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The last minute of the third quarter was over.

Kobe's scoring data was fixed at 20 points, and during the break, Harris still did not make substitutions at the three positions of Li Shengli, Crotty, and Kobe. Instead, he replaced Campbell in the fourth position with Tyrese Nye. Specially, Ceballos was replaced by Jerome Corsi in the third position.

Knight was also a rookie in the 1996 class, but he was picked at the end of the first round. Corsi was once a veteran of the Trail Blazers. At his peak, he was also a core player with 19+8 statistics. Last season, he arrived with the Warriors and this season with the Lakers. He is considered a 'newcomer' outside the old Lakers team.

So, with such a substitution...all the old Lakers team were put on the bench.

The five people who played in the fourth quarter were all new Lakers players this season, and Harris's approach made people suspect that he was beating up members of the old team to prepare for future changes in the Lakers' core.

In fact, this idea had already occurred after Li Shengli joined the Lakers, but what Harris did not expect was that this process would be infinitely accelerated by Li Shengli today.

On the one hand, Li Shengli has shown unrivaled versatility. On the other hand, Kobe Bryant, who is getting better and better, has also strengthened the Lakers' outside firepower a lot. At least his current level is comparable to that of Eddie Jones, who started at the No. 1 position. Share some playing time.

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The score between the two sides on the field at this time.

The Lakers fell behind by 13 points in the first quarter, recovered by 6 points in the second quarter, and recovered by 8 points in the third quarter. In other words, entering the fourth quarter, the Mavericks even beat the Lakers by 1 point.

"Kobe, how do you feel?" After Harris finished the tactics, Li Shengli asked Kobe who was sitting next to him, "Is it like I said, the game is very simple?"

Is the game easy?

Kobe almost vomited, thinking... Damn, if you hit like this, even God couldn't protect the Mavericks today.

Except for a three-minute break in the second quarter, Li Shengli has currently played 33 minutes. If the 12 minutes of the first quarter, 4 points, and 3 rebounds in the first quarter are removed from the 33 minutes, then he will play less than two quarters later. In 21 minutes, it can be said that he destroyed the Mavericks and got abnormal data of 10 points, 24 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 blocks.

21 minutes, 10+24+8+2 data?

What is this concept? This means...as long as Li Shengli is willing, he can easily get a triple-double in two quarters, because scoring and rebounding are too simple. As long as he is willing to provide assists, the triple-double data that others regard as treasures has nothing to do with him. Not worth anything.

Are triple pairs worthless?

Kobe's only thought now is... the person in front of him is an inside bug in basketball. He can even rival Jordan's position on the outside. If he is placed in the Bulls, he will be Jordan's substitute at most, but if he is placed in the Bulls, he will be Jordan's substitute The Lakers were placed next to Li Shengli. This was a perfect opportunity to make a leap.

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"Li, can you tell me the truth?" Kobe stared at Li Shengli closely. "If it wasn't me, but you, you would be leading by more than 1 point now, right? In this game, as long as you think If you win, you will definitely win. Winning or losing has never been your concern, so you are willing to give me a chance?"

"Win if you want to win? This, this, this... Kobe, we have to keep a low profile." Li Shengli touched his head and looked at Kobe again, "I dare not say that when I meet other teams, but when I meet the Mavericks... I am too familiar with this team, so I have greater confidence. You can probably understand that we have all the conditions to restrain the Mavericks, but by limiting Kevin and Curry, Kidd's role has been infinitely reduced."

"Damn, so the answer is that if you want to win, you will definitely win?"

"Well, let me tell you this, if the Mavericks want to win, they have to restrict me and kill me, but my old friends are unwilling to do that. Although no one would say such a thing, this is what the old What a tacit understanding and friendship between friends!”

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The tacit understanding and friendship of old friends?

Kobe was doubtful, and Li Shengli glanced at the Mavericks bench and liked this feeling very much, but in fact...

"Damn Kevin, you hit him on the back, why didn't you elbow him?" The more Kidd looked at Garnett, the angrier he became, "Damn, isn't this what he taught you? You can't hurt a bastard like him anyway, why are you still What are you afraid of?"

"Fuck you, you just let me go, why don't you go and tease him? If he hits me, can you be responsible? Yes, that's right, he taught me to back my elbows, but don't forget, He also taught me to bully the weak and avoid the strong." Garnett threw the towel angrily, determined not to take the blame.

"What...what should we do?" Kidd had a headache. He turned to Curry and said, "Curry, please think of a way. If Lee keeps playing like this, we can win."

"What the heck, that bastard Crotty almost killed me, what did I say? Look at that Lakers rookie, damn, I haven't even enjoyed that kind of treatment!" Curry's old face darkened. , the game situation at this time made him feel bitter, and the take-off of Lakers rookie Kobe made him feel like he had eaten a ton of lemons and turned into lemon essence, sour and jealous.

"Coach, it's the coach's turn to make the decision at this time."

"Yes, why do we want to do this? The coach is here for you."

"Come up with an idea quickly."

Coach makes up his mind?

Gordon cursed in his mind.

How else could he play? Everything was easy when Li Shengli was there. He would always have the advantage at the center position and didn't have to worry about it. But he never expected... As soon as Li Shengli left, the whole team was completely stretched, and the inside line was stepped on. , and even riding a horse has no temper at all.

At this time, the gap in hard power makes the Mavericks unable to come up with even a feasible solution. They can only hope that a certain point other than the three balds will suddenly rise. Otherwise, there is no hope of victory. The chance of winning is very slim. But outside of conventional methods No one said or mentioned his dirty tricks, and everyone maintained a synchronized tacit understanding.

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The rest period between sessions is short.

On the Lakers' side, Harris told Li Shengli his idea to be on the safe side, which was to cut off some of Kobe's shots and get a lead before talking about other things. Li Shengli also nodded and talked with Li Shengli before he came on the court. The four teammates high-fived and set off.

Now there is only one quarter left in the game. Harris's insurance is not asked. Li Shengli needs to use half a quarter to make a difference, and then it is the performance time of others. As for Kobe...

In this game alone, the Mavericks' threat is really small, and even now they are only 1 point ahead.

But in fact, there are many teams in the league that are more threatening than the Mavericks. If the core team is double-teamed, the Lakers do not have the flexibility to shoot jumpers and the high-speed shooting of Garnett to crush the opponent will definitely have a strong attack. Let’s digest Li Shengli’s advantage in attracting double-teams.

In this regard, Eddie and Ceballos in the original main lineup can be used, but it cannot be ruled out that they are in poor condition and feel sluggish.

So the significance of the depth of the bench is here. As long as Kobe can accelerate his growth, Harris will have one more trump card to use, and the Lakers really want to cultivate Kobe as a treasure.

As for now... Li Shengli estimates that it only takes half a quarter to ensure the direction of this game. If nothing else happens, the Lakers will have no starting lineup in the second half of the quarter, and the entire second half will be the real test of Kobe Bryant's ability.