Chapter 178 vs. Kobe

Author: Tiamo the Withered

Chapter 178 vs. Kobe

Returning home after two consecutive away games, the Magic once again encountered resistance from the Mavericks.

In this game, the entire Mavericks team broke out and successfully defeated the Magic in the regular season.

Josh Howard, who was once "known as" one of the ugly men in Dallas, scored 33 points and 9 rebounds, but the key to the Mavericks' victory lies in the substitutes.

Li Chengming was double-teamed like crazy. As a result, the shooters on the outside shot the ball wildly. On the other hand, Terry, Buss and others from the Mavericks team all scored efficiently, beating the Magic team during the rotation period.

In the third quarter, Li Chengming and Howard attacked and defended. The score was once close, and a reversal was imminent. But then Li Chengming was targeted by the Mavericks on the defensive end. In less than 4 minutes of the fourth quarter, he had already committed 6 fouls.

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The Mavericks' tactics today were very targeted. Li Chengming was troubled by foul trouble and didn't play much.

He has accumulated experience in the game, but if he is really targeted on defense and the referee "gives him face", he will still be prone to fouls.

In fact, let alone him, Howard is also the same. He also committed 5 fouls in this game.

In the second half of the fourth quarter, the Mavericks began to frequently adopt the tactics of cutting down Howard. As a result, he contributed to the "famous scene" of missing 4 consecutive free throws at the free throw line, allowing the Mavericks to reopen the score.

Seeing that there was no hope of chasing points in the last minute and a half, Van Gundy had to replace all the main players and admit defeat.

The final score was 98:107. The Magic's substitute was out of charge, and even under no pressure, they managed to catch up by a few points.

The Magic's four-game winning streak was ended, and their hot state was forced to cool down.

In the long regular season, it is normal for the state to have ups and downs, and the game is also affected by many factors, such as referees and the opponent's outburst, so a loss is not so unacceptable.

It was just hard for the home fans. They found time to watch the game on a working day, but ended up losing.

And it can be said that the Magic team tried their best this time, but the goddess of victory was not on their side tonight.

Fortunately, the Green Army did not seize this opportunity. In the game a day later, they also lost one game after two consecutive victories. This time their opponent was the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers were at home in this game, and the three armies were full of energy. Hughes and Big Z both performed well, and James even scored 30+ and was a near triple-double.

Without Garnett's defense inside, the Green Army's restrictions on James began to crack, and they were unable to cut off his connection with his teammates.

However, this game was a bit suspicious of a home whistle. It was different from the game against the Magic. After two wins, the Green Army seemed to have adapted to the absence of Garnett. At least it was playing better and better on the offensive end.

alright.

They had rested for four days before this game to recharge their batteries. However, they were afraid to guard the inside line because of fouls from the home whistle, but they still fought to the end and lost by one point. The defeat finally came.

Arrived 10 times.

As for the Magic, they adjusted well and faced the Nets at home. This time they did not disappoint the fans. They ended the battle in the third quarter and became the first team to win 40 games this season.

40 wins and 11 losses, still ranked first in the Eastern Conference and the league!

The "three -driving troiders" of the Nets are there. Unfortunately, the people are scattered, and the team is not easy to bring. The Nets have lost their cohesion.

The opposite status is not good, and the magic has returned to normal. Howard, Lewis, Tigeru's first "three giants" cut 59 points.

There are not many opportunities for opportunities, and there are not many shots. 4 of 7 scores 11 points.

On February 8th, the Magic team was still sitting at home. The battle was the Lakers after the transaction. This is also the highlight of the NBA in this round.

What is the combat effectiveness of the New Lakers, they can realize it immediately.

Although the transaction was officially announced on the 1st, under the various factors, in the game on February 5, the game challenged the Nets, and Gasol first appeared on behalf of the Lakers. As a result, it immediately showed the fit of the Lakers.

Although the Nets can not explain anything at this time, the performance will not lie.

And this game with the Magic team is the third game of Gasol on behalf of the Lakers.

The first two games were probably to meet the arrival of Gasol. Kobe's intimate contribution to the performance of 3 and 16 of the back 13 and 4 (three of the three are 2 of 2).

Well, this is very Kobe.

However, the superstar will not perform badly, so the Magic team feels that Kobei will erupt most of today.

And Van Gandy is very distressed, because Kobe is a typical frontal swinging man. No matter which aspect, it is hitting the weakness of the magic team's front line defense.

Whether it is Evans or Borgus, or the misplaced Lewis, Cook, once it is right, there is no way to pray for Kobe on himself.

Both Li Chengming and Tigeru are even more slow ...

And as a coach, he is also very clear that Gasol's arrival can be able to liberate Kobe on the offensive end, and even be a good support fulcrum to help the team to play a triangle offense system. This is actually the Lakers who want to add

The key to Sol is also why Popovich is dissatisfied with this.

Gasal is the kind of typical players that college coaches will like. Although it seems soft, the ball providers are high, obediently obeyed arrangements, and they have strong execution. Although they have weaknesses, they can do something.

Multi -faceted hand.

Most European players will have this advantage in this regard. The basic skills are solid, and the style of the ball will be relatively stable. Gasol is also a typical one.

Although Kobe's personal performance is not good, it is not wrong to say that he welcomes the arrival of Gasol. This can be seen from his assists.

And the first 8 assists and 7 mistakes, and the second game was only 1 mistake in the second game. This control is also amazing.

Gasal is indeed a seamless connection compared to the Lakers. This is much simpler than Lewis's integration in the Magic team, making Van Gandi even feel a little jealous.

However, in the player's transaction, he is just a new coach. He has not had such a great right to speak, and he can only grasp the medicine according to the prescription.

Fortunately, he has another choice, that is, Li Chengming.

However, he did not choose to let Li Chengming start directly to Gasol. Instead, he replaced Li Chengming in advance in the middle of the first section in the middle of the first quarter, and it was placed on the third position.

As for the style of play, it was to imitate the Lakers and imitate the triangle offense on the spot.

Not to mention, according to the characteristics of the lineup, the Lakers' current starting five are Fisher, Kobe, Odom, Gasol and Radmanovic, because both Odom are also tall inside.

, the third and fourth positions are swinging, so the field is actually three highs with two guards.

In this way, Li Chengming's defense will at least not suffer too much in terms of speed and movement.

However, Li Chengming's first defense was when he switched defense to face Kobe. Kobe, who originally planned to make a transition, glanced at Li Chengming, suddenly grinned, and actually dribbled the ball forward and directly carried Li Chengming, ready to start a post-up play.

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Li Chengming learned his behind-the-back blows from watching videos of him and Gang Leader Qiao and others. Naturally, he had watched a lot of them and knew many of his habits.

But even so, it's not easy to restrict on the defensive end.

In fact, based on the size difference between the two, Kobe would be a better choice when facing Li Chengming, because he has the advantages of speed and flexibility, and can immediately attract double teams.

However, he still chose to hit with the back of his hand, and it seemed more like he was going to teach on the spot.

To put it more bluntly, he wanted to target the rookie Li Chengming.

At this point, Kobe, like Garnett, is a bit "old school".

Bullying newcomers, isn't "Welcome to the NBA" just a classic trash talk for rookies?

So it is conceivable that if Li Chengming and Kobe are allowed to face off too much on the same court, he will definitely take advantage of Li Chengming to attack.

Although Li Chengming's defense has improved a lot now, it is still a bit difficult to deal with opponents' attacks, especially at the level of a star. For example, in the previous game against the Mavericks, Howard and others committed six fouls.

Facing a league giant like Kobe Bryant, Li Chengming could only say that he would try his best.

Kobe's handwriting was indeed very smooth today. This time he used the shaking of his shoulder to confuse Li Chengming's center of gravity, then turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.

Li Chengming tried his best to keep up with the interference, but Kobe seemed to fly backwards. The distance and the height of the shot made it impossible for Li Chengming, who was not good at instant bursts, to reach the ball.

He can only rely on his hands to use the "blindfold method". As for how effective it will be, no one can tell.

It was obvious that Kobe was not affected. He made a confident shot and landed it safely. When he retreated from defense, he immediately pointed at Li Chengming with a smile. There was no specific provocation, but more like saying "I did it."

"It's up to you," and sent out an invitation to challenge.

Otherwise, the little shark "did it too"?

Oh, I almost forgot, there is a small shark opposite, my, my, my.

Of course, due to injury, Bynum was absent again in this game, and the Serbian took over as the starter, while Gasol moved to the fifth position.

In fact, before the arrival of Dajia this season, the Lakers tried various interior lineup combinations, including Turiaf and Kwame Brown, but obviously the results were not good.

The arrival of Dajia can be regarded as filling a gap, but as for the effect, they still need to adjust and find the most suitable style of play, so this may not be their final stable lineup.

However, the Lakers have fallen far behind in the early stage. Now is the time to grab the record. They definitely hope to stabilize as soon as possible.

It's just that the recent schedule is a bit unfriendly to them.

Starting from January 31st, the Lakers will go through nine consecutive away games in 15 days, of which the first seven games are all in the Eastern Conference. The Lakers have achieved 3 wins and 2 losses in the previous five games, which is not bad. This is

Their sixth game in seven consecutive games in the Eastern Conference.

Moreover, the opponents faced in these six games are not weak, except for the Nets' poor record - but because of the star foundation, they may still break out at any time. The other five games are all opponents currently in the Eastern Conference playoffs, and like

Both the Pistons and the Magic are powerful.

This is undoubtedly a test for the Lakers, who have just made a trade and urgently need time to adjust.

Fortunately, Gasol has integrated well with the Lakers. From the beginning of this game, he repeatedly succeeded in singles against Lewis in the low post. Although he is not good at strength and even gives people a bit "soft" impression, after all, his height and size are not enough.

There, Lewis had a hard time squeezing him.
To be continued...