Chapter 443: The last straw that crushed Kobe
When did I start? When did I officially have an intersection with that guy? Well, it must be that hot summer day in Houston...
The old fox Olajuwon actually accepted such a powerful student without saying a word. No wonder, if it weren't for his attention, how could Olajuwon arrange for him to train with him?
From the training, Kobe has seen Anjie's tenacity and the same stubbornness as himself. If he doesn't practice a movement well, he can repeat it thousands of times. He walked into the training hall facing the morning glow and walked out of the basketball court with the sunset on his back. Kobe didn't expect that a mere first-grade rookie could train in sync with him without falling behind. But what he didn't expect was that the young and humble Chinese at the time has now become a nightmare for the entire nBa league...
"Bryant!" Kobe, who was training with Angel in the sunset, seemed to hear someone calling his name.
"Bryant!? Are you listening??" As the shout became louder and louder, Kobe unveiled the wet towel on his face. Suddenly, the noise of the scene came to his face. He was not training with Angel in Houston, but in Portland, fighting with Angel in real guns and ammunition!
"Huh...I'm listening." Kobe responded calmly to D'Antoni, who was flushed with his face. The guy's shout just now had already made his blood pressure soar.
"Hurry up the pace, have you heard it? Dwight and Paul, you guys follow me! We have to complete the offense before the Trail Blazers' defensive lineup is unfolding! You are the Los Angeles Lakers! You are all superstars! I know that more than ten points are nothing to you! As long as you play according to tactics and as long as you are no longer in a mess, we still have a chance to win the game!" D'Antoni kept emphasizing the fast pace. As well, people all over the world know that this man with a mustache is a master of running and bombing, but the Lakers gave D'Antoni a deck of cards that were not suitable for bombardment. It was like a chef who was the best at making steaks, but the manager gave him a good fish and asked him to make the best steak in the world.
No one knows how the Lakers' management decides, but since he is the head coach, D'Antoni naturally has to do his best. D'Antoni only knows how to run or shoot, or he only believes in run or shoot. But the Lakers are not a team that can be tamed by simply "run or shoot".
"What a fucking shit!" Paul Gasol cursed in his heart, running and bombing, there was a coach in this world who asked him to fight a damn run and bombing! Back then, he was the center axis of the triangular attack under Phil Jackson! What about now? Paul Gasol is just a silly man who follows the little ones back and forth! Thinking of this, Gasol was even more angry.
Kobe didn't say anything. He just looked at his close friend Gasol, and then looked at the elderly Nash and Ci Shiping. Running, how can this lineup run! Howard's athletic ability is more in line with the requirements of running and bombing, but Howard is definitely not a good material for bombing together!
The players were all struggling, and the game had already played like this. Should we listen to the coach or follow their own? At this time, the united Trail Blazers, led by Anjie, had already stepped into the court and prepared for the bottom line ball.
Damien Lillard's show was definitely a success. Even if the game has only one full quarter to end, this conclusion can be used on Lillard without any worries.
With 18 points and 8 assists, although Lillard's shooting percentage is slightly worse today, only 41%, as a rookie, his performance is already outstanding enough.
What satisfied the fans and Ricard the most was that Lillard did not do anything randomly on the court. He was determined and brave when he should attack, and he would not be hot-headed when he should pass.
For example, now, the Trail Blazers are leading 11 points, and Lillard can play one or two freely. But he doesn't do that. Even if he can pass Nash in dozens of different ways to complete the breakthrough, he still chose to arrange it according to tactical arrangements.
He dribbled his shoulders, changed hands, and his pace was fast and slow. Lillard seemed to be about to break through, and Nash also swallowed.
But in the end, Lillard just passed the ball to Angel and quickly cut to the basket. Lillard's inward cut naturally made the Lakers players nervous. It is ironic to say that the luxurious Lakers F4 is actually uneasy because of the inward cut of a mere first-year rookie. There is no way, who made Lillard's performance even surpass those of them today?
"In the last quarter, Ann, I hope you can go on the court to end the game!" When Angie held the ball and leaned against Howard, what Ricard said to him when the quarter was just resting. Ending the game, it was time for Angie to force hard in the last quarter.
That's right, although the Trail Blazers are now 11 points ahead of the Lakers. But Anjie actually did not play all his strength in the first three quarters. With so many people's support, Anjie tried his best to play in a labor-saving way. This would allow the team's lineup to be quickly adjusted, and secondly, he could save more energy for the final decisive battle.
And now is the moment of the decisive battle. It is time for all the remaining strength to burst out!
Howard thought his defense was perfect enough, so he pressed An Jie to death and also used his hind legs to support him. Whether An Jie wanted to chop back or turn around, Howard could face it calmly. But An Jie's first impact instantly shattered Howard's confidence.
The power coming from Anjie's back made Howard open his mouth in surprise. When did Anjie start and when did he start to fight against him with his strength!?
In fact, Anjie is just that his physical strength is much better than Howard. If both sides have the same physical strength, Anjie still cannot crush Howard in this rough way. But Anjie can save his physical strength, which is also a reflection of his own strength and the Trail Blazers.
After pushing Howard away and gaining a little space, An Jie did not turn around and break through, nor did he turn back and jump shot, but continued to force and came again on Howard's chest!
"Peng!" A huge muffled sound came out again. Seeing Howard's defense was about to collapse, the others of the Lakers did not dare to shrink the formation to assist Howard. You should know that the other four people from the Trail Blazers are waiting for you to shrink.
There was no way, Howard had to deal with Anjie by himself. But after two pushes, Anjie had already stepped into the three-second zone. Howard stuck it up again, but in Anjie's opinion, this was useless.
An Jie began to shake his shoulders, and Kobe was both happy and sad when he saw this scene. What was happy was that An Jie's shoulder shake was as good as himself, and this shoulder shake was taught by Kobe himself. What was sad was that An Jie was using shoulder shake now, but he was Kobe's team.
After a few feints, Anjie took a step left! Howard knew that Anjie was full of drama, so the first move, Howard did not jump!
Sure enough, An Jie's turn-around action was just halfway through, and he turned back! Howard was overjoyed, and he quickly moved his steps, hoping to defend An Jie's second attempt!
Just when Howard was wondering whether Anjie wanted to hook or shoot, or was still a fake move, Anjie suddenly turned to the left again! This sudden rapid force made Anjie beat Howard against an unexpected move!
"Continuous footsteps are so pleasing to the eye. This kind of inside attack is rare now! Ann got rid of Howard's defense, hooked, beautiful!" O'Neal gently clapped Anger's palm. O'Neal had only seen this kind of footsteps against Olajuwon in the 1990s. He did not expect that when he saw similar inside footsteps again, he had become a commentator.
Then, the Lakers really accelerated their pace just like D'Antoni arranged it. But F4, which consumed a lot of physical strength, could not bear this kind of tossing again. After several consecutive rounds of running and shooting without any effect, the Lakers players finally decided to solve the problem in their own way. Therefore, the chaotic scenes of the first three quarters appeared again.
Kobe and Gasol want to play as traditionally, and Howard wants to dominate the inside. Nash doesn't compete for these things, but in this way, his danger coefficient plummeted. Ci Shiping? This guy was completely beaten by Iguodala today. As long as he doesn't make a fuss, Kobe will be thankful.
The Lakers, who have different ideas, want to score in the reverse score. Unless Lillard and Angel suddenly get injured and leave, Los Angeles will have a glimmer of hope.
However, this kind of thing is impossible. Anjie became the main attack point of the Trail Blazers in the fourth quarter. Howard had no choice but to play Anjie in one-on-one single defense. Howard had almost no rest in this game, and he could still play freely for the entire game with Anjie. This player does not exist on this earth.
A jump shot, a hook shot at the basket, a powerful dunk, and a wonderful pass. Angel, as Ricard arranged by him, is slowly ending the game. The decent "World" cannot get any assistance. Once there are double-teams or assisting defense, the other four players of the Trail Blazers will not be polite.
Afterwards, Howard, who was beaten to no avail, won the sympathy of his teammates, but Iguodala's sudden breakthrough, Lillard and Matthews' fatal three-pointers, and Aldridge's desperately stable shooting will appear from time to time, reminding Lakers players not to act rashly.
The Lakers players seemed to be held hostage by bandits, and could only watch Howard loses in the inside and watch him slowly being slaughtered by the butcher Anjie.
In the end, Kobe's offensive firepower seemed to have stopped. He was 34 years old, but he also played 40 minutes with 27-year-old Howard. Kobe is the Black Mamba and the Los Angeles basketball god. But in Portland, in front of Angel, he is just an ordinary "person".
During an attack, Kobe, who could no longer continue to work his waist and abdomen, could not withstand An Jie's collision in the air. He fell to the ground in a mess, but found that he had no strength to get up.
At this time, a big hand immediately appeared in front of Kobe. This hand did not belong to Howard, Ci Shiping, Gasol and Nash, but was extended by Anjie.
Kobe was stunned for a second, until Gasol also walked up, Kobe grabbed the hands of the two big guys and stood up.
An Jie said nothing, he just patted Kobe's butt gently. Then An Jie took the initiative to raise his left arm, indicating that it was indeed his foul. Kobe is a person with a strong self-esteem, and An Jie knew that he would not say anything now.
Giving Kobe two free throws is no big deal. The game time will be exhausted in one minute, but what about the difference? It is a desperate 2o...
In the first free throw, Kobe, who had a soft waist and abdomen, failed to throw the ball. At the same time, Ricard took all the players down five times, indicating the early end of the game.
In the second free throw, Kobe made some adjustments and the basketball fell into the net in a bumpy and bumpy manner.
Afterwards, J.J. Hickson passed the ball to Fischer. Fischer looked a little sad and unbearable when he looked at Kobe, but he still had to fulfill his responsibilities.
"Three~~~ Derek Fischer!" The yelling of DJ at the scene almost made Kobe desperate. That guy, who is so old, is still so fatal. Kobe shook his head and smiled, but he didn't know whether he was laughing because of Fischer's goal or because of his current embarrassment.
In Lakers F4, Kobe doesn't want this luxurious combination to become a joke again.
"The game is over! The Portland Trail Blazers won the season under Ann's leadership! The powerful Trail Blazers, their strength was unreserved in this game!"
Kobe looked up at the big screen, 99 to 116. Anjie, that little brat, actually made him lose so badly...
In the third quarter, Anjie created an offense for the team by defense and Anjie's performance in the fourth quarter, he dominated the penalty area by attacking, became the last straw for the Trail Blazers to crush Kobe. The strong Kobe became the first dead soul of the Trail Blazers this season...
Chapter completed!