I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 96 What a Double-Edged Sword
I don’t know if Kobe’s treat has played a role, or the strength of the team has really strengthened. On November 11th, facing the last opponent of the month, the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers played at home, and the three armed forces worked hard to win. , In the end, they won three consecutive victories with 30-122 domineering, bringing the team's record to 103 wins and 10 losses, ranking eighth in the Western Conference!

In particular, Gasol grabbed 20 rebounds in the interior and hit 16 shots in 12 shots, scoring 28 points.

But he was not the team's highest scorer. Jamison, who came off the bench, almost took up Jordan Hill's playing time and scored a game-high 19 points on 13 of 33 shots. He also had 12 rebounds and 2 assists. It is old and strong, and the gods come down to earth.

受益于内线的神准，楚晓收获了22个助攻，他还在三分线外9投7中获得了21分。职业生涯第一次取得20+20。

Kobe, who took the initiative to treat guests, did not seem to have such good luck. He made 15 of 5 shots and only scored 14 points, but he smiled happily. He said, "The team's winning is more important than my scoring. The teammates are great! "

Looking at the Nuggets, the highest scorer is Danilo Gallinari from Italy, who scored 13 points on 6 of 19 shots. Not wronged.

The Denver Nuggets are an NBA basketball team located in Denver, Colorado, USA. They belong to the Northwest Division of the West and their home court is Ball Arena.

球队在1967-76年加入ABA联盟，1976年起加入NBA。历史上曾在1975-76赛季打进ABA总决赛，1977-78、1984-85和2008-09赛季三度打进NBA西部决赛。

In the 2010-2011 season, the Nuggets traded core players Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups, Sheldon Williams, Anthony Carter and Renardo Balkman to the Knicks.After this transaction, the team's ranking did not fall but rose, and finally won the fifth place in the Western Conference and entered the playoffs.In the end, they lost to the Thunder 1-4 and fell in the first round of the playoffs again.

This season, they maintained the original lineup and hit the playoffs again. The pre-match record was 8 wins and 8 losses. The starting lineup was: Lawson, Iguodala, Gallinari, Faried and McGee.

In response to their fast offensive rhythm, Zen Master decided to use fast to make fast, and took out an eight-fold lens to allow players to shoot three-pointers at any time.

At the beginning of the game, the Nuggets' extremely athletic seven-foot center McGee, who is 2.13 meters tall, snatched the ball from Jordan Hill with a light leap.

As soon as he landed, he threw the ball to Lawson who rushed forward to catch it.

Lawson's full name is Tai Lawson. He is 1.80 meters tall and weighs 88 kilograms.Although this guy is short and strong, once he runs, he is lightning fast. He often relies on the pure explosive power of the first step and his deadly breakthrough to make the opponent hard to guard against.

When the ball was jumping, Chu Xiao accidentally let him run forward to catch the ball, and it was really hard to catch up after that.

I saw this guy dribbled the ball like a black lightning and rushed to the basket. Taking advantage of the Lakers' clumsy footsteps inside and not yet standing still, he made a layup and made a head start for the Nuggets.

"I watched the game video of this guy before the game, and I knew he was fast, but I didn't expect him to be so fast!" Chu Xiao couldn't help but blame himself for his defensive mistakes.

"It's okay, just take the initiative to find a confrontation with him and interfere with his shooting." Kobe ordered while serving the ball.

Next it was the Lakers' turn to attack. Chu Xiao held the ball and faced Lawson's defense from outside the three-point line. He first changed directions from left to right to test the opponent's foot movement speed, and found that the opponent was moving very fast, almost blocking every step in front of myself.

So he began to take the initiative to find confrontation.

When breaking through the ball, bend your knees and sink your arms, straighten your back, open your shoulders, and then take the first step to the right.

Seeing this, Lawson immediately pressed over.

Chu Xiao first calmly stabilized his center of gravity, and then used his left shoulder to support the opponent.Because this kind of push does not actively increase strength to hit him, but uses one side of the shoulder to press against his chest, as long as the opponent is average in physical confrontation, he will be easily pushed away, and he will get a good result at this time. Breakthrough opportunities, greatly increasing the chances of successful breakthroughs.

However, after being supported, Lawson remained motionless, his legs standing on the ground like two concrete pillars.

"This guy is very strong, just like a smaller version of Deron Williams. He is not afraid of physical confrontation at all. He also has perfect balance and control ability. It is not as easy to break through him as imagined." This is Chu The thoughts in Akatsuki's mind after the first physical confrontation between Akatsuki and Lawson.

Fortunately, the first step he took was just a test. After finding that he didn't push the opponent away, he immediately pulled back while dribbling with his right hand, and then dribbled the ball behind his left hand. The raised left foot immediately stepped to the left, eyes straight Look forward, and keep your posture in a state where you can cut, throw, and pass anytime, anywhere.

This made Lawson very uncomfortable. He knew that he was 16 centimeters shorter than Chu Xiao. When defending, as long as he gave the opponent a little space, the opponent could shoot backwards, but it was difficult to block the opponent with his height and wingspan.

Therefore, he was looking forward to Chu Xiao's breakthrough instead of shooting.

When he saw that Chu Xiao was really trying to break through, he immediately put his body on it and lowered his center of gravity, because he was not afraid of physical contact at all.

Just when he thought he had stopped his opponent with strength, Chu Xiao was just probing, and he still had some strength to spare. Then he moved the center of gravity to his right by dribbling behind his back, and opened up a little dislocation distance, so he could get up and shoot the ball Can pass the ball out.

When he was hesitating whether to let go of his previous defensive position, Chu Xiao didn't give him time to adjust his defensive posture. He neither shot nor passed, but cut across in one step, leaving himself behind.

Back to Chu Xiao’s perspective, he passed Lawson in one step and then accelerated to the basket, only to find that Gasol pushed the opponent’s power forward Faried behind him, and McGee was also attracted to the bottom corner by Jordan Hill Location.

Without hesitation at the moment, he flicked his wrist past the free throw line and threw it directly.

Seeing Chu Xiao rushing in with the ball, McGee suddenly threw Jordan Hill aside with a force from somewhere, and immediately jumped up to block the shot without any hesitation.

But the basketball had already left Chu Xiao's right hand, and gliding for a short distance in the air, reaching the commanding heights before falling towards the basket.

But who would have thought that McGee's reaction is flexible and fast so far, and he can also serve first when making up defenses. When the basketball reaches the commanding heights, he jumps directly and is a living and clean big cap!

The volleyball-style fan goes far and wide, which is really hot.

It is conceivable that if this is the home court of the Nuggets, this block will definitely cause the audience to boil.

However, the fans in Los Angeles still gave sparse applause, which was regarded as a kind of encouragement for the wonderful match. Chu Xiao didn't take it seriously, but he was a lot more careful about McGee, the patron saint of the inside line.

Looking back, Lawson started his lightning speed breakthrough again, and saw him sprinting from left to right, his footsteps were flexible and his speed was so fast that Chu Xiao, who was defending one-on-one, almost couldn't keep up.

When Faried ran out to play a high pick-and-roll with him, Chu Xiao was even blocked by the opponent's big man, and Lawson easily broke through and shot.

However, although Lawson is fast, he doesn't jump high, so the position of the shot is relatively low. Even if the ball is shot first, Gasol, who came to defend, interfered with his shot, and then grabbed the rebound and handed it over. To Jordan Hill who rushed over to help, the latter passed the ball to Chu Xiao again.

Faster and stronger, this is the goal of Chu Xiao's implementation of the fast-for-fast tactics today. He did it, dribbling the ball beyond the three-point line and directly hitting a three-pointer, without giving the opponent a chance to guess whether he is breaking through or scoring the ball.

Lawson was afraid of his breakthrough ability, so he didn't dare to step forward and stick too tightly when defending, but if he didn't step forward to press, Chu Xiao, who was a head taller than him, would be able to score a three-pointer, which made Lawson very uncomfortable and difficult How to keep a good distance when mastering defense.

So Chu Xiao, who was able to shoot suddenly, finally opened up from outside the three-point line, and shot as long as Lawson gave him the distance. Finally, he scored 9 points on 7 of 21 shots from outside the three-point line.

In the other time when there is no chance to shoot a three-pointer, Chu Xiao breaks in and assists. The biggest beneficiaries are Gasol and Jamison.

The first quarter of the game only lasted more than 2 minutes, and the Zen master replaced Jordan Hill with Jamison, with the purpose of opening the inside to shoot outside.

It can be said that this tactical adjustment is completely aimed at defenders like McGee.

Although he is currently the league's block leader this season, no one praises him for his good defense, not even a qualified inside defensive player.

Why is this?

Zen master gave an explanation when he arranged the tactics before the game.McGee is indeed an excellent shot blocker and can block 3 shots in a game, but the blocking ability is not equal to the defensive ability.

Its function may have only one value, just like the ancient god man Bill Russell said when he explained the supreme state of blocking shots, "The important thing about blocking shots is not to block every ball, but to convince the opponent that you may Block every ball."

The meaning of this sentence mainly means that the significance of blocking shots in the defense of a game is mainly psychological shock.

If it doesn't have a psychological deterrent effect, then the effect of blocking shots is better than nothing. It is estimated that only the fans will buy it.

Like McGee, a player who can run and jump, he is best at blocking shots, and his favorite is blocking shots, so he especially loves to jump.As a result, for a long time, as long as the opponent makes a fake shot, McGee will take off at a little bit, and lose his position with one jump, and the opponent can easily bypass him to score.

In response to McGee's love for jumping, Zen Master replaced Jordan Hill with Jamison, who has outstanding shooting ability.

This substitution is great!
Chu Xiao shot when he had a chance from beyond the three-point line, and assisted Gasol or Jamison when he didn't have a chance.

Facing McGee's defense, Gasol or Jamison first pointed him up, and then went around to shoot an empty basket. That's how Gasol hit 16 goals in 12 shots and scored 28 points in the game; Jamison hit 19 goals in 13 shots and scored 36 points at the age of 33. He became the biggest beneficiary of McGee's double-edged sword defense.

(End of this chapter)