Chapter 379: Losing streak
Lost to the Trail Blazers by one step, and so far this season, the Trail Blazers are 10-21 and ranked first from the bottom of the West, which can be called the belly of the fish. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The competitive pressure in the West is particularly high, and after the disbandment of the three-headed monster, even the S+-level Timberwolves, who still have their peak state, have plummeted this season, only a little better than the Trail Blazers.
Then because of Yao Ming's absence of the Rockets, the inside line is only supported by Zhu Wan Howard, a veteran many years ago, which is equivalent to Maddie with a weakened version of the Magic, and the record is also declining, two days ago, Maddie was checked out of a back injury and had to rest for a while, now it's okay, the two stars in the Rockets team have all fallen, and they have truly become a headless team.
The Warriors are okay, at least Davis and Young are both very healthy, and neither of them has dropped a game this season.
The loss to the Trail Blazers was not over, as in 24 hours, the Warriors faced the Nuggets back-to-back away games, losing to the Nuggets by 17 points 81-98 on the Colorado Plateau, and lost the first game of the season.
Yang Di didn't play well either, playing only 22 minutes to get 11 points and 7 rebounds, and received 4 fouls, and didn't play in the final quarter.
The Warriors, who have lost two games in a row, have lost seven games, and their Western record is the same as that of the Spurs, and they are second in the league, lower than the Pistons, who have lost only six games.
The key is that in the new edition of the power rankings, the Warriors also slipped from the first position to fourth, and the Spurs topped the league.
The back-to-back defeats have left the players mentally exhausted and losing the passion they had from last month's winning streak.
The mentality of young players is not easy to adjust, and several rookies who have just entered the league have encountered this kind of thing for the first time, and when winning becomes a habit, it is difficult to face consecutive losses.
In the West, the Warriors fell to the top spot and gradually received less attention.
All eyes are on another superstar – the Lakers' Kobe Bryant.
The 2005-06 season was a season of Kobe Bryant's transformation, in this season, Kobe Bryant's scoring grew explosively, 40+ is as simple as drinking water, 50+ often appears, and 60+ is not a particularly unusual thing.
Before last month's Christmas game, Bryant scored 62 points in the third quarter, one more than the Mavericks, the opponent he faced, and Megatron League.
On the 6th of this month, Kobe Bryant scored 48 points in the home game against the 76ers, overshadowing Allen Iverson, who had pressed him in the scoring title in previous years, and then the next day, in back-to-back games against the Clippers, Kobe Bryant scored 50 points, 7 of 15 three-pointers, and single-handedly overturned the Clippers 112-109.
In the game between No. 9 and the Pacers, Bryant scored another 45 points to lead the Lakers to defeat the visiting Pacers.
In the game between No. 11 and the Trail Blazers, Kobe Bryant scored 41 points, making him the third player after Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor to do so in 40+ games, and this time, even Jordan really didn't finish it.
All the fans went crazy, and just watching Kobe Bryant's scoring feast became a treat.
This period was also a period when his fan base skyrocketed, and in the All-Star vote, he was far ahead of third-place Byron Davis and secured the starter.
It was at this time that the Warriors, who returned to their home court, welcomed Kobe's challenge.
The Warriors weren't strong on perimeter defense, Davis was a little shorter, and Ariza and Danny Granger were too immature, which Montgomery was worried about before the game began.
Sure enough, after the game started, Kobe Bryant showed his fangs, and unlike the game at the beginning of the season, Kobe Bryant has entered an inexplicable rampage mode, and his state is not presentable.
Strong self-confidence has long been outrageous offensive methods, and it was useless for Ariza to cover Kobe's face, and every time Kobe was able to ignore the defense and shoot the ball in. It made Ariza a little skeptical that the blindfold defense method he learned after entering the NBA had any effect.
Bryant scored 16 points in the first quarter as the Lakers led the Warriors by eight points at halftime, 55-47.
In front of Odom, Meme and Kwame Brown, Yang Di can not only grab rebounds in the frontcourt, but also use his feet to complete the low-post offense, which is very efficient.
In the second half, Kobe Bryant made a crazy shot on the outside, he knew that after Yang Di's defense in the restricted area was strong, he was not limited to killing inside, but mostly for strong shots and three points, and the shooting rate was not bad, the Warriors' score difference was stretched to 10 points, Kobe Bryant scored 35 points in the third quarter, and it was another game to run for 40+.
At this time, the Warriors' top scorer was none other than Yang Di, who had 22 points and 15 rebounds.
In the final quarter, Kobe Bryant's physical strength probably decreased, and his outside shooting percentage decreased, and the Warriors took the opportunity to launch a wave of counterattacks to tie the score 90-90.
"Enter the inside line, create killing!"
Phil Jackson immediately changed his tactics, arranging pick-and-rolls and pull-back assaults for Kobe, and when Kobe Bryant's shooting was not good, he changed the way to send him to score.
Yang Di, as the frame protector of the restricted area, moved to the route of Kobe Bryant's offensive basket and defended Kobe's last attack.
Last year, the Magic did the same, but Howard was dunked by Kobe Bryant's head and face, and his actions were embarrassed, which became a stain on his life.
Yang Di will not be dunked by anyone, because Yang Di's strength is too great, and Yang Di reacts quickly, basically every time the defense can jump completely, the outside player has not succeeded in dunking him, but Yang Di has blocked the dunk of several outside players, such as Vince Carter.
Bryant was interfered with once on a layup, was blocked once, and scored a two-and-one himself, causing Chandler to foul.
Yang Di shook his head and felt the huge destructive power brought by the S+ level ball on the field, which was simply an inexplicable existence on a specific occasion.
At the critical stage of the game, Bryant made another big heart three-pointer to establish a five-point lead for the Lakers.
In the end, the Lakers defeated the Warriors by five points 110-105, and Bryant scored 47 points, seven rebounds and four assists, shooting 14-of-29, 4-of-10 from three-point range, and 15 of 17 from the free-throw line.
After the game, Kobe Bryant, who had a serious face, finally smiled, beating a strong team in the league like the Warriors was far happier than he was to get a high score on a weak team.
On the other hand, the Warriors have lost three in a row, the first and longest losing streak this season.
Even Yang Di's face was unprecedentedly dignified, and the atmosphere of the team instantly became different, after all, the players have not yet formed the concept that they are a strong team in the league, and they are very worried about whether such a losing streak will continue.
ESPN uses "terrible" to describe the recent form of the Warriors, especially the bench players, who have a lot of turnovers every game, seriously slowing down the overall tempo.
Two days later, the Warriors host the SuperSonics, who suffered last season.