Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

In order to let Kobe become the Kobe Duen was familiar with, Duen immediately asked Cassel for the ball after halftime.

When Kobe saw Duan getting the ball from the outside, he naturally immediately defended him.

Obviously, Kobe did not learn the lessons of last year's Finals loss.

After Duan got the ball, he also showed his elbow to give Kobe a look.

Kobe suffered a loss in weight and strength in the confrontation with Duen. After Duen resisted Kobe, he did not choose to directly pull out and take a shot. Instead, he continued to rush to the basket to attract the defense of the Lakers' inside players.

Duan can do a lot of things on the court, but in the absence of Garnett, Duan needs to connect the team and feed his teammates inside, making it easier for them to complete the scoring task.

boom--

Josh Smith took advantage of O'Neal Jr. to be attracted by Duen, and cut to the basket. Duen threw the ball into the air, and the latter dunked in an alley-oop and scored two points.

At this time, Kobe also followed Duan to the basket.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Kobe was not angry. Instead, he took the time to remind O'Neal and Gasol: "Dunn's passing is very powerful. You must stay focused and pay attention at all times."

Over the years, the Alliance has done a lot of research on Duen.

Generally speaking, there are two ways to limit Duane's influence on the court.

One is to double-team Duen and restrict Duen from getting the ball, especially when Duen takes the ball and plays in isolation.

The other is to cut off Du En's contact with other teammates, leaving Du En in an isolated and helpless situation.

The Lakers also knew that the Bulls had injured second-choice Garnett. Although Garnett had briefly returned in previous games, the Lakers knew the Bulls' roster before the game.

It is precisely because of this information that the Lakers' winning strategy against Duen tonight is to focus on single defense and cut off Duen's contact with other Bulls players as much as possible.

However, when Duan takes the ball and drives to the basket, neither O'Neal nor Gasol can remain indifferent and not come to help defend.

Just like Jordan taking the ball to the basket, a group of people gathered around, trying to prevent the ball in Jordan's hands.

From another perspective, passing is also for better scoring, and passing is for scoring.

Duen is the dominant player in the league. No matter how great his passing threat is, he cannot be as big a scoring threat.

Du En carries the ball to the basket. With Du En's ability, as long as there is a certain offensive space, he can almost certainly score the ball into the basket.

Therefore, Kobe did not mean to anger his teammates, but just reminded them to play smarter.

Defending Duen cannot help defend in advance. His teammates who help defend him in advance will be in an open position and can get good scoring opportunities.

However, this scale is difficult to grasp. If the help defense comes too slowly, it may be killed by Du En, and it may even be beaten to two plus one.

Therefore, the key to defending Duan is Kobe Bryant.

If Kobe can follow Duan, then O'Neal is delayed in stepping forward. Duan may have difficulty in passing the ball due to being flanked, and cannot directly pass the ball to his teammates inside.

But if Kobe fails to withstand Duen and allows Duen to escape, then it will be a test for the Lakers' interior twin tower defense.

Having said that, in the Lakers' offensive round, Kobe continued to run without the ball first instead of taking the ball and playing in isolation.

Obviously, Kobe hasn't gotten over it yet.

Seeing this, Du En could only continue to pester Kobe, and through a lot of confrontations and offensive provocations, Kobe got the upper hand.

Kobe was not afraid at all when Du En came to confront him.

Without the referee paying much attention, he found an opportunity to show off his muscles while getting rid of Duen, and then gave Duen a few massages on his chest muscles.

Duen was fully wearing his armor and did not face much pressure from confrontation. After being knocked away by Kobe for half a step, he quickly followed up and continued to fight Kobe.

Kobe couldn't get rid of Duan, so he could only sit on the sidelines and no longer participate in this offense.

The Lakers relied on Gasol to beat Milicic in isolation, then turned around and made a layup to end the goal.

Milicic was caught off guard, but his attitude was very positive. After Gasol scored, he immediately went to the basket to hold the basketball firmly, and then exited the baseline to serve.

The Bulls are familiar with transition offense, and the Lakers are no stranger to it either.

The Lakers returned to defense very quickly, but after Duan got the ball in the frontcourt, he forced his way to the middle and went to the basket.

Kobe thought that Duen would slow down and actively seek confrontation, and then adjust his shots. Who knew that Duen would fight so resolutely.

If you do mental arithmetic without intention, how to beware if you are not prepared.

Duan passed Kobe with a European step, and then threw a step away from the free throw line before O'Neal Jr. arrived for defense.

What Kobe said to remind his teammates before was not avoided, and Duan also heard it.

Therefore, this time Du En also took advantage of the time difference and caught O'Neal by surprise.

In the past, if the help defense came quickly, Du En would pass the ball. If the help defense came slowly, he would be in a semi-open position, so naturally he had to take active action.

I have to say that Duen played these few balls with ease.

Of course, O'Neal Jr. and Gasol didn't understand why Kobe was passed by Duan's breakthroughs one after another.

The previous opponents in the Western Conference finals - Ginobili and Parker of the San Antonio Spurs are also breakthrough experts, but Kobe's restriction is still very good.

Logically speaking, Kobe's defense against Duane's shot may be due to the height difference, which is understandable. But to prevent Duan's breakthrough, Kobe has the advantage of agility.

However, this is not the case.

Duan combined his physical talent and game experience to make Kobe very embarrassed.

After being hit twice in a row, Kobe could hardly suppress his desire to attack.

Kobe's winning defense is very simple. If you can use defense to suppress the opponent's leading player, then use defense first. If you can't defend, then attack!

Of course, the usual game situation is the other way around.

Because of Kobe's poor touch and repeated strikes, he could only use tough defense to save his stiff touch and rely on his excellent strike experience to defeat his opponents.

Tonight, Kobe's touch was still good. He scored in shooting from the beginning and didn't waste too much ball power by hitting the ball.

However, Kobe has never forgotten the defeat in last year's finals. If the Lakers want to defeat the Bulls, he will definitely not be able to do it alone.

Now that there are enough helpers in the team, Kobe does not have his own way, but continues to play team basketball.

Kobe's performance surprised Du En.

The first quarter lasted more than 9 minutes. Until Kobe went off the court to rest, Kobe did not play too many singles with the ball.

There were a total of 4 shots in the first quarter, 3 of which were catch-and-shoot shots after getting rid of the ball. Only one of them seized Cassel's mismatch opportunity and ended the game with a single.

也是因为科比打得太合理了，第一节科比4投3中，拿下了6分2篮板1抢断的数据。

不过杜恩也不差，第一节7投5中，罚球2投2中，已经12分3篮板4助攻进账。

Kobe is still recuperating his energy and waiting for the critical moment to stand up and kill the game, but Duan has already used his personal ability to drive his teammates and help the team take the lead.

After the first quarter, the score reached 22-29, and the Bulls took a 7-point lead. At the beginning of the second quarter, Kobe and Duane took on the responsibility of leading the substitutes.

"Haha, I finally got it right!"

The Lakers' bench is not as gorgeous as the Bulls', so the scoring pressure will naturally fall on the stars.

Kobe also knew that the bench lineup relied on his scoring, so he did not hesitate after getting the ball and took action immediately when it was time to take action.

However, Kobe did not hold the ball, but ran without the ball and took away Duan.

After all, Duan's assist defense is not bad and can add a lot to the Bulls' overall defense.

Kobe's running without the ball not only creates a more comfortable scoring environment for his teammates, but he can also use the cover of his teammates to get rid of Du En and get some open or semi-open shooting opportunities.

Kobe Bryant in this year's finals is undoubtedly much more mature than last year.

However, the Bulls have long guessed that Kobe will definitely play with the ball in the bench.

Therefore, the target of the strike group's encirclement and suppression is very clear, and that is Kobe.

Although Kobe relied on his excellent running without the ball and the cover of his teammates to get an open shot.

But before that, he had already suffered a lot of physical confrontation, and running without the ball took a lot of physical energy.

This made Kobe's originally pretty good touch become stiffer and worse.

After playing only half a quarter, Kobe, who started with 3 of 2 shots, turned into 7 of 4 shots.

Although the shooting rate of outside players is already very good, the scoring efficiency of two-pointers is not high. Kobe consumed the ball, but failed to help the Lakers narrow the score.

As the Lakers' main players returned to the court one after another, Kobe could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

However, the Bulls have maintained their scoring advantage at around 10 points. If the Lakers want to reverse the score, someone must stand up and score efficiently.

Kobe felt that as the team boss, he must help the team solve its problems.

However, the heavy physical exertion allowed Kobe to finally return to his role as a little blacksmith in Los Angeles.

In the second half of the second quarter, both of Kobe's shots ended in failure. Kobe had to change his style of play and use the ball to break through to help the team solve problems.

Gasol ate a piece of cake with the help of Kobe. Even so, it did not help the Lakers improve their lagging situation.

At the end of the first half, the Bulls had established a 14-point lead, and the score on the field reached 44-58.

It is worth mentioning that Duan has scored 25 points in the first half.

Even in the Eastern Conference Finals before, the Celtics failed to force Doan to his heyday.

That is to say, Garnett is injured, and the Bulls cannot win the game by defending the basics. For this reason, Duan has to step up and score more points, and even create some simple scoring opportunities for his teammates when he has the ability to do so. .

It was also because Duen was full of firepower and scored 25 points in the half. Under the leadership of Duen, the Bulls had a good overall momentum. In the first half, the Lakers were unable to fight back.

However, a 14-point lead would not allow Duan to clock out in the third quarter.

After all, the Lakers are the strongest team in the Western Conference this season. The Lakers have the strength to erase a 14-point difference in a single quarter.

And Duan exerted too much effort in the first half, especially in the struggle with Kobe, which consumed a lot of physical energy.

The hidden danger for the Bulls in the second half is that Duane may become invisible in the fourth quarter.

It is precisely because of this consideration that the Bulls must continue to maintain their advantage, determine the outcome of the game in advance, and must not drag the game into the critical moment of the fourth quarter.

However, plans have not kept pace with the changes.

Although the Kobe who came up in the third quarter was a Kobe that Duen was familiar with, he had a very good touch.

Duan also didn't expect that after halftime adjustments, Kobe's touch suddenly exploded. He made 3 of 3 shots at the beginning of the third quarter, including a three-pointer.

Under the leadership of Kobe, the Lakers sounded the clarion call for counterattack, and the point difference on the field suddenly narrowed to less than 10 points.

Fortunately, Duan is no ordinary person. As the ruler of the league, he quickly made the Lakers players see the level that a super giant should have.

Duan adopted a more reliable low-post game and successfully extended the Bulls' life by hitting 4 of 3 shots, dragging the game to the stage where Kobe's touch was declining.

While Kobe's touch has declined, his shooting confidence has not.

Even Gasol and O'Neal firmly believe that Kobe can regain his touch and help the Lakers turn defeat into victory.

The result was the opposite. Kobe wasted the Lakers' most precious ball rights in the pursuit of points.

The Bulls saw Kobe starting to hit the iron, and immediately counterattacked after grabbing the rebound, and then expanded the lead to double digits.

Seeing that Kobe was out of form, Master Jackson quickly called a timeout and called Kobe and others back to the bench to talk about something.

With less than 5 minutes left in the third quarter, the Bulls were relatively relaxed, after all, they were in the lead.

"We still have four timeouts."

Duane sat on the bench to drink water and rest, while Scott Scales stood aside and reported the number of timeouts to Duane.

What Scott Scales meant was that Duane let go of his hand to fight, and at worst, he called a timeout to allow Duane to rest.

Now the situation is very favorable to the Bulls, and Duan does not need to reserve his strength for the fourth quarter.

Duane agreed with Scott Scales. Now that the game is at home, being able to defeat the Lakers in one go and win a good start in the finals is naturally the best result.

When he came back on the court after the timeout, Duan told Luol Deng and asked him to guard Kobe.

In this way, Duan can get more rest time on the defensive end.

If Kobe comes to Duen on his own initiative, Duen will not reject Kobe's kindness.

However, Kobe has matured and knows that the finals is not a place for him to fight alone. As the boss of the team, his biggest obligation is to help the team win, not his personal face and self-esteem.

After returning from the timeout, the scene on both sides was relatively harmonious.

Duane played O'Neal Jr., and Kobe played Luol Deng. The two stars played as defensive heroes, but their scoring efficiency was pretty good.

The ball star performed again and again, but the score difference was never widened.

During this period, the Bulls also took the initiative to call a timeout, which also allowed Duan to play the entire third quarter.

After the third quarter, the score reached 79 to 91. The Bulls had a 12-point lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter, which put great pressure on the Lakers.

However, Kobe is not a robot and did not force his entrance early in the fourth quarter.

And Hinrich injured his hand and couldn't fully display his strength. The Lakers naturally couldn't withstand the pressure just relying on Gasol to lead the team.

The Bulls relied on Ben Gordon's heroic performance early in the fourth quarter to lay the foundation for victory.

When Duane and others came back on the court, no matter how hard Kobe persisted, it was of no avail.

102 to 115, the Bulls won G1 of the finals and got off to a good start. (End of chapter)