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Yu Fei didn't leave Kobe with many options.
Continue to rest? Of course, he could, but after Yu Fei completed the four-point play, the Lakers had gone from trailing by 7 points to trailing by 11 points.
This was just the beginning of the second quarter.
A few more minutes of rest, and Yu Fei's threat might become a reality.
Kobe took the towel from around his neck with his hand, which was fitted with a finger splint, and proactively asked Jackson to reenter the game, "Phil, they need me."
The Zen Master, often criticized for making slow decisions in the moment, was very decisive tonight.
As soon as he saw that the situation on the court wasn't right and Kobe wanted to return early, he agreed immediately.
Half a minute later, the Lakers Team committed a defensive foul, and Kobe returned to the court.