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Artest and Ben are at odds?

Two hot-tempered people are going to fight. Isn't this too exciting?

Although Kobe is usually very serious, he is not bad at making noises. He knew that two reckless men couldn't fight, so he shouted to Ben to come on and asked Artest to rush forward and pinch him. Even Fisher off the court and Crotty, who has always been unsmiling, grinned.

What the hell?

What a conflict, so unserious?

Artest now dislikes Kobe and several other teammates too much. He is simply... a scumbag who still misses his ex-girlfriend after they broke up. He actually let Ben pinch him. In fact, Ben didn't expect everyone. With such loyalty, he directly sold his new teammate to his old teammate, what a good brother!

"Okay, kid, I won't argue with you anymore!" Ben glanced at Artest and scolded: "When we were beating people, you were still in school. At most, your life was as good as the Lakers. How about you try to see if you can survive your rookie season in the hands of me and the boss?"

Damn it, is it none of my business?

Li Shengli didn't expect that he had such an image in Big Ben's mind. It seemed that he didn't play any ball and just beat others. But the problem is... When Artest thought about it, it seemed like this was the case?

One thing to say, he has caused a lot of trouble this season, and he is no longer a major thorn in the league.

If he hadn't been born in the Lakers, the league's top novice village, or if he hadn't been in the league's darkest gangster... With his character, if he encountered the league's notoriously evil team, two meals in three days wouldn't be that much. Talking about Li Shengli, just talking about the reckless man in front of him, he felt that he couldn't deal with him, he was too tough.

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"Okay, stop making trouble!"

"Ron, be honest, and so should you, Big Ben!"

Li Shengli separated the two and motioned for everyone to continue the game. In any case, there was no major conflict and it would not cause trouble. Ben didn't say anything anymore and nodded in agreement. Artest on the other side wanted it more, so both parties were involved. The game is on track.

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Because the 76ers still use the same old defense to restrict Li Shengli.

In this case, Kobe and Artest took more shots, and in the middle of the fight... Artest took the first step to anger Ben, and the taunting effect was outstanding. When he found the pick-and-roll and rushed to the inside, he would encounter Ben's backup. After that, he immediately transferred it to Li Shengli, and the shot was quite smooth.

Why the hell am I still playing as a pie-eating center?

Li Shengli received several assists from Artest, and he seriously doubted whether this guy was deliberately looking for trouble, and then opened his defensive position to break his tight defensive situation. But the problem is...if he is wise and foolish, he is still my Artest. What?

On the other side, although they only played three rounds, Ben quickly discovered that Artest was a thief who wanted to liberate Li Shengli, so the defensive position immediately returned to Li Shengli's side. The only problem Even if Artest took action himself, he was in pretty good shape today.

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In fact, it was a surprise that Artest's offense improved.

You know, the 76ers' defensive focus is entirely on Li Shengli and Kobe, and some defensive forces have to take care of Li Shengli. Artest, on the other hand, was not taken care of, and his shot went smoothly. As for Kobe, who was also taken care of...

What I want to talk about here is Iverson's defense.

Compared to his exaggerated offensive ability, Iverson's defense is not too strong due to his physical condition, but it is definitely not weak. After all, he is the steal leader this season. Together with Kobe and Kidd, he is the third in the DPOY voting. If everyone is equal, even in the late stage, he will not be a defensive sieve.

The real problem...is still the gambling style of tackling that is limited by the body.

You know, in general, if there is a steal in a matchup, it is easy to get passed, but using interference and stalking defense to reduce the opponent's hits, his body can't do anything about it, so sometimes he looks defeated, but on the field Both have 2.8 steals. To be fair and objective, I still say the same thing...not the strongest, but not weak either, just not comparable to the offense.

Put it in this scene...

Aaron McGee mainly defended Kobe, while Iverson guarded Crotty, who took fewer shots. The defensive disadvantage was infinitely reduced, and he only focused on Kobe's offensive follow-up, either making up for it or breaking it, which made Kobe very uncomfortable to guard. .

Until the end of the first half.

Among the 76ers who had four guarantees and one, Iverson took 24 shots in the two quarters, 10 of 21 two-pointers, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, and scored 30 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals in the half. Data, as for the Lakers... Li Shengli and Kobe's combined shots were not as many as Iverson's, only 22.

Li Shengli made 8 of 12 shots and 5 of 6 free throws.

The remaining 10 shots were taken by Kobe, but he only hit an embarrassing 2 out of 10 times, no free throws, and only 4 points in the half.

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The first half ended at 50:56, with the 76ers leading by 6 points.

In fact, losing points at halftime is nothing. The key is that Kobe's life was too difficult. He couldn't accept the result that his hand was not good under strong defense. When he returned to the locker room to make some adjustments, no one else said anything. Only Li Shengli pulled Kobe over and whispered a few words, and Artest also came over.

"Are you okay?"

"30:4, I'm riding a horse and watching others score 30 points, but I only scored 4 points. Do you think I'm okay?"

"What's the big deal? Do you remember that you missed three shots in the playoffs as a rookie..."

Li Shengli and Kobe had just exchanged a few words when Artest thrust his head in between their shoulders and asked, "Don't touch each other. What happens next? Then Kobe kills everyone?"

"No, he voted again right after that... he doesn't want to do anything."

"Damn, boss, are you sure this is to comfort Kobe?" Artest rolled his eyes.

"Damn, thank you, Lee. I was indeed comforted by you." Kobe's eyes rolled even more.

"Holy shit, can you two let me finish what I'm saying? I want to say, Kobe, you played very well after that game, so there's no need to care about winning or losing a game." Li Shengli really didn't feel that hard. I don't care whether I win or lose the first game.

As for Kobe...

On the surface, it is true that his hits are poor, but the problem is that the opponent's defense is against him, and other teammates like Artest's shots are let go, and the effect is still great.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Phil Jackson not to make substitutions in this situation.

The key is that Kobe has too high requirements for himself. Of course, it may also be because the opponent is Iverson. After all, 30:4 is indeed difficult to accept, and after waiting for a while... Phil Jackson returned to the locker room and began to arrange the second half.

Just as Li Shengli thought, Phil Jackson still did not replace Kobe.

However, considering the need to limit Iverson and supplement Kobe's lost offensive power, the backcourt teammates changed again and replaced Tyronn Lue to defend Iverson.