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Kobe continued to play with the ball in the frontcourt, and Nash was not there. He was completely single-handed in the offense and defense of the Lakers.
Tang Tian was still sticking tightly, and Kobe still chose to turn around and lean back after hitting him.
Tang Tian gave a lot of interference, and the ball was still very difficult.
This time Kobe chose to increase the arc of his shot.
After the ball crosses the high parabola.
"boom!"
strike iron.
The Spurs attacked the frontcourt, with the cooperation of the hammer tactics, Ci Shiping was too slow and was completely blocked by Duncan. Leonard's open three-pointer from the bottom corner.
"Shh!"
His shooting posture is very similar to Kobe, the difference is that he made the ball.
5 to 2, the Spurs scored in two consecutive rounds.
The opening two rounds became the epitome of the first 5 minutes of both sides.
The Lakers' defense was poor, and the Spurs scored in every round of positional battles.
But conversely, the Lakers' positional battle is basically Kobe's attack or pass, and the efficiency is not high.
After 5 minutes, the score on the court was 12 to 5, and the Spurs had already achieved a 7-point lead.
Under Tang Tian's high-pressure defense, Kobe only scored 4 points and 1 assist on 2 of 1 shots.
"Run! Run!"
D'Antoni finally couldn't sit still at this time, and shouted at the players from the sidelines.
The Lakers have no chance at all in such a positional battle. The Lakers can only use their talents on offense.
Gasol received a pass from Blake in the front court and made a quick shot from the free throw line.
The Lakers are clearly picking up the pace.
Parker's layup in the frontcourt was blocked by Howard, and the Lakers got the ball.
The Lakers have the intention to start.
Kobe received a pass from Blake in the frontcourt and directly chose the three-point line to shoot.
"boom!"
But as soon as he took the ball, Tang Tian slapped him and flew him out of the field.
There was a burst of cheers at the scene.
"Holy shit!"
The block came suddenly and brutally, and the commentators on the sidelines couldn't help but gasp in amazement.
Tang Tian took a breath after the cover fell to the ground.
Finally, it was covered by him.
Although he did a good job of defending in the opening few times, he never covered it. This time he took off with all his strength and finally showed his ability in the no-fly zone.
After panting, Tang Tian then straightened his index finger to the audience, and then shook it left and right.
Shake your finger!
Again!
The emotions of the fans at the scene exploded directly.
As a home fan, this pretentious action is simply not too exciting!
D'Antoni on the sidelines went berserk, rushed to the referee and yelled loudly.
Referee, no blow.
They don't want to blow at all.
Instead, it was D'Antoni's roaring approach that drew their warning whistle.
Kobe's face was ugly.
He was covered and provoked!
After Tang Tian shook his finger, he didn't pay much attention to Kobe's expression.
The gauntlet was written by Kobe himself.
Then he can't keep his hand.
If you want to put aside the off-court and talk about the on-court, then I will talk to you on the court!
If you want to fight, I will fight!
As time travels longer, Tang Tian also lives younger and younger, and many things follow his first feeling!
The Lakers sent out the sideline ball, and Gasol held the ball in a high position and was ready to shoot.
"Give me the ball!"
But then he heard Kobe shouting.
At this moment, Kobe leaned on Tang Tian desperately for the ball.
Obviously, after being provoked by Tang Tian, his Mamba attribute came out.
Gasol passes the ball over.
At this time, Tang Tian also devoted himself to defense.
He responded to Kobe by blocking the block and shaking his fingers. On the one hand, he responded to Kobe's challenge, and on the other hand, he also wanted to stimulate Kobe.
The no-fly zone is different from the previous three-point catch. The three-point catch requires off-court training, but the no-fly zone requires more training in actual combat.
The more games he played and the stronger his opponent, the faster he could master this ability!
The Lakers played fast in front, and there were about 15 seconds left in this round, enough for Kobe to complete the attack.
The players on the Lakers also wisely opened up space.
Don't talk about D'Antoni at this time, even if Phil Jackson came, he couldn't stop Kobe's desire to play singles!
Continuously relying on hitting, suddenly turning around and breaking through.
Kobe has a very strong sense of rhythm throughout the offense, and he really gave his best this time.
But Tang Tian also tried his best, he blocked Kobe's breakthrough route to the basket.
After Kobe stopped the ball, he directly chose the iconic dry pull back.
This is the exclusive shooting action that he and Michael Jordan share.
The pose is picturesque.
However, Tang Tian predicted his movements, and the blocks he saved covered the sky and the sun.
In the air, he used his excellent waist and abdomen strength to forcibly increase the strength of his back, increase the arc of his shot and then shoot.
The 34-year-old Kobe still has a good waist!
The ball passed Tang Tian's fingertips and flew towards the basket.
"boom!"
Strike it!
This ball is too difficult!
Duncan received the defensive rebound, and the Lakers' offense returned without success!
The Spurs attacked the frontcourt, and the hammer tactics gave another chance. Tang Tian caught the ball at the top of the arc and made a three-pointer.
"Shh!"
With Mask Man, he can go all out on both offense and defense in the first half.
15 is better than 7!
The point difference was widened to 8 points!
The Lakers attacked the frontcourt, and as soon as Blake arrived, he saw Kobe reaching out to him for the ball.
Kobe took the ball and attacked Tang Tian again.
This time he took the ball to the basket.
But Tang Tian was very aware of Kobe's ability to finish at the basket, so he just didn't let him go to the basket.
If it was Kobe at his peak, Tang Tian would definitely not be able to stop him with that kind of instant explosive power, but the 34-year-old Kobe couldn't make it through!
Kobe Bryant's pull-up jumper.
Tang Tian stretched out his hand and didn't jump.
Kobe Bryant has a relatively comfortable shot.
The ball is released.
The posture is still picturesque.
"boom!"
Still strike!
He was very anxious to score on Tang Tian's head, and he really wanted to help the team continue to score quickly.
But this anxiety affected his own rhythm, and when the opportunity finally appeared, he didn't make the investment.
Duncan received another defensive rebound, and his rebounding data has risen during this period.
The Spurs attacked the frontcourt. Tang Tian caught the ball and drew a three-pointer to Artest's help defense. He directly hit the ground to the air-cut Leonard, who made a layup.
Howard didn't move the ball.
"what are you doing?!"
Kobe yells at Howard.
Howard ignored Kobe. He didn't touch the ball from the beginning to now, and he didn't want to play anymore.
Kobe kept talking after Howard, but Howard just turned a deaf ear.
Blake took the ball to the frontcourt, and Kobe asked for the ball again, still playing Tang Tian one-on-one, without even calling for a pick-and-roll.
Kobe wrote in his future autobiography "Mamba Mentality": The scout reported that I was not tough enough. I was hit by a strong opponent during a layup in the game. The opponent thought they had settled me. Come back, I'd rather get an offensive foul, and I'll fight back.
This is his Mamba spirit, just like she said in front of the media, "I would rather go 30 for 0 shots than 9 for 0 shots."
Kobe's choice for the next round after defending against an opponent must be to continue to challenge this opponent until he succeeds.
Continuously changing directions, turning around, stopping suddenly, and leaning back sharply.
Kobe tried his best this time, facing Tang Tian's defense with a high-arc shot.
"boom!"
Strike it!
"boom!"
Strike it!
"boom!"
Strike it!
……
This became the main theme of Kobe's first quarter tonight.
Tang Tian tried his best, and it was difficult for Kobe to gain an advantage in one-on-one.
It wasn't until the 12th shot in this quarter that he finally hit the shot.
12 of 2 shots, feeling cold!
After the first quarter, the Lakers trailed the Spurs 15 to 30 by as much as 15 points.