mtl008 Chapter 216 The Evening Opening
Chapter 216 The Evening Opening
Chapter 216 The Evening Opening
The big screen shows the starting lineups of both sides.
The New York Knicks have not changed, it is still the same starting lineup.
The starting lineup for the Lakers is as follows:
Deron Williams at No. [-], Kobe Bryant at No. [-], Ariza at No. [-], Pau Gasol at No. [-], Bynum at No. [-];
On the bench sits...
"Old Fish" Fisher, former "Shot Blocker" Theo Ratliff, "Wandering Champion" Joe Smith, Shannon Brown...
At a glance, Li Wan saw that his former Lakers teammate still had an "old fish" Fisher, and everyone else on the bench had changed drastically.
But in fact, if you look through the transaction records of the past few years, you will find that the Lakers do not have a high sense of presence in the transaction market.But even so, the Lakers' lineup has undergone earth-shaking changes unconsciously.
And this is the NBA. Some events hit the fans' attention, while others happen quietly and unknowingly.
In just two years, the Lakers' bench has been "new wine in old bottles"...
It's becoming less and less useful.
Well... besides Shannon Brown, the only useful player in this lineup is the 37-year-old Fisher.
But there is no way, this season, the salary space of the Lakers is indeed a bit embarrassing. Among the five starters, none of them has an annual salary of less than 7 million, and three of them have an annual salary of more than 1500 million!
With old Bass' wealth, the only way to maintain this lineup is...
No matter how hard the bench is, Kupchak will be charged with the crime!
Of course, the result of doing this is that the starting lineup is also suffering.
Since the playoffs, the Lakers' starting lineup has averaged more than 40 minutes per game.In other words, Bynum, who has a knee injury, averaged less playing time per game, but he also averaged more than 37 minutes per game!
Against such a team, it is natural to attack people first, and attack physical ability first...
D'Antoni is an undergraduate, so he naturally understands this truth. Before the start of the game, he emphasized again: "Listen, guys, don't be too anxious, just drag it slowly. Just bite the score to the end, then the winner That's us!"
This is the 10th time he has said this today.Counting yesterday is the 20th time.
Since the team really made it to the finals, D'Antoni has unconsciously become a "repeater". He will repeatedly emphasize any aspect, for fear that there will be mistakes or players may not understand clearly.
If you want to ask why...
Do you know how long he waited for this opportunity?
Since coaching the Suns in 04...
7 years!
A full 7 years!
He's not trying to prove how amazing he is, but to prove:
Running and bombing can also win the championship!
And now, he is still one step away from proving this point...
As long as he wins the next round of the series, he will be able to wear the title of "Champion Coach" on top of his head.
Under such circumstances, it would be abnormal if D'Antoni didn't change a bit!
"beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded at this time.
Pau Gasol helped the Lakers grab the initiative.
Li Wan against Deron Williams.
"Little Fatty" thought about fighting against Li Wan first, but after the confrontation, he realized that this guy was indeed not the rookie who only had height but had no confrontation back then.
it's hard to get rid of...
Deron quickly called Pau Gasol's pick-and-roll.
Li Wan chose to switch defenses with Lewis.
Lewis' mobility is okay, and he has no problem keeping up with Deron Williams' movement speed.
But Deron Williams' dribbling rhythm made him feel a little bit restrained, one couldn't hold back and rushed forward, Deron Williams passed by him, and made a mid-range emergency stop jumper.
2-0!
The mid-range shot after singles is Deron's unique skill, and it is said that Sloan forcefully practiced it.Very steady.
New York Knicks counterattack.
When Li Wan went to the frontcourt, his opponent was not Kobe, but Deron Williams.
With a height of 1 meters, Delong has a height advantage in the No. 91 position. Although there is still a big gap in facing Li Wan, he will not be able to jump up and only hit Li Wan's knee.
Kobe wanted to stare at the side, but Ray Allen, who was running, refused to agree. From time to time, he made a sudden move, so Kobe had to focus on him at any time.
Li Wan relied on Ray Allen to open up the space, watched Kobe move to a position where he could not defend at the first time, and quickly broke through Deron Williams with the ball.
Deron reacted quickly.
When he came to the Lakers, he had to prove himself again, and now he has a very good attitude on both the offensive and defensive ends.
Li Wan was one step away from him, and suddenly "Sam Gold", Deron Williams reacted immediately when he was deceived, but when he wanted to correct his movements, the center of gravity of his body made him fall to one side, I can't come back.
At this moment, Delong watched Li Wan rush past him, and thought to himself:
Lose weight, I must lose weight!
But if he is now 5 pounds lighter, no, 10 pounds lighter, is the inertia so great that he can't control himself?
Li Wan, who rushed to the free throw line, faced only Bynum.
Before "Little Shark" could make his own choice, Li Wan had already made the choice for him. A cricket trick tricked him into turning around and getting out of the hard-fought position at the basket.
Dayao, who had room to jump, grabbed the ball and slashed into the basket with one hand.
Bynum's only defense during the whole process came from his eyes...
Commonly known as "eye defense"!
This defense made Kobe's desire to attack soar.
If he doesn't hurry up and score two more, he can win with this damn thing?
In the next round, just after halftime, Deron took the ball from the latter.
Looking at Deron's non-committal appearance, he knew that this guy really had a B number in his heart when he came to the Lakers.
Li Wan was very disdainful of this. He didn't expect Delong to be such a person, and he would bully and bully the old man who loved him. Why don't you dare to fight with Kobe?
Kobe was posing with the ball, and Artest pressed up like a matador with red eyes, with the look of "If you dare to attack, I will fight you for [-] rounds"!
Ordinary people might be frightened by his appearance, but Kobe was "frightened"?He didn't even go to college, so how could he be afraid that Artest would be so generous, and the two confronted each other.
To say that the current "Black Mamba" is really No. 1 in the NBA in terms of technology, but the problem is that now he basically uses confrontation and technology to break through opponents, and simply relies on explosive power to break through opponents Things were not his signature when he was young, and it is even worse now. Artest, whose lateral speed has become slower, now the only thing left is confrontation!
This can be regarded as hitting the muzzle!
Kobe gradually felt Artest's "fiery love" and successfully lost himself. In the 09 series against the Rockets, Kobe averaged 27.4 points + 5 rebounds + 3.7 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was 45.5%.
Whether it is shooting or scoring, it is lower than the average of that season.
This shows that Artest's defense against Kobe does have his unique features.
For example, this "hot love" that is difficult for other people to possess.
The ball bounced out of the frame and was caught by Pau Gasol in advance. Although Dayao squeezed Bynum away, the problem of his short hands was reflected at this moment.
With a twist and a nice hook, Gasol drives the ball to the rim.
This is his fourth year with the Lakers, and his age has changed from 27 to 31, but his overall state is still stable, averaging 18.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, which is no different from when he first came to the Lakers.
Even Kobe's state has declined this season, but he is the most stable point of the Lakers.
4-2!
The New York Knicks played the "Li Liu" pick-and-roll this time.
Seeing Lewis moving in the direction of Li Wan, Bynum instinctively felt a word:
Dangerous!
Seeing this, Kobe got stuck in time, wanting to replace Li Wan after the pick-and-roll.
Li Wan didn't notice this at the first time, but Ray Allen passed behind him with a dexterous movement, which made him notice in time that the "snake" on the opposite side was lying on its stomach somewhere.
Want to sneak attack?
You little trash!
The dignified "Black Mamba" has now become the "old six".
Li Wandang threw the ball behind his back.
Ray Allen takes the ball and shoots.
When Kobe noticed that the "backyard was on fire", the "backyard" was already "on fire"!
5-4!
"Hey man, who cares about yourself, how long have you been in this league?"
Li Wan deliberately shouted at Kobe.
The stinky face of this "snake" really became more stinky visible to the naked eye.
Cool!
He is happy, and Artest is even more difficult to defend.
After all, he was still the "little Malong" back then, with this "dark elbow" who had put in all his strength, even the "beast" wanted to find a woman to "huhu" instead.
It hurts, it hurts so much!
but……
The way Artest looked at Kobe gradually changed.
If you want to play like this, I won't be sleepy anymore!
The Knicks completed a counterattack again, and the point difference between the two sides changed to 7-6 at this time!
Artest took the initiative to challenge Kobe to catch the ball.
Again, the "Black Mamba" is not "intimidated", he has never been to college, if you want to fight, he will fight, like a gull who only asks, the world will fight.
While Artest was exerting his strength, he immediately took the initiative to exert strength and gave it a hard blow.
This blow was so hard that Kobe fell limp to the ground.
The referee immediately whistled and gave Artest a foul.
But I don't know if the whistle stimulated this "beast". When Kobe fell to the ground, Artest continued to curse while moving sideways.
This is the fastest "lateral movement" that Li Wan has been teammates with Artest for two years.
What is the league's top 3D...
Stereo surround sound!
The emotions in the auditorium were also ignited, and the whole scene was also cursing.At this time, they didn't care if the person who fell was Kobe, they just scolded and it was over!
Who makes them the most "loyal" home fans in this league?
At this time, you must support your team!
When the referee saw Artest moving, he rushed over, and when he found out that this guy was just BB, he didn't make a move, and the whistle came out of his mouth.
Originally, he thought that Artest couldn't help but rushed to wrestle with Kobe.
Unexpectedly!
Now that he is getting older, he has become a "king of strong mouth"!
Ok……
its not right!
The referee thought about it carefully, and this "beast" has always been a "king of mouth".
Kobe is also a pervert. After listening to a "live diss" under Artest's "artificial" stereo surround sound, after being helped up by his teammates, he smiled and applauded, with a face full of "OK, you are like this, let's Wait and see" look at Artest, and then held the ball again amid boos.
Artest fought up for the first time.
After the "dismissal" just now, the intensity of the confrontation between the two escalated again, and Kobe kept elbowing secretly, trying to further anger Artest.
In his view, since Artest couldn't help but intentionally commit a foul just now, it means that he is already on the verge of going berserk, as long as he is provoked again, this guy will definitely go berserk.
If this guy got a "technical foul" and left the field earlier, today's game would have been much easier.
Without Artest, Li Wan would have to guard against him!
However, just as he stretched out his hand again, ready to hit him, and turned around at the same time, Artest, who had been sticking to him, suddenly turned his head to cover his face and fell to the side as if he had been hit hard at the corner of his mouth.
What the hell?
I haven't tried it yet!
Kobe thought to himself, when he shot the ball, he heard the referee's whistle.
"Offensive foul number 24 by the Lakers!"
I am special!
When Kobe saw the referee's signal, he almost couldn't help rushing up to reason:
I made an offensive foul?
Is it actually my offensive foul?
When he subconsciously glanced at the replay on the big screen amidst the cheers of the audience, he realized that he didn't know when the offensive action was a bit exaggerated.
When Artest covered his face, it really seemed to be hit by his elbow.
Although he knew it must be false...
But just looking at it like this, even he thinks it's true, let alone the referee!
"Nice, buddy, are you all right!"
Li Wan hurriedly ran towards Artest.But I found that this guy couldn't hold back his smile.Seeing him like this, how could Li Wan not understand what was going on?
Good guy, could this be the legendary "Zhang Fei's embroidery needle... thick and thin"?
Artest also played such a dirty trick!
"Li, I learned this from you. Remember our first game?" Artest continued to wink at him.
Li Wan: ...
Speaking of such a clever defensive technique, how could ordinary people do it?
It has to be me!
However, Li Wan was a little surprised. At the beginning, seeing Artest's violent defensive style, he still thought that one less technical offender would not be able to escape in today's game.
Unexpected result...
This is actually what Artest did on purpose!
The "Beast" defense began to use tactics...
Now it's really...
Invincible!
Artest finished pretending, and looked at Kobe again with firmness in his eyes.
When D'Antoni gave him the task of defending Kobe, Artest secretly said in his heart: This year must be better than the one in 09!
Although the effect was not bad from the outside world, Artest was not satisfied.
In order to make up for the decline in physical function, he recently studied the defensive videos of other defenders, including Li Wan's.
All in all, with one purpose:
Guard against Kobe!
Picking up an offensive round in vain, but when Li Wan took the ball to the frontcourt, the Lakers player who defended him changed from Deron to Kobe with a defensive face.
As if to ask:
Did you teach such a cheap move?
Li Wan shrugged his shoulders in denial.
It might be a little bit like my style, but it's not...
It's just that he denied it with a shrug, but Kobe thought he was acquiescing.
At that time, he defended even more fiercely, and Li Wan almost blurted out:
Did you not eat?
Fortunately hold back!
Because he can feel that Kobe's current state is indeed fierce enough, and it is no longer appropriate to add more material to him.
Kobe was like Michael Jordan.
Talking trash to them is making yourself uncomfortable.
The only difference is that you can't take the initiative to attack Jordan at all, but you can take the initiative to attack Kobe a little bit, but not too much.
The reason for this difference is that Michael Jordan is superior to Kobe in court dominance.
Of course, there is still a little difference. Li Wansheng was in Kobe's era. If he was in Jordan's era, Li Wan's personality is actually no different from watching Jordan and watching Kobe.
It was because he couldn't play against Michael Jordan on the court that Li Wan had more respect for him.
However, rather than respecting Jordan, it is better to respect the history of the NBA.
Without the past, there is no future!
As an NBA player, especially I cannot deny the past of the NBA by myself!
Jordan's brilliance just gave others a standard:
To what extent can he be called the "God of Basketball"!
Therefore, he, Li Wan, is willing to call Michael Jordan "goat horn"!
A quick twist, and then continue to elbow Bryant to force Bryant back, in order to gain the fastest acceleration space.But what Li Wan didn't expect was that Kobe kept fighting with him as if he didn't feel any pain, without any thought of retreating.
Li Wan felt that his elbows were going to be bald, but Kobe was more energetic.
This reminded him that Barnes took the ball to scare him when he served, but he didn't respond at all.Although this is not the same thing, it is true that in some respects, this "snake" does not look like a normal human being!
Dayao quickly came out and made a pick-and-roll. Li Wan went in against Kobe, and successfully used the cover to rush to the basket. Bynum chased desperately, but he could only watch Li Wan go straight to the basket. I was injured several times, and my legs and feet really couldn't keep up.
Pau Gasol couldn't help but make up for it in the end, and Li Wan immediately sent the ball to Lewis, who was at a zero-degree angle on the flank.
Almost as soon as Gasol moved, he moved too.
Obviously, he has been paying attention to the "beautiful sister-in-law" Gasol.
Ariza quickly made up for it, but Lewis didn't even look at him and hit a 3-pointer!
Speaking of which, Lewis can also be regarded as a player whose personal trajectory has changed a lot because of the existence of Li Wan.
In the original 10-11 season, he was sent to the Wizards by the rebuilt Magic team, and he also encountered a major injury. He only played 30 games in a season, and he was reimbursed for the season, averaging only 11.4 points per game.
This is also the last time "Mr. Billionaire" averaged double figures per game in the NBA professional arena. After that, he has not recovered from the impact of injuries and left the league in just two or three seasons.
And now, although his performance is still not worth his current annual salary of 1900 million, he is still at the top of the league in terms of outside shooting.
Especially the pick-and-roll with Li Wan, since it was used in the 09 finals, it has been a "killer" method, and it still makes every opponent painful.
Also changed direction to increase his value!
so……
Following the right people is really important!
Or that it's really important to keep up with Lee Wan, which was shown in Kwame Brown's case, and it's also shown in Lewis's case.
10-6!
The New York Knicks' lead came to 4 points...
It is said that 5 points are a rhythm point.
The offensive results of the Lakers' round suddenly became important.
Phil Jackson watched Deron Williams hold the ball to the frontcourt amidst the cheers all over the sky, but he still didn't take his hand out of his trouser pocket.
That year, with his hands in his pockets, he didn't know what nervousness was!
As for confidence...
Deron Williams calls Pau Gasol's pick-and-roll with the ball.
Li Wan had already noticed Gasol's delay, but he still couldn't avoid it when he posted it.
This damn gentle township!
Deron broke through to the free throw line, noticed that the Knicks' entire formation was shrinking toward the basket, and immediately gave the ball to the wing. Ariza took advantage of Artest's shrinking toward the basket and pulled toward the top of the arc. For a moment, the space is large enough at this moment, and the shot is also very decisive...
"Shh!"
The three-pointer fell off the frame.
9 is better than 10!
The point difference returned to 1 points again.
The cheers at the scene were extinguished by this ball.
For the first time in this game, the big screen showed Ariza more than three seconds of shots.
Instead of going to the Rockets to be a "Tieza" as before, the "Cobra" who stayed with the Lakers continued to improve his three-pointers and defense in the past two seasons.
Right now, his results are displayed.
Phil Jackson looked satisfied.
This is exactly where his confidence lies.
In terms of offense, he didn't target anyone, he just wanted to say that everyone in this league counts as one, including the New York Knicks, he is not afraid of it!
There are really too many attack points!
And this was also fully reflected in the rest of the first quarter. Although the New York Knicks have been scoring, the Lakers' scoring momentum is equally fierce.
At the end of the first quarter, the two teams were tied 32-32...
This scene made Kenny Smith stunned. In his memory, he really couldn’t remember who was the team that tied the score with the New York Knicks after the first quarter and which game was it. up.
or……
Has a game like this ever happened this season...
Now, of course, the answer is yes:
The Lakers did it!
Barkley, as Li Wan's loyal "dog licker", was also surprised by the fighting power shown by the Lakers:
"The arrival of Deron has indeed brought a lot of changes and possibilities to this team on the offensive end. In addition, Kobe is now more and more aware of when to stand up and when to play a supporting role. I have to admit, The New York Knicks are in trouble!"
Let me inform you that starting tomorrow, that is, January 1, the book will officially resume normal updating, and the owed word count will be repaid as soon as possible.
I just did the math, including today, I owe a total of 3 characters, plus the more than 1000 characters owed by Yangqian, I count 2 characters, a total of 3 characters.
(End of this chapter)