Kobe, running without the ball.

Like Anthony Howard in the East, some people initially had concerns about the compatibility of Paul and Kobe.

But it turns out that Kobe's ability off the ball is seriously underestimated.

In other words, because of his previous strong individual singles ability, people automatically ignored his excellent off-ball ability.

No, a cut in and out, and a chance came out of the pocket.

But Butler's defensive improvement was really great. By the time Paul passed the ball to Kobe, he had already bypassed the pick-and-roll.

Then, he was shot by Kobe Bryant.

"Whoa!"

A pull-up jumper with a fadeaway stands out as a picturesque shot.

Kobe Bryant comes out on top for the Lakers!

In the basketball offense, Deron held the ball at the top of the arc to organize, and Lin Ying ran without the ball.

Deron's pass was also timely.

It can be seen from his apology to Sloan that he is now willing to be Lin Ying's deputy.

Lin Ying took the ball and shot, but Kobe suddenly came out from the side and jumped up hard, causing interference.

"Dang!"

Lin Ying's shot failed to hit.

Kobe's assisting defense was obviously not a spur-of-the-moment move, but had been prepared for the moment when Lin Ying caught the ball.

Gasol protected the defensive rebound, and the Lakers launched a defensive counterattack. Paul quickly advanced after receiving the ball from outside the three-point line, broke through to the basket, and stuffed the ball into the middle.

Kobe followed up with the ball and jumped up.

"Bang!"

A two-handed dunk.

Kobe Bryant scored the Lakers' first 4 points of the opening game!

After dunking, Kobe visibly swayed on the rim before landing.

The live shots show his facial features, perseverance, desire, and destructiveness!

For superstars, their biggest enemy is not their opponents, but time.

In his two peak years, he suffered successive setbacks, and Kobe is 33 years old this year.

No matter how well he takes care of himself and how much he invests in it, his body begins to show signs of uncontrollable decline.

The age of 35 is a watershed, and there is not much time left for him to compete for a fifth championship.

Therefore, his desire this season is the strongest since the 2009-10 season.

Deron made a sudden score in the frontcourt, and Butler missed a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

Chandler picked up the offensive rebound, but his shot was also blocked by Gasol's defense. Jason Smith finally got the defensive rebound.

The Nets' consecutive attacks in the opening period were unsuccessful.

Fortunately, their retreat was relatively quick and the Lakers' fast break failed to move into position.

Kobe couldn't get rid of Butler without the ball, and Butler now recognized his shame and acted bravely.

And Kobe's first breakthrough attempt failed to get rid of him.

Although the static talent is average, Butler's defensive awareness and enthusiasm, and the overall defensive effect surprised Kobe.

Then, Kobe used an up-and-down step to cause Butler's batter to foul.

In fact, Butler also predicted Kobe's technical moves with this ball, but his wingspan was really not enough.

You think Kobe succeeded through training, but his talent was actually outstanding.

Kobe goes to the free throw line.

It was at this time that Lin Ying found Delong and had a conversation.

The two quickly reached a consensus.

Kobe made both free throws firmly.

6 to 0!

The Lakers gave the Nets a big start!

The Nets continued to advance to the frontcourt, and they adjusted their offense on the court.

Lin Ying reached the top of the key and held the ball. Everyone else forgot to move around, and then Deron went directly to the high post... with his back to Paul to ask for the ball!

"Beat Paul while eating and sleeping" is actually not a meme.

At least during this period, he still has a great advantage against Paul.

A very intuitive data, Deron's current record against Paul is 12 wins and 4 losses.

You must know that the Hornets are not a garbage team in the Western Conference. They are a perennial playoff team and once reached the second place in the Western Conference.

Fundamentally, it is entirely determined by the body shape and technical characteristics of the two people.

Delong is 1.91 meters tall and weighs 91 kilograms;

Paul is 1.83 meters tall and weighs 79 kilograms;

In terms of height and weight, Deron is mismatched against Paul.

And don't look at Deron being knocked down by Harris when he played against the Jazz, but that was because he was not focused enough.

In fact, his knees and ankles are not injured now, and he can barely keep up with Paul in terms of speed.

In addition, Paul's current style of play is still focused on breakthroughs.

Therefore, it is easy for the two of them to face each other in a situation where Paul cannot beat Deron one-on-one and can only rely more on pick-and-rolls.

On the other hand, Deron can completely rely on his body to defeat Paul.

This is also the result of the previous exchange between Lin Ying and Deron: he was responsible for switching to defend Kobe, while Deron was responsible for beating Paul!

Lin Ying fed the ball in, and Deron just sat down and beat Paul.

Paul is very good at guarding against back shots, and his little moves are also very subtle.

However, these didn't seem to have much effect on Deron. The moment Paul started to take it out, Deron suddenly turned around and left Paul behind!

When he broke into the three-second zone, he faced Smith and made an early throw.

"Whoa!"

Send the ball steadily into the basket.

He continued his excellent form against the Jazz in the last game!

During the transition between offense and defense, Lin Ying and Butler switched defenses, and he followed Kobe throughout the game without the ball.

Because of his size, his ability to get around pick-and-rolls is not as good as Butler's, but after Kobe catches the ball, his height puts more pressure on him than Butler.

Kobe's fadeaway after turning around continuously was missed by him.

This ball was a return to the ball that Kobe had just defended against him.

Then in the frontcourt, Deron was holding the ball in the frontcourt to hit Paul!

This time, the fans in New Jersey were entertained.

Some fans couldn't help but stand up excitedly.

Paul is not only the number one point guard in the league, he is at least as famous as Rose.

But if you can't hold Delong back, you can suppress him!

This time Deron chose the drag step change of direction that he is good at.

Paul had paid great attention to defense, but he couldn't resist Deron's rhythm, which was too strong. He was stopped in place by Deron.

Deron passed Paul and then accelerated into the paint. Gasol saw it and quickly retreated to defend the basket.

But, it's still slow.

Deron had already soared into the air, and across from Gasol was a fat little fat man impacting...

"Bang!"

Smashed the ball into the basket!

The Prudential Center erupted instantly, and fans cheered and whistled one after another!

Eat, sleep, play Paul!
Chapter completed!