Chapter 383: The Power of the Forbidden Zone
The Lakers' excellent play made the game go wonderful, and Warriors fans looked at the arena with concern, and the atmosphere at Oracle Arena was no longer as hot as it was at the start of the game.
Isn't our team a match for the Lakers yet? Isn't the Lakers, the ruler of California, still unshakable? We were knocked out by them last season, should we lose to them today? Is that going to be the way we have to lose to the Lakers all the time? A series of questions appeared in the hearts of fans, and the strength of the Lakers made Warriors fans fearful.
Indeed, the Lakers' team tactics have shown strong lethality, and at this time, as an opponent, the Warriors should make targeted deployments and also play as a team if they want to win.
There's a saying in basketball culture that superstars can never beat a team, and Zen master Jackson obviously understands this, so he spent a lot of time in the summer to dissuade Kobe Bryant from relinquishing power to revitalize the team. Kobe Bryant's desire for the ball is well known to everyone in the league, which even Jordan can only admire, if it was young, Jackson simply could not convince him to hand over the ball, and in 2004, the OK combination fell apart because Kobe and O'Neal fought for power, and the root of this competition for power is to fight for the ball.
However, as he got older, Kobe Bryant became more and more mature, and since leaving O'Neal, Kobe has never made it to the Western Conference Finals, not even making the playoffs for a season. After the team traded him to Gasol last season, he led the team directly to the finals, and from this point he has matured and understood that he alone cannot lead the team to win the championship, which is the real reason why the Zen master was able to convince him.
This summer, the Lakers didn't make any additions to the roster, with few trades and signings, but Zen master Jackson was proud of what he had done, and the reason was that he persuaded Kobe Bryant to start building a championship team according to his wishes.
Now, in the Zen master's view, when the Lakers with Kobe Bryant and Gasol really become a whole and a team, there are no opponents in the league, including the defending champion Green Shirts, and the California Little Brother Warriors.
During this timeout, the Zen master did not deploy any tactics, all he had to do was wait for the game to end, and then enjoy the fruits of his hard work for a summer: Kobe Bryant gave up the ball and the Lakers became the best team in the NBA.
It stands to reason that Nelson Sr. needs to send the most reasonable lineup and arrange corresponding team tactics to deal with the battle. But he didn't do it, of course, if he did, he wouldn't have the face to call himself a mad scientist, and during the timeout, all he did was tell everyone, give the ball to Chamberlain!
In this way, after the pause, what the Lakers players saw was that the backward Warriors lineup had not changed at all, and it was still Chamberlain and Billups who led Jackson, West and Evans to play.
Chamberlain's face was solemn, he ran forward after serving to Billups, his jersey was windless, and the huge zero jumped as the jersey shook like a battle flag.
Seeing Chamberlain's face sinking like water, the Zen master's heart suddenly shook slightly, he quickly stood up and shouted to Bynum and Gasol: "Defend the penalty area, prepare to wrap up!" ”
Chamberlain was fast like a whirlwind, and Billups had just dribbled to the top of the three-point line, and he was already following. The two fell into position almost at the same time, Chamberlain did not rush straight in, but suddenly stopped and stuck the old fish, Billups found this opportunity, and ran down quickly with his legs on one side.
Fisher's upper body is actually very strong, and generally speaking, the blocking and dismantling is not much of a threat to him, and he can knock away the players who block him, but this time Chamberlain is too strong, and Fisher seems to have hit a wall after hitting it, and he staggered back directly.
Billups chose to break through after the vacancy, Gasol subconsciously came up to make up for the defense, and after the two were opposed, Billups quickly dribbled under the two crotches to stabilize the figure, and at the same time, the other figure smashed the yellow dragon to the basket like a giant god, and Billups put away the ball and threw the ball to the hoop.
"Don't think!" Bynum shouted angrily and jumped up with a flick of his arm, and after Chamberlain stopped Fisher, he ran straight inside, how could he not know the plans of this rival?
Want an air relay? How can it be so easy! Bynum's eyes widened and his mouth was screaming, looking majestic, but in fact he was just emboldening himself - he was really scared by Chamberlain last season!
In the face of Bynum's defense, Chamberlain showed a hideous smile on his face, the orange ball fell into his chest like a cannonball, he grabbed the ball and stepped into the penalty area, jumped up in the face of Bynum's block, and did not hesitate!
I saw two big men jumping face to face, the Lakers' purple and gold robes and the warriors' ice and snow armor complemented each other, with a muffled sound of flesh colliding, Chamberlain with a faster bounce speed, better bounce was hard to overwhelm Bynum, one-handed grasp of the ball and a wave of his long arm, just like the ancient god king Pangu waved the axe of opening the sky, and smashed the ball into the hoop with lightning speed.
Chamberlain's dunk was extremely fast, Gasol couldn't get enough to wrap it, and the captain of the Spanish men's basketball team could only smile bitterly, Chamberlain's current attacking mood reminded him of the bloody battle between the two countries at the Olympics.
The familiar oriental god of war is back.
Chamberlain didn't roar after the dunk, he ran back quickly with a strained face, the Lakers began to attack, and Gasol responded in the middle. Chamberlain pushed Gasol out hard according to Nelson Sr.'s instructions, Gasol was very flexible, so he ran left and right, but under Chamberlain's pressure, his dodge turned into retreat, and he slowly got farther and farther away from the penalty area.
Kobe Bryant broke through Bynum, the little shark had just been humiliated by Chamberlain's dunk, and he felt a sense of grievance in his heart. But he just bluffed, and after tricking Evans into getting close, he immediately turned around quickly and jumped up to dunk.
Bynum's offense is also wonderful, at least it has grown a lot better than before, and it has turned Evans around. However, when he lifted the ball and jumped, a strong wind blew from behind him, and almost at the same time, an invincible force appeared on the ball between his hands, and directly slapped the ball out of the court.
The little shark's heart was gloomy, and he didn't have to look back, of course he knew that it was Chamberlain who blocked him!
was first raced and then blocked, Bynum's face really couldn't hang up, he was regarded by fans as the successor of the shark, and he usually boasted of being a new generation of king in Los Angeles, who knew that every time he faced Chamberlain, he would be humiliated, but he didn't dare to yell at Chamberlain, who was now angry, and whoever dared to provoke him would definitely be beaten fat, and Bynum still had this look.
Gasol really didn't have a problem with Chamberlain's recklessness to let himself go to make up for his teammates, and Bynum caught this and shouted at him: "Can you please go outside?" Since you're here to attract that kid, then lure him in, what do you mean by you're dangling next to me?! If you can take him, this ball will definitely go in! ”
Gasol has a good temper and a gentlemanly demeanor, and after all, he is a Spaniard, not a native American star, and he is very low-key, so despite the innocent bombardment by Bynum, he just smiled and ran away.
The teammate's incompetence made Kobe a little impatient, he simply played alone, but West and Jackson guessed his mind and stepped forward to wrap up, one on top of the other, and stole the ball in Kobe's hand to lead the fast attack.
Bryant is a master defender and a regular on defense, and the biggest help for him in this regard is the old demon Payton. In the 2003-04 season, Payton came to the Lakers to form the Four Heavenly Kings, and that season he has been **** Kobe Bryant's defense, and it was also in that season that Kobe Bryant entered the defensive team for the first time.
With Payton's old **** as a teacher, Kobe's defensive small actions are naturally indispensable, West's stuffy head is fast-attacking, and as a result, Kobe chased him all the way to the front court free throw area, at this time West was just about to exert his most force, Kobe suddenly stretched out his foot and stumbled, this opportunity he grabbed well enough, although West was not tripped but was tripped and stumbled two steps, and the ball was thrown directly behind him.
Kobe Bryant wanted to get the ball, but someone moved faster than him, a fierce figure pounced directly at him, grabbed the ball and leaned over like a wild bull charge, the strong shoulders carried Kobe's chest and directly hit him, three steps turned into two steps, Chamberlain jumped up with the ball after three dribbles, and after a thunderous muffled sound, he smashed the ball into the hoop.
After this dunk, Chamberlain was not silent again, he shook his fist and puffed up the muscles of his whole body to do a standard bodybuilding move, Kobe Bryant looked depressed, and what made him even more depressed was that Chamberlain turned around and yelled at him: "Hi, Mr. MVP, did my dunk make you ****?!" ”
Chamberlain's madness made the Zen master couldn't help frowning, this fucking kid was really enough, and he actually tore apart the Zijin team that he had worked so hard to build.
Kobe Bryant chose to attack with the ball on his own, Gasol was pushed all the way to the three-point line by Chamberlain, the triangle offense lost a bottom corner and couldn't work, and Chamberlain's provocation made him quite angry: What's wrong with this world, and is there any respect for teachers? The rookie dared to ride on his head and pee, damn it, don't you be hard, these little guys still think that the number one strongman in the NBA is?
In the face of Jackson's defense, Kobe Bryant smiled coldly, he slowly slapped the ball to the front court and made a gesture for his teammates to pull out, Jackson stepped back, Kobe jumped in the air and shot simply, a vigorous figure rushed out from the flank, and with a muffled sound, the orange ball was directly overturned.
This scene made Kobe Bryant dumbfounded, before his mother's shot, he deliberately saw that Chamberlain was not around, could this kid still have the art of separation? It was only after the person who blocked him landed that he saw clearly that the name on the shirt behind the man was: West.
After blocking Kobe, West finally avenged the previous stumbling block, but unfortunately he didn't do the engine fast break and didn't play, Billups broke through with the ball, he took advantage of Chamberlain's block all the way into the penalty area, Gasol and Bynum went up together to try to contain him, and the latter also stepped across the foot to block Chamberlain.
Seeing this, Billups flicked the corner of his mouth and threw the ball between the two with a flick of his wrist, Evans's huge figure followed the baseline to the basket, just received a pass from Billups, turned around and hit the board to send the ball into the hoop.
Gasol and Bynum glanced at each other, and they were a little angry for a moment.
Chamberlain and Evans high-fived in celebration and asked a little strangely, "Man, why don't you dunk?" ”
Evans was a little helpless: "I was scared of your hat during the training game, I was afraid that if I wasted time preparing for a dunk, I would be blocked, or it would be faster to go to the basket." ”
Chamberlain's several strong attacks attracted the Lakers' defensive center of gravity, and others took the opportunity to pounce, with a super point guard like Billups leading the team, the Warriors' offense played impressively, but it was wishful thinking to crush the Lakers like this, and the current Lakers have indeed been reborn compared with last season.
The Warriors were already playing well, Chamberlain rushed left and right inside, killing Bynum and Gasol without face, West and Billups were also murderous on the outside, but the Lakers were quite efficient offensively, and they still maintained their lead at the end of the first quarter, leading the Warriors 29-27.