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Although Anthony would be at a slight disadvantage in terms of defensive experience when defending Kobe alone, Anthony is physically strong, and because he is a rookie, his speed is very fast, even faster than when he was at his peak.

Kobe's increasingly poor physical strength caused some deformations in some of his technical moves.

This is also Popovich's ultimate concept for defending Kobe, letting Kobe play against a team alone.

Wang Chen has brought Popovich's concept to the extreme.

Moreover, because there is no top defender like Bowen, Wang Chen is not afraid of too many fouls that will lead to no one to defend. On the contrary, the lack of this shackle makes the defense against Kobe even better.

Kobe scored a lot of points, but many of these points were free throws.

Although these free throws gave some points, in return, they consumed a lot of Kobe's physical strength.

Of course, Wang Chen feels that he can play Popovich's concept to the current level, mainly because Kobe's ability has not yet grown to its full form, and the existence of [Super Pause]. The sudden increase in defensive intensity always pinches Kobe when he feels good, and Kobe with a good touch can't be defended!

If Popovich had the skill of [Super Timeout], maybe he could really beat Kobe a few more times in the series against Kobe.

And the following games also verified what Wang Chen was thinking.

Kobe's physical strength affected his efficiency. His low efficiency made his touch colder, and his colder touch made him even less efficient, forming a cycle.

Although Anthony was on the court for a long time in this game, the Nuggets' style of play was more team-oriented. Anthony maintained a certain offensive efficiency in the first three quarters, and devoted himself to defending Kobe in the last quarter.

As Kobe's singles efficiency decreased, the gap between the two sides began to widen.

From the first time the Nuggets overtook the score, to leading by 5 points, 10 points, and 15 points.......

After seeing Kobe's declining efficiency, Phil Jackson was forced to replace Kobe and let the others start to play tactics.

But the others had hardly touched the ball for the entire game, and their touches were cold. Occasionally, one or two with a good touch were directly targeted by Wang Chen for defense.

Wang Chen directly used a double team to deal with the core inside player O'Neal. He did not let go of the players with good touches on the outside, and the players with cold touches were made by Wang Chen to be those who could be leaked at any time in the double team.

Several players with snowy touches frequently had opportunities and frequently missed shots.

This is also the most domineering part of the [Tactical Information Board]. When you know the remaining physical strength and touch conditions of everyone on the court, it is too easy to defend.

The Lakers struggled for a while, but the score was basically maintained in a range. If they caught up a little, they would be caught up immediately. After the Lakers made two consecutive mistakes and the score difference that they had finally caught up with was pulled to 16 points, Phil Jackson finally called a timeout and gave up the game.

The collapse in the last quarter made the Lakers fall for the entire game.......No, it should be that Kobe's singles for the entire game were in vain.

Beep!

With the buzzer sounding, the game ended.

Lakers 98:115 Nuggets

The big score of the two sides was rewritten as: Lakers 1-2 Nuggets.

Kobe scored 63 points in this game, 25 of which were obtained through free throws.

Maybe in modern basketball, it is not particularly exaggerated for a player named Harden, but in this era, this number of free throws is outrageous.

After all, the whistles of this era are notoriously loose and encourage confrontation. 25 free throws, what kind of foul is this?

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Facing the Lakers led by the OK combination, which has created a three-peat dynasty, the Nuggets actually played a big score of 2-1.

Such a grand event has not appeared for Denver for too long. This is a season worth remembering by Denver people.

Even if there is still a possibility of a comeback, this Nuggets team has exceeded the original expectations of Denver people.

The Nuggets players in the court were also in a very excited mood.

Especially in this game, the Nuggets won the victory through team basketball.

This is really commendable.

Leonard, Barry, White, the three players who had been sent off, also received a lot of applause from the fans when they appeared in the middle of the court again.

The three of them, including Anthony who was the main defender of Kobe in the last quarter, are heroes for Denver.

Of course, the biggest hero is the commander of this great battle.

Head coach—Wang Chen.

After the on-site DJ called Wang Chen's name loudly, the whole stadium gave the warmest screams and the loudest applause again.

Kobe's expression was indifferent. Finally, he was already sitting on the bench. He threw a towel and walked out of the player tunnel alone.

"Scott (Nets head coach) once arranged tactics based on Kobe's personality. He failed, but you succeeded.

Phil Jackson recalled that a few years ago, Scott arranged tactics against Kobe in the finals.

He saw through the tactics at a glance. At that time, Kobe listened to his arrangement and became O'Neal's supporting role for the championship, and swept the Nets 4-0.

But now Kobe will no longer be a supporting role for O'Neal.

"Do you think it is really great to win by targeting the players' personalities? Scott is just a clown, are you too?"