Kobe Bryant crossed his waist, his eyes staring coldly ahead, his back straight, his legs spread at will, like a strong steel gun. In the background, there is a frowning Gasol and a dazed Odom, Artest, as for Bynum? The main centre-forward was not photographed.

This is the cover of the latest issue of "Times-Sports", and there is a line of big characters on the cover, which is "Kobe Bryant's angry slash 38+7+10 is in vain, and one person fights a team makes the Flying Man very helpless".

In Game 5 of the just-concluded Western Conference Finals, the Lakers lost 87-107 completely, and the proud Lakers fans had to admit that they were scared, and the team that advanced may be the Warriors.

After Game 4, Phil Jackson was hard-mouthed, and he didn't think the Warriors' man-to-man defense was terrible. Especially Kobe's brilliant stunner, he covered up too many problems.

But the numbers speak for themselves: Before the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers averaged 106 points per game in the playoffs.

After meeting the Warriors and playing five games, the Lakers' average points per game dropped to 97 all at once. 6 points, nearly 10 points less.

Second, the Lakers averaged 28 free throws per game in front of them, compared to 16 in the Western Conference Finals. More importantly, the Lakers are averaging 16 three-point attempts per game in the playoffs. 5, hit 8. 5, after the Warriors against the Warriors, the corresponding numbers are 30 and 9 respectively.

There's no doubt that the effect of the Warriors' terrifying man-to-man pressing defense is by no means as insignificant as Phil Jackson suggests, and Lakers fans are finally reacting to it, but it's a little too late.

The game has reached a decisive end, and the next game at home for the Lakers cannot afford to lose again! You can't lose a single game!

The horror of the Warriors' man-marking is on Chamberlain, not to mention the man-marking, it is easy to be passed, so the defense line will collapse, but Chamberlain's assistance and supplementary defense make this shortcoming disappear, and he can make up for the mistakes of his teammates one by one.

Breaking the joint defense relies on long-range shooting, and in order to break the man-to-man pressing, it is necessary to strengthen the breakthrough.

Bryant, Fisher and Famar had to use the ball more to break through the offense and minimize uncertain jumpers from the outside. In addition, the trio of Bynum, Gasol and Odom must be on the move, finding opportunities to cut to the basket while the guards break through.

The questions are easy to find, but the answers are hard to solve.

The Lakers lost the last game, not only because of problems on offense, but also because of shortcomings on defense.

As we all know, in terms of height, the Warriors are not at the same level as the Lakers, but they know how to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses, and the first move is to block and dismantle.

Many people think that the Warriors' win is won by Chamberlain, and so far in the Western Conference finals, Chamberlain has averaged 35 points + 20 rebounds + 6 assists per game, which is really outrageous.

In the last game, Kobe's quasi-triple-double was already very fierce, but Chamberlain's 34 points, 22 rebounds, 7 blocks, and 6 assists were even more fierce!

But basketball is never a one-man affair, and the Warriors use Chamberlain's singles on the offensive end as a guise, and the real strength is in their blocking.

Yes, old Nelson has also started to play blocking and dismantling these days, and with a good player like Chamberlain, why not block and dismantle?

The Lakers faced the Warriors' move and encountered two thorny problems: the first was that every time Billups or Iverson broke through, they always couldn't watch Chamberlain, who cut to the basket at the same time; The second is the same pick-and-roll, they can't defend themselves against the scattered Warrior Batteries.

This year is the best chance for the Lakers to win the championship, and as Oden and Durant mature, Kobe's chances are getting smaller and smaller, so seeing the team fall behind 2-3, Magic Johnson, Skyhook Abdul-Jabbar, and other Lakers heroes are anxious.

Jerry West, who has left the Lakers, gave his parent team a move in an interview: "I have studied the Warriors, and when facing a team like theirs, you must not play with their train of thought, the Lakers need to press the ball all the time, and you can't let Chamberlain get into the basket lightly, and you can't let the opposing shooter shoot so smoothly." ”

Elgin Baylor, who has had an unprecedentedly tragic career, also said: "The reason why the Warriors can win is because of defense. In fact, the Lakers have many advantages, such as height advantage, and they should strengthen the cooperation in the low post. However, we have also seen that the Lakers' outside line is average except for Kobe, so we have to play inside, play firmly inside, and our interior players need to take on more responsibility. ”

The anxious Lakers heroes have made a comprehensive analysis of the Warriors, but they just don't mention the place where the Lakers really lost to the Warriors, that is, fighting spirit and spirit.

They are all the top teams in the West, and the Warriors are the kind of team that rushes forward with bayonets, and whoever stands in my way, I will stab him to death! Whoever wants to win against me, then let's have a bloody battle! What the Lakers lack is this ruthlessness.

In addition, differences in dressing room culture also affected the outcome of the game.

What's the locker room vibe for the Warriors? Twelve people and twelve brothers, everyone rode the rivers and lakes, roared the world, ate meat in large pieces, drank wine in large bowls, they were like a group of bandits, and they did not agree with each other and splashed blood for five steps.

What about the Lakers? Kobe Bryant used harshness and indifference to stimulate this team to move forward, in fact, this team lacks cohesion, they played well before, because they were afraid of Kobe, and now they meet the more scared Warriors, Kobe's deterrence is much less than before.

However, Lakers fans and experts dare not mention this, this is not the result of a day or two can be changed, it is also a vain mention, and it will lead to the split of the Lakers locker room atmosphere - a lot of the responsibility for the emergence of this problem is on Kobe!

In addition, the Warriors are one thing better than the Lakers in terms of bench depth.

In the three games they won, the Warriors have three major advantages in winning: rebounding, defense, and benching.

The Lakers have always been proud to say that they have Odom as the best sixth man in the league, but you know, the Warriors now have two people who have indeed won the best sixth man honor, West and Iverson.

Motivated by the fighting spirit like fire, the Warriors bench is much more positive than the Lakers bench, Blair and Gibson, two rookies, they played the Western Conference Finals for the first time, but they played well, because they knew that their team had fierce players, and they could play with confidence.

Without worries and ideological baggage, you can naturally fight better.

The Lakers only rely on five main players to play the world, and these five main players often play poorly.

Before Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, ESPN, TNT, Times Sports, USA-TODAY and other media jointly selected the National Athlete of the Year Award.

Chamberlain, LeBron James, NFL team Ravens star Ray Lewis, NFL player Victor Cruz, NFL player Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins quarterback, and others are nominees for Best Male Athlete.

The awards are announced annually and are divided into two categories: Best Male Athlete and Best Female Athlete, and although it has little to do with the NBA and NBA fans don't care about it, it's actually bigger than the NBA's MVP.

To win this award, it is a PK between athletes across the United States, you must know that the NBA is not influential enough in the United States, and the NFL is a well-deserved NO. 1. The Super Bowl is known as the All-American World Cup, which is not bragging.

Although basketball is very popular in the United States, it is difficult to make it into the top four in terms of popularity, with football, baseball, ice hockey, horse racing, boxing, and golf all having no less than basketball fans.

The reason why this honor is not well known to basketball fans is because it is too difficult for basketball players to win this award, except for Jordan, who has won this honor four times in his career - this is the horror of the gang leader, he not only dominates the basketball world, but also dominates other fields, and there is only one person in the NBA who has won this honor in the past two decades.

Allen Iverson in 2001, when AI was the idol of children across the United States, was a tragic hero.

After nearly a decade, this glory returned to the basketball world, and Chamberlain finally lifted the Golden Fist trophy, which symbolizes this honor.

The selection of the Best Athlete Award was selected by a total of 226 reporters and sports commentators from 18 sports media and 9 comprehensive media, and each person had three votes in their hands, divided into three categories, the first bracket is 3 points, the third bracket is 1 point, and finally the athlete's score is comprehensive, and the highest scorer gets this honor.

In the end, Chamberlain won a total of 140 first-pot votes and was elected the best athlete in the country by an overwhelming margin, of which James only won 6 first-pot votes, a huge difference......

Of course, it should be considered that this award is not based on a person's ability, but on influence, and Chamberlain's efforts and influence in the global promotion of basketball are not comparable to the little emperor.

In doing so, Chamberlain became the first non-MVP player in NBA history to receive this honor, and he was the first non-MVP player in nearly two decades (other sports leagues such as the NFL also have MVP awards).

The citation for the Best Athlete award reads: "He led his team to sweep basketball at a weak championship, no one can accomplish his feat at his age, and in addition, we see that he is also an extremely compassionate and responsible man, and the influence of the Z Fund is expanding, and who else does not know about this foundation now?" There is no doubt about Chamberlain, he is already one of the best athletes on the planet. ”

"We don't need to dwell on the series of miracles he created after entering the NBA, and we don't need to guess how brilliant his future is, he has become a powerful force in the NBA, which is obvious, and it is reflected in many ways, he is inspiring more people to challenge life, inspiring more children to be brave, Chamberlain, the best athlete in the country, he deserves it."

Shortly thereafter, James was also elected to the Black Entertainment Television Awards for Male Athlete of the Year.

The full name of the "Black Entertainment Television Awards" is Black-Entertainment-TV-Awards, referred to as BET-Awards, these awards are mainly to recognize people who have made outstanding contributions to the spread and promotion of black culture, including musicians, filmmakers, athletes and other cultural and sports practitioners.

Because of racial discrimination, blacks have always been sensitive, and they gave James this award, naturally to fight against Chamberlain, and even the award speech is similar:

"James is considered one of the best players in the world, he led the Cavaliers to their best record in 2009-10, and James himself continues to be a formidable force in the NBA, which is evident and reflected in many ways, such as the fact that he is now the youngest player in the NBA league to score 10,000 points in history, and he is the NBA's Mr. MVP."

The little emperor is also a number one character, and on the night he won this award, he led the team to storm the Magic's home stadium, the Mizuya Center Gymnasium, and won the match point with a 3-1 lead.

James had a heroic game, scoring 40 points, seven assists and seven rebounds on 13-of-24 shooting, in addition to freezing Carter on the opposite side, allowing him to score just 10 points on 12 shots and cause him six turnovers.

Carter's playoff table for this round is really unreasonable, and even in the latter part of this game, when he got the ball, Magic fans began to boo him, and someone openly shouted: "Carter, don't take the ball, you sit on the bench and watch the game is the biggest help to the team." ”

It was imperative for UFOs to leave the Magic team in the summer, and looking at Carter's expressionless appearance during the game, it was an expression of sadness rather than death, not Kobe Bryant's ruin.

It's really embarrassing to say, the four major percentiles of the league back then, East Ishiko, South Carolina and North Mai, now Iverson has become the sixth man, Maddie was abandoned by the Rockets, and Carter, who had high hopes at the beginning of the season, has also become a sinner pointed out by Qianfu, it seems that only Kobe Bryant is still holding on to the glory of the pan-96 generation.

This season has become a watershed in the NBA, and from this season, the Pan 96 generation has finally begun to withdraw from the stage of history.