You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 411 An Unexpected Strategic-Level Merit
On April 4, US time, Kobe met his old friend Derek Fisher.

Both of them came from the 96 generation, and they were rare buddies among the chaotic Lakers.However, even though Fisher has been the savior at critical moments many times, he cannot escape the fate of Asuka's best bow. 99.9% of role players can't decide their next stop, and so is Fisher.

After leaving the Lakers in 2004, he joined Golden State and came to the Jazz again this year. He did not expect to face his old club in the playoffs.

When I met Kobe again, it was inevitable that I would be spat out by him.

Fisher is used to it.

The lineups of the two sides are separated, and each has its own advantages.

Phil Jackson, who was superstitious about Smash Parker in the regular season, pressed death tightly on the bench after entering the playoffs, let the unprepared rookie Kyle Lowry start, and partnered with Kobe and Wesha to form the back line.

Inside is Lamar Odom and Ryan Hollins partner.

Opposite the Jazz starting lineup is: Deron Williams, Fisher, Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur, Andrei Kirilenko.

With this lineup put out, you can basically see what the Jazz is pretending to be.

Their back line is a pair of pure point guards who are strong but have impressive lateral speed.

It stands to reason that a team that starts with two point guards is usually worried about being misplaced by the opponent's wing or a tall second position or ignoring defensive shots. Speed ​​should not be a problem.

The jazz is weird here.

In the starting lineup of the double guards, speed is still a big problem, so Kirilenko must be allowed to start as a wandering wing.

Kirilenko was able to lock the shot block leader at the forward position, and the Jazz's wonderful guard lineup made great contributions.

Then again, with regard to the back line, the Rockets didn't say that they played well, but they were pushed so rough that they were almost invisible, which shows how weak their back line is.

The Lakers have the deadliest weapon in the series.

The only super giant Kobe.

As soon as the game started, the Lakers gave Kobe unlimited fire rights.

The Jazz asked Kirilenko to face Kobe, but in addition to Kobe, the Lakers also have Wei Xia and Lowry.

Wei Xia is 195 cm tall, who will defend?It would be free to let Fisher come, so they made a fuss and let Deron come.Deron's body and rhythmic style of play can be called the nemesis of all normal-sized point guards, which is why Zen Master dare not let Parker start against the Jazz.

Although he did not ask Parker's opinion, he believed that Parker would understand his approach.But there is a 1% chance that Van der Roon will not be able to beat Parker, and the Zen Master will not let Lowry start.

After the Utah Shuangsha era, the Lakers and Jazz faced off in the playoffs for the first time. The two sides were in the tentative stage at the beginning of the game.The latter problem of confrontation does not exist in the case of big defenses and small ones.

Kirilenko's wingspan clearly interferes with Bryant's offense.

At the beginning, the Lakers, who mainly played Kobe, were strongly blocked.

With 8 of 3 shots, Bryant's offense failed to meet expectations. The Lakers ended the first quarter and trailed the Jazz by 4 points.

16 is better than 20
Wei Xia was basically on the verge of OB status. In the second quarter, Zen master replaced Kobe and Lowry, and rarely replaced Vaughan Weaver to partner Wei Xia, and then went to Sprewell to replace Kobe.

Jazz retained Deron, but replaced Kirilenko.

He contributed a lot to Kobe's restrictions in the first quarter, but he didn't look very comfortable.The Jazz put tough forward Matt Harperin on Wecha.

Harprin was also a tough guy when he was young, with fierce defense and strong offense. In his peak period, he averaged 16 points and 8 rebounds per game. He was one of the main backbones during the rebuilding of the Jazz.

He has a notorious reputation, but he is respectful to Wei Xia, not because he is afraid, but because he is worried that he will be broken through without even touching his opponent.

Given their current athleticism, his concerns are not unreasonable.

The Jazz's defense is old-fashioned everywhere. The penalty area must be inviolable. You are encouraged to shoot three-pointers and try to cover the three-pointers from the corner.

Halprin blocked Weixia's middle, and Okur's offense at the basket was as outward as his offense, and his defense was as introverted.

Wei Xia suspects that if he doesn't defend for three seconds, he will live in the paint all his life.

In addition, Paul Millsap, a second-round rookie from the bench, showed amazing combat power and spirituality.

Wei Xia couldn't help asking whether the Lakers' scouting department only looked at guards, so that only one second round was needed for such talents, and the Jazz took advantage of it.

The Jazz treat his defense the same way they treat Kobe.

Force him to hit the shot, and if he doesn't hit the shot, he has no chance.

Wei Xia grew up watching Kobe Bryant, and the opponent wants to test his shooting touch, so he might as well satisfy the opponent's wish.He has always been a person who likes the beauty of adults, if he can also test the results of his daily training, why not?
Wei Xia suddenly received the ball, and Harprin really stepped forward like a hungry wolf.

But his ball went out.

Swish, crisp ears.

Seeing Harprin's surprised expression, Wei Xia left a sentence lightly: "I don't know what I did wrong to make you think that my shooting ability is useless."

"Don't be complacent!" Harprin said in a deep voice.

"How dare I be complacent? I have been regarded as a non-threatening shooter by you, so how can I have the confidence to be complacent?" Wei Xia said eloquently, "I am very guilty."

Seeing Wei Xia's mouth open and close like a machine gun, Kobe wiped the sweat off his cheeks with a towel: "He started."

"How long can Matt Halperin last?" Odom asks a philosophical question.

Kobe said decisively: "I bet, no more than 3 minutes!"

Kobe "underestimated" Wei Xia. Two minutes later, Wei Xia refused to shoot in the open space that Maplin gave him, and insisted on rushing.Well, who told him that he is fast and explosive, and he can't put a meter?When Maplin tried his best to stop Wei Xia's advance, he suddenly unloaded all his strength, just like Michael Jordan's classic swinging Brian Russell.Moreover, Wei Xia's hand also had a suspected pushing movement.

To this day, whether Jordan pushes people is still a controversial issue.

But Wei Xia is really pushy.

The best thing he did was to learn Jordan's "half-push and half-do" trick.

If Jordan's touch was really just caressing Russell as in the legend, then Wei Xia used the name of caress to show no consideration for the middle-aged man's endurance, pushed him to the sidelines in one breath, and then scored a jumper in front of him.

At that moment, Wei Xia humiliated a well-known defensive veteran, and even used the fact that the referee did not blow the whistle to insinuate his opponent.

Halprin's emotions were instigated by that push and a few trash words, and went to an extreme that his teammates could not imagine.

When Halprin was blown off the field for unsportsmanlike conduct, Wecha's teammates applauded blankly.

Wei Xia is a difficult point for the Jazz.

He's a sizeable two like Kobe, but he can do a lot of things Kobe can't.

A long-term cameo at the No. [-] position, top No. [-] position, biting the opponent's ball holder all the way, irritating every opponent who has confirmed his eyes with him. At the same time, as an offensive player, he can score a series of shots when he feels good. When he feels bad, use his speed to pass Deron Fisher.

Overall, he's an unrestricted ball handler.

In the 7 minutes of Kobe's absence, Wesha caused a Jazz flanker to be sent off, and by the way led the team to a 16-7 offensive climax.

When Kobe returned, the Jazz were forced to play a giant star with them.

Boozer didn't feel as comfortable playing against Yao Huang, the Lakers' inside group-the power forwards dominated by Odom and Turiaf.

Turiaf is a rough guy with amazing athletic ability, just used to pinch Boozer's center of gravity.

Odom's defense has problems, but his offense can also find Boozer to fight back.If you only look at defense, Boozer is also unreliable.

For some reason, Kirilenko never played in the second quarter, and the Jazz relied on the personal ability of Deron and the Lakers to compare the stars.

The Lakers coaching staff was dumbfounded on the spot.

These days, is there still a team that wants to compete with the Lakers in the personal ability of a star?

It's hard to imagine what happened on the court at that time, why the Jazz did that, Kobe and Deron faced each other for 4 minutes, one scored 6 points and the other scored 12 points.

After halftime, the Jazz lost to the Lakers by 11 points.

In the third quarter, the reason for Kirilenko's absence from the game was revealed—sudden discomfort in the abdomen, and he had already gone to the hospital for examination.

The Russian's exit is tantamount to setting a heavy code for the Lakers' good start to the playoffs.

The "accident" that caused Harprin to be ejected by the referee suddenly rose to a strategic contribution. He successfully kept the Jazz on the court and wiped the ass of the two guards. The wing player degenerated into Gordon Giricek (SG/SF).

The problem is, Gillisec hasn't been a great defender since he entered the NBA.

Thank goodness he didn't become Sir Loophole himself, and it was harder to expect him to wipe the ass of Deron and Fisher than for Wesha to expect Elaine Trovis to let go of his reserve.

Without the support of Kirilenko as a barrier, and without Harprin to stabilize the defense, the Jazz's defense collapsed on the flanks and quickly spread to the entire line. In the last second of the third quarter, Wesha and Kobe scored 10 points each. The Jazz scored a miserable 9 points in a single quarter.

It's garbage time.

The fourth quarter was worthless from the first second. Wei Xia, who only rested for 2 minutes from the first quarter to the third quarter, went down to rest. Kobe scored 40 points on the court before leaving.

In the next half quarter, the Jazz did not have the strength to fight.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Jazz were defeated by the Lakers due to the shortage of wings caused by various emergencies.

Big score, 1 to 0.

(End of this chapter)