NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 147: Can Odom and Raja Bell have the same defense?

(I'm really sorry that I've been a little busy these past two days and the amount of updates has been small. After these two days, the amount of updates will return to normal as soon as possible.)

Wang Chong, who was speeding all the way to the basket, easily succeeded in a layup. Eddie Curry on the other side of the basket failed to defend in time, or the opponent had no intention of defending at all.

Let alone defense, the Sharks didn't even bother to grab rebounds on the court, and their competitive spirit and desire to win were seriously lacking.

This has always been the reason for Eddie Curry's existence and has limited his ultimate growth ceiling.

His idea is also very simple. If his teammates miss someone, why should he be asked to wipe the opponent's butt? When he puts in too much energy on the defensive end, won't his scoring opportunities on the offensive end become fewer? If he accidentally gets a few fouls while protecting the basket, his playing time will be shortened. He will not do such a thankless job.

As for the opponent's scoring problem, it is not his problem to look for Odom, the player who mainly defends Wang Chong.

This perfunctory attitude towards the game naturally aroused Kobe's strong dissatisfaction. He yelled "Defend!" at Curry and then ran towards the frontcourt.

Eddie Curry heard Kobe's reprimand, but curled his lips in disapproval.

Others may be afraid of Kobe, but he will not be afraid of them.

After all, he is a veteran who has been in the league for four seasons. He knows very well how much the Lakers attach importance to his inside center, nicknamed Little Shark. After all, he is the only face in the Lakers' penalty area now.

Lakers offense.

Hinrich held the ball through half the court, and his movements were almost the same as Monta Ellis's, and he passed the ball to Kobe Bryant very simply.

The current situation of the Lakers is really similar to that of the Bulls. The players lack tacit understanding and the team's offense relies heavily on the individual performance of the stars.

In addition, this game itself has the momentum of Kobe and Wang Chong competing. Wang Chong just scored with his front foot. How can Kobe be willing to fall behind?

But Kobe never thought of a problem.

The strongest player the Lakers can send to defend Wang Chong is Odom, while the one the Bulls can send to defend him is Lagar Bell.

At this time, Bell was not yet the top perimeter defensive expert known for his defense and the title of Kobe Bryant's Terminator.

But his perimeter defensive ability is already the league's first-class or even top-level.

In fact, Bell and Kobe have played against each other many times since the 01-02 season with the Mavericks, and Kobe's shooting percentage was generally not high during the matches.

Although Kobe Bryant faced Bell in 44 games throughout his career, he averaged 28 points per game and shot 44.6% from the field, both above the career average, and his performance was obviously not as good as that of another top outside defensive player, Tony Allen and Tony Allen. Wade has been selected to the All-Defensive Team for several consecutive years.

The so-called Kobe Bryant Terminator rumors are completely false. The reason why Bell got this title is more because he couldn't guard against Kobe Bryant and became angry and performed a chokehold.

But even so, Bell is still one of the few defenders in the league who is capable of consuming Kobe Bryant in one-on-one defense. Considering his worth and positioning as a role player, the price/performance ratio is simply not too high.

Especially during this period, although Kobe Bryant and Bell played against each other several times, he actually didn't have much impression of him. Without a deep understanding of each other, it would be easy for him to fall into a trap.

That's the case this round.

Facing Bell's defense, Kobe, who was holding the ball and standing still, immediately discovered the opponent's watertight position, which made him feel a little uncomfortable. But what made Kobe even more concerned was the fact that Tai was standing like a pillar in the Bulls' penalty area. Sen. Chandler.

Just from the opponent's position, Kobe knew clearly that the opponent was definitely a defensive insider. When he broke through Bell with the ball, he would inevitably continue to face the opponent's help defense.

<divclass="contentadv">In this case, in a positional battle that is already in place, breaking through with the ball is not a good option.

Kobe subconsciously wanted to call a pick-and-roll screen, but before he could raise his hand, he changed his mind.

its not right!

Wang Chong just broke into the penalty area and scored by himself. Now he calls a pick-and-roll as soon as he comes up. Let the Lakers fans at home see it. Isn't he saying that his offensive ability is not as good as the opponent's?

Although the reasons and ideas are very childish and ridiculous, Kobe still likes to get into trouble a lot of the time.

Therefore, Kobe slowly advanced to the three-point line with the ball, turned his back to Bell, and continued to squeeze a few steps toward the basket. After reaching his most familiar position, he shook his shoulders and faked a behind-the-back jumper. Take action.

Kobe's back fake action was very realistic, but Bell was not fooled at all. He followed the backward Kobe and jumped up with his hands to interfere.

Although Kobe's backward angle was quite large and he was unable to block shots at all, it was precisely because of this that the difficulty of shooting was directly proportional to the backward angle. Coupled with Bell's just-in-time interference, the shot missed the frame and it was an angry shot.

Chandler, who had already secured his position in advance, collected the rebound as soon as he raised his hand, and then immediately passed the ball to Monta Ellis.

After receiving the pass, Ellis immediately put the basketball in front of him and rushed towards the frontcourt.

Although his performance on the field during this period was average, Ellis gradually discovered that most of the players in the league were much slower than him, especially in this kind of straight-line sprint, and it was difficult for players to keep up with him. many.

Hinrich is obviously not included in this list. He is not a defender known for his speed, and he did not expect that Ellis would rush forward so desperately as soon as he caught the ball. He was accidentally passed by Ellis, only to Able to chase after the opponent's ass.

In just a blink of an eye, the Bulls started to launch a fast break. Wang Chong, Luol Deng and Bell also sprinted towards the frontcourt, especially Wang Chong, who was running with his long legs. The speed was equally astonishing, which made it difficult for Odom who was following him closely.

Fast break counterattack is also one of the tactical boards planned by Wang Chong for the Bulls.

In the absence of a top point guard to control the court, this trick will never work for any team, because when counterattacking fast breaks, there is no need for a particularly strong overall view, as long as the speed is fast enough and the finishing ability is sufficient. If it is strong, it will definitely produce good results.

Of course, Nash is a very rare exception. He can accurately grasp the position and movement of each teammate in the ultimate fast break time of 7 seconds, and can pass the ball to his teammates in the first time. This ability is really It's just a bug. Nash's two consecutive MVP awards in the past two years were not unjust at all.

The fast-break counterattack tactics are also very suitable for Monta Ellis, who is currently useless on the court except for his speed.

Just like at this moment, Ellis took the lead and rushed into the Lakers' three-point line. Without hesitation, he faced Caron Butler, the only player who returned to defense in time, and bravely launched a challenge, facing the opponent's defense and directly forcing his way up. basket.

Ellis, who had fully added up his speed, had good impact. When the two collided in the reasonable collision zone, Ellis, who lost his balance in the air, barely threw the basketball towards the basket. Butler was also hit. He was knocked back repeatedly and had no time to block the opponent's shot.

But Ellis's personal ability was still a little worse at this time, and the basketball actually came out after spinning around the basket.

The Lakers fans were overjoyed when they saw this, but before the smiles on their faces could fully bloom, Wang Chong grabbed the basketball with both hands and dunked the ball into the basket, which made their smiles freeze. On the face.

Odom, who followed Wang Chong for most of the court, still couldn't keep up with Wang Chong's speed and was left a little behind.

Starting 4:0, Wang Chong scored two goals in a row.