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Chapter 690 Kobe's Difficulty

51-46, the Warriors are still 5 points behind their opponents.

Why is it said that Green's replacement of David Lee is an important part of the Warriors' qualitative change, mainly defense!Defense!Defense!
Say the important thing three times!

This is the same as Kobe's emergence from the top four. What's the situation with David Lee?There was a famous ESPN article that satirized David Lee.It is said that his role on the defensive end is only to protect rebounds.Of course, this is a bit too much, but you can see what kind of impression his defensive end left on people.

The defensive lineup, although not as valuable as the best team, may be selected, but all of them are outstanding.

Jordan once said in his autobiography that the biggest difference between him and "Magic" Johnson and "Big Bird" Larry Bird is defense.He can attack and defend together, but the two above can't.Besides, do you know the difficulty of being selected to the best defensive team?Maybe this one doesn't look as good as the best team, but it's not something you can get in if you want to.There are even many stars who can enter the best team many times, but miss the best defensive team for life.

Carter 0 times, Iverson 0 times, McGrady 0 times, Curry Harden Westbrook Irving, as of 2017, all of them are 0 times.This is a famous star on the outside, and the same is true on the inside. The current shining stars are Griffin 0 times, Kevin Love 0 times, Dirk Nowitzki 0 times, Cousins ​​0 times, Pau Gasol 0 times, Bosh 0 times, blah blah blah.So if you are strong and rank high, it does not necessarily mean that you are good at defending. Superstar defenses are mediocre and above-average.

Although David Lee has good statistics and is known as "New York's 2-double machine", he has never entered the defense.

The second defense has never entered.

But Green, since the third grade, has dominated the first defense every year, and even won the DPOY's highest defensive honor in the end.The difference here is that a colander is compared with an iron wall. Of course, Green is the latter, and David Lee is the former.This is very obvious for the team that is aiming to win the championship.

And being able to enter the defensive line means that your defense is sustainable, not the kind that can only highlight a few games.

The Lakers' offense was still a positional battle, and Steve Blake lived the half court cautiously.There is no way, he only has this ability. It is a dream for him to fight in front of Curry.For the Lakers this season, Steve Blake passed the ball after halftime. Anyway, No. 24 was in a brave state, and he was happy and relaxed.

Kobe received the ball and hit Klay Thompson head-on with the ball. The latter is very nervous now, because he has been scored 24 points by Kobe in the whole game, and his shooting percentage exceeds 65%!And he himself is capable, both offensive and defensive ends are low-powered, and it is to save face that he suffered a tragic blow.Therefore, he defended Kobe with a very unbalanced mentality.

Kobe glanced at him, and a sneer flickered on the corner of his mouth. With his current physical condition, dealing with this kind of defense is basically as easy as eating and drinking. One-on-one, it's too easy. No. 24 just made a slight tentative step, and Klay Thompson's defense revealed a lot of flaws.

Tonight, he is estimated to be out of the shadow area by Kobe.

Breaking through the former was easy and effortless, which made the Warriors' home commentators scream "NONONO~".

However, the ball changed. After Kobe rushed in, he was blocked by a figure, but so what?
The Lakers' No. 24 didn't care at all and continued to attack.

Drummond Green?What can a second-year backup blue-collar worker do?what ability?
There are considerable reasons why Kobe underestimated Green so much. After all, Green is not well-known at all now, and he has no masterpieces and representative games. He only has an average of 6+5+1 per game, let alone Kobe’s level. Celebrities don't pay attention to him. The NBA is such a place. Only when you have strength and fame can you be valued and respected. Otherwise, who knows if you will be in the league next season?

There are countless players Kobe has met in the past ten years, but apart from some familiar faces, he doesn't remember many of them.

There's even a little joke about Kobe, who claims to have a bad memory, especially role players, and he can't remember a few.So Draymond Green?Who is this person now?Where did the little guy come from?

But Kobe underestimated Draymond Green, because the latter had exploded at this time, and his defensive habits were different from most of the inside defenders today.He doesn't like to block shots for the sake of blocking shots. His defense is to prevent the opponent from scoring as the ultimate goal.Sound silly?Isn't the ultimate goal of basketball defense to keep the opponent from scoring?

Yes, the essence is like this, but most players now don't do it this way.

Inside players are more inclined to block shots and protect the basket, because these have technical statistics, which can improve their worth and status in the future, and then earn bigger and fatter contracts.But Green, who has been polished by a complete college basketball, is the epitome of some blue-collar inside defenses in the last century.No data is required, just defense is enough, and his university Michigan also has such a defensive system and defensive tradition. The head coach never lets his players block shots for the sake of blocking shots.

After 4 years of polishing in Michigan, Green has already implemented this defensive concept, so at first glance, his defensive statistics are really ordinary.But it can bring a qualitative leap to the team.

Simply put, he is also a defensive core.

However, he is not the defensive core of Tang Qian's type of basket protection. His defensive style will not bring him any outstanding statistics, but for the team, if there is no defensive core of Tang Qian's type of basket protection, It's also nice to have this.Furthermore, for Cole's "five small lineups", he doesn't need a slow big center, he needs a "little quickie" like Green.

Similar to the feeling of Dennis Rodman on the Bulls back then. Of course, Rodman rebounds much better than Green, but Green's supplementary defense and assist defense are also better than Rodman.Especially now that the super center is not around, this type of defensive core takes advantage even more.

He has been sticking to Kobe all the time, he can't jump at all, and he doesn't get hot-headed. It seems that if Kobe doesn't dance, he won't dance either.

Kobe was a little surprised, because of this kind of defense, Kobe had encountered a lot when he was young, but with the passage of time, it has become extremely rare in the current league.However, it is also not a problem. As long as the ability of the 24th is at its peak, what defense has not been seen, and what defense can't handle it?

It's not a problem for him.

Kobe used the changes in rhythm and center of gravity to forcibly tear away half of Green's defensive position, and then quickly broke through the bottom line. The speed and frequency were simply impossible for Kobe in the later period.This is the breakthrough ability of the "Peter Pan" era!

That Kobe, with breakthrough ability and physical fitness, completely defeated the "Black Mamba" in the later period.

Moreover, Kobe now weighs more than 230 pounds, and he is only stronger than Green.A super scorer has such power. No matter how strong he is in defense alone, he is still a gift, and it is impossible to completely limit it.

But immediately, Green showed the real things he honed in four years of college.

That's Defensive IQ!
After Kobe jumped up, another person suddenly appeared on the bottom line. He was the Warriors' big center Bogut.

On the 24th, it became clear immediately that Green had set a strong-side defensive trap for himself!And the overall control is perfect!The heat is very sophisticated!

Suddenly, Kobe fell into a crisis, and Bogut's sudden appearance made him a little unprepared.

You say pass?Green deliberately didn't take off the ball to prevent Kobe from passing the ball urgently. As long as a person is on the ground, his sensitivity will always be higher than in the air.This is the defensive motto that his college mentor often talks about.

Kobe had no choice but to rely on his "water snake waist" to forcibly twist, and then tried to bypass Bogut with a folded waist layup, but in the end it fell short, because the Warriors' defensive trap was too successful, even if he recovered. After reaching the peak state, there is no way to guarantee this situation, and this kind of shot can still be stable.Because the opponent's front and rear positions and double-team distance are all of high quality, Kobe was a little careless in front, so he suffered a dark loss.

The basketball was still forcibly thrown out by Kobe, but after a circle on the rim, it finally slid out of the rim.

Seeing this, both Green and Bogut were extremely terrified, because this kind of ball, logically speaking, should be completely impossible, but they were almost forced into it by No. 24!
This guy is really not easy!No wonder this season is far ahead in the scoring list!

Still, I made it, didn't I?
I used the overall defense to limit Kobe Bryant!
The Warriors took the opportunity to push quickly, a defensive counterattack was completed, and the Lakers were narrowed by 2 points.

At this time, Green didn't notice that the purple-gold black mamba got up from the ground, with a restless light flashing in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)