The NBA's opening sling against Chris Paul

Chapter 62 The Competition of Big Inside Killers
"Paul, let them see your strength." Kobe hugged Gasol's neck before going on the court.

"Don't fight with him all the time, your shooting range is farther than Zach, you have to play your own advantages and play your own style," Kobe then added in a low voice.

"I know, boss, just wait, I won't let you down." In fact, before Gasol came to the Lakers, many people said that his style of play was soft.

But Kobe has always admired him and always encouraged him to be his true self, OK, since he doesn't like confrontation at the basket, then pull them out and shoot them to death.

Who cares if you make it from six feet or 11 feet as long as you can get the damn shot in there?

Besides, in the ancient and mysterious East, there is a famous saying: As long as it can catch mice, it doesn't care whether the cat is black or white.

Therefore, during the three years with the Lakers, Gasol also gained a true friendship. He and Kobe respected and appreciated each other, and the tacit understanding between the two has also increased day by day. Sometimes it only takes one look to understand each other.

Yes, some love does not need to be spoken. At this time, the camera on the sidelines cuts to Vanessa, who is still holding her little daughter in her arms, while her eldest daughter is sitting quietly on the side.

The Lakers sent the baseline ball, and Nash also played again. At this time, a veteran is needed to hold the line.

Metta Shiping took Gay out from beyond the three-point line, Kobe caught the ball near the free throw line, and made a false pass to Gasol inside.

Marc Gasol stuck his brother tightly and prevented him from turning from the right. Yes, he knew that was his brother's good shooting area.

"The game was great. It's finally ushered in a duel between brothers. It stands to reason that they should be very familiar with each other's style of play, so they are more inclined to defend." Jeff Van Gundy did not forget to help the home team promote the package when explaining .

The Lakers opened up, giving Gasol enough space to play singles, and Randolph was also pulled to the right near the baseline by Jamison.

"Mark, don't fight with him, go and cut the ball in his hand." Zach Randolph yelled.

Still, Gasol Jr. seems confident in his defense, and as long as his brother doesn't move, he doesn't move.

"Paul has held the ball for too long, and Mark won't be fooled by his brother just by shrugging his shoulders." The Zen Master on the sidelines also clenched his fists.

With eight seconds left on the shot clock, Gasol suddenly lowered his weight, dribbled hard and turned to his right hand.

"Whoa, he turned to the right," Drexler screamed.

Just when everyone thought that Gasol was going to force his younger brother under the basket, Marc Gasol, who had already tried his best to block the shot, found a wicked smile on the corner of his brother's mouth.

"Not good." Just as Gasol was startled, Kobe turned around and passed Tony Allen and went straight to the basket.

Gasol's ball was just right in his hands, a clean one-armed slam dunk.

After landing, Kobe and Gasol had a chest bump to celebrate.

"Hey, buddy, your acting skills are getting better and better, even I was almost fooled by you." Kobe smiled and thumped his chest.

"Damn it." Xiaojia stomped his feet, obviously he didn't think that his brother was just trying to divert his defensive attention, and the ball was finally used as Kobe's wedding dress.

Gay quickly passed Jamison's defense with the ball, came to the hinterland, and fell into the siege of Dajia and Nash. In desperation, he could only give the ball to Randolph who pulled up to the high position.

The Big Black Bear didn't choose to attack Jamison, who was taking a step forward, because he caught a glimpse of Kobe and Dajia on the side who might help defend at any time.

This ball, as long as he dares to put it down, will definitely be cut away. After all, Kobe has a lower center of gravity and is faster.

Therefore, he still chose the most direct way, long-range shooting.

Jamison didn't step forward to block. He was afraid of his dominance at the basket, and kept shrinking all the time. He could only watch Randolph enter the basket.

"It's okay, you can defend the ball well, he can't be so accurate all the time." Kobe patted him on the shoulder.

Howard off the court blurted out a long series of greetings: Nima, it’s okay if someone loses their position defensively. It’s all my problem when I get scored by him.

Nash slowly crossed the half court and gave it to Kobe, who was coming up. Kobe and Li Ming looked at each other, and directly split the ball, which was once again passed to Gasol on the inside.

This time, Xiaojia behaved well, and left half a step away, just stretched out his right arm to interfere.

Gasol turned around slowly after making a few moves with his back to the basket.

With a sharp jerk, Xiaojia immediately took two steps back, but Dajia suddenly raised his hand to a middle distance, and firmly hit the board into the frame.

"Oh, he is still afraid of his brother's footsteps, and the defense made a misjudgment. He thinks he will go to the basket and play alone, but Paul has a long-range shot, which was confirmed in the series against the Celtics. Yes." Drexler's comments were to the point.

"Yes, whenever the team encounters difficulties and Kobe is double-teamed, it is Paul's mid-range that opens up the situation for the team. Kevin Garnett has suffered a lot for this." Van Gundy added.

Da clenched his fists and quickly ran back to his backcourt. The DJ on the scene also loudly broadcast his various miraculous miracles in the finals.

The Staples Center went into a frenzy, and people started shaking their heads to the music.

"Zach, pull it out a little, there's no room to pass the ball inside." Li Ming jumped on his feet and directed.

It's just that the noise at the scene was too loud, and he couldn't gather his teammates together.

Forget it, come by yourself. Seeing this, Li Ming can only think about hitting the ball by himself to kill the atmosphere of the scene. Yes, now as long as the Grizzlies get the ball, there will be all kinds of noise.

After Li Ming took two steps to the right, he stared at Jamison's long arm and directly pulled it out.

"No, the parabola is too flat." Li Ming knew something was wrong, because in order to avoid the defense, he did not choose to shoot at the highest point.

The arc of the ball was too flat, and sure enough, it hit the basket and bounced out.

Fortunately, Randolph on the inside fought for the rebound in the crowd, and got fouled again!
There were so many people under the basket that when the whistle sounded, several people raised their hands at the same time, which also confused the referee, and finally the foul was attributed to Nash.

Randolph clutched his red hand, and slowly came to the free throw line, thinking: I just want to score a goal, why, I am easy, you can see that the hit is swollen, and it is too hard.

Randolph adjusted his breathing, the first ball was missed...the second ball, fortunately, scored.

Kobe grinned and gestured towards Dajia, Dajia understood in seconds, and quickly ran to the opponent's basket.

Kobe quickly dribbled the ball across the half court, and broke into the inside after continuous swings and cross steps from beyond the three-point line. Li Ming, Gay, and Randolph took off at the same time.

Kobe Bryant gave the ball from Randolph's armpit to Gasol's hand like a dragon sailing out of the sea.

Gasol easily wiped the board and entered the frame, adding two more points.

Coach Hollins quickly called a timeout.

52 to 57, with two minutes and seven seconds left in the first half, the Grizzlies in the away game trailed the home team by 5 points.

(End of this chapter)