NBA: I really just want to be a second-in-command

Chapter 157 An Accident Happened!
In the second half of the second quarter, Zen Master finally sent the rested main lineup to the field, and the main lineups of the two sides began to confront each other.

Of course, at the end of halftime in the second quarter, the scores of the two sides did not draw apart.

Although the Rockets' main lineup played for a whole quarter, after all, this was only the first half, and their physical strength was still sufficient.

Don't show fatigue now.

Zen master is very clear that the real decisive victory must be in the second half.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Rockets sent a substitute lineup. After all, their main lineup was forced to make an early appearance and played the entire second quarter.

Now I have to take a break.

Of course, Van Gundy did not replace Yao Ming and McGrady to rest at the same time, because the Lakers are still the main lineup.

"It seems that Van Gundy heard your advice, man, he began to let Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady rest in rotation." Mason said.

"He can only do this, there is no other way," Barkley said, "but I still doubt whether his rotation can hold the Lakers' offensive firepower."

"You mean...the Rockets can't beat the Lakers' main lineup when they only put one main player on the court?" Mason asked.

"I think it's a bit hanging." Barkley said, "McGrady is resting now, and Yao Ming is leading others to play. The field lacks a main offensive firepower. It is unrealistic to rely solely on Yao Ming to play inside. This is just an offense. On the other hand, the defensive end is what they can't solve."

"Oh why?"

"You can also see that today Kobe has a very strong desire to attack, and he has an excellent touch and a super high shooting percentage. No one on the Rockets can limit him, including Sean Battier, who is known for his defense. Now it is possible to limit the firepower. Kobe is fully open, and the Rockets only have Tracy McGrady."

"But McGrady didn't defend Kobe tonight." Mason said.

"That's right, McGrady rarely defends the opponent's sharp-edged players. After all, his physical strength has always been his weakness among super giants, so he rarely actively defends the opponent's sharp-edged players, but tonight is different. , if the Rockets want to win this game, they must restrict Kobe, only him can come.

But the problem is that Van Gundy made the Rockets' main lineup too early. McGrady played the entire second quarter, so he could only rest in the third quarter. On the contrary, Kobe rested for almost a full quarter, and his offensive ability was even stronger. Strong, so the problem now is that it is completely impossible for the Rockets to limit Kobe on the defensive end.

I'm concerned that the game might be over in the third quarter. said Barkley.

"Oh? Did you predict that?"

"Well, let's see, although my predictions tonight are basically wrong, but this one, I don't think it will be wrong."

In fact, the progress of the next game was indeed as Barkley expected.

The first few minutes after McGrady came off the court, the game was normal.

But when the game reached the end of the third quarter, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse!

The Rockets as a whole began to show weakness, and their defensive response was significantly slower.

Kobe faced Battier, who had already played a whole quarter and began to enter a period of weakness, and his offense basically got whatever he wanted.

And when his physical strength began to decline, he was more likely to be deceived by Kobe's fake moves, because when his physical strength declined, people would subconsciously reduce the operation of the brain, and it would be more of an instinctive reaction of the body.

The defensive end was a mess and was ravaged by Kobe infinitely.

On the offensive end, it was even more helpless. Except for Yao Ming who relied on his own personal ability to make a few strong shots, everyone else also thought that due to physical problems, the offense was unstable, and they even failed to make open shots.

Under such a situation, the Lakers gradually have the posture to open the score!
This time, Kobe almost used only a three-threat, and passed Battier completely, leaving him completely behind.

Kobe quickly broke into the inside line, facing Yao Ming, without hesitation, he dunked directly! !
Yao Ming showed no fear, and jumped high to block the shot!
This blocking height... Lu Yusheng felt that it would be difficult for Kobe to dunk the ball in the face of Yao Ming's defense.

But what everyone didn't expect was that Kobe suddenly adjusted his movements in the air, and the dunk's hand flipped in the air. With a lift of the ball and a pull bar, he went directly past Yao Ming's block!

Change the dunk to pick the basket!
With a light flick of the finger, the basketball accurately wiped the board and scored into the basket!
What the hell!

Lu Yusheng was shocked by this ball!
In the air, the dunk is changed to a pick basket, and there is a lever in the middle.

The strength of the waist and abdomen and the flexibility of the body... are simply not human!

The fans at the Toyota Center couldn't help cheering and clapping when they saw Kobe scoring such an amazing goal!

Lu Yusheng thought to himself, this kind of away game treatment is probably only available to Kobe.

Of course, it’s completely understandable. After all, no matter which team’s fans they are, they are basketball fans at heart. To witness such an astonishing goal with their own eyes is of course applauding and cheering for Kobe from the bottom of their hearts. .

The Rockets immediately requested a timeout!

Because after Kobe scored this goal, the Lakers have opened the score.

79:67, the Lakers have already led by 12 points!

Naturally, Van Gundy can't let this loading continue, otherwise the game may end in the third quarter.

"See, old buddy, my predictions are not all invalid." Barkley said proudly, "Did the Lakers open the score in the third quarter? And, is the reason exactly the same as I just analyzed? ?”

"Of course," Mason said with a smile, "after all, he is a famous NBA player, a former MVP player, and his professionalism is not a problem at all. I feel that I can sum up your prediction rules now."

"What rule?" Barkley asked.

"The law is that all the predictions about Lu are basically wrong, and other than that, all your on-court predictions are basically right." Mason said.

Buckley laughed.

"Actually, I know that you can be right about Lu's prediction, it's just..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that you need to let go of the grudges in your heart." Mason said.

Buckley was taken aback, "Old man, you think too much, I said, there is no grudge at all, you should understand what I mean."

After speaking, he winked at Mason.

"Forget it," Mason said, "let's not talk about that, let's go back to the court. How do you think Van Gundy's timeout should be adjusted now, so as to stop the team's decline."

"There is no good way." Barkley said, "The two sides are playing now, purely due to poor physical strength. Now I think there is only one way, and that is to pray that Kobe will not score, or that Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady will play at the same time to stabilize the score. Was beaten by the Lakers, but the problem is, they don't take turns to rest, what will they do in the fourth quarter?"

"Yeah, this is indeed a headache for Van Gundy." Mason said, "I think, in the current situation, let them fight and challenge their physical strength."

"If it's an ordinary game, you can actually do this, but the game between the Lakers and the Rockets is different. Everyone can see the intensity of the confrontation between the players on the court. This is not like a regular season. This is a proper season. Playoffs, finals."

Barkley said, "It is precisely for this reason that the coaches of both sides pay so much attention to the physical strength of the stars. If this is the intensity of the games of the previous trash teams, it is no problem to let them play the whole game without rest. "

"Then what do you mean, the Rockets actually have no room for adjustment?" Mason asked.

"Maybe, but I don't think there's much room," Barkley said. "Hope Van Gundy's bald head has a way."

And the Lakers are on the bench.

The Zen master said to Lu Yusheng, "Lu, have you had enough rest?"

"No problem." Lu Yusheng stood up and said.

"Okay, you replace Parker and get ready to play."

Then he said to the other main players of the Lakers, "The victory of this game is just around the corner. Let's strengthen our defense to make their inner defense completely collapse. Try to win this game in the third quarter. Come on everyone!"

With the whistle blowing, the game continues!
There are 3 minutes left in the third quarter.

In order to allow Yao Ming to rest in rotation, Van Gundy sent Tracy McGrady.

"It seems that Van Gundy still wants to let the two of them rotate and rest." Mason said.

"I said, there is no way, otherwise the Rockets would not be able to play in the fourth quarter."

"But the problem is, Master Zen has already brought Lu Yusheng up, which is obviously to close the game early. If the Rockets can't withstand the offensive of the Lakers for a while, I'm afraid there will be no fourth quarter."

"No way, two cups of poison, Van Gundy has to choose one, he chose the second cup." Barkley said.

The game continues!

Rockets attack!
Alstom dribbled the ball halfway, and Lu Yusheng immediately stepped forward to defend.

This time McGrady did not ask Alstom to try to break through Lu Yusheng, but directly asked for the ball.

After all, the score has been stretched now, and after he plays, he must quickly lead the team to chase points.

After McGrady got the ball, faced Luke Walton's defense, made two three-threats, and suddenly pulled up to shoot!

Wharton tried his best to take off and block the ball, but McGrady's jump height and shot height still ignored his defense and made the ball steadily!
Could it be that this extremely high goal, like a shot in the arm, made the Toyota Center, which had been silent because of the score behind, immediately burst into cheers!

Moreover, this ball is still a three-pointer, directly chasing the point difference to within 10 points!
But looking back, the Lakers attacked, Kobe faced Sean Battier, and he also made an almost identical three-pointer, scoring!
Except for the different position of this ball, even the technical movements are basically exactly the same as McGrady's ball just now.

"It's fighting! Kobe and McGrady are fighting again!" Mason said excitedly, "Moreover, their attacking techniques just now are basically exactly the same!"

Barkley said with a smile, "Kobe's ball was too tit-for-tat. In fact, when he made the first fake move just now, Battier lost his center of gravity. He could have rushed in, but he didn't. It's a three-pointer like Tracy McGrady, which is obviously targeted."

"Targeted or not, I really enjoy watching them compete like this," Mason said. "It's a blessing for the fans."

On the field, the Rockets attack!
This time, McGrady even skipped Alston, received the ball directly from the baseline, and dribbled the ball all the way across half court.

Just as Luke Walton was about to go forward to defend, Kobe pushed him behind him, "I'll defend him."

Wharton was taken aback for a moment, and hurried to defend Battier.

"Kobe took the lead to defend McGrady!" Mason shouted, "It seems that the two of them just got on, and the game is getting more and more exciting now. Dear viewers and friends in front of the TV, if you just turned on the TV and discovered the game It's the end of the third quarter, don't be angry, because the exciting moments of this game have just begun!"

"I thought McGrady would be the first to defend Kobe. After all, the Rockets were behind in the score, but I didn't expect that Kobe would take the initiative to defend McGrady first. This guy, this damn competitive..." Barkley said with a smile, "Really Much like that bastard."

Mason also smiled, "Look at his posture and eyes when defending, he really looks like that man."

When McGrady saw Kobe coming out to defend himself, he looked calm and began to dribble.

Kobe's center of gravity was very low, and his eyes were like a torch, staring at McGrady.

Suddenly, Kobe quickly stepped forward to steal!
This time, the shot is extremely fast!

Lu Yusheng felt that the ball must be broken!
But McGrady didn't rush, dribbled the ball backwards while walking in the courtyard, turned around, and quickly made a breakthrough to the left!

Oops!Lu Yusheng thought to himself, if Kobe's steal was easily resolved by McGrady, he would lose his focus and be broken through instead!

However, to Lu Yusheng's surprise, Kobe quickly shifted his focus and stayed behind McGrady, sticking close to McGrady!

Fake action!
It was only then that Lu Yusheng realized that the steal just now was just a fake move, the goal was to get close to McGrady and defend him!
Both of them are about two meters tall, but the game and reaction between attack and defense are extremely fast, moving like a rabbit and agile like a deer!

More importantly, it is the combination of psychological game and technology, which is like a world of transformation. In Lu Yusheng's view, although it is only a matter of seconds, it is really a kind of enjoyment!
fantastic!

This is the strength of the NBA's top super giants!
If he wasn't playing on the court by himself, he would even want to move a small bench and sit down and watch the game.

Kobe stuck close to McGrady, who was behind him, but Kobe's defense was very good. He didn't just stick close to trying to steal, so it was easy for the opponent to turn around and pass by.He moves forward with his left foot and behind his right foot, giving way to the right.In this way, even if McGrady goes directly to the right, he can follow up at any time. Moreover, the reason why Kobe gave way to the right is because there are teammates on the right who can help defend at any time, forming a front and rear flank with him.

This is a defensive trap!
McGrady was not fooled, and he didn't break through to the right when he gave way to the right. Instead, he leaned against Kobe to make room for himself, then turned around suddenly, and made a fake move to break through to the left!Forcing Kobe to retreat only to leave room for him to attack!
McGrady dribbled the ball suddenly, and then quickly took advantage of the opportunity to pull up and shoot!

Kobe tried his best to jump up and block the shot!

The ball... was a little bit off, and it didn't score!

And at this moment, an accident happened!
When Kobe took off and landed, he accidentally stepped on McGrady's foot!
With a bang, he fell to the ground, hugging his feet and showing a painful expression!

(End of this chapter)