Compared with his old teammate Nowitzki, Nash's situation is obviously much "miserable".
Although he has two consecutive MVP trophies, he does not have an FMVP finale, so even if he wins two more MVPs, it will not mean much to him. It is not that the MVP trophy is not important, but when you have two
After that, your eyes will naturally shift to things you don’t have.
What's more, from the original nature of competitive sports, the championship is the highest honor.
You were once a quasi-super giant, but you didn’t have FMVP to back you up. This result means that you will never be promoted to the level of a super giant. And as history goes by, your historical status will only decline, not improve.
.So Nash is not only envious of his old teammate Nowitzki, but also envious. There were even times when Nash thought about it, if he had not left Dallas...
This shows how much Steve Nash desires a championship.
From FMVP champion, to main champion, and even substitute champion, as long as he can get that golden trophy, as long as he can get that golden ring, Nash has lowered his psychological bottom line again and again. However, he thought he came to the Lakers.
The team hugged him, but he never thought that the problems in Los Angeles were far beyond his imagination.
Haha, you still want a championship like this??? You can’t even make it to the playoffs!!!
The Lakers' fighting spirit is clearly declining. Faced with a big lead and almost desperate pressure to advance, how many people can maintain their fighting spirit? How many people can maintain their competitive spirit? Even for star players, it is difficult to do so.
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Unless you're like No. 24, that kind of paranoia is pretty much the same.
Kobe also tried his best and scored a back-to-back basket. It was obvious that he was very tired. His recent playing time was all over 42 minutes. This is for a veteran who is about to turn 35 years old.
, it was just too much. But on the face of the Black Mamba, there was only the desire to continue fighting, to continue taking shots, to continue scoring.
His body knows what fatigue is, but his mind does not.
He is such a man who likes to force himself.
Even though he knew that No. 23 in Chicago was out of reach, he still had to force himself to move forward and forcefully get closer to the back of that "god" little by little. No wonder Phil Jackson once wrote in his autobiography that if you want to compare with paranoia, in
In the field of basketball, Kobe is not inferior to Jordan at all, and even slightly surpasses Jordan.
But unfortunately, both his physical fitness and leadership ability are far behind Qiao Shen.
This is a gap that is difficult to make up the day after tomorrow. No matter how hard you work, even if you have reached your potential to the limit, it will still be the same.
Reality is so cruel.
A gap is still a gap after all.
Nowitzki is considered one of the big names in the league. He has expressed admiration for Kobe Bryant's spirit of "knowing that it's impossible but insisting on sprinting" many times. Because he is a basketball player himself, he understands Chicago very well.
No. 23, what kind of concept is that? LeBron, the favorite of heaven, is awesome, right? But even if he wins 6 championships, he is still not as good as Jordan.
Chicago No. 23's accumulation of honors is enough to make any pursuer despair.
Even James said that he never thought about surpassing Jordan, but there are still people in the league who "overestimate their abilities." For example, No. 24 of the Lakers is one.
Ordinary people simply don’t have this kind of courage to pursue God, and it’s impossible to even come close.
Only paranoid people with slightly abnormal psychology can do it.
So Nowitzki really admires Kobe from the bottom of his heart, not only for his skills, but also for his spirit and ambition.
but……
I'm still going to beat you tonight.
Because of victory, I will never give it up.
Your time... our time... may have passed.
Huh? This little guy?
I thought that Kobe was the only one in the Lakers who still maintained his tenacious fighting spirit, but unexpectedly, the same was true for No. 29 on the opposite side.
This actually surprised Nowitzki.
"Boy, you have a strong fighting spirit. I didn't expect that besides that paranoid, there is a second person in the Lakers who is so stubborn." Nowitzki said while claiming the position. Tang Qian did not take over, but his defensive intensity became more and more stubborn.
big.
When Nowitzki received the basketball again, Tang Qian immediately exerted his strength and stuck to it.
What? This guy makes such a big defensive move???
Nowitzki's surprise is also normal, because in the regular season, it is very easy to get a whistle if you make too many defensive moves. Why are the regular season and the playoffs completely different things? In addition to the different competitive states of the players, there is also
One very important point is the change in penalty scale.
The defensive actions of No. 29 on the opposite side were actually a bit beyond the "standards" of the regular season.
The eyes of the three referees on the field were also focused on this offensive and defensive confrontation.
But Tang Qian had no intention of restraining himself.
"Hey, kid, I'm kindly telling you, if you defend like this, you will definitely be called for a foul." However, Tang Qian ignored Nowitzki's words and was still concentrating on defending. Seeing that the opponent simply didn't care.
After paying attention to himself, Nowitzki was also a little unhappy. He was determined to teach No. 29 a good lesson. Therefore, with a shoulder-to-shoulder confrontation, Nowitzki was ready to attack.
Cross-shoulder confrontation is one of the ways to increase the distance between you and the defender. Again, there is no such thing as a cross-shoulder foul in the NBA. People who shout this on the basketball court actually don’t understand the rules at all. Penalties are required.
A foul is also an offensive foul. It is caused by invading the opponent's normal defensive space. If you have to be more serious, it is nothing more than the term "lower.the.shoulder" in the rules. But it is actually just an explanation for offensive fouls.
That's it, there are no special rules for "sinking shoulders".
Moreover, when the defender presses too hard, many NBA players will use their shoulders, arms or even their heads to push away the defender to gain normal offensive space. As long as the range of motion is appropriate, no referee will call an offensive foul.
But after Nowitzki stood shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time in the confrontation, he suddenly discovered that No. 29 on the opposite side immediately pressed forward. The defensive intensity and attitude were very much like a playoff game.
Nowitzki hit him twice more, and even once scratched the opponent's chin with his elbow, but Lakers No. 29 seemed to have no feeling and just continued to defend with great intensity.
Since you are not afraid of being called for a foul, then I won’t be polite either!
Thinking of this, Nowitzki saw the opportunity, dribbled the ball and made a strong cut, and immediately broke through from Tang Qian's left side.
Very smoothly, Nowitzki had a nearly one-position advantage.
There's nothing you can do about it. If you stick too close to someone, it's easier to get passed. Even if Jordan comes, it won't make any difference. But just when Nowitzki was about to move on and get closer to the basket.
, there was a sense of confrontation on the left side of the body. And it was extremely strong.
Nowitzki is also experienced and seasoned. He subconsciously shoots and prepares to gain a 2+1 opportunity.
But what surprised him was that none of the three referees blew the whistle.
This is a bit strange!
Logically speaking, with such a huge sense of confrontation, they couldn't have failed to see it. How could they not have executed the whistle?
But what the German didn't expect was what was happening behind him. The basketball he had just left his hand did not touch the Lakers' basket a second later. Instead, it was violently slapped out in mid-air!
The basketball was shot directly out of the baseline.
This...how did this happen???
Nowitzki was a little confused, but soon, a figure gave him the answer.
"The Chinese perm actually caught up and missed Dirk Nowitzki's shot in the penalty area??? He is so annoying... oh~ no, be careful!" In the commentary of Bill MacDonald, a huge yellow
The figure immediately passed by Nowitzki's side, and then hit the base under the basket frame solidly!
However, what made the German unbelievable the most was that he clearly saw that the opponent's head was only about 1cm away from the bottom edge of the backboard. It was even close to the past! Damn it! Such a fast impact,
If he hits his head, will it hurt to death? Yellow people's physical endurance is not even as good as mine, let alone black people! Well, even black people, if you do this,
The consequences are unpredictable, right?
He, he works so hard for a ball??? He might even risk his career??? This, what does this guy want to do??? Is he crazy???
No wonder Nowitzki was surprised, because the NBA is mainly a business league that makes money. As a professional basketball player, you will make a living by playing basketball in the future. If it is wasted because of a shot chase, wouldn't it be more than the gain and the loss?
Big hair? Don't think that the NBA is full of fools. Even if some people have low IQs, once it comes to money, they will have the same IQ as a doctor in an instant.
This is the charm of money, the "root of all evil".
Therefore, few people in the NBA choose to block shots like this, because if one is not good, it will be easy...
But it’s not like no one did it.
If you look at the video, you will find that Jordan, Kobe, Russell, James, etc. all have this kind of frequent blocking scenes. Aren't they afraid of being destroyed by rebounds? Thinking about it afterwards, of course they are afraid, but then
In an instant, his body's instincts kicked in before his consciousness. Another point was that their luck was quite strong. Although they did a lot of dangerous moves, they never seemed to have any major problems because of this.
This is not to say that there are no such stupid young people in the league. Marion also did this kind of thing back then. Because he jumped too high and at an awkward angle to block a shot, his whole head hit the basket and he lay on the ground for a long time.
I just got up. After a checkup, it was confirmed that I had a concussion, so after being scared once, I became less courageous. From this point of view, luck is also very important. If you have never been injured, then you will not be injured.
There is a psychological shadow.
The above names are all very lucky people who spare no effort in defense, but injuries due to this rarely happen.
As for today's young players, most of them lack this kind of hard-working temperament. For them, it is more practical to play quietly and earn US dollars comfortably. You can say that they are pragmatic and know how to take care of their bodies, but for the entire league,
In terms of blood nature and blood energy, it is actually unfavorable in the long run.
Too polite and civilized, is this still called professional basketball? Is this still called the NBA?
Furthermore, Nowitzki also vaguely noticed something, that is, the Eastern No. 29 did not blindly increase the defensive intensity and defensive actions, but... increased bit by bit! What does this mean?
?As an ordinary fan, you may not know much, but as a famous star in the league with a career spanning more than ten years, would the German Nowitzki not know?
This, this is him testing the referee's penalty standards for this game!!!
This little guy! It’s really not that simple! Ordinary defensive blue-collar workers don’t have such awareness and habits!
If he masters this skill, it means that he can fully wander on the edge of fouls and non-fouls! This is definitely an extremely troublesome thing for the offensive side!
No, you can't scare yourself! There are many stupid people in the NBA. Maybe he just made a subconscious judgment in a moment of excitement? This is also very possible! After all, there are many people in the league who want to master this move.
, but very few can actually do it! Even the German Nowitzki himself is very far away from this realm.
Therefore, he did not want to believe that a second-year Oriental rookie had the tendency to master this technique or even the "rules".
What if he is already on the verge of reaching the edge in his second year? Won’t there be another terrifying blue-collar warrior in the future?
Nowitzki is not willing to encounter such bad luck at the end of his career.
Therefore, he decided to take the next ball and make another strong attack to determine whether the opponent had touched the "edge".
"Dirk, go on!"
After the whistle blew, Nowitzki held the ball again. After the Mavericks players pulled away, he turned around, almost exactly like before, broke through the baseline and drove straight to the Lakers' basket.
Bang~
Sure enough, it was similar to before. When Nowitzki had just made a breakthrough, a strong sense of physical confrontation suddenly appeared on the left side. But this time Nowitzki was prepared, so when he made a three-step layup, he
After slowing down his speed and adjusting his center of gravity, he took the shot.
The angle he chose to shoot this ball was very wide, and he was playing cricket from a high position.
As we all know, it is almost impossible to block shots and play cricket at a high position.
It would be okay if there was no confrontation. You could sprint, accelerate, and jump without any scruples. But when there is confrontation, it would be very easy for you to act like this...
W, what!!!
PS: More updates will be added tomorrow, thank you for your support~