NBA villain

Chapter 369 Lost streak
Lost to the Trail Blazers by one step. So far this season, the Trail Blazers have 10 wins and 21 losses, ranking first in the bottom of the Western Conference.

The pressure of competition in the West is particularly high. After the disbandment of the three-headed monster, even the S+ level Timberwolves who are still at their peak, their record this season has plummeted, only slightly better than the Trail Blazers.

Then because of the absence of Yao Ming, the Rockets only rely on Juwan Howard, a veteran who has been around for many years. It is equivalent to McGrady with a weakened version of the Magic, and the record is constantly declining. Lumbar injury, need to rest for a period of time, now it's all right, the two stars in the Rockets team have all fallen, and it has truly become a headless team.

The Warriors are not bad, at least Davis and Yang Di are both very healthy, and they haven't lost a single game this season.

The loss to the Trail Blazers was not over. In 24 hours, the Warriors challenged the Nuggets in back-to-back away games. On the Colorado Plateau, they lost 81 to 98 to the Nuggets by 17 points, the first defeat of the season.

Yang Di did not perform well either. He only played 22 minutes and scored 11 points and 7 rebounds. He also received 4 fouls and did not appear in the last quarter.

The two-game losing streak of the Warriors lost 7 games. The Western Conference record is the same as the Spurs, ranking second in the league, lower than the Pistons, which only lost 6 games.

The key is that in the new ranking of combat power, the Warriors have also dropped from the first position to fourth, while the Spurs have reached the top of the league.

The consecutive losses have caused the players to be mentally exhausted, and the passion of last month's winning streak has disappeared.

It is difficult for young players to adjust their mentality. It is the first time for a few rookies who have just entered the league to encounter this kind of thing. When winning becomes a habit, it is difficult to face consecutive losses.

In the West, the Warriors fell to the top spot, and the attention they received gradually decreased.

Eyes are on another superstar -- Kobe Bryant of the Lakers.

The 2005-06 season was a season of Kobe's metamorphosis. In this season, Kobe's scoring exploded. 40+ is as simple as drinking water, 50+ often appears, and 60+ is not a particularly unusual thing.

Before the Christmas game last month, Kobe scored 62 points in three quarters, 1 point more than the opponent Mavericks he faced, and Megatron the league.

On the 6th of this month, Kobe scored 76 points in the home game against the 48ers. He overshadowed Allen Iverson, who had overwhelmed him in the scoring position in the past few years, and then challenged back to back the next day. In the Clippers game, Kobe scored 50 points and made 15 of 7 three-pointers. He defeated the Clippers 112-109 by himself.

In the game against the Pacers on the 9th, Kobe scored 45 points alone, leading the Lakers to beat the visiting Pacers.

In the game against the Trail Blazers on the 11th, Kobe scored 41 points and became the third player to do so after Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor in 4 consecutive 40+ games. This time, even Jordan really did not complete it .

All the fans are crazy, just watching Kobe's scoring runaway feast has become a kind of enjoyment.

This period was also a period when the number of his fans skyrocketed. In the All-Star voting, Baron Davis, who was far ahead of No.3, secured his starting position.

At this time, the Warriors who returned to the home court ushered in Kobe's challenge.

The Warriors' outside defense is not strong, Davis is a little shorter, Ariza and Danny Granger are too immature, and Montgomery was very worried about this before the game started.

Sure enough, after the game started, Kobe showed his fangs. Unlike the game at the beginning of the season, Kobe has now entered an inexplicable runaway mode, and his state is bravely out of shape.

Strong self-confidence has long led to outrageous offensive methods. It is useless for Ariza to cover Kobe's face with his hands. Every time Kobe can ignore the defense and throw the ball in.It made Ariza a little doubt whether the blindfold defense method learned after entering the NBA has any effect.

Kobe scored 16 points in a single quarter, and the Lakers led the Warriors by 55 points 47 to 8 at halftime.

Yang Di's condition has recovered. In front of Odom, Mihm and Kwame Brown, he can not only grab offensive rebounds, but also use his feet to complete low-post attacks with high efficiency.

In the second half, Kobe shot wildly from the outside. He knew that after Yang Di had a strong defense in the penalty area, he didn't limit himself to making kills inside. Instead, he mostly made strong shots and three-pointers. With a good shooting percentage, the Warriors were widened. By 10 points, Kobe scored 35 points in three quarters, and it was another 40+ game.

At this time, the Warriors had the highest score but Yang Di, who scored 22 points and 15 rebounds.

In the last quarter, Kobe probably lost his physical strength and his outside shooting percentage dropped. The Warriors took the opportunity to fight back and tied the score 90-90.

"Go inside and cause damage!"

Phil Jackson immediately changed his tactics, arranging pick-and-rolls for Kobe and surprises after pulling away. When Kobe's shooting touch was not good, he changed to a way to send him to score.

As the frame protector in the penalty area, Yang Di moved to Kobe's attacking line before the basket, defending Kobe's last attack.

Last year, the Magic did the same thing. As a result, Howard was dunked by Kobe, and his actions were embarrassing, which became a stain in his life.

Yang Di will not be dunked by anyone, because Yang Di's strength is too great, and Yang Di reacts very quickly. Basically, he can take off completely every time he defends. Outside players have not succeeded in dunking him, but Yang Di blocked him. Overwhelmed dunks by several perimeter players, such as Vince Carter.

Kobe was interfered with once for a layup, was blocked once, and scored a two-plus-one himself, which caused a foul by Chandler.

Yang Di shook his head, feeling the huge destructive power brought by the S+ level ball field, which is simply unsolvable under certain circumstances.

At the critical stage of the game, Kobe made another three-pointer with a big heart, establishing a 5-point lead for the Lakers.

最终湖人110比105就以5分战胜了勇士队，科比砍下47分7个篮板和4次助攻，29投14中，三分球10投4中，罚球17罚命中了15个。

After the game, the serious Kobe finally smiled. Beating a strong league team like the Warriors is far happier than scoring high points against a weak team.

On the other hand, the Warriors have lost 3 consecutive games. This is the Warriors' first losing streak this season, and it is also the longest losing streak.

Even Yang Di's face was unprecedentedly dignified, and the atmosphere of the team suddenly became different. After all, the players have not yet formed the idea that they are a strong team in the league, and I am worried that this losing streak will continue. .

ESPN uses "terrible" to describe the recent state of the Warriors, especially the substitute players, who will make a lot of mistakes in every game, seriously dragging down the overall rhythm.

Two days later, the Warriors host the Sonics, the Warriors' sufferer last season.

(End of this chapter)