Chapter 175: The Game Begins
"Welcome to ML Basketball today, where NBC brings you the Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the Detroit Pistons! I'm Ahmad Drasad! ”
"I'm Elvin Johnson. Let's take a look at the recent performances of these two teams! ”
"The hosts, the Los Angeles Lakers, have only lost one game in the entire month of January, 7-1! They currently have an overall record of 35 wins and 4 losses, which is the highest in the league! The Chicago Bulls, who are in second place, are close behind with 32 wins and 5 losses. The Pistons, on the other hand, are second in the East, and they currently have a 28-7 record, which is also very good! ”
"Ahmad's introduction is very good~ It seems that he has done his homework for this game!"
"Of course, today's game was the highlight. The performances of Grant Hill and league newcomer Kobe Bryant are worth watching for every basketball lover. ”
"So, Ahmed will introduce you to the players from both sides!"
"The first thing I'd like to say is Grant Hill, who led the team to a 5-2 record throughout January, and his individual performance was quite impressive! Four triple-doubles have been won throughout January! Averaged 32.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 11.3 assists per game! He gives us a glimpse of the future of the Alliance, where a superstar is ready to rule his kingdom! ”
"On the other side is the topic of conversation, the league rookie king, 'Mr. Fifty' Kobe Bryant! His performance in January was just as impressive! With only 21 points, 17 points, and 26 points in the first three games, he responded to the media's doubts about him with four consecutive 40+ performances! In January, he averaged 32.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game, which is slightly inferior to Grant Hill, but it is already great compared to other players! ”
"Another superstar of the Lakers, Shaq O'Neal. also played well, and throughout January, he successively broke up Sabonis, Mourning, Divac and other first-class insiders. His dominance is unquestionable, and as long as he is given the ball on the inside! What will follow is bound to be a violent buckle! Averaged 27.6 points, 15.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.5 blocks per game in January! The league's four major centers, perhaps O'Neal has begun to suppress his predecessors, and it is only a matter of time before he becomes the league's No. 1 center! ”
"Okay, thank you Ahmed for the introduction! Let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides. ”
"The Lakers' starting lineup promoted Robert Horry to the starting lineup in the last game, and then replaced him in this game, repeating Campbell."
"That's right, this roster adjustment is definitely aimed at the Pistons' interior offense. In the last game, Robert Horry didn't please sophomore Rasheed Wallace. ”
"The starting lineup on the Pistons' side is PG Lynch Hunter, SG Joe Dumas, SF Grant Hill, PF Otis Thorpe, C Theo Latliff. As usual, it seems that they are still ready to use Joe Dumas to deal with Kobe, I don't know how effective it will be! ”
"The game is about to start, and the players on both sides are already in full swing, so let's take a look at this jump ball!"
"O'Neill leaps high! His talent is unparalleled! Kobe Bryant picked up the ball and threw it vigorously to the front court! ”
"It's Eddie Jones! Eddie Jones is like a wide receiver in football! Bypassed Lynch Hunt with an S-shaped run! Hit the basket! ”
"Wait, it's Grant Hill! Hill flanked from the flank! ”
"Jump! Two players jump at the same time! ”
"Stuck in the air! The two of them are in the air than the stagnation! ”
"Eddie Jones lost! He threw the ball just before it hit the ground, and Grant Hill, who was still in the air, interfered strongly and almost blocked it, but Eddie Jones missed. ”
"The Lakers' opening fast break was stopped by the Pistons, so let's see where they move next."
Kobe Bryant was also a little surprised, Eddie Jones hit this position, and it was really difficult for anyone to fight him. Grant Hill was able to force Eddie Jones down with sheer physical talent.
This reminded Kobe Bryant of a person, the future No. 23 of Kecheng, who is also a playmaker small forward, with the same explosive physical fitness, and the same ability to dominate the defensive end with physical talent alone.
It's just that one's talent is even more terrifying, reaching 100% of the S+ level, and Grant Hill's S-level physical talent is slightly inferior in front of him.
The Pistons' counterattack pushed quickly, leaving Bryant with little time to think.
Grant advanced with the ball on his own as soon as he defended successfully, striding towards the Lakers halfcourt.
Hill stopped the ball, glanced around, and saw Bruce Bowen take a step inside the three-pointer.
"Oh? Or are you? Hill took a look at the inconspicuous player who was easily scored 39 points and 11 boards by himself last time, and was a little surprised that the Lakers still chose to use him to defend themselves.
Bruce Bowen stared at Grant Hill and didn't dare to be distracted, his role on the team was to block the stars on the other side, which was his job, and it was the reason why he, a third-tier player who could only play in the European League, was able to appear on this great Lakers team.
This time by all means! Be sure to guard against you!
Bowen wanted to clench his teeth, and seeing that Bowen did not react, Grant Hill decisively chose to break through!
There is not the slightest superfluous action! There is no change of direction! No pulling the ball!
It's purely just to depress the center of gravity! Step forward!
So fast! Even Bryant next to him secretly praised that in his 20-year career, there are probably no more than a handful of players who can reach Grant Hill's first step speed, and more often than a point guard and a shooting guard.
It's a bit buggy for Grant Hill to break through 95% of defenders with just the first step, but God is fair, and that's why this type of player is prone to fall.
Before Grant Hill suffered a major injury, although his skills were very comprehensive, he often rarely used back-to-back skills and rhythm changes, and relied more on speed to eat.
Relying too much on the speed talent and using too much dynamic talent will inevitably make your body wear out more quickly.
But players like Wade, Rose, and now Grant Hill, when they're healthy, they can't solve it!
The most long-term style of play is the combination of dynamic and static talents, coupled with appropriate skills, which is the most scientific, comprehensive, and difficult to defend.
"Passed? That's it? Leaving two steps of space, still being neatly passed by Hill, Bruce Bowen couldn't help but be a little skeptical about life.
Because of Harris's arrangement, the Lakers' outside players did not assist in defense, and Grant Hill drove straight in, picked up the basket in a dashing manner, and put the ball in the basket.
"Kobe, do you like this offense and defense?" Grant Hill's eyes looked at Kobe.
Kobe Bryant glared back not to be outdone.
The game has just begun.