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Facing Wang Chong, who was double-teamed by two people, he still showed such a strong scoring ability. This was no longer a problem that could be solved by anticipating it in advance and arranging tactics. It was simply a crushing of personal abilities.

Watching Wang Chong galloping around the court, Phil Jackson felt like he was watching Jordan play at his peak.

Wang Chong and Jordan are two players with completely different styles, but their dominance on the court is surprisingly similar.

On the contrary, Kobe, who is recognized as playing most like Jordan, compared with Wang Chong and judged the difference.

In the past few years, during Kobe's two peak years, he could still compete with Wang Chong in terms of scoring ability.

But it's already 2010.

Although the 31-year-old Kobe is still at the peak of his competitive status, his athletic ability has obviously declined slightly compared to when he was in his twenties. Now Kobe's frequency of breakthroughs with the ball is reduced, and more of his mid-range shots are like Jordan's. Score by shooting and post-up offense.

But his shooting percentage is not up to Jordan's level, and while his efficiency is often low, he still insists on taking forced shots.

During the two consecutive championships, Kobe's performance in the finals was not very good.

08-09赛季湖人击败魔术夺冠，科比场均虽然能砍下32.4分7.4助攻，但43%的投篮命中率有些偏低，跟大加索尔60%的投篮命中率完全没得比。

As for the 09-10 season, when facing the Celtics in the Finals, Kobe shot only 40% from the field and averaged 28.6 points per game.

Of course, Kobe cannot be entirely blamed for the low shooting percentage. The Celtics themselves are a team known for their defense. If they are deliberately targeted, it is inevitable that Kobe's efficiency will decrease.

In fact, the performance of the core scorers of both teams during the finals was not very good. Although Kobe only shot 40% from the field, the Celtics' two outside star players, Pierce, shot 43.9%, which is only 36.7% from the field. Kobe is slightly better. As for Ray Allen, he only shot 29.3% from the field and % from the three-point range.

But one thing must be mentioned. Ray Allen was responsible for guarding Kobe during the Finals and successfully restricted Kobe's performance. However, his poor performance had nothing to do with Kobe.

Throughout the series, Kobe was responsible for defending against the Celtics' point guard Rajon Rondo, who had the weakest perimeter offensive ability and focused on passing, organizing and supporting. Ray Allen's poor performance could only be attributed to him. His personal condition is not good, and the Lakers' overall defensive ability is excellent.

Let’s get back to the game.

Wang Chong's strong and continuous scoring naturally inspired the Black Mamba's unyielding spirit. Wang Chong can score at critical moments, and I, Kobe, can do the same!

Therefore, when Wang Chong took over the Bulls' possession and continued to attack and score, Kobe followed suit and actively asked for the ball to attack, trying to break up with Wang Chong.

But in terms of offensive efficiency, Kobe really can't compare with Wang Chong. Don't look at the fact that Billups, who is responsible for guarding him, can't guard him, but Wang Chong also has the original job of Garnett. Kobe It's okay if he shoots from the outside. Whenever he chooses to break through and attack the basket with the ball, he will inevitably face Wang Chong's defense and attack. It is extremely difficult to score a goal smoothly.

This situation is obvious and everyone can see it, but Kobe himself does not believe in evil, and firmly believes that even if he misses this shot, he will definitely make the next attack.

The result of this thinking is that the Lakers are now behind by double digits, and it is a bit late to chase points.

In the second half of the fourth quarter, the Bulls played steadily. They just defended the territory Wang Chong had established and successfully won the game.

108: 102.

In the first game of the Finals, the Bulls won at their home court with a 6-point advantage and got off to a good start.

After Wang Chong scored 18 points in the first three quarters, he suddenly exploded in the fourth quarter, scoring 16 points in a single quarter. He had 34 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, and his shooting percentage was as high as 58%.

On the other hand, although Kobe's 40 points in the game were higher than Wang Chong's, a large number of poor shot choices in the fourth quarter greatly lowered his shooting percentage, resulting in his shooting percentage in the entire game being only 41. %.

The reason why the Bulls were able to win the game was of course Wang Chong's scoring at critical moments, but in addition, the performance of other Bulls players, especially Curry and Gasol, was also very important.

Gasol scored 17 points and 12 rebounds in this game. During the game, he did not fall behind either Bynum or his brother Gasol.

Not to mention Curry, the most amazing player in this game was Curry.

Throughout the game, Curry made 20 of 10 shots, 15 of 7 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 31 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists. The Bulls were able to compete with the Lakers in the second and third quarters. Curry The super performance played a vital role.

No one expected that Curry would be able to play such a strong performance in the first game of the Finals. The entire Lakers team did not expect it, not even the Bulls fans.

"Holy shit, Curry is too strong. It reminds me of Wade during the 05-06 season finals! And at that time, Wade was already in his third season of his career, and Curry was just a rookie. This season, the Bulls really found a treasure!"

"The Lakers never dreamed that the Bulls could beat them without Garnett. If Kobe loses this finals, he will never have the chance to defeat Wang Chong in the future."

"Isn't this nonsense? Kobe is already 31 years old and has only a few years left in his prime. Wang Chong is different. He still has at least ten years of his prime. In fact, even if they are compared now, they are not at the same level. , Wang Chong now has three crowns, three MVPs and two FMVPs. Although Kobe has four crowns, his personal honor is only one MVP. What can he compare with?"

After the first battle, the league's judgment on the outcome of the finals began to waver.

Before the game, although they knew that Wang Chong was very powerful, not many people really felt that the Bulls without Garnett could compete with the Lakers with a full lineup. After all, they were missing an MVP-level superstar!

Unexpectedly, in the absence of the general, the Bulls could actually suppress the Lakers in the game.

TNT's celebrity mouth Klee said frankly after the game.

"If the Bulls can win the finals and win the O'Brien Cup, Wang Chong will truly be qualified to challenge Jordan. After all, even Michael has never won a championship without Pippen." Champion, this is enough to prove Wang Chong’s strength and team leadership ability!”

Some people may question that Curry's contribution to the Bulls' victory is no less than that of Wang Chong. Why should all the credit go to Wang Chong?

This is a typical statement that only looks at the data without watching the game.

The reason why Curry can score high points is of course due to his outstanding personal abilities, but the more important reason is because the Lakers' defensive arrangements for him are not strong enough.

As long as Wang Chong is on the court, regardless of whether he participates in the offense or not, he will be the Lakers' key defensive target.

In contrast, Curry is a first-year rookie. Although he performed well in the first few rounds of the playoffs, guarding Wang Chong is definitely more important than Wang Chong.

This is the embodiment of deterrence.

To put it simply, Curry's outstanding performance has a lot to do with the fact that he is not taken seriously by the Lakers' defense. He plays so-called simple balls on the court, while Wang Chong scores under the constant focus of his opponents. A difficult attacking ball.