I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 218 The confrontation between Riley and Zen Master
This game is not so much a confrontation between Zen Master and Spoelstra, as it is a game between Zen Master and "Divinator" Riley.

Pat Riley, born on March 1945, 3 in Schenectady, New York, former American male basketball player, coach, guard and forward in the era of athletes, nicknamed "Iron Blood Coach" and "Bu Suanzi" in the era of coaches, NBA thousand One of the winning coaches, the current general manager of the NBA Miami Heat.

莱利于1967年加盟NBA，曾效力于火箭、湖人以及太阳三支球队。球员时期曾随湖人队夺得1次总冠军。教练时期曾8次率队拿下NBA总冠军，并3次获得NBA年度最佳教练。2008年9月5日，莱利以教练身份入选奈史密斯篮球名人堂。

In life, he is a famous American speaker and fashion figure, and he is close friends with Michael Douglas, Giorgio Armani and others.

On the court, he is a coach who is good at uniting players, whether it is big-name superstars such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ewing, O'Neal, or Tim Hardaway, Starks, Payton and other undisciplined stabbing players , under the guidance of Riley, who is both kind and powerful, they are willing to work for him, and internal strife rarely occurs.

Therefore, Riley's team locker room is always harmonious and friendly.

He has more incomparable admiration for Jordan, but he has never accepted Phil Jackson.Riley believes that if he has Michael Jordan and Kobe, he can also achieve what Phil Jackson accomplished.

And now, he continued to wrestle with Jackson in another "position". As the general manager of the Heat, his super public relations methods allowed the team to acquire James, Wade, and Bosh, forming the Super Big Three.

In the seventh game of the finals, it was about the ownership of the final championship. Riley also came to the Heat's coaching bench. He first emptied Spoelstra, and then saw the tricks against Zen Master's arrangement. He wanted to defeat Zen Master with his own hands. , Complete revenge when the latter owns Kobe!
The "hate" between the two has been around for a long time.

During the 1992-94 period, Phil Jackson's Bulls and Pat Riley's Knicks met in the playoffs three times. The Bulls won twice and won the championship, and the Knicks won the third time. But that time coincided with Jordan's retirement.Everyone thinks that Riley's win "doesn't live up to the name", which makes Riley brood.

Therefore, in the 2013 finals, the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat was not just a personal duel between Kobe "No. 24" and James "No. 23", nor was it just a match between the Lakers "F4" and the Heat's "Big Three". Arm wrestling is also a battle between two famous coaches, Pat Riley and Phil Jackson.

If Zen Master wins, he will completely crush his opponents in the playoffs.If Riley wins, he will not only equalize the score, but also express the resentment that has been suppressed in his heart for many years.

As soon as Riley came up, he replaced the 2.03-meter Ray Allen with the 1.96-meter Haslem. The former served as a power forward, and James returned to the small forward position.

Next came the Lakers' offense. Chu Xiao and Kobe cooperated on the strong side. Kobe returned the ball and assisted Chu Xiao to make a three-pointer, and the Lakers took the lead.Then Wade and Bosh cooperated for the first time, not a typical pick-and-roll return, but Wade used an air cut to attract the defense away, Bosh made a mid-range shot, and then the Heat launched another pick-and-roll, like a cannonball, weak James from the side cuts in for a dunk.

The Heat scored two goals in a row, and the camera was immediately shown on Zen Master. His expression seemed to say, "Have you used up all your strength in the first 6 games? How did you defend yourself, and why did you still let people eat their specialties?"

In the finals, it is most taboo to let the opponent get up. Kobe immediately asked for the ball to play a single. The Lakers cleared one side and gave space.

Sean Battier was born on September 1978, 9 in Birmingham, Michigan. He serves as a small forward and is nicknamed "Batman" and "President".He was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 9 NBA Draft and has played for the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets and Miami Heat. With a height of 2001 meters and a weight of 2.01 kilograms, he is known for his excellent defensive ability and excellent medium and long-range shooting skills.He was selected to the second team of the NBA All-Defensive Team twice in his career, and was also selected into the All-American College Basketball Hall of Fame in 100.

Although on the offensive end, Kobe gave him two steps and did not shoot, but on the defensive end, he may be the best player to defend Kobe. He is most famous for defending Kobe with the "blinding method".

Battier has played against Kobe many times in his career. Among them, in the 2009 playoffs, he played a blindfold defense against Kobe many times.His defense brought some troubles to Kobe, but Kobe finally led the Lakers to defeat the Rockets and finally won the championship.

Recalling Kobe's blindfold defense, Battier once said: "I want to use this defense to interfere with him and block his shooting sight. Kobe will use more dribble shots to deal with me. He I finally did it and broke my blindfold defense.” Battier also revealed that he and Kobe have never spammed each other on the court, and they have never talked to each other off the court. This is a game between each other. psychological warfare.

According to statistics, Kobe has played against Battier 37 times in his career (regular season), with a record of 20 wins and 17 losses.Kobe averaged 28.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 5 assists per game, shooting 43.3% from the field.Battier's Bryant's field goal percentage was slightly below average even with the blindfold on, but his numbers were still superstar.Years of Bryant-Battier matchups have shown that even the most extreme defensive methods can't stop him.

But after Battier came to the Heat, he played next to James and Wade. He had only one task, which was to defend the opponent's leading scorer.

Maybe Battier's defense is really in place, maybe Kobe's shot was a bit hasty, this shot has a good arc, but it missed, Wade received the rebound, and dribbled behind Chu Xiao with a gorgeous change of direction. Seeing that he was about to go to the basket, Kobe, who was determined to make amends, flew in front and made an offensive foul.

This is where Kobe is seasoned. His experience can always kill the opponent's spirit in such defensive rounds.

However, this didn't seem to really stop the Heat's offense. Next, the Heat played a wave of gorgeous offense. Bosh started a pick-and-roll near the three-point line. Wade, James, and Haslem cut in from various positions. basket.

It has to be said that this is extremely aesthetic team basketball: pick and roll, air cut, man to ball.

19-10, the Heat have gained a lead of nearly 10 points through this wave of offense.

At the critical moment, it was Kobe who stopped the bleeding for the Lakers. Under Chu Xiao's cover, he made a successful throw near the free throw line.Sinking to the bottom line again to play Battier, still missed, Gasol's tip-up slightly relieved the urgent need.

The 2012-13 season can be said to be Kobe's last peak period. Although his physical fitness is not as good as before, his skills and mind have improved a lot. He no longer relies on his body and begins to perfect his footsteps and back body.On the whole, Kobe can still be regarded as the only existence on the guard line in 2013. Among all players, only players such as James and Durant can stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

However, Kobe was like this. He made 5 of 1 shots in the first quarter and never made it to the free throw line. The Heat strangling the defense of the strong side is almost the trick most teams face the Lakers, but it is rarely so successful.

Of course, there are also objective reasons. Kobe's finger was broken and bandaged, and every shot was extremely painful.This will definitely affect his touch.

The Heat ended the first quarter with a 28-19 lead of 9 points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Chu Xiao, Kobe Bryant, and Gasol all rested off the court. Among the starters, only Warcraft stayed on the court. After Nash came on the court, the players on the Lakers became Nash, Meeks, and Tracy McGrady. , Odom and Warcraft, their tactics are very traditional. The two insiders sink to the bottom on both sides to cover, and the guard cuts from the top of the arc to the basket and then comes out to cover.This style of play will have different tactical names according to the different positions and running routes of the guards. It is a very traditional basketball starting style.

So, Nash went through Howard's screen and made the Lakers' second three-pointer from one side.

The Lakers' traditional style of attack, which is based entirely on the inside tall center, hits the Heat's weakness. Although Bosh is 2.11 meters tall, he is more than strong but not strong enough. Haslem, who is 2.03 meters tall, is stronger, but his height is not satisfactory. With the help of Nash's go-between, the 2.11-meter, 120-kilogram monster Howard is a monster in the interior, and his animalism suddenly becomes violent.

But when Warcraft was playing vigorously in the paint and the Lakers were chasing points, "Dragon King" Bosh made a move that made him fall down at the touch of a finger.

Warcraft got the third foul and ended up.

The two sides took the opportunity to deploy the main lineup, but Gasol played the center for the Lakers, Lamar Odom was the power forward, and Artest was still the small forward. Only his strength could withstand James' charge.

Relying on the connection between Nash and Warcraft before, the Lakers chased to a 32-32 tie.

Under the balance of power, Wade took out the power of active attack, making consecutive breakthroughs and causing fouls and free throws.

Being taken advantage of by his opponent to score, Chu Xiao became bloody, gritted his teeth to hold on to the dull pain in his ankle, and began to show off his power.He broke through to the inside of Wade in singles one after another, blocked and killed people, blocked and killed Buddha, and after a crazy physical confrontation, he succeeded in a layup and scored 5 points with free throws.

Chu Xiao is also a rare player with a big heart. Not only is he accurate in three-pointers, but his physical fitness is also amazing.In the finals, even though Wade was facing up, Battier, James and others were on the sidelines to help defend, but at least one thing is certain, like Kobe, he never hesitated at critical moments.

With the deepening of the game, the real crisis has arrived.Chu Xiao's last breakthrough was a layup against James, who is "the most physically fit in history". After that, a pair of big hands capped Chu Xiao's layup from behind.

The basketball fell into the hands of Wade. He immediately dunked fast and scored in just 4 seconds. Miami's sound reached a boiling point in an instant, and the Heat regained a 44-point lead 37-7.

(End of this chapter)