You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 358 Kobe in Lost Way

Wei Xia and his teammates saw Kobe like this.

In the first quarter, he only took one shot.

Fortunately I got in.

In the second quarter, he probably felt that he was working so hard on defense and he should encourage himself, so he made two shots and his shooting percentage was 50%.

In the half game, he scored 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Is this Kobe?
Thinking about it carefully, this is the normal state of Kobe so far this season. Fans and teammates have never seen him go crazy and score points like last season.

Moreover, he changed the number from 8 to 24, isn't it just a hint to say goodbye to his past self?

But this change is too big!
There are not many people who can accept Kobe making changes so quickly.

Because Kobe reduced his personal offense, the Lakers only found other people to supplement their firepower, and then fought against the Pistons, who were not very good at offense.

With the mutual efforts of the two sides, they jointly played a game that the league never wanted to see.

In the second quarter, the Pistons scored 18 points, leading the Lakers with 16 points by a narrow margin.

Last season, Kobe's runaway 16 points in a single quarter was like cutting melons and vegetables, but now it makes people make trouble.

The Pistons led the Lakers by 3 points.

Phil Jackson has a good outlook for the second half: "Kobe hasn't let go of his hands and feet yet, so there must be a good show in the second half. I look forward to good things happening."

If what Jackson was expecting was an outburst from Tayshaun Prince, then indeed, the other party lived up to his expectations.

Wei Xia, who was facing Prince, fell into a disadvantage.

It looked like it was out of control.

Wei Xia's defense did not make any mistakes, and Prince suddenly became an invincible god of war.

The third quarter was his performance moment. He grabbed the defensive rebound and went down quickly. Although Wei Xia followed, his defense was not as good as Billups' pass.

Billups led the ball and gave Prince an assist for a quick layup.

How good was that pass?

Prince didn't need to use any brains, just stretched out his long arms to catch the ball firmly, noticed that Wei Xia's position was being fumbled by him, and then used his body to occupy a favorable terrain. Then, he used the talent bestowed by God-the 218 cm wingspan to the extreme, raised his long arms high, and flicked his fingers lightly.

Go in, score.

This kind of ball is the same for everyone. Wei Xia is afraid of being called a foul and sending 2+1, so apart from formal interference, he basically has nothing to do.

Unexpectedly, that was the beginning of Prince's explosion.

At this time, Kobe made a three-pointer from a high position.

At the beginning of the second half, everyone thought he was going to attack.

As a result, he missed a three-pointer, and this missed three-pointer was the only shot he made in the entire third quarter.

One shot in a single quarter, no free throws, no score yet.

It means that he scored zero points in a single quarter, and really had no other shots.

Therefore, he will be infinitely invisible on the offensive end next.

Fortunately, Wei Xia rushed down the offensive rebound and scored the second offense, but when he turned around, Prince pulled up the Olympic rings with his long arms and forcibly made a defensive foul.

The opponent made two free throws.

Odom made a pass error, and Prince was about to fight back, but Weixia's acting skills exploded, and he actually drew his offensive foul at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

As of this moment, there are still 9 minutes and 30 seconds left in the third quarter. The matchup between Wei Xia and Prince is generally back and forth. From the perspective of perception, it even has a slight upper hand.

But from that second onwards, the Lakers, whose state took a turn for the worse, pulled Wei Xia together and became the sheep who were blown up by Prince.

In the next 2 minutes, the Pistons scored from the inside.

Odom once again showed operational errors.

Prince scored quickly, and Smush Parker made a strong three-pointer with time left. If Kobe had his desire, why would the Lakers do this?
Although the bursting long rebound was taken by the Pistons, Wei Xia, who tried to make a foul again but was blocked by blowing, stopped them from going down quickly.

As far as defense is concerned, Wei Xia basically tried his best.

The Lakers scored again, 90 seconds later.

Kobe made a three-pointer for Brian Cook and got an assist.

Jackson made a large-scale substitution. He replaced Weixia and Kobe at the same time for a rest, as if to let the two ace players recover their energy and wait for the decisive battle in the fourth quarter.

Prince didn't want to wait until that moment.

Stretched out his long arms, intercepted the Lakers pass, and countered dunks.

The Lakers are familiar with this scene.

In the 2004 final, his long arms were so entangled.

There is no difference between now and then. His defense is better than then, and his offensive weight is not comparable to that of then.At that time, Prince was only a second-year starter, and now he is an indispensable part of the Pistons from offense to defense.

Parker's poor decision-making caused Bynum's three-second violation.

Then, Prince Prince hit another difficult mid-range jumper.He usually doesn't attack like this at all, but now his confidence has risen. He believes that he can hit any shot. Therefore, no matter how unreasonable his shot choice is, for him, when the ball comes, just shoot.

Wei Xia and Kobe sat off the court and watched him make shots one by one, scoring more and more, and the gap between the two sides became wider and wider.

Jackson was like a normal person, sitting comfortably, and the players could not feel the slightest panic or surprise from his face, as if he was the head coach of the Pistons.Prince can break out like this, it is inseparable from his help.

When he explodes, Jackson doesn't call timeouts to disrupt his rhythm.If Wei Xia or Kobe play against him, even elementary school students know that changing a player with better defensive ability to match up can make it more difficult for him to score, but he just didn't do that. As for why, he didn't say it, and no one dared to ask.

The rhythm of the game drifted overwhelmingly to the Pistons.

This is their home court, and the audience who came to the Palace of Auburn Hills gave a thunderous cheer.The screams and roars of the local men made the Lakers lose their fighting spirit.

The three quarters are not over yet, and the Lakers are already 15 points behind the Pistons.

Only then did Jackson remember what he should do.

He called Wei Xia off the bench to face Prince.

Prince, who has scored 17 points, has become the game's most murderous creature.

He stands at the top of the food chain and eats whoever he wants.

Wei Xia who came up to fight the fire was burnt because of his limited ability due to the fire.

Prince's horrific 23 points in a single quarter, more points than the entire Lakers team in a single quarter, completely laid the foundation for the Pistons to win.

Before the fourth quarter, Jackson asked Bryant to increase his shots.

"Now is not the time to be selfless." It turned out that Jackson also knew that there would be big problems if this continued.

He was so calm before, Wei Xia thought he didn't know.

Kobe listened to his suggestion, but it was too late.

The Pistons had too many leads, and their defense was strong enough to keep the fruits of victory.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers trailed by 15 points. In this case, if they want to make a comeback, they can only hope that the offense of the backward team will blow up the defense of the leading team.

The Lakers' offense has not reached that level, so no matter how they play, the Pistons have an advantage.

Kobe greatly increased his shots.

Judging from the final results, in the fourth quarter, he took 7 shots, but it has already exceeded the sum of the previous three quarters.

In addition to the seven attempted attempts on the books, he also drew nine fouls.

The number of his fouls fully shows that his shots are far more than the statistical 7 times.

Rao Kobe attacked hard, 17 points in a single quarter, still unable to reduce the score.

In the last quarter, the Lakers scored 28 points.

Facing Kobe who opened fire, the Pistons defended while staying on offense. The team scored 27 points, only 1 point less than the Lakers.

In the end, the Pistons defeated the Lakers by 14 points, giving the Lakers a two-game losing streak.

4 wins and 3 losses, and then the Lakers have some summaries.

Combined with Kobe's performance, there will be many sharp criticisms from critics.

Some people would even say that Jackson said that Kobe Bryant liked to fight in the first three quarters and play the savior in the fourth quarter when he was in high school.

Because of Kobe's current style of play and the distribution of his shots, it really seems to be going the way of the savior.

One thing, different people have different opinions.

Kobe in the eyes of the critics: it was the irresponsible paddling in the first three quarters, and the fourth quarter was all about it, either saving the world, or "the Lakers lost and Kobe didn't lose", which is shameful.

Kobe in the eyes of the fans: In the first three quarters, the main thing is to do a good job of defending and not stealing the show. If it really fails, then take over the game. The Lakers lost, and Kobe also lost.Keep going next time.

In any case, the person under these two views is not Kobe.

Kobe didn't take the game as a joke, let alone play tricks on a team with poor talent, he should control the game from the first second.

　Thank you @一卷青史 for the [-] rewards. ... How much do you owe?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)