Chapter 275 [Jedi Fight Street]
The situation was very unfavorable for the Lakers, and the next day the news was even more unfavorable for Kobe.
Many people, including the Los Angeles media, began to denounce Kobe, saying that he didn't pass the ball to O'Neal and shot too much.
It's okay not to pass and shoot, Kobe Bryant's shooting rate in the two games is less than 30%, and O'Neal's shooting rate is 70%, the gap is too big.
Some fans on the Internet cited the data of Kobe's first three Finals, saying that he was simply unreliable at critical moments.
Against the Pacers in 2000, Bryant averaged 18 shots per game, ranking second for the Lakers, shooting 33 of 90 from the field, shooting 36.6%;
Lakers players excluding Kobe Bryant shot 213 of 422 from the field, shooting 50.47 percent.
Against the 76ers in 2001, Bryant averaged 21.2 shots per game, ranking second for the Lakers, shooting 44 of 106, shooting 41.51%; The Lakers, excluding Kobe, shot 137 of 283 from the field, shooting 48.41 percent.
Against the Nets in 2002, Bryant averaged 17.5 shots per game, ranking second for the Lakers, shooting 36 of 70 and shooting 51.43%; Lakers players excluding Kobe Bryant shot 110 of 219 from the field, shooting 50.23 percent from the field.
Except in 2002, which was known as the most disparity in the finals, Kobe Bryant's shooting percentage was lower than that of the whole team. He at least won the championship when he shot less than O'Neal, and this year Kobe Bryant took the most shots on the team, and the Lakers were beaten 2-0 by the Nets.
The media came to a conclusion that if Kobe Bryant continued to throw himself like this, the Lakers would almost be swept away.
Comi, of course, won't admit this argument, and online posts called Kobe Bryant a useless fighter and his teammates are afraid to step up and score. He took on more offensive responsibilities and sought to win the best.
as an outside line. The low hit rate seems to be a matter of course, and it doesn't make sense to compare it with the inside line. Because Kobe Bryant's shot was much farther away than O'Neal's. It's a pity that you can't win the game with five best shots, and the beauty of scoring is the same as an ordinary shooting score.
In addition, Payton was named and criticized by experts, he averaged less than 5 shots per game, and came to the Lakers in the summer for the championship, but his performance did not match the ** who pursued the championship.
Many people wonder what's going on in the Lakers' locker room, is the conflict between the players more important than winning the championship?
But. No news came out, and both Coach Jackson and O'Neal were silent.
No longer erupts in silence, but perishes in silence.
Wang Jun's popularity has increased again, and the "anti-king" who has been hit dare not show his head in the comment area, and Wang Jun will be treated as a street rat and everyone will shout and beat.
Regardless of whether Wang Jun can win the MVP or not, he is an important scoring point for the Nets and a qualified starter.
The most important thing is that Wang Jun is Chinese. Chinese do not support Chinese players to support American devils, is there a disease?
The Nets took a flight to Los Angeles and had a holiday the next day.
Although there was no ban on traveling with their families, the players spontaneously stayed in the hotel to recharge. Prepare for the game.
Kidd spoke to everyone and suggested that they should not be exhausted by playing and should be in the best shape for the away game.
Kidd was a cautious man. He didn't want to see any accidents happen. On the surface, he is low-key, but in fact, he hopes to win the third battle. That's foolproof.
On the 10th, the fourth battle between the two sides began.
The Lakers' opening ceremony was much more pompous. Lakers decorated players "Magic" Johnson, "Skyhook" Abdul-Jabbar and "Cobra" Worthy played symbolic jump shots.
Hollywood stars Jack Nicholson, Hoffman, Stallone and others also attended the game. The front row is a beautiful sight.
After the opening, the Lakers made people see the change.
Kobe Bryant reduced his shots, began to pass the ball to O'Neal, broke through the face of the bag and immediately distributed the ball, waited for opportunities on the periphery, and played very patiently.
After losing two games in a row, I can't go back to my home court and don't work hard.
The Lakers ran into trouble when it came to lobbing O'Neal, and the Nets began to defend O'Neal in front of him, clamping him between two interior players and emptying one corner for George to shoot.
Surprisingly won, the Nets disrupted the Lakers' pre-game deployment in this way.
Kidd is a man who plays with his head, and he predicts the opponent's tactics before the game and then gives his opinion. Lawrence immediately adopted it as a cheap puppet coach with great results.
Three minutes into the game, O'Neal received a pass from Payton and dunked for two points.
O'Neal practiced hard free throws before the game, but the Nets suddenly stopped "cutting the shark", which made him very depressed.
The Nets do this for a reason, the Lakers have home-court advantage, plus the star whistle, if they cut O'Neal at the beginning, it will make the referee increase this scale, and the rest of the game will not be easy to play. If you want to cut, you have to drag it out as much as possible until the last section.
Kobe's score was scored, and the Lakers didn't open it either, and the perimeter continued to hit iron, and the role players fell into a scoring drought. In the first quarter, the Lakers shot very evenly, and the problem of no three-point shooting could not be solved.
In the second quarter, Kobe Bryant continued to play, and according to the coach's arrangement, he mainly broke through the ball, and only shot a three-pointer, which was biased under interference.
He really wanted to win and was selfless, but O'Neal was trapped, the Lakers offense was worse than the first two games, and Jackson lost his temper off the court and failed to adjust.
At halftime, the Nets led 45-30.
O'Neal, the Lakers' top scorer, scored eight points, and if it weren't for Rush and George each making two three-pointers, the game would not have been watchable.
Bryant hit just one jumper and two free throws to score four points.
Zhang Liqi said: "This game is a little incomprehensible, the Lakers have to win at least two home courts to win the championship, and now they have no momentum at all, not at all like a team that wants to compete for the championship." ”
Yu Jia shook his head: "It's not that it's boring, it's that it can't break the joint defense, the Nets are shrinking, the Lakers have to shoot in the periphery, Fisher can't find a crosshair in this series, and the Lakers don't have pure pitchers at all." ”
Everyone thought that the Lakers would fight back, but they came to a Jedi smash the street, and O'Neal didn't work.
In the second half, O'Neal made a foul on the free throw line, several players stood up and prepared to grab the rebound, and Kobe Bryant muttered to himself: "I bet a dollar and he can't make a free throw." ”
Wang Jun next to him immediately answered. "I bet ten dollars and he won't be fined."
When, O'Neal shoots iron.
The curse was successful, Wang Jun raised his right hand with a smile, ready to high-five his teammates around him to celebrate, only to turn his head to find that it was Kobe Bryant who spoke.
Kobe Bryant was stunned for a moment, looking at Wang Jun's eyes like Ruda looking at Zhen Guanxi, he had the feeling that he was going to chop O'Neal into pieces, throw Wang Jun in the face, and then kill him with three punches.
Wang Jun's heart was furious when he was seen, and he hurriedly put down his hand and turned his head.
Everyone is in ridiculously bad shape, how can the Lakers win?
Bryant didn't take more shots until the final quarter, when his team was already trailing by 20 points. He made eight shots, scored four goals, and missed all four shots from beyond the three-point line.
Barkley said the key: "If you want to win the Nets, you have to compete with them for three points, and you can't break the joint defense without three points, and the four people are all in the restricted area, and Michael (Jordan) can't break through when he comes." ”
Since the joint defense was allowed, basketball has been different from the 80s and 90s, and even stubborn traditional coaches like Sloan have begun to let players practice three-point shooting, and it is not good to do without three-pointers.
The Lakers knew this and made adjustments, scoring just six of their 27 outside shots. The Nets scored 14 of their 33 outside shots, and the Lakers trailed by 24 points in that alone.
93-77, the Nets won another away game and won the match point! (To be continued.) )