Kwame Brown's Freshman

Chapter 63
Continuing to attack, Kwame watched the Bobcats still defend one-on-one and prepared for singles.But he didn't dare to be careless at all, Okafor was watching from the sidelines.

Kwame didn't want to expend too much physical strength to hit inward, so he pushed White hard, the powerful impact knocked the opponent away, turned over, and jumped back!
The results of crazy practice day after day are displayed, the ball hits the board!The tragedy of Okafor, who came back from the defense, became the background, and his hand hadn't touched Kwame's face yet.The Lakers took the lead. 2:0 lead.

It was the Bobcats' turn to attack, and this attack fully reflected the importance both sides attached to this game.Wallace and Smith strictly implemented the pick-and-roll tactics, and Smith cut to the layup.

Kwame was firmly blocked by Okafor, so he didn't spend too much effort to squeeze the opponent away, so he didn't make up the defense.

Everyone in the Bobcats attached so much importance to this game that the Lakers players couldn't understand it at all.

As a team like the Bobcats, there are very few opportunities to play against super teams.The real matchup is a playoff series against a team, but that has nothing to do with the Bobcats.So they only play against strong teams in the regular season.

The strong teams in the east are okay, they have about 3 chances to play against each other every year, but the teams in the west only play against each other twice a year.

The three old strong teams in the Western Conference in the new century, the Lakers and the Bulls, and the other two Bobcats lost all four games. This is the first time in their history that they have played against the Lakers, the No. [-] team in the history of the Western Conference. They are even stronger than the Celtics in terms of maintaining their strength. The team, of course they must seize every opportunity.

But the Lakers don't have much motivation here. It's okay when they defend one and one, but when they encounter a pick-and-roll, they just ignore it and watch their teammates make up the defense lazily.Teammates don't want to make up defense, so let them go, just attack and score.

"Sieite, run!" Kwame yelled at the group of teammates in his heart. He was being double-teamed by the Bobcats, and the other two were interfering with the pass.

The five opponents are all big men over two meters, and they easily blocked Kwame's passing route, but it doesn't matter, as long as the teammates run, there is always a chance to pass the ball.

But this group of guys had no idea of ​​running at all today, even Kidd stood there like a stake, the Lakers did not have the active running positions of the previous two games at all, and returned to the way they were before Kidd came. Stance.

Kwame had no choice but to force the shot and the ball hit the board!
Just hit the board.Wallace grabs the ball and counterattacks!

The fastest back to defense turned out to be Radmanovic!He is a famous soft guy, looking at Gerald Wallace speeding like a tank, 6 feet 8 inches, more than 260 pounds of body running fast, the huge impact makes Radmanovic dare not go up Before blocking, Wallace dunked and scored.

This scene continued to be staged in this game. The Bobcats deliberately gave Kwame a chance to play singles.

Helpless, Kwame can only pull out to shoot or pick and roll. Fortunately, Finley is in good form in this game, Kwame's mid-range shot is also accurate, and he can score some points.

At halftime, the Lakers had trailed by 36 points 54-18.

The Bobcats' offense ranks last in the league, and the Lakers' offense ranks third in the league, second only to the Suns and Mavericks, but the situation on both sides seems to reverse this ranking.

Everyone on the Lakers side was very annoyed by this situation. Back in the locker room, Rudy kept emphasizing running positions, emphasizing that running out of space would bring pressure to the opponent.

But the scene of this game is annoying, but no one here pays much attention to it. They think it's just bad luck, and the opponent is the Bobcats who are the last in the league!They didn't care about this point difference, and they will overtake soon with more effort!

But the Lakers met their nemesis today. They can ignore most defensive tactics, but if they encounter one, there is not much to do.

Kwame is now the Lakers' number one scoring point, but the Lakers' scoring is mainly concentrated on the outside. In this case, if they encounter a team with a strong flank defense, their already unstable outside line will often collapse.

When Kobe was around, he couldn’t handle this matter well. He could only rely on singles against the sky to solve it, but he couldn’t make perfect opportunities for his teammates. Now that he’s not around, only Finley and Vujacic are left at the shooting guard position. The two pitchers.

Oddo may be useful as a shooting guard, but he's apparently sleepwalking again.And Kidd's 3P was too inaccurate today. After Kwame came out of the pick-and-roll, the insiders didn't care about Kidd's shooting.

Helpless Kwame can only play singles.The Lakers got into double-teaming, passing the ball, missed outside shots, and got countered.

There is also double-teaming, the ball cannot be passed, mistakes, and the double cycle of being counterattacked.

Although Kwame scored 26, he only made 26 of 9 shots. If it weren't for more accurate free throws, he would not have scored 20 points.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Bobcats 82 to 105.

competition is over!Bobcats wildly celebrating the greatest victory in franchise history!After losing all against the Heat, Wizards, Bulls, Pistons, Spurs, Mavericks, and Supersonics, they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers with the Big Three!Even if they lose the strongest head among them, if they win, they win!

The Bobcats fans became even more crazy, and the entire arena fell into madness.

These cheers sounded so harsh in Kwame, when the game started, the Bobcats fans were still cheering for him, this is the second time he heard the cheers on the road for the first time, the last time was in New York.

But the opponent's players are getting better and better, and the cheers have turned into boos. Up to now, they are cheering for their own players. This is the first time they feel like this!It was so strange, Kwame was very uncomfortable.

At the press conference, Kwame summed up the three reasons for the loss of this game:

First: Faith. When a team faces another team with an overwhelming record, they will always let go, because there is no shame in losing, but the strong side often relaxes. The belief of going all out.

Second: Coach, Bobcats head coach is a coach who is very good at rationalizing low-talented players, developing potential and focusing on defense, so this team is very good at limiting opponents' scoring.On the other hand, Rudy Tomjanovich is the kind of tactic that is good at scoring and playing a bunch of shooters plus super center plus super swingman.There is barely a super center, but neither a shooter nor a super swingman, so his guiding ability cannot be shown.

Third: Tactics, using Gerald Wallace of the Bobcats to constantly force outside players with his wide defensive area, cutting off the connection between the inside and the whole team.The failure of such a team without the support of the backbone is inevitable.

There is nothing wrong with the Lakers' tactics, but the players simply don't have the motivation to execute. When they are motivated, they are already more than 30 points behind, and they will inevitably lose in the end.

Kwame also praised the opponent's No. 15 pick at the end. Okafor performed very well in this game. The super powerful data of 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks and [-] steals allowed him to continue to lead the rookie list.

(End of this chapter)