Chapter 307: Bowen's New Trick - Untying Shoes (2/7)
"Go again! Kobe Bryant opened four in four! He showed off his backbody skills in front of Mark Jackson! It's as if he's proving who's the best point guard in the league! ”
"Kobe's back-to-back skills remind me of magic, but there are many differences with MAGCI." Bird touched his smooth chin and remembered Johnson, the magician who had the No. 1 back-to-back offensive skill in history at the time.
Magic also likes to get assists on their backs, a bit like Mark Jackson. The difference is that Mark Jackson just uses this method to jam the offensive position, allowing himself to maintain his vision and pass opportunities at all times. Magicians, on the other hand, threaten each other with their backs and actively tear out empty positions, rather than passively waiting for their teammates to run.
Kobe Bryant's back is more independent to complete the offense, and after attracting multiple defenders, Kobe Bryant may not be 100% able to pass. His style of play is a bit counterintuitive, and he seems to be actively challenging the defense. Break down the defense head-on, then lead your teammates through broken holes to form waves of attacks to win the game.
The styles are very different, and the performance of Kobe and Mark Jackson in this game is obvious to everyone.
Bryant simplified the complex, simple but efficient offense made Larry Brown's defensive set-up overwhelmed, and he had to choose a timeout.
"Damn it, Mark, you can't stop Kobe. Then change the guard! Larry Brown had expectations for Mark Jackson and saw him as a good move to solve Kobe. But it seems that this plan has failed, and if the league wants to defend Kobe, few point guards can do it, and Doon Ferrer will have to defend Kobe.
Doon Ferrer and Antonio Davis have shared the starting line-up this season, and Larry Brown will often switch their appearances, and in this game, Larry Brown opted for the slightly smaller Doon Ferrer, who is only 2.01m 95kg. Originally, the team's Rick Schmitz was a very big burden, the 2.24-meter Rick Schmitz has been very slow, and if the small forward position still uses the 2.06-meter Antonio Davis, then the Lakers' rhythm can easily praise the Pacers.
On the other side, the Trail Blazers' players did not have a good hand, only Reggie Miller attacked two three-pointers in the opening game, and the other players did not seem to have a good way to face the Lakers' defense. Although Campbell can't guard the 2.24-meter Rick Schmitz, Rick Schmitz has never been an attack-oriented interior lineman.
And the Lakers' outside defense group did a good job in this game. Reggie Miller has been scoring, and there's no way around it. Eddie Jones and Bowen took turns trying to defend Miller, but Miller, who came in form today, was not so good at defending.
In the past 6 minutes of the first quarter, Kobe Bryant scored 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-4 shooting. On the other side, Reggie Miller scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting. The performance of the two is equal, but Larry Brown obviously feels that the situation is out of control, Kobe can score, but in the face of Mark Jackson's score is too easy, Kobe's three quarters of 60 separation is not pluralistic now, Larry Brown does not know that Kobe Bryant is a player who can defeat a team by himself, if Kobe Bryant continues to raise his hands like this~ feeling, it will be all kinds of fairy balls flying around, and it will be easy to score.
"Wrap it up in advance, Coach." Reggie Miller looked unhappy, the Lakers didn't make any targeted arrangements for his defense at all, and even so, his scoring efficiency was far less than Kobe Bryant, who was caught at the three-point line.
"Wait." Larry Brown weighed the pros and cons and said that if he opted for an early pack, the Pacers' regular defensive system would have completely collapsed. It's not that there are no teams that have taken Kobe Bryant in advance, and the effect is not ideal. Larry Brown is more confident that his tactical set-up can contain Kobe Bryant a little, rather than betting on the Lakers' overall offensive hand~ feeling.
Back on the court, Bryant's defender was swapped from diminutive Mark Jackson to Doon Ferrer.
Kobe Bryant still takes the initiative to attack, and the play style is supplemented by organizational tandem. Since the Pacers are a complete defensive system, all Kobe Bryant has to do is smash a hole and let his teammates charge together.
"21 points in a single quarter!?" Larry Bird looked at Kobe, who was still calm and slowly walked from the court to the bench, holding the technical statistics report, and let out an exclamation.
"21 points! It's the same as the Pacers' entire team score! Ma Fu's mouth was also wide open.
Another exaggerated offensive performance, the Lakers 28-21 Pacers in the first quarter. And Kobe Bryant's score alone can be compared to the Pacers' entire team.
This kind of scoring efficiency is not obtained in easy one-on-one, Larry Brown created one trap after another for Kobe, but Kobe Bryant just didn't pass the ball! It's just to fight yourself!
When Mark Jackson defends, he rolls over and jumpers with pads! Doon Ferrer defends with a face-to-head frame! Triple threats, tentative stepping, quick pull-and-ball jumpers, and forcing points with their excellent aerial conditioning before or even after the pack.
Miller obviously can't keep up with Kobe's scoring rhythm.
"Referee! Damn it! That damn Bowen unties my shoelaces! Miller was not surprised, he had never seen such a sinister and shameless trick! He nearly tripped and fell to the ground! The Lakers are a bunch of hooligans.
Untie your shoelaces if you can't prevent it? The next step is to rip the ball pants!
Then the screen is about to enter the restricted level!
"Referee, don't care!" Miller was somewhat hysterical.
Several referees looked at each other, gave Bowen a normal foul, and issued a warning. This kind of foul has really not happened in the league, and they don't know how much the penalty will be, and with Crawford's example in front, they don't dare to blow the penalty to the Lakers casually.
"Rookie! Watch your actions, you've been targeted! The referee gave Bowen a warning.
"Understood, I know, I was careless." Bowen looked innocent.
And this behavior also made Miller's mentality unbalanced, which eventually led to a continuous iron strike.
In the second quarter, the bench lineup collided, and the Pacers had a slight advantage, their role players had the physical quality to crush the Lakers' bench, and with Larry Brown's defensive system, there was no player on the second team who could break everything like Kobe.
The score was imminent, and Harris was replaced by Kobe. Let Kobe Bryant play with the second lineup for a while, and then connect into the starting lineup.
In this quarter, Kobe Bryant was caught in advance, and Larry Brown finally couldn't help it.
Kobe Bryant decisively gave up his irrational shot option and began to organize a large number of tandems.
At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers 63:58 Pacers.
Bryant had 27 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals in the half.
Miller had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
The outcome of the game, there is still suspense.