"Congratulations, you just won the assists title." Before the game started, Carmelo Anthony came up and bumped fists with Adrian, congratulating a little enviously.
He won the honor of assists king in his rookie season!
This really makes Anthony feel envious from the bottom of his heart. After entering the NBA, he quickly became the star of a team. Unfortunately, so far, he has not been able to win either in terms of personal honors or team honors.
Nothing was found.
To be honest, Anthony's ability in any aspect is extremely good, whether it is scoring, rebounding or defense. His all-around is equal to LeBron James in the 2003 class. But perhaps because of this,
There are so many aspects to consider, so it is difficult to achieve top results in any one aspect. In this way, when he saw that Adrian was able to overtake two-time MVP Steve Nash and win the league's assists title in his rookie season, he felt in his heart
Naturally, I am a little envious. Unavoidable, there is still a little bit of jealousy.
So he smiled and said: "However, the victory in today's game must belong to me."
"This can't be decided until the end of the game." Adrian smiled and said without hesitation: "One second before the end of the game, no one can be sure what the final result will be. If you want to beat us,
Just use all your skills."
Today, the Lakers' starting lineup has changed again. Bynum has a slight injury, which makes the Lakers' already not very rich inside stretched. Although Bynum is not so bad that he can't play, but to be on the safe side, Phil Jackson still
Put him on the bench. If the game goes well, Bynum will not play.
His replacement as the starting center was Kwame Brown.
To be honest, Phil Jackson believes in Brown more than Bynum. Although Kwame is a parallel import, he is only a parallel import in the No. 1 pick position. If he was not the No. 1 pick selected by Jordan, his performance is actually not bad.
Not bad. This season, Kwame Brown, who found his position and focused more on defense and rebounding, performed at an excellent level in the middle and later stages of the season, especially in Bayern.
He performed at an excellent level during the period when Nahm and Mihm were injured, and his playing time also increased accordingly.
The starting power forward is still Turiaf. Although in terms of strength, Lamar Odom may be better than Turiaf, but Turiaf is better because of his tough defense, and Phil Jackson also needs
Maintain the offensive power of the bench lineup and put Lamar Odom on the bench to keep the offensive power of the bench lineup from declining too much.
After careful consideration, Phil Jackson chose Luke Walton, who is more comprehensive, as the starting small forward. There is nothing outstanding about Luke Walton. In short, there is nothing outstanding about him.
With any star quality, his offense is not strong and his defense is average. His team organization ability is also a little bit, but not strong. But he excels in all aspects and can support him no matter where he is placed. He can be called a jack-of-all-trades.
players.
It is impossible for such a player to be able to act alone. It is very difficult to be a starting player or even the main sixth man. However, he also has his own advantages. First of all, he has a very clear positioning and knows what he should do.
What not to do.
In Phil Jackson's opinion, Adrian's partnership with Kobe Bryant is sufficient both offensively and defensively, and Luke Walton plays more of a lubricating role. At this point, Special
Although Revo Ariza is more capable and talented, he is not as good as Luke Walton because Ariza's shooting is very poor. At the same time, Adrian's three-pointers are also average. Although his mid-range shooting ability is
It has been developed, but it has not yet reached the level of precision. In the case where there is already a poor shooting Adrian, coupled with a poor shooting Ariza, with overlapping weaknesses, the effect is obviously not very good.
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So after Phil Jackson tried it, he chose to put Ariza on the bench in this series and let him partner Lamar Odom on the bench. Although he does not have the ability to shoot from long distance, he can rely on his super
He has a strong talent and a very strong impact. Facing a defense that is inferior to the substitute lineup, his impact will be well mobilized.
After the referee's whistle sounded, Brown touched the basketball before Camby and passed the basketball to Adrian. Adrian controlled the ball and took a few steps toward the Nuggets' half, then flicked the basketball
, the basketball suddenly fell to a 45-degree angle on the right side of the three-point line. Immediately afterwards, everyone pulled away to create space for Kobe to play singles.
The person who defended Kobe was Iverson!
To be honest, Iverson's effectiveness in defending Kobe is definitely not good. He is only six feet tall, which is only average height among ordinary people. In the NBA where there are so many people, he is even more typical of short people.
.It’s a pity that Kobe is already the shortest player on the Lakers, even though Kobe is 198 centimeters tall!
Kobe held the ball in both hands, lowered his body, and held the basketball in front of his chest. He stepped on the three-point line and kept taking tentative steps with one foot. Iverson knew his height disadvantage and did not dare to let go.
Kobe, because he knew that once he let go of Kobe, Kobe could shoot over his head as much as he wanted in a one-on-one situation, so he chose to entangle the defense and prevent Kobe from having any room to take shots easily. Kobe was not impatient.
When shooting, Iverson's defense is not very good. Kobe has a good advantage on the offensive end. In addition, he chose to entangle the defense when forced. Although such a defense can block the ball very well.
Kobe has room to make moves and shoot, but his shortcomings are also very obvious. Once passed, there is no room to make up for it.
Kobe took a few steps, took advantage of Iverson's intention to steal and lost his center of gravity, and immediately made a sharp right turn and directly blocked Iverson behind him, dribbling the ball straight towards the basket!
Although Kwame Brown and Turiaf tried their best to create shooting space for Kobe, their mid-range shots were essentially unreliable. Even if Camby and Nene were defending two people, they actually had no
How far away from the three-second zone, I saw Kobe break through Iverson's defense. Nene came up to Kobe and got stuck in Kobe's breakthrough route, while Camby stayed a little behind, waiting for an opportunity to assist.
Defend!
This is the shortcoming that inside players cannot pull out. If any of the Lakers' inside players, whether it is Kwame Brown or Turiaf, has a relatively stable mid-range shooting ability, Nene and Camby will not dare to guard the inside with such confidence.
It cannot achieve the effect of emptying the basket.
If the Lakers had a top inside lineman like Garnett who could play both inside and outside, or even an inside player like Okur and Bargyani who could work both outside and inside, the defensive pressure on Kobe after his breakthrough would be greatly reduced!
However, there is a shortage of insiders in the league now, and rebounding coolies like Howard are considered the hope of American centers. Those insiders who have a mid-range shot and good defense dare to directly challenge tens of millions of annual salary. The reason is naturally that there are fewer and fewer excellent insiders.
Got it!
When the breakthrough came to the free throw line, Kobe suddenly stopped and jumped up immediately!
Kobe's breakthrough pull-up jump shot is also considered a unique skill. Among all Kobe's scoring methods, it is the most commonly used and most practical one by Kobe. Nene, who pounced on him, was naturally on guard against Kobe's pull-up jump shot. Seeing it,
Kobe took off, and he jumped up immediately, his big hands covering Kobe's shooting path.
Nene believes that his defense has been very good. Even if he cannot block Kobe, he can at least cause some interference to Kobe's shooting.
But soon, Nene realized that she was wrong!
Stay in the air~~!
In fact, Kobe's physical fitness in all aspects is not top-notch, it can only be regarded as first-rate. This is the result of his continuous training, but there is one quality that makes him definitely the top in the league.
That is the ability to stay in the air!
When Nene found that his body inevitably began to fall under the influence of gravity, in his eyes, Kobe, who had taken off earlier than him, was still in the air at this moment, as if gravity had lost its effect.
, and even drifted a short distance to the right!
After leaving Nene's defensive range, Kobe took action in a leisurely manner!
Huh~~~
The combination of the beautiful sound of the basketball wiping the net, coupled with the extremely long hang in the air earlier, gave this ordinary two points a touch of art.
Adrian couldn't help but lick his lips. He couldn't make such a difficult goal even if he killed him, but Kobe did it as if he was doing it lightly. This made Adrian couldn't help but feel.
A trace of envy emerged. But this little bit of envy soon disappeared without a trace.
No matter how beautiful a goal is, it is only two points. It will not become four points just because it is beautiful. The score does not need to be beautiful, it only needs to be easy and practical!
However, this beautiful goal is indeed very encouraging. Listening to the excited cheers at Staples, you can understand that Kobe's popularity at Staples is not fake!
Although the cheers of Staples were boiling, the Nuggets generals were not scared. It was just a goal. No matter how beautiful it was, it was just an ordinary goal. The game had just begun, and there were
It will take a full two hours for the whistle to end the game.
Nene quickly sent a baseline pass, and Iverson dribbled straight into the Lakers half. He wanted to see if he could find an opportunity to play a fast break and respond to Kobe's one. (To be continued.)
