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In the second half, Yao Ming, who had rested for a whole quarter, returned to the court. After recovering his strength, he was more efficient. After the pick-and-roll, the opponent did not dare to double-team Kobe in order to prevent him from cutting in the air.

The inside line cut the route for Ka Yao, allowing the defender to chase Kobe, which was very painful for Hamilton.

The two have known each other since high school. Jim Smith, Hamilton's high school coach at the time, said to him: "Maybe you think you are great, but let me tell you, there is a kid who will become a big player in the future. Everyone says he is the best in the United States." Defender."

Hamilton said: "Say what you want, but no one is better than me."

He soon discovered that Kobe was indeed better than him. Later, Hamilton went to college and Kobe directly joined the NBA.

The two knew each other so well that Hamilton was no match for Kobe in a one-on-one fight.

Yao Ming cut into the basket, and Kobe was very decisive in taking action. Not only Yao Ming can grab offensive rebounds, but Odom is also not a vegetarian in rushing for offensive rebounds.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Yao Ming averaged 2.5 offensive rebounds per game in his career. Only the season he retired was less than two, with a peak of 3.1. Since Odom joined the Lakers as a power forward, he has had more than two offensive rebounds in many seasons, with a peak of 2.6.

Now Yang Rui's tactics are to fight for offensive rebounds instead of quickly returning to defense to ensure the defensive system. The Lakers' rebounding advantage is even more obvious.

As long as Camby is off the court, the Nuggets' rebound protection is not good enough. Hilario has never had more than 8 rebounds in his career, with a peak of 7.8, which is worse than Rashid.

In Yang Rui's previous life, in order to make up for the shortcomings of poor rebound protection, the Nuggets traded Kenyon Martin from the Nets and traded Najera in the mid-term. Now that both of them are gone, the Nuggets also lost "Birdman" Chris Anderson in the summer, who switched to the Hornets.

Kobe made 4 of 10 shots in this quarter, 2 of 5 three-pointers, made all 6 free throws, scored 16 points, 41 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in the third quarter, leading the team to a 103-90 lead.

Yao Ming played another 7 minutes in this quarter, scoring 6 points on 3-of-4 shooting, for a total of 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. He didn't score a lot, but he only played 15 minutes and was very efficient.

Barkley lamented: "Yao Ming, Rasheed, and Odom helped Kobe even more than O'Neal. O'Neal would play in singles in the low post, and the opponent's inside line would also gather under the basket. However, Kobe got misplaced one-on-ones many times today. Opportunities inside.”

Smith said: "If Kobe continues to play in the final quarter, he is likely to score 50+. It depends on Jerry's arrangements. I think he will let Kobe play."

Barkley smiled and said: "I think so. The Lakers haven't secured the victory yet."

When he was with the Raptors, Yang Rui helped Carter improve his statistics, and many people were impressed. Since Yang Rui left, Carter has never produced super statistics in a single game.

Today Yang Rui will not let Kobe be polite. In Yang Rui's previous life, Kobe showed his power as soon as he beat the Nuggets, which lasted until 2013.

The Nuggets were not far behind and still had a chance to win the game, so they fielded their starting lineup.

Yang Rui also sent out an offensive lineup, Mo Williams, Hoiberg, Kobe, Iguodala, and Yao Ming. The five people present were all-round shooters. He pursued offense instead of holding on to his advantage, so something magical happened and Iguodala played as a power forward.

This leads the Nuggets inside players to attack the basket. As long as they fail to make a shot, there will be dislocation during the counterattack. Of course Iguodala can't hold Hilario or Camby, and with his height of 198cm it is difficult to interfere with shooting near the penalty area, but as long as Yao Ming is on the court, the penalty area will not become the opponent's back garden.

This kind of extreme play style where the lineup competes with each other would never be arranged by a defensive coach. Hollins' eyelids jumped as he watched from the sidelines.

Hornacek saw the change in his expression and smiled: "Didn't the Grizzlies let Battier play as a power forward last season?"

"Battier is 203cm, and Iguodala is only 198cm. Moreover, this is just a deliberate attempt to expose a flaw." Hollins sighed. He came here to get gold plating, and he felt that he had learned a lot from the first scene.

"As long as we can win,

As long as we don't neglect training in normal times and increase our defensive intensity in the playoffs. "Yang Rui smiled.

"What if the Nuggets take the opportunity to catch up?" Hollins felt that the score difference was less than 20 points, which was risky.

"Then Kobe can play a little longer." Yang Rui smiled.

The Nuggets' defense is flawed. Yang Rui believes that as long as they strengthen their defense for a few minutes, it will be enough to win the game. And now that Iguodala has moved to the 4th position, not only has he not become a defensive black hole, he also does a good job of guarding against mid-range and long-range shots.

The main reason is the Nuggets center Camby. He lacks offensive methods and is not strong enough. Iguodala has no problem guarding him. Even if Camby works hard, he will only average 12 points per game at his peak.

Yang Rui hopes that Kobe can score as much as possible. Twenty years from now, fans will not remember the game process. They will only see the statistics and remember the results, and then think that Kobe is very powerful.

Just like Westbrook averaged a triple-double in the regular season in 2017 and won the regular season MVP. In the past ten years, who cares that the Thunder's record in that season was only sixth in the Western Conference? Who can remember that summer when Thunder players went crazy?

Yang Rui wants Kobe to take an extreme path. The team has already said hello and the players are willing to cooperate.

In the first attack of the final quarter, Kobe and Yao Ming played a pick-and-roll to get rid of Hamilton, broke through Camby from the right and scored a layup.

In the next round, he caught the ball in the low post on the right side, singled out Hamilton, turned around and made a fadeaway jumper.

In the third round, Kobe didn't look for a cover. He caught the ball on the right side and faced three threats from the frame, and made a pull-up jumper towards Hamilton.

The Nuggets attacked, Camby attacked the basket, turned around and threw a shot under Iguodala's defense, and missed the basket from close range. Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and passed it to launch a counterattack. Kobe himself brought it to the frontcourt to face Hamilton. Hit a three-pointer.

In just one and a half minutes, Kobe scored 9 points in a row and easily scored 50 points.

The Nuggets replaced Camby and replaced Leonard, allowing Anthony to take the 4th position and also play small ball tactics, hoping to strengthen the offense.

Unfortunately, it didn't work. Hilario and Miller played pick-and-roll. After receiving the ball, they faced the defender without shooting, and supported their teammates. His "selfless" problem has returned. He is unwilling to take shots unless his shooting percentage is guaranteed.

Yang Rui did not replace Kobe and asked to speed up the offensive rhythm. After grabbing the rebound, he passed to Kobe and asked him to directly hold the ball for a one-on-one challenge.

This is to imitate the way the Thunder will play in the future, concentrating all the ball rights on one person. If the opponent does not double-team, he will go to him, attract double-teams and then distribute the ball. In this style of play, as long as the star has physical strength, he can shoot 20 times in one quarter.

If Nash is fast and the Suns are running and gunning in 5 seconds, Kobe Bryant's advancement speed is a little slower, but his shots are resolute. He can only attack in 6 or 7 seconds at most. Yao Ming hasn't run through half court yet, he has finished throwing and started to return. Be on guard.

The Lakers players did not grab offensive rebounds. In order to chase points, the Nuggets players also played fast breaks after getting rebounds. Both sides went back and forth, and there were many defensive loopholes. The game became very interesting.

Kobe has never been encouraged by Yang Rui to score points, and he went crazy. His choice in the frontcourt was very simple. Facing Hamilton's continuous pull-ups, he was in great shape and felt hot. In the next 7 minutes, he made 5 of 10 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored another 15 points. Send an assist.

In the last two minutes, the Lakers led 133 to 113, and the game entered garbage time.

Kobe was replaced and scored 24 points in the final quarter, finishing with 65 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, breaking his personal career scoring record!