Chapter 655 [Real Los Angeles Derby]
In the second game, the Clippers VS Lakers, which was broadcast live on Los Angeles Sports, ESPN, CCTV5 and other TV stations.
It was just a pre-season game, but the Staples Arena was full, and the media bombarded it five days in advance, calling it the "real Los Angeles derby"!
Yes, it wasn't called a derby before, and the Clippers were always on the beaten side. After Yang Rui joined the Lakers, the Clippers were slaughtered by the Lakers too many times to count, and if it wasn't for a big win, fans would feel abnormal.
Clippers owner Donald Sterling brought his young girlfriend to the court, and the cameraman gave a close-up, and he was immediately booed by the fans in the stadium. Whether Lakers fans or Clippers fans, the dislike of Sterling is very consistent.
The media also hates Sterling, and the Houston News publicly said that Yang Rui's joining the Clippers was unpleasant, which made Sterling a villain; The Los Angeles Times also believes that Yang Rui made a disappointing choice.
News, whether positive or negative, is the more hyped it up, the more popular it becomes. Raheem Sterling has never been afraid of being scolded, he is so happy this year, after the economic crisis and the subprime mortgage crisis, he has once again reached the peak of his life.
When Yang Rui arranged the tactics, he announced the adjustment of the lineup, and Tony Allen replaced Korver as the starter, and the other positions remained unchanged.
"In the first quarter, Tony pestered Kobe Bryant on the perimeter, making it difficult for him to catch the ball, and if he wanted to shoot, he had to shoot at someone. If Bryant breaks through with the ball or finds cover, the wing and baseline should be covered in time, and it doesn't matter if Rohrdden, Evans, and Odom can shoot and let them be empty. ”
Yang Rui understands Kobe's character, he must want to get a high score today, and slap Yang Rui's face with an outstanding performance, on this day, Kobe has been waiting for a whole year, and he will definitely not pass the ball.
When Yang Rui said that he looked down on the Lakers, Kobe Bryant was about to explode, and he felt that looking down on the current Lakers was looking down on him.
Kobe Bryant is like a brave man who bravely enters the enemy and shows his true heroic qualities, just like Ma Yongzhen who wants to seek revenge on Bai Reilly, this kind of bravery is destined to be used by opponents.
Although Kobe Bryant will not be sprinkled with lime by Yang Rui's younger brothers, hacked with an axe, kicked down from the upstairs, and finally died tragically on the street with a knife in the chest, he didn't have a high score today.
Tony Allen is the real Kobe finisher, not by blowing.
Players such as Bruce Bowen, Sean Battier, and Doug Christie, who are the so-called best at defending Kobe, just create a little trouble for him, and the single defense is generally blown up.
There is only one player that Kobe Bryant really admits and has the most headaches, and that is Tony Allen.
In Yang Rui's previous life, the most high-profile match between the two was the 2010 NBA Finals, where Kobe Bryant was defended quite badly by Tony Allen, with a 40.5% shooting rate; The most famous in this life was the 2008 Finals, where Kobe Bryant shot 40.4 percent from the field.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Tony Allen was recognized as a top outside defensive player and was selected to the All-Defensive Team many times. Kobe's respect for him is also evident. Bryant even gave him a pair of his own signed sneakers that read, "To Tony, the best defensive player I've ever seen in my career!" ”
Now, Yang Rui not only arranged Tony Allen to single defense to entangle Kobe, but also arranged Guy to help defend the bag, and the bottom line Jordan Jr. made up the defense, anyone who encounters this kind of targeted defense will be uncomfortable, Kobe Bryant attracted the bag and divided the ball to his teammates is the best choice. So the question is, will Kobe Bryant be passed today?
After the warm-up, the game began.
Lakers starters: Tyrek Evans, Kobe, Rohr Deng, Odom, Love.
Looking at the lineup, the Lakers are really good, with five powerful attack points in the starter, and the rebounding control ability is also the top in the league, and no one averaged less than 5 grabs per game last season. If the overall strength of the team is a superposition of the players' stats from last season, it is just the starters, and the Lakers can contribute close to 100 points, plus the bench, and the average of 130 points per game is effortless.
However, the Lakers' offense was Evans dribbling the ball through the half, the four pulled away, and Kobe Bryant singled out.
Attacking with a face frame, Kobe Bryant couldn't get rid of Tony Allen, swaying back and forth and finally making a jump shot in front of someone; Bryant dribbled the ball to the low post to play back, and was caught in the bag, with strong interference from the baseline and the wings.
At the beginning of the game, Kobe Bryant continued to shoot iron, and when he turned back on the right side to shoot, he was blocked by Guy from behind, and played 6 minutes, shooting 1 of 7.
Because Guy has been with the Cavaliers for four years, he has received a low rating, and is nicknamed "CBA teammate" by Chinese fans. Many fans underestimate Guy's defense, he is so physical, and the defense is above the standard no matter how bad it is.
Guy wears shoes with a height of 203CM, an arm span of 221CM, a weight of 104 kg, a body fat rate of 5.7%, a height of 273CM in place, a jump of 84CM on the spot, a maximum running jump of 103CM, 84 kg bench press 9 times, a round-trip run in the penalty area for 11.03 seconds, and a three-quarter sprint of 3.32 seconds. By comparison, you will find that Gay's physical condition can explode the future Spurs core Kawhi Leonard.
Of course, low evaluation is a common problem with James as teammates, saying that they have no individual offensive ability and their defense is too bad, which means that the team can only rely on James alone, and James is the best B.
In Yang Rui's previous life, only a very few people could break free from James's CBA magnetic field and play their true self, Wade was one of them, and Irving was half of them, because Irving was only strong and unstable sometimes.
After the end of this season, the "Mountain Eagle" Bosh will be renamed "Bo Yiban"; Mike Miller, who peaked at 18.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists, is about to transform into a burden to the team.
The No. 1 ballgame in the East is James, and it is really difficult for Kobe to be teammates in the West.
The most suitable teammates for Kobe Bryant are the inside line who can organize the shooting range and the inside line who can rush for the rebound in the front court, and it is difficult for the outside player to play a role next to Kobe Bryant, so he can only be a fixed-point pitcher.
In Yang Rui's previous life, when Kobe Bryant was the boss, the best outside player was Caron Butler, averaging 15.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, provided that Kobe Bryant only played 66 games due to injury that season, and it was difficult for other outside points to score doubles.
Rohr Deng and Evans are not good at three points, and after pulling away, the Clippers players can shrink to the restricted area, and once Kobe Bryant attracts the bag and divides the ball, they don't shoot or dare not shoot, just wait to be sprayed by the fans.
Evans is a defender who has to play with the ball and doesn't play at all.
Rohrdeng is more well-rounded and can play without the ball, but he also barely shoots three-pointers with the 76ers, and last season he made a career-high number of three-point shots and shots, averaging 1.2 shots per game and hitting 0.5 balls, scoring a total of 32 and shooting 38.6%.
Therefore, the two new signings showed super adaptability, and as soon as they arrived at the Lakers, they completed the style change, from a second-rate star to a "CBA teammate", which could not give Kobe enough support.
The best three-point player among the Lakers' starters is Love, and his task in the system is to pull out the three-point line and use the side as a battery, which is the job of Rasheed Wallace at the beginning, so it is difficult to beat him to score high points.
Kobe Bryant is not good at getting rid of Tony Allen from medium and long distance, and he will be caught in the box when he rushes inside, the ball is distributed, and his teammates can't shoot.
Odom's status in the team has improved, doing the work of Yao Ming in the past, covering, pulling away shots, waiting for opportunities to cut, and responding inside. But his offensive ability is average, and his role is definitely not as good as Yao Ming.
In the second half, Kobe Bryant increased his passes, and his teammates took turns to play iron, and the offense was weak.
The Clippers had just rebuilt and the defensive system was not perfect, relying on Paul and Griffin to attack, and the other three defenses suppressed the Lakers, who had poor chemistry, and led 22-18 in the first quarter.