The strongest basket king

Chapter 35
During the intermission, the Lakers said a lot about tactics, but the second half remained the same.

The score gap soon came to 20+, and the only three strong points of the Lakers were Gasol who played steadily.

Kobe finally broke out in the fourth quarter, but it was a pity that it was garbage time, and the head coach Mike Brown didn't know what was going on, and he had no hope of winning. He still let Kobe play until the last second.

Mike Brown explained after the game, "I want to see our players fight and fight. Did they do that? I hope this can boost our confidence."

Kobe Bryant expressed his expectation that the Lakers will re-adopt more offensive routines that allow him to get shooting opportunities in the most comfortable area.

The team's record is not going up or down, but Kobe Bryant leads the West in the All-Star voting.

Xiang Chu has nothing to do with the All-Stars now, at most he is helping his teammates to solicit votes, but now the All-Stars vote king is an inside player, that is the league's number one center Magic player Dwight Howard.

And the Lakers will soon fly to Orlando to play back-to-back away games. Xiang Chu also has the opportunity to feel how strong the league's No. [-] center is. Although this No. [-] center is more strong on the defensive end, he does not have a dominant performance on the offensive end.

When the Heat's James came off the bench, he shot all the stars. The Magic's starters are all standard configurations, but Howard is restrained inside, and he doesn't have the superstar-level possession of James.

Sometimes the Magic will become a group of outsiders shooting wildly outside, and Howard will become a blue-collar rebounder, which is also related to the fact that this buddy does not have many offensive methods.

It's not too far from Miami to Orlando, but it's definitely not that good to play games outside.

What Xiang Chu cared more about was the training. He had no chance to practice more, and he was extremely boring in the hotel.

He now wants to play the game quickly and return to the comfortable life at home as soon as possible.

The Magic also has some players who cannot play. Hedo Turkoglu is injured, but Turkoglu is no longer in his peak period. It is not as big as the absence of Wade in the Heat. JJ Redick, who replaced him in the starting lineup, has better shooting ability .

The Magic now have good three-point ability in the starting lineup except for Howard. On the bench is their biggest signing of the summer, Glenn Davis. Originally, Glenn Davis and Redick were on the bench. For one thing, now that Redick has gone to the starting lineup, their outsiders on the bench are mainly veterans.

But basically they are all of the same type, focusing on shooting ability. From this point of view, the Magic's team building policy is really simple.

The Lakers still have the same starting lineup. Unless Mike Brown puts Artest on the starting lineup, it is really difficult to make adjustments to their current lineup.

At the beginning of the game, Kobe didn't force his offense, but the rest of the Lakers couldn't open the situation at all.

Bynum is usually very arrogant, but he basically withered when he met Howard, and Gasol didn't have the touch when he played with the Heat. The Lakers soon fell behind by 10+.

Xiang Chu got his wish and got the chance to face Howard. One was that Bynum was about to lose his foul, and the other was that the Magic seemed to have no intention of letting Howard rest at all.

The Magic's lineup is also weird, they don't even have an official center forward, usually they use Glenn Davis as the top, but today when the Lakers are strong inside, they will fuck Howard.

It seems that fucking core players is a trick that many coaches in the league know, but how to fuck them must be particular. You can't fuck every game, otherwise there will always be accidents.

Howard deserves to be the No. [-] center in the league. Xiang Chu felt it when he stepped up. This is the most troublesome guy he has encountered since entering the league.

This buddy's bounce is really good, Howard has a wide range of defense, Xiang Chu has no chance to steal a single one, and he is really good at rebounding.

In terms of rebounding sense, Xiang Chu may have reached Howard's level, but if the two of them feel the rebound at the same time, it will be difficult for Xiang Chu to compete with each other. Fall from heights.

In terms of weight, Xiang Chu can't compare. He has a small advantage only in height.

In the first half, Bynum had 1 point and 3 rebounds, and Xiang Chu had 4 rebounds. Both of them fouled three times and lost badly.

Kobe started to go crazy from the second quarter, but he couldn't stand alone. The situation of the Lakers was worse than yesterday's fight against the Heat.

In fact, Howard didn't score a lot. When he stood inside, the Magic and other players were desperately shooting three-pointers outside. It felt like playing a computer game, and the Lakers were stunned.

As a Lakers legend, O'Neal used to be kind to Bynum, but now he's been slapped in the face together. Bynum feels like a child in front of Howard.

At halftime, the Lakers locker room was quieter.

This time, Xiang Chu was also a little irritable. Xiang Chu felt a sense of urgency if he couldn't win in the rebounding game. It's not enough to have magical skills, but he still needs to keep up with his physical fitness.

It would be nice to make more money, he must hire a trainer, and it would be better to have a nutritionist, so it seems that he needs to raise a team, and he must become a star and get a high salary.

Hey, I'd better hire a physical trainer first, I should be able to afford it this summer, if I usually save a little on food and expenses.

It seems that he has been saving money, getting stronger, getting stronger.

After thinking wildly for a while, Xiang Chu still calmed down. He was a little anxious to defend against Howard in the first half. At this time, he has to learn from Gasol and can't fight against him.

If he raises his arms, Howard's small hook will also be affected to a certain extent, and he will do it in the second half.

If Howard could squeeze in and dunk him, Xiang Chu would agree.

However, Howard is not at the BUG level of O'Neill, and there are definitely more ways than difficulties.

In the third quarter, the Lakers' defense improved a bit, but the offense still showed no signs of improvement.

They are too far behind, and it is obviously not enough to just improve the defense.

When Xiang Chu played again, he had already adjusted his mentality. If there is a gap, he must face up to it. He must do better under the current situation.

When facing Howard, he tried his best to consume the opponent, but tried not to foul, just interfered with his long arms, although the No. [-] center inherited O'Neal's free throw percentage.

The Magic won't allow Howard to rest by more than ten points, and the Lakers will not allow Kobe to rest either.

Kobe also scored 30 points at the end, but the team is still far from winning.

The two-game losing streak in the away game already speaks volumes for the problem. Now the Lakers' lineup is still far from the championship. Not to mention the No. [-] position, at least they need a substitute with firepower.

Xiang Chu only fouled once in the second half and scored 2 points. He felt that he had improved.

Although in front of Howard's double 20+, the Lakers' few insiders are very embarrassing.

But for Xiang Chu, this is not a bad thing. Often talking on social media is not because he is really that powerful.

(End of this chapter)