The NBA's opening sling against Chris Paul

Chapter 71
Conley deftly slipped through the crowd and used almost the same motion for a reverse layup.

"Conley is indeed the magic needle of the Memphis people, and he can do it as soon as he makes a move."

The ball was also beyond Kobe's expectations. In fact, Conley can make a gamble at that position. After all, his shooting percentage is very high, as written in the scout report.

Kobe looked at Conley in front of him and felt that time flies. Most of the top point guards around him are now retired, and this stage is destined to belong to them.

Nash told Kobe, who was in a daze, to go down quickly, while Ci Shiping took the ball first, squeezed a few steps in against Guy, and then passed it back to Kobe.

Kobe stepped on the three-point line and made an emergency jumper, missed the basket, grabbed the rebound, and then gave it to Kobe who rushed inside, shot again, still nothing, he grabbed it again, made up again, this time there was .

With three shots in one round, it can already be seen that Kobe's mentality has undergone a subtle change. He is no longer calmly playing for his teammates as before. He began to use all the eighteen martial arts in his arsenal.

At this moment, the winner must be decided on this floor, yes, quickly.

Maybe Kobe's hard work infected his teammates, or maybe he was afraid of being scolded. In the next round, everyone on the court was very focused, defending, blocking, and covering in a timely manner.

Even so, Conley and Li Ming still found an opportunity to sneak up on two three-pointers.

"Come out a little bit, that won't work, that position is not stuck." Kobe anxiously yelled at Da Jia.

It is really difficult for Dajia to squeeze Randolph inside. He can only catch the ball on the line, choose a jumper or pass, and act as a fulcrum.

But it is difficult to be the end point of the basket. Neither Randolph nor Gay can play so easily. Although Gay lacks height, he can make up for it with bounce and footwork.

Dajia looked at Kobe but cleverly gave the ball to Jamison on one side, but it was a pity that Jamison missed the ball under Conley's interference.

Gay rebounded again and dribbled the ball for half court.

"Lee, what are you doing, basking in the sun? Get in, squeeze in." Guy yelled.

"I... nnb, you think Ci Shiping's tendons are made of paper, I want to squeeze in too." Li Ming tried his best to feed, but he still couldn't stand Ci Shiping.

He could only step back to catch the ball outside the three-point line. His eyes were fixed on the basket, he bent down and dribbled the ball vigilantly, and suddenly he threw a straight throw without looking at people.

Gay took off vigorously with big strides, a chic gliding dunk, and the shaking rim creaked.

"This ball, we all thought he would choose to shoot it himself. After all, he has a basket in that position and it has been verified." Drexler admitted that he is a more selfless player.

His eyes are always looking for teammates with better positions at the first time, so that such people can go further in the game and in the long season.

104 to 102, with 4 minutes left in the game.

Kobe was a little anxious, yelled to catch the ball, broke through the defense of the three Grizzlies players, and threw a super long three-pointer against Bayless' arm, but missed.

Gay picks up the rebound, makes a long pass, and Conley makes an easy layup.

106 to 102, the Grizzlies lead the Lakers by four points.

Kobe asked for the ball again, and Nash signaled that he could slow down, but Kobe bypassed him directly, without waiting for his teammates to help defend, strode directly into the penalty area, and then switched to a left-handed throw after a top on the spot.

After being slapped mercilessly by Guy, Bayless saved the ball and gave it to Conley who was about to come down. Conley scored two plus one against Jamison's long arm.

109 to 102, Nash quickly dribbled to the frontcourt, and after passing the ball twice, it still reached Kobe on the outside.

Kobe didn't even have any fake moves, raising his hand was a long-distance two-pointer, and finally got it.

109 to 104, Conley took the ball on the line and ran a pick-and-roll with Randolph, Gay pulled to the bottom line and stood firm.

Conley gave the ball back to Randolph, and the Big Black Bear followed suit and made a long-distance two-pointer.

111 to 104, Zen Master called a timeout with 2 minutes and 16 seconds left in the game.

This time, he didn't make too many arrangements, but replaced Howard to strengthen the rebound protection. In fact, he also knew that it was useless to say it. Kobe had already entered the singles mode and would not listen.

Kobe tried a difficult three-pointer from beyond the three-point line again, but still missed. Randolph took off the rebound, and Conley led the half court steadily.

It was given to Li Ming when the 24 seconds were approaching. Li Ming made an extreme small throw and scored.

Jamison took the ball and stood at the top of the arc. Kobe came up to ask for the ball. Jamison wanted to give him a pick-and-roll but was waved away by Kobe. He wanted to single Conley.

After dribbling for two steps, the ball was obviously low when it got up. Kobe didn't make any effort, the ball missed a lot, and Gay caught it under the basket.

With a flick of the momentum, Li Ming ran up at high speed and performed a one-arm hanging frame again.

115 to 104, this ball can almost determine the death penalty for the Lakers, and there is not much time left in the game.

In less than 60 seconds, it was too difficult to recover the 11-point gap in front of a team like the Grizzlies. Kobe's last few uncool singles almost ruined the Lakers' efforts all night.

However, he can't be blamed for this, after all, the games he won before were fought back like this.

Kobe, dribbled the ball across the frontcourt by himself, didn't pass the ball, didn't ask for any screens, and shot from two meters away from the three-point line.

I don't know if his physical strength was affected, but he hit the front frame several times in a row, allowing Randolph and Gay to swipe a wave of rebounds at the last moment, and the newly replaced Howard seemed to have lead in his legs of.

Of the ones Randolph pushed away, two didn't even take off.Dajia is very active, but his position is not good, and he cannot be taken off immediately.

Conley strode into the opponent's penalty area, Li Ming dribbled outside looking for an opportunity, Gay leaned sideways against Jamison and raised his hands to signal.

Li Ming smiled slightly, and the ball was passed to Randolph on the other side. The big black bear did not hesitate, turned right and scored the ball against Gasol's arm.

117 to 104, Kobe did not give up, whether he could catch up or not, he was still running hard, and Nash gave him the ball.

Bryant struggled with Conley to throw the ball, Gay grabbed the rebound again, held it high, and the clock finally ran out.

117 to 104, relying on the last wave of 15 to 2 attacks, the Grizzlies won the game against the defending champion as they wished.

After the game, Conley took the initiative to hug Kobe, and Kobe also hugged Li Ming generously.

"Good fight, Lee, very good, young man, come on." Kobe kept repeating in Li Ming's ear.

(End of this chapter)