The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 61 [The Lakers Nemesis]

The Lakers' away game against the Timberwolves was also very easy.After Garnett left, the Timberwolves became a super bad team. The only strong player was Al Jefferson, who was traded by the Celtics.

The Timberwolves' starting defenseman responsible for defending Kobe is Ryan Gomez, who is 201cm tall and weighs 111kg.This is a "no three no four" player, who can play both small forward and power forward, and both positions are awkward.His height can barely be regarded as a small forward level, his body is very strong, his wingspan is good, his jumping, bounce speed and running speed can only be regarded as passing, and he is a bit slow to play a small forward.He is a player who plays with intelligence, but it is a pity that Kobe cannot be guarded by intelligence.

With Gomez off the bench, No. 7 rookie Corey Brewer was even worse.Brewer is 206cm tall and weighs only 85kg. He is very thin. Kobe can force him hard. When the two confront each other, Brewer will be bumped and staggered.

The Lakers beat 118 to 87 by 31 points.Kobe once again played luxurious data, 36 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.Although he doesn't pass the ball very much, Ye Feng doesn't have much opinion on Kobe as long as he feels hot. This is what people love and hate about Kobe.

On the 23rd, the Lakers returned home to meet the challenge of the Sherlock Bobcats.Ye Feng held a celebration party last night, all drinks and food were included, and he gave away some game tickets to USC students who wanted to watch the game.

Before the game even started, the atmosphere was already heated up.Ye Feng's popularity in Los Angeles clearly surpassed that of Odom. When introducing him, Meyers, the home commentator, raised his voice a bit, and the fans cheered and applauded together.Many people held signs to cheer for him.

Judging by strength, the Bobcats seem unable to compete with the Lakers, but there is suspense in this game, and the Lakers players dare not be careless, because the Bobcats have never been afraid of the Lakers since the team was established.Last season, they were even dubbed the "Busters of the Lakers", sweeping the Lakers in two regular season games.

Perhaps for this reason, TN*T radio station chose to broadcast the game live, and sent Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, the gold medal partners, to comment on the spot.

When the players were warming up, Smith looked at the rosters of both sides and said: "The Bobcats starting lineup. Raymond Felton, Gerald Wallace, and Emeka Okafor are all good players. They introduced the Warriors dunk king Jason Richardson, and their strength has increased. Now they rank No. 12 in the Eastern Conference, and their record is disappointing. The Lakers have risen strongly this season. I don’t know if the Bobcats will have a chance to upset again.”

Barkley said seriously: "I think as long as Kobe is around, the Bobcats must have the possibility of being upset."

Smith asked with a smile, "Why?"

Barkley's expression was still serious, and he said word by word: "Because the Bobcats came prepared, Michael (Jordan) knows the triangle offensive tactics very well, and he also knows his weaknesses in this system. The guy who sticks out his tongue to imitate Michael ... will definitely find a way to deal with it, such as putting Kobe on his own."

The Bobcats always have a way to keep Kobe outside the paint and use jumpers to solve the problem.The goal efficiency of breaking into the basket is much higher than that of outside jump shots. Even if Kobe with jump shots scores 50+, he may not necessarily win the game.For example, in the away game against the Bobcats on December 2006, 12, Kobe scored 30 points, but the Lakers still lost. The 58 points were obtained by Kobe with 58 shots.

Smith smiled and said, "Don't be so absolute, wouldn't Kobe make adjustments?"

"Others may make adjustments, but from Kobe's performance in the playoffs in the past two years, he is very good at falling in the same place." Barkley frowned, imitating Kobe's appearance in a press conference, hum He said: "We had a great chance to win this game, but they (referring to teammates) didn't show enough attention on the defensive end. I can't tolerate some people doing nothing in the second half. I'm very disappointed with the result of the game !"

Smith: "..."

Barkley's commentary is a language art, which is about talking, learning and singing. Maybe it is more appropriate for him to leave the United States and find a job at Deyun Club.

"Zen Master" Jackson made Ye Feng sit on the bench again this time.He thinks that Ye Feng playing as a substitute is like putting double insurance on the team.Even if they fall behind by a big score in the first quarter, the Lakers have a chance to recover the score.

Bobcats starting: Okafor, Wallace, Richardson, Carroll, Felton.

Lakers starting: Bynum, Odom, Radmanovich, Kobe, Fisher.

As Barkley expected, the game started, the Lakers opened up, and Kobe Bryant launched an impact on the Bobcats defense with the ball.The center position of the Bobcats is Okafor, who is known for his tough defense. Although the starting power forward Gerald Wallace is only 201cm tall, his defensive ability is also very strong. The Lakers have no absolute advantage in inside players.

In fact, the Lakers have an advantage. The Bobcats use Richardson to defend Kobe, and the 198cm tall shooting guard Matt Carroll is responsible for defending Radmanovich.Carroll was a player who joined the NBA without being drafted in 2003. He performed well last season, averaging a career-high 12.1 points per game, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists, 90.4% free throw percentage, 41.6% three-point shooting percentage.In July of this year, Carroll and the Bobcats signed a 7-year 6 million contract, or a bad contract.He's a good shooter, but that doesn't hide his weakness on the defensive end, where he can't guard anyone.

Radmanovich is capable of attacking. If he is allowed to single-handedly play against Carroll, it will definitely play a surprise role. Unfortunately, he does not have such an opportunity. Kobe is very determined and wants to single-handedly fight Richardson.

Both have won the title of All-Star Slam Dunk King.In terms of physical fitness, Richardson is undoubtedly more powerful than Kobe. He performed a lot of incredible dunks during the All-Star Weekend.This season, he averaged 21.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Not only does he break through sharply, but he also has certain accuracy in turnaround jump shots and hooks, and his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 40.6%.

Against Kobe, Richardson's defensive enthusiasm was a bit higher than usual. He already has the physical fitness to be a top defender. As long as he puts his heart into it, he can do well.Kobe received the basketball in his close-fitting manner, retreated outside the three-point line and turned to face the frame, forming a triangle with Odom and Fisher, and opened the singles.

Kobe seemed a little careless in the first offense. He even took a step with the dribble, and then suddenly stopped for a jumper.Richardson jumped a little slower, covered Kobe's eye with one hand, and missed the shot.Okafor got the backcourt rebound.

In turn, Bryant also stared at Richardson.The Bobcats played very patiently. Everyone ran and passed the ball. The Bobcats' offense has always been bad. If they want to win, they have to slow down and increase their success rate. The 24 seconds were running out before Richardson made a three-pointer and the ball missed.

The Lakers attacked in a position, and this time Kobe went to the low post on the left to ask for the ball.Fisher's pass arrived, Kobe took the ball with both hands, leaned back slightly against Richardson, felt the opponent's position, and then began to dribble with his back.No one came up to double-team, and the Bobcats' defensive tactics were man-to-man.Kobe took two steps with his back, his shoulders swayed slightly, and he quickly turned in the opposite direction and made a fallback jumper.

Kobe's singles skills are indeed full of Jordan's shadow, especially the back-up singles and backward jumper. Many fans can't help but blurt out: "Too much like Jordan!" The master, not only combines Jordan's technology, but also has the shadow of "Big Dream" Olajuwon, and also adds something of his own... Unfortunately, this kind of thing is called "strike iron".

Bryant's jumper completely evaded Richardson's block, but bounced out of the frame.His feeling at the beginning of today is far worse than the previous two games.

Jackson shook his head lightly on the sidelines, he knew what way Kobe would use to deal with the problem of bad touch.Just hope he doesn't stay that way the entire game.Jackson has had enough of being upset by the lowly Bobcats.

(End of this chapter)