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Chapter 71 Kobe's Response

"I think I should take back what I said before, this game will be very exciting! Isn't it so easy for the Lakers to win the game?"

During the break after the first quarter, Mark Jackson shook his head and said excitedly in the commentary seat of ESPN TV.Although the scores of the two teams in the first quarter were very different, the process of the game was not so easy. On the contrary, it was extremely exciting and intense.

"I just finished reading all the reports about Yang Ke and Leonard. Putting other eyes aside, their data in the first few games is terrible. Although the data does not represent the entire game, it can also explain the two. A rookie, he is not active, and it can even be said that he is not outstanding."

Putting the writing brush in his hand aside, Brin frowned, and expressed the confusion of the audience friends in front of the TV through his own mouth, and then looked at the two partners beside him with a little doubt, Asked: "But today's game, the two of them can be said to have completely dominated the game, can you two explain the reason?"

Jeff Van Gundy nodded with a relaxed expression on his face. He analyzed this question to everyone based on his many years of experience and perspective as an NBA coach: "Of course, through the first quarter of the game, we can see that today the Spurs The core of the strategy is the two of them, and Duncan and others will not play, leaving enough space for them to perform..."

"The main reason is not this. You must know that the state of the players on the field is the only factor that determines their performance."

Mark Jackson shook his head and directly denied Jeff Van Gundy's point of view with that affirmative voice.

Van Gundy was taken aback. He was not angry at being talked about, but was a little surprised. Mark Jackson, who had played under him, had never been so rude when facing him before. He turned his head and looked over curiously. Lin did the same.

Thinking of a game that was still fresh in his career, Mark Jackson took a deep breath, his expression kept changing, and he said word by word very slowly: "That's because Yang and Leonard The two rookies are in a state of explosion!"

"break out?"

On the other side of the TNT TV commentary, Barkley heard Smith's words and repeated them in doubt. Then he, who was once an outstanding player, quickly remembered some moments in his career, and his face became a little weird .

Quickly scanned the information on Yang Ke and Leonard on the table, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, it has been a long time since a rookie has experienced this, Barkley thought for a moment, then nodded affirmatively, and said: "Look The two rookies have endured the negative impact brought by the media and fans for a long time, but today they have successfully exploded."

"The game is really more interesting now."

The corners of Smith's mouth are slightly raised. He will never forget how terrifying the sudden power of a player who has been under high pressure for a long time is. Under the blessing of that power, even an ordinary role player can Topple a superstar.

Thinking of something, Barkley turned his head to look at O'Neill who had been smiling but never participated in the conversation, and asked, "So, Shaq, you have already seen it?"

O'Neill nodded with a smile, thanks to the fact that he had just retired and didn't forget a lot of things so quickly. Looking at Barkley's appearance, he joked, "What? Don't you want to go back on your word and stop betting?"

"of course not."

Barkley shook his head, a car is nothing, and from this moment on, this bet is no longer important, compared to him, he cares more about facing Yang Ke and Leonard who are in an explosive state, Kobe Bryant How will this most paranoid competitor respond.

During the conversation between the commentators, the second quarter began very quickly. The head coaches of the two teams made a shocking decision to replace all the starting five players, and the players who played the game were theirs. bench lineup.

In addition to the exclamation and discussion of the audience and fans, the Spurs' bench was extremely silent. Every starting player who was replaced was quietly looking at the field. No one spoke, and they were doing everything possible recovery and preservation of stamina.

In contrast, on the other side, the Lakers bench of the home team had an extremely oppressive atmosphere. Mike Brown squatted in front of the players with a tactical drawing board, his face flushed, and he explained the tactics with great excitement.

Mike Brown used to be a member of the Spurs coaching staff. After studying under Popovich, he has been widely recognized by the league as an expert in defense. Because of this, he is very dissatisfied with the Lakers' defensive performance in the first quarter. satisfy.

That's why he replaced the starting five tigers and replaced the substitute lineup in advance, so as to seize all available time to emphasize the defensive tactical arrangement to them, hoping that it will get better when he plays again.

"Okay, that's it."

After talking on the phone for a long time, Brown felt his mouth was dry and licked his lips. When he was about to get up and leave to replenish water, he saw Kobe directly in front of him who had been keeping a cold face since he left the game.

After a moment of hesitation, Brown dismissed his intention to leave, moved his butt, and then asked, "Kobe, do you have anything to say?"

"Coach, of course I have something to say."

Nodding at Brown, Kobe's expression didn't change at all, he turned his head and looked around at his teammates, sneered and mocked: "I remember you said before the game that the Spurs without GDP and three people are easy to deal with, but now What about the result?! It’s only the end of the first quarter, and we’re [-] points behind.”

Following Kobe's ruthless words, the players he looked at one by one with his cold eyes lowered their heads in shame, and at this time, except for the head coach, only Gasol was the only one who dared to speak.

I saw the dignified face of Gasol, who was also very casual in the first half of the first quarter, and took the initiative to express his position on behalf of the other players in the starting lineup: "I think we already know that the opponent is difficult, and the next game will not So casual."

I hope this is true. Kobe took a deep look at some players in the team, and then he withdrew his eyes. He is very dissatisfied with the team's current lineup. In his opinion, some players in the team can do better. Better, but self-imposed exile and no effort at all.

"I hope you will play this game with the intensity of the playoffs. No matter what it is for, I can tell you clearly that this game is very important to me!"

As a paranoid and hard-working person, Kobe felt unusually dissatisfied with those talented but not hard-working players in the team. He left a sentence a little annoyed, and then looked at Mike Brown and said: "Coach, I request to play early!"

(End of this chapter)