On the 17th, Lakers visited Madison Square Garden to challenge the Knicks.

The pre-game Mars crash didn't happen on this night, because after the star weekend, "Black Bread" Brown took a break from the "meme combination" despite the league's ticket.

Yao Ming played in the Asian Championships last summer, and Duncan will turn 34 on April 25 this year.

For Brown, who understands sustainability and fishing for the best of his ability, he obviously wants the duo to save their efforts until the playoffs rather than squeeze the New York duo out of the regular season.

However, even if the Knicks are without Yao Ming and Duncan, it will not be easy for the Lakers to win.

The reason is that in this game, except for Kobe, the rest of the Lakers players combined for only 23 of 58 shots, and the shooting rate did not even reach 40%.

Fortunately, under Wang Shuo's "Death Gaze", Kobe, who had a good hand this night, was forced by Wang Shuo to pick off the pass button and successfully played the savior of the Lakers.

In the first quarter of the game, Kobe Bryant shot 6 of 10, counting free throws and three-pointers, and scored 18 points for the Lakers in a single quarter.

Immediately after the second quarter of the game, Wang Shuo only let Kobe rest for 4 minutes before sending him back on the court.

Kobe, who averaged iron in the first three times of the quarter, hit 7 consecutive shots and scored another 16 points for the Lakers in a single quarter.

After halftime, in the second half of the game, the Knicks took turns sending Chandler and Ariza to defend Kobe.

Facing Chandler, Kobe, who had already played in the last meeting, frequently used his maneuver advantage to cut to the basket in front of him.

As for defending himself by Ariza...... Kobe Bryant will decisively carry the explosives bag to the Knicks' inside line.

Over the years, Ariza has indeed developed into an excellent off-ball wing with excellent defense and a slight three-point point.

But without the New York duo, the Knicks' interior defense has obviously dropped a lot in hardness.

On the sidelines, looking at Kobe Bryant, who kept scoring points for the Lakers on the court, Mike Malone said with a puzzled expression: "Although Kobe's sometimes shot choices are a bit incomprehensible.

But how can he be a player who can't be coached? ”

In Malone's view, Bryant's offensive options in this game can only be described as extremely smart.

Especially in the second half of the game, as his fitness declined, Kobe Bryant not only reduced his forced pulls on the outside, but also used feints to cheat fouls in front of Ariza.

Looking at Ma Long, Wang Shuo smiled and said: "If it weren't for Michael taking Phil Jackson to win 6 championships, then Michael would only be more unteachable than Kobe Bryant in Phil's eyes." ”

Wang Shuo knows very well that Kobe Bryant has always been a player with a good ball quotient.

Otherwise, how could he have won five championships in his memory?

You must know that if there is no Kobe Bryant during the Lakers dynasty, the historical Lakers dynasty is very likely to become the Spurs dynasty.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, due to Popovich's joke in his early years, "Duncan is afraid of sharks", many fans believed it and thought that Duncan was really afraid of O'Neal.

But in fact, in his career with O'Neal, Duncan has never been afraid of this big shark.

In the 98/99 season, before Kobe Bryant was growing up, Duncan, who was at the peak of his debut, led the Spurs to sweep the Lakers in the playoffs.

And on the Excel after the game, Duncan also averaged 29 points plus 10.8 rebounds per game, pressing O'Neal, who averaged 23 points plus 13 rebounds for the Lakers per game.

It is true that Kobe Bryant during the "OK" period played the role of O'Neal's deputy more often.

But Kobe Bryant has also saved O'Neal from prison in many games.

In Wang Shuo's view, the reason why Kobe Bryant left a stereotype of inefficiency is mainly because the tactics of the "Zen master" are too monotonous.

Historically, the theoretical peak of Kobe's career was basically played under Jackson.

Most of the time, Jackson will not be like Wang Shuo, by letting Kobe Bryant play some off-ball tactics and as the team's offensive transfer point, to reasonably get through the stage of his bad hand.

Instead, he will stand on the sidelines with a calm face and watch Kobe Bryant find his feel on the court through continuous unreasonable shots.

That's the result......

Jackson also complained wildly in his autobiography that Kobe Bryant often didn't play according to his tactical arrangement.

One thing to say, in Wang Shuo's view, Jackson said that he was second in the matter of shamelessness, even Larry Brown could only rank third.

On that night, the Lakers defeated the Knicks 128-114 on the road, thanks to Kobe Bryant's 61 points at Madison Square Garden.

On the court, when Kobe Bryant was rampage in the last quarter, Wang Shuo found that Xiao Yao, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, immediately became embarrassed.

Since so far, Madison Square Garden's single-game scoring record is still held by Yao Ming with 62 points, so the moment Kobe Bryant scored his 61st point in the game......

Wang Shuo believes that Xiao Yao is definitely the most nervous person in the entire stadium.

It's just that Xiaoyao is lucky.

Because after confirming the win for the team, Bryant did not choose to continue to rely on the court in the last two minutes to brush up the data.

Otherwise, Madison Square Garden's single-game scoring record could have changed hands on this night.

……

A day later, the Lakers traveled to Boston to take on the Celtics.

As early as before the start of this wave of Eastern Road trips, Wang Shuo emphasized to the players the importance of winning the first place in the league.

As a legendary coach who has led three different teams to six championships, Wang Shuo knows better than anyone that the head coach of a team cannot blindly decompress his players during a long season.

The manager also has to put some pressure on the players when necessary.

This season, the Celtics are currently second in the East.

In the past two years, as Horford has grown, Garnett has faced significantly less pressure on defense than before.

Carter and Pierce are also in pretty good form.

In addition, last year, the Celtics drafted Darren Collison, who could allow Westbrook to carry his bag in college, and successfully solved the No. 1 problem that had plagued the team for years......

Under the leadership of young coach Stevens, the Celtics have gradually grown into a superteam second only to the Knicks in the East.

Also, as the Celtics have won both regular season meetings with the Knicks this season.

Coupled with the team's recent succession, the Celtics' morale is high at the moment, and the whole team believes that this year is the most promising year for the team!

Merely......

The Celtic team is also facing internal worries at the moment.

And Wang Shuo has to bear the main responsibility for this internal worry.

Because he killed Angie, he couldn't understand why Garnett would refuse the early contract extension he offered him.

You must know that the early renewal contract offered by Angie to Garnett is a conscientious contract with an annual salary of nearly $20 million and a total term of four years.

For Garnett, who will turn 34 in May this year......

This contract is definitely a super pension contract for this store after this village.

However......

Angie may not believe it when he says it, compared to staying with the Celtics and getting an annual salary of close to 20 million......

Not only is Garnett ready to play as a mid-class player this summer, but he's ready to do it...... Or the sworn enemy of the Celts:

The Los Angeles Lakers coached by Wang Shuo.

As soon as the so-called king thought of it, he felt that the world was wide.

Garnett, who has almost finished his career peak in Boston, has long since lost his youthful vigor and sharpness.

He just wants to taste a championship before the end of his career.

Especially with Duncan completely locking in the all-time number one power forward.

Garnett, who knows that he will not be able to touch Duncan in the future, where can he still care about the grievances between the Celtics and the Lakers?

Although this season, the Celtics have performed well under Stevens.

But in Garnett's view, if he wants to win the championship, he still has to defect to Wang Shuo.

Don't ask, the question is that this man is extremely unfavorable in the world, and even a bad team like the Lakers can turn them into a championship team after a summer......

Therefore......

In Garnett's view, in the field of basketball, there is nothing that Wang Shuo can't do!

On the court, during the pre-game warm-up, it was obvious that he was practicing shooting in the Celtics' half, but what Angie didn't know was that Garnett's mind was full of pictures of himself playing under Wang Shuo next season.

So, do you want to say that Stern has to support Wang Shuo's nomadism?

Because if Wang Shuo really stays in a city for a long time and doesn't leave.

It's definitely only a matter of time before the NBA closes its doors and goes out of business.

No blowing, no black, as long as Wang Shuo is willing at this moment, then he only needs to make a phone call, and there will be countless Lu Bu himself riding a red rabbit horse and tying up Diao Chan to vote.

North Shore Garden Arena, as the Lakers' old enemy, this night, when the players of the two teams played, the Celtics fans on the scene mercilessly booed the Lakers players.

After the appearance ceremony, the starting lists of the two teams were revealed:

Celtics: Horford, Garnett, Pierce, Carter, Collisson.

Lakers: Jr. Plus, Odom, Gallinari, Kobe, Ellis.

TNT TV, after the two teams were first revealed, Barkley analyzed: "Brad is a die-hard fan of the king, and he is likely to use a four-star against the Lakers this time." ”

On the side, Smith chimed in: "The key to a four-in-one is the player who is responsible for marking the core of the opponent's outside attack.

Judging from the past record of Vince and Kobe, Kobe has a slight advantage, but Vince can always guard him quite uncomfortable in the game. ”

In his past and present life, Carter is not known for his defensive performance in the game.

And Carter is still one of the few players who doesn't defend as well as he did at 35 at the age of 25.

However, when it comes to playing against Kobe, Carter's defense is definitely trustworthy.

Because the big four quarterbacks play each other, and basically either you beat me to death or I kill you.

What stands out is that if one can fight to the death, he will never show mercy to his subordinates.

In the center of the court, after the jump ball, the Celtics have the ball.

As soon as Carter and Kobe Bryant opened, they became entangled.

I saw these two people, you have me, I have you, I don't know, I'm afraid I think they are having a wrestling match.

But at this moment, Carter not only did not complain, but also enjoyed it extremely much.

On the right side, after slamming Bryant away with a slam effort, Carter went around the top arc and borrowed Garnett to cover the ball and catch a three-point jumper.

Affected by the previous hand-to-hand fight with Kobe, Carter's three-pointer went off the frame.

Lakers restricted area, Odom protected the rebound and handed the ball to Ellis.

However, the Celtics' defense was very quick and did not give the Lakers a chance to speed up and switch offense.

Seeing this, Kobe Bryant took the initiative to ask for the ball and called Xiao Jia's block in the high post.

Horford showed excellent defensive awareness in the pick-and-roll, quickly retreating into his own defensive zone after helping Carter delay Bryant.

At this time, Odom hurriedly stepped forward to pick up Kobe Bryant, preventing the basketball from staying in Kobe's hands for a long time.

This season, under Wang Shuo, Odom also has fewer downtime on the court than at the same time in history.

That's because Wang Shuo knows better than anyone that Odom is a player you can't give him too many tasks.

To put it simply, Odom has a limited number of CPU cores, so if you ask him to perform too many tasks at the same time in a match, it will be easy for him to trigger his downtime passive during the match.

On the court, under Odom's second combing, Ellis went around the baseline to execute the single.

The Celtics' defense after the opening game was airtight, and Ellis was immediately confronted by Garnett after holding the ball past Collison in one step.

At this time, Garnett's ability to assist in defense is not as good as it was back then.

But thanks to Horford's growth, Garnett did not choose to gain weight to make a cameo appearance in the No. 5 position as Wang Shuo remembers.

As a result, it also allows Garnett to maintain some athleticism.

In the Celtics restricted area, Ellis, who always kept in mind Wang Shuo's teaching of "I'd rather attack than throw the pot indiscriminately", used his speed to force out the gap and missed the layup.

If it were the coach of an ordinary team, he would definitely complain about why Ellis didn't choose to share the ball just now.

But when he noticed Ellis's resolute finish on the court, Wang Shuo gave him a thumbs up on the sidelines.

Regardless of his past or present life, Wang Shuo is very disgusted with this kind of jumping pass for the sake of passing.

In Wang Shuo's view, even if his own attacker fails to hit when he forcibly attacks the frame, there is a certain probability that he will be able to create a foul on the opposite side.

can blindly jump the ball and pass, but there is a great probability that there will be a mistake and be directly converted by the opponent.

Wang Shuo is well aware that Ellis's speed determines that it will be difficult for his teammates to keep up with him in every round.

Therefore, rather than letting Ellis pass the ball in the game, Wang Shuo hopes that Ellis can resolutely carry out the task of attacking on the field.

Coming back, Celtic have the ball.

Pierce took Horford to cover and go around to the left side of the court to receive the ball.

The moment he noticed that Gallinari couldn't get around Horford, Odom made a timely switch to Pierce.

Pierce held the ball and watched for a moment, then decisively hoisted the ball to Horford, who was fighting Gallinari under the basket.

Gallinari, who is 208 centimeters tall, did not suffer in height when rotating defenses to the interior, and Horford's roll back after receiving the ball was strongly interfered with by Gallinari and popped out of the frame.

Tonight, both the Lakers and Celtics showed a Finals-level defensive attitude.

Coupled with the referee's relatively lenient penalty scale, it was not until 8 minutes and 45 seconds left in the first quarter that Ellis relied on free throws to break the deadlock.

TNT TV, Barkley commented on Ellis' free throws: "This Lakers team is still a little weaker on the inside.

So this season, if they don't feel good, they will suffer a scoring drought in the game. ”

On the side, Smith smiled: "But Charles, to put it another way...... With the Lakers' perimeter attack group finding their touch, they are also capable of beating any team. ”

In this game, because the Celtics' two interior players have strong defensive ability, even if Jr. and Odom keep helping the Lakers to evacuate from the outside, it is difficult for the Lakers to score easily through outside singles like other teams.

On the court, after playing 5 minutes and 57 seconds in the first quarter, Wang Shuo replaced Ellis with Curry, ready to change his mind and dismantle the Celtics' defense.

The Lakers attacked, and Curry, Kobe, and Jr. joined forces to launch pistol tactics in the high post.

Curry attracted the Celtics' defense with the ball and returned the basketball to Kobe Bryant in time, who then connected the ball with the fast-moving Jr. by hitting the ground.

While it was destined to be difficult to synchronize at its peak, when Curry and Kobe Bryant teamed up on the court, the Lakers' opponents had a lot of headaches with the pair.

Curry, who played in college for three years, has a strong tactical execution.

Even if Wang Shuo picks off Curry's pass button, it doesn't mean that Curry will really become "Ku doesn't pass".

It's just that because the Lakers' tactics don't need Curry to organize the offense, Curry's assist stats won't be too good.

Coming back, the Celtics attacked.

Collison broke through and was assisted by Kobe Bryant.

Seeing this, Collison returned the ball to Carter at the first time.

And at this time, looking at Curry in front of him......

Carter's mood was somewhat mixed.

Because I think back then, when he fought with Curry on the field, Curry was still a cute baby at that time.

But at this moment......

Do you dare to believe that cute baby was already the NBA's Western All-Star starting guard?

At this moment, Carter really felt old.

But when he started bullying Stephen's eldest nephew......

Uncle Carter doesn't mean mercy.

Boom! Boom!

Outside the three-point line, after leaning his back on Curry and hitting Curry with his shoulder, Carter turned and cut to the basket with the ball.

Then, Curry just turned on his front foot, and the next second, he saw his Uncle Carter soar into the air and complete a tomahawk slam dunk in the Lakers restricted area.

At this moment, Curry's mood is also mixed.

Because he can clearly notice......

At this moment, Carter's altitude in the air is no longer as good as it was back then.

On the court, while retreating, Carter didn't forget to point his finger at Curry and said, "Stephen, welcome to the NBA!" ”

Hearing this, Curry smiled at Carter......

Immediately returned a three-point shot from the Celtics in the next offensive round!

On the sidelines, Wang Shuo, who saw this scene, couldn't help but sigh: "Basketball is really a fascinating sport. ”

On the side, O'Neill chimed in: "Who's to say it's not? ”

North Shore Garden Arena, in the first quarter of the game, the score of the two teams was 25-24.

For the Lakers, who can average "120+" per game this season, such a single-quarter score is undoubtedly unqualified.

But compared with previous games, the Lakers' defense on the court in this game also left an extremely deep impression on the fans on the scene and in front of the TV.

That's because for most of this season, the Lakers, who only attack but don't defend, have long been stereotyped as not good at defense.

However, this group of people obviously forgot that in addition to Wang Shuo's ability to adjust offense, defense is also his strength.

In the second quarter of the game, Wang Shuo sent O'Neal, who entered the game list tonight.

As the playoffs approach, Wang Shuo plans to arrange O'Neal to play for about ten minutes in each of the next games to find a feeling.

With Wang Shuo in the first place, O'Neill no longer has any resistance to playing as a substitute.

On the court, as soon as the second quarter began, O'Neal, who "just called me Little Shark", used his huge model to block Curry's open shooting opportunities on the periphery.

Curry quickly pulled out his bow and hit his second three-pointer of the game.

After switching to the rotation, the quality of the Celtics' defense has dropped significantly.

Over the years, Angie has not thought about strengthening the Celtics' bench.

But before the NBA's salary cap soared......

The Celtics' current salary space has already exploded, and if they want to strengthen the bench, they will have to send any of Garnett, Carter, or Pierce away.

Otherwise, even if Angie wants to find someone PY, no one else can PY.

In fact, in terms of squad strength alone, this Celtics team is definitely stronger than the Celtics in the same period of history in Wang Shuo's memory.

Because although they have less Rondo and Ray Allen, they have more Horford, Carter and Collison.

And most importantly, the coach of this Celtics team is not Rivers.

But, who asked Wang Shuo to make a galaxy battleship in New York that you can't dismantle?

In short, the life of the Celtics in recent years has not been satisfactory TM Lai Wang Shuo!

On the court, in order to keep up with the pace of the Lakers' game, Stevens only dared to use an eight-man rotation this time.

The good news is that with the Celtics having an extra day off than the Lakers and playing at home, even if the Lakers use 12 rotations in this game, they may not have the upper hand physically.

But the bad news is ......

The Lakers benches who watched Bryant press the "God Down to Earth" switch button at Madison Square Garden in the last game broke out in this game.

In the second quarter, when Bryant returned to the court, the score of the two teams had been rewritten to 48-35.

Before playing against the Lakers, Stevens, who was originally full of confidence, was suddenly a little deflated at this time.

Through the first half of the game, Stevens knew very well that the Celtics were certainly not the opponent of this Lakers team by defense alone.

Because when he was willing to defend seriously, Stevens found that this Lakers team was not afraid to fight with the Celtics with bayonets.

And even if the Celtics can beat the Lakers in a bayonet battle......

As long as the Lakers' outside attack group starts to struggle, the Celtics are likely to be taken away by the Lakers at some point in the game.

At halftime, the score was 61-47.

At halftime, Stevens noticed that in the locker room, even Garnett, who has always been passionate on and off the field, was thinking about life.

For the Celtics players, who are desperate to console Auerbach's soul with a championship, this game can be described as a serious blow to their confidence in the next championship.

Because this season......

Even if they can desperately break through to the East from the bag of the Knicks and Pacers, there is still this big boss of the Lakers waiting for them in the Finals.

After the break, in the second half, the Celtics players who had a change of mentality not only missed out on the offense they usually held in hand, but also defended the players who were far less close to each other than in the first half.

Seeing this, Wang Shuo was not polite to the Celtics, and after decisively taking a timeout and catching Kobe Bryant and scolding him, the Lakers quickly opened the score in the third quarter of the game through defensive counterattacks.

At this time, the Lakers players who were still skeptical when they listened to Barnes tell those stories about Wang Shuo immediately felt the deterrent power brought to them by this legendary coach.

See, this is Wang Shuo's fierce appearance!

Regardless of whether Kobe Bryant is the big boss of this Lakers, Wang Shuo will definitely not be ambiguous when he should spray!

Some people may say that Kobe Bryant obviously played the most seriously on the court and worked hardest on defense in this game, why did Wang Shuo spray him?

The reason is simple, of course, because as the leader of this Lakers team, Kobe Bryant did not do his duty as a leader.

In Wang Shuo's opinion, it is clear that Kobe Bryant still has the big move of Death Glare, but he is reluctant to stare at those teammates who did not defend well in this game.

This is not Kobe's problem, could it be his Wang Shuo's problem?

Kobe, where is your Death Gaze?

Stare me up!

Whoever doesn't defend well next, just stare at him for the whole game!

In the second half of the game, after completely turning the North Shore Garden Arena into a library, the Lakers finally locked the score of this game to 116-90.

Kobe Bryant didn't score much in this game, only 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.

But after being scolded by Wang Shuo in the third quarter of the game, he was happier than anyone else when he led the Lakers to defeat the Celtics on the road.

Wang Shuo feels that Kobe Bryant may have been cultivated by the "Zen master" through years of PUA to develop masochistic tendencies.

Otherwise, Wang Shuo really can't explain why he was ready to calm him down after the game......

His expression and appearance at that time seemed to be like he could scold him every day.

If you don't understand, just ask.

That's what it is......

Kobe Bryant?

……

PS: It's a little longer, but not much. Dear handsome readers, leave the monthly pass first, and wait for Ah to grow up before voting.

PS2: Happy National Day holiday to everyone!