Iverson was stunned for a moment.

The two seemed to have gone back to 12 years ago, and they exchanged trash talk on the court.

In the Lakers' offense, Kobe directly asked for the ball from the high post.

The one guarding him was Kirilenko.

A familiar matchup, Kobe turned around and leaned back after receiving the ball.

Kirilenko jumped up and interfered.

His defense is very good.

"Whoa!"

But with a crisp sound, the basketball fell into the bag.

Kobe hit a shot as soon as he came on the court!

He glanced at Iverson after he made the shot.

Although he didn't say anything, he seemed to be repeating what he just said.

Jordan didn't need the pick-and-roll, so he didn't need it either.

This is inspiring Iverson.

Iverson just smiled.

As an old rival for many years, he certainly knew what Kobe wanted to do.

Even if he was two years ago, he would respond immediately.

That has nothing to do with being aroused, it's just the competitiveness engraved in my bones.

That is the distinctive mark of players of their generation.

But that changed when he arrived in Brooklyn.

If there is no change, how can he accept a substitute or even a bench role?

Kobe didn't seem to feel it.

After Iverson and Lin Ying picked and rolled again, he also flanked Iverson again.

And this time he used his long arms to block Iverson's pass route.

Iverson...threw the ball directly over the basket!

This was by no means a pass he was good at, nor was it something he would normally pass, but because it was Lin Ying, he knew Lin Ying could do it.

This is indeed the case. When the ball appeared in the sky above the basket, Lin Ying's figure also appeared behind the basketball.

Tacit understanding means that as soon as you raise your hand, I know what you are going to do.

"Bang!"

With a powerful and muffled sound, Lin Ying grabbed the ball with one hand in the air, and then smashed the ball into the basket with an alley-oop dunk!

The cheers at the scene rose again.

What is tacit understanding, what is cooperation!

What is LinK-AI, LA Connected!

After Lin Ying landed, he high-fived Iverson and then looked at Kobe with a smile.

Like Kobe, he didn't speak, but he seemed to repeat what he said before.

"This time, he is not fighting alone!"

This time, I am his strongest support!

Kobe Bryant looked up at the scorer.

41 to 51.

This 10-point difference has become a hurdle that the Lakers cannot overcome now.

"beep!"

Just then the whistle sounded from the sidelines.

On the technical bench, Paul, Gasol, Deron and Chandler came on as substitutes.

Iverson originally thought he was going to leave the game, but Deron came on and pointed at Billups.

Sloan chose to keep Iverson on the court.

Kobe continued to challenge Kirilenko in the frontcourt, and this time Deron assisted in preventing interference.

"Whoa!"

But Kobe resisted the help of the two men and made a difficult backward dodge to still throw the ball in!

After being inspired by Iverson to be competitive, his whole state was extremely hot!

"The Lakers will catch up soon!"

Barkley said excitedly in the commentary box.

He seems to have returned to the playoffs three years ago that year. He is also an unwavering die-hard Lakers fan!

Although, in the end, the Lakers he supported were unfortunately eliminated by Lin Ying.

During the transition between offense and defense, Kobe handed Iverson to Paul and then guarded Lin Ying himself.

Lin Ying turned around and beat Kobe from the high post.

He knew Kobe wouldn't help on defense.

Sure enough, when Mayo on the weak side tried to help defend, Kobe waved him back.

Lin Ying caught the ball and hit Kobe with his back.

Kobe defended sideways and tried to cut the ball, but Lin Ying dodged it and then lowered his focus to hit Lin Ying.

This defensive method is equivalent to unloading force, and is a very effective defensive method when the body is relatively disadvantaged.

He had already tried it during the one-on-one challenge last night, and the effect was very good.

Lin Ying turned around in the opposite direction of Kobe's shot and shot backward.

Both players tried their best in last night's duel. Kobe was familiar with Lin Ying's offensive style, and Lin Ying was naturally familiar with Kobe's current defensive intensity.

However, Kobe had a pre-judgment on this shot and jumped up to block Lin Ying's shooting sight.

The fans at the scene looked excited.

This kind of top-notch one-on-one singles is not something you can see every night!

Lin Ying's shooting vision was disturbed, but his shooting movement remained unchanged.

That's not just muscle memory, but... confidence in Kobe!

Kobe is like a mountain to him, and he has been working hard to climb and get closer.

Until last night, he finally reached the top of this mountain!

You will be at the top of the mountain, and you will have a panoramic view of the mountains.

So now when he faces Kobe again, he is full of confidence.

What he wants is more than just beating Kobe in a one-on-one match.

"Whoa!"

There was a crisp sound of entering the network.

Lin Ying hit a fadeaway shot against Kobe's defense!

This is also the 6th consecutive point he has scored since his debut!

The point difference is back to 10 points!

"Magic" Johnson looked at Barkley, who was sighing, and he always felt that everything seemed familiar.

At halftime, the score on the field was 52 to 62.

The two teams maintained a 10-point difference.

In fact, it can be seen from the first and second quarters of the game that the Nets and Lakers are not only in strength, but also in very close condition.

Moreover, Sloan and Phil Jackson are too familiar with each other. They cannot suppress each other at the tactical level, but they will not drag the team back.

So the outcome of the game is focused on the X factor.

Obviously, Iverson became the X factor in the first half. In the second quarter, he dreamed back to 2011 and scored 11 points in a single quarter.

And perhaps no one could have imagined that the Lakers failed to overcome these 10 points in the end!

The second half came back and it became a contest between two Hall of Fame coaches.

Phil Jackson targeted Yi Jianlian in the pick-and-roll, hoping to break through from here.
To be continued...