Chapter 164: Western Conference Finals
Bagua turned around, this move was originally used to wrestle people in martial arts, but now it is used by Li Du in basketball, used to turn around the opponent, and it is even faster!
"Lee, congratulations on having another trick!" Odom laughed when he was beaten by Lidu. www.biquge.info Last season, the Lakers were eliminated by the Spurs because of Li Du and his lack of offensive power and could only rely on Kobe Bryant on the offensive end.
This season, Odom himself has made great progress, and Li Du has improved rapidly, and now Li Du has become an indispensable scoring point for the Lakers on the offensive end! And his offensive means are no longer single, but rich and diverse, just a back-to-back attack, can derive countless offensive skills!
Odom himself is the same, he is very comprehensive, in the current Lakers team, he usually plays with the second team, grabbing a lot of points in the bench time, and at the critical moment of the game, Odom will play with Kobe Bryant and Li Du, the Lakers at this time are the Lakers with the most perfect lineup!
Kobe Bryant and the others laughed, as long as they beat the Spurs, they can enter the finals and hit the O'Brien Cup!
Two days later, the Spurs' AT&T Center, the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers vs. the Spurs Game 1, began.
The Spurs' starting lineup is still Duncan, Parker, Bowen, Ginobili, and Oberto.
The Lakers' starting lineup hasn't changed: Kobe, Leedo, Fisher, Gasol, and Bynum.
Oberto is a skilled power forward, much like Gasol, but he's nowhere near Gasol. Duncan played center and played against Bynum, and the young Bynum only had to be beaten. So on the inside, the two teams are about the same.
On the outside, Li Du defended Ginobili, Fisher defended Parker, and Kobe Bryant defended Bowen. However, the three of them can change their defense at any time, and whoever defends in the end has to adapt to it in the game.
In terms of lineup, the strength of the two teams is equal, but there are still many people who are optimistic about the Lakers, after all, the current Lakers are known as the perfect lineup!
Before the jump ball started, Ginobili found Li Du, who was practicing Xingyi Boxing, "Li, can I ask, why do you practice Chinese kung fu before the start of the game?" If you're just stretching and warming up, you don't have to, right? ”
Li Du turned his head to look at Ginobili, a little surprised, he practiced boxing before the fight, this is already a well-known thing, why did Ginobili ask this? But it doesn't matter, it's okay to tell him, so Li Du said: "The Chinese kung fu you said is very one-sided, and I am practicing boxing now, which is called Xingyi Quan in China." It's the kind of punch that keeps me in the best shape in the fight, both mentally and physically. So Manu, watch out! ”
Ginobili was just curious, and asked casually, but he didn't expect Li Du to really tell him, and said with a smile: "You are really an interesting young man, okay, I will be careful, it is said that all kinds of magical moves you make on the court are based on Chinese kung fu, I am looking forward to what kind of magical moves you can make this time!" ”
Li Du didn't say much, nodded, and continued to practice Xingyi Boxing. According to the arrangement of Kobe and Zen Master, Li Du is mainly used as a diversion point and defensive leader in this game, and in terms of offense, I am afraid that the Spurs have already deployed Li Du, so let's see it clearly first.
Xingyi Quan requires to grab the middle line and step on the middle palace, which happens to be able to play the role of the opponent at the moment in defense. If it is necessary for Li Du to attack a lot, then it is necessary to use the Baguazhang to grab the sideways and step on the Nine Palaces Bagua.
At the start of the game, Bynum was young after all, and he took a step ahead of Duncan to turn the basketball to his side. After Fisher got the ball, he pushed steadily and passed the ball to Kobe.
Kobe Bryant took a step outside the top of the arc to catch the ball, and when he looked at the defender, it was still the annoying Bowen! Bowen, like Li Du, is the team's top defender on the perimeter, but he's annoying not because of how good he defensively, but because he can play blackfoot! Many of the players he defended had been hit by his black feet, and Maddie was even almost injured because of this!
"You obnoxious bastard, this time I'll make you never dare to put black feet on me again!" Thinking in his heart, Kobe Bryant pointed out three tentative steps, staggered the position a little, and killed Bowen inside!
Bowen has been the best candidate for the Spurs to defend Kobe Bryant for many years, he and Kobe Bryant have played against each other, seeing that he has lost his defensive position, he is not in a hurry, and he is trying his best to defend Kobe, he knows that Kobe Bryant must slow down at the moment of breakthrough or emergency stop jump shot, this is his best time to defend!
Sure enough, when Kobe Bryant was still one step away from entering, he suddenly made a stop-and-go jump shot and leaned back slightly, and Bowen definitely couldn't cover it! But Bowen never thought of covering Kobe's ball, only to see his left hand stretched straight out and went straight to Kobe's face!
"Blindfolding", this is a trick often used by many defenders and even Kobe, you don't need to jump too high or too fast, you just need to cover the opponent's eyes when the opponent shoots. Without eye aiming, whoever it is, the shooting percentage will drop dramatically!
Kobe Bryant has not been blindfolded once or twice, he has been prepared, and he has already made a move before Bowen's swarthy palm covers his eyes!
"Brush"
Basketball is on the move! The Lakers took the lead and scored first.
When the Spurs attacked, it was handed over to Duncan. Parker has always been described as a teenager and an old man, because he doesn't look like a hot-blooded young man at all, but is extremely calm and can always control the rhythm of the game with the opponent's uncomfortable style of play.
Duncan hit Bynum with his back and hit it twice, causing Bynum to take two small steps back, and then Duncan took the opportunity to make a turnaround jumper and hit the basketball board into the frame. Turn around and shoot the board, Duncan's trick! Back then, this trick was never cracked even in the face of sharks at its peak!
As soon as it came up, both sides showed a very high level regardless of offense and defense!
Li Du secretly admired in his heart, worthy of being the defending champion, worthy of the long-lasting Spurs, as long as Duncan is there, they will always be so stable and efficient!
"But that doesn't mean we can't break your defenses! I got it! Li Du thought to himself, and suddenly turned around and squeezed Ginobili, who was defending him, and opened his hand to ask Fisher for the ball.
Fisher had already been instructed and did not hesitate to pass the ball to Li Du.
Turning his back to Ginobili, Li Du said urgently: "Manu, don't you want to see what tricks I use in Chinese kung fu?" This time, I'll let you see it! ”
Ginobili laughed: "Come on, Wonder Rookie!" I'm curious to know, can you shake me off! ”