My Name is Kobe Bryant

"Coach. Big Ben's starting strategy doesn't seem to be working well now."

"Yeah, it's better to let Campbell and O'Neal play together, so at least O'Neal won't be so uncomfortable."

Harris frowned. He didn't expect Malone to be so efficient in this game purely by mid-range shots.

"Kobe, what do you think?"

"Come on Horry, let's play against each other!" Offense is the best defense. Since the Jazz can't defend against the pick-and-roll, they have to score higher than them.

Three-pointers are always more efficient than CICs! Moreover, the Jazz is not a team that is good at playing fast breaks and counterattacks, so there is no need to worry about being quickly counterattacked after missing a three-pointer.

"Well, good idea." Harris patted his thigh, why didn't I think of it.

"Robert, get ready to play."

Jerry Sloan's eyes widened when he saw Horry enter the field.

Thinking of a change so quickly? Harris' adaptability is so quick?

Too bad, the combination of Horry and O'Neal has not been rehearsed. Horry's playing made the entire defensive system need to be adjusted.

Let the players play first, if not, call a timeout immediately. Jerry Sloan thought so.

Shoot all over the shark! This is the strongest offensive lineup for the Lakers, a lineup that is perfectly suitable for both Kobe and O'Neal, and can exert their greatest offensive destructive power.

Kobe and O'Neal's offensive containment can benefit every player on the perimeter.

This is an offense with dynastic potential.

The Jazz still picks and rolls, Kobe circles back, Stockton passes to Malone in an air cut, and Malone hits a layup against Horry.

The physical fitness of Horry and Malone is countless orders of magnitude worse, and he has no good way to face Malone's pick-and-roll.

Kobe attacked with the ball, looked at the Jazz's half court that was emptied by Horry, and handed the ball to O'Neal in the penalty area. This time, O'Neal had plenty of time to make moves. He used a beautiful turn to sway Greg Osterta Grid, hit the throw.

The Jazz also pick and roll, Malone cuts and catches the ball, encounters a double-team pass to Hornacek on the outside, and makes a mid-range shot.

If you don't switch defenses, Kobe thinks this pick-and-roll is unsolvable.

Malone's pick-and-roll quality is too high, plus the ball handler and pick-and-roller can shoot suddenly, attack and organize, and the Jazz's pick-and-roll offense is too difficult to defend.

Fortunately, the Lakers' offense was also unstoppable for the Jazz. Kobe and O'Neal hit each other at the top of the arc and went to the basket.

"This is the offense I want!" Harris punched, from the cooperation of the twin stars to create an offensive space, to the distribution of the ball after Kobe encountered a complementary defense, this is his basketball philosophy.

The superstars cooperate to create shooting space, run, and distribute the ball.

In Harris' view, this is simply a perfect offense.

The next two teams started to attack each other in the third quarter, and almost every attack could create a good shooting space. Both teams scored extremely well in the third quarter.

The Lakers scored 35:33 in a single quarter. This kind of confrontation performance is very rare in this era. The audience on the sidelines are very addicted. Even the Bulls have never played against the Jazz. This is the first time they have seen the Jazz in full attack state. The scoring ability is actually stronger.

7 of 11 three-point shots in a single quarter, Kobe and O'Neal created a lot of open three-point opportunities in the space created by the inside.

If you don't help defend, then Kobe and O'Neal have no solution in one-on-one state.

Kobe scored 8 points and 6 assists in the third quarter, and 80% of the team's offense was related to him.

Three-point scoring is always more efficient than two-point scoring. Jerry Sloan is also very satisfied with his team's offense, but repeated adjustments to defense can't prevent the Lakers from raining three-pointers.

At the end of the three quarters, the score of the two sides has come to a 76:76 tie.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Jazz sent all the starters, and Jerry showed his cards.

Even if you are on par with me in the first three quarters, the schedule is so dense, and you who just had a bloody battle with the Supersonics yesterday, how much physical ability do you have to compete with us?

This is a conspiracy, Harris thought for a while. Or choose to follow the regular rotation and send a substitute to start the fourth quarter.

The hot Jazz is certainly not something the Lakers can defend against, especially without Horry's organization. The Lakers' substitute was beaten 11:2 by the Jazz within 3 minutes. Harris even called two timeouts and still failed to stop the bleeding, so he had no choice but to switch to the starting lineup.

Just after a 3-minute break, the score became 78:87. This is a very big blow to the Lakers' starting momentum.

Moreover, the Jazz's offense is already unstoppable. Whether it is Malone, Stockton, or Hornacek, the three cores have already shot.

After Kobe came on the court, he hit 3 difficult goals in a row, but this didn't move back to the score. Malone stubbornly pulled two mid-range shots in front of Horry, which made Kobe's effort go to waste.

Kobe began to connect his teammates, assisted O'Neal to score a dunk under the basket, and Eddie Jones, who was open, scored the ball, but Eddie Jones missed a key shot.

With 3 minutes left in the game, the Lakers 88:94 Jazz.

Damn, are you going to lose if you're so confused?

The score is behind, the opponent feels hot, and one's own physical fitness is exhausted. This is simply a situation that couldn't be worse.

Kobe didn't give up, crossed step, shook Bryan Russell, slammed into the paint, soared into the air, twisted his body into a tomahawk, and ignored Greg Ostertag, who ignored the help defense, and slammed the ball Chisel into the basket.

Tear the hoop with one hand, as if trying to pull it down.

The 2.18-meter Greg Ostertag rushed over. He couldn't stop his strength and slammed into Kobe who was hanging in the air.

"Beep! 2+1!"

Kobe was hit by a 127-kilogram inside line and fell from the air. Fortunately, he landed on his butt cleverly, avoiding a risk of injury.

Fortunately, the help defense was not fast enough, and the collision occurred after the dunk. If it was hit by Greg Ostertag during the dunk, Kobe would not dare to imagine the consequences.

"Kobe, give up." Stockton didn't want to see Kobe ruin his career for a regular season. This way of playing is too dangerous. s future.

"Giving up is not in my vocabulary." O'Neill and Horry pulled Kobe up together, Kobe moved his body, felt nothing serious, and made the free throw steadily.

Lakers 91:94 Jazz.

Stockton held the ball steadily, and he began to press the rhythm. Kobe's fierce press still kept the offensive time down to 8 seconds, and then played a pick-and-roll with Malone, avoiding Kobe's defense and making a mid-range shot.

91:96.

2 minutes left in the game.

Kobe dribbled to the frontcourt, Jerry Sloan called a double-team directly, Stockton and Russell besieged Kobe back and forth.

Kobe had no choice but to jump up and pass the ball to Bowen. Bowen caught the ball in a panic, not daring to make a shot, and passed it back to Horry. Mr. Big Heart, jump up, CIC.

The basketball hits the backboard into the frame.

Stockton is still pressing the rhythm and has a 3-point advantage. This advantage can crush the Lakers!

After the pick-and-roll, Malone made an air cut to the basket, caught the ball and made a jumper, and made another hit.

1 minute left in the game! 5 points behind.

Sloan took the foul tactics directly, let Kobe stand on the free throw line, and Kobe hit the free throw.

Stocker pressed the clock and played the full 24 seconds again. This is the role of a top point guard. He is a natural master of rhythm control.

The Lakers had no choice but to foul, and the two sides entered the free throw competition stage. Stockton made 85% of his free throws and made every free throw.

Lost, the Lakers narrowly lost the Jazz by 3 points.

The end of the game was 94:97. The Lakers received their third defeat of the season in front of the Jazz.

If it wasn't for yesterday's game against the Sonics that consumed too much energy, if Horry was played at the beginning, and if all the starters were sent at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the result of the game might be different.

But life is made up of so many coincidences.