Reborn as Kobe - Chapter 107

On April 26th, the Lakers ushered in the second game of the first round of the playoffs with the Timberwolves at home. Unexpectedly, the Timberwolves opened again at a disadvantage.

Garnett and Hammond are not powerful insiders. In the face of O’Neal at their peak, it was like a child who was beaten by a giant. O’Neal, with Kobe’s selfless assists, disturbed the Timberwolves’ inside.

O’Neal’s series broke out completely. If the Timberwolves don’t double-team him, he will go back and play endlessly. As long as he takes the ball to knock the opposing player out of the basket, a hook can easily solve the problem. Kobe played soy sauce to brush assists and gave the shot to other teammates.

In fact, Kobe did not do this to prove that he is a team-oriented player. In addition to his humble and lazy personality, it is also related to the dialogue with the LOGO man and the old Nelson before the playoffs. Regardless of the results this season, the Lakers’ lineup will have to make major adjustments. What is certain is that people who are about to enter the contract period like Eddie Jones and Van Exel will definitely be sent away, like Joan Barry. Older players will also be traded, so the two asked Kobe to help these people brush a good data.

In the NBA, a commercial league, it is difficult for players to control their own destiny, unless flag players such as Kobe and Jordan have strong strength and great commercial value, so that they can bargain with the team. Kobe’s rookie contract will expire in another year. What is certain is that no matter how big the contract amount is, Kobe will raise the trade veto.

When the game entered the intermission, Magic commented: “The Timberwolves’ lineup has huge defects. Marbury’s shot is not stable enough, but he is already the best perimeter player of the Timberwolves. Garnett dare not go to the basket. I like to float outside, but this is not only inefficient, but also has problems with rebounding protection.”

Chik Hearn corrected: “I think it’s not that Garnett likes to stay away from the penalty area, but O’Neal is very despondent. When the two match up at the basket, Garnett won’t have a good chance. Too many is helpless.”

Garnett is uncomfortable now. He wants the help of his teammates, but these teammates just want to hug his thighs and mess around. Marbury, the only one who can help him share some of the pressure, turned into a brainless man, only holding the ball heads-up. As for the series of teams, Marbury seems to be superfluous.

Philip Sanders didn’t want to lose too badly, so he adopted a tactic of shrinking defense, but this has restricted O’Neal from attacking the basket, but it also allowed Hurao to shoot outside.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers did not play due to a large point difference. O’Neal was also replaced after playing for two minutes. However, the Lakers’ bench was not merciful. Joan Barry hit two three-pointers, and Fisher sent six in a single quarter. Assists.

Kobe played 28 minutes, made 9 of 15 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, 24 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists. O’Neal played 32 minutes, 19 of 27 shots, 5 of 10 free throws, 43 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks. The Lakers made double figures again with seven points.

The Lakers won 129 to 85, with a total score of 2 to 0.

Although Kobe’s statistics are not amazing, as long as he is on the court, the Timberwolves’ outside operation is basically semi-paralyzed, and his defense is really too strong.

Marbury performed poorly in this game, shooting 8 of 26, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 11 of 14 free throws, 30 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals. Garnett was better, making 11 of 25 shots, 7 of 8 free throws, 29 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. The two of them seem to have good data, but unfortunately they are both in the fourth quarter.

Garnett felt that the road ahead was dark and he had completely given up the idea of ​​winning the next game because he had lost confidence.

The Lakers fans happily, the game was so easy to win, which was completely unexpected before the start of the playoffs. Now the fans have begun to look forward to the championship. In their eyes, the Bulls can’t stop the Lakers.

The evaluation of the media made Garnett a little bit weeping, and many people lacked leadership qualities and some useless teammates. Garnett thinks that his teammates do not need to waste at all, because they themselves are waste.

Some media helped Garnett justify that the Timberwolves as a whole were not as strong as the Lakers, and he could hardly support him alone. As for Marbury, he has been able to see his true face through competitions. The lone wolf is not just called for nothing, maybe only after a major socialist transformation. , He can understand the saying that basketball is five sports.

Now no one expects the Timberwolves to cause any trouble to the Lakers, and Timberwolves fans have also accepted this fact.

Many playoff teams with the Lakers as their imaginary enemy are very heavy after watching the Lakers and Timberwolves games. They found themselves ignoring one of the biggest problems of the Lakers, that is, Lake Rao defense, even when Jordan communicated with Phil Jackson privately, they all admitted that Kobe’s defensive ability was seriously underestimated.

The NBA playoffs are very cruel. As long as a certain player does not play well in a series, the regular season performance will be underestimated. The Timberwolves have not been eliminated. Garnett and Marbury have been criticized by many experts. The body is not finished.

Under heavy pressure, Garnett, who returned to the home game on the 28th, entered a frenzied state.

When he appeared on the field, he looked hideous and seemed to be violent and hurt at any time. Now the total score is 0 to 2, the Timberwolves have no retreat. Garnett must do something, even if he loses again, he must show that he will never The spirit of giving up.

After the start of the game, Garnett went uncharacteristically and went straight into the penalty area to start fighting with O’Neal.

Although Garnett was bullied by the big sharks for every attack and defense, Kobe, who was watching, found that the wolf king had begun to transform. His defensive intensity has increased, and the quality of his passing has improved a lot. Under Garnett’s scheduling, the Timberwolves have played a lot more smoothly, and Marbury’s efficiency has also improved a lot.

It is a pity that the gap between the two teams is too big. The Timberwolves persisted until the fourth quarter and collapsed again. At the end of the game, the Lakers won 121 to 90, again by more than 30 points.

In 32 minutes of playing time, Kobe made 9 of 15 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, 25 points, 3 rebounds and 14 assists. O’Neal played 35 minutes and scored 38 points and 18 rebounds. The Lakers had six handicap in double figures.

Garnett played 47 minutes, 14 of 28 shots, 9 of 10 free throws, 37 points, 18 rebounds and 2 assists.

In order to win a game, he resorted to all his strengths, but his teammates did not cooperate with his performance, only Marbury scored 28 points and 8 assists, never handicap more than 20.

At the press conference after the game, the reporters did not feel embarrassed by Garnett and other Timberwolves players, but focused on the promoted Lakers. Knowing that this made Garnett and others even more uncomfortable, because ignoring itself is the biggest humiliation.

“Bryant, your first movie will be released in a month. Do you have any expectations for the box office?”

“How would you rate Catherine Zeta Jones’ public display of love for you?”

“Drew Barrymore’s mother said that you are dating, do you have plans to get married?”

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Kobe kept his face black and remained silent all the time, and the conference became a farce.

Seeing Kobe did not answer, a reporter from a newspaper asked: “Are you acquiescing in not answering? Don’t you think it’s unethical to play with the feelings of these women in this way?”

“I’ll send you a lawyer’s letter in a while, thank you everyone, I’m anxious.”

Kobe got up and left the press conference, but the reporter was dumbfounded, because he had received the notice of his boss’ expulsion before he left the press conference.

In the U.S., the rich cannot be easily slandered, but the reporter of the newspaper has not made clear his direction and is too self-righteous.

The Lakers broke through and advanced the fastest and got plenty of rest time. The players can restore their physical strength to their best condition.

The second team in the West to advance was the Houston Rockets, which swept the Trail Blazers 3-0, which greatly exceeded the expectations of experts.

In the three games, the Blazers were completely destroyed by the Rockets. The combination of O’Neal and Duncan blasted the Blazers’ inside line, and also made the Blazers who traded in the Olympics regretted.

The Jazz won the Spurs 3-2.

The two teams played very anxiously, and each game was decided at the last time. Both teams played pick-and-rolls, and Billups’ perimeter three-pointers from time to time caused the Jazz to suffer.

The Supersonic beat the Sun 3 to 1.

In these four games, Gary Payton and Jason Kidd completely exploded each other, but Wenbeck played too well and blasted the sun’s interior with his own power.

The Eastern Bulls defeated the Knicks 3-1. Jordan, Pippen, and Barkley worked together more and more tacitly, but the Knicks did not let the game one side, if it weren’t for the many mistakes in Van Gundy’s on-the-spot command at the critical moment, it is still unclear who will die.

The Pacers defeated the Cavaliers 3-1.

The Cavaliers Z and Sean Camp did not lose to the Pacers in the inside combination, but had the upper hand, but the outside strength was too bad~www.mtlnovel.com~ and finally lost the game.

The Celtics swept the Eagles 3-0.

Everyone knows that the Celtics have a big win, but the game was played like this. It was a lot of expectations. McGrady’s all-around performance made Celtics fans finally recognize the departure of Lin Duncan. After all, it seems that McGrady is promising. A super star comparable to Jordan.

The Heat won the Hornets 3-1.

This round of the series was the dirtiest in the first round of all playoffs. The two teams collided in almost every game. In the end, Pat Riley won the series with a more shameless spirit.

After the results of the first round came out, Hurao’s opponents in the second round were also determined. They will face the Supersonics led by Payton and Wenbeck.

Experts generally disagree with the Supersonics, because the combination of Gary Payton and Wenbei is not an opponent of the OK combination at all. The key is that this series will play a few games. It is generally believed that the Supersonics will grab one or two home courts.

Reborn as Kobe