After the game, Josh Howard was celebrating the victory with his teammates.

At this time, Kobe walked towards him with a serious face.

Josh thought his performance had conquered Kobe, won Kobe's favor, and won Kobe's respect.

In the end, he was simply overthinking.

"Listen, I'm going to score at least 30 points on you in the next game.

Did you hear that, it’s not 30 points, it’s at least 30 points, bastard!”

After saying that, Kobe turned around and left, causing Josh Howard to stand there with his arms outstretched in embarrassment.

Josh:???

There is something wrong with this person!

I rely on being so angry!

It's obvious that I'm the winner, but I'm still threatened with losing?

Who says it's not?

There is nothing wrong with you, how can you become a superstar?

Yao Ming looked at Josh and smiled bitterly.

Someone is going to suffer in the next game.

However, it is indeed time to fight back.

When Kobe Bryant ran into trouble in front of the Mavericks, things were no longer smooth sailing for the Trail Blazers in Phoenix.

In the second game of the series, D'Antoni immediately made changes.

He brought up Kurt Thomas and replaced Diaw.

As a result, although the Suns' defense is still unsystematic, it at least has three points that are worthy of individual defense.

Bell, Marion and Thomas can all defend.

Bell chased Paul the whole time, but Paul was still not used to it. He was knocked down N times in one game.

If playing against the Jazz was just a warm-up, then playing against the Suns in this round allowed Paul to truly experience what the playoffs are and what it means to be a big man.

It's normal to take some time to adapt.

The tension between the two sides escalated today. Wayne had many quarrels with Bell, and even had physical contact once. After Paul was knocked down, Wayne deliberately bumped into Bell when he went to serve the sideline ball.

Seeing this situation, the referee immediately separated the two people. How dare you escalate the situation?

If this 99VS24 is lost, the referee on duty will have to be interviewed by Stern again.

But Bell was serious and continued to trash-talk Wayne after standing up.

He has eaten up Wayne's psychology to death. He knows that as the star player, Wayne does not dare to mess around.

If he is suspended for one or two games, this series may change.

Otherwise, do you think Bell is really not afraid of death?

The feud between the two has been forged, which has caused the tension between the two parties to rise a lot.

Marion and Stoudemire tried to double-team Gasol, which of course gave Udoka, Posey and others many opportunities.

But it doesn't matter to D'Antoni. The defense is never perfect, let alone a team that never practices defense.

He can give the Trail Blazers' role players a chance. If they are killed by the Trail Blazers' role players, then he will accept it.

After all, if role players can kill games so easily, can stars still earn such high wages?

Today, Uduka and Posey actually had good three-point shooting percentages, but their goals were not consistent enough.

It's always a hammer in one place and a stick in the other, which gives the Blazers a substantial advantage.

McMillan originally thought that D'Antoni sent Kurt Thomas to deal with Gasol, but he didn't expect that he sent Kurt Thomas to deal with Wayne.

Stoudemire and Marion defended Gasso, and Thomas naturally faced off against Wayne.

Although he scored 27 points for Wayne Ran, he was not as free-spirited as he was against Brother Diao in the last game.

The trouble the Suns caused to the Trail Blazers on the defensive end was only secondary.

What really shines for them today is that they have regained the excellent offensive feeling they had during the regular season.

Stoudemire swept away the haze of the previous game today, scoring 25 points and shooting over 60% from the field!

The Suns did not let Stoudemire hold the ball too much today. To be precise, no one except Nash held the ball too much.

When the ball is passed to you, you either throw it or pass it, and never make any unnecessary movements.

If you can't hit it, give the ball back to Nash and start over.

Continuous and fast passing, as well as pick-and-rolls one after another, coupled with Nash's own scoring threat, dismantled the Blazers' defense to pieces.

Quick distribution and high pick-and-roll, if people want to study the V-shaped offense in the future, then the video of this game is simply the best textbook.

In order to deal with such an attack, McMillan's previous strategy was to switch defenses indefinitely. Therefore, Stoudemire was facing off against Wayne today.

But in fact, he and Wayne never faced each other a few times.

In addition, Stoudemire had a hot touch in the mid-range today, and he transformed from a brutal power forward into a handsome mid-range shot. He shot every catch, made a shot, and ate until he vomited. He scored high points so efficiently.

Wayne continued to fight with the Suns until the end, but just like the Lakers game yesterday, there was too little time left.

In the end, 101 to 96, the Phoenix Suns narrowly won at home with a 5-point advantage. At least they saved a home court and changed the total score of the series to 1 to 1.

Well, the Blazers also lost by 5 points.

This is fate!

After the game, D'Antoni was very happy.

I am indeed one of the best coaches in the league!

A few adjustments and immediate and miraculous results were achieved!

Wayne stood on the court with his hands on his hips, looking at Nash who scored 20 points and 16 assists.

It seems that it is time to sacrifice a wave of hair.

It's really not an option to let Nash be so unscrupulous again.

Only by playing against this guy in person can you know how powerful this thin point guard, this guy who almost won three consecutive MVP awards, really is.

As a result, Pao'er walked up to Wayne on his own initiative at this time, looking like a kid who had made a mistake, with his head buried deep in his head.

The last time Wayne saw someone acting like this was when he held a press conference in Sacramento after Tai was domestically assaulted last year.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry Wei, I promise I can do better. Back in the Rose Garden, I won't let that Canadian do whatever he wants."

Pao'er, who is extremely competitive, knows that in these two games, he is like a younger brother to Nash.

It's just that winning the first game slightly covered up this point.

If he could contain Nash, there wouldn't be so many problems.

As a person with high self-esteem and competitive spirit, but not very tall, Paul couldn't stand the thought of dragging down the team.

Well, that's the same thing. The playoffs are sometimes a place that urges people to grow rapidly and push them to break through their own limits.

Why are most young players who have played in the playoffs more mature than players in the same class who have not played in the playoffs? This is the reason.

Dirk grew up and killed the dangerous snake.

So now, is it time to get started?

Wayne rubbed Pao'er's head, said nothing, turned and walked towards the tunnel.

There is only room for two games, so be careful.

After returning to the locker room, Wayne originally thought that Kobe would take the opportunity to counterattack him.

Unexpectedly, the text message Kobe sent today was completely different.

"I just want to kill the MVP and win the championship, Wei."

Wayne smiled and simply replied with one word.

"receive."

Well, two people are trying to eliminate each other, but at the same time they don't want the other party to lose early.

This is probably called an inappropriate relationship.

The Lakers and Trail Blazers, Wayne and Kobe, all lost.
Chapter completed!