Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 133 The plan worked
What Anthony said was correct. The Lakers adjusted their tactics as soon as they came back in the second half. They did not hand the ball to O'Neal for singles as they did in the first half. The tactics are different, because the person involved in the triangle has changed from Payton to Malone. The iron-blooded power forward acts as a pivot. Pick and roll, so the latter has room to move.

While Kobe is attacking, O'Neal will go down to the basket, which is equivalent to putting two spears into the hinterland of the Nuggets' penalty area at the same time. Either Kobe ends the attack, or O'Neal ends the round, allowing the Nuggets All of a sudden lose sight of one another.

At the same moment, George helped Payton pick and roll. As long as the Nuggets dare to double-team, the inside will soon distribute the ball. At this time, Payton's small throw has exerted a powerful lethality.

As soon as the third quarter came up, O'Neal ended the game three times in a row, and the Nuggets were immediately beaten 10:4, and the point difference suddenly went to double digits.

As the Lakers scored again and again, the fans at the scene became excited again.In the front row of the auditorium, a loyal fan of the Lakers, the well-known actor Jack Nicholson, who has won seven Golden Globe Awards and three O’Nick Awards, also stood up from his chair and waved his arms vigorously. He is already over 66 years old He is still full of passion like a teenager when watching football.

D'Antoni touched the mustache on his upper lip, his eyes were sunken into their sockets, and he seemed a little powerless.

"As expected of Phil, as a midfielder, he found the flaw to crack the Nuggets' shark-slashing tactics, and this time revived the whole team." Brown looked at the Lakers' offensive that had become smoother again, feeling quite emotional Said.

"Mike still doesn't dare to become a full-name public enemy, but what he did in the first half is indeed experience. From the perspective of coaching ability, Phil should be very qualified to say to Mike: The future is yours, and now is mine. "Johnson also continued to tease.

"Haha, during this period of time, Kobe's touch has also returned. Raja's defense in the second half of the second quarter is indeed experience, but judging from his appearance, his physical strength seems to be exhausted, and it is obvious that he is not able to do what he wants. .”

Before Brown finished speaking, Kobe passed Bell and made another mid-range hit, opening the point difference to double digits in one fell swoop. As soon as the third quarter came up, he had already scored 6 points in a row. Bell seemed to be slow again.

When Bell faced Kobe at the beginning of the first half, he defended hard at the beginning and then gave up on himself. Kobe knew that this is a player whose self-confidence is easily hit, so he caught Bell to death in the first half, although I don't know why Bell suddenly became tough in the second half of the second quarter, but now the rhythm has returned to the opening. He can only understand that Bell suffered some unfavorable factors during the intermission, such as the coach's criticism. Yes, it was beneficial to him, and he didn't think much about it, and started beating Bell to his death again.

If you hit one that is accurate, a fool would not hit it.

Kobe scored several goals in a row, and Anthony started to show off after lurking for a while. Two mid-range shots and two assists helped the Nuggets tightly bite the point difference.

The game went on for another 3 minutes in the back-and-forth round, and Kobe played more and more smoothly. Unknowingly, other Lakers players, including O'Neal, had very few chances to attack, but Kobe kept scoring. I don't have any complaints. After all, as long as he can score, no one has the same score, let alone Kobe.

The more Kobe scored, the better he was. While disdaining Bell's defense, he also sneered at D'Antoni's ability to teach. Bell was already blown out by him, but he didn't change to someone who could defend, and he didn't even bother to signal for double-teaming. If the players do it, this coach is also top-notch.

Kobe was very proud, but Bell, who was the client, was as calm as ever. He had been waiting, waiting for Anthony to give him a signal.

In the offensive round of the Nuggets, Anthony hit another turnaround jumper against George. After scoring, he looked at the time of the game and felt that it was almost the same. When he retreated, he signaled to Bell, who had already sharpened his sword for a second Knowing it, the whole person is full of energy.

After holding back for so long, it was finally his turn!

Payton pushed the ball up the court, and the Lakers deftly played the triangle offense.

Kobe fell to the familiar right wing. In the third quarter, he had already hit 5 jumpers in this position, and Payton's pass arrived quickly.

After Kobe received the ball, he carefully observed the positions of his teammates. After confirming that no one came up to double-team, he was completely relieved, and started playing back against Bell.

Bell's defense was still weak like a sponge. Kobe went deep into the hinterland with two tops.

At this moment, Bell suddenly jumped up, the speed was so fast that it was not at the same level as before.

Kobe was already ready to hit the mid-range shot with ease, but when Bell suddenly jumped in front of his eyes, his pupils closed suddenly, he was taken aback, and almost shook his hand from the ball.

But after all, he is experienced in many battles, and he calmed down immediately after a little panic. Seeing the defensive threat Bell posed to him, he used his super physical coordination to suddenly receive the ball back in mid-air, After getting out of Bell's blocking range, he glanced at the basket and shot quickly.

The ball flew past Bell's fingertips. Although Bell's defensive change was sudden, he still underestimated Kobe's scoring ability and failed to block the latter's shot.

The ball flew towards the basket, but because it was a hasty shot, the rotation of the ball was a bit small, and the whole shot was a bit stiff.

"Boom!",

There was a crisp iron strike, and the ball hit the front of the basket, making a crisp iron strike.

At this moment, Camby, who was already stuck in the basket, jumped up, grabbed the ball into his arms before O'Neal, and then slammed it forward.

O'Neal was used to the scene where Kobe made a shot and then made a hit. This time, he was obviously underreacted. He didn't react suddenly until the moment Camby threw the ball, but it was obviously too late.

Outside the three-point line, Anthony and Miller seemed to have anticipated this situation, and they rushed towards the front court at high speed when Kobe shot.

The ball that Camby threw was caught by Miller, and then he dribbled the ball and rushed to the frontcourt.

Of the five Lakers players on the field, only Payton, who is known for his defensive ability, reacted, and he followed Miller and quickly retreated to the backcourt.

Miller took two steps, and soon felt the threat from Payton. The threat of the eight-time defensive first team cannot be taken lightly. He felt the first moment after Payton approached. Just out of the ball.

The ball was thrown forward suddenly by Miller.

Anthony looked back while running, and when he saw Miller's shot, he silently nodded in his heart, grabbed the ball that flew over, and then strode towards the frontcourt.

In front of him, there was already a wilderness, and he had already reached the backcourt of the Lakers in the blink of an eye while holding the ball.

The moment he stepped into the free throw line, he took the ball and jumped up.

Then, an easy layup ended the fast break.

In the commentary, the two commentators, Brown and Johnson, shouted loudly at the moment Anthony received the ball. Based on their knowledge of Anthony, this must be a fast-break dunk. When they were about to shout, they did not expect Anthony actually ended the offense with the simplest layup, which made them feel like they were halfway out of power for a while, and they were speechless for a while.

The two big guys in the commentary are like this, and the fans are even more so now. Originally, the two Nuggets played a fast break and they were already in an uproar, and they even had no choice but to prepare for Anthony's dunks. They scored a goal in such an easy way, and they didn't know whether to be happy or grateful for a while, and they always felt very uncomfortable.

Kobe frowned watching Anthony's fast break score, but he didn't care much. He just didn't care about the goal just now.

Kobe thought so, and so did the Lakers players. In the next round, the ball still came to where Kobe was.

Kobe paid attention this time, facing Bell's defense, followed by a few fake moves after a back hit, turned over and hit a mid-range jumper again for the Lakers.

After scoring, he glared at Bell fiercely, and then turned around and ran to the backcourt. With such a ball, he was even more sure that Bell had just exploded just now, and he didn't care even more.

The Nuggets still used the pick-and-roll and Anthony's scoring ability to stalemate, and Kobe still used his sharp offense to destroy Bell's defense.

It's just that the score was unknowingly, and even the fans didn't feel it. By about 7 minutes into the third quarter, the Nuggets even tied the score!
Kobe hit another jumper against Bell's defense and was about to roar, when the head coach Jackson on the sidelines suddenly called a timeout for the Lakers.

Kobe frowned in doubt, then looked at the score on the sidelines.

82: 80.

Kobe was taken aback. He had been devoting all his energy to the offense. After being too focused, he didn't pay much attention to the score on the sidelines. He didn't expect the Nuggets to catch up all of a sudden.

It was at this moment that he realized that neither Jackson nor the other players on the Lakers looked very good.

On the Nuggets bench, all the Nuggets players were smiling. Anthony's strategy really worked. Bell's defense was relaxed from the beginning to the back. Kobe felt that he could always score. , so he played singles all the time. At the beginning of the game, Bell hardly defended. After the defense was suddenly strengthened, Kobe's shooting percentage also slowly dropped, but because he could score goals every one or two rounds, he himself I don't care much.

Anthony's prediction was also correct. It is impossible for one person to beat five players. After the other players of the Lakers had no part in the offense, the defense unconsciously slackened. This made the running and bombing Nuggets enjoy it. , so happy!
(End of this chapter)