Godfather of the NBA: Cutting Curry and creating a dynasty

At the beginning of the first quarter, the two teams were still in the testing stage.

The Lakers played very cautiously today. After all, they were able to win two games in a row, mainly because of the explosion of substitute players.

Of course, the overall poor feel of the Clippers team is also an important reason.

But today, the Clippers started with a super long three-pointer by Curry, which had to make the Lakers nervous.

Paul came to the frontcourt with the ball and played a pick-and-roll with Kobe.

After dismantling the ball to Kobe on the wing, the person defending Kobe also became Battier who made up for it.

Kobe took a look at the situation on the field:

Battier dropped Gasol, but it was Paul George who made up for him.

It seems that there is no sweetness in playing pickled peppers for Gasol.

Ginobili, who was originally defending himself, has now switched to Matt Barnes.

Then you can't count on it.

I had to come by myself.

Battier, an old opponent, Kobe is already very familiar with.

After all, in the Western Conference semifinals in 09, Battier and Artest made himself suffer a lot.

In the end, it even reached the tiebreaker.

If Dayao hadn't been hit by himself and injured, the Rockets might have entered the Western Conference Finals that year.

Facing Kobe's Battier, he didn't panic at all.

As a top defensive expert in the league, what he usually studies the most is the top wing singles players in the league.

And Kobe is the top of the top.

Although the strength of singles is the strongest, it also has the most research.

He is already familiar with Kobe's singles habits.

In which direction Kobe wants to break through and from which position to shoot, he basically knows in his mind.

The only problem is, he can't guard Kobe 100%.

I can only do my best to interfere with Kobe and prevent him from shooting comfortably.

As for whether to enter or not, we can only resign ourselves to fate.

For example, in this shot, Kobe made a back body and held the ball.

Battier already knew that Kobe was going to break through from the free throw line with a high probability.

Next, Kobe will most likely choose to make an emergency stop near the free throw line for a jumper.

If he didn't follow him, Kobe would choose to go straight to the basket.

If there are teammates to help defend, Kobe will directly distribute the ball to Bynum.

Of course, Battier will definitely follow Kobe's life.

Sure enough, Kobe directly turned around and dribbled through, ready to kill from the free throw line to the basket.

Battier followed Kobe tightly, preventing him from easily killing the basket.

Kobe braked directly at the free throw line, and then jumped high.

Although Battier had been prepared for a long time, he jumped up to block the first time.

But Kobe's emergency stop jump shot is too fast, and it is impossible for one-on-one defense to stop him from shooting.

Of course, Battier would not be so stupid as to block the basketball, and directly covered Kobe's face with his hand.

If it can cover Kobe's vision, it is considered a successful interception.

Swish!

Basketball hit the net.

Battier shook his head gently, and then ran to the frontcourt.

I have tried my best and still can't defend the ball.

No way, who made the guy on the opposite side called Kobe Bryant.

Yang Li looked very solemn when he saw Kobe's ball.

It seems that today, the Clippers are destined to have a tough battle.

The Clippers attacked, and it was Ginobili who came to the frontcourt with the ball.

Ginobili dribbles at the top of the key, directing traffic.

Seeing this scene, Phil Jackson couldn't help but think of the fear of being dominated by Manu.

This guy is a big problem!