Chapter 277: The Lakers' Civil War
The next time the Lakers attacked, everyone saw Ji Guoyi actually go to defend Kobe Bryant in a misplaced position, and many fans at the scene let out an exclamation, they felt very surprised, Ji Guosha's height, Kobe Bryant, who went to defend his height, can he keep up?
Old Dunleavy was also stunned, this was not a tactic he arranged, this was the little fox's own initiative!
Kobe Bryant has been in the league for more than ten years, and how to deal with the defense of tall players is very clear, seeing that it is indeed Ji Guoyi who defends himself alone, Kobe Bryant laughs secretly in his heart, and after two tentative steps, he shook a shot at Ji Guoyi to the side, and then quickly changed direction to break through......
Ji Guoyi was two steps away from Kobe, even if his pace was slower, this distance was enough for him to react and move sideways in time to block Kobe.
Of course, Kobe Bryant will not just do two hits, immediately collect the ball and make a sudden stop, and make a shooting action with a fake move.
Ji Guoyan knew that Kobe Bryant was likely to be a fake move, but if he didn't make a blocking move, Kobe would fake it and shoot directly, Ji Guoyan could only step forward and cross in front of Kobe, stretching out his hand to make a blocking action, and the two were now less than one step away.
Kobe Bryant really faked his move, collected the ball again and turned around to break through, a whole set of processes flowed smoothly, Ji Guo was ashamed to prevent this, he couldn't keep up with Kobe's movements at all, and was turned around and broke through by Peter Pan.
The Clippers fans let out a sigh in unison, and Ji Guosha was 15 feet away, but was still broken by Kobe.
"It's not over yet!"
Ji Guoyi secretly thought in his heart, although he was finally broken through by Kobe, the game was not 1v1, although he did not prevent Kobe, but it affected Kobe's breakthrough speed. Creates an opportunity for teammates to help defend the pack. To be precise, it created an opportunity for Ji Guoqiu to assist in the defense of the bag.
Brother Panda has already returned to the basket and blocked Kobe Bryant in time, and the two brothers have sandwiched Peter Pan in front of each other.
Kobe Bryant is also a master of art and bold, and he actually dared to fake and shake Ji Guoqiu. Then he jumped up and tried to pass the basketball to the outside.
"Oops!"
Kobe Bryant jumped into the air and found that his passing route had been cut off by the Clippers players, the three Billups had shrunk to the middle, and with the twin brothers next to him, Kobe Bryant was completely dumpling.
Gasol inserted into the basket at this time to respond, and the Spaniard's consciousness was really speechless. When Kobe Bryant is left alone, only Gasol and Odom can usually provide some help to Kobe.
Bryant immediately passed the basketball, and Gasol was surrounded by Clippers players again.
"Beautiful!"
Van Gundy couldn't help but shout when he saw the Clippers' defense, the Clippers' defense had finished retracting, and Kobe Bryant passed the basketball to Gasol. The basketball is still under the basket, still in the circle of the Clippers, for the Clippers it is just a change of target, unless Kobe Bryant passes the basketball to the outside, whoever enters their bag will be a doom.
After Gasol received the basketball, he found that it was no longer two people who surrounded him, but twins and Posey, and finally forcibly shot and was directly fanned out by Ji Guoqiu with a big hat.
Posey grabbed the rebound. The Clippers provided a great defense for the home fans.
Old Dunleavy smiled and clapped on the sidelines, looking strategic. It's as if this defense was his arrangement.
Van Gundy was fooled and immediately praised Dunleavy Sr.: "After realizing that his previous defense had problems, the Clippers coach decisively changed his defensive tactics and boldly used the fox brother's single defense, and the panda brother assisted in the interior defense, his determination and courage are impressive." The Clippers have come this far because they have a great coach. ”
Magic Johnson was sullen on the sidelines. He felt that the Clippers' defense this time was just an accident, and Kobe Bryant would not fall into the trap of the Clippers next time.
Bryant certainly won't fall into the twins' calculations again. But that means that he can only shoot on the outside again, and if Ji Guoyi only defends Kobe's shot from 15 feet away, he still has the ability to bring great interference to Peter Pan by relying on his perverted footsteps, so Kobe Bryant's shooting began to inevitably decline in the next few minutes.
At this time, the Zen master seemed to be really settled, not calling a pause or making arrangements, and let Kobe Bryant play as much as he wanted on the court.
In the first quarter of the game, the score was 26:24, and the Clippers overtook the Lakers by one point after the first quarter.
Ji Guoqiu 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Ji Guoqiu 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, Billups 5 points and 1 assist, Artest 4 points, Posey 3 points, Mobley 2 points.
Bryant had 16 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Gasol had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Odom had 4 points and 2 rebounds.
The Clippers had six players score in the first quarter, while the Lakers only had three in the first quarter, and most people already know why, and even if they don't know, then now look at Kobe's score. As the Zen master said earlier, the "Kobe rule" makes it impossible for other Lakers players to play. Lakers fans can even foresee that if the game continues to play like this, once Kobe Bryant feels cold at a certain time and the other players are out of shape, the Lakers will inevitably fall into a scoring drought and be taken away by the Clippers. The Lakers lost the regular season to the Grizzlies, the league's bottom-ranked team, and they were carried away by such a wave, and now they are facing the Clippers, who are almost the best at waves, and it is difficult for them not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
Phil. After the first quarter, Jackson did not criticize Kobe's appearance, he did not even lay out a little offensive tactics, but kept emphasizing to the players how to defend and how to control the rebound. The attitude of the Zen master is already obvious, since you Kobe Bryant thinks that you can win according to your own style of play, then let him completely make his own decisions on offense and see if the team can really win?
On the other hand, the Clippers also have a player who is also self-assertive, after the old Dunleavy paused, he wanted to slap Ji Guoyan on the body, but he didn't dare to do it now, once he had a conflict with Ji Guoyi, don't look at his current team manager and coach, it seems that he has a lot of power, but as long as the twins say a word, they can immediately make him empty-handed. Just like the knight, what does it feel like to be a black bread brother, old Dunleavy also feels it a little now. But fortunately, the twins gave him face most of the time, just like today. Although Ji Guoqi made his own decisions on the field, after the game, both Ji Guosha and Ji Guoqiu would give the credit to old Dunleavy.
In fact, old Dunleavy has always been very good to the two of them, if it weren't for the old Dunleavy who traded the old captain away and helped the two to be the core of the team. And then they kept creating new tactical systems for them, trading the right players, and they wouldn't be where they are now.
Think again, if one enters the league and meets Larry. Coaches like Brown who don't trust rookie players, they have to get through it. How can it be so divided now?
Old Dunleavy is kind to them and has the grace of knowing them, so not only will they not kick out old Dunleavy, but they will also try their best to let the latter continue to serve as the team manager and coach, which is a grateful retribution!
Today's game. The harm of the "Kobe rule" has been shown in the second quarter of the bench period, the Lakers' bench is obviously not in shape today, in the first three minutes of the second quarter they only relied on Bynum to score two points, and the Clippers played an 8:2 small *, and the point difference was opened up.
At 8 minutes and 50 seconds in the second quarter, the two teams changed some of the main forces, and the score became 34:26. The Clippers already lead the Lakers by eight points.
The team is behind, and although Kobe Bryant is 30 years old, he will still choose to focus on individual offense when facing adversity. This may have something to do with Ji Guoyi's defense, when Kobe Bryant faces the defense of Ji Guoyi, an inside player, on the offensive end, choosing to pass will make Kobe feel disgraced, and he won't attack when he fights big, so when will he attack?
Kobe Bryant thinks so, which shows that he still does not put Ji Guosha on an equal footing with himself. Therefore, whenever you suffer a loss, you will feel annoyed and angry, and you will not allow yourself to be at a disadvantage.
If at this moment in front of him is the peak Garnett. Maybe Kobe Bryant wouldn't be so brainy, but at this time in Peter Pan's eyes. Ji Guoyi, a first-year rookie, is an all-star at best, and he is still one level away from himself, so he and Ji Guoyi must occupy an all-round advantage, which means that it is normal to beat the opponent.
However, Kobe Bryant didn't expect that he was not only facing Ji Guosha, there was also a giant panda standing behind the fox brother, a superstar singled out two All-Stars, even Jordan couldn't get any benefits when he came, this is not CBA.
In the second quarter, the Clippers' offense was still playing smoothly, and the score rose rapidly under the blossoming of more points.
The Lakers are in an embarrassing situation, they don't get points, Kobe Bryant has declined compared to the first quarter, but he can still shoot some shots, but the Lakers' score growth rate can no longer keep up with the Clippers.
Phil. Jackson's attitude Kobe can also feel it, whenever the Zen master does not arrange offensive tactics, it means that he has an opinion on Kobe, and the two can accommodate each other for the championship, but they no longer know how to dislike each other.
Kobe Bryant hates Phil. It's no secret that Jackson, who hates Kobe Bryant even more.
Kobe Bryant wanted to prove that he could win on his own, and Phil. Jackson let Kobe Bryant go back after hitting the wall, and the outcome of this game is slowly not Lakers vs Clippers, but Zen Master vs Peter Pan.
At the end of the first half, the score was 63:45, and the Lakers trailed by 18 points at halftime, shattering the glasses of a local person.
The Clippers fans at Staples Arena were already in a frenzy, with an uncontrollable smile on everyone's face, and the Clippers looked like they had won the game, and they didn't seem to be overturned this season with so much halftime lead. No matter how good the Lakers are, I believe they will not be able to do this, and if the Lakers are really good, they will not be so much ahead at halftime.
Ji Guoqiu 9 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, Ji Guoqiu 15 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, Billups 10 points and 3 assists, Artest 10 points, Posey 6 points, Mobley 6 points, Garcia 3 points, Thomas 3 points.
Bryant had 25 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Gasol had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Odom had 6 points and 3 rebounds, Bynum had 4 points and 2 rebounds, and Fisher had 2 points.
At the end of the first half, the number of rebounds of the two teams can be seen in some of the problems faced by the Lakers in the second quarter, the twin brothers grabbed 10 rebounds in this quarter, of which there are not many frontcourt rebounds, 8 are backcourt rebounds, which shows that the Lakers have been playing iron, otherwise where would the two of them have so many rebounds to grab? (To be continued) R655