basketball kingdom

Chapter 614

Chapter 614

The players on the Lakers are generally tall, and the lowest Kobe is 198 cm tall. The rotation speed and the threat of switching defenses are great, making it difficult for the Cavaliers to open up on the offensive end.

Xu Tian spent most of his time running without the ball, which involved the Cavaliers' defense. As a result, they could not form a good defensive system, and often ignored Kobe and George's defense.

Kobe's touch is not good, but he has made great achievements in organizing offense. He received 5 assists in the first quarter, basically all of which came from the cooperation with George.

George reduced the frequency of confrontation with James in the first quarter. The offensive end seized the opportunity and contributed 13 points and 3 rebounds in a single quarter.This kind of performance surpassed the previous four games.

James has always been single-handedly defended by the Lakers, unable to play the extremely threatening breakthrough points, and can only frequently break through and mid-range. He scored 16 points in a single quarter, but the team fell behind by 5 points.

O'Neal said: "Charles, judging from this game, the Lakers obviously played more easily and have a high chance of winning the game. Do you want to take back what you just said?"

Barkley said with a smile: "This is the first quarter, nothing can be seen at all, and I firmly believe that the Cavaliers will win Tianwangshan."

Kenny Smith booed: "Charles, don't you bet something like in previous years?"

Barkley said: "Okay! If I lose, I can invite Shaquille O'Neal to dinner for another month."

"It's a deal." O'Neill readily agreed.

Scott believed that Kobe's organization effect in the first quarter was good, and said: "Kobe, you continue to be the first position, let Nick Young and Paul George play off the ball, try to pass them to maximize the offensive threat of the second team."

Kobe is a player who can do everything in order to win, accept the adjustments given by the coach, and serve as the No. [-] position on the court.

Nick Young got up from the bench and walked into the court excitedly.He boasted to Xu Tian, ​​saying that he wanted to widen the gap when Xu Tian was not on the court, so that the world could see his singles king's strength.

Xu Tian just smiled back and didn't take it seriously.

Kobe adjusted the short golden armguard on his left forearm, lowered his center of gravity at the top of the arc, and waited for James to dribble to the frontcourt.

Josh Smith's decline is more obvious than that of James, and his physical strength is much different. It is impossible to play more than 40 minutes like James.At this point he was sitting off the court, watching Kobe defend James.

Fans like to compare who is stronger between Kobe and James. It is still very exciting to see the two epoch-making superstars facing each other.Although they know that Kobe is no longer at his peak, they still look forward to seeing him defend James.

Kobe is very aware of James' style of play, lowering the center of gravity to a minimum, taking half a step to limit breakthroughs, and trying to make James play as uncomfortable as possible.

James saw that the right was blocked, dribbled the ball with his left hand, and went left to break through.It's just that his breakthrough threat on the left was not big enough, and Kobe limited his speed.

Post-up singles is the most practical technique for singles, which is why it is generally believed that inside players are stronger in singles. At this time, the speed is limited, and James can only resort to this offensive method.

Bryant put his right forearm against James' back to feel his offense in order to find the best defensive plan.He is a player who can enter the best defensive team all the year round, and he knows how to give targeted defense.

James is more inclined to play wide open and close, and the post-up singles are not delicate enough to give enough threats.

Kobe's defense is in place, so James has to pass the ball, let Irving continue to play this round of offense.

George is responsible for defending Irving, lowering the center of gravity and trying not to give any gaps.

Owen changed direction forward, avoiding physical confrontation with George, broke through to the left, changed the rhythm during the march, and retreated to open his position again.

There was not much time left in the attack, and Irving chose to force a jumper!

The basketball passed George's defense, drew a rainbow arc, and entered the net with precision!

36-33!

Kobe received the serve from the backcourt, brought it to the frontcourt at a slow speed, stood at the top of the arc, and observed his teammates' running positions.

The Cavaliers focused their defense on George and had to weaken their defense against Nick Young, allowing him to find an open opportunity.

Kobe made a direct pass to help the latter make an open shot!

Three Points!

39-33!

Nick Young greeted the cheers of the fans with open arms.

The fans at the Staples Center were in a good mood, the decibels of cheers exploded, and they gave the players quite strong support.

James faced Kobe again, without slowing down, and attacked the penalty area in a straight line.His most threatening thing is to break through. Competing with Kobe Bryant's back-up offense and defense is to use one's own shortcomings to attack the other's strengths, which is not very practical.

McGee's physical confrontation ability is weaker than Tyson Chandler, and he can only rely on his height and bounce defense to give James a certain amount of interference.

James passed the ball to Mozgov inside, and the latter completed the offense.

McGee bounced at an amazing speed, jumped quickly after landing, and blocked Mozgov's shot with his left hand out of bounds.

Scott admired McGee's defense this round, stood on the sidelines and applauded, encouraging the players' performance.

McGee is a very emotional player, similar to JR Smith in the Cavaliers lineup. He can show his strength when he plays smoothly, but once he is in a bad mood, his performance will be greatly reduced.

Mozgov was blocked, stepped out of the baseline, and served the ball upfield.

James and Kobe got in position, got the serve from Mozgov, turned around and shot directly.

The arc drawn by the basketball was very high, hit the side edge of the basket, and bounced out.

McGee has a better bounce, easily protects the defensive rebound under the basket, and passes the ball to Kobe on the right side.

Kobe looked at his teammates running forward without the ball, and felt as if he had returned to the period of two consecutive championships, without realizing that 6 years had passed.

JR Smith is responsible for Kobe's defense, and his clumsy top defense skills give the latter enough room to attack.

Kobe picked up the basketball, turned around and faked JR Smith, stepped up and down and leaned forward to throw.

His athleticism has declined, and his shots are a bit short this time around.But McGee took the initiative, stretched out his right hand, made a tip-up and scored!

41-33!

Tylen Lue didn't expect that Mozgov couldn't prevent McGee, so he quickly called a timeout to stop the momentum of the Lakers.This game is played at the Lakers' home court. If they are taken the initiative, there is a high probability that they will not come back.

Tristan Thompson has played a lot of playing time recently. He has not been able to bear the loneliness in recent days, and his body is a bit weak.But he's still young enough to handle too much playing time.

During the timeout, Kobe and George exchanged a few words to strengthen the cooperation between the two and try to suppress the Cavaliers.

Xu Tian has kept silent recently, sitting on the bench, did not interfere with the coach and teammates, and did not give his own suggestions.

The referee blows the whistle, and the players on both sides return to the field to continue the game.

James received the serve, brought it to the frontcourt slowly, and used Tristan Thompson to cover and directly launched a breakthrough.

(End of this chapter)