You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 196 Bruce Bowen, It's You
Chapter 195 Bruce Bowen, It's You

Lakers starters: Kobe Bryant, Parker, the lifted Sprewell, Lamar Odom and Chris Mihm.

Spurs starters: Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, Rasu Nesterovic and Duncan.

There is a surprise in the jump ball, and Weixia does not expect Mim to beat Nesterovic in the jump.In the end, he didn't win.It didn't win, but Reaper's speed allowed him to snatch the ball from Parker's hands.

Popovich flew into a rage, as if Parker had made a stupid mistake.In fact, there is no need for Popovich to be angry. The Spurs are not a team that likes to start the game. His roar at the French sports car⑴ is just a matter of inertia.

⑴I'm tired, the starters of both teams are called Parker.

Reaper grabbed the ball and drove at full speed. What he is best at is to rush all the way to the end, using his bravery and courage to cause damage to the opponent.

Nesterovic's defense was a little slow, and Parker was just quick enough to hit his sore spot.

The conscientious Ice Bear fouled Reaper.

Reaper lived up to expectations and made two free throws.Moreover, the first free throw is scored, the second free throw is hit, buy one get one free, the Spurs can grab the rebound and counterattack.

However, since the 80s, only the Lakers have won the championship with fast-paced counterattacks. The championship teams in the new century are very solid, and those teams that like to engage in fancy counterattacks are often beaten badly in the playoffs.

Popovich doesn't like to be fancy, so the Spurs miss the opportunity to counterattack and patiently bring the offense to the positional battle.

Their pass to Duncan.

Duncan didn't enter the offensive state immediately, and hit Mim with his back. He actually dropped the ball out of bounds and gave the ball to the Lakers in vain.

"Is this TD?" Andrew Bynum said short-sightedly. "It's not good."

"Andrew, I like your name." Wei Xia couldn't hold back.

"Thank you." Bynum thought Wei Xia was going to say something nice.

Wei Xia said: "Andrew means bravery in Greek, and now I think you are the one who doesn't know the fearless."

Hearing Wei Xia say he didn't know, Bynum disagreed, and he would repeat it every day: "I'm an adult, I know everything."

"Really? I'm here to suggest that adults who know everything should have a quasi-quadruple-double in the Finals before judging TD."

As soon as Wei Xia finished speaking, Bynum pouted, as if he was not convinced, as if he had something to say, maybe because he still had the last trace of awe for Tim Duncan in his heart, he didn't express his heart.

The Spurs' offense stopped here, and the Lakers' offense was still dominated by Kobe.

Kobe played against Bowen, the individual with the strongest offensive ability at the moment, and met one of the individuals with the strongest defensive ability on the perimeter.

Wei Xia observed carefully, lest he miss any detail.The matchup between Kobe and Bowen did not disappoint.

Kobe's receiving position is the horn of the left wing, and he is in a post-up state.

Bowen was close behind him, and under Wei Xia's careful observation, the notorious defender couldn't hide his dirty tricks.

The moment Wei Xia noticed that Kobe wanted to take the position, Bowen pushed his feet towards Kobe's buttocks.That blow may not cause any substantial damage, but it can change Kobe's mentality.

Bryant dribbles and turns, still with his back, but has switched to a right-handed dribble.

Duncan popped out of the paint to flank Bowen.With Duncan's help, Bowen has more confidence and puts greater pressure on Kobe.

His foot on Bryant's hip, another attack from behind.

Kobe finally turned from the back basket to the front basket. He wanted to rush to Duncan's weak side and use his speed to break through Shifo's defense.Right now, Bowen's body hit Bryant's lumbar spine from the side.

It seems that Kobe's center of gravity is ups and downs, even though he doesn't seem to use much effort. He takes small steps continuously, and he needs the kind support of Lao Duncan, otherwise he will be sorry for Bowen's series of actions if he doesn't lie face-on on the ground and have the closest contact with the floor of the ATT Center.

Bowen's first two dirty tricks were not detected by the referee. The third time, the attack on Kobe's lumbar spine, although it looked weak, but the action was too obvious, and the whistle naturally fell on him.

The appearance of the whistle was also expected by Bowen, and he raised his hand indifferently, without further ado.

Kobe glanced at him coldly, "Put harder, Bruce, you're welcome."

Seeing Kobe's face, it's not difficult for Wei Xia to guess what happened next.

Kobe did him a favor by letting Parker pass the ball to him, then telling Parker to roll aside to watch the action.

At the top of the arc, Kobe made full use of Bowen's body.

For the first time, Wei Xia discovered that the opponent's body can also be used as an offensive prop.

Kobe's offense never got rid of Bowen. He carried Bowen in and killed, Odom pulled outside, and Duncan was outside the paint area, unable to take care of the defense at the basket.

Nesterovic was standing under the basket. He was too clumsy, with height and wingspan. Unfortunately, he didn't have Duncan's skills and ability to read defenses. Kobe even used Bowen as a screen, and he didn't respond to a face-to-face layup.

The basketball rolled down the hoop.

Popovich snarled at him: "Aren't you in a daze?!"

He just reacted and shook his head again and again.

Bowen, who allowed Kobe to score a goal, responded to Kobe by relying on the Spurs' mature defensive system.

He rarely appears outside the free throw line.

He usually stands in the bottom corner, so even if his position is outside the free throw line, even if he is open, even if he is an NBA player, Kobe will give up his defense and go to Ginobili to help defend.

Ginobili's playing style is so demonic. One second, he might hold a bomb-like basketball and want to die with the Lakers insider, and the next second he has no morals and said, "My life is worth more than yours, so I won't trade it with you." Pass the ball behind his back.

Chris Mihm ate his wobble and couldn't react, and the Lakers watched as Bowen made an awkward high shot.

"Shh!"

It didn't look very accurate, but he made it.

From this shot, it can be seen that Bowen may have the shooting ability to score goals in multiple positions, but the Spurs' tactical system only requires him to specialize in corner three-pointers on the offensive end.That position opens up the widest floor for Duncan to attack.

Smash Parker had a rare satisfying performance.

Facing Tony Parker, who could not have been a family with him 500 years ago, he mainly used his physical advantages to force him.

The French sports car did not expect that God of Death would dare to do such a cruel thing. He is also named Parker, so why is it too urgent?
To the surprise of the Lakers, Parker messed up the Spurs' defense alone.

Kobe just now believed that even an inferior shit-stirring stick has its own destiny.

He just didn't expect that piece of shit that belonged to Smash Parker to be a Spurs...

Let Parker, who has consistently shown the lower limit of the league's starting point guard, play with confidence and state, the defending champion really needs to find his own problems.

Parker's ball flew from the free throw line to Bryant's hands.

Kobe made a decisive three-pointer.

"Yes." Wei Xia thought to himself.

He's been shooting too many [-]s lately, and has a penchant for hollow shots that can make ultimate contact with the center of the rim.

"Shh!"

Unsurprisingly.

The Frenchman was stimulated, his eyebrows fluttered excitedly, his fingers trembled, and the speed and strength of his dribble showed that he was a little angry. After all, he was suppressed by the worst starting guard in the league, and anyone would be angry.

Wei Xia understood that he wanted to justify himself, and calm down Popovich's anger by the way.

But it doesn't have to be like this, right?

Duncan came up and hung a back screen, and he hasn't moved away yet. Parker made a two-step pull-up jumper inside the three-point line, which was not his point.

"Tony, are you awake or are you out of your mind?" The anger emanating from Popovich was enough to ignite the ATT center.

The Frenchman's reckless move did not just waste a Spurs offensive opportunity.

Odom grabbed the defensive rebound and threw it to Kobe Bryant.

Wei Xia had a hunch-he got up, opened his hands, Kobe controlled the rhythm, and everything was as Wei Xia expected.

Kobe dribbled the ball and rushed beyond the three-point line in the frontcourt. He raised his hand and hit a hollow three-pointer with a 1-on-0 chase in the frontcourt that Phil Jackson couldn't understand.

"I understand that the Spurs will never be able to guard against Kobe!" Sean Elliott, a famous Spurs veteran who served as the commentator of the ATT Arena after retiring, yelled after watching the ball.

The Lakers played a 9-2 offensive.

Kobe scored 8 points all by himself, with "I don't want to lose again" written all over his body.

The Spurs called a timeout and lost 3 points in the past 9 minutes. For the defending champion who has limited his opponents to 89 points per game this season, it is a bit much.

Not surprisingly, Popovich went into a rage and scolded Parker to the point of blaming the former for his attitude towards the latter. Even if someone said that the Frenchman would be traded after the game, Wei Xia believed it.

Looking at Parker from a distance, Wei Xia found that there was no anxiety or other negative emotions on the Frenchman's face.

Popovich's scolding is just superficial, and he is still used when he should be used.

Wei Xia suddenly found a role model to learn from. How similar is his situation to Parker's?Neither Popovich nor Jackson wanted to use a certain player, but the opponent's talent was obvious to the naked eye, and the improvement he brought to the team was undoubted. While scolding him, he had to use him at the same time.

Thinking about it makes me panic for myself.

Only 3 minutes later, Jackson had already decided to make a substitution.

He replaced Sprewell, who had no effect for 3 minutes, and named Wei Xia.

"From now on, you will face Manu Ginobili." Jackson told Wei Xia.

Bryant chimed in, "Leave the Argentine to me, Bruce Bowen to him."

"No, Kobe, defending Bruce is a very challenging task, none other than you." Jackson said seriously.

It sounds like a curse.

On the offensive end, he basically only stands in the bottom corner, and occasionally runs to other positions to shoot a cold arrow. Is it very challenging to defend against him?
Is it really Kobe?

The timeout is over, and Kobe is savoring the words of the Zen master. Is that old guy trying to blackmail him?

As a result, he saw a bewildered smile on Wei Xia's face.

Kobe thought that if he was Weixia, he would not be so happy to hear that he was going to defend Ginobili.He kindly asked Jackson to switch defenses, he would guard Ginobili, and Wei Xia would guard Bowen, so that he would be much more relaxed.

This guy didn't seem to see his kindness, and he was gloating?

Kobe was 100% sure that Wei Xia heard the strange smell in Zen Master's words.

"What are you laughing at, get the hell out of here!" Kobe said angrily.

"Bruce Bowen, it must be you!" Wei Xia said with a smile, "I found that our coach doesn't have a sense of humor."

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