ace marshal

Chapter 1135 The man closest to God, Kobe~! ! (superior)
In the 08-09 season, the Lakers fought hard in the finals, defeated the Orlando Magic led by Howard 4:1, and won the championship. Kobe also proved with practical actions that Kobe could win the championship without Shaquille O'Neal.

In the following season, that is, last season, the defending champion Lakers continued to strengthen. They introduced "The Beast" Artest. While retaining the original team, the team's lineup has been strengthened to the greatest extent.

However, the Lakers' journey to defend their title has not been very smooth.

Facing the old rival Phoenix Suns in the playoffs, if it weren't for Artest's buzzer-beating lore, the two teams might have played more games.

After stumbling all the way to the Finals, the Lakers faced their old opponent, the Boston Celtics, who defeated them two years ago.

The two sides performed defense and hand-to-hand basketball to the fullest.

After the whole game, it was basically more than 80 to more than 80, and there was no higher score.

The two sides have been fighting fiercely until the tiebreaker.

The Lakers, who own the home court, have been suppressing the Celtics, especially the main center Perkins of the Celtics who was unable to play due to injury, which greatly reduced the team's inside defense.

And Artest also caused considerable trouble for Pierce on the defensive end, so that the latter did not show the style of "truth".

And Artest also had a three-pointer like a Poseidon needle, helping the team win the tiebreaker and successfully defend the title.

The Lakers, who have achieved two consecutive championships, are now heading for the "three consecutive championships" dynasty.

You know, since the new century, the first dynasty team is the Lakers.

But this time the Lakers' journey is destined to be difficult.

The age structure of the main players, coupled with some targeted defensive arrangements, made the Lakers face very severe challenges in the first round of the playoffs.

It was the Thunder team led by Marshal Brooks who issued these challenges.

After beating the Lakers in Game [-], the Thunder beat the Lakers in Game [-] with a crushing momentum.

In the blue ocean of the Chesapeake Energy Center, the "Lakers" can only be submerged in it.

The Thunder got the same 3:1 lead as the Clippers.

There is only one game left to eliminate the second consecutive defending champion.

While speaking, the two sides have moved to Los Angeles and returned to the Staples Center, and the fifth game is about to start.

"Coach Brooks is really amazing~ He has studied Zen Master's triangle offense so thoroughly, it is simply a model of breaking the triangle offense~!!"

The series has ended, waiting for the opponent Lan's victory, sneaking away from his busy schedule to watch the match between the two sides at home.

"But having said that, the Thunder's management's draft vision is really too strong. Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka, and Evans all played their worth, and they all played better than expected. ~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to think.

"It's just that Ibaka and Westbrook were the ones I wanted to help the Clippers choose at the time. I could let Coach Brooks take the lead~ But now that we have Love, we don't want Iba It’s stuck, but if Westbrook and Harden can partner in the backcourt, haha~, that’s really exciting~!!”

Lan Shengli continued to think.

The game has started over there.

"Continue to put pressure on Fisher, don't let him dominate the ball, the Lakers' triangle offense will not be able to play~!!, Sessions is the same, consume them, lead the defense all over the court, make it difficult for them to transition to Halftime, consume their attacking time~!!"

Here Brooks is still giving Westbrook a little trouble.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is Fisher and Kobe Bryant in the backcourt, Artest and Pau Gasol as strikers, Bynum guarding the basket.

The Lakers relied on this lineup to win the championship last season, so even though they are 1:3 behind now, many people still believe that they can come back to life.

And every time in this situation, Kobe Bryant will often stand up and lead the team to victory.

I don't know what will happen this time.

The starting lineup of the Thunder has not changed from before. The backcourt combination of Westbrook and Sefoloza is very comprehensive in offense and defense. Durant and Ibaka's talented forward combination is to make all players The team is envious.

As for Perkins inside, the restrictions on Bynum and Gasol are obvious.

This is why the Celtics lost the championship last year because they injured Perkins.

"The Thunder's starters are energetic and capable, but now they are able to lead the Lakers 3:1, not only because of these, but also because of their bench. They have the best sixth man candidate for this year. Defender Evans, captain Collison, and striker Mohamed are all practical players. The contributions made by these people on the bench are beyond the reach of the Lakers~"

Lan Shengli watched the game and thought to himself.

While talking, Bynum helped the Lakers jump to the ball here.

Here Fisher was holding the ball and was about to go to the frontcourt, but Westbrook directly rushed over.

Fisher was already prepared, and "Old Fish" passed the ball directly to Kobe, avoiding direct contact with Westbrook.

"In this case, the Lakers' back line will not have the ability to control the ball at all. If Kobe is even required to organize the offense, it will be too embarrassing for Kobe. Besides, Kobe's physical fitness will also be consumed quickly~"

Lan Shengli is still worried about the Lakers.

Here, Kobe held the ball and did not cooperate with Gasol and others in the triangle offense. Instead, he signaled his teammates to open up the space, and then directly hit Sefoloza with his back.

"Kobe is going to take over the game~!!, enter the singles mode as soon as he comes up~"

Seeing this, Lan Shengli sighed.

I saw Kobe hitting back with a skilled technique near the mid-range flank.

Sefoloza also defended well, standing upright, carrying Kobe on his shoulders, giving a certain amount of confrontation pressure, but he would not be called for a foul.

But Bryant also attacked very resolutely.

I saw Kobe dribbling with his back and taking two steps toward the baseline, or it can be understood as two steps horizontally, and then he directly used his signature fadeaway jumper.

Sefoloza was already fully in place, jumped over to face Kobe, and stretched his arms to interfere.

However, Kobe's backward jumper not only has a large backward range, but the most important thing is that it is also the most different from other people's backwards. Kobe's backwards will have an obvious hang in the air.

This stay in the air will allow the defensive player to "end the defense" early.

When Sefolosha's body had already dropped, Kobe threw the ball~! !

"Swipe~!!!"

(End of this chapter)