Terry Gerner was right. When Wen Hao hit three three-pointers in the first 40 seconds, Kobe looked at Wen Hao, and the look in his eyes looked scary. But at this time, he still
It's not the time when he needs to break out. Wen Hao's three three-pointers, at best, only gave the Rockets a few points lead at the beginning. Everyone knows that even a 10-point lead at the beginning is nothing. Therefore, it is not yet time for Kobe to take action himself.
time. Most of his attention is now on Harden.
In the first two games, he tried his best to guard Harden, and the result was 18 points in one game and 22 points in one game. This is already a good number for ordinary players, but for Harden, who is praised by others,
For a player with the title of first shooting guard, it is obviously not enough. This shows that Kobe's defense against Harden has been successful. And
Kobe's goal in this game is to keep Harden in this state. As long as Harden is guarded, the Rockets will lose a strong scoring point, and it will not be very difficult for the Lakers to beat the Rockets. And if this game is
If they win, the Lakers will lead the Rockets with an absolute 3-0 advantage, and the Lakers will be closer to the Western Conference championship.
Therefore, Kobe only said to his younger brother Marshall next to him: "Use your candy-style forward defense to prevent the Rockets' No. 5, and then use your offense to destroy him."
Marshall has been playing with Kobe for a long time and has learned Kobe's character. At this time, he looked fierce and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely guard him to death."
So when the Rockets attacked next, before Wen Hao caught the ball in the backcourt, Marshall chased Wen Hao and used a forward defense, making it impossible for him to catch the ball.
Howard had no choice but to pass the ball to Harden.
Marshall glanced at Wen Hao, then at Kobe, and said to himself: "My defense was successful."
Kobe cast an approving look at Marshall, and then shouted: "Good job, keep defending." After saying that, Kobe stood in front of Harden and started to face Harden seriously. He must use this in this game.
Harden, who challenged his reputation as the number one shooting guard, was killed.
At this time, Harden faced Kobe and wanted to challenge Kobe. In NBA, some juniors are like this. Facing former superstars, they all want to show themselves and challenge the superstars to prove their worth.
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Harden's right hand passes the ball from his crotch to his left hand, his left hand changes direction in front of his body and passes to his right hand, and his right hand moves from his crotch to his left hand. This is repeated several times, and then suddenly breaks forward from his left hand, hoping to create explosive power and speed to surpass Kobe.
But Kobe is not a vegetarian. A player like him who is extremely competitive will naturally not be bad at defense. At this time, facing Harden's breakthrough, he suddenly took a step back and continued to block Harden.
When Harden saw Kobe retreating, he immediately stopped his breakthrough and suddenly took a step back, then shot two points from the free throw line. Based on Harden's expectation, he had already shaken Kobe away, and now it was up to him to see if he could shoot.
Entered.
But just when Harden took action, Kobe suddenly blocked it with all his strength.
In the expectant eyes of the fans, Kobe blocked Harden. Although his block did not seem to affect Harden's shooting trajectory, in fact, his fingertips did touch the ball. The basketball hit the rim.
On the front line, Nick Young got the rebound and threw it to Marshall to start the fast break.
Under D'Antoni, no point guard can't break fast. Now, almost all the Lakers team is made up of young players, and they are running towards the frontcourt like crazy. Wen Hao chased Marshall forward with all his strength.
Now his physical fitness has reached 71. Although it is not too fast, Marshall's original speed is not too fast, and his dribbling speed will be a bit slower, so Wen Hao is already on the verge of catching up with Marshall.
But just as Wen Hao was chasing forward frantically, Marshall in front suddenly stopped. Wen Hao, who was chasing after him, saw this and quickly stopped. If he went further, he would definitely hit Marshall.
As soon as Wen Hao stopped, Marshall suddenly rushed forward, instantly widening the distance from Wen Hao, and then threw the ball back. Nick Young, who followed behind, made an alley-oop and smashed the ball into the basket.
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"Wow——"
This goal made the fans at Staples Center excited.
Commentator Terry Gerner laughed when he saw this: "Marshall is indeed Marshall. To be praised by LeBron James as 'passing like Kidd', and to be exclaimed by ESPN experts as 'Mark Jackson' II"
How can these people be just ordinary people? Facing the horrendous situation this season
Marshall is not afraid of Wen Hao at all. His candy-like defense prevents Wen Hao from getting the ball at all. His offense combines speed and slowness, and he has a very good grasp of the rhythm, and his passing is not sloppy.
.The Lakers are truly blessed to have such a point guard."
Chris Mullin nodded in agreement: "It's true. When Nash was injured and Blake was traded, Marshall became the absolute point guard of the Lakers, and his average of more than ten assists per game was also surprising. Look.
Today’s highlight, in addition to Kobe Bryant vs. Harden, Marshall vs. Wen Hao is also a highlight.”
"Marshall has a good rhythm, with Kobe urging him from behind, and Nash guiding him from the side. His progress is rapid. When it comes to rookie point guards this season, it is none other than Wen Hao and Shaw. And Kobe is regarded as the
Marshall, who is a role model, is naturally unhappy with Wen Hao's pressure on him in the second half of the season. His performance in the first two games was to overwhelm Wen Hao, will this third game overshadow Wen Hao's limelight again?"
"This is very possible. You can tell just by looking at Marshall's energy today. When Wen Hao hit three three-pointers, not only Kobe was angry, but Marshall's eyes were also cold. It seems that these two people will definitely have a fight today.
Already."
When Wen Hao heard the on-site commentary, he let out a soft "hum" in his nose. The one he wanted to defeat in this game was Kobe. As for Marshall, he didn't take it seriously yet.
It's not that he is arrogant, but he has already mastered Marshall's playing habits and style characteristics in the past two games. It is easy to defeat Marshall. The reason why he was overshadowed by Marshall in the first two games is that
It was just because Wen Hao suddenly lost his touch and seemed to be unable to score no matter how hard he shot, and he always seemed to make mistakes when passing the ball.
And in this game, judging from the three three-pointers he just scored in a row, Wen Hao already knew that his touch was back. And with his previous state, it would be easy to destroy Marshall.
Thinking of this, Wen Hao ran out of the backcourt to meet the ball. Marshall still used his forward and close defense, making Wen Hao unable to catch the ball at all.
"Look, they're moving forward to defend themselves."
"This kid Marshall is really good at defense."
"Continue to guard against death."
Fans at Staples Center were pleasantly surprised.
The Oscar-winning actor Nicholson, a fan who must attend every Lakers game, nodded in approval: "This kid Marshall doesn't usually perform so energetically, but when he met the Rockets point guard, he was so energetic. It seemed like he was really dissatisfied.
Ah. But it’s good this way. Only in this way can Marshall defend the point guard of the Rockets."
When Wen Hao heard the on-site commentary and the shouts of the fans, the corner of his mouth curled up, and he thought to himself: "Go around the front, right? Close to the body, right? Let's try it."
Thoughts flashed through his mind. Wen Hao suddenly stopped running forward, turned around and ran to the front court. Marshall saw Wen Hao suddenly running to the front court. Although he was a little surprised, he still followed Wen Hao and ran to the back court.
go.
At this time, Howard served to Harden, and Harden slowly moved to the frontcourt. After Wenhao circled the inside, he suddenly ran to the backcourt.
When Marshall saw this, he was even more surprised: What on earth is this kid going to do?
However, although Marshall understood the spirit of close defense very thoroughly, when he saw Wen Hao running to the backcourt, he ran to the backcourt. When Wenhao was halfway through, he suddenly retreated to the frontcourt. Marshall naturally followed him.
field.
At this time, Harden had already started practicing alone with Kobe. On this shot, he finally got two free throws by virtue of his best ability to draw fouls.
When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, Marshall dribbled to the frontcourt. Facing Wen Hao's defense, he used a very beautiful turn to get rid of Wen Hao in an instant, penetrated into the paint, and then broke through and handed the ball to Wen Hao.
Kobe. Kobe made a shot from beyond the three-point line.
Looking back, Marshall still used close-fitting defense, preventing Wen Hao from getting the ball at all.
Wen Hao didn't run back and forth between the front and backcourt with this ball, but he kept shuttling back and forth inside, and Marshall kept running with Wen Hao.
Courtside commentator Chris Mullin said: "Judging from the opening minutes, the Rockets have no other highlights except Wen Hao's three consecutive three-pointers at the beginning. The duel between Harden and Kobe,
Kobe has scored five points and two assists in a row, while Harden has only scored
4 points, no assists; in the duel between Marshall and Wen Hao, Marshall already had two assists and 3 points, while Wen Hao had no other performance except the 9 points in the opening game. In other words, in these few minutes, the Lakers
Completely defeated the Rockets, the score has reached 11 to 15."
Terry Gerner said: "It is true that as you said, the Lakers played better than the Rockets in these minutes, but what is strange is that when Marshall adopted a close-circling defense against Wen Hao,
Wen Hao suddenly seemed to have lost his mind and kept running in the front and backcourts, and this time he kept circling in the frontcourt. This is really surprising."
"In fact, his intention is very obvious, that is, to consume Marshall's physical strength. But does Wen Hao think that his physical fitness is worse than Marshall's? Just look at his body shape and we know that Wen Hao's strength and durability are not as good as Marshall's at all. He is like this Running endlessly, before Marshall's energy was exhausted, he himself ran to death first. So his style of play may seem smart, but it is actually extremely stupid."
But on the court, Wen Hao continued his endless running as if he hadn't heard the commentary at all.
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[Busy, there is only this update today, and there may be another update tomorrow.] (To be continued.)
