Reborn as Kobe

Because of the lack of Kobe, the Lakers were very entangled with the Hawks in the away game on the 19th. In the end, relying on the formation of the old Nelson and the explosion of Van Exel and Eddie Jones, the Lakers 98-96 away. Hardly won the Eagles.

　　 On December 20th, Kobe rushed to Charlotte. After the meeting, the Lakers defeated the Hornets 109-100. It may be that the rush of the schedule affected the state. Kobe made 6 of 24 shots in this game, plus only 15 points and 11 assists from free throws. In this game, Kobe almost smashed the basket.

　　 On December 22, the Lakers went to Houston to challenge the Rockets away.

　　 This game was broadcast live by ABC Broadcasting Company to North America, with Mike Brin and Moses Malone partnering to comment.

　　 Moses Malone is a very controversial figure. In order to support his family, he gave up the opportunity to go to college and directly entered the professional basketball world and became the first high school player in the NBA. Also out of financial considerations, he transferred up to ten times in his 21-year career, which is used to It's definitely a special case among the NBA 50 superstars where a team has always been one. Ma Long has a bad temper, and his relationship with his teammates and reporters is not very good. The lonely figure in the wandering is the deepest feeling he left to others, and the nickname "Lone Warrior" comes from this.

　　 Before the start of the game, the two evaluated the lineups of both sides, and both believed that they were evenly matched, and the result was unpredictable. The Lakers met the Rockets two times before and won by a lore until the end.

　　 Moses Malone said: "Although the Lakers have beaten the Rockets the first two times, they have won narrowly. I think this game will not be that easy."

　　 Brin agreed, adding: "The Lakers lack O'Neal's restraint on the inside, and there will still be big loopholes. I don't know if the Rockets can catch this game."

　　 To put it bluntly, the only thing that is not favored by the current Rockets is the lack of experience.

　　 After warming up, the two sides started the game.

　　 Five Lakers: Kobe, Campbell, Horry, Eddie Jones, Van Exel.

　　 There is really little room for adjustments in the Lakers lineup. Old Nelson has already considered which player to introduce next season.

　　 Rockets five: Nash, McGrady, Olajuwon, O'Neal, Stephen Jackson.

　　 Kobe stood on the court with a solemn expression, McGrady came over and hugged Kobe, "Bryant, I won't lose again, I swear!"

　　 The Lakers' state began to fluctuate in these two games, and Kobe is not sure that he will win the game.

　　 The whistle sounded, Campbell jumped the ball and won, and the game began.

　　 Olajuwon is really getting old, and his reaction speed has begun to decline.

　　 McGrady defended against Kobe, and his attention was very concentrated at the beginning. Kobe suddenly cut in and McGrady followed closely. Kobe went from the bottom of the basket to the right bottom corner, paused for a while and ran back to the top line, Campbell stepped forward to cover.

　　 Kobe gets rid of McGrady to catch the ball. O'Neal defended it.

　　 Kobe dribbled a step close to O'Neal with the ball in his right hand, strode and turned around. The coherent action was exceptionally successful, and the jumper stopped in the middle. He dodged the block and shot the ball with some drift. The action was very beautiful, but this first shot did not have a good feel and missed the basket. O'Neal grabbed a backcourt rebound.

　　 Rockets attack, the Lakers use man-to-man tactics. Van Exel has a very heavy task. He mainly defends against Nash, Horry against O'Neal, and Kobe defends against McGrady.

　　 The Rockets withdrew from the basket to cover their teammates. O'Neal went to the low post, and McGrady took the ball from the right and gave it to O'Neal.

　　 Little O'Neal has now begun to shine. He can shoot, cope, and break through. He is proficient in low back proofing, which is a bit of a later enhanced version of Bosh.

　　 Xiaoao leaned on Horry twice, turned to the bottom line and hit the board with one hand, relying on his height advantage to score the ball, standard inside play. 0: 2.

　　 Lakers offensive, Van Exel passed the ball to Eddie Jones, let him single Stephen Jackson, Kobe and Horry two outside attract defense, so that the Rockets can not shrink the defense.

　　 Campbell also withdrew from the basket and mentioned high screens. If Eddie Jones breaks through, he can attract other Rockets players to cover the defense and pass the ball to the outside.

　　 Stephen Jackson's pace is strange, but he defends against Eddie Jones is very tight, and the two people's current abilities are a bit half-hearted.

　　 Eddie Jones hesitated, took the ball on the left, stood waiting for his teammates to move, and passed it to Kobe.

　　 Kobe caught the ball and made a three-pointer. The ball was passed a little late. McGrady bypassed the screen and almost covered it, interfering with the shot, and the ball bounced out.

　　 Olajuwon grabbed the rebound and the Rockets attacked. McGrady asks for the ball on the right to play Kobe alone.

　　 McGrady dribbled with his back and turned to the bottom line, took the ball and made a very realistic fake move, pretending to shoot, but Kobe didn't jump.

　　 Because of his life-long basketball experience, Kobe has a deep knowledge of McGrady's movements.

　　 McGrady didn't sway Kobe, and then forced a jumper and added a back. Kobe jumped up to interfere this time, but he didn't cover it, and immediately sealed his eyes with his other hand.

　　 This time Kobe's defense was very good, but unfortunately the goal was still scored. 0:4.

　　 Lakers offense, Van Exel went to the frontcourt to cooperate with Campbell's pick-and-roll, attracting O'Neal to switch the ball to the center. Campbell threw the ball to Horry, and Hornet made a mid-range jumper for Nash. 2:4.

　　 Nash clapped his hands annoyedly, and the other Rockets came forward to comfort them, they all knew Nash did his best.

　　 Rockets attacked. Tracy McGrady asked for the ball on the right again. He dribbled a step and turned and shot a jumper. Kobe knew he was going to shoot, but Tracy McGrady was too fast to cover, and the closing of the eyes was invalid. The ball went into the net hollow. 2:6.

　　 McGrady's hands were very hot at the beginning, and Kobe had a bad feeling.

　　 was killed in the first two duels, so that McGrady always sighed. McGrady doesn't want to be overwhelmed by Kobe, he wants to use this game to prove that he is the strongest striker in the league.

　　 The Lakers attacked, and McGrady continued to defend Kobe.

　　 Kobe started to move, and after a side screen with Campbell, he got rid of Tracy McGrady to catch the ball, took it to the center and attracted O'Neal, and moved the ball to Horry.

　　 McGrady withdrew from the center to the basket to make up defense, showing excellent predictive ability, took off before Horry, and accurately blocked the basketball.

　　 Nash picked up the basketball, sprinted to the half court, and was stopped by Van Exel from outside the three-point line.

　　 Rocket battle, the ball passed to McGrady the first time.

　　 McGrady framed Kobe in singles with his left foot as the axis and a trial step with his right foot. He took a step with his right foot and stopped, with his left foot as the axis and a trial step with his right foot.

　　 Kobe raised his hands to interfere, lightly moved his steps and did not jump. McGrady turned around and shook Kobe away again and scored a midfield jumper. 2:8.

　　 McGrady was really strong before he was injured, with a good ball feel, comprehensive skills, and fast speed. The only shortcoming is that the shooting arc is only slightly flat and the efficiency is slightly lower.

　　 The Lakers attacked. McGrady used to move forward when defending Kobe. Both of them had physical movements. The referee didn't know how to make a penalty, and simply pretended not to see it.

　　 Kobe and Tracy McGrady are both players in the league. It may be that the referee in the league will be slightly biased towards Kobe at some point, but now it is at the Rockets home court, both of them are suspected of fouling, and the referee directly chose neutral.