Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

In the finals, the gap was 11 points at halftime!

For a head coach like Jackson, who already has championship rings on his hands, he knows exactly what this means.

However, during the halftime break, Zen Master did not appear anxious. Instead, after the players replenished energy and water, he led the Lakers players to meditate.

In Zen Master's coaching philosophy, strength in spirit and will is more important than strength on paper.

Now is the finals, every game is a tough battle.

If the Lakers players want to make a comeback, they need to have a firm belief in winning.

Of course, meditation during half-time can also help relieve fatigue, especially negative energy on the mental level.

"Kobe, no one can defeat you! I think you are stronger than anyone else!"

After the Zen master helped the Lakers players meditate, he specially fed Kobe a bowl of chicken soup.

Kobe was a person who would never admit defeat and always strived to win fiercely. After receiving the affirmation from the Zen Master, his heart suddenly rose with great pride.

After Kobe stepped onto the court again, he immediately entered a state where no one could stop him.

The third quarter started again. The Bulls relied on the pick-and-roll between Baron Davis and Tyson Chandler. The latter scored 2 points under the basket and continued to expand their advantage.

When it came to the Lakers' offensive round, Kobe did not continue to wait for Hinrich to get the ball to connect the team. Instead, he directly asked for the ball after halftime and chose to play Duan in a strong single.

In the first half, Duan defended Kobe on 13 of 5 shots. The defensive effect was still very good, so Duan did not ask his teammates to double attack, but continued to induce Kobe to go one-on-one.

I just didn't want to, but Kobe came back to play aggressively and played extremely resolutely.

Kobe only tried two tentative steps before he found room to take the shot and forcefully pulled it up.

Kobe's three-point shooting percentage has never been high. When Duan defended Kobe, he focused on preventing breakthroughs rather than Kobe's shots.

After Kobe Bryant's pull-up shot, Duane only belatedly jumped to block the shot, thus adding some interference to Kobe Bryant's shooting.

However, this time, Kobe was like a god, and hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up, helping the Lakers narrow the point difference by 3 points.

When he turned around and saw Kobe shooting the ball, Duan didn't realize anything at the first moment.

On the contrary, I think this is not a bad thing. Kobe's shooting is like gambling. If the previous shot is made, Kobe will want to make it more, and then the more shots he will make, and the result will be three irons.

Dunn needs Kobe to hold a lot of the ball like he did in the first half and look for him frantically for singles.

In this way, no matter how talented the other Lakers players are, they cannot find the touch in a short period of time because they have not received the ball for a long time.

When the Lakers need them to score with the ball, they will have difficulty scoring because of their poor feel and lack of form.

It is worth mentioning that this time, Kobe beat Duane in a strong single, and other Lakers players did not believe that Kobe could make the shot, so they rushed to the basket as soon as Kobe took the shot.

Who knew Kobe would score this goal!
Tyson Chandler, who was under the basket, noticed that the Lakers players rushed to the basket to grab the rebound. He immediately stood under the basket, caught the basketball, and then slipped out of the baseline and launched towards the frontcourt. Long pass.

I saw Duen running to the frontcourt to catch the ball. Although Kobe defended to the basket, Duen directly chased after him and shot a three-pointer.

Although the opportunity to switch offense is fleeting, it is rare for someone like Duen to choose to shoot a chasing three-pointer in a one-on-one situation in the frontcourt rather than forcefully hit the basket.

Kobe also didn't expect that Duen would use the transition attack to beat him, which obviously had a physical advantage.

However, Du En did not choose to take the more secure two points, but instead wanted to take the bolder and more risky three points.

But Du En is really talented and bold, and he can hit the three-pointer in one shot!

brush--

The same three-pointer hit the net!

In less than four seconds, Duan responded to Kobe's pull-up three-pointer.

As for Duan's goal, Kobe was still a little angry.

On the one hand, he was angry that his teammates didn't believe in his shooting, so they all rushed to the basket, resulting in a slow return to defense. Duen took advantage of the open shot opportunity of chasing a three-pointer and hit the ball in response.

On the other hand, he was also angry with himself for being too defensive!If he sticks close to Du En, the best Du En can do is push against his body and get to the basket to score two points.

Also with anger, after Kobe served the ball, he immediately asked Hinrich for the ball, dribbling directly from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

Duen continued to press forward. Kobe tried to use his hips to shake Duen's center of gravity. Seeing that Duen was unmoved, he turned to use his elbow to clear the way. When Duen was exerting physical resistance, he used a concealed elbow. This speeded him past Duen.

After feeling the pain, Duan hurriedly chased after Kobe, but was half blocked by Kobe, so he could only stay close behind Kobe and try to block the shot.

At the same time as Kobe Bryant rushed to the three-point line, Tyson Chandler also took action, trying to block Kobe Bryant and cooperate with Duan to attack from front to back to prevent the ball.

However, before Tyson Chandler's double attack, Kobe stopped early to take aim at the basket, raised his hands, and made a shooting motion.

Tyson Chandler jumped up to block the shot without doubting that it was a fake shot. He didn't want Kobe to fake a shot, so he squatted and jumped slowly, deliberately waiting for Tyson Chandler to pounce forward.

After Tyson Chandler flew into the air, he jumped up and took the initiative to meet him. Only after a physical confrontation occurred did he take action.

Fortunately, Duen was right behind Kobe, and Kobe's shot was blocked by Duen.

Otherwise, once Kobe Bryant makes this shot, there may be extra penalties and it will be a three-pointer.

However, Tyson Chandler fouled first, and Kobe still relied on his game experience to get the opportunity to stand on the free throw line.

"Roll, Josh, if Kobe continues to break through, you must attack in advance."

Although Tyson Chandler's foul this time was his third foul, with Kobe's game experience, if he continues to play like this, Tyson Chandler is likely to end up with four fouls in a few more minutes.

Duane took advantage of Kobe's free throw opportunity to give Luol Deng and Josh Smith a heads-up.

Next, if Kobe continues to use his elbow to clear the way and take the ball to the basket, then the Bulls forward group will surround Kobe in the elbow area, and they must let him make a difficult fadeaway jumper in the crowd.

At that time, no matter how beautiful Kobe is, he will not be able to help the Lakers turn defeat into victory. Instead, it will become a drag on the Lakers' offense.

"Understood, boss."

"Boss, don't worry!"

Next year is the contract year for Luol Deng and Josh Smith, and they can renew their contracts in advance this summer.

At this time, there is definitely no harm in having an extra championship ring by your side.

Although the championship puzzle is not as valuable as the All-Stars, outside it is at least worth a maximum salary.

What's more, the agent behind them also told them.

Once the Bulls win their second consecutive championship, other teams across the league will be crazy to poach Bulls players.

By then, even if his data has not reached the All-Star level, he will still have the opportunity to get a maximum salary from other teams.

Therefore, Luol Deng and Josh Smith naturally played very hard for their own future.

As Kobe made two free throws, the ball returned to the Bulls.

Duan needed to continue playing singles to draw Kobe's attention, so he also asked Baron Davis to get the ball after halftime.

As the saying goes, coming and not going is indecent.

Duan also chose to use his elbow to clear the way to retaliate to Kobe. Kobe held out his chest and used a death coil on Duan, trying to force Duan to miss the dribble.

However, Duen dribbled the ball very steadily, and the strength on his elbow was not small.

When Kobe grinned after being elbowed by Duen and had to take a breath to slow down, Duen accelerated past Kobe in one fell swoop and reached the penalty area.

Odom let go of Josh Smith to help defend, but Duan jumped and hooked in advance, taking full advantage of his height advantage.

Swipe - the ball goes in!
Kobe, who was chasing the basket, seemed a little unbelievable and looked up at the monitor above his head.

"Is it really a hook? This guy Du En has even mastered all the low-post skills?"

In previous seasons, in order to increase the team's inside scoring and enrich the team's offensive tactics, Duan would often run in the low post to catch the ball.However, this year, most other teams will move forward to prevent Duen from receiving the ball, so Duen plays in the low post less often.

Normally speaking, if you don't practice for one day, your hands and feet will be slow, if you don't practice for two days, you will lose half of your skills, if you don't practice for three days, you will be a layman, and if you don't practice for four days, you will stare.

No one will always practice skills that are not used on the court, and the inside skill of hooking is considered an upset among outside players.

Durn's outside shooting percentage has not declined this season, and his dribbling, passing and shooting skills have become increasingly sophisticated without any decline.

This undoubtedly shows that Duan has put a lot of hard work into the skills needed by outside players.

However, as an outside player, Du En was able to show the skills of an inside player in the finals, which makes people feel chilling.

Players who are more talented than you work harder than you.This is so disappointing!
However, Kobe saw how powerful and versatile Duan was, but he did not give up easily.

He is strong, I am Nick Young.In fact, this sentence also applies to Kobe!

When Kobe Bryant first entered the NBA, he dared to challenge Jordan. If he lost the challenge, the worst he could do was to seek advice from Jordan.

Actually, this is nothing to be ashamed of.When he gets stronger in the future, he can find old guy Jordan to blast gold coins and that's it.

Now, Duane is acting like Jordan, and the momentum of the league's ruler is clearly revealed.

But Kobe was not timid at all. He still took the initiative to get the ball, take the initiative to attack, and actively confronted Du En, trying to give Du En a little more intensity in the game.

However, Kobe played very resolutely and tough, but he could not ignore that the offensive environment had quietly changed.

Duen knew what offensive strategy Kobe would probably adopt, so he took the initiative to adjust his defensive method and gave up a step for Kobe to break through.

Duan avoided physical contact with Kobe at the first moment. When Kobe broke into the three-point line, Duan was stuck behind Kobe.

As long as Luol Deng and Josh Smith's double attack comes and Kobe is unable to pass the ball, then there is a high probability that Dunn will be able to miss Kobe's fadeaway jumper.

Kobe noticed that Duan's defense had adjusted, although he also guessed that the Bulls would attack from a double flank.

However, Kobe's style of play has always been to not be afraid of being double-teamed.

Of course, in order to ensure offensive efficiency, Kobe chose to complete the shot before the Bulls' forward attack arrived, that is, with one person defending the wide open space.

In order to prevent Duen from blocking the ball from behind like he did just now, Kobe deliberately waited for Duen before making an emergency jump shot. When Duen made contact with his body, Kobe confirmed that he had blocked Duen's position. Only then did the drift jump shot take place.

It has to be said that Kobe's shot was very difficult, but it did prevent Duan from blocking the shot, and Luol Deng's flying dive did not cause much interference to Kobe.

Whether or not this ball can be scored does not depend on whether the defense is in place or not. It all depends on whether Kobe has the ability to shoot the ball!

thump, thump, thump——

The basketball bounced off the rim a few times, but eventually rolled into it.

Enter again, the extremely heroic ball planet!

There are many people in the league who dare to shoot this kind of ball in the finals, but being able to shoot like this makes his teammates believe that he can continue to shoot, and in the end he can make the shot. Only a few superstars and super giants such as Kobe Bryant.

However, pitching this kind of pitch is a tightrope walk.It makes people feel stunning, but it is also extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, you will fall from the air and die.

The Lakers had no choice. Jackson had long been the main force. Kobe was in such good shape at the beginning of the third quarter, so the Lakers naturally wanted to hand the ball over to Kobe.

I just didn't expect that Kobe played so bravely, but the point difference did not narrow.

In this extremely anxious situation, Kobe can only continue to take the ball strongly to chase points, continue to play extremely fiercely, and try his best to overwhelm Duan and the Bulls in terms of momentum.

However, Du En still withstood it. Du En relied on his strong strength to steadily help the Bulls seize the score.

However, Kobe's solo play was finally affected by the attack of the Bulls' forward group and was restricted.

The Zen master on the sidelines watched Kobe being restrained and the Lakers' offensive momentum was hindered. He had to consider Kobe's physical factors, so he began to make personnel adjustments and asked the players who were on the court to convey the message, asking Kobe to slow down first and then continue. Come down and give the ball to your teammates.

Kobe was unwilling to admit defeat, but he would not deny the facts before him.

Although he still has the strength to attack with the ball, his singles with the ball just now failed to help the Lakers narrow the point difference.

In order to maintain the hope of winning, Kobe can only trust his teammates.

As for himself, he will focus all his energy on defending Du En for the time being.

Du En was relieved when he saw that Kobe had stopped.

Kobe was sweating profusely from exhaustion, so why wasn't Duen the same?

Coupled with Kobe's iron elbow, Duan's ribs still feel a dull pain when he walks a few steps!
Fortunately, Kobe's elbow is for attacking space, not for useless people.

Duan's ribs were not broken by Kobe's elbow, so there is a high chance that he will be fine once the injury on his body subsides.

However, in order to nip it in the bud, Duane decided to contact Nike after the game and asked them to work overtime overnight to make him an anti-Kobe armor, which would greatly reduce the possibility of elbow hits in the next series. harm.

By the way, Kobe and Duan stopped one after another, temporarily smoking on the wing and leaving the game to their teammates.

Gasol stood up immediately, fully demonstrating the qualities that the boss of the Spanish team and an NBA All-Star should have.

No one expected that Kobe tried his best to play evenly with Duan, but failed to help the Lakers narrow the score. As soon as Gasol got the ball, he helped the Lakers break the game and sounded the clarion call for counterattack.

However, the advantage the Bulls have established before is still quite large.

And because as time went by, the Bulls and Lakers replaced substitute players one after another, and the Bulls relied on the depth of the bench to expand the point difference to double digits.

With more than two minutes left in the third quarter, Duen saw that the situation was clearer and left the game early to rest.

Kobe still stayed on the court, but under the siege of the Bulls' front line, he only made 2 of 3 shots in the last 1 minutes and only scored 2 points.

On the contrary, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Duan continued to lead the team and had an effect as soon as he came on the field.

Even though Kobe was on the court, Duane still relied on his abundant physical strength and outstanding personal abilities to help the Bulls continue to build more advantages.

More than five minutes into the fourth quarter, when Duane came off the court again, the Bulls held a 14-point lead and were basically guaranteed to win.

If the Lakers give up the game early, Duane won't have to re-enter the game and can save his energy for G2.

If the Lakers are not ready to give up, as long as the point difference is not caught to about 5 points in a short period of time, Duan can rest for a while and then return to the field in better condition to get tonight's critical moment!
The Lakers naturally don't act cowardly like other teams.

When the Bulls saw the Lakers fighting them to the end, instead of having a headache, they actually felt like laughing.

The key to the series is the reasonable distribution of players' physical strength!
Compared with the Lakers, the Bulls have a better lineup depth.

In terms of a game alone, enough outstanding substitute players can give the main players more rest time, allowing the main players to win the game in better condition.

In a seven-game series, if each game is an anxious battle until the last minute, then the side with more substitutes will have the initiative to avoid weaknesses and take the initiative.

Tonight is G1 of the Finals. The Bulls not only want to win, but also want the Lakers to consume more and consume more capital to win in the subsequent games of the series.

However, the Lakers, with the main force of Zen Master, really frightened Du En and returned to the court early.

It's obvious that the Bulls have slowed down the pace of the game after Duane came off the court.

However, the Lakers relied on a 5-0 spurt to beat the Bulls' timeout in just 2 minutes.

After the timeout, Duan returned to the court, taking the initiative to control the ball and the rhythm of the game.

The Lakers refused to let the Bulls run out of time, so they had no choice but to flank Duan.

The rest of the Bulls relied on Duan to attract defense, get more and better offensive opportunities, and also hit some goals.

And because Duan participated in the defense, the Bulls' overall defense was enhanced.

At the same time, Duane's return to the court also greatly enhanced the Bulls' confidence in winning.

97 to 102. In the end, under the leadership of Du En, the Bulls won the finals G1 without any danger. (End of chapter)