NBA: James wants to team up with me

Kobe has never teamed up with a super point guard in his career. The point guard he has played with for the longest time in his career is Derek Fisher. Even though he has teamed up with top point guard Jason Kidd in the past two years, But at this time, Kidd was approaching the end of his career, and his tactical status and peak period were completely different concepts.

But Chris Paul is different. Even Kidd at his peak didn't have as high a ball possession rate as Paul. It's not for nothing that Kidd doesn't attack. Kidd can organize and coordinate the offense of his teammates, but his own offensive ability is very poor. Basically There is no independent offensive capability.

Paul is different. Before coming to the Lakers, Paul averaged 20+10 points per game in two seasons. Last season, he averaged 18.7 points and 10.7 assists per game, which was not low either.

To grasp both offensive scoring and organizational support, it is inevitable to highly concentrate the ball rights in his own hands. In other words, it is a ball-holding and big-core style of play, which is the style of play that James is best at.

Although Paul's ball possession rate is not as exaggerated as James's, it is definitely not low. Even among all point guards, it is among the best.

But in this way, Kobe was a little uncomfortable. After all, his style of play also requires the ball.

In the previous triangle tactical system, Kobe, as the end point of the offense, did not need to hold the ball, as long as he made the last shot.

But in fact, more often than not, Kobe is used to holding the ball in singles rather than executing triangle tactics according to the script.

Here is a little trivia: In recent years, Kobe's usage rate has been at the forefront of the league. Last season, he ranked second in the league after Wang Chong. Therefore, Kobe is definitely a player who needs the ball. There is no doubt about this.

However, Paul and Howard had just arrived, and although Kobe felt a little uncomfortable, the two of them worked together very effectively, and they had a difficult battle with the Bulls, so Kobe did not have an attack after all.

However, as the game progressed, the Bulls' strong offensive firepower began to overwhelm the Lakers.

No matter how high the success rate of pick-and-roll tactics is, the efficiency is limited. Usually, teams that mainly rely on pick-and-roll offense will use absolute defensive intensity to ensure victory. The most typical example is the well-known Utah double-shattering combination.

Of course, Howard and Paul's defense is not bad. Both are defensive masters who have been selected to the All-Defensive Team for several consecutive years. However, the Bulls' offensive firepower mainly comes from Wang Chong, which is really impossible to defend, and Gasol Er has the ability to shoot in the mid-range. When he pulls out from the outside, even Howard has to follow him to prevent the opponent from taking easy shots in the open space.

This is also the drawback of super centers in the small ball era. No matter how strong your defensive ability is at the basket, so what? As long as there is a big inside player who can shoot, your defensive dominance in the penalty area will be weakened to the greatest extent.

Seeing that Paul and Howard's pick-and-roll style seemed to be unable to take the initiative on the court, Kobe couldn't sit still.

"Is that okay? If not, I'll do it!"

In the following rounds, Kobe started his own style of play - holding the ball and working alone.

At this time, the Bulls' starting shooting guard Billups had been replaced, and Danny Green came on.

In the third season of his career, Danny Green has made great progress in strength. After all, the original 11-12 season was Danny Green's rising season. After joining the Spurs, he averaged 9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Become one of the important rotation players for the Spurs.

In the Bulls, Danny Green was also reused in the first two seasons, and his growth rate far exceeded his original self.

As soon as the two of them came into contact, Kobe felt a slight chill in his heart.

"This kid has some defense skills..."

Experts will know if there is one as soon as they take action.

Kobe can clearly feel the defensive pressure Green brings to him. The opponent is by no means an ordinary player.

But...so what?

Let alone Danny Green, even if it was Jordan standing in front of him, Kobe never backed down and even faced the difficulties.

Dribbling to the free throw line, Kobe feinted and made a jump shot.

Green's defense was timely, but Kobe had a good touch and made the ball steadily against Green's defense.

It's a pity... This is the only sports goal scored by Kobe in several attacks. In the subsequent attacks, everyone heard the sound of "clang, clang, clang".

Paul watched helplessly from the side, his face turned green.

As a point guard, the brain and engine of the team, seeing someone shoot so wastefully is more uncomfortable than killing him.

But this is Kobe. He is one of those people who the harder he is, the more he has to shoot. When he was young, he could really make his shots smoother. After going 10-for-0 from the field, he finally made 8-for-8 from the field. 18 of 8 shots from the field can be regarded as turning the tide.

But at the end of his career, Kobe often fought to the end with no turning back.

Kobe continued to strike, but the Bulls won't tell you about martial arts. Wang Chong and Curry's classic pick-and-roll cooperation scored consecutively, widening the point difference to more than 15 points.

The Lakers had to call a timeout.

Lakers home fans were a little confused.

what's the situation? The development of the plot should not be like this. The Lakers, with their three super giants, should take the initiative on the court very strongly, beat the Bulls, and announce their emergence to the entire league.

Why was it that the Bulls were already unilaterally suppressing the team before the half ended?

Basketball commentators have a much better vision.

In the TNT TV studio, Barkley shook his head. "The Lakers are facing the same problem as the Heat last season. This is a brand new team. There is no tacit understanding between the main players, and the team has not adapted to the tactical system of the Big Three. They basically play independently on the court. To fight, rely on personal ability to score points.”

"It is true that the personal abilities of the Big Three alone are enough to defeat more than 80% of the teams in the league, but this definitely does not include the Bulls. Wang Chong and his Bulls are simply too strong."

"Shaq, what do you think?"

TNT TV station welcomed a new commentator this year, the recently retired superstar Shaquille O'Neal.

As a player who has played for the Bulls and Lakers and won championships with both teams, O'Neal has a very strong say.

"The first thing the Lakers have to solve now is who will be the core of the team. Howard doesn't need to think about it, but who of Kobe and Paul will be the core must be determined. Now the two are basically on the court. Without cooperation, Paul can still have some cooperation with other players with his ability to organize and pass. Kobe is completely fighting alone."

The enmity between O'Neal and Kobe is not a secret in the league, although Stern once planned a wave of laughter and hatred at a previous All-Star Game, allowing O'Neal and Kobe to share the All-Star AMVP trophy, which became a scandal in the league. It's a nice talk, but everyone knows that it's just a joke. How can the grudge between the two be resolved so easily?

So O'Neal didn't hold back and said directly: "If I were Kobe, I would delegate the power to Paul, because the other party is younger, more energetic, and has more development prospects, even if it is to consider the future development path of the Lakers. , and obviously the latter is more suitable.”