rpbooks Chapter 285 I Feel Like I'm Watching the Finals
Chapter 285 I Feel Like I'm Watching the Finals
Chapter 285 I Feel Like I'm Watching the Finals
The starting lineups of both teams today are still the usual lineups of the regular season.
The Lakers are: point guard Derek Fisher, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Trevor Ariza, power forward Pau Gasol and center Andrew Bynum.
The Thunder's starters are: point guard Dragic, shooting guard Ye Hao, small forward Durant, power forward Ibaka, and center Varejao.
The two sides jump the ball and the game officially begins.
The Lakers took the lead in attacking.
Fisher dribbled the ball forward, and after reaching the frontcourt, he distributed the ball to Pau Gasol in the high position on the left.
Gasol singles Ibaka with the ball.
He made a turnaround jump shot after hitting.
Ibaka raised his hand in defense.
Bang, basketball strikes iron.
Varejao cleverly squeezed Bynum behind his back and allowed his teammates to grab backboards.
The basketball was handed over to Dragic, who took possession of the ball and advanced, and Fisher followed him to defend.
Dragic hit the ground and gave the ball to Ye Hao at the top of the arc.
As soon as Ye Hao got the ball, Kobe pushed forward. He would not easily give Ye Hao a chance to shoot.
Originally, Zen Master Jackson wanted to arrange Ariza to defend against Ye Hao. This was also an attempt to help Kobe Bryant share some of the defensive pressure so that he could focus more on offense.
But for Kobe, he likes to take the most challenging tasks on his shoulders.
What's more, he has long been looking forward to fighting Ye Hao again in the Western Conference Finals.
In the Western Conference Finals last season, they defeated Ye Hao's Sonics 4-2.
But at the Yanbei Olympics, the Huaxia men's basketball team led by Ye Hao also defeated his American team.
This is probably considered a tie.
In the regular season of this season, the two teams played against each other four times, and the two teams also drew 2-2.
So this Western Conference Finals is the best stage for a winner.
Boom, boom, Ye Hao dribbled the ball with his left hand.
He moves to the left,
Kobe followed with a sliding step, one hand outstretched and the other outstretched.
Boom, Ye Hao made a rhythmic change and took a sharp step forward to the left.
Kobe quickly retreated,
However, Ye Hao stopped to collect the ball, and went straight up to make a three-pointer.
call out,
Swish!
A three-pointer was made and the Thunder scored first.
"Ye Hao's shot was very difficult. During the whole process, Kobe didn't lose his position at all. But he was able to use a little change in the offensive rhythm to seize the momentary opportunity to make a pull-up jumper. The shot is really beautiful!" Director Zhang said.
"That's right, this shot is really good. It seems that Ye Hao's touch is very good at the beginning, and he made a hit when he came up. This is a good sign." Yang Yi continued.
Looking back, the Lakers attacked.
Fisher gets the ball upfield and finds Gasol for a pick-and-roll.
Gasol raised to the high position on the right, and Fisher dribbled the ball around to get rid of Dragic's pursuit.
After going around, he stopped for a jumper.
Bang, hit the iron.
The Lakers missed two shots in the opening game.
Ibaka protected the backcourt rebound and handed the ball to Dragic.
It's just that the ball had just passed, and Dragic hadn't even received it yet, when he heard a slap, a figure rushed out like lightning, snatching the basketball first.
Kobe took the opportunity and completed the steal.
After stealing the ball, he took a big step horizontally, followed by a fadeaway jumper, and the ball went into the net hollow.
"Kobe really deserves to be Kobe. He has extremely rich experience in playing on the court. He predicted the transfer route of the ball in advance and made a successful steal." Kenny Smith said.
Barkley nodded and said: "Kobe's ability is absolutely beyond doubt, and now the league is more recognized as No.1 or Kobe.
Although Ye Hao's limelight is very strong, he has already threatened Kobe's No.1 position.
But at least in the eyes of some relatively traditional and conservative experts and basketball commentators,
They still think that Kobe is the real No.1 in the league. "
"Well, because Ye Hao has not won a championship, nor has he won an FMVP.
And these two important things, Kobe has.
Kobe also achieved the MVP Grand Slam last season, and his personal honor and prestige reached the pinnacle of his career.
At that time, some experts believed that Kobe would at least lock the No.1 position in the league for the next five years. James and Ye Hao, who could challenge this position, were still young and had to wait a few years before challenging. Now is Kobe’s era. .
This season, Kobe still played a very good personal performance, and at the same time continued to lead the Lakers to the No. [-] position in the Western Conference and the league.
All of this makes many people believe that the current league No.1 is still controlled by Kobe. ’ said Kenny Smith.
Barkley shook his head slightly, "It's because they didn't see how crazy Ye Hao's performance was.
If they have watched Ye Hao play seriously, I believe they will, like us, think that Ye Hao is on the No.1 throne in the league.
This is an irreversible trend,
This is an irreversible fact.
What the league is going to enter now is not Kobe's era, nor is it LeBron's era.
It was Ye Hao's era. "
Kenny Smith said: "If Ye Hao is really good, then he must let the world see.
The dazzling light will never be covered, it will definitely burst out.
We just wait to see the bright brilliance. "
On the court, the Thunder handed the ball to Durant.
Ariza stuck to it tightly.
Durant held the ball with his back against Ariza and faked his shoulders, shaking Ariza's center of gravity.
Then he turned around and shot a jumper, bang!
Basketball hit the iron.
Bynum grabbed the backcourt rebound and gave the ball to Fisher.
Fisher drives the ball forward, passes the ball to the left wing at the top of the arc, and gives it to Kobe.
After Kobe received the ball, he jumped up and shot immediately.
Ye Hao took a step forward, raised his hand and rushed forward, trying to block Kobe's shot.
But Kobe's opening touch is also very hot,
Very stable and scored another three points.
Dragic handed the ball to Ye Hao who came out of the perimeter from the midfield position.
Kobe posted, "Boy, you can't get in, I will prevent you to death."
Ye Hao smiled slightly, "Really? Then I'll see if you can guard against me."
The moment he showed his smile was captured by the camera.
Barkley said: "On the field, we rarely see Ye Hao smiling.
What we see more is his murderous spirit and ruthlessness similar to super players such as Kobe and Jordan.
It can also be seen that he and Kobe have a good relationship.
The two respect each other. "
Kenny Smith said with some doubts: "Is that so? But why do I feel that the two of them are talking trash to each other?"
"Hahaha, that is indeed very possible.
But isn't trash talking normal?
You and your blood brother are fighting bulls on the field, and you may even talk trash to each other. said Barkley.
Kenny Smith said, "Well, that makes sense."
On the field, Ye Hao leaned sideways against Kobe, dribbling the ball inside.
Kobe continued to slide and stuck tightly.
He will not have the slightest carelessness.
Ye Hao took off, and Kobe followed suit.
But Ye Hao didn't intend to shoot a jump shot. He turned sideways in the air and picked the basketball from Kobe's side to Varejao who slipped into the basket.
Varejao turns and jumps.
With just a snap, his shot was blocked by Bynum.
The second center under Howard, Bynum's strength is naturally not weak.
Otherwise, he would not have received such high praise.
It's just that Bynum's heart is not satisfied.
What he wants is the title of No. [-], surpassing Howard and becoming the No. [-] center in the league.
Even though Dayao is still in the West, he firmly believes that he is the No. [-] center in the West.
Even though Kobe is still in the Lakers and still at his peak, he also firmly believes that he was trained as the cornerstone of the successor core team when he came to the Lakers, and he will definitely take over Kobe's position as the Lakers' top card.
And he made a lot of jokes because of it.
He's just a little shark, not really a big one.
Even if it is a big shark, isn't it still traded out to make room for Kobe's position as the boss?
The Lakers grabbed the basketball, handed the ball to Fisher, and Fisher dribbled the ball forward from the left.
Dragic puts his hands in front of him.
Fisher swayed left and right and successfully swayed Dragic, took a step inside the three-point line, and shot a jumper.
Bang, still not going in.
Ye Hao grabbed the backcourt rebound.Turn around and take the ball to the frontcourt.
Now everyone in the league knows that his defensive counterattack fast break is very powerful, and the success rate is frighteningly high.
For all the teams that are going to play against the Thunder, their team coaches will emphasize the defense against Ye Hao's quick counterattack before the game.
But in fact the effect was not satisfactory, Ye Hao made what he should have done.
This is really annoying.
But there is no way to annoy people.
Because Ye Hao's fast down speed is really too fast, it is difficult for ordinary players to catch up with him after being thrown off in the first step.
I can only watch helplessly as he rushes to his own backcourt to advance the basketball.
Of course, there are still very few players in the league who can keep up with Ye Hao's speed, but even if they can keep up, they may not be able to defend against it.
Because Ye Hao's fast-break layup is not about rushing to the frontcourt in a daze and then directly ignoring the shot, but it can have a lot of rhythm changes at the last moment.
He can make an emergency stop in an instant, making the players who are chasing up behind him unable to hold their feet, chasing too far, and then laying up calmly;
He can take off and dodge in the air, or pull the bar for a layup, or glide over the basket for a reverse dunk;
After he was able to make an emergency stop, he made all kinds of false moves to deceive the defenders before making a move.
When these are all combined, it is really difficult for others to guard against.
Now he runs with the ball to the frontcourt of the Lakers.
He was chasing Kobe and Ariza behind him.
Kobe chased very close.
Kobe is chasing after him desperately.
Ye Hao made an emergency stop when he got off the basket, then turned around flexibly, dodged Kobe who was catching up behind him, and then picked the basketball into the basket with a small hook.
"Beautiful! This ball is really beautiful, Ye Hao played really well!" Director Zhang shouted.
In the past, he could be said to be a die-hard fan of Kobe, even known as Weiping Bryant.
But now, he obviously wants to be more fans of Ye Hao.
This has something to do with Ye Hao being a Chinese player, but more importantly, Ye Hao really played very well.
This won Director Zhang's heart.
Director Zhang is definitely the number one leaf blower in China now,
This is the same as Barkley is the number one fan in the United States, and Sun Doudou is the number one fan in the media industry.
Yang Yi also cheered loudly for Ye Hao's goal.
Under Ye Hao's consecutive scoring, the Thunder led the Lakers in the opening game.
But the Lakers are not vegetarian.
The Thunder want to widen the point difference, but the Lakers and other players will not agree.
Soon, under the cover of Gasol, Kobe shot a jumper from the outside and scored a three-pointer.
Started to lead the Lakers to chase points.
Looking back, the Thunder missed the offense, Bynum got the rebound,
After Fisher came over with the ball, he continued to make bold shots.
To be honest, Fisher still has a lot of status in the Lakers, although his statistics are mediocre.
But he has a very good relationship with Kobe. He dares to play and shoot on the court, and he will not be afraid of Kobe's face and pressure to hand over the basketball in his hand to Kobe to deal with.
No, he made several shots at the beginning.
It's just that the Lakers opened the blacksmith's shop today, and the blacksmith was not Kobe, but Fisher.
This ball Fisher's shot is still not.
But Kobe rushed in from the outside, jumped under the basket, tapped the basketball, and made a tip-up.
Kenny Smith said: "Kobe is in really good form, he is not losing to Ye Hao at all."
Barkley nodded and said: "The duel between the two MVP players, the duel between the two best players in the league today, the game is really exciting."
Staples fans also shouted "MVP" after Kobe made up the goal.
Fans wearing Kobe's No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys shook their jerseys one after another.
In the Staples Center, Kobe is the real master here, the king here.
Everyone knows that his jersey will be retired and flying over the arena, and his sculpture will stand outside the arena.
Turning around, Ye Hao broke through with the ball, and directly hit Bynum with a violent dunk.
Bynum wanted to be tough, but seeing Ye Hao leaping in the air, coming menacingly, he couldn't help but dodge in the end.
It is the body that is honest.
In the first quarter, Kobe and Ye Hao scored points against each other, and the two teams competed fiercely.
The Thunder took the lead at the start, but Kobe led the Lakers to take the lead. Ye Hao stood up and gave a response.
At the end of the first quarter of this battle, the Lakers only led the Thunder by 1 point.
This intense game process made the fans who came to watch the game very refreshing.
Of course, the fans watching the live broadcast in front of the TV or computer were also very happy, nervous and excited, and the game process was ups and downs and exciting.
Xiao Lizi said: "This game is enjoyable to watch."
Lord Gou said: "Yeah, I feel like I'm watching the finals. When we advance to the finals, no matter whether we meet the Cavaliers or the Magic, I don't think it will be better than the Western Conference finals."
Nicholson nodded in agreement and said, "Well, both Ye Hao and Kobe played very well. It's a pity that the Thunder are not in the Eastern Conference. Otherwise, they would have played against us in the Finals."
(End of this chapter)