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Chapter 198 The Power of No. 29

"Hello, Kendrick, I haven't seen you for a few minutes. Do you miss me?" Tang Qian said to Perkins as soon as he came on stage.

"You, stop talking nonsense! I won't be afraid of you!" Perkins puffed out his chest.

After seeing Tang Qian walking away, Ibaka approached and asked, "What's wrong? Kendrick? Why do you look so ugly?"

"It's nothing, that kid, don't take it lightly." Perkins replied.

The Lakers have the ball, and Sessions has almost no room to play against Westbrook.

Westbrook's amazing aura is very similar to Kobe when he was young.

In order not to make a mistake, he passed the ball to Kobe Bryant as soon as halftime passed.

Seeing this, Tang Qian shook his head silently in his heart, because the purpose of the Lakers choosing him in the first place was not to ask him to do this.

In fact, this season, Kobe's ability to play singles with the ball has weakened a lot compared to when he was young. If he frequently plays singles with the ball, his efficiency will not be very good.But the Black Mamba didn't have the word confession in his dictionary, so after receiving a pass from Sessions, without saying a word, he began to single-handedly attack the defender, Thapo Sefolosha.

After making two small tentative steps in a row, Kobe's back foot suddenly started, and then relying on his excellent sense of rhythm, he won the favorable position of half body position.Sapo Sefolosha is not willing to admit defeat like this. He is a man in 84 and is not yet 28 years old, so his physical fitness is at his personal peak.

He was slightly taller than Kobe, and he stretched out his arms as if Kobe had pounced on him.

beep beep~
Bryant's layup was interfered and did not score, but the referee still gave him 2 free throws.

when~
brush~
Only 2 of 1 free throws was made. Kobe played against the Thunder, and his physical strength declined particularly quickly.

As a veteran who will be 4 years old in 34 months, the magic power of Old Man Time has finally begun to show on him.

96-88, the Lakers only scored 1 point in this round.

The Thunder attacked, and after Westbrook broke through, he quickly divided the ball, and the basketball passed to Kendrick Perkins.

Perkins just wanted to shoot, but when he saw the yellow-skinned No. 29 posted on it, he flinched inexplicably, stopped shooting, and passed the basketball.Tang Qian had quick eyes and quick hands. With the blessing of the bronze agility card, he reached out with his right hand and destroyed Perkins' pass.

The basketball was picked up by Ci Shiping, who passed it to Sessions, and Sessions advanced the game.

After halftime, Sessions didn't even have the basic desire to attack, so he passed the basketball to No. 24 of the Lakers. Seeing this scene, people who didn't know thought that Lao Yu hadn't transferred.

As soon as Kobe got the ball, the Lakers subconsciously pulled away, providing the Black Mamba with plenty of space to play one-on-one.

In terms of this habit, it was all developed by Kobe's ability in the past. Especially in the three seasons of 07-10, the Lakers basically played casually in the first three and a half quarters, and Kobe took over the game in the last half.I have to admit that this tactic in those few years was very effective, it could be called simple and rude, and unrivaled.But this season, Kobe has lost the ability to integrate offense and defense for 48 minutes. It has become a luxury for him to fight from start to finish like before 2010.

Starting from this season, the Black Mamba really needs help and support.

But it's a bit sad that few people on the Lakers can see it yet.

Perhaps Kobe himself has overlooked this matter.

Whether it is intentional or unintentional.

Durant and Kobe have played against each other many times, so he also has some experience on how to defend Kobe. Before 2010, that Kobe, he basically had nothing to do, because the combination of sudden shooting and this aspect, Kobe is the one who has done the most after Jordan.If you guard tight, he will break through. If you guard loose, he will jump and shoot directly. Kobe before 2010, no one can guard him. It doesn't matter who will defend.But after Kobe in 2010, Durant found some defensive experience. Due to the decline in Kobe's speed and explosive power, his threat of breakthrough was greatly reduced. In this regard, the former still has an absolute advantage.Known as "Du Qichi", this title is not given for nothing.

In addition, Durant is not yet 24 years old, which is the age when his athletic ability is bursting, so he came to defend Kobe, which gave Kobe a lot of interference. At least in terms of shooting, it is difficult for Kobe to do whatever he wants.

Kobe VS Durant, this is exactly the drama promoted in this game, the first and second place in the scoring list, who can finally become the scoring king of this season, the audience will wait and see.

Kobe is also the kind of person who can't turn around. If he changed to a flexible one, he would not continue to play singles at all, because regardless of his physical fitness or age, Kobe would suffer a disadvantage against Durant, and he would not have an advantage.But Kobe has the blood of veteran positions. The so-called veteran positions began with Michael Jordan. As long as it is a one-on-one situation, there is no option to turn around and escape.

As long as it's one-on-one, do it. You didn't discuss it!

This is Kobe's basketball philosophy, basketball persistence.

Durant also saw this, so he had no scruples and tried his best to defend his opponent.

Kobe habitually took a tentative step, and then exerted his strength instantly, breaking through to the right. If this was done a few years ago, he would have passed Durant by half a body, but now, Durant is closely following him. up.Seeing that the opponent was on the defensive, Kobe immediately changed his technical movements, dribbling with his left and right hands, and handed the basketball to his left hand. At the same time, he pushed his back, turned around and jumped back.

However, the strength and range of this recline are lacking. As the saying goes, old people get old first. Even if Kobe had platelet-rich plasma treatment in summer, he couldn't stand the toss for more than 38 minutes.If it weren't for his rich experience, he felt that the receding range was wrong, and immediately adjusted the shooting position, then the ball would have been blocked by Kevin Durant in all likelihood.

Durant's height and wingspan are indeed the strongest among perimeter players.

About 225CM~226CM, and his height is also a lie. In future interviews after the game, he himself exposed his height.The original text is roughly as follows. After a regular season "block lore" Chris Paul, Kevin Durant blurted out because of excitement: "I know he will definitely shoot by himself, so I need to block him .You know, he's only 6 feet and I'm 6 feet 11 inches."

6英尺就是183CM，而6英尺11英寸就是211CM，“心机婊”杜兰特一览无余。

Coupled with Durant's excellent athletic talent, if you want to play skills in front of him, it is easy to be taken for granted.

The best way to deal with Durant is actually to play tough, push him hard, and kill him by relying on his body, such as James.Because although Durant has excellent physical fitness and excellent athletic ability, his thin weight has always been a defect.Not to mention the 215 pounds when he first entered the league, he is only 235 pounds now, which is 5 pounds away from his future peak weight.Why didn't Durant feel stronger after gaining 20 pounds?This is because Durant's height has also been growing. At first he was only 6 feet 9 inches, but then he rose to 6 feet 10 inches. As for this season, he has risen to 6 feet 11 inches. The height and weight data have always been relatively loose and lagging behind, so the detailed physical data of many stars has not been updated for a long time.

There are many similar situations like this. For example, Malone's weight, the official website has always written 250 pounds, only 113 kilograms?This is about the rookie period, I believe, in the middle and late stages of his career, how could it be possible to gain such a weight?Lighter than LeBron?That is absolutely impossible!When he was in the Lakers, Tang Qian remembered that he often confused Malone with O'Neal. You said he was only 250 pounds?What nonsense!I remember that there was a group photo of F4 back then. Malone was stronger than O'Neal, and his shoulders were like a city wall. At that time, Tang Qian also joked that Malone might be the only athlete in the NBA whose deltoid muscles were bigger than his head.At the end of his career, the weight is definitely above 130+ kg!It can be called the peak version of LeBron's magnified 1.5 times monster!

This is just an example. Kevin Durant is one of them. Tang Qian sometimes even thinks that he is "hunched over" just to hide his true height.

And what about Kobe?Kobe's wingspan is only 205cm, and his standing reach is only 269cm. Well, in fact, his standing reach is 269cm, which is already the top of the 2 position. Even Michael Jordan has this figure.But who is he facing?It's Kevin Durant, a monster with a wingspan of 225cm and a standing height of 279cm.So for the first time, Kobe felt a sense of oppression on the offensive end, especially after his jumping ability declined, he only relied on raising the arc of his shot to avoid the opponent's block.

Duang ~
The shot was solid.

Kobe shouted angrily: "Rebound!"

The basketball bounced to the area that Perkins was in charge of, but Tang Qian broke the card again, easily occupied the front of him, and took the offensive rebound.Then, Tang Qian used his current super agility to pull up and dunk as soon as he landed. Before Ibaka turned around, Tang Qian took a heavy dunk with both hands.

beep beep~
The referee blows the whistle, 2 points are valid, and a free throw is added.

96-90, Duang~, Tang Qian failed to make a free throw, and Ibaka protected the defensive rebound.

Westbrook went straight and used his super explosive power to make a layup under the Lakers' basket.

98-90, the Lakers trailed by eight points.

Sessions turned into Fisher again, passing the ball directly to Kobe after halftime, so that Kobe, who had suffered a serious decline in physical fitness, continued to single-play Kevin Durant.

To be honest, this was indeed the regular tactic of the Lakers in the past. In the first three quarters and a half, the whole team was played, and the remaining 5 minutes were left to the black mamba to handle.But this set, this year, is obviously not very easy to use. There is no other reason, Kobe's physical fitness can't support it. Before the age of 32, Kobe has always been a physical monster. Even if I can't beat you in the first 43 minutes, I can explode in the last 5 minutes and beat you with super physical strength.Because ordinary superstars and even super giants do not have Kobe's bottomless physical strength as a guarantee.But now, the Black Mamba feels exhausted, and he has to last 38 minutes for both offense and defense, and his body is a little bit overwhelmed.

This is a super giant turning point. If it is adjusted well, it can continue to maintain the super giant aura for two or three years, but if it is not adjusted well, it will definitely plummet, or even fall directly. It is not impossible.

Of course, the key to this adjustment is mentality.

See if you can accept this fact and this change.

According to Tang Qian's memory, Kobe has obviously not adjusted his mentality this year.

The fierce battle against the Thunder in the playoffs is proof.

This year, in singles with the ball, Kobe was still the Kobe who "put away your damn pick-and-roll".

The real change is the offseason, next season.

On the scene, Kobe continued to fight Durant fiercely, and it is still going on.

Kobe also discovered his physical problems, so he slammed the ball hard for a while, and then immediately switched to a high back shot.After Durant saw Kobe's change of tactics, he quickly followed him. As the former offensive king of the league, Kobe's offensive methods can be called a kaleidoscope.Anyone who is careless will be recruited and taught by Kobe to be a man.

Why are there so many fake fans of Kobe?
The main focus is on visual pseudo-fans.

The reason is simple. Kobe's playing moves are good-looking, his technique is delicate, and his connection is smooth.

For example, in the current fight against Durant, Kobe held the ball in his left hand and hit the opponent twice with his back. Then he swayed his right shoulder and strode out with a non-axis foot, as if making a turn.Durant also reacted quickly, and did not take Kobe's fake move, and made an accurate judgment.However, Kobe's action did not end. Seeing that Durant didn't take this move, he immediately pulled back his off-axis foot, and then made a breakthrough to the left. Half a second later, he dribbled back and took a step back. Pull up for a jumper.

This action was done very smoothly, but Tang Qian still saw the shortcomings, because if it was replaced by Kobe before the age of 32, then the final final action would not be a pull-up jumper, but a pull-up jumper.Although there are only two words missing, the effect is completely different.For example, this shot was still interfered by Durant, and the shooting action was slightly accelerated for three points.

The triple decline in action speed, athletic ability, and physical fitness has made Kobe's offensive power drop by several percent.

But Tang Qian knew how to make up for this problem.

"Grab the basketball!"

The ball bounced a bit too much. Ibaka originally wanted to block Tang Qian and let Durant get the rebound, but he was too careless. Tang Qian's current physical agility far exceeded his imagination.Before he was stuck in position, Tang Qian flashed past his position, and then grabbed ahead of Durant and slammed the rebound.

The rebound was snatched by Gasol. Taking advantage of the Thunder's uneven line, he immediately strode out for a layup. The basketball went into the net hollow, 98-92.

"Ibaka, Perkins, all protect the rebound!" Westbrook was a little dissatisfied with this situation, and turned his head and said to the two insiders of the team.

This oriental kid is so agile!Not at all like a big center over 7 feet!

However, this can't help me!
Serge Ibaka said.

Westbrook made a mid-range shot, and Tang Qian took the rebound and passed it to Ramon Sessions.Sessions dribbled the ball for half court, handed the basketball to Bryant, and then ran aside to "become a spectator."

Seeing this situation, Mike Brown was very speechless, because he had just told Sessions to take the initiative to attack, but now it seems that Sessions is in the right ear and out in the left ear.

But Mike Brown didn't think about it, he was embarrassing for Ramon Sessions. Looking at Sessions' previous resume, he played 17 games and started 7 games in the first season. He played 79 games and started 39 games in the second season. In the third season, he played 82 games and started 1 game. In the fourth season, he played 81 games and started 38 games. He started 41 games in the first 4 games of this season.A total of 300 games in the regular season have been started, but 89 games, and the probability of starting is less than 30%.This means that 70% of the time in his career, he is on the bench.Since he is playing as a substitute, his stats are obtained by facing the substitute lineup. He is suddenly asked to start to toughen up the main point guard. It is still Russell Westbrook. His pressure can be described as huge.

What kind of character is Westbrook?This season's average per game is close to 24+5+5, the All-Star, the winner of the second team of the best team, he wants to strangle a Ramon Sessions, it is easier than drinking water.

In the face of Westbrook's aura, Ramon Sessions couldn't even think of taking the initiative to attack.

So I can only hand over the basketball to Kobe and become an "old fish" myself.

Kobe VS Durant again.

At this time, Kobe's breath was a little uneven, but since his teammates pulled away, he had no possibility of backing down.

As soon as he is ruthless, he will continue to single-play Kevin Durant with the ball.

But at this moment, a voice suddenly appeared on Kobe's right side and said:

"GO! Get out of my way!"

PS: The Cavaliers won a big victory today. There is no way. With two main players missing, the Warriors can resist to this extent.Otherwise, it would be too easy for James and Irving to break through.

(End of this chapter)