Chapter 443: The Last Straw That Crushed Kobe
When did you start to officially intersect with that guy? Well, it must have been that hot summer day, in Houston......
Olajuwon, the old fox, actually accepted such a powerful student without saying a word. www.biquge.info It's no wonder that if he hadn't taken a fancy to him, how could Olajuwon arrange for him to train with him?
From the training, Kobe Bryant has already seen An Jie's tenacity and the same stubbornness as himself. If you don't practice a good action, you can repeat it thousands of times, step into the training hall with the morning glow, and walk out of the basketball court with the sunset on your back. Kobe Bryant didn't expect a mere first-year rookie to train synchronously with him and not fall behind. But what he didn't expect was that the young and humble Chinese at the beginning has now become a nightmare for the entire NBA league......
"Bryant!" Kobe, who was training with An Jie in the sunset, seemed to hear someone calling his name.
"Bryant!?are you listening!?" Bryant lifted the wet towel over his face as that shout grew louder. Suddenly, the hustle and bustle of the scene rushed to the face. He didn't train with An Jie in Houston, but in Portland, and fought against An Jie with real guns!
"Whew...... I'm listening. Bryant calmly responded to D'Antoni, whose face was flushed, and the guy's shouting just now had made his blood pressure soar.
"Pick up the tempo, do you hear me? Dwight and Paul, you guys run with me! We're going to get the offense done before the Trail Blazers' defensive lineup gets started! You're the Los Angeles Lakers! You're all superstars! I know a dozen points are nothing to you! As long as you play according to the tactics, as long as you don't get messed up, we're still going to have a chance to win the game!" D'Antoni kept emphasizing the fast pace, and too, the world knew that the man with the mustache was a master of running and shooting, but the Lakers gave D'Antoni a deck of cards that were not suitable for bombing. It's like a chef who is the best at making steak, but the manager gives him a good fish to make the best steak in the world.
No one knows what the Lakers' management decides, but since he is the head coach, D'Antoni naturally has to do what he does best. D'Antoni only thinks about running and shooting, or he only believes in running and shooting. But the Lakers are not a team that can be tamed by a simple "run and shoot".
"What a fucking shit!" Paul Gasol cursed in his heart, running and booming, there is a coach in this world who asked him to play some damn running and bombing! Back then, he was the central axis of Phil Jackson's triangular offense! What about now? Now Paul Gasol is just a stupid big guy who runs back and forth with the little guys! Thinking of this, Gasol is even more angry.
Bryant didn't say anything, he just looked at his best friend Gasol, and then at the elderly Nash and Ci Shiping. Howard's athleticism is more in line with the requirements of running and bombing, but Howard is by no means a good material for playing together!
The players are struggling, the game has already played like this, do they have to listen to the coach, or do they follow their own? At this time, the united Trail Blazers, under the leadership of An Jie, have stepped onto the court and are ready to serve the bottom ball.
Damion Lillard's debut was an absolute success, and even with a full quarter to go, the verdict can be applied to Lillard without any worries.
With 18 points and 8 assists, Lillard shot a little worse from the field today, only 41 percent, but as a rookie, he was good enough.
The most satisfying thing for the fans and Ricard is that Lillard is not messing around on the court, he is resolute and brave when he should attack, and he is not hot-headed when he should pass.
Right now, for example, the Trail Blazers have an 11-point lead, and Lillard is completely free to play a round or two. But he didn't, and even though he could now break through with dozens of different ways to get past Nash, he opted to go tactically.
Sink your shoulders, change hands and dribble, and your feet are fast and slow. Lillard seemed to be on the verge of breaking through, and Nash swallowed as well.
But in the end, Lillard just passed the ball to Anjie and quickly cut to the basket himself. Lillard's inside cut naturally made the Lakers players highly nervous. It is also ironic that the luxurious Lakers F4 would be upset because of the incut of a mere first-year rookie. No way, who let Lillard's performance today even overshadow their giants?
"Ann in the last quarter, I want you to go on the court and finish the game!" Anjie immediately flashed through his mind as he leaned against Howard with the ball in his hand. To finish the game, it was time for An Jie to push hard in the final quarter.
That's right, don't look at the fact that the Trail Blazers are now 11 points ahead of the Lakers. But An Jie actually didn't play at full strength in the first three quarters of the game, and with the assistance of so many people, An Jie was playing in a labor-saving way as much as possible. In this way, the team lineup can be quickly run-in, and secondly, it can also save more physical strength for the final battle.
And now, it is the moment of decisive battle. It's time for all the strength that has been left to burst out!
Howard thought that his defense was perfect enough, he stuck to Angel and used his hind legs to make enough support. Whether An Jie wants to back slash or turn around, Howard can face it calmly. But An Jie's first impact shattered Howard's self-confidence in an instant.
The force coming from An Jie's back was so big that Howard opened his mouth in surprise. Since when, since when has An Jie been able to use his strength to confront himself head-on!?
In fact, An Jie's physical strength is much better than Howard's, if both sides have the same physical strength, An Jie still can't crush Howard in this rough way. But Anjie was able to save his physical strength, which is also a reflection of his own strength and that of the Trail Blazers.
After pushing Howard to gain a bit of space, An Jie did not turn around to break through, nor did he turn around and jump shots, but continued to exert his strength, shining on Howard's chest again!
"Peng!" The loud muffled sound came out again, seeing that Howard's defense was about to collapse, the rest of the Lakers did not dare to shrink the formation to assist Howard. You must know that the other four members of the Trail Blazers are waiting for you to shrink the Lakers.
There is no way, Howard has to solve Anjie on his own. But after two advances, Anjie has stepped into the three-second zone. Howard posted it again, but in Anjie's opinion, it was no longer helpful.
An Jie began to shake his shoulders, and Kobe Bryant was both happy and sad when he saw this scene. The happy thing is that An Jie's shoulder shaking is as good as himself, and this shoulder shaking is what Kobe Bryant taught him personally. Sadly, Anjie is now using Shoulder Shake, but against his Kobe Bryant's team.
After a few false shakes, An Jie took a step to the left! Howard knew that An Jie's whole body was a play, and the first time, Howard didn't jump!
Sure enough, An Jie's seemingly turning action was only halfway done, and he turned back again! Howard was overjoyed, and he quickly moved his steps, hoping to prevent An Jie's second attempt!
Just when Howard was wondering whether Agile was going to hook or shoot, or if it was still a feint. An Jie suddenly turned to the left again! This sudden and rapid turn of force made An Jie hit Howard unexpectedly!
"The continuous footwork is so pleasing to the eye, this kind of interior attack is rare now! Ann got rid of Howard's defense, hook hand, beautiful!" O'Neal gently clapped his hands for Anjie, the kind of footwork that O'Neal had only seen in the 90s against Olajuwon. He didn't expect that when he saw similar inside footsteps again, he would have become a commentator.
Then, the Lakers really did what D'Antoni set up, speeding up their tempo. But the F4, which has a very serious physical exertion, can stand this kind of toss. After several rounds of running and bombing that didn't work, the Lakers players finally decided to solve the problem on their own terms. As a result, the chaotic scene of the first three quarters of the game reappeared.
Kobe Bryant and Gasol want to play as traditionally, and Howard wants to dominate the interior. Nash doesn't argue about that, but his danger drops dramatically. This guy was completely blown up by Iguodala today, as long as he didn't stab Lou Zi, Kobe Bryant would be thankful.
The Lakers, who are not united in their thinking, want to overtake the score, and unless Lillard and Angel suddenly leave the game with injuries, Los Angeles will have a glimmer of hope.
However, this kind of thing could not happen, and Anjie became the main point of attack for the Trail Blazers in the fourth quarter. Howard has no way to take An Jie in one-on-one single defense. Howard barely rested in this game, and the player who can play freely for the whole game with Anjie does not exist on this earth.
Turn-over jump shots, hook hands under the basket, strong dunks, wonderful passes. Anjie was slowly finishing the game, as Ricard had set it up. Keling's "Warcraft" didn't get any assistance, and once there was a bag or defense, the other four members of the Trail Blazers would not be polite.
After that, Howard, who was beaten to no end, still won the sympathy of his teammates, but Iguodala's cold breakaway, Lillard and Matthews' lethal three-pointers, and Aldridge's desperately steady shooting will appear from time to time to remind the Lakers players not to act rashly.
The Lakers players were like they were being held hostage by bandits, and they could only watch Howard lose on the inside, watching him slowly slaughtered by Anjie, the butcher.
By the end, Bryant's offensive firepower seemed to have stopped. He's 34 years old, and he's playing the same 40 minutes as 27-year-old Howard. Kobe Bryant is the Black Mamba, the basketball god of the Angelenos. But in Portland, in front of An Jie, he is just an ordinary "person".
In an attack, Kobe, who was no longer able to continue to exert his strength, failed to withstand An Jie's collision in the air. He fell to the ground in embarrassment, only to find that he had no strength to get up.
At this time, a big hand immediately appeared in front of Kobe. This hand does not belong to Howard, it does not belong to Ci Shiping, it does not belong to Gasol and Nash, but it is stretched out by Anjie.
Kobe was stunned for a second, and it wasn't until Gasol also walked up that Kobe grabbed the hands of the two big guys and stood up.
An Jie didn't say anything, he just patted Kobe's ass gently. After that, An Jie took the initiative to raise his left arm, indicating that it was indeed his foul. Kobe Bryant is a person with a lot of self-esteem, and Anjie knows that it is better not to say anything now.
Giving Bryant two free throws isn't a big deal, the game time is running out with a minute left, and the point difference is a desperate 20......
In the first free throw, Kobe Bryant, who was weak in the waist and abdomen, failed to throw the ball in. At the same time, Rickard went up and down five times to take all the starters down, heralding an early end to the game.
In the second free throw, Kobe Bryant made some adjustments, and the basketball stumbled into the net.
After that, J.J. Hickson passed the ball to Fischer, who looked at Kobe Bryant with some sadness and unbearable eyes, but he still had to fulfill his responsibility.
"Three~~~ Derek Fischer!" the DJ shouted at the scene almost made Kobe desperate, that guy, at such an age, is still so deadly. Bryant shook his head and smiled, but he didn't know if he was smiling because of Fischer's goal or because of his current embarrassment.
Lakers F4, Kobe Bryant doesn't want this luxury combination to be a joke again.
"The game is over! The Portland Trail Blazers have won their first win of the season under the leadership of Ann!
Kobe Bryant looked up at the big screen, 99-116. An Jie's stinky boy actually let himself lose so badly......
In the third quarter, Anjie relied on defense to create an offensive climax for the team and in the fourth quarter, Anjie's performance of dominating the restricted area with offense became the last straw for the Trail Blazers to crush Kobe. The strong Kobe Bryant became the first ghost of the Trail Blazers this season.....
In the NBA, the decline of one hero always heralds the rise of another.