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Even Kobe himself did not expect that Payton would pass the ball to him.

When the trio of O'Neal, Malone and Payton were on the court, he would not be able to touch the ball. Usually, he would pass the ball to him only after Fisher came on the court.

Phil Jackson, who was very good at controlling players, naturally could not have been unaware of this. It was even possible that he was the one who pushed this situation.

But Kobe didn't care why Payton gave it to him. Since the ball was in his hands, there was no reason to return it.

Moreover, Kobe was deeply involved in scandals this year and often flew between courts and arenas. He was always worried about whether he would go to jail.

In addition, there were harsh ridicules inside and outside the team, which made Kobe, who was already paranoid, even crazier.

Facing White, a little-known defender, Kobe directly chose to play singles.

Kobe made a simple dribble and directly chose to break through White. White retreated as if facing a great enemy.

But when he was close to the free throw line, Kobe made a fake move, then stopped and shot a signature fadeaway jumper, leaving White with nothing to catch up to.

Swish!

Lakers 2:0 Nuggets.

Kobe had no expression on his face after the shot, as if it was just a normal operation that couldn't be more normal.

Kobe took the lead and ignited the atmosphere at Staples again.

But O'Neal just curled his lips, without any joy, as if he felt that the Nuggets' defense was too bad.

He originally wanted to teach Kobe a good lesson, but the Nuggets were beaten like this all the time, which made Kobe awesome.

Wang Chen had no way to deal with this.

The Nuggets' configuration was not a normal configuration at all. Generally, a team aiming to win the championship needs a big gate on the inside or outside to watch the opponent's superstar.

The Nuggets don't have a big gate on the outside, and the gate on the inside is not reliable.

Besides, this is a Lakers team with historical superstars on both the inside and outside. Didn't the Spurs, who had Bowen and Duncan, fail to defend them?

Just when Wang Chen was feeling troubled, the [Tactical Information Board] flashed.

Wang Chen opened it and found that O'Neal and Kobe's avatars were both in special states.

Kobe's avatar had a status: [Paranoia】

【Paranoia]: Reduce passing tendency by 80%, increase offensive ability by 20%.

O'Neal's avatar has one state: [Passive] [Forbearance]】

【Negative: Reduces offensive desire by 70% and defensive willingness by 50%.

【[Forbearance]: When the opponent is scored by Kobe for three consecutive rounds/Kobe successfully attacks for more than five rounds in a single quarter/Kobe scores a total of 15 points, the passive state will be automatically lifted.

"It seems that the contradiction between the OK combination has occurred."

Wang Chen's eyes lit up.

This kind of thing may be seen after playing for a while, but it is too convenient for the system to directly display it with data.

The Nuggets' offensive round.

Kobe played a single, and the Nuggets' Anthony played a single. The one defending Anthony was Devin George.

Devin George has excellent physical fitness, excellent jumping and strength, and is good at dunking, but his skills are average. His defense is quite close but his defensive IQ is also average.

This season, George has been reused by Phil Jackson and is almost the fifth person after the F4 of the Lakers.

Phil Jackson asked Devin George to defend Anthony, naturally because Devin George is a power player, and Anthony's strong outside line is not something that ordinary people can defend. However,

Wang Chen had analyzed it for Anthony in advance. Devin George's weakness is that he is not good at defending technical players.

And Anthony happened to be a power and skill player.

After Anthony made a three-threat, Devin George was afraid that Anthony would come up and make a three-pointer without reason, so he was still quite cautious.

This concern was naturally deceived by Anthony.

After passing Devin George, Anthony directly pulled up and shot

【[Potential Stimulation] It was still used on Anthony. At his peak, Anthony's jumping height and shooting power were perfect. Unless he committed a foul, the out-of-position Devin George could not interfere. (To read the novel of excitement, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

And with the attributes of Anthony at his peak, this kind of foul is likely to be called 2+1.

Devin George hesitated for a moment, but still did not commit the foul, after all, Anthony's free throws were more accurate.

Swish!

Lakers 2:2 Nuggets.

Kobe just made one, and Anthony immediately hit back.

The game was played like this, and it suddenly became passionate.

Beep!

Kobe also got excited, and was about to return one, but he heard the whistle just after halftime.

Devin George was confused. He thought he was called for a foul just now, otherwise why would the referee blow the whistle.

But when he saw the referee's gesture, it was not a foul, but a timeout.

Wow, the two sides only played one round, and they called a timeout?

The camera turned.

It happened to see that Wang Chen on the sidelines raised his right hand and made a gesture to request a timeout.

"Here it comes, here it comes again, Wang Chen's inexplicable timeout has started again."

Barkley covered his face and laughed

"Denver media called Wang Chen the Miracle Right Hand because Wang Chen likes to call timeouts for no apparent reason, which then gives the team an advantage."

Johnson said with a helpless smile.

Having commented on many Nuggets games, they all knew that Wang Chen had this quirk of calling timeouts for no apparent reason.

"Let's not discuss right or wrong to avoid being slapped in the face, let's see whether Wang Chen's timeout will give the Nuggets an advantage."

Kenny Smith said curiously.

If this timeout is useless, does it mean that the reversal of the situation in Wang Chen's previous timeout was just a coincidence?

The name of Miracle Right Hand would not be true.

"Another long pause......"

Phil Jackson narrowed his eyes slightly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:"But with such a gap in hard power, how much can you change?"

Obviously, Phil Jackson's research in the past few days has been quite fruitful.

At least he knows that not every timeout will change. The changes of short timeouts are relatively small, and the changes of long timeouts are more.