basketball purple front

Chapter 672
A few days passed quickly, and the morale of the Lakers did not recover very well.

On the day of the opening game on October 10th, I was still in a daze and lacked energy.

This is normal, Nash and Gasol are still missing, Kobe Bryant just returned to that ghostly preseason game, what else to play?Just rely on this group of "mercenaries"?Mike D'Antoni is actually a bit lacking in confidence, because first of all, his tactics require the No. 1 position, and Steve Nash is not there. Currently, he can only use Steve Blake and Jordan Farmar on top. Individuals, obviously do not have the qualifications to implement their own "7 seconds or less" tactical system.

Then the lineup was uneven, and Kobe's recovery was extremely poor. He was also disappointed in this point.

Although knowing that Achilles tendon injury is a fatal injury for basketball players, Kobe still exerts his strength, but he always holds a glimmer of hope.

At least, it can restore an average of 20+ points per game.

But looking at the preseason, Kobe Bryant, at most, has the ability to average 12+~13+ points per game. Compared with last season, it is almost cut in half!So the situation before Mike D'Antoni is that the number one star's recovery is far from expected due to injuries.Steve Nash, who is most suitable for his own tactical system, also failed to come back because of his aging body and aggravated injuries.The only offensive strength inside, Pau Gasol, is still recovering from surgery, and it is estimated that it will take more than ten or twenty games to return to the team... This kind of situation is driving him crazy.

So when the reporter asked about the goals of the Lakers this season before the start of the game, D'Antoni could only say conservatively, striving to enter the playoffs.

Obviously, this answer made the fans of the Lakers not very satisfied.

Although this game was broadcast live nationwide, it didn't make people feel very excited. In the TNT live broadcast room, Charles Barkley was a little listless: "There is too much difference between the strength and the weak. His state in the preseason has not yet returned to the standard of a star. Compared with last year, it has dropped too much. In this comparison, almost every position of the Lakers has been blown out by opponents, and the depth of the bench is not as good as the Clippers. The same city derby has lost its meaning."

It may be that seeing Barkley and O'Neal is too choking, so TNT TV still transferred back to the old combination and asked Barkley and Kenny Smith to explain together.O'Neill was assigned to Reggie Miller's group.

"Yeah, the strength comparison between the two teams is already very different! The Clippers have done a good job of strengthening this season, and the main lineup has all been retained. After a season of running-in, they may compete for the Western Conference championship this season. Even a championship team. Paul + Griffin + DeAndre, this is a very good internal and external configuration, with offense and defense." Kenny Smith said: "The starting lineup of the Lakers came out. Let's take a look, oh, it's PG Steve Blake, SG Kobe Bryant, SF Wesley Johnson, PF Jordan Hill, C hot money. I have to say, this starting lineup is nothing compared to last year The difference is huge, the gap is too big.”

"The Clippers' main lineup is PG Chris Paul, SGJ.J. Redick, SF Jared Dudley, PF Blake Griffin, C DeAndre Jordan. This lineup is younger and more youthful than last year. It is balanced, especially at the 2nd position, Redick is a bit stronger than the old Caron Butler, so the Clippers have also highlighted the not-so-good 2nd position.” Kenny Smith said : "And the 2nd position of the Lakers may not be absolutely strong. When was the last time this kind of thing happened? Was it in the 90s?"

Barkley is also not optimistic about the Lakers, saying: "If Kobe's Achilles tendon is fine, then I bet he can still average 24+~25+ points per game this season, and he still has the hope of holding the first or second position. .But I saw it in the preseason game. This injury has severely eroded Kobe's ability. Although I don't want the Black Mamba to disappear, he has really withdrawn from the ranks of the league's top stars."

"Charles, I remember that you also retired because of Achilles tendon problems?"

"Me? I'm not!" Barkley said: "To be precise, it's a ruptured quadriceps tendon in the left knee. You know, Kenny, this is the only medical injury term I remember clearly in my life." Kenny Smith nodded The head said: "Yes, what athletes are most afraid of is injuries. Once you are entangled in injuries, no matter how talented you are, you will fall to the ground."

"Kobe Bryant, Black Mamba, didn't expect to get out of this curse, and fell on a torn Achilles tendon."

"I would say he shouldn't be in a hurry to come back now, because his current state is obviously not ready for NBA-level challenges."

"It is said that the coaching staff and management of the Lakers are opposed to this matter, but you also know what kind of team Kobe is in the Lakers. Except for the resurrection of old Buss, no one can stop him."

"Hey, old super giant, late hero." Barkley seemed to think of himself, and said with some rare sadness.

"However, there is still something to watch in this game. Who do you think will perform better in this game between DeAndre and Tang? They should be regarded as the top blue-collar players in the league right now?" Kenny Smith asked.

"Of course it's hot, so what's the point?" Barkley said, "Do you think a person with no honor deserves to be compared with hot?"

"DeAndre Jordan let it go before the start of the season. He will become a first-class insider in the future, and he will compete for the NBA rebounding champion this season!"

"Rebounding king?" Barkley laughed a few times and said, "Please, our Mr. Jordan really has a big mouth. How many rebounds did he average last season? 7+ per game? How dare he say he wants to win Rebounding king??? I am optimistic that this game will blow him up on the rebounding end!"

Barkley actually underestimated Jordan a little bit, because he has indeed improved rapidly this season. The average rebounds per game in the original time and space has increased by nearly half, and he has indeed won the NBA's rebounding leader in the 13-14 season.In the future, he will also be selected as a double-team center. Even if the inside line is declining now, he must stand out from the crowd.

But it's a pity that Jordan, who is full of confidence tonight, will soon doubt his life.

Because Tang Qian's defensive end has evolved to the point where it is close to a monster.

In the 90s, he was a blue-collar overlord, let alone now?

"Hey, Eastern guy, I heard you signed a big premium contract. How about it? Isn't it cool?" Today's NBA players know how to deal with those "lip-readers". Open your mouth and don't give away your mouth shape much, so it's almost impossible to guess.

This is especially true when talking about some obscure words.

The so-called policy at the top and countermeasures at the bottom is the same in the NBA.

Tang Qian glanced at him, smiled "hehe", and said, "Aren't you also a tens of millions contract, such a premium, you can take it with confidence?" Unlike him, Tang Qian didn't hide his mouth at all, and blurted out sarcastically. "You are crazy! Let me tell you! This year's NBA rebounding champion will be replaced! Your era is over!" Jordan seems to have improved a lot during the offseason, so the new season begins with great ambition and pride .

"You want to grab my rebounding champion?" Tang Qian couldn't help teasing: "Really, buddy, even if you eat Will. Gang, you can't do it. Really, I won't lie to you." It’s just luck! The 12+ rebounding leader is basically a parallel importer!” DeAndre Jordan said confidently: “I will definitely overwhelm you this year!”

Jordan has worked hard on rebounding this offseason this summer, and he thinks he has surpassed everyone in the league.

Including Tang Qian and Howard.

"Haha~" Tang Qian stood on the middle circle, smiled and said, "Then you have a try, Texas guy? I'll wait for you to challenge me."

"You don't need to say that!" As the referee threw the ball into the sky, Jordan took off quickly. He was very confident in his height, wingspan, and bounce speed, so he didn't think he would lose to Tang Qian.But the ball was finally touched by No. 29 of the Lakers, and then handed over to the team's point guard, Steve Blake.

Just after he dribbled the ball across half court, Blake heard someone beckoning to the left of the three-point line: "Give it to me!"

As soon as he turned his head, who was it if it wasn't Kobe Bryant?
Kobe wants the ball?Steve Blake subconsciously passed it on, but soon, he regretted it.

This Kobe is no longer the Kobe from before, let him do it recklessly, alas...

JJ Redick also wants to take this opportunity to step on Kobe, not that he and Kobe have any personal grudges, but in this league, the survival of the fittest, the competition is cruel, so in order to win a bigger contract in the future, the best way is to play against star players shine.Kobe is an absolute star in the league, and his fame is still there. It is not too much for him to "kill you while you are sick".

In the NBA, there is no such thing as sympathy. The so-called respect is something after the game. During the game, who will sympathize with the enemy or the opponent?They all want to explode to death!
After all, only in this way can you stand out, get big contracts, and be successful in capitalist countries.

Kobe saw the eager eyes of his opponent, his eyes became cold, and he suddenly said something that JJ Redick remembered deeply: "Tonight, I will score 40 points on your head."

Redick was taken aback for a moment, and disdain and disbelief naturally appeared on the corner of his mouth.

If you were last year, if you hadn't torn your Achilles tendon, I would still believe it, but with your shitty state in the preseason, you still want to score 40 points against me?What is this if it is not a dream?
"Bryant, your time has passed." Redick said: "Now is the time for young people."

"you're old!"

Kobe looked at him, made a breakthrough, and immediately turned the latter into a scumbag, and then easily vacated, smashing and dunking with one hand.

bang~
The Lakers took the lead first.

"DeAndre, pay attention, it's still Kobe after all, don't be distracted!" After Paul reminded, he began to dribble across the half court, but when he passed the ball, there was a black shadow like a sharp arrow He made a quick save, made a direct steal, and dribbled for a dunk.

At the Staples Center, a huge announcement sounded: "Kobe Bryant!"

What?How is this guy so fast?Did you just guess my passing path?
Paul was a little surprised, but he didn't take it to heart.

Still continue to preside over the team's offense.

He singled out Steve Blake. Although the latter has a positive defensive attitude, he may have limited ability, so he was easily scored by the former.

4-2.

The Lakers are still Kobe, he seems to have a bloodthirsty impulse today, broke through Redick again, and entered the Clippers to attack inside.

"Bryant, be careful of your old bones!" The supplementary defender is Griffin. He is now a representative of the violent flow in the PF position, and his physique is also very strong, so he thinks that he can forcibly defend No. 24 with his physical advantage. This inside attack comes.

In the preseason, he also looked at the data of No. 24 of the Lakers. The shooting percentage in the 5 games was less than 20%. In the last game, he made 16 of 0 shots and bounced like a matchbox. This is simply a classic car that is about to be scrapped.

He thinks that he has grown up for another season, which is enough to stop.

However, he will soon pay the price for his decision.

Because he thought that Kobe, who was already bouncing from a matchbox, was facing him, and just hit the air. Then, while he was still stunned, with a "bang", he dunked into the basket with one hand!

The referee whistled, a defensive foul was made, and the goal counted. The Lakers added a free throw on the 24th.

After Kobe landed, he glanced at Griffin and said in a cold voice, "Do you think you can guard against me?"

After finishing speaking, he got to the free throw line, made an easy shot, and made a basketball hit.

This ball made Griffin feel a little embarrassed. He wanted to get back on the next ball, so when he caught the ball, he exploded and then slashed towards the Lakers' basket.The jumping height is very high, but unfortunately, it is useless.The current Tang Qian is no longer the Tang Qian of last season. Do you want to dunk in front of him?Or a frontal buckle?Almost no chance!
slap~
An extremely accurate cap blocked Griffin, and then Tang Qian took the ball and made a half-court long pass. When the camera turned, it turned out that at some point, No. 24 of the Lakers had already flew down and rushed to all people first.

hateful!What are you doing!
Paul was the only one who had a chance to defend Kobe. When he saw No. 24 got the ball, he knew that this guy would not pass it out again.Will definitely do it myself!
But Kobe, after your serious injury, how much of the power you had last year is still there?

Paul's defensive position is very precise. After all, he is a player who has defended for many years, and his ability is beyond doubt.

But as No. 3 of the Clippers thought, Kobe didn't intend to stop the ball, nor did he intend to pass it again.

He just wanted to release, to release his anger and pain during this period.

what?What is he doing?He actually took off?Aren't you afraid of being hit by yourself with a ball? ? ?

Yes, Paul is in a good position, but he forgot that since David Stern took charge of the NBA, it has been a league mainly for viewing.Any rule, after conflicting with viewing, must automatically retreat to the second line and avoid its edge.For example, if a shot is blocked, if the shot hits the ball, then defensive fouls are rarely called, unless it is too obvious, but if there is no shot, as long as there is slight physical contact, it is estimated that a "body whistle" will be called.

Now, what Kobe has to do is to block shots on the defensive end.

He wants to make an extremely ornamental picture.

What?Just one thought.

He wants to fly and dunk Paul!

Paul's height is shorter than Nash, Kobe once leaped over Nash's dunk, if Paul doesn't move, then it must be a humiliation!
Paul is worthy of being the manipulator of the defensive lineup for many years. When he saw something was wrong, he immediately chose to take off to block and fight the ball.

Even if he couldn't defend against it, he couldn't be dunked by Kobe, otherwise his momentum at the beginning would be completely suppressed.

It should be noted that the opening game is still nominally the home of the Lakers. Being hit by the opponent's top card at the beginning of the game, it will be a very bad omen for the ambitious Los Angeles Clippers in the new season.

So Chris Paul made up his mind to block the foul.

"Bryant's one-man fast break, and now the Clippers have only Paul alone in the half, what will Bryant do? Is it an emergency stop or a European layup? Oh~my~ He jumped up directly, which is Yes, this is to split the dunk!!!" Bill McDonald, the home commentator of the Lakers, was a little surprised. "Kobe was a little anxious for this shot. His physical condition may not allow him to complete this kind of shot. He...Gosh!!! Goin!!! Dunk!!! Kobe Bryant dunks Chris Paul!!! Kobe Bryant dunks Chris Paul!!!" Just halfway through the words, another on-site commentator, Stu Lantz, couldn't help but suddenly yelled.

A dunk is an exciting style of play, let alone a dunk from another person?Or Kobe Bryant's dunks after recovering from injury? ? ?

"It's unbelievable! Kobe's ball jumps so high! And it's so powerful, it's like being fully wound!" Bill McDonald said: "Paul was kicked out by him!!!"

This dunk flew out, of course it was a bit exaggerated, but it was true that Paul was knocked back in the air, and he dunked into the net with one hand.

The visual impact is completely different from the dunk of last season.

This is a kind of slam dunk that tends to be aggressive. It was already very difficult for Kobe to do it last season. The body function of a 34-year-old has long been incomparable with that of a 24-five.

Kobe is very aware of the changes in his physical condition, and he has been fine-tuning his game style from time to time according to his physical changes.You go to watch the video of Kobe every time, the offensive style, the difference is obvious.This is also the reason why he was able to average 34+ points per game at the age of 27, otherwise it would remain the same, and after his body declined, he would be easily eliminated by the league.

Tracy McGrady, Carter, Iverson, including Wade behind, are all representatives of little change in play, so after the peak period of their bodies, their decline speed can be seen with the naked eye.After all, not everyone has an alien body like LeBron James.

So this kind of dunk, Kobe himself can't remember how long he hasn't tried it.

After he landed, he couldn't help but hammered his chest, as if he was venting his anger, as if he was demonstrating, as if he was declaring.

Announce yourself, the peak version of yourself, back again.

Seeing that No. 24 scored all the points in front of the Lakers in one go, Chris Paul felt turbulent, especially the dunk just now, he clearly felt the change of Kobe.He was actually dunked by Kobe last season, but the impact was nothing compared to this ball.This ball... It's like returning to his rookie year. What the Lakers are standing on is the super scorer who blocks and kills, and is the monster who can easily score 35+ points per game.

Furthermore, he also felt the opponent's strength, which had increased dramatically compared to last season.

Last season was when Kobe was the lightest, once falling below 200 pounds.But right now... Paul took another serious look at the man in front of him, and he suddenly estimated that the former's weight may have exceeded 220 pounds, or even 230 pounds is not impossible!
It's normal to gain weight after recuperating for a long time, but...he clearly felt that the number 24 of the Lakers was not fat or puffy, but real, solid, pure muscle! ! !
This... are you kidding me?Isn't he afraid to fuck and destroy his body again?

Gained so much weight in one breath?You may not be able to withstand it when you are young.

Chris Paul didn't understand, but Kobe did. He finally understood what Tang Qian meant that day by "this peak is not that peak".Not only his physical function, but also his various attributes are actually silent, reaching the strongest value of his career.For example, the current weight is the "Little Malone" period after his solo flight, and the maximum weight was over 230+ pounds.However, the load on his body was too great at that time, so he lost it in the second season to avoid injury.Obviously, this is not a problem this season.

Miraculously compatible!
The flames in Kobe's eyes are burning higher and higher, more than ten years of game experience, and the physical fitness at the peak has increased the tonnage... I, what reason do I have, not to play a season that Jordan has never played?
Maybe Jordan would be stronger than himself if he had this kind of situation, but unfortunately...he didn't.

Is not it? ? ?
This season, I want to kill from beginning to end! ! !

Don't miss a second! ! !

The Clippers were obviously suppressed by Kobe's opening wave. Jared Dudley missed a mid-range shot, and Tang Qian grabbed the defensive rebound.He passed the ball, then suddenly turned his head to Jordan, who hadn't even touched him, and said with a smile: "Hey, Texan guy, Kobe said he will score 40 points in this game, how about I get one too?"

"What?" Little Jordan was stunned.

"I'm going to catch 20 rebounds in this game."

"Oh, by the way, I want to cover 5 more, no, it is 78910 caps."

"what do you think?"

PS: At the beginning of the new season, let's see how the Lakers buck the trend and write a legend.

Or Dazhang, Xiao Zi is very sincere, right?Haha~ Let's count the votes to comfort you?Hey~
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