roccoschili Chapter 134 The Real Contest
Chapter 134 The Real Contest
Chapter 134 The Real Contest
The physical consumption of this game can be said to be quite large.
Facing Su Yi's double-team in the first quarter, Kobe tried his best.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Su Yi and Artest were fighting in the paint.
The second quarter begins.
The two sides made frequent personnel adjustments.
De Nagro replaced Su Yi for a rest.
The Lakers also replaced Lamar Odom and Shannon Brown.
Fisher first scored a three-pointer in the opening game.
Rose immediately countered and responded with a quick layup.
After Kobe and Su Yi left the field, Fisher and Rose confronted each other.
Noah and Odom also frequently beat each other inside.
The hit rate of the two sides began to gradually approach [-]%. The audience who were just drowsy just now are finally not sleepy!
After 3 minutes, the dead ball is suspended.
There was a huge cheer at the Staples Center.
Kobe and Su Yi were standing on the sidelines talking to each other, and the two were about to play.
Su Yi looked up at the scoreboard, 24 draws!
Artest fought fiercely again.
After the rest, Su Yi also regained his full physical strength.
A reverse run throws away Artest's position, and Rose's basketball is passed directly to the outside.
Facing Artest's three-point shot!
Swish!
With a clean hit, Su Yi put the pressure on Kobe's side as soon as he played!
27:24, the Bulls overtook the score.
"It's your turn, Corvo!" Su Yi spread his hands towards Kobe.
Bryant was about to reach the basketball just after halftime, used the screen to shake off Hinrich, and rushed inside.
Facing Noah's aerial block, Kobe adjusted in the air, drifted out of the baseline, and almost shot at a negative angle.
The basketball hits with a powerful spin.
"Welcome back to Staples!" Kobe responded to Su Yi.
After a first-quarter timeout, DeNagello changed tack for the Bulls.
This time, Su Yilai initiated with the ball, and Rose looked for a position.
In the summer league, Su Yi had played as a point forward, so he was familiar with this tactic.
"Defence!"
"Defence!"
"Defence!"
Su Yi organized with the ball one step away from the three-point line, directing everyone to position.
Noah went to a high position to cover, and Artest was afraid of being passed by with one step, so he didn't dare to get too close.
However, Su Yi suddenly bounced up on the spot and shot a three-pointer.
Swish, hit again!
30:26, the Bulls lead.
The Staples Center fell silent for a moment.
"Beautiful! This is the Su Yi we are familiar with!" Director Zhang said.
"It's a fight with Kobe, and no one agrees with the other," Yang Yi said.
Kobe attacked with the ball on the outside, after a single block screen.
Standing in front of him was Su Yi again.
Su Yi clapped his hands and asked Kobe to come over.
Bryant signaled the other teammates to pull away, looking for a chance to talk directly.
The two have fought each other countless times in this stadium, and Su Yi is familiar with every floor here, as well as every possible transition of Kobe.
Mamba accelerated his breakthrough, Su Yi predicted the right direction, stood in a defensive position ahead of time, and the two collided.
Su Yi wanted to take out the ball in front of him, but unfortunately he took a step too late, allowing Kobe to turn around and pull back, and he turned around and made a shot.
"It's just a little short, and the defense itself has succeeded." Director Zhang regretted.
After the main players returned to the court, both sides felt warmer.
The scores on both sides rose alternately, and the game really entered a fever pitch.
The basketball was firmly in Su Yi's hands. Artest wanted to step forward to take out the ball, but Su Yi's long arm firmly blocked it.
Speeding up and turning around, Artest was wiped clean.
Just when Gasol was about to defend, Su Yi suddenly threw the basketball into the air.
Rose fell from the sky and dunked with both hands!
Roses are blooming!
After landing, Rose let out a terrified roar.
Kobe held the ball outside, and the Bulls used a pseudo-zone defense to limit Kobe's breakthrough.
As soon as the defensive line shrunk, Kobe threw the ball to the weak side corner with one hand.
Fisher faced Hinrich and made a decisive three-pointer.
6 minutes and 30 seconds left in the second quarter
At 32:31, the Bulls' lead was down to one point.
De Nagro immediately called for a timeout.
"Be careful of the opponent's triangle offense, and don't miss people outside." De Nagro scribbled on the tactical board.
beep-
With a sharp whistle, the players on both sides returned to the field.
Facing Kobe, Rose easily changed directions twice, steadily protected the ball across the half court, handed it over to Su Yi, and looked for an opportunity to respond by himself.
Su Yi had repeatedly succeeded against Artest on the outside just now, but after returning from this timeout, as soon as he received the basketball, Kobe came to help defend him.
The basketball was passed back to Rose, and Kobe quickly rotated laterally, returned to his matchup position, and took a step to defend Rose.
The two defensive gates inside the Lakers are also stuck in position.
Rose handed the ball to the inside, Noah's low offensive ability is not strong, and he couldn't find a good opportunity.
Su Yi found an opportunity to cut in, but was once again blocked by Kobe and Artest.
Time was running out, and he was forced to force a fadeaway jumper.
Strike it!
The Lakers attack, Gasol disassembled after covering for Kobe, received the basketball in the high post, and hit a half-block shot.
Go-ahead score, Bulls 32:33 Lakers
Su Yi noticed that after returning from this timeout, the Lakers' defensive strategy changed.
Bryant no longer defended as a defensive specialist like he did in the first quarter, but played more of a glue role.
He has an excellent sense of space position, can walk away when Rose is off the ball, and participate in flanking himself.
And will help teammates block the breakthrough space, gamble and copy the ball.
In the second quarter, Bryant attempted fewer cover blocks, pinched passing lanes and rotated more defenses.
Every time Su Yi passes and receives the ball, he must be cautious, because Mamba may attack and steal the ball at any time.
I have to say that the Lakers, as the defending champions, are a very experienced team.
Under Kobe's leadership, they knew to use different defensive strategies in different situations.
The sudden change in defensive rhythm cut off the connection between Su Yi and Rose.
Fortunately, Su Yi used his personal ability to force Artest into the inside, causing Artest to foul.
Two free throws were made and the score was overtaken.
The Lakers' offense has also entered a period of acceleration. Kobe is feeling hot, and he hits a long two-pointer against Hinrich, leading the team to regain the 1-point lead.
Under the leadership of Kobe, the Lakers suddenly accelerated the pace of defense.
As soon as Su Yi received the ball, Kobe led the team to quickly step forward to apply pressure.
The current Kobe is not as flexible as when he first entered the league, and he has a heavy offensive task. It is impossible to lead the defense all the time like in the OK combination period.
But the biggest characteristic of his defense now is that he knows the changes of rhythm very well.
He is more glued by conscious positioning, and sometimes he will be lazy and play off the ball, but the overall defense is still very smart, and he rarely misses people.
He rested and played for a while, and suddenly led the team to put pressure on the ball.
However, it was this sudden rhythm change that ambush murderous intentions everywhere, causing countless teams to suffer in the playoffs.
The Bulls are all young players, and it is inevitable that there will be mistakes in the rotation of the ball.
Just when Hinrich was about to pass the ball back to Rose, Kobe, who seemed to be still herding sheep just now, suddenly turned around to grab the ball and succeeded in a fast break dunk.
The Bulls' offense has not been smooth for a while, and Su Yi and Rose don't feel very good.
The Lakers used their own experience to take the opportunity to hit a 11:2 spurt.
At halftime, the Lakers 57:47 Bulls.
De Nagro can only re-arrange the tactics.
(End of this chapter)