The Los Angeles team attacked. Kobe and Gasol played a pick-and-roll again. Gasol received Kobe's pass and made a layup.
4:2
Kobe and Gasol's pick-and-roll was an offensive routine that the Los Angeles team used a lot last season.
Although Pau Gasol's range was not as terrifying as Nowitzki's, his mid-range shots were still a deterrent within the three-point line.
Kobe and his pick-and-roll, whether it was a bottom pass or an outside bounce, were all quite threatening.
And once the defender placed too much emphasis on Gasol and neglected Kobe, the man with the best scoring ability in the league would punish the opponent.
Last season, the Laker played against the Magic like this.
They thought that this tactic would become the main tone of the Laker's offense, but no one expected that Kobe and Gasol would get the last point of the game.
After that, the two of them began their forging journey.
Simply put, it was Gasol Iron, Gasol Iron, Kobe Iron, and Gasol Iron.
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As for the Mavericks, they were in full bloom.
Dirk Nowitzki was the first to bear the brunt. No one could limit his solo play. Caron Butler then demonstrated his all-star level of offense.
Soon, the Mavericks had a 19:6 lead.
At the crucial moment, Wang Zhe managed to get a rebound from Dampier's head. He then made a successful dribble and stabilized the situation.
However, when the Laker looked back, Kidd still shot from mid-range.
Phil Jackson had no choice but to call a time-out.
It was obvious that there was a problem with the offense of the Los Angeles team. As the team's first and second scorers, Kobe and Gasol did not have any shooting skills.
Perhaps it was because of the matches in the past few days, or the atmosphere of the away fans was too enthusiastic...
All of these were possible. Of course, no matter how strong a player was, his hand would fluctuate in the long regular season. This was a very normal phenomenon.
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Phil Jackson began to think about his lineup.
Artest was a tough defender. Although he could perform on the offensive end, he had a lot of ups and downs.
Wang Zhe had a good impact, but he needed a point guard like Nash who could lead him to the basket.
As for Fisher, his scoring burst often appeared in the fourth quarter.
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Phil Jackson was at his wit's end when it came to Kobe and Gasol's inability to do so. He only hoped that the two players could quickly adjust and get their hands back.
After the time-out ended, Gasol forced two shots under the basket and was immediately guarded by the Mavericks.
Fortunately, Wang Zhe was active enough to make two throws, so the score of the Los Angeles team was not too far away.
At the end of the first half, the Clippers trailed by 17 points at 43:60 in the away game.
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After the halftime interval, Kobe still could not find his touch in the second half.
After Wang Zhe tried to throw two mid-range shots, he also ended up hitting iron.
Although Wang Zhe's shooting wasn't particularly good, he had trained hard. It was no problem for him to hit those empty mid-range shots.
Today, it wasn't just him. His teammates also had no feel for the basket. They couldn't hit it many times. This made Wang Zhe look at the basket from time to time, feeling that it was a little crooked.
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It was another time out. Kobe had already made three of his 16 shots. He was so strong that he doubted his life.
Even though he had always believed in the famous saying," As a scorer, you have to be determined to shoot under any circumstances." At this moment, sitting on the bench, Kobe could not help but sigh."Is there something wrong with the basket here? No matter how hard I try, I can't hit it.”
'Ding…today's mission has been triggered!'
Wang Zhe suddenly remembered the familiar mechanical voice. He hadn't received a system mission for a few days. He didn't expect to receive a mission in a competition today.
He didn't have time to think and immediately checked the mission in his eyes.
Today's task is to smash the visiting team's basket
Mission description: Sometimes, when you miss consecutive shots, it might not be because of the feel. It might be because of the basketball, or it might be because of the basket. If he couldn't change the basketball, he would change the basket on the opposite side.
[Mission Reward: 100,000 USD, improved hand feeling]
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It was a simple and crude mission. He could get 100,000 USD as a reward by smashing the basket.
This was too awesome!
$100,000 might not be much for a top-paid player, but it was a lot for rookies who only received millions or even hundreds of thousands.
Moreover, he could get 100,000 yuan with a slam dunk. That would be too awesome.
With this sum of money, wouldn't he be able to hang out at any nightclub?
Smashing the rebound might be difficult for other players, but for Wang Zhe, who had destructive arm strength, it was easy.
Therefore, Wang Zhe said among his teammates,""Yeah, I feel like there's a problem with the basket. If there's a problem, then let's change it.”
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