Chapter 143 [The only thing that can limit Kobe Bryant is the "Casserole Combination" (2)]
The next day, many people on the Internet compared Guo Xu and Cliffs.
One is at the bottom, the other is 14, he was still a teammate in college, and everyone is curious, what kind of ecstasy soup did Clifts pour into the college coach to be the core of the team all season?
In this comparison, Pistons fans hate Cliffs very much, and they can't help but go to the official website to attack the Pistons management, thinking that they were blind to choose Cliffs, and the other three Michigan are all better than him.
"The NCAA Final Four MOP fell to the bottom of the list, and a group of ordinary players who didn't make it to the Final Four were selected early, why are they ranked in front of Jason Guo, just because they are stupid and big?"
"It turns out that a lot of NBA scouts are money scam bastards, not much better than the fans, and there are countless examples of small players in the league who have succeeded, and they still don't believe Jason Guo can play well in the NBA."
Pistons President Joe Dumas also began to think about sending Cliffs away after seeing the messages from these fans.
Joe Dumas is young and bold, and he is a basketball legend who just retired from the Pistons in 1999. On June 6 of this year, he was named the new president of the Pistons and was ready to make a big move. As a connoisseur, Dumas can certainly see that Cleves and the Pistons are not in tune, and they can't be cultivated if they stay.
As long as Cliffs requests a trade, he will definitely be able to leave the team this season.
On the 12th, the Lakers' home VS Bucks were broadcast live again. The Bucks currently sit eighth in the East and barely make the playoffs with a 9-11 record, but they have three stars on the team who are eye-catching.
During morning practice, Bryant made a request to Phil Jackson to take more shots and take on more offensive responsibility in this game, and Jackson allowed it.
Kobe Bryant is so aggressive because the Bucks have the shooting guard Ray Allen he wants to beat the most, and the feud between the two began as early as the 1996 draft.
Both are running at the same time, and both are high-ranking candidates. Born at the University of Connecticut, Ray Allen was well known in the NCAA and was named to the All-American First Team in his final season. At that time, Ray Allen's reputation was much higher than Kobe's, and people generally looked down on high school players.
In the Chicago training camp before the draft, Kobe Bryant and Ray Allen underwent physical examinations at the same time, and Kobe Bryant kept emphasizing to doctors that he had no injuries and nothing to check in his body. At this time, Lei Allen next to him said coldly: "That's because you are only 17 years old, and you have no experience yet." ”
Kobe Bryant's self-esteem is very strong, and he has always kept this sarcastic sentence in his heart.
And Ray Allen was jealous that Kobe Bryant was selected as an All-Star earlier and won the championship. He thinks he is better than Kobe, and if the two had changed teams, he would have won the championship with O'Neal in the Lakers. He's as well-rounded as Kobe Bryant, and he's better at shooting at a longer range.
The two sides fought fiercely in the first quarter, and Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, and Sam Cassel, known as the "Three Musketeers", were not afraid of the Lakers' OK combination.
THE BUCKS' OTHER TWO STARTERS ARE EXCELLENT BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS, WITH POWER FORWARD JASON KAFEE STANDING AT 203CM AND 116 KILOGRAMS. Joel Purzbilla is 216cm tall and weighs 116kg, and is full of strength.
O'Neal was strictly guarded in the low post, and the Lakers' offense was centered on Kobe, but in the face of Ray Allen's defense, Kobe Bryant frequently shot and hit the iron, and he couldn't find his touch for a long time.
Bryant is also an inconsistent convulsive, sometimes shooting more than 70 percent from the field, sometimes less than 40 percent, and an average of 45 percent. He is also a person who likes to find his touch on the field, and he is not afraid of not being able to shoot, so he will continue to shoot next time.
In the first quarter, the OK combination performed badly, Kobe Bryant made 2 of 10 shots, plus a technical foul free throw, and scored 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals; O'Neal shot 1-of-5 from the field and 2-of-5 from the free-throw line to finish with just four points, seven rebounds and four assists.
The core play was not good, the Lakers still led 26-25, they relied on 6 frontcourt rebounds for the second offense, and the Bucks made 6 turnovers, except for Ray Allen, who cut 13 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and the others performed averagely.
In the second quarter, Kobe Bryant was replaced and rested, and the five-person partnership of Guo Xu, George, Bowen, Horry, and O'Neal quickly expanded the difference to 10 points.
After Ryder was traded, George was given more opportunities to perform. GEORGE, WHO IS 203CM TALL AND WEIGHS 106 KILOGRAMS, HAS A VERY OBVIOUS PHYSICAL ADVANTAGE IN THE NO. 2 POSITION, AND IS BETTER THAN RYDER ON THE DEFENSIVE END.
The trade of Bowen was a surprise for the Lakers, as he played Robinson off the bench in the second quarter and interfered with the shooting defense for three consecutive rounds.
"Big Dog" Robinson is not an easy figure, he beat Grant Hill and Jason Kidd to become the top pick, and forced the Bucks to sign him to a rookie contract that has never been seen before or since, with a length of 10 years and a total salary of $68 million. The following year, the NBA introduced a rookie salary cap to prevent another Robinson.
Robinson averaged 21.9 points per game in his rookie season and was named to the 1996 Dream Team, but was unable to make the trip due to injury.
Robinson doesn't like to break through to the basket and is obsessed with using his physical talent to shoot jumpers on the outside, and Bowen likes to guard against this kind of person the most, both of whom are about the same height and weight.
The Lakers ended the first half with a 56-48 lead.
At halftime, Phil Jackson talked to Kobe Bryant alone and asked him to reduce his shots, his mentality was obviously unbalanced today, he always wanted to compete with Ray Allen, and his shooting hand was very poor.
Kobe Bryant lowered his head and did not respond, when he has this kind of reaction, he generally does not default to the coach's arrangement, but will not listen to the command and play indiscriminately.
So Jackson found Guo Xu again, asked him to take the half court and play blocking and dismantling with the power forward, looking for an opportunity to shoot or pass to O'Neal in the low post, unless there is an empty position, don't pass the ball to Kobe.
In the first half, Bryant made 5 of 17 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws, scoring 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals; Ray Allen on the opposite side shot 6 of 10, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals.
In the second half, Guo Xu completed the task arranged by the "Zen Master" very well, no matter how Kobe Bryant asked for the ball, he turned a blind eye, broke through directly to the other side, threw or crossed to Grant in the middle, and O'Neal in the low post.
O'Neal tacitly cooperated, went to Kobe Bryant's other side of the low post to ask for the ball, Guo Xu relied on the cover to shake out a little space to pass the ball to him, attracting the bag O'Neal will also divide the ball again.
The Lakers spent the Bucks in this quarter, and O'Neal scored 10 points and 4 rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting; Guo Xu hit two three-pointers, made Kaffee foul and hit two free throws in a breakthrough, got 8 points and 3 assists, and Fox also stood up, shooting 3 of 4, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and got 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
The "casserole combination" teamed up to limit Kobe Bryant, making it difficult for him to receive the ball, and only made a foul on Allen on a counterattack and made two free throws and scored two points. Bryant was forced to focus on the defensive end, and the defensive Ray Allen was less efficient, shooting 2-of-6 from the field in the first quarter, and 1-of-3 from three-point range, scoring only 5 points.
The Lakers continued to extend their advantage in the final quarter, leading by 24 points with six minutes left and sealing an early victory. Tomorrow, the Lakers will face the Trail Blazers back-to-back, and it will be a tough battle, and Jackson intends to let the players conserve their strength and replace the core one after another.
Pan Persie stepped up again in garbage time, shooting 3-of-3 from 3 and 2-of-2 from three-point range to score eight points, and he and George, Bowen, Horry, Anderson and others maintained the advantage until the end.
114-96, the Lakers won comfortably at home.