Legendary star

Chapter 211 Gemini Showdown (1)

The match between the Spurs and the Lakers can be called a rehearsal of the Western Conference Finals. If there is no accident, as the two strongest teams in the league, the possibility of the Spurs and Lakers meeting in the Western Conference Finals is very high. .However, the current head players of these two teams have different moods. This year is O'Neal's 9th season in the league. In the previous 8 seasons, O'Neal can be said to have won almost all the honors. MVP, All-Star MVP, all kinds of best teams, and even two scoring champions, but only one championship is missing. O'Neal has been waiting for this championship for too long, so long that he can no longer bear it. Originally Last season was the best chance, but he lost to the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, so this season O'Neal vowed that he would never let the championship fall by the wayside.

This year is Duncan's fourth year in the league. In the previous three seasons, except for the rookie season after he was reimbursed due to injury in the playoffs, the Spurs won the championship for two consecutive years under Duncan's leadership, and Duncan also won two consecutive championships. Duncan won the finals MVP in the season. From the season when Duncan entered the league, Duncan overwhelmed Malone. In his rookie season, he became the strongest power forward in the league. After defending the title last season, Duncan became another one in NBA history. After playing in the league for 4 seasons, he is considered a player who can enter the league's top 3 stars after retirement. Now countless people have begun to call Duncan the most powerful forward in history, and Duncan is far away from the glory of No.3 in the league , and only one regular season MVP is missing, so this season is also an extremely important year for Duncan.

So for this game, both the Lakers and the Spurs attach great importance to it. Duncan hopes to lay the foundation for himself to win the regular season MVP by defeating the Lakers, while O'Neal wants to defeat Duncan and the Spurs. confidence.The general trend of the entire league now is that after Jordan retired, the west is strong and the east is weak. The five strongest players in the league are all in the west. Therefore, as long as they can break through from the west, they can basically win the final championship. The two finals also proved this point. Whether it is the Knicks or the Pacers, they are much worse than the Spurs' opponents in the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers and the Lakers.

"Avery, don't worry, be steady, be steady." After the game started, the Spurs' assistant coach, Mike Budenholzer, yelled at Avery Johnson, who was advancing with the ball on the field. A reminder to the players on the court that the Spurs will slow down in the first quarter of this game to play a positional battle with the Lakers.

Both the Spurs and the Lakers have older guys in their main lineups, so slowing down the pace is good for both sides, especially the Spurs, whose main lineup is older, such as Sean Elliott Special, let him walk on the court for 48 minutes now, it is probably a bit choking.Of course, for the two teams, being more stable and trying not to make mistakes is also the basis for winning this game.

"Boy, you are in a bad situation with the Spurs now. If this season is over, you can come to the Lakers and play with me." After Meng Xu passed the middle circle, Kobe immediately posted it. The game between the Spurs and the Timberwolves On the day of the game, the Lakers didn’t have a game, so Kobe also watched the live broadcast at home. Meng Xu’s performance in the first half of the first quarter made Kobe’s blood vessels boil, and Kobe once thought he had found his kind. , that is, from that day on, Kobe has been looking forward to today's duel with Meng Xu.But after that game, Meng Xu was refrigerated. Although it was declared to be food poisoning, no one with a little brain would believe Popovich's lame excuse.

"Bryant, when you become the boss of the Lakers, come and say this to me. You see, every time Shaq sees me, he always looks hostile." Maybe it was the postseason last season. Sai Mengxu blamed O'Neal several times. From the beginning of the game, O'Neal looked at Meng Xu and Duncan very unkindly, and Kobe's face was also very ugly after being ridiculed by Meng Xu.

"Hmph, one day I will become the boss of the Lakers and the only king of Los Angeles." Seeing Meng Xu looking at him with a cheap smile, Kobe said angrily in his heart.No one will pay attention to the current situation of Meng Xu and Kobe on the court, because now everyone's eyes have gathered on O'Neal and Duncan.

The first few rounds of the two teams were almost all completed by Duncan and O'Neal. Although the two did not directly face each other, when O'Neal singled Robinson, Duncan would still defend Robinson. Duncan also singled Grant Sometimes, O'Neal will also choose to double-team Duncan.O'Neal and Duncan are the two super giants in the league who are most deterrent to the basket. No matter who they are, they cannot be dealt with alone.

Finally, after nearly 3 minutes of the game, Kobe ushered in the first attack of the game. O'Neal attacked with the ball again. Once chose to pass the ball to Kobe.

"Meng, now is our time, show your strongest strength." Kobe put one foot on the 3-point line, turned sideways to face Meng Xu, kept slapping the basketball, and at the same time lowered it slightly center of gravity.

But after gaining weight this summer, although Meng Xu is still slightly inferior to Kobe in terms of strength, he is no longer the Meng Xu who lost his position when he was hit by someone last season. , Meng Xu didn't step back much.

Obviously, the method of dealing with Meng Xu last season is useless, but Kobe still has his own trick. After shaking a few times in a row, Kobe turned around and jumped up in front of Meng Xu. When Meng Xu blocked the shot in the air, Kobe leaned back a lot, and at the same time, there was a slight drift to the left side of his body.

"As expected, it's second only to Jordan's fadeaway jumper." Seeing the basketball pass by his fingertips, and Kobe Bryant, who was still maintaining his shooting posture, fell from the air, Meng Xu also sighed.With his jumping and wingspan, generally players shorter than him shoot in front of him, that is definitely a rhythm that is nothing to take a chance on, but Meng Xu really has no choice but to take a shot like Kobe Bryant's Jordan-style back. It was just a few centimeters away, like a gap between Meng Xu's palm and the basketball, so Meng Xu could only look at the ball and sigh.

"A very perfect back-and-back jumper." At this time, the reporters sitting under the basket and the audience on the sidelines basically had the same idea. Kobe's shot was really similar to Jordan's. To be exact, This is the fadeaway jumper that only Jordan can use.

Kobe, who was sitting on the ground, waved his fist at Meng Xu after seeing the basketball hit. At this time, Kobe's teammates also rushed over quickly, pulled Kobe up, and gave Kobe a high-five at the same time.

"Greg, I really want to thank you." Phil Jackson, who was on the bench, looked at the scene on the field, then turned his head to look at Popovich not far away, and said to himself.Although the Lakers failed to win the championship last season, after the series against the Spurs, Kobe completed his transformation from a star to a superstar, and Kobe is still improving this summer. Maybe it won't be long before the Lakers will become the only player in the league with two A super giant team, at that time, I will rule the league again, just like when I was in the Bulls, knocking down all the old guys who looked down on me, and stepped on a few more feet.

Although he failed to defend Kobe this time, Meng Xu didn't have any other ideas. As a defensive player, being shot and shot on the head by the opponent is simply commonplace, and before the game started, the head coach had a strict order , This game does not allow him to play singles with the ball, so Meng Xu can only move around honestly, creating space for his teammates and making the ball.

Although Meng Xu can swallow this breath, Meng Xu's teammates can't. There has always been an unwritten unspoken rule in the NBA, that is, when his teammates are provoked one-on-one by the opponent, his own players will support him The teammate of the Spurs, especially Duncan, will find a way to get Meng Xu to return Kobe even if the head coach has a strict order in this case. of.

Therefore, when the Spurs started to attack, the basketball circled around the court. Finally, when Meng Xu ran to a 3-degree angle on the left side of the 45-point line, Duncan, who was playing singles with the ball inside, passed the basketball out of his hand. .

"Bryant, you can't guard me." After Meng Xu received Duncan's pass, Kobe immediately clung to him. After catching the ball, Meng Xu still deliberately waited for Kobe to catch up with him, just to pay back one on Kobe's head.Kobe's official height of 1 meters may actually be a little shorter, and Kobe's wingspan is also a short board, so when a player like Meng Xu with a height and arms and excellent jumping is shooting in front of Kobe , Kobe generally has nothing to do.

"You won't know until you try it." As soon as Kobe's words fell, Meng Xu jumped up in front of Kobe, and before he could react, Kobe also jumped up following Meng Xu, and at the same time The palm of his right hand went to cover Meng Xu's eyes.But Kobe's defense this time is the same as Billups' defense of Meng Xu in the game against the Timberwolves. Although Kobe blocked Meng Xu's eyes very well, after an obvious pause in the air, Meng Xu was much better than Meng Xu. The moment Kobe started to fall, Meng Xu threw the basketball in his hand.

Seeing the basketball in Meng Xu's hands come out of his hands, Kobe has nothing to do. This kind of shooting that jumps up and waits for you to fall, and then takes the shot, is the same as Jordan's shooting method. It hurts confidence very much. After being repeatedly raped like this, the player will even lose the courage to defend him again.

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