Basketball: starting from the nerve knife

Chapter 218: If you knew who you lost to, you wouldn’t be so willing…

Li Wan got Artest, and when Mike Brown learned the news, he boldly found Artest and told him about his next adjustments, and then specially emphasized and said: “That man, Delon Williams will be handed over to you?” ”

Artest waved his hand, with a confident face:

“Don’t worry, leave it to me! ”

Can’t prevent Kobe, the “superior horse”, I can’t prevent Delong, the “medium horse”?

Mike Brown looked amazing when he saw Artest agreeing so happily, and he wondered what Li Wan had said to Artest.

Obviously, in the first game, this guy still looked like he was going to “blood flow like a river and fight to the death” with Kobe.

How could it be so fast…

Relieved?

Li Wan: Without him, only sincere ears!

On June 5, the second match of the finals arrived as scheduled.

Madison Square will be agitated tonight.

All New Yorkers sat down for a second from the moment they entered the scene. Everyone was excited, and the entire venue was also a “sea of white clouds” surging, and it was extremely restless.

Amid the cheers of the audience, the time for the game officially arrived.

The Knicks’ starting lineup has not been adjusted, and neither has the starting lineup of the Lakers.

Once again, Pau Gasol grabbed the first offensive right for the Lakers.

Delon Williams took the ball up front, and Artest defended him as soon as he passed the half, with a look of excitement:

Come on, medium horse, let you see how good the best horse is!

Where can Delon Williams stand such an expression.

First he played one with the ball, trying to squeeze Artest through the rhythm of dribbling, but Artest didn’t talk to him about rhythm at all…

Only physical confrontation!

Where did DeLong encounter such a wild defense in the No. 1 position?

No, aren’t you afraid of my fake moves?

At that time, he felt that his confrontation was only a tank in the No. 1 position, and he really did not have an advantage in the No. 3 position!

As for Artest, what he felt right now was…

Position No. 1 also had a “turtle”!

This speed, sure it is the number one position?

Pau Gasol had to mention the top three-point line to cover, but that way, Artest had plenty of time to re-circle in front of DeLong.

“Bang! ”

Delong forcibly missed the throw.

Paul Gasol was pulled to the outside, only Bynum on the inside against Dayao, and Li Wan rushed out from the side to protect the rebound in his hand.

No longer having to defend Delong, Li Wan has extra energy that can be used in other places, such as…

Rush to grab rebounds.

Quickly launch a counterattack.

4 to 4 in the front court!

Li Wan continued to drip to mobilize Delon Williams’ body balance, and then easily completed the breakthrough, Ray Allen rushed over from the side, Li Wan hooked his hand, sent the ball out, a fake pass, tricked Kobe Bryant into flying in front of his eyes, Li Wan no longer hesitated, jumped high, dunked with one hand, and dried the ball into the basket.

2-0！

The Lakers quickly fought back amid cheers from the audience.

DeLong looked at Artest, who was rushing towards him again, and decisively sent the ball to Kobe’s hand.

“Black Mamba” faces “Gentleman Ray”.

In fact, what many people don’t know is that the original Ray Allen defended Kobe Bryant in the ’08 finals and the 10-year finals were okay, at least above the level.

He has defensive experience.

and hardness that does not match his stature.

Speaking of which, this is also the reason why many people feel that Kobe Bryant’s breakthrough is not crisp enough, he needs to mobilize the opponent’s defensive center of gravity through rhythm, and then make a breakthrough.

It makes people feel…

Suddenly everyone is five or five!

Of course, judging from the results, there are very few people who can prevent Kobe’s breakthrough.

Ray Allen also relied on the addition of Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett to achieve defensive quality above the level.

And this is also the basis for Li Wan’s idea!

Since it is a difficult thing for any single person to defend Kobe, then…

It’s not just a defense!

Add a co-defense, can you do Kobe!

If not, then add another assistant defense, can you do Kobe!

Yes, it’s the legendary “1 plus 2” defense mode…

The entire New York Knicks’ defensive line is open for Kobe!

For example, in this round, Kobe Bryant finally got rid of Ray Allen with the ball and grabbed the opportunity to enter the three-point line, and Artest next to him immediately leaned over with a strong body.

In the confrontation, the “Black Mamba” gave the ball to DeLong in front of the free throw line.

“Little Fat” mid-range jumper scored!

2-2 draws…

“Just so guarded, just so prevented! ”

Although the Lakers still scored, Mike Brown was happy.

Because Kobe Bryant passed the ball.

Kobe Bryant didn’t use his containment to play and took three consecutive “3-doubles”, but he couldn’t win, and then he gave up being a playmaker and focused on scoring.

Some people win the game only by scoring.

Kobe is such a person!

And the reason why the New York Knicks’ entire outside defense is staring at Kobe Bryant is this:

Force him to pass the ball, or make unreasonable shots.

Of course, in the eyes of Kobe Bryant and Director Zhang, every shot he makes, there is no unreasonable, only “this ball is difficult or not”, “can teammates not stand like a log”.

At this moment, Director Zhang was shouting: “Look, this is Kobe’s containment power, Delong if he doesn’t enter, I’m really sorry for Kobe.”

The New York Knicks launched a counterattack, and after “Li Liu” blocked it, the ball went to Dayao under the basket.

A call of “devouring alive and peeling”, “little shark” was gnawed by the “little giant” in this way.

He didn’t even turn off the lights!

4-2！

Yang Yi looked at the pain for the “little shark”: “Oh, Bynum really can’t bear Dayao!” ”

Kobe was speechless for a while.

He just took a sip of the moisture he stored in his clothes, when Da Yao Mingming took the ball, but as a result, he just took a sip and gave Bynum no more…

That’s too easy, right?

Delong once again plucked up the courage to “grind tofu” with Artest, but after two confrontations, he couldn’t bear it, surrendered the gun, and handed over the ball again.

Bryant faces Ray Allen with the ball.

Or encountered interception in the breakthrough.

Li Wan’s hand was about to touch the ball in his hand.

Old six!

Scolding in his heart, Kobe Bryant handed the ball to his other hand from his crotch…

“Snap! ”

Unexpectedly, Artest also made up for it at this time.

Slapped the ball and pulled it out of Kobe’s hand.

“Black Mamba” turned to chase.

Li Wan had already gone to chase before he chased.

It’s just that Kobe is closer to the position of the ball, swoops sharply, and touches the ball first. When Li Wan saw him so desperate, he was also a pounce at that time.

When Bryant held the ball and hid it in his arms, his hand also touched the ball.

The two scuffled together and rolled on the ground several times.

Each lap made the exclamations on the scene a little louder.

In the end, the exclamation was so loud that even the referee’s whistle was a little inaudible.

The basketball was almost deformed under the mutual pull of Kobe and Li Wan.

The action was so big, the two judges who ran over, one of them was forced to fight.

Am I special…

The referee was angry, but looking at these two people, one was Li Wan and the other was Kobe, he could only blame himself for not standing well.

Careless, no flash!

The “beep” sound finally made the two people stop the scrum, and then look at the appearance of the two people, they have long been red-faced, obviously desperate.

This image was also recorded by several reporters on the sidelines, and became the headlines of N media reports after the game:

Are they really friends?

Li Wan: Friends come and go…

Kobe: The championship flag always flies~

The struggle for the championship is so unpretentious!

The referee eventually gestured for the scrum.

Li Wan successfully snatched the ball with a better reach to touch the ball in advance.

Kobe Bryant’s mistake plus 1!

“If the Lakers lose this round in the end, Kobe, will you regret it? ”

Li Wan shouted at Kobe.

Kobe Bryant did not speak, but his expression visibly sank.

Answer questions with expressions, this snake has always been able to.

Li Wan said again: “Don’t worry, Kobe, our friendship is here, I won’t let you lose only 2 points!” ”

The Knicks fans who heard this on the sidelines thought that Li Wan was really good to his friends…

Bryant:……

I’ll go to your horse!

Surround him, surround him, surround him!

The furious “Black Mamba” constantly signals Delong Williams next to him.

Delong obeyed and forced Li Wan towards Kobena.

It’s just that Li Wan gave the ball to the other side from behind, and with a “Crawford-style” dribble jump, he easily cracked Delong’s persecution.

Kobe saw that Li Wan could not come, so he prepared to pack it over.

Li Wan immediately threw the ball to Ray Allen, and asked the NBA “historical three-point king” to teach this “little snake” and let him know what it is to “don’t miss people”!

“Ugh! ”

Three grams of oil, sir!

Ray Allen simply hit a 3-pointer and then gave Bryant a pure underwhelmed teasing look.

Kobe Bryant looked at this expression, a little on his head.

When I heard Li Wan pass by, “weak” said “No wonder you are the 13th pick in the first round in ’96, and the 4th pick in the first round”!

Kobe was immediately more agitated.

Determined to let Li Wan see why he was called “the strongest first-round pick in history”.

Ray Allen felt Kobe’s desire to attack more than before, and took a step back very experienced, and only then did he get entangled in Kobe Bryant’s three-point line.

Kobe Bryant leaned sideways on his shoulder, pressed in, and was about to put on a fight, Artest quietly touched the side, but when Kobe made a move to pass the ball, he immediately retreated next to Delon Williams.

I thought that I had scared Artest back, but at the same time that Kobe Bryant put on a fight, Artest touched it again.

Am I special…

Kobe Bryant could only look for Delon Williams again and scare off the guy with his eyes.

But……

Kobe, the nest came out ~

Kobe, the nest went in again ~

Kobe, the nest is out again~

The nest went in again…

Bryant:……

This Nima, don’t you want to be so cheap!

Artest was in and out, playing out the feeling:

Playful!

Playful!

So much fun!

In the end, the first person to rush was Kobe, this time he forcibly resisted Ray Allen and Artest, and shot from mid-range jumper.

Anyway, it’s only two people, so it’s also empty!

“Bang! ”

Although Kobe Bryant thought so, the crisper sound of hitting iron told him that this difficulty was indeed a hundred million points greater than the usual shot.

“Snap! ”

Paul Gasol was about to touch the ball, and Li Wan rushed out from the side to protect the rebound.

It is worth saying that in the last game, the New York Knicks started with the Lakers and barely won by 4 points, such a stalemate naturally represents that the Lakers have an advantage in some aspects, such as their frontcourt rebounds, which are five or six more than the New York Knicks!

This number, really scary…

But the first quarter of this game is almost over, and the Lakers have no advantage in front court rebounds, but steal one less.

Li Wan strengthened the rush for rebounds, so that the pressure on the inside to grab the rebounds was much less.

After all, it has also rushed to grab a season’s time, and Li Wan is still very experienced in grabbing the board.

What’s more, just Li Wan’s height is placed here, 2.03 meters… If you change to someone else and set an “explosive head”, it will be the top expert of the inner line protection frame of “Optimus Bo Cloud Pillar, Frame Sea Purple Golden Beam”!

The Knicks quickly countered and managed to score the next round.

The gap gradually widened, and by 8:15 in the first quarter, the New York Knicks’ lead had reached eight points.

Neither side has yet to change the substitute lineup at this time.

In other words, the Lakers’ starting lineup in the last “five-five” game, this game was played by 8 points in less than a quarter.

There are two reasons for such passivity, and Phil Handy has also written in his notebook.

The first point is naturally that the frontcourt rebounding advantage is not there.

The second point is that Kobe Bryant has an extremely obvious discomfort in the face of the New York Knicks’ defensive changes…

The first point was originally a surprise.

Originally, after the first game was played, the Lakers assistant coaching team that noticed this was a wait-and-see attitude, in their opinion, whether this is an advantage or not, it needs to continue to be observed.

But Kobe Bryant’s discomfort in the face of the New York Knicks’ defensive change was something they didn’t expect.

First of all, they really did not expect that Kobe Bryant in this period would be uncomfortable because of the opponent’s defensive change. The scoring ability he has mastered is said to be enough to cope with all situations.

And then……

They really didn’t expect that the other side would suddenly take Artest to deal with Delong.

The latter was originally a way of playing by crushing the body to make a breakthrough, and now he meets Artest, who is in the third position or even the strength of the fourth position, which can be regarded as a nemesis.

Didn’t you see how easy Artest defended against Delong’s ball-carrying singles?

You can even tease Kobe Bryant there.

It is he who faces Kobe’s constant “in and out”, so that the “Black Mamba” cannot concentrate on his own offense.

Not to mention…

On the other side, there is also an “old six” who has been watching!

This defense is really, really full of “cheapness”, Mike Brown’s defensive style is not like this, how can this game be…

“Toot! ”

In the end, the first quarter ended with the New York Knicks leading by 11 points, 39-28.

Artest looked at DeLong Williams, who was on the same line with him, shooting 2 of 5, and then looking at Kobe Bryant in 3 of 7, and felt at that time…

The “horse racing” tactic was a great success.

His “superior horse” not only prevented the “medium horse”, but also made Kobe’s “superior horse” uncomfortable!

Tian Ji really knows how to play!

“Li, you should have told me this story earlier, by the way, is Tian Ji your friend? When to call him for a drink. ”

Li Wan: …

Well……

At that time, he really didn’t say who this Tian Ji was.

“Don’t worry, if you have a chance, on April 5 next year, I will give you an appointment!” Li Wan took the white towel while arguing with Artest.

“April 5? Is he so busy for so long? ”

“It’s not that he’s busy, it’s that it’s inconvenient for him and he usually can’t come out…”

“Understood…” Artest lowered his voice and leaned against Li Wan, “007, huh?” ”

Li Wan nodded and wanted to applaud Artest’s brain circuit, but he still didn’t explain: “Almost!” ”

“No wonder you can play so much…” Artest showed an expression of realization.

Agents can play more, just look at Popovich, who was born as a spy …

As soon as the second quarter came up, he said to the ugly Kobe: “Man, if you knew who you lost to, you wouldn’t be so willing…”

Bryant rolled his eyes and didn’t speak.

Lao Tzu is being played by you today!

But Lao Tzu is not blind!

You don’t even know who you are!

The Lakers trailed by 11 points in the first quarter, but it wasn’t their toughest moment.

The hardest moment, with the start of the second quarter of the game, has just arrived…

The Lakers still have 3 main players on the court at the moment.

They were Kobe, who had played 12 minutes in the first quarter.

He just took two breaths during the interbreak and continued to play.

Then came Bynum and Delon Williams who came off the court 10 minutes into the first quarter. They rested for the rest of the first quarter and the intersection, and as soon as the second quarter came up, they were immediately taken on the field.

Paul Gasol and Ariza played the entire first quarter, just after the break…

They have at most 3 minutes of rest, and they have to play immediately, otherwise Kobe Bryant will spend more than 15 minutes on the court in a row…

Even Kobe is known as a “physical monster”!

But the first half was made like this, and the devil knows what kind of state he can come up with in the second half…

After all, this is the stage of the finals, and the intensity of the confrontation itself is here!

Such high-intensity confrontation, as well as continuous playing time, Li Wan’s impression is that only LeBron James has been used like this 10 years later.

But even LeBron James was eventually dragged down.

The physical strength of the peak “little emperor”, even Kobe Bryant cannot compare …

So Li Wan can already imagine what Kobe Bryant will look like for a while…

Mike Brown really doesn’t spare any effort.

All defense went to Kobe, who has been on the court the longest.

Just call it the “Black Mamba that can’t be beaten”, right?

As a result, Mike Brown proved with a tough defense that even the “Black Mamba”, who has the strongest willpower, will have ups and downs in his condition due to physical problems.

At 2 minutes and 34 seconds in the second quarter, Kobe Bryant shot “3 non-sticky” from the three-point line.

Phil Jackson knew very well that his physical strength was almost at its limit, although it was still about half a minute away, but now… It was only Paulo Gasol who could only get them on the field.

Bryant was replaced.

The way he gasped for air made Barkley think that he had traveled back in time to the 19th century,

At that time, farms in the south could see such “Kobe” everywhere!

Phil Jackson, this “farmer arrangement” is really too wasted black…

Kobe finally had a chance to take a breather.

On the court, the Lakers’ support became Delong Williams and Paul Gasol.

I have to say that in the absence of Kobe, the power that these two people’s “blocking” tactics can play is indeed reduced by a few points. However, Phil Jackson’s “chicken soup” revealed its power at this time.

Delong Williams, who has completely found his form, actually completed breakout points or individual points several times in the face of Artest, and in the two minutes after Kobe Bryant left the court, he played 3 points and 1 assist alone, playing very present.

This made Artest grit his teeth.

Is Lao Tzu a medium horse?

When he thought that if he couldn’t prevent Delong, he would probably defend Ariza in the next game, and he was not happy at that time!

Li Wan went to defend the inferior horse because he himself is a “super-class horse”, and there are many aspects of the game waiting for him to contribute! At this time, his defense of Ariza is actually something that the entire New York Knicks would like to see.

He is different.

His main responsibility is to defend, and if he goes to defend the inferior horse, doesn’t that prove that his ability is not enough to be competent on the defensive end?

No, absolutely not!

Artest’s eyes gradually reddened.

The “Beast” activated his bestiality under great pressure.

DeLong Williams, who just felt that Artest was a little inadequate, immediately felt the pressure, and this breakthrough with the ball gradually fell into passive defense.

An indiscretion, coupled with a mistake in the busyness, the front change actually sent the ball directly to Artest’s hand.

“Snap! ”

The “Beast” completed the face-to-face steal, and Li Wan rushed out from the side, grabbed the ball, and quickly completed the counterattack.

The Lakers, which had been having good momentum, suddenly had some stagnation.

DeLong Williams’ second attack with the ball still failed to score.

But Phil Jackson on the court showed a satisfied smile, because the game time has come to 5 minutes and 46 seconds in the second quarter, and Kobe Bryant is ready to play after the break!

DeLong Williams, their task on the field is considered accomplished…

And when Kobe returned to the court, the Lakers found the main bone, and even suppressed a little on the scene in the following time.

With 3 minutes left in the second quarter, the Lakers trailed the Knicks by seven points.

It is equivalent to saying that so far in the second quarter, the Lakers have recovered a 4-point difference.

It’s just that……

The problem of the “Southern slave owners” playing style was exposed at this moment.

Bynum and Delon Williams, who had been on the court since the beginning of the second quarter, had unknowingly been on the court for nine minutes.

DeLong Williams once attacked with the ball in the middle of facing Artest’s defense, dragging the Lakers’ offensive end alone; Bynum’s problem is much more serious, although his role in this Lakers team is currently only “meat shield” and “secondary offense to eat cake”, and even does not give him the opportunity to hold the ball. ——Well, the arrival of Delon Williams did make the Lakers’ offensive possession more nervous, and Bynum naturally had no chance to hold the ball.

Of course, in the current Lakers starting lineup, whether it is Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, or Delon Williams, who holds the ball, Bynum does not dare to say a “no”.

But even so, Bynum was still a little overwhelmed.

The reason is naturally the old question:

His fragile knees!

It seems to be swollen and red again!

Also, since the first half, he has actually rested for so many 2 minutes, where has the “little shark” played such a war of attrition in the past?

He gradually couldn’t support it, Li Wan saw it in his eyes, and he was also a little unceremonious, and gave all the next ball to Dayao, and Shaq O’Neill, who came on the bench.

The “little giant” ate and wiped Bynum clean, and after the “big shark” came up, he was not polite at all, and chewed and swallowed the last bit of Bynum’s “wreckage”…

After eating, he had to sip his mouth twice: “Just like this, you can also call it ‘little shark’?” ”

Finally, at the end of the first half, the New York Knicks easily established a 13-point advantage.

It is equivalent to saying that in the first 3 quarters of the second quarter, the Lakers worked hard to close the 4-point gap, and then lost 6 points in the last 3 minutes…

It perfectly explains what it means to “pick and search for n years, and return to the pre-liberation overnight”…

Phil Jackson secretly shook his head, this extreme substitution tactic, it was difficult to listen to, and now when it was executed, he found that it was more difficult than he thought.

Of course, the main problem is focused on Bynum, which is already scrapped in the first half alone, and Phil Jackson can’t imagine what he will look like in the second half.

Damn bastard, little Bass!

All blame this grandson!

Phil Jackson thought of this tactic because the “little shark” did not see the slightest hope, and then thought of how he blocked Buzz Jr. in 05 and did not choose Bynum…

But this guy thought that he was a descendant of the Bath family, and he directly clapped the board, brought Bynum to Los Angeles, and patted his chest and said to him:

You’ll definitely thank me in the future, Phil!

I thank you grandma for a leg!

Phil Jackson thought that if he had chosen Ian Masinmi, it would not have been as hopeless as it is now…

Artest watched after halftime, Kobe Bryant’s 6-of-15 shooting, and now he was finally relieved!

The strategy of superior horses not guarding against superior horses really works…

Kobe Bryant’s expression at that time!

Artest felt that it was the most helpless expression he had ever seen Kobe…

But the situation at the time:

After Shaq O’Neal came on the court, he constantly bullied Bynum as a sandbag, but Kobe was watched by the entire outside of the Lakers, as long as he took the ball, it was all kinds of mental harassment, which is equivalent to saying that Kobe was watching Shaq O’Neal score one after another, helping the New York Knicks to stretch the point gap to more than 13 points.

As far as the past of the two of them, watching this scene with their own eyes, Artest is not Kobe, they all feel that the taste must be very uncomfortable, anyway, if Artest was Kobe at that time, he must have the urge to break his ribs.

“In the second half, it’s still the same way of playing, remember, bite the score, wait for the game to enter the fourth quarter…”

D’Antoni still hasn’t changed much.

Continue to fight the “war of attrition”.

He really didn’t expect that the finals would be better than when he was in the Eastern Conference three-round series!

Anyway, you can win until the last minute, which can be tied to a dog in front of the bench and partner Mike Brown…

The state recovery is too slow, sitting in front of the computer at 8:30 a.m., writing less than a thousand words in the morning, the rest are all out in the afternoon, the eyelids fight in the middle, and sleep on the stomach for a while, now the main problem is that the state of the morning can not be recovered, you have to get used to it again.

(End of chapter)

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