Legendary basketball manager

What Phil Jackson meant was that he wanted to withdraw from the game and give up the game.

In fact, according to the current game situation, this is a wise decision.

But everyone knows that Kobe is an unyielding character.

Let him give up the game in the third quarter, and such an important game...

Everyone didn't dare to say more, waiting for Kobe's response.

......

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"The other main players rest, I will fight again."

Kobe thought for a moment, and finally spoke.

As soon as this remark came out, the generals of the Lakers were stunned for a moment, but after careful consideration, they felt that it was reasonable.

Be strict with yourself and be lenient with others - this answer is very Kobe!

"I want to try again."

Gasol said in a low voice.

Throughout the third quarter, he was the one who played the most sluggish.

This feeling is like returning to the 08 Finals, when facing Garnett...

With two crowns in hand, Gasol felt that he had transformed.

It is really hard for him to accept "repeating the same mistakes" now!

"Try to fight for another 5 minutes, coach!"

Fisher spoke.

"Yes! It's not that there is no possibility of a comeback."

"It's only 18 points. We have reversed a bigger difference before!"

Everyone said a word to me, and none of them admitted defeat.

The Zen master smiled slightly and nodded noncommittally: "Then let's fight for another 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, if the difference is less than 10 points, we will give up."

"no problem!"

Zijin generals nodded one after another.

Kobe picked up Gatorade, took a sip, then stood up and returned to the court.

So far in the game, he is definitely the one who consumes the most of the two teams.

But the strange thing is that Kobe suddenly didn't feel tired at this moment and regained his energy.

............

The time-out is over and the game continues.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers sent all five starters.

The Rockets are still a regular rotation lineup - Lowry, Roy, Danny - Green, Griffin, Oden.

This lineup is definitely not weak, just a little slack.

The game restarted, and the Lakers served from the baseline.

As soon as he came up, Kobe faced Danny Green from beyond the three-point line and made a three-pointer.

In the transition between offense and defense, Gasol relied on his excellent wingspan in the interior and successfully prevented Roy's layup.

Looking back, Artest tanked a layup and took two points lightly.

This is not over yet!

Oden made a low-level error when serving from the baseline, and the pass was directly blocked by Kobe.

Although the emperor rushed forward immediately, wanting to make amends, it was too late.

Kobe made a "picturesque" mid-range shot in place and scored two more points.

In less than 1 minute, the Lakers hit a 7:0 spurt!

80:69, only 11 points left!

On the sidelines, Mark Jackson called a timeout without hesitation.

After the timeout, he replaced Lowry with Curry, and t-mac replaced Green, intending to stabilize the situation.

The effect of this substitution was immediate.

After the game restarted, Curry singled with the ball.

Despite Fisher's desperate defense, Ku Ritian still hit a super long three-pointer with ease!

83: 69.

This three-pointer is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Lakers.

They couldn't help but think of what happened in the first three quarters-every time they were about to get up, they would be slapped in the face.

"Don't panic, continue with the rhythm just now."

Seeing that the army's morale was unstable, Kobe immediately said sharply.

Offensive and defensive conversion.

Bryant broke through the ball and handed the ball to Fisher on the outside.

With Curry not out of position, Lao Yu resolutely chose a three-pointer.

Fisher's shooting posture is a bit like a trebuchet, but his shot speed and shooting arc are excellent.

After the basketball left his fingertips, it spun at a high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...

"Shu~"

answerball!

83:72, the suspense continues.

After the goal, Kobe who assisted was also very excited.

He raised his arms and shouted, and his expression became "gritting his teeth".

However, not long after the Lakers' happiness passed, Tracy McGrady responded quickly.

Facing Kobe's close defense, he chose to forcibly pull at a 45-degree angle on the right!

Relying on excellent physical talent, McGrady successfully completed the shot.

But after the shot, he also lost his center of gravity, fell backwards and fell to the ground.

The referee did not call a foul.

Everyone's eyes followed the basketball and gradually moved to the basket.

"Shu~"

Basketball hits the net!

"wow~"

"omg, this ball is too hard!"

"t-mac!!!"

The Toyota Center boiled instantly.

86:72, the point difference came to 14 points again!

After being shot in the face, Kobe went straight to the bottom line to ask for the ball.

Regardless of whether the game is won or not, he is bound to respond to this kind of ball!

Meanwhile, the other end of the field.

McGrady walked to Roy, whispered something, and then Roy turned and ran to Artest.

The Rockets fans at the scene also knew Kobe's character very well.

At this moment, they stood up at the same time and began to cheer for the home team:

"defense!!!"

"defense!!!"

"defense!!!"

Amidst the deafening noise, Kobe accelerated towards Tracy McGrady.

The black mamba used the "Spiritual Snake Spit Letter", as if to forcibly kill the inside line.

t-mac quickly turned sideways, moving laterally to block.

Unexpectedly, Kobe suddenly pulled back with his crotch, and instantly separated the distance of two bodies from McGrady, and immediately bent his knees, ready to shoot!

Suddenly, a white figure suddenly appeared beside Kobe.

It turned out to be Stephen Curry!

Realizing that the situation was wrong, he voluntarily gave up on Fisher's defense and rushed directly to Kobe.

"Snapped!"

Curry cut the ball that Kobe was about to lift with his palm, and completed the steal at a critical moment!

Roy strode forward and immediately took control of the ball.

The Rockets took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack!

Kobe fought back and blocked Roy's way.

Black Mamba vs. Yellow Mamba, this was the "main course" in the past games between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers.

It's a pity that today's Kobe consumes too much energy.

In the process of retreating, he staggered a bit.

Roy took this opportunity to get away from Kobe's distance...

"bang!"

Roy made a powerful one-handed dunk, rewriting the score to 88:72.

At this point, about 4 minutes had passed in the fourth quarter.

Only 1 minute left to the time set by Phil Jackson!

In the transition of offense and defense, Kobe once again hit a difficult turn back in the low post.

But looking back, Curry used another "three-point arrow" to shoot through the Lakers' heart.

Seeing this, Phil Jackson on the sidelines waved his hand and directly replaced with five substitutes.

At this point, the game completely lost suspense.

In the end, the score of the two teams was fixed at 115:100.

The Rockets sit at home and beat the second-ranked Lakers in the Western Conference by 15 points, winning 24 consecutive victories.

In this game, Kobe scored 52 points, scoring even more than half of the team!

But his full firepower still failed to help the Lakers win.

As for the "big devil", the rocket blossoms in more places.

McGrady scored 32 points, Curry scored 23 points and Yao Ming scored 22 points.

The Rockets' "Big Three" scored 77 points together, and the offensive efficiency of the three is very high.

To put it simply, this is a team crushing an individual.

Throughout the game, the Zijin Army did not get any chance of winning!

After the game, the Rockets once again celebrated in the locker room.

Since this season, they have almost forgotten what it feels like to "fail"!

............

Some are happy and some are sad.

While the Rockets players were celebrating their victory, on the other side of the beautiful country, the Heat players were seriously analyzing the game.

"If we don't change, today's Lakers will be tomorrow's us."

James said solemnly.