Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 314
In the third quarter, DeRozan really wanted to challenge Kobe, but Kobe also attached great importance to this game, and DeRozan really couldn't handle it.

Zhang Sixin sighed in his heart, DeRozan's upper limit is also an All-Star, not a very strong one.He actually had a chance to fight back against Kobe, but he has been suppressed since his rookie season, and he obviously still can't let go of himself completely.

But the inside of the Timberwolves, Love began to press Gasol to play.

Gasol has nothing to say about his skills, but his strength is still a bit short. Love played very tough in the second half.

Love, who has won the championship, is stronger than the original history.

Under Zhang Sixin's suggestion, this little fat man has become a real strong man with strength and projection.

Maybe the weight will still increase the burden on the body, but Love's dominance is indeed guaranteed.

In addition, Paul George also played very hard.His efficiency is mediocre, but he is fearless against Artest, and now Artest has difficulty scoring in front of Paul George.

With the team's excellent record, Paul George is also growing quietly.

It may not be obvious how good it is now, but soon everyone will know that his upper limit is much higher than Matthews.

With the efforts of Love and Paul George, the Timberwolves made a strong comeback.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Kobe, who was under strict guard, started to hit the giant planet.

He pulled up from outside the three-point line several times. This season, Kobe's three-point shooting percentage is only [-]%, which is not high.

But when it's time for him to score, even if he hits the defense, he can still hit it.

This is a superstar, this is Kobe.

Unreasonable, never admit defeat!
With Bryant's efforts, the Lakers bit the score.Moreover, the Lakers basically didn't let the substitute players play for a few minutes in the second half. Because of their poor record, they were very eager to win.

In the final quarter, apart from Kobe and Gasol, Bynum also improved slightly, because Milicic fouled a lot.

Although the Timberwolves' bench lineup performed well, it is still a bit insufficient compared to the combination of the Lakers' stars.

Therefore, the suspense of this game was also left to the end.

Zhang Sixin let DeRozan take a full rest, and in the final quarter, Green consumed Kobe for more than half a quarter before starting the final decisive battle.

In the last 5 minutes, Love's tip-up helped the Timberwolves maintain the lead.

But immediately, Gasol's long two points helped the Lakers catch up.

Apart from strength, Gasol really has no other shortcomings.

At critical moments, Gasol is Kobe's most reliable helper.

Because the Lakers didn't have an excellent substitute, they were all the main players at this time, and the Timberwolves also began to attack Kobe in an all-round way. Kobe had no chance to pull up from the three-point line.

But Kobe's existence still gave the Lakers more opportunities. Now that the Timberwolves let DeRozan hold the ball, there is no such a big threat at all, so Jeremy Lin and Love are still allowed to pick and roll.

Since Jeremy Lin does not have the ability of Curry, Love is actually the core of the first strategy at this time.

But Love facing Gasol is not safe to be honest.So the tactics of the Timberwolves at this time are different from when Curry was there. The two of them are launching tactics and trying to help the opponent to finish.

This will test Le Fu's coping ability. Fortunately, Le Fu's tactics are still good today, otherwise Zhang Sixin really wouldn't be able to fully trust him.At this time, in fact, Gasol played more decisively than Love, because he now bears less responsibility, and Kobe is carrying everything for the Lakers.

This also caused Love, who did not control the fouls in the front, to add two fouls to him.

"Now it depends on whether we can play the best team basketball." Zhang Sixin said.

There is no way for the Timberwolves. If DeRozan is in front of an ordinary second position, he can play with the ball, but now he is just a supporting role.

But the Timberwolves also have this ability, and their starting players are not weak.

After the success of Gasol and Bynum's internal pass, Paul George hit a three-pointer.

Every time the Lakers want to catch up with the score, there are always players from the Timberwolves who will stand up.

Time passed by, and Kobe did not take advantage of the opportunity to attract defensive attention at the last moment to let the rest of the team attack. He began to force his shots in front of the flanking attack.

This is Kobe, no matter how many people defend him, he always believes in himself.

The reason why Kobe is a superstar is not because of his blind self-confidence, but because he does have this ability that other players do not have.

At the critical moment, Kobe made two difficult shots. The gap between the Lakers and Timberwolves was only one goal, and the game was won in the last few seconds.

DeRozan caught the pass, at the [-]-point line, where he wasn't all that good.

He can choose to hold the ball and kill inside, or he can pass the ball.

But at this time, DeRozan's eyes were extremely determined.

He wasted no time, hitting his second three-pointer of the final quarter.

He missed the previous three-pointer, but in the Timberwolves team atmosphere, he learned what decisiveness is.

During his rookie season, his three-pointers were completely inaccurate, but the coach kept encouraging him.

Now that his three-pointers have improved, he sometimes has reasons to hesitate at critical moments.

It's really hard against Kobe, but he just needs to shoot the ball right now.

The basketball crossed a familiar arc in the air. Love rushed to the basket to fight for an offensive rebound. Jeremy Lin and Paul George ran back immediately, not giving the opponent a chance to counterattack quickly.

Wow, DeRozan hit a three-pointer.

There may be a little bit of luck, but at the critical moment, the Timberwolves stabilized their advantage with a decisive shot.

Now it's the Lakers' turn to be in a hurry, and Kobe once again faces a pinch and asks for the ball.

But this time Kobe made a mistake. He lost the ball under the attack of the Timberwolves.

Kobe was a superstar, but superstars can make mistakes.

This mistake is fatal for the Lakers, because time is running out, the Lakers can only choose a tactical foul.

Jeremy Lin made three of his four free throws, but that didn't matter because the Lakers' gambled [-]-pointers were all blocked.

Bryant kept his share of threes in the third quarter, and nothing miraculous happened at this point.

The Timberwolves defeated the Lakers. When they faced the strong teams in the West, they were undefeated.

After the game, Lakers head coach Larry Brown was also very helpless. He said: "We are still looking for our identity, we are still searching, I hope this process will not take a whole year, but we are still going through this process. I hope we can win in this process, so that we will not fall too far behind, and we are still running in and learning."

"The team can't let Kobe rest more for the time being. It's more about the team's chemistry. I have to be satisfied with the performance of the team on both ends of the offense and defense. Once our chemistry reaches a comfortable level, then hopefully we don't let Kobe, Gasol or anyone else play close to 40 minutes or more than 40 minutes."

(End of this chapter)