Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 637 Swing!
After the first quarter of the game between the Bobcats and the Lakers, the Bobcats were actually behind the Lakers.

In the first half, thanks to Rose's outstanding performance, the Bobcats led by 2 points at halftime.

After the first quarter, the Lakers relied on excellent cooperation and McGrady's final three-pointer against Jordan to overtake the score.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Bobcats 40-38.

Even though Yao Ming was missing, they still scored an astonishing 40 points in a single quarter. It can only be said that the Lakers played quite actively and proactively at the beginning of this game.

The Bobcats did not lack defense in this game. On the contrary, the Bobcats paid great attention to defense in this game.

"Coach D's idea of ​​keeping constant in the face of ever-changing situations in this game is to stabilize the defense. When you want to target your opponent on the offensive end, maybe your offense will be better, but your defense will definitely have problems due to lack of coordination. Coach D did not underestimate the Lakers without Yao Ming, so he chose the most balanced and stable starting lineup. Those who questioned Coach D's deployment after the starting lineups of both teams came out in this game can now shut up completely. Coach D is the one who knows best how powerful this Lakers team is, because this Lakers team is the team built by Coach D!!!"

The Lakers' outstanding performance after the game started really made the entire NBA world feel incredible.

The Lakers, who are no longer with Yao Ming, are surprisingly so powerful.

Kobe's indiscriminate one-on-one play, when he's in good form, is simply invincible.

With McGrady's godly leadership and organizational skills, he can both set up and attack. Plus, with the support of two players with super basketball IQ, Roy and Jokic, it seems that the Lakers are no worse than when Yao Ming was there. At the very least, the game against the Bobcats was really hard to separate.

You know, after Yao Ming was injured, the Lakers are no longer a team with a system.

Just relying on the personal abilities of Kobe and McGrady, they were still two points ahead of the Bobcats after the first quarter. They were truly invincible.

Faced with such an invincible Lakers team, many people actually suggested to Coach D before the game that he should exploit the Lakers' loopholes and ignore his own defense and just focus on the Lakers.

Now it seems that it is fortunate that Coach D did not do so, otherwise he would not know how he died.

Especially at this moment in the Penguin live broadcast room, Yang Huahua now feels like she is completely confused.

Now he always feels that he can no longer watch this game. Without Yao Ming, the Lakers are still so strong, and Kobe and McGrady are so strong!
Especially McGrady and Kobe's, it seems that they need more touch and luck. It is hard to say whether Kobe can maintain his luck for the whole game, but McGrady's is really amazing. McGrady's control over the game already feels superb!

"No wonder Jordan keeps saying that McGrady is a player of the same level as Yao Ming. No wonder Coach Durant keeps saying that McGrady is a player of the same level as Yao Ming. No wonder Coach Durant is so cautious in this game. When you know there is a player like McGrady on the other side, it is hard not to be cautious!"

"Coach Durant is not one of those commentators who likes to be beaten, hahahaha... It's a pity that the Lakers have too many strong players. Usually, it's not just Yao Ming who is always holding back. In fact, McGrady is also holding back. Even Kobe, Jokic, Antetokounmpo, Ebanks, Dinwiddie, Ricky, Roy, McCaw, every one of them is holding back!"

"Yes, facing a strong team where most of the players are holding back, it is enough to win. Why do we still think about how to win? No wonder Coach Durant can succeed in the NBA, while we can only watch Coach Durant direct the game in front of the computer. The gap between amateurs and professionals is too big!"

“Hahahaha, the commentary in China is just for fun, hahahaha…”

Yang Huahua's face was so swollen at this point in the game. The break between the first and second quarters ended and the game continued.

In the second quarter, both sides made major lineup rotations.

The Bobcats' starting lineup has been completely replaced.

The lineup on the court became Myles Turner, Marion, Ding, Ginobili and Parker.

On the Lakers side, Kobe, who played for half of the first quarter, returned to the court again. Except for Kobe, other players did not start.

The players on the Lakers at this time were Dinwiddie, Ricky LeBron, Kobe, McCaw and Roy.

If the Bobcats are considered a small lineup, then the Lakers are definitely a guard lineup.

These five players can basically be considered defenders. Li Kaier can play as a forward, but he can also play as a defender.

Obviously, after seeing that the team was leading in the first quarter, Popovich did not hesitate at all and was ready to fight hard!
Taking advantage of the fact that the Lakers' starting lineup with good offense and defense is away, Popovich is ready to attack wildly!
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers took the lead in attacking. Li Kaier received an assist from Roy, broke through Marion with three slow steps, and made a layup at the free throw line.

The lob shot is Li Kaier's specialty.

This ball was thrown very smoothly!

42 is better than 38!

The Lakers expanded their lead at the beginning of the second quarter, which made the Lakers legends, Lakers fans and Los Angeles reporters at the scene very excited.

"Popovich finally surpassed himself!"

"Pop finally stopped looking ahead and behind when facing Coach D!!!"

If it were the old Popovich, he would definitely not dare to take such a gamble at this time.

Popovich, five guard lineup, are you kidding?
Even when players shoot three-pointers, Popovich feels nervous, let alone imitating Coach D's five guards on the court!

When the Lakers' five guards came out in the second quarter, countless people at the scene were stunned. Many people needed to revisit the current Popovich.

Popovich once again completed his transformation.

He changed from a defensive coach to an offensive coach, and now he has changed from a conservative coach to an aggressive coach.

The Lakers' five-guard lineup plays at a very fast tempo, especially offensively.

However, the five-defender lineup also has its disadvantages, namely height and confrontation.

The Lakers certainly knew this, so when the Bobcats were attacking, McCaw pressed the entire court to delay the Bobcats' offense.

After Parker received the ball, McCaw pressed the entire court.

McCaw has both physical strength and defensive ability. Facing McCaw's full-court press, it will definitely not be easy for Parker to fight one-on-one.

Fortunately, Parker is not the kind of player who must have the ball in his hands.

After McCaw came up, Parker threw the ball to Ding in front of him. Ding took the ball across half court, and then Parker ran without the ball with McCaw.

After receiving the ball, Xiaoding did not dribble, but quickly passed the ball to Ginobili who was cutting to the basket.

Even Ding didn't even look at where Ginobili was. He passed the ball to Ginobili without even looking at him.

After Ginobili got the ball, he used the Eurostep to pass Kobe in front of him, and then took three slow steps straight to the basket. Without the protection of the basket, the Lakers could not stop Ginobili's Eurostep at all. Although Dinwiddie's help defense was in place, Ginobili still made a layup against Dinwiddie.

42 is better than 40!

"The two teams' extremely high offensive success rates continue!"

"The scores between the two teams are still very close!"

During the rotation time in the second quarter of this game, both teams chose to rotate all or most of their starting lineups, because both sides knew that the game was far from over.

This game will definitely continue, even until the last attack.

Faced with such a situation, both sides must first retain their strongest fighting power. "Yao Ming's injury on the Lakers side prevented the Lakers from playing both offense and defense for 48 minutes. Similarly, for the Bobcats, due to the injuries of O'Neal and Grant Hill, the Bobcats also cannot play both offense and defense for 48 minutes in a game. Coach D said before the game that the absence of O'Neal and Hill will have a great impact on the Bobcats. Obviously, judging from the current rotation arrangement of Coach D, it does have a great impact!"

"Popovich knew that the Bobcats would have a period like this, so he put five guards in to give it a try. Coach D also knew that the Lakers would have a period like this, so he put Ginobili and Parker, a pair of very capable guards, in. Because the Lakers had no one under the basket who could limit their off-ball and on-ball cuts, Parker and Ginobili are two of the best guards in NBA history who can cut into the basket."

"There is no problem with Parker and Ginobili's cut-ins, but the problem is the pass to the two. Cut-ins and passes require tacit understanding. Duncan is not on the court. I didn't expect that the tacit understanding between China Ding and Parker and Ginobili is so good! Incredible!!!"

After both sides changed their rotation lineups, the offense looked even more rapid.

Especially Ginobili and Kobe!

If the first half of the first quarter was Kobe and Rose's scoring spree, then the first half of the second quarter was Kobe and Ginobili's show.

吉诺比利在前面轮换的6分钟，3中3，三分球1中1，罚球3中3，百发百中的砍下了10分，其中还有一个3+1，而且这个3+1还是对科比打中的。

Ginobili and Kobe, the sworn enemies who have loved and hated each other throughout their careers, once again showed the peak showdown between the Western Conference shooting guards in this game, the last game of Kobe's career.

Ginobili is still as charming as ever, even in front of Kobe. Kobe's picturesque beauty cannot hinder Ginobili's charm.

After recovering his physical strength, Ginobili is now very strong, but in the Bobcats, he is not needed most of the time.

And now, facing the Lakers without Yao Ming and without inside players, Ginobili is the most threatening player on the Bobcats' court!

Ginobili not only scored 10 points, but also had 2 assists.

Kobe on the opposite side is actually not much worse.

He made 6 of 2 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws. Although he only scored 7 points, he had 3 assists. Kobe did not attack on his own in the first half of the second quarter.

Kobe knew that as long as he attacked forcefully, the Bobcats would definitely shrink and surround him, so Kobe played very restrained.

Instead, he coordinated and organized his teammates to score.

In the first six minutes of the second quarter, with the support and organization of Kobe, the Lakers scored 23 points in half a quarter!
This is actually very rare.

If Kobe chose to continue attacking in the second quarter, judging from his excellent touch in the first quarter, he would probably miss all his shots.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to feint in the second quarter and be the player who takes the shot.

In the first 6 minutes of the second quarter, Kobe made the entire Lakers team miss shots. The other Lakers players had a 100% shooting percentage!

This was definitely not Kobe's fault. Kobe converted his Lakers teammates' 6 impossible scoring opportunities into 7 points, which was a huge performance.

Both of Kobe's shots were magical. One of them was almost a logo shot, and the other was a response to Ginobili's 3+1.

After the rotation time in the second quarter, both sides entered a timeout. The Lakers led the Bobcats by 63 points, 60 to 3.

During the rotation period of the second quarter, the Lakers led by 23 point 22 to 1.

After the timeout, both sides brought out their starting lineups.

However, the Lakers still did not play Kobe, and was replaced by Danny Green.

After both teams' starting players came on, the offense of both teams slowed down.

At the end of the second quarter, the score between the two teams was 74 to 76, and the Lakers were still leading by 2 points.

In the second quarter, the two teams were tied at 36.

In other words, in the second half of the second quarter, the two teams only tied 14 to 13, the offensive rhythm slowed down, and the offensive efficiency also decreased.

This is normal.

In the third quarter, when the starting lineups of both teams continued to be on the court, the defensive intensity of both teams increased. It was the second half of the seventh game. What a joke!

At the same time, both teams consumed more physical energy.

Therefore, the offensive efficiency of both teams was also lower.

Throughout the third quarter, the two teams scored 26 points each.

On the Lakers side, Kobe made 14 of 7 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 17 points in a single quarter.

The Lakers took 21 shots in the third quarter, 14 of which were taken by Kobe alone.

Now that the Bobcats have adapted to the Lakers' coordination, Kobe and McGrady's individual offense has become very important.

In the third quarter, McGrady made 6 of 4 shots, 1 of 0 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws, scoring 9 points.

Yes, throughout the third quarter, all of the Lakers' offense was handed over to Kobe and McGrady, and everyone else was focused on defense.

The two combined for all 26 of the 26 points.

Compared with the Lakers, the scores of Thabeet, Beasley, Rose and Duncan Jordan on the Bobcats were more evenly distributed.

However, it was obvious that the Lakers in the third quarter were the Lakers that Popovich wanted to see in this game.

"If the Lakers played like this in the first quarter, they would have lost the game. However, the Lakers relied on the efforts of the entire team and did not allow Kobe and McGrady to attack wildly until the third quarter!!!"

"The Lakers still have a chance in this game!!!"

"As long as Kobe and McGrady can hold on in the fourth quarter, the Lakers still have a chance!!!"

The timeout is over and the fourth quarter is about to begin.

"Kobe!"

Ok?
Kobe turned and looked at Popovich.

"Go break all the scoring records in the finals!"

“Swing!”

“This is your stage!”

Looking at Popovich shouting wildly, Kobe felt his heart beating violently.

(End of this chapter)