Chapter 896: The NBA Should Not only Have Wins and Championships!

59 to 56, the Los Angeles Lakers fell behind by three points in the first half.

But none of the Lakers fans who watched the first half of the game felt that the score difference between the two sides in this game looked so close.

The reason why the Lakers were able to maintain this point difference in the first half was that Durant scored 22 points on 8 of 14 shots.

It was completely due to Kobe's desperate efforts in the first half.

At the same time, the strongest person in the Seattle SuperSonics didn't take any shots at all in the first half!

The feeling in the first half was that Kobe kept picking and rolling with Artest, kept mismatching Rondo, kept scoring, and kept scoring. In the end, the opponent was not Yes, but Durant!

No one may believe it.

In the first half of the tiebreaker in Game 7 between the Lakers and SuperSonics, the one facing Kobe was not Yes, but Durant!

The final result actually felt evenly matched.

Kobe scored slightly more points, but was less efficient.

Kobe scored 25 points in the first half on 10 of 18 shots.

Even with Kobe's performance, the Lakers were 3 points behind!

It's very disappointing when your leader tries his best to compete with the opponent's second leader, but the opponent's leader hasn't made a move yet, and you're still three points behind.

The Lakers fans and Phil Jackson at the scene are a little desperate now.

Even the sweaty Kobe had a look of disbelief written on his face when he came off the court.

In this game, Phil Jackson actively gave up the triangle offense so that he could bypass yes's defense.

yes's routine for the triangle offense makes it impossible for him to get around yes's defense when playing the triangle offense. Whether it is with or without the ball, he cannot get around yes's defense.

Therefore, Phil Jackson designed a tactic for him in this game to use Artest's huge body and strength to constantly pick and roll and misplacement to hit Rondo or misplacement to hit Durant.

If Rondo defends Artest, he will hit Rondo out of position. If Durant defends Artest, he will hit Durant out of position.

These two guys are definitely much easier to fight than yes, but they are also not that easy to fight!

The wingspans of these two people are indeed long. Although Rondo looks thin, he is quite strong.

The data and efficiency he produced in the first half are really the result of his all-out efforts.

Damn it, he tried his best, but in the end he couldn't force yes out of it!

Damn it, is it because I didn’t hit you offensively as an undergraduate and avoided you, so you no longer even have the interest to attack? !

Kobe's heart is very complicated right now.

As someone who has always wanted to challenge yes,

Of course he didn't want to avoid the battle, but the team's victory required it. After the sixth game, he was willing to listen to Phil Jackson and implement the team's tactics.

But as soon as he thought about the fact that he was not facing Yes but Durant in the first half, Kobe felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly.

There is a feeling that someone who is a good man is as famous as your mere Kevin Durant!

He doesn't have any objections to Durant. He still admires Durant. Durant is still a fan of him and TC. He also took good care of Durant when he was in the All-Stars.

But this makes people feel even more uncomfortable, okay!

In the NBA in the West, it is obviously South Kobe and North Yes. Why did this game suddenly become South Kobe North and KD? !

3 out of 3!

Yes took three shots in the first half!

These three shots were still because Artest succeeded twice in singles against yes, and yes responded twice.

And the time Randolph hit yes in a misplaced single, and yes responded.

Except for these three attacks, yes didn't even have the desire to take action in the first half!

If it weren't for Yes being a domineering and face-saving person, if Artest and Randolph hadn't hit Yes three times, Kobe would have even thought that Yes might not have even taken these three shots!

Not interested!

yes has no interest in taking action in this game at all!

In the previous game, he could feel that yes did not give his best.

You don’t have to go all out, you still have to show your strength.

But in this game, yes is not even interested in showing his strength!

This is simply a mockery of him and the Lakers!

Someone's self-esteem was somewhat hurt!

but!

My pride is hurt, but it’s no wonder that yes’s game is so Buddhist.

yes This season, the Sonics are carried in almost every game. Even an Iron Man will be tired, right?

There have been 21 playoff games out of 82 in the regular season, and 103 games have been played!

You can finally take a break, why not?

What's more, when Kobe Bryant and Durant were fighting against each other, he couldn't beat Durant to death. What qualifications did he have to ask Yes to take action himself?

In the final analysis, this self-esteem was not lost by Yes, but by themselves!

"This game is over for the Lakers."

In this game between the SuperSonics and the Lakers, everyone in the Heat hopes that the SuperSonics will lose.

Although James has mixed emotions, he wants to fight yes for revenge, but he also doesn't want to face yes.

Generally speaking, he is more willing to see yes eliminated in the Western Conference Finals than to avenge yes in the finals.

But the game between the SuperSonics and the Lakers was such that James and the Heat didn't know what to say.

"Every year, the West seems to have a lot of strong teams and a lot of superstars. There are almost 12 or more of the 15 best lineups in the West every season. The West is strong and the East is weak. It's really like this. In the game, these strong men can’t even beat the Sonics’ second-in-command.”

"Haha, so, the strongest one is our Heat. If they are really strong, can the Spurs be defeated by someone who has won four games in a row? If they are really strong, can Kobe Bryant not even be able to stop people like Durant? "

"The Eastern Conference was really bad in the past, but the Western Conference was not much better. The most difficult championship in history. Last season's yes was a good era!"

"If it were the Heat last season, the Heat could win the playoffs and win the championship!"

Listening to the surrounding Heat players' cynicism about Kobe and the Lakers, James didn't say anything on the surface. He is a superstar, and he will still have to deal with Kobe and the others in the future.

There are some things you cannot say and keep the relationship superficial.

But in his heart, James agrees very much.

Before yes appeared, Kobe and he were competitors for the number one player in the league.

His competitive goal has always been Kobe.

After yes appeared, the competitive relationship between the two was eliminated.

But no matter what, Kobe is one of the top five or even top three players in the league!

The figure at the top of the nba pyramid.

It's such a character who can only compete with the Sonics' second-in-command.

It would be fine if Durant was a second-in-command like Wade.

However, Durant is still the kind of talent that is recognized around the world as not very good. He was trained and promoted by yes from an ordinary person as Durant himself said.

Kobe can't even control Durant. Does this mean that players of Kobe's level can be mass-produced by yes?

In the first half of the battle between Kobe and Durant, Kobe did win, but not by much. At least it didn't make anyone feel the difference in quality.

It can be seen that there is a gap between Durant and Kobe in terms of offense, but they are still on the same level.

This is a bit embarrassing...

I'm afraid it's not just viewers who are unfriendly to Kobe who think Kobe is a bit embarrassed.

Even Kobe himself feels embarrassed, right?

but……

You, a superstar of this level, can't even control someone else's second in command. You deserve to be embarrassed!

James thought in his mind with some disdain.

For a guy like Durant, he can hit two!

Tough situation!

The Lakers are in a very difficult situation now!

Durant is the password for this series between the SuperSonics and the Lakers.

Durant's state determines the outcome of the showdown between the SuperSonics and Lakers, two teams with similar lineups and equal strengths.

If the Durant in the previous sixth game was the Durant that Phil Jackson most wanted to see, then the Durant in this game is the Durant that Phil Jackson least wanted to see.

Without Durant, the Sonics and the Lakers are inseparable. With Durant, Durant goes undercover, and the Lakers win. With Durant, and Durant doesn’t go undercover, the Lakers will most likely be in trouble. If Duran Super awesome, the Lakers will definitely kneel down!

Durant in the first half was the super-god Durant!

The Lakers didn't seem to be kneeling. It was really thanks to Kobe's performance and Yes's watching the excitement.

To be honest, everyone's focus in this series is on Yes and Durant.

The focus of the whole world is whether Yes spent such a high price in this series to lift Durant up.

In fact, outside of this focus, Kobe's performance in this series has really made him very, very satisfied.

The previous six games averaged 40 points per game, and this game scored 25 points at halftime.

I take more shots than before, hit more irons than before, and score more points!

It can be said that Kobe was in the best shape of his career in this series.

As long as Kobe doesn't have a big breakthrough in the future, this series will be the best series of his career!

Kobe's performance in this series is simply what he had always dreamed of doing.

Kobe has gone all out to be the strongest, and he has also gone all out to be the strongest. The same is true for other players on the Lakers. Kidd even almost got a clean slate!

But the most uncomfortable thing is that the Lakers can't even win against the SuperSonics who don't take action!

Looking at Kobe's bloodthirsty eyes as he sat in his seat.

Phil Jackson knew very well that Kobe, with his strong self-esteem, would find it difficult to tolerate content like that in the first half.

Because of his outstanding performance in Game 6, Kobe was willing to listen to him and use his tactics in this game.

In order to win, avoid yes and don't confront yes.

But……

Losing pride, but not getting victory, is really quite hurtful.

"Congratulations to you guys, you've had a very successful season."

As he watched the atmosphere of despair slowly fill the Lakers locker room, Phil Jackson finally sighed in his heart and spoke.

Kobe, who was originally unhappy and resentful, looked up and looked at Phil Jackson with a vaguely satisfied smile on his face, and was a little surprised.

This old man...

Originally, he thought that the failure to become a god would make the old man even more depressed than he was.

After all, becoming a god turned into being beaten by Master Romar...

This boy!

Phil Jackson was very hurt when he noticed Kobe's not very friendly eyes. He looked like he was going to do something bad and spit out bad water.

Am I that kind of person? !

but……

Phil Jackson shook his head with a smile in his heart and continued.

After hearing what Phil Jackson said, the players in the Lakers locker room were completely shocked.

Is this still the same Phil Jackson? !

That Phil Jackson who is known as the victory expert, the championship master? !

55…56…48…58…39…

Coming out of the locker room, he stood on the court again, watching the constantly beating feel value on the superstar system at this time.

Ye Si frowned.

This year's playoffs are really unfriendly to him.

From playing with the Spurs to playing with the Mavericks to playing with the Lakers, his touch value has been very, very average.

If hitting the Spurs too harshly hurts the character, why is it not much better when hitting the Spurs?

So, where did my fingers go?

Although with his current strength, he can still force the shot even if his touch is not good.

But if he can take a shot, he can take a shot. He also has the position to force the shot, but generally speaking, he is not willing to hold back his teammates and the team.

Therefore, when it is not necessary, he will not forcefully take action if the opportunity is not good.

What's more, he doesn't really care about the consecutive 30+ scoring records in the playoffs.

Now he actually doesn't need consecutive 30+ points in the playoffs or 20+ points in the regular season to maintain his deterrence.

Of course, his teammates have also grown up, and they no longer need him to attract firepower to them like before. Maybe at some point, Durant and the others may be able to attract firepower for him.

Durant, who was only slightly behind Kobe in this game, gave him such confidence.

To be honest, it is really uncomfortable to be surrounded by two people all the time on the court.

Um?

Just when Ye Si was thinking about a happy future...

"Yes, our game only begins in the second half!"

Kobe? !

Ye Si was surprised to see Kobe, who was still angry at the end of the first half, standing in front of him with all his gloom gone.

When the second half of the game started, not only Ye Si was surprised, but the Lakers audience and Nelson on the sidelines were also surprised!

"Is this the Lakers?"

"Is this Phil Jackson's team?"

Old Nelson was a little confused.

Phil Jackson doesn’t want victory or championship?

Kobe actually allowed Kobe to stop hiding from yes in the second half and actively attack yes? !

Is this style still Phil Jackson's style? !

"Sure enough, we still lost..."

At the end of the game, looking at the score of 118 to 110, Phil Jackson sighed slightly in his heart.

But soon, Phil Jackson adjusted his mentality.

The game is lost, the victory is gone, and the championship is naturally gone. As for becoming a god... it is even more gone.

He seemed to have lost everything in this game and this series.

but……

"Boys, the NBA is not only about data, not only about wins, and not only about championships, but also about hearts and dreams. Follow your heart and go further, and maybe we can go further than data, wins, and championships. "

"Boys, I'm sorry, I ruined a game that should have been yours."

Looking at Kobe Bryant smiling and hugging yes on the court at this time, congratulating yes.

Looking at Kidd talking to Rondo, looking at Randolph hugging Millsap...

Phil Jackson felt like he got more...

"Yes, I still lost..."

"I still haven't forced out the strongest you."

Looking at the extremely dark feel of the superstar system, Ye Si didn't know what to say.

With this feeling, no matter how strong you are, you can't force me to be stronger than you...

However, Kobe still has some small regrets.

In the second half, yes's offense increased, and the efficiency was still very, very high. However, except for the fact that yes would respond to the ball that yes successfully hit, yes still did not show its strongest strength. When he hit the iron, yes would not hit him. , just passed the ball.

He is not a fool, but he still regrets that he did not force his best.

Even though his 55-point score in this game was better than both Yes and Durant, because he didn't force the strongest Yes, he still felt that he had lost, the game was lost, and his personal performance was also lost.

but……

"Yes, another great season, reaching the finals again in my career."

"Thanks."

Ye Si nodded gratefully.

"Don't rush to thank me. I hope you won't be abused by the Heat in this year's finals."

"If you really want to thank me, then win the Heat so that I don't look so incompetent."

Kobe said jokingly.

"You are not incompetent."

Kobe, who was just joking at first, looked at the serious Ye Si and was stunned for a moment.

"We're going to beat the Heat."

"..."

Beat the Heat?

Xiaoye...

I'm just joking, are you serious...