The exchange between Kobe Bryant and LeBron James was the focus of the audience, but this confrontation did not last long.
The strength of the Big Three was too strong. When they all started to exert their strength, even Kobe Bryant couldn't resist it for a while.
At the end of the first quarter of the game, LeBron James used himself to delay Kobe Bryant. He reduced the number of shots and offensive rights, and gave all opportunities to Dwyane Wade.
After Dwyane Wade got the ball, he continued to attack inside.
He was guarded by the Lakers' "Little Singles Prince" Nick Young. Although he defended very hard, he still couldn't stop Dwyane Wade's offensive.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded and the first quarter came to an end.
After taking the lead, the Miami Heat chose to change their lineup.
When the game came on in the second quarter, both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were taken off to rest, replaced by substitute players like Ray Allen and Sean Battier.
For the Lakers, coach Mike D'Antoni also planned to let Kobe Bryant rest, but unfortunately Kobe Bryant refused!
The Lakers' bench is not as good as the Heat's, and the starting lineup is even more difficult to compete with. If they can't find a way to chase points when the opponent's main players come off the field, it may be difficult to maintain the point difference in the second half.
The situation in the second quarter continued to be one-sided. The Lakers relied on Kobe Bryant's singles to score continuously, and occasionally relied on Pau Gasol's cooperation to create a wave of wonderful offense.
However, it is difficult to resist the Heat's continuous scoring.
Especially Ray Allen, who came on as a substitute for the Heat, felt hot. After hitting two three-pointers in three minutes, he suddenly opened the point difference between the two sides to double digits.
"Depend on!"
"What are you all doing?"
"Defense...get it? Don't take any shots...if you can't hit it, pass the damn ball to me..."
When head coach Mike D'Antoni called a timeout to arrange tactics, Kobe Bryant lost his temper and kept scolding his teammates.
When the team boss loses his temper, everyone else stays silent, fearing that he might accidentally offend Kobe.
"Coach, let me go!"
"I can shoot threes!"
Although the atmosphere in front of the team was a bit tense, Zhao Feiyang still took advantage of the gap to come up and introduce himself.
However, his speech did not attract the attention of others.
His teammates just raised their heads and glanced at him. Head coach Mike D'Antoni didn't even look at him, just glanced at him indifferently.
Kobe Bryant turned his attention to Zhao Feiyang, but did not show any support.
Zhao Feiyang was helpless and could only sit back on the bench depressedly.
call out.
The game continues on the court.
Although the Lakers made adjustments to their tactics, they had little actual effect. The Heat continued to use their substitute lineup to widen the score gap. When the game was about to end in the first half, the score difference between the two sides even reached 17 points.
The Staples Center was in an uproar, and many Lakers fans even chose to leave the game disappointed. Through the live footage, the disappointment on the faces of many fans could clearly be seen.
The more points lost on the court, the uglier Kobe Bryant's face became. Even when he was replaced by head coach Mike D'Antoni before the end of the first half, Kobe Bryant even quarreled with the opponent.
"Oh! You mean your tactics are better?"
"Sorry! I don't remember you leading the team to win a championship, but I have led the team to win it, and more than once..."
"Do you think you can be stronger than Phil?"
Kobe Bryant is quite merciless when it comes to harsh words, but Mike D'Antoni is also a famous coach in the league, so he is naturally very unhappy when faced with such ridicule from Kobe Bryant.
If you change to an ordinary team coach, you will naturally endure it silently, but Mike D'Antoni is not a coach who swallows his anger, so he also fired back at Kobe Bryant.
"Kobe, I have worked with so many stars, and you are the most difficult guy to deal with..."
"You are one of the best players in the league, but your tactics are not..."
"Your tactics are terrible..."
The quarrel between the two undoubtedly attracted the attention of the whole audience.
When the live camera showed a close-up of the two arguing, the first half of the game was coming to an end.
Whether it was Kobe Bryant or coach Mike D'Antoni, neither of them said hello to each other, but walked towards the tunnel with dark faces.
There was such internal strife at the start of the season. This scene undoubtedly shocked the outside world.
Zhao Feiyang, who left with the team, was also full of doubts. At first, he thought he could come to the Lakers to perform. Now, it seems that not only the internal situation of the Lakers is complicated, but also the internal conflicts of the Lakers seem to be detonated at any time. of bombs.
If the core of the team is at odds with the coach, it will be difficult for the team to perform well.
There are countless such examples in the NBA.
During the halftime break, the atmosphere in the locker room was horribly depressing. Head coach Mike D'Antoni, who had previously analyzed problems for his players during the break, was rarely silent this time.
Kobe Bryant didn't say a word, just sat in his seat and kept fiddling with his phone.
The second half started quickly.
Lakers players once again walked out of the tunnel.
When Kobe Bryant was about to continue playing, this time, head coach Mike D'Antoni stopped him, "Kobe, go and rest!"
Kobe Bryant looked indifferent, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
Mike D'Antoni didn't say anything to him. When Kobe Bryant saw this, he couldn't help but sneered, and then sat down on the bench to rest.
"Paul...you should also take a rest!"
"Nick...you too..."
I don’t know if coach Mike D’Antoni was planning to mess up the situation. In a fit of anger, he directly replaced the Lakers’ main lineup, from Kobe Bryant to Pau Gasol to Nick Young, one of the few people on the court who still had fighting ability.
After replacing the main lineup, Mike D'Antoni's eyes came to the bench. Coincidentally, Zhao Feiyang was also looking at him at this time.
"Zhao, get ready to play!"
The head coach's words immediately made Zhao Feiyang excited.
He waited for nearly two quarters to play. He thought he would not be able to play in this game, but he did not expect that because of the quarrel between Kobe and the head coach, he got a chance to play for himself by some combination of circumstances.
"Coach, what tactics should we use?"
Zhao Feiyang asked after taking off his coat.
At this time, head coach Mike D'Antoni had already called several other substitute players to his side. When Zhao Feiyang asked, he only gave the simplest response.
"No tactics!"
"You can fight whatever you want!"
"Um?"
Zhao Feiyang was immediately stunned.
He has seen players behave badly before. Why did the head coach behave badly now?
