This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 442 The Afterglow of the Purple and Gold Legion

Derrick Rose returned to Chicago quickly after the Game 4. Almost in the early morning of the same day, he was diagnosed with a shoulder strain and had to rest for at least a month. That is to say, even if the Chicago Bulls can make it to the Finals , it is impossible for Derrick Rose to return, not to mention they are still playing G1 with a 3-5 disadvantage!

Without the sharpest arrow, the Chicago Bulls were obviously weak in the follow-up games. Although Carlos Boozer scored a series-high 31 points and 11 rebounds, it was also difficult in the G5 game. Unfortunately, Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy scored 30+ points per person, and finally lost the Eastern Conference Finals 94-102 with 8 points!

So far, the Charlotte Bobcats have entered the finals first with a big score of 4-1, while the Lakers and Thunder next door just finished Game 4, and the two sides fought to a 2-2 draw!

The Charlotte Bobcats rested for about a week before ushering in the finals!
This time their opponent is the Los Angeles Lakers who have gone through a life-and-death tie-break!
In the 2008-2009 season, Zhou Lin, who entered the finals for the first time, was sent out by the Los Angeles Lakers, and Kobe also won the championship that year, but last year, the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs , suffered a black eight, Kobe let go of his bold ambitions, he will definitely come back, and this Mamba did not live up to the trust of the fans.

Of course, I would also like to thank the Charlotte Bobcats for their assists!

Because he was not willing to spend more money, he sent Kyle Lowry to Los Angeles, and Lowry was considered a good medicine for Los Angeles, and immediately helped the Lakers stop the bleeding and take off at the No. [-] position!

In fact, there is not much difference between the two teams' lineups and their encounter two years ago.

The Lakers are still built around Kobe and Gasol, while the Bobcats, Brandon Roy and Zhou Lin are dual-core!

The difference is that the Charlotte Bobcats are two years older, while the Lakers are two years older!

The distribution of different age structures also means that the two teams are currently taking different paths.

One is thriving, and the next five years will be the Bobcats' championship window.

One is that the sun is declining, and the Lakers are running out of fuel. If they don't win the championship this year, it will be very difficult to get out of the West in the next few years!

Kobe, who will be stronger in his life, is about to be 33 years old, and Pau Gasol is about to be 31 years old.

Although there is still room for such an age combination, Kobe has been in the NBA for too long. He entered the league at the age of 17 and suffered various types of injuries. Even with the Mamba spirit supporting Kobe, But spiritual strength cannot reach the level beyond the physical body!

Kobe, this is fighting for his last championship!
If the last time they met the Charlotte Bobcats, they had the right to look down, at most, the difficulty was three stars, but this time the difficulty reached at least five stars!

On the betting website, the betting on the Charlotte Bobcats is 1 to 0.9, while the odds on the Los Angeles Lakers are 1 to 2.3!

How unfavorable the most sensitive betting website is to the Los Angeles Lakers, how passive the Los Angeles Lakers are in this battle!
Although Kobe Bryant still insisted that this time it will be him and the Los Angeles Lakers who will win.

Neon Staples, star-studded!

Everyone in the Charlotte Bobcats is not as scared as they were when they came here last year!
"We are younger, we are more energetic!"

During the interview, Tyson Chandler said without hesitation: "This is a round of finals that we can definitely win, even if Kobe, one of the best players in the league, is standing opposite him! "

Fist is afraid of young strong!
Moreover, the 24-year-old Zhou Lin and the 27-year-old Brandon Roy are players who are at the peak of their experience and competitive state!

Now, it's up to the Los Angeles Lakers how to deal with it!
The Los Angeles Lakers played extremely hard in the first half of this season. Except for Kobe and Gasol who kept full attendance, Andrew Bynum was injured for most of the season, and the substitute lineup was even injured. Kobe himself The playing time has also reached a new low of 98 minutes since 33. It can be seen that Kobe has also noticed his physical problems.

However, Pau Gasol + Andrew Bynum + Metta World Peace + Kobe Bryant + Kyle Lowry are still dazzling!
It's just that the Charlotte Bobcats who came to challenge are no longer those insignificant brats, but the defending champions!

Although they climbed up from hell this year, it is because of this that they are even more terrifying!
A dynasty needs three consecutive championships to establish, and often the second is the most difficult!

But the Charlotte Bobcats are accomplishing miracles one after another. No one wants to be a stepping stone on the way forward for the Charlotte Bobcats!
And this game will have an eternal theme, which is how to limit Zhou Lin!
In fact, the Chicago Bulls have already had a good demonstration, but the proud Lakers cannot follow the script of the Chicago Bulls, nor can they follow the script of the Chicago Bulls!

Cichan World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, is almost 32 years old now.

The Los Angeles Lakers may still be expecting the former best defensive player to completely restrain Zhou Lin at the third position. This, but anyone who understands this is very clear. Now Ci Shiping is going to defend Zhou Lin. Anyone who knows how to play can see that, apart from the unparalleled confrontation, whether it is height, speed, or accuracy, it is difficult for Ci Shiping to limit Zhou Lin!
Of course, some people will talk about competition experience, but this point is an even more mysterious vocabulary. After all, there is such a saying, boxing is afraid of young and strong!
The Lakers got off to a good start.

The old-fashioned Gasol responded to Bynum's dunk on the inside, and Kyle Lowry from the outside made a three-pointer!

The Lakers have already tried to reduce Kobe's burden. Although Kobe is still No. 25 and No. 45 in name, but from the data level and the competitive state of the game, Kobe may not be able to easily beat Brandon Roy with 32 points. Kobe has a shooting percentage of 23%+48%, while Brandon Roy has 34 points and a shooting percentage of [-]%+[-]%. The efficiency value of Brandon Roy is also higher.

In the past few regular season matches, it has been difficult for Kobe to press down on Brandon Roy like he did in the finals of the 2008-2009 season!

The Lakers don't have much problem in terms of offense, but the key is defense!

Despite having such a luxurious lineup, the Lakers' defense has a lot of problems.

After the 3-minute confrontation before the game, Ci Shiping began to sweat continuously. After Zhou Lin couldn’t stop him from taking the ball, Ci Shiping could only watch Zhou Lin send the basketball into the basket again and again. !

He didn't even use any strange tricks, just all kinds of middle distances. As long as Zhou Lin raised his hand, Ci Shiping basically just stared blankly!

The shooting pressure given is naturally not as good as that of the Chicago Bulls.

Moreover, the Los Angeles Lakers play a twin-tower lineup. The young Bynum has a big body and slow speed, and Gasol has gradually slowed down.

It can only be said that Ci Shiping should try to defend as much as possible, and the Lakers will make up for it from the offensive end!

Kobe, an old man, is still as strong as he was when he was young. After the Lakers missed several passes to role players in the first quarter, Kobe became anxious!

He continued to ask for the ball near the free throw line. According to previous games against Brandon Roy, Kobe had an absolute advantage whether it was a breakthrough or a post-up. But in the first quarter of today's game, it can be seen that Yes, it is difficult for Kobe's breakthrough to pass Brandon Roy completely, so Kobe can only use more energy-consuming strong pitching and physical confrontation in the low post!

Even though Kobe is known as a training madman and a physical fitness madman, he can't reverse the laws of life. Larry Brown is happy to see this situation.

The 17-year-old Kobe can play like this, and the 27-year-old Kobe can also play like this, but the 32-year-old Kobe may not be able to keep the court full and forcefully lift the team's burden.

And this year's Lakers are tired enough.

In the three rounds of the Western Conference, except for the Mavericks in the second round, which was 6 games to determine the outcome, the Rockets played [-] games in the first round, and the Thunder team also played [-] games in the third round, and they almost gave up. That kind!
Although the Charlotte Bobcats are playing on the road, they feel like they are waiting for work!
Kobe can score, but the efficiency is not high!
首节比赛结束，夏洛特山猫队以32-27领先4分，其中周林7中5拿到12分，科比9中2拿到10分，效率值差的不是一星半点。

But who can blame Kobe?

Even the Zen master Phil Jackson just patted Kobe on the shoulder and whispered, as if to say, you should trust those young people.

In the second quarter, Kobe began to hand over the offensive power to Kyle Lowry intentionally or with some helplessness, and at this moment Lowry was facing his former younger brother Zhu Holiday.

Holiday really didn't give Big Brother any face at all. He shot from outside the three-point line and gave Kyle Lowry a big hat!
Although, after that, Kyle Lowry also had a moment to steal Holiday.

However, Kyle Lowry played no easier than the previous round.

In the last round of the game, although he couldn't defend against Westbrook, Westbrook also made frequent mistakes on the defensive end.

Basically cancel each other out, and the key is that the Los Angeles Lakers lack scoring points now!

Ci Shiping also made a few shots from the outside, basically in the rhythm of striking iron!

On the contrary, there is still a slight improvement in the substitute stage.

As the best sixth man of the season, Odom still has advantages in speed and penetration distance when facing David Lee or Yi Jianlian!
And Steve Blake, as a backup point guard, played in a bit of order!
Not only did it help Odom, but he also scored a three-pointer. The point difference was about to be evened out. David Lee and Yi Jianlian's inside partner on the Charlotte Bobcats grabbed offensive rebounds consecutively. , All kinds of 2+1 on the inside!

The further you fight back, the more powerful this young man with better physical strength will be!

Halftime is over!

The Charlotte Bobcats entered the third quarter with a 54-53 lead of only one point!

And in the third quarter, the most familiar rhythm of the Charlotte Bobcats came again!

Holiday's three-pointer is like a fuse, telling everyone that it's time to shoot a three-pointer!

Immediately afterwards, Brandon Roy and Zhou Lin, who were called, made two three-pointers alone!

Then, there was a dense three-point rain.

Zen Master's timeout failed to stop this decline!
When the game reached 4 minutes and 23 seconds, the point difference had been widened to as much as 19 points.

It was also the third quarter of Charlotte's horror.

The reputation of the lineup is greater than the strength. It is really difficult for the Los Angeles Lakers to limit the Charlotte Bobcats at this moment!
Under the premise of keeping two big men in the team at all times, whether it is the defense of the counterattack or the defense of the outside three-pointer, it is a little tight!

Can't prevent it.

Although the Charlotte Bobcats' style of play is very similar to the Thunder they just eliminated, it is simply impossible to use the Thunder's method to deal with the Charlotte Bobcats!

When facing the Thunder, hoard inside to prevent the opponent from raging on the basket.

With the second in charge of the opponent, Westbrook's shooting rate was limited to 34% in the series, but this round of the series is different. The Charlotte Bobcats' defensive ability and three-point shooting ability, and the key ball The processing ability must be above the Thunder!

How can the Lakers struggle, of course, it is Kobe!
The 32-year-old veteran gave up the difficult outside line and went to the basket again and again. The referee also gave Kobe a lot of opportunities to get to the free throw line.

Let Brandon Roy also end up with four offenders and take a rest!

But even so, the Charlotte Bobcats still held an 11-point lead at the end of the third quarter!

In the early part of the fourth quarter, both Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy rested off the court. This was a great momentum for the Lakers to chase points, but the Lakers' abandonment, Derek Fisher's three three-pointers, The game almost lost suspense directly.

At 94-79, with the Charlotte Bobcats leading by 15 points, the reappearance of Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy almost killed the game!

Ci Shiping's restrictions on Zhou Lin had no effect, and he used some brutal methods, and was directly expelled from the field!
Zhou Lin made four free throws steadily!
The point difference of the game has been opened to more than 20 points!

The Lakers can only withdraw their troops temporarily, and Kobe directly threw his sleeve on the chair, expressing his anger and powerlessness!

In this campaign, Kobe scored a game-high 33 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.

But I can't stand the Bobcats with six players in double figures!
周林出战31分钟，投篮14中10，拿到了27分9篮板5助攻！

112-101, although the Charlotte Bobcats seldom slack in the end, they also successfully won G1 of the finals!

(End of this chapter)