I’m Really Playing Basketball

Before the game between the Lakers and Bobcats, most of the audience was looking forward to the matchup between Chen Xiao and Kobe.

It is hard to imagine that this game did not end up being a confrontation between Chen Xiao and Kobe, but actually a confrontation between Kobe and Roy.

After Phil Jackson replaced Kobe, the showdown between Kobe and Roy in the past few rounds was really exciting.

Kobe first scored four points through his own assists and singles to Roy.

Then Roy immediately responded with a 2+1 singles to Kobe.

Immediately afterwards, how could Kobe let go of Roy who was looking for him to fight just now?

Although Kobe is not so brutal now in the Lakers, the Black Mamba is the Black Mamba, and the Black Mamba is never afraid of anyone's challenge.

Therefore, after Roy's 2+1, Kobe immediately made another pull-up jump shot after Roy's breakthrough in isolation, and once again hit 2 points.

40 to 35!

But looking back, Roy immediately retaliated in the same way. With the help of Aldridge's pick-and-roll screen, Roy fended off Kobe slightly, and faced Kobe's block at the free throw line. Shot from distance.

40 to 37!

In the past few rounds, Kobe led the team to score 6 consecutive points in offense and passing, and Roy also responded with five consecutive points.

"I never thought that such an exciting scene was actually produced by Kobe and a rookie player!"

"In the past few rounds, this is my expectation for Kobe and Wonder Boy in this game!"

Not to mention the audience, even the TNT commentators Barkley and Kenny Smith looked amazed.

"Originally after Kobe came on the court, I thought the Wonder Boy was going to come on the court. Unexpectedly, Roy actually withstood Kobe's indiscriminate bombardment!"

More than just withstanding Kobe's indiscriminate bombardment.

Kobe, who led the team to score six consecutive points, wanted to continue to respond to Roy, but this time, Kobe's difficult post-up single to Roy turned around and fell back.

No way, Roy is indeed strong. Roy's height, weight and confrontation ability are, to be honest, not comparable to ordinary rookies.

So much so that after Kobe hit the iron this time, he couldn't help but take a deep look at Roy.

For this Bobcats rookie, he is really shocked.

Whether it is offense, defense or confrontation, he has shown an extremely high level.

Historically, before Durant practiced confrontation, in 2010, historically, this year, Adu had already won the scoring title and became the hottest young supernova in the NBA.

In history, 2010 was also the most prosperous time for CU after winning two consecutive championships.

Therefore, many people are comparing Durant and Kobe, the two new and old super giants.

Therefore, before the 2010-2011 season, Kobe, who was determined to win three consecutive championships, accepted an exclusive interview with John Thompson before the start of the season. He was asked about the hottest topic in the NBA at the time, who do you think is the most difficult player to guard in the NBA.

When asking this question, of course I hope Kobe can answer Durant. After all, everyone wants to see Kobe’s evaluation of Durant’s offensive supernova who led the US second team to the World Championship this summer.

But what shocked everyone was that regarding this question, Kobe almost said without any thought: "It will always be Brandon Roy. This guy has no weaknesses."

It's not Durant, it's not Wade, it's not Anthony, it's Roy.

Everyone was really shocked at that time.

Then Kobe added: "I once told him that except for myself, I have never seen a person in the NBA who has no weaknesses like him."

Because Roy injured two knees before entering the NBA, it is impossible to pursue statistics in the game. He is definitely insulated from such things as the scoring champion. He does not take so many shots in a game, so the average per game The data isn't that pretty either.

But anyone who has played against him can feel his comprehensiveness. Basically, whether he faces Kobe, Wade, or other super giants on the court, he can win almost 50-50.

You say he is a super giant, but this is impossible because of his knees and his data production is not enough.

But to say he is an ordinary All-Star is to underestimate him.

Roy's current strength is certainly not at its peak.

But his super comprehensive qualities have already attracted Kobe's attention.

After Kobe hit the iron, Barnes grabbed a backcourt rebound, and Roy slowly dribbled the ball forward. This time, facing Kobe's defense, he did not continue to hit Kobe. He felt that Kobe's defensive momentum was getting higher and higher. The more times he scores consecutively, the greater the intensity of Kobe's defense. Therefore, this time he has a low chance of hitting Kobe alone.

Therefore, after calling Granger to pick and roll, Roy pretended that he was going to continue the offense. After jumping up, he made a jumping pass very similar to Kobe's back then, and hit the ball to the hands of "Thousand Mile Pot" Granger.

Because Roy just pretended to take a shot, it attracted the attention of Kobe and Turiaf. Granger's defense was somewhat empty. Granger did not miss this opportunity. He hit a very decisive mid-range shot and made the two-pointer. .

And not only did he hit two points, Turiaf rushed too hard when he was out of position to cover up, and hit Granger's hand.

There will also be additional penalties.

Granger made the extra free throw.

40 to 40!

draw!

At this time, there are 7 minutes and 20 seconds left in the second quarter!

With less than five minutes to play in the second quarter, the Bobcats, led by Roy, actually hit a 22-10 climax!

Not to mention that the Zen master on the sidelines opened his mouth wide, looking at Roy on the court in disbelief.

Even Xiao Pao next to Chen Ling was waiting with his eyes wide open at this moment.

He fell behind by 12 points sent by an undercover agent in the first quarter, and was recovered just like that?

Even Kobe couldn't stop Roy from leading the team to chase points. Isn't this rookie too Dior?

Does the NBA still allow such Dior rookies? !

"Xiao Pao, our teammates are all outstanding."

While Chen Xiao applauded Roy crazily from the sidelines, he did not forget to remind Xiao Pao next to him.

Xiaopao is indeed a bit clingy to the ball and looks down on his teammates.

His current style of play is too self-centered and he hopes everyone will revolve around him. This style of play can guarantee a team's lower limit, but it will affect the enthusiasm of outstanding teammates and creativity on the court.

With a group of ordinary players, Xiaopao's style of play may lead them to achieve very good results.

But if you take Granger and his excellent teammates with Xiaopao's style, maybe you just treat Granger as an ordinary shooter.

Look at the way Granger and Roy partnered, and look at the way Granger was at a loss when he partnered with him...

Xiao Pao nodded subconsciously after Chen Ling finished speaking.

He was actually outclassed by a rookie!

This time Turiaf fouled Granger, Phil Jackson still did not suspend, but adjusted with substitutions.

This time point is indeed a bit embarrassing, and if you insist on it for another minute, it will be officially suspended.

So, Phil Jackson took David West up and replaced Turiaf.

At this time, the Lakers players on the field are center Gasol, power forward David West, small forward Vujacic, and guards are Kobe and Evans.

Three starters have come up, basically most of the main players, but Jordan still hasn't changed on the Bobcats side.

The Bobcats' bench rotation is in good shape right now.

More importantly, Jordan is very calm.

The Lakers caught up with 12 points in less than five minutes after being replaced by the Bobcats, which obviously made the Lakers players a little angry.

Therefore, after the Lakers put on three starters, the intensity of the game rose instantly.

At the same time, the Bobcats' rotation with Roy, Jack, Granger, Barnes and Aldridge was not intimidated like other teams' rotations after the Lakers raised their intensity.

But the reason for playing the Lakers is back.

At 7 minutes and 20 seconds, the Lakers made three starts, and by 6 minutes and 20 seconds, the Lakers made all the starts. In almost one minute, the two teams played a 0-0.

Neither team scored.

This is so embarrassing.

Fortunately, after all the Lakers started playing, Baron Davis immediately broke through to the basket and faced Aldridge, who was assisting on defense, and made a layup, breaking the scoring drought.

43 to 41!

Before the official timeout, the Lakers finally relied on all starters to play the Bobcats' rotation and took a respectable 2-point lead.

Even after the timeout, when the Bobcats switched to an all-starter lineup, the Lakers players breathed a sigh of relief.

It would be too embarrassing if one's own starter couldn't even catch the opponent's substitute!

Now, I finally don’t have to be so embarrassed.

After the starting lineups of both sides came on the field, this time, because the little gun was stimulated by Roy, there was no head-turning like in the first quarter, so the two teams quickly fell into anxiety.

After the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 60-60.

Throughout the second quarter, the Bobcats beat the Lakers 42-30.

Throughout the first half, Kobe was the player with the most points. He took 19 shots in the first half, hit 11 and scored 27 points.

Except for Bryant, no one else on the Lakers scored in double figures in the first half.

In fact, the Lakers' players are not weak, but when the Lakers encounter such a critical moment, whether it is Kobe himself or Phil Jackson, they habitually use Kobe to solve the problem.

Therefore, although Kobe has deliberately reduced his shots in the last two seasons.

But in critical games and critical moments, Kobe actually did not change his style of play.

As the leader of the Lakers, of course there is no problem in being on his own in a critical moment.

But, I'm just too tired.

The Lakers still haven't given Kobe a sense of trust in his teammates.

In fact, the sense of trust is not a momentary thing, but requires long-term games to make Kobe feel that his teammates are trustworthy, so that he can try to fully cooperate and integrate with his teammates.

Chen Xiao and Jordan trusted their teammates so forcefully this season, to be honest, Chen Xiao and Jordan were bold.

The Lakers have record requirements. With O'Neal constantly flirting with Kobe, Kobe doesn't dare not care about the record at all, and Phil doesn't dare to care about the record at all. Therefore, this creates such a vicious cycle.

This was especially true against the Bobcats.

Whenever the Lakers are anxious, it is Kobe who stands up. In this game, Kobe took 45 shots, 22 of 45, 4 of 11 three-pointers, and 10 of 12 free throws. He scored 58 points and 4 rebounds in the game. 5 assists.

Against Paul, he scored 58 points. This was not something Kobe wanted to pay tribute to, nor was he doing something to pay tribute. It had no other meaning. Historically, Kobe scored 58 points in this game.

In this game, the Bobcats and the Lakers fought for three overtimes. In the end, until the third overtime, Kobe could not play anymore. In the end, the Bobcats beat the Bobcats 13-4 in the third overtime. In overtime, Kobe Bryant had played 61 minutes, and it was even difficult for him to raise his hand.

In this game, Kobe took a break for two minutes in the second quarter, and then Kobe played for 49 minutes.

All I can say is, it’s Kobe!

In the end, in this fierce game, the Bobcats defeated the Lakers 143 to 134 in an away game.

Bryant's 58 points in this game is the highest scoring.

Besides Kobe, the player with the highest score was Chen Xiao. Chen Xiao made 14 of 24 shots, 4 of 9 three-pointers, and 6 of 8 free throws. He scored a Bobcat-high 38 points.

In addition to Chen Xiao, three Bobcats scored more than 20 points.

Granger made 11 of 20 shots and scored 28 points.

Zach Randolph scored 10 of 15, scored 22 points and had 25 rebounds.

And Roy, who came off the bench, made 8 of 14 in this game, 4 of 6 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, and scored 27 points.

For the first time in NBA history, four players on a team scored 20 points at the same time.

In fact, for the first time in history, Nash led the Suns, but, in this time and space, Nash was with the Raptors.

So let the Bobcats get it for the first time.

The four scored 20 points, and the Bobcats were very excited, um, except for the small guns.

Xiaopao's game is joyful and painful.

The little cannon in this game has never been so strong in his career, so why didn't he make a shot!

He scored 1 of 15 in the game and scored 5 points. Of course, in addition to 5 points, Xiaopao also had 15 assists.

But, again, the Bobcats' offense was like this in this game, and the Bobcats were able to win. That was really thanks to the other Bobcats teammates.

Without Granger, Roy, and Randolph, Chen Xiao would have been pinched to death with Xiaopao's state and performance in this game.

It will never be played so calmly like this game.

In the third overtime, Chen Xiao scored 9 of the team's 13 points.

Compared with Kobe who was running out of gas, Chen Xiao, who only played 50 minutes in this game, was still full of energy in the third overtime.

In the third overtime of this game, the ball thrown by Kobe felt like it was missing, just like Durant's situation in the G7 overtime in the 2021 Eastern Conference semifinals in history.

The shots are all short, and very noticeably short.

Clearly exhausted.

So at the press conference after the game, Mr. Ke didn't say anything. No matter how reporters asked, he just looked ahead blankly.

I don't know if I'm too tired to speak.

I still think of the way Chen Xiao stepped forward to harvest everything in the third overtime of this game.

What a foul...

Kobe, who was in a daze, closed his eyes amidst the barrage of questions.

Seriously, he was pissed off!

I'm also envious...