Chapter 143: Showdown with the Purple Lakers
The Rockets and Magic games were far less intense than they imagined, but they were exciting enough.
Howard's idea of competing for the first center proved to be a joke again in this game, although Howard performed well against other centers, but throughout the game, Howard was suppressed by Yao Ming very badly. seems to have become a hurdle in the past, Howard was bullied very badly every time he met Yao Ming, and Yao Ming's solid low-post offensive skills made Howard very frustrated.
This season, Howard's performance is getting better and better, and as the champion in '04, he slowly surpassed Okafor.
Okafor is just a good center, but Howard plays a stronger role.
This is also the reason why more and more fans and coaches are favoring Howard.
In Van Gundy's defensive system, Howard plays a very big role.
But Howard's performance is more like a super blue-collar than a super interior center, which is what Howard is most criticized about at the moment.
Yao Ming performed well, but he couldn't lead the team to victory.
Maddy's shooting percentage of 6 of 16 is worrying, and although Stephenson is not famous, he played very well against Maddy, especially on the defensive end, playing his part. Darko and Grant Hill both performed very well, and Sean even got all-around data and led the team to victory.
The Rockets roster looks amazing, with two superstars plus a lot of standout role players, but ...... The lineup really doesn't fit.
With a strong interior player like Yao Ming, what the Rockets should do is find a point guard who can control my tempo, and then partner with a fast power forward and a role player who can shoot and shoot, but the Rockets are not.
The Rockets' big forward is Juwan Howard, who has a very good mid-range shot, but his speed is very slow, and his defensive ability is very average and average.
Such a team, as long as the outside line breaks in, it is easy to score.
Van Gundy Jr.'s defensive system is good, but if he can win a championship by relying on the system alone, there will be no point in the existence of superstars. Any tactical system, to put it bluntly, is for the superstar, to make up for the shortcomings of the superstar, and give full play to the advantages of the superstar.
Not to mention the Rockets' defensive flaws, the offensive end is also embarrassing.
Alstom's shot choices are not good many times, Maddie is a superstar when he feels good, and if he doesn't feel good, he is a cancer, and he is so lazy to play, it's just hopeless, and it's no wonder that Yao Ming privately complained to Sean that it was difficult for the Rockets to win the championship.
Such a team is too flawed, with flaws at both ends of the floor.
Sean threw and passed together, and won by playing very casually.
After winning this game, the Magic traveled to Los Angeles, and this game was broadcast live in the United States, and the Magic played the Los Angeles Lakers away. The Lakers have been on the robe for both seasons and are not expected to make the playoffs this year.
This year's Los Angeles Lakers have been caught up in trade messages many times.
Kobe Bryant said in an interview with the media that he wanted to leave the Lakers and go to a team that could win the championship, and the most interested team was the Bulls, but in the end the trade failed, and the Bulls were disheartened and their power was greatly reduced.
The Wolves are leaving the Timberwolves, and the first choice is also the Lakers.
But in the end, the Lakers' uniform team was reluctant to trade Bynum, who had a lot of potential, and later ...... The Wolves went to the Celtics to huddle with Paul Pierce to warm up, and it can be said that the Lakers have no chance of winning the championship this season.
And Kobe Bryant...... It's the embodiment of a scoring maniac.
This season, Kobe Bryant averaged 36 points per game, and then dropped slightly to more than 35 points, which is an amazing score, and everyone has to admit that this man named Kobe Bryant is the best scoring guard in NBA history.
A large part of the highlight of this nationally broadcast game is Kobe Bryant vs. Sean.
In the game year, Kobe Bryant expressed his opinion: "I would love to have a matchup with Sean Lee on the court, there may be many more opportunities like this, but each time it will be different, as the same kind of person, I enjoy the process of this confrontation." ”
Kobe Bryant said this, and Sean also replied in a low-key manner: "Focus on team tactics, but when the right time is right, I will be in the opposite position with Kobe, which is a good training for myself, and only by aligning such a player can I continue to improve." ”
This season, Sean has improved very quickly.
Although I have been abused, I have improved a lot in the abuse.
At the beginning, Sean did not have an absolute advantage against a point guard like Brandon Knight, and he was very uncomfortable defending some unrecognizable guards, and he was even more beaten up when he met Billups, Kidd and others.
But slowly, Sean became familiar with the confrontation and rhythm of the league, and his performance got better and better.
As an average point guard, Sean can have an absolute advantage in the position. Even against Billups, Sean can use his speed to take a slight advantage, and against Kidd Shaun he knows how to use his strengths to lead the team.
That's progress.
All of this progress is made in the midst of abuse.
For Kobe, Sean learned the most about defense and ...... Do a good job of passing, and when the last game was aligned, Kobe Bryant hit 22 iron to lead the team, Sean remembers it clearly, it is precisely because of Kobe's guidance that Sean did not shoot crazy in exchange for high scores.
On the evening of the 28th.
Los Angeles home, the Magic vs. the Lakers began.
Magic starters, Howard, Darko, Stephenson, Grant Hill, Sean, Lakers starters, Kobe, Chris Mime, Odom, Parker, Cook.
The Lakers starters, except for Kobe and Odom, are very weak, Rash Parker suffered a lot when Sean first started to match, but the second time he met, Sean had the upper hand, and the last time he was in the position, Parker was completely blown up at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, while Cook and Chris Mim are ordinary role players who have nothing to do with the overall situation.
On the first ball, after Howard's jump shot was successful, Sean faced the defense of Death Parker, almost did not move, and directly stood on tiptoe and hit a three-point shot.
The absolute height difference, Sean is too lazy to do other actions.
In fact, the talent of the players has too much of an impact on the performance of the counterpoint.
Sean's speed and strength are higher than that of Death Parker, and his height is even taller, with such an advantage, Parker can't defend, jumps up and blocks, and Sean can make a foul and get three free throws with a direct leaning forward. At the same time, Sean's shooting speed and passing are extremely good, and Parker can't defend at all.
Absolute speed, strength, height, has a very big impact on the game.
If you take an example, it's Chris Mim of the Lakers.