Chapter 716
At this moment, it seems that everyone can predict the outcome of this year's finals.
The Knicks' victory seems to be in hand.
The inability to limit Chen Jiyuan's role in the Knicks has become a problem for the whole league, just like when it was the big shark back then, and the inability to restrict the inside shark from eating people is a headache for the whole league.
And as long as the big shark is given enough teammates, then the championship will definitely not run, and even the dynasty will be established in the end.
Now Chen Jiyuan is the same, the big shark is that you know that he wants to squeeze you away from you on the inside and then dunk, but you just can't prevent it. And Chen Jiyuan, this is that you don't know if he wants to dunk or go to the basket or shoot. There is no way to predict, and there is no way to think about how to deal with it in advance. There was no way to freeze Chen Jiyuan's attack.
After four games, Phil Jackson never felt that Gasol and Bynum were bad defensively, but that the two were not good enough.
Gasol himself is a weapon on the offensive end of the Lakers, and he can't be completely pointed at him on the defensive end. Otherwise, Bynum will have to do a few fights on the inside.
However, Bynum's defense in the previous games was absolutely qualified, and Phil Jackson was quite satisfied. However, when it came to Chen Jiyuan, just
Hey, it's all tears. Phil Jackson really has no way to say anything, he can only say that he is unlucky to meet an opponent like Chen Jiyuan.
A few years ago, when other teams met their own teams, they thought of Kobe Bryant in the opponent's lineup, probably thinking the same way.
The Knicks' defensive pertinence is really very strong, that is, Kobe Bryant, don't force Kobe Bryant at all, and many people on the outside are entangled with Kobe, anyway, they don't make Kobe comfortable. The critical moment is a shameless bag, and it doesn't matter if the space is vacant, anyway, the probability of Kobe Bryant's pass is 50%, it doesn't matter.
What's more, the Knicks' outside players can be said to be almost all kinds of offensive and defensive all-round players, it is true that they can't play the same role as Kobe Bryant on the outside, but almost all of the Knicks' swingmen are defensive giants, whether it is Stephen Jackson or Iguodala, or Matt Barnes on the bench, all of them are well-known defensive people in the league.
Under the defense of these three defensive masters, it is not easy for Kobe Bryant to be able to play like this in this year's finals.
However, the fans will not care about this, because this year's finals are really much different from what the fans predicted before the game started, if not the earth-shattering seven showdowns. All Lakers fans also feel that this year must be playing Game 6. And the fifth game is the key.
Now the Knicks have got the series point early, which can be said to have exceeded everyone's expectations. Not to mention the seventh game, whether the sixth game exists or not is now a question.
This year's finals, which were also favored by Stern, did not expect that such a situation would occur now, and the ratings did not reach the level that Stern wanted. This somewhat disappointed Stern.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, although the Knicks eliminated the Celtics, everyone felt that it was because the Celtics were indeed old, and Garnett, the pillar of the interior, could not resist the erosion of age no matter how tough he was.
And the Lakers are different, the Lakers' interior players, the combination of Bynum and Gasol, should not lose to the Celtics' interior combination at any point.
This can be seen from last year's finals, if it weren't for the weakness of the outside, the Lakers would not have lost last year, because Gasol has been playing with Garnett on the inside, and Garnett is no longer able to say that Gasol will blow up Gasol on the inside as he once did.
It is precisely because of Gasol's growth that everyone feels that Gasol must be the best choice to stop Chen Jiyuan this year.
What's more, the improvement of Bynum's strength is also obvious to all, and everyone is gradually beginning to recognize Bynum's dominance on the inside. Although it is definitely still inferior to the first-line super center, at least it is also making steady progress little by little.
And now, on the stage of the finals, the Gasol-Bynum combination, which was reported by everyone with infinite hopes, although it was not said that it was blown up by Chen Jiyuan, not only did not restrict Chen Jiyuan, but also did not cut off the connection between Chen Jiyuan and the team. Anyway, the defense of the two people didn't seem to cause much trouble to Chen Jiyuan. If Chen Jiyuan is really asked to talk about it, in fact, compared with the Celtics' interior defense, Chen Jiyuan feels that the Lakers are still a little stronger.
This has something to do with the player's own attributes, Gasol is not a defensive warrior on the inside. Although Bynum's defense is good, compared with Perkins, who concentrates on defensive work, Bynum still has to put some attention on the interior offense, especially as he grows, Bynum's desire to attack has gradually grown, Bynum hopes to get more attention from the team, hopes to show his all-round offensive strength, and hopes to get a bigger next contract.
Originally, such a small team flaw is not a big deal, but when this flaw is pricked with a needle, the flaw can become a fatal injury.
The inability of the interior to limit Chen Jiyuan's success has become the main reason why the Lakers are now in a passive situation.
Phil Jackson must now find a solution to this problem. Otherwise, there will be a tragic scene of the Knicks winning the championship on the Lakers' home court.
Phil Jackson didn't know how to solve the problem, but what Chen Jiyuan knew was that he was very close to his goal.
I am moving towards my ideal step by step. To be the league's No. 1 center and lead the team to a championship, not one, not two, not three. It's four. It's not just about creating dynasties. What Chen Jiyuan wants is to transcend the dynasty. In the entire history of the NBA, the Celtics have only surpassed the three-game championship dynasty, and they have only done it once. Chen Jiyuan wants to be the second. Chen Jiyuan wants to lead the Knicks to set a new record. Chen Jiyuan wants to leave a strong mark in the history of the NBA.
The fifth game was still held in the City of Angels.
Even after losing the last game, Los Angeles fans frantically flocked to the arena to cheer on the Los Angeles Lakers.
Before the game began, Bryant was interviewed by reporters, and Bryant said categorically: "I know a lot of people feel that this year's game is over, and they stupidly confirmed the victory of the New Yorkers. And I would say that this game will not be the last game and the next game will not be. All so-called laws are created by man, and they will be broken. If you fall behind 1:3 in the finals, you can't turn the tables, so I won't believe that. We'll definitely bring the trophy back here and back to the city eventually. ”
Kobe Bryant is obviously very confident, not only to win this game, but Kobe is really confident to win three games in a row and complete a shocking reversal.
Whether Kobe's boast can be realized, let's see with our eyes and prove it with reality.
The game is about to start with players from both sides standing in their positions. Looking at the ball in the referee's hand, Chen Jiyuan knew that this ball was this ball, and just today, he was completely close to his dream. Be sure to finish it yourself.
Finally, with the referee's whistle, the ball flew into the sky, Chen Jiyuan and Bynum jumped at the same time, and in terms of bounce, Chen Jiyuan was still a little stronger than Bynum, Chen Jiyuan successfully pulled the ball to Lefu behind him, Lefu gave the ball to Sessions's hand, and the game officially began.
The game of life and death of the Lakers has officially begun.
Kobe Bryant is very excited, but in the same way, Chen Jiyuan, who is about to approach his goal, is also excited.
After Sessions passed the half, he passed the ball directly to Chen Jiyuan, and after Chen Jiyuan received the ball, he completely ignored Bynum in front of him, and jumped directly after receiving the ball.
Bynum also stepped forward in time to interfere, but as far as the result goes, the defense was a failure.
Chen Jiyuan took the lead for the team and scored two points.
2:0。
Although it is doubtful whether the bull-force of winning three consecutive wins and then reversing the finals can be realized, at least Kobe's attitude is completely correct, and Kobe Bryant has also proved through the game that his attitude is not lip service.
came up with the first ball, Kobe Bryant directly reached out to Fisher for the ball, there is no doubt that Kobe Bryant wants to lead the whole team through his own offense, and then win.
After Fisher passed the ball to Kobe, Kobe leaned forward with his right foot, looking like he was about to break through, but Iguodala was unmoved, just quietly watching Kobe's movements, and Kobe Bryant was very coherent and directly pulled out a three-point shot from the outside.
Iguodala's defense, like Bynum, is also in place, theoretically speaking, it should interfere with the offensive players, but judging from the results, Kobe's three-point shot also entered the basket like Chen Jiyuan's jumper.
2:3。
It seems that Kobe Bryant is also hot today.
In charge of the finals of the entire series between the Lakers and the Knicks, it can be said that in addition to the victory or defeat, the most important point for everyone is the showdown between Chen Jiyuan and Kobe.
Some people may say that these two people are not in the same position at all, and they are not even active in the same area at all, an outside player, an inside player, what is the point of view.
Although the two people are very different, they also have a lot in common.
The biggest thing in common is that both of them are super capable of scoring, and once they go crazy, they are the kind of people who don't care.
At this point, James is not this type, James is the kind of player who is more willing to lead his teammates together, more well-rounded, more versatile. James also has super strong scoring ability, but he is not so willing to go crazy to score 100 points. Prefer to hand out a dozen or twenty assists.
Chen Jiyuan and Kobe Bryant are almost the same, the scoring ability of the two people does not need to be said, in addition to these games, it is not uncommon for Chen Jiyuan and Kobe to score points against each other, which really makes the fans very enjoyable.
And at the beginning of today's game, fans seem to have foreseen the next drama. The coolest battle may be about to begin.