The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 83
Facing Li Pu, Kobe chose face-to-face singles.

Today's Kobe does not use a lot of face-up singles like he did when he was young, but uses more confrontational post-up singles.

This is because, as he gets older, his speed has begun to decline, and his injuries have increased. It is obviously impossible to imagine the unscrupulous breakthrough as he did when he was young!
Therefore, he consciously increased his weight, increased his strength, learned back-up movements, and allowed himself to undergo technical transformation.

In this regard, Kobe and Jordan's choices are exactly the same.

However, facing Li Pu, Kobe would be a fool if he used post-up singles again!

The small man is at a disadvantage against the big man, and has always used speed and space to mobilize opponents and create space for himself.

This is the case at the moment, Kobe's change of direction easily passed Li Pu.

Although Li Pu's lateral movement is definitely the best among the centers, it is only a center. Facing a defender, especially a star like Kobe, his footsteps still can't keep up.

After completing the breakthrough, Kobe took off directly, and Li Pu had already seen the timing and was ready to block behind him.

But at this moment, Kobe did not directly attack the basket, but chose to layup after gliding over the basket.

Due to the obstruction of the basket, it is difficult for Li Pu to block the shot, so he can only watch the ball go in!
"Drip!"

At this time, the timer sounded and the first quarter ended.

With Kobe's goal, the Lakers successfully tied the score before the end of the first quarter. At 28:28, the Lakers finally filled the big hole after the opening.

Li Pu walked to the bench in frustration. Kobe scored 12 points, 3 assists and 2 steals in the first quarter, dominating the game on both offense and defense.

In contrast, Li Pu himself is still immature like a child, and he is not a player of the same level as Kobe.

"You are just a child! Take it easy! Don't have too much pressure!" Lin Shuhao, who had been sitting on the bench, took the initiative to comfort him.

"Don't worry, I'm fine!"

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Thunder asked Westbrook and Harden to lead the team against the Lakers.

Durant and Lip rest off the court.

Tonight, Brooks didn't dare to be too big, and used an 8-man rotation in the rotation. In addition to the starting five, only Jeff Green, Harden and Collison can play.

The Lakers are slightly better than the Thunder, using a 9-man rotation.

Despite entering the rotation stage, the intensity of the game has not diminished much.

Harden faced Luke Walton with a step-back three-pointer and missed. Lamar Odom protected the rebound and began to counterattack.

I have to say that due to the tight defense of both sides, Harden was a little lost tonight.

This is Harden's second season, but his performance this season makes it difficult to see that he can grow into a super scorer like Rockets.

There are times when he plays well in his game, but there are also times when he is extremely inaccurate. The number of supernatural super ghosts is even higher than that of Westbrook. (Westbrook: What is even?)
Tonight, it is obvious that Harden has stretched his hips again. So far, he has made 2 of 0 three-pointers and has not scored a point.

It can be said that the Lakers were able to review the score, and Harden made a lot of contributions.

If the Lakers win tonight and have a celebration banquet, no one can move their chopsticks unless Harden comes!
"Left-handed magician" Odom, although he has been married to Kohler Kardashian for more than a year at this time, but Kardashian's debuff does not seem to have worked, and has not affected Odom's state.

He is at the peak of his career, whether it is experience or technology, he is at the pinnacle of his personal career.

He is obviously tall inside, but he is extremely skillful at dribbling. On the way, a pass across the halfcourt was passed to Shannon Brown, who was already on the verge of falling. The Lakers, who fell behind for a whole quarter, completed the overtake.

Immediately afterwards, Gasol was in the low post again, facing Green and turning around to hook, successfully scored a goal, and the point difference further widened.

The Thunder's three substitute players did not perform well tonight. Harden, Green and Collison's shooting percentages are worse than the other!

Fortunately, they are not the only team.

With Westbrook hitting a zombie jumper, the Thunder continued their offensive vitality, and Brooks finally pressed his heart to call a timeout.

In this way, when Li Pu played again, the point difference between the two teams was always within 5 points, and the Thunder did not lose too much.

As soon as Li Pu came back, he received a pass from Harden on the offensive end and made a dunk, breaking through the Lakers' penalty area.

No way, the combination of Odom and Gasol inside, the size and speed of movement are not the same, so Li Pu is like a fish in water in the penalty area.

Because of this, after Li Pu played two rounds, Bynum also returned to the court.

Seeing Bynum back on the court, Lip was very excited. He felt that his condition was gradually recovering, even if he was facing Bynum, it would not be a problem at all.

As soon as Bynum returned to the field, Li Pu looked at him with a strange smile, and suddenly felt an inexplicable chill on his back. He couldn't help wondering: What does this guy want?Could it be some serious illness?

The game continues.

At this time, the score on the court was 41:38, the Lakers led by 3 points, and the Lakers attacked.

Back on the court with Bynum, and Kobe.

After Kobe received the ball, facing Harden's defense, his post-up singles did not work well.

Although Harden's defense is often criticized by people, but in the area of ​​top defense, Harden is terrific. Even if he has not gained weight at the moment, he can still withstand Kobe.

Kobe also found that the little brother behind him in front of him is not much stronger than last year!

And just when Kobe was slightly dazed, Harden suddenly looked back and successfully touched Kobe's ball.

Seeing that the basketball was out of control, Kobe quickly wanted to turn around to save the ball, but Harden had already swooped in and controlled the ball first, and Kobe also rushed over quickly.

While the two were entangled, Harden suddenly saw a figure in a blue jersey not far away, and he quickly passed the ball, and that person was Li Pu.

Compared to other people who were ready to step forward to help, Li Pu chose to believe in Harden, and rushed forward with a sullen head. As a result, he was naturally the right bet.

Harden actually got the ball and passed it to himself.

However, the pass was a bit low and the speed was a bit slow. Li Pu had to stop and bend over to catch the ball.

In addition, Li Pu's ball-handling skills at this time were not good enough, so when he came to the three-point line, Artest had already returned to the defense in advance, blocking Li Pu's way.

Seeing this situation, Li Pu didn't choose to force a breakthrough, but directly made an emergency stop jump shot at the three-point line.

"What is this guy going to do?" Artest in front of him was taken aback by Li Pu's actions, and even forgot to block the shot.

Harden, who fell to the ground, regretted it for a while. Naturally, why pass the ball to him!

However, the basketball went into the net hollow!
There was silence for a while.

Only Bynum, who was near the middle circle, saw that Li Pu made an emergency stop and hit a three-pointer, his eyes seemed to have light, and he thought to himself: So handsome!Could the center also be able to fast-break three-pointers?

(End of this chapter)