one-handed ball

Chapter 213 Iron Man
The Lakers are uncommonly rigorous.

From tactical execution to game attitude, the Lakers have reached a peak.If the Lakers played 90.00% of their abilities in the first game, then the Lakers played their own style thoroughly in this game.

Under the triangle offensive system of the Lakers, singles ability, space principles, empty-handed running and passing concepts have all reached an astonishing level. It can also be separated from the triangle offense and rely on strong personal ability to score points.

To put it bluntly, Kobe, as a superstar and privileged player, is in the hands of a coach who focuses on promoting the individuality of the star. How to choose on the basketball court is entirely up to him to decide.

Zheng Ke only rested for 2 minutes, but the Timberwolves were already 25 to 35 behind by ten points.

Whitman scratched his head and replaced Zheng Ke on the field again.What he thinks in his heart is that Zheng Ke can play the same role as he played on the court, and use his strong strength to lead the substitute to recover the score.

The Zen master smiled with a flower and waved his bergamot to replace the black mamba.

See Tricks and Tricks.

After the last game, Phil Jackson did a deep self-reflection, and the team behind him also used the most comprehensive statistics and records to discuss with him the important reasons for his loss, and the Timberwolves’ start in the second quarter of the game is the most important one of the reasons.You must know that the Timberwolves are a young team, and the strength of the players after the start is even more terrifying than before. The reason why the Spurs can often defeat youth teams like the Timberwolves relies on the suppression of momentum. The meaning of momentum is to call a timeout immediately, to reduce the score, call a timeout immediately.

Therefore, Kobe's early replacement is a matter of course. This is the simplest soldier-to-military, will-to-general.

The Timberwolves' lineup is Lowry, Zheng Ke, McMiller, Love and Channing Frye, and the Lakers' lineup is Farmar, Kobe, Luke Walton, Odom and Gasol.

Zheng Ke moved to the shooting guard position, and he found Kobe.

"Come on, Black Mamba."

Zheng Ke bent down, stretched his hands like a giant eagle's wings, and assumed the most standard defensive posture.

"Humph."

Bryant did not speak, reached out and took Fisher's pass.

"Huh~huh~" Zheng Ke sat on the floor with his buttocks, breathing the air greedily, tired, really tired.After a while, he turned his head and said to Kobe who was sitting on the basketball in the distance:

"21 to 21, do you want to continue?"

"Hmph," Kobe turned his head, revealing a rebellious face.On his arms are yellow elbow pads that fans are familiar with, wearing a Lakers white training uniform, and on his feet are his exclusive fourth-generation sneakers.His head was sweating profusely, but he looked very unhappy.

Zheng Ke received the message, and lay flat on the ground, looking up at the curved roof of the arena, his chest heaving and falling, and his eyes gradually narrowed.

Kobe was upset.As a backup, Zheng Ke had an astonishing performance of 52 points in a single game, but it is not worth mentioning in front of his two-time scoring champion, 81 points in a single game, and N more than 50+.In terms of scoring ability alone, Kobe doesn't think Zheng Ke has the strength to compete with him.

But this seemingly thin athlete has the power of a big shark hidden in his body, which is a huge advantage in heads-up.Zheng Ke didn't deliberately use his perverted power, but he didn't restrain his brute force either. Even if he didn't use his back-up singles and didn't use his power to the extreme, he was still somewhat unstoppable.

At least without the confrontation with the referee, Zheng Ke can be said to have the upper hand.

And Zheng Ke here is also annoyed.At the end of the regular season, he narrowly lost to Howard in the best defensive player award competition, but his title of No.1 perimeter defense in the league is already recognized.He also thinks that there is no player he can't guard against. He even thought about traveling through time and space to compete with Jordan to see what is so great about the ten-time scoring champion.

But the one-on-one with Kobe gave him a blow to the head.The half court is his attacking area, and the judgment in the past has become not so easy. The changes in footsteps and rhythm have become difficult to ponder.And the fadeaway jump shot after shaking a little space is even more against the sky. Even if Zheng Ke covered Kobe's eyes with his hands, it would not be of much use.

Neither of the two could guard the other. After more than [-] balls, the non-stop high confrontation consumed a lot of physical strength, which made Zheng Ke into this tired look.

Kobe took a tentative step, and Gasol came over to set him a pick-and-roll.

"day!"

Zheng Ke took a step forward, pressing Kobe tightly, and then as Kobe forcibly wiped Gasol's pick-and-roll, he slanted towards the inside to kill.

After two steps, Kobe took a big step with his right foot, took off, retracted his abdomen, twisted his waist, and raised his hand.

"Shh!"

25:37.

Zheng Ke hit Kobe with his back. After feinting, he turned counterclockwise and turned over to make a jumper.

hit!

27:37.

Odom rushed in the middle, and Walton in the corner scored the ball. Walton fired a three-pointer!

The basketball brushes out of the frame.

Lowry attacked the Lakers' penalty area during the transition between offense and defense, and made a one-stop layup!

He was fanned away by Odom who arrived later.

The Timberwolves tried their best to play their own style, and the Lakers also played the game according to their own routine.Players from both teams held back their energy. They didn't speak, but they played very hard.

At the end of halftime, the Timberwolves were 46 points behind 57 to 11.

Whitman didn't get furious as he imagined, and it was beyond his expectation to be able to win a victory in Los Angeles.The Lakers are not soft persimmons, even if it is the league, they will not want to see the Timberwolves win two consecutive away games against the sky.

Kobe Bryant played the best player in the half, scored 19 points and 4 assists, he received a live interview from ESPN.

The beautiful reporter Erin winked, twisted her waist, and gave her interview with a charming voice: "Kobe, the Lakers suppressed the Timberwolves at halftime. It feels completely different from the last game. How did you do it? of."

Normally, Kobe would be willing to tease this coquettish-looking beautiful woman, but at this location and time, his mind is full of competition.After hearing the words, he thought for two seconds, and then replied: "There is no difference. Our state today is better than the last game, and the players are more focused. Lamar (Odom), Paul (plus) Saul) have performed very well, that's our normal strength."

Erin continued to ask: "There were gossip rumors before that you lost your temper in the locker room after the game. Is this true?"

Kobe was taken aback for a moment. He stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, then showed a charming smile and said, "Of course not. The Lakers are a united team. Everyone is responsible for losing, and I, as the head of the team, The stars must bear the greatest responsibility, so how can I blame my teammates?"

"Okay, thanks for your answer."

"No thanks," Kobe turned his head and walked into the player tunnel.

In the locker room, Whitman did not arrange tactics. He comforted the depressed mood of the Timberwolves players with good words: "Boys, you have performed very well tonight. Don't put pressure on yourself, don't add extra things to yourself. Baggage. You know, as long as we try our best to play our style and go all out to play, we still have a good chance of winning. The second half was a challenge for us. We were behind the Lakers in the first half, And as long as you keep the ball running, trust your teammates, and play aggressively, the 11-point difference can be wiped out."

The Lakers in 09 were indeed the year with the strongest morale in recent years. Whether it was the main players such as Kobe, Gasol, and Odom, or the substitute players such as Vujacic and Luke Walton, they all had the desire for a championship. a vertex.This is not only because of passing the championship last year, but also because of Kobe's bursting state this year.

In the 08-09 season, Kobe was the most mature year in the past few years. His shooting percentage was the highest in the past few years, his free throw percentage was the highest in the past few years, and his turnovers were the fewest in the past few years. Only from these aspects can we see his state It's actually the best in years.Not to mention breaking the Madison Square Garden single-game scoring record.

So the Timberwolves ran into such a Lakers team, and the pressure was actually extremely high.

However, this Timberwolves team is mostly young players. As the saying goes, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Encouraged by Whitman, locker room leader Billups and others, they all rushed to the basketball court.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Love grabbed an offensive rebound and completed a two plus one.After that, the Timberwolves' defensive strength increased a bit, which put a lot of pressure on the Lakers.

Zheng Ke turned on the ball with one hand in the middle, leading the Timberwolves to a 12-3 spurt.But then, Gasol succeeded inside storm, Bryant opened again outside, re-stabilized the Lakers position.

The Lakers entered the fourth quarter with an 8-point lead.

The two teams fought fiercely, but the Timberwolves gradually began to collapse.Love made 5 fouls, Afflalo made 5 fouls, and the two key players both received their fifth fouls shortly after the start of the fourth quarter and went to rest.Both Channing Frye and Mike Miller, who were replaced, could not meet the defensive requirements of their respective positions.

Zheng Ke had no choice but to return to the position of shooting guard. At the most critical time in the fourth quarter, he faced Kobe again.However, this matchup is not fair: Zheng Ke defends Kobe, and it is Ariza who defends Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke's physical strength was exhausted, and he felt that his functions in all aspects had declined a lot.The two low-post turnaround jumpers were weaker, and they only barely hit the front of the basket, and almost missed three shots.

"The general trend is over!" Zen Master clenched his fists and roared in his heart, but his face was calm. He looked at Zheng Ke who was still able to cause great damage on the field, and showed admiration unabashedly: He is really an iron man.
(End of this chapter)