I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 256 Attack and Defense Comprehensive Suppression
Phil Jackson still tends to think that this is Li Ran's sudden explosion in this game.

Otherwise, if they had attacked like this earlier, would the Lakers really be able to hold on?

"He should have changed his offensive style after being figured out about his offensive style of play. That must be the case."

Big Phil, who was standing on the sidelines with his arms folded, comforted himself like this.

But Li Ran's next performance severely slapped Da Phil in the face.

Every point Li Ran scored on the field was like a loud slap on his face, crisp and sweet.

At the end of the first quarter, Li Ran, who scored 24 points, proudly walked off the court, behind him was Kobe who looked a little confused.

Kobe scored 15 points in the first quarter, which was already a very good score, but against the backdrop of Li Ran, his score looked bleak.

The most important thing is that Li Ran seemed to be a different person from the previous game. He played extremely well on the outside, mid-range and inside.

"In the second quarter, we double-teamed Li Ran."

Phil Jackson's rare brain turned quickly, and he said firmly during the intermission.

Kobe bowed his head and said nothing.

In the first quarter, or the entire series, he defended Li Ran.

But in this match, Li Ran, who was on medicine, beat him up on the offensive end.

For Kobe, who was born with pride, this is unacceptable.

But now he is no longer the brat he was back then. He clearly knows that victory is the most important thing now.

Right after the second quarter, when Li Ran held the ball for the first time, Kobe and Artest came to him right away, one left and one right firmly stuck him in the middle.

There was a low cry from the sidelines.

Before the Grizzlies double-teamed Kobe, did the Lakers start?

This feels a bit like the villain complaining first.

Even Calipari clenched his fists nervously.

The Grizzlies team scored 30 points in the first quarter, Li Ran scored 24 points himself, and the other players basically didn't make many shots.

If the Lakers rely on double-teaming to lock Li Ran to death, no one will take Li Ran's position and carry the banner of the team's offense for a while.

Li Ran's next performance caught everyone's attention.

He insisted on dribbling the ball tenaciously under the double-team of two people, and after leaning against Kobe, he forcibly jumped up and turned around to shoot.

The choice of this move was extremely ingenious. Li Ran bumped into Kobe, so that he couldn't interfere with his shooting immediately, and then turned around and shot in a direction away from Kobe.

Artest was on the other side and couldn't reach Li Ran at all.

Kobe couldn't adjust his posture, so he could only watch Li Ran shoot the ball with his elegant and perfect posture.

"Shh!"

The sound of the ball falling into the net made the whole stadium boil.

This was an offense surrounded by two top defensive players. Li Ran played so easily and freely, as if he was in a wide open.

Artest couldn't hide the horror and helplessness in his eyes, and he exchanged a glance with Kobe.

Kobe ran to the frontcourt silently.

This match has basically become a one-on-one bullfight between Li Ran and Kobe. Whoever can't hold on first, or whoever loses his touch first, will undoubtedly fall into the disadvantaged.

Kobe bit his dry lips subconsciously, and under Li Ran's defense, he shot with the same gesture.

But Li Ran followed up very quickly, and Kobe had to temporarily increase the arc of his shot.

After countless practice sessions, a top professional player like Kobe has already polished his shooting into a work of art, but his usual shooting posture and arc have solidified, and the ball is taken for granted.

The Grizzlies player who can put all his energy on the defensive end will naturally not disappoint Li Ran. The black bear Randolph blocked Gasol behind him, accepted the rebound unceremoniously, and then handed it to Curry.

Curry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to Li Ran.

This is his most important task in this game so far.

Li Ran pulled away a bit, so that Artest didn't dare to rush up to double-team.

If it's double-teaming now, even if Li Ran's passing ability is weak, it's impossible for him to miss the gap he left.

"But how do you attack here?"

Kobe lowered his body and stared at Li Ran.

Li Ran just dribbled the ball to avoid Kobe's dipping from time to time, and then suddenly started to break through to Kobe's left.

Kobe took half a step back, already familiar with Li Ran's breakthrough routine, he did not lose his position to prevent Li Ran's breakthrough.

However, Kobe retired after all.

Li Ran, who was crazy, stopped immediately on the spot, jumped up high, pulled up more than one meter away from the three-point line and shot!
Kobe's first reaction was that Li Ran went crazy.

Even Calipari shook his fist angrily.

Li Ran's offensive choice is really too bad.

Half a second later, Calipari blurted out the word nice.

Li Ran's ultra-long three-pointer hits the net!

"Good shot! Li Ran continued his explosive touch in this game. He scored his No.20 nine points at the beginning of the second quarter! The second quarter has just started, how many points will he score in this game? The Grizzlies have extended their lead to [-]!"

One less O'Neill's TNT commentary team, Barkley shouted excitedly.

The Lakers were completely stunned.

This kind of plot used to only appear on Kobe who was crazy, and the ones who were beaten were usually their opponents.

However, today, Kobe was suppressed on the offensive end!

Watching Kobe, who was gnashing his teeth, turn around several times under Li Ran's defense, and then rely on his own footsteps to shake out the shooting space. When he finally hit a goal, everyone on and off the field felt an indescribable feeling.

Li Ran was suppressing Kobe on both ends of the offense and defense?
This kind of thing is too ridiculous, but now it really happened in front of everyone.

The Lakers, whose line was somewhat disintegrated, were quickly seized by the Grizzlies. Curry scored two more three-pointers in a row. Phil Jackson couldn't wait for the official timeout. Timeout was called again.

Kobe was still with his hips akimbo, his face darkened, standing on the sidelines without speaking.

Neither can Phil Jackson.

Kobe became paranoid, no one persuaded him.

He can only hope for two things now.

One is that Kobe himself came out of the current state of mind.

The other is, when will Li Ran's hand feel cold.

However, until the game was about to enter the garbage time, Kobe still stubbornly took shots on the court, wanting to make a comeback, and Li Ran's hand feeling did not show any tendency to cool down.

"Is he really not tired?"

At the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies have led the Lakers by nearly [-] points.

And Li Ran scored a full 49 points in these three quarters!
(End of this chapter)