NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 153 Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in a single game, and the system is causing trouble again?

The NBA schedule officially entered January 2006.

The Bulls' schedule in early January is relatively friendly, with several opponents including the Bucks, SuperSonics and Raptors.

This allowed the Bulls to score a winning streak at the beginning of the month, and their record improved. At the same time, the Cavaliers lost some games in early January, resulting in a slight decline in record. The Bulls took the opportunity to overtake, and fell to fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

Cavaliers fans are quite dissatisfied with this, and believe that in the second battle between the Bulls and the Cavaliers a few days later, the Cavaliers will defeat the Bulls to avenge their humiliation, and achieve a lead in record by defeating the Cavaliers head-on.

Why do Cavaliers fans have such confidence? The main reason is that this time is different. The game venue will be in Cleveland, the Cavaliers' home court, instead of Chicago. The Cavaliers sitting at home should not be like in the previous Christmas game, where all the players except James performed abnormally. The team failed miserably.

Being able to lose to the Bulls by 24 points is still a difficult fact to accept for the Cavaliers who believe that the team has risen. After all, the Bulls are not a strong team in their minds.

The next second battle will also be their revenge battle. With this game, they must avenge their past humiliation.

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On January 1, the audience at Quicken Loans Center in Cleveland was completely silent.

The home fans of the Cavaliers looked at the score on the field with slightly confused eyes, still with a slight expression of disbelief on their faces.

The score on the integrator seemed particularly dazzling to them at this time, and it was also a cruel reality.

98: 93.

The Cavaliers still failed to win the game at their home court. Although the loss was much more honorable than when the Bulls were at home, with only a 5-point difference, the result was no different.

James and the Cavaliers were defeated by the Bulls once again.

Losing the second game at home, this time the Cavaliers couldn't find any excuses. It was true that they couldn't beat them.

Just like the first game of the Christmas Day game, the main reason for the Cavaliers' defeat was still their inability to restrict Bulls starting guard Monta Ellis in the game, even though nearly half a month had passed since the first meeting. But the Cavaliers still couldn't find a way to restrain Ellis.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. Who makes the Cavaliers' back line really not strong enough? Several defenders have no way to deal with Ellis?

In fact, the Cavaliers were not unprepared. They also thought of some ways to deal with it, such as the defender defending Ellis taking the initiative to retreat, strategically giving up the defense outside the three-point line, and allowing Ellis to make mid- and long-range shots.

Since Ellis does not have a long-range shot, this move has a good effect.

But even if they take a step back, it is still difficult for defenders such as Snow to keep up with Ellis' speed. Especially when Ellis and Wang Chong start a pick-and-roll, the Cavaliers' defense will Instant collapse.

And compared to defense, the Cavaliers' offense has bigger problems.

In fact, the reason why the Cavaliers lost by 24 points in the first game was mainly due to their own offensive problems. In other words, under the strong defense of the Bulls, except for James, it was difficult for other players to maintain a high score. High offensive efficiency.

It was originally thought that at the Bulls' home court, the Cavaliers players simply had a poor touch that led to this situation.

But this time at the Cavaliers' home court, this problem still exists.

Although the Bulls' perimeter defense jointly constructed by Raja Bell and Luol Deng is not impregnable, it is still quite strong. James, who faced off against Luol Deng, was fine. He performed well throughout the game, shooting 25 of 12 from the field. In the game, he easily scored 36 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

But Larry Hughes was miserable. Under Bell's special care throughout the game, he was blocked from shooting 9 of 2 and only had 6 points and 4 rebounds in the game.

Bulls insider Tyson Chandler was at a disadvantage against Big Z in this game. Big Z scored 24 points and 11 rebounds.

But in this game, except for James and Big Z, Chandler didn't tolerate any of the other players who broke into the Bulls' penalty area, and made them unable to come back.

Wang Chong, like the previous game, focused all his energy on the offensive end. Anyway, Gooden, who he was responsible for defending, was not a player with outstanding offensive ability.

As a result, Wang Chong scored 40 points in this game, and Monta Ellis, who scored 20 points, successfully helped the Bulls defeat the Cavaliers again.

Without the constraints of a 20-point win in system tasks, Wang Chong felt quite relaxed in this game because he knew very well that the overall strength of the Bulls was stronger than the current Cavaliers. As long as his performance was not inferior to James, basically it is difficult for the Cavaliers to have a chance to win the game.

The Bulls defeated the Cavaliers in an away game, making their third-place record in the Eastern Conference more stable. Not only that, they were even close to the second-place Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference in terms of record.

Although the Heat will win the championship strongly in the 05-06 season, they actually did not perform well in the regular season. The final record was only 52 wins and 30 losses, which was far behind the Pistons, who were first in the Eastern Conference and won 64 games.

The main reason is the Heat's wave of injuries in the middle of the season.

O'Neal only played 58 games throughout the season and averaged only 20 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. His dominance has dropped by more than one level.

At the same time, the team's third scoring point, main point guard Jason Williams, also missed nearly 30 games due to injury, which greatly affected the Heat's record.

However, the Heat still maintained a relatively healthy state before the All-Star Game.

The Bulls and Heat had already played against each other once before in early December. O'Neal defeated Tyson Chandler and scored 12+30. Coupled with the performance of Wade and others, the Heat won the first game 10:100.

The second meeting between the two teams was on January 1th.

The Bulls challenged the Miami Heat away from home, but still lost to their opponents, losing the game 94:97.

Regarding the loss to the Heat, Wang Chong was not surprised. After all, the opponent was this year's championship team, and the depth of the lineup was far from what James' Cavaliers could compare with. Even if Wade and O'Neal were put aside, the Heat's lineup There are also capable players such as Antoine Walker, Alonzo Mourning, Gary Payton and other capable players. Even if these former All-Star players are no longer at their peak and their level has dropped significantly, their rich game experience alone can still make them better. Much stronger than those shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

What's more, their core leaders are Wade and O'Neal.

Wade is basically an enhanced and upgraded version of Ellis. Laga Bell's rich defensive experience is particularly powerless in the face of absolute speed.

Moreover, on the defensive end, Wade also specially ran to defend Ellis, who had performed very well recently, and was killed by Ellis in an instant.

<divclass="contentadv"> In terms of speed, Wade, nicknamed the Flash, is no worse than Ellis, or even slightly better. In terms of strength, Wade is one of the strongest among all guards. On the other hand, considering Ellis's thin physique, Wade could squeeze him and stagger him if he exerted even the slightest force.

In addition, Wade was selected to the All-Defensive Second Team last season. There is no need to prove his defensive ability. Defending a mere Ellis is of course as easy as playing.

As for O'Neal, it's not too easy to deal with Tyson Chandler.

Chandler himself is not considered a heavy center. At 2 meters tall, he weighs only 16 kilograms, which is very different from O'Neal, who weighs almost 110 kilograms. This means that as long as O'Neal receives the ball in the penalty area, he is basically unable to do so. block.

The Heat's two strongest core points, the Bulls' defense was completely unable to stop them, and the result was a loss. Although Wang Chong's performance in this game was equally strong, with 44 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, he was unable to use both fists. It is difficult to beat four players. This is the upper limit of the Bulls' current lineup. There is nothing they can do if they cannot beat them.

Rather, it is rather surprising that the Bulls' lineup can compete with the Heat to such an extent.

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In mid-January, the final round of All-Star voting ended.

No one expected that in the final vote result, Wang Chong defeated Dayao by a very narrow margin and became the NBA vote king.

Of course, Wang Chong's influence in China cannot be compared with Dayao, but it is second only to Dayao. But any fan who knows basketball cannot help but know Wang Chong.

Especially in the recent period, Wang Chong's performance has been even more explosive than at the beginning of the season. His scoring average has stabilized at around 34 points. Strong scoring ability is rare in the league.

At present, Wang Chong has surpassed Kobe Bryant and Iverson in the league's scoring list and topped the scoring list.

However, January was also a period of explosive personal performance for Kobe.

After experiencing a slightly sluggish performance in December, Kobe's small universe exploded in January as he always did in history, scoring like chopping melons and vegetables.

In fact, the Lakers' current lineup is much stronger than in the original history. The starting lineup includes Hinrich, Eddie Curry and the best sixth man Ben Gordon on the bench. The offensive firepower is definitely not bad. .

Kobe actually exploded as crazy as his original CBA teammates. Wang Chong felt that this might be related to his aggressiveness in the scoring list.

As a shooting guard recognized by the league as having superb scoring ability, Kobe has never won the scoring title so far. This year was originally the best time for him to win the scoring title, but Cheng Yaojin (Wang Chong) came out halfway. Chasing closely on the scoreboard and even overtaking him caused him great psychological pressure.

If there were other players on the scoring list, even Iverson, Kobe might not bear such huge psychological pressure, but this person is still Wang Chong.

Last season, he had a very unpleasant quarrel with Wang Chong over the ball rights issue. He forced Wang Chong to ask the management to be traded and leave the team, and only then did the team's situation get back on track.

The entire Los Angeles and even the league knew that it was Kobe who had no tolerance for others and was afraid that Wang Chong would steal his position as the team leader, so he forced Wang Chong away.

Wang Chong, who was now forced to leave, suppressed him in the scoring list. How does it feel for Lakers fans to see it?

How could Kobe, who was born proud, endure it? So starting from January, his number of shots began to surge, trying to regain the top spot in the scoring list.

Wang Chong has no intention of competing with Kobe Bryant in the scoring list. He is just doing what the team needs him to do. Although the Bulls' current lineup is very good defensively, its offense is still somewhat lacking. Monta. Although Ellis has grown up slightly, after all, he lacks game experience and his performance is not stable enough, and other main players do not have the ability to handle the ball and attack on their own, so Wang Chong's scoring is completely reasonable. In this regard, he is not as good as Kobe. There is a qualitative difference.

Moreover, Wang Chong is also aware of the extent of Kobe's crazy criticism. In order to achieve his goal, he really has no scruples at all. Taking 30 or 40 shots in a game is simply commonplace, and he still has that enough to support his crazy shots. physical strength.

What Wang Chong is now more curious about is whether Kobe can still achieve the shocking move that established his status in the game against the Raptors on January 1, scoring 22 points in a single game.

A few days later, the answer was revealed.

In Toronto, home of the Raptors, Kobe took 46 crazy shots and hit 60.9% from the field. With unstoppable momentum, he scored 81 points and led the Lakers to defeat the Raptors 122:94 and win the game.

The exaggerated 81 points in a single game shocked the entire league. This is really something that ordinary players can do. Looking at NBA history, only the ancient giant Wilt Chamberlain scored more than him with 100 points in a single game.

Wang Chong was also a little surprised. He didn't expect Kobe to really score 81 points.

After joining the league for three seasons, Wang Chong's influence on the league, especially the Lakers, has been extremely huge. Unexpectedly, Kobe's classic record has still been retained.

Wang Chong watched the whole game, so he also found that the game process was still different from the original history. After all, the Lakers' current lineup is much stronger than the original 05-06 season. This led to the team's fierce competition under Kobe Bryant. The team was making great progress all the way, and after three quarters, they already had a lead of nearly 30 points, and there was no longer any suspense about the outcome of the game.

Normally, at this point, both teams would call it quits, replace their main players, and end the game with dignity.

But looking at the rare opportunity, Kobe obviously lost his martial ethics. He played almost the entire fourth quarter and scored more than 81 points before completing the feat of points in a single game.

Although the finishing work was almost boring, this is 2005 after all, not 2015. The development of the media and the Internet is far from the extent that any small action or thought will be analyzed and criticized later.

Think about it, in 05, who would care whether a player's score was an attack score or a simpler fast break score? Who would keep an eye on a certain player to see if he passively defends on the field, and instead of immediately returning to defense after an attack, he would stand in the backcourt with his arms akimbo and watch his teammates play four-on-five?

By the same token, everyone in the industry knows how Kobe Bryant scored 81 points. Some people think it doesn't matter, and some people think it's dismissive. But the vast majority of fans didn't go to the game to watch the game, and they didn't even have time to watch TV. Live broadcast, only knowing the results through the news newspapers after the game. In this case, Kobe's 81 points should not be too NB.

"Oh my god, is this something a human being can do? Kobe has accomplished a feat that even Michael has never accomplished! He is definitely the strongest player in the league today!"

"Haha, little Wang Chong still wants to steal Kobe's scoring title? My Kobe easily surpassed you in the scoring list with 81 points in a single game!"

That's right, as Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in a single game, his scoring average saw a significant increase. He averaged 34.6 points per game, surpassing Wang Chong's 34 points, and regained the top spot in the scoring list.

As mentioned before, Wang Chong really doesn't pay much attention to the scoring list, and it is indeed not a wise move to compete with the crazy Kobe Bryant for scoring.

But Wang Chong discovered that the system sometimes likes to cause trouble at such times.

On the day that Kobe Bryant scored 81 points and overtook Wang Chong in the scoring list, the system's mission came as scheduled.

"Ding - activate the system task and compete for the scoring champion!"