Chapter 876: The Most Domineering Provocation
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The whole body is burning, the whole body is like a flame, and that's how Kobe Bryant felt at the beginning of this game.
He has been waiting for this game for a long time, it can be said that O'Neal is holding back a force against the Lakers, and Phil Jackson is also holding back a force against the Lakers, but compared with these two, the Lakers' current leading player is more excited.
"This is my power now, this is my power now"
The first offense after the opening was to complete the steal of Capono, and then a dragon dunk was successful, and at this time, Kobe Bryant, who was selected from the blue, also looked at his outstretched hands with some amazement for a while, and at this time he could see his palms shaking, and he could also feel that his body was trembling and burning.
"It's a great feeling" Finally, the Lakers' leading guard also clenched his fist hard, then took a long breath, and finally slowly raised his head to the ceiling of Madison Garden Plaza and slowly closed his eyes, and finally raised his right hand high and stretched out his index finger, as if to tell everyone that this would be his territory. He was feeling the atmosphere of Madison Garden Square at this time, and the overwhelming boos did not make him feel scared, but made him feel that his whole body was full of strength.
"That kid is too arrogant, he actually made that appearance under our team's basket"
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"FVCK, this guy doesn't want to live anymore, Shaq, him, Stephen, him"
"Isn't it just a two-point dunk? Is it necessary to enjoy it so much? ”
Bryant, who was enjoying the atmosphere of the game for a while, once again encountered more violent boos from the fans. And at this time, the Lakers player also ignored these voices again. Until all the Lakers players come back and are ready to serve the baseline ball. The Lakers' leading player slowly left.
"I'll let you know who is better between the two of us in this match."
When he passed by O'Neal, Kobe said coldly, and at this time, O'Neal's face changed after hearing Kobe's provocative words, and the hands that were finally held tightly were slowly released again, and his face was slightly stretched.
"Coach, Kobe Bryant is really unnecessary" Lakers assistant coach Stephen Green, who has been watching everything on the court, said helplessly after seeing Kobe's provocative move, for him, the game has just begun, and it is really unnecessary to directly provoke the anger of the New Yorkers. But when I saw this excited Chinese beside me. Finally, Green shook his head.
"It can be seen that Kobe Bryant is very excited about this game, this game is very important for him, and recently there has been a discussion about who is stronger between him and O'Neal, although the two are not players in the same position, but there is no doubt that this still has comparative value" Barkley is also a little excited at this time, they have been waiting for a long time in this game, and the start of this game has not disappointed.
Being cut off by Kobe Bryant on the first offense, and then being directly counterattacked, is definitely not an acceptable thing for the New York Knicks. You know, they are playing at home in this game. It is not a good thing to be suppressed at the beginning of the game on his home court, in this case, the second offense of the New York Knicks is very important, and at this time, Marbury, who received O'Neal's baseline serve, is also ready to return one to the Lakers.
The performance of the New York Knicks this season is very good, which is considered by many to be the credit of Phil Jackson and O'Neal, for this, basically everyone knows, and it is true, if there is no addition of these two, although this New York has a lot of powerful players, but there is no competition, the internal factions can be entangled for a long time, but after Phil Jackson came, such internal competition can also be stopped, whether it is Marbury or Odom in O'Neal and Phil Jackson, it is not enough to see, In this case, there is naturally no need to fight, and when Marbury really starts to play seriously, the New York leader does have enough amazing strength, especially after the team has an inside containment point like O'Neal, his offense is even more threatening.
In this game, Marbury did not dare to be careless, although he wanted to save face, but he also knew that his opponent Hardaway was not very easy to deal with, especially Hardaway who was ready to press him not far away.
At the beginning of this game, Zhuang Fei and the Lakers were all over the court, which did not surprise Phil Jackson, although the starting point of the New York Knicks seems to be a big and four small, but in addition to Marbury, the ball control ability of several other people is indeed average, although the scoring ability of this team is strong, but more points need to rely on O'Neal's containment or his direct scoring, so although this New York Knicks is also a big and four small, but it is extremely bulky, At the very least, O'Neal alone is enough to slow down the team's speed, especially since O'Neill doesn't have the speed he used to have.
In this case, almost anyone would want the Lakers to be ready to play fast, and it is precisely because of this that Marbury was ordered to suppress the rhythm as much as possible, when the rhythm of the game is on the New York side, or when the Lakers' fast break can't play, the New York Knicks have a big chance to win this game, and in fact the New York Knicks have such an opportunity.
In the first wave of offense, in the face of Hardaway's pressing, Marbury was very cautious, so there was no mistake, and after taking the basketball through the half court, he went directly to the inside, and at this time O'Neal was already sitting on Webb, almost at the moment when O'Neal received the ball, the big man who was tied in the Lakers' interior line received the ball and forced a back turn hook shot.
wants to get the ball with his back in O'Neal's low post, although O'Neal has long since lost as much power as he used to be, but his current offense is not something that Webb can block alone, in this case, the Lakers' interior line in this game is very interesting.
Of course. After being beaten by O'Neill, one will only. Webb didn't have much of an emotional change. This is how it should be, or this is something that can be thought of before the game, and he doesn't have much to do about it, of course, although Weber himself doesn't have much of a way, but Kobe Bryant on the side is a little frowned, although he knows that this ball has nothing to do with Weber, but as long as he sees O'Neal score, he will be very unhappy.
Bryant was very upset with O'Neal's score. But after the Lakers' bench saw O'Neal score the team's first score, New York Knicks head coach Phil Jackson also waved his right arm slightly, looking like he had put down a stone in his heart.
"It seems that the preparation of the New York Knicks in this game is indeed sufficient, and it is not so easy for the Lakers to raise the rhythm or force the New York Knicks to die" Kenny Smith on the commentary bench also frowned and said, he is more supportive of New York in this game, who makes him a supporter of a traditional center, if Zhuang Fei wins the New York Knicks in this game.
Then it means that Zhuang Fei, a team without a center forward, defeated the team with the strongest center forward at the moment, and this meaning is completely different.
So in a sense, the New York Knicks are the last guardian of traditional basketball in Kenny Smith's heart, if even the New York Knicks lose. Is it so hard to expect the Timberwolves or the Celtics to beat the Lakers? You must know that these two teams were brought out by Zhuang Fei. To a certain extent, they are just like Zhuang Fei now, they are one of the deviant teams.
Of course, no matter what Kenny Smith thinks at this time, he still has the basic qualities of a professional commentator, and besides, if he dares to really make a biased commentary in this game, it is estimated that thousands of Zhuang Fei fans in the United States will not let him go.
The basic strategy of the Lakers in this game is to improve the speed, in this case, even if the New York Knicks hit, Webber is also very quick to serve the bottom line, of course, in the case of the opponent scores, this strategy of fast serve the bottom line is not very useful, after all, the opponent is not a stake, although the opponent has a big man, but the ball was originally scored by this big man, and it was not thrown in by the outside line, in this case, the big man O'Neal has enough time to retreat.
And when the Lakers really pushed the ball to the frontcourt, the Lakers' defense was actually in a good position. The game was also dragged into a positional battle, which was definitely prepared by Phil Jackson for a long time.
"It seems that the Lakers are a little difficult in this game" Barkley looked at the Lakers who were preparing to attack the position and said with a smile, and when the commentator said that as soon as he finished speaking, the Lakers created an offensive opportunity, with Webber's strategy at the free throw line, Kobe Bryant appeared a little empty outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right side.
Obviously, this vacancy is deliberately exposed by the New York Knicks in order to block other Lakers players, in Phil Jackson's view, it is not unacceptable to give Kobe a chance to step at the three-point line, compared to Szzebiak, Kobe's three-point score is not so accurate, of course, this is his opinion of Kobe, just to everyone's surprise, in the face of Phil Jackson's provocation, Kobe Bryant did not hesitate or adjust after receiving Webb's point and directly pulled up the three-point shot, And Odom, who pounced again at this time, was also unable to interfere, and if Kobe Bryant was a little less decisive, this opportunity would be gone.
Just when everyone was expecting the result, the basketball slid a beautiful trajectory in the air and then fell gently into the basket and hit a three-point shot.
And after Kobe Bryant's three-point shot, Phil Jackson's face on the sidelines also changed.
"Phil, Kobe Bryant is a little different from before" Facing his assistant's reminder, Phil Jackson also nodded slightly, of course, it's not the same, this game Kobe Bryant is very fierce and decisive, obviously the result of extreme excitement, he hasn't thought that this player may have some changes in ability. So he doesn't care, he doesn't think Kobe Bryant can hit a three-pointer like this.
Of course, this was Phil Jackson's idea, and this thought quickly made Phil Jackson unable to sit still.
"Lamar, be careful"
In the face of the Lakers' pressing, Odom, who was about to serve the baseline ball, suddenly heard a shout from his teammates when he lost his mind for a while.
"What?" When he reacted, the basketball in his hand was also passed out, and at this time, when he looked up, Capono, who was preparing to catch the ball, fell to the ground again, and at this time, the basketball he passed appeared in Kobe's hand again, and after Kobe Bryant successfully broke the ball at the free throw line, almost under the incredible eyes of the fans in the court, the Lakers' leading guard immediately dribbled two steps back, and dribbled directly to the three-point line at the top of the arc, and then under everyone's surprised eyes, the Lakers guard was ready to shoot.
"What does this guy want to do?" At this time, Phil Jackson, who was sitting on the bench of the New York Knicks, couldn't sit still for a long time, you know, now Kobe Bryant is empty in front of him, and if the Lakers choose to kill the basket directly at this time, then this is a good opportunity to dunk and even say that it is an absolute scoring opportunity, but at this time, the Lakers player chose to pull out and throw three points, he is Kobe, he is not Szebiak.
Of course, in the face of Kobe's irrational offensive choice, Phil Jackson should have been happy, but when he saw Kobe straight up, and then threw out the three-point shot, he found that his heart was also contracted with Kobe's shot, which also made his head dizzy, and when he refocused on the court, at this time, the three-point shot thrown by Kobe smashed on the front rebound, and then the basketball smashed on the front rebound straight into the basket.
The three-point shot was hit again, and when the ball was hit, Kobe Bryant, who was standing at the three-point line at the top of the arc, stretched out his right hand again, but this time it was no longer one finger, but three fingers, and at this time these fingers were no longer pointing to the sky, but pointing straight to the Lakers' bench, pointing to Phil Jackson, who was stunned at this time.
Obviously, Kobe Bryant's choice of three-point offense this time was because of the provocation that Phil Jackson let him go just now.
At this time, in the face of Kobe's provocation, Phil Jackson could only grit his teeth after reacting, but the Lakers bench on the sidelines was boiling, especially Paul, who taught Kobe Bryant to shoot on the board head-on, was extremely excited.
"This kid is too troublesome, but I like it" At this time, Zhuang Fei was also extremely excited, and said with almost his eyes shining.
"Domineering three-point, domineering Kobe, less than a minute and a half into the game, Kobe Bryant scored 8 points on three shots, the New York Knicks asked for a timeout, Kobe Bryant opened strongly, and Madison Garden was suddenly silent" At this time, Barkley on the commentary bench was also shouting excitedly among New York fans, and at this time, the corner of Kenny Smith's mouth on the side twitched a little embarrassed, Barkley was indeed right, Kobe Bryant did quiet the crazy Madison. (To be continued.) )