Chapter 140: Runaway, boy
Basketball is not the same as football, as a five-a-side game, once there is a superstar on one side, it has a huge impact on the game. Although football also emphasizes the role of superstars, one person's influence on the team will not be so great, and it is relatively fairer.
I thought that in the game against the opponent, it was the Purple and Gold Army that enjoyed this, because the Lakers have never lacked superstars in history, from McCann, the first real super center in ancient times, to Magic Johnson who led the Purple and Gold Army to create the pinnacle, and now Kobe, they always have the league's first-tier stars.
But the recent battle with the Warriors has changed that, and Chamberlain is so fierce that the Lakers simply can't limit him.
After the Zen master sent a three-line lineup, Chamberlain's offensive ability was greatly weakened, after all, he was not at the level of the inside attack of Tiangou Jabbar or Dameng Olajuwon, and the moment of Turyaf and Mbenga made him very uncomfortable.
But before the Lakers fans had time to rejoice, the Warriors dumbfounded them with a wave of 14:4.
Mbenga and Turyaf didn't move fast enough, especially the former, they couldn't keep up with the Warriors' offensive rhythm at all, they watched Chamberlain, but the price paid was too high, Billups found their loophole for the first time, and led the team to break fast, the Warriors seemed to be back to last season, and a burst of running and bombing defeated the Lakers.
However, in the second quarter, Kobe Bryant also went down, which is the characteristic of the Zen master to use the black mamba, he will let Kobe Bryant have enough rest in the second quarter, and then he will preside over the second half. In this way, the Lakers' counterattack has become even more pale and powerless, no matter how the Zen master adjusts the lineup, he can't stop the surging Warrior army.
After the first half, looking at the scarlet 60:44, Kobe Bryant was speechless, for the strong Black Mamba, these unmotivated teammates were too unmotivated.
Gasol's weakness was also revealed at this moment, he was too weak, his temper was too gentle, and the team did not lose his temper when he fell behind so much, but comforted his teammates. The captain of a team must not be this kind of good old man, for example, the captain of the Warriors is Jackson instead of Chamberlain, because the latter is too rookie and too thin-skinned to wipe his face to criticize his teammates.
Sitting in the locker room, Bryant lost his temper, he lifted Odom, grabbed the lama with his left hand and Radmanovic with his right hand, and sprayed foam. He gave face to his old subordinate Fisher and his new assistant Gasol, without mentioning the two.
A well-timed outburst is also beneficial, Odom and Radmanovic cursed and swore that they would do their best in the second half and never come back to rest without taking the Warriors down.
Kobe Bryant shook his hand to interrupt the words of the two and shouted: "You don't have to say this nonsense, you don't have to play in the second half, just rest down below, I must not let those teammates who are messing around drag our team down, whoever is positive will play!" ”
A series of Mu Ne Mbenga was overjoyed, he showed very hard in the time he was on the field just now, although he couldn't prevent Chamberlain, but he was not afraid of confrontation, and even dared to elbow with the latter, to a certain extent, to ensure the team's attack and defense, so he still had time to continue to fight in the second half.
Sure enough, in the second half, Odom and Radmanovic sat on the bench, which made the commentators a little puzzled, these two are the core of the Lakers now, and they had enough rest time in the first half, and they should be the main force in the second half.
The Warriors rotated their lineups, with Billups and Chamberlain not tireless finishers, so the second lineup came on, with Ellis and Harrington leading the way, Evans, Azubuke and Luis on the floor, and the Warriors' bench lineup was also luxurious.
At the beginning, Luis suddenly burst forward to steal Fisher's pass, Azubuke ran forward like a small rocket car, Kobe and others couldn't catch up, and when he finally entangled Azubuk, Ellis followed up from the flank, Azubuke passed, Ellis played a fancy layup, and once again opened the score advantage.
Kobe Bryant can't hold his breath, go to your mother's cooperation, I'm going to go berserk!
Fisher dribbled the ball across the halfcourt, Kobe Bryant came up to ask for the ball, in the face of Azubuuk's defense, he took a tentative step forward, and then this foot became the main foot, and the other heel stepped forward like a lightning step, and the body rushed forward like a leopard, and he threw off Azubuke in two big steps.
Azubuike is also fast enough, and now he has played with confidence, and he is not afraid to face Kobe. But the difference in strength has nothing to do with determination, Azubuike chased behind, Kobe Bryant glanced at it with his peripheral vision, his body suddenly stopped, and two crotch dribbles pulled the ball back into his hand, and hit a jumper.
The attack was crisp, and the Warriors bench had to applaud convincingly, and Chamberlain asked Jackson next to him depressedly: "Why did the old man let you go?" You don't keep staring at Kobe Bryant on the court, isn't this looking for abuse? ”
Jackson thinks so, and even if he doesn't play, he should send a Barnes, both of whom are outside defensive stalwarts.
Kobe Bryant continued his excellent play, and the league's leading scorer has fallen into a state of god-blocking.
Luis broke through to Harrington, who missed a jumper, Evans was stuck by Mbenga and Gasol picked up the rebound and passed to Fisher.
Kobe Bryant directly reached out to the ball, and quickly attacked the basket with the ball, and after entering the three-point line in the front court, he began to change direction again and again, Ellis and Azubuike chased and blocked the result that he still attacked the basket, and Evans had no choice but to reach out and pull down Kobe.
But Kobe Bryant was red-eyed, and Evans rudely grabbed his right arm, he grabbed the ball with his left hand, tried to keep his upper body as stable as possible, and threw the ball out, the ball went in, and the referee's whistle blew, 2+1!
Seeing this, the fans in the Staples Center cheered and jumped, and the roar of 'MVP' resounded through the stadium again.
Bryant clenched his fist and hammered his chest, looked up at the sky above the gorgeous arena, and let out a roar of passion.
Seeing that the boss of the house entered a state of rage, Gasol wisely chose to cooperate, Ellis broke through the basket and hit, he quickly served to Kobe, and then ran to the half court, Ellis and Azubuke wrapped Kobe Bryant on the left and right, seeing this, Gasol reached out on the wing to ask for the ball.
After Bryant passed the ball, he savagely ran through the middle of the bag between Azubuke and Ellis, Ellis hurriedly went to the side to change Gasol, the Spaniard grabbed the ball and passed it back again, Kobe got the ball again, and Evans was in front of him.
With the ball in his right hand and probed his shoulder to the side, Kobe Bryant borrowed the strength of his waist and abdomen to turn around gorgeously, Evans could only move sideways quickly, but Kobe's knee twisted wildly, and his body that had completed half a turn was pulled back again, not only that, but his right shoulder poked out to the right front again, and the ball in his hand was suddenly pulled far to the right side of his body.
Evans looked hideous, struggling to control his already uncontrolled body, and staggered back to retreat.
Bryant's right shoulder pulled back again, his left foot stepped forward, his right arm shook gracefully, the ball in his hand jumped on the floor and fell to his left hand, and with a 'squeak' of the sole rubbing against the rebound, he completed a basket change of direction to Evans' left.
Faced with this situation, Evans is completely out of position, and his best option is to give up this defense.
But Evans didn't, the rough-looking man has a delicate self-motivation and cherishes every minute on the court. Although he doesn't have a good sense of defense and doesn't have the beastly defensive anticipation of Chamberlain, he always does his best, does his best to defend, does his best to grab every rebound, and does his best to help his teammates cover in position.
Even though he was out of position, Evans gritted his teeth and chased after the flank, only to have his feet smack against each other and he was shaken to the ground.
Kobe Bryant put away the ball and smiled for the layup, his slender body spread out soothingly, his one-handed arm to grab the ball was stretched out, and his wrist was gently lifted to send the ball into the hoop.
"Boom!" The audience erupted in loud laughter, and shrill boos rang out like whistles in every corner of the court.
"You're a famous man." Gasol, who followed the basket, jokingly said to Evans, Fisher shook his head with a smile, whistled and shouted: "Top 10 balls, brother, thank God, you are with KB to be naked, you are going to be on national television." ”
It is undeniable that Kobe Bryant is indeed an excellent offense, and he even completed a feat that is rare in the NBA, shaking off the opponent, this kind of ball, definitely one of the top ten breakthrough shots of the year.
The atmosphere on the Warriors' bench was as stiff and dreary as steel, like the calm before a storm, no one spoke, but the Oakland Tigers, led by Chamberlain, had cold eyes and were full of bloodthirsty desire.
Ellis pulled Evans up for the first time, and the latter was full of embarrassment, and the big screen above the court kept replaying Kobe's breakthrough just now, showing his clumsy posture and embarrassed face again and again in the eyes of the 20,000 fans in the stadium.
"I'm probably going to be famous." Evans laughed bitterly to himself.
Nelson Sr. asked for a timeout and directly made a large number of substitutions, Chamberlain, Billups, Jackson, Petrus, all came on the court, and only Ellis remained on the court before the five.
The reason why he didn't send one of Barnes or Jackson on the court, Nelson Sr. was waiting for Kobe to break out. Pressure is what drives motivation, and a smooth game can no longer bring out the potential in Chamberlain's blood, but he didn't expect such good luck that Kobe Bryant would bring such insult to his team by shaking down Evans.
The Lions won't let their opponents provoke, and if Chamberlain can live up to Nelson Sr.'s expectations, he's going to go on a rampage.
Because this is his team, his brother has been insulted, and if he wants to be the master of this team, he must fight back, fight back!
"Let Evans stay on it and let him go with us for revenge!" Chamberlain whispered to old Nelson, not loud, but rock-solid and unquestionable.
Old Nelson, who has always been known as a tyrant of players, has a surprising endurance for Chamberlain, and was questioned by his players about his ability to deploy troops, but Nelson Sr. did not get angry, but smiled slightly, signaling Ellis to come back and sit down, Evans is still on the court.