Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 334 Kobe Bryant Goes Mad

Although Kobe doesn't like to see Bynum, but after all, Bynum is also the team's starting center, and he still wears a purple and gold jersey.As the boss of the team, seeing his younger brother being bullied like this, Kobe's heart also became ruthless, and he made up his mind to give the Blazers a little color.

Kobe, known as the "Black Mamba", is obviously not the kind of character who directly starts training with the opponent. The angrier he gets, the calmer he becomes during the game. Like a black mamba, he shows his fangs where you can't see him, ready to Kill you with one blow.

The Blazers took an eight-point lead under Ye Feng as Bynum cringed in the first quarter, and surprisingly, they largely didn't take a 8-pointer from the perimeter in the first quarter. The ball was 10 of 7 shots at the basket.The only one in the starting five who didn't score was Camby. After all, he needs to give up the space under the basket to give his teammates a breakthrough, but he doesn't care. It's a good thing to lead the Lakers.

The two sides finished the first 4 minutes of the second quarter with substitutes, and then switched back to the starting lineup. Of course, Phil continued to put Bynum on the bench.The two fouls in the first quarter greatly reduced Bynum's playing time in this game. To be on the safe side, Phil only planned to let him play in the last few minutes of the second quarter, at least leaving room for him to play in the fourth quarter. How to say Bynum's body is placed here, and his scoring ability is also good. Being sent off early is a big loss for the Lakers.

The replacement for Bynum and the starting lineup partner is undoubtedly the Lakers' super sixth man Odom, but he serves as the team's power forward, and Gasol swings to the center position.In this way, the strength of the Lakers' inside line has decreased, but their mobility has increased significantly. Both Gasol and Odom can be pulled out to defend the ball holder after the pick-and-roll, and they can quickly return to the basket. It means that half of the Blazers' pick-and-roll was abolished.

Just as the Blazers' offense became sluggish, Kobe suddenly broke out, and Matthews felt tremendous pressure instantly.This kind of pressure does not come from Kobe's touch of constantly scoring goals, but from his own, a kind of "no matter how you defend this ball will score" momentum.I have to admit that Matthews has a strong perimeter defense ability. As an undrafted pick, he can play at such a level that the Blazers have earned, but this is of no use to stop Kobe.

In fact, after entering the late stage of his career, Kobe's offense has become very simple and efficient. He no longer uses various fake moves to attract attention as he did when he was young. Now he is pursuing efficiency, which is a one-hit kill against defenders.For him, there is nothing more important than victory in the game. As long as he can score, he can do it no matter how simple it is. With his status and status, he really doesn't need to use fancy moves to attract attention like the juniors.

Matthews looked down on Kobe at the beginning. After all, Kobe is considered very old. He thought that he would not say that he completely restricted Kobe, but at least he should be able to draw.But when Kobe held the ball, Matthews realized that his thinking was wrong. Kobe had indeed entered a decline in his career, but his strength was still there.Matthews tried his best to restrain his urge to reach out, and just raised his hands to prevent Kobe from breaking through. However, Kobe swayed from side to side and slipped past Matthews with ease. The movements did not look complicated, but he really couldn't prevent him .

Shocked, Matthews immediately turned around and followed Kobe into the three-point line, trying to block Kobe's breakthrough route from the side.However, he is still very cautious. With Kobe's speed, he can't stand in advance. Speeding up his pace and confronting him can only result in blocking fouls, so he can only slow down Kobe's speed by relying on physical confrontation, so as to leave room for his teammates. The time and space to assist defense.

A smile appeared on the corner of Kobe's mouth, but that smile was cold. He had seen many defenders like Matthews in his previous career. Even though his speed and confrontation were not as strong as before, Kobe didn't care at all.When he was young, Kobe's first choice was to force a breakthrough and complete a dunk on the opponent's inside player, but now he obviously has better options, such as shooting.

Near the free throw line, Kobe made an emergency stop, but Matthews did not overshoot, and stopped accordingly.However, when Matthews was about to post it, Kobe had already completed all the jumping and shooting actions. Matthews' hand had already sealed Kobe's face, but Kobe's face was as usual. He had hit thousands of shots in this position. , It can be said that the ball can be thrown with eyes closed, so Matthews' hand did not cause him any trouble. With a sound of "shua", the basketball went into the basket, and Kobe still stood in place, maintaining the posture of shooting, just like he had done countless times before.

Starting from this ball, Kobe started the crazy killing mode, and Matthews was as powerless as a child in front of him.Kobe's actual performance proved that he is still one of the top scorers in league history. Mamba is old, but his fangs have not fallen off.

Kobe only scored 6 points in the first quarter, but in the second quarter he scored 15 points from inside and outside, helping the Lakers quickly recover the disadvantages on the scene, and the point difference has been completely wiped out.Kobe's three-pointers are really not very reliable. His outside shooting throughout his career has been a big weakness. Even though he has made many lore shots from outside the three-point line before, to be honest, Kobe's three-pointers It's a big deal most of the time.

But he also has a mid-range jumper, which is his real killer feature.Moreover, Kobe's current mid-range shooting has the charm of Jordan, and his shooting percentage is quite high, especially when Matthews is cautious enough to forcefully control fouls, Kobe is even more comfortable.And Kobe keeps using jump shots to score, which can also save energy, instead of going to the basket to fight with Aldridge and Camby.

Ye Feng also really wanted to fight against Kobe, but Artest clung to him like a bloody cock, not afraid of fouls at all.His suicide defense made Ye Feng have to pass the ball out many times. Although he sent 5 assists in a single quarter, he only scored 3 points.Under the clamor of the Lakers fans, the Blazers' outside touch was also average, but Kobe suppressed it by himself.

As the king of Los Angeles, as long as Kobe gets the ball, there will be shouts of MVP in the audience, which is the biggest support for Kobe.At the end of halftime, Bryant walked into the tunnel with his hands up and a smile on his face, as if the Lakers had won the game.

(End of this chapter)