You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 401 Sour Lemon Psychology

2007/3/16

Los Angeles Staples Center

Another night of NBA games between the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers.

The media responsible for broadcasting the game is FSN (Fox Sports Net).

In March, the Lakers started with a six-game losing streak. After Weixia came back, they defeated the Nuggets.

No one knows what will be waiting for them after a losing streak ends.Today, they played against the Trail Blazers again, a team that aimed directly at Greg Oden but also should not be underestimated.

Compared with the previous game, Wei Xia's playing time increased by 10 minutes.

Tonight, he can play 30 minutes.

Since he has 30 minutes, Phil Jackson will naturally put him in the starting lineup.

In the game against the Trail Blazers, the Lakers' starting lineup has changed slightly: Wesha, Kobe, Odom, Radmanovich and Ryan Hollins who have returned from injury.

Except for Chris Mihm, who has been reimbursed for the season, all the injured Lakers have returned to the team.

With 17 regular season games remaining, they must go all out.

The most ridiculous person is Vaughan Weaver. He is wearing a uniform and is obviously not the protagonist, but he claps with every teammate off the field. He sits down after a set of clapping rituals with special meanings.

The Lakers' opponent, the Trail Blazers who defeated them several times before, released a young and unlimited starting lineup: Roy, Amy Udoka (Ime Udoka SF), Jarrett Jack, LaMarcus Aldridge, Zach Randolph.

Seeing their starting lineup, it can be seen that they have ideas for the game.

The Blazers can lose to any team, but they cannot lose to the Lakers.

It is precisely because of the existence of the Lakers that the Blazers' lineup of billions of dollars in successive years at the beginning of the century was in vain, and it also made the owner Paul Allen's enthusiasm for investment fade.

The Lakers and Trail Blazers have a deep blood feud that cannot be resolved.

It is worth mentioning that this period of deep hatred is only for the Blazers unilaterally.

The Lakers didn't think much about them. After all, when OK dominated the Western Conference, the Trail Blazers were not the only team that they killed in successive years. The Kings and Spurs didn't say anything.

Aldridge's jump ball is on par with Hollins.

Both of them didn't grasp the best time to take off, and they stabbed the ball to their own people purely by the length of their arms.

The two sides opened their positions.

Aldridge deeply understands his position. He is just a pawn in the prison team, and Randolph is the boss.

Everyone only saw Randolph receiving a pass outside the paint area on the right side, and Hollins, who was facing him, was very worried that he would hit him with all his fat.

He overestimated Randolph.

If this fat man had that awareness, he wouldn't be frequently complained about.

Randolph would rather be a guard-like three-threat swing and shoot at the rim than start using his precious body to fight.

The basketball flew from outside the paint and struck the iron magnificently.

Kobe controlled the defensive rebound, singled it to the frontcourt, and passed it to Odom who was in place.The latter made a layup like a left-handed magician and successfully completed the finish.

2 is better than 0
"As long as the personnel are neat, the Lakers still have the strength of the top four in the West."

Michael Thompson is confident that the Lakers are currently ranked [-]th in the Western Conference.

However, the Blazers continued to look for inside opportunities.

When others come back from injury, they all want to protect themselves and don't get hurt again.

The first thing Wei Xia knew was that the swelling on the ankle had subsided and there was no other discomfort.The team doctor limited his playing time to be on the safe side, and he had no objection.If he can only play for 30 minutes, he has to find a way to use all his physical strength for 48 minutes in 30 minutes.

The full-court press became his first choice.

It took him almost 8 seconds to get the ball across the court.

The defensive pressure that Jack is under is hard for his teammates to see. Wei Xia understands the way of pressing, keeps the defensive position, and puts pressure at any time. If the opponent wants to advance, he must pass his body.He always makes sure that he is passive so that the referee can't call him a foul, and at the same time, the quick lateral movement is enough to intercept 98% of defenders.

As long as he relentlessly presses the whole court, there are only a handful of defenders who can stand it.

Even two-time MVP Steve Nash can't stand it, let alone Jarrett Jack, who likes to step on the starting position.

Roy responded kindly, but did not get rid of Kobe behind him.

As soon as the ball was out of Jack, Kobe knocked Roy away from behind.If Wei Xia is the referee, he will give Kobe a defensive foul.The sideline referee's opinion is different from that of Wei Xia. Can a superstar's defensive foul also be called a defensive foul?He just stroked Roy "lightly". Who told Roy that he wouldn't be bumped, and he would stop eating with just a light touch!
Bryant cut off the Blazers pass, slowly ran to the frontcourt, the Blazers collectively gave up on his defense.

Kobe also did not meet the expectations of the fans, dribbled to the frontcourt and made an understatement layup.

4 is better than 0
"If it was Wish, he would have dunked at the free throw line, right?" Old Thompson said exaggeratedly.

Spero Dedes laughed: "It's not Wish if you don't dunk, but it's understandable that Kobe is past that age."

They made it sound like Kobe was about to retire.

In fact, it's not that exaggerated. Kobe still has a long way to go before he is [-] years old.

Besides, who said acting belongs to young people?

In the future, there will be a baby face who has revolutionized the three-pointer. He is in his thirties and still wants to play dunks every now and then.

Jack wanted to disintegrate Weixia's defense, but with his ability, it was difficult to do so.

Wei Xia fought hard to keep his pace outside the paint.

He can only pass the ball, because if you don't pass the ball, there are only turnovers.

The Blazers seem calm as a whole, they are very clear about their advantages.

Keep looking for Randolph!

What you need to know is that the few games they won against the Lakers before were when the Lakers were most empty inside.

Now that the Lakers' regular personnel have returned, it is not a smart decision to cling to the inside to play.

Randolph gave up the outside shot, and he began to play back.

That's right, Hollins took a huge step back with each punch.

Suddenly, he made people see the small forward-like shaking shoulders.

Such as his height and physique, he can use such a flexible shoulder swing, which is enough to prove that he is an insider full of offensive talent.Hollins was easily shaken, he turned around and hooked the ball with one hand, and made a hollow hit.

2 is better than 4
No matter how much critics despise him and question him, they can't point to his offense.

He is definitely an excellent inside offensive core. If it is not for a problem with his thinking, his reputation should not be just that.

"What else can you guys do besides pass the ball to Kobe?"

Jack wanted to say something to influence Wei Xia.

"Should I pretend that I don't know that you have nothing to do but pass the ball inside?" Wecha said, and the ball was given to Kobe.

Under everyone's gaze, Kobe took the ball with both hands and took a tentative step. He couldn't shake Roy, but made his defense tighter and tighter.

Kobe has the time and space to make some moves to find better opportunities, but that's not Kobe.

Many people say that Kobe is the player most like Jordan.

This image is actually very general.

Because its meaning is by no means "playing".

Regardless of the period, Jordan did not attack under the pressure of ultra-high difficulty shots as frequently as Kobe.

In the early days, Jordan was like the Black Panther. No one could stop his breakthrough pace. In the later stage, he improved his shooting movements and low-post footsteps.

For Roy's heads-up, Kobe's choice is still hard.

When Roy kept his defensive position well, he made a pull-up shot.

To Roy's shock, Kobe made the shot.

6 is better than 2
"I really don't know what fun you guys have in playing like this!" Wei Xia expressed his understanding of Jack's sour lemon psychology.

If he were teammates with Bryant, he'd pass the ball to Bryant more often than anyone on the Lakers.

Wei Xia tried his best to block Jack's route, and laughed by the way: "You will never understand how interesting it is to just pass the ball without worrying about offense."

Weisha convinced Jack that even if one day the Lakers sank collectively and Kobe was the only one who could swim, he would not drown.

Because Wei Xia will definitely hug Kobe from behind like an octopus.

"How shameless!"

After Jack finished speaking, he dribbled the ball into Wei Xia.

Wei Xia hasn't played for a long time, and the muscle memory of flopping didn't come back, so he missed the opportunity.

Although Wei Xia didn't take the opportunity to flop to win the opponent's ball, Jack still couldn't get what he wanted.

His body and Wei Xia's body are not in the same dimension.

Active impact will only bring about a greater rebound.

The continuous rebound from Wei Xia's body escaped the referee's sight. It was a slight movement, just like the elbow that the shark turned back to the opponent every time.

In the eyes of the referee, the strength of that blow may be similar to that of husbands going home to caress their wives, but the person who was "caressed" will be remembered on the spot.

In the end, they couldn't even say "Sgouyi", and they felt the greatest pain and malice from the court.

What happened to Jack was the same as that of the insiders who were abused by sharks in the early years.

He lost his center of gravity, firmly controlled the ball in his hand, and then fell to the side.He can no longer control its course of travel.

Wei Xia gave the ball to Kobe on the outside, and then went on a fast break.

Kobe gave the ball to Odom.

Odom dribbled the ball like a magician to launch a counter-charge, and the Blazers rarely retreated quickly, but they faced a fast-break trio that the Lakers could not possibly be intercepted.

Odom received the ball and started, handing the ball with his left hand to his right. Suddenly, he used his right hand to send Wei Xia an exquisite alley-oop pass from behind.

After returning from injury, Wei Xia jumped up with all his strength for the first time, catching the ball from Odom with one hand, in an airspace that no one could check and balance, and smashed the ball into the basket heavily!

Perfect for "show him off"!
(End of this chapter)