At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

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Du Zhe faced Kobe and gave him a slap on the back. Kobe's legs went weak and he could no longer stand.

After getting close to the basket, Du Zhe still did the same thing.

Although Kobe knew what Du Zhe would do next, he had no way to deal with it.

Because although Du Zhe's method lacks technical content, it is better than ten times.

Even if Kobe knew what offensive choice Du Zhe would make next, there was nothing he could do in the face of the absolute strength advantage and full-level dunks.

Seeing that Du Zhe was about to explode and dunk under the basket again, Kobe didn't care about anything else and decided to foul in advance to prevent Du Zhe from dunking.

But Kobe's foul tactics unfortunately also fell through.

He hung on Du Zhe's body like a koala, like a pendant, and couldn't stop Du Zhe from bombing the basket at all.

The referee blew the whistle again, and Du Zhe completed another "2+1".

This made Kobe almost collapse. He did almost everything he could do, but he couldn't have the slightest impact on Du Zhe.

And that explosive dunk just now reminded Kobe of his old teammate, Shaquille O'Neal.

Although he was reluctant to mention this name, Du Zhe's performance on him today was too similar to O'Neal.

The same steamroller style of play, the same crushing into it is a dunk, the same violent and unreasonable power.

The difference is that back then he was just a bystander who applauded, but today he has become the target of being crushed.

When he thought of this, Kobe couldn't help but feel in a trance, as if he had returned to the days when he played alongside O'Neal.

But Du Zhe hit another free throw, bringing him back to reality.

After the third quarter, the Lakers were defeated by Du Zhe alone.

In this quarter, he was completely unstoppable. He made 8 of 6 shots in a single quarter, scored three "2+1s", and scored 17 points by himself.

The Warriors also succeeded in overtaking with a score of 81:77.

In the last quarter, Lakers coach Phil Jackson finally couldn't help but make adjustments to the game's tactics.

Artest took on the heavy responsibility of defending Du Zhe again.

Taken together, his speed and strength can barely compete with Du Zhe, and he can be regarded as the most suitable player in the Lakers' lineup to defend Du Zhe.

And Bryant has no objection to Jackson's adjustment, and it can even be said that he agrees with it.

After being ravaged by Du Zhe for two whole quarters, his last bit of energy was worn away.

For two consecutive quarters, Du Zhe bombarded him uninterruptedly, which made Kobe, who was already Alexander, completely collapsed.

Now Kobe feels as if he is about to experience auditory hallucinations, as soon as he sees Du Zhe, he will unconsciously hear the sound of exploding frames.

In the fourth quarter, facing Artest's defense, Du Zhe adjusted his offensive strategy in time.

He reduced the frequency of attacking inside and returned to his previous rhythm of floating on the outside and relying on running shots to score.

It's not that Du Zhe is afraid of Artest, it's just that he thinks it's most reasonable to prescribe the right medicine and play in the most efficient way.

As for Kobe, Du Zhe still did not relax his defense.

Although Kobe's physical strength has obviously declined, for a top star in the league like him, even a trapped beast's fight may cause a lot of damage.

So in the fourth quarter, Du Zhe was still trying his best to strengthen the physical confrontation with Kobe. He had to squeeze the opponent completely to feel relieved.

Under Du Zhe's continuous consumption, Kobe's fatigue showed in the fourth quarter.

Beads of sweat could not stop dripping from his head, and the jersey was already soaked in sweat.

Whenever the camera is given to Kobe, what the audience sees is basically a scene where he is panting heavily.

This scene also made many Los Angeles fans feel distressed.

But Kobe is Kobe after all. Even though his physical fitness is close to the limit, he still runs tirelessly on the court with his tenacious willpower.

But tenacity alone cannot help a team win games.

At the last moment of the game, Kobe's physical strength was severely exhausted, and Du Zhe's defense against him was also much more relaxed.

He even intended to let Kobe get some shooting opportunities.

Because Du Zhe knows that Kobe's physical fitness is seriously declining now. In this state, his shooting accuracy is bound to be greatly affected.

Sure enough, after seeing Du Zhe relax his defense, Kobe was overjoyed. He only felt that after a whole game of brutal fighting, Du Zhe finally showed his flaws.

He didn't care about anything else and immediately took a jump shot from outside the three-point line.

Although Du Zhe's defense is not as oppressive as before, his long arms will still interfere with Kobe's shooting to some extent.

In today's game, Kobe took very few shots, and he still didn't find his shooting touch at all.

In addition, his physical strength has long been exhausted, and his shooting posture and strength are not as standard as usual.

"Bang!"

The basket was trembling as it was hit by this ultra-long-range three-pointer, and the ball bounced high. Players from the two teams scrambled to grab the rebound. The Warriors fans watching the scene were on tenterhooks.

Seeing Kobe in this state, Du Zhe was determined. He knew that the heat was almost there.

In the next few minutes of the game, he even wanted to "encourage" Kobe to take the initiative.

Then Du Zhe took the initiative to show his flaws on the defensive end, and he focused his energy on entering the inside to double-team Gasol.

Although Kobe was targeted by Du Zhe in the first few quarters, but at the last moment, if he didn't take the opportunity, it would not be his character.

Sure enough, under Du Zhe's "indulgence" and "encouragement", Kobe began to attack aggressively at the last moment of the game.

Not surprisingly, Kobe, whose physical fitness has been severely overdrawn, hit the iron again.

This made the Lakers, who were already behind, completely lost their chance to comeback.

In the end, the Warriors successfully defeated the Lakers 109:102 at their home court and won their first victory in the Western Conference Finals.

In this game, Du Zhe played a dominant performance again.

他全场25投17中，砍下45分5板4断，完爆了与他对位的科比。

Kobe played very awkwardly in this game, and he always felt like he couldn't find his rhythm on the offensive end.

When he was physically fit, he didn't have a chance to make a move, and when he had a chance to make a move, his physical strength was overdrawn.

In the end, he only made 15 of 5 shots in the game, plus 16 of [-] free throws, and scored [-] points.

On the defensive end, Du Zhe left him with an unbearable memory today.

He had already been dunked by Du Zhe and was so confused that he couldn't even remember how many times the opponent dunked on his head.

At 45:16, the score gap between the two was even more shocking. Although he had some mental preparations, Kobe did not expect that he would be forced to such an extent by a rookie.

Kobe had a vague feeling that after this series, the era of old guys like them might be over.

(End of this chapter)