The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 318 317. The direct confrontation between Kobe and Iverson; (5K words ask for a monthly ticket)

In the next period of time, I don't know if it was Su Jiu's illusion, but Su Jiu always felt that there was something wrong with the way Kobe looked at him.

In the eyes of the whole person, um..., more or less revealed a murderous look.

And in the next period of time, Kobe seemed to be stimulated by something on the court, and he played extremely resolutely on the offensive end, quite like turning into a cold-blooded Mamba for a second.

Faced with this situation, although Su Jiu didn't feel anything, Pietrus, who was in charge of defending Kobe, was beaten a bit miserable.

"His grandma, why should I bear the grievances between the two of you in the end..."

Throughout the third quarter, whether it was the Magic or the Lakers, both teams put more energy into both offense and defense.

Especially in the matchup between Su Jiu and Kobe. After returning from the third quarter, Kobe, who was in charge of defending Su Jiu, put all his energy into it. He stuck to Su Jiu closely and entangled him closely.

Facing the death entanglement from Kobe, Su Jiu's offensive pressure in the second half was a bit huge, and Kobe even made almost mistakes several times and had to hand the ball to his teammates to finish.

Although Kobe's physical talent is not top-notch in the history of the NBA, Kobe has a vigor, an aura that can grit his teeth and play with you at any time.

So under such circumstances, Su Jiu, who was targeted by Kobe, obviously didn't feel well.

Even though Su Jiu was very eye-catching in this season's playoffs, his shooting percentage on the offensive end is also very stable.

But no matter what, this season is only Su Jiu's first season after all, and it is also his first trip to the playoffs.

So when he is already very experienced in the playoffs, even in today's league, Kobe, who has vaguely been named the No. 1 in the league, still feels a little powerless.

Although throughout the third quarter, Su Jiu had many wonderful scenes playing with Kobe on the offensive end, but in terms of overall offensive efficiency and shot selection, there was a visible decline compared to the first half.

Su Jiu's sudden power outage in the third quarter caused the Magic's advantage to be eroded by the Lakers bit by bit.

Finally, after the end of the third quarter, the Lakers, who had been lagging behind throughout the first half, finally ended the third quarter with:

62:60

Overtook the Magic by 2 points, ending the contest between the two sides in the first three quarters.

The outstanding performance in the third quarter also helped the Lakers complete the first single-quarter lead of the game.

With the end of the three quarters, the Lakers fans at home have completely entered a boiling state at this moment.

Because the team not only successfully moved back the disadvantages of the game after returning in the second half, but also looked at the current situation on the field, the team is likely to take the game away in one go.

Although before the start of this game, the fans of the Lakers never expected that the Magic would be able to fight the Lakers to such a stalemate.

Even since the Magic defeated the Celtics and Cavaliers, the outside world's perception of the Magic has improved qualitatively.

But before the finals, there are still very few fans who are optimistic that the Magic can beat the Lakers.

There is no other reason. Although the overall lineup of the Magic seems to be slightly better than that of the Lakers, after entering the playoffs, the team often wins because of the starting lineup and the personal ability of the stars.

Needless to say, the performance of the Lakers in the playoffs, so there have not been many fans and media who are optimistic about the Magic before the game.

But after the end of the first half, not only did the Magic successfully lead the Lakers, but Su Jiu's performance was as explosive as ever.

So in this case, the fans of the Lakers are really a little panicked. After all, the current slightly green Magic team has frequently staged upset miracles in this year's playoffs.

As the saying goes, if you are bitten by a snake once, you will be afraid of well ropes for ten years. Although the Lakers fans have always had confidence in Kobe, as the situation of the game has gradually deviated from the expectations of the fans, this situation still makes the Lakers fans feel a little scared.

But the good news is that after the end of the third quarter, relying on Kobe's matchup with Su Jiu in the second half, the Lakers finally regained their disadvantage in the game bit by bit.

And also successfully completed the overtake after the end of the three quarters.

Facing this roller coaster-like situation on the field, the Lakers fans are like seaweed floating in the wind.

In my heart, I was restless for half a moment. Even the fans who drank too much water before the game did not dare to take the opportunity to go to the toilet.

Because the fans are afraid that after going to the toilet, the situation on the court will undergo some shocking changes.

After returning from the fourth quarter, the two sides temporarily replaced the bench lineup to compete, and when the Lakers Ariza was off the court to rest, Iverson was like a fish in water on the court.

Because the Lakers' defense, whether it is Fisher, Farmar, or Vu Cesic, these people are responsible for defending Iverson in one-on-one, and they will only end up being blown.

Facing Iverson's sudden inside and outside shots on the court, the head coach of the Lakers, Jackson, was relatively calm sitting off the court, his face was expressionless, and he even wanted to lower his head and go to sleep.

But at the moment, although the Zen Master Jackson looked relatively calm, Kobe looked a little anxious off the court.

After all, although the Lakers are temporarily leading at this moment, the leading points are very small, and Kobe knows that he has paid a big price for leading the team to suppress the Magic in the third quarter.

So seeing that some of the advantages the team had accumulated through hard work were about to disappear under Iverson's personal breakthrough, Kobe finally couldn't sit still off the court. He stood up directly and said to Jackson beside him:

"Let me play, and if we continue to play like this, the advantage that the team has accumulated with great difficulty will be wiped out."

Glancing at Kobe standing up beside him, Zen master Jackson thought for a moment, then glanced at the time on the court, finally nodded, and changed him to the court ahead of time according to Kobe's intention.

Although the fourth quarter of the game has just started, Kobe has very little time to rest off the court.

But as Jackson, the Zen master who has coached Kobe for many years, he knows exactly what kind of person Kobe is and how stubborn Kobe is on the court.

And the current situation on the court is indeed a little unfavorable for the Lakers. It is better to bring Kobe to the court in advance than to bring Ariza back to the court in advance.

After all, although there is a trace of iron blood flowing in Kobe's body, it does not mean that other players can be like Kobe.

With the dead ball stage on the court, Zen Master Jackson directly brought Kobe back to the court after he had not had a long rest.

Seeing the substitutions on the Lakers side, Stan Van Gundy was obviously a little dazed.

"Good guy, it's the traditional virtue of every team to co-author and use the head star."

However, after frowning and pondering for a while, Van Gundy still did not act rashly, and still let Su Jiu and others sit on the sidelines and continue to rest.

It's just that Howard in the team was brought back to the court ahead of time. After all, compared to others, Howard's physical fitness is definitely better.

In the next few minutes, with Kobe back on the court, the Lakers seemed to find the backbone of the offense in an instant.

After all, in the current Lakers team, as long as Kobe is on the court, the offensive tasks basically do not need to be considered by role players.

All they need to do is to try to hit those open outside shots after receiving Kobe's pass.

In addition, Kobe, who came back into battle, directly took over the important task of defending Iverson on the defensive end.

And just as Iverson was holding the ball and Kobe on the defensive end was really facing the top position, the entire Staples Arena burst into deafening cries in an instant.

And the fans watching the game on the Internet at this moment also shouted excitedly.

Because people have been looking forward to this scene for too long, after eight years, the two finally faced off again on the stage of the finals.

Although the current situation of the two people can be said to be completely different, but for the fans who are watching the game at the moment, these two people represent the youth of a generation.

So while Iverson and Kobe were directly facing each other on the court, all the fans watching the game at this moment became enthusiastic.

Even though Su Jiu may not be inferior to Iverson in the offensive end, but for the fans, if Su Jiu wants to match Iverson, there is still a long way to go.

Facing Kobe who was defending him, Iverson also had a smile all over his face. For the scene in front of him, he seemed to feel both familiar and strange.

What is familiar is that in the finals eight years ago, Kobe, who was just a kid, also played against himself in this arena.

What is strange is that Tyronn Lue, who was actually facing off against Iverson in the finals that year, is already sitting on the Magic team's bench at this moment...

I have to say that time has really changed a lot of things, but the only thing that hasn't changed is Iverson's dedication to attacking the basket.

Facing Kobe's defense, Iverson directly broke through from the right side after using the pick-and-roll.

Although Iverson has lost the start-up speed of his peak period today, but with the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll, Iverson's experience on the offensive end has soared.

So when Kobe was sticking to him for the first time, Iverson suddenly came to a sudden brake, and then dribbled the ball to the left. With the help of shaking Kobe's dislocation space for a moment, he directly completed a horseback archery throw.

"Shu~"

As the sound of basketball hitting the net sounded, even though Iverson was at the home court of the Lakers at this moment, the entire Staples Arena still erupted with intense applause at this moment.

And after Iverson scored a goal on the defensive end, Kobe also grinned, but at this time Kobe knew that it was not the time for two people to catch up on the court.

So Kobe, who refocused on the offensive end, became indifferent in an instant, as if the smile on his face had never appeared before.

As the time on the field gradually passed, the two sides took their own main lineups in the dead ball stage, and will start the final duel of the game in the next few minutes.

At this moment, with seven and a half minutes before the end of the game, with Iverson's outstanding performance in the first half of the fourth quarter, the Magic not only evened the difference with the Lakers.

Also relying on Courtney Li Tianshen's two difficult three-pointers, he once again led the Lakers by four points, and regained the initiative on the court in his own hands.

In fact, in this round of the series, if we really talk about the depth of plastic surgery, then the Magic must be above the Lakers.

After all, the entire Lakers team is talking about it, and the six-man rotation is undoubtedly what can be really used. As for the other players, most of the time they are on the court for a while, so that the main players can rest after the game.

And among them, Shark Bynum still has a very serious knee injury this season, so his playing time has also been limited.

Among them, in the regular season, Bynum's average playing time is only 28.7 minutes, but in the more intense playoffs, so far, Bynum's average playing time is only 26.4 minutes.

So even if the top-level combat power of this Lakers team is very strong, if Zen Master really wants to lead the team to win, it is absolutely an unbreakable fact that he will brainlessly increase the playing time of the main players.

After all, in addition to the six-man rotation that the Lakers can usually use, among the remaining 9-man roster, Jordan Farmar, who averaged the most points per game, only scored 6.1 points per game.

And after entering the playoffs, Farmar's scoring average dropped to 4.3 points per game.

And this 4.3 points is also the highest score among the other nine players of the Lakers except for the six-man rotation.

So compared to the Los Angeles Lakers, the advantage of the Magic is that there are more players who can play, and the overall strength is relatively average.

Even if it is indeed a little worse than the Lakers in terms of high-end combat power, but in the case of the team with Su Jiu, Iverson, Lewis, Turkoglu and Howard, the disadvantage of the Magic is not as obvious as people think.

As for why most people are not optimistic about the Magic's ability to beat the Lakers before the finals, the main reason is that this Magic has no finals experience.

So when the Magic face the Lakers, which is known for being semi-invincible this season, people will be more optimistic about the Los Angeles Lakers with Kobe.

Even in the Western Conference semifinals, if Yao Ming hadn't been injured, the Zijin team, which had been chasing the Lakers championship slogan for a season, would have gone home to fish in despair...

In the next few minutes, facing Kobe's personal defense, Su Jiu knew that with his current offensive ability, it would indeed be difficult to beat Kobe in a one-on-one match.

But Su Jiu, who has a very high golf quotient, decisively completed his offensive transformation at the last moment.

That is, from the original main offensive player in the first half to an assist conveyor, more use of pick-and-rolls and the attraction of Kobe's personal defense on the court to create offensive space for other teammates.

After all, the game has reached the current stage, and the main players of the Lakers must have played much more playing time than the Magic.

So in terms of physical strength, the Magic still have a slight advantage. Of course, the most important thing is Iverson's efficient performance in the finals.

Otherwise, if Su Jiu alone was relied on to provide firepower output on the back line, then the Magic might have already lost in this game.

In the next few offensive rounds, Howard perfectly explained why he can be called the league's first center, but Bynum can't.

At the last moment, facing Bynum who was single-handedly defending himself at the basket, Howard played extremely tough, and took the initiative to find physical confrontations with Bynum at the basket many times.

As long as Gasol on the side doesn't double-team him, Howard will insist on playing Bynum in the low post.

Faced with Howard's sudden and tough attack, Bynum was obviously pissed off on the defensive end.

The movement of the whole person on the defensive end also began to increase, from the original resistance, to the use of both up and down.

Of course, Bynum's mouth also never stopped mocking Howard.

But at this moment the game has entered the final stage, and the game is still played at the home court of the Lakers.

Therefore, facing Bynum's action that obviously exceeded the normal defensive specifications, the referee at the bottom line seemed to have not seen it, and did not intend to call a penalty at all.

Even Stan Van Gundy, who was off the field, had already broken his throat by shouting at the referee, expressing his dissatisfaction with the referee's whistle-blowing scale many times.

But even so, the referee still did not give any explanation.

However, in the face of Van Gundy's loud roar, the referee was able to hold back and did not give Van Gundy a technical foul. This has proved that the referee is actually well aware of the Lakers' defensive actions.

It's just that due to the coercion of the Lakers at home, the referees didn't dare to interfere too much in the final moments of the finals.

Because at the last moment of the game, even if the referee's whistle is indeed no problem, but if the referee's whistle, it will affect the final trend of the game.

Then after the game is over, the outside critics will not speak to the referee at all.

Conversely, if the referee's participation at the last moment is low, a large number of fans will still be questioned even after the game, but at least the referee in the league is better to explain...

(End of this chapter)