Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 136: Put away your damn pick-and-roll, I'm going to fight Duen one on one!
"Do you dare to go one-on-one? I asked my teammates not to double-team you, and you don't want to pick and roll to find others!"

The two teams' starters came to the court, and the game was about to enter the jump ball session.

Kobe directly approached Du En, wanting to fight Du En against the king, one on one, relying on his personal strength alone to decide the outcome.

Hearing what Kobe said, Du En also guessed why Kobe uncharacteristically showed him four fingers after receiving the ring.

Kobe usually likes to use basketball to talk. Even if his trash talk affects the opponent's mentality, he will not make off-court actions to affect the opponent.

It's also because Kobe knew Duen very well and knew that Duen played so well in the pick-and-roll!
If Duen uses the pick-and-roll and really beats the Lakers, no matter how good Kobe's statistics are then, he will lose and be embarrassed.

To put it bluntly, tonight Kobe not only wants to win, but also wants to defeat Duan from the front, so as to overcome all the external voices.

Du En looked at Kobe, who was shorter than him, and nodded confidently.

"No problem, let us decide the outcome of the game in a man's way!"

Du En knows very well that the comprehensive strength of the Bulls' youth army is far from the opponent of the current Lakers.

If you want to beat the Lakers, the winner lies with you and Kobe.

If Kobe insists on going his own way and wants to cause trouble for him, and then prevent his teammates to death, Duan will have hope of winning.

Then Du En would be willing to do it even if he was a little tired.

"I am the second best!"

Facing his old teammate Eddie Curry, Tyson Chandler, who had been watching with admiration after three days apart, also proved why he became the No. 01 pick in the [-] class during the jump ball session.

The Bulls got the ball, and Dunn signaled Ben Gordon to take the ball across half court, while he went to get the ball in the low post.

Kobe himself said he wanted a one-on-one, so it makes sense for Duan to get the ball in the low post and beat Kobe one-on-one, right?
By then, Duen will be able to take full advantage of his weight and strength!

And Lakers insider Eddie Curry's defense is terrible. Although Odom's help defense is good, didn't Kobe Bryant say that no one will double-team him?
If Kobe, the leader of the Lakers, can keep his word, then Duane will be super dominant in the low post tonight!

Before Du En's physical strength is exhausted, Du En will be unsolvable on the offensive end.

To be honest, Kobe really kept his promise.

Kobe had just received his fourth championship ring. The other four starters for the Lakers, two were rookies, and the remaining two were stars but didn't even have a ring.

The new Lakers head coach Tang Shuai also supports Kobe and is willing to leave all matters on the court to Kobe.

Therefore, when Kobe said, "Put away your damn pick-and-roll, I'm going to duel with Duan!", no one would interfere.

Even Hinrich and Eddie Curry want to prove to the Bulls management that they are no worse than Duane...

In other words, when Kobe saw Duen reaching for the ball in the low post, he naturally wouldn't let Duen catch the ball so easily.

Because it was a home game and a strong dialogue between stars, Kobe's actions were quite big. However, the referees on the sideline and bottom line watched Duan and Kobe compete and push each other, but did not blow the whistle.

Du En realized the scale of the penalty tonight and also used the moves that Malone had taught him.

First, he stretched out his hand to pull Kobe while he was moving, and then ran away to get rid of him.

Just when he got space to catch the ball and reached out to catch the ball, he guessed that Kobe would immediately come up to interfere with his catching the ball.

So he secretly used his ball protector to raise his elbow, cooperated with his body to turn around after catching the ball, get up and play with his back, actively used his body to cover the movement of raising his elbow to exert force, and leaned against Kobe to avoid the observation of the referees on the sideline and bottom corner.

Kobe was hit by a hidden elbow and his chest hurt, but he didn't even let out a muffled groan. He gritted his teeth and continued to fight against Du En's body.

Relying on the experience he accumulated last season and having many one-on-ones with Duen, Kobe wanted to force Duen out of the shooting area where Duen is good at, and interfere with Duen's dribbling rhythm.

However, Kobe never expected that after one summer, Duan would evolve a lot.

In fact, Duan has made a lot of progress, which he has accumulated in the playoffs and is slowly showing off.

However, the playoffs are very intense, and Kobe and Duane cannot compete with each other and explore each other's strengths whenever they have free time, like they did in the regular season.

Kobe did not expect that Duan's dribbling level and the combination of man and ball would be further improved. Kobe's physical confrontation interfered with Duan's dribbling, but it did not cause effective damage.Duan turned his back and dribbled, seemingly stumbling, but to Kobe's jaw-dropping surprise, he quickly passed Kobe in two steps.

Kobe got up and chased again, but Duan had already stepped on the basket.

Although Odom did not choose to double-team in advance, he could not just sit back and watch Duan lay up, so he took the initiative to wipe Kobe's ass.

When Duan saw this, he immediately passed the ball to Josh Smith, who also made a conscious cut to attack the basket.

Eddie Curry stood under the basket and just stretched out his hand, but had no intention of jumping to block the shot.

boom--

Josh Smith, a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, dunked directly with one step. In the first game of the regular season, the first offense made a famous scene!

"You just call me Curry?"

Every big center will inevitably be dunked, and center Curry is no exception.

"Kobe, do you care that Daly didn't practice? I practiced with Tracy and Shaq all summer!"

After receiving an assist, Duan did not forget to turn around and taunt Kobe.

Kobe gave him a death glare, but said nothing.

It was also a post-up single in the low post, but this time it was Duen who took the beating.

Kobe's elbows are not small, and coupled with the fact that he has become a self-taught little Malone, Du En's defensive pressure is naturally not small.

In other words, Duan's body is strong enough to withstand Kobe's iron elbow, otherwise he would have been out of position defensively.

Kobe knew Duen's ability on the defensive end, and found that Duen was not pushed away by him. He could only turn around with a shoulder shake, fake a sudden shot, open up the space and shoot a mid-range fadeaway jumper.

Duan's lateral movement speed kept up with Kobe's shooting speed, but Kobe's shooting point was too high, and relying on the strength of his waist and abdomen, he waited until Duan was down before taking action.

However, Kobe relied on his personal ability to complete the shot, but did not rely on his personal ability to score the ball.

Dunn's defense still effectively interfered with Kobe's shooting!
In the one-on-one battle between Duan and Kobe, Duan won the first round.

The second round began as Tyson Chandler protected the rebound.

Duen did not rush into a fast break, but instead signaled Ben Gordon to slow down the pace.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Duen continued to position himself in the corner, and Kobe immediately became entangled.

Duan did not repeat his same tricks, but directly got rid of Kobe and ran without the ball.

Kobe was chasing after Du En, but after all, he was one position behind.

Duen circled around and ran to the top of the key to get the ball, and then he took the ball and went to the basket.

Kobe hurriedly shrank toward the basket, but Duan suddenly stopped and stepped back, taking a mid-range shot.

Duan's mid-range shot isn't particularly strong, but it's at All-Star level, and he's still somewhat sure of his mid-range shots.

When Kobe Bryant pounced from the inside, Duane steadily threw the ball into the basket, then retreated back to defense while winking at Kobe Bryant.

Duan's eyes seemed to be able to speak - Kobe, you almost guarded me!
The angry Kobe was naturally unwilling to be outdone and continued to hit Duan with the ball in the low post.

Dunn tried his best to drive Kobe out of the sweet spot, but Kobe was tough and hit the ball in the long two-point area near the right corner with his favorite fadeaway jumper, and finally responded with a goal.

But Dunn understands Kobe's strength. He originally shot about 45% from mid-range. Now, with his tough defense, his shooting rate may drop to less than 4%.

Considering that limiting Kobe's scoring will give him a chance to win, Duan has already had the idea of ​​​​reducing offense and putting more energy on the defensive end.

Of course, in order for Kobe to continue to play alone, Duan must first score more points to stimulate Kobe!

(End of this chapter)