When the team encounters difficulties, the character of the team boss can best be seen.
Some bosses will play two rounds to see what the effect is, and if there is no way, they will give up the game, such as Randolph, Reid and others before; some bosses will step forward and face the difficulties, such as Kobe Bryant, Wade
Germany; some just pretend that nothing is wrong and do whatever they want, such as Iguodala of the 76ers; some bosses simply wither away and start giving the ball to their teammates and hiding themselves in the dirt, specifically referring to the previous
James.
The Lakers were dying, and Kobe stepped up and played on his own. This is already a common sense law in the NBA. The other players of the Lakers are also very familiar with this state.
Kwame Brown was left alone at the free throw line, ready to be a human shield for Kobe Bryant.
When Tony Allen saw this posture, he knew that it was time to truly test himself. He grabbed two handfuls on his shorts, wiped the sweat from his palms, and then focused on Kobe.
At this time, all the cameras were focused on the Beckhams who suddenly appeared on the sidelines. Due to injuries and conflicts with Capello of Real Madrid, Beckham simply came to Los Angeles to recuperate.
The moment the broadcast cut away the scene, Kobe moved. Kobe's breakthrough speed was very fast, but it was not up to the league's top level, let alone Iverson's incredible level.
Many people think that a breakthrough is nothing more than a change of speed and direction, and then add a confrontation or body balance. To such people, I can only say, brothers, play less live football.
In fact, breakthrough is a comprehensive manifestation of personal ability. It not only requires hard indicators of physical speed, strength, and explosive power, but also has ball feel, flexibility, anticipation of defense, and offensive deterrence.
Although Kobe is not fast enough, especially his starting speed is very average, he is top-notch in the league in other aspects, and in a sense is the best in the past 10 years. Especially his ball-pulling, Kobe was 30 years old before
The range of his pull is very large, and his pull is not like Crawford's street ball style. He swings the ball widely for the sake of looking good and being playful.
Compared with Kobe, he is still a practical person. When he does this action, his center of gravity is very low, his waist is low, and the ball is dribbling lower. The ball is often under his knees when he touches the ball, but he later pulls it.
The range of the ball almost takes this action to its meaningful limit.
Any technical action in basketball is actually based on physical fitness. Although Kobe's speed, strength and other instantaneous explosive qualities are not the best, his flexibility, especially his balance ability, is definitely the best. If others are
If he pulls the ball to this extent, his body will definitely move in the direction of the ball if it is in the inertia. However, Kobe can reverse this inertia and quickly make the next action, such as changing from the other side. In this state, he
His body is like a spring-loaded tumbler, his feet are frozen, and then his body jumps back and forth.
In addition to drastic pulling of the ball, Kobe also has one trick that is truly unique in the league - turning around.
Generally speaking, turning is more of a skill for inside players. Just like in the low-post offense mentioned countless times in this article, turning is a core movement from back to the basket to facing the frame.
However, with the 1990s, a wide range of offensive moves were integrated and integrated, especially Jordan's integration of off-ball movement, face-to-basket singles and post-up singles into the shooting guard style, which set a perfect foundation for later generations in terms of pure offensive skills.
benchmark.
Although Kobe doesn't like to put himself and Jordan together and hates others treating him as Jordan's successor, in fact he is indeed imitating Jordan and following Jordan's line, but because of his physical fitness and team composition
The reasons are slightly different.
But the action of turning around is the most similar thing between him and Jordan. Both men are versatile with both left and right hands, and it is almost impossible to tell the difference between the main hand, and with Cheng Yuan, he can easily move backwards or similar movements that cause displacement in the air.
.So they lean on the defensive player, and then turn around, and the opposing players will be very confused.
If you take a step upward, Kobe may push in. The two people are walking towards each other, so they will be passed by in an instant; but if you don't care, once Kobe realizes that there is no force on his body, he will immediately turn outward, and then
Following a step back and a fadeaway jumper, the set of movements is at least 2 meters away from his original center foot position. At this time, it is too late for the defensive player to pounce.
Tony Allen fell into such a state now. After Kobe took a step, he began to turn sideways.
Tony Allen thought for a while and decided to follow up and stick to Kobe. Because if he sticks to Kobe, even if he wipes it out, he still looks like he is defending at least. If he doesn't stick to this kind of scene, he will look like he is defenseless.
And if the defense doesn't do anything, this will be a big problem. At least it will attract boos from the audience, and at worst, it will be scolded by the coach after coming off the court. What's even more frightening is that it may be used as a highlight reel in the background. And there is another one under the basket.
Howard and Kobe also need to work hard if they want to score.
But Kobe is Kobe, and he takes off when he puts his foot in the paint, which forces Howard to follow suit. But Kobe's flexibility and balance come into play in the air. Kobe can make all kinds of incredible moves in the air.
, left and right hand layups, front and back pulls, are all his signature moves. And when he does these moves, he also likes to look for fouls on defensive players and strive for 2+1 opportunities.
Although Howard only has one year of NBA experience, he has Ewing, Sikma and other legendary centers behind him to give him guidance, plus his innate understanding of defense, so when he jumps up, he goes straight up and down, maintaining a cylinder.
, and there were no extra moves, not giving Kobe any chance to kill.
Confidence is a very strange thing. Except for Artest, everyone else in the league will doubt themselves to some extent after continuous shooting, and Kobe is not immune. But restoring confidence is also very simple, even if you miss 10 consecutive shots.
As long as you score a goal, you will instantly feel like you can do anything again.
After Kobe scored the goal, he immediately entered a state of devastation, completely ignoring Tony Allen who had successfully restrained him just now, and scored in the next two attacks.
In response to Kobe's performance, the home fans began to chant MVP, and the famous Lakers magician and others in the commentary box also smiled.
And all of this was seen by one person - Brandon Roy looked at Kobe with a look of envy mixed with stubbornness, looking at Kobe seriously and with all his concentration.
Roy's move was seen by Hardaway, who was sitting next to him. Although Roy's superior position robbed Penny of playing time, he was very generous and didn't particularly care. He had experienced ups and downs.
I have already thought about playing penny, and I no longer want to be as competitive as I was when I was young.
"You envy him?" Pence said softly to Roy.
Roy didn't answer, didn't even turn to look at Penny, but he nodded slowly.
"Then you have to watch more of his games, learn his playing style, and then go back and practice it yourself. I believe you will become like him one day, but there is one thing you must pay attention to." Pence started to say easily.
, but it became more and more solemn later on.
"What's that?" Roy turned around and looked at Penny seriously.
Pence patted Roy's right knee gently, "Injury! Brand, you have already suffered a serious injury. Although you did not have surgery under the care of Dr. Carter and others, you must remember the injury yourself.
This thing is like a woman's menopause. Once it occurs, it means you can't go back to the past. By then it will be too late for you to regret it. I am the most typical example. What he is doing now is what I did back then.
Play the rest, but it won’t work now. Paul seems to have said something similar to you, but I find that you haven’t changed. I hope you will be more vigilant in the future, otherwise you will fall before you can climb to his level.
."
After hearing Pence's words, Roy lowered his head and glanced at the various cuts on his knees. He was silent for a moment, then took a breath and said, "I know, I will pay attention to it, thank you Pence."
Tony Allen couldn't restrict Kobe by himself. Edison had no choice but to ask others to come over to help, double-team or help defend. As a result, other Lakers players also got open opportunities. So the Lakers used a point to break the surface and play
Disrupted the Magic's defense.
On the Magic side, because Roy was off the court, Wallace, who came on the court, could score, but was unstable after all. As a result, the Magic's offensive pressure once again fell on Nash's series and Brand's singles. But the Lakers, who had found a sense on the offensive end,
This positive state was also brought to the defense. Nash could not find any particularly good opportunities, and Brand was not Kobe. An inside man could not play unlimited singles. Therefore, the Lakers stabilized the situation and pulled the score bit by bit.
close.
"This game is very crucial for both teams. If the Lakers can win, they can firmly guarantee their eighth position in the Western Conference. The Magic are even more eager to win. They have exactly the same record as the Cavaliers. If they can win,
In the next game, we can advance to the top three in the Eastern Conference. Through the current scene and the respective rankings of both sides, everyone can also see how big the gap in strength between the East and the West is now." CCTV Humi commentator, as soon as he saw the Lakers starting to chase points, he immediately
He began to show off without any restraint, completely ignoring the Lakers' long-term performance that relied solely on Kobe.
The Lakers gradually got closer to the score, and Edison was not in a hurry, because this kind of performance that relies on one person to drive the whole team cannot last long. If it were the last 4 minutes, it might be a little troublesome, but it is only the third quarter, Kobe, you
I can't keep playing for 20 minutes even if I'm really good.
So Edison asked Nash to stabilize his position, and then began to rotate players to compete with the Lakers' bench strength.
As mentioned before, the Lakers' bench was not good. Except for Cook, there was Walton. Although Vujacic was handsome, it was useless. So Phil Jackson gritted his teeth and gave up Kobe Bryant for the entire third quarter.
He rested. And Kobe was also very good. He didn't get upset because of this. Instead, he became more and more courageous. He scored 16 points in the third quarter.
You must know that Kobe only scored 6 points in the first half including free throws. After a small explosion in the third quarter, his scoring data returned directly to the average value of this season.
However, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Phil Jackson replaced Kobe and took a rest. The Magic's Tony Allen also took the opportunity to come off the court to take a breather. So the two sides fought back and forth, and then Kobe and others resumed
Entering the game, there was no major turning point in the game. The Magic maintained an advantage of about 5 points. Although they were ahead, it was by no means safe.
Until the game entered the last 5 minutes, Edison suddenly smiled and made a tactical arrangement that determined the outcome of the game.
The Lakers' players at this time were still their starting lineup, Parker + Kobe + Odom + Kwame + Mihm. Edison suddenly waved his hand and replaced Nash and Brand, and replaced them with Rondo and Josh Smith.
Phil Jackson frowned when he saw Edison's substitution, but he couldn't figure out what Edison wanted to do.
The game entered the last 5 minutes, and the Lakers' game naturally had to be handed over to Kobe and let the Black Mamba solve the problem.
Let me make a digression here. Kobe Bryant is a really good player and very self-aware. The reason why he thinks he is the Black Mamba is very simple, because he knows that he is "alone".
You can pass the half-time requirement, then adjust your dribbling rhythm facing Tony Allen, and then suddenly make a cross step, but Tony Allen reacts immediately. Although he lost the opportunity, he did not completely lose his position. But just
At this time the referee's whistle sounded.
As soon as he heard the whistle, he smiled, thinking that a foul would be good. But when he looked at the referee, he found that the referee's gesture was wrong.
"Josh Smith fouled Kwame Brown. Because the Magic had enough fouls, Brown had to take free throws. Kwame Brown's free throw shooting rate this season has just reached 50%. The Magic are using a shark-cutting tactic." The commentator thought.
I was shocked at that time. This was simply to win at any cost.
Phil Jackson on the other side also tapped his chin and said in his mind, "Oh no, no, no, I forgot about this. I thought they didn't expect it. I didn't expect that this grandson could be so unruly and so complimentary."
May Brown used this trick."
Edison is not the first to think so about cutting Brown, but he is definitely the first to do it. In fact, Phil Jackson has always kept in mind that Brown is not good at free throws, so the Lakers usually let Odom play in the last five minutes.
Power forward. But today Odom's advantage over Roy was too obvious when he played small forward, so Phil Jackson did not replace Brown, but he did not expect to be taken advantage of by Edison.
Kwame Brown made 1 of 2 free throws, which is not bad, at least not without gain.
I have said before that athletes are angry, and coaches are also angry. If we think objectively, the Lakers should replace Brown now. But I don’t know if Brown’s free throw gave Jackson confidence, or if Jackson is competing with himself.
, just don’t change people, if you want to kill Magic, then let you do it.
Jackson is a bachelor and doesn't care about anything, but Kwame Brown is miserable. This guy didn't get any chance to perform at critical moments under Jordan. His confidence has been destroyed and he looks like a scumbag. You ask him to shoot free throws at this time.
How could he possibly bear it?
So out of self-protection, Kwame Brown began to think of ways not to get fouled. But he couldn't outrun Josh, and the foul was not for other reasons, so you can't take advantage of him first. So after thinking about it, Kwame Brown
Brown decided not to enter the game, so he squatted on the sidelines and pretended to tie his shoes.
But Josh Smith was given the task of fouling him, so he stayed next to him and didn't care about the game behind him. So a very strange scene appeared on the court. Here, Josh and Kwame were facing each other across the sideline.
On the other side, the Lakers and Magic played 4 at 4.
But you can't always keep Kwame out, and the referee won't do it either. But as soon as he came in, Josh immediately fouled. And at this time, Kobe was still making moves in front of Tony Allen, and he was still hanging around.
Kwame's touch was really good today. He still made 2 and lost 2 free throws in the next 4 free throws, maintaining a 50% shooting percentage. You must know that the Lakers' previous team's shooting percentage was only about 47%, so Kwame Brown's
The condition is pretty good.
But then the real effect of cutting the shark became apparent. Even if the free throw shooters ensured their own shooting percentage, cutting the shark still disrupted the team's offensive rhythm to the greatest extent.
The Lakers were attacking next, and Josh Smith was not in a hurry to commit a foul, but kept making a gesture of wanting to foul. At this time, Kobe on the other side was very embarrassed. You said he played well, but he spent a long time on his side, maybe
A foul over there would be in vain.
So in the next offense, Kobe paid attention to Tony Allen's defense while looking at Howard's position under the basket. At the same time, he did not look at the situation on Kwame Brown's side. Think about it, one person thinks so much,
Is shooting guaranteed?
As a result, until Kobe took the shot this time, Josh Smith didn't foul on the other side, but Kobe didn't score either. Howard grabbed the rebound and then passed the ball long.
After the consecutive free throws just now, the Lakers' attention on retreating has slackened. Rondo received the ball in the half court and rushed directly to the Lakers basket and succeeded in a layup. The ball went in, and no Lakers player returned to 3 points.
Wire.
Some people may question that the Magic play like this is not good-looking. From a tactical point of view or the consistency of the game, this is true. However, the entertainment factor of the shark-killing tactic is very entertaining, especially when you are cutting a little guy like Kwame Brown, the entertainment factor is
It has reached a level that makes people laugh endlessly.
According to the magician, "It's still an NBA game here and there. It's just like watching a clown perform in a circus."
But no matter what, the coaches of both sides were determined. One side would commit the foul, while the other side was determined not to make substitutions.
After playing like this for 2 minutes, the Magic couldn't kill any more sharks, but they had regained a 10-point advantage in the score.
At this time, Jackson replaced Brown and replaced Walton to strengthen the team's outside firepower, but it was already too late. Edison's mess just now made Kobe and others feel cold, and they couldn't make any more shots.
In the end, the Lakers lost to the Orlando Magic 96-108 at their home court.
In an interview with reporters after the game, Kwame Brown stated righteously that the defeat in this game was not his fault, and it was not his free throws. This kid has taken the blame for other Lakers players too many times before.
Yes, today is an opportunity to cleanse myself, so I won't let it go.
So a Christmas game carefully prepared by the league ended in a farce for three and a half quarters. However, based on the audience's reaction, the farce was much better than the hypnotic drama between the Spurs and Pistons.