After entering December, the Staples War reignited on December 3rd. The first person to come to Staples to provoke was the Lakers' bitter owner, the Utah Jazz.
Judging from the scene, the Utah Jazz undoubtedly have the advantage. Three Lakers players are still suspended, while the Utah Jazz only has one corner player suspended, which is not injured. It's just Boozer's injury that makes them
The strength has plummeted, and the Jazz also lost the last two games last month.
In this game, Jerry Sloan and Phil Jackson came back at the same time.
These factors make this game look like there is something intentional about the league.
As soon as the game opened at Staples, the Utah Jazz were greeted with boos from Staples. To be honest, this kind of situation is really rare at Staples. Under normal circumstances, Staples is always very happy.
Quiet, maybe because most of the Lakers fans are middle class or social celebrities. These people have to pay attention to their status and cannot yell and curse at the top of their lungs like the people at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Today, the sky is full of boos.
This is already their most intense response.
Amidst the boos from Staples, the Jazz persisted tenaciously, but in the end they could not hold on, because amidst the boos from Staples, Kobe Bryant wearing the purple and gold No. 24 jersey
In the third quarter, a god came down!
With the first two quarters of the game tense and tense, at the beginning of the third quarter, Kobe started his "killer mode" and made nine out of nine shots, including two three-pointers, and ten out of ten free throws, scoring three goals in a single quarter.
Ten points. This was the answer Kobe gave in the third quarter.
In killer mode, Kobe was like a divine help. The Jazz's defense had no way to deal with Kobe. On the offensive end, they lost their most powerful weapon. Carlos Boozer Staples whenever Kobe hit
Once the ball is scored, a uniform cry will erupt.
"mvp!"
"mvp!"
In the fourth quarter, Kobe was still in hot form and made continuous shots on the offensive end. When the point difference was the largest, it was stretched to 31 points by the Lakers. In this case, even Jerry Sloan, who is known as iron-blooded, had to point out
White flag, replaced all the main players, announced surrender.
In the final game, the Lakers bloodyly slaughtered the Jazz with a 30-point advantage, 132:102, which was regarded as revenge for the Triangle Center Arena.
After defeating the Jazz, one day later, the Lakers had a so-called away game with their city rivals the Los Angeles Clippers. They easily defeated the Clippers with a score of 97:88 without any bloodshed. In this game, Lamar Odom returned from suspension.
Contributed 18 points and eight rebounds.
The Lakers then continued their hot streak, easily defeating the Indiana Pacers, who were struggling with the aftermath of the Palace of Auburn Hills, 108:88 at home, winning three consecutive victories. The Lakers are preparing to continue to expand their winning streak.
At that moment, the New Orleans Hornets came knocking.
The rapidly growing Chris Paul gave the Lakers a taste of the sharpness of the Hornets' tail. At Staples, Chris Paul posted All-Star numbers of 26 points, 12 assists and 6 rebounds.
Led the Hornets' remnant lineup to defeat the Lakers, which not only ended the team's five-game losing streak, but also ended the Los Angeles Lakers' winning streak.
On December 9, 2006, two days later, Staples reignited the war again. This time the opponent was the Hawks who came all the way from Atlanta. It was also Adrian's first game back.
Before the game started, Adrian received the Western Conference Rookie of the Month trophy from the league officials. When Adrian raised the trophy high above his head, Staples applauded and cheered at the same time.
"mvp!"
I don't know who was the first to shout among the noise, but others soon followed.
"mvp!"
"mvp!"
The sound is getting stronger and stronger, gradually sweeping through the entire Staples!
Of course, this mvp is not the same as the mvp that the audience shouted for Kobe. The mvp call for Adrian only refers specifically to the rookie mvp.
In the first game of Adrian's comeback, the Lakers' starting point guard was immediately replaced by Adrian. Except that Parker was really useless and Farmar was too immature. Adrian has been showing it in training.
The good condition is also an important basis for the Zen master to make this decision.
During the six-game suspension, Adrian did not just look after Hu Tianhudi all day long. Hutianhudi was of course very satisfying, but Adrian did not relax his demands on himself while being Hutianhudi.
The team's tactical changes have correspondingly increased its training content.
Now the Lakers' lineup is finally in order, and the Hawks are sacrifices for Adrian.
Since entering the new season, the Eagles have not entered the playoffs for seven full seasons, and they have been in decline for a long time. Adrian doesn't know when they will rise again, but he doesn't mind playing in the Eagles
Show the results of your training during this period of time on your body.
The game soon entered the Lakers' orbit. Although the Hawks had a strong scoring ability, their defense was really poor and they could not stop the Lakers' attack.
In the first half, the Lakers went off the court with a seven-point advantage with a score of 65:58. In the second quarter, instead of narrowing, the point difference gradually began to widen.
The main thing is Adrian's safety in the low post.
Seeing Adrian on the field taking the initiative to play singles in the low post several times, Phil Jackson couldn't help but show a satisfied smile on his face, and his evaluation of Adrian in his heart went up to a higher level.
Adrian is not only a player with great potential, but also a very smart player. He is also a player who is willing to accept other people's opinions, which Phil Jackson appreciates very much.
Think about the other one, which makes Phil Jackson even more satisfied.
In fact, the person Phil Jackson most wanted to place in the low post was Kobe Bryant, not Adrian.
With Kobe's own skills, if he is willing to further enhance his strength and move his position to the low position, he will explode with greater power. But Kobe is obviously unwilling to accept this. In his opinion, the low position is all
This is where blue-collar players stay, and Kobe Bryant is a superstar. How can a superstar mix with those blue-collar players and fight desperately in the paint?
He is more willing to use his sharp breakthroughs and precise jump shots to slaughter his opponents, rather than carrying his back and arching inward step by step.
In the original history, Kobe had to experience the baptism of defeat in the 2007-08 season finals before he began to seriously think about changing his style of play. It was not that Kobe Bryant was unable to do what he wanted in the high position, but that series
In the game, in the low post, the low post lineup composed of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett almost blew up the left and right sides of the Lakers. On the contrary, the Lakers took no advantage of the Celtics in the low post.
There was no other way. This completely changed Kobe's mind and realized the huge power of the low post.
From then on, Kobe changed his style of play and often appeared in the low post on the offensive end. Although he was an outside shooter, his footsteps and speed allowed him to easily play with his opponents in the low post and score. From then on, there was 08-10
The Lakers won two consecutive championships this season!
But now, history has changed because of Adrian's arrival. No one knows to what extent it will change, and no one knows whether Kobe will ever fall to the bottom one day.
And now, Adrian's power in the low post is also quite good. His footwork can only be said to be above average, but his awareness is absolutely top-notch, especially how to fully understand how to use his superhuman physical fitness.
Facing a thin defensive player, Adrian will choose to use his butt to clear the way and squeeze into the inside to hit hard. When facing a defender who is not strong enough and not fast enough, he will use his advantages in explosive power and speed to directly break through.
Cut in.
Facing an opponent shorter than himself, his back-turning quick fadeaway jumper is difficult to block, and when facing an opponent taller than himself, he can rely on his pretty good footwork to dodge the opponent for a layup.
Or a dunk.
At the same time, because the low post is very close to the basket, Adrian's explosive power makes his shortcomings in ball control and breakthrough become very obvious.
At the same time, if you encounter a top-notch low-post defender and ordinary methods are useless against them, Adrian will try his best to use fake moves and changes in center of gravity to deceive the opponent and then cause him to foul. If the effect is really ineffective,
Well, Adrian will spontaneously move to the high position and hand over the low position to Odom or Turiaf.
And today, Adrian was absolutely comfortable with hunting eagles.
To say that the best defensive player in the Hawks' main lineup is none other than the Hawks' starting power forward Josh Smith. With a height of 6 feet 9 inches, beast-level physical fitness, and quick footwork, he was one of the first players to win last year.
Won the championship in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. He is fierce in defense and very good at blocking shots. He can be said to be the best choice to defend Adrian.
But as a power forward and the most important part of the team's interior defense, unless Eagles head coach Woodson has a head cramp, he will be tasked with guarding Adrian alone.
Defending Adrian was the small point guard Tyrone Lu, who was 1.83 meters tall.
Encountering such a small man with little power in the low post, Adrian really couldn't understand the Eagles' defensive arrangement. He was too pressureless to play against Tyrone Lue. The huge height gap between the two could not be compensated at all, leaving Adrian
Derian can easily hit a jumper over Tyrone Lue.
His jump shot has improved a lot compared to before the suspension. After all, the practice of hitting 500 low jump shots on both sides of the court every day cannot be in vain. In addition, Adrian himself has a soft touch.
, as he becomes more accustomed to his body, his shooting touch is coming back.
Two minutes after the opening, Eagles head coach Mike Woodson took the lead in requesting a timeout. Woodson did not blame Tyronn Lue for his poor defense, because he could see that it was not Tyronn Lue's defense that had a problem, but his fundamental problem.
There is no way to defend! The height difference is really too big.
This is the advantage of a tall point guard, who can create a natural mismatched offensive effect on the court. Woodson wants to replace Tyrone Lue and replace him with a swingman to defend Adrian. This effect should be good, and
It is also the best choice.
But... who will have the ball?
After all, not every swingman can play point forward!
