Maddie grabbed the basketball with one hand on the outside and faced the basket, and his opponent was Kobe.

Perhaps compared with last season, Maddie Bryant's direct alignment is the biggest difference, last season, the Lakers also had Bruce Bowen, the legacy left by Qiao Hai, every time Qiao Hai used Maddie to match Kobe, the Lakers would use Bruce Bowen to defend Maddy.

The offensive end is in the opposite position, but the defensive end is not in the right place, so that Kobe Bryant can put all his energy into the offense, which is also Phil Jackson's little cleverness.

Every time, Qiao Hai had to change Sean Marion to defend Kobe.

But this season, everything is different, Rick Fox, who replaced Bruce Bowen, has a decent offense, a lot worse defense, and a good defense against the opponent's arrowhead players.

Therefore, even if he is facing a bad Maddie, Phil Jackson can only use Kobe to defend Maddy.

Kobe's single defense ability is still very strong, and Kobe Bryant was even a member of the first defense last year, but there is only such a single defense strong point left on the Lakers outside (Derrick Fisher's defense is also good, but it is not a strong defensive point), and Phil Jackson is also a little helpless.

Look at the Grizzlies' side, even if Ragabel is gone, there will be Stephen Jackson who can top it later, although Stephen Jackson is not a full-time defensive player, but he is too hard, fighting the same as Bruce Bowen and Rajabel, Manuginobili is average in defense, but he is a genius on the offensive end.

And Michael Reed, an accurate three-point shooter.

Sometimes, Phil Jackson is really jealous of Qiao Hai, he doesn't know where Qiao Hai got so many outstanding players, and his eyes are too vicious.

But perhaps it is conventional thinking and psychology that Phil Jackson has always believed that the Grizzlies can have so many outstanding players, which should not be the credit of Qiao Hai, but the credit of Stu Jackson.

So most of the time, Phil Jackson wonders why Jerry West and Mitch Kupchak don't have Stu Jackson's ability to spot talent.

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On the court, Maddie's single, which is also the second time he took the initiative to get the ball in this game.

With the ball in hand, Maddie stared at the basket, and suddenly a tentative step, Kobe Bryant was inevitably shaken, but the position was not lost, and Kobe Bryant was still horizontal in front of Maddie.

"Worthy of the best defensive team, Kobe Bryant's defense is solid!" Marv Albert praised Kobe's defense.

Then, on the field, Maddie suddenly took another probe step.

This time, Bryant didn't move, because he thought that even if Maddie really had to rush out with this probe, he could move sideways and continue to stand in front of Maddie.

But apparently, Kobe Bryant underestimated Maddie.

This probe is no longer a feint, after a probe step, Maddie did not retract his feet, followed by a step, and wiped past Kobe Bryant like lightning!

Passed!

Lightning-fast first step!

This is Maddie!

With a step of all his strength, past Kobe, Maddie felt that his chest was burning and his blood was boiling! It seemed like he hadn't felt this way in a long time.

In this game, he is not in bad form!

Maddie rushed over, Kobe Bryant couldn't react, and after turning his head, he could only follow behind and eat ashes.

Maddie took two steps and rushed straight to the basket, the Lakers have always done a mediocre job of protecting the basket, and this time, Patrick Ewing took O'Neal away, leaving only one Hollis Grant on the inside.

Maddie rushed into the penalty area and jumped straight away!

Grabbing the basketball with one hand, like an eagle spreading its wings, it flew to the basket......

Kobe Bryant jumped up from behind Maddie and stretched out his long arm to block, and Maddie was blocked by Hollis Grant in the front.

But Maddie is already unstoppable!

With a bang, Maddie directly pushed off Hollis Grant and smashed the basketball into the basket.

"Storm buckle! Separate people's violent buckles! ”

"Hollis Grant was knocked straight away!"

"This goal is two plus one! Hollis Grant blocks the foul, Maddie wins with one against two, and the dunk is violent! ”

In the commentary booth, McBrin and Marv Albert had to scream at the top of their lungs, otherwise the audience on the TV would not have heard them both at all, because the GM arena exploded directly.

Cheers, shouts, and screams exploded!

Stepping up to the free throw line, Maddie hit the free throw with precision.

"2+1 Success!"

"Maddie dunked the opponent violently, and hit a free throw, and directly scored 3 points!"

On the field, Maddie raised a finger, no one knew what it meant, but Qiao Hai smiled: "This is the meaning of the first ball, the exact meaning should be - this is just the beginning!" ”

Qiao Hai should indeed smile, the goal just now clearly shows Maddie's hot state, perhaps, in this game, Maddie is about to explode!

After this goal, the score became 7:11, and there were still 4 points left.

The Lakers' offense, Kobe's singles, and mid-range jumpers were directly interfered with by Maddy, who found his form, with his long arms.

The ball didn't go in, and Sean Marion grabbed the rebound.

Maddie, who had just scored 2+1, took the basketball and slapped the basketball straight to the frontcourt.

The opportunity to counterattack quickly, the Lakers' defense was fast, but the frontcourt played three and three, which still allowed Maddy to find an opportunity, and in the face of Kobe's entangled defense, Maddy accelerated again and got rid of Kobe.

Rush to the middle distance, brake directly, and make a stop-and-go jump shot.

Bang, hit again!

Scoring two goals in a row also meant that Maddie scored five points in a row.

After conceding a shot in the opening game, Maddie seemed to suddenly feel hot, relying on Maddy's two consecutive goals and a successful defense, the Grizzlies narrowed the gap to 2 points.

Then, the Lakers made a mistake.

The Grizzlies snatched the basketball, fought back, and scored two more points.

Almost instantly, the Grizzlies equalized!

And the turning point is naturally Maddie's smash of people.

was chased by the Grizzlies for consecutive points, and Phil Jackson did not mean to call a timeout, he was still sitting in the coach's box, chewing gum, as if the Lakers on the court were still leading.

But in fact, after Maddie's slam dunk, the whole situation on the court has been reversed.

The Lakers' offense, with O'Neal's strong inside play, the Lakers scored 2 points and took the lead again, and it seems that the Lakers still have the initiative.

But on the Grizzlies' side, Maddie took the ball, and all of a sudden, the Lakers' defensive pressure increased greatly, which was different from the start of the game.

Because of this Maddie, she is no longer the Maddie who was criticized for being in a bad state, but Maddie, who scored 5 points in a row and contributed a violent dunk in a hot state!

This time, as soon as Maddie broke through, Kobe's single defense was very difficult.

In 2001, a superstar like Maddie who had no dead ends in offense, when he really played with the ball, no team would choose to defend in a one-on-one way, and it was almost always a two-man attack.

It's the same with the Lakers, Maddie really broke out, and the Lakers can only choose to flank the attack.

So, as soon as Maddie broke through, the Lakers attacked.

The sideline immediately vacated.

Maddie is not Kobe, he is still very happy to share the ball, so, at the same time, the Lakers made a change of defense.

Maddie hasn't fully integrated into the Grizzlies' new tactics, but his passing is still sharp, with a step, and then he turns with his back to Kobe Bryant and gets the ball to the sideline against Kobe Bryant and Ron Harper's sandwich.

Billups receives the ball and in front of him stands Rick Fox, but Sean Marion on the other side is empty.

So, Billups passed the ball over.

Then, Rick Fox came back to defend and Hollis Grant pounced on Sean Marion, but it was too late.

Swish!

Sean Marion hit the three-pointer with precision.

Woo~~~!

Whining~~~!

The air defense alarm sounded at the GM arena, and Sean Marion's three-pointer made the arena completely crazy!

"Sean Marion's three-pointer is in! The Grizzlies overtook the score again! ”

"After Maddie's slam dunk, the Grizzlies seem to be fully on the rise!"

McBrin and Marf Albert lamented that when the Grizzlies suddenly erupted, they inevitably began to criticize Phil Jackson.

"Phil Jackson is often criticized for his poor on-the-spot command, slow response, and refusal to call a timeout, and in this game, Phil Jackson proved the correctness of these criticisms with facts and actions!"

Marv Albert continued: "If I were Phil Jackson, when Maddie completed the dunk, I would immediately call a timeout and let the Grizzlies go back to the bench to celebrate the dunk and interrupt the Grizzlies' possible rise!" But now, it's too late! ”

True, it was too late.

The Grizzlies scored a three-pointer and, in turn, blocked a Lakers shot.

Then, Maddy broke through with the ball again, the Lakers did not pinch it, and Maddie directly singled out Kobe Bryant, made a mid-range jumper, and scored another goal.

The difference is widened.

The Lakers' offense, Kobe Bryant's mid-range shot missed again.

The Grizzlies grabbed the rebound and played a wave of counterattacks.

In the counterattack, Maddie rushed into the inside line, attracting many people to attack, and the ball was divided into the bottom corner, this time it was replaced by Billups, three points in the bottom corner, smack!

Again!

"Three points again! 6 points off! A few minutes ago, the Grizzlies were trailing by seven points, and a slam dunk from Maddy changed everything! ”

"The Grizzlies are directly ahead by 6 points!"

With a 6-point difference, Phil Jackson finally couldn't sit still, walked to the sidelines, and called out the timeout he had been pinching.

As a result, Mafu Albert was still not satisfied: "Call a timeout at this time? Didn't Phil Jackson know that the next time the ball died, there was an official timeout? ”

"He dunked when he needed a timeout, and then he wasted a timeout."

McBrin shook his head helplessly.

On the sidelines, after a pause, Qiao Hai was excited.

Maddie in full force let Qiao Hai see the strength of the strongest grizzly bear, as long as Maddie gets the ball, the opponent must be trapped, once the opponent hits Maddie, the half court is empty everywhere!

This is still Maddie who has not been fully integrated into the tactics, and if Maddie is fully integrated into the tactics, the strength of the Grizzlies can be imagined.

In the previous two months, the Grizzlies had only lost six games, but if the Grizzlies had Maddie, the Grizzlies would not have lost even a single game!

That's the difference between having a supergiant and not having a supergiant!