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Chapter 289 Pause, Substitution

Kobe took off his jacket and sat down on the scene wearing his jersey. What he is waiting for now is a chance of a dead ball.Once the ball is dead, the Lakers can make substitutions.

Of course, Kobe will not play alone. After all, someone needs to step up to replace Howard. He is completely restricted by the Spurs' tactics. It is not easy to score goals, and it is even more difficult to pass the ball. Four shooters can't get the ball.

D'Antoni asked Gasol and Kobe to play together. After all, after O'Neal, the best player to cooperate with Kobe was Gasol. At least they didn't fight over the ball.

Although Gasol has been criticized all the time, his coping ability is absolutely top-notch among big men. At the beginning, "Zen Master" Jackson used him as the core of the triangle tactics. After Gasol's coping, the Lakers The offense will be so smooth during the two consecutive championships.

The Spurs also saw that the two were already warming up and getting ready to play, so they naturally became serious. Once the combination of Kobe and Gasol played, the Lakers would immediately become another team.

At that time, it would not be the current Lakers team, and the team's strategy would have to change.

"Qin, it's a bit difficult to deal with. Kobe and Gasol are going together, we are in a little trouble." Parker approached Qin Yan and whispered.

"Tsk, why don't you ask the coach to call a timeout?" Qin Yan didn't have a good solution either. After all, if these two people were really in rotation, the Spurs' current lineup would indeed be a bit troublesome.

It’s not that Qin Yan is afraid of Kobe, it’s just that the Spurs’ current style of play is based on the core strategy of restraining Howard, so if the Lakers change players, the Spurs’ style of play can’t be used, and they have to kneel .

"Di——" Popovich would never make such a low-level mistake. He saw that there was going to be a substitution and a change of style of play, so he simply called a timeout, and he took it as a good deed and asked the opponent to make a substitution, otherwise he would follow the Spurs' rules. In terms of play, it is impossible for the Lakers to die if there is no foul.

If the ball is not dead, Kobe and Gasol can only wait slowly on the sidelines.

And this timeout can just give them a chance to let the Lakers adjust the failed lineup themselves.

Well, it would be even better if those two got into a fight again haha.

I have to say that this is a very dark idea, but indeed, if it is a simple substitution, it will be difficult for players to break out conflicts due to the time period, but if it is announced during a timeout, haha, I feel uncomfortable The big-name players in China will have the opportunity to vent their dissatisfaction.

Especially now that Howard has been disgraced by the Spurs' tactics, and he is already full of anger. If he is let off at this time, hehe, there will probably be a mess.

Sure enough, Howard was really upset when he went down to rest. Being restricted by the Spurs, he couldn't play comfortably. He could only watch the score being opened up a little bit. Kobe brought him exactly the same in the finals.

Howard sat heavily on the bench, covered his head with a towel, and didn't say a word, exuding the aura of "stay away from others".

No one on the Lakers bench wants to touch Howard at this time. Although Howard usually has a good temper, but now he is like a wounded beast. Whoever gets close will be unlucky.

"You failed." At this time, a figure calmly appeared in front of Howard, and said these words coldly.

"..." Howard would definitely refute if he heard this person lecture him like this, but today he didn't, probably because he was really suppressed by the Spurs quite badly, so he didn't want to say anything more.

"It seems that you are still weak. Next, just come down and sit down." Kobe looked down at Howard, this teammate who had made him very worried since the beginning of the season. It seems that he and ah It really doesn't fit.

At least Kobe hates this kind of person who is full of decadence when he encounters failure. In Kobe's eyes, there is no such word as failure, only continuous challenges, even if the hands and feet are cramped, but as long as there is a chance, he will fight to the end.

Obviously, Bryant is a relentless fighter, but Howard is not.

After listening to Kobe's decision to let him go, Howard unexpectedly didn't get angry this time. He just nodded silently, and then he leaned on his seat and didn't speak. Under the cover of the towel, he couldn't see him clearly at all. expression.

"Huh? Didn't there fight over there?" Dior on the Spurs was afraid that the world would not be chaotic.

"Well, according to Howard's temper, it's really strange, but I always feel something is wrong, Howard, I feel like I've given up." Qin Yan stretched his neck and looked at the situation over there, always feeling that Howard was in a bad state, as if It's like giving up the game.

"Okay, leave them alone, let's talk about our next arrangement." Duncan held down the two restless masters and drew their attention back.

"Next, Hassan and Tony come down to rest for a while, Tracy and Boris, you go on the field, because Gasol will be on the opposite side, so Tim, you work hard, and hold him for a while."

Popovich began to assign tasks, replacing Parker and Whiteside, and bringing up Ginobili and Diaw. In this way, the Spurs' lineup is all big men over 2 meters, and there are also big and four small.

"Tracey, your task is to control the rhythm, and by the way, help Qin deal with your old friend." Popovich specifically instructed McGrady.

"Coach, I can handle Kobe." Qin Yan knew that Popovich had good intentions, but he felt an inexplicable feeling of being taken care of.

"Don't be brave, Kobe is better than you now." Popovich didn't give any face. "If Gasol cooperates with him, you can't deal with him now."

McGrady hugged Qin Yan, "Oh, Qin, don't worry, I won't show up when you guys are duel, I will watch you get blown up by Bryant hahaha~"

And other unscrupulous teammates also took the opportunity to laugh, betting how many points Qin Yan would let Kobe get today.

Qin Yan looked depressed, these unscrupulous guys can't say something good, if you give yourself a little confidence, you will die!Although Kobe is indeed very powerful today, if he can't defend himself, it's a big deal to attack him with each other.

"Okay, no kidding." Maddy suddenly lowered his voice, and said solemnly, "You let go and do what you want, some finishing work, just leave it to me."

"Tracy?" Qin Yan was a little surprised.

"I haven't played in the playoffs for a long time, and I also want to make some contributions to the team." McGrady was a little emotional. If it wasn't because he agreed to join the Spurs this season, he would have no chance of playing in the playoffs again. Know.

Absolutely not, let others think that you are hugging your thighs!
This is McGrady, the last pride!

"Di-"

The timeout is up, two teams, new lineups, play!
(End of this chapter)