I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 206 Tragic Wade
Although the 4 are all strong and tyrannical, Wade is a pity.

From 07 to 10, Kobe was recognized as No.1 in the league at that time, followed by James, except for their best player is Wade, but in his career, he only had two best team first teams, not even as good as Paul's 4, Howard's 5.Needless to say, the reason for this is that in the shooting guard competition in those years, Wade was always suppressed by Kobe, even in the two times he was selected. Wade PG, Kobe SG The first SG is Kobe.

Originally, the two cannot be regarded as players of the same era. One entered the NBA in 1996, and the other was a rookie in 2003. There was a difference of 7 years.Logically speaking, their peak periods should be just staggered.But the special thing is that Wade was 21 years old when he entered the NBA, and Kobe was only 25 years old.

Although Wade is 7 years younger than Kobe, he is only 4 years younger. This is because Kobe skipped college and entered the NBA directly when he was a high school student at the age of 16, and Kobe had already played in the league for 21 years when he was 4. , That year was the 1999-2000 season. Kobe, who was only 21 years old, averaged 22.5 points, 4.9 assists and 6.3 rebounds per game, was selected to the best team and has already won the championship.

After Wade entered the NBA, Kobe's state has remained at a very high level. Even in Wade's peak season of 2008-09, he failed to be the first shooting guard, which eventually led to the possibility of post-Jordan era. The peak periods of the two backcourts with the strongest individual strengths completely overlapped.

Although when Wade's physical strength and skills began to reach their peak, the offensive strength of the two men was almost the same, but limited by the relationship between the team's strength and record, as well as the role of defense, Wade won the best team selection. Still can't replace Kobe.

For example, in the 2008-09 season, Wade was really strong that year. He shaved his head after returning from injury. Should be the league's number one shooting guard.

However, sometimes data can be deceiving.At that time, Kobe no longer pursued high scores, so it wasn’t that he was not strong anymore, but that he changed his style of play. His skills were truly perfect, and he could score as much as he wanted, and he could block opponents if he wanted to defend... ... No matter how explosive the data before, he was just a super scorer, but now he is really a god.

So it can be seen that Kobe ranked second in the MVP selection, led the team to win the championship with one team and one defense.

Wade was very close to Kobe in that year, but this is the most tragic part of him, just like if Kobe coincided with Jordan's peak period in the 80s and 90s, he might only be able to make second points because of Jordan's existence Wei, because it is not that he is not strong, but that there is a greater person at the same time.

Later, when Kobe no longer maintained a high-level competitive state due to injuries, Wade also began to enter a period of decline in his career. Later, he was not only surpassed by James Harden, Klay Thompson, etc. Uncle, he no longer flies into the sky and escapes like he did when he was young.

The end of the two major positions also represents the end of the most glorious era of shooting guards.

Finally, to be fair to Wade, the best Wade is really not inferior to Kobe in terms of offense.It's not that he's not great enough, but that his peak period is too short.

Wade's real fame came in the 2006 Finals, when he turned the tide and helped the Heat win the championship.It is a pity that after winning the championship, O'Neal quickly fell due to age, and Wade no longer made a difference due to injuries.

When Kobe won two consecutive championships in 2009 and 2010, Wade never had a chance.And 2010 was the closest he was to Kobe again.That year, they were selected to the best team together.The team that year was also considered the best team in recent years and the best time in the NBA. The members included Wade, Kobe, James, Durant and Howard.

The American media NSIDR even ranked the top ten stars in the league that year, and the top four are the four who are scoring on the court today.

No.1 is Kobe Bryant. In 2010, Kobe was heroic and invincible. He averaged 27 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.3 blocks per game in the regular season, shooting 45.6% from the field and 32.9% from the three-point range. In the playoffs, he averaged 29.2 points, 6 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game, shooting 45.8% from the field and 37.4% from the three-point range. He led the Los Angeles Lakers to the first record in the Western Conference with 57 wins and 25 losses. And finally achieved two consecutive championships and established a quasi-dynasty.

No.2 James, led the Cavaliers to the league's first record of 61 wins and 21 losses, averaging 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game, shooting 48.9% from the field and 34.4% from the three-point range. Although he won the MVP of the 09-10 season, Kobe is No.1 in the league because the latter won the championship. This is undisputed.

No.3 Howard, led the Magic to 59 wins and 23 losses, ranked second in the Eastern Conference, second in the league, averaged 18.3 points, 13.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.9 steals, 2.8 blocks, and shot 61.2%. He led the Magic into the East finals.

No.4 is Wade, averaging 26.6 points, 6.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 1.8 steals, 1.1 blocks per game, shooting 47.6% from the field and 30% from the three-point range. He led the Heat to 47 wins and 35 losses and won the fifth place in the East record, but only played the first round of the playoffs.

Looking at the strength of these 4 people, No.1 Kobe teamed up with No.3 Howard, and fought against No.2 James and No.4 Wade. It is not difficult to understand why the point difference has not been widened.

They needed a spoiler to break the balance, so Chu Xiao stood up again, Kojanhowe fought, and Chu disrupted the situation.

There are only 5 people who finally decide the direction of the game, and it can only be these 5 people-Chuko Janvejo.

In the last minute, the Lakers led by 1 point, Chu Xiao made a breakthrough and Artest missed a three-pointer, but Warcraft grabbed the rebound, hit the ground pass and was intercepted by James, James threw the ball forward directly It was given to Wade who was about to play, but Kobe fouled early, and "The Flash" failed to fly in advance. Fortunately, Wade only made one of two free throws, and the two teams tied.

In the last 34 seconds, the Lakers attacked. Chu Xiao dribbled the ball to the frontcourt to attract double-teams and handed it to Warcraft who was running down. The latter scored two points for a layup.

In the last 17.5 seconds, the Heat asked for a timeout to arrange the final attack, preparing to kill the Lakers.

Back from the timeout, James made a connection. Wade used his speed and change of direction to break through to the Lakers basket, but he did not choose to force a layup but returned to James behind him. James, who followed up, had no chance to pass the ball out for a three-point lore. , had no choice but to dunk with both hands on the basket to tie the score for the Heat, but it still left the Lakers with a 4-second chance to attack.

The Lakers also called a timeout and arranged for the final attack.

After a timeout, the Lakers served at halftime. Everyone guessed that the ball would be shot by Kobe, so the Heat immediately used Wade and James to double-team Kobe, and Gasol, who was in charge of serving, passed the ball to Chu Xiao who was at the top of the arc. , Chu Xiao encountered Chalmers one-on-one marking from beyond the three-point line, he made a change of direction and dribbled past Chalmers, before reaching the free throw line, he saw Bosh and Haslem in front of him The take-off formed an airtight human wall to prevent him from shooting. James and Wade pounced on the left and right at the same time, cutting off his passing route, and Chalmers behind him also chased up to interfere.

At the critical moment, Chu Xiao's mind was quiet. He didn't shoot or pass the ball, but threw the ball high into the air.Warcraft Howard immediately jumped up and completed the alley-oop!

This is a lore ball!Warcraft was overjoyed, and celebrated wildly and domineeringly. All the Lakers players also poured into the court, and the fans even sprayed ribbons and garlands... At that moment, it seemed that the Lakers had defeated the Heat to win the championship.

"Chu Xiao threw it too high, so I put on Superman's underwear and completed the lob." Warcraft was still dancing excitedly in an interview after the game.

Wade expressed gloomily, "I'm very hurt, really hurt, why am I always being killed at Staples?!"

His words brought people to December 2009, 12. The Heat led the Lakers by 5 points 107-105 in the away game. The Lakers used up the last timeout. Artest served in the frontcourt. You and others lined up at the free throw line --- with only one purpose, to cover Kobe and let him get the ball to complete this last shot.

Although Wade has been following Kobe closely, he was still used by the latter to break through with a screen and got the basketball at a 45-degree angle on the right.To Wade's surprise, Kobe managed to catch the ball in the siege, but couldn't find a shot at all, so instead of shooting directly, he dribbled the ball with his left hand and ran towards the top of the arc. Haslem was at a loss.

At the last second, Kobe had the opportunity to single out Wade. He moved laterally, facing Wade's close defense, jumped with one foot, and barely avoided Wade's block when his body floated in the air.When he shot, there were only 0.4 seconds left in the time!To the excitement of the 2 fans at the Staples Center, Kobe hit this ultra-difficult three-pointer directly with the board, and the time just ran out, a perfect lore!

"It's unbelievable. I can only say that at that moment, he was possessed by the basketball god." Wade, who was able to hit a three-pointer on the board when Kobe lost his balance, helped the team narrowly win by one point and lost the game. , It can be said that he looked depressed, and even admitted that he wanted to smash the Lakers locker room.

In the whole game, Wade scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 26 assists on 8 of 9 shots, while Kobe scored 25 of 12 shots and scored 33 points, winning the first shooting guard matchup.

As for this lore, Kobe was a little overjoyed: "This is the luckiest shot I have made in my career. It feels so good. I can hardly believe that this ball can be hit."

Look back at Kobe's lore, and look at this time after Kobe attracted double-teams, Chu Xiao broke through and scored the ball, and Warcraft completed the alley-oop and the lore.

The same is still the Heat, Wade once again became one of the background boards.But the difference is that Kobe no longer needs to bear everything alone. When he is double-teamed, he no longer has to forcefully catch the ball or force a shot, because this time someone like Chu Xiao will stand up, there is also Warcraft, and Gaso Hall, Artest, McGrady, Nash, Arenas, Odom...

Kobe is finally no longer fighting alone.

(End of this chapter)