The Lakers attacked and the ball reached Kobe's hands after half court.
Under normal circumstances, the opponent's small forward will double-team at this time.
But how could Mason dare to move at this time?
Once Zhang Zhiyuan stops outside the three-point line, the opponent must arrange for someone to follow him and cannot relax for a moment.
Mason could only leave Kobe to Reed to take charge of, and Reed did exactly that, resisting Kobe to the death.
Kobe played from behind and relied on his strength to push inside.
After taking a few steps, he made a standard turnaround jump shot and the ball went in.
There was nothing Reed could do about it.
During the transition between offense and defense, the Bucks' offense was not going well.
Mason was directly stared at by Zhang Zhiyuan, Reed was taken care of by Kobe Bryant, and Bogut was pestered by the angry Bynum.
Mo Williams looked around and found that only he and Yi Jianlian had better chances.
Mo Williams hesitated and chose to break through on his own.
He would not trust a rookie easily, that would be too risky.
Williams rushed inside, Odom made up the defense, and Fisher also caught up.
The two chased and blocked the ball, but Williams made a mistake and lost the ball.
"Pass the ball, the Arab League is empty. If it were Nash, it would definitely be a wonderful pass to score."
Zhang Lili complained.
"It's incomparable. Nash is the MVP and the top point guard."
Sun Zhengping said.
Odom picked up a long basketball pass, and Zhang Zhiyuan was already on the fast break.
Mason hurriedly caught up, but was too slow to catch up. He could only watch as Zhang Zhiyuan easily scored two points.
The Bucks attacked, and Williams passed the ball to Yi Jianlian this time, but Yi Jianlian failed to seize the opportunity and hit the ball.
The Chinese audience couldn't help but let out a sigh.
It was the Lakers' turn to attack, and the Bucks players began to have headaches again.
When the ball was in Zhang Zhiyuan's hands, Zhang Zhiyuan was not in a hurry to attack. He patted the basketball and spat trash talk at Mason: "It's better to ask your teammates to help, don't be embarrassed."
"roll."
Mason.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan launched a breakthrough, but Mason did not dare to act rashly, for fear that Zhang Zhiyuan would fake it again.
After he was sure that Zhang Zhiyuan had truly made a breakthrough, he started to move his legs, but unfortunately it was already too late.
When the attributes are weakened, the response is still a step slower.
Zhang Zhiyuan passed by his side and Yi Jianlian made up the defense.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan threw the ball, and Odom rushed to the basket to catch the ball and complete the dunk.
4 to 11, the Bucks were already 7 points behind.
"Your defense is like a baby - you need someone else to wipe your ass."
Back on the defensive end, Zhang Zhiyuan gave Mason an American remark.
Mason gritted his teeth. This was his first time fighting Zhang Zhiyuan. Before, he really didn't know that Zhang Zhiyuan was so talkative. It was annoying to death.
Mason ran away quickly to escape the noise.
"Mason has become more positive."
The commentator from the Milwaukee local station laughed.
Unfortunately, as soon as he finished speaking, Mason and Williams almost collided.
Running according to tactics is called running. Mason's running is purely blind.
Seeing Mason's performance, Bucks coach Kriskowiak was already shaking his head secretly.
Bogut missed a jump shot under the basket, and the ball was in the hands of the Lakers again.
Kobe stretched out his hand to try to get the ball, and Reed stepped forward to defend and prevent Kobe from catching the ball. As a result, Kobe ran to the basket, Bogut covered the ball, and Fisher passed the ball to Bynum, who made a layup.
4 to 13.
"The gap is too big."
Smith sighed.
When a team has two absolute strengths, it is very scary. Just like the original ok combination, opponents don't know who to guard against.
Today, Zhang Zhiyuan is certainly not as dominant as O'Neal, but he and Kobe are a good match. If he can contain one or two people outside the three-point line, the Bucks will be very empty inside, and the Lakers' offense will have many more options.
"It's normal that the Bucks can't beat them. The two teams have different goals. One is the playoffs and the other is the championship."
Buckley reminded.
The Bucks attacked, and Reid relied on his personal ability to score two points to stop the bleeding.
But turning around, Fisher hit another three-pointer.
Kobe Bryant and Zhang Zhiyuan accelerated their movements. Everyone on the Bucks thought they were going to attack, but they didn't expect Fisher to take action.
It was so comfortable to play next to the star. Fisher retreated with a smile, which made Jazz fans grit their teeth.
In order to return to the Lakers, this guy used the excuse that his daughter was sick and had no intention of playing. The Jazz terminated the contract happily, and then Fisher turned around and joined the Lakers freely.
In other words, the Lakers got Fisher without paying any chips.
This is the attraction of Zhang Zhiyuan and Kobe, and also the attraction of Los Angeles.
The Bucks attacked, but Reid's breakthrough was blocked. In a panic, he could only pass the ball to Yi Jianlian.
Yi Jianlian made a jump shot directly. Odom obviously didn't expect that Yi Jianlian's shooting range was so far. When he pounced on it, he was already slow and the ball went in.
8 to 16.
In the transition between offense and defense, Kobe showed off his strength again and hit a mid-range fadeaway jumper.
8 to 18.
"Nice job."
"mvp."
"L.A. Twin Stars."
The fans at the scene cheered excitedly. They had not seen such a smooth attack for a long time. This is what a strong team should look like.
Kriskova couldn't bear it and called a timeout. The team's defense was so bad that the opponent could poke it at will.
"Desmond, what's the matter with you? Why do you always lose track of that Chinese Zhang? Williams, I need you to help Reed more. Yi, you help Desmond double-team according to the situation. You can't do it because of your opponent.
I'm your fellow countryman, so show mercy..."
"I can forgive you for not being able to score when you run, but I can't forgive you for being lazy on the defensive end..."
Kriskova screamed and didn't know where his master was.
Players from both teams returned to the court and the Bucks attacked.
Michael Reed drove into the crowd and hit a jumper.
10 to 18.
In transition between offense and defense, Kobe plays the iron.
Kriskova nodded with satisfaction, as if this was his credit for the pause.
Subsequently, the Bucks reciprocated the courtesy and also made a move.
The Lakers attacked, Kobe played behind to attract the defense, and Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly started an air cut.
Kobe and Zhang Zhiyuan connected, Kobe passed the ball, Zhang Zhiyuan took off after receiving the ball, brushed Bogut's body and completed the dunk. It felt like he dunked on Bogut.
After landing, Zhang Zhiyuan took a step back and glanced at Bogut's butt.
"What are you doing?"
Bynum asked.
"I'm looking to see if the shit comes out."
Zhang Zhiyuan said softly.
These words directly hit Bynum's point of laughter, which was not very high. He laughed and bent over, forgetting to defend himself.
"What on earth did Zhang say to make Bynum laugh like this?"
Smith complained.
"No matter what he said, his trash talk accidentally hurt his teammates this time."
Seeing the Bucks score, Barkley directly put the responsibility on Zhang Zhiyuan and Bynum.
Kobe thought the same way, and gave Bynum a fierce look.
Although he is leading now, Kobe still wants to win more, and it is best to massacre his opponents.
During the transition between offense and defense, Odom singled out Yi Jianlian and used his footsteps to get to the basket and score.
12 to 22.
"This Chinese youngster's defense needs to be improved."
Buckley commented.
"His name is Yi Jianlian."
Smith said.
"It's really a mouthful."
Buckley.
The game continued, and the Bucks scored two points from Williams.
Their offense isn't too bad, but their defense is not.
When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, Yi Jianlian once again exposed his lack of experience, and no one from the Bucks helped him defend.
It's not that I don't want to help, it's that I really can't help. It's already difficult enough for others to defend Kobe and Zhang Zhiyuan.
Odom scored again.
The first quarter was just over 5 minutes old, and the Lakers had already scored 24 points, showing terrifying firepower.
Later, Kobe and others' touch dropped slightly, but they still dominated the Bucks, and the point difference gradually widened.
With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, Zhang Zhiyuan came off the court to rest. He had already scored 7 points.
With 2 minutes left, Kobe and Bynum took a break, and Kobe had already scored 9 points.
After the first quarter, 26 to 42, the Lakers already led by 16 points.
During the timeout, the Bucks players looked bitter.
As for the Lakers, I don’t know what kind of joke Zhang Zhiyuan told. The entire player bench burst into laughter, and even Kobe was not spared.
"It seems like the atmosphere in the Lakers team is very good."
Smith said.
"Of course the lead looks like this. I just want to see if Kobe can still smile after losing."
Barkley complained.
cctv.
Zhang Lili commented: "Xiao Zhang's efficiency is still so high, mainly because his shots are so reasonable. He can pass the ball without a good chance, which is very rare."
Sun Zhengping: "UAE also performed well. He made 2 of 4 shots and two free throws. He scored 6 points, ranking third in the team."
"It's just that the defense was not good enough, but this is not his problem alone. The entire Bucks team did not do well."
Zhang Lili said.
During their chat, the timeout passed quickly and the second quarter began.
Kobe came on to lead the bench, and Zhang Zhiyuan continued to rest.
His current physical strength only allows him to play for 30 minutes, and his efficiency will drop sharply after more.
He can grit his teeth and persevere against a strong team, but there is no need to do so against the Bucks.
Without Zhang Zhiyuan, the Bucks can double-team Kobe as much as they want.
Kobe didn't act recklessly, he chose to pass the ball to Walton and Ariza.
It's a pity that Ariza was a scumbag today and missed two shots. Walton also wasted an opportunity.
Kobe was very puzzled, there was just one less Zhang Zhiyuan, why was the difference so big?
"Zhang can open up space, and his deterrence is much stronger than Ariza and Walton."
Buckley analyzed.
"The effect of Zhang and Kobe is 11 greater than 2. Without Kobe, Zhang Zhiyuan would be hard to do anything when being double-teamed. Without Zhang Zhiyuan, Kobe's offense would be much more difficult. But when the two of them are on the court at the same time, the opponent will immediately fall into difficulty in choosing.
I don’t know who to focus on.
If the opponent guards against both of them at the same time, then another opportunity will come for the rest of the Lakers..."
Smith's analysis is more detailed.
After three minutes of play in the second quarter, Jackson replaced Zhang Zhiyuan and other main players.
Then the situation on the court immediately changed.
Zhang Zhiyuan just threw a three-pointer when he came on. Although he didn't score, he really shocked the Bucks.
After all, this is a three-pointer, and it takes 1.5 rounds to score.
The Bucks failed to counterattack, but when they turned around, Zhang Zhiyuan was fearless and continued to shoot three-pointers.
This time the ball was scored, Kryskova was crying and wanted to replace Mason, because it seemed that Mason was no match for Zhang Zhiyuan.
What made him even more speechless was that Mason seemed to dare not take the initiative to attack when facing Zhang Zhiyuan.
If you don't dare to attack and can't defend yourself, what's the use of keeping it?
He continued to tolerate Mason for two rounds, and then Kriskova couldn't bear it anymore and replaced Mason with Bobby Simmons.
Bobby Simmons was the most improved player in the 2004-05 season. After signing a five-year, 48 million contract, he only played one season before being injured and did not play a single game last season.
Now he has finally recovered from his injury, but no one knows how he will fare.
But he was lucky. After Mason came off the court, Zhang Zhiyuan threw his attribute chain to the Bucks' backup power forward, Villanueva.
He is helping Yi Jianlian. As long as Villanueva performs worse, Yi Jianlian will get more playing time.
As the game continued, Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly gave up singles and frequently called on Odom to play pick-and-roll coordination.
This was not a tactic arranged by Jackson, but when Zhang Zhiyuan greeted him like this, Odom had no choice but to cooperate.
Jackson continued to meditate as if he hadn't seen anything.
How to get along with the stars is also a coaching art.
In this aspect, Jackson partners with Jordan, O'Neal, and Kobe, and has rich experience.
On the court, Zhang Zhiyuan got a mismatch opportunity and beat Villanueva.
Villanueva is not good at defense to begin with, he just makes a living by relying on his good shooting.
Now being targeted by Zhang Zhiyuan and having his attributes weakened, he is completely unbearable.
Zhang Zhiyuan successfully hit him for two consecutive rounds, forcing Bogut to run over to help defend.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan started passing the ball, and Kobe and Bynum scored consecutively under the basket.
Kriskova saw that Villanueva was not as good as Yi Jianlian, so he quickly replaced Yi Jianlian.
Zhang Zhiyuan's attribute chain has entered the cooldown period and will no longer be usable for a short period of time.
However, it was not a big problem. Zhang Zhiyuan immediately reduced his shots and attracted defense from the outside.
Although he stopped taking action, the Bucks still did not dare to relax in his defense.
Kobe took over the game, took shots continuously, and his shooting percentage was pretty good.
"Why did Zhang suddenly reduce his shots? Is he telling Kobe that he has no intention of competing for the top spot?"
Smith joked.
Buckley rolled his eyes. He guessed a possibility, but he wasn't sure, so he didn't bother to point it out.
The two teams continued to go back and forth. The Bucks' goal was the playoffs, so they played very hard.
But it's useless, the difference in strength is too big.
The Bucks only have one offensive strength, but have several defensive holes.
The Lakers have two offensive strengths, and their five starters are all very good defensively.
At the end of the second quarter, the score between the two teams was 46 to 64, and the Lakers were already leading by 18 points.
Among them, Kobe Bryant scored 18 points, Zhang Zhiyuan scored 15 points, and the two stars scored 33 points in the first half of the quarter, exceeding their promise.
The fans at the scene cheered excitedly. They had seen a different Lakers, saw the brilliant prospects of the two stars, and were full of confidence in the team to win the championship.
In just half of the game, the Los Angeles Twin Stars gained recognition from the fans.
