basketball hero

Chapter 325 The Strongest Scorer in the Defensive League
The starting lineup of the Lakers at home is: center - Andrew Bynum, power forward - Pau Gasol, small forward - Metta World Peace, shooting guard - Kobe Bryant, point guard - Derek Fisher.

The starting lineup of the Mavericks in the away game is: center - Tyson Chandler, power forward - Dirk Nowitzki, small forward - Sean Marion, shooting guard - Ying Xiong, point guard - Jay Senkid.

Before the game started, the two sides shook hands and hugged friendly.The players on both sides are very familiar with each other, so they also know each other's strength very well.

Kobe is definitely the current Los Angeles basketball god and the owner of the Staples Center (the Clippers are too disappointing).Most of the cheers at the scene were for him alone.He has helped the team win the NBA championship 5 times and is a veritable superstar.

Ying Xiong is very envious of Kobe being so loved by fans and the honor he has won.For most players, playing is not only for making money, but also for their own honor.Honor is not equal to material things, but the spiritual satisfaction of people is sometimes irreplaceable by material things.

The game kicked off under the watchful eyes of the fans.

Ying Xiong was very excited, his eyes became hot with the strong fighting spirit.He knows that although he is not the core of the team's offense, he has a very important task, which is to defend the opponent's most terrifying scorer in the league.

——Such a challenge was exactly what he expected to see.In the life-and-death playoffs stage, facing the most terrifying scoring machine in the league is an opportunity that many people have been looking forward to in their entire lives.

Derek Fisher dribbles over and points to Gasol in the high post.Kobe blasted out from the wing and asked for the ball with his back on the right waist.

Ying Xiong did not choose to go forward, and he would not take risks when the chance of stealing the ball was not good.This is the playoffs, and if any small detail is not handled properly, it will trigger a butterfly effect, which may ultimately determine the final result of the game.

Another reason why Ying Xiong didn't choose to go forward is that he is taller than Kobe, relatively speaking, he doesn't suffer from the misplacement, and if he can't prevent it, at least he doesn't suffer from the hardware.

As a European insider, Gasol has exquisite skills. Although he is such a big man, his passing touch is very soft.I saw him make a very clever pass, comfortably passed it into Kobe's hands, and then pulled away to give the opponent space for singles.

Kobe played Yingxiong in singles, and the fans at the scene quickly became hot and booed continuously.

I don't know how many Kobe's offensive videos I have watched, and Ying Xiong has also learned his offensive skills and some of his footsteps.But it's one thing to be on video, and quite another to defend in person.Kobe in the playoffs was far scarier and more serious than the regular season.

Kobe held the ball with his back, leaned against Yingxiong, and used his footsteps to seek opportunities.

Ying Xiong was very focused when defending, he kept moving his feet, and always judged the timing of his shots, and he also had to beware of the opponent's fake moves.It is not so easy to defend a top scorer, the opponent has too many scoring methods.You can turn around to the bottom line/up line and then fall back for a jump shot, you can dribble with the ball and take a step back to make an emergency stop jump shot, you can also hold the ball and rush to the basket for a layup/slam dunk, and you can even get to the basket with your back and then catch each other. a terminating action.

Kobe feinted a shot, shaking Ying Xiong, who was highly nervous, and made a time difference, and hit a fallback jumper!

Ying Xiong was very annoyed, even though he kept reminding himself not to be confused by fake moves, at that moment, he still jumped up unconsciously.

Kidd dribbles over and directs at the top of the key.

Ying Xiong runs without the ball, and it is Kobe who defends him!
Kobe's defense in the 2nd position is exceptionally good, as evidenced by his multiple selections to the All-Defensive Team.But generally in the first half of the game, he will not give his full strength on the defensive end. In order to save his physical energy, the team will let him mark the opponent's small forward or shooting guard who has less offense.

Kobe didn't follow Yingxiong very closely, but he never lost his position.As the league's top perimeter defensive expert, he knows how to achieve effective defensive effects without using all his strength.

Ying Xiong's role on the offensive end is indeed not much, especially under Kobe's defense, teammates rarely pass the ball to him.

Nowitzki missed a shot, Gasol accepted the rebound and handed it to Fisher to advance.

Kobe continued to play Yingxiong with his back and singles. After a feint, he broke through with his left hand.

Even though Ying Xiong had already defended in place, he still couldn't prevent the opponent from throwing the ball into the basket.

The fans cheered one after another. Although everyone was praising Kobe's picturesque offensive skills, no one thought that Ying Xiong's defense was not good.In fact, he has already defended well, but he still can't limit Kobe.After all, if Kobe is so restrictive, he can't be called a superstar.

Coach Carlisle stood on the sidelines, deep in thought.Of course he doesn't think that Ying Xiong can completely restrain Kobe one-on-one, which is too unrealistic.Not even the best perimeter defender in the league can do that.Defending Kobe requires the cooperation of the whole team. He asked Ying Xiong to defend alone in order to consume the opponent.What makes him depressed is that Kobe is getting older and more evil now, and the number of times he gets to the basket is getting less and less, so it is difficult for Tyson Chandler on the inside to help defend.If you help defend in advance, it is easy to be penetrated by Kobe's pass.

The offensive state of the Mavericks was not good at the beginning of the game. The outside shooting percentage was low, and the inside opponent had "double highs", which made it difficult to get in.

Kobe made another fadeaway jumper. He made 3 of 3 shots in the opening game, and the offense felt extremely hot.

Ying Xiong believes that Kobe can get whatever he wants, although it is due to the ability of the other party, but he also has an unshirkable responsibility.I have to change, otherwise I will become more and more passive.

Ying Xiong was determined and decided to adjust his defensive strategy.

The Mavericks finally scored their first point of the game on Nowitzki's jumper.

The Lakers attack naturally played Kobe, who had already made 3 of 3 shots.

Gasol received the ball from Fisher and used his height advantage to find Kobe with the ball.

Unexpectedly, Kobe, who was easy to turn his back to get a position before, was completely blocked by the opponent's yellow-skinned teenager and could not pass the ball easily.

Ying Xiong's defensive method is not completely around the front, because it is easy to be hit behind.He adopts a half-round forward defensive method, using his height, wingspan and moving speed to interfere with his comfortable receiving of the ball.His intention is not only that, even if he still can't stop the opponent from receiving the ball in the end, it will consume a lot of physical energy of the opponent.

The importance of Kobe to the Lakers is self-evident.

(End of this chapter)