legendary basketball guard

Chapter 114 Lakers.

On 12.21, the NBA All-Star voting began, and today, the Mavericks are away. It can be regarded as an appetizer for the Christmas game two days later, but it is also full of highlights.The game was also broadcast on TNT TV and Channel [-].

This game can be regarded as the national attention.After the two-week schedule, the Mavericks lead the league with a record of 25 wins and 3 losses, which can be regarded as the second start in history.And the Lakers did not have the triumphant progress they had at the beginning, and even lost slightly to the Thunder with the third record in the Western Conference.

When Lin Xiao rushed to the training hall, several reporters surrounded Rick Carlisle and asked some questions about the game. Lin Xiao had a face-to-face meeting with these reporters, and then trotted all the way into the training hall.For this reason, Mark Cuban paid a fine of no less than 10 US dollars.

What Lin Xiao didn't know was that at this moment, in Los Angeles, the Lakers' pre-game press conference was held in the Lakers training facility. Lakers head coach Phil Jackson brought Kobe Bryant to the press conference.

"Sir, for this game, what do you think is the probability of the Lakers winning?"

"I think it is not a good habit to predict the outcome of the game before the game. We will try our best to win the game."

"What do you mean, Mr. Mark Cuban can talk?

The Zen master didn't explain anything, just like an old monk in meditation, the reporters shifted the topic to Kobe again.

"Kobe, may I ask if the record of the Lakers this season ranks third in the Western Conference, and they are still far behind the Mavericks and the Thunder."

Kobe Bryant shook his head. This season, he always heard such questions, but there was nothing he could do about it. The performance of the defending champion Lakers was indeed somewhat unsatisfactory, and the problems of Gasol and Bynum seemed to be getting worse. more serious.

Pau Gasol's shooting percentage fell to 43%, which is very abnormal for him, but it's no wonder that Anzhu occupied the inside line, forcing Pau Gasol to shoot outside the three-second zone.It's just not what he's good at.

Soon it was time to prepare for the game.The assistant coach spent 30 minutes talking to Lin Xiao about Kobe's offensive habits. Lin Xiao has also studied these, but what kind of player does Kobe belong to?

Lin Xiao warmed up before the game and felt pretty good, but his task was not to attack, but to lock Kobe.Originally, this task was given to Sean Marion, but this time, Rick Carlisle decided to hand it over to Lin Xiao, and Sean Marion's task was to compete with Lamar Odom for points.

The Mavericks have the deepest bench depth in the league. Sean Marion and Jason Terry, these two players are solid players in the starting lineup, but they play the role of gangsters on the bench in the Mavericks.

Kobe Bryant, this is the greatest star in the NBA in the past ten years. With him, it will be difficult for the Mavericks to play against the Lakers, at least much more difficult than playing against the Spurs and Thunder.Lin Xiao doesn't know what he can do against Kobe now, because Kobe Bryant is a unique opponent with a variety of offensive methods, and he is also a super neurotic knife. When he is in good condition, he can kill a ball by himself team, and more importantly, most of the time, Kobe Bryant is in good shape.

In this game, Kobe looks good, and Kobe is the player with the most one-on-one attacks in the league, and he is more difficult to defend than LeBron James. The only possibility in the league is that he can beat Kobe one-on-one. Yes, there is one and only one LeBron James.

Many teams will choose to strictly guard against double-teaming against Kobe, but in this game, Rick Carlisle is going to let Lin Xiao face Kobe alone.

The game began quickly, the home team Lakers starting lineup is starting point guard Derek Fisher, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Metta World Peace, power forward Pau Gasol and center Andrew Bynum.The Mavericks' starting lineup is point guard Jason Kidd, shooting guard Lin Shaw, small forward Caron Butler, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, and center Tyson Chandler.

The lineups of the two teams are all star-studded. After the appearance ceremony, players from both sides greeted each other.Kobe leaned on Lin Xiao's ear and whispered, "Boy, you will still be blown away by me in this game, just like last time."

"Kobe, you are old, the future is mine!" Lin Xiao also said with a smile.From outsiders, the two seem to be very close.At the beginning of the game, Tyson Chandler lost the jump ball to Shark Bynum, but the Lakers' first offense ended in failure. Kobe Bryant did not get the ball in this round, and Bynum inside received the ball , Back hit missed.

Bynum averaged 14.6 points per game this season, and his low-post offense was more efficient.But this is based on losing.

Andrew Bynum couldn't score from the back, the rebound was taken by Tyson Chandler, Jason Terry counterattacked the frontcourt with the ball, Dirk Nowitzki's pick-and-roll screen, this role player in the eyes of Andrew Bynum , one went straight down and scored the ball directly.

The Mavericks took the lead in getting a 2-point advantage.The ball was still not given to Kobe, and this one was still given to Andrew Bynum in a singles, and Tyson Chandler was singled again. It is estimated that Tyson Chandler tried his best to teach Andrew Bynum a lesson. The big hat slapped Andrew Bynum's shot, Lin Xiao quickly ran to the front court after receiving the ball, two-on-two in the front court, Caron Butler layup caused a foul by Metta World Peace, and made two free throws.That's how Kobe ran two offensive possessions and started asking for the ball.

Just after halftime, Lin Xiao posted it directly, making small movements to greet each other, but always keeping a safe distance.Kobe suddenly accelerated and turned to the right, and suddenly took a backward step. Lin Xiao did not follow up. Kobe's three-pointer was not very accurate, and Kobe accelerated to break through.A turn, a step back, a turnaround jump shot.With a bang, you know you've hit the iron without even thinking about it.But Kobe took advantage of the offensive rebound and scored the ball.

"I said, you will never be able to guard against me." Kobe provocatively bumped into Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao shook his head.Didn't say much, ran past halftime.

TNT is broadcasting, the familiar Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Isaiah Thomas.Isaiah Thomas is a rare guest on the show.

"Oh, it's been 2 minutes since the opening, Sir Barkley, have you finished your product placement?" Kenny Smith interrupted Barkley who was eating a burger.

"Okay, the Mavericks played very aggressively in the opening game. Well, it's 4:2. It seems that Kobe scored 4 points on that kid again." Barkley looked at the data and said nonsense.

(End of this chapter)