Chapter 751 [Vajra Elbow VS Throat Locking Skill]
David Stern is fully prepared to make big things small and small things small. Death of a Vujacic to stop the Suns from winning four consecutive championships is an acceptable result.
None of the officials wanted to see the sun easily win four consecutive championships, and now Vujacic maliciously hurt people, they just pushed the boat down the river, and did not give Guo Xu enough time to rest.
After the Suns swept the Lakers, the West Finals were out, and the Eastern and Western Finals could be contested, taking advantage of Guo Xu's no longer picking up a championship, if it was LeBron James who won, it would be perfect. As for the 78-win Sun's failure to win the championship, it is a stain but it also makes sense, that is, because of the core injury, the Sun lost Guo Xu's popularity will not decrease, but he has become a tragic hero.
Stern's plan is good, but it ignores the player's thoughts, if the whistle on the Lakers' home court is biased in favor of the Suns, will the Lakers' boss be able to bear it? Kobe Bryant wanted to take advantage of Guo Xu's absence, lead the team to reverse the Suns and create a miracle when he was 0-3 behind, and went all the way to the finals and won the championship, proving that he is the strongest.
After the start of the fourth game, Bogut and Artest played less than 5 minutes before two fouls were rested.
Players tend to be tougher on the defensive end of the home game, and the referee generally doesn't blow it, but today when the two were in a physical confrontation, they were blown to push or pull people to foul as soon as they made small movements.
As soon as these two men got into foul trouble, the Lakers' offense and defense became weaker, and the bench Cook and Wharton were not at the same level. At this time, Odom had to play a cameo role as a center, and he partnered with Cook to be inferior to the Suns in terms of blocking and rebounding.
At halftime, the Suns, who did not have Guo Xu, led the Lakers by 17 points under the leadership of the trident of Xiao Si, Roy, and Marion.
Lowry wasn't a weakness either, as he was tasked with dribbling across the half-court to open up and wait for opportunities, with Roy in charge of the perimeter ball. Lowry focused most of his energy on the defensive end, sparing no effort to pester Ellis.
In the second half, Kobe Bryant's anger grew. He knew that if he lost to the Sun without Guo Xu, the media would never say anything good about him. And Bale's incessant close pestering made him less efficient than he was in the previous series.
Last season, Bell was called Kobe Bryant's finisher, and he was named to the All-Defensive Team. Although Bale missed the defensive lineup this year, his single defensive ability was affirmed, and it was difficult for opponents to get rid of him with the ball, so he could only shoot under interference.
In order to get a better shot, Bryant began to frequently use his elbows to open the way when he broke through. Artest's defensive moves were also great, and the smell of gunpowder between the two sides became stronger and stronger, and they almost clashed several times.
The Suns were still 18 points ahead of the Lakers in the final quarter, Kobe Bryant elbowed again when he broke through, and Bale was annoyed, so he directly put down Kobe Bryant with a "throat lock" and was sent off the court.
Without Bell, Kobe's offensive efficiency is not much higher, because the Suns still have Marion and Ariza to defend him.
In the end, the Suns won 109-94 and swept the Lakers with a total score of 4-0.
The Suns' offense blossomed more, and the team's six scored double-doubles, with Xiao Si, who scored the most, scoring 28 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists, and Roy also scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
Bryant shot 13-of-33, 2-of-8 from three-point range and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line to finish with 34 points, four rebounds, one assist, and six turnovers while shooting just 39.4 percent from the field.
This result was so embarrassing that the Lakers lost the game and were sprayed by fans as "the dirtiest team in the league".
Most fans don't scold Bale for being sent off because he has never hurt anyone before, but Kobe Bryant has a lot of past convictions. His small elbow moves don't count, and there have been several controversial rough fouls this season alone.
On January 20, in a game against the Jazz, Kobe Bryant elbowed Quentin Richardson's head while shooting in the third quarter, and the referee did not award him a malicious foul, believing it was unintentional. But after the game, some people analyzed that the conflict between the two was because Quentin soaked Kobe's first girlfriend.
On January 26, during a game against the Bobcats, Bryant elbowed Gerald Wallace on the head while shooting, only to obscure his vision because he hated Gerald.
On January 28, Bryant elbowed Ginobili in the face during a game against the Spurs because the latter blocked his shot, and although the referee did not award a foul at the time, the league watched the footage and imposed a one-game suspension for Bryant.
It was unintentional that he elbowed three people in a month, and it was impossible to return, not counting the elbow he elbowed Vujacic in the head during training.
On March 6, 2007, when the Lakers played the Timberwolves, Kobe elbowed Yaric in the face and was suspended for another game by the league because Yaric blocked Kobe's three-pointer in a previous defensive game.
On March 10, 2007, in the first game after Kobe Bryant's return, he elbowed 76ers swingman Korver in the face, because the latter defended him endlessly throughout the game, and he was again fouled by the league for a first-degree malicious foul.
In short, Kobe Bryant is the player with the most elbow fouls and the most injuries this season, not one of them. Spurs' Bruce Bowen has been more honest than he has been this season, just stepping up on Steve Francis and Jamal Crawford.
And every time Kobe Bryant didn't apologize, he and Reggie Miller didn't apologize for beating each other, and maliciously retaliated against Mike Miller without apologizing...... His attitude is like a group of pariahs who are not celebrities, and they deserve to be elbowed to death by him.
Some fans on the Internet commented: "Kobe Bryant is so ruthless because the league is used to it, he can use his elbow to push the opponent away at will when attacking, and the league hopes to have a star who averages more than 30 points per game this season to encourage him to attack." ”
"Who do you think he learned from this defensive style of Vujacic?"
"Kobe Bryant is on this to get into the All-Defensive Team every year, right? I can't beat you, but I can elbow you. ”
"Artest is not a good thing, after Jason and Shackle are gone, all the villains in the league have gathered to the Lakers, and this kind of team still wants to win the championship?"
In the face of doubts, Kobe Bryant chose to dump the pot, saying that "the Lakers were swept by the Suns for two consecutive years because the team's lineup was too poor, and there were no stars to partner with him." In fact, it is more appropriate to add the word "wish" to what he said to Kupchak.
In his previous life, Kobe Bryant was easily eliminated in the first round by the Suns led by Nash 1-4, and he also chose to force the palace, and the management did not trade powerful stars to hug his thighs, and he was going to leave the Lakers.
Artest applied directly to the management for a trade and did not want to stay any longer.
He has two years left on his contract, and it will be difficult for the Lakers to renew him with a high salary in the future. He is only now traded to play two seasons of good football on another team and re-sign that team when he becomes a free agent to keep Bird rights and get a big contract.
In his previous life, Atai was anxious to leave the king, so he made a fuss because he knew that the king was unwilling to renew his contract. After going to the Rocket, in order to show his loyalty, he had a Rocket logo on his head during a haircut.
Ironically, Rockets manager Morey considered Artay a thorn in the pan and didn't like him, refusing to offer him a big contract under Bird after one season. Artai had no choice but to take a salary cut to join the Lakers to compete for the championship, and turned around and scolded the Rockets.
After 2009, Atay was more honest in the Lakers, because at that time he was desperate, he couldn't get a big contract, and if he didn't suppress his nature and work hard for the championship ring, what else could he do?
He pretended to be a good guy and changed his name to "Charity World Peace", which is still different from a really good person, just look at how he elbows Harden.
Bogut also requested a trade from management, and he can go to any team, and he doesn't want to stay with the Lakers anyway.
Owners Jerry Bass and Kupchak don't know what to do and have to find a way to rebuild in the summer......