rpbooks Chapter 401 Kobe's Determination
Chapter 401 Kobe's Determination
Chapter 401 Kobe's Determination
Kobe is similar to Jordan, both players are strict with their teammates and stricter with themselves.Both of these two only appreciate people who really have a strong desire to win and love basketball. They have always been uncomfortable with players who are usually lazy in training and refuse to give their best in games. After recovering from the incident, he immediately made a decision to carry the team on his shoulders before Xu Tian regained his form.
Tyreke Evans and Anthony Davis played a successful pick-and-roll and tasted the sweetness. The top of the arc launched a pick-and-roll again, forcing Xu Tian to switch to Anthony Davis.There were really not many players who dared to challenge Xu Tian's defense like this before.
Xu Tian switched defenses quickly enough, but he couldn't keep his concentration. He couldn't continue to use his body to fight against the weaker Anthony Davis, who was bullying him, and gave him room to catch the ball again.
Tyreke Evans is a player who once scored 20+5+5. His performance in his rookie season was no less than that of James. He immediately discovered this opportunity and returned the lob pass.
McGee trusts Xu Tian very much. This kind of trust is not built in a day.Since McGee came to the Lakers, he has witnessed Xu Tian's performance every night. His super personal ability has convinced him, so he believes that Xu Tian can restrain Anthony Davis.
Xu Tian made sufficient preparations before the game, knowing that defending Anthony Davis needed to give him enough physical confrontation, but his lack of concentration caused his actions and reactions to be a bit hesitant, allowing Anthony Davis to catch the ball and shooting space.This kind of situation will never happen in normal games.
Stan Van Gundy and Mark Jackson both served as the head coaches of the team. Seeing that Xu Tian's state is far from usual, the former brought it up first: "It seems that Xu is very concerned about becoming a father-to-be. , causing the physical reaction to not keep up with the thinking, and a little lost the usual dominance. Although this will not be the norm, it does give the Pelicans some possibility of winning."
Mark Jackson said: "It's no wonder. Xu is only a 20-year-old boy. He has never experienced such a thing before. It is normal to be filled with various complicated emotions in his heart. However, it happened to happen on a match day and it really affected his state."
Mike Breen said: "The Pelicans can't be careless. After all, besides Xu Tian, the Lakers also have Kobe and George on the outside. These two are also very strong."
Mark Jackson said: "That was before. After the Lakers had Xu Tian, they quickly established him as the core of offense and defense, which caused the tactical status of the other two outside stars to drop significantly compared to before. Players are used to this rhythm. It is very difficult to regain the state when leading the team alone in a short time."
Stan Van Gundy said: "Mark, you overlooked a man, he is not an ordinary star player."
Mark Jackson immediately understood what Stan Van Gundy meant, but asked uncertainly, "You mean Kobe?"
"Yes!"
Anthony Davis found space again on the offensive end. Facing Xu Tian's interference, he made a second mid-range shot!
0-4!
Kobe stayed in the backcourt and said to Xu Tian: "Xu, you run off the ball and leave it to me in the opening stage."
Xu Tian agreed, and trotted forward.
Kobe's voice came from behind again: "Xu, you have to find your form quickly. I'm not at my peak now, and I won't last long."
Xu Tian looked back at Kobe, and saw a bit of determination in his eyes. Knowing that he had decided to lead the team in singles for a while, he made the OK gesture again, and started running with his head down.He knew he needed high-intensity exercise to get rid of too many thoughts in his mind, so he didn't pay attention to his teammates.
Kobe is the undisputed second shooting guard in history. At his peak, he scored 81 points in a single game. This is the second highest scoring record in a single game in the NBA, second only to Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points in a single game.At that time, he would shoot without hesitation in the face of defense, so he said that he would carry the team, and no teammates would doubt it.
Jrue Holiday is the Pelicans' best perimeter defender, and he defends Kobe Bryant, who bends over to dribble.
Kobe has lost the athletic ability and physical strength of his peak period, so he can only rely on strength and footwork, dribble for a certain distance, and switch to the familiar post-up singles mode.This offensive method is gradually declining, and there are fewer and fewer players who can use it frequently.
Zhu Holiday made his debut in the NBA in 09 before the ball was popular. Naturally, he knew how to defend in post-up singles, lowered his center of gravity, and used his right forearm to withstand Kobe's back, trying not to be pushed backward.
The closer to the basket, the easier it is to score, which is one of the reasons why the NBA's first multi-year center was so dazzling.The area where the center forward scores is mainly distributed in the penalty area, so it will naturally be easier to hit.
In order to maintain flexibility and fitness, Kobe lost weight once within a reasonable range in the first half of the season, which resulted in a decline in core strength, and his back body was unable to push against Jrue Holiday, who lowered his center of gravity to defend.After two failed attempts, Kobe took the ball with both hands, and relied on his footsteps to use the most familiar flip-back jumper.
McGee was blocked by Omer Asik, so he simply didn't go forward to compete, but avoided physical confrontation, preparing to compete for offensive rebounds from behind Asik with his bounce and wingspan.
The basketball bounces twice over the rim and then through the net!
2-4!
Staples Center immediately erupted into cheers, dedicated to Kobe Bryant's iconic turnaround goal.
Gentry waited for the players to run to the frontcourt, and repeated the three words "it doesn't matter" loudly, so that the players could relax and play their own offensive rounds.
The Pelicans repeated their tricks, with Tyreke Evans and Anthony Davis still playing pick-and-rolls to attack Xu Tian, who was always in a state of chaos.
After a series of runs, Anthony Davis found room again to receive a pass from Tyreke Evans.Pull up without hesitation and shoot with confidence!
clang!
Strike it!
McGee's position in the penalty area is still at a disadvantage, but thanks to his wingspan and jumping advantages, he successfully protected the defensive rebound and prevented Asik from completing a tip-up.
Bryant stayed in the backcourt, stretched his hands forward, and demanded the ball from McGee.
McGee originally wanted to pass the ball to Xu Tian, but found that he ran directly to the frontcourt. After being stunned for two seconds, he found Kobe waiting in the backcourt.Without further ado, it was passed directly to him.
Kobe has always carried the Lakers on his shoulders for the past 20 years, which is like a mark imprinted in his bones. Now that such a scene appears in the Staples Center, how can we not let the fans feel emotional.So even though it was just an ordinary routine attack, Bryant still got an unusually warm cheer.
After McGee came to the Lakers, he practiced a fairly good mid-range shot and drove Asikra out of the penalty area. While he was not paying attention, he looked at Kobe dribbling and pointed to the sky with his right hand.
(End of this chapter)