warrior godfather

Chapter 324
However, it was not Klay who stood in front of Kobe, but Leonard.

Zhang Yu did not send the starting lineup in the third quarter. He made a little adjustment-he replaced Butler and replaced Leonard.

Now, Leonard stood in front of Kobe, opened a pair of big hands, looked at Kobe seriously, and looked at this one of the most "hated" stars he ever had.

Leonard was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Los Angeles, but he does not have a "child lake dream". He has always regarded Iverson as his idol and is a fan of the 76ers. His least favorite team is to hinder Ivers Sen won the Lakers.

Today, Zhang Yu gave him a chance, a chance to personally "revenge" Iverson.

Kobe saw Clay go to the bottom corner to follow Matt Barnes, and the Warriors sent a rookie to defend him, so he couldn't help but looked Leonard up and down in surprise.

On the sidelines, Kenny Smith also said in surprise:

"Coach Z actually asked Leonard to defend Kobe alone. Clay really can't defend Kobe, but he still has Butler to use. Why would he arrange a rookie to defend Kobe?"

Reggie Miller lowered his head and rummaged through the information, and said:

"Kawhi Leonard, let me see... 6 games averaged 18.4 minutes per game, 6.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.4 blocks. He has a lot of steals. He was good at defense when he was in college. He has a pair of Long arms, maybe that's why Coach Z asked him to single-guard Kobe, he wanted Leonard to limit Kobe's scoring, after all, Butler's wingspan is too short, and Kobe is good at fadeaway jumpers."

Buckley shook his head and said:

"Maybe, but I don't think it's a good idea, even if Butler is not as talented as Leonard, but he is a more experienced defender... Coach Z actually put a rookie who is just a rookie on Kobe, he is not afraid of Leonard Does Nader have nightmares when he sleeps at night?"

Just when Barkley complained about Zhang Yu's on-the-spot adjustments, the Lakers players had completely pulled away, cleared the strong side, and Kobe started his offense.

Since Leonard is the Warriors' backup small forward, in the previous 6 games, Zhang Yu did not arrange for him to defend the opponent's outside star, and he had no match-up relationship with Kobe, so Kobe did not prepare any information about Leonard before the game. I don't know Leonard's defensive habits, so I can only single Leonard with experience.

Seeing Leonard's exaggerated long arms and big hands, Kobe was very cautious. He tried two tentative steps first, but Leonard was unmoved. He raised his hand and waved it again. Leonard remained calm .

Afterwards, Kobe stopped probing, he sank his center of gravity, and started dribbling. When the ball was passed to his left hand, Kobe suddenly stepped forward with his left foot, his shoulders swung, and he made a gesture to break through from the left, then quickly changed direction, and the ball passed to his right hand , go right and break through.

His fake shoulder shaking was very realistic. Leonard subconsciously shifted his center of gravity to his right side, giving Kobe a little space on the right. shoot.

Snapped!
The ball in Kobe's hand was shot off by Leonard. He didn't stop, rushed forward for a certain distance, and then hurriedly turned back, only to see Leonard picking up the basketball and galloping towards the frontcourt. Dust, rushed into the Lakers penalty area and easily dunked.

57: 53.

Kenny Smith exclaimed:

"Wow, Leonard directly steals Kobe! Charles, do you think he still has nightmares at night?"

Barkley said angrily:
"Okay, Kobe was careless, Leonard won the first round..."

On the field, the Lakers sent a baseline ball. After Fisher dribbled the ball for half court, Kobe immediately reached out for the ball. Fisher passed the ball. He wanted to single Leonard and get back the court.

Facing Leonard again, Kobe's expression became more serious, and his dribbling became more cautious.

But Leonard's feet moved quickly, his long arms covered a huge area, and he kept attacking and trying to steal the ball. Kobe, who was exhausted and slowed down, lost his dribbling rhythm.

He reluctantly carried Leonard to the free throw line, made an emergency stop and shot a jump shot, and the basketball bounced out of the frame under Leonard's strong interference.

After Kobe hit the iron, there was a huge sigh at the Staples Center, and the Lakers fans felt very unbelievable. They had never seen Kobe being defended by a rookie for two consecutive rounds, and he was even intercepted once!
Looking back, Curry and Green picked and rolled, and passed the ball to Green, who rushed to the inside of the Lakers. After attracting Bynum's defense, he threw the ball behind him. Chandler flew into the air, He succeeded in catching the dunk.

59: 53.

Reggie Miller says:

"After the start of the second half, the Warriors beat the Lakers 7-0. If the Lakers still can't score in the next round, Mike Brown should call a timeout."

The round changed, the Lakers attacked, and after Fisher dribbled the ball across half court, Kobe reached out for the ball immediately, and Fisher naturally passed it immediately.

On the sidelines, Mike Brown watched the scene quietly without saying anything.

With Chandler in charge, the Warriors' penalty area is very strong. Gasol, who was able to secure Green, was flanked by the Warriors. The Lakers' offense can only rely on Kobe, and there is no other way.

After Kobe received the ball, the Lakers fans at the scene quieted down and looked nervously at Kobe and at the expressionless Leonard behind him.

Leonard just stole Kobe and succeeded in a one-stop dunk, but he just retreated to the backcourt silently, his expression unchanged, as if he was a robot who only knew how to run according to the program and had no emotion at all.

He opened his hands again and pushed towards Kobe, trying to interfere with Kobe's dribbling rhythm.

But Kobe didn't give Leonard this chance, and he passed the ball back to Fisher.

Just when the audience was stunned, Kobe came to the corner, stuck Leonard behind him, opened his hands for the ball, and Fisher passed the ball again.

"It seems that Kobe is going to change his offensive method and back up Leonard." Kenny Smith said.

After his words fell, Kobe leaned back hard, Leonard took a small step back, Kobe shook his right shoulder, and then turned to the left very smoothly, fooling Leonard completely, and shot a fallback jumper.

brush!
The basketball went into the net hollow, 59:55.

After landing, Kobe glanced at Leonard with stern eyes, licked his lips, and then turned and ran back to the backcourt.

Looking back, Curry and Chandler played a pick-and-roll, and Bynum's defense was a little slower. Curry seized the fleeting opportunity. With the help of a single block, he pulled up and shot a three-pointer. The bullet comes in.

62: 55.

Mike Brown said loudly from the sidelines:

"Defend and go out, don't give him a chance to shoot a three-pointer, you must switch defenses!"

Bynum quickly raised his hand to signal that it was his fault, and Mike Brown stopped, but he kept shaking his head, his face full of dissatisfaction.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe came to the low post on the right, received a pass from Fisher, and played Leonard with his back.

He sat down twice, first pretending to turn to the right, and then suddenly turned to the left, but Leonard was very careful not to be fooled by him, followed Kobe's movements, raised his right hand high, and firmly covered Kobe's shooting space .

After Kobe turned to the baseline, he leaned back slightly, raised his hands high, and made a gesture to shoot. Leonard jumped up subconsciously, trying to block Kobe's shot.

But Kobe just swayed. He retracted his hands and shortened his body. After Leonard reached the highest point, he jumped up and hit Leonard before throwing the ball.

"Di-swipe!"

Accompanied by the whistle, there was the crisp sound of the basketball hitting the net. After landing, Kobe staggered two steps. Seeing the flying net flower, he clenched his right fist tightly and let out a ferocious roar.

"2+1! Kobe completely fooled Leonard. He backed Leonard for two consecutive rounds. Kobe seems to have found the right way to break Leonard's defense!" Reggie Miller said.

Barkley smiled proudly:

"Kenny, tell me, if Leonard goes back to sleep at night, will the dream be full of Kobe's fake moves?"

Kenny Smith retorted:

"Charles, Kobe and Leonard have faced each other for 4 rounds, and now they have only reached a 2:2 tie. You have to continue watching. Don't be too happy..."

brush!
Just as the commentators were bickering with each other, Kobe stood on the free throw line and made a steady hit and added a penalty.

62: 58.

When the round changed, Curry continued to play pick-and-roll with Chandler. This time, Bynum switched defenses in front of Curry very decisively. Dropped, came to the Lakers penalty area, missed a layup under the interference of Gasol, and the rebound was protected by Kobe who shrank to the basket.

Then, led by the DJ and amid the uniform shouts of "kobe" all over the court, Kobe personally dribbled the ball across the half court, came to the left corner, turned his back, and approached Leonard for the fifth time.

The rest of the Lakers pulled away and cleared the strong side. Kobe finally started. He leaned hard, Leonard was a little bit overwhelmed, and took small steps back.

Although he is a heavy forward, he has not been tempered in the NBA before. There is still a big gap between the intensity of confrontation in the training camp and the official game. Leonard's confrontation still needs to be strengthened.

Moreover, there are no players who are good at back-up skills in the Miami training camp. Leonard and Curry, Butler, Jeremy Lin, Thomas and others have singled out countless times, and they have honed very good defensive face-up offensive skills. In the defense of post-up singles, he has not accumulated much experience.

Kobe sat and punched twice, leaned a little space, suddenly his shoulders swayed, and then turned towards the baseline. He didn't make a fake move, Leonard tried his best to pounce on him, but Kobe stretched his waist and abdomen, leaned back in the air, and dodged With Leonard's long arm and wrist flicking lightly, the basketball flew across a silky trajectory and fell into the net.

62: 60.

boom!
The Staples Center was completely boiling, and the shouts of the Lakers fans reached the peak in an instant, as if they were about to overturn the dome of the arena. They clapped vigorously and shouted Kobe's name with their arms raised.

This is the strength Kobe should have, and this is the Kobe they want to see!

Amid the din of the crowd, Barkley yelled:

"Incredible goal, from Kobe! Kenny, it's 3:2, what else do you have to say? Leonard can't guard Kobe at all. He just took advantage of Kobe's unpreparedness and stole a ball from him, but as long as When Kobe gets serious, there's nothing Leonard can do."

Kenny Smith shrugged:

"Okay, you're right, but Leonard has done enough, Kobe needs to use such an extreme fadeaway jumper to make a shot, which is very rare... oh, Coach Z called a timeout, It seems that he can't tolerate Kobe continuing to score like this, let's see what adjustments he will make..."

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu, who called a timeout, glanced at Kobe, who was admired by the audience, smiled, then turned to the Warriors players who returned to the bench, and gave them high-fives one by one.

He pulled his chair and sat down in front of everyone, but Silas handed over the tactical board and marker pen and said loudly:
"OK, guys, you guys did a great job, but the game isn't over yet, we just need to fix one more problem to leave Staples with a win, and we'll play like this..."

Soon, the timeout ended and both sides returned to the field.

Reggie Miller looked at the lineups of both sides, and wondered:
"The Warriors changed. Coach Z replaced Butler and Clay. Is he going to let Butler guard Kobe?"

Kenny Smith was puzzled and said:

"Then why did Coach Z replace Clay? He is the Warriors' third scorer. Now that the Lakers are about to recover the score, he should keep Clay on the court and replace Leonard. Leonard can steal Kobe once made a contribution, what the Warriors need now is to score."

On the sidelines, when Mike Brown saw the Warriors' lineup, he felt a little puzzled. He had the same thought as Kenny Smith. He didn't understand why Zhang Yu replaced Clay and left Leonard on the court.

But he soon stopped worrying about these things. He hoped that Zhang Yu would make more foolish tricks so that the Lakers would have the hope of winning.

On the field, Green sent a sideline ball. After Curry received the ball, Green immediately stepped forward to cover him, and firmly blocked Fisher, who was following Curry, behind him.

Gasol was caught off guard, slowed a step, and did not switch to Curry. Curry pulled up and shot, and a three-pointer went into the net.

65: 60.

After this three-pointer, the hustle and bustle of the Staples Center became much quieter.

Looking back, Kobe approached Leonard again. At this time, his breathing became heavier and his sweat merged into trickles, sliding off him happily.

Beating Leonard hard for five rounds caused Kobe to consume most of his physical energy and become on the verge of exhaustion, but he has forgotten his physical exhaustion. He only wants to win the game. As long as he stands on the court, he will To score, to hit difficult shots, to win games.

But not everyone, like the Lakers fans at Staples Center, wanted to see Bryant score high.

Just when the Lakers pulled away and Kobe was about to play Leonard with his back, Butler rushed over, and Leonard also took a step forward, pressing down, forming a two-sided attack with Butler!
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