I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 185 The Roar of the God Tower
The peak match between Kobe and Anthony is easily reminiscent of the 2009 Western Conference Finals. The Lakers faced the Nuggets. It was the first peak match between the two of them. can't see it anymore.

Now Kobe is still in the Lakers, but Anthony is wearing a Knicks uniform. Everything has changed, he has become a person on the court, and it seems that nothing has changed, because every time the Black Mamba and Melon meet, they still still face each other. wheatgrass.

Looking back at the Western Conference Finals in 2009, it still makes people excited.The confrontation between the two superstars was very fierce when they were facing each other. From the time when they were off the ball, they began to entangle with each other.

In the first game of the first stop, the Nuggets still led by 7 points in the final stage of the fourth quarter, so Kobe took over the game, scored 18 points in the final quarter to complete the reversal, and finally beat the Nuggets 105-103.

In that game, Kobe scored 40 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The young Anthony did not give up much, scoring 39 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The overall data is only 1 point less than Kobe!
In the second stop, when the Nuggets pulled back a victory, the score of 1:1 was doomed to be a protracted battle where whoever persisted until the end won.

In the third game, Kobe played 41 minutes, made 24 of 12 shots, scored 41 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, shooting 50% from the field and 40% from the three-point range.

In contrast, as many as 6 Nuggets scored in double figures on the opposite side, and only 3 Lakers scored in double figures. Kobe took on the heavy responsibility of scoring.Whether it was a mid-range shot or a free throw, he did everything he could and was unstoppable.

In the end, the Lakers beat the Nuggets 103-97, making the series 2-1.

In this contest with Kobe, Gua Ge, who played back and forth with Kobe in the first two games, has already shown the gap.He played 37 minutes in the third game and scored 13 points, 4 rebounds and 21 assists on 5 of 3 shots. He shot only 30.8% from the field and 14.3% from three-pointers.

This may be the reason why Anthony has not won too many honors in his career, because he does not have the ability to bottom out.Some people may say that Trevor Ariza's defense against Anthony was very successful, but the Nuggets' defense against Kobe was even more disastrous. Often, two to four people surrounded him as soon as he got the ball. The intensity of the defense left a deep impression on people. impression.

Mentioning the names of those people now can still bring infinite passion to people: "Mr. Big Heart" Chauncey Billups, "Brazilian Beast" Nene, "Birdman" Anderson, "The Champion" Ken Jan Martin, "Nerve Knife" JR Smith, "Kobe Terminator" Dengtai Jones...

People called them -- the Denver Bandits.

They created Paul's "58 tragedy", which not only caused Paul's team to lose a full 58 points, but also allowed Paul to score only 4 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

They also let the peak Lakers lose a layer of skin, but Kobe told them the gap between God and man: In 6 hand-to-hand battles, Kobe averaged 34 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, and used a set of luxurious data to make Anthony dream. decision.

As everyone knows, this became Gua Ge's last peak. After that, he never touched the floor of the Western Conference Finals.

Of course, we also miss the Lakers of that year: Kobe who wanted to avenge the Celtics, Gasol who wanted to prove that he was not a softie, and Old Fish, Odom, Bynum, Ariza, Vujacic , Shannon Brown, Farmer...of course, Sun Yue!

What we miss is not only the Lakers and Nuggets, but also those people: Kobe at the peak, James in the Cavaliers, Wade in the Heat, Paul in the Hornets, Garnett in the Celtics, Durant in the Super League Sonic, Yao Ming in the Rockets, Iverson in the Pistons...

At that time, the sky was always so blue, and the days were always so carefree...

Back then, basketball was the purest basketball, and we were the purest of us.

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Of course, the reason why the Lakers and Nuggets are mentioned is because after the Lakers finished playing the Knicks tonight, they need to fly to the Denver plateau the next day to challenge the Nuggets in back-to-back away games. Changed a new look.

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In the last quarter of the game between the Lakers and the Knicks, the opponent missed the first three shots, but Kobe suddenly exerted his strength, and he scored all 3 points with a sudden shot. Hit and pause directly.

"Who can tell me who can stand up and stop Kobe from scoring?" Knicks coach Woodson shouted at the players.

"How about I try again?" Jason Kidd, who will be 3 years old in three months, had to stand up.

The veteran did what he said, and after returning to the court, he defended Kobe closely. All this seems to have returned to the playoff match between the Lakers and the Mavericks in the 2010-11 season. His defense really embarrassed him.

However, the situation has changed after two years. They are both 2 years older at the same time, but Kobe has become stronger with Chu Xiao and Warcraft this season, and his old injuries have healed. , He tried his best to prove to Kidd that as long as he attacks with all his strength, he is still one of the most difficult players to guard.

With 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter, facing Kidd, who was a little shorter than him, Kobe dribbled the ball with ease.

Afterwards, Kobe received a pass from Chu Xiao at a 45-degree angle on the left and then shot a three-pointer with a picturesque backward move, continuing to sprinkle a handful of salt on the Knicks' wound.

With 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the story of Kobe and Kidd continued.Under Kidd's marking, he suddenly made a reverse run, and then Gasol, who came out to support the ball, threw the ball directly into the air. Kobe got through the gap in the crowd, jumped high and lost the ball The center of gravity, but he hit the ball into the board with an air pull action, and at the same time the referee whistled for Kidd's foul, a beautiful 2+1!

This ball also fully reflects that Kobe, who is about to be 35 years old, also has a super ability to stay in the air.

With 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Kobe and Anthony hit each other again. First, Anthony threw a goal when facing Kobe in a misplaced position. Soon Kobe wanted to get it back. Kidd used his height advantage to force a shot in front of him, and the basketball hit again.

In front of such a Kobe, even if Kidd defends well, he can make the ball repeatedly, and it is precisely because of his unreasonable shooting at critical moments that the Lakers have expanded the point difference to 10 points. The center is also boiling.

Under the ebb and flow, the Knicks began to panic on the offensive end. Felton did not dare to attack independently. Under Chu Xiao's close defense, he wanted to find Anthony's position, so Chu Xiao intercepted him, and then directly The long pass was thrown to the fast-down Warcraft, who easily scored a dunk. With 1 minutes left in the game, the Lakers led by 12 points.

It can be said that there is almost no suspense in such a game.

However, the Knicks obviously didn't want to surrender easily. They replaced Kidd with JR Smith.

Kobe is unreasonable on the Lakers side, and Smith is even more unreasonable on the other side.After he got the basketball at the top of the arc, he didn't make any adjustments at all, and he just opened his hand and threw a three-pointer regardless of who was defending in front of him.But the scary thing about "Nerve Knife" is also here, such an unreasonable shot can be scored.

The Lakers didn't score in the next round, and Smith made another three-pointer!Although two players of the Lakers rushed to block the shot, he still made a steady shot, which helped the Knicks narrow the point difference to only 6 points, and there were 40 seconds before the end of the game. The players on the Knicks bench all stood up, waving towels one after another to cheer for the main players.

For the Lakers at this time, either Kobe stepped forward again to save the team from danger, or Chu Xiao singled out Felton and staged a breakthrough show that traveled thousands of miles alone, or Warcraft found an opportunity to bomb the rim wantonly and staged a flight to escape. visual blockbuster.

As Artest focused on defense, Gasol has made 12 of 4 shots in this game so far, which is very sluggish. No one thought he would do something suddenly, including the fans at home.

But Gasol just stood up.

How bad was his condition before he stepped forward?At the beginning of the second quarter, he missed a strong attack 1 meter below the basket, looking very soft; and in the final quarter, he still missed a jumper with a wide open.For inside players, only 12 of 4 shots is obviously not an efficient performance.Moreover, his annual salary has reached 1900 million US dollars, which is one of the pillars of the Lakers.

When "Nervous Knife" Smith hit consecutive shots, the Lakers called a timeout and served from the center line after returning, so Chu Xiao appeared in the serving position, and he passed the ball to Gasol at the top of the arc, hoping that he would Let's take care of it. On the surface, this is not a good opportunity, but Gasol then strode directly into the penalty area.

For the Spaniard's move, the Knicks were obviously not prepared enough. They were all marking Kobe or Chu Xiao and others, so they didn't pay enough attention to Gasol, the door was not closed in time, and the defense was not in place. They could only helplessly. Watching Gasol enter the penalty area and complete a one-stop dunk directly!

After the ball was hit, the Lakers regained an 8-point lead. With less than 30 seconds left in the game, such an advantage can ensure the victory.

The Knicks immediately asked for a timeout, and Gasol roared as he walked off the court after the goal, as if to vent something.In fact, if you think about it carefully, Gasol bears too much pressure on his shoulders. That is, two days ago, "Basket World" just concocted an article saying, "The Lakers will definitely sell Gasol, because the Lakers are now The team doesn't have a place for him to make a difference."

Objectively speaking, it is a fact that Gasol is older and his condition is not as good as before. At the age of 32, his salary of 1900 million is indeed a bit more. In addition, Chu Xiao, who can shoot, break and pass, has grown up. His supporting role further declined.

But from the point of view of the Lakers, the team also needs this stable and efficient Spanish tower, who can perfectly match Warcraft in the paint.

In any case, in today's battle, Gasol's key breakthrough dunk, I believe there will be fewer rumors about him.

Since then, although the Knicks scored another goal, they fell short and lost 94-100 away.

(End of this chapter)