In the next period of time, I wonder if it was Su Jiu's illusion, but Su Jiu always felt that there seemed to be something wrong with Kobe's eyes when he looked at him.

In his eyes, well... there was a murderous aura more or less.

And in the next period of time, Kobe seemed to have been stimulated on the court, and he played extremely resolutely on the offensive end, which was quite like turning into a cold-blooded Mamba in one second.

Faced with this situation, although Su Jiu had no feelings, Pitrus, who was responsible for defending Kobe, was beaten a little miserable.

"Oh, why should I bear the grudge between you two in the end..."

In the third quarter, both teams have invested more energy on both offense and defense.

Especially the matchup between Su Jiu and Kobe, after returning from the third quarter, Kobe, who was responsible for defending Su Jiu, had a lot of energy, and he kept close to Su Jiu and had a close entanglement with him.

Faced with the death entanglement from Kobe, Su Jiu's offensive pressure in the second half was a bit huge. He even made a mistake several times and had to hand the ball over to his teammates to end.

Although Kobe's physical talent is not top-notch in NBA history, Kobe has a ruthless spirit and aura that can grit his teeth and play with you at any time.

So in this case, Su Jiu, who was targeted by Kobe, was obviously not feeling well.

Even though Su Jiu performed very well in the playoffs this season, his shooting percentage on the offensive end is also very stable.

But no matter what, this season is only Su Jiu's first season after all, and it is also his first playoff journey.

So I am already very experienced in the playoffs. Even in this league, Kobe, who is now vaguely named the number one player in the league, still feels a little overwhelmed.

Although Su Jiu also played Kobe on the offensive end in the entire third quarter, he still saw a visible decline in the first half in terms of overall offensive efficiency and attack choices.

Su Jiu's sudden power outage in the third quarter caused the Magic's advantage to be eroded by the Lakers bit by bit.

Finally, after the end of the third quarter, the Lakers, who had been behind in the entire first half, finally took:

62:60

He overtook the Magic by 2 points and ended the competition between the two sides in the first three quarters.

The outstanding performance in the third quarter also helped the Lakers complete the first single-quarter lead in this game.

With the end of the third quarter, the Lakers' home fans have completely entered a state of excitement.

Because after the team came back in the second half, they not only successfully moved the disadvantages of the game back, but also looking at the current situation on the court, the team is also likely to take away the game in one go.

Although Lakers fans never expected that the Magic could fight the Lakers in such a stalemate before the start of this game.

Even since the Magic defeated the Celtics and the Cavaliers, the outside world's sense of the Magic has improved qualitatively.

But before the finals start, there are still very few fans who are optimistic that the Magic can defeat the Lakers.

There is no other reason. Although the Magic's overall lineup looks a little better than the Lakers, after entering the playoffs, the team often wins and competes with the starting lineup and personal abilities between the stars.

There is no need to say much about the Lakers' performance in the playoffs, so there have been not many fans and media who are optimistic about the Magic before the game.

However, after the end of the first half, the Magic not only successfully led the Lakers, but Su Jiu's performance was still very explosive as always.

So in this case, Lakers fans are really panicked. After all, this slightly young Magic team is currently performing upset miracles frequently in this year's playoffs.

As the saying goes, once you are bitten by a snake, you have been afraid of the rope for ten years. Although Lakers fans have always been very confident in Kobe, as the game situation gradually deviates from the fans' expectations, this situation still makes Lakers fans feel a little scared.

Fortunately, after the third quarter, with Kobe personally playing against Su Jiu in the second half, the Lakers finally gradually got back their disadvantages on the court bit by bit.

And he successfully completed the overtake after the end of the third quarter.

Faced with this roller coaster-like situation on the court, Lakers fans were floating in the wind like seaweed.

I felt even more at ease, and even the fans who drank too much water before the game did not dare to take the opportunity to go to the bathroom.

Because the fans were afraid that after returning from the toilet, the situation on the field would have changed surprisingly.

After returning from the fourth quarter, the two sides temporarily replaced the substitute lineup to compete. When Ariza, the Lakers, came off the court and rested, Iverson was simply in a state of water.

Because whether the Lakers' defense is Fisher, Famar, or Vucesic, these people are responsible for defending Iverson in one-on-one.

Facing Iverson's inside and outside shot on the court, Lakers' head coach Jackson sat off the court and was quite calm, with no expression on his face, and even wanted to lower his head to sleep.

However, although the Zen master Jackson looked calm at this moment, Kobe on the court seemed a little anxious.

After all, although the Lakers are temporarily leading, their lead score is very small, and Kobe is well aware that he has paid a considerable price to lead the team to suppress the Magic in the third quarter.

So seeing some of the advantages the team has accumulated with great effort and when Iverson's personal breakthrough is about to disappear, Kobe off the court finally couldn't sit still, and stood up and said to Jackson beside him:

"If I go on the court, if I continue to play like this, the advantage that the team has finally accumulated will be gone."

After looking at Kobe who was standing up beside him, Zen Master Jackson thought for a moment, then looked at the time on the court, and finally nodded, and moved him to the court in advance according to Kobe's wishes.

Although the fourth quarter has just begun, Kobe has had very little time to rest under the court.

But as Jackson, a Zen master who has coached Kobe for many years, he knows very well what kind of person Kobe is and how stubborn Kobe is on the court.

And the situation on the court is indeed a bit unfavorable to the Lakers at present. It is better to get Kobe to the court in advance than to bring Aliza back on the court in advance.

After all, although there is a trace of iron blood flowing in Kobe's body, this does not mean that other players can be like Kobe.

With the dead ball stage on the court, Zen Master Jackson directly brought Kobe, who had not been off for a long time, back on the court.

Seeing the substitution on the Lakers, Stan Van Gundy was obviously a little confused.

"Good guy, let's work together to use the star of the family. This is a traditional virtue of every team."

However, after frowning and thinking for a while, Van Gundy still did not act rashly and still let Su Jiu and others sit off the court and continue to rest.

It was just that Howard from the team was brought back to the court in advance. After all, compared with others, Howard's physical fitness was definitely better.

In the next few minutes, as Kobe re-appeared, the Lakers seemed to have found the backbone of the offensive in an instant.

After all, in the current Lakers team, as long as Kobe is on the court, the offensive tasks are basically not considered by role players.

All they need to do is to try to shoot those open outside shots after receiving Kobe's pass.

In addition, Kobe, who was back in the game, took over the heavy responsibility of defending Iverson on the defensive end.

Just as Iverson held the ball and Kobe on the defensive end really faced the top spot, the entire Staples Arena instantly burst into deafening calls.

And the fans watching this game online at this moment were also excited and screaming.

Because people have been looking forward to this scene for too long. After eight years, the two finally faced off on the stage of the finals again.

Although the situation of the two people can be said to be a change of things, for the fans who are watching this game at the moment, these two people represent the youth of a generation.

So while Iverson and Kobe were playing directly on the court, all the fans watching this game were directly excited.

Even though Su Jiu may not be inferior to Iverson on the offensive end, for fans, if Su Jiu wants to be comparable to Iverson, there will still be a long way to go.

Facing Kobe who was defending himself, Iverson also smiled. He seemed to feel familiar and unfamiliar with the scene in front of him.

What is familiar is that in the finals eight years ago, Kobe, who was just a young boy, also played against himself in this stadium.

What’s strange is that in that final game that year, Tyron Lu, who really played against Iverson in the entire game, was already sitting on the Magic’s bench...

I have to say that time has really changed a lot, but the only thing that has not changed is Iverson's persistence in attacking the basket.

Facing Kobe's defense, Iverson started a breakthrough from his right hand with the help of the pick-and-roll.

Although Iverson has lost the speed of his peak at his starting point, after using his teammates' pick-and-roll, Iverson's experience on the offensive end has now risen sharply.

So while Kobe was pressing towards him at the first time, Iverson suddenly braked suddenly and then transported the ball to the left. With the help of shaking away Kobe's misalignment space, he directly completed a horse-riding archery shot.

"Swish~"

As the sound of basketball entering the net sounded, even though Iverson was at the home court of the Lakers at this moment, the entire Staples Arena still heard the fierce applause at this moment.

Moreover, after Iverson scored a goal on the defensive end, Kobe also grinned, but at this time Kobe knew very well that it was not the time for the two of them to reminisce on the court.

So Kobe, who refocused his attention on the offensive end, became cold and ruthless in an instant, as if the smile on his face had never appeared before.

As time on the court gradually passes, both sides have their main lineups in the dead ball stage, and the final showdown of the game will be held in the next few minutes.

At this moment, with seven and a half minutes left before the end of the game, with Iverson's outstanding performance in the first half of the fourth quarter, the Magic not only smoothed out the gap with the Lakers.

With the two difficult three-pointers that Courtney Li Tianshen came down to earth, he once again led the Lakers by four points, and took the initiative on the court again in his own hands.

In fact, in this round of series, if we really talk about the depth of plastic surgery, the Magic will definitely be above the Lakers.

After all, the entire Lakers team is undoubtedly the six-man rotation. As for other players, they are mostly on the court for a while to facilitate the main players to rest.

And among them, the little Shark Bynum has a very serious knee injury this season, so his playing time has also been limited.

In the regular season, Bynum averaged only 28.7 minutes of playing time, but in the playoffs where the confrontation was more intense, Bynum averaged only 26.4 minutes of playing time.

So even if the top combat power of this Lakers is very strong, if the Zen master really wants to lead the team to win, then it is definitely an unbreakable fact to increase the playing time of the main players.

After all, in addition to the six players that the Lakers can usually use, Jordan Famal, who averages the most points per game, has only a mere 6.1 record in the remaining 9 players.

And after entering the playoffs, Famal's average score dropped to 4.3 points.

These 4.3 points are also the highest scorer among the other nine players in the Lakers except for the six-player rotation.

So compared with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Magic's advantage is that there are more people who can play and their overall strength is relatively average.

Even though the high-end combat power is indeed a little worse than the Lakers, the Magic's disadvantages are not as obvious as people imagined when the team has Su Jiu, Iverson, Lewis, Tkoglu and Howard.

As for why most people are not optimistic about the Magic's ability to defeat the Lakers before the finals start, the main reason is that this Magic team does not have any experience in the finals.

So when this Magic faces the Lakers, which is known for being semi-invincible this season, people are more optimistic about the Los Angeles Lakers, which has Kobe.

Even in the Western Conference semi-finals, if it weren't for Yao Ming's injury, the Purple and Gold Army, which had shouted the slogan of the Lakers championship for a season, would have gone home in shame to fish...
To be continued...