Legendary star

Chapter 783

"it is as expected."

At 4 minutes into the first quarter, Paul Gasol, the inside pillar of the Lakers, received his second foul of the game. When Paul Gasol was replaced, it was both tangled and helpless. Reggie Miller knew that Meng Xu was exactly as he had imagined, planning to defeat the Lakers by defeating Pau Gasol. The dunk in the opening game and the two subsequent blocks It has obviously changed Paul Gasol's mentality, and after Meng Xu began to foul Paul Gasol in a targeted manner, the role of Paul Gasol in today's game will be was greatly reduced.

The boss and tactical core of the Lakers is Kobe, but in the Lakers' triangle offensive tactics, Pau Gasol also plays a very important role. As a support point, Pau Gasol is absolutely indispensable in the Lakers' triangle offensive tactics One point, although Lamar Odom can also take on the supporting role, but Lamar Odom, who short-circuits his head from time to time, is definitely not as stable as Pau Gasol. Before Paul Gasol, Phil Jackson tried to use Lamar Odom as a supporting point to cooperate with Kobe in the triangle offense, but the final result was not ideal until the Lakers successively traded for Paul- After Gasol and Derek Fisher, the Lakers' triangle offense took shape again.

After Paul Gasol went off the field, the Lakers' triangle offense really had problems in terms of rotation. With Lamar Odom's height and weight, he served as a power forward and Jermaine O'Neal fought hand-to-hand against Lamar Odom. It is a bit difficult for Odom, and after Pau Gasol is off, Lamar Odom will have to take on more responsibilities on the offensive end. Lamar Odom, who is obviously not mentally prepared Dom was obviously hesitant when he was supporting the high position, especially in the choice of the timing of the ball, which was much worse than Pau Gasol. For two consecutive rounds, Kobe had already run out of the open space , but Lamar - Odom's hesitation made Kobe Bryant miss an excellent shot.

After the same problem occurred in two consecutive rounds, Phil Jackson quickly called a timeout, ready to adjust the Lakers' tactics, but this time Phil Jackson was preparing for the next strong medicine. -After Gasol left the court, he couldn't play a smooth triangle offense, so he should give up the triangle offense altogether.

Simple, rough, and after the timeout, the tactics arranged by Phil Jackson surprised Meng Xu. Phil Jackson, who had always been committed to limiting Kobe's shots and ball holding time, now arranged for Kobe to play singles with the ball. This is not the usual Phil Jackson style.

"Rick, do you want to double-team?" Seeing that Kobe Bryant was about to single-play James Posey with the ball, Lester Conor on the sidelines asked Rick Carlisle on the side. The ball, even if the Pacers double-team him, the effect will not be much better than a single-man mark, but if Kobe plays alone with the ball, it is necessary to double-team him.

"No need for now, let's observe the two rounds first." Rick Carlisle also knows that if Kobe plays singles with the ball and no brains, it is very necessary to double-team him, but Rick Carlisle is also a little worried. Could this be a conspiracy by that old fox of Phil Jackson, so Rick Carlisle decided to wait and see what happened before making the next decision.

As for why Phil Jackson lifted the restrictions on himself, Kobe is still very clear. Without Pau Gasol, the power of the Lakers' triangle offense will be greatly reduced, and they will play other tactics temporarily. The effect will not be better than the triangle offense, so Phil Jackson simply gave up all tactics and picked up the simplest and roughest tactics, that is, superstar singles tactics, relying on Kobe's excellent singles ability to attract pedestrians The double-team defense of the Pacers creates suitable offensive opportunities for the rest of the Lakers. Phil Jackson does not require this singles tactic to do anything to the Pacers. It is enough to open the score.

Facing James Posey, who is stronger than himself and has an advantage in height and wingspan, Kobe did not choose to break through him face to face, because it was too difficult, so Kobe chose to lean sideways on James Posey who was defending him, on the side Top, after sitting down with a set of fake moves while swaying left and right, Kobe directly turned his back and broke through James Posey's defense, although James Posey also reacted accordingly after Kobe completed his back turn and breakthrough , and has been by Kobe's side, but for Kobe, the defense of being by his side is similar to not having one.

Just as the audience at Staples cheered for Kobe with a loud shout, Meng Xu appeared in front of Kobe. This was also the first match between Meng Xu and Kobe in today's game. bit.

Although with the development of the NBA, tactics play an increasingly important role in a team, but from the perspective of fans, they don't like boring running positions and boring passing of the ball. The singles where superstars tear through the opponent's defense, those brainless singles that are sneered at by coaches and experts, are the scenes they like to see the most, especially the one-on-one between the leading stars of the two teams, which is even more important to them. It's like drinking alcohol.

Therefore, when Kobe's breakthrough was blocked by Meng Xu, the cheers at the Staples Center became even louder, because the long-awaited 5VS8 was finally going to be staged, no, it is already 5VS24, which started last season At that time, Kobe changed his jersey number, gave up the No. 10 jersey he had worn for 8 seasons, and chose a brand new No. 24.

Although changing the jersey number is just a normal thing for a player, but when Kobe changed the jersey number, he still caused a lot of trouble. He was dubbed "Jordan's successor" since his debut. Kobe, who has been compared with Jordan everywhere, now suddenly puts on the No. 24 jersey, which will inevitably make some dirty guys have various associations, the most famous of which is that Kobe wants to suppress There are rumors about Jordan, after all, Jordan wears No. 23.

However, Meng Xu, who has a close relationship with Kobe, knows some inside information. The 05-06 season was Kobe's glorious season. In that season, Kobe averaged 35.4 points per game. For a while, the regular season MVP was selected as the top five, but in the playoffs, the Lakers led by Kobe led 3 to 1, but they were reversed by the sun. That round of the series has always been a pain in Kobe's heart, so After the end of that season, Kobe decided to change himself and say goodbye to the old No. 8 Kobe. As for why he chose No. 24, Kobe said that No. 24 was the number he wore at the end of the period. Meng Xu also believed in this , just a jersey number, there are so many conspiracy theories.

"Meng, do you think you can stop me?" Kobe, who was blocked by Meng Xu, suddenly showed a smile, and then Kobe stopped abruptly in front of Meng Xu, then jumped up and shot backwards .

Amid the cheers of the audience, the basketball thrown by Kobe fell into the net with a beautiful arc.

"The battle between us has just begun." Kobe, who made a shot, fell from the air and waved his arms at Meng Xu, which was both a demonstration and a provocation.

　Thanks for the reward that reading made me ignorant, thank you.

　　
　
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