At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 68 The Wall of Sighs
"Oh? Du Zhe is finally on the stage!" Director Zhang's tone was filled with a hint of impatient excitement.

"Well... the Lakers home fans shouted his name excitedly when they saw Du Zhe play. It can be seen that this young player is also very popular in the United States." Director Yu was talking nonsense in a serious manner.

Staples home, the fans shouted one after another.

"f**k you Du!" "Du, you are a sun of bitch!"

Du Zhe, who has always been reserved, could only respond to the fans' enthusiasm with his middle finger shyly.

Morrow, who was also substituted on the field, pulled Du Zhe's jersey and whispered: "Du! Are you crazy! How can you make such a gesture to the fans!"

"Don't worry, as long as I don't do anything, the league will definitely not suspend me." Du Zhe replied nonchalantly.

Although the atmosphere at the scene was a bit heated, he didn't want to get used to the home fans greeting him.

"But when the league investigates after the game, a fine of tens of thousands of dollars is definitely indispensable." Morrow also entered the NBA last season, and his salary so far is not too high. Tens of thousands of dollars is indeed not a small sum for him.

"Is it so much?" The last time Du Zhe played against the Lakers, he was fined [-] knives, and he ordered another fine of tens of thousands knives just after playing today.

Du Zhe feels that if this continues, he will really want to take out a loan to play in the NBA.

The Lakers serve and the game starts again.

Lakers player Jordan Farmar, who had just been substituted with Du Zhe, was responsible for advancing with the ball. After reaching the top of the arc, Kobe made a gesture, and the other Lakers players immediately understood that the boss was going to play alone.

After Farmar passed the ball to Kobe, he also dodged to the side silently, opening up space for the boss.

At this time, all the eyes on the field were focused on Du Zhe and Kobe. Everyone wanted to see who would win the battle of spear and shield in this wave.

Above the top of the arc, the two faced each other silently, as if the cheers and cheers around them had nothing to do with them.

Du Zhe noticed a sudden change in Kobe's eyes, and then he jerked his body to the left.

Judging from the change in the body's center of gravity, Du Zhe judged that this was just a fake move, and the opponent's breakthrough should still be initiated from the right.

Sure enough, as he predicted, Kobe then accelerated rapidly, killing in the opposite direction like a gust of wind.

Fortunately, Du Zhe was prepared and followed him almost at the same time.

While interfering with Kobe's dribbling with his hands, he created physical contact to disrupt Kobe's rhythm.

Under Du Zhe's persistent defense and tough physical confrontation, Kobe could not get rid of the defense despite several changes of direction.

The irritability from the first time he fought against Du Zhe surged into his heart again.

Du Zhe, on the other hand, saw the right time and made a bold ball out.

Although it failed to destroy Kobe's attack, it also forced the opponent to hold the ball with his back to protect the ball.

Gasol came over to connect, but Kobe looked at the basket close at hand and decided to end the attack himself.

After shaking his back a few times, he made his signature fadeaway jumper.

But Du Zhe, who had already seen this move in the last match, had long been prepared. He was like an insurmountable wall between Kobe and the basket, leaving the opponent with no choice but to do nothing.

Seeing that Kobe failed to make a hit in this singles, the fans at the scene were a little disappointed, but it was not unacceptable.

After all, they have been used to the boss for so many years. The boss's failure is just because the boss doesn't feel good. It has nothing to do with that kid named Du Zhe.

It was the Warriors' turn to attack, and it was Odom who marked Duzhe.

Although Kobe has repeatedly requested to defend Du Zhe, the Lakers coaching staff are not fools. They will not arrange for Kobe to do such a thankless task as defending Du Zhe.

After all, good steel must be used wisely. As the core of the Lakers' offense, Kobe must use his precious physical strength for offense. How could it be possible to accompany Du Zhe to run around the court.

What's more, although Kobe's physique is very dominant at the shooting guard position, the coaching staff is still very worried that he will suffer a disadvantage against a large small forward like Du Zhe.

There was not much time left in the first quarter, Du Zhe didn't plan to make an effort. On the offensive end, he just moved to pull the defense and serve as a transfer station for passing the ball by the way.

Curry and Ellis each hit another mid-range shot, while Farmar and Gasol of the Lakers also scored two points each.

At 32:29 in the first quarter, the Warriors took the lead and led by 3 points.

But the face of coach Nelson couldn't see the slightest relaxation. He knew that the defending champion would not surrender so easily, and the team would encounter a more violent counterattack in the next three quarters.

At the beginning of the second quarter, except for Kobe and Gasol, the other players of the Lakers were put on the bench.

This time, the player who faced Du Zhe was replaced by the famous Vujacic.

Now Du Zhe felt that he could let go.

Because in his opinion, Vujacic is a typical player whose reputation is greater than his strength.

If it weren't for the Lakers team, plus the famous tennis beauty Sharapova, or Vujacic's strength, I am afraid most fans would not remember him.

On the offensive end, Vujacic's shooting percentage is erratic, and all offensive methods are mediocre. Only three-pointers and free throws are acceptable.

On the defensive end, although he has a very positive defensive attitude, but limited by his own strength, there is only one positive attitude that is worthy of praise in defense.

If Du Zhe's current overall rating is close to 80, then Vujacic's overall rating may only be in his early 70s.

But today's Vujacic is quite proud, for no other reason, his big-name girlfriend Sharapova is sitting on the sidelines watching the game.

Even among the star-studded Hollywood stars, Sharapova is stunning and does not fall behind in the slightest.

With such a beautiful, big-name, rich girlfriend cheering for him off the court, Vujacic felt that he had more face.

But despite the presence of beauties, Vujacic didn't have any unreasonable desire to show off in this game.

After all, there is a boss on the offensive end, so he just needs to be a quiet handsome man who ambush outside the three-point line.

On the defensive end, Du Zhe, who he was going to face, was a ruthless guy who even broke a bone directly to Kobe.

Vujacic felt that if he could complete the task assigned by the coach with almost no difference, and then finish the few minutes safely, it would be considered a success.

Although Vujacic's standard was set very low, it was doomed that he would not have a smooth match against Du Zhe from the very beginning.

As soon as he came on the field, Vujacic felt the strong coercion of the halo of the villain on the court, which made him not want to get close to Du Zhe from the bottom of his heart.

In addition, Du Zhe's footsteps are much faster than him. It is also difficult for Vujacic to keep up with Du Zhe's off-ball running under the heavy cover of the Warriors.

With just a few flashes, he got rid of Vujacic's defense and calmly scored the first three-pointer of the field.

Kobe glanced at Vujacic with a little dissatisfaction, but he didn't express much other than that.

After all, Du Zhe's three-pointers are also famous in the league recently. It is impossible for him to ask Vujacic to defend all the balls.

In the next round, Kobe was still responsible for launching the Lakers' counterattack.

You must know that the Warriors currently have four outside players on the court, including Ellis, Watson, Moreau and Du Zhe. They only have an old Lakers player named Turiaf on the inside. It's easier said than done to stop Gasol with his strength.

Although it seems more reasonable to focus on the inside, Kobe is Kobe. He not only wants to win, but also wants Du Zhe to leave in despair today.

"Kobe has sped up!" Director Zhang's voice suddenly rose an octave in the studio, and he was watching this round of duel with all his attention.

"Changing direction, emergency stop, step-back jumper, have you got it? Kobe!" Director Zhang spoke faster and faster.

"Oh, still no. You can see that Du Zhe's defense was very good on this goal. Basically, he didn't leave much space for Kobe to shoot." Although Kobe did not score, Director Zhang was not very frustrated. It was a comment on Du Zhe's defense.

Director Yu on one side finally had a chance to intervene at this moment, and said right away: "Du Zhe's performance on the defensive end simply doesn't match his age. He is steady and experienced, just like a veteran who has played for more than ten years."

"Indeed, Kobe Bryant's breakthrough and change of direction on that ball just now was quite good, but there was still no way to deal with Du Zhe's defense." Director Zhang also focused all his attention on Du Zhe.

再次投失一球后，算上第一节的3投1中，科比目前4中1，得到2分7个助攻。

Now he has realized that playing Du Zhe in singles does not seem to be a wise choice.

In front of this young man, he was as simple as a blank sheet of paper, no matter the route or rhythm of his breakthrough, he was easily controlled.

Even the fadeaway jump shot, which he is best at, was frequently inaccurate today.

Thinking of this, Kobe reluctantly touched his injured finger.

If only the damn finger hadn't been hurt!
Unlike Kobe's repeated setbacks on the offensive end, Du Zhe is proud of himself on the perimeter today.

Vujacic can't guard him at all, and he can easily form a crush without even using the stealer's gloves.

On the defensive end, Kobe, who was blocked by Du Zhe and couldn't get close to the basket, could only rely on mid-range shots to resolve the battle.

But due to his own finger injury, coupled with Du Zhe's defensive pressure is too strong, which makes Kobe's shooting rate a bit horrible.

He took 8 shots in a single quarter and only hit 2 goals. Although Kobe is no longer obsessed with pulling away Du Zhe in singles, even with teammates covering and cooperating, his efficiency is not too high.

Of course, Kobe's strength is still relatively strong, and he has really put a lot of pressure on Du Zhe on the offensive end.

The most obvious evidence is that even though he played the entire second quarter, Du Zhe didn't complete a single steal while defending Kobe Bryant one-on-one for so many offenses.

Facing a top offensive player like Kobe, Du Zhe didn't dare to try to steal easily, because once a little flaw is leaked, it may directly lead to the loss of points.

After the first half, Kobe made 12 of 3 shots and scored 6 points and 7 assists.

Du Zhe used his actual actions on the defensive end to build a wall of sighs between Kobe and the basket, making it impossible for the opponent to attack the basket that is so close.

(End of this chapter)