The older superstars of the NBA

Chapter 12 Team Conflict

The confrontation between Kobe Bryant and LeBron James was the focus of the audience, but this confrontation did not last long.

The strength of the Big Three is too strong. When they all start to exert their strength, even Kobe Bryant can't resist it for a while.

At the end of the first quarter of the game, LeBron James used himself to delay Kobe Bryant. He reduced the number of shots and offensive power, and gave all the opportunities to Dwyane Wade.

After Dwyane Wade got the ball, he continued to attack the inside.

The one defending him was Nick Young, the "Prince of Singles" of the Lakers. Although he defended very hard, he still couldn't stop Dwyane Wade's offensive.

call out.

The referee's whistle sounded, and the first quarter was declared over.

After taking the lead, the Miami Heat chose to change the lineup.

By the time the second quarter came on, both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade had been replaced for a rest, replaced by substitute players like Ray Allen and Shane Battier.

For the Lakers, coach Mike D'Antoni also planned to let Kobe Bryant rest, but Kobe Bryant refused!

The Lakers' bench is not comparable to that of the Heat, and the starting lineup is even more difficult to contend with. If they don't want to chase points when the opponent's main players are off the court, it may be difficult to maintain the point difference in the second half.

The situation in the second quarter continued to be one-sided. The Lakers relied on Kobe Bryant's singles to score continuously, and occasionally relied on Pau Gasol's cooperation to play a wave of wonderful offenses.

However, it is also difficult to resist the continuous scoring of the Heat.

In particular, Ray Allen, who came off the bench for the Heat, felt hot. After hitting two consecutive three-pointers within 3 minutes, he even opened the difference between the two sides to double digits.

"Depend on!"

"What are you all doing?"

"Defense... get it? Don't shoot... if you guys can't hit it, pass me the damn ball..."

When head coach Mike D'Antoni called a timeout to set up tactics, Kobe Bryant lost his temper and repeatedly reprimanded his teammates.

When the boss of the team lost his temper, the others were also silent, fearing that they would accidentally touch Kobe's head.

"Coach, let me go!"

"I can shoot threes!"

Although the atmosphere in front of the team was a little tense, Zhao Feiyang still took advantage of the gap to recommend himself.

However, his speech did not attract the attention of others.

The teammates just looked up at him, and coach Mike D'Antoni didn't even look at him, just glanced at him indifferently.

Kobe Bryant turned his attention to Zhao Feiyang, but he didn't open his mouth to show any support.

Zhao Feiyang was helpless and could only sit back on the bench depressed.

call out.

The game continues on the field.

Although the Lakers made adjustments to their tactics, the actual effect was not great. The Heat continued to widen the score gap with their substitute lineup. When the game was about to end in the first half, the point difference between the two sides even reached 17 points.

There was an uproar in the Staples Center arena, and many Lakers fans even chose to leave the field in disappointment. Through the lens of the scene, we could clearly see the disappointment on the faces of many fans.

The more points lost on the field, the uglier Kobe Bryant's face became. Even when he was replaced by head coach Mike D'Antoni before the end of the first half, Kobe Bryant even quarreled with the opponent.

"Oh! You mean your tactics are better?"

"Sorry! I don't remember you leading the team to a championship, but I have led the team to it, and more than once..."

"Do you think you can be stronger than Phil?"

Kobe Bryant was quite ruthless when he spoke harsh words, but Mike D'Antoni was also a well-known coach in the league, so he was naturally very upset when he faced Kobe Bryant's mockery.

If he wanted to change to an ordinary team coach, he would naturally endure it in silence, but Mike D'Antoni is not a coach who swallows his anger, so he also fought back against Kobe Bryant.

"Kobe, I have worked with so many stars, you are the most difficult guy..."

"You're one of the best players in the league, but your tactics aren't..."

"Your tactics suck..."

The quarrel between the two undoubtedly attracted the attention of the audience.

When the live camera gave a close-up of the two quarreling, the first half of the game was coming to an end.

Whether it was Kobe Bryant or coach Mike D'Antoni, neither of them greeted each other anymore, but each walked toward the player tunnel with dark faces.

Such infighting occurred at the beginning of the season, and this scene undoubtedly shocked the outside world.

Zhao Feiyang, who left with the team, also had doubts on his face. At first, he thought he could come to the Lakers to achieve results. Looking at it now, not only the internal situation of the Lakers is complicated, but the internal contradictions of the Lakers seem to be a star that may explode at any time. bomb.

If the core of the team is at odds with the coach, it will be difficult for the team to achieve results.

There are countless examples of this in the nba.

During the halftime break, the atmosphere in the locker room was terribly oppressive. Head coach Mike D'Antoni would analyze problems for the players during the break before, but this time he was rarely silent.

Kobe Bryant didn't say a word, just sat in his seat and kept fiddling with his phone.

The second half started quickly.

The Lakers players walked out of the player channel again.

When Kobe Bryant was about to continue playing, this time, head coach Mike D'Antoni stopped him, "Kobe, go and rest!"

Kobe Bryant looked indifferent, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

Mike D'Antoni didn't answer his words, Kobe Bryant couldn't help sneering when he saw this, and then sat down on the bench to rest.

"Paul...you should rest too!"

"Nick...you too..."

I don't know if coach Mike D'Antoni is planning to play badly. In a fit of anger, he directly replaced the main lineup of the Lakers, from Kobe to Pau Gasol, and then to Nick Young, who is one of the few still capable players on the court.

After replacing the main lineup, Mike D'Antoni's eyes came to the bench. Coincidentally, Zhao Feiyang was also looking at him at this time.

"Zhao, get ready to play!"

The head coach's words immediately excited Zhao Feiyang.

He waited for almost two quarters to play. He thought it was impossible to play this game, but he didn't expect that because of Kobe's quarrel with the head coach, he won the chance to play for himself by mistake.

"Coach, what tactics do we play?"

Zhao Feiyang asked after taking off his coat.

At this time, head coach Mike D'Antoni had already called several other substitute players to his side. Seeing Zhao Feiyang's question, he only gave the simplest response.

"No tactics!"

"You can fight whatever you want!"

"Ok?"

Zhao Feiyang was suddenly dumbfounded.

He has seen bad players, why is the head coach so bad?

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