warrior godfather

Chapter 323 Black Mamba (7000 words)
Mike Brown is very clear that the current record of the Lakers is not satisfactory to all parties. The fans are already scolding him, and the management has not said anything yet, but the attitude towards him has changed subtly, and the players can still obey him. Guidance, but his prestige also needs more victories to really build up.

However, the game is not something that Mike Brown can win if he wants to.

The current situation of the Lakers is very bad. Problems such as lineup strength downgrading, lineup aging, and lineup depth weakening have emerged one after another. These are not the most critical. The internal and external dual-core architecture that is the Lakers' basic set also has problems. This is the Lakers. Lucy's heel.

The 34-year-old Kobe seems to have reached a critical point in his career.

Last season, Kobe was not the Kobe who integrated offense and defense. In the 2011-2012 season, Kobe’s offensive efficiency in the regular season was only 112, ranking 112th in the league. This may be related to his difficult shot selection, but he The defensive efficiency value of the regular season is only 105, ranking 133rd in the league.

In the playoffs, a total of 194 players participated. Kobe's defensive efficiency dropped to 110, ranking 145th in the league, DWS (defensive victory value) was only 0.2, ranking 71st in the league, and DBPM (defensive real plus-minus value) ) is -0.5, ranking 79th in the league, which is even more unbearable.

Kobe can be selected to the best defensive team entirely because the best defensive team is voted by the head coaches of each team, and the coaches know his defensive ability, so they voted for him.

But in fact, Kobe was limited by his physical fitness and was unable to do his best on both ends of the offense and defense. In order to leave sufficient physical energy for the offense, he could only strategically give up part of the defensive rounds.

And this season, Kobe's physical problems have been further exacerbated. On the one hand, he is one year older and has to make trade-offs on both ends of the offense and defense; on the other hand, it is because Mike Brown has greatly increased Kobe's playing time.

The depth of the Lakers lineup has been weakened again and again. If they want to win, they can only squeeze the strength of the core stars. Mike Brown is the one who won the best head coach in the Cavaliers. Become a superstar and start fucking Kobe.

Last season, Kobe played an average of 33.9 minutes per game. After eight games this season, Kobe averaged 8 minutes per game, an increase of nearly 39.5 minutes.

But Kobe is not James, he does not have James's steel body and abnormal physical fitness.

His scoring efficiency has dropped sharply as his playing time and number of shots have further increased. The basic data is decent, but the advanced data is terrible.

After 8 games, Mike Brown also understood that although the dynasty has not been established, the Lakers, who have entered the finals three times and won two championships, have essentially possessed the strength of a dynasty team, and now they are facing serious dynasty sequelae. After all, Kobe couldn't save the team by himself.

But he is not the boss, not the general manager, he is just the head coach, and his job is to win. In order to win a few more games, he can only make a difficult decision, which is to suffer Kobe even more.

Mike Brown looked at Kobe who had finished warming up, and said in a low voice:
"Kobe, I can only rely on you..."

……

The warm-up ended soon, followed by the entry ceremony for the starting players of both sides.

At this point, the home atmosphere of the Staples Center is far inferior to that of the Oracle Center. The Lakers fans booed the away team and cheered for the home team. To the Warriors, they were all very "peaceful". The crazy shouts made them regain a sense of playing in Oracle.

After the players from the two teams came to the field, Zhang Yu also came to the technical stage and shook hands with Mike Brown.

After turning around, he waved to Barkley, Reggie Miller and Kenny Smith in the commentary booth.

This game was broadcast live across the United States by TNT, and the TNT team also came to the scene to explain.

TNT is headquartered in Los Angeles, and they like to live broadcast Lakers games the most. Lakers fans and TNT's basic base in California have a lot of coverage, and the headquarters is very close to Staples, which can save a lot of time and money.

Barkley no longer needs to wear Curry's jersey to explain the game. He nodded to Zhang Yu, and then said solemnly:

"Kenny, did you see that? Coach Z winked at me just now. He must have wanted me to say more good things about the Warriors later, but as an objective and neutral commentator, I would never make such contradictory comments." Regarding professional ethics, after the game starts, I will definitely explain today’s game fairly.”

Kenny Smith took a look at Barkley:
"No, Charles, Coach Z is just laughing at the crumbs in the corner of your mouth."

Barkley quickly wiped the corner of his mouth:

"Impossible! I didn't eat the bread, could it be the crumbs of the burger? Falk, Kenny, you are lying to me again! There is nothing..."

After the two teased each other for a while, Kenny Smith turned his attention back to the game and introduced the lineups of both sides:

"The Warriors continued the regular starting lineup, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green and Tyson Chandler; the same for the Lakers, Mike Brown did not change the starting lineup, Sent Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. The Warriors are currently on a six-game winning streak and are gaining momentum. The Lakers' previous The record is 4 wins and 4 losses, very eager to win, both sides will definitely go all out...The game started, Bynum made a jump ball, let us enter this wonderful game..."

On the court, Bynum overpowered Chandler and dialed the ball to the backcourt. Matt Barnes picked up the ball and passed it to Fisher. The Lakers held the ball for the first time.

After Fisher dribbled the ball for halftime, according to the Lakers' usual style of play at the beginning, he lobbed the ball to Gasol on the inside and asked him to start from the inside first.

After Gasol received the ball, he hit Green with a low back. After pushing out a position hard, he used his height and soft touch to turn over and hit a jumper.

2: 0.

The Warriors quickly sent the baseline ball, and Curry tried to push a fast break, but the Lakers retreated very quickly and did not give him this opportunity. Curry slowed down and changed to the ground.

In order to allow Kobe to stay on the offensive end, Mike Brown arranged for Fisher to face Curry.

After arriving at the top of the arc, Curry observed the running position of his teammates, made a gesture, and passed the ball to Butler, who was outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right, while he took two steps to the left, as if to Space Butler.

After Butler received the ball, he didn't stop the ball, and directly lobbed it to Green, who opened his hands for the ball in the low post, and then quickly inserted into the inside to take away Matt Barnes. Chandler expanded outwards at the right time. After the two made a cross screen , Butler ran to the weak side corner, Chandler came to his position just now, but Bynum did not follow, he stayed at the next step from the free throw line, ready to shrink the basket at any time.

At this moment, Curry, who was running to the left just now, suddenly ran in the opposite direction. With the help of Chandler's cover, he came to the right sideline. Fisher, who was defending him, was caught off guard and was half a body behind. , being firmly blocked by Chandler, Bynum at the free throw line rushed towards Curry, but it was too late.

Curry got an excellent open opportunity. After receiving a pass from Green, he pulled up and shot, and the basketball went into the net hollow.

3: 2.

Reggie Miller said:

"This is a strong-side three-man tactic that the Warriors have used many times. The Lakers shouldn't let Curry get open shots so easily. How did they prepare before the game?"

Mike Brown on the sidelines couldn't help shaking his head and smiling wryly when he saw Curry making an easy three-pointer.

He carefully studied the Warriors' game video before the game. After all, this is an opponent in the same division. They have to fight four times in the regular season, and they are likely to meet in the playoffs. How could he fail to see the Warriors' common tactics.

But it can be seen, but it does not mean that it can be cracked.

Chandler's screen is solid enough, Green's pass timing is just right, Curry's running is very flexible, and his shot speed is high enough, and the Warriors also set up a changeable starting style. Just now Chandler gave Butler's screen attracted Bynum's attention, making him afraid of Butler's attack frame and staying at the free throw line, unable to take into account Curry's running without the ball, and the Warriors became This tactic.

Mike Brown could only remind Bynum loudly on the sidelines:

“Andrew, pay attention to number 30, don’t give him a chance!”

Bynum nodded, and Mike Brown was a little relieved.

The Lakers attacked, Gasol still wanted to single Green in the low post, but Butler flanked him, and Gasol split the ball to Matt Barnes who was emptied. The latter was very confident and shot when he caught the ball, but the shot The three-pointer was missed badly, and it hit the front of the basket. The long rebound bounced out and landed in Clay's hands.

Matt Barnes' three-pointers have always been inaccurate, and he only hits in the early [-]s. The advantage is that he dares to shoot, and he can make a critical strike from time to time. He is a player of the nerve knife type.

Judging from the feel of the ball, he should only have nerves in this game, without a knife.

The round changed, Curry and Chandler played a pick-and-roll, hit the ground to Chandler who was running down, the boxing champion started to attack the frame, but missed a layup under the interference of Bynum, and the rebound was protected by Gasol.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe took the pass from Fisher, and the others opened up the space and let him single Clay.

Kobe looked at Clay in front of him with a green face and licked his lips. After a three-threat, his left shoulder shook in a very confusing way. The moment Clay's center of gravity tilted to the right, he took a big stride with his right foot and walked away. Breaking through from the right, pressing Clay half his body, he came to the horn.

Kobe suddenly stopped, raised his hand and waved it, Clay didn't jump, but just raised his right hand, but his center of gravity was raised a bit with Kobe's movement. It was too late.

brush!
The basketball bounces into the hoop, 4:3.

After the ball was scored, Kobe looked at Clay with a look of admiration and nodded slightly.

Compared with being passed by him in one step last season, Clay's defense has made great progress, which caused some interference to him, making him have to use more fake moves to sway Clay's defense, but only That's all.

The current Klay still can't limit Kobe, who has perfected his offensive skills. In other words, no one in the league can limit Kobe, even if his athletic ability is not as good as before.

Looking back, the Warriors attacked, Curry and Chandler played a pick-and-roll, Bynum switched to him, Curry made a small three-pointer, the basketball bounced out, and the long rebound fell to Matt Barnes , the Lakers took the opportunity to fight back, Gasol followed up in the middle, received a pass back from Matt Barnes, and made a layup.

The Warriors were not to be outdone. Butler quickly sent the baseline ball. Green took a step forward after receiving the ball. With a flick of both hands, the basketball flew directly to the frontcourt. One step away from the three-point line, he raised his hand and threw a three-pointer.

Bang!

Curry's ultra-long three-pointer missed the frame without interference, and the rebound was firmly protected by Bynum.

Barkley said in surprise:

"It seems that Curry's touch is not very good. He made 3 of 1 three-pointers. Just now, these two three-pointers were hits on others, but they were all good opportunities for him, but he didn't grasp them. "

Kenny Smith nodded and said:

"Let's look at Curry's next performance. Although the Lakers' current situation is not good, if Curry can't get back his touch, the Warriors will not be able to play this game well."

After missing two consecutive [-]-pointers, Curry tried again and still missed.

After that, the possession of the ball was reduced, and according to Zhang Yu's instructions, the ball was handed over to Butler and Green, allowing Butler to play singles, and Green to take the lead in passing and cutting.

These two methods have achieved good results. Matt Barnes is a biting defender with insufficient confrontation, unable to limit Butler's singles, allowing him to score 8 points in a single quarter.

Facing the Warriors' pass-and-cut offense, the Lakers, with two bulky and tall insiders, couldn't switch defenses in time. Fisher, as a heavy point guard, couldn't keep up with Curry. Only Kobe and Matt Barnes could keep up. The Warriors run off-ball players, but they struggle to squeeze past Chandler and Green's screens.

In this case, Curry and Klay got several open shots without the ball, and Clay seized them all. He made two three-pointers in the first quarter, but Curry's three-pointers off the ball were only three points. He made 3 of 1 shots and still didn't get his touch back.

When the Warriors stabilized the situation through the scoring of Butler and Clay, the Lakers' offense was naturally supported by Kobe and Gasol.

After meeting Chandler, Bynum was completely sluggish. He averaged 8 points per game in the first 17.4 games, which can be regarded as a small killer in the restricted area. An offensive threat, he can't single Chandler in the low post, and is almost completely invisible on the offensive end.

However, facing Green, Gasol firmly has the upper hand. His tall insider with skills, shooting, post-up skills and superb low-post footsteps is the opponent Green least wants to meet.

When Green single-handedly defended Gasol, the confrontation, cutting, and positional sense he was good at were useless to Gasol. Gasol never walked to the basket and never exposed the ball to Green. Hit, or sit with your back, and immediately turn over for a jumper or turn around and hook after getting out of the space, and get whatever you want on Green's head.

Naturally, Zhang Yu would not sit back and watch Green get blown up, he arranged for Butler to pinch Gasol at any time.

After Gasol attracted the flanker, he immediately split the ball, but Fisher and Matt Barnes were both inaccurate for three-pointers. Later, he simply shot by himself and completed the shot before Butler's flanker was in place, and he was still able to score. It's just that the efficiency has inevitably declined, and it has come to a range acceptable to the Warriors.

In addition to Gasol, Bryant was fully fired and continued to hit Clay in singles with a very high success rate, scoring 11 points in a single quarter.

Claiborne is a steady defender who rarely takes the risk of making steals. After accumulating a season of experience and systematic long-term training in the Miami training camp, he gradually found a defensive method that suits him.

The current Klay does not easily move laterally when defending the ball holder, maintains balance, uses his footwork well, follows the defense sideways without losing his position, and when he switches to an inside player, he uses his enhanced confrontation and lower body strength to withstand the opponent's impact .

In the first 6 games, Clay led the defense of the opponent's outside star in each game. Although he did not have a high-profile direct steal, he was very stable. Every attack of the opponent required a lot of effort, effectively limiting the strength of the opponent's core. Offensive efficiency.

But Clay's defensive style can't play any limiting role in front of Kobe.

The 34-year-old Kobe has lost most of his athletic ability, but he has gained the most exquisite basketball skills. Now he can't rely on speed and explosiveness to completely get rid of defenders, but uses his proficient shoulder shaking, changing directions, footsteps, feints, and running Waiting for feints and small techniques to create fleeting opportunities in a small space, hit difficult shots, play amazing basketball, and turn scoring into an art.

And this kind of offensive method is not afraid of Clay's steady defense. After all, Clay's purpose is not to prevent Kobe from making a shot through death entanglement, but to force Kobe to shoot against people, but Kobe has always been against people. .

However, Clay's defense is by no means useless. He can't limit Kobe's scoring efficiency, but his stability makes Kobe need to use more fake moves to shake out the shooting space, which exacerbates Kobe's physical exertion.

In the end, with both Kobe and Gasol playing, after the first quarter, the Lakers entered the intermission with a score of 28:23 and a 5-point advantage.

After the start of the second quarter, both sides changed into a connecting lineup. Mike Brown took Gasol, who was replaced 3 minutes into the first quarter, to lead the team, and placed Steve Blake, Artest beside him. Ster, Troy Murphy, Andrew Goodlock and Jason Kapono; Zhang Yu replaced Jeremy Lin, Danny Green, Leonard, Yi Jianlian and Whiteside with a pure bench lineup.

And this set of pure substitute lineups, facing the connecting Lakers led by Gasol, quickly tied the score and achieved a go-ahead. When both sides changed into the starting lineup, the score had become 38:34. In 6 minutes, a wave of 15:6 offensive climax was played, leading the Lakers by 4 points.

The tactics Zhang Yu arranged for them were very simple and rough. The defensive end frantically flanked Gasol and forced the other Lakers players to complete the finish. Except for Gasol, the rest of the Lakers were very lacking in scoring ability. Nader and Danny Green made steals and were blocked by Whiteside. The Warriors took this opportunity to push and counterattack frantically, making it impossible for the Lakers to parry.

If there is no chance to counterattack, the Warriors will fall to the ground, and Jeremy Lin, Whiteside, and Yi Jianlian will play the pick-and-roll.

After 6 games, Jeremy Lin's condition is getting better and better. After defeating the Spurs, his average data has reached 10.2 points, 4.2 assists, 2.4 rebounds, 0.5 steals and 1.7 turnovers. 48.6% and 36.8% three-point shooting. Compared with last season, his ability to hold the ball has improved by a notch, and he has truly taken on the role of the Warriors' sixth man.As the instigator of the pick-and-roll, his offensive threat is getting higher and higher, driving the Warriors' overall offense. He can also easily break through the Lakers' fragile defense line, come to the close-in area to complete the finish, and dominate the rhythm of the transition until the starting lineup is replaced. play.

After the main players of both sides returned to the court, the lagging Lakers immediately launched a counterattack.

Mike Brown first arranged for Gasol to attack Green, but Zhang Yu immediately asked the Warriors to double-team Gasol. Except for Clay who followed Kobe tightly, the others who were close to Gasol would double-team, so that Gasol could not attack at all. No chance to make a move.

And after Gasol passed the ball, the others couldn't effectively punish the Warriors for letting go. Fisher and Matt Barnes were still useful on the defensive end, but the offensive end was very stretching. They scored a few points piecemeal, and they can still do it. If you want them to stabilize their output, it is embarrassing for others.

Therefore, after Gasol was double-teamed for a few rounds, Mike Brown had no choice but to hand over the ball to Kobe and let him dominate the Lakers' offense, that is, let him take over the game early.

Kobe first played two pick-and-rolls with Gasol, and the Warriors switched defenses without hesitation. Kobe lobbed Gasol, and the Warriors immediately pinched Gasol.

Reggie Miller said when Gasol caught Kobe's pass again, was flanked by the Warriors, and was forced to pass the ball to the emptied Fisher:

"The Warriors' defensive strategy is very targeted. Coach Z will never allow Gasol to single Green, and he is very resolute in attacking him. The role players of the Lakers cannot punish the Warriors for emptying. Mike Brown must change his offensive tactics. Kobe should stand up."

"That's right, only Kobe can stand up to the Lakers." Barkley added, "I don't know what Kubchak thinks, does he think the Lakers can rely on Kobe, Bynum and Gasol? Can they win? Look at these role players on the Lakers bench. Fisher and Matt Barnes are the two most reliable. If there is an award for the stupidest general manager, I will definitely vote for Kubchak One ticket!"

Not long after the two finished talking, Kobe seemed to have heard their conversation, and he stopped passing the ball and began to single-handedly hit Clay.

Zhang Yu is also very cooperative, and has always let Clay defend Kobe alone, without flanking or assisting in defense.

At the end of the second quarter, Kobe scored 6 of 4 in a single quarter, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 10 points. He scored a total of 21 points in the first half and led the Lakers to lead the Warriors by 53 point 52:1 before entering the intermission.

The Lakers didn't have a huge advantage because of Kobe's high scores, because when Kobe scored, the Warriors also scored.

Butler ate a ball from Matt Barnes alone; when Clay couldn't defend Kobe, he also took advantage of Kobe's slack in defense off the ball, hit two open shots and scored 5 points; Curry's touch finally He recovered a bit, shot 4 of 2 in the second quarter and scored 5 points,
The joint efforts of the three helped the team stabilize the situation in the second half of the second quarter, only allowing the Lakers to overtake by 1 point.

When the red light came on at the end of the first half, cheers and shouts filled the Staples Center, and people shouted "Black Mamba" and Kobe's name, enjoying the gorgeous scoring performance he presented to the fans.

At the focus of everyone's attention, sweat merged into streams and slipped from the surface of Kobe's skin. He walked towards the player's tunnel panting heavily, his chest undulating slightly. Under his seemingly calm face, he couldn't hide The tired look.

Although Kobe scored 21 points in the half under Clay's defense, it was not without paying any price.

Although Clay's solid defense can't threaten the basketball in Kobe's hands, it can make his shooting more difficult. Every time Kobe attacks, he needs to make a lot of fake moves. After halftime, his physical fitness has been consumed.

After returning to the locker room, Mike Brown finished talking about the tactical arrangement for the second half, poured some chicken soup for the Lakers players, looked at Kobe, and said solemnly:

"Kobe, the second half is up to you."

Kobe narrowed his eyes, nodded, and said:
"no problem."

In the past 8 games, Mike. Brown will say this at the end of every halftime. He is used to it.

After a 15-minute break, he has regained some fitness, and he will take on his responsibilities, return to the court, score high, lead the team to victory, and do what he did in 2006.

Even, he is 34 years old.

……

After the intermission, the two sides returned to the field.

The Warriors held the ball for the first attack in the second half. Curry held the ball across the court and played a pick-and-roll with Chandler.

55: 53.

Kenny Smith said:
"The Warriors overtook the score on the first attack in the second half. Curry seems to have regained his touch. He made a very firm three-pointer. The Lakers may need to adjust their defense against Curry. Bynum can ignore a three-pointer. Curry who can score points, but he must not allow Curry who has regained his touch to shoot three-pointers. When Curry can make three-pointers, he is one of the most terrifying players in the league!"

After Curry made a three-pointer, the Staples Center was quiet for a while, and then boos against the Warriors sounded again. Kobe narrowed his eyes, glanced at Curry, and his eyes became cold and stern.

At this moment, Kobe forgot the feeling of exhaustion in his body, and his endless competitive spirit rose from the bottom of his heart. He seemed to have really turned into a black mamba, with only bloodthirsty desire in his heart, and no human weakness.

He reached out directly, took the pass from Gasol who sent the baseline ball, and slowly dribbled the ball across the half court.

After reaching the top of the arc, Kobe waved his hand, and the rest of the Lakers pulled away, and he was about to start singles.

He's going to fulfill his promise to Mike Brown, and he's going to take over the game.

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