Showdown, I'm the God of Basketball

Chapter 545

The Spurs lost.

科比在鲍文的防守下26投14中，罚球8罚8中，砍下了40分6篮板4助攻的数据。

The 37-year-old Bowen couldn't prevent Kobe's offense at all, and the biggest problem for the Spurs in the entire series was their defense against Kobe.

"It's a pity that the Spurs have such a strong inside lineup, but they were killed by Kobe alone. If their outside defense can be a little bit better, the ending will be different.

Although Parker and Ginobili have sharp offensive methods, the contribution they can make to the team on the defensive end is too limited. "

Kenny Smith would like to suggest to Popovich that as Bowen gets older, it is difficult for him to keep up with the top guards in the league in terms of mobility and flexibility, no matter how rich his defensive experience is. It is very difficult to pose a threat to the opponent.

Therefore, if the Spurs still want to make a difference in the playoffs, or even compete for the championship, then they must look for a top defensive player on the front and back.

The groom shook his head and said, "Impossible, Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker have taken up too much salary space for the Spurs.

O'Neal will also become a free agent in the future. Even if O'Neal does not renew his contract, it is impossible for them to have the salary to win the top defensive front and back players. "

Kenny Smith agrees: "A tough defensive forward is worth $600 million these days!
The Spurs really can't afford it. "

Groom said: "So congratulations to the Lakers, next they will face the Milwaukee Bucks who defeated the Big Three of the Cavaliers!"

after the game.

Kobe and O'Neal embrace again.

O'Neal said softly: "Be careful of Yao Ming of the Bucks, that guy's offensive firepower is no worse than when I was at my peak."

Kobe thanked him and said: "I won't really despise Wang Zhou because of your joke. We will study how to defend him. If you have any good suggestions, I will be happy to know."

O'Neal punched Kobe in the chest and said, "Don't be funny, I'm going on vacation, I don't care what you guys will do."

In the interview after the game, Popovich, who lost the game, was relieved.

Although it is a pity to lose the game, the Lakers suddenly abandoned the triangle offense and changed to the death-five lineup, which did give the Spurs a blow.

Thinking of the Bucks' victory over the Cavaliers' Big Five and Zen Master's new learning of the Dead Five, when these two lineups collide, tsk tsk.

Popovich really wants to see if the Lakers have a chance to beat the Bucks who defeated the Cavaliers!
"Let the Lakers go head-to-head with the Bucks. A team that can beat the Cavaliers for 4 games in a row is definitely not a soft persimmon."

Zen master Phil Jackson said confidently: "The Bucks are not a strong team!
Their team has too many problems, weak bench strength, Yao Ming's physical problems and potential injuries, Desmond Mason's unstable shooting among the starters, Roy Ivey performed well in the Eastern Conference Finals, but his entire career He has not been a good shooter in his career, and I don't believe he can maintain a stable shooting efficiency forever.

So the Bucks just got away with winning the Cavaliers, and we have a lot of ways to deal with them. "

A group of reporters gasped when they heard this, but Zen master dared to say anything.

One of the reporters asked curiously: "Let's not talk about Yao Ming's natural suppression of the Lakers inside, Zhao Hao played against the Lakers in the Finals last season and won the FMVP.

Zhao Hao's passing ability seems to have become stronger this season. How will the Lakers plan to defend him? "

"Ah..." Zen Master was silent for a while, having nothing to say.

If Yao Ming can still rely on double-teaming to restrict him, then there is absolutely no way to defend Zhao Hao, who is a hairy guy.

Kobe chimed in: "There's me! I can take care of him!"

On June 6, the NBA finals were in full swing.

Before the game, Barkley and Reggie Miller were still talking about Zen Master's extremely conceited words after the Western Conference Finals.

"I think that if Phil Jackson had communicated with Mike Brown, James, Billups, and Gasol of the Cavaliers, he would never say such arrogant words again, and he was very eager to get more from each other. profound advice.

Don't mess with Zhao Hao, and don't underestimate the Bucks!

The Cavaliers were shot down by Yi Jianlian, Roy Ivey and others in the crucial two games because they underestimated the Bucks' substitutes. "

Barkley doesn't think the Lakers' defense is as good as the Cavaliers'. In the entire series, except for Zhao Hao's runaway in the last game, the entire Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals restricted Zhao Hao's offense very well.

This is why Yao Ming has been serving as the main offensive force in this round of the series, and the other players of the Bucks can bloom more.

“但即便骑士队对赵昊的限制已经足够出色了，对方仍然在这轮系列赛场均砍下了30分5篮板9助攻1抢断1盖帽的数据。”

Reggie Miller shook his head speechlessly, this is Zhao Hao who is under strict guard!
Zhao Hao can play such exaggerated statistics under this kind of defense. Reggie Miller has even begun to look forward to what kind of terrifying offense Zhao Hao, who has broken through the Cavaliers, will play next against the Lakers.

Staples Arena.

Old Bath was interviewed by local sports media.

After a few years, the legendary owner of the Lakers still refuses to admit that he was wrong.

"Honestly speaking, Zhao Hao's static talent is unquestionable, with perfect height, weight and wingspan, his talent is even better than Kobe's.

However, at that time, I still didn't think Zhao Hao could play well, just like I was always not optimistic about the Mosaic team picking Yao Ming with the No. [-] pick.

Everyone knows that Leslie Alexander, the owner of the Mosaic team, only cares about the team's profit, so choosing Yao Ming as the No. [-] pick is just for ticket sales and ratings.

In my opinion, the purpose of winning Zhao Hao and Yao Ming in the small ball market like the Bucks is the same. "

Kupchak echoed: "If Zhao Hao's first two championships were not because of being with James, he might have won it?

Give me a break!I'm afraid they won't even make it to the playoffs!

Now he followed Yao Ming to the finals with a stern look. Let's see how destructive Yao Ming was inside the entire playoffs. That kid Zhao Hao is a cunning guy, and he likes hugging his thighs the most!

Not only Yao Ming, but also the thighs of Roy Ivey and Yi Jianlian. Didn't the two score three points in two games, and the Bucks would get away with the Cavaliers?
But this time his luck has run out!Because this year's championship belongs to our Lakers. "

Staples Arena.

The fans kept scolding, and of course Zhao Hao was the one who greeted the most.

Ever since Zhao Hao got his first championship ring with the Cavaliers, Los Angeles fans have been talking about him every time.

This is also very understandable. Even O'Neal won three consecutive championships for the Lakers, and he was sprayed to death, not to mention Zhao Hao.

Yi Jianlian, who was warming up on the field, looked at these fans with some displeasure, "They have watched the ball for so long, are they all just blind?"

Yao Ming, who has long been accustomed to being abused by his former fans, smiled embarrassingly, "Of course they are not blind!
It's just that when these fans stand on the side of their home team, they don't like other teams and other players.

Strictly speaking, they can be regarded as the best fans. "

Ruffin, who already knew that he would be DNPed, said with a relaxed face: "What's the use of that?

Aren't we still able to beat the Lakers black and blue? We've even beaten the Cavaliers. Who are we afraid of? "

Zhao Hao reminded all his teammates: "Don't underestimate the Lakers! Kobe and Garnett are not idiots!"

Game start.

The Lakers' starters: point guard Derek Fisher, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Luke Walton, power forward Odom and center Garnett.

Bucks starters: point guard Ramon Sessions, shooting guard Zhao Hao, small forward Desmond Mason, power forward Villanueva and center Yao Ming.

Midline jump ball.

Garnett jumps for the ball.

Under the shouts of the fans in Los Angeles, the Lakers launched an attack.

The old fish Fisher dribbled the ball across the half court, and Kobe went around the baseline to the left horn and asked for the ball with his back.

Zhao Hao escaped Garnett's pick-and-roll, and the first shot was a one-on-one contest between him and Kobe!

"The Lakers didn't beat the Spurs in the first two games with the death-five play, but continued to use their triangle offense.

It seems that Zen master Phil Jackson is still afraid of the strength of the Bucks, so he plans to be more stable and first use the triangle offense to test the water. "

Barkley agreed.

Be careful with the ten-thousand-year ship. Although Zen Master was extremely arrogant before the start of the finals, he is worthy of the Lord of the Rings in the coaching world when preparing for this part before the game.

Facing Zhao Hao's strict defense, Kobe took a step to the left and made an emergency stop in the middle distance.

Swish!
Go in!

"It's Kobe!

It's really hard for me to imagine what kind of death training Kobe has done alone since he was eliminated by the Cavaliers and Zhao Hao last season.

When facing the Spurs in the last round, he averaged 38 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 51%.

Kobe with this hit rate can be described as God blocking and killing God and Buddha blocking and killing Buddha. "

Kenny Smith spoke in a hype, not to mention him, even Zhao Hao was slightly surprised.

He defended the ball well, and almost covered Kobe's eyes, but the opponent was still able to make the shot. This cannot be described in terms of technology, it's all about feel and confidence!

Heh heh, the Spurs, a blacksmith who doesn't make iron, are really not wronged to lose the Western Conference finals. Kobe in this state is amazing!

Turning his head, Ramon Sessions held the ball for half court, then glanced at Zhao Hao and asked how to play.

Kobe applauded Zhao Hao as if declaring war, "I heard that you killed the Cavaliers so badly in the tiebreaker, come on, let's go heads-up again!"

Zhao Hao shook his head, signaling to his teammate Yao Ming who was still playing inside.

Dayao has a natural advantage against Garnett. It is impossible for Zhao Hao to disregard the team's victory for his own sake. As for the one-on-one match with Kobe
"The series is still very long, let's take it easy!"

Yao Ming sits in the low post and wants the ball steadily. Garnett is a little nervous to follow up. He has already tried to push Yao Ming out of the penalty area the moment he catches the ball.

It's just that he is much worse than Yao Ming in terms of weight and strength, so Yao Ming still steps on the sideline in the three-second zone to catch the ball.

"Yao Ming in this position is very dangerous!"

Dayao didn't play singles with his back for the first time, but observed the Lakers' defensive strategy and positioning.

Odom assisted in defending the weak-side three-second zone. As long as Yao Mingqian turned around and wanted to hit the frame, he immediately rushed to double-team.

The old fish Fisher has a lot of experience in positioning. He is stuck in the passing line between Ramon Sessions and Yao Ming. He was able to assist in the first time to defend and save Ramon Sessions' three-pointer.

As for Luke Walton, he seemed a little bold, shrinking directly to the free throw line, completely letting Desmond Mason two meters away.

This position is an excellent position to protect defensive rebounds, and it can immediately prevent Zhao Hao and Mason from the outside from hitting the basket.

The last Kobe, of course, will never leave Zhao Hao at all times, and even at this time he is still tightly attached to Zhao Hao's body, using Kobe's death coil.

"Although this defensive formation is not exactly a 2-3 zone defense, because Kobe is still outside, it can be regarded as a weakened version of the zone defense.

Since the era of the four major centers and iron elbow Malone, 2-3 zone defense and partial double-teaming are the best means of restricting super insiders. Phil Jackson, the Zen master who has O'Neal and bullied Malone, is indeed a good player in this regard. "

Barkley really wants to see how Yao Ming handles this defensive strategy. After all, there are traps for turning back and forth.

Swish!
Ok? !

Yao Ming neither turned forward nor turned back, but looked back at the moon and used a ground hook.

The ball goes in.

The ball stunned Garnett and everyone present.

"Garnett's height is 211cm, his wingspan is extremely good at 224cm, and his jumping ability can be regarded as the top among inside players.

It's just that Yao Ming's ground hook is hitting against you, and he can't jump at all, so Garnett's jumping talent is useless.

Compared with Garnett's standing reach of 275cm and Gasol's standing reach of 295cm, the difference is not a little bit. "

Kenny Smith would like to say that this is also the reason why Yao Ming seldom used the ground hook to attack in the Eastern Conference finals, because Gasol's standing height is too exaggerated.

And now switch to Garnett to defend, I am afraid I will be beaten badly!
Zen master shook his head off the court, and he had already discovered the problem with just the first ball.

The focus of this round of the series is to defend Zhao Hao?
Do not be silly!
Although Master Zen cursed at the press conference and looked down on the Bucks, he also knew how good Zhao Hao was.

Especially after Zhao Hao developed top-level organizational skills this season, teams in the entire league can't double-team him, and they can't do without double-teaming him!

Why were the Cavaliers beaten to death by the Bucks?

Wasn't it because when Zhao Hao was double-teamed, he was blinded by the outside shooters of the Bucks and lost the game.

When he didn't double-team Zhao Hao, he was directly taken away by the opponent's tiebreaker.

So Zen Master intends to do the opposite, let Kobe get entangled with Zhao Hao in this round of the series. Yao Ming and other players.

It's just that there is already a problem with this plan from the current point of view, that is, the defensive strategy he specially arranged for Yao Ming directly failed.

"Back then Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played a right-handed skyhook in Los Angeles, which made the entire league want to cry. Now Yao Ming is playing a right-handed groundhook in Milwaukee, but it also broke up all the zone defenses in the league."

Zen Master sighed, he was still a little too confident.

Even the Cavaliers couldn't hold down the Bucks' offense, let alone the Lakers.

"Since you want to fight for offense, let's fight for offense!"

Lakers offense.

Kobe holds the ball, Garnett has a high screen, and Yao Ming is forced to come out to help defend.

Kobe made a return pass after attracting a defensive double-team, Garnett made a high jump ball, and the ball scored!

"Hey, the Lakers are playing the Cavaliers James and Gasol's high pick-and-roll tactics!

Needless to say, now the league seems to have developed this style of bullying inside clumsy centers, and the rise of this style of play is exactly the way Zhao Hao and James bullied O'Neal when the Cavaliers played the Heat's Eastern Conference Finals! "

Kenny Smith said that he didn't expect it!

Who would have imagined how Zhao Hao bullied O'Neal back then, and how Kobe bullied Yao Ming now that he came back?
And Yao Ming is Zhao Hao's incumbent, O'Neal is Kobe's predecessor, tsk tsk, the relationship here is quite complicated.

The first quarter is over.

At 30:32, the Bucks trailed by two points with a slight disadvantage.

Yao Ming sat back on the bench out of breath. The way the Lakers bullied his footsteps made him exhausted.

"Kobe's speed is too fast, and his mid-range shots are too accurate. I have to follow him, but this way Garnett has more opportunities to attack."

Zhao Hao nodded.

Under normal circumstances, Kobe would never let him have a little room for mid-range shooting, let alone Kobe in this hot state.

Cole adjusted the lineup.

Let Zhao Hao, who hardly attacked in the first quarter, stay on the court, and at the same time took Roy Ivey, Bobby Simmons, Villanueva and Yi Jianlian.

"The Bucks let Zhao Hao play point guard again!"

　Thank you for the rewards from the bosses of Shushang Village, and thank you for your recommendation tickets and monthly tickets.

　　Hurry up and give me the ticket, ready to explode.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)