"Chaunse, they're scared of you today." Hayes said beside Billups.

Billups smiled, and the Lakers' arrangement fueled his ambitions even more.

The Lakers' coaching staff also knows that Fisher can't guard me, but is Kobe afraid of me? When the Pistons defeated the Lakers to win the championship, Billups once beat Kobe Bryant to win the Finals MVP, and in his opinion, Kobe Bryant is just a good player, not invincible.

Bryant and Hayes simply said hello and then stopped talking, his expression was serious, and his desire to win was all on his face.

Durant took a few deep breaths and got ready to move his hands and feet. Ariza sent by the Lakers today is a character he hates.

Ariza was very successful in defending Durant in the regular season, his height was 203cm, and his arm span reached 213cm, and the Zen master asked him to start to limit Durant, and the Lakers had to fight with the Bobcats to defend.

Bynum and Lopez stood in the middle of the field, and Bynum said coldly: "Rookie, I'll let you know right away." ”

Lopez didn't answer, and Gerard Wallace sneered on the side: "Brooke is a first-year and is indeed a rookie, but people who can't play well for several seasons and are often injured are often called waste!" It's a pity that the Lakers have one inside. ”

Bynum listened to Wallace's words and gritted his teeth angrily. He's the only one on the Lakers interior who gets hurt regularly.

Before the game started, the two sides were already going toe-to-toe.

With a whistle, the referee throws the basketball into the air and the game begins. Bynum fought for the basketball, and Bryant caught the ball and dribbled to attack.

The one who really organized the offense for the Lakers has always been Kobe. Fisher averages just 2.4 assists per game, and although the old fish is nominally a point guard, he is mainly responsible for defense, and the offensive end is often left behind. Kobe Bryant has no problem playing point guard at all.

Billups defended Kobe, Durant played against Ariza, Wallace defended Butler, Lopez defended Gasol, and Hayes defended Bynum on the inside.

Bryant dribbled a few times and hoisted the ball high to Gasol, who pulled away and created a single opportunity for Gasol.

Experts predict the game and believe that the Lakers' advantage is the inside, and several tall players of the Bobcats, Camby and Lopez, can't deal with Gasol.

Lopez also read these comments, and he didn't want to drag his feet and resist Gasol to the death.

For a season, Lopez has practiced defensive back-to-back play on the team, both against Hayes and Marc Gasol. Coupled with long-term fitness, there has been a significant improvement in strength. His hard work was seen by all his teammates, and he played harder than the veteran Camby, which is why he was able to start in the playoffs.

Pau Gasol is a technical interior lineman, not as strong as his younger brother Mark, unable to squeeze Lopez with his back, and dribbling to the middle, Lopez continues to follow.

Gasol holds the ball with both hands, uses his left foot as the axis, takes a step to the left with his right foot, and makes a low layup with his right hand. He wanted to shake Lopez up and shoot, but Lopez didn't jump or lose his center of gravity.

'This guy was right, no wonder he could replace Camby as a starter so quickly. Gasol is a coherent move, and as soon as Lopez gets swayed, he takes another step back with his right foot and half-turns to shoot with a hook hand. If it is a player who is in a hurry to block, such as the Lakers' "Birdman", he must have been shaken by Gasol and flown into the sky. Lopez is very steady, he practiced with Hayes and is used to this trick.

Gasol faked his move, messed up the offensive rhythm, and chose to pass the ball to Butler on the outside, who then handed it to Kobe. The Lakers' strategy is also to eat big and eat small. Kobe Bryant is 198cm tall and Billups is 190cm, which has a clear advantage.

Bryant received the basketball, quickly started and took a step to the right, and made a one-meter pull-up jumper inside the three-point line.

'It won't be so easy for you to make a move!' Billups saw the timing and jumped to interfere, he knew he couldn't block Kobe, and the goal was just to put his hand in front of Kobe's face. "Plug-and-eye" defense he will too.

Bryant ignored Billups, flicked his wrist, and the basketball flew to the basket and hollowed into the net. 0 to 2.

In the case of a feel, Kobe Bryant is very scary.

The Bobcats attacked, and Billups controlled the ball to the front court. Lopez pulled up to the top of the pitch, and Hayes switched places with Wallace and were also running towards the top of the arc.

'Ready to pass the ball?' Hopefully they can keep Hayes at bay. Bryant watched Lopez's position with his eyes as he followed Billups.

Billups dribbled the ball horizontally, and suddenly made a pull-up jump shot from the outside, which caught Kobe Bryant off guard and scored a three-point shot. 3 to 2.

Barkley shouted: "Kobe didn't expect Billups to shoot, he underestimated Billups too much, this ball is beautiful!" ”

Gasol sent the ball, Kobe Bryant took the ball to the front court, and handed it to Gasol, who pulled it high up, who raised the ball high and observed the situation on the court.

"Such a tall man, hit me? If I were your height, I would average 50 points per game. Hayes defiantly said as he stood up to Bynum.

If Bynum is good at turning and jumping like Yao Ming, it is enough for Hayes, but Bynum's jump shot is not sure, the height difference of 15 centimeters is difficult to take advantage of, and if Bynum's annual salary is 5 million, it is not bad. But he just signed a big contract with the Lakers with an annual salary of 10 million, which really looks a bit wasteful.

Facing an opponent with a height of 198cm, if the opponent is not the MVP of the league, Bynum will definitely feel that his self-esteem has been damaged. Hayes provoked him without a pit sound.

Bynum isn't a fool either. Playing the Bobcats twice in the regular season, he didn't get a bargain on Hayes, and he couldn't squeeze into the interior and the offensive success rate was not high.

Bynum gave Bryant an off-ball cover on the baseline, and Gasol's ball was passed to Bryant just right. Hayes instantly judged the Lakers' intentions, let go of Bynum, took a big step back, and switched to Kobe.

At this time, Bynum's became Billups, Kobe Bryant only needs to pass, Bynum has an absolute advantage in Billups alone, but Kobe Bryant did not pass, but rushed straight to the basket, he wanted to play Hayes.

This is the first time that the leaders of the two sides have gone head-to-head, and Kobe Bryant has been thinking about a question before the game, as long as he can dunk a basket on Hayes's head, the Lakers will overwhelm the Bobcats in momentum.

'I've even deducted Yao Ming, and it's definitely no problem to deduct your floor flow. Kobe Bryant took the ball with both hands in one step, and "Peter Pan" took off.

If he dunks the ball, I'll lose my face, but I can't lose the team's momentum. Hayes expected Bryant not to pass the ball. So the moment Kobe Bryant received the ball, he stepped back to the basket, bent his legs and knees, ready to jump with all his might.

The two jumped almost at the same time. Bryant took the ball in his right hand and slammed the dunk, and if it was a two-handed dunk, he could still fake in the air, but he didn't believe Hayes could cover himself.

"Get me down!" Hayes yelled. is also with the right hand, a volleyball smash action, accurately pressed on the basketball in Kobe's hand.

How can it be? When the basketball left Bryant's hands, he felt like he was in a dream. Bryant was unsteady in the air and landed on the ground, forgetting to even signal a foul to the referee.

Fans cheered like crazy from the sidelines. Kobe Bryant miscalculated, Hayes's bounce power is not so bad that it can't be done, but it is not easy to shake, and he rarely jumps with all his strength. He also blocked Marion's dunk in his first season, and this season he made a block like this for the first time, and Kobe Bryant won the jackpot.

The ball was picked up by Bynum, and at this time the Lakers' offensive time was almost up, he took the ball and dribbled a step, and jumped before he had time to adjust, the ball missed, Hayes saw the opportunity, and directly slapped the ball from the air to Durant with a block action, and immediately after landing, he played a fast break and threw off Gasol.

Durant alertly passed the ball to Hayes. Bryant quickly rebounded to block in front of Hayes.

Hayes took the ball with his right hand and slapped it to the left, and at the same time the center of gravity of his body moved to the left, attracting Coho to move his center of gravity to the right and block his breakthrough position, but the basketball in Hayes's hand was not handed to the left hand, but pulled back to the right with his right hand, and at the same time the body forcibly changed direction to break through from the right side.

Kobe Bryant was stunned, Hayes's body center of gravity dropped very low, and he still used his right hand to speed up the speed of the ball, three times in a row, and rushed past Kobe like a wolf.

Kobe Bryant was taken aback by Hayes's move, which is usually done by a guard with excellent physical coordination, Ginobili is the best at it, and Hayes actually did it.

Hayes passed Kobe Bryant, the Lakers box was empty, he took two big steps with the ball, and dunked the basketball with both hands. 5 to 2.

In just a few seconds, Hayes blocked Kobe Bryant and then dunked. In the first round of the battle between the leaders of the two sides, Hayes won completely.

Barkley laughed: "Kobe underestimated Chuck's bounce again, and got a big hat." This ball speaks volumes about why Chuck has been able to win the MVP for the next consecutive year! ”

Smith said: "It's rare to see a block like Hayes. He always played very passionately against Kobe, and I remember that he also covered Kobe Bryant in the All-Star Game. ”

"That's because Chuck knows that Kobe Bryant can't pass this kind of ball, so it's easy to judge." Barkley said: "Kobe Bryant learned a lot from Chuck in the national team, this season he passed a little more, and his assists reached a career high, but once he entered the playoffs, he wanted to perform too much, and he returned to the old way of playing alone, he scored a lot, but the assists were less, and the shooting percentage also dropped, and the gap between him and Hayes was not small." ”

On the other side, ESPN commentator Joan Barry was also commenting on the ball just now, he looked at the Magic Johnson next to him and quipped: "Erwin, Hayes said in an interview that his physical coordination is so good, and he has so many assists, all thanks to you helping him train in Los Angeles, and now he uses everything he has learned from you to beat the Lakers." What do you think? ”

Johnson laughed and said: "I don't have any special feelings, Chuck averaged a triple-double per game this season, which greatly surprised me, I'm happy for him, if you want to say the winner of the game, I don't care, whoever plays more beautifully, I will support whom." ”

The Lakers attacked, and by this time the Bobcats had changed their defensive strategy, Billups went to mark the blue-collar Ariza, and Durant followed Kobe. This is to avoid Kobe Bryant's advantage over Billups alone. Ariza was the Lakers' last option on offense, and it was enough to just run and shoot from a spot-up and let Billups mark.

Gasol singled Lopez and missed a turnaround jumper. Hayes grabbed the rebound and handed it to Billups. The Bobcats are back in battle.

Hayes drew Gasol defense in the low post, and Lopez pulled up to the high post to cover Billups. After the switch, Bynum defended Billups. Bynum's speed was also not fast, Billups accelerated to the ball and burst inside, but the layup missed caused Bynum to foul.

Billups hit both free throws, the score became 7-2, and the Bobcats took the initiative on the court!

(To be continued)