Update time: 2013-02-07

Everyone has a thorn in their hearts, and the only difference is that this thorn grows there. For Kobe, that huge and flexible fat man is the most unbearable thorn in his heart.

No matter how hard you play or how good your performance you are, no matter what achievements the team achieves, the results are the fat, lazy and cunning fat man.

After finally driving away the fat man, Kobe must prove that he can play better without him. Indeed, without the fat man's suppression, Kobe's average score soaring average is a very obvious example, but inversely proportional to it is the team's record.

After proving himself, Kobe Bryant must prove that he can lead the team to play better, which is not an easy task. There are many proofs in history. Many players who can be called great cannot make the team's record proportional to their personal performance.

Even the famous Wilt Chamberlain is no exception. Bill Russell's personal data is far inferior to him, but he firmly blocks him from the championship.

After failing to enter the playoffs in his first career, Kobe suggested that the team invite Phil Jackson back, no matter how angry he was when Phil Jackson criticized himself in the book.

After Phil Jackson returned to coach, the team improved significantly and entered the playoffs that year. Kobe continued to improve his scoring ability and scoring efficiency, but the team once again made him realize that improving himself alone is not enough to go further in the playoffs. If the team goes further, it is necessary to improve the team's strength.

He kept threatening the team and asked the team to find him a stronger helper, but it was just a helper. He never thought of finding someone who equally divided the power of the team with him. All he wanted was a powerful helper.

The team did trade Paul Gasol for him as he wished. This was a very powerful helper who could never challenge Kobe's status. Moreover, the two would never conflict in positions. When he learned that Paul Gasol was traded, his mood was almost the same as Liu Bei got Zhuge Liang.

The human heart is not enough to swallow an elephant, which is also called a desire. With a strong helper, Kobe has a higher pursuit of his own goals. He still has the opportunity to enter the playoffs this season and go further. This season he also has the opportunity to win the most valuable player in the regular season.

Then why not try both goals? This game has nothing to do with the championship, but it has a lot to do with the most valuable players in the regular season. Although this game cannot determine the ownership of this crucial award, as the most powerful contender for this award this season, every face-to-face direct confrontation determines who to add a bargaining chip to the balance of victory.

But now we have to make a choice between showing ourselves and playing correctly. Although the ultimate goal is to win this game, no one knows which side the road to victory is.

If you are obsessed with showing yourself and lose the game in the end, even if you are ahead of the opponent in data, it will be a failure against yourself, because you are obviously lagging behind the opponent in data this season, even if you win this game, it will not prove anything.

What I want is a victory in the game. Even if the data is behind the opponent, it is no big deal. But how to win? Kobe Bryant feels that Phil Jackson needs to give an answer to this question.

It’s a pity that Phil Jackson would not give any of his answers obviously. If that were the case, Phil Jackson would not be called "Zen Master". He believed in this Eastern religious culture and had a certain sense of mystery. As his reputation grew, this sense of mystery became more and more serious.

At this time, Phil Jackson really has nothing to say. He cannot ask Kobe to play in any way because it violates the agreement between them. At the same time, he does not think that Kobe will play in exactly the same way as his own requirements.

Perhaps Kobe will follow the requirements now, but once the situation on the court changes, Kobe will return to the way he is used to. By then, it will be a harm to his authority, so Phil Jackson would rather say nothing and let Kobe decide by himself.

A minute and a half passed quickly, and Kobe did not get a clear answer from Phil Jackson, but from his attitude, Kobe knew that Phil Jackson did not like the way of playing in which he controlled everything. Of course, no coach would like it, because if he played like that, there would be no head coach at all.

A clear difference between the coaching team and the head coach is that the coaching team is responsible for pre-match analysis and formulation of game strategies. The head coach is only involved in part of the work. On the court, the head coach usually only makes the decision. If at this time, the head coach has to discuss with the assistant coach next to him. Then the head coach is no longer called the head coach, but can only be called the head member of the coaching team.

After returning to the court, Kobe began to naturally give up his self-centered style of play and turn to tactical style of play. His teammates were also very clear about his transformation. The Lakers immediately played a standard triangular offensive tactic, and the sound of playing for a while made the Supersonics feel a little unbearable.

Compared with their strength, the Supersonics are indeed inferior to the Lakers. If both sides perform normally at the same time, the Supersonics are not the opponent of the Lakers. Seeing that the score difference was narrowed to only two points, Calesimo stood up and called a timeout.

With both sides performing normally, the Supersonics are not opponents of the Lakers, but there is another word called Super-level explosion. The Supersonics have the most terrifying player in the league in scoring today. At this time, it is not up to him to rely on whom.

"Stephen, the team is now at a very critical moment. Whether the entire game can be exchanged for a good ending depends on all this. Stephen, the team needs you to stand up and turn the game around. I hope you won't let us down." Carlesimo was not polite to Stephen and directly let Stephen take over the game.

"Don't worry, I won't let everyone down." Stephen stood up and said confidently, and after returning to the court after the timeout, he immediately broke through at the basket to cause a foul by Radmanovic, and then made two free throws.

After pick-and-roll, Kobe passed the ball out, and then went down to the basket to get the position. After pick-and-roll, Stephen was just in front of Paul Gasol. Before Paul Gasol could pass the ball out, Stephen reached out and hit the ball out of Paul Gasol.

The ball flew between three or four Lakers and Supersonics players. The ball was touched and touched around in a panic, just like a bump ball. In the end, the ball was hit by Kot Thomas and got out of the baseline. However, Turiav rushed over and rescued the ball very actively, and he knocked the man in the media area backwards.

Sometimes being too active is not a good thing. Turiav is just too active. Originally, the Supersonics hit the bottom line, and the ball was still on the Lakers, but he actively saved the ball and ended up saving Stephen.

After receiving the ball, Stephen did not hesitate to get the fast break, and his speed increased to the extreme in an instant, but he was fast, and there was another person faster than him. As soon as he received the ball, Kobe Bryant had already started to retreat. When he just crossed the midfield line, Kobe had retreated to the three-point line.

Kobe hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to continue to retreat or come over. If he retreats now, if Stephen chooses to attack outside the three-point line, his retreat will be equivalent to not having any effect. Stephen does not have this ability and habit. His fast attack three-pointer is basically one of his conventional weapons.

However, fast attack three-pointers are not very common after all. Generally speaking, both Stephen and other players will choose to take action at the basket. If you meet up now, you will be easily removed by the opponent and then easily make a layup.

Kobe just hesitated, and Stephen had already stepped close to the three-point line. From Stephen's movements, Kobe found that Stephen had obvious signs of slowing down. When he hurriedly met, it was already too late. Stephen jumped up and raised his legs to make a move. After a series of actions, the ball was empty, flew over Kobe's head, and fell into the basket.

Kobe was very angry with this offense, especially Stephen made a quick attack three-pointer under his direct defense, which simply regarded his defense as nothing, but he couldn't blame anyone for Paul Gasol's indifference or Turiav's active save.

The ball flew out of Paul Gasol's hand and returned to Kobe Bryant's hand. At this time, Kobe found the position of the weak bottom corner three-pointer. Fisher was in the air and hurriedly transferred the ball across a large scale. Unfortunately, Fisher's attack was very rare to be empty.

In the rebounding competition, Turiav grabbed the rebound, but the referee awarded him a foul for pushing. The ball came to the Supersonics again. After serving, Watson controlled the ball and passed the midfield. Just as he was about to hand the ball over to Stephen to deal with it, Stephen made a gesture to him.

This is the meaning of cross-covering and passing the ball from the bottom line. Watson immediately made a cross-cover with Stephen, and then took Kobe from the upper left of the half court to the lower right of the court, and then followed the three-point line and returned.

At this time, Stephen had already brought Fisher to the other side. When the two ran to the parallel position, Watson passed the ball to Stephen. Although Fisher was only one step away from him, Stephen still took the ball and turned and shot directly, because he was sure that Fisher could not defend himself.

Indeed, Fisher, who had originally bounced normally, has now transformed into a completely complete floor flow. Not to mention Stephen jumping so high, even at a normal height, Fisher could not block Stephen.

The ball fell into the basket again, and another three-pointer. When Kobe came back, he chose to take action. However, today the basket of Staples Central Stadium seemed to have chosen to betrayal, without any face. The ball hit the ring and made a crisp jingle sound, just like an excellent blacksmith was hitting the iron. Then Stephen rose high and grabbed the rebound.

Stephen passed the ball directly to Durant who was almost down in the air. Then, with the help of Stephen's delay, Durant easily dunked. Seeing that the score difference had been widened to more than double digits, Kobe Bryant called a timeout as soon as he received the ball.

"How should we solve the problem of our offensive?" Phil Jackson had to stand up and prepare to arrange it for the players, but as soon as the players surrounded him, Kobe asked impatiently.

"We have no problem with our offense. Just continue to fight like this. The opponent cannot keep shooting at such a high shooting rate. As long as you pay attention to retreating in time, don't let the opponent fight fast attack easily, there is no problem." Phil Jackson explained to everyone patiently.

The Supersonics are basically the best players in the league to make fast breaks. Although they are not the first in the number of fast breaks, their success rate is the highest in the league. However, the Lakers are in the top five in terms of fast break defense in the league, so they naturally cannot defend the Supersonics' fast break.

"But we?" Kobe was about to say something, but Phil Jackson turned his head and said to him: "The correct way of playing may not necessarily win, but it is definitely the most likely to win. So no matter how the opponent plays, we must stick to the correct way of playing. Even if we lose the game, it can only be said that God is on their side today."

"I understand, I will play in the right way, even if I may lose the game." I got a clear answer from Phil Jackson's mouth in a rare sight, and Kobe's heart also calmed down. He was indeed a little angry when he looked at Stephen. Now, when he looked at him, Kobe felt that he underestimated the other party. The other party was not only technically mature, but also psychologically mature.

"Victory is still in the common hands of both of us. If we let go, it will be the opponent. If we want to win the game today, the first thing we must do is to stabilize the rhythm, then improve the defense, and use defense to drive the offense." Phil Jackson was not too slow to be angry with the players. He never yelled at the players, but the effect was much better than yelling.

After returning to the court, the Lakers indeed reduced the rhythm of the game and increased their defensive intensity. The already-opened Supersonics could not adapt to this rhythm, and were soon hit by the Lakers with a 9-2 small **, narrowing the gap to one ball.
Chapter completed!