basketball boulder

Chapter 257 Kobe's Dominance
In addition, there is a saying in the league.

"Don't let Kwame Brown hold your baby!"

That buttery hand...

I have to be blocked by my own basket every day.

This is Kwame Brown, the Lakers have to reuse.

Because of their other center, this year's No. 10 pick, Andrew Bynum directly abolished half the season and could only sit on the bench and watch the show.

There is also a Chris Mim who is also plagued by injuries.

And in position one.

Veteran McGee proved in the preseason that he couldn't keep up with the Lakers' offensive and defensive rhythm.

The teenager Vujacic is also useless.

In the end, there was no way, the Lakers picked up an undrafted pick from the trading market, Smush Parker.

At the beginning of the season, all teams in the league believed that the Lakers' No. 1 position was the worst.

However, under such circumstances, the most terrifying Kobe was born.

Just a few days ago, on December 12, Kobe scored 20 points in three quarters against the Mavericks.

And when he was off, the Mavericks scored 61 points.

This is the Mavericks.

The Mavericks this season are the favorites to win the championship. The Heat lost to the Mavericks for the first time this season.

And this is just a microcosm of this season. So far this season, Kobe has averaged 32.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, second only to Iverson's 34.3 points.

Soon, the game will begin.

The Lakers played first.

Center: Chris Mim.

Power Forward: Brian Cook.

Small Forward: Lamar Odom.

Shooting guard: Kobe Bryant.

Point guard: Smush Parker.

Subsequently, the home team, the Heat, played.

“让我们欢迎2次全明星首发、1次票王、2次三分球大赛冠军、1次全明星MVP、2次最佳防守阵容、1次最佳阵容、1次抢断王、1次总决赛MVP……”

"Stone Wall!"

Suddenly, the entire American Airlines Center arena fell into madness.

Subsequently, Wade, Walker, White Chocolate, O'Neal played in turn.

John Lavigne couldn't help but said: "I don't watch much basketball. There are very few people playing in Canada. I didn't expect it to be so popular in the United States."

Avril Lavigne explained: "The NBA is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the Heat were the strongest team in the NBA last season, and Stone was the Heat's best player in the Finals."

John Lavigne nodded.

Is my prospective son-in-law so powerful?
However, he is not very interested in basketball, he only knows a little bit, and he doesn't understand it very well.

Just in time, Avril Lavigne acted as a temporary commentator.

Don't forget, Avril Lavigne has fixed seats at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, old fans.

And she met Li Lei on the basketball court.

She knows the ball very well.

The real commentators on the scene are Barkley, Smith, and Reggie Miller.

That's right, after Reggie Miller retired, he joined the TNT team.

The game is about to start.

Players from both sides stand at the logo.

O'Neill glanced at Kobe, and suddenly said: "Little sports car, remember the fiasco on Christmas Eve last year? You will lose even more this year."

Kobe sneered: "It's up to you? Old and lazy fat shark."

The game has not yet started, the two sides are already facing each other, and the smoke is everywhere.

Drip!

At the start of the game, O'Neill was ruthless and turned the basketball back to his home half from above Mihm's head.

White Chocolate advanced to the front court, and before O'Neill reached for the ball, he lobbed the basketball in.

What a sharp eye.

O'Neal took the ball, hit Mihm directly, and passed Mihm's defense one by one.

Chris Mim is 213cm tall and weighs 120kg. Anyway, he is also a big white bear, but he has no respect in front of the furious O'Neill.

Even the 35-year-old O'Neal's destructive power at the basket is still top-notch.

After pushing off Mim, O'Neal turned around and took a small throw.

Snapped!
At this moment, Kobe fell from the sky and slapped O'Neal's shot.

Although Mim couldn't stop O'Neill, he could delay it for some time.

O'Neal only focused on the basket and didn't pay attention to the opponent's running position at all, which allowed Kobe to seize the opportunity.

"Oh man, that's Kobe's defense. Whenever he's on the court, he's going to give it his all and play defense."

Smush Parker picked up the ball, went straight to the fast break, and went to the frontcourt for a layup.

Snapped!
However, a big hand came from behind Parker and slapped his shot hard on the backboard.

Nail board big hat!

The person who blocked the shot, wearing the No. 15 jersey, is Li Lei.

"Oh hoo!"

Miami fans burst into excitement.

Kobe rewarded O'Neal with a big hot pot, and Li Lei immediately returned one.

Although the game was still 0-0 on the court, the fans watched it very excitingly.

The smell of gunpowder, wake up!
In the commentary seat, Reggie Miller looked at Barkley: "Stone's defense is also very strong. And because of his size advantage, he can do more than Kobe."

As we all know, Reggie Miller has always been optimistic about Li Lei.

As a result, the commentary booth was also filled with gunpowder smoke.

Smith smiled and looked at the two partners: Very good, it seems that Reggie Miller has also quickly adapted to the new job.

Who is better defensively, Kobe or Li Lei?
It's a nice topic.

Hot, Lakers fans quickly get into battle position.

"Kobe Bryant with 5 best defensive teams is not comparable to Li Lei with 2 times. 5 > 2, young man!"

"Really? Li Lei made the first defense in his rookie season. As for Kobe, he spent four seasons. And Li Lei can go from one defense to four. What about Kobe?"

Such an argument is bound to be fruitless.

The game on the field continued.

After Li Lei blocked the shot, he took advantage of the opportunity to receive the basketball over Parker's head, and advanced with the ball himself.

In the frontcourt, Li Lei still handed over to O'Neill.

O'Neal continued to chisel the meme.

And this time, he paid special attention to Kobe's movements.

Sure enough, as soon as O'Neal sank his center of gravity, Kobe leaned over.

O'Neill took his time and pretended not to notice.

When Kobe approached, he held up the basketball to avoid Kobe's sneak attack, and then passed it to Wade.

Wade opened his hand to cast, trying to strike a shot.

Bang!

This season, Wade's three-pointers are really terribly stable.

Steady strike!

17.1% after all.

Mihm protects the rebound.

Give it to Parker to advance.

Parker played the role of a tool man, dribbled the ball across half court, and immediately handed it to Kobe.

Kobe holds the ball at the top of the arc.

Brian Cook and Odom all pulled out.

Both of them have baskets, and Cook even hit an astonishing 42.9% of his three-pointers this season.

Walker and Li Lei had to follow out.

This creates space for Kobe.

Kobe was in the area to the left of the free throw line, leaning against Wade, turned around and started quickly.

Wade clings to Kobe and fights desperately.

But Kobe took two steps forward, still withstood Wade's confrontation, pulled up and shot.

The action is clean and crisp, without seeming to be affected in the slightest.

Wade jumped up to block.

But Kobe has a little bit of receding range, and Wade can't block the block at all.

After all, there is a height gap between the two.

Swish!
The basketball passes cleanly through the hoop.

2: 0.

Kobe this year was just so terrifying.

At the age of 27, his body is at its peak, and his skills are gradually maturing. From the basket to the three-point line, and even behind the backboard are Kobe's shooting areas.

Wade blinked, deciding to use more strength next time.

The Heat attack.

With the help of Li Lei's pick-and-roll, Wade quickly broke through.

But after all, Kobe has rich experience. He was prepared to bypass the pick-and-roll in advance and continue to keep up with Wade.

Wade turned around directly, trying to get rid of Kobe.

However, Kobe's eyes were quick and his hands were quick, and he struck directly, cutting off the ball in Wade's arms.

Snapped!
Odom took the ball and made a fast break.

Bryant sprinted ahead, heading straight for the frontcourt.

Li Lei chased after Kobe, trying to stop the Lakers' fast break.

But Odom made a pass, accurately passed Li Lei, and handed it to Kobe.

In his rookie season, Li Lei and Lamar Odom were teammates, so they knew that this "left-handed magician" had great passing skills.

Many of Li Lei's catch-and-shoot shots come from Odom's passes.

Kobe caught the ball and went straight up.

Li Lei also jumped up, trying to block Kobe.

But Kobe didn't hesitate at all, he confronted Li Lei in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket against Li Lei.

boom!
4: 0.

Li Lei landed, gritted his teeth as he looked at Kobe who turned around and returned to defense.

What a terrifying scoring machine!

The Heat attack.

Wade continued to attack with the ball.

In the few rounds just now, the duel between him and Kobe was completely at a disadvantage.

But Wade is not someone who gives in easily.

Just hold the ball and do it!

As a result, Chris Mim on the inside raised his hand and gave Wade a big cap.

Inspired by Kobe, the Lakers are in full swing today.

Looking back, the Lakers teammates played a wave of fast breaks.

Bryant passes the ball to Smash Parker in the crowd.

Parker made an easy layup.

6: 0.

There was a commotion in the American Airlines Center arena.

The Heat shouldn't be upset by the Lakers.

This kind of thing is not unheard of.

Didn't the Mavericks, another favorite to win the championship, become the background board for Kobe's 3 points in 62 quarters?

And it happened not so far ago, just 5 days ago.

Barkley was even more triumphant: "Who's defense is better, it can't be seen for a while. But whose offense is better, does it still need to be compared?"

Reggie Miller shook his head: "Of course it's Kobe. But don't forget, Stone is only in the third grade."

Pat Riley moved his ass, he was ready.

If the point difference continues to widen, he will have to go to the technical desk to ask for praise.

The Heat attack.

White Chocolate deliberately slowed down and pushed forward slowly, signaling his teammates to take a deep breath and adjust his state.

At this moment, Li Lei asked for the ball on his own initiative.

After getting the ball, Li Lei grabbed the ball with one hand and turned sideways to Odom.

On the sidelines, John and Judy's eyes widened. They wanted to take a good look at the performance of the prospective son-in-law.

At this moment, the entire American Airlines Center arena was silent.

Li Lei stepped out tentatively.

Odom was surprised: such a big step?
Back then, when Li Lei first entered the league, he was only 201cm, much shorter than Odom.

But now, Li Lei has grown to 205cm, only 3cm behind Odom.

Odom backed away subconsciously.

At this moment, Li Lei suddenly bent his knees.

Odom was surprised again: shooting?

Odom rushed forward immediately.

But Li Lei took another step forward, pretending to make a real breakthrough.

Odom made a wrong judgment step by step, and couldn't keep up with every step.

Li Lei's first big stride passed Odom cleanly.

Without waiting for the rest of the Lakers to react, Li Lei pulled up and shot.

Swish!
6: 2.

The Heat finally got their act together.

Miami fans feel a lot more at ease.

But soon, Kobe used Cook's cover to get rid of Wade, cut inside, and then directly dunked alley-oop with Odom's wonderful pass.

boom!
8: 2.

The Heat attack.

Li Lei faced Odom again, testing his feet, testing his feet, and testing his feet again...

Odom can only keep changing the center of gravity, following Li Lei's rhythm.

And this fell into Li Lei's trap.

Li Lei took a step forward, pulled back another step, took a step back, pulled up and shot.

Odom couldn't jump at all.

Void shot!

The basketball flew through a high parabola, piercing the heart with an arrow.

Swish!
8: 5.

Lakers offense.

Kobe faced Wade again and forced a breakthrough.

Wade went all out this time and defended desperately.

As a result, Kobe made a feint, directly tricked Wade into flying, and then rose from the ground.

Drip!

Foul.

To defend Kobe, you don't have to go all out, he just squeezes past.

If you use all your strength, he can easily foul you.

For a "little guy" like Wade, it's a nightmare.

Bryant then walked to the free throw line.

In the first free throw, the basketball spun twice around the hoop, but still obediently fell into it.

In the second free throw, Kobe readjusted his breathing and made a steady hit.

10: 5.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Pat Riley also made a substitution.

White chocolate down, Posy up.

In this way, Wade can reach the No. [-] position without having to match up with Kobe.

As for Kobe, leave it to Posey who is 201cm.

The Heat attack.

Li Lei was about to break through again, and Kobe quickly leaned over to help Odom defend.

Li Lei was forced to retreat beyond the three-point line, and then made a quick pass to Posey.

However, Kobe guessed Li Lei's choice. After blocking Li Lei, he quickly returned to defend Posey and robbed Li Lei's pass halfway.

Kobe grabbed the basketball, ran all the way, turned 180 degrees in the frontcourt, folded and dunked.

boom!
12: 5.

Kobe's actual dunk is really amazing.

He abruptly relied on one person's performance on both ends of the offense and defense to dominate the game.

Drip!

Pat Riley quickly called a timeout.

On the opposite side, Phil Jackson lowered his head and dozed off, as if he had fallen asleep, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

This detail just fell into Riley's eyes, and Riley was furious.

As we all know, "Iron Coach" Pat Riley and "Zen Master" Phil Jackson are old rivals.

Jackson led the Bulls to snipe Riley's Knicks several times.

Riley was aggrieved and publicly complained to the media: If that guy didn't have Michael (Jordan), he would be nothing.

Phil Jackson immediately shot back: "That guy has nothing but devil training and draining the potential of the players. Look at the players like Patrick (Ewing), who are exhausted every season after reaching the conference finals. Useless players devil."

This feud started from the Bull Dynasty and has lasted for almost 10 years.

So once these two people meet, it will definitely be a spark hitting the earth.

(End of this chapter)