James on the sidelines was a little surprised when he saw Wang Yi's actions, demeanor, and eyes on the court.
Suddenly, he seemed to see Kobe appear on the court again.
Trae Young, McMillan, Vogel and almost everyone seemed to see the man they once were.
Especially Trae Young on the court, his eyes are shining and burning with fighting spirit.
Next, Trae Young showed off his eighteen martial arts skills and hit one after another.
Wang Yi also showed off his eighteen martial arts skills and hit the target one after another.
The two of them were almost at odds with each other.
It's just that in the last few minutes of the first quarter, Trae Young slowed down a little because of some physical exhaustion.
At this time, Kobe's defensive ability was fully reflected.
For two consecutive rounds, Wang Yi actually defended Trae Young so hard that he couldn't take a shot at all.
In turn, Wang Yi forced a three-point shot, a post-up shot from mid-range, and a forced layup under the basket.
Hit Trae Young three times in a row.
You know, Kobe Bryant at his peak was not only unstoppable offensively, but also top-notch defensively in the league.
Upon seeing this, Hawks coach McMillan quickly took advantage of the dead ball and replaced Trae Young.
He has already seen that Wang Yi is better than Trae Young in terms of absolute talent.
Just because of these strengths, Wang Yi often crushes Trae Young at critical moments.
This made him a little confused.
Why was such a strong talent buried for two years?
In the past two years, Wang Yi actually signed a ten-day short contract with the Eagles.
At the time, McMillan was just an assistant coach with the Hawks.
Why didn't he realize that Wang Yi's talent was so strong?
If I had known this, how could I have let him go so easily?
But there is no use regretting at this time. He can only say to Trae Young:
"He is the only one in the Lakers who can handle the ball. In the first half, you can go one-on-one with him when you have the opportunity, which will continue to wear him down. In the second half, his physical fitness will decline and his efficiency will be greatly reduced. Then you and your teammates will
Let's cooperate. This is equivalent to our whole team beating him alone."
He also knows that Trae Young wants to fight Wang Yi.
If Trae Young is suppressed blindly, although the overall situation is taken into account, Trae Young will definitely feel unhappy.
So he gave Trae Young half-time to go one-on-one with Wang Yi.
In the second half, what the team wanted was victory.
At that time, we can no longer just follow Trae Young.
This gives Trae Young a certain amount of freedom without causing the team to lose.
For the sake of the overall situation, Trae Young will definitely agree to his arrangement.
Sure enough, Trae Young nodded: "Coach, I understand."
This is the way to teach.
You can't just follow the star player in the team, otherwise you, the coach, will have no status in the team.
But you can't be too disrespectful to the star player, otherwise there will be a rift between the two, and it will definitely be you, the coach, who will leave.
Trae Young scored 13 points.
Wang Yi scored 17 points.
Wang Yi personally has a slight advantage.
But the Lakers lost by 7 points.
Because of the Lakers' lineup, the biggest role of other players on the court is to shoot three-pointers.
But their three-point shots are habitually stretched.
On the other hand, for the Hawks, among the five starting players, except for center Capela, every other player scored three points.
Vogel couldn't help but said to Wang Yi at this time: "Wang, don't work too hard. This game doesn't matter at all. I want you to make sure you can enter the playoffs healthy. The playoffs are the stage for superstars. You
Do you understand?"
Wang Yi nodded.
Of course he understood what the coach said.
But why play?
Isn’t it just about winning?
If it's not about winning, then play ball.
James shook his head slightly.
Wang Yi, this guy, plays too hard.
It was obviously a difficult game to win, but he still tried his best to fight.
If he doesn't change his playing style within four or five years, I'm afraid his career won't last too long.
But they all know that Wang Yi's style will be difficult to change in the short term.
So Vogel had no choice but to reduce Wang Yi's playing time.
Six minutes had passed in the second quarter before Wang Yi was sent on.
Before Wang Yi came on the court, Trae Young had already played two minutes and scored 7 points.
After Wang Yi came on the court, he still started the confrontation mode with Trae Young.
Two people, one for you and one for me.
One for me and one for you.
But after a few minutes of racing, Trae Young gradually fell behind.
After all, Trae Young's defensive skills are much worse than Kobe's at his peak.
When the second quarter ended, Wang Yi had scored 31 points in the half.
Trae Young scored 28 points at halftime.
Almost equally matched.
But the Lakers lost another 5 points in a single quarter.
Including the 7 points in the first quarter, we were already 12 points behind in the first half.
Wang Yi finally experienced what "xx tried his best, teammate cba".
But he didn't want to use this as an excuse.
What about four bronzes?
I will still help him fly!
Of course, regardless of whether this is the case in reality, Wang Yi maintains this belief in his heart.
If you don't even have the belief to win, how can you win?
At halftime, the two commentators were still chatting.
There is really no suspense in this game.
If there is any bright spot, it would probably be that Wang Yi suddenly looks like Kobe Bryant when he plays.
It's the same everywhere.
So the commentator grasped this point and started chatting freely.
As for how the Lakers can get out of the current predicament, the two of them said nothing.
How to mention it?
With this current lineup, do you want to win?
I'm afraid I'm thinking of eating shit.
In the home locker room, although the Lakers were 12 points behind, every player seemed relaxed.
Some are texting, and some are talking about sneakers.
Tucker even took advantage of his break to pick up his tablet and play a game of chicken.
Neither James nor Vogel had any objections to this, and they were very relaxed and chatting on the side.
Wang Yi looked at these people without any dissatisfaction.
The 48 minutes Kobe experienced on the card were only the 48 minutes he spent on the court.
Off the court, he is still his own character.
He understands what these teammates and coaches are thinking.
If it were any more rational guy, I'm afraid he would have the same mentality as these teammates.
It's an insignificant game with no suspense, so there's no need to take it too seriously.
Although Wang Yi himself will try his best as soon as he takes the field, he has no right to ask everyone to be like him.
So he just made up his mind secretly.
No matter what happens in the second half, we must find a way to turn the situation around!
At the same time, in the visiting team's locker room.
McMillan saw that the players were a little relaxed, so he knocked on the tactical board on the wall.
Everyone suddenly became slightly quiet.
McMillan looked very serious: "Do you think this game is safe?"
All the players were shocked.
Isn't it?
Chapter completed!