Be kind to your enemies is cruelty to yourself.

Giving face to the opponent is actually losing face to both parties.

Kobe won't understand the principles of competitive sports.

In fact, if you want to say that you don’t give face, Kobe can be regarded as one of the most unsatisfactory players in nBa’s history.

In the 2013 All-Star Game, everyone was making a game and wanted to contribute to Jordan an All-Star MVP as his gift for retirement.

Kobe was unwilling to give face and must hit a free throw in the end to let the Eastern Conference lose.

Although it has been criticized, this is the most fundamental spirit and competitiveness of professional sports.

So that thought just flashed through Kobe's mind, and he immediately cheered up and wanted to find it back in Li Liang.

In the first quarter, Kobe was looking for opportunities. In the middle of the first quarter, he seized the opportunity to run back and jump into the basket, received Gasol's pass, crossed Li Liang's assisting defense, and scored with one hand!

After scoring the goal, Kobe approached Li Liang and looked at him and said, "How is my dunk?"

"It's very stingy." Li Liang responded briefly.

Because of the Achilles tendon problem, Kobe's dunk was indeed less powerful and explosive than before.

Moreover, Kobe's dunk is originally beautiful, without the explosive power of Jordan and the stretch of the ape.

He was able to win the dunk championship in 1997, because of that dunk competition, the others were so bad.

In that dunk contest, Kobe never even completed a 50-point dunk.

Kobe did not argue too much with Li Liang. After all, he is 34 years old and will not always be quarrel with Li Liang.

He knew that if Li Liang could be restrained on both offense and defense, the more Li Liang would be fooled, the weaker he would be.

In nBa, any trash talk must have enough strength and performance to support it.

The bragging that is realized is really awesome, and empty bragging will only make people laugh.

But Li Liang is not a person who only knows how to swear.

Kobe began to defend Li Liang one-on-one himself.

Kobe no longer had the crazy stickiness he had when he was young, but his defense foundation was still there.

Kobe is not Kobe of that year, and Li Liang is not Li Liang of last year.

When the two played one-on-one single match in the team last year, Kobe always attacked Li Liang's defense, and Li Liang's attacking had no chance at all.

Now, Li Liang's ball-holding level has improved. Although his moves are monotonous, they can be effective.

Li Liang scored twice in a row with the simplest ball-holding breakthrough on the wing and scored a goal.

Li Liang's jump shots are close to the basket, and he is good at using his teammates' cover to get himself to a deeper position to attack.

Li Liang is very clear about Kobe's defensive habits.

Because Kobe's education is not high, his defense depends on feelings and concentration, and his strategy is not very strong.

This is obvious when compared with him by academic defensive elite like Battier.

Bathir is often crushed by the attacker's talent because of his lack of mobility and explosion, but he rarely gets shaken, and his position and technical movements are very accurate.

But being in place in front of powerful attackers has no meaning.

Kobe is different. His defense is as aggressive as his offense.

Follow tirelessly, close like a candy, cover with all your might, and burning like a flame.

All of these gave Kobe's defense a lot of impression points.

Including some football comments, media people saw that "Bryant's defense is very active and fierce, and his defense is really good," so he would vote for him when he was voting on the first defense.

There is no way, Kobe's playing style is like this. No matter whether it is offense or defense, he can always catch people's attention.

But when his age and his physical fitness declines, these become weaknesses.

Last season, Li Liang often wiped Kobe's butt in defense. His poor position and his concentration from time to time have made Li Liang popular a lot.

Kobe is excited now, and he still wants to deal with Li Liang like he did when he was young, but Li Liang has been tested by young Kobe, so of course he will not be afraid of Kobe now.

Kobe was shaking both of his emergency stops and jump shots.

Among the stars with excellent outside defense, Kobe is relatively easy to get scattered.

Like Paul, you basically don’t sway, and it’s useless for him to jump. It’s better not to jump.

Of course, Kobe was in excellent physical fitness when he was young. Sometimes even if he was shaken by a fake move, he could still jump to interfere with the second time and even block the opponent's shot.

No, now, the Achilles tendon does not allow it.

Kobe was shot twice by Li Liang.

Afterwards, Kobe tried to play Li Liang alone at a low post, but found that Li Liang was defending his back and forth very well.

Kobe was defeated twice, once missed a strong shot, and once had to pass the ball out.

Kobe was a little depressed. Has this kid's defense improved again?

Li Liang has indeed made progress, but defending Kobe from behind is a one-on-one fight with Kobe in the system every day.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers defeated the Lakers and led the Lakers by 4 points with 32:28.

Griffin scored 10 points in the first quarter, and Li Liang scored 7 points.

Kobe scored the most points, scoring 12 points, but his efficiency declined in the second half of the first quarter.

The Clippers paid attention to the issue of retreating and Collison strengthened Kobe's defense against counterattack.

At the same time, Li Liang replaced Barnes to defend Kobe, making Kobe's singles useless for a while.

Kobe knew that he needed to come up with a better competitive state.

In the second quarter, Griffin continued his scoring show.

Howard and Gasol left the court to rest. Griffin used his faster and more flexible impact play and mid-range distance to lead the Clippers to make a beautiful offense, which once widened the gap to 10 points.

Just when people thought the Clippers were going to make great strides and win the derby with a big score, Lakers veterans came back and stabilized the situation.

Kobe once again showed his outstanding and rich scoring skills. When he was forced to eat without dealing with Li Liang, he chose to use a more flexible and changeable face basket to deal with Li Liang.

He caused Li Liang's defensive foul to go to the free throw line twice, making Li Liang dare not take action too fiercely.

Then after opening the Lakers' offense, he began to use his passes to connect his teammates, assist Howard and Gasol.

The Lakers' offense suddenly came alive.

For the Lakers, a smooth positional offense is their lifeline.

The Lakers rushed back little by little. At the end of the second quarter, Kobe hit a three-pointer from the outside!

This allowed him to score 22 points in the half and helped the Lakers reverse the score again!

Although the Clippers also played well in offense, and Li Liang and Griffin's pick-and-roll cooperation became more skillful, the defense could not stop Kobe's efficiency, resulting in the fast counterattack that the Clippers rely on for their living cannot hit.

Without waves of fast break counterattacks, the game slowly entered the rhythm that the Lakers liked.

At the end of the half, the Lakers regained a 4-point lead with 61:57.

Kobe's outstanding swing in the second quarter was the key to the Lakers' lead.

At the end of the half, Kobe was already full of big men, and beads of sweat drifted from his nose.

He seemed to have finished the game, but in fact he was only halfway through.

But it was enough to show that he tried his best, and 22 points in the half were the best first half since his comeback this season.

Li Liang's first half was not bad, but he was a little disappointed compared to Kobe.

Li Liang had a very good mentality and did not forget to remind Kobe, "You played well and I have half the credit for me!"

Kobe laughed, thinking to himself that if it weren't for Li Liang, he wouldn't have forced him to be in the best condition after he recovered from injury in the first half.

With a 4-point gap, the Lakers are able to lead by 4 points against the Clippers, which is beyond the expectations of many people.

The Clippers are now a real aircraft carrier, and this season the Clippers are only a handful of games behind in the first half.

Especially after Mike Brown came to the Clippers and formulated new rotations and defenses, the more stable and powerful the Clippers' combat power was.

Their almost seamless lineup rotation allows them to always maintain a relatively strong firepower and can suppress their opponents.

All I can say tonight is that Kobe really played well.

But in the third quarter, when everyone was looking forward to the Lakers and Clippers continuing to have a wonderful confrontation, the situation suddenly changed.

Li Liang first made a three-pointer with the help of cover on the first attack of the Chinese and foreign lines.

Then he intercepted Kobe again in defense and assisted Barnes to make a fast break layup.

In more than 20 seconds, the Clippers took the lead again.

Then, when Kobe wanted to take over the game again, he found that he tried his best to get two points or one penalty, and Li Liang turned around and made a three-pointer on the outside.

His three-pointers were more determined, more decisive and more sudden than when he was in the Lakers.

With a single block, he will be able to shoot when he uses the opportunity. His shooting speed is faster, but the shooting distance is not that far.
To be continued...