I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 66
For Chu Xiao, he is not afraid of skillful guards, because he has great defensive skills (trained by Kobe in a one-on-one match), and he is not afraid of speedy guards, because he can keep up. When Ji Qi and other star point guards, he will not fall into a disadvantage.But Delong is different. He is very big, flexible on his feet, can't push or pass, and is good at pick-and-roll, which makes Chu Xiao very passive.

When he appeared in the second half of the fourth quarter, he had already rested for more than 20 minutes, and his physical strength recovered by [-]% to [-]%. Considering that Deron had been on the court all the time, his physical strength should have been exhausted, so he thought of a way to break through him.

After Chu Xiao got the ball, Delong pressed forward again. This time Chu Xiao didn't fight him hard, but made an emergency stop and a back dribble, forcing Delong to step up and defend.

At this time, Chu Xiao shot the ball horizontally as a change of direction, but the shot was too far away, so that he had to take big strides to chase the ball.

What happened next was amazing. After he copied back the ball that had bounced too far, he stood still hastily, and then immediately continued to make a reverse dribble. Deron, who was following up, was immediately thrown away. half body.

This is the solution he came up with when he was resting off the court. He used his 1.96-meter tall long legs to make a large lateral movement. Although Delong is 1.91 meters tall, he weighs 95 kilograms, which is heavier than Chu Xiao. , which limited his lateral movement speed, so he failed to keep up with Chu Xiao, and was successfully broken through by the other party.

Seeing that Chu Xiao broke through Deron, Johnson of the Nets immediately gave up Artest, who was defending him, and rushed forward to defend, while Wallace followed Kobe closely, not daring to relax for a moment.

I saw Chu Xiao make a fake pass from outside the three-point line, tricking Johnson into taking off, but passed the ball to the unguarded Artest. When the latter raised his hand to shoot, he saw Humphrey Reese rushed over and hurriedly passed the ball to Gasol. The big Spanish man was standing under the basket.

Its momentum is huge and its strength is boundless. Gasol's roar is a venting of the suppression of hand-to-hand combat on the field.

The score became 100-93.

"Boy, well done! Deron was taken down by you." When returning to defense, Kobe ran over and patted Chu Xiao's ass to express his congratulations and appreciation.

"No, I just took down Delong whose physical strength has declined." Chu Xiao was still very humble.

In any case, by breaking through Deron with this lateral move, the opponent then gave up the frontcourt press because it was meaningless.

On the other hand, for the Lakers, when Chu Xiao wound up the clockwork, everyone started spinning.

The first is Gasol. After he ran forward to pick and roll, he took one of the opponent's insiders out of the penalty area by the way;

Secondly, Artest and Kobe ambushed on the flanks to contain Chu Xiao, who had room to break through and then split the ball.

With 3 minutes and 08 seconds left before the end of the game, Deron used continuous changes of direction to break through Chu Xiao's defense, broke into the penalty area, and then fed the ball to Lopez, who forced Jordan Hill from the baseline and pushed him away with one step After that, he dunked vigorously directly and chased the score to 95-100.

Looking back, Chu Xiao also broke through to the basket under the cover of Gasol, and then passed the ball around Lopez's body to Jordan Hill, who made a layup. 102-95, Chu Xiao got the first assist in this game.

At 2 minutes and 40 seconds, the Nets once again had Lopez eat Jordan Hill, who was not tall enough, and hit a hook. 97-102.

The Lakers opened up on both sides, and Chu Xiaolu and Gasol took the stage to sing.He made an assault from the right and passed the ball to Gasol who was following up before the three of them surrounded him. But slipped the bottom line and scored a layup directly, 104-97.

At 1 minute and 54 seconds, the Lakers still held a 7-point advantage and felt that they had the chance to win, but Joe Johnson caught the ball and made a three-pointer, 100-104, and the suspense of the game resumed.

But Chu Xiao, who played confidently, quickly launched a counterattack. With a signature crossover with his left hand, his crotch moved past Delong, and he jumped up before Johnson who rushed to defend him. He was floating in the air, relying on his excellent core strength. Controlling the balance, he gently pulled the basketball out of his fingers. After a wonderful second, the basketball fell into the net.

A successful singles goal by Deron regained his confidence and brought the score to 106-100, defending the lead again.

With 1 minute and 10 seconds left in the game, there was not much time left for the Nets, and they began to collectively shoot three-pointers.

As soon as Deron reached the top of the arc, he stopped for a jumper, but it missed. Kobe got the ball and went all the way to the free throw line, then hit his back, turned around and hit the iconic fadeaway jumper at the free throw line.

With 50 seconds left in the game, the Lakers led 108-100 by 8 points.

After the Nets missed another 3 points in the next round, they chose to call a timeout, and then put on a substitute to "surrender" early.

As the whistle ended, the Lakers won the final victory 113-105.

Kobe made 25 of 12 shots and scored 38 points, 3 rebounds, and 11 assists in a large double-double. He almost turned the tide on his own and was the MVP of the game.

"How do you feel? Isn't it great?" After the game, he put his arms around Chu Xiao and said, "Facing the challenge head on, as long as you step over it, you will win."

"Yes, yes, it's really cool!" Chu Xiao couldn't hide his disappointment despite being happy. In this game, he played a total of 28 minutes due to his physical strength, but he surrendered 12 points, 1 assist, 5 mistake.

Among them, 5 mistakes can be described as shocking.

The reasons for such a downturn are nothing more than three points.

First, encounter targeted defense.

As his reputation grew, other teams focused on him and arranged defensive tactics in a targeted manner. For example, the deliberate targeting of Deron, Wallace and others made it difficult for him to start and made mistakes. constantly.

Second, match up with star players.

Chu Xiao, who had performed well before, rarely had the chance to compete with the ace point guard.But today's Deron taught him a good lesson.Facing Delong, who had the same speed, jumping and strength as him, but more experience than him, Chu Xiao finally showed his immature side. While losing his way, his assist efficiency dropped sharply, and the number of mistakes continued to increase.

Third, there is still the issue of physical strength.

In an NBA-level confrontation, it is really difficult to dribble the ball.Therefore, players have worked hard to adapt to high-intensity confrontation, which has led to the continuous improvement of NBA strength in confrontation.Chu Xiao just missed two days of systematic training, and with the consumption of his private life, he couldn't handle the physical confrontation in the third quarter.

However, no matter what, Chu Xiao still found a way to fight against Deron in the fourth quarter, which served as a good reference for him to meet other top point guards in the future.As Kobe said, as long as you face the challenge head-on in every game, continuously increase your confidence and polish your skills, you will win if you cross the past.Skills can be polished slowly, but confidence needs to be accumulated through continuous competition.

Therefore, Zen Master, Kobe Bryant and other team leaders did not blame him for his "downturn" this time, but encouraged him to face the challenge boldly and continue to work hard.

But the voice of public opinion showed another trend, that is, why did Chu Xiao suddenly lose his strength at such a young age?What has he been doing these two days?
Not only media reporters, but even Lakers fans have joined the discussion of this mystery.

At the press conference after the game, the reporters flocked to ask him why he was missing for two days and why his physical strength was so exhausted.Some reporters even asked him, "Have you been with Jenner these two days?" "Have you two started dating?"

Chu Xiao and Tracy looked at each other, smiled shyly and helplessly, and said, "I went to deal with my personal affairs in the past two days, and I told the coach in advance, if you don't believe me, you can ask the coach."

This is the unified caliber formed by Tracy, Zen Master, Kobe and him before the press conference.

"That's right! He did ask for leave to deal with matters. I think this is the player's personal privacy, so I didn't disclose his whereabouts to you when I was in Sacramento. Since you are holding on to this issue, I have to admit it honestly. Alright." The Zen Master cooperated seamlessly.

"What is he dealing with? It feels like it's emptying him out of him." A Time reporter laughed maliciously.

Kobe asked the reporter directly, "If you miss practice and then play, do you think you will be tired?"

"I'm not a player, so I can't answer this question." The reporter was a little annoyed.

"The answer will definitely be tiring, and very tiring!" Kobe said while looking at the reporters present, "Do you have any stupid questions like this? If not, hurry up and ask about the game. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and we all I'm in a hurry to go home."

Seeing this, the other reporters had no choice but to swallow the gossip questions that came to their lips, and cursed a few words in a low voice from an angle that would not be noticed.

As we all know, Kobe has always had a bad relationship with the media. Chu Xiao always thought that these were rumors, and he didn't understand the reason until he saw it with his own eyes.

Take tonight's press conference as an example. The reporters originally wanted to make things difficult for Chu Xiao, but they didn't expect Kobe to suddenly jump out to save the rookie, which made the reporters return disappointed.

They also have to eat, and the means of making a living is to attract attention by making news, so no matter how intense the game is, they don't want to watch it. They waited all night until the end of the game, hoping to dig out Chu Xiao. When it comes to big gossip, Good Morning Tomorrow will become a blockbuster, attract attention, and earn a lot of bonuses and fame.

The main purpose of Kobe coming out to stop him was to protect Chu Xiao, so he didn't think too much about it.But his behavior of protecting the calf, to a certain extent, cut off the reporters' money.As the saying goes, cutting off someone's money is like killing one's parents.This is tantamount to Kobe and them all at once having a sworn feud, so if they don't black him, who else?

From another point of view, a player of Kobe's level is already good enough. If he didn't score 80 points, 100 points, 60+ points in a row, etc. in each game, reporters would praise him every day in the newspapers.On the other hand, if there is nothing wrong with scolding him or questioning him, the witty ones will be black again, and the fans can't help but come to ask for an explanation, which immediately attracts attention.

Every star will encounter this situation. For others, this may be a good thing, which can motivate themselves to become stronger and increase their own exposure.But for Kobe, he no longer needs exposure, so black is black, and there are no other good effects.

(End of this chapter)