Chapter 427 427.Who will they choose? (5000 words)

Kobe Bryant was struck by lightning!

Halfway through his serving motion, he grabbed the ball with one hand and made the same action of pushing the ball out when serving, and then stopped... He didn't catch the ball firmly and suddenly dropped it.

If the ball hadn't dropped, Kobe would have really wanted to hit Odom with a very serious expression!

He knew that Odom was mentally ill. More than half a season had passed, and Kobe had known this for a long time.

But this time it’s so annoying!

Fortunately, the whistle sounded at this time, and Frank Hamblen suddenly realized that there was a 9-point difference and called a timeout. Odom, who discovered that his boss had betrayed this secret, avoided the fate of being silenced.

Kobe took a deep breath: The world is so beautiful, but I am so irritable. This is not good... This is not good...

After adjusting his emotions and returning to the bench, Kobe's sense of disparity returned.

Interim head coach Frank Hamblen, Bryant felt that this old coach was capable. After all, he had been an assistant coach for nearly 30 years. He had done a good job in normal lineup rotation, tactical adjustments, and pre-game preparations.

But this ability to adapt to the situation...the timeout was called this time just because the score difference reached 9 points and it should have been called?

What kind of cool move would it be to replace Wang Zhizhi with Brian Grant, who averages 3 points and 3 rebounds per game?

Is it time to make a substitution?

After Kobe finally adjusted his mood, he became increasingly irritable again...

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After the timeout, the Trail Blazers replaced the combination of Payton, Liu Xiu, Outlaw, Raheem, and Kwame Brown.

Liu Xiu looked at these four teammates and guarded against Kobe. There should be no problem, right?

It's a bit suspense. Outlaw will improve in two more years. With his physical condition, he is the type that can restrain Kobe... In fact, it is difficult for anyone to reach the peak, but Kobe is already 26, and Outlaw is only 20. It will take six or seven years to wait.

In the next year, you can watch the crazy defensive end beat Kobe Bryant to death.

That picture makes me feel beautiful just thinking about it.

Back on the court, when Liu Xiu saw Odom and Brian Grant in the twin towers opposite him, it was his turn to be confused.

What is this!

In the nearly half of the quarter, except for Kobe and Odom, only Wang Zhizhi scored a three-pointer for the Lakers. They called a timeout and replaced Wang Zhizhi?

"Brian Grant, 33 years old, 206 cm, 115 kg, C/PF, ability evaluation 63, offense -, defense 67... averaged 3.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game..."

Compared to last season, his athletic ability and physical strength have plummeted. For a role player inside, it is not surprising that he is in his 30s.

But Brian Grant's salary this year is US$13.23 million, and his salary in the next two years will be US$14.34 million and US$14.85 million respectively. Such a contract is very harmful to any team.

In the summer five years ago, the Heat poached Brian Grant with a huge seven-year contract that had a starting salary of maximum salary but not a full increase. At that time, most people thought it was a garbage contract, because at that time, Duncan and

McGrady's starting salary is also the same, but the increase for the two is the full increase of the Bird Rights. This year, Duncan and McGrady's salary is more than 14 million US dollars.

I heard that when the Heat were poaching Brian Grant, the fortune teller was afraid that the contract offered was too small and the wealthy Trail Blazers would directly match it, so they directly gave him the maximum starting salary...

Such a rubbish contract with three years left, even a good fortune teller can dump it to the Lakers while getting O'Neal, it's really awesome!

Cursing, Liu Xiu noticed that Kobe Bryant's face was so stinky when he came on the court, and he immediately concentrated his attention.

The referee blew the whistle to continue the game, the Lakers attacked and served from the center line.

Terry Brown received the serve and passed it to Kobe. Faced with Payton's defense, Kobe used his rhythm to break through. After getting the gap, he exploded and accelerated!

Kobe rushed to the mid-range, faced the lawless maniacs to prevent interference, and hit the mid-range shot with an emergency stop!

Malone's version of Kobe has no flaws other than being prone to injuries. He doesn't even have any physical flaws, and he still averages more than 40 minutes per game.

Kobe has developed his body like this, but he still plays with the same technical style as before. Naturally, he is easily injured, but he is really strong!

The outlaws' interference flowed into the defense. Facing Kobe, who was confident that he would not be blocked and ignored the interference at all, this wave of defense became ineffective.

11 to 18, the point difference narrowed to 7 points.

During the transition between offense and defense, after Liu Xiu advanced to the frontcourt, Odom did not come out to attack in advance.

What a pity, I really want to see Kobe’s expression as if the world is collapsing...

However, you can still ask Odom to come out and irritate Kobe's eyes. Liu Xiu continues to find Kwame Brown to play pick-and-roll!

Compared with the left-handed magician who came back from the last timeout with a frown and firm eyes, Odom's expression now seems to be much more honest.

Liu Xiu used Kwame Brown to block Kobe, Odom extended out to defend, and Kobe also chose to circle the line, double insurance to prevent Liu Xiu's shot, which had already scored 10 points in the first half.

Liu Xiu chose to break through and passed Odom, who was pressing up to defend. Kobe, who was on the line, chased from behind.

Odom came up with a tempting idea - to block Kobe Bryant and avenge his boss for blocking him before.

But Odom resisted and chose to follow Kwame Brown who was cutting open.

Kobe chased Liu Xiu desperately, and he really caught him!

Liu Xiu had a speed +3 bonus of 1 second after the pick-and-roll, but he still couldn't get rid of Kobe!

Liu Xiu rushed all the way to close range, and saw Kobe chasing behind him, and Brian Grant was lying across the basket. He was about to stop the ball and pull it out or find someone to help him, but Brian Grant came out!

Liu Xiu made a surprise pass, and Rahim caught the ball under the basket and hit a layup!

Brian Grant, who was in an avalanche of form, always made some strange defensive choices. Liu Xiu felt that this attack failed, but Brian Grant took the initiative to give him a scoring point.

When Liu Xiu and Raheem high-fived each other and retreated, the image of Kobe standing on his left with a giggly Odom and his right standing with a confident Brian Grant, and Kobe shouting "All the crouching dragons and phoenixes are in my urn" came to mind.

screen.

But unfortunately, Liu Xiu only saw Kobe's cold and stinky expression.

Without Odom's operations and Brian Grant's defense, Kobe would really go berserk.

But now... what a big deal! He, the boss, has become a traitor.

When the Lakers attack, this time the defender of Kobe becomes an outlaw!

After discovering the characteristics of Outlaw's complementary defense, which was equivalent to ineffective defense against Kobe, Payton directed his teammates to switch defenses. Liu Xiu went to guard Butler, Outlaw guarded Kobe, and Payton defended Terry Brown.

There are advantages to playing an opponent later.

The Outlaws made a name for themselves by guarding Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Carter and others, so Kobe would naturally notice this talented defensive player who was also a high school student.

To deal with the Outlaws, it's very simple. The Great God has an advantage that the other three shooting guards don't have - he is stronger than the Outlaws who can play power forward!

When they were playing against the Raptors, a GIF of Kobe sitting in the low post and beating Bosh to catch the ball, turn around and put the ball up for the basket once went viral all over the internet.

Facing the outside defense of the lawless maniacs, Kobe Bryant directly broke through!

Butler restrained Liu Xiu, but Payton couldn't stop him when he was on defense, so he had to rely on Raheem inside to make up the defense.

This time, Kobe chose to pass the ball in one-on-three, and Odom was the one to receive the ball.

Odom received the ball from the mid-range, and Kwame Brown extended out to cover the defense. Odom used a defender's dexterity to dribble behind his back to get a break through the space. Kwame Brown also defended the perimeter well and got up in time, but Odom

Odom is not an ordinary perimeter, he has the body of a center. Kwame Brown's confrontation did not have much effect, and Odom successfully broke into the basket.

As Butler moved to the mid-range on the right baseline, Liu Xiu shrank in to pounce, and Odom passed the ball... Butler retreated to the bottom corner and caught the ball and hit a three-pointer!

14 to 20, the Lakers held on to the score!

The expression is cool, silly, and silly, representing Odom's three states: focused, ordinary, and distracted.

Odom's focused state a few minutes ago came and went quickly, but his current state is okay and ordinary. At least he has not continued his genius operation. There is no problem in assuming the role of the first contact point next to Kobe.

With Odom's assistance, Butler's outside scoring, and Brian Grant's deterioration no matter how severe he is, he is still an inside post and has a natural ability to contain the basket...With these basic conditions, Kobe carried the Lakers who were about to collapse at the beginning.

Team, have a hard time with the Trail Blazers!

At the end of the first quarter, relying on Kobe's 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, the Lakers did not allow the Trail Blazers to continue to widen the point difference, trailing the Trail Blazers by 7 points, 25-32, entering the break!

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Liu Xiu did not score in the last few minutes of the first quarter. The Lakers were very defensive, but he also made good use of the Lakers' tight defense. While scoring 10 points in a single quarter, he also got 3 rebounds and

4 assists and 1 steal.

Entering the break, Kobe was extremely angry when he saw that Liu Xiu's three major statistics were all beating him.

Now he has no control over his anger at all, he needs anger, anger makes him stronger!

For the Trail Blazers, they tried to further widen the point difference in the first quarter to establish a greater advantage, but failed. However, they also got a clearer understanding of the current strength of the Lakers.

Kobe's state tonight is not so hot that he can defeat the entire opposing team by himself like he did against the Mavericks. Their coach is still holding back. If Wang Zhizhi opened up the space and made two shots in the second half of the first quarter, or Wang Zhizhi praised him.

Mae Brown pulled out from the outside, and after Kobe broke into the paint, he didn't have to face Kwame Brown and made two shots of his own. The Blazers' lead might not be able to hold on.

Kobe's strength is truly unparalleled! As long as he is not injured, he is basically the strongest perimeter player in the league today.

If Tomjanovich was still coaching, the Trail Blazers might capsize in the gutter tonight!

However, the coach's ability is definitely a part of the team's strength, and it is still a very important part. The current Lakers have lost that ability.

Having understood the situation of the Lakers clearly, Maurice Cheeks made a decision - and Kobe Hard Steel carried the Lakers forward!

Playing it slow is a good strategy, but what if Kobe goes crazy?

Therefore, Maurice Cheeks boldly sent in the combination of Little Flying Squirrel, Liu Xiu, Outlaw, Randolph, and McDyess, and was prepared to be unstoppable.
To be continued...