Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 161 From now on I will call him Biko

At the beginning of the second quarter, Kobe kept signaling that he wanted to go on the court, and even stood up and took off his training clothes.

For him, taking such a long break from competition was extremely uncomfortable.

So itchy!

It looks like there are ants crawling on my body.

But Phil Jackson asked him to sit back.

He didn't let Kobe come on until 1 minute and 24 seconds. From the time Kobe left the court more than 7 minutes into the first quarter until now, he had rested for exactly 5 minutes: "You may not have any time to rest from now on!"

Kobe showed an expression of "I'd love to have this".

The attribute of "battle maniac" was clearly revealed at this moment.

Phil Jackson was a little dazed, and the No. 8 of the Lakers in front of him suddenly became No. 23 of the Bulls.

Well, maybe that joint I smoked before coming to Indiana was too strong.

Rick Carlisle also brought Suwan and others onto the court.

Facing Kobe again, Artest's bullishness was fully released.

Especially when Kobe got the ball, Artest's elbows were like free money, and his various postures made Kobe look more and more excited.

Yeah!
This is the kind of confrontation we need!

That's the kind of confrontation!

Kobe Bryant put his hand on Artest's chest, rushed in with his tongue hanging out, entered the three-point line, and pushed Artest away with a fierce elbow.

Even Artest's beast-like body couldn't withstand the iron elbow of "Little Malone". Just like Kana Morisawa's release speed, no man could withstand it!
But Artest retreated, and before Kobe could catch his breath, Suwan came up to him.

It’s becoming more and more like the story of “Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu”!

This season, Kobe averaged 4.5 assists per game, but also had 3.1 turnovers.

You can't say he doesn't have the ability to distribute the ball on offense, but you can't say he can do it very well either.

In addition, Suwan's defensive opponent at this time was Cook.

The 42.9% three-point shooting percentage looks good, but he only takes one shot per game.

Obviously, just like Calderon, he won't take action unless he is sure enough.

Su Wan could leave him alone without any worries.

If I can really make seven or eight three-pointers tonight under such circumstances, that would be fine.

What can save the Lakers is the future No. 24, not 24 points!
This is the current situation of the Lakers.

The later the season, the more "If Kobe scores high, the Lakers can't win the game", because the Lakers will become stronger and stronger, and Kobe will have more and more helpers. If Kobe needs to score high points, it is often when his teammates are in a slump, and Kobe needs to transform into a Gundam to save the team.

But this season, Kobe couldn't score high points, and the Lakers basically flew away.

Facing Suwan's help defense, Kobe was not panicked at all. He pretended to continue to break through with the ball, tricking Artest who came over again to shake his body. After preparing to go directly for the high position, Kobe jumped up and made a mid-range shot.

The ball hit the frame.

Su Wan's hand was almost reaching Kobe's nostrils, but he still couldn't stop Kobe from shooting the ball.

"Two people are not enough, you should have five people to defend me together!"

Kobe yelled at Suwan as he retreated.

What else could Su Wan say?

Thanks to my friend for sending me “The zone”!
When dealing with a team like the Lakers that relies on one core player to conquer the world, Su Wan never hesitates to directly open "The zone".

O'Neal Jr. stepped forward for screen, but Su Wan waved his hand and moved him aside.

Su Wan faced Kobe directly, and before he could say anything, Kobe said, "You finally have some courage!"

He was pleased with Suwan's move to get O'Neal, who wanted to set a pick-and-roll, out of the way.

When two people are dueling, why is there always a third person in the middle?

That’s not how Ran Dong acted!

"Don't you want to see The Zone? I'll satisfy you, Kobe!"

Su Wan immediately exerted force, and Kobe clearly felt that Su Wan's breakthrough was more fierce. He quickly took a step back, but he could only watch Su Wan complete a rapid breakthrough in front of him.

Is it because I haven’t fought this guy for too long, or has his physical fitness improved again?
In Kobe's vague memory, Suwan's speed was not that fast.

"Bah!"

His quality as the first line of defense is so poor that the Lakers' inside rim protection, which they already don't have, is even less visible.

Suwan, who was bombing the basket, faced Kobe while returning to defense: "The price is that you will leave tonight with your head down, with a miserable defeat!"

Kobe snorted disdainfully, his eyes becoming sharper.

Su Wan's words were like a bucket of gasoline poured on his heart, lighting a fire and causing his entire body to burn.

picture!
so similar!
It was too much like the third quarter of the game against the Raptors.

At that time, the Lakers were trailing by 8 points. After a defensive failure, Jalen Rose shouted at him: "Kobe, you can leave with a high score, but we took the victory!"

It is very similar to the current situation.

Since I can score 81 points in a single game once, I can do it a second time!
Kobe kept repeating in his mind:
I can do it, I can definitely do it, I can definitely do it!
The attack against Artest was even more sharp.

The "beast" feels like it is being targeted by its natural enemy.

Since entering his peak period in 04, he has never encountered a player who could put so much pressure on him defensively.

The main reason is that Kobe has completely mastered various one-on-one skills this season and can change his tactics very smoothly, which means that when Artest is confronting him, he always has to consider that Kobe has a second or even third option.

In short, it is too passive!

Kobe seized the opportunity, suddenly lowered his center of gravity, and used a "shock dribble" to avoid Artest's "back-dribble", and rushed straight to the three-point line. This time he passed Artest very cleanly.

But Suwan's positioning this time was very accurate, and he directly forced Kobe to stop.

Kobe could only pull the ball out and prepare for another attack.

Artest wanted to switch back to defense at this time, but Su Wan waved his hand.

Since it is "Three Heroes Fighting against Lu Bu", there is no reason to always tire the third brother.

Kobe no longer feels such a strong sense of physical pressure, but the trouble that Suwan brings to him is in another aspect.

This guy's reaction speed is faster than Artest's. He can always catch the moment when he wants to break through and complete the timely blocking. Seeing this, Kobe can only force a breakthrough with the ball.

The fact that Suwan was inferior to Artest was also exposed at this time:
His confrontation ability has been much more stable than last season, but it is still a little bit behind Kobe and Artest.

Kobe could clearly feel that he could push Su Wan forward.

Then you are done...

Suwan kept using small moves to interfere with Kobe, but Kobe, who had lost weight, became much more flexible and was not affected by these aspects at all.

He was ready to give Suwan some trash talk after the goal:

The zone?

That's it?

but……

When Artest finished double teaming from the side, Kobe realized that Suwan's little tricks were just to attract his attention. Suwan's real purpose was to drive him into the encirclement.

It’s not like Kobe hasn’t shot against three or four people before.

But when the people who doubled him became Artest and O'Neal...

The situation is a little different.

"Bang!" The forced shot was blocked by O'Neal Jr.

Artest took the ball and then passed it to Suwan.

Su Wan advanced quickly with the ball.

"Bah!"

The defensive counterattack was done in one go, shocking the entire Conseco Fieldhouse.

This goal was definitely a morale-boosting goal, because from the start of the game until now, Suwan and the other three had finally completed their first double-team counterattack against Kobe.

Only Kobe!
He was able to hold on until now in a large number of one-on-one games with the ball before suffering such a blow.

If it were someone else, a similar scene would have probably happened long ago.

However, since this scene has happened for the first time, the situation will only get worse next time.

After all, defenders of Artest's level, once they learn from successful experiences, can quickly complete successful defenses one after another.

In the following time, Suwan began to defend Kobe.

What makes him better than Artest as the first line of defense is that he reacts faster and can judge whether Kobe is breaking through or wants to shoot in the first time. Even if he makes a wrong judgment, he can adjust quickly.

abnormal!
Of course, this abnormal reaction and adjustment also requires a lot of physical energy consumption.

Artest is better than him in one aspect as a backup defender:
He is wider and heavier. As long as Kobe is surrounded, it will be difficult for him to break through. He can only force a shot, or force a shot...

what?
You said you can still pass the ball?
Sorry, Kobe only has eyes for the basket.

Especially when the score is behind.

Although he missed five consecutive shots, Kobe's desire to continue shooting was still strong.

He proved with his actions what he said: "I would rather shoot 20 out of 0 than shoot 9 out of 0!"

9 out of 0 shots means that you don’t dare to shoot anymore and have given up…

There is no giving up in Kobe's dictionary, but there is in Phil Jackson's dictionary!
At 4 minutes and 23 seconds in the third quarter, the Pacers had pulled the lead to 15 points, leaving them with only one more scoring spree before the "garbage time". He called a timeout and looked at Kobe, who was being sandwiched by three strong men, Artest, O'Neal and Suwan, and said, "Try to find your teammates, Kobe!"

Do I have teammates?

An irritated Kobe almost blurted out.

But he had to admit that he was restricted by these three brats from the Pacers in this game.

And as the game went on, they found a certain pattern and the restrictions on him became more obvious.

Kobe felt a little restrained.

He believes that as long as he gets into good form, he can beat all opponents, including the Pacers.

Even now, he firmly believed this.

But the current situation is that his condition has not yet arrived!
or……

Try passing the ball?
Try it or die!

Kobe listened to Phil Jackson's advice and began to pay attention to his teammates' positioning after returning to the court.

But the result...

I have a shit teammate!
Kobe cursed fiercely.

It’s not his fault. When Su Wan saw that the Lakers players couldn’t make a shot in an open position, he almost laughed out loud.

This is a god teammate!
But to be honest, it's also difficult for these Lakers players.

Especially the outside players, they didn't even have the chance to play the "assist rebound theory" tactics with Kobe, and could only watch from the sidelines.

You can't expect LeBron's teammates who never have control of the ball to make every wide open shot, and you can't expect Kobe's teammates who never have a chance to shoot to deliver a timely shot.

After looking for his teammates for about 3 minutes, Kobe, who finally got 1 assist and 2 turnovers, entered the "lone wolf mode" again.

But it didn't last long, because while he failed to transform into "Magic" to find his teammates, the Pacers went on a 5-0 scoring spree, widening the gap to 20 points.

With Kobe's two more misses, the Pacers stabilized the score difference to 2 points.

Phil Jackson waved his hand, called a timeout, and prepared to replace all the main players.

Kobe wanted to try again, but he stopped him and gave him a warning look:
You can bear a big defeat and even turn your anger into motivation, but your teammates can't!
Kobe was full of resistance. He didn't want to sit on the bench and do nothing until the end of the game. That was too much torture. But he also didn't want to make the relationship with Phil Jackson, which had finally eased, worse. He lowered his head, cursed, and walked towards the bench.

Vujacic on the bench immediately gave up his seat and his eyes began to wander around. As long as he didn't look at Kobe, everywhere was a paradise on earth.

He was afraid that Kobe would say, "We are all rookies from the 04 class, what are you doing?"

Kobe sat down and looked towards the Pacers' bench on the other side. Seeing Suwan high-fiving O'Neal Jr. and Artest, he suddenly felt a little envious.

He accepted his fate of leading the team alone; it was his own choice.

But he recalled the feeling of powerlessness when he was surrounded by three big men, with no way out, and for the first time, this thought flashed through his mind:

Not only do I need Phil Jackson, I also need a "Shaquille O'Neal"!
It's not surprising to have such thoughts.

When people encounter setbacks, their thoughts and ideas will change.

Although the Lakers are now only ranked 7th in the West and have no obvious advantage over the 103.3th in the West, they are similar to the Wizards last season, averaging 103.4 points per game and conceding points per game.

The difference is only 0.1 points!
Relying on the "invincible" Kobe, the Lakers can fight any team to the end, and even if they lose, they rarely experience a defeat like tonight.

This is also why Kobe snorted disdainfully when Su Wan said he would give him a crushing defeat.

He believes that with him on the Lakers team, even if they lose, it won't be a crushing defeat.

result……

The Lakers suffered their worst loss of the season.

In this situation, watching Suwan and his teammates high-fiving each other and celebrating the victory, Kobe even missed the Lakers team with that fat guy.

He longed for the feeling of winning a game.

It’s a pity that now he can only watch the team lose by 81 points with a score of 106 to 25.

After the game, Suwan was waiting early, and Kobe did not rush to the player tunnel immediately.

Sometimes, he could accept such a defeat.

As long as it doesn't happen in the finals.

"Don't be so curious next time, Kobe. But you should thank me, you haven't had such a long vacation in a long time!"

Fuck you!

Kobe cursed fiercely in his heart, forced a smile on his face, pretending not to care about Su Wan's trash talk: "Just wait and see, Su Wan, you are only 20 years old!"

What he meant was that there was still a long way to go, and who knows what might happen? Don't be complacent.

As a result, Su Wan replied: "Yeah, he won the Finals MVP at the age of 20. How can those who haven't won it at the age of 28 live?"

Damn it!

Kobe felt that he couldn't continue the conversation, as his blood pressure would explode.

Interview after the game:

"Kobe gave the Raptors a brutal massacre, and we gave Kobe a 25-point defeat. And this is the NBA!" - Su Wan commented on this 25-point victory after the game. The underworld is a place where "people step on people" and the gun shoots the bird that sticks out.

“以后我会叫他比科！别误会，我不是说他是大魔王，我是说他这场比赛只拿了18分。”——21分5篮板3助攻1抢断的苏万对科比今晚只有18分5篮板4助攻4失误的评价。

It was Kobe who scored 81 points and successfully slayed the dragon.

The one who scored only 18 points tonight and suffered a crushing defeat at Conseco Fieldhouse was, of course, Biko.

Today is the second update, brothers, please support me with monthly votes as usual.


(End of this chapter)