In today's game against the Lakers, Chen Jie rarely scored only 6 points in the first half. The fans at the United Center were looking forward to Chen Jie's performance in the second half.
You know, in the game against the Pistons, although the Bulls lost in the end, Chen Jie still scored 41 points. Therefore, his consecutive 30+ games also surpassed last season's score in that game.
Tracy McGrady.
If Chen Jie continues to score thirty points in this game, he will set a record.
When the fans at the United Center have lost all suspense in the game, of course what they are most looking forward to is their team's star player setting a record.
However, no one knows what Chen Jie is thinking.
If Chen Jie doesn't want to create such a record at all, then no matter how much others expect it, if he doesn't take the initiative to score, there is no hope.
The Lakers' offense, after halftime, Kobe got the ball.
Chen Jie took the initiative to take on the task of defending Kobe Bryant. From entering the league to now, Chen Jie has always worked hard on the defensive end. Although many times, the opponent's arrow man is still left to Griffin to guard. Chen Jie's main job
Focus on attacking.
But Chen Jie's goal is not to be a player who can only score high scores, he wants to be a comprehensive player, a true superstar, a player similar to Michael Jordan.
Therefore, Chen Jie often takes the initiative to ask Ying to guard the opponent's arrow for a period of time. This is a challenge for Chen Jie, and it also exercises Chen Jie's defensive ability.
In fact, up to now, Chen Jie's defensive ability has been qualitatively improved compared to when he was in college. At least, he will not be a colander in the team's defense, but a very stable and excellent defensive player, although he is still
It cannot be called outstanding or top-notch, but Chen Jie is already making progress.
His progress has also been noticed by the media, coaches and fans.
Seeing Chen Jie taking the initiative to stand in front of Kobe, the fans at the United Center gave Chen Jie applause.
When Kobe saw Chen Jie standing opposite, he did not dare to take it lightly. He did not rush to dribble the ball to break through, but first protected the basketball and looked for opportunities to break through or shoot.
Two people standing face to face, this is definitely a scene that fans want to see before the game.
One-on-one with a superstar!
Kobe held the ball and faced Chen Jie. He did not dribble the ball, but took out his left foot first and did a test.
Chen Jie was unmoved, his eyes were staring at the basketball in Kobe's hand.
Kobe tried to test his left foot several times in succession. But Chen Jie was not fooled. Kobe still couldn't find any flaw in Chen Jie's game.
See if one move fails. Kobe makes another move.
He raised the ball above his head and made a fake shot, trying to lighten Chen Jie's center of gravity.
First of all, Kobe's fake moves are indeed realistic, and it looks like he is really going to shoot the next second.
Secondly, Kobe's shooting ability really makes defenders dare not take it lightly, and his shooting range is very long, and his ability to pull up shots is particularly strong.
Therefore, when Kobe makes such a fake move, even a very good defender can easily be fooled.
Because they really can't guess whether Kobe will shoot or not. For Kobe, he can shoot.
Defenders don't dare not block it. If Kobe really shoots, it will be over.
But if you try to block it, if Kobe just makes a fake move, the next moment, he can break through you.
In a certain sense, the difficulty of defending Kobe is largely related to this.
He can shoot suddenly, and when he makes a shooting motion, the defender is really in a dilemma.
If you block it, you're afraid of being fooled; if you don't block it, you're afraid of him actually shooting.
Many defenders have a hard time making a choice at this time. They generally tend to block, because after all, if they don't block, he will have to shoot without being guarded. If he blocks, even if he passes by,
The inside also needs its own teammates to help defend.
At this moment, Chen Jie was actually in a bit of trouble.
Kobe Bryant's first fake move, but Chen Jie didn't block it, and his body remained motionless.
But Kobe made several fake shots in a row. Each fake shot was so realistic that he could shoot at any time. At this time, Chen Jie didn't know what to choose.
Of course, Kobe felt a little embarrassed when he saw Chen Jie motionless.
He actually didn't want to shoot. After all, there was a greater chance of breaking through and scoring. In addition, there was still a certain distance from the basket, so Kobe really didn't have much confidence in shooting.
But if Chen Jie never gets shaken up by him, Kobe will have no choice but to do so.
Kobe once again faked a shot. He had already faked five shots in a row. Of course, these five fakes were done very fast. Together, they took more than one second.
Kobe had already decided in his mind that if Chen Jie was still unmoved by another fake move, Kobe would just shoot.
Now if he wants to break through Chen Jie, Kobe has no chance at all.
But just as he was making this fake move, Chen Jie moved.
He didn't raise his center of gravity, and certainly didn't take off. He just moved his feet slightly forward, getting a little closer to Kobe.
For Kobe, this one move is enough.
The moment Chen Jie moved, Kobe immediately started too.
This action shows Kobe's skill. He reacts quickly and starts quickly. For many defenders, Kobe is really a nightmare.
When Chen Jie moved forward, Kobe shot the ball to the ground, and then quickly changed direction with the ball. While Chen Jie moved forward, he walked behind Chen Jie. This time, Kobe Bryant
In one step, he took over half of Chen Jie's body.
Fortunately, Chen Jie still had a hand when moving forward. He was also afraid that Kobe would move on his own and use this opportunity to break through.
Seeing that Kobe had indeed done this, Chen Jie reacted quickly. He allowed Kobe to occupy half of his body, but quickly followed Kobe and still stood between Kobe and the basket.
Kobe's goal was actually to use the outside lane to overtake Chen Jie, and then hit the basket, because he only had this route to break through Chen Jie.
Chen Jie's positioning is very outstanding.
It was precisely because of Chen Jie's key positioning that he bought himself time to react. When Chen Jie reacted, he was still standing in front of Kobe.
It can be said that at this time, Kobe's best breakthrough opportunity has been lost.
But what kind of player is Kobe? Since he chose to break through, how could he give up at this time?
Of course, Kobe can also choose to make a pull-up jump shot, but he still believes that Chen Jie can't block him.
But in that case, Kobe might as well have just shot.
The hit rate of a pull-up jump shot is not as high as that of a pull-up shot.
With the Lakers lagging so far behind, Kobe still hopes to score steadily.
He still wants to hit the basket.
Seeing that Chen Jie was still blocking him, Kobe did not give up and continued to break through.
At this time, if Kobe wanted to get past Chen Jie, he could only use himself to change direction.
Kobe's dribbling skills are very skillful. He made several beautiful dribblings under the crotch and faked left and right breakthroughs at the same time, which was very confusing.
But Chen Jie had already studied Kobe's videos. He knew that at this time, Kobe was used to walking to his right, so Chen Jie chose his position well. Even if Kobe was making a fake move to break through to the left, Chen Jie
Still unmoved.
Kobe has lost his best opportunity.
Chen Jie stood tightly in front of Kobe, not giving Kobe a chance to break through. Even now, Chen Jie can block Kobe's shots at any time.
Kobe saw players coming to double-team him immediately. At this time, he had no choice but to shoot.
He stopped dribbling and prepared to take off.
Chen Jie's reaction was particularly fast. The moment he saw Kobe stop dribbling, he took a small step forward and pressed Kobe tightly with his body.
In the end, Chen Jie's defense was successful. He asked Kobe to use the most uncomfortable action to shoot the ball. He almost leaned back and lost his balance.
Such a shot is quite difficult.
Of course, Kobe can still make shots many times.
But with this ball, he didn't have such good luck.
The basketball hit the rim and bounced, and Chandler collected the rebound.
Chen Jie's defense was successful.
Kobe looked at Chen Jie and when he stepped back, there was a slight change in his eyes.
More than a month ago, Kobe Bryant and Chen Jie competed once in Los Angeles.
That time, Kobe and Chen Jie also had many one-on-one attacks and defenses.
At that time, Kobe felt that it was a bit difficult to defend Chen Jie, but it was still very easy for Kobe to beat Chen Jie alone.
Unexpectedly, only a month has passed. Not only is this kid more difficult to defend on the offensive end, but the key is that he has also made such great progress on the defensive end.
In the defense just now, he didn't take advantage of his own fake moves or be confused by himself. When he finally shot, he came up to block the ball.
Don't give yourself the chance to foul.
Except for being shaken one step forward by his fake shot, Chen Jie's defense just now can be said to be perfect.
This boy has made great progress.
In his heart, Kobe gave such an evaluation.
He admired Chen Jie.
This kid will definitely be his biggest opponent from now on.
Although the Lakers' current record is not good, Kobe still has the world in his heart.
Maybe, a few years later, I will face the Bulls in the Finals, and Chen Jie may be a problem for the Lakers.
