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Chapter 136 Infighting and Counterattack

After the goal was scored, only 41 seconds remained.

The Lakers attacked in the frontcourt, and Kobe received a pass from Chris Duhon and hit the iron with a three-pointer.

Wang Zelin scored the rebound.

After Wang Zelin received the ball in the frontcourt, Pau Gasol chose to double-team without hesitation this time.

Wang Zelin made the ball and assisted Aldridge to make a mid-range shot from the left high post.

The situation of the two teams reversed, and Kobe's bombardment in the previous few minutes was reduced to nothing, and the point difference was once again approaching 10 points.

In the last 20 seconds or so, the two sides played one iron each, and the score remained at 45:37 to end the first half.

In this game, except for the relatively smooth play in the first half of the first quarter, the two sides fought a defensive battle in the latter part of the game, and the offense was a rigorous battle.

Fortunately, during this period, there will be confrontations between the stars, otherwise the hard bridge and hard horse defensive battle will definitely affect the ratings of this game.

The biggest contributor to the Blazers is undoubtedly Wang Zelin.

14 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block in the half!

The Lakers center Howard exploded completely.

During the half-time break, in addition to various advertisements interspersed on the big screen, the wonderful attacks of both players in the first half were replayed in the last few minutes.

Wang Zelin monopolizes 1/3 of the text.

……

In the Lakers locker room, a fierce brawl is being staged.

Howard faced the Trail Blazers several times in a row, and Howard performed poorly.

In addition to his complaints more than once that he has too little possession of the ball, Angel City has also raised a lot of eccentric rhetoric.

In the past, Kobe would more or less take into account Howard's little wife's face in front of the media, so he came up with an American version of "He's still a child!"

At first Kobe just talked about it, but after getting along for a while, he found that the joke actually came true!
To some extent, Howard and his former partner Bynum are unusually similar.

They are all young children!

The performance on the court is easily affected by the mood: if you are playing happily, you will work hard, if you are not happy, you will be passive and sabotage.

Since entering the Lakers, Howard can hand over 30 points + 20 rebounds when playing well, and can hand over 7 points and 4 rebounds when playing poorly.

There is no one with such ups and downs.

Especially when it comes to being the number one center in the league, it seems inappropriate.

"Dwight, are you sleepwalking? You only grabbed 5 rebounds in the first half, 2 more than me, and even Paul has 4. Do you still want to win? Is this performance worthy of your dignity as the number one center?"

"Look at No. 36 on the opposite side. He has 8 rebounds in halftime, which is nearly twice as much as yours, and more than three times as many points as yours. But he is getting 300 million annual salary, but you are nearly 2000 million. You really don't want to lose face!"

The extreme paranoia of victory made Kobe completely ignore Howard's stiff face and his alliance's super giant aura, and directly sprayed.

When these words came out of Kobe's mouth, Howard suddenly frowned, stood up and roared.

"Kobe, what does this mean? Don't forget that I'm the third player in the league. I'm the number one center in the league. I accept the offer from the Lakers. I'm not here to be scolded by you."

At the beginning of the season, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Dwight Howard are all in the top three in the player rankings of authoritative media such as NBA official ESPN.

"I don't care if you are number one or number three, there is only one voice in Los Angeles, and that is me, Ko! Bee! Boo! Lay! Eh! Te!"

"If anyone can't fight well, don't blame me for being rude!"

Kobe's face was livid, he slammed the towel on the ground, got up from his seat and confronted Howard.

No matter in terms of height or size, the two are obviously not in the same class, but Howard, who is dominant in size, suddenly feels a little guilty, especially Kobe's murderous eyes, which make him feel at a loss.

For a long time since his rookie season, Howard has looked up to Kobe.

Later, after the single-core team broke into the finals, Howard, who worked hard together, was easily defeated by the opponent, which made it difficult for him to resist the aura from Kobe head-on.

The locker room fell into silence. After three or four seconds, D'Antoni broke the silence: "Okay, we haven't lost yet, now is not the time for infighting!"

"It's only eight points. Could it be that such a point difference will defeat us?"

D'Antoni came between Kobe and Howard. Seeing that they were silent, he went on to say, "You two take a break in the third quarter, and Steve leads the bench to chase points. It's okay, right?"

"No, sir."

Kobe was the first to speak, then turned and returned to his position.

"me too."

Howard walked down the steps obediently.

"Steve, it's up to you in a while, pick up the speed and play fast break, this is what you do best."

D'Antoni made the final arrangements.

"it is good."

Nash replied with a smile.

After resting for a long time, it is time to let the young people on the opposite side know why he was able to win the regular season MVP for two consecutive times.

……

The game continued, and the Trail Blazers also made personnel adjustments. The inside line was replaced by the defensive champion Mike Roberts who had a good chemical reaction with the team, and the outside line was still led by Lillard, the iron man.

The Blazers attacked first, and Lillard continued to attack Nash. As a result, he fell into the pocket formation set by the Lakers in advance and was blocked.

The Lakers' offense appears methodical under Nash's organization. Nash can always accurately find the Blazers' defensive loopholes and help his teammates score.

A good point guard is a huge bonus to teammates.

In the 7th minute of the third quarter, although Nash couldn't prevent Lillard, he was very good at using his teammates to help him and interfere with Lillard.

6 out of 2.

Lillard is caught in an endless vortex of isolations and inefficiencies.

Under the leadership of Nash, the Lakers have played exquisite cooperation many times, and the point difference is gradually approaching.

After another few tens of seconds, Lillard broke through and hit the iron again. The Lakers quickly counterattacked. Nash assisted Jordan Hill with a long pass in the penalty area for a dunk.

58: 57.

The Lakers achieved the lead for the first time in this game.

When it comes to how to use teammates and organize offenses, Lillard lost to Nash as expected.

"Di!"

The Blazers called a timeout, and Coach Terry asked Lillard to rest and pull up all the other main players.

"Coach, I'm sorry!"

Back on the bench, Lillard realized that he was completely brought into the rhythm of Nash, addicted to singles, unable to extricate himself, forgetting the task of organizing teammates, and felt ashamed in his heart.

"It's okay. After all, the opponent is an MVP-level player. Although he is old, his experience is still much better than yours. Let's rest for a while. The fourth quarter depends on you."

Regarding the situation where the team fell behind, the special coach just patted Lillard on the shoulder without much blame.

Not anyone can be as extravagant as the Lakers, sitting on a large number of stars, with Nash leading the bench including Jamison, not to mention defense, at least the offense will definitely not lose to many NBA teams starting.

Lillard can't stand it, it's normal.

After high-fiving Wang Zelin, Lillard watched his teammates play.

The No. 1 position on the Trail Blazers field became Nolan Smith. He was selected by Portland with the 11st overall pick in the first round of the 1 draft.

Nolan Smith, who is 1 meters tall, is a typical small and fast guard. He has a good open shooting ability and a good ball quotient, and he always maintains a spirit of not admitting defeat.

It's a pity that the lack of defensive end and lack of explosive power made Nolan Smith unacceptable after entering the NBA, and he didn't have the talent that a first-round pick should have.

The Blazers officially announced in October that they would not be included in the 10-2013 season option in Nolan Smith's contract.

In other words, this season is very likely to be Nolan Smith's last season in the NBA. He needs to seize the last opportunity to sell himself well.

Nolan Smith is very aware of his strengths and weaknesses. He knows that with his current strength, if he continues like this, he will really stay away from NBA Vanity Fair forever.

what should I do?
Suddenly, Nolan Smith looked at No. 36's back and thought about it.

……

Back from the timeout, the Lakers switched to an all-main lineup. Kobe took a rest for half a quarter and recovered a lot of physical strength.

After coming up, Wang Zelin continued to beat Howard on the inside, and the fans on the scene were wailing again.

The Lakers' defense is like a soft and weak first position, allowing Wang Zelin to ravage.

"Nolan, the biography is good."

When returning to defense, Wang Zelin rubbed Nolan Smith's curly hair.

Not to mention, Duncan's move is really comfortable.

Just a little oily.

"Don't worry King, as long as you run out of position, my pass will be on call."

The approval of the boss is a great encouragement for marginal characters like Nolan Smith.

Nolan Smith patted his head and said boldly.

"it is good!"

Wang Zelin smiled.

It seems that this little guy is very sensible.

　I just finished catching up, and I haven't had time to review it. If you find a typo, you can refresh it a second time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)