With 2 minutes left before the end of the first half.

In an offensive and defensive transition, Kobe and Durant competed for basketball that was about to fly out of bounds.

The two of them touched the basketball almost at the same time, but in the end Durant racquetted the basketball back, while Kobe stopped in place, covering his fingers that had just grabbed the ball, showing pain.

Even so, his expression almost returned to normal in an instant, and then endured huge pain and pursued Durant, wanting to defend the ball.

Unfortunately, the pain still affected Kobe. He couldn't take it hard when he jumped up the block, so he could only watch Durant make a shot.

beep!

Kobe raised his hand and called for a timeout.

The teammates quickly gathered around and looked at Kobe with some concern.

"Finger... is injured!"

Kobe said with difficulty, with a look of annoyance on his face, and then stretched out his index finger with his left hand.

Everyone took a breath after seeing it.

Kobe's index finger on his left hand bent in the opposite direction at nearly 90 degrees.

It hurts a lot!

"Team doctor, please help me with a simple bandage, and I can still play games."

Kobe said expressionlessly, even though he had sweated a lot of cold sweats due to the pain, his expression was still cold, as if nothing had happened.

The teammates all showed admiration.

This is Kobe!

Slight injury will not fall off the line of fire!

In the face of injuries, Kobe never surrendered, even if he had only one hand left, he had to fight.

Jiang Chen was also shocked when he saw all this.

With two lifetime memories, he is certainly very clear about how severe Kobe has been troubled by finger injuries in recent years.

Especially in the past two seasons, Kobe's little finger, ring finger and index finger on his left hand have suffered injuries to varying degrees, and then his index finger on his right hand has also been broken.

Until the finals, Kobe had only six fingers healthy!

Even so, he led the team to win the season's championship and achieved great success.

Now, this life.

After halfway through the season, Kobe still suffered a finger injury, but it was not as serious as Jiang Chen remembered.

"Kobe, your finger may be a fracture or a torn ligament, which is not as simple as a bandage. It may require surgery?"

The Lakers team doctor said, showing a look of unbearable expression and felt a little sorry for Kobe.

"No! Even if you need surgery, you have to wait until the end of this season."

Kobe said decisively.

Chasing the fifth championship in his career is close to you, and you will definitely not be able to perform surgery now. If you are unable to participate in the playoffs and miss the championship, it would be a pity.

"Hey, man, listen to me, you should compete for the championship in a healthier state! Now that I have me on the team, I can guarantee the team's regular season record!"

"What we need in the playoffs is a healthy you, not an injured person."

"Believe me, no matter how long you are absent, I promise that the Lakers will definitely be the league's number one record."

Jiang Chen said confidently, with a very serious tone.

Kobe was silent.

Jiang Chen could see his concern at a glance, that is, he was worried that after he was on the verge, the team would not be able to achieve a good record, thus losing his home advantage in the playoffs.

However, now that he heard Jiang Chen's words, his worries disappeared.

If it was last season, Kobe would definitely not be missing.

Without Kobe, the Lakers are second-rate teams in the league and may end up barely squeezing into the playoffs.

But this season has been different.

The team also has another superstar who is stronger than him - Jiang Chen.

"Okay, Jiang, I'll ask you for the next period of time. I will recover from my injury as soon as possible."

Kobe said, choosing to compromise.

No matter what, first check the wounds of your fingers before making a decision.

If the surgery requires three months of recovery, it can only be simply bandaged and fixed.

If you can come back before the playoffs, you will have this finger surgery.

Jiang Chen nodded seriously and immediately felt a thousand pounds weighing on his shoulders.

What was a little depressed was that only Kobe could easily catch his "accelerated pass", but was injured.

The next step is to increase the training volume of teammates so that everyone can master this ability as soon as possible.

Then, Kobe walked towards the player channel accompanied by the team doctor.

The fans at the scene all stood up and applauded and gave tribute to Kobe.

"It seems that Kobe was injured very much. We cannot know what the specific injury is. We can only wait for the official news from the Lakers."

Mike Bryn said, showing concern.

The injury is as fierce as a tiger.

For NBA players, the biggest enemy is injury.

I just hope that all players can have a healthy body.

Thunder bench.

Brooks said in a serious tone: "Guys, although Kobe's injury is a result we don't want to see, I want to say that our chance to win the game is here. The Lakers lack Kobe as a top scorer, and the offensive threat will drop greatly. As long as you double-team Jiang Chen, you may reverse this game."ъÊìqυgΕtv.℃ǒΜ

The players all nodded and were full of fighting spirit again.

Pause back.

The game continues.

Lakers offense.

Jiang Chen dribbled the ball on the top of the arc and organized the offense. After passing the pick-and-roll cover, he passed the ball to Gasol. The latter stood on the free throw line and easily shot a mid-range shot.

But unfortunately I failed to hit it.

The basketball bounced out of the frame.

Durant grabbed the rebound, then ran towards the frontcourt with the ball, took a long leg and rushed into the penalty area in just two steps, rushing from the three-point line to the penalty area, making a layup easily.

Mike Miller and Ariza's defenses were ineffective and did not cause any effective interference to Durant.

Lakers offense.

After Jiang Chen passed the ball halfway through the game, he passed it to Mike Miller who ran out of the open space around the cover.

He raised his hand and shot a three-pointer.

Bang!

Smash the iron again.

Westbrook grabbed the rebound, made another defensive counterattack, rushed to the penalty area and used his strong physical fitness to complete the layup.

This time, let alone defense, the Lakers have no players keeping up with Westbrook's speed.

Especially when the dribble was in gear and accelerated, the speed was amazingly fast.

In less than two minutes, the Lakers frequently shot or made mistakes.

The Thunder seized the opportunity to launch an 8:2 counterattack.

The midfield game ends.

54:63.

The Lakers are only 9 points ahead.

Watching the players bow their heads and walk into the player passage, the audience at the scene showed solemn expressions and their faces were full of worry.

In terms of the bad state that Lakers players showed after Kobe's injury, can they withstand the Thunder in the second half?
Chapter completed!