Scoring 5 points in a row, how did Kobe do it back then?

Scoring 5 points in a row, how did Kobe do it?

After experiencing a 3+1 comeback by the Suns in the 2006 playoffs, Kobe also knew that he was the only one who could do it. Not to mention winning the championship, even whether he could successfully enter the playoffs was a problem. Therefore, in the 2007 season, he tried to change his style of play, sharing more organizational responsibilities and letting Odom and Walton control the ball more. Quan, such a sacrifice is in the hope that the whole team can integrate into it and strive to maximize the operation of the triangle tactics. This also makes Kobe, who was like a killer the year before, always lagging behind Anthony and Arenas in the scoring list this season. Such a transformation also allows us to see a Kobe who pays attention to the team.

At the beginning of the season, due to Kobe's changes, the Lakers also produced surprisingly good results under such circumstances. Before the beginning of January, the Lakers had an outstanding record of 23 wins and 11 losses, which also made Kobe even more successful. Dedicated to leading the team in this way, it didn't take long for the Lakers to encounter a turmoil of injuries. Walton and Odom were suspended one after another due to injuries, which also made the depth of the team that was already dwarfed by comparison. Encountering serious detection.

After that, Kobe began to reduce the number of shots to replace Walton's arrangement work. He hoped that under his attraction, other people would jump out to help him, but it was obvious that the final result was disappointing and his teammates were invincible. The performance of the Lakers was like a withering tile. Kobe kept trying hard to make up for it, but he kept falling apart. This also made Lakers assistant coach Tex Winter say: "He kept looking for opportunities to show off to his teammates, but it's a pity that we didn't grasp it." "Stay."

It is precisely because of this that the Lakers suffered six consecutive losses before and after the All-Star Game, and after losing to the Nuggets on March 15, 2007, the Lakers ushered in a crisis. After a tragic seven-game losing streak, the team's overall weak performance was even more than enough for Jackson Jackson. This seven-game losing streak was also the longest losing streak since Jackson coached. As a result, the Lakers gradually fell out of the playoff list...

The Lakers' losing streak also reminded Kobe of the 2005 season when they lost wildly at the end of the season, which shattered their original goal of entering the playoffs and stopped the Lakers from entering the playoffs for ten consecutive years. The result of the post-game, and now this nightmare seems to be happening again. The Zen Master, who was already at a loss what to do, said to Kobe: "Just follow your own will. This is the only way now."< /p>

At this time, the crazy blood in Kobe's heart was flowing again, and the seal of "Mamba Time" was opened again.

So on March 16, 2007, the taboo door opened. Facing the Trail Blazers, Kobe opened his offensive mode. Although he only scored 4 points in the first quarter, the team also led 24-16. Falling behind, but from then on he started to explode, scoring 16 points in a row at the beginning of the second quarter, and scoring 19 points in a single quarter to help the Lakers reverse the situation 46-43. At halftime, Trail Blazers rookie Roy exclaimed : "Kobe is really unstoppable. You only know this when you experience it yourself." But the Trail Blazers were obviously not easy to mess with. In the third quarter, they immediately squeezed Kobe's opportunities to catch the ball, allowing him to only score 9 points, and the scores were always at a stalemate. Then, in the last minute of the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers still led 96-89 by 7 points. Seeing that the victory was already half in their pocket, but... Kobe showed his unwillingness to admit defeat and his unparalleled determination at this time. With his strength, he immediately hit three 3-pointers in a row despite the opponent's vigilance. He made 9 of 11 shots in a single quarter and scored 24 points. The game was dragged into overtime. In the overtime, Kobe scored 9 more points to lead the game. The Lakers won this thrilling game and finally stopped their seven-game losing streak. And when we were all cheering and celebrating, only Kobe quietly walked to the player tunnel, because only he knew how hard this victory was. He shot 23 of 39 from the field and hit 59% from the field. In addition, he made 8 of 12 three-pointers. He scored the second-highest 65 points in his career. He also swore to the entire league that if someone blocks a kill, Buddha blocks a kill. Buddha's God of War Kobe is back.

Two days later, the Lakers welcomed the Minnesota Timberwolves in Los Angeles. In this game, Kobe opened up his firepower as soon as the game started. He scored 14 points in just eight minutes to help the Lakers win 27-10. Leading the Timberwolves by 17 points. Although the Timberwolves launched an 11-0 offensive in the fourth quarter to close the score, Kobe, who had already gone crazy, could not stop him. In the end, Kobe scored another 50 points. Defeated the invading Timberwolves and won their second consecutive victory.

Kobe Bryant’s two consecutive games of 50 or more points also made him the second Lakers player to achieve this in the past 45 years. The last one was the former Lakers legend Baylor. There were three consecutive 50-point or more performances before 1962, and in the past twenty years, only Iverson and Jamison have done it in the league.

Regarding becoming a part of Kobe's history, KG said with obvious disgust: "We really shouldn't have done it. Kobe entered the state very early in this game. We should have done it earlier." The only thing to do was to pester him, but it was too late..."

In the next away game against the Grizzlies, Gasol made 17 of 23 shots, as high as 74%. He scored 35 field goals and 15 rebounds, but with Kobe's 60-point performance, Gasol's performance was only mediocre. The live broadcasters at the time were already shocked by Kobe's performance and were so excited that they kept shouting. Even the Memphis fans were dumbfounded. Is the guy wearing the No. 24 jersey a man or a god? He scored more than 50 points in three games, and what is scary is that two more games reached the 60 mark. Under his confident gaze, it seemed that no one could stop his aggressive wildness.

Even though this game was in Memphis, you could hear many people shouting "Kobe, MVP" throughout the game. His unique performance highlighted the entire stadium, and everyone They were all fascinated by the extraordinary performance.