At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers showed an almost overwhelming advantage. Since Nash returned to take full control of the ball, the Lakers' original offensive problems have been completely solved, as if they have been penetrated by the "Rent and Governor", the four kings are enough
Take care of everything. As for Wesley Johnson, the main thing is to defend well and then occasionally shoot empty baskets, which is enough.
The Wizards still underestimated the current Lakers team. Even if Ariza hit three three-pointers in this quarter, it was of no use. The Lakers showed their full strength. Gasol + Tang Qian succeeded in continuous inside attacks.
The Wizards, who are weak inside, are complaining endlessly. Whether it is Marcin Gortat or Trevor Booker, they are playing in pain. The defense is painful, not to mention the offense, and the inside without the ability to shoot from the outside is facing
Tang Qian + Gasol's twin tower barrier is just for delivering food.
It's totally impossible to get in!
Because Kobe Bryant has plenty of physical strength on the outside, he chokes John Wall on the defensive end. Wall has never experienced this kind of treatment since he entered the league. Because when he joined the league, it was already the 10-11 season, and Kobe had already retired.
At the absolute peak, his physical limitations prevented him from concentrating on offense and defense as before. Therefore, No. 24's defense became more and more difficult. Even if he had to defend, he had to be tight at critical moments.
Maybe you can stick to it throughout the whole process as if you were at your peak.
But this season, especially after Nash's comeback, this doesn't matter anymore.
Kobe can 100% pinch his opponents on the defensive end, and this kind of player with a long ratio of ball possession to ball holding type is Kobe's favorite and most happy defensive target. No joke, if it weren't for Tang Qian this season, Kobe would
He can probably compete for the honor of DPOY. With his overall peak body and physical fitness + more than ten years of court experience, his defensive ability has also reached the top of his career.
This season, Wall is only a No. 1 player with around 19+ points. If he wants to compete with Kobe, he is really not qualified.
So at the Staples Center, you will see a scene. No. 24 follows Wizards No. 2 all the way, making the latter uncomfortable throughout the game. Holding the ball and getting rid of the opponent is even more of a dream. Peak Wade
If he can't do it, who is he? Even if you call a pick-and-roll, you can't call it every round. This will consume too much for the team as a whole, and the offensive mode will be easy to figure out.
Moreover, Wall was very poor in three-point and mid-range, and showed no improvement until the 17-18 season. What else can you do with him in the 13-14 season?
Furthermore, this Wizards team has limited power when playing pick-and-rolls. Neither Gortat nor Trevor Booker in the starting lineup has the ability to jump out of the mid-range and long-range after the pick-and-roll. Therefore, it is easy to be targeted, even
Deliberately let it go. Secondly, even if they risk everything and rush into the inside to attack, the end result will probably not be good. The Lakers' inside line is the area with the most defensive energy on the entire scene, with Gore averaging 13+ per game and 6+ per game.
Tate and Booker? Going in is probably what people in Los Angeles hope for most. All the scumbags will be eaten. The third problem is Wall's own offensive limitations. If you are poor at baskets, you can still only make a large proportion of breakthroughs after pick-and-rolls.
The way to score, and that goes back to the original point of the problem. The Lakers basically can't hit the basket, and his explosive state is probably of no use.
So Kobe killed the Wizards' ace core by himself. He made many mistakes in the middle, was directly intercepted by No. 24, and made several defensive counterattacks, including a solo fast break dunk.
35-25 in a single quarter. If Ariza hadn't saved his life with three three-pointers, the game would have been over.
But even so, they are still hanging on, with no hope of overtaking or winning.
92-74, the Lakers led by 18 points entering the fourth quarter.
In fact, the last quarter only lasted for more than 5 minutes. The Lakers basically replaced all the main players, leaving only some substitutes and Tang Qian to play on the court. At the end of the game, 109-99, the Lakers defeated their opponents by 10 points.
, ushered in the 21st consecutive victory at home this season.
Kobe scored even less in this game, only scoring 31 points. However, he was not unhappy, because only such a Lakers team would allow him to see the opportunity to reach the top stage this season. Nash had already scored 10 in this game.
assists. And because they established their lead early on, none of the Lakers' "Four Kings" played more than 30 minutes. This kind of loss and ease made D'Antoni a little high-spirited after the game, sweeping away the results of more than 60 games before.
Be few words.
There is only one reason why this change will happen, and this is the team he wants to build.
Instead of having the feeling of "VIP watching a show" from the perspective of a bystander.
However, some media still attributed the Lakers' victory to the weak opponents, and the Wizards were already vulnerable.
This is a bit too much. No matter how weak the Wizards are, they are currently the fifth team in the Eastern Conference. What does it mean to be vulnerable? If all playoff teams are called vulnerable, then what value and competitiveness does the Eastern Conference have?
?
Kobe said in an interview after the game: Some media and media people just like nonsense/bull shit!
The thorn in the side of No. 24 immediately made some big experts and reporters dissatisfied. Some of them jumped out and said publicly:
Please ask Kobe to take care of the Lakers' matters on the court first! Too much internal strife in the team is not a good thing!
At this time, Tang Qian + Gasol + Nash stood up to refute the rumors and said:
People who like bullshit/bullshit just like to talk nonsense, and they won’t feel comfortable if they don’t make something out of nothing!
Henry Abbott said:
The surface is glamorous! I think the Lakers’ probability of winning this season has never been higher!
This time Kobe + Nash + Gasol + Tang Qian spoke together:
No need for some outsiders to predict! He probably doesn’t even have the energy to shoot a three-pointer, right? LOL!!!
Henry Abbott said:
I hope you can really do it! I only speak from facts!
War of words is normal. The Lakers have been the biggest focus of comments on ESPN since the beginning of the new century. "O.K combination", "F4" and "New F4" are all hot topics on ESPN. Now it's the turn of "New New"
F4". Furthermore, Kobe was at odds with ESPN at the beginning of the season and throughout the season, and Tang Qian also provided strong support. It would be strange for ESPN to have a good attitude towards the Lakers.
But everything must be based on facts, and Henry Abbott was right about this.
Competitive sports is not a singing competition or a writing competition. This is an absolute fact without subjectivity. If you win, you win. You cannot discredit it even if you want to.
On March 23rd, U.S. time, the Lakers continued to play against the Orlando Magic at home. This season, the Magic are even weaker. So far, they have only scored 19 wins and 51 losses. There is definitely no hope of entering the playoffs. This is a
A team in the transitional stage, there is currently no All-Star in the starting lineup this season. The scope is expanded to three seasons, and the same is true. Only Jameer Nelson was selected as an All-Star substitute in the 08-09 season. How long has it been? Now
It’s already the 2013-14 season, okay?
There was no resistance in this game. Even if the Orlandoans played lightly, it was useless. They were led by 18 points at halftime. In the end, they were defeated by 20 points, 108-88. The number of losses this season increased to 52 games.
22 consecutive wins!!! Although Kobe Bryant's personal score in this game was once again less than 40 points, only 35 points, but his shooting percentage of over 65% still made him smile brightly and said: Sorry, Mr. Henry Abbott,
We have won again! I don’t know how long you can continue to be stubborn?
This is just the Orlando Magic!!! The bottom team in the East!!! I don’t think there’s anything to be proud of!!!
Henry Abbott expressed his opinion on Twitter, but in his heart, he kept praying and cursing that the Lakers could lose as soon as possible. Otherwise, in the face of victory, his "empty words" would
Not convincing at all.
When they lose, fans may listen to the analysis of these big experts and reporters, but when they win... e.on~ who cares so much? If you win, you win! I can't help but listen to you.
Nothing can be changed.
On March 25, the Lakers played their 70th regular season game against the New York Knicks, who had already plummeted this season.
Compared with the second place in the Eastern Conference last season, the Big Apple City this season is currently only 29 wins and 41 losses. With this record, although it is better than Orlando in the last game, it is still hopeless to enter the playoffs. Unless they have left.
There may be a slight possibility of winning all the next games. Anthony is like being put on a fire rack this season, and Knicks fans are full of disappointment and complaints about him.
Anthony also feels aggrieved. He believes that the people of New York have no regard for the actual situation of the Knicks this season and his achievements last season, and they just curse, which makes him feel very disrespected.
But this is a big city. Look at the Lakers. Even if Kobe doesn't play well, won't he get criticized? After Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles tendon in the original time and space, how many people sympathized with him more? In big cities
The team has advantages but also disadvantages. More spotlights and exposure also mean more carping and nitpicking. If Anthony can't stand this, why should he be the boss? Nothing will be accomplished in the future and he can only go to other teams.
The team hugging his thighs has a lot to do with his own personality that he likes to complain and doesn't like introspection.
For example, this season, just about a month into the season, Anthony, who is the core main force, actually complained publicly to the New York media that he wanted to reduce his playing time. His reason was that he was worried that playing time would be too long and his body would be overwhelmed and easily injured. New York Melon
He said that if he can win the game for the team to win, then he is willing to do it, but if not, he is not willing to exhaust his body in vain.
But is this a thing? And what kind of bullshit excuse is this? As a top star, your team earns tens of millions of dollars a year. Is it wrong to let you play? What does it mean to "can win the game?"
"I'm willing, otherwise I'm not willing"? Shouldn't this be the other way around? If you don't play and you reduce your playing time, will it be more difficult for a team that is already struggling to win? It will have even less chance of winning?
New president "Zen Master" Phil Jackson took office a week ago, and when asked his first question after taking office, "Zen Master" said this: Kobe and Jordan will not make such excuses.
It was originally supposed to be a typical motivational statement, but... this didn't work on Anthony's side.
He just felt that "Zen Master" was unreasonable from the beginning.
In fact, "Zen Master" overestimates his influence on stars. Of course, there is really no one he can't handle in the past, whether it is Jordan, Kobe, Pippen, Rodman, O'Neal, etc., from the history of super giants
He can subjugate anyone with a thorn in his side, and the three armies will fight for their lives. However, there are always exceptions, and Anthony is the first star that Phil Jackson can't deal with.
"Zen Master" doesn't see it that way. He is so used to players obeying him that he ignores the difficulty of dealing with Anthony. He thinks that Anthony is eager to become a superstar and get his own championship ring, so he must
They will bow to him. But the reality? Not so. This is destined to be a tragedy.
Furthermore, Phil Jackson's approach of stimulating players by proactively spreading rumors to the media is not suitable for today's league. He directly and secretly told a local reporter in New York that Anthony was just worried about his newly recovered shoulder injury and was unwilling to
There is a risk of being injured again. As soon as the news came out, Anthony was furious. Although it was true, it still made Melon furious.
This will become more and more serious later on, and Anthony will eventually publicly say that he does not like to accept criticism in public. If you want to be criticized, please do so in private. But speaking in private will lose the meaning of what the "Zen Master" said. He wants to use
Pressure from the outside world and the media puts pressure on players and stimulates motivation, so the latter's answer is "Be generous."
Regarding this point, Kobe also intervened and said: "Don't be too petty when dealing with Zen masters."
However, Tang Qian understood that all this was in vain and Anthony would not listen.
At least for now, his so-called star self-esteem is still greater than his pursuit of a championship ring.
This is completely different from Jordan and Kobe O'Neal back then.
Well, maybe it's also a problem that they are not stars of the same level in the first place.
Compared with the top ten super giants in history, Anthony is simply overpowering.
Before this game, Anthony publicly said in an interview: He will strive to win the remaining games in the future. The Knicks still have the possibility of entering the playoffs!
I just said it, and by the way, I mentioned the Lakers, which meant that I wanted to use the Lakers to "sacrifice the flag."
This immediately annoyed the Four Kings of the Lakers. Kobe was the first to speak:
I still say the same thing, we will continue to win!
Gasol was a little more tactful:
I think the Knicks are a good team, but we should be better.
Nash said:
That's the Knicks' opinion, and my opinion is that we're going to win.
Tang Qian said:
Who can't tell lies? Mr. Henry Abbott, a great ESPN expert, once said that in competitive sports, only rely on facts.
This continuous response made Anthony's face turn green with anger, but what's the use of his rebuttal now? That damn Oriental center was right. Competitive sports have no results and no facts. You're talking nonsense.
No one wants to listen to bragging.
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