When pride still matters

Chapter 482 The Chosen One vs. Nike Double Wall
Marc Gasol won the opening jump ball for the Lakers.

The Lakers' first offense is very simple.

Richard Hamilton made a symbolic run, crossing from the inside to the outside. James at the top of the arc passed the ball to him, but Durant was very defensive and Hamilton had no chance.

So, Hamilton passed the ball to Kobe, who was about to reach his position in the low post.

"!￥!￥"

Even at the beginning of the game, Staples Center was going crazy for Kobe.

Yu Fei took the opportunity to be angry with James: "Do you think Lakers fans will treat you like this?"

James turned a deaf ear.

Kobe turned over and shot a jump shot, a signature action. The "Duang" sound on the basket was more in line with Kobe's label than the action itself.

"Oh! Kah!" Snoopy, the famous "Dog Master" in the rap world, yelled at Kobe, "Fuck Brandon Roy, nigga! You are Kobe, nigga! You have to play like Kobe. Ah Nico!”

Now, the opportunity has come.

Celebrities in the front row stood up and yelled.

The only shortcoming is that this ball is not a dunk. Otherwise, he would have glared at Yu Fei at least.

Phil Jackson has always disliked the ball-holding core system created by Yu Fei. With James coming to the Lakers, how to make the latter become Pippen of the Lakers has become the biggest problem for the coaching staff.

Just as Roy was about to organize an attack, he saw Yu Fei opening his hand for the ball.

Diehard Lakers fans like Jack Nicholson went crazy and roared as if they had a big feud with Yu Fei: "It's time to prove yourself! We all know you are better than Frye! Don't let that damn You bastard, keep being so arrogant!"

"SE" stands for Supersonic Empire, and the slogan evoked a wide range of responses.

Their hostility to Fei exceeded their support for Kobe.

Because Yu Fei received Roy's pass, dribbled to the right side of the front court, and pointed to the bottom corner. It seemed that he was directing Durant to position, but in fact he wanted to send an alley-oop to O'Neill who cut into the basket.

Lakers starting power forward Ron Artest was not excited about tonight's game.

James dribbled the ball across half court, first positioned on the outside, and directed his teammates to move.

In the past two years, Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to once again become the top team in the Western Conference, but they all fell to the SuperSonics.

However, regardless of whether he made additional moves or not, this goal was scored by Yu Fei.

In the end, it was Zen Master who took the initiative to adjust and increase James' tactical freedom before resolving the differences.

If any Bulls fans from the Jordan era watch Lakers games, they will definitely find that James' current role is the role Scottie Pippen played with the Bulls.

As a No. 3 with a No. 4 physique, the Lakers coaching staff moving him to the No. 4 position is actually in line with the concept of the small ball era.

Marcia's pick-and-roll successfully blocked Yu Fei, and James dribbled the ball and stormed into the paint. Although Brown tried to keep his position, after the opponent took a strong jump step, he never expected that he could take two more steps after the jump step and finished strongly. Layup.

But Artest is not happy because not every team has accepted small ball, which means that he often needs to face off against the old-era No. 4 position.

Especially last season, from the regular season to the playoffs, the Lakers had their heads shaved and had no power to parry at all.

The SuperSonics' starting No. 4 tonight, O'Brien, belongs to the old-era insiders.

As the one responsible for passing the ball, he chose to make the play work for him.

The first super team of the new century, Lakers F4, was swept by Yu Fei's Bucks in the finals.

"This!!!" Brown wanted to tweet, "Is it reasonable?"

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became violent.

Come to the Lakers round.

In this round, James did not organize an offense, but asked Xiaojia to come in and pick and roll him.

Later, Oscar-winning actor Jack Nicholson jumped up and shouted: "Beat SE!"

Under this circumstance, without James joining, the Lakers' victory over the SuperSonics would really become a "lifetime" series.

The ball holder initiates a pick-and-roll attack, which is not common in the triangle offense.

Yu Fei is determined to fight back in the next round.

This hostility may seem crazy, but if you look at Yu Fei's rise, it is not difficult to find that the Lakers have fallen in front of him many times.

James' layup drew cheers.

Artest followed him halfway and suddenly lost him.

Everyone knows about the grievances between Yu Fei and James. It just so happens that the two big enemies were avenged together!
As soon as Yu Fei got the ball, Staples Center was like a beast awakening.

So far this season, the Lakers' main problem is that James understands the triangle offense but has not integrated into it.

Roy passed the ball.

Xiao Ao said contemptuously: "It's been a year since the rules were changed, and you still haven't come to your senses?"

Xiao Ao rushed to the basket, jumped up to catch Yu Fei's pass and dunked.

It's as difficult to make James Pippen as it is to make Curry be like Irving. Although the two have similarities, their playing styles, overall views and concepts are completely different.

However, the outcry soon died down.

But if the Lakers want 23 and 24 to coexist, they must make adaptive adjustments.

This is the result of Yu Fei's long-term dominance.

At the same time, the top executives of Reebok and Nike at the scene clenched their fists.

Kill him!
Their wishes are exactly the same.

Then, Yu Fei took a step forward, extremely fast, but James' reaction was not slow at all.

This is not 2007 anymore.

Today, James has officially entered his prime. His offense and defense are all at the top level in the league.

Yu Fei failed to make a move, so he pulled the ball with his backhand, changed direction, stopped suddenly to the left, and collected the ball.

Fake action?
James's prediction was correct, and it was this judgment that made him relax his vigilance against Fei's sudden attack.

The victory or defeat of a one-on-one duel on the court sometimes depends on this moment of judgment.

James now has experience, skills, power, and inexhaustible talents, but he does not have the ability to predict the future, especially when he faces a person with almost unlimited offensive weapons. He can guard against two or three moves, but he cannot guard against every move.

In an instant, Yu Fei flipped his hands, stepped back, opened more than half of his body distance from James, and quickly shot a one-step jump shot.

That was a three-pointer!

"Shuh!!!"

Yu Fei sneered: "Is this considered defense? Your defense is still as bad as before!"

When the fly ball went in, Reebok CEO Paul Arrington stood up and went crazy like he was on drugs.

"Just beat him like this!" Arlington shouted fervently, "That weakling can't guard you!"

Just when the Lakers fans at the scene were frustrated, "Damn it, can't you prevent it?", something even more frustrating happened.

Xiao Ao was originally going to retreat.

But when he glanced, he saw Artest absentmindedly picking up the ball and preparing to pass it to James.

He knew this bastard all too well.

He must be bored. The power forward is not interesting at all. Staples' star was completely stolen by Cojan. No one cares about his performance.
Artest's low fighting spirit brings about the predictability of his serve.

Xiao Ao pretended to retreat, but actually moved closer to James' position.

Artest served the ball, and Ou immediately intercepted the ball and threw it to the outside. "Big fly!"

Yu Fei was already on his way back to defense.

Suddenly, he heard someone shouting in the frontcourt and looked back, only to find that Xiao Ao had grabbed the ball inexplicably.

Then, the ball flew into his hands.

Everyone looked at him.

Yu Fei looked at his feet. He was two meters away from the three-point line at the top of the arc. Logically speaking, he should be patient if he regained 24 seconds of offensive rounds.

But he had a bold idea.

Due to his aloof status in the team, he always implements any ideas he has. Therefore, Xiao Ao, who had just passed the ball to Yu Fei and wanted to eat another piece of cake, saw his dear Da Fei pick up the ball.

"NONONONONO!!!" Xiao Ao shouted, "Da Fei doesn't want it!"

It's too late.

Yu Fei took off with the ball in his hand and suddenly shot a long three-pointer nearly ten meters away from the basket.

George Karl held his head, something he often did in the first few years he arrived in Bucks.

But in recent years, Yu Fei's playing style has become more mature, and he rarely plays such "fun" programs anymore.

In the noisy Staples Center, tens of thousands of spectators cursed Yu Fei. They hated this person.

And those who like Yu Fei tremble.

It wasn't until this long three-point shot that made no sense at all, was neither logical nor suitable for a normal basketball game, that Yu Fei's supporters erupted into an outcry that was no less than that of haters.

"That's Frye!" exclaimed ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy. "You can always expect a great performance from him, and he did it again tonight!"

Suddenly, the score came to 2-8.

The Lakers, playing at home, were instantly 6 points behind after Yu Fei scored two three-pointers within ten seconds.

Phil Jackson, who famously disliked calling timeouts, stopped the game.

The big screen at the scene began to replay Yu Fei's previous shot.

This is a perfect ad for Reebok products.

Under Yu Fei's feet is a pair of red and black Chosen 9. When he took off, the beautiful pair of sneakers were so obvious that it made people feel that these sneakers seemed to inject some power into the ball.

Paul Arrington could almost imagine the thoughts of tens of millions of viewers in front of the TV when they saw this pair of sneakers under Yu Fei's feet.

I may not be Frye, but I can have his sneakers. When I put on these shoes, I own a piece of Frye.

This is the logic of star selling products. Basically, you need to let your customers have the ability to substitute, just like an pornographic movie. The best pornographic movie is the one that can stimulate your desire.

That's why big guys don't sell shoes. Because it’s hard for people to put on their shoes.

"That was a good shot just now, but your choice was terrible!" Roy said to Fei during the timeout, "We could have organized a good attack!"

Yu Fei couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Even if you invest, you still have to be missed?"

"This is just like OJ's case!" Roy said, "If the procedure is unfair, the result will be unfair!"

"Okay, let me ask you, do you think OJ killed anyone?"

"Absolutely, 100% killed."

"How dare you say that? On behalf of all African Americans, I want to expel you from your African American identity!"

"Okay, listen to me!"

Carl interrupted them.

"I think they're going to replace Ron Artest," Carr said. "Luke Walton is probably going to play."

The Sonics' plan for Walton to come off the bench is to let Durant play the fourth position, which can take advantage of the matchup.

But O'Brien started well tonight, and Karl doesn't plan to make formulaic substitutions. He is the kind of coach who keeps the opponent on the court when his players are in good shape.

"Jermaine, if Walton goes to the outside, don't go out." Karl said, "Let Kwame go out and you guard the basket!"

There is nothing else to decorate.

Less than two minutes into the game, both sides were a little confused.

The timeout ended, and the Zen master predicted Carl's prediction.

He replaced Artest, who was in poor condition, but did not replace Walton. Instead, he chose to let James take the fourth position on the defensive end, and then replaced Mike Bibby as the main point guard.

Seeing James playing the fourth position, Yu Fei was stunned at first.

Isn't it that he has never seen James play the fourth position? That was in his previous life. In his twilight years, James often played inside, but let James in his prime play the fourth position?

After returning from the timeout, the Lakers' first offense was against Kobe.

Kobe continued to bulldoze Roy with his back.

Looking at back-up attacks alone, the ferocity of Kobe's push can be compared with that of the inside, because he is very good at pushing his shoulders and elbows.

Roy struggled to hold on, but couldn't stop Kobe from entering the sweet spot.

When the time came, Kobe turned around and made a jump shot, scoring easily.

4 is better than 8
This gave the Sonics a matchup problem.

The Lakers letting James play the fourth position is equivalent to creating space for Kobe to clear singles. Several people, including James, have a three-point shooting rate of more than 36%. Garfield is also pulling out, although it is not known whether he is resting. There was special training for three-pointers during the season, but if he was not sure, he probably wouldn't pull it out.

Karl stepped forward and said: "If Kobe hits Brandon again, let Kwame double-team him!"

This is to try Xiaojia's shot.

But before testing Plus, the Sonics must first test James' defense at the fourth position.

Xiao Ou is in the low post, he can reach it easily, and his teammates will give him the ball.

What followed was a simple attack. O'Brien made a few hits, casually came to the top line, and scored with a hook against James.

Now, everyone saw it.

James is just standing in the fourth position symbolically, and it is unrealistic to expect him to defend desperately. Therefore, allowing Ou to continue to play in singles has become one of the Sonics' offensive options.

Coming to the SuperSonics' defensive end, Kobe once again asked for the ball in the low post.

The Lakers continue to beat him to this point.

Following Karl's instructions, Brown let go of Xiaojia and recovered Lanxia.

Kobe passed the ball when he saw an opportunity.

On the outside, Marc Gasol, the orthodox European white bear who had never shown a range before entering the NBA, shot a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

This scene made Karl tighten the data in his hands.

The above shows that Gasol averaged 1.5 three-pointers per game this season, hit 0.5 goals, and hit 34%.

This is a player who has never practiced three-pointers systematically before.

This shooting rate shows that Xiaojia has a very bright future as a shooter at the fifth position.

As the coach who pioneered Carnival Basketball, Karl certainly knows how valuable the fifth position like Garrett is who is both good at offense and defense and can develop three-pointers.

The only person on the SuperSonics team who may be able to surpass Garrett in terms of performance as a space-type five is Bosh who has switched to the five position.

But changing positions is related to careers for stars. Unless it is time to change, they will not let Bosh make this transition easily.

However, letting James play the fourth position is destined to be a failed decision for the Lakers.

Because James can't guard Ou in the fourth position, and who else can the Lakers send to guard Yu Fei in the third position?
They can only work hard for Kobe.

Of course Kobe is willing.

This also allowed Kobe to experience the feeling of Roy guarding him.

As a former Kobe honey and now a Kobe black, Yu Fei studied the opponent's low post offense when he was in the Dream Team. Putting aside the opponent's footsteps and combining his own offensive skills, Kobe Bryant hit the elbow with his back. The application is extremely good.

It is an advanced action that is both a foul and will not be called a foul, just like James' layup steps before the introduction of the 012 foot rule.

The main idea is that you can do it, but if others do it, it is a violation.

It can be said that this is the prerogative of stars.

The older a star like Kobe is, the more he will get rid of his reliance on dynamic qualities, make full use of the rules, and transform the star's privileges into part of his strength on the court. This is also the secret for star players to remain immortal after the age of 30.

Roy came up and passed the ball to Yu Fei.

After Yu Fei caught the ball, he asked, "Brandon, how did Mr. Eagle County Basketball hit you?"

Roy didn't know what Yu Fei was going to do, but just said: "It's indescribable."

As soon as Roy finished speaking, Yu Fei sunk his shoulders and hit Kobe with all his strength.

Yu Fei weighs at least 20 kilograms more than Kobe. With this size difference, unless Kobe's squat and bench press reach the bodybuilding competition level at the same weight, he will not be able to withstand such a collision.

The audience only saw Kobe being seated more than half his body away from Yu Fei, and the referees holding their whistles tightly.

This is an action that can be blown or not.

The whistle didn't blow, they wouldn't blow it.

At the moment when Kobe's defense collapsed, Yu Fei turned around and attacked the basket. James jumped up to help defend, but was elbowed away by the scientifically-savvy Lao Kehei.

No. 23 lost its defensive ability.

Yu Fei immediately put the ball into the basket.

The audience at Staples Center was furious.

They thought Yu Fei's actions were unclean.

Yu Fei looked at Roy: "Is that so?"

"You're going too far," Roy replied.

Yu Fei scored 8 points in a row. Compared with his performance, his trash talk affected the opponent's mentality more.

James was thinking about how to use his advantage in the fourth position. They had never practiced before. This was Zen Master's whim.

At this moment, Kobe suddenly ran to the middle to get the ball from Bibby, and then he was like a computer whose memory usage reached 100%. His intelligence was cleared, and his basketball IQ didn't work either. His only thought was to hit Yu Fei back.

He forgot that he was no longer young and had no absolute speed, but he still wanted to challenge Yu Fei.

Kobe forced a pull-up in front of Yu Fei with a little drift, which saved him from being blocked, but such an irrational jumper could not be profitable.

This is a classic Lakers show, with Kobe playing alone and the other four watching.

Then, Kobe delivered a good shot.

Yu Fei turned around and took off the rebound, then launched a fast break forward.

The Lakers are in chaos.

This is what Phil Jackson is worried about. James is ineffective at the fourth position. The Lakers, who have lost control of the court, rely too much on Kobe's singles, but Kobe's CPU is being burned by Yu Fei at this moment when he must calm down. .

In less than four seconds, Yu Fei rushed to the frontcourt.

Jackson already knew what was coming.

He turned and walked to the technical table, preparing to call the second timeout in the first four minutes.

"BOOM!!!!!"

"Kamako! Cheer up, Nico!" Snoopy shouted angrily, "You can't possibly defeat Nico! Let that bastard Asian see your strength Nico! How the hell can you lose? Give him Nico!"

Yu Fei scored ten points.

4 is better than 12
The Lakers requested a timeout again.

Judging from the process since the opening four minutes, both Reebok and Nike have seen some pictures they want to see.

It's just that Reebok saw more.

In other words, Reebok hopes that this scene will continue like this.

Yu Fei dominated the Sonics' last ten minutes, first hitting a three-pointer over James, then blasting the field with a super-long three-pointer, and now suppressing Kobe with one offense and one defense.

The double walls that Nike was proud of were suppressed.

Paul Arrington specially asked people to bring binoculars to look at the Nike representative Lynn Memet opposite.

Very good, this fat nigga bastard is already red and warm.

Fry, just do this to them!
Don’t give me any hope!
Until the end of the game!

PS: If BLG loses these five precious things to Wanwan tonight, I really don’t know how to hold back and finish writing this chapter.

(End of this chapter)