Kobe elbowed Jas and shouted, creating tension throughout the Lakers Kingdom.
The relationship between Kobe and Jas has always been a hot topic for the dia.
However, to the disappointnt of most dia, besides a few minor conflicts at the beginning of the season, Jas and Kobe have hardly made any news.
They have been very harmonious, as close as the Admiral and the Stone Buddha.
Nike has tirelessly promoted the friendly relationship between Jas and Kobe, advertising how Jas clings to Kobe’s mobile network because he’s reluctant to lose any traffic, highlighting the monts of intimate interactions between Jas and Kobe, even claiming "Kobe knows Jas better than his girlfriend."
Nike’s team is trying hard to create an atmosphere of "they are equal friends."
But tonight, Kobe and Jas blew it big, completely shattering the atmosphere Nike worked hard to build.
This incident is like a female broadcaster on a certain app suddenly turning off the beauty filter, like an art actress walking out of a CD cover, revealing the ugliness completely.
Although Kobe disguised his behavior as "just wanting to return to the bench quickly," neither fans nor dia are fooled.
Initially, in the tiline, when Heat’s Jas walked off the court, he "accidentally" bumped Spoelstra’s shoulder, and their relationship beca a focus of attention. If not for Pat Riley’s strong support for Spo, refusing to change coaches, Spo might have been bumped straight into unemploynt.
At this mont, Kobe impatiently gave Jas an elbow directly on the court, and the ensuing heat can be imagined.
Mike Breen was sowhat disappointed, disappointed in Jas.
He originally had a chance to break Roger’s dominance, no one had a better chance.
Jerry Buss used the lure of the big city to almost perfectly assemble a lineup within the rules.
If everybody perford normally, the Lakers had a complete chance to overthrow the Warriors.
But LeBron Jas did not attack fiercely, just now when he passed the ball to Vujacic, Mike Breen really wanted to know what Jas was afraid of.
Jeff Van Gundy’s focus was entirely on Kobe’s elbow: "Oh, this is not good news for the Lakers. Did Kobe just elbow LeBron directly, Mike? Can this change the ga?"
"It is bound to affect the ga, let’s see how they handle it." That’s Mike Breen’s entire evaluation of the matter, he didn’t criticize Kobe for elbowing his teammate publicly.
Because if he were in Kobe’s position, he would do the sa.
LeBron Jas, as a young superstar, has never shown a killer instinct in the playoffs.
He passes the ball lost, defends lost, his ultra-high basketball IQ sotis seems to suddenly disappear.
Kobe and Jas both sat on the bench, but didn’t talk to each other.
To Phil Jackson, this is already the best outco, the arrogant Kobe did not press further after venting his anger, he had done remarkably well. You must admit, he has matured greatly. If it were five years ago, he would certainly be arguing directly with Jas on the bench now, undoubtedly damaging their relationship.
But Kobe held back, he said nothing.
Kobe indeed had much he wanted to say to Jas, he couldn’t believe the performance Jas showed in this ga.
Roger scored 31 points in three quarters, Kobe himself scored 25 points in three quarters.
LeBron Jas? 11 points in three quarters with 4 turnovers, and was completely suppressed by Roger.
He played like a damn role player!
He doesn’t understand, if Jas doesn’t want to win, then why did he co to Los Angeles? Wouldn’t it be better to remain the failed King in Cleveland?
But Kobe held back because he knows clearly that once he starts to curse, the Lakers would completely lose their chance of winning.
He didn’t want the tragedy with Shaq to repeat itself.
Jas also did not argue with Kobe, they both remained silent.
At this mont, you can fully realize the true aning of the phrase silence is golden.
The silence of the two preserved the final hope for the Lakers, at least on the surface they hadn’t torn their faces. At least on the surface, this team hasn’t broken apart.
Phil Jackson decided to put another layer of glue on the crack in their relationship, maybe not secure, but as long as it lasts through this playoff season.
"LeBron, Kobe, when everything falls into chaos, retreat into your refuge."
Phil Jackson once again used this trick to soothe the players, facts have proven ti and again that it can indeed calm a player’s emotions.
"Don’t worry Phil, we’ll fight back, a 12-point deficit isn’t the end of the world." Kobe replied, gritting his teeth.
Phil Jackson wasn’t worried about Kobe, he knows that person too well, the key is the other guy.
He walked over to Jas, squatted down, and patted his number 23 on the head: "LeBron, the only way to dispel pressure and the stigma is to win the championship. The championship is like so kind of monster that can erase all troubles in this world. The price is, you have to endure the pain before capturing it. In the fourth quarter, I will send soone to double-team Roger with you. Don’t be nervous, it’s not over yet. You just need to focus, don’t give up no matter what Roger does, OK?"
Jas nodded, but those damned trash talks were still stinging him, still making him overthink.
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