Reborn as Kobe

　　 The Lakers and the Jazz played very entangled. Both sides did not have a chance until nearly twenty-four seconds before they shot. Almost every time the hands were guarded against the opponent's face, they shot under interference.

　　 Six minutes passed and the score was 9:6.

　　 The Lakers actually only scored 6 points at home!

　　 Kobe sent out two assists, one block and one steal, and no more points.

　　 Stockton's close defense today caused Kobe to suffer. He had never thought that a player would have such black hands and feet, and Stockton's knees almost touched Kobe's crotch several times.

　　 Kobe found that all his previous footwork skills have lost their usefulness, and he can't get rid of Stockton without relying on speed.

　　 Harris was very satisfied with the format of the game. During the official timeout, he also praised Kobe's defense, thinking that this was the most reasonable game Kobe played so far.

Kobe could only complain about it with a wry smile. He found that although O'Neal was affectionate and dignified, he liked this kind of confrontation very much, and using him as an offensive point made him feel very cool. No wonder he would compete so hard with Kobe back then. After all, the core charm is really It's too big, which also shows that superstars are not unselfish.

　　 Kobe has already decided that he will not give his life anymore. After all, he is not Jordan, and he does not have that great determination to make fun of his life.

　　 In Kobe's view, O'Neal played unreasonably. After hitting Malone and then hitting the Big White Bear, the entire offensive rhythm is under the control of the Jazz.

　　 Malone attacked the inside and missed a shot under Horry's interference. O'Neal got the rebound. Kobe didn't make a fast break, but instead dribbled the ball and waited for O'Neal to drop as required by Harris.

　　 Kobe passes Eddie Jones in the front court, Jones attracts Brian Russell to defend and then divides the right to Van Exel.

　　 Van Exel received the ball and rushed straight into the penalty area. Malone stopped in retreat, did not raise his arm, waiting for the opponent to dribble the ball into someone.

　　 Van Exel immediately lobbed to O'Neal, and after O'Neal leaned on Ostertag twice, a small hook hit. 9:8.

　　 Jazz offensive, Hornacek missed a three-pointer, and Malone cut off the side to grab an offensive rebound.

　　 Malone had a second offensive dunk, and Horry pulled the ball from behind.

　　 The referee blew his whistle, and Malone steadied his body, then roared towards Horry and was hugged by Stockton and Osterkag. Horry's action was very dangerous. The referee awarded a first-degree malicious foul with two free throws and one throw.

　　 Horry actually played very depressed in this game, without effective shots, completely became a coolie player.

Chick Hearn said: "Obviously Horry is a bit lost in defense. Actually, including me, everyone is confused now, why can't the fast attack like the Supersonics and the Clippers be able to fight, is it the Jazz? Is his defense really that strong?"

　　 The magician sighed and said: "Kobe's conduction ball has lost its previous spirituality, and the entire Lakers are trapped in a defensive circle. Most offenses rely on O'Neal to run, so O'Neal will definitely be dragged down if it goes on."

　　 Harris may have heard Magic’s comment and replaced Horry with Campbell, adding a defensive high point for O’Neal.

　　 The other Lakers players glanced at Kobe, and they felt very mixed.

　　 Obviously, the Lakers are now under the joint control of Harris and O'Neal, and Kobe chose to retreat and compromise.

　　 Actually, Kobe doesn't resent O'Neal. After all, if he wants to keep the position of the boss, he has to kill all threats. Kobe also agrees that a team can only have one leader, otherwise the operation of the entire team will be in trouble. The so-called Big Three and Big Five are only the core meaning of technology and tactics. For example, the Big Three of the Bulls only show that the Bulls have three cores in the game, but everyone understands that Jordan will always be the leader, both on and off the court. Boss.

Obviously, O'Neal was scared when Kobe played an epic playoff triple-double. He felt that Kobe had begun to challenge his position as the boss. In fact, O'Neal had complicated things and confused the core of the strategy with the leader and boss. Whether offensively or defensively, O'Neal is the natural leader of the Lakers, which Kobe can't do now. Harris took advantage of O'Neal's excessive worries to control the Lakers.

　　 Malone made two free throws, the Jazz attacked again, Stockton shot wide under Kobe's defense, Campbell grabbed the rebound. The score was 11:8.

　　 Lakers offensive, Bryant bypassed Stockton after a pick-and-roll in the middle and Campbell, and launched an attack towards the basket.

　　 Malone mentioned blocking from a high position. Kobe threw the ball into the sky. Campbell jumped up into the basket, received the basketball in the air, and slammed the ball into the basket. 11:10.

　　Chick Hearn shouted: "Beautiful, absolute top five ball, Kobe's pass is so beautiful!"

　　 Magician praised: "Kobe should play more like this, he should take the initiative to take on more important tasks."

　　 The Jazz attacked, Kobe defended Stockton.

　　 Stockton took the ball with the face frame and made a fake breakthrough. He took a step to the right after the crotch dribble and was next to Kobe. He passed the ball to Hornacek who ran out to meet him. Hornacek broke into the inside with the ball and made a hit with Malone. After throwing off Campbell, he went straight to the basket. O'Neal immediately greeted him and raised his hands high. Hornacek immediately returned and Malone made a mid-range jumper. 13:10.

　　 The two teams competed against each other every round, twisted together like two ropes.

　　 Given the power of Kobe's quick counterattack, the Jazz are very cautious in their offense. They want to use up offensive time every time and try to hit the basket as much as possible to ensure their shooting rate.

　　Sloan didn't know at all, Kobe countered this and called Harris to abolish it, otherwise he would laugh three times.

　　 The two teams scored poorly in the first quarter. The Lakers trailed by 15 to 18 by three points. Kobe only got 2 points and 3 assists, which is completely incomparable with previous games.

　　 Both sides came off the bench in the second quarter and continued to fight defense.

　　 Both teams are slowly grinding their positions, and the offense is very weak. Compared with the iron, the basket is almost crying.

　　 After switching to the starting lineup again, this situation has not changed. All the players have become blacksmiths. O'Neal and Malone competed on the inside and scored six points each. The other players seemed to be spectators competing for positions.

　　 With two minutes left in the second quarter, the Lakers suddenly fell into a scoring drought, and by the end of the second quarter they didn't score a point.

Kobe kept running and passing the ball. Stockton followed closely. The Lakers also had difficulty passing the ball inside. Kobe wanted to shoot a three-pointer, but Stockton was too tight to defend and allowed him to pass. But not let him offensively shoot.

　　 Can't play his own rhythm, Kobe can only incarnate as Spider-Man, fully defend, and at least can't make the Jazz offense easy.

　　 At the end of halftime, the Lakers trailed 38-40, and the point difference between the two teams hovered between three and two points.

　　 During the intermission, Harris emphasized that the inside line should cooperate more and continue to defend.

　　 At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Lakers and the Jazz hugged together like two evenly matched wrestlers.

　　 Kobe played hard, he just wanted to vomit blood in depression, but he couldn't destroy the internal atmosphere of the Lakers, he could only follow the trend.

　　 O'Neal has committed four fouls for the Big Polar Bears, which looks very powerful. Sloan replaced Greg Foster and was quickly beaten by O'Neal as two offenses.

　　 In this section, both sides can't guard against the other arrow characters. For the Lakers, O'Neal frequently rages on the rim, and for the Jazz, Malone uses the classic pick-and-roll to make frequent shots.

　　 After three quarters, the score was 62:57, and the Jazz led by five points.

　　 Entering the second half of the fourth quarter, Kobe's physical strength began to have problems, and he was already weak in shooting and fast break. Most of his energy was wasted on defense.

　　 Like Kobe O'Neal, his physical strength began to decline severely. The Lakers' shooting percentage is very low, but Harris doesn't know how to adjust, and can only force the players to strengthen the defense, much like Van Gundy who coached in the Rockets later.

　　 At the last moment, Kobe tried to run and blast, but it was a pity that Harris called a timeout in just two rounds, and then replaced Kobe with Fisher.

　　 Kobe really wanted to turn around and leave, but he held it back. He didn't want to leave any words behind. After all, he was still young and there was waiting time.

　　 O'Neal leaned on his waist, panting heavily, glanced at Kobe, who was covering his head with a towel, gritted his teeth, and continued to use his body to hit the Jazz inside line, hoping to overtake the score, but unfortunately, it turned out to be counterproductive.

　　 At the end of the game, the scoreboard showed 83:79. The Lakers lost their home court advantage and the entire Staples fell into deep regret.

　　 Kobe made a three-pointer in the fourth quarter, fouled an air cut, and made two free throws. He made 7 of 12 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 18 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists.

　　 O'Neal has 25 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists, not bad.

　　 For the Jazz, Malone made 10 of 19 shots, 6 of 7 free throws, 26 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

　　 Stockton 12 points and 9 assists ~www.readwn.com~ was greatly reduced by Kobe's efficiency, but he also effectively contained Kobe's offense, and the two sides had a sense of exchange.

　　 Both teams scored in double figures with three players, and the whole game looked extremely boring.

　　 The Lakers have two days to reflect on the reasons for the failure of the game. The second game between the two sides will continue at Staples.

　　 At the press conference, Jazz coach Sloan was very serious, and did not look down on the Lakers because of the first win.

　　 Sloan said: "The Lakers leader Kobe played a little abnormally in this game. I don't think we will be so relaxed in the next game. Kobe will become a decisive factor in the entire series."

　　 Kobe has been unable to complain, this experienced old **** is really bad, and I am afraid that Kobe will not be scattered by the waves.

Harris calmly said: "We had some problems with our offense today. The shooting percentage is very low. I think the players will adjust. This is only the first game of the series, and the Jazz won us four points. I firmly believe that the Lakers will eventually advance to the Finals because we have an invincible Shaquille."

　　Ke slipped away directly after the game, and Harris did not think about bringing him to the press conference after the game.

　　 On May 21, the second game of the two sides started. The game was like the first game again, and the two sides fell into a defensive battle.

O'Neal played more aggressively in this game. He made 17 of 28 shots and 3 of 9 free throws. He scored 37 points and 15 rebounds. Unfortunately, only three of the Lakers scored in double figures. Except for O'Neal, none of them scored more than 15 points. Kobe made 6 of 10 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 15 points and 13 assists. The Lakers lost the second game of the series 80 to 85, and the Lakers fell into an unprecedented crisis.