Chapter 65: Kobe Bryant's Outbreak
The win over the Suns gave the Clippers a sixteen-game winning streak, three more than the thirteen straight wins at the start of the season. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
On the 8th, the Clippers played the Kings at home. The Clippers took away the win from the Kings' home court the other day, and this time the Kings came with the determination to win.
If you want to win against the Clippers, you don't have to be determined. The Kings don't have superstars, the lineup doesn't have to be neat with the Clippers, and it's basically impossible to win, so you can only count on the Clippers to make mistakes.
But can the Clippers make mistakes? Fans said it was impossible, and Dunleavy Sr., no matter how stupid he was, would not put the main force on the bench and let the substitutes play. And the players, now they are all running for the championship, and if they make a mistake at this time, they will wait to be traded next season!
In the first quarter, the Clippers started with a strong fighting power, and Brand and Mobley scored one after another. They haven't played a lot of minutes this season, with Brand averaging only about 30 points per game and Mobley only about 28.
The Clippers have a strong roster, and there is not so much disparity in playing time off the bench. This game was also played as usual for the Clippers, with five up and five down in the second quarter, and the bench came on to continue to abuse the Kings' bench.
The Kings are also in a dilemma, if they want to not fall behind too much in the second quarter, they have to play the main team, at least two or three. But to get on the main team, there will be more trails in the third quarter. Because the Clippers' lineup in the third quarter is the strongest, all the main forces may not be able to play, let alone the main forces that consume a lot of physical strength?
But there is no way, if the main force is not on the second quarter, the king can surrender in two quarters.
On the three main forces, Baba's score will be closely followed. In the third quarter, the Kings were completely defeated, falling behind by 26 points all of a sudden, and they still wanted to struggle in the fourth quarter, but they still couldn't chase the score closer, so they could only surrender and admit defeat.
Win against the Kings, Clippers play Lakers away, and of course in Los Angeles.
The Lakers can definitely enter the playoffs, and Kobe Bryant is going to the scoring title this year, averaging nearly 35 points per game, which is very high. Since the establishment of the NBA, there have been few players who have averaged 35 points per game, and Liu Su knows only two, one Chamberlain and one Jordan.
If Kobe Bryant scores a little more points in the remaining games, it is likely that he will also average 35 points per game. Now that the playoffs are basically confirmed, Kobe Bryant has a strong desire to score, and he wants to play like the Raptors every game, and Kobe Bryant scored 81 points.
Among the active players, there is really no one who can score such a score for the time being. Even if you give unlimited shots, you don't necessarily have the physical strength to shoot 81 points.
On that day, there was also media speculation about how many active players could get 80+, and the star players of all teams were screened.
The first thing to exclude is players like Iverson, Wade and James who have no three-point ability, because they will definitely be caught after getting 50+, and there is almost no possibility of breaking through the bag and continuing to score, even if James's strong body can't break through the bag of two.
Pulled down layer by layer, and in the end, there was not much left, only Arenas, Anthony and Liu Su. All three of them have long-range shooting ability, especially three-point ability, and then can break through, have a certain ability to assist, and also have a certain ability to resist interference, so it is possible to get a high score.
In today's game, Kobe Bryant's desire to score is also very strong, and he singled Mobley several times on the court, which made Mobley very depressed. Dunleavy Sr. replaced Mobley in the fifth minute and replaced Rose to limit Kobe.
But Kobe Bryant still has a desire to score against Rose, not only relying on Rose to make a layup, but also shooting against Rose's defense. Rose was also beaten, but there was no way, the old Dunleavy was not ready to let Liu Su go up to replace him, he didn't care much about this game, and he didn't need to let Liu Su go up to fight hard in order to win, in case he was injured, it would be bad.
In the first quarter, relying on Kobe's outburst, the Lakers led by 6 points at 34:28. In the second quarter, the Clippers still went up and down, taking advantage of Kobe Bryant's breaktime to chase the score.
In the fifth minute, Kobe Bryant was almost rested and was substituted on the court. Opposite Kobe Bryant is Mobley, who has rarely defended a scoring expert like Kobe this season, and it is particularly uncomfortable to defend this year.
Old Dunleavy shook his head, Mobley's attack power was there, but the defense was indeed a little worse, and after thinking about it, he didn't decide whether to trade Mobley.
With Bryant on Mobley's defense, Bryant alone kept the score up to the Clippers' scoring pace. In the ninth minute, Dunleavy Sr. replaced Rose again, which limited Kobe's scoring trend.
In the third quarter, Bryant rested off the court again. The Clippers' overall strength was completely unleashed, and Cook, Odom, Mime, and Parker barely let the team fall behind too much, waiting for Kobe Bryant to rest.
In the fourth minute, Kobe Bryant came on. Mobley was also swapped, and Rose was swapped up to continue defending Kobe.
Liu Su was responsible for attacking and passing the ball in this game, which was more than enough to deal with Old Parker. This is a game that Dunleavy Sr. experimented with, and if Liu Su didn't defend the super scorer, would the Clippers still be able to win?
You must know that there are many super scorers in the league, Kobe, Wade, Iverson, Ray Allen, Arenas, etc., do you want Liu Su to defend these people? No matter how energetic Liu Su is, he can't pay much attention on the offensive end, and his offensive ability will definitely not be able to fully play.
Therefore, the elder Dunleavy has never let Liu Su defend Kobe. Liu Su also played well on the offensive end, getting a double-double early, and the number of points and assists increased little by little.
In the fourth quarter, the Lakers and Clippers scored similarly, and the Lakers trailed by 3 points, so they could catch up with one ball or two balls. As soon as the game began, Kobe Bryant began to go berserk, and directly wiped out the score with a three-pointer.
Liu Su watched Kobe Bryant score again, and didn't feel that he raised his eyebrows, he was going crazy! Kobe Bryant has scored more than 40 points by now, right?
Kobe Bryant also raised eyebrows at Liu Su and inadvertently provoked him. He has scored more than 40 points today, and the goal has been achieved, and he wants to compete with Liu Su now.
Liu Su shook his head, he wouldn't be angry with Kobe! The elder Dunleavy has reached a consensus with him, he will not defend the second position, he will do everything, so what do you want others to do? He is now low-paid and high-energy, and if he does everything, it will seem that others are very incompetent.
No one could limit Kobe, who scored 13 points in the first quarter and the Lakers narrowly outscored by two points. Bryant scored 56 points and once again scored a high score with the Clippers.
Liu Su scored 32 points and 21 assists, and his performance was also very good. The Clippers' winning streak came to an end, with a seventeen-game winning streak.
After winning this game, Kobe Bryant's average points per game has reached 35 points, and if he can maintain this trend, he will become the fifth person to average 35 points per game.
After losing to the Lakers, the Clippers host the Mavericks. The elder Dunleavy looked at the schedule, and then decided to rest the main team in rotation, in order to accumulate energy for the playoffs, this game let Mobley rest, he played against Kobe Bryant physically and mentally injured.