Chapter 172 Coach, I’m going to defend Kobe!

The Lakers legends such as Old Buss and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the sidelines all looked unhappy.

Facing their mortal enemy at home, they were trash-talked and still suppressed.

This is crazy...

Magic Johnson then suggested: "Maybe we should find a new helper for Kobe."

Old Bass didn't say anything after listening to it, but there was a gleam in his eyes, indicating that he was also thinking at this time.

The free market is about to open, and many All-Star players are now on the shelf.

Vince Carter, Baron Davis, Chris Webber...

Although the Nets do not want to trade Jason Kidd, everyone knows that Kidd has fallen out with the Nets!

In the Lakers locker room.

There was dead silence at this moment, and Kobe's face was full of anger.

Kobe, who had just started to lead the team alone, was still in the transformation stage of his career.

Kobe, wearing No. 8, is more like a general charging into battle.

Kobe, wearing No. 24, is the real leader!

But facing the Celtics, Kobe felt for the first time what it meant to be alone!
Tomjanovich also had a headache at this time.

Lin Yu, this defensive monster, not only restricted the Lakers' offense, but also blew up the Lakers' inside line.

In the first half alone, the Lakers had 8 fewer rebounds than the Celtics.

He who gets the rebound wins the world!

This is no joke.

Although Kobe played at full speed, he still inevitably fell into a disadvantage when facing the Lakers' various problems.

In the Celtics locker room.

call!
Tony was panting heavily at this time.

Tony's physical fitness is acceptable in the NCAA, but it is not good enough in the NBA.

Tony's longest regular season playing time in his career was only 26.7 minutes per game.

Under high-intensity confrontation, Tony can only play for about 25 minutes.

At this time, Tony only rested for 2 minutes in the entire first half, and spent the rest of the time fighting with Kobe.

Tony's physical strength has been mostly consumed at this time.

Rivers also had a headache when he saw this scene.

Hardaway is too old and moves too slowly laterally to defend against Kobe's breakthrough.

Although West is okay, it is impossible for him to defend Kobe as hard as Tony.

As for Coach Lu...

Coach Lu: Don’t let me play. If Kobe elbows me, I might just lie down.

Seeing this, Lin Yu directly gave his opinion.

"Coach, let Tony take a break in the second half!"

"I'm going to face Kobe, let me deal with him!"

Rivers heard Lin Yu speak and did not object.

"Well, Lin, you go and deal with Kobe in the second half!"

As a player who can play from the first position to the fifth position, it is naturally not a problem for Lin Yu to match up with Kobe.

However, in the Celtics' defensive system, Lin Yu generally wants to assist in defense.

The second half of the game is about to begin.

"Charles, you predicted that the Lakers would win before. Do you still think so now?"

"Kenny, I admit that before the game started, I didn't expect that Tony Allen would cause Kobe a lot of trouble."

"But the Celtics' opponent is the Lakers and Kobe!"

"Believe me, Kobe won't give up like this."

When Barkley answered Smith, the second half had already begun.

After taking a look at the lineup on the field, Barkley looked confused.

"What kind of lineup is this Celtics!?"

Not to mention Barkley, even the fans at the scene, Lakers legends, Kobe and others were stunned.

This is crazy...

What lineup!?

On the court, the Celtics put out a five-man lineup of Mehmet Okur, Thomas, Dio, Lin Yu and Hardaway.

All players are over 2 meters tall.

In short, it’s just two words.

Outrageous! Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Rivers himself was actually scratching his head.

The lineup does look good, but he doesn't know whether the Death Five are any good.

Old Bass on the sidelines had a gleam in his eyes.

"This lineup reminds me of Riley's theory..."

Before the small ball era came, the fortune teller Pat Riley said that the future of basketball will be composed of five players with a height of about 5-203, and the positions on the court will become blurred.

This set of statements did not attract much attention at the time.

In the eyes of the media, Riley is a championship coach, you can say whatever you want!
The players didn't care, after all, it was still an era dominated by centers.

Now, under Lin Yu's suggestion, Rivers has the Death Five for the first time.

Kobe also felt it was outrageous when he saw the Celtics were the Death Five.

"Kobe, you and Tony have played enough in the first half, now it's our turn!"

Looking at Lin Yu in front of him, Kobe's mouth twitched slightly.

More than 2 meters tall, with a wingspan of 2 meters...

In terms of talent, Kobe is at a disadvantage when facing Lin Yu.

But Kobe is Kobe after all.

"Okay, let me see how strong you are as the top scholar!"

"You'll see it soon!"

While the two were trash-talking each other, Kobe had already started his attack.

Kobe wanted to get rid of Lin Yu, but Lin Yu took the lead and directly blocked Kobe with his arm.

Normally, this would have been a foul.

However, the scale of this game is already close to the playoffs, so the referee will naturally not whistle on such defense.

Kobe wanted to turn around and pass Lin Yu.

bump!
Lin Yu reacted quickly and blocked Kobe's way of breaking through.

"Lin Yu's defense is outstanding!"

"Kobe doesn't have a good chance to shoot, and half of the 24-second shot clock has passed. What should Kobe do next?"

Smith also became interested at this time, and he began to wonder how Kobe would deal with Lin Yu next.

Superstars won't be locked up!
The same goes for Kobe. It is simply impossible to completely lock down Kobe.

But when it comes to limiting Kobe, it is indeed possible.

Kobe once said on the show that the player who restricted him best was Tony.

"Tony Allen, the answer is obvious. He is the only one who doesn't yell at his teammates to help defend. He just wants to face you directly and go head-to-head. Even if I keep scoring, he still does the same. He still wants to go head-to-head with you and never backs off. So my answer is Tony Allen."

Tony and Kobe have played against each other 34 times in their career.

Kobe is being defended by Tony.

场均贡献25.7分5.8篮板4.4助攻1.5抢断0.4盖帽，投篮命中率为41%，三分球命中率为30.2%。

Just from this shooting percentage, we can see that Kobe was not very efficient when facing Tony.

It can even be said to be a bit iron.

Facing Lin Yu, who also has the Death Coil and whose physical talent is even better than Tony.

Kobe's performance was indeed a bit struggling.

Bang!

With the 24-second offensive time about to end, Kobe forced a shot but missed.

After Thomas blocked Odom, Dio grabbed the rebound.

The Celtics immediately began a fast break counterattack.

Although Mehmet Okur has played center mostly in his career, he is actually a player who can swing to the power forward position.

Thomas is also a power forward.

It can be said that the current Celtics lineup is composed of a bunch of forwards.

The Celtics started a fast break, and the Lakers' blue-collar center Chris Mihm suddenly couldn't keep up with the speed.

The frontcourt directly formed a five-on-four situation.

Caron Butler tried to steal the ball from Dio, and Dio showed his "French magician" side.

A ground pass was given to Lin Yu, who jumped directly after receiving the ball.

Bang!

Accompanied by a dunk sound.

The Celtics extended the lead to 9 points.

(End of this chapter)