Guoshu basketball

Chapter 271 The Western Conference Semifinals Begin

When Li Du was looking forward to comparing himself with Kobe, Kobe was also looking forward to fighting Li Du again.In the Lakers' training ground, after the tactical and daily training, Kobe did not continue to practice as usual, but sat alone on the sidelines with his hands on his head.

This is already the third season that Gasol and Kobe have partnered. They are very familiar and have a tacit understanding. They are called "husband and wife partners". Seeing Kobe's uncharacteristic, Gasol immediately understood what was going on He walked up to Kobe with a bottle of sports drink and sat down, handed the drink to Kobe, and sighed at the same time: "I didn't expect that the kid who surrounded you at the beginning and only obeyed your orders is now famous. NBA superstar."

Kobe took the drink, nodded, and sighed in the same way: "Yeah! I didn't expect that the young man I discovered on a whim in the David Geffen Hospital had grown to this point now!"

As he said that, Kobe showed a look of reminiscence, looked at the familiar field in front of him, and said slowly: "On this field, I witnessed his transformation from a player who can only defend to a perfect player with almost no weaknesses! He Possesses a talent that even I envy, but works harder than anyone else! Also on this court, that kid told me seriously that he must help me win the championship!"

Speaking of this, Kobe sighed, "I originally hoped that he could become the new leader of the Lakers after me, but unfortunately... I was too arrogant. I didn't expect him to grow so fast and improve so much. Now Lee has He's as strong a player as I am."

While Kobe and Gasol were chatting, Fisher also came over, "Speaking of which, the Warriors are coming to Los Angeles today, right? Many teams will arrive a day earlier."

Kobe nodded without saying anything. He raised his head and looked at the ceiling, expecting to fight Li Du again.

The next night, the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers played the first game against the Warriors at the Staples Center!
Li Du sat in the locker room, letting Curry, Crawford and others play around. When it was time to play, he stood up first, waved his hand, and said to all the players: "Let's go!"

The rest of the Warriors were influenced by Li Du, and the group walked to the center of the court step by step in silence. In the silence, the whole team exuded a strong momentum!
During the warm-up, Li Du practiced the Xingyi Wuxingquan as usual, and then walked to the sidelines with Kobe. Li Du first smiled and said, "Boss, this time we are really fighting each other, you have to be careful!"

Kobe laughed and patted Li Du, "You boy, are you so eager to wait before the game starts? Don't worry, I will definitely show my strongest strength to fight you tonight!"

"Okay!" Li Du and Kobe held out their right hands at the same time.

Before the start of the game, the old Nelson gathered everyone together, and finally ordered: "The Lakers are stronger than us on paper, so we must stick to our superior style of play, follow the pre-match arrangement, and go!"

Li Du and Yao Ming walked side by side to the center of the arena, and Li Du whispered to Yao Ming, "Brother Yao, is it time for you to try your best tonight?"

Yao Ming chuckled and said, "Those who are capable will do more work, don't worry, I will not delay when it is time for me to contribute, but if you want to face off against Kobe alone, let me know in advance, so that I can give you room to attack."

Li Du shook his head and said, "No, this time it's not just about me and Kobe, it's about letting the team win! Brother Yao, don't worry, I won't do anything reckless again."

Yao Ming nodded and stood in the center circle ready to jump the ball with Bynum.The reason why he said that before was to remind Li Du not to do it alone, which would have a bad impact on the team as a whole.Li Du is very smart, he immediately understood Yao Ming's meaning, and he himself is not a player who likes to work alone. Some time ago, he was only uncomfortable, which made him look a little reckless.

Bynum bounced faster than Yao Ming, and he beat Yao Ming in jump balls.After Fisher received the ball, he didn't rush to play fast. Instead, he steadily dribbled the ball to the frontcourt while observing the Warriors' defensive layout.

Curry guarded himself, Li Du guarded Kobe, Garabel guarded Odom, Yao Ming guarded Bynum on the inside, and Radmanovich guarded Gasol.

Seeing that Kobe was entangled with Li Du, and failed to get rid of Li Du several times, Fisher didn't wait much, and directly lobbed the ball high to Gasol. This position is their most advantageous point.

Gasol didn't attack immediately after receiving the ball, but first glanced at Kobe and Li Du who were fighting each other.He knew how fast Li Du's defense was, and he didn't want to be attacked by Li Du just when he was about to make a move.

Sticking back a little bit, Gasol felt that Radmanovic's defensive position was not bad, but unfortunately, he was too nervous, and the arms on his back were stiff.So Gasol didn't even need to hit him with his back, leaned lightly, then took a small step back, and threw the ball out of the way.

Radmanovic was originally shorter than Gasol, and his wingspan was not as exaggerated as Gasol. When he wanted to step forward to block, Gasol had already calmly hit the basketball.

2-0, the Lakers focused on the inside at the beginning of the game. Just like what Nelson thought, their inside is extremely strong, and they must attack the inside first against the Warriors.

When it was the Warriors' turn to attack, Curry habitually started looking for Li Du after advancing to the frontcourt. Unfortunately, he found that Li Du was also entangled by Kobe, and it was difficult to get out.

So Curry made the same decision as Fisher before, and he lobbed the basketball to Yao Ming, who had a better position inside.

Yao Ming is absolutely dominant in the interior. Usually, he has been serving as the team's transfer and command tower according to the tactical requirements. He played Bynum very easily.

Although Bynum is known as the little shark, he is far behind O'Neal, and because the Warriors' overall long-range shooting ability is super strong, the Lakers did not dare to double-team Yao Ming rashly, so Yao Ming backed Bynum and only used In two steps, he entered the restricted area.

Pushing away Bynum, turning around and dunking, Yao Ming scored easily, and Bynum didn't dare to foul Yao Ming, so he could only watch Yao Ming score the ball.As a center, Yao Ming's free throw percentage is higher than that of many defenders. This is the biggest difference between him and other centers.When defending Yao Ming, you can only work hard on your own, and you can't rely on foul tactics, otherwise it is equivalent to giving him points.

When the Lakers attacked this time, Kobe still didn't receive the ball, and Odom finally scored the ball with an air cut.Kobe smiled slightly, and said to Li Du: "Li, you don't really think that neither of us will make a shot, and relying on other people, the Warriors can win against the Lakers, right?"

　Today is just one chapter. Xuan Lin has not been in a good state these two days and needs to be reconciled.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)