Chapter 957: Kobe's Psychological Shadow

As one of the most successful teams this offseason, the Lakers have been given a lot of expectations by many people after forming F5 led by the Big Three of Kobe Nash and Smalls.

Before Ray Allen joined the Heat, the Lakers were known as the toughest team in history.

The Lakers' lineup looks really luxurious and incredible.

Two peak MVP teams, plus three peak teams, a big forward Randolph who can suppress Duncan, plus Artest, who has the strongest defense in the NBA small forward position in the past decade, and a bunch of fierce players like O'Neal Jr., Odom, Ariza, Batum, Bibby, Fisher and other giants on the bench.

According to many people, the Lakers' lineup this season, not to mention the starting lineup, even if it is a bench lineup, put it in the East, it is a playoff-level team.

Such a beautiful lineup, after the start of the season, did not meet the expectations of these expectants at all.

SuperSonics, Mavericks, Clippers, Hawks, Rockets, Grizzlies, Thunder, seven games, seven opponents, lost to the Sonics, Mavericks, Grizzlies and Thunder.

Just winning the Clippers, the Hawks and the Rockets, that's a very, very bad record.

Maybe the Lakers' opening schedule this season is indeed not so easy.

All seven teams are playoff-caliber teams, and even the weakest Hawks are all playoff powerhouses in the East.

However, if you are an average strong team, it is understandable to say that your record is not so good due to your schedule.

If it was the SuperSonics who had met such a season start, they had won only three of the seven games, which is understandable to others.

After all, a lot of the hard power of these seven teams is above the supersonics.

But the Lakers absolutely can't have such a reason.

The Lakers are the strongest team in terms of hard power except for the Heat, even if it is the Grizzlies, one of the Big Three this season, the hard power is also under the Lakers.

In this case, the Lakers are all on the dog in these seven games, and as a dog, after seven games, there are fewer wins and more losses, of course, they have to accept criticism.

In fact, the Lakers are indeed being criticized by many media experts and even Lakers fans.

Many people are analyzing why the Lakers have such a problem?

In addition to ridiculing Nash and Xiaosi for their wrong choices, more voices and spearheads are aimed at the NBA's former No. 1 black, Kobe Bryant.

In fact, the Lakers lost four of these seven games, and Kobe Bryant did bear the greatest responsibility.

Nash, Small, are very team players.

The Lakers' bombardment version of the triangle offense this season is also a team-type triangle offense tactic.

But Kobe Bryant is still too personal.

It's very easy to get caught up in a private fight with your opponent.

It's like the first game between the SuperSonics and the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant fell into a personal fight with Rondo, which made the Lakers' defense, which was not wealthy, even worse, and caused Artest and Nash to defend Yees and Durant for a long time.

At the same time, on the offensive end, Kobe Bryant's one-man battle does not have to be a Lakers' team battle at all, and the offensive efficiency is relatively inefficient.

The Lakers are strong, but the four opponents the Lakers lost to, the SuperSonics, the Grizzlies, the Thunder and the Mavericks, are not weak either.

Your own offensive and defensive strength is downgraded, and you are conceited with both hands, isn't that hanging to find death?

The current problems of the Lakers can be seen even by Lakers fans, and the two coaches, Zen Master and D'Antoni, can certainly see it.

Kobe, Nash, Smalls and Lakers players certainly see it.

In last year's playoffs, and the Western Conference Finals with the SuperSonics, Kobe Bryant resisted his desire to attack, but it was the playoffs, and it was the most critical moment of the playoffs, and Kobe Bryant had the motivation to hold back.

But now, it's the regular season, and it's the beginning of the season, Kobe Bryant is most excited about the team's F5 formation, and at this time, it's the time of complacency, how can there be any motivation to hold back himself.

It is precisely because the truth is understood that the Zen master and D'Antoni are even more difficult.

It's too much to say, Kobe Bryant is annoying, not to say too much, everyone is annoying.

To Phil Jackson's relief, Nash is really a very, very generous player.

If it were O'Neill or Malone......

Tsk, with Kobe's willful appearance in recent times, the team can already start full martial arts.

Of course, in addition to Nash's character, it is more that Nash is also an NBA Grand Slam player, a championship, MVP, FMVP, and these Nash already have, even better than Kobe.

Honor is actually not so important to him.

He didn't come to the Lakers to win the championship, compared to him, Kobe Bryant needs the championship more and needs FMVP more.

Since Kobe himself doesn't care about the championship and doesn't care about the willfulness of FMVP, how can he care more than Kobe?

He doesn't know how to cherish himself and the team, can he still dominate?

The Lakers are, after all, Kobe's team, not his Nash's team.

Xiao Si was a little restless and said something in Nash's ear, after all, Nash is a Grand Slam, he Xiao Si is not a Grand Slam, Xiao Si still wants MVP and FMVP very much, Kobe Bryant's willfulness is moving his cheese and foundation, of course he is not happy to see it, but Nash has always persuaded Xiao Si to wait.

Nash's gesture of concession made Phil Jackson breathe more than a sigh of relief.

At such times, the most taboo is the head-on conflict with the superstar inside.

The most taboo thing is that the superstars in the interior feel that this is their own team, and the other party is destroying their own team, so they have to scare each other.

Nash's attitude is obvious, the Lakers are Kobe's children, Kobe himself has to cherish his children, and if Kobe doesn't cherish them, they won't intervene to replace Kobe.

Kobe's character Phil Jackson is very clear and willful, but he is not unreasonable, especially if others respect him like this, he will be really embarrassed.

If Nash stands up and says Kobe when Kobe is willful, maybe Kobe will blow up directly, Lao Tzu's team, how Lao Tzu wants to get your.

In short, for the Zen master, he is now really glad that Nash is not the dead fat man.

So don't look at the Lakers' recent situation is very good, but the atmosphere in the team is actually very good.

Bryant didn't feel his territory being violated.

Even when he was being attacked by many media pundits, he did not feel that his territory was being violated by Nash.

There is no suspicion between the teams.

Kobe Bryant and O'Neal were completely different.

O'Neal was not injured at the beginning, Kobe Bryant scored crazy points in order to lead the team, and kept playing 40+, O'Neal was unhappy, thinking that Kobe was robbing his boss.

Both of them are children, and they both feel that this lollipop belongs to them.

But if you really give this lollipop to this child, this child will even be embarrassed by your previous defense, and maybe even take the initiative to send your own lollipop to you and let you lick it with him.

For example, at this time, Kobe Bryant was next to Nash, looking at Nash who was still trying his best to guide him to shoot without any complaints, Kobe was really embarrassed.

"Steve, I think I must hold my hand in the future games, there is no good opportunity, I must not mess around, the NBA game is not brave and ruthless, the victory or defeat of the team is more important than the victory or defeat of the individual!"

This Nima, Phil Jackson, who has been paying attention to Kobe, almost fell directly to the ground when he heard Kobe Bryant say this.

If Shaq hears what you say to Nash, Shaq must be very resentful.

If you were like this in the first place, why would the OK Lakers disband!

Of course, if Shaq really treats Kobe with such an attitude as Nash, Kobe may really say such things to Shaq.

Of course, the shock in my heart is shock, after hearing Kobe's words, Phil Jackson, who has been worried recently, also put his heart completely in his stomach.

He really didn't expect Kobe Bryant to have such a day.

It really gave him the feeling that my children had finally grown up.

Phil Jackson was very moved.

But Nash, he'll listen to it.

He didn't expect much from Kobe Bryant when he said he wanted to restrain his willfulness.

November 10, 2009, Staples Arena, Los Angeles.

The first of the Seattle SuperSonics California road trip.

This is the second game the Lakers and SuperSonics have encountered this season.

Because of the grievances in the first game, the two teams really felt like they were enemies when they saw each other.

"The Lakers don't look like they're about to disband, as the media says?"

"The Lakers look like the atmosphere is pretty good."

The Seattle SuperSonics players have been watching the Lakers.

The Lakers and Grizzlies are the SuperSonics' biggest rivals in the West this season.

For the SuperSonics, of course, they will care a lot about what kind of situation the Lakers are in now.

Yes wasn't that surprised that the Lakers have a completely different atmosphere than they appear in the media.

Kobe Bryant's lethality to the giant team is huge.

But Nash is no ordinary giant.

It should be said that with Nash, the Lakers' giants, it is difficult to produce that kind of infighting gene.

Suppose that Xiao Si in the Lakers' Big Three is replaced by other superstars, superstars that are difficult for Nash to influence, such as Howard such as James or Wade Anthony, maybe Kobe Bryant and these superstars will fight, and this person is Xiao Si, a superstar that Nash can fully control.

As long as Nash doesn't want to be with Kobe, how can the Lakers be infighting.

Xiao Si wants to engage with Kobe Bryant himself, and he has to consider his big brother's feelings.

Nash is not Kobe, how could he watch the team have civil unrest.

Looking forward to infighting to allow the Lakers, a formidable opponent, to dissolve on its own, Ye Si has never expected this.

The Seattle SuperSonics players are watching the Lakers, and the Lakers are also watching the SuperSonics.

The SuperSonics are really the culprit behind the Lakers' poor start to the season.

If it weren't for the game against the SuperSonics, Kobe Bryant was provoked by Rondo, and the Lakers wouldn't have started so badly.

At first, Kobe Bryant wanted to be a Buddha.

Even if it is to give Nash face, he must first talk about Buddhahood.

But who would have known that Kobe Bryant was in the scoring with Rondo, and Kobe was actually pressed by Rondo by one point.

This is like opening the run-in of Pandora, so that Kobe's willpower will be cleared in an instant, from a player who wants Buddhism, to a powder keg that can explode with a little stimulation from others.

There is no doubt that Kobe Bryant has exploded so much recently because of Rondo and because of Yes!

Yes, what are you not doing well, you have to support Rondo to score points to beat Kobe, even if you support Durant to score points with Kobe, Kobe will lose if he loses, and he will not become Kobe's demons.

Nima's, as a player who once wanted to be the No. 1 scorer in NBA history with Jordan, lost to Rondo's one-on-one direct score, how exciting is this?

Kobe Bryant can maintain his sanity, which is already very rare, and it can be regarded as growth.

After losing to Rondo, Kobe Bryant's heart became sensitive, as long as the opponent provoked him, he felt that the opponent looked down on him and lost to Rondo, and it exploded in an instant.

Now they've met the SuperSonics again, and they've met two players who have made the Lakers off to a bad start to the season.

The rest of the Lakers' players were all looking at Yes with resentment.

They are really convinced of this supersonic player, Nima's, assist Rondo and other goods to beat Kobe and Iverson one after another, I am afraid that only he can do it in the history of the NBA, and the Magic can't do it.

In the original game between the SuperSonics and the Lakers, Yes threw out the concept of the most successful scoring champion in history, which many people thought was a joke at the time.

Including Lakers players.

But now, half a month has passed, and Rondo Nima's is really at the top of the NBA's scoring list, and he is the scoring champion in every game.

Regardless of the end of the season, at the very least, Rondo is indeed the NBA's most successful scoring champion for the time being.

It's not the same as the other Lakers players who look at Yes with resentment.

Bryant has only one sight, and that is Rondo.

Nima's!

Since the last time he lost to this kid, he has been exhausted.

The food is not fragrant, and the training is not fragrant.

Nima's, even this kid can't soar, Lao Tzu's hard training still has the meaning of Mao!

"Sure enough, if I don't blow this kid up once, I still can't let it go!"

“……”

Looking at it, Kobe Bryant squeezed out this sentence from between his teeth, and when he heard Kobe's words, Phil Jackson, who was still arranging tactical arrangements, almost choked on a word.

What you just said in the afternoon is to control yourself?!

Did you just hand the lollipop to Nash in the afternoon and let Nash lick it with you?

On the contrary, it was Nash, who was not surprised to hear Kobe Bryant's words.

Well, it's really not surprising, let alone Kobe, if it were him, if he encountered what happened to Kobe Bryant in the first game with the SuperSonics, it would be difficult for him to let go.

Moreover, he also hopes that Kobe Bryant is not suppressing his emotions to reduce his shots and rationalize his offensive options.

He hoped from the bottom of his heart that Kobe Bryant could get out of the psychological shadow of Rondo.

It's just that......

Rondo's scoring ability, with the blessing of the big teacher, really reveals an unspeakable evil sect......

Kobe Bryant won't never be able to get out of the shadow of losing to Rondo, right?

Kobe Bryant was stimulated like this when he lost one game, and if he kept losing......

Thinking of this, Nash even felt like his whole body was chilling......

It's also horrible.