Chapter 349: Kobe Bryant, who vows to win the championship!
"He's here too......" Bryant saw that O'Neal was also on the scene, and his mood became even different.
The reason why this finals is attractive is precisely because Kobe and Sun Zhuo were teammates before, and the two could not partner with each other to separate, but the contradiction or hostility between Kobe and Sun Zhuo is actually not that serious, in contrast, the contradiction between Kobe and O'Neal is actually deeper.
Kobe and Sun Zhuo have been together for two years, but Kobe and O'Neal have been together for eight years, the longer the time, the stronger the love and hate, Kobe wants to prove to the world that he can win the championship without O'Neal, and O'Neal appears here, probably just to see, you Kobe Bryant left me, you just can't win the championship.
CCTV, Zhang Weiping has also witnessed the establishment and collapse of the Lakers dynasty over the years, seeing O'Neal sitting in the audience very majestically, he couldn't help but say more: "I think O'Neal should be very happy in his heart, although he is a player of the Heat, and now he has been eliminated, but seeing Kobe and Sun Zhuo competing for the championship on the court, he is happy, you see, this Kobe Bryant, Sun Zhuo, I think back then, they all played under me, and they all had to listen to me, and now these little brothers of the year can each lead a team to the finals." ”
Yu Jia smiled: "That's true, since O'Neal entered the league, he has been partnering with the most talented stars, first Penny Hardaway, then Kobe Bryant, and then Sun Zhuo also came, and now it is Flash Dwyane Wade, we don't deny his greatness, but I have to say that these partners have also helped him a lot." ”
Zhang Weiping continued: "If you want to say that there are the most talented stars in the league as teammates, in fact, there is not only O'Neal, the Lakers now have one, 01 champion Kwame Brown, he is the first high school student champion in NBA history, after entering the Wizards, he partnered with Michael Jordan, and now he is partnered with Kobe, these are the top two guards in NBA history." ”
Kwamei Brown is a famous "parallel champion", and Yu Jia knows that Zhang Weiping's words are not praise.
The race started quickly.
Lakers starters: Francis, Kobe, Grant Hill, Odom, Kwame Brown.
Magic starters: Nelson, Ariza, Sun Zhuo, Turkoglu and Howard.
The lineups on both sides are relatively young, and the oldest of them are Francis and Kobe, but the competitive state of both of them is completely at their peak, and Sun Zhuo, who has seen Kobe's complete career, even feels that Kobe has not yet reached his peak.
Moreover, except for Kobe Bryant and Sun Zhuo, no one else has played in the finals.
It is rare to see such a young team in the finals, and both sides were a little nervous at the beginning.
Francis gave Kobe Bryant an air relay, the ball was given a little high, Kobe barely got the ball in the air, there was no way to send it directly to the basket, and then when Kobe fell, two Magic players surrounded him in an instant, Kobe couldn't shoot under the basket, and was forced to pass the ball to Kwame Brown behind his back, Brown was completely empty, which is a must-score goal for anyone.
However, Kwame Brown, after catching the ball with both hands, jumped up to attack the basket, everyone thought it was a dunk, just like O'Neal and Howard usually like to do, but Brown was a two-handed layup, thinking about putting the ball in the basket, which is nothing, and the layup is more energy-saving, however, as a two-meter-one-to-one big center, both hands to the basket, were all capped by the basket, and the ball did not score!
"Hahaha." Some people at the scene couldn't help but laugh.
Sure enough, he is the champion of parallel goods, and O'Neal and Howard, who are also champions, can not be compared, seeing this, Sun Zhuo is also a lot more relieved, although Howard is younger than Kwame Brown, but just like Howard said, he can completely blow up the Lakers' inside line.
However, it was the Magic's turn to attack, and the Magic didn't play well, and Ariza's pass was cut off directly.
As soon as they came up, both teams made some low-level mistakes, and the scene was not as good as everyone imagined.
Because Kobe Bryant and Sun Zhuo attracted the attention of many people around the world in this game, many Mavericks and Heat fans also posted on the Internet to vent their anger.
"This TM is a Finals team? The Lakers and Magic are here to be funny, right? ”
"Then if you can win the championship like this, I just want to say that my grandmother can also play in the finals!"
On the sidelines, the senior head coaches of both teams, Phil Jackson and Hill, are very calm, they don't care whether the team plays the strength of the Finals team, they are pursuing to win the opponent, as long as they can win the opponent.
But as the most influential basketball players in the world, Kobe and Sun Zhuo couldn't accept the game playing like this, Sun Zhuo took the initiative to say to Kobe: "Come on, Kobe, it's time to let the game enter everyone's imagination." ”
Kobe Bryant smiled, no need for Sun Zhuo to say, he will do the same, especially O'Neal is still watching from the sidelines, how can he not play today?
Kobe Bryant's next offense, he really broke into the basket and faced Dwight Howard!
"Hat, Dwight!" When Sun Zhuo looks at Kobe and Howard, he sometimes still has the illusion that the two of them are also teammates.
Bang!
I saw Kobe's backhand layup, which was pressed on the board by Howard!
Howard's height bounce and long arms can indeed limit Kobe's ordinary layups very well, in the previous life, Kobe and Howard also played in the Finals, that was in 2009, Kobe Bryant at that time could make god-level layups, this year's Kobe Bryant is in better physical condition, if he uses god-level layups, I'm afraid Howard can't prevent it.
But either way, Howard poses a huge threat to Kobe Bryant's interior offense, including the Lakers as a whole.
After capping off Kobe's layup, the ball was quickly passed to Sun Zhuo, and the excited shouts on the scene also stimulated Sun Zhuo even more, Sun Zhuo ran forward with all his might, raised his arms and was about to dunk!
Bang!
I saw Odom stretch out his left hand to block it, and he even covered Sun Zhuo's dunk!
“oh!” There was an exclamation from the scene.
Kobe Bryant's layup was covered by Howard, and Sun Zhuo's dunk was blocked by Odom, Howard and Odom are both excellent defenders with height and long arms and good jumping, everyone should have seen their excellent defensive ability, but there are still some black fans on the Internet who are taking advantage of this to hack Kobe and Sun Zhuo.
"What about playing in the finals with this strength? Now I said that Kobe Bryant and Sun Zhuo were escorted by the league, everyone has no opinion, right? ”
"Why didn't the referee blow the whistle? Let's see who's godson and who's the own son, hehe. ”
However, O'Neal said to Wade: "It's all strong, no wonder they can make it to the finals." ”
Wade also nodded, Howard and Odom are definitely two people who are seriously ignored by everyone, and the average fan only knows Kobe and Sun Zhuo, and is completely unaware of the importance of Howard and Odom.
"In this series, Dwight Howard and Lamar are going to be stars." Phil Jackson said secretly.
Throughout the first half, the game was uneventful, and in the second half, Kobe Bryant and Sun Zhuo, who both wanted to win the first game, began to be unable to hold back.
Kobe Bryant scored six points in a row to help the Lakers establish a lead, in the regular season, Sun Zhuo is a person who scores more crazy than Kobe, I thought it would be the same in the playoffs, but I didn't expect that in the finals, Sun Zhuo couldn't score as crazy as in the regular season.
Phil Jackson knows Sun Zhuo too well, as early as when Sun Zhuo played against the Heat, Sun Zhuo's "playing BUG" became a useless thing, and now, even more so, the Zen master knew how to prevent Sun Zhuo's inexplicable shooting earlier than Pat Riley.
On this basis, Phil Jackson restricted Sun Zhuo's bottom corner position more ruthlessly, and when Sun Zhuo was without the ball, the bottom corner simply became Sun Zhuo's forbidden place, and he was not even allowed to stand, forcing him to go to another position to receive the ball.
In addition, with Sun Zhuo's three-point shooting in other positions has also improved a lot recently, Phil Jackson is particularly jealous of Sun Zhuo's three-point shot, and let him try to make some mid-range shots, not giving Sun Zhuo a chance to break through and three-point.
The Magic's defense of Kobe Bryant was the opposite, allowing Bryant to break through or make three-pointers and not give Bryant a shot.
"I don't have a lot of mid-range shooting right now, and they're forcing me to score in the way I'm not good at scoring." Sun Zhuo was a little depressed, knowing his ability to shoot, he didn't dare to shoot all the time, so he used defense to attract the ball, however, at this time, he knew how well Phil Jackson and Kobe knew him.
Sun Zhuo split the ball twice, but both were cut off by Kobe! And he was directly counterattacked by Kobe Bryant!
All of a sudden, the difference widened.
Yu Jia sighed: "Howard played well today, but Sun Zhuo was restricted, and the Lakers know Sun Zhuo too well, not only know how he scores, but even who he passes to can guess." ”
"After all, Kobe Bryant has been a teammate with Sun Zhuo for two years, and he can be regarded as watching Sun Zhuo grow up, if you look at it this way, Sun Zhuo and Kobe Bryant still have some gaps, the finals are different from the regular season, and getting a high score in the finals can better demonstrate a person's value." Zhang Weiping commented objectively.
Originally, the Magic still had a chance, but as soon as the Lakers established the lead, Kobe Bryant was not proud and relaxed, but as if he had changed, the more he played, the more fierce he became, and he began to attack personally!
30 points, 32 points, 35 points, 37 points!
Kobe Bryant staged another wave of scoring performances in the final stage, which directly ended the suspense of the game, which surprised Sun Zhuo and the Magic team.
O'Neal, who was sitting on the court, shook his head: "Kobe is too ruthless, Sun is still too tender, he thought the Lakers would seek stability, but he didn't expect another wave of outbreaks when he was ahead, Kobe Bryant is like this, if he wants to eat you, he won't give you a chance." ”
Howard scored 30+16 in this game, which was the highest score for the Magic, Sun Zhuo only scored 16 points and 12 assists, while the Lakers, Kobe Bryant scored 37 points, Odom scored 26 points plus 14 rebounds, and Francis also scored 20 points.
The Lakers are leading 1-0 for the time being.
After the win, Kobe Bryant was very proud, he took the initiative to walk to the audience and said to O'Neal: "After the next game, you are also welcome to go back to Staples to continue watching the game." ”
Kobe Bryant wanted O'Neal to be on the scene to witness his first championship away from O'Neal, O'Neal was obviously very uncomfortable, did not reply, and came to Sun Zhuo's house with Wade in the evening, like a crazy Magic fan, complained to Sun Zhuo: "How did you get it today?" Why did Kobe Bryant win? If Kobe Bryant wins the championship, guess what he will say? Without Shaq, I could still win the championship, the team chose me and didn't choose Sun, that's right, do you want to hear that? ”
O'Neal once sarcastically mocked Kobe Bryant, people who do wrong things tend to be more weak-hearted, he knows that once Kobe Bryant wins the championship, he will definitely not be able to spare him, so he would rather see Sun Zhuo win the championship.
Sun Zhuo and Kobe Bryant don't have such a big grudge, but appreciate each other more, and when Kobe won a game, he didn't feel anything, and said lightly: "I want to win too, man, you are also on the scene, you should have seen it, I haven't passed the ball yet, Kobe Bryant guessed who I will pass to, and Phil Jackson, when I was with the Lakers, he rarely asked me about my personal affairs, but how do I feel that he knows me so well?" ”
Wade smiled: "Maybe it's because he knows you well enough that he doesn't ask you questions, Sun, you look quite relaxed, you don't seem to have any pressure, aren't you afraid of the next game to be beaten by Kobe Bryant to a 0:2 start?" ”
“0:2? There is no such possibility. Sun Zhuo smiled, looking very confident.
"Everything is possible, Sun, you have to be careful, you have seen how ruthless Kobe Bryant is, the lead will explode again, do you think he will be satisfied with a win away from home? That's someone else, not Kobe! How greedy Kobe Bryant is, don't you know after two years of contact with him? I took him to four championships and he wasn't satisfied. O'Neill kept talking again.
At this time, Sun Zhuo couldn't help but speak for Kobe: "This is not called greed, assisting you so many championships, it is his turn to be the boss, and anyone else will have such selfishness." ”
"You have such a good mentality, this is a bit different from you, although you have also won the championship, but like Kobe, you only won it under my leadership, you should also want to win the championship, Sun, do you know how to win them?" O'Neill saw that after Sun Zhuo lost, his mentality could still be maintained so well, and he felt that Sun Zhuo should have a way to win.
Sun Zhuo held two game repeat challenge cards, one defeat, of course he didn't care, "Yes, three-point shot, in the next game, if we are a little accurate in three points, the Lakers will not win, and the Lakers are like you, and there is no three-point shooter." ”
"Three-pointers? You're still delusional about winning games with three-pointers? O'Neill scoffed.
Sun Zhuo said: "Three-point shooting can definitely dominate the game, we beat you in the seventh game, not luck, but strength, but also trend, Howard and I will encounter a lot of packs, there are a lot of opportunities to shoot from the outside, why not shoot three points?" ”
"I guess you'd love to be teammates with Ray Allen." Wade laughed that this season, Ray Allen hit 269 three-pointers, breaking NBA history.
Hearing this, O'Neal immediately became serious, patted Wade on the shoulder, and said, "Call Pat Riley immediately and ask him to contact the meeting with Ray Allen, we must not let the Magic get this person!" ”