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Chapter 792 Nash's debut, full score

Why didn't Kobe do this kind of thing before?Don't engage in this so-called "dark ritual"?The reasons are nothing more than these points.

The team is too weak to make it happen, and no one will agree with you.Without the support of the record, no matter how you say it, it is a mess.

Not competitive enough.It's different now, with both Gasol and Nash coming back and obviously pushing the team's competitive mentality to a new peak.Enough to infect most of the team.

Doing this kind of thing too early will cause the team to have "aesthetic fatigue".It's the same as what you have been listening to all the time. No matter how reasonable or gorgeous the sentences are, if you listen too much, you will still subconsciously "block".So use it when you need it.

These are the things Kobe has learned from following Jackson for so many years.In addition, he himself is also an example, a master of chicken soup, so he speaks out at this time.The time is just right.

With a strong enemy ahead, such a wave of "ceremony" is needed to strengthen the connection and confidence of the players.Otherwise, facing the Spurs with perverted team attributes this season, it is easy to be completely torn apart and internally collapsed.

Finally, and most importantly.

The regular season was coming to an end, and Kobe's own thoughts slowly began to climb to the top, occupying his entire brain.

His desire and paranoia will enter the final limit of his career.

Just like the "Last Dance" in Chicago back then, Kobe of the Lakers is very similar now and empathizes with him.

Nash did not expect that Kobe would suddenly make such a move, but it was precisely because of this that he felt that his decision to come back was extremely correct.

A certain factor of this team is obviously stronger than the "F4 bubble" of last season.

Do you have a strong desire and ambition to win the championship?Now there is a fourth one!I will not lose to you either!

Nash said loudly to himself, that decisiveness is worthy of his eighteen years of professional basketball career.

The championship desire of the Lakers, the championship desire, officially began to spread from this game, and gradually attached to the body of every Lakers player.There are many, some are few, some are fast, some are slow, but without exception, everyone wearing the Zijin jersey has such a thought in their hearts.

This is what Kobe wants.

This is what the Lakers want now.

For a team to win the championship, it is definitely not enough for a few core players to maintain the desire to win the championship.

Because basketball is for five people, not for two.

In the TNT live broadcast room, Barkley and Kenny Smith sat in the live broadcast seats and began to talk:

"This is a classic battle! I have a hunch that the best game of the 13-14 regular season will be selected from tonight!"

"The Lakers VS Spurs! No. [-] in the West VS No. [-] in the West! By the way, before the start of the season, there should not be too many people optimistic about these two teams. The Spurs were also badly hurt in the finals. They were shaved by the Heat and their core was a year older. Before, almost all media people thought that San Antonio had already withdrawn from the championship team. Unexpectedly, they are actually in the current league. First!"

"Basketball is interesting like this!" Barkley said: "What's the point of teaming up at the peak? If I'm in my 20s, I'll find Olajuwon and Drexler who are in their 20s. Jordan is not our opponent. ! I really regret that it was too late to join the group! Look at them, they have gained both fame and reputation, and the past has been forgotten by the public!"

Barkley has always been a firm black man who is in a group at the peak. Of course, this may have something to do with his own failure to form a group and not having a championship ring.Kenny Smith brought the topic back to the right track tonight: "However, the Lakers can play to this level, which surprises me even more. And they once again formed a so-called 'Four Kings' lineup, It was absolutely unexpected.”

"What are the four kings? Look at how old they are! Kobe is about to be 36 years old, Nash is 4 years older than Kobe, and Gasol is going to be 34 years old in three or four months! These three people add Looks like you are over 100 years old! What is the average age? 36~37 years old! Even if you were a superstar at this age, you are almost old now! If you are an ordinary NBA player, you would have retired long ago I don’t know what to brag about! If all three of them are in their 20s, like Miami, that’s about the same!” Facing Barkley’s snort, Kenny Smith didn’t mind saying: “No Is a Dongfang Hot lower the average age? But to be honest, before he knows it, he can be called a giant, which is really unexpected."

"I've always been very optimistic about him." Barkley seemed a little proud: "Since he was a super rookie!"

"Okay, this time you counted as a chance." Kenny Smith said: "Then tonight's match, who do you support?"

"I prefer to see the weak overthrow the strong. The Spurs are very strong, but playing is not what I like."

"But on the basketball court, the winner is king." Kenny Smith held a different opinion: "Basketball is not as simple as a simple pile of stars. The history of the Lakers has proved it many times. Besides, you just said Now, most of the so-called four heavenly kings are old-fashioned existences, and none of them are at their peak."

"It depends on how the Lakers will change after Nash returns. Will they continue the previous style of play or change? This will be one of the highlights tonight. Otherwise, I think the Spurs will have a better chance of winning. some."

The Staples Center was full of seats. The Lakers' consecutive victories suddenly gave the Los Angeles fans who had no extravagant expectations for the season, as if injected with a booster, and gradually began to shout some bold slogans.

Although the words about winning the championship are still a bit scarce, they are still completely the same as at the beginning.

"Hey~ Dongfang Hot~ Long time no see~ You are very strong now~ How are you, are you interested in coming to our San Antonio in the future?" Duncan met Tang Qian for the first time this season. It's "injury". Anyway, we fought several times, and we only officially face each other tonight.But I didn't expect that when I opened my mouth, it was still such a blatant "solicitation" rhetoric.

"No, I want to be the boss. Isn't the future boss of the Spurs determined?"

"Boss? Can you make it if you stay in the Lakers? You have to know that as long as he doesn't leave for a day and doesn't retire, no one in this team has the slightest chance."

Tang Qian smiled and said: "That's not sure, anyway, don't worry too much, and I want to learn from you a little bit."

"What?" Duncan was taken aback.

"I will only play for one team in my life. I will only wear the jersey of one team." Tang Qian's answer was very simple, but it made the Spurs No. 21 feel a little flustered in his heart.After all, in this day and age, few people think that way.

However, can your ability match your ambition?
You must know that you only play for one city throughout your career, either your career is too short, or your personal strength is too strong.There is no third possibility.Which one are you going to choose?

Game start.

There is nothing to say about the two sides fighting for the ball. It is impossible for Duncan to compete with Tang Qian now. The Lakers won the first attack.

But the Lakers didn't play well at the beginning, they were too considerate and modest with each other, but they were like headless chickens, and everyone was a little hesitant.And hesitation, on the basketball court, this is a taboo.The Spurs scored 22-8 in half a quarter, and the Lakers seemed vulnerable.

D'Antoni immediately called a timeout.

After coming down, Kobe took the initiative to let Nash stand up and take control of the ball without too much hesitation.This signal means that the future offense of the Lakers will be fully initiated by Steve Nash.There is nothing wrong with doing this, because Kobe has already proved it in more than a dozen games last season. He plays off the ball, is extremely strong, and has a very high hit rate. The most important thing is to relax and save energy.Besides, the Lakers only need the right to shoot on the 24th, and whoever has the ability to take the ball will take it, and he will not interfere.

Of course, most of the time on the Lakers, no one has this ability, so Kobe must attack more with the ball.

Kobe this season is obviously better than the peak Kobe in an all-round way, let alone last season.Therefore, when playing off the ball, the shooting rate will be better and the efficiency will be even more terrifying.Nash got this kind of promise from Kobe, and immediately cleared his worries. After a timeout, he fully played the function of the No. 1 position, connected and organized the team's offense.

When Nash really played, the Lakers' offense suddenly changed.

There are many reasons why the Lakers' lineup couldn't play running and shooting last year. One of them is Kobe's aging and his overall weakening of athletic ability and offensive and defensive ability. This is an unavoidable factor.But this problem has completely disappeared this season. Kobe can definitely play the role of an attacking arrow with a small ball and running and bombing, while maintaining a high-pressure defense on the defensive end.Second, Tang Qian's pick-and-roll enthusiasm is much higher than that of Howard last season. Moreover, he does not have the habit of sticking the ball in the low post, which allows Nash to break through more into the interior and use sudden points to tear opponent's defense.Third, Tang Qian's physical fitness and off-the-ball ability have surpassed Howard, so he can be competent for part of Stoudemire's responsibilities in the middle of the road.This is also one of Nash's favorite and most comfortable fits.

A wave of 25-10, the Lakers recovered a lot.

33-32 in a single quarter, but ended the first quarter with a lead of 1 point.

The second quarter is usually the fatal point for the Lakers in the first half of the season, because Tang Qian will take a routine rest in this quarter to save his energy for the second half.Therefore, the inside defense and the entire defensive system suddenly collapsed, and the defensive strength dropped greatly.In this quarter, the Lakers averaged more than 30 points per game in the season, the highest in the league, and rare in history.

It is impossible for the Spurs not to know this "weakness". They want to take advantage of this opportunity to overtake in one fell swoop, and then expand the score difference between the two sides.However, the San Antonio people have forgotten that the current Lakers still have some changes.For example, with Nash, the Lakers' offensive ability has been significantly improved. Players in position 1, especially masters in position 1, can improve the overall attack of the team, especially for players with average autonomous attack ability, the bonus is obvious.This was the case with Nash in the Suns before. Without his go-betweens, do you think the Suns could achieve 110+ in the regular season and 112+ in the playoffs?

Even if Nash's ability is not as good as the peak now, his organizational ability will not decline too much, because the relationship between this and his physical fitness is relatively small, so as long as he has the ball in his hands, Zonda can still deliver a good average data.And this comeback, Nash's mentality is similar to Kobe's, it is the last fight.

So I don't care about injuries and wear and tear at all, I just want to squeeze out my competitive ability as much as possible.

After resting for half a quarter, Nash came on the court, and the Lakers' offense was instantly channeled away, no longer relying on Kobe and Gasol to fight inside and outside.

"Steve made a pass!!! What a pass!!! Wesley Johnson got an easy slip!!!"

"Steve hit the ground with an arc, Kobe ran without the ball and shot, Yes~! Goal!!!"

"D'Antoni replaced Kobe! This situation is rare this season! It shows his confidence in Steve Nash!"

"Steve Nash!!! Pass the ball suddenly!!! Gasol dunks!!! Is this still the Lakers I am familiar with this season??? This offense, this conduction, this running, is completely different from before If there are two teams!!!”

Both Bill McDonald and Stu Lantz were surprised, but this is Nash's ability. What is a point guard master?That is, as long as you give him enough trust and the right to the ball and let him take full control, he can return you an incredible "reward".The Lakers' offense used to be too monotonous, that is, singles, singles, singles, and little cooperation. Now that they have a court brain, everyone has begun to operate with a purpose, and conduct an overall offense around Nash.

In terms of mode, it is no longer independent and separated.

This kind of ability to forcibly organize the team by virtue of his personal forced connection, Kobe is obviously far behind Nash.

No. 24 is essentially an attacker, not an organizer. Nash is a master at improving the team's lower limit.

In fact, before LeBron James was born, the No. 1 master was the guarantee of the team's lower limit.Nash, Kidd, Paul, "Magic" Johnson, etc., although they have the ability to distinguish between up and down, they are a little similar.That is the teams that own them, the lower limit is very high, and they are basically teams that are more competitive in the playoffs.With a group of ordinary teammates, you can still play amazing destructive power.

The ability in this area, let alone Kobe, Jordan is not satisfactory.

They belong to the type that increases the team's ultimate ceiling, and there are major differences.

After the second quarter, the Spurs scored 38 points with a good shooting percentage, but the Lakers did not collapse as usual. Instead, they relied on Nash's leadership to attack the whole process and scored a high score of 30 points.And this is still done without Kobe, which is very difficult.Of course, we can only take offense at the same time, defense... is impossible.Nash's own average defense as he got older has now plummeted to the point of a defensive colander. This cannot be solved in one go because of determination and courage.Hard skills are not enough, saying anything is useless.

Without Kobe and Tang Qian, the overall defense has plummeted, which is also reasonable.But if you can counterattack and hold back the score difference, that's not bad, at least it will buy a lot of rest time for Kobe and Tang Qian.This is much better than being simply blown up in the second quarter before.

D'Antoni is also very satisfied with Nash's decision-making and performance on the field, because this is the best way in the second quarter, which not only activates the sense of team participation of the role players, but also allows the main players to get a long rest.This situation is really something that the previous Lakers never dreamed of!But just because of one Nash, he has been revitalized and improved so much.

However, the use of Nash is also a problem to be considered. After all, his defense has been completely slag, and it doesn't matter if defense is not considered in the offensive stage.But there is an absolute colander in the key ball fight, which is also extremely unfavorable.Just like Gasol is not very used to running and bombing and small balls, Mike D'Antoni has to find a way to reconcile and find a way to minimize the disadvantages of Nash.

At the end of the half, the Lakers entered the second half 63-70, 7 points behind.

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