaling 32 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
In the third quarter, the Lakers continued to pull away with four people, Kobe Bryant singled out, and Odom covered him to help him receive the ball in the frontcourt in the positional battle.
Bryant completely exploded, hitting three mid-range shots and one three-pointer in the opening game.
Carlisle made a serious mistake and brought on Taylor to step up the attack. Although Taylor can shoot from the ground, the defensive end is an out-and-out black hole, and after encountering a pick-and-roll, he is always slow to switch defenses and slow to react.
Taylor developed a bad habit of not defending when he was with the Clippers, and when he was inattentive on the defensive end, the coach arranged a joint defense, he stood and watched the excitement, and he didn't run when the opponent was running.
Dawson actually signed a long-term contract with this product with a high salary, which is crazy.
It wasn't until 2008 that the NBA had a guy as lax as Taylor, who liked to think about life on the court and turned into a walking dead at any time, named Michael Beasley. No matter how good the body is and how good the skills are, this kind of person will not be able to become a star.
With Taylor's help, Bryant deliberately got an easy shot, which was as easy as training.
Carlisle had no choice but to replace Taylor, and Humphries wasn't much better, just a rookie who had just entered the league.
Kobe Bryant is the one who can maintain concentration throughout the game, among the many Jordan successors in the league, Kobe Bryant's body is not the best, and he is most like Jordan in terms of technology, but mental attributes, both of them are physically amazing, perseverance is amazing, and they never back down.
Whether it's single-handing Rose, Mobley or looking for cover to play inside, Bryant always gets a shot. There were 10 people in the game, and he completely ignored the other 9.
He scored 28 points in the quarter and scored 60 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in the third quarter.
The Lakers trailed by just two points 89-91 heading into the final quarter.
The atmosphere at the Lakers' home court reached its peak, and every time Kobe Bryant got the ball, the fans stood up and watched the game; When he threw the ball in, the fans applauded and there was a wave on the sidelines; When Kobe Bryant made a foul and stood at the free throw line, the fans shouted "MVP" together!
There is no doubt that he deserves this title.
In the last quarter, Kobe Bryant continued to play, and he was still very energetic. Kobe Bryant's physical fitness is also very easy to play the whole court.
Rocket coach Carlisle was going to give up winning and strengthen the defense at this time, and it was too late.
Of course, no matter how much Carlisle puts more emphasis on defense, it may just be in vain. The reason why the Rockets are obviously not weak in attack but can't win and only rank 12th in the West is that the defense is too bad. Everyone on the outside is terrible defensively, and Cato and Mutombo on the inside are only good at defending the penalty area.
Jalen Rose can't stop Kobe, and the others can't do it.
Mobley has good defensive tenacity, but he is only 193cm tall, and interfering with shooting is a weakness.
Substitute forward Jhomey-Jones won a championship with the Raptors, and then the team did not renew his contract because of defense, the defense 2 and 3 positions are easy to be passed, and the defense 4 position is too thin.
Under the average intensity of defense, Kobe Bryant became more and more excited the more he played, and he shot very resolutely.
Today, he doesn't need to think about how to pass the ball to his teammates, how to play more efficiently, all he has to think about is how to get the ball to the basket, no matter how many shots he takes, he is allowed.
In fact, Kobe Bryant has also had a chance to perform this kind of game before, but unfortunately that shooting didn't feel so good.
On November 7, 2002, in the regular season Lakers away game against the Celtics, O'Neal was absent due to injury, Kobe Bryant shot 17 of 47, got 41 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 5 turnovers, and failed to score 30 goals in a single game, creating an NBA record that is difficult to break.
Bryant entered a mysterious state, as if his opponent was not the Rockets, and this was not a game, but a shooting game that belonged only to him.
Rocket players, tall and not as strong as Kobe, strong as Kobe Bryant, tall and strong as Kobe Bryant, how he plays, if you want to stop him from scoring, there is only one way to foul.
In the last two minutes, the Lakers had reversed the lead by 17 points, Jalen Rose made 5 mistakes and rested, and Kobe Bryant stayed on the court to continue playing.
Yang Rui did not give the Rockets politeness and arranged extreme tactics, as if the Lakers were the lagging side.
He asked the players to speed up the tempo to play counterattacks, give Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant brought to the front court and soared three points, and shot at people, like the "Maddie moment" style of play.
Zhang Li was already stunned, and his expression was like a koala eating leaves. "It was an amazing game, Kobe Bryant beat the Rockets on his own and played horrible numbers. The teammates stopped shooting, just defended, and handed it to Kobe Bryant to play and let him shoot. ”
Yu Jia took a deep breath, and his voice trembled a little: "Yao Ming was absent, and the Lakers fell behind in the first half, forcing the strongest Kobe. However, without Yang Rui, Kobe Bryant would not have been able to accomplish this feat, and probably only Yang Rui in the whole league would allow players to shoot so many balls at a time. ”
Zhang Li nodded: "It's a pity that Kobe Bryant still shot a little less in the first quarter, and the shooting rate was not high enough, otherwise he might even break Chamberlain's 100-point record." ”
With 17 seconds left before the end of the game, Bryant hit a three-pointer to make it 124-106.
Rick Carlisle had a loveless expression on the sidelines, like Truman who found himself trapped in a reality show......
Bryant finished with 84 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals on 29-of-52 shooting, 8-of-20 three-pointers and 18-of-20 free throws.
When the data was displayed on the big screen of the stadium, the cheers of the fans almost shattered the roof.
In the first half, there was not much media attention to this game, and in the second half, Kobe Bryant scored consecutive points, and reporters from all over the world began to rush to Los Angeles. In particular, the reporters covering the games of the Kings and Warriors have all shifted their positions, and some TV stations have directly dispatched helicopters.
Online, fans all over the world are talking about the record-breaking match.
The Los Angeles reporter walked up to the arena and interviewed Kobe Bryant for the first time and asked him to talk about his feelings.
Bryant laughed: "It feels like a dream, Jerry said I have unlimited shots, no matter how much I shoot, I don't blame me, I did it, and then it happened, I want to thank all my teammates for their cooperation." ”
The Pacers never made it to the Finals, and Jalen Rose never blackfooted Kobe, but he still became the biggest backdrop in NBA history, which can be called the most wronged in history.
Rose didn't shake hands with his opponents, and returned to the locker room with his teammates bowed his head in frustration. Rose scored 20 points in this game, but he couldn't compare with Kobe Bryant at all.
A reporter also interviewed Yang Rui on the sidelines.
Yang Rui said with a smile: "I'm very happy that Kobe Bryant can play this kind of great game, he has had a lot of setbacks before, countless failures, and people always question his ability. Now, he's completely proven that he's a great player and won't let any setbacks get in the way, and his scoring ability is not inferior to Jordan's. ”
Is it not inferior? Everyone thinks that they only look at their scoring ability, especially their scoring explosiveness, and Kobe Bryant has surpassed Jordan and all NBA players!