You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 408 When the Lakers Win Streak

"Kobe Bryant only scored 43 points", this title is similar to the "Kobe Bryant only scored 37 points with cold hands" published by ESPN after Kobe ended his shocking performance in January last year.

Coincidentally, the team that brought Kobe back to normal was the Golden State Warriors.

It's just that this year's Warriors only allowed Kobe to return to normal briefly.

In the next game, the Lakers came very close to losing.

The Grizzlies restricted Kobe extremely well.

Bryant obsessively made difficult hero shots, indirectly giving his opponent a chance to strangle him.But he wouldn't be Kobe if he refused to take the hero shot.

Kobe shot 30 balls and only hit 6 balls.

Fortunately, he performed well at the free throw line, and finally scored 23 points in a high-profile tribute to Jordan. The sound of blacksmithing was loud, and Joe, who was far away in Charlotte, would call him an expert.

Wei Xia is also responsible for Kobe's illness to this extent.

Kobe's obsessive offensive performance before gave him and others the illusion that as long as they give Kobe the ball, everything will be fine.

As a result, when Kobe felt bad tonight, they continued to give the ball, and the Grizzlies dragged the Lakers into a bitter battle.

In the end, relying on the performances of Wei Xia and Odom, the Lakers narrowly beat the Grizzlies by 90 points 86 to 4, bringing the winning streak to seven games.

Because Wei Xia passed too many balls to Kobe and gave Kobe too much trust, he was scolded by the Zen master the next day.

"Is it because you can't play without Kobe?"

Jackson points sternly at an image in the camera.

Everyone knows that Jackson only showed obvious anger during the review meeting.Moreover, with Wei Xia here, other people don't have to worry about anger hurting themselves.

Wei Xia didn't say anything about Zen master's harsh criticism.

"If Kobe doesn't feel good next time, can I ignore his request for the ball?" Wei Xia asked tentatively.

Kobe immediately glanced over with an extremely unfriendly look.

What was he working so hard to do with the Sharks in one of the bloodiest boss fights ever?Isn't it just to stand out?Isn't it just so that no one beeps him to pass the ball when he takes 30 shots when he doesn't feel good?If he didn't even have this privilege, wouldn't the shark go for nothing?

Jackson would not give Wei Xia too obvious instructions.

He did not respond to Wei Xia's clear instructions. He only said: "I hope you have your own judgment, when to pass the ball, and when not to pass the ball. If the coaching staff can help you decide everything, what else do you need?"

Wei Xia was held in his mouth for 10 minutes.

He is also used to it, and he will be surprised if he is not greeted by the Zen master pointing his nose when he plays a bad game.

After a day off for the Lakers, they will face another team, the Houston Rockets, who restrained them somewhat.

Some people say that Kobe is crazy about the Rockets twice in three days, how can the Lakers be restrained?
The answer, of course, is the damn insider. Facing any team with a star insider, whether he is the leader of the prison team Zach Randolph, the legend of the playoffs Paul Gasol, or Yao Huang who is the first two big when he sees Kobe, they all restrain the Lakers insider.

Think about how serious the problem is when the Lakers use Ryan Hollins or Andrew Bynum to defend them alone.

Before the game against the Rockets, Wei Xia specifically asked Hollins: "I have a good personal relationship with Yao, don't make it too ugly."

Hollins nodded, but he also hoped that Wei Xia would show him some compassion.

With his physique, if he didn't use some nasty tricks on Yao Huang, what's the difference between the match scene and the basketball court version of the Ten Manchu Tortures?Is he still alive?

After thinking about it, Hollins basically fulfilled Wei Xia's entrustment.

From the beginning to the end, Yao Huang didn't feel any discomfort. He almost made a 100% hit rate on Hollins' head. The only goal that Hollins didn't score was seeing that Zen master couldn't bear it with him and asked Bynum to stand on the sidelines to take over. He was almost ecstatic and made a gentle foul on Yao Huang.

Yao Huang couldn't believe it at the time.

Normally, the opponent fouled him, wishing to give him a whole fracture like Ouyang Jinggui did back then, but this guy is good, his foul actions against him were comparable to stroking, almost making him mistakenly think that he was flirting with Ye Li.

Although his foul was so small, his foul posture seemed to kill Yao Huang. The referee mistakenly called the foul, and Hollins raised his hand to admit it faster than anything.

Bynum clapped hands in embarrassment. Seeing Wei Xia's expression of relief on the stage, he couldn't help asking: "Did that person get beaten stupid?"

"No, he is grateful to you from the bottom of his heart, because of you, he is relieved." Wei Xia just told the truth.

"Hmph!" Bynum determined from the bottom of his heart that the starting center of the Lakers should be named "Bynum". Today is his chance to prove himself, and immediately said confidently, "Let me take care of that big man!"

Wei Xia had a premonition that this was the beginning of another chapter being brutalized.

He said the same thing as Hollins: "God bless you, Andrew."

"That's for sure, otherwise, why not bless him?" Bynum's body was full of youthful breath. He played in the NBA for almost two seasons, but he was still a young man under 20 years old.

He can't even drink.

It's nice to be young, but seeing his arrogant face, Yao Huang knew that he had to teach him a few times.Hollins' foul before he left was too light, and his 2+1 was not scored, and Bynum came just in time.

Against Yao Huang, Bynum's only advantages over Hollins are weight and static talent, but these two either have no advantage against Yao Huang, or have no effect.

Yao Huang is heavier than him. Although he is not the top static talent, his height of 220+ and wingspan of 222 cm guarantee his lower limit.

Another round of insider killings was about to take place, and Kobe next to him smelled a strange smell.

The first quarter of the game belongs to Yao Huang, it also belongs to Kobe, and it also belongs to McGrady.

Yao Huang and McGrady have given Chinese fans countless expectations. Super perimeter plus super center, the most classic combination in the NBA since ancient times, is it impossible to expect to dominate the league like OK?If the mentality of getting rich and being safe limits the upper limit of this team, then between Yao and Mai, the rhythm of your injury and I will lie down also lowered the lower limit of this combination.

Rarely, both Yao Huang and McGrady are healthy, and against Kobe, McGrady did show what the former called "the toughest opponent".

McGrady and Kobe restricted each other, 9 for 4 in a single quarter, 8 for 3 in a single quarter, Yao Huang dominated, bullying Hollins was not enough, and then bullying Bynum established his dominance.

Zen master knew that he would be the same as anyone he replaced, so even if Bynum was beaten to the point of collapse, he didn't intend to replace him.Usually, Bass always hinted at the media that he would not give Bynum a chance to exercise, but today he will give him enough exercise to see how much the baby in their eyes weighs in front of the All-Star center.

The difference between Yao Huang and the Lakers insiders is like three catties of scrap iron and eight taels of gold. The gap can be seen from any matchup round.

In the first half, Yao Huang, who was full of energy, was dominant. Kobe just wanted to compete with McGrady. He played a lot of iron, but didn't score many points. It was all due to Wei Xia and Odom grabbing the only possession of the ball to delay the game.

Wei Xia wanted to avoid the reporter, but the media still blocked him at the intersection of the player tunnel by coquettishly walking.

They asked Wei Xia: "The Rockets are attacking rapidly, how do you limit their performance?"

"You should ask Kobe," Wei Xia said lightly, "Kobe looked like a Houston player in the first half. If he continues like this, it is inevitable to lead the Rockets to defeat the Lakers."

Since it was a halftime interview, the words could not reach Kobe's ears.

But Kobe has a sense of crisis. In the third quarter, he scored 20 points in sudden shots like taking a stimulant, helping the Lakers achieve a lead.

In the fourth quarter, he was sent to the ICU again. He made 7 of 1 shots like a war criminal, and he was the first to help the Rockets drag the game into overtime.

Especially for the last ball, he had a chance to kill the game. The Rockets bet that he would not pass the ball, and all three and four would chase him. In the end, he really did not pass the ball.

"Overtime is not an unfamiliar stage for the Lakers."

"Yes, this season, they've gone to overtime many times."

After the start of overtime, Bryant missed two consecutive shots, allowing the Rockets to fight back.

When he asked for the ball for the third time, Wei Xia remembered Jackson's words.

——"I hope you have your own judgment, when you should pass the ball, and when you should not pass the ball, you know what to do."

After all, the Zen master is a master of psychology. Many words he said were ignored by Wei Xia, but he remembered this sentence.

Now is the time to test your judgment. If you believe in Kobe again, the Lakers will die miserably.

Wei Xia dribbled the ball with his left hand, pointed to the outside line with his right hand, and signaled Kobe who wanted the ball in the low post: It's cooler there, you stay here.

Kobe must have uttered a foul language, but he didn't get angry and ran out of the low post decisively.

Which is the rocket's weakest point?
point guard.

What is Wei Xia's current position?point guard.

This is the moment when a second person other than Kobe needs to stand up. Wei Xia suddenly took over and penetrated the Rockets' peripheral defense only by breaking through.

When Yao Huang shifted his focus to assist in the defense, he passed the ball again and again, and the Lakers' offense went smoothly. In one go, they took away the inefficient and exhausted Rockets.

The Lakers who won eight consecutive victories were not Kobe Bryant, but Wei Xia.

With 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, he became the best player in the game.

It was his sixth triple-double of the season.

The reporter asked him the key to the outbreak of overtime.

He looked at the court, made sure that Kobe was not there, and said with confidence: "I want to thank Kobe, thank him for finally understanding that 'lifting his pants and rolling aside to watch the show' is also one of the ways to lead the team."

When all the sports media interviewed Wei Xia, there was such a sentence in the memo: Be sure to ask questions related to Kobe, otherwise, there is no fun in interviewing Wish.

On the contrary, as long as it is related to Kobe, Wei Xia will always come out with witty words, and tonight will be even better.Before the reporter asked, his words were like an AE86 on Qiu Mingshan hitting Kobe after five consecutive hairpin bends.

(End of this chapter)