NBA: Start with a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar template card

Chapter 165
On the other side, it was rare for Chen Xiao not to face Howard.

Howard took the ball and faced Mullens behind him.

Seeing Howard ready to go, Chen Xiao moved two steps into the paint area, although according to this round, Chen Xiao's opponent was Du Hong in the bottom corner.

But looking at Howard like this, he will pass the ball?
Chen Xiao bet that he didn't have the pass button.

Playing Mullens, who is a standard center size, Howard arched and chose to jump up the line and turn over with a left hook.

Eyes are teammates who have absolutely no outside opportunities, only the damn basket.

I don't know if Mullens gave enough confrontation or what, Chen Xiao at the basket saw the basketball hit the backboard and made a "dong" sound.

The offensive changed, Walker dribbled the ball forward quickly, and Chen Xiao saw the Lakers' scattered lineup and went straight to the basket.

Howard, who was supposed to be beside Chen Xiao, arrived late.

Under Walker's assault, Howard and Ci Shiping, the two nearest defenders, made a communication error, which not only allowed Walker to shoot almost open mid-range shots, but also allowed Chen Xiao to take the initiative at the basket.

Walker hit the back basket and the basketball bounced high.

Chen Xiao, who was in a better position at the basket, found the right moment for the basketball to fall, took the ball into his arms first, grabbed the ball and rolled his upper body, and shook off the dirty hands stretched out from all directions.

Surrounded by a group of people, Chen Xiao, who was blocked by Howard after grabbing the rebound, threw the ball out of the line.

Sessions, who received the ball, made a breakthrough in Shunbu, passed Meeks and scored a layup.

The point difference is close to 20 points.

The Lakers timed out.

This situation, this difference in points, can really be said to be unexpected and reasonable.

After all, the No. 2 in the East beats the No. 22 in the West, so [-] points is not too much, right?That's [-] points, and the Bobcats have to be replenished with a few more points.

"After several consecutive away games, it's not easy to play the first home game. The Lakers lack energy now, and feel that they are half a beat everywhere." Zhang Weiping justified a few words for the Lakers.

On their respective benches, the relaxed-looking Bobcats players were in stark contrast to the dignified Lakers players. Players from both teams were panting and wiping sweat, but the mental outlooks of the two teams were completely different.

But there is always someone who will not give up.

Kobe went out and received a hand-off pass from Duhon, facing Middleton, took a step, and pulled up a long two-point shot.

Chen Xiao, who was not far away, glanced at Kobe's leaping shooting posture, and turned back to the basket to protect the rebound.

The picturesque posture of "唰" did not produce refined iron this time, but cleared part of the stagnant haze that shrouded the Lakers.

Then the Lakers players seemed to have eaten the cover, their waists were no longer sore, their legs had strength, and they could run the entire court in one breath.

Ci Shi held the ball in the flat bottom corner and forced Mullens, and the rhythm change at the basket avoided the block and scored a low-handed layup.

Walker broke through and missed a throw, and Meeks made a layup with the ball in a European step, causing Mullens to foul and made two free throws.

Henderson missed a three-pointer, Kobe jumped up and pressed Walker to take off the long rebound, then came to the frontcourt, dribbled the ball with his back and stepped into the three-point line, and realized that Chen Xiao was in the front position, grabbed the ball and sent it out. Then, Howard, who was no one beside him, kicked his arms and raised his hands to dunk, "Bong".

"Hey lads, calm down. It's normal to feel cold, now let's calm down and let the heart beat down."

Bobcats paused, Dunlap did not make tactical adjustments, but calmed down the temporarily blocked players.

"Kemba, the ball!" Chen Xiao, who was holding Howard behind him in the low position on the left, shouted at Walker.

At this time, Walker, who had exchanged positions with Middleton, lobbed the ball to Chen Xiao.

He reached out with his right hand, grabbed the basketball firmly, leaned on Howard behind him, and after confirming that one side was clear, Chen Xiao began to hit back.

Put the ball down with the right hand, sink the center of gravity, push the floor with both feet, exert force on the left back shoulder and back hip at the same time, and arch twice.

"Boom" "Boom" Howard, with his hands on his chest behind him, only felt a little numbness in his hands, but the huge and strong muscles of his upper body were not for nothing. Then crashed into the attacking position.

After arching, Chen Xiao turned around on the line, rubbing his left shoulder against Howard's stretched upper body, Chen Xiao joined the ball and jumped, and raised his right hand sideways in the center of the paint.

At this time, Kobe, who started from the free throw line, took off early and tried to block the shot, but his flick of the wrist after lifting the ball made the basketball disappear in front of Kobe in the air, and he could only pass by Chen Xiao's body, watching the basketball Slide into the basket.

Similarly, Howard, who came to Chen Xiao and raised his hand, could only watch the basketball go into the net.

Hitting back, turning around, and hooking, this time Chen Xiao's offensive moves were roughly similar to Howard's rebounding before, but the results were very different. One was the "boom" sound of the hard board hitting, and the other was the smooth entry of the basketball into the net. The "swish" of friction.

At this time, the Lakers fans watching the scene couldn't help but feel a contrast.

Howard's back gives people a rough feeling, and he can do movements, but the movements seem to be preset in advance. He puts the ball on the receiving frame, turns around halfway and arches twice to attack the basket. Resist the small hook hand.

According to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's comments in 11, Howard's offensive skills are too rough, and many actions can be predicted.

This is also the reason why it is difficult for Howard to beat Chen Xiao in this game. I know your next move in general, so I will follow up and put my hands before your shot position. How should you deal with a giant in front of the basket who can reach out and cover the basket? You can't fly up and blow up the basket directly.

It's not that Warcraft has no progress at all, and he must have improved a little bit compared to his rookie.

During the Magic period, the Magic team specially invited Ewing to be the team's assistant coach. Howard also practiced a few low-post moves during the day and night. The Warcraft performance that jumped high and exploded the basket.

But after back surgery, Warcraft, who had just left the Magic and came to Angel City, also showed a decline in explosive power, just like the ball that blocked Walker in the first half. In 09, the Warcraft could almost cap Walker on every ball. And now that Walker has thrown several times in the face of Warcraft, Howard only gave him a cap.

This summer, after coming to the Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came out again. After teaching Bynum, he came to train the hook of this monster. In September, Lakers fans still had some expectations when they saw the two posted a photo on the Blue Jays. Yes, after all, even though Bynum doesn't know how to skyhook, at least he has practiced the hook.

But in winter, Howard obviously hasn't changed much. As long as he turns around, he is still smooth, but the final hook is still eye-catching.

There is no harm if there is no comparison. In the previous 10 games at home, I could only watch World of Warcraft awkwardly hooking there. Now that the sky hook is coming suddenly, maybe Chen Xiao is the successor that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar really taught.

……

When the cats were a little chaotic, Chen Xiao helped the team stabilize their position by relying on low-post offense, and did not let the Lakers set off a bigger offensive wave.

Although with the rest of the main force, Gasol came on and Kobe Bryant World Peace showed the defensive state of the championship period, defending the Bobcats for 24 seconds in a row, and then pulled back 4 points at the last moment.

But at the end of the 3rd quarter, the Bobcats still lead the Lakers with 89:80 and close to 10 points.

"The Lakers and Bobcats really match up with their opponents. I'm not talking about how they played, but you look at their players on the field. They are all 8-man rotations. Coach Dunlap and Coach D'Antoni are really good. It’s a typical example of catching people.” During the festival, Zhang Weiping chatted.

"Yes, Nash on the Lakers side is injured and can't play, and Thomas on the Bobcats side is also sick, but this is because the Lakers have a deeper lineup. After all, Nash can play when he is well. Same old way." Yu Jia answered.

"Both teams really have to be careful, especially the Lakers. The Lakers have a lot of veterans. Nash has only played two games at the beginning of this season. Gasol is also absent for two full weeks. Kobe has only rested for half of the three quarters." The ball is not enough, and Howard also has a hidden danger." Zhang Weiping was a little worried.

……

At the beginning of the last quarter, all the main players of the Bobcats played in the last quarter. It seems that they are going to finish their work in one battle. If they can't end the suspense, they will play the whole quarter directly.

For the Lakers, D'Antoni did not choose to put up the twin towers at the beginning of the quarter, but continued the Kobe Gasol combination that worked well at the end of the third quarter.

In this game, Chen Xiao, who had very few opportunities to match up with Gasol, would definitely not miss the contest with his old Olympic opponent, and ran to the left low post at the beginning of the quarter.

When Walker came to the front court with the ball, Chen Xiao had already raised Gasol's right hand with his left hand in the low post to signal a pass.

However, Kobe, the defensive defender of Middleton on Chen Xiao's side, didn't seem to want to give the Bobcats a chance to lob the ball easily. When Walker wanted to switch positions with Middleton, Kobe quickly blocked Walker in front of him, occupying a good pass. Location.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao withdrew his left hand that was stuck on Gasol's chest, and chose to give Walker a pick-and-roll, not just to break through Du Hong, but Kobe could also break through.

Just as he was about to stand beside Kobe near the top of the arc, Kobe, who sensed the two's cooperative intention, quickly grabbed it, and Chen Xiao immediately went down. At this time, although Gasol was still blocking the passage through the basket, Chen Xiao Xiao pushed Gasol and succeeded in getting to the low post again. Walker successfully passed the ball into Chen Xiao's hands while moving.

After 14 seconds of tossing, Chen Xiao still has 10 seconds to send the basketball into the basket.

Facing the half-mature lady's sister-in-law, Chen Xiao didn't immediately hit back vigorously, but imitated Walker and the others' thinking of breaking through Gasol, choosing to make a fuss about Gasol's degraded lateral movement speed.

Chen Xiao, who stood firmly with both feet when catching the ball, can move his feet freely at this time, his back feet are firmly tied to the floor, his front feet are retracted, and his back leans against Gasol's chest that is close to him.

After the duel, he immediately turned his back and released the ball. At the same time, he turned his right shoulder and hand joints according to his physical condition and Gasol's body that had not turned completely. Put the basket to score.

"Great shot, Gasol's mind was able to react, but he couldn't react with his footsteps. Chen Xiao gave way to the breakthrough line, scored two points, and the Bobcats led by 11 points again." Yu Jia praised.

On the Lakers side, Kobe dribbled past Henderson, opened his body and still faced Chen Xiao's supplementary defense, Kobe flicked his right shoulder, and passed the ball to Gasol at the free throw line.

Gasol didn't shoot directly, but after attracting Middleton's defense, he distributed the ball to Meeks outside the 45-degree three-point line.

The jumping Meeks was thrown by Mullens and passed the ball halfway to Metta Shiping in the bottom corner.

Ci Shiping raised the ball and did not shoot. At this time, 14 seconds of attack time had passed.

It can be seen that the 2-second offense that has been implemented for at least 7 and a half quarters has gone bankrupt in this game. In order to chase points, the Lakers chose to play steadily. After all, their three-point shooting percentage so far in this game is only in the early [-]s.

Gasol came to the low post on the same side to catch the ball, and Chen Xiao defended behind him. Let's see what kind of method Gasol is going to use to complete the attack.

Ci Shiping, who passed the ball from the bottom corner, swung his arms and pulled Mullens away in front of him, and sprinted towards the basket.

Chen Xiao behind him couldn't defend even if he wanted to, and Mullens, who was chasing after Ci Shiping, occupied his defensive position fully.

Well, this is Gasol's approach, which is also Gasol's fifth assist in this field after four assists in the first quarter.

Turning back, Chen Xiao, who rushed into the penalty area, successfully involved the Lakers' defensive center of gravity. Walker, who quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, threw the ball to Mullens, who was running in the backcourt.

It was another commonly used three-pointer tactic. Mullens caught the ball and made a shot. Anyway, Chen Xiao saw that Mullens looked confident every time he made a shot, but it was up to the spectators to decide whether to make a goal or not.

"Bang" Mullens seemed to be entered into a program in this game. He hit the first shot in the first and third quarters, but also missed the last quarter of the second quarter.

Seeing that the ball missed, Chen Xiao, who tried to counter Gasol at the basket, failed to do so. Gasol's body was still here, and his open hand was still tightly blocked by Chen Xiao. Kobe on the side jumped up to protect him. rebound.

Chen Xiao hurriedly retreated to the defense and returned to the inside line. It seemed that Gasol had a lot of energy left, and he wrestled with Chen Xiao.

Also seeing Gasol's move, Kobe handed the ball to Morris on one side, and pulled himself towards the top of the arc to catch the ball.

Isn't that right, Kobe passes the ball to Morris?
However, Chen Xiao didn't have time to think about it. When Gasol continued to get stuck, Chen Xiao shrank back, gave Gasol a small stool, and immediately squeezed his body and stepped to counter the blocking position.

Gasol saw that it was not easy to get a position, so he raised the pick-and-roll.

"Boom" Gasol and Middleton collided, and the sound of muscle collision exploded in Chen Xiao's ears.

It's so loud, is it the initiative to move for cover?
At this moment, Chen Xiao has switched in front of Morris. Seeing Morris take the ball to the free throw line, he quickly moves his hands to chase. Chen Xiao, who is 2 meters 2, is chasing Morris, who is 1 meters. The perspective effect is like It's like a cat catching a mouse.

Within two steps of chasing, Morris jumped up and passed the ball to the bottom corner. Chen Xiao saw that Meeks was out of space, and hurried to the basket to grab the rebound.

"Swish" The beautiful rubbing sound of the basketball and the net rang in the ears of Chen Xiao who was under the basket again, but it didn't seem so wonderful to the Bobcats.

The Lakers scored 5 points in a row, narrowing the contrast to 6 points, a gap of two three-pointers.

Seeing that the momentum was not right, Dunlap called a timeout and prepared to make another arrangement.

"That's right. The Lakers have changed their thinking now. Most of the Bobcats' previous series of points were based on conversions and fast break counterattacks. Let's see how many times Chen Xiao took the ball in the low post. This time In the game, it was too easy for the Bobcats to score points from the perimeter. Chen Xiao basically just blocked pick-and-rolls, grabbed rebounds, and good defense was enough.

But the Lakers are now patient and play slowly, there is always a chance to score.Gasol is not young anymore. He played in the Olympics in the summer and reached the finals. He just came back from a two-week break with a knee injury. "

After a timeout, Director Zhang took a breath and talked freely.

And Dunlap on the sidelines also made arrangements again and again.

"Stay close to your man, Jodie Meeks has hit 5 threes, he's got 15 on threes alone, we can't let three quarters of work go to waste, OK?

Defense, energy, I gotta see this, lads. "

As for offense?Dunlap chose to fully trust Chen Xiao, Walker and Henderson.

Back from the timeout, Walker brought the ball to the top of the arc. Chen Xiao lifted the ball to leave a distance to stand still, and felt Gasol on his back jumping out all of a sudden.

"Kemba, the ball!" Chen Xiao immediately turned around to face Walker, stretched his hands and stepped back inside, shouting at the same time.

Walker suddenly bypassed the delayed Gasol, leaned forward and hit the ball to the ground.

Chen Xiao took the ball smoothly, turned around while taking the ball, and Mullens in the bottom corner of his field of vision was in the open space with his hands open.

Mullens is open, but what about the defender Ci Shiping?

"Pfft..." Chen Xiao half-turned and collided with Ci Shiping. Before taking the ball, he was about to pass the ball to Mullens or directly attack the basket. Kobe at the free throw line got it.

Chen Xiao, who made a mistake, hastily strode back to catch up.

Facing Henderson's counterattack, Kobe firmly controlled the ball. At this time, the point difference was already normal, and the Lakers also chose to play steadily.

Kobe dribbled the ball across half court, and cooperated with Gasol in a pick-and-roll. Taking advantage of the huge space at the top of the arc, facing the replaced Chen Xiao, Kobe took a hesitant step and accelerated to the basket with nitrogen.

Chen Xiao tried his best to speed up his pace and try to keep up with Kobe, but Kobe, who had already accelerated, still entered the key area at once, and the defender in front of him was Walker, who left Du Hong to defend from the corner on the other side. Dodged the defense in the air and scored, and there was an additional penalty.

The jumping Walker tried to interfere, and the thug fouled.

The Lakers chased the score to 87:91, and there is still a chance for additional penalties.

Kobe, who scored and caused a foul, swung his right hand violently after landing, full of momentum.

Seeing the 2+1 whistle, Mrs. Jia, who rushed to the basket, also came to Kobe's side. The serious Kobe subconsciously leaned on Gasol's shoulder, and Gasol patted Kobe's chest.

At this time, the eyes of the Lakers fans in front of the screen may be a little sour. This scene suddenly brought them back to the 2.5-year finals, which was only 10 years ago.

This season is currently 11 wins and 14 losses. Do the Lakers, who are full of injuries, still have hope for the championship?

(End of this chapter)