Chapter 840: Is the Opportunity Really Coming?!
(This chapter is a two-in-one chapter.,Wait a minute, I'm going to have dinner with the leader.,I'm going to get on the train after the meal.,So there's no time to upload it at night.,So I sent it together.,Today I still wrote nearly 14,000 words.,The last thing is to ask for a monthly ticket.,No accident tomorrow this book should be three million.,So the fisherman hopes to be able to hit the top 30 of the monthly ticket list before tomorrow.,Three million words and the top 30,What a beautiful coincidence.,So the fisherman asks for a monthly pass and a recommended ticket)
"Cool, so cool, coach, this feeling is really great" Kobe Bryant was still immersed in the thrill of turning his back to break through the dunk in the last ball at this time, the defender who has been trying to prove himself again this season is actually the Lakers player who likes the offensive and defensive rhythm that Zhuang Fei asks for the most, physical strength, ability, hard work, madness, desire, he has a lot of these things, and even far higher than other Lakers players, in this case, The guard is almost able to put his madness entirely on his basketball court, and isn't that the first thirty seconds?
Of course, there are other Lakers players who are as excited as Kobe Bryant, these people are not as the outside world says, because their team lacks a center and make them feel that they have lost confidence in this team, and in fact even the opposite, they have absolute confidence in this kind of team, and they can know the ability of this team most intuitively, such as Kobe, he can clearly feel that his teammates this year are stronger than last year, Especially the three veterans of the team who abused him to death this summer, the abilities of each of these three veterans are enough to make him jealous, and the player who the Lakers can make him jealous of last season is only O'Neal, of course, in addition to this year's players, the head coach of this team's team this year is not comparable to last year's one.
"I'm happy with your aggressiveness in the previous game, but the Kings will definitely be prepared next, so your tackle won't be that easy, but. What I want you to do is you have to keep your aggressiveness even if you don't have a good tackle, you know? Looking at the excited group of Lakers players in front of him, Zhuang Fei also nodded happily, the beginning of this game was crazy, he thought before the game that the opening king would be beaten because he didn't have any preparation. It's just that what I didn't expect was that the Lakers could play so fast, except for Szebiak, who was a little less athletic, and had not yet played, the other four players of the team had extremely amazing performances in just thirty seconds, the Lakers These players are very talented and athletic, as the head coach of such an almost unprecedented team, what Zhuang Fei needs to do is to release all their energy, only in this way can this team be stronger. At present, the Lakers have released well, and the crazy shouts of more than 20,000 fans at the scene can also prove this.
In the face of Zhuang Fei's orders, none of these Lakers players dared to slack off, and Zhuang Fei's arrangement was also correct, in the NBA. It's impossible for almost every team to make crazy mistakes when facing pressing, and the Kings also have a first-line playmaker in the league, and Byron Davis is too big against the 'veteran' Hardaway, but it is certainly unlikely to happen again. So killing the Kings 8-0 in the opening 30 seconds is not a normal score, and the real game needs to start after this timeout.
Unlike the excitement and cheerfulness on the Lakers' bench, the atmosphere on the Kings' bench is much more solemn. Adelman never thought that his team would suffer such a thing in the first game, this Laker played so fiercely as soon as he came up, and his own team played so badly as soon as he came up, and asked for a timeout in less than thirty seconds, which was also the earliest time he was forced to take a timeout in his career, of course, this is also this timeout must be called, and now he hopes that these young players on the team can calm down, especially the team's current core point guard Byron Davis, who is less than thirty seconds in front, was cut off twice, played twice, such a blow is unacceptable to the star who has just become the boss of the king, and what is even more shocking is that he is still the recognized sick man of the league, and this player who has not dunked for almost two years grabbed his ball in front of him and dunked twice, in this case, the king's organizational guard put a towel on his head in a trance as soon as he returned to the bench, And at this time, the head coach of this team, Adelman, looked at the new leader of the team and sighed, in addition to Byron Davis's mentality is a little unbalanced, this year's rookie, Ben Gordon is also a little unbalanced at this time, and now he is still thinking about Kobe's basketball that was snatched from him, the rookie was hit a lot at the time, and now his legs are still a little shaky.
"Now the Kings are in a lot of trouble, the pace of the Lakers is too fast, but I think as long as they can stand firm first, their strength should still be above the Lakers, from the current point of view, the head coach took the risk of letting the team use full-court pressing at the beginning of the game is correct, the rhythm of the Kings is indeed disrupted, Adelman was also caught off guard, but this defensive intensity will definitely affect the next game, I estimate that after this timeout, Coach Z will not use it again, since the effect has been achieved, then you can see that it is good and take it."
Los Angeles, the commentary seat of Staples Arena, Kenny Smith, as one of the ace commentators of TNT, has no worse understanding of basketball than some NBA head coaches, and he can also make a very correct analysis of the grasp and direction of the game, as far as the current situation of the Lakers is concerned, the Lakers are weak to beat the strong, and they have to win by surprise, and in the NBA, pressing is a miracle move, this move is impossible to become a regular defense, too physically consuming, Even if the Lakers are all physical guards and swingmen, there is no way to play such tactics for a long time. So changing the lineup is a must, and after the timeout, the Lakers are most likely to force it again, and if there is no chance, the Kings are well prepared, then the two teams should play regular offensive and defensive tactics.
"Kenny, I don't think it's going to be that easy," said his partner Barkley after Kenny Smith finished speaking, frowning and then thinking for some time.
"Oh, why?" At this time, Kenny Smith's interest also rose, and he was curious to know that Barkley thought his analysis was wrong.
"From now on, the Lakers have the advantage, right?" Barkley said this and paused, and Kenny Smith on the side also nodded, now the Lakers are indeed a battle advantage, and a huge advantage.
"Since it's dominant, you've seen Coach Z give up his advantage before. Or is it the time to give up on the pursuit of victory? I think he's not only going to press next, but he's going to be even crazier, and you've been saying that the Lakers are going crazy in this game, and the Chinese are actually even more crazy."
After Barkley finished speaking, Kenny Smith was also stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, and then looked at the court with some expectation, and the timeout between the two sides was over at this time. He also wanted to see if Barkley's rebuttal to him was correct. And when the game restarted, he found that his partner, who usually runs the train with a mouth, guessed correctly, and the Chinese was indeed still frantically continuing the previous competition practices.
"Is this Chinese really not worried about the team's fitness at all?" At this time, Kenny Smith could only smile bitterly in his heart
"Byron, calm down, now is not the time to be vindictive"
None of the three baseline balls in the opening game were able to dribble safely past the frontcourt, and this time, in order to protect the ball more carefully, the king served the sideline ball after this timeout. And when the ball was sent to Davis, who was originally 45 degrees outside the three-point line and quickly got rid of the hand near the center circle, seeing that this extremely fierce playmaker was still looking for Hardaway to fight alone, Miller, who had just finished serving on the sideline, immediately stopped it, and Byron Davis was also a little calmer after hearing Miller's reminder. At this time, Hardaway was a step and a half away from him, and this time he didn't press up, after all, the King's ball was already past halfcourt, and the center circle was not Byron Davis's offensive range. In this case, stepping back and blocking the path of Byron Davis is the best option, after all, it can still block his passing path.
Although Byron Davis listened to Miller's words, he was not prepared to force the ball to Hardaway. But this guard still does not intend to give up the idea of finding Hardaway to go head-to-head, the guard adjusted a little in place and immediately started in the direction of Hardaway, and at this time the king's player position is also standing, although every king player is attached to a Los Angeles Lakers player in front of or behind him, but Brad Miller still found an opportunity to lean on Chris Webb, and also found an opportunity to catch the ball, but what made Miller speechless was that Byron Davis could obviously pass the ball, But this guy just wants to break through Hardaway, a player in his thirties who is already dying, in his prison, he will definitely be able to beat Hardaway, but in fact the situation is the opposite, this star player who is anxious to get back face has lost face again, whether he is relying on his body or speed, or constantly changing direction, he has not been able to get rid of Hardaway, and even almost was successfully broken by Hardaway again, and at this time, Byron Davis's brainless play style also made Adelman on the side stomp his feet angrily, He and Hardaway played for almost 18 seconds in an offensive time, and in the end they were not able to get an offensive opportunity, such a thing was unimaginable for the previous kings, but it was clear that Byron Davis was not McBibby.
"Anfernee's defense is awesome, moving foot, physical strength is not much worse than before, and his defensive awareness is stronger, and his defensive skills are more spicy, Byron Davis is in trouble" As a person who has been an opponent and a national team teammate with Hardaway, Barkley is extremely clear about Penny, and the current Penny reminds him of the player who was omnipotent in the Magic at his peak, and even because of these years of training, his defensive skills have become stronger, although Byron Davis is tall, But the ball control skills are also first-class, the breakthrough technology and speed are also first-class, in this case, the entire league except for the Celtics' extremely strange James Posey can choke him, the league's No. 1 position can basically be exploded by him one by one, although Hardaway is not the No. 1 position, but this game against his defense is very good, whether it is from the first two direct break-offs or this close pressing defense so that he does not have the slightest chance to attack.
And as time went on, Byron Davis was also a little impetuous again, and now he wanted to get back face, and it would be tragic if he was singled out by Hardaway for a 24-second violation, in this case, almost after a little bit of getting rid of it. The Kings guard will also be able to see a passing route, and he quickly dropped the basketball in his hand to Brad Miller at the waist of the free throw line in front of his right, and at this time, when he passed the ball out, he was dumbfounded, because when the ball was just about to reach Miller's hand, a big black hand quickly stretched out from behind Miller and broke the ball directly from behind Miller, At this time, Miller, who was suddenly passed by Byron Davis, didn't know what was going on, and then he felt something fly over his head. And at this time, Hardaway, who was defending him in front of Byron Davis, also immediately rushed to the frontcourt, and also after knowing that he was fooled, the king's point guard was not slow to react, almost at the same time as the penny started to rush to the king's half, and the basketball thrown out by Webb was also moving rapidly behind them, at this time the goal of both was Webb's basketball flying in the air, and now these two people are like direct sprint and run confrontation, The other Lakers players and Kings players also didn't chase forward because they weren't far away, just watched from behind. And at this time, the Lakers fans on the scene also secretly gasped, can Hardaway do it? The age difference between the two is a bit big, although Hardaway showed some of his physical fitness in the previous game, but in this kind of sprint, Davis on the younger side is naturally more advantageous. Even Kenny Smith in the commentary seat at this time was a little sweaty for Hardaway.
Webb's pre-judged break was beautiful, and it looked like Hardaway was deliberately giving Byron Davis a pass route, and Webb was ready for it. But Webb's pass was a little too rushed, and for the Lakers, a little slower would be good," Kenny Smith said with some sighs. Byron Davis was brushed once by Hardaway and Webb, the two old fritters, but Webb's pass this time also missed such an opportunity, even if Hardaway's speed can be compared with Byron Davis, but there is no way to successfully receive this behind-the-back pass to complete the attack in this situation, it is too difficult.
It's just that as soon as Kenny Smith's words fell, I saw Hardaway, who had been sprinting from the Lakers' backcourt to the King's half-court free throw line, flew directly to the next step at the free throw line, and Davis, who had been parallel to Hardaway at this time, was directly stunned.
"What?!" Looking at Hardaway flying in the air, at this time Byron Davis's face was full of horror, he asked himself if he couldn't fly up directly from such a position to prepare for the attack, and he didn't know where the basketball behind him was, such a thing is simply a legend, and at this time, Byron Davis, who was in a state of distraction, also rushed directly from the court to the sidelines and fell to the ground, Hardaway who was flying in the air was almost about to touch the basket, The basketball that was thrown out by Webb almost fell into Hardaway's hand as if it was equipped with a cruiser, and Hardaway, who received Webb's pass, directly pressed the basketball in his hand into the basket.
With a bang, the Staples Arena almost exploded, and at this time, Byron Davis, who flew out of the court and sat on the capital to see this scene, was stunned and almost seemed to be suffocated.
"A fool" and at this time, the Lakers guard who had been watching the completion of the offense with his hands on his waist in the middle circle looked at the Byron Davis outside the bottom line and said softly, you know, when he was training in the team this summer, he himself was deceived by Hardaway and Webb when he was indulging in singles with Hardaway, and his results were not much better than Byron Davis.
"This is the most perfect offense I've ever seen, perfect defense, perfect steals, perfect passes, and this perfect tacit understanding, this goal is so wonderful, I will choose it to be one of the top ten goals of the season, Webb and Hardaway have created a new miracle" At this time, Barkley in the commentary box almost stood up from his seat and screamed loudly amid the frantic shouts of the fans, and at this time his usual partner Kenny Smith was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to interject, However, in his heart, he agreed with Barkley's words, this attack was too difficult, and it was rare that no one had just imagined it, but these two people had completed it. The only thing he could do now was think back to that perfect offensive combination just now.
This is a hearty catharsis, Hardaway who came down from the basket felt the madness of the Lakers fans in the audience, and his heart was also moved, such crazy shouts Cavaliers fans did not give him less, but such a hearty offense has not been since he left the Magic. And at this time, he reminisced again, but at this time he obviously didn't see Byron Davis, who was still sitting on the ground like dead ashes, the king's new boss was choked enough by Hardaway, a veteran, but after a moment of dizziness, the king's new master's mental quality was really surprising, and he quickly stood up with the support of his teammates, and he didn't dare to challenge Hardaway again in the next baseline ball. Instead, with the pull and help of his teammates, he carefully advanced to the front court when the eight-second backcourt time was about to come, only this time, when he came to the middle line, Hardaway did not take a step back like the last time, but still pressed him, seeing that he had no offensive opportunity, the defender did not force Hardaway to challenge Hardaway this time but passed the ball to Tekoglu, who signed to answer, but in this way, the 24-second offensive opportunity was only 14 seconds, And at this time, Turkoglou, who is the axis of Princeton, is still outside the arc of the three-point line. The King's tactics didn't play at all, and what made Turkoglu even more tragic was that the other four players of the Kings were all posted by Lakers players, and he couldn't even find a chance to pass the ball now, and for a while he stayed at the top of the three-point line arc and didn't know what to do. It's rare to have the same singles as Byron Davis just now? He didn't have much confidence in the face of Grant Hill in front, but at this time he finally returned to Byron Davis.
The Kings' players are really strong on the ball, even with the Lakers' intensity. This team is also able to transmit the ball, but no matter how this team conducts, there is no way to guide the ball to the inside, and no player can successfully pass the Lakers' back door. And when the final time was approaching, Turkoglu also relied on his height advantage to force a three-point shot in the face of Grant Hill, and this ball also smashed directly to the front of the basket and bounced to Kobe's hand, and this time Kobe Bryant also immediately threw the ball to the front court, and the ball came to Grant Hill's hand again, and at this time, the Lakers' four outside swingmen also hit the king's half like a tide, and the king's players immediately flew back, fortunately, the king's lineup is also one big and four small, In addition to Miller's slower pace, other people are also dissatisfied, especially Turkoglou, although he is not fast, but the ball quotient is really high, and he has been able to block Hill's running route, so that Hill has no way to accelerate, which is also to give the Kings' outside players a chance to return to their defensive positions, and even be able to keep up with Hill, and when Turkoglou and Hill all the way to the free throw line again, Byron Davis, Ben Gordon and Christie, who returned to the defense, also surrounded Hill, And when the Lakers' fast break was about to fail, Hill was directly like Webber at the beginning, his right hand shook, and the basketball flew out from behind him, but the difference is that this ball is a pass that hits the ground from behind, and this ball actually hit the ground under the crotch of Ben Gordon, who was about to come up and attack, which also made Ben Gordon, who was a little caught off guard, stumble and fall directly to the ground, and he could only watch Szebiak, who was one step inside the three-point line, faint a step back directly after receiving Hill's pass. Then he stood outside the three-point line and pulled it straight up.
It was an unguarded open shot by the four-time NBA All-Star three-point champion, and almost after Szczebiak made a shot, the originally boiling Staples fell silent again, and then the whole court boiled again after the basketball entered the frame with a 'brush'.
It was the Lakers' sixth goal in the game, and the only one and a half that wasn't a dunk, and it was also the 13th point after more than a minute of the opening game, with 6 of 6 shots, all of which were defensive counterattacks, and none of the balls fell into the position.
"Crazy, crazy, it's crazy, the Lakers are still suppressing the whole court, the Kings can't find a way to score, the defensive intensity of this game is too great, if it goes on like this, this game will lose suspense in five minutes, and the Kings are in huge trouble" Barkley was already completely up and commenting at this time, while Kenny Smith on the side was much calmer.
"The Kings are too impatient, they didn't think before the game that the Lakers would be so difficult, this kind of sudden occurrence makes it difficult for them to find a solution, now they have to calm down, the Lakers' defense is not so impregnable, they are too hesitant, they are suppressed by the Lakers' momentum, and this team does lack an inside strong offensive point, in the case that Princeton can't play at all, they really don't have a player who can attack for the team, Brad Miller is strong Webb has no advantage, The same is true of Turkoglou, and Ben Gordon, a rookie, is now a little shrunken and has just been tied up by Hill's pass, and it will be difficult for him to take the ball and attack in this situation, and Byron Davis? Does he dare to fight Hardaway again? Kenny Smith also sighed after speaking, in his opinion, as long as the Kings can withstand the Lakers for five minutes, this team will be forced to adjust, no team can play a game with such defensive intensity, and the Lakers will inevitably adjust after five minutes, but can the Kings drag on to five minutes now? This team is struggling to even score right now.
Kenny Smith's views and worries are extremely correct, this king is now on the verge of collapse, and at this time, even if the king's head coach Adelman is constantly screaming to the court on the sidelines, but this team is still difficult to organize an effective offense, too cautious, but there are also such benefits, that is, under the pressure of the Lakers, they don't make so many mistakes, no matter whether they score or not, as long as they don't make mistakes and don't let the Lakers fight back, then there is no problem, In this case, they did a good job, but even if they didn't make a mistake, it was difficult to stop the Lakers' fast break, as long as they didn't grab the rebound in the front court, then they were facing the Lakers' fast break, because the Lakers' pass speed was too fast Every player on the court can launch a fast break, in this case, the king was almost beaten to the point of collapse, and the score on both sides has been from 13-0 to 20-0, It wasn't until Turkoglu a very lucky three-point shot that the team broke the embarrassment of 0 points, but at the end of the first quarter and a half of the game, the away team also sent an embarrassing score of 26-5, and after the game entered six minutes, the Lakers also took the lead in requesting a timeout, this is the official TV timeout, and after the Lakers timeout, it also made the Kings players and Adelman on the sidelines breathe a sigh of relief, and finally came over, when the timeout ended, after seeing that the Lakers actually replaced all five, Adelman is also once again gassing some victory hopes.
"The Lakers really adjusted, this is a good opportunity for the Kings, the Lakers now need to rest, the bench is led by Jackson, Paul is a rookie, Tony Allen is a rookie, Ariza is a rookie, Nocioni is also a rookie, I hope the Kings can narrow the gap to within 10 points at the end of the first quarter, so that they can still have a chance to win, but the arrangement in front of Coach Z is crazy, this is also a double-edged sword" (to be continued.) )