If Li Liang heard Kobe say this, he would definitely laugh. Li Liang is not afraid of Kobe's defense now.

Offense can be achieved by experience and skills, and the older you get, the more slippery you get. Defensive things, especially outside defense, are very consuming.

Kobe's current physical condition is not a big problem with the Achilles tendon, but aging of his legs and feet is inevitable.

Because of taking the bruising and injury pill, Kobe has suffered much fewer minor injuries in the past two seasons, but his physical fitness has declined.

He proposed to prevent Li Liang, purely to compete with Li Liang.

Can he not compete with Li Liang?

I had a Japanese meal yesterday. Do you want me to pay for treating me?

I really endure the more I think about it, the more angry I get. The more I take a step back, the more I lose.

Of course, it is impossible to get back the money, and it is not short of money, but you have to fight for this tone on the court.

Kobe is a man who is quite a little scheming, especially on the basketball court.

D'Antoni did not object, nodded, raised other important points on the offensive end, and the timeout was over.

In general, D'Antoni did not feel as if he was in the water in the Lakers.

The team's lineup is incompatible with his familiar style of play.

The Lakers can be said to be moving against the trend, with a larger lineup and a weaker three-pointer.

Wiggins is the No. 1 pick, and three-pointers are not his strength. After coming to the Lakers, D'Antoni hopes that he will work hard to practice three-pointers.

As a result, I have practiced so far, but there are no particularly obvious results.

Kobe and Jeremy Lin's three-pointers were not stable enough in the backcourt.

During the offseason, Kobe trained hard on his long-range three-point shooting.

After the start of the new season, his three-point shooting percentage and hit numbers have improved compared to the past. His outstanding performance is the main factor in maintaining the Lakers' current record.

And the two inside players, Howard and Boozer, if placed five years ago, would definitely be the most terrifying inside offense and defense combination in the league.

But in just five years, the situation in the league has changed.

D'Antoni had no idea how to use Howard and Boozer well.

If Kobe's condition fluctuates later and the Lakers continue to lose, the bearded coach will not be too stable.

...

The suspension ended and both sides returned to the stadium.

The Lakers' ball was given to Kobe, at the bottom corner on the right.

Kobe faced Smith, and after a tentative step, he broke through from the bottom line, passed McGee, and reached the basket with a beautiful backhand layup.

Kobe twisted himself up like a rag in the air. It can be seen that his waist and abdomen are still very strong.

But the Pacers' counterattack was very fast.

They served quickly in the backcourt. Li Liang rushed through the half and observed it. A beveled pass was sent to JR Smith on the left.

West made a blocker for Smith, blocking Wiggins who was not in time to return to defense.

Then, Smith made an open three-pointer!

10:5, the Lakers' defense is really a bit soft, and they are obviously not focused enough at the beginning.

Kobe is a little popular, and he uses the ball to kill the basket and makes a foul, and makes both free throws.

Then, Li Liang received a pass from Sloan on the left and broke through with the ball. After being surrounded by three people, he passed the ball to Sloan on the left wing.

It's an open space again - Sloan made a three-pointer and hit!

The Pacers started offensively in a very good condition.

Kobe immediately regained his color.

He received Boozer's cover from the middle and passed the ball with his hand. After a step forward with the ball, he passed it back to Boozer.

Then he retreated to the three-point line, took Boozer's return ball again, and quickly made a three-pointer... he also scored!

The Lakers are now ranked sixth in the West, and Kobe's outstanding form is invaluable.

As for Kobe's outstanding condition, Li Liang's pills made a great contribution, but unfortunately he didn't know.

This stingy guy is even calculating with Li Liang for a meal of Japanese food, so he is so slim.

After making a three-pointer, Kobe once again provoked Li Liang, made a three-pointer gesture, and pointed at Li Liang again.

Li Liang is angry, old co-founder, you are so swelling!

Well, Kobe has been expanding and never shrinking since he can play basketball.

This time Li Liang couldn't bear it anymore, holding the ball and calling the pick-and-roll at a high position, with McGee and West's double cover!

This is the treatment he often enjoyed when he was in the Clippers.

Kobe quickly lost Li Liang's trace under double cover, and then Li Liang was in a very comfortable position, with an open position and three-pointer.

The ball passed through the center of the Nets. For Li Liang, this open three-pointer was not in the basket.

After scoring the goal, Li Liang made an orchid finger at Kobe and told him that this was the real three-pointer.

Both sides had a very high three-point shooting percentage at the opening game.

As the game gradually deepened, the hit rate began to gradually decline.

After Kobe opened, Howard also started scoring. He grabbed the frontcourt rebound at the basket and pushed McGee into a dunk.

Li Liang immediately returned with his color, broke through the middle and hit the ground and passed the ball to McGee. McGee glided and dunked with one hand.

The game was quite good, but the No. 1 pick Wiggins seemed to have become a supporting role.

After reaching halfway through the first quarter, Wiggins only made two phone calls, but none of them were made.

Once he wanted to beat Li Liang with a low post, but he found that he couldn't squeeze.

I wanted to fight Li Liang face to face, but I found that I couldn't pass...

In terms of talent, Wiggins is really strong.

In terms of strength, he is a long way from Li Liang now.

The key is that Li Liang feels that Wiggins lacks a sense of ruthlessness in playing basketball.

In fact, playing basketball is sometimes the same as fighting. Although strength, skills and body are important, a spirit of not being afraid of death will also be a decisive factor.

Wiggins used to face other opponents in high school, and he really had talent crushing and didn't have to fight hard.

His speed, bounce, and skills are much higher than his peers, so he doesn't have that kind of ruthlessness in his personality.

He was a little scared when facing Li Liang, but he failed to score two attacks at the beginning and became a little scared.

Later, D'Antoni replaced Wiggins, and the No. 1 pick didn't score a single point in the first quarter.

In the first quarter, Li Liang became a stage for comparative measures between Li Liang and Ke. Li Liang scored 12 points and sent 4 assists.

Help the Pacers lead the Lakers by 6 points in the first quarter 31:25.

The Lakers struggled to support Kobe's 13 points, and the Pacers did not pull the score too much.

After the second quarter started, the Lakers scored two points with a tilted machine gun jump shot from the left.

As he grows older, Boozer can now see the mid-range shots.

In addition to the starting lineup not following the trend, another problem faced by the Lakers is that the substitute lineup is not good.

The Lakers' center forward for Howard's substitute is Thackeray...

Kobe's substitute is rookie Jordan Clarkson.

The Lakers do not have a veteran with sufficient strength and rich experience on the bench, so D'Antoni has to keep Boozer on the court to put on the court.

The result is of course that the Lakers' defense is similar to paper-based ones.

The Pacers' substitute is relatively more combat-effective. After Stephenson came on as a substitute, he played very unrestrainedly.

After Boozer scored, he took the ball and attacked by himself. He dribbled the ball from the outside for a long time, and made a three-pointer... but failed to make a goal.

Fortunately, Slack, who was inside, grabbed the frontcourt rebound and scored a tip-in.

The Pacers' real second-team combat power is still Danny Granger.

Granger is getting better and better now. Bird has discovered that Granger is miraculously returning to his former peak state.

During training, he practices more every day and spends a lot of time to train with Li Liang.

Bird was very suspicious whether Li Liang had any special training methods that could help rehabilitate?

Facing Bird's question, Li Liang smiled but said nothing. Can I tell you about me taking medicine to Granger?

For Granger, what he recovered was not only his physical condition, but more importantly, his confidence.

After all, I am already 31 years old, and no matter how much I recover, I cannot reach the level I was when I was young.

But his confidence has returned, and confidence is very, very important to a player.
To be continued...