rpbooks Chapter 171 When the Lakers Don't Have Kobe
Chapter 171 When the Lakers Don't Have Kobe
Chapter 171 When the Lakers Don't Have Kobe
The team in the worst state at this time is no longer the Indiana Pacers playing away, but the home team Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center.
When the second quarter played for about 3 minutes, the home team Los Angeles Lakers were already 27 points behind the Indiana Pacers at 37:[-].
In the past, this is simply not what everyone can imagine.
The reason why the Los Angeles Lakers are behind the Indiana Pacers at home tonight is largely due to the retirement of their head star Kobe Bryant due to injury.
Towards the end of the first quarter, Kobe Bryant collided with Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert while fighting for a rebound and fell hard to the floor.This exacerbated Kobe Bryant's original mild concussion, coupled with Kobe Bryant's broken nose, Kobe Bryant had to choose to leave the field and return to the team's locker room for treatment .
It was during this time when Kobe Bryant was not on the court that the Indiana Pacers went on the offensive and quickly expanded the gap between the two teams to double digits.Xu Xu has scored six points and four assists so far, leading the team again.
And when the Los Angeles Lakers did not have Kobe Bryant, their offense had to rely entirely on the inside "twin towers" Paul Gasol and Andrew Bynum.
This is also the choice of the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Coach Mike Brown. After all, no other perimeter player of the Los Angeles Lakers can replace Kobe Bryant's role on the court.
Kobe Bryant is irreplaceable!
Pau Gasol holds the ball near the left edge of the lane, posting up Indiana Pacers backup power forward Tyler Hansbrough.Tyler Hansbrough tried his best to defend desperately, making it difficult for Pau Gasol to shoot under Tyler Hansbrough's defense.Even so, Pau Gasol still ignored shooting guard Matt Barnes, who had been waiting for a pass to shoot a three-pointer from the three-point line, forced a turn and then hooked a shot.At this time, the advantage of Pau Gasol's height and arm length has been fully utilized. Tyler Hansbrough straightened his arm and still couldn't touch the ball. He could only watch the ball go into the net.
"Paul Gasol is really tall!" Xu Nuo said in his heart.
Rudy Fernandez, who came on as a substitute for Danny Granger, missed a three-pointer from the outside in the next attack. The Los Angeles Lakers immediately launched a quick counterattack after getting the rebound.In previous seasons, there would have been a Shannon Brown slam dunk on a fast break like this.But now that Shannon Brown has gone to the Phoenix Suns, the Los Angeles Lakers don't have a player who can finish the fast break with a dunk like Shannon Brown, especially now that Kobe Bryant is not on the court. "Old Fish" Derek Fisher wanted to pass the ball to the fast-break small forward Charity World Peace (Ron Artest), but promised to jump and take Derek Fisher from the air. Hall's pass was interrupted.
"Oh, I can't believe that Derek Fisher's pass was actually intercepted by Xu!" Sir Charles Barkley, who was the commentator on the sidelines, said loudly in disbelief, "God, you are kidding me ?"
The Indiana Pacers, however, had fought back, promising just two dribbles after the steal and sending the ball straight to Rudy Fernandez in the corner.This time Rudy Fernandez didn't let the opportunity slip through his fingers again, and made a steady three-pointer from the outside. At 40:29, the Indiana Pacers in the away game have already led the Los Angeles Lakers by [-] points!
The Indiana Pacers bench is completely insane.
"The Los Angeles Lakers struggled without Kobe Bryant," said Charles Barkley's partner Kenny Smith from the sidelines. It's been fantastic, especially with their point guard committing to..."
Before Kenny Smith could finish his sentence, he was booed by fans in the Staples Center.Die-hard Los Angeles Lakers fan Nicholson stood courtside anxiously, looking more like the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers than Coach Mike Brown.At this time, the real head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Coach Mike Brown, had stood up and requested a long timeout.
"While Promise has now been relegated to the bench by Indiana Pacers head coach Larry Brown, Promise is playing a lot more minutes than Indiana Pacers nominal primary point guard Darren Collison. "Kenny Smith said, "It seems that Xu Nuo is the real main point guard of the Indiana Pacers, and perhaps Xu Nuo can return to the starting lineup of the Indiana Pacers soon."
"What did you say?" Charles Barkley took over the conversation and said, "Do you promise that kid can return to the starting list of the Indiana Pacers?"
"It's not impossible, Charles!" said Kenny Smith.
"My guess is that the starting point guard for the Indiana Pacers will always be Darren Collison," Charles Barkley said.
"Hey, Charles, do you dare to bet again?" Kenny Smith asked Charles Barkley with a smirk, "Maybe you will have a chance to kiss a python!"
Charles Barkley shook his head and ignored Kenny Smith. "Now the players of the two teams are back on the court!" Charles Barkley shouted, "I believe the Los Angeles Lakers will make changes after this suspension. They have realized that they should make changes. Some changes, because that's the only way to win this game!"
After returning from the timeout, the Los Angeles Lakers replaced "old fish" Derek Fisher with point guard Darius Morris, also a rookie player. It seems that coach Mike Brown hopes that Darius, who is also a young player • Morris can limit what Promise can do on the defensive end.However, soon, coach Mike Brown was disappointed and promised to score in front of Darius Morris. The Indiana Pacers continued to maintain an 42-point lead with 31:[-].
"It's really incredible!" Kenny Smith sighed.
For the Los Angeles Lakers who are now without Kobe Bryant, they seem to have lost the right way to win.If you stick to offense, the offense of the Los Angeles Lakers will not be much better without Kobe Bryant; if you switch to defensive tactics, the defense of the Los Angeles Lakers has been very poor, although Mike Brown The Los Angeles Lakers' defense has improved a lot since the coach arrived.Moreover, the Indiana Pacers coached by Larry Brown is much better defensively than the Los Angeles Lakers. If the Los Angeles Lakers compete with the Indiana Pacers on defensive strength, the Los Angeles Lakers will definitely lose.
Perhaps the only thing coach Mike Brown can do now is to pray that his star Kobe Bryant can return to the court as soon as possible.
But now almost halfway through the second quarter, Kobe Bryant still shows no signs of returning.
Coach Mike Brown sits on the dugout for the Los Angeles Lakers, looking from time to time at the entrance to the tunnel, looking fidgety.Indiana Pacers head coach Larry Brown stood in front of the Indiana Pacers' bench with folded hands, looking very calm and composed.
Just from the state of the two head coaches on the spot, we can know why coach Larry Brown is called a generation of famous coaches, while coach Mike Brown has always been regarded as a puppet of superstars.
On the court, Andrew Bynum played hard at the basket, turned around and scored a dunk, and the Los Angeles Lakers were still struggling to catch up.But then Xu Nuo assisted OJ Mayo to make a long three-pointer from the outside, and the Indiana Pacers once again widened the gap.Fortunately, the inside "Twin Towers" of the Los Angeles Lakers showed their power in time, so that the Los Angeles Lakers will not fall behind too much.With three minutes left in the first half, the Los Angeles Lakers trailed the Indiana Pacers by eight points, 3-37.
"Now that the point difference has returned to single digits, and there is still the second half of the game, the Los Angeles Lakers still have a chance to reverse the game!" Charles Barkley said.
But now the home team fans in the Staples Center seem to no longer pay attention to the game on the court, but always look to the player tunnel leading to the players' locker room, hoping that their star Kobe Bryant can return as soon as possible. Come to the game.Without the attention of the fans, the Los Angeles Lakers players on the court seemed a little uninterested in fighting, and the turnovers also increased.The Los Angeles Lakers ended the first half trailing the Indiana Pacers by eight points, 44-52, despite a buzzer-beating [-]-pointer by substitute Troy Murphy late in the first half.
"With Kobe Bryant on the court for the second quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers are only eight points behind the Indiana Pacers. If Kobe Bryant can return in the second half, the Los Angeles Lakers still have a chance in this game Winning!" Charles Barkley tried to comfort the fans and the dispirited Los Angeles Lakers players in this way, but in the eyes of the Indiana Pacers players, the current Los Angeles Lakers are already crumbling.
Only Kobe Bryant can save the Los Angeles Lakers in crisis!
(End of this chapter)