NBA: Art is trash talk

Chapter 405 Fighting Pistons

At the beginning of the game, the Clippers' starting lineup was Livingston, He Xinghui, Maggette, Gasol, and Kaman.

On the Pistons side are Billups, Kobe, Prince, McDyess, and Rasheed Wallace.

Billups and Kobe were candidates for MVP last season, so there is no need to say much about their strength.

Prince was a member of the four-time All-Defensive Team, McDyess was an All-Star, and Rasheed was the leader of the Trail Blazers.

From the perspective of starlight alone, the Pistons' lineup can crush the Clippers.

You know, they also have stars like Chris Webber and Ratliff on the bench.

Although the status of these two has declined to the point of no use, it's a gimmick.

It is not uncommon for a team to gather 7 All-Stars.

The two teams jumped the ball, Kaman gave the ball to his side, and the Clippers went first.

Livingston advanced with the ball, and Billups directly pressed and harassed.

At the No. 1 position, Billups' defense ranks first in the league.

Livingston guarded the ball carefully, not wanting to make mistakes.

And this approach will make it more difficult for him to find opportunities for his teammates.

He Xinghui briefly had a chance to catch the ball, but Livingston failed to pass the ball, and Kobe immediately made up for the loophole.

In desperation, Livingston could only pass the ball to Gasol.

Gasol was double-teamed by McDyess and Rasheed at the basket and could only pass the ball to Kaman.

However, his passing ability is not as good as Livingston and He Xinghui after all. Kaman did not catch the ball very well. When he adjusted and shot again, Rashid returned to the defense in time.

The distance between the two is only two or three steps away.

Most of the so-called opportunities in the NBA are such fleeting moments.

Kaman's shot was interfered and the ball missed.

The Pistons' defense has always been strong. This season, they also replaced the worst defensive Hamilton with Kobe. The defense of their lineup is almost perfect.

On the offensive end, it was Kobe who opened up the situation.

Kobe directly singled He Xinghui.

The others were afraid of He Xinghui's defensive skills, and he was not afraid of avoiding them.

He practiced for another summer during the offseason, and now his strength has remained at its peak.

Kobe took two steps first, then changed to a back shot after he couldn't see it, and finally a fadeaway jumper.

The ball goes in.

"black Mamba."

The fans at the scene chanted.

In this summer, Kobe officially gave himself this nickname, and at the same time he also had the so-called Mamba spirit.

That is, unyielding, never giving up, not hitting the south wall and not looking back.

"Not bad, almost caught up with me."

He Xinghui said.

This level of trash talk is definitely useless to Kobe.

He Xinghui didn't mean to anger Kobe when he said this, it was just because he got used to it.

He had to say something whenever he got the chance.

In the transition between offense and defense, He Xinghui wanted the ball before halftime, and prepared to play one himself.

Seeing this, Prince wanted to double-team, but Kobe waved his hand, indicating that he wanted to defend alone.

This is his pride.

At the same time, he also wanted to prevent He Xinghui from assisting his teammates and prevent He Xinghui from getting a triple-double.

This move made the fans cheer again, this is the Mamba spirit they like.

Faced with Kobe's provocation, He Xinghui naturally couldn't ask his teammates to cooperate and chose to play singles.

Even without props, he has a success rate of about [-]% against Kobe in singles.

He Xinghui started to break through, and Kobe was concentrating on defending, not letting He Xinghui pass by, but also guarding against He Xinghui's sudden shot.

He Xinghui really thought so.

After feinting a shot, he jumped up and pulled out his hand dryly.

Kobe took off in time to cover his eyes, and his defense was not bad.

However, He Xinghui's shot speed was too fast, so the interference he received was not as great as the fans imagined.

He Xinghui was lucky, the goal was scored, avoiding a possible embarrassment.

"This is a top superstar, and no one can do anything to anyone."

Mike Brin sighed.

The one-on-one match between He Xinghui and Kobe just now seemed simple and unpretentious, but it was actually a peak duel, which was of great research and learning value.

"I think Kobe is stunned again. Since the lineup is better than the Clippers, why should he fight against his cousin? Wouldn't it be better to ask Prince to help defend and prevent his cousin from scoring?"

Smith grumbled.

He never said that Kobe's single-handed strength is not very star-brilliant, but he said that Kobe's ability to lead the team is not very star-brilliant.

Just like the current round, Kobe gave up the team's advantage.

Going to a one-on-one fight with He Xinghui, Kobe himself does not have an advantage.

"That's true, but Kobe should play one or two rounds occasionally, and then he must cooperate with his teammates."

Mike Breen said.

It's a pity that Kobe couldn't hear their comments, so he continued to single He Xinghui.

This time Kobe didn't score.

In the transition between offense and defense, Kobe did not refuse Prince's help anymore.

After the failure of last season, he also grew up and knew that there were some compromises.

He Xinghui didn't make a call and passed the ball to Maggette.

McDyess defended, and Prince quickly retreated to Gasol's side.

Relying on this infinite defense method, they ensured that the team's defense did not lose its position.

The ball ended up in Gasol's hands, and he could only make a strong shot against Prince.

The goal was missed, and Prince's defense was in place.

In the transition between offense and defense, Kobe pretended to continue to play singles, and then passed the ball to Billups while everyone was not paying attention.

When most people thought that Kobe was going to play singles, Billups was still conscientiously running.

The ball came into his hands, and he shot a three-pointer directly and hit it.

In the first few games of this season, Billups made 45 percent of his three-pointers, averaging 2.8 per game.

This is incomparable with He Xinghui, but it is already a very good level.

The Clippers counterattacked, and Prince's double-teaming was not timely enough. He Xinghui ran out of an open space, caught the ball and made a decisive shot.

The ball goes in.

To play against a strong team, He Xinghui must take more shots, because he has the highest shooting efficiency.

Moreover, the more he shoots, the tighter the opponent's double-teaming will be on him, and the rest of the Clippers will have more opportunities to shoot.

In the transition between offense and defense, He Xinghui defended too far back, and Kobe also threw a three-pointer and made a hit.

This season, he made 42% of his three-pointers and averaged 3.2 per game.

The Pistons have Kobe Bryant and Billups as the two main three-pointers, but their three-pointers this season are ranked fourth in the league, second only to the Clippers, Suns, and Cavaliers.

The Clippers attacked, and He Xinghui was strictly guarded.

Livingston and Maggette played a small-scale cooperation. Maggette helped block Billups' chasing line, and Livingston went to the basket and scored the ball.

This is the price of being strict with He Xinghui.

Although the Pistons are very strong, they can't take advantage of the Clippers' starting lineup.

What the Clippers need to worry about is the bench lineup.

After playing 9 minutes in the first quarter, He Xinghui took a rest.

Kobe also rested after the end of the court. He and He Xinghui will be on the same level and target the whole process.

The two teams became a semi-main lineup and continued to play.

Then, the advantages of the Pistons came to the fore, because their team has another big core, Billups.

A point guard who is good at controlling the overall situation can help his teammates play better, which Livingston cannot do.

Cassel could barely do it when he was young, but it's a pity that he is old now.Even if he has this awareness, his body can no longer complete those actions.

When He Xinghui left the field, the difference between the two teams was only 2 points, and the Clippers were still leading.

But in the next 3 minutes, the Clippers directly lost 5 points.

After the first quarter, the score was 32 to 35, and the Clippers fell behind by 3 points.

It doesn't seem like much, but Clippers fans are a little worried.

After all, the current situation of the Clippers is that the bench is stretched, and then the main force is chasing points.

If the main force can't play an advantage, it will be difficult after all.

In such a situation, Dunleavy could only amplify his moves and focus on the core.

In the second quarter, He Xinghui went straight up. Judging from this posture, it is estimated that He Xinghui planned to play for more than 42 minutes.

Faced with such exciting things, Kobe was naturally not to be outdone, and followed suit.

The lineup of the two teams became Cassel, He Xinghui, Craig, Millsap, and Milicic.

Barkley was waived.

TNT, Smith smiled as happily as Chinese New Year.

He said: "Poor Charles, the truth is revealed."

Mike Brin couldn't help but smiled, and then felt that it was inappropriate to ridicule Barkley like this, and argued: "I can't say that, Charles has performed very well before. He can still win after retiring for seven years. Going to seven points a game, that's really remarkable."

"No, no, Mike, you have to understand that any player can get good data around my cousin. If I come back to the Clippers, with my three-point ability, I can easily average 10 points per game. .”

Smith said.

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Mike Breen.

The Pistons lineup is Juan Dixon, Kobe, Mark Hill, Webber, Ratliff.

Dixon is a point guard with average other abilities, and he is only passable for three-pointers.

You're bad, but you're a good fit for the Pistons.

After all, when he and Kobe were on the court at the same time, his task was to take the ball across the half court, and then find a position on the outside to wait for Kobe to pass the ball to him and throw a three-pointer.

After a game, he only has 3-5 shots at most.

Maxhill is a blue-collar player, so his defense is more than qualified, and he is average in other aspects.

The most important of the Pistons' substitutes is Webber, although his state has declined a lot.But bullying the unknown person, he is still fine.

The whistle sounded, and the game officially started in the second quarter.

The Pistons went first, and Dixon and Cassell got along very harmoniously.

Cassell did not press, nor did Dixon run wildly to embarrass Cassell.

Dixon took the ball across half court, passed it to Bryant, and then stood on the outside to play a little role in attracting the defense.

Cassell can't ignore him yet, after all, his three-pointers are not bad.

Kobe singled He Xinghui again after receiving the ball.

In the bench lineup, he has no problem playing like this.

He Xinghui posted it to interfere, and finally Kobe chose a fadeaway jumper, but the ball missed.

"Old guy, you should take it easy. After all, you are not as young as me. I can play the whole game, but you can't."

He Xinghui mocked.

Others may think that these words have little power, but Kobe was very angry, depressed, and heartbroken after hearing this.

Even if he didn't want to admit it, he knew that he was about to enter a period of decline.At this time, if the playing time is not controlled, the decline may be faster.

"You'd better worry about yourself, how many assists and rebounds do you have now?"

Kobe sneered.

Just now he specifically looked at He Xinghui's data, 12 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

The rebounds and assists are poor, and the triple-double is hopeless.

"It's okay, we'll play the Supersonics in the next game, and I'll do another three-20."

He Xinghui laughed.

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kobe.

He can snipe He Xinghui once or twice, but he can't stop He Xinghui from averaging a triple-double because other teams are too good.

The Clippers attacked, Maxhill and Kobe defended He Xinghui together.

Cassell passed the ball to Millsap, allowing Millsap to single Webb.

After a season of experience, Millsap has grown a lot.

However, it is not easy for him to eat Weber alone.

Millsap chose to fight with his body, squeezed Webb away and shot.

However, Webb still jumped in time to interfere.

This is the advantage of experience, and Weber saw through Millsap's idea.

He Xinghui wanted to grab a rebound, but Kobe stuck him to death.

In the end, the rebound fell to Ratliff.

The Pistons countered, Bryant popped, and saw Webber asking for the ball.

Then, Kobe passed.

This season, he has indeed changed a lot.

Maybe it's because of the season's winning streak that he became more willing to share.It may also be because he is the absolute boss in the Pistons, so he is willing to share.

Of course, the most likely thing is that he wanted to beat He Xinghui, so he was forced to make a change.

The ball was in Webb's hands, and Webb turned around Millsap with a back and scored the ball.

"Fake."

Millsap uttered a foul word, and he didn't know whether he was scolding Weber or himself.

"This is not trash talk, you can remind Webber of his annual salary."

He Xinghui quietly instructed.

Dirty words are not trash talk and have no effect.

Millsap nodded, and returned to the offensive end, he and Webb were fighting for position.

Millsap mocked: "Old guy, no matter how hard you work, you only get 60 in the Pistons."

Webber is currently renewing his contract with the Pistons as a free agent, which is only 60 a year, which is pitifully small.

Webber also wanted to be a champion, so he chose to stay with the Pistons.

"Yes, but the 76ers will pay me 1900 million this year."

Weber laughed.

Millsap chose to shut up when he heard the words. Trash talking is not his strong point.

He Xinghui went to the basket and caused Weber to foul, and he wanted a free throw.

"Paul, why don't you give Webber the championship ring, anyway, you can get a lot in the future, he hasn't had one in 15 seasons."

He Xinghui said to Millsap.

Millsap laughed and said to Weber, "Do you want it? If you want it stated in front of the media, I can give it to you."

[The anger value from Chris Webber is 100 points. 】

He Xinghui couldn't help laughing when he received the prompt from the system.

He never expected that it was Webber who broke the defense first, not Kobe.

(End of this chapter)