Chapter 281: Full of Fighting Spirit
The Lakers also ended five games in the West, and compared to Lehi, Kobe Bryant was in crazy scoring mode almost every game, and with an inside helper, he couldn't wait to get another championship, a championship that was completely his own. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
On June 5, the first game of the finals began at Madison Square Garden.
Both players are hungry for a championship, and Kobe Bryant is also considered the only player who can limit Lehi on both offensive and defensive ends, and the Finals are full of gimmicks.
It was only after the game started that the audience found out that the two were not directly opposed.
After all, one is a forward and the other is a guard, and the Lakers are a team that is better offensively than defensively, Kobe Bryant will focus on offense for the time being, and the lineups of both sides will not allow the two to consume each other at the beginning.
The game opened, and in the face of the Knicks' high-intensity defense, the Lakers were also a little uncomfortable.
Although they have fought the Spurs before, the Knicks are more targeted defensively, and Kobe Bryant was treated with special treatment from the start, and as soon as he entered, Lehi would come over and attack.
So Kobe Bryant didn't play well when he came up, but Gasol used his agility to hit the ball a few times.
Lakers Bynum missed the playoffs, and their interior line is also Odom and Gasol, two flexible inside, although the two are not too bad in defense, but they still have the upper hand in strength, and the direct result is that the Knicks have an advantage in rebounding, but it is also difficult for the Knicks to limit the two.
In the first quarter, the Knicks led by 2 points at 23:21, and at the beginning of the quarter, the lead was further expanded, but at this time, Fisher hit consecutive shots to help the Lakers overtake the score.
Lehi then took the lead, fouling Rademanovic twice in a row, then hitting a three-pointer, and then hitting the whistle at the end of the first half, not allowing the opponent to take the lead into the second half.
51:51, both teams are leading at a certain stage.
Compared to the Celtics, the Lakers are more fluid on the offensive end, but they are still slightly worse on the defensive end.
The only problem now is that Kobe Bryant hasn't played yet, which is also Kobe's inherent rhythm, and when everyone is playing about the same time, he will start to take over the game, such as in the second half.
Then at the beginning of the second half, it was Lehi who scored first.
When Kobe Bryant saw this situation, he couldn't bear it anymore and immediately hit a jumper.
Then the two sides had a scoring battle, but compared to Kobe, Lehi was more efficient, he either killed the basket, or shot directly, without playing any high difficulty.
This is the difference between the technical habits of the two, and it is also the difference between teammates, Francis and Marbury make the ball for Lehi, and it is necessary to make Lehi a lot easier in the duel.
On the defensive end, the effect on the Knicks' side is better, Marbury can keep up, the Lakers can't Kobe, the others can't keep up with Lehi, and they don't have a big gate like Camby on the inside.
So when the two of them were fighting to score, Kobe Bryant shot more to score a double like Lehi.
And those extra shots, the Knicks also turned the other part into scoring, so when Kobe Bryant took over the game, the Knicks took the lead.
This is extremely unwilling for Kobe, and those who are familiar with him know that he will definitely find a way to get it back, and he will definitely not dare to make a move.
So when Kobe Bryant came on the court in the fourth quarter, the Knicks let Lehi play together, and in the last quarter, Lehi finally had to defend Kobe Bryant himself.
His main defense and Marbury's main defense may be a little more interference, and a little more consumption of power with power, and this point is the key in many cases.
"Kobe's shooting was iron, and Lehi's defense was always in front of Kobe."
"Although the Lakers don't plan to let Kobe Bryant defend Lehi, so the direct docking after the block and dismantling will not appear many times, Lehi turned his back and squeezed inside, Kobe's strength is also good, and he is going to pick up the ball with one hand of Lehi......"
Odom came over and struck, and Lehi actually passed the ball the moment the pinch was completed, and Randolph caught the ball and hit the shot...... That's probably the difference between Lehi and Kobe, and it's hard to succeed in his pinching. ā
"Kobe Bryant still shot the ball under the siege of the two, if the first few balls could also be shot, the situation would definitely be different now......"
During Bryant's several hits, the Knicks seized the opportunity to extend the lead to double digits, and the game was running out of minutes.
At 5:11, Radmanovic made six fouls.
At 2 minutes and 27 seconds, Odom also made six fouls, and the Knicks could hit Kobe Bryant more unscrupulously, and the Lakers had no hope at all.
99:88, although the Knicks only won by 11 points, they have been in control of the rhythm of the game since the second half, and they have shown more strength.
By this time, there was some frustration among many people who hoped the Knicks would fail.
The current Knicks, like the Lakers during the three-game championship period, look stronger than their opponents.
The main team and the bench have enough weight, which the Lakers don't have, and Radmanovic is a soy sauce starter, and they don't have a selection on the bench.
While Kobe Bryant isn't as big as James, he's nowhere near as easy as Lehi.
It's just that the Knicks' lineup is not easy to say to other teams at all, and many of the players they get are not wanted by other teams, even Lehi was in this situation at the beginning, who would have thought that some players would turn decay into magic when they arrived at the Knicks.
The Knicks of this world are now completely different from the star black hole of another world.
After the game, Kobe Bryant took the responsibility on himself, he only scored 24 points, which was completely not enough for him, Lehi scored 30 points, in his mind, he should score 40 or 50 points, in that case, the Lakers can win the game.
'There are no excuses, I'm going to play every minute in the next game and we can win.'
The Knicks, on their side, also analyzed the first Finals, where they have an advantage, and where is the threat of the Lakers, they must play to their advantages while doing a better job defensively.
The desire to be a member of a new dynasty and support the Knicks' players to play the last few games meticulously should be stronger than the Lakers.
The second battle between the two sides also started soon, and Kobe Bryant was also very aggressive, but not everyone in the Lakers was like this, and there was still a gap between the two sides.
This time, the Knicks won the jump ball, and Lehi hit the first shot with determination.