At the last minute, this civil war in California is about to come to an end.
The Lakers want to win, so why don't the Warriors do the same? So the two teams gradually became focused.
The Lakers' tactics are very simple. Kobe holds the ball and he has full authority to decide whether to attack or pass. This is the benefit of having a big-hearted superstar. The choice of the head coach will never be a problem. The tactics designed by the Warriors are to
It's a lot more complicated. After all, Curry hasn't really proven himself this year. As a new team boss, Mark Jackson is not so "reliant", which is extremely normal.
After the timeout, the Warriors dribbled the ball. Since it was already the last minute, Kobe no longer had the need to conserve his energy. He directly led the defense for the entire court. From that look, he was preparing to completely block Stephen Curry. Curry
When he saw the Lakers starting to mark him from the Warriors' backcourt on the 24th, he was not afraid at all. His eyes were high-spirited and he didn't ask anyone to come over to help him. He just played one-on-one with Kobe.
You must know that Kobe has been a long-established superstar, and his defense of the ball holder is recognized by the league as one of the best. Ordinary young players are simply unwilling to accept his "full-court care". But Curry, he is just like this
Yes, in terms of courage, he is very strong, much more than 6 feet 3 inches.
This was a wonderful offensive and defensive battle in the backcourt. Kobe's defense was as tight as ever, but Curry refused to admit defeat. He just stumbled and dribbled the basketball through the Warriors' half. This scene made the Oracle Arena fans excited.
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Seeing that the opponent successfully passed the half court, Kobe's expression became indifferent, and the accelerating distance behind him became smaller, so the "Black Mamba" increased his defensive intensity by another three points.
"Bryant defended very tightly, but Curry did not retreat and continued to attack alone with the ball. Curry changed direction and dribbled, stopped suddenly, changed direction again, and shot a three-pointer!" Bob Gerrard quickly said
The commentator said, and in conjunction with his voice, the cheering volume in the audience became louder and louder.
This is the role of the on-site commentator, to incite the emotions of the home fans and use the voice of nearly 20,000 people to have a negative psychological impact on the visiting team. But who is Kobe? As a veteran player who entered the league in 1996, how can he care?
This set? So the footwork is not disturbed at all, and he is still guarding Stephen Curry with great intensity. Seeing this, Tang Qian finally understood why Kobe Bryant's basic defensive statistics are not outstanding, but he is still
The winner of the Best Defensive Team 12 times, including 9 times in first defense, ranking among the top backcourt players. There are some things that cannot be reflected by ordinary data, especially this kind of super on-ball defense. Tang Qianguang is watching from the sidelines.
I felt like my hair was standing on end and my heart felt cold.
If physical fitness can be guaranteed, even if Kobe ruptures his Achilles tendon, he will still be a super strong backcourt defender.
Tang Qian remembers that in the last two seasons, even though the competitive state was not as good as before, there were still S-level one-on-one defenses with the ball, such as stealing Curry twice in a row within 14 seconds, and one-on-one defense against LeBron James for the whole game.
, even including the ball that was beaten by Curry in a single, Kobe's defense was also S-level, but he got old in the end and lacked explosive power when blocking shots with his legs. In addition, Curry's touch on that ball was really incredible, so he
He has no choice but to become the "background king". But these examples are enough to show that even after Kobe's Achilles tendon rupture, if he has sufficient physical strength, he can still perform a suffocating defensive performance. Not to mention the 2012-2013 season, Kobe's Achilles tendon
Still in good health.
However, Curry has also shown some "future overlord" temperament this season, so he has not backed down at all, and he is tough on offense and defense with Kobe. But unfortunately, this season Curry has not yet reached the peak of "Curry Hao" strength.
So this three-pointer hit the ground running.
"Get rebounds!!!" Mark Jackson, the head coach of the Warriors, saw Curry's failure in singles, and immediately screamed inwardly, because judging from the rebounding trend of the entire game, the Lakers have that Oriental center, the Warriors
It was difficult for the team to win this offensive rebound. But they couldn't just bow their heads and admit defeat, so Mark Jackson still stood on the sidelines and reminded loudly.
Damn it, I must grab this rebound!!!
They were abused by the Lakers on the 29th and it was almost 4 quarters into the game. The Warriors insiders also felt very frustrated and angry, so they all came out with all their strength for this ball. "Hot, protect the rebound."
!" Compared to Mark Jackson, Mike D'Antoni seemed a lot more calm and relaxed. After all, Tang Qian's rebounding status in this game was obvious to all, and it was basically impossible to lose to his opponent. Even if three people played together, it would be
Same.
But the development of things was beyond everyone's expectations. Because of this defensive rebound, Tang Qian failed to protect it.
In the end, the rebound was grabbed by David Lee of the Warriors.
What???
This time, Mike D'Antoni didn't expect it, the Lakers didn't expect it, and even David Lee himself, who got the rebound, felt a little erratic and unreal.
Did I actually get a rebound? Or was it an offensive rebound?
David Li subconsciously lowered his head and looked down, as if to make sure again.
You can't blame him. If you are robbed of more than 40 rebounds by your opponent in an NBA game, you will be exactly the same as David Lee.
"David, what are you doing? Pass the ball right away! Pass the ball to me!" When Curry's voice shouted, David Lee was immediately excited, and then quickly released the ball and passed the basketball in his hand to the right player.
Warriors No. 30 Stephen Curry quickly shot a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and then, with a "swipe" sound, the basketball hit the net.
"Steph! Curry!" the on-site commentator Bob Gerrard shouted excitedly.
The fans in the audience immediately became excited.
The Warriors went ahead with a 2-point shot.
Beep beep~
Mike D'Antoni had no choice but to immediately call the Lakers' last timeout of the game.
No one blamed Tang Qian, because everyone had just seen that Tang Qian was fighting three players in the inside. It was just that Tang Qian's low rebound was too strong before, so it paralyzed everyone. Logically speaking, the inside was 1VS3.
, it was originally an extremely difficult thing. It was just Tang Qian's crazy performance that completely covered up this point. Now that I think about it carefully, this is a normal situation, isn't it?
As for Jordan Hill, he had no intention of getting into the low post. He only wanted to get a few high-post rebounds.
"Tang, you don't need to blame yourself too much. This is not your problem." Mike D'Antoni saw that Tang Qian was a little depressed, and quickly spoke to comfort him. "No, Mr. D'Antoni, this is my responsibility. I am
As the center of the team, I have the responsibility and obligation to protect everything under the Lakers basket, but I... failed to do it. I'm sorry, sir." Seeing Tang Qian say this, Mike D'Antoni immediately said: "Tang, you are right
I am too strict. No inside player can keep the ball, not even the four major centers in the 1990s. On the contrary, I was too underestimating the enemy and too rash." Mike D'Antoni finished speaking,
He turned around and went to get the tactical board. What makes him better than Mike Brown is that he is a good person and will take the initiative to admit his mistakes. Therefore, few teams that D'Antoni has coached are particularly dissatisfied with him.
Since time was running out, all the pressure was immediately on the Lakers' side.
After setting up several tactical moves, Mike D'Antoni turned to look at Kobe and said, "Bryant, can you do it?"
"Of course." Kobe's answer was still simple. The kind of self-confidence in him was different from ordinary people.
Perhaps, without this kind of "abnormal self-confidence", it would have been impossible to stay in the spotlight of Los Angeles for 20 years.
After the timeout, the two sides came back on the court. The Warriors were all full of momentum, but the Lakers seemed much weaker.
After all, not everyone has Kobe's kind of self-confidence.
The Lakers directly choose to serve the ball in the frontcourt. In the last two minutes of the fourth quarter and the last two minutes of overtime, after the team holding the ball has timed out, they can choose to serve the ball in the frontcourt or the backcourt. Now that time is running out, the Lakers naturally have to
Choose a more time-saving frontcourt serve.
The server was Nash. He spotted Kobe's movement and passed the basketball in his hand.
"Keep an eye on Kobe!!! Keep an eye on Kobe!!!" When playing against the Lakers, almost everyone in the world knows who will take the key shot.
"Bryant, I won't let you score easily!!!" Klay Thompson followed Kobe and kept spewing trash talk. This was a defensive skill his father taught him. At critical moments
, you can use words to disrupt the opponent's mentality and state. Perhaps this technique has a certain influence on ordinary stars, but if it can be used on Kobe, it is useless. Instead, it will help the "Black Mamba" concentrate and improve his competition.
status and intensity.
Kobe didn't bother to reply at all, he made a clean move, and then took advantage of half of his body to jump directly to shoot.
"Don't even think about it!" Klay Thompson also took off with all his strength. Although he was half a pace slower, with his height and wingspan, he was still confident of affecting Kobe. But "Black Mamba" was not a
An ordinary shot, because just when Klay Thompson was about to touch the basketball, he found Kobe's figure getting further and further away.
What? This is...a fadeaway jumper???
Brush~
Kobe Bryant hit a difficult three-pointer 15 seconds before the end of the game.
The Los Angeles Lakers instantly took the lead.
PS: It will break out tomorrow, thank you, it’s too late to come back today~