NBA bench saves national team

The starting lineup of the Thunder is Chandler, Jeff Green, Durant, Qin Feng, Westbrook.

The starting lineup of the Lakers is Bynum, Gasol, Artest, Kobe, Fisher.

Judging from the lineup on paper, the Lakers are a little stronger.

In the 08-09 season, after the Lakers lost to the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, they began to strengthen in the summer, and signed the former best defensive player Artest at a price of more than 5 million US dollars in five years. .

This deal also brought the Lakers' defensive ability to another level.

The perimeter defense composed of Artest and Kobe has become the strongest barrier in the league.

It is worth mentioning that before Artest joined the Lakers, he played for the Rockets in the 08-09 season, and was eliminated in the second round of the playoffs with the Lakers.

Then he joined the Lakers during the offseason.

Therefore, he made the choice of "join if you can't beat" earlier than Durant.

In terms of surrendering to the enemy, Artest is Durant's predecessor.

In the Lakers' championship season, Artest did play a very important role in the finals, especially in the tiebreaker against the Celtics in the finals, scoring 20 points and contributing key three-pointers, helping The Lakers won the championship.

An absolute winner.

Although it is a Christmas game, this game is also regarded as a preview of the Western Conference Finals this season.

Judging from the current strengths displayed by the two teams, they are the only ones in the entire Western Conference.

beep!

The referee blew his whistle and threw the basketball high.

Chandler and Bynum take off at the same time.

Snapped!

Bynum shot the basketball and flew it out.

After a series of consecutive playoffs, Bynum has also made great progress in the past two years. Not only is his playing style fierce and brave, but his offensive methods have also become richer.

Fisher catches the basketball and dribbles across half court.

After all his teammates were in position, the ball was passed to Bynum, who also seized the opportunity to hit Chandler's tough turn-around hook in singles.

Help the Lakers take the lead in scoring points.

The Thunder attack.

Durant hit a mid-range jumper after receiving the ball from the perimeter.

Swish.

Same hit.

For several consecutive rounds, both teams continued to implement the game plan formulated by the coach.

The Lakers attacked from the penalty area, while the Thunder relied on Durant and Qin Feng's mid-range to open the situation.

In the Thunder's current roster, Jeff Green is an absolute weakness.

In less than 3 minutes, Gasol caught Jeff Green and scored three goals in a row, with a [-]% hit rate.

As a result, the Lakers also briefly gained a 5-point lead.

The fans cheered one after another, but none of them were too crazy.

Because everyone knows that both sides are still in the trial stage, which can only be regarded as an appetizer for the game. After that, if Kobe and Qin Feng start attacking one after another, that will be the climax of the game.

And since none of the five strongest lineups of both sides have been used yet, then this game can't be considered exciting.

Finally, when the game lasted to 6 minutes, it entered the official timeout.

After returning from the timeout, both sides adjusted their lineups.

The Thunder replaced Chandler with Redick, a powerful three-point shooter, and began to play five small lineups.

The Lakers also used five small lineups here, replacing the two big men Bynum and Gasol, and replaced the two giants Odom and Bart Marnes.

Odom was pushed to the center position, Artest came to power forward, Barnes played small forward, Kobe Bryant and Fisher were still divided into shooting guard and point guard.

Seeing the exchange of the lineups of the two sides, the fans at the scene became excited.

At the same time, five small lineups are used, which means that the game will enter a preliminary climax.

The Lakers took the lead in attacking.

Fisher held the ball at the top of the arc, and then handed it over to Odom, who stood at the top of the arc and supported Kobe.

After blocking an open spot, Kobe received the basketball and shot a three-pointer directly.

The basketball arced high.

Swish.

Hollow into the net.

Still picturesque!

The audience at the scene watched mesmerized.

Kobe, on the other hand, had a vicious expression on his face, sticking out his tongue, like a black mamba spitting out a letter, and had already started to attack his prey.

After losing in the Western Conference Finals the year before last, Kobe spent the summer in the training hall, honing his three-point shooting ability.

He believes that as long as it is a technical movement that others can complete, he can also complete it.

Although I have to admit that Qin Feng's three-point shooting ability is supported by talent, Kobe believes that as long as he trains hard, his three-point shooting ability will also be greatly improved.

During the whole offseason, Kobe did not know how many times he completed three-point shooting practice, and finally made his three-point shooting ability greatly improved.

In the regular season last season, Kobe averaged 3.4 three-pointers per game, the highest in his career.

And this season, Kobe once again increased his shots from the three-point line. With an average of 9.1 shots per game, he was able to hit 4 of them, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 42%.

In the case of a crazy increase in three-point shots, Kobe's scoring average also ushered in a wave of skyrocketing again. Last season, he averaged 32.5 points per game, which was the highest score after 05 points in the 06-35.4 season.

Two months into the season, Kobe's scoring average can reach 30.4 points, ranking second in the league, second only to Qin Feng.

The Thunder attack.

After Westbrook quickly dribbled the ball across the half court, he passed the ball to Qin Feng.

Among the five small lineups, Qin Feng is the absolute offensive starting point and organization point.

Kobe came up on the defense fiercely, with bloodthirsty eyes in his eyes, and said coldly: "Dude, I finally played against you again. After a season, I am ready to beat you! This time, I will definitely Win the game."

"But compared to two years ago, I have also improved a lot, so you still can't take the victory away from me."

Qin Feng said, continuously changing direction and stepping back for a three-point jump ball.

As if anticipating Qin Feng's movements, Kobe rushed forward with a quick step, and was about to block the basketball.

But still a little bit worse.

Kobe has already reached the tip of Qin Feng's hand, but he still hasn't been able to touch the basketball.

The basketball arced high.

Swish.

Hollow into the net.

Qin Feng waved his arms emotionally. At a certain moment just now, he almost thought that Kobe was going to block the shot.

There were bursts of exclamations at the scene.

The one-on-one confrontation between the two just now is definitely the top extreme offense and defense in the entire nba.

Qin Feng maximized his ability to shoot three-pointers, while Kobe maximized his defense.

Both of them are walking on the edge of the limit, as long as they are a little careless, they may make mistakes.

Qin Feng may be blocked by Kobe.

On the other hand, Kobe might fight, let Qin Feng score 3+1, and pay for a foul!

This game is really exciting and exciting.

Definitely a rare visual feast! !