Thanos

Chapter 32
Bryant finally scored, but the situation on the Lakers court is very bad.

The main reason is that the Jazz's defense is extremely tough, and the difficulty is directly at the playoff level.

These few undrafted picks can become the starters. Naturally, they have to put in 120% effort to play, and every ball is a shopping effort.

They are not talented, but hard enough, coupled with Sloan's guidance, formed a defensive net.

On the Lakers side, Butler, Atkins, and even Odom are not able to fight tough battles.

They can generate statistics against weak teams, but they are directly withered in this kind of tough battle.

Eight minutes into the first quarter, Odom made 8 of 3 shots, Mihm made 0 of 2 shots, Butler made 0 of 2 shots. Atkins, who loves offense, didn't even find a chance to make a phone call.

It was entirely relying on Kobe to lead the team, but Kobe was not efficient when facing Kirilenko.

The team shot 23.1% from the field, and the outcome can be imagined.

At 10:20, the Jazz directly scored twice as many points as the Lakers.

Boozer scored 10 points and 5 rebounds alone, including 3 offensive rebounds.

One person blows up the inside combination of Mihm and Odom
Tang Shuai suspended twice and replaced Grant, Brown, Vujacic, and George in turns, but failed to change the situation on the court.

This caused dissatisfaction among Los Angeles fans, who even started booing the home team.

It's not that proud Los Angeles fans can't accept defeat, what they can't accept is the weakness of the team.

Atkins was too guarded to make a shot.

Odom and Mihm couldn't keep the backcourt rebounds, allowing Boozer to grab three consecutive rebounds in a short period of time.

Butler didn't dare to break through with the ball, he hesitated to make moves.

A group of substitutes were also unbearable, making various low-level mistakes.

……

The Lakers are the No. [-] team in the Western Conference. They can lose, but they can't lose like this. At least let the fans see their fighting spirit, hard work, and hope of rising.

And right now, except for Kobe, everyone else is disappointing.

What kind of thing is the Jazz? A group of second-round picks and undrafted picks is simply a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

As for the Lakers, left-handed magician Lamar Odom, No. 02 outsider Butler in the [-] class, talented insider Mihm, Celtics original master Atkins, plus superstar Kobe, can be said to be star-studded.

But on the scene, the Jazz are abusing the Lakers, just like adults beating high school students.

"Trash Atkins, you are the most useless point guard in the league."

"Odom, you play like a pussy, you should go to the WNBA!"

"Meme, grab your goddamn rebounds, can't you beat a shorty Boozer? We want Sharks, not Chris Memes!"

……

Tang Shuai has a headache.

Playing the rookie Nuggets, the team performed well.

But when encountering an iron-blooded army like Jazz, fatal problems erupted instantly.

The current book strength of the Lakers is not bad, but they really can't fight tough battles.

On the offensive end, Kobe can still make ends meet, but the defense is really bad, and he can't even keep the rebounds.

Tang Shuai was also angry, and was furious during the timeout.

"Damn it, rebound! Rebound! I won't let Boozer take another offensive rebound!"

"Give me momentum, I don't ask you to win, but you must play momentum."

"Follow me with Boozer and Mike Leaud, they pick and roll, you switch decisively, don't let the Jazz get an easy shot."

The momentum of the champion coach broke out, and the Lakers were silent.

At the same time, Tang Shuai replaced Ye Heping and played in place of Butler.

"Kirilenko's shooting is mediocre, you don't need to take care of him too much, try your best to delay the Jazz's pick-and-roll, help your teammates defend and make up defense."

Ye Heping naturally nodded in agreement, his role in the Lakers is still a defensive vanguard.

Put it where it is difficult.

The game starts and the Lakers attack.

Defending Ye Heping is Gordon, the Jazz's starting shooting guard.

Gordon is 198 centimeters, much shorter than Ye Heping, and his weight is also at a disadvantage, but as soon as he comes up, he stands against Ye Heping and does not give him any space to catch the ball.

The defense is extremely aggressive, and it is not comparable to the Nuggets in the previous game.

The Salt Lake City team is really tough!

The Jazz should have studied Ye Heping's data in the last game, and they made 5 of 5 shots. No team would let such a guy short.

Kobe held the ball, his teammates did not perform well, and the newcomer Ye Heping was strictly guarded against, so he could only choose singles.

Kirilenko's 228 cm wingspan comparable to that of a big center is really against the sky, and it interferes a lot with Kobe.

Kobe could only lean back as far as possible, and the ball was almost parallel to the floor.

With such a high difficulty, the ball bounced out of the frame.

Under the basket, Boozer squeezed Odom away and blocked the rebound.

Boozer is only 206 cm, but his tonnage and strength are far better than Odom, and he is not at a disadvantage compared to Mihm.

In addition, he has a high golf quotient and is good at judging where rebounds fall.This is why he averaged 11+ rebounds per game even though he is short, short-armed, and unable to jump.

Odom is already considered a master rebounder, but he really can't beat Boozer in a head-to-head duel.

This rebound, Boozer is steady.

But at this moment, a big yellow hand suddenly appeared above Boozer's head, grabbing the basketball away.

Snapped!
Ye Heping rushed over early, grabbed the board with one hand, and then grabbed it tightly.

The Los Angeles fans exclaimed, this board is hard to grab, this is the game they want to see.

Take food from the tiger's mouth! ?
The cooked duck flew away, and his board was snatched away by an unknown person.

In an instant, Boozer's blood surged, and he couldn't help but rushed forward, trying to snatch the ball back.

Gordon, who was in charge of defending Ye Heping, also rushed forward, and Boozer pinched Ye Heping.

Roujiamo under the basket, no!Meat with meat.

Ye Heping hugged tightly, while Boozer and Gordon's four big hands kept harassing, trying to grab the ball.

All kinds of small movements, in just two seconds, Ye Ping received many blows on his waist, arms, and thighs, which were all bruised and purple.

At the beginning of the century, NBA defense was extremely cruel, and the basket was a muscular confrontation.

Boozer wants Ye Heping to know that this is not a place for you, a thin bamboo pole, to stay.

Los Angeles fans are very worried. Faced with this situation, many rookies are prone to lose the ball and give up the rebounds they have grabbed.

Ye Heping was not afraid, he just hugged the basketball tightly to his chest and would not let it go.

It's like when driving, if you encounter a dangerous situation, you must hold the steering wheel with both hands, and you can't let it go.

Then calm down and make a judgment call.

Out of the corner of his eye, Ye Heping saw that Odom was emptied.

Ye Heping's heart moved, he found the right moment, and suddenly threw the ball behind him.

Odom was still a little dazed when he received the ball, but he jumped up instinctively and bombed the basket directly.

Boozer went back to defend Odom again, but it was too late, and Odom gave him a dunk.

Bang!
12: 20.

"Roar!"

Odom clenched his fists and roared angrily. After being pressed and beaten by Boozer for so long, he also has a temper.

The Staples Center roared, pounding the ceiling.

(End of this chapter)