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Lakers locker room.

The atmosphere in the Lakers locker room seemed quite depressing.

Kobe sat alone in a corner, adjusting his wrist guard and moving his wrist.

Unlike other rookies who would build good relationships with veterans during their rookie period, Kobe did almost nothing to buy food, water, carry backpacks, etc.

For the team's veterans, Kobe was a thorn in the side, and no one wanted to be with Kobe.

Kobe once publicly shouted at O'Neal in a training match that O'Neal was not worthy of leading the team and had no qualifications.

If the two had not been stopped by their teammates, they would have fought on the spot.

Even Fisher, who obeyed Kobe on the court, did not dare to approach Kobe at this time, leaving Kobe alone.

O'Neal, on the other hand, was chatting with others.

Even Phil Jackson did not say anything about stabilizing the morale of the troops. He even left the locker room and rested in the rest room next to it.

This Lakers team does not even look like a team.

Payton has not been integrated into the three-corner offense system in public since the regular season, and Kobe has had to fly to Colorado to attend hearings many times because of the lawsuit. He is not a person who likes to talk, and he keeps everything in his heart. No one knows what he is thinking.

And O'Neal was also sued because he took the payment but did not participate in publicity and promotion activities.

Even Phil Jackson has stopped the contract renewal negotiations with the Lakers. It seems that Phil Jackson will leave the Lakers at any time.

The management has also hinted that if the team fails to win the championship this year, it will be disbanded and reorganized.

In the lounge next door.

Phil Jackson rubbed his eyebrows and replayed the second quarter of the game in his mind.

"I always feel that there is something strange."

Phil Jackson had some feelings in his heart, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Coupled with the mess of the team, Phil Jackson felt a little powerless.

This was also the reason why Phil Jackson couldn't concentrate on thinking.

And now no matter how Kobe plays, Phil Jackson can't criticize Kobe. At most, he can just put pressure on the bench.

In the game against the Kings, Kobe didn't take a shot in the first quarter because he was criticized in the previous game for taking on too much and ignoring the team's ideas.

Kobe used the method of not taking a shot out of spite to fight against all those who criticized him with 8 points.

Even Phil Jackson had to admit that he had lost control of the team. What he is doing now is just trying to keep the team calm on the surface, even if it is just pretending.

Back to the game

"I don't know if the Nuggets can hold on in the second half. I think if you want Anthony to save his energy, you might as well let him play games on the bench instead of practicing shuttle runs on the court."

Barkley said speechlessly.

Now the outside world only knows that there is a conflict between the OK combination, but how deep it is has not been revealed as much as later.

The Lakers management covered up some facts, at least to make this team look like a team on the surface.

So the outside world still has the impression that the Lakers are as strong as they thought. After all, it is the team that created a dynasty.

At this time, the third quarter of the game began.

O'Neal played in the first half and went off to rest. At the same time, even Payton went off. Fisher, who followed Kobe, came on the court, and now the court is Kobe's team.

Kobe originally thought that he would let Anthony continue to compete with him on defense. (To read the violent novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Just now when resting in the locker room, Kobe kept recalling He knew Anthony's defensive habits, and he had already thought of several moves to deal with Anthony.

But who knew that Anthony would go off the court to rest.

Kobe looked up and saw that the one defending him was White, the guy who was beaten by him and switched defense in the first quarter.

The Nuggets still had the bonded trio as the main attack.

At the beginning, Boykins missed a mid-range shot.

It was the Lakers' turn.

Fisher had control of the ball, and O'Neal was not on the court yet, so the ball could only go to Kobe.

Kobe was ready to be double-teamed, but White was the only one defending him.

Kobe lowered his center of gravity, dribbled crosswise continuously, and suddenly made a fake move to shake left and right.

White staggered, obviously fooled, and Kobe broke through directly.

At this time, Kobe only had the basket in his eyes.

"That little dot."

This time Kobe noticed Boykins who was approaching. In order to avoid being called for an offensive foul by faking a fall, Kobe, who had been prepared for a long time, turned around and bypassed Boykins.

Kobe passed two people and his target was naturally the basket.

At this time, Nene came over again.

Nene was defending Malone. When Kobe thought of assisting Malone, he lost interest and planned to do it directly.

Before the end of the season, because of the 8-point game against the Kings, some inside stories were reported by the media. When he interfered with the team and questioned everyone, Malone stopped him.

He also asked Malone to get out of the team and almost fought with Malone.

Facing Nene's defense, Kobe used his air-staying ability to change hands in the air after jumping.

Nene made a hole in the air and did not interfere with Kobe. Kobe made a layup and scored the ball.

One-on-three score!

Lakers 51:52 Nuggets

The fans cheered in Staples. In this era of worshipping individual heroes, Kobe's scoring in this way will naturally win a large number of fans.

Malone was very angry, but Kobe scored. As long as the ball goes in, everything is right on the basketball court. He couldn't say anything. He just looked at Kobe coldly and then returned to defense.

Kobe was more like a proud lone wolf, not caring about the look Malone gave him.