The rest is just noise

Two minutes before the end of the first quarter, Louis' mood was like a roller coaster.

He was originally frustrated that he couldn't limit the Celtics' two giants inside, but someone's performance changed this.

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At 1 minute and 48 seconds, Kobe received the ball from the outside, decisively made a second breakthrough and assisted Ellis to hit a three-pointer.

At 1 minute and 30 seconds, Kobe successfully restricted Shandon Anderson in single defense.

At 1 minute and 22 seconds, Kobe scored quickly.

At 1 minute and 02 seconds, because Kobe was over-defending, Anderson took the opportunity to hit a three-pointer.

After being blocked by Kobe for a minute, Dumars finally used a high-post shot to add another major player to the Lakers' record.

Like other young players, Kobe often makes mistakes on the defensive end due to lack of experience.

But the Lakers have people like Alex Stevens off the court to remind them at all times. So when Kobe makes a defensive mistake on the court, Stevens will point it out in time.

As a result, Kobe absorbed Stevens' advice like a sponge.

At 49 seconds, Kobe looked like he was going to make the same mistake again, but it turned out that he teamed up with Dumars to create a seemingly passable trap for the Celtics. When the Celtics passed the ball outward, Kobe was the first to destroy the path of the ball.

, Dumas caught the ball out of control.

At 46 seconds, Kobe went down quickly but Dumars was tactically fouled by his opponent.

Louis frowned, which was usually the way he looked when watching Kobe Bryant's games.

But this time it's different.

The frown this time was not because Kobe was messing around, but... Kobe was playing a little too reasonably.

At 30 seconds, Kobe connected with Dumas on the right wing and used Ostertag's pick-and-roll to break through the middle. Everyone who knew him concluded that he was going to do it on his own.

In that position, if he wants to complete the offense alone, there is no problem.

However, Kobe actually used the breakthrough to force the Celtics defense to shrink and once again passed the ball to Ellis on the outside.

It can be seen that Ellis's face was a little stunned after receiving the ball, which brought some instability to his shooting.

Ellis missed the target.

Barkley grabbed the offensive rebound and scored on the second power play.

30 to 33

With 26 seconds left in the game, the Celtics deliberately delayed the shot to hit the buzzer, but ultimately failed to make the shot.

The Lakers quickly advanced after protecting the defensive rebound, but due to lack of time, they could only rush a midfield three-pointer, which also failed to score.

This is how the first quarter ends.

"Something's wrong..."

Louis pondered while watching Kobe walk off the court.

He wasn't sure if he had just seen the legendary beast - Reasonable Branch.

Around the early 10s of the 21st century, there was a legend circulating in professional basketball that when Kobe Bryant became reasonable, he would break the rules of basketball.

Only two Miai, Diligent Shark and Ruomai can rival this mythical beast.

Kobe has been reasonable before, but not 100% selfless like tonight.

Even if it only lasted 2 minutes, it had a very positive effect on the team.

Louis did not make any comments on Kobe's performance.

His mind returned to the game.

The first quarter was spent most of the time targeting the Celtics' two giants inside, but both ended in failure.

At least on the defensive end, they couldn't solve the Celtics' interior.

Louis didn't go too far. Since the defensive end couldn't solve the problem, he used the offensive end to solve it.

"Molly, Chuck..." Louis decided to break the rotation table, "Ginger, Bean, Dana."

"It's up to you to start the second quarter," Louis said. "We have to use a lot of long-range shots and pick-and-rolls to activate the firepower inside and outside. Remember, outside shooting is the most important thing. If you can't shoot from the outside, you will have to shoot inside."

There is no room to cut in, so we first have to open up the situation on the outside."

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After Louis stated the specific strategic intention, he drew the first tactic at the beginning of the second quarter on the tactical board, leaving the rest to the players to play freely.

Sure enough, at the beginning of the second quarter, the Celtics still let Sampson and Malone rest.

Chuck Daly asked Hill to bring his senior brother Turner, (Shandon) Anderson, Cole, and Marty Conlon (Marty PF/C) to play.

But in terms of player quality, the Lakers' second team that broke the rotation list is far stronger than the Celtics' second team.

The side that takes the initiative to disrupt the rotation table must force the opponent to do the same thing in a short period of time, otherwise it means that the stronger second team does not bring enough pressure to the opponent.

The Lakers demonstrated the classic high-post pick-and-roll tactic when they came up.

Barkley sets a pick-and-roll for Burrows.

As soon as Barkley caught the man, he turned around and shot to the outside of the three-point line.

Barros broke through to the free throw line and passed the ball to Barkley behind him.

Barkley made a decisive three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

33 to 33

Subsequently, the Celtics also took advantage of Barkley's flaw in guarding the pick-and-roll and used passes to create opportunities for Turner.

Come Turner to score a mid-range shot.

35 to 33

Kobe opened the bottom corner, Barros dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, and Liu Yuqing started running from the bottom corner on the other side.

Garnett is ready to help Liu Yuqing cover.

The moment Garnett dropped the empty-handed screen, Liu Yuqing stopped, turned around and ran towards the basket, successfully passing Anderson who was guarding her.

Hill, who was facing off against Kobe in the corner, immediately gave up the matchup and went inside to help defend.

Liu Yuqing took the ball in two steps, encountered Hill's help in the air, and then passed the ball to Kobe in the corner.

Kobe did not miss this opportunity, shot easily and hit the ball steadily.

36 to 35

"Oh my god, this kid is so good at fighting, isn't he?"

Whenever Kobe performed well, Buck Williams would cheer him on from the bench.

Not even Dale Ellis could find fault with Kobe.

Wilson looked at Kobe and felt a sense of déjà vu.

He felt that there were two forces within Kobe, one that allowed him to join the team and integrate into the Lakers collective; the other that allowed him to remain independent and do things that the veterans couldn't stand.

Tonight, Kobe Bryant dominated the team.

Louis does not believe that changes in the world will occur without reason, and that all choices have an irresistible external background.

Besides tonight being a Christmas Day game, the thing that's most likely to have an impact on Kobe is... his family coming to the scene.

Louis noticed the Bryant family, which were Kobe's parents and sisters.

Because they are here, does Kobe want to show his team side and make them happy?

No, this conclusion is too taken for granted.

Kobe's father, Joe Bryant, learned from his experience that he was extremely talented but was eventually kicked out of the NBA. He did not become a tragic figure like Dr. J, so the NBA will not be dominated by his will. This is who he is.

reason of failure.

He absolutely doesn't want to see his child play ball like an academic.

The Celtics tried to continue to score points on Barkley.

Garnett immediately stepped forward to protect Barkley from the wind and rain.

His speed and agility, coupled with his top-notch height and arm length, build a defensive network from the paint area to the free throw line.

It was with Garnett's help that Turner missed the shot.

Barkley grabbed the defensive rebound and passed the ball to Kobe who was coming down the middle.

“High school boy, here’s something nice to look at!”

Barkley yelled.

What Kobe did was shocking.

According to everyone's understanding of him, he should start at full speed, get rid of everyone, and then have a dunk that can be selected into TNT or ESPN's top five or ten goals tomorrow.

But Kobe used a beautiful back pass at the last minute to assist Liu Yuqing for a layup.

38 to 35

The Lakers lead by 3 points.

Lao Qiao was furious: "Why don't you score by yourself?"

And Liu Yuqing looked at Kobe incomprehensibly: "Your offensive choices are really unpredictable."

"Shut up, Jiang Duo!" Kobe said arrogantly, "I just want you to see how scary my team is when it gets up!"

Buckley next to him smiled and said, "Don't you still need to watch? Your family's reaction says it all!"

The Celtics did not forget their original intention and continued to look for Barkley.

But Garnett's presence made it difficult for them to use a simple pick-and-roll offense to create an opening to attack Barkley.

Turner was easily covered by Garnett.

Conlon, the other inside man, does not have the ability to target Barkley in isolation.

The two giants inside are sitting off the court, and the Celtics lack someone who can press the opponent's defense. In this case, the tactical success rate is naturally very low.

They finally chose to pass the ball to Hill, allowing him to duel with Kobe.

Stevens yelled: "Watch his right hand!"

Although Hill is nearly 6 centimeters taller than Kobe when holding the ball, his explosive power when holding the ball is even stronger than that of Kobe.

Stevens said that Hill's right hand should be locked down because as long as he switches to his left hand, Hill's threat with the ball will be reduced sharply. Kobe naturally understands this truth.

However, it is not so easy to actually implement it.

In an instant, Hill transferred his right hand to his left, then completed a left-to-right change in front of his body, successfully pinned Kobe's center of gravity, created space, and scored a jump shot.

37 to 38

A humble gentleman like Hill always likes to be both responsible and independent.

After breaking Kobe's defense, he had to say: "You did a good job, rookie."

Under normal circumstances, Kobe would have taken the lead.

In order to test Kobe, Louis gave Barros instructions on the spot: "Give the ball to Beane."

Barros handed the ball over midfield.

Kobe got the ball and looked at Hill, who had just beaten his defense and made rude remarks, with no intention of playing back.

At this time, Garnett was stuck in the low post and came to Turner.

Lettner used forward defense, but his height and strength were not enough to support this kind of defense.

Kobe, who was more awake than ever before, knew that as long as he dropped the ball, Garnett would eat Turner alive.

Then he did it.

Kobe's pass also added an advance, allowing Garnett to catch the ball while the arm supporting Turner naturally exerted force, pushed the opponent away, caught the ball, and dunked under the basket.

"How about it? Kevin's shot was very beautiful just now." Bird wanted to use this to boast about his success in coaching Garnett.

However, Louis only sees rationality.

"Well, Bean can pass the ball pretty well."