June 7th, the fourth game of the finals.

In the last game between the two teams, the Cavaliers' home quick loan center was very lively except for the beginning, and then they were all beaten so that most of the fans left the court before the third quarter was played, and they were obviously desperate.

But today, the Cavaliers home court was full, and then the enthusiasm of the fans was at the highest point of this year's playoffs!

The Lakers are at a disadvantage today, and losing Liu Ren is not just about losing a star, the Lakers have a lot of stars, losing Liu Ren and three All-Star players, as well as the best sixth man, and the best defensive player.

But losing Liu Ren is not just about losing a double-team player, the main thing is about losing the team's best scorer, who holds a third of the team's score!

The Lakers' tactics seem to be based on Green, Antetokounmpo and Gasol as the offensive core, but this is all pinned on Liu Ren's ability to contain most of the opponent's defense.

Now this deterrent point has become Kobe, well, the peak Kobe Bryant's deterrent power may not be lower than Liu Ren's, but this is Kobe Bryant, who is already 38 years old, and it really doesn't have much effect.

As a result, the Lakers could only play one tactic.

Let Kobe Bryant! Let Kobe Bryant single! Everyone else just defends and opens up space!

D'Antoni also figured it out, what are you afraid of at this time, the more afraid you are, the worse you play, it's better to believe in Kobe and let Kobe do it himself!

This man who has created countless miracles, D'Antoni can only pin his hopes on him.

At the beginning of the fourth game of the finals, Kobe Bryant fought, and in front of the team with the strongest defense in the East, the offensive ability of the Lakers without Liu Ren looked too urgent, and only Kobe Bryant played hard.

The effect is not bad, Afflalo defends very well, but it is not the type of defensive player that Kobe is afraid of now, Kobe Bryant has an advantage in height and weight, and he plays easily with back to break through, Kobe Bryant scored 14 points in 5 of 11 shots in the first quarter, and relied on the overall defense of the Lakers, and the Cavaliers played on par, although James also scored 16 points in the first quarter, but the two teams still played about the same in the first quarter, and the first quarter ended with 22 draws.

The Lakers' overall defensive talent is really good, Liu Ren can't play, Antetokounmpo is in the position of small forward, LaVine comes up to be responsible for giving Irving defensive impact, at this time the Cavaliers still only James can continue to score, and the game has become a situation where Kobe and James score against Biao.

But Kobe Bryant is old after all, and his physical fitness problems are very big, and at the beginning of the second quarter, Kobe Bryant must rest for a few minutes, and James is also tired enough to face Antetokounmpo and Nance Jr.'s desperate defense throughout the quarter, and must rest.

Kobe Bryant and James are off the court.

If it is the first three games, Liu Ren and James go down together, it will be a disaster for the Cavaliers, and it will have no impact on the Lakers, because Liu Ren is off the court, Kobe Bryant can stand up for a while as the main scorer, and the Cavaliers have no players who can replace James, even if it is just a few minutes, the Lakers can take advantage of the situation to play a wave of scoring.

But this time it's different, there is no one on the Lakers' side, and no one can take Kobe's place!

And the Lakers' side originally defended against Irving by Liu Ren and LaVine in turns, but now it has become LaVine and Clarkson in turn, which is simply not at the same level, Antetokounmpo is about to vomit blood to defend James, how can he still have the strength to defend against Irving.

So, in the first few minutes of the second quarter, when Kobe Bryant rested, Irving led the Cavaliers to a wave of 7-0, and it took more than three minutes to score 7 points.

Kobe Bryant experienced the feelings of James in the first three games today, and as soon as his ass was hot, he had to take off his training clothes and play again.

Bryant just hit a three-pointer to try to help the Lakers stabilize the decline, but James also came up.

Sometimes it's good to be young, James is also a young guy in front of Kobe, and when he came up, he grabbed Kover, who had not been replaced, and scored 9 points in a row, although Kobe Bryant also scored 6 points in a row, but the difference was still stretched to 10 points by the Cavaliers!

Kobe's performance in the second quarter was far from being as good as in the first quarter, and from the fourth minute to the end of the half, Kobe Bryant only scored 8 points, mainly the number of shots, 3 of 11, which was a complete physical collapse.

Thanks to the Lakers' overall defensive advantage, D'Antoni immediately replaced a group of defensive iron men to wipe Kobe's ass and grab rebounds after James scored 4 goals in a row, and the Lakers did not let the Cavaliers further widen the difference.

At halftime, the Lakers trailed the Cavaliers by 10 points at halftime, 36-46.

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"Kobe, are you still fighting?" Gasol patted Kobe, who was binge-drinking sports drinks, and asked.

Bryant didn't answer, silence is everything.

Ten points difference! It's just a 10-point difference!

Kobe Bryant looked at his distorted right index finger, when can the slightest point difference make him almost out of breath!

Humiliation, rage!

Kobe Bryant started the way he forcibly motivated himself again, constantly stimulating his nerves, he wanted to squeeze out the remaining oil in his tank and let it burn!

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At the beginning of the second half of the game, D'Antoni was helpless, but what can be done, Liu Ren is the uncle of this team, and Kobe Bryant is the eldest of the uncles.

Hearing that the uncle on the side of the road in China is more ferocious than the uncle on the side of the road, D'Antoni can only obey Kobe's request to let him continue to play.

It has been proven before that if Kobe Bryant is not there, the Lakers' only scorer will not be there.

The characteristics of the Lakers' group of players are very good at grasping scoring opportunities, but Liu Ren has no scoring opportunities when they are not there! How do you grasp the opportunity if you don't have it?

Kobe Bryant, the Lakers really can't play, this group of people are all formed for Liu Ren's service, and their training is also for Liu Ren as a supporting role, if the supporting roles are all kneeling, the protagonist may still have a fight, such as James's 21-game consecutive clearance trip in the Eastern Conference playoffs last season.

But the protagonist's are gone, how can the supporting characters be played?

In the Lakers' lineup, the only one who can barely play the leading role is Kobe Bryant!

So whether D'Antoni is in the team's offensive considerations or unable to stop Kobe's stubbornness, he must let Kobe be on it.

Moreover, D'Antoni also wants to win consecutive championships!

At this time, if you lose one game, you will lose the last bit of morale, and then it will be like a river bursting its embankment, which will be completely unstoppable!