Chapter 50 The buckle of death reappears, Griffin shocked the world again
While the two were talking, the first quarter of the game was over.
The Rockets temporarily lead the Lakers by 9 points at 31:22.
At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides sent substitute players to play.
On the Rockets' side, Mark Jackson was very bold in hiring. He sent out four substitute players in one go - Jeremy Lin, Tony Allen, Kevin Martin, and Luis Scola.
Coupled with Blake Griffin, who is young and has excellent physical strength, the Rockets' bench lineup cannot be underestimated!
CCTV commentator Yang Yi lamented:
"Except for Yao Ming, the Rockets' current bench lineup is only better than last year's starting lineup!"
"This is the change Shen Fei has brought to this team!"
On the other hand, for the Lakers, Kobe continued to choose to play in order to hold on to the score.
In other words, he has only rested for two minutes from the beginning of the game to now.
Odom, who was troubled by foul trouble in the first quarter, also returned to the court at this time, forming a dual-core with Kobe.
The game continues and the Rockets serve.
Jeremy Lin carried the ball through half court and met Shannon Brown's defense.
Brown is a defender with extremely strong physical fitness.
In his career, he contributed countless wonderful dunks and blocks.
The most impressive thing may be that against the Nuggets that year, Brown pursued the defense from the backcourt and finally blocked the opponent with two hands.
That block made all the big guys on the Lakers bench, including Kobe Bryant, cover their mouths in shock!
However, apart from his superb physical fitness, Brown does not have many advantages.
Unstable shooting ability;
The feel of the ball is average, resulting in Kong having incredible explosive power, but rarely completing passes;
There is also... a poor view of the overall situation on the court and a lack of judgment.
For example, when Brown saw that the opponent he was playing against was a yellow man, he had already labeled the opponent in his mind - this man must not be physically fit, I will definitely beat him!
As a result, after Shuhao had just passed half-court, Brown took action rashly, trying to steal the opponent directly.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stretched out his hand and leaned forward, Jeremy Lin suddenly changed hands and dribbled the ball from behind, directly passing Brown cleanly.
Brown realized that he was being played, and quickly turned around to remedy the situation.
But after running for two steps, he suddenly discovered that the opponent was faster than him!
There was only one body length between the two, but Brown just didn't catch up.
In the end, he could only watch Shu Hao complete his small throw.
33:22, the Rockets' lead has reached double digits!
In the transition between offense and defense, Kobe asked for the ball in the low post. Behind him, Tony Allen was defending with all his might.
Lakers backup guard Steve Blake hit the ground and passed the ball to the elbow.
The moment Kobe caught the ball, he immediately felt the pressure coming from behind.
But he didn't panic at all, adjusted his center of gravity, and used his back to feel Tony Allen's defense.
The two of them are already old rivals!
In the Finals a few months ago, Kobe Bryant fought with Tony Allen many times.
In that series where physical confrontation reached its extreme, the Black Mamba's shooting percentage was not high due to the battle between the Celtics' defensive heroes.
Although the Lakers took risks and won the championship in the end, it cannot be denied that Tony Allen still showed his own characteristics in the matchup with Kobe, which limited the performance of the Black Mamba to a certain extent.
Tony Allen is also confident in this rematch.
Compared to Kobe, Allen, who came on the bench, has a physical advantage.
Therefore, even when defending a back-up shot, he still tirelessly tries to get the ball from behind.
Allen's defensive skills are very good.
Some fans may mistakenly believe that he and Beverley are the same type of defender.
In fact, although he is also known for his defensive aggressiveness, Allen rarely makes moves that hurt others.
More often, he relies on his super lateral movement ability and a pair of quick hands to interfere with his opponent's rhythm.
Even someone as strong as Kobe would feel a little uncomfortable under such defensive pressure.
But as the leader of the Lakers, he knows that at this time he must stand up to stop the team's bleeding.
Kobe suddenly showed strength and hit twice in a row.
"Bang, bang!"
Under the fierce body collision, Tony Allen groaned.
At this moment, Kobe suddenly shook his shoulders.
Tony Allen was deceived by this realistic fake move. Although he did not lose his defensive position, he hesitated for a second.
Kobe immediately sensed the opponent's hesitation, and then turned over and leaned back.
Only then did Tony Allen react, quickly stepped forward and tried to block the shot.
But Kobe's backward angle was so great that even though Allen tried his best, he could only reach his fingertips after the former completed the shot.
"Shua`"
"Beep"
The ball goes in and the whistle blows.
Two points scored, plus a penalty!
"You almost could have guarded me."
Kobe said to Tony Allen with an indifferent expression.
Allen smiled helplessly and spread his hands.
In several games with Kobe, he had heard too much such trash talk.
Moreover, Allen thought he had defended well enough just now, so he was not discouraged.
[Kobe Bryant’s game was unreasonable, he just had strong personal ability]
Tony Allen clapped his hands to cheer himself up.
Kobe stood on the free throw line and was greeted by chants of "mvp" from the Staples Center.
He took a deep breath and made the free throw steadily.
At 33:25, the Lakers caught up with the score.
But the excitement of the fans hasn't passed yet. The Rockets are about to send a baseline kick and start to counterattack!
Shuhao advanced with the ball at high speed and once again got rid of Brown's defense.
On the Lakers side, only Odom and Blake began to retreat immediately.
Seeing Jeremy Lin break into the penalty area, Lakers insider Odom thought he was going to repeat his old trick, so he quickly moved sideways to cover the defense.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out of the penalty area with his front foot, Jeremy Lin threw the ball into the air with his back hand.
The next moment, the white monster came out of the cage again!
The moment Griffin caught the basketball, Blake stood in front of him without hesitation, preparing to use his body to form the final line of defense.
"Steve Blake is very brave! And his position choice this time is very reasonable and should be able to draw an offensive foul!"
Yang Yi commented timely.
However, the next moment, Griffin seemed to use the traditional Chinese martial arts in the air - the vertical ladder, and rose to some heights out of thin air!
Then...he flew over Blake's head!
"bang!"
After a powerful one-handed dunk, the entire audience was stunned, as were the other nine players present!
Griffin actually flew directly over Blake!
This scene is like a reappearance of Carter's "death button" many years ago.
(Of course, the difficulty is still slightly inferior to Death Knuckle.)
"Oh my God, what did I see?!"
"This rookie is a monster, right? Did he really stay in a hospital bed for the entire last year?"
"I dare say that he is the most physically fit rookie after LeBron James!"
The fans spoke to each other, expressing their shock.
At the same time, Griffin was celebrating with his teammates on the court by bumping their chests crazily.
The "victim" Blake stood there blankly, looking very lonely.
Najia walked to his side, stretched out her hand and rubbed his head:
"You acted very manly just now! It's not shameful to be dunked. This shows that you are defending seriously and are not timid!"
Then, Kobe passed the ball to Odom on the baseline and signaled the ball back to him.
The fans at the scene immediately realized that this was Kobe's response to the opponent!