"Sure enough."

In the first quarter of the game played 4 minutes, the Lakers' interior pillar Pau Gasol received the second foul of the game, looking at Pau Gasol when he was replaced off the court, that tangled and helpless expression, Reggie Miller knew that Meng Xu was really as he imagined, ready to defeat Pau Gasol by defeating Pau Gasol, the opening dunk and the next two blocks, it was obvious that Pau Gasol's mentality had changed, And as Meng Xu began to make targeted fouls on Pau Gasol, Pau Gasol's role in today's game will be greatly reduced.

The boss and tactical core of the Lakers is Kobe Bryant, but in the Lakers' triangle offensive tactics, the role of Pau Gasol is also very large, as a response point, Paul Gasol is definitely an indispensable point in the Lakers' triangle offensive tactics, although Ramar Odom can also assume the role of strategy, but Ramar Odom, who short-circuits his head from time to time, is definitely inferior to Pau Gasol in terms of stability, before the Lakers exchanged for Pau Gasol, Phil Jackson tried to use Ramar Odom as a response point to cooperate with Kobe Bryant to play a triangle offense, but the final result was not ideal, and it was not until the Lakers traded for Pau Gasol and Derrick Fisher that the Lakers' triangle offense took shape again.

After Pau Gasol went down, the Lakers' triangle offense really had problems in terms of rotation, and with Ramar Odom's height and weight, he played as a power forward and Jermaine O'Neal to fight hand-to-hand, which was a little difficult for Ramar Odom, and after Pau Gasol went down, Ramar Odom had to take on more responsibilities on the offensive end. Especially in the choice of the timing of the ball, it is a lot worse than Pau Gasol, two consecutive rounds, Kobe Bryant has run out of the vacant position, but Ramar Odom's hesitation made Kobe miss a great opportunity.

After the same problem occurred in two consecutive rounds, Phil Jackson quickly called a timeout and was ready to adjust the Lakers' tactics, but this time Phil Jackson was ready to make the next big shot, since the Lakers couldn't play a smooth triangle offense after Pau Gasol was gone, so it was better to simply give up the triangle offense.

Simple, rough, after the pause, Phil Jackson's tactics surprised Meng Xu, Phil Jackson, who has always been committed to limiting the number of Kobe shots and the time he holds the ball, now arranges Kobe to hold the ball alone, this is not Phil Jackson's consistent style.

"Rick, do you want a bag?" After seeing that Kobe Bryant was about to hold the ball and play James Posey alone, Lester Connell on the sidelines asked Rick Carlisle on the side, Kobe Bryant played without the ball, even if the Pacers clamped him, the effect would not be much better than a single mark, but if Kobe Bryant held the ball alone, it was necessary to wrap him up and defend.

"Not for the time being, let's observe the two rounds first." Rick Carlisle also knows that if Kobe Bryant holds the ball and plays a brainless single, it is very necessary to defend him, but Rick Carlisle is also a little worried that this will be the conspiracy of Phil Jackson's old fox, so Rick Carlisle decided to wait and see what happens, and then make the next decision.

As for why Phil Jackson lifted his restrictions on himself, Kobe Bryant is still very clear, without Pau Gasol, the Lakers' triangle offense will be greatly reduced, and temporarily play other tactics, in the absence of run-in and plan, the effect will not be better than the triangle offense, so Phil Jackson simply gave up all tactics and picked up the simplest and most brutal tactic, that is, superstar single tactics, relying on Kobe's excellent single ability to attract the Pacers' bag defense, To create the right offensive opportunities for the rest of the Lakers players, Phil Jackson doesn't ask this one-on-one tactic to do anything to the Pacers, as long as he can not be pulled away by the Pacers before Pau Gasol returns to the court.

Facing James Posey, who is stronger than himself and has an advantage in height and arm span, Kobe did not choose to break through him face-to-face, because it was too difficult, so Kobe Bryant chose to lean sideways against James Posey, who was defending himself, and sat down in a set of feints that shook left and right on one side, Kobe Bryant turned his back directly and broke through James Posey's defense, although James Posey also reacted accordingly after Kobe Bryant completed his back turn and breakthrough, and has been following Kobe's side, but for Kobe, It's pretty much the same as not having a defense around you.

Just when the audience at the Staples scene cheered for Kobe Bryant with a louder shout, Meng Xu appeared in front of Kobe, which was also the first confrontation between Meng Xu and Kobe Bryant in today's game.

Although with the development of the NBA, the role of tactics in a team is increasing, but from the perspective of fans, they do not like boring running, and boring passing, their favorite is still the superstar tearing through the opponent's defense, those brainless singles that are scorned by coaches and bricks, but they are the most favorite scenes, especially the one-on-one between the stars of the two teams, for them is like drinking mash.

Therefore, when Kobe's breakthrough was blocked by Meng Xu, the cheers at the Staples Center became louder and louder, because the long-awaited 5VS8 was finally going to be staged, no, it was already 5VS24, at the beginning of last season, Kobe Bryant changed the jersey number, gave up the No. 8 jersey that had been worn for 10 seasons, and chose a new No. 24.

Although changing the jersey number is just a normal thing for a player, Kobe Bryant still set off a lot of turmoil when he changed the jersey number, and he was named the title of "Jordan's successor" since his debut, and Kobe, who was compared with Jordan everywhere, is now suddenly wearing the No. 24 jersey, which will inevitably make some dirty guys have all kinds of associations, the most famous of which is the rumor that Kobe wants to overpower Jordan, after all, Jordan is wearing No. 23.

However, Meng Xu, who has a lot to do with Kobe, knows some inside information, and the 05-06 season is a season of Kobe's infinite scenery. That season's Kobe Bryant won the scoring title of the season with an average of 35.4 points per game, and was selected for the double team, the top five MVP selections in the regular season, but in the playoffs, the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant were reversed by the Suns under the good situation of leading 3-1, and that round of the series has always been a pain in Kobe's heart, so after the end of that season, Kobe Bryant decided to change himself and say goodbye to the past No. 8 Kobe, as for why he chose No. 24, Kobe said that No. 24 is the number he wore at the end of the period, which Meng Xu also believes, just a jersey number, there are so many conspiracy theories there.

"Meng, do you think you can stop me?" Kobe Bryant, who was blocked by Meng Xu, suddenly showed a smile on the corner of his mouth, and then Kobe Bryant stopped in front of Meng Xu first, and then jumped directly and leaned back.

In the cheers of the audience, the basketball thrown by Kobe Bryant fell into the net in a beautiful arc.

"The battle between us has only just begun." Kobe Bryant, who hit the basketball, waved his arm at Meng Xu after falling from the air, demonstrating immediately and provokingly.