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Chapter 166 Facing Chen Xiao, Kobe Bryant Chooses to Pass
"Boss is awesome! The Lakers are the Zijin Lakers playing like this. What the hell did the Lakers play in the last quarter?"

"Averaging 29.5 points per game, this time we are aiming for 30 points again. It's a pity, if the record is good, maybe we can win another MVP."

"Kobe! Bryant! Boss is going to lose this round!!!"

Under the eager anticipation of Lakers fans Kobe Bryant, Kobe went to the free throw line, and at this time the lineups of the two teams were also adjusted.

The Lakers now understand the benefits of a single tower, or the reality of the first three quarters gave D'Antoni a reason to use a single tower. Howard replaced Gasol.

The Bobcats replaced Middleton. Today, Middleton always felt a bit of a battle against Kobe. His offensive and defensive performance was mediocre, and he was replaced by Sessions, who played well in the first two quarters.

Anyway, besides Kobe, the Lakers still have two guards whose height does not exceed 193, and it is not their turn to play with the ball. The weak defense of Sessions should not be a breakthrough.

After receiving the referee's pass, Kobe began to prepare for free throws, and the Staples Arena also began to resound the loud "MVP" voice.

"Shua" made an extra free throw, and the Lakers were 88:91 behind by 3 points.

Walker took the ball across the half court and passed it at the top of the arc.

Now that the score is close, both teams hope to find a [-]% chance to finish.

What Bobcats players can immediately observe is that the Lakers have Kobe on Sessions and Meeks on Henderson.

Chen Xiao, who was standing in the low post with Howard, had no position, but observed. Walker passed to Mullens at the top of the arc, and Mullens passed to Henderson on the other side. Henderson returned the ball and brought Kobe to the corner. Sessions at the top of the arc receives the ball.

Chen Xiao pulled Howard away, took two steps towards the baseline and stood with his hands on his crotch, and set an off-ball screen for Henderson who crossed the baseline.

Henderson went out of the baseline, bent his hips, and asked for the ball.

Sessions calmly hit the ball to Henderson in the face of Bryant, who bent down and opened his hands.

Meeks, who was delayed by Chen Xiaoyi behind him and his footsteps were a little messed up, even though he caught up with Henderson, but when he saw the ball hitting the ground, he lost his focus when trying to steal, and he rushed to the street.

Henderson, who leaned forward to catch the ball, was immediately surrounded by no one within 3 meters, and Howard was also under the basket at this time.

Henderson turned around and made a jump shot, and Howard bent his knees and took a step as if to take off to block the block. At this time, Henderson had already completed the shot, but Howard's lack of take-off also brought a burst of deterrence, or it affected the touch in the back-to-back confrontation. Desen's ball was slightly stronger and hit the ring.

Chen Xiao, who was standing under the basket, pouted his ass to Morris behind him, and supported Ci Shiping who was coming behind him with his right arm. The basketball happened to fall from Chen Xiao's left side. Chen Xiao pressed the two behind him, slightly With a sprint, he reached out with his left hand and grabbed the basketball that had just fallen.

With his left hand around the ball and leaning against his chest, his right hand retracted, both hands clenched the basketball tightly, turned his upper body, and shook off the hands stretched out from all directions. In the middle of his field of vision was Mullens who had already made a motion to catch the ball. Chen Xiao quickly threw the ball To Mullens outside the three-point line.

Chen Xiao, who subconsciously finished the transmission, opened his mouth slightly, and just wanted to say don't shoot, but the calm Mullens had already opened his hand and shot, "boom" the second shot of iron in this section was protected by Ci Shiping.

Chen Xiao, who got an offensive rebound in this round, could only watch Ci Shiping get the rebound under the pressure of Howard, Kobe, and Morris who surrounded him.

Chen Xiao turned around and returned to the defense, but Mullens ran very fast after the shot, and had already returned to the backcourt to build the last line of defense for the Bobcats.

Ci Shiping, who won the rebound, did not hand over the ball, but took two steps and began to accelerate towards the frontcourt.

Dribble all the way to the right wing. At this time, the players of both teams are almost in position, but Ci Shiping still has no intention of giving the ball. He dribbles two steps to the bottom corner. Shiping.

Seeing that Ci Shiping dribbled the ball past the half court, he dribbled the ball to the bottom corner, forming a situation where one person dribbles and four people watch.

Weiping Bryant was a little anxious: "Artest don't play nonsense, ouch." Before he finished speaking, Ci Shiping had raised the ball with both hands and shot a three-pointer.

Seeing the ball was shot, Chen Xiao at the basket immediately leaned on Howard with his back, opened his hands slightly, and stuck Howard firmly behind him. The rebound also fell straight to the corner on the other side. Shens just happened to protect the ball.

This is also a common rebounding cooperation nowadays. After all, the position is closely related to the basketball board but can be divided. Being stuck on the opponent does not mean that you have to get the board yourself.

There is no Thunder game today, and Westbrook, who is sitting in front of the screen watching the Bobcats-Lakers battle, feels very reasonable. Get the board in the frontcourt, and it's over.

Speed ​​up, Westbrook looked at Sessions, who had started to dribble a little bit but not fully in the backcourt, and was anxious. Finally, he reached the frontcourt. Facing the Lakers' defensive formation with gaps in front and back, Sessions Protecting the ball and breaking through one step, he finally joined the ball and started.

But Chen Xiao, who had already run to the basket, watched from a close distance as Howard tapped Sessions and dropped the ball knife, and the ball hit Sessions' leaping calf and flew out of the baseline.

Beep, beep, beep, the whistle sounded continuously, and No. 24 on the bottom line made a firm gesture to the Bobcats backcourt.

Chen Xiao, who had a clear view of the basket, had nothing to argue with. He took two steps, pulled up Sessions who fell off the baseline, patted Plug on the head, and turned back to defend.

"Crack" Westbrook, who was sitting on the sofa watching the game, slapped his hands together, and said "Hey", it's a pity that the ball was not good for Sessions.

"At this time, you shouldn't shoot. You wait for the inside to go back and forth, and then play after you give it out." Director Zhang was still saying that Ci Shiping made a wrong choice in the previous round, and the ball was transferred back to the Lakers.

The Lakers came over with the ball, and Morris and Howard were doing pick-and-roll cooperation.

Hey, you won't even give the boss the ball?Morris, are you so fierce? Chen Xiao looked at Morris who was swaying left and right in front of him. Just now Kobe walked over to catch the ball, but Morris accelerated and came to the three-point line to set up a pick-and-roll with Warcraft.

Is this the defender of the Warcraft faction?As soon as Chen Xiao came up with this idea, Morris, who was using Howard's pick-and-roll, had already dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and then passed the ball in the same direction, and the ball reached Kobe's hands.

Protecting Howard, who was moving to the baseline behind him, Chen Xiao saw Kobe dribble the ball under his crotch, then changed forward and stepped back to the free throw line, attracting the defense of Henderson and Walker, and jumped up to pass.

Morris, who ran to the bottom corner, received the ball smoothly. Facing Walker, who was unable to defend, he shot a three-pointer. Morris, who made his first three-pointer in this game, lived up to the duet he and Kobe sang just now. The three-pointer fell behind. The sound of the bag exploded above Chen Xiao who was wrestling with the monster.

Seeing the three-pointer, Zhang Weiping raised his tone slightly: "Hey, Morris made a three-pointer. This three-pointer is worth a lot of money. The Lakers have been trailing since the first half. Once this three-pointer was scored, the two teams tied at 91 points." .Now the Bobcats are under a lot of pressure, and the new army has to calm down in the face of these old fritters."

Serving from the baseline, Walker took the ball to the frontcourt, and Dunlap called the second timeout of this section.

"Both times, Kobe made a breakthrough from the middle, and then scored in the left corner. The Lakers' Meeks and Morris made three-pointers successively to tie the score." Seeing that the Bobcats were stopped, Yu Jia recounted the game .

"From 18 points behind to equalize the score." Zhang Weiping raised his mouth.

"Yes, there are still 9 minutes left before the end of the game. The Bobcats must stabilize their mentality. In such a noisy environment like Staples, the cats seem to be a little asleep, and the Lakers are completely awake.

From the second half of the third quarter to the present, the biggest change for the Lakers is that the rhythm has dropped, while the Bobcats still play a bit according to the previous push and switch to a fast-paced style of play. " Yu Jia analyzed.

Chen Xiao, who returned to the bench, did not choose to sit down, but stood and listened to Old Deng's latest instructions.

He was going to play again soon, and it was troublesome to sit down and stand up. He took the unpackaged Gardel from the staff and took a few sips.

"Don't break fast when the opponent is back in place. Be patient and let the ball move. Continuing with the previous thinking, except for Kobe, their perimeter defense is not good.

Kemba will take control of the ball, and whoever has the chance will give it to him. Dunlap yelled towards the outside players, and then turned to Chen Xiao: "Chen, pick and roll, off-ball screen, I trust you, when you think you can ask for the ball, you must ask for the ball." "

As for whether the outside players will give the ball or not, this is the Bobcats, not the Lakers. Chen Xiao doesn't need to consider Walker and Henderson's willingness to pass the ball.

After a few words, a brief pause time came.

The players of the two teams did not change and played again.

Walker dribbled the ball across the half court, and Mullens on the same side stepped forward to pick and roll. At this time, Kobe was following Henderson in the corner and was also on the same side. Pass to Sessions.

Chen Xiao, who was standing in the elbow zone with Howard on the other side, did not choose to enter the low post to ask for the ball, but came up first to set a pick-and-roll for Sessions.

Chen Xiao quickly came to stand next to Meeks, trying to provide Sessions with a pick-and-roll opportunity to break through along the sideline.

But being forced by Howard who was rushing up quickly, Sessions failed to stand up, and instead fell into a pinch between the two on the sideline.

At this time, Chen Xiao, who was going down, was next to Yimapingchuan. If Sessions could make a quick pass, it would be a chance for a direct assist.

However, surrounded by the four arms of Howard and Meeks, Sessions was unable to pass the ball forward at all, and could only tilt his body and barely return the ball to Walker in the direction from which the ball came.

Seeing Walker start to charge with the ball, "Hang high!" Chen Xiao raised his right hand and shouted at Walker who was breaking through.

However, Walker, who was immersed in the breakthrough, did not immediately catch the lob opportunity. During the breakthrough to the inside, he also received the ball in his arms in order to avoid Kobe's stealing the ball on one side.

When Walker jumped into the penalty area with the ball, Howard also returned to the penalty area.

Chen Xiao squeezed Howard behind him sideways, only to see that Walker stopped lifting the ball after jumping and dangling it, and then pulled it up immediately.

"Walker's field of vision, Chen Xiao is empty, you fucking pass the ball, you will know it when you see it." This round, the current Bobcats fans are dying.

"Shua", strike!

Seeing the ball hit the net, Chen Xiao turned around and returned to defense. Facing Morris, who is 193 tall, Walker's breakthrough threat was still very obvious.

"Hey, this timeout can be said to be effective, and the Bobcats still have cards to play." Seeing the ball hit the net, Zhang Weiping nodded to show that it was reasonable.

Here the Lakers Morris dribbled the ball and handed it directly to Kobe who turned and returned.

When Kobe received the ball, Howard also came to pick and roll.

Following him, Chen Xiao saw Henderson, who was completely defending with Kobe's rhythm, knocking Howard down with his back, but at this moment, he didn't have time to care about whether it was a mobile screen.

Kobe has reached the top of the arc with the help of the pick-and-roll, and Chen Xiao and Kobe are facing each other.

All Lakers fans and Bobcats fans couldn't help watching this scene with wide eyes and concentrated attention. This was the first matchup between the bosses of the two teams after 40 minutes of the game.

Kobe was stepping on the three-point line to dribble. Chen Xiao didn't choose to step forward. Instead, he lowered his weight on the free throw line and waited for Kobe's next move.

Kobe collected the ball and threw it up. Chen Xiao, who was ready to go, raised his hands high, but the basketball still flew to the basket one step faster.Kobe did not choose singles, but waited at the top of the arc for Howard to drop the ball into the interior.

Chen Xiao felt that the basketball passed through his fingertips, and he was only a hair away from being able to intercept it directly in mid-air.

However, a strong pass escaped Chen Xiao's interception, but Howard, who tried to get the ball in a single quarter, failed to hold the ball firmly. Walker, who returned to the basket, chopped the ball down. Mullens picked it up and handed it to Walker who has already started.

Another reincarnation, Howard cut Walker, Walker cut Howard.

Walker occupied the middle and rushed straight to the Lakers basket. Chen Xiao, who was already at the free throw line, also started early and outflanked the left wing simultaneously.

A 2-on-2 situation was formed in the frontcourt. Walker restrained Ci Shiping and Kobe alone, while Chen Xiao was ready to cooperate with Walker at any time with a slash.

Walker, who rushed into the three-point line, faced Ci Shiping's continuous defense, dribbled the ball powerfully with his left hand, lowered his body and leaned on Ci Shiping's right shoulder to break through.

Ci Shiping kept following the defense without losing his position. Although it looked like he was being pushed by Walker to run in, only Walker, who broke through, knew the pressure brought by the defense at this time.

Walker, who broke into the three-point line and started with one step, took two steps with the ball and took off in the paint. At this time, Kobe Bryant was on the left and Ci Shiping was on the right.

But Walker also has teammates. He jumped up and circled his hands to avoid Kobe's ball, and passed the ball from behind his head smoothly.

Chen Xiao, who followed Walker to the basket and watched Walker take off, had already assumed a catching posture. Seeing the ball flying towards him, he caught the ball with both hands, blocked Kobe who was trying to grab the ball with his left hand, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and tiptoed a hook , The basketball obediently hit the rebound and bounced into the basket.

Chen Xiao hit the ball steadily and hooked the ball into the basket like a hook practice. After the finish, Meeks, Howard and other Lakers players "belatedly". In fact, the speed is not too slow. If Chen Xiao didn't immediately If the hook was interfered by Kobe, maybe the monster running back would take off and try to block Chen Xiao's hook.

"Nice Pass!" Chen Xiao ignored the Lakers defenders beside him as if no one was there, smiled and clapped Walker, who was watching Chen Xiao's shot closely after landing under the basket.

"Chen Xiao hit, 91:95, the Bobcats once again had a 4-point lead. Director Zhang just said that the Bobcats still have cards to play, and it is true. Walker can break through and Chen Xiao can seize the opportunity to finish steadily. "When Howard took the ball and served, Yu Jia sighed.

"Look, look. Does your boss dare to fight against Chen Xiao? Don't dare to fight, pass the ball to Howard.

Chen Xiao, who was catching the ball at the basket, gave Kobe a fight. Kobe had no choice but to score easily. That's an easy thing. "

"Howard has a chance to go down. What happened to Kobe's pass? If he doesn't pass, he has to say that Kobe is alone. Don't pass the ball to Howard. What can be done if Howard can't catch the pass?"

In the text live broadcast room, the atmosphere on the Internet, which was relatively friendly at the beginning, began to collapse after the Bobcats took a big lead. On the battlefield, a little spark can break out a fierce battle.

In a simmering brawl among online fans, the Lakers served the ball and Morris dribbled it upfield.

Chen Xiao, who was waiting for Morris to deliver the ball, saw Howard in front of him choose to pick up the pick-and-roll. After keeping up with the pace, Chen Xiao was in front of Morris who dribbled and broke through.

Chen Xiao slid sideways and half turned around. Although Morris had already started at this time, Chen Xiao still turned around and walked according to his own rhythm. Overjoyed, he flew low for a layup.

The "bang" basketball was chased by Chen Xiao, who was the late striker, and put on a big hat. The basketball that was slapped on the backboard made a loud "bang" and bounced back to the front of the basket.

Howard, who went down to the basket, took the lead in getting the ball while entangled with Mullens, and the heavy ball violently caused a foul by Mullens.

Chen Xiao, who turned around and tried to catch the ball, saw Howard holding the ball, and felt as if he was giving him a pass with the ball.

But Mullens didn't let Howard complete the finish, so it's fine to send Master Huo to a free throw for a foul.

Ignoring the monster with a happy expression, Chen Xiao patted Mullens who raised his hand to signal that he had fouled. The two were about to walk to the key area and watch Master Huo grab the rebound.

"The Bobcats fouled and Howard had two free throw opportunities. It's time to test Howard's free throws and mentality. If the penalty is not good and he misses both free throws, then maybe the Bobcats will consider cutting Huo later."

Yu Jia’s voice sounded, and he looked at the data sheet and added, “Howard is still able to make free throws in this game. He made at least 2 of 1 free throws when he went to the free throw line. Take Howard's free throw."

"Yes, that's the reason." Zhang Weiping nodded in agreement, and analyzed, "Let's talk about the slasher tactic, as long as the free thrower can make the ball, the slasher can get 1 or 2 points in exchange for the possession of the ball, it may not be cost-effective.

If you want to be cost-effective, you must either have a high shooting rate or be able to score three points.The Bobcats are not a team with three-pointers. Today, Howard's free throws are not bad, more than 60% higher than the previous few times. Let's see how this free throw is. "

(End of this chapter)