basketball player

Chapter 281 279: Reasons for 32 picks
In the last 2.5 seconds of the first quarter, Kobe Bryant received the ball from the right corner of the field.Standing in front of Kobe was Ray Allen who replaced George. Although he was also a member of the '96 Golden Generation, Kobe's competitive state was indeed better than Ray Allen's.

"Black Mamba" looked at the timer on the backboard, feinted his upper body, and then made a drift shot under Ray Allen's close defense.

Ray Allen tried his best to defend Kobe, but unexpectedly the referee's whistle sounded, accompanied by the sound of the Nets rolling, the buzzer 2+1!

"Kobe Bryant, he almost supported the Lakers' offense by himself!" Kenny Smith stood up excitedly. Kobe's performance in the last few minutes was really exciting.

Amidst the cheers of "MVP" shouted by the audience, Kobe made a steady free throw to help the Lakers move the score to 21 to 25 before the start of the second quarter.

As Henson expected, the "Black Mamba" bared his fangs.Ray Allen walked off the court helplessly. No matter how many times he played against Kobe, Ray Allen felt unwilling to score such an unreasonable goal.Everyone on the Lakers bench reveled in joy, and the fans in the stands were so excited that they regarded Staples as a big disco dance scene.

After the camera swept over so many people, the on-site photographer gave Henson a close-up. With a 12-point lead, the Lakers pulled it to 21-25. Presumably, the Chinese coach must be unhappy at this time.

Although the Pacers still lead by 4 points, from another perspective, the performance of the Lakers is so poor, and the Pacers are only leading by 4 points. Henson will definitely not be happy.

Yet when the camera is on Henson, you can't read any emotion on his face at all.

Ray Allen's unwillingness, the joy of the rest of the Lakers and the excitement of the fans. No matter what the emotion is, at least everyone responded to Kobe's beautiful goal just now.But Henson, he didn't.

Henson is not pretending to be calm, he is not the kind of coach who likes to pretend to be X by pretending to be calm.It was because of Kobe's beautiful goal that it really didn't stir up waves in Henson's heart.

Kobe scored 13 points in the first quarter. Excluding the first 4 minutes without scoring and the 2-minute break in the middle, Kobe scored 13 points in almost half of the game.In the second half of the game, Ray Allen was defending Kobe most of the time.

Although Ray Allen will not become a defensive colander like Nash, Henson admits that he does not have much expectation for his defense.So Henson was not surprised to be scored so many points by Kobe.Fortunately for Henson, Kobe made 3 of 0 shots on George's head today. Although the sample is too small, it is not enough to explain George's defensive effect.But at least this gave Henson the confidence to contain Kobe.

Henson hadn't even dared to think about containing Kobe before.In the past against the Lakers, Henson's strategy was to contain others and let Kobe attack alone.But today, Henson intends to contain even Kobe!
"You guys did a good job in the first quarter. We almost paralyzed the Lakers. Think about it, the Lakers scored 21 points in the first quarter, and Kobe scored 13 points. It is not an exaggeration to say that Kobe alone carried the Lakers' offense. So in the second quarter, our goal is very clear, to limit Kobe's performance! George, your several defenses in the first quarter were very successful. I hope you can keep it up." Henson finished speaking and winked at George.

George nodded silently, he would not let Kobe score such a difficult 2+1 goal!

An electronic beep sounds and the fight continues.Kobe stepped into the court frowning. Kobe, who was fully fired just now, would not stop there.But what makes Kobe a little afraid is that his opponent has changed from Ray Allen to the tall and long-armed No. 24.
Just three years into the league, George has created his own NBA image: a three-point shooter, a good backcourt rebounder, able to counter-attack dunks, and cut inside to attack the basket.And, it's still a one-on-one "single-defense monster"!
George grew up in California and played in Los Angeles before college.So like many people his age, George is a Lakers and Kobe fan.

But unlike others, George had more than pure admiration for Kobe.What's more in his heart is the desire to defeat the strongest man in Los Angeles!Therefore, George has been insisting on the road of basketball!
You said George also wears No. 24?Come on, George doesn't wear No. 24 out of admiration for Kobe.He's been wearing No. 24 since elementary school, when Kobe was still wearing No. 8.The reporter also asked George this question, and George's answer was "You should ask Kobe why I wear No. 24, hahahahahaha."

It is such a California boy who aimed to surpass Kobe since he was a child, and today he finally got the opportunity he dreamed of!

The second quarter started and the Lakers took the lead.The three superstars Nash, Howard and Gasol have completely become decorations, and everyone is focusing on Kobe.

George opened his long arms and wrapped them around Kobe.Howard came to cover, but George went around the pick-and-roll extremely fast!

With Kobe's current physical condition, he cannot compete with George for speed.After being stopped by George again, Kobe decided to play with his back!Post-up singles, this is one of the reasons why Kobe can still become the most terrifying scorer in the league at the age of 34!In the first quarter of the game, Kobe used his back-up technique to hit Ray Allen a lot of balls.

But this time, when Kobe turned over and shot, he couldn't see the basket at all, but only the big palm covering his eyes and the same "24" as himself.

"Bang!"

"Kobe missed the shot! He didn't continue his scoring momentum!" The commentary was in chaos.

"Yes!" Henson gritted his teeth, he knew he could trust George!Kobe was on George's head and made 4 of 0 shots!

The Lakers retreated quickly. Except for Kobe, everyone else seemed to be turning into a running machine.

George and Paul set a screen, forcing Nash to get in front of George.Seeing the opportunity formed, Paul directly handed the ball to George, and it was time for his performance!
"Damn it!" Watching Nash force a dislocation to defend O'George, Kobe was helpless.Because if he leaves, Paul will get his chance right away.And powerlessness is what Kobe hates most.

Paul George moved to the right from outside the three-point line, and then flashed to the left!Nash, who was defending him, didn't react at all, turned around and saw him, it was too late!

George sprinted to the basket, and Horford pulled the "Warcraft" away.Howard didn't dare not follow, after all, Horford had already made a mid-range shot and a three-pointer in the first quarter.Under the basket, only Gasol can guard it.But George's speed was very fast. Before Gasol blocked the shot, a layup with a high shot went into the net and scored two points!

No. 24 scored, but not No. 24 of the Lakers!
"The score has been stretched a little bit, let's see how Kobe will respond." Kenny Smith is right, it is to see how Kobe will respond, not how the Lakers will respond.

Because the Lakers couldn't open space, Kobe fell into singles with the ball again.He originally hoped to use a rhythm change to flash out of the shooting space, but he didn't know that George's defense was impeccable!This is the first time Kobe has played against George this season. He can't believe that this guy has grown to this point!

But in order to block Kobe's shot, George's center of gravity also moved forward. Kobe seized the opportunity to make a breakthrough, and finally scored a layup in the fierce physical confrontation, successfully renewing the life of the Lakers.

The Los Angeles fans cheered as their hero scored another goal.Henson was also cheering, because it was getting harder and harder for Kobe to score.In the second half of the game, how many of these goals can Kobe score when he played sick?
Although the Lakers scored, the Pacers' offense was still fast enough.The attention of the Lakers players was on Paul, but Horford directly handed the ball to George who rushed across the half court.In the counterattack, facing Kobe, who was half a head shorter than him, and his idol, George changed to a fake move on the spot, and then suddenly pulled up the mid-range shot, raised the knife in his hand and dropped it, and the basketball hit the net again!

"A goal scored on Kobe's head! Haha, George's offensive methods this season are dazzling! No wonder, Coach Henson will ask for 32 draft picks! Have you seen it? He is facing Kobe!"

For the previous goal, George's breakthrough score relied on speed.


The last goal, chasing the ball and hitting a jumper, relied on his height and shooter qualities.

Paul George, he has already unknowingly turned into an offensive kaleidoscope.Offensively, George was able to keep putting pressure on Kobe.On the defensive end, it was not easy for Kobe to face George, the "single defense monster".Looking at the number 24 in front of him, Kobe even felt that he saw his younger self
Kobe's momentum was suddenly suppressed. In the game after the second quarter, Kobe didn't score again.One is because D'Antoni asked Kobe to rest for up to 5 minutes, because Kobe was still coughing.The second is because George's excellent defense made Kobe's offense repeatedly hit the wall.

You know, Kobe was never afraid of difficult shots.Sometimes this will allow Kobe to save the team, but other times, especially when the Lakers' morale is low, it will lead Kobe into a vicious circle.

第一节13分，第二节3分。第一节8中5，第二节8中1整个第二节，步行者只让湖人拿了12分！科比好不容易迫近的分数，又被步行者拉到了13分！
The moment the buzzer sounded at the end of the halftime game, Kobe walked into the player tunnel very angrily and did not accept any interviews with reporters.

So did George, not because he was angry, but because he wanted to hurry up and rest.He knew very well that the battle between himself and Kobe was not over yet.

Therefore, the reporters had no choice but to find the proud Henson Joe.

Facing the camera, Henson finally smiled.But what he said made the Los Angeles fans laugh.

"After experiencing this halftime, I think George's price tag may be far more than 32 first-round picks."

Henson easily turned and left. After containing Kobe, the only thing waiting for the Los Angeles Lakers was failure.


(End of this chapter)