The world's best combo guard

Chapter 218

Rudy Tom and Norwich City took the lead in requesting a timeout, but after the timeout, he did not replace Odom. Let's talk about opponents who are relatively close in strength.

If Odom can't handle an opponent like Pau Gasol, then what are you talking about after the game?

Tim Duncan, Stoudemire, Kevin Garnett and even Yao Ming are not easy-going players.

From Odom's point of view, he must learn to deal with it all.

Rudy Tom and Norwich believe that Odom can do it, and Li Hao and the Lakers also believe that Odom can do it.

This season, Odom has grown amazingly enough, he already has the strength of a quasi-All-Star or even an All-Star insider, but compared to the regular season, he still has less experience in the playoffs.

From this perspective, the Lakers must be thankful that their regular season record is good enough, which allowed them to meet the Grizzlies with the lowest overall strength among the 8 teams that advanced to the playoffs in the first round. A chance for young players with little playoff experience like Cook to adapt.

What is a teammate?

On the pitch, that's who can help you.

At the beginning of the game, facing Pau Gasol and Odom was very uncomfortable, but as long as Li Hao and Kobe are there, it is not difficult for Odom to change this situation.

Just like Rudy Tom and Norwich instructed Li Hao and the others during the timeout, try to use breakthroughs to involve Pau Gasol's energy, so that Lamar Odom will have room to play.

Sure enough, after the timeout, when Li Hao and the others followed Rudy Norwich's instructions [-]%, Odom's game finally improved.

In the 4th minute and 12th second of the first quarter, the Lakers' offense, after Li Hao advanced the ball to the frontcourt, he was not in a hurry to pass the ball when facing Mike Miller's defense, but decided to continue to hold The ball went to the basket, and he wanted to put tremendous pressure on the Grizzlies' inside line through this kind of personal killing.

Mike Miller is a very typical offensive guard. Faced with Li Hao's breakthrough, he had little power to parry. Soon, Li Hao easily completed the breakthrough.

At the basket, Pau Gasol was entangled with Brian Cook to get stuck. When he saw Li Hao heading towards the basket with the ball, he had to immediately give up continuing with Brian Cook and instead deal with Li Hao's attack this time. breakthrough.

In the next second, when Pau Gasol rushed towards Li Hao's breakthrough direction, Li Hao suddenly made a low pass and easily passed the ball to Brian Cook behind Pau Gasol.

"bang"

For the understanding Brian Cook, of course he will not let down such a good pass from Li Hao. A very morale-boosting dunk allowed the young player to also start his career in the playoffs, scoring each other.

Mike Fratello frowned. He was a little weak to the situation on the court. It was really difficult. When you face a team with two super defenders, defending the opponent's breakthrough itself is a very difficult thing. , and now it's not just the problem.

Pass the ball!

When super guards aren't that cancerous style of play, you're going to have a tougher time.

Mike Fratello was very bitter. Although the game had just started and the score was not wide open, he could already predict the final result of this season.

Don't look at his vows to tell the players before that the Memphis Grizzlies can beat the Los Angeles Lakers and complete the black eight, but in fact, these are just words to boost morale. It is true that there are no underdogs in the NBA, but in the face of absolute strength, many At any time, any tactics are futile.

"Paul"

Mike Fratello can only roar at Pau Gasol on the field. He hopes that Pau Gasol can put more pressure on the Lakers inside.

But in fact, the effect is not great.

Grizzlies offense.

At the free throw line, Battier passes the ball to Gasol who pulls up high, and Gasol faces Kobe's defense.

Small against big.

Many people think this is an opportunity for Gasol, including Gasol himself.

But the moment he decided to make a move, Kobe mercilessly slapped him in the face.

That's right, it's the head-on blood cap.

Peter Pan showed everyone what made him the best defensive first team this season.

A few days ago, when the NBA officially announced the best defensive team of the season, many people had no meaning for Li Hao's selection, but they were somewhat critical of Kobe's selection.

Everyone thinks that Kobe's ability on the offensive end is unquestionable. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the strongest scorer in active service in the league, but on the defensive end, many people perform as well as him.

Among them, everyone thinks that Bruce Bowen of the San Antonio Spurs is better than Kobe.

Until the start of this game, there are still many people talking about this.

For Kobe, he is the kind of guy who doesn't like to explain painstakingly in front of the camera. He is more inclined to use his strength on the court to silence those doubters.

Just like now, when he destroyed Pau Gasol's attack with a merciless blood cap, the entire Staples Center erupted with only violent cheers.

Li Hao was not surprised by this, because he knew Kobe well, and he knew that Kobe didn't really care about those doubts, he just liked to fight back with actions, and the two of them coincided with each other in this regard.

On the court, Pau Gasol looked very embarrassed. There was a clear gap between his size and Kobe's size, but he was blocked by Kobe.

For him, this is definitely a very embarrassing scene.

Of course, Pau Gasol can be unhappy, and even show an angry expression, but he has to admit that Kobe is really a very scary guy. Such a superstar may not be able to cooperate with him in his career...

Pau Gasol's block by Kobe is just a wonderful scene in the first quarter of the game. For the Lakers fans at Staples, they can even cheer continuously this night.

Because in the next offensive round, as if the Zijin Gemini had negotiated, Kobe had just finished his performance, and immediately fell to Li Hao.

When Li Hao attacked with the ball, he even knocked down the defensive champion Sean Battier.

This picture really happened.

Before the start of this game, to a certain extent, Sean Battier had already prepared himself mentally. As the strongest defensive knife of the Memphis Grizzlies, he was destined to compete with the Lakers in this series. Dealing with Zijin Gemini.

Battier knew that both Li Hao and Kobe were superstars, and both were the most terrifying backcourt players in the current league. Therefore, he didn't have the extravagant hope to defend anyone, he just hoped to limit the performance of these two people to the greatest extent.

But honestly, it's really hard.

If Sean Battier plays for a strong team like the San Antonio Spurs or the Phoenix Suns whose overall strength is much better than the Memphis Grizzlies.

He might really try to guard a superstar, but he's in Memphis, a team that needs his all-out efforts on both ends of the floor.

Therefore, his defense will only become more difficult.

No, Kobe just succeeded in a single with a fadeaway jumper before, but now he was directly knocked to the ground by his opponent when he was defending the Lakers' No. [-].

"God, what happened? Li Jie shook Sean down"

The replay footage above the court showed that when Li Hao was holding the ball from the right side of the paint to the basket, Sean Battier and Mike Miller switched defenses and took the initiative to face Li Hao.

Judging from Li Hao's expression at the time, he seemed to have made up his mind that the ball must be singled out to the end, so even though Sean Battier was in front of him, he didn't hesitate at all.

Li Hao's signature is a superb dribble, coupled with his terrifying speed, so when Sean Battier rushed over, Li Hao chose to pull back horizontally with a blank expression , Li Hao's pull-back action is very difficult, and he may be intercepted if he is not careful.

But he did it anyway, and this was something Battier didn't expect, so at the critical moment, Battier decided to make a steal.

But what he didn't expect was that Li Hao's dribbling skills were too terrifying. Before he could catch the ball, Li Hao had already changed hands.

In this way, waiting for Sean Battier can only be an unbalanced body center of gravity.

At this time, Li Hao quickly turned around again.

The scene that everyone saw appeared, Sean Battier fell to the ground by Li Haohuang.

The entire Staples gave out cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami.

I have to admit that Li Hao's dribble is really wonderful.

"Unbelievable, really unbelievable, all of us know that Shane Battier is a very good defensive player with physical fitness, but now? Maybe it's unfair to Shane, let him defend Zijin Gemini is itself an impossible task.”

After shaking Battier, Li Hao didn't stop his movements, but quickly advanced to the basket, making an understatement layup.

Of course, Li Hao did not mock Battier after finishing the layup. Although Li Hao is not afraid of any opponent on the court and is very tough, he also has his own principles.

One of them is that the defender will not provoke him, and he will not actively taunt the opponent.

In Li Hao's view, Battier is a very quiet defender, and his defensive moves are also very professional, without that kind of dirty moves.

Therefore, Li Hao will not mock Battier.

Of course, for Battier, his mentality at this time must have been affected. In the playoffs, he was still at the Staples in Los Angeles. The scene just now is destined to become one of the scenes that he is unwilling to mention in his career. .

Momentum or strength.

In short, when the first quarter of the game is completely over, the result of this game seems to have no much suspense.

26: 19!

Although the point difference has not widened, for many people, they can already predict that the Lakers will win this game.

For those fans who were a little worried about the state of the Lakers in the playoffs before the game, they can breathe a long sigh of relief at this time. The reason is very simple. There are further explosions.

In this case, they can naturally continue their dominance in the regular season. At least for now, it is only a matter of time before they get the Memphis Grizzlies to advance to the next round.

"There is no doubt that Kobe is the strongest scorer in the league at the moment. He is the most valuable player in the regular season, and he is also the scoring leader. That is to say, he can score from any angle. It is just an attempt. The shooting guard and the small forward are against each other. As far as Kobe is concerned, he is naturally capable, and if necessary, he can also play point guard."

During the intermission of the first quarter, Lakers head coach Rudy Norwich accepted an interview with reporters from the sidelines of ESPN.

Rudy Tom and Norwich answered with ease the reason why Kobe was placed at the small forward position in this game. Of course, he also said that strictly speaking, this is just an attempt, not a tactic, because Kobe He can play the small forward position. In the current league, there are many such players, such as Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets.

"Consistent as always, he's our engine, all season long, and of course he can, as long as he has to"

Later, Rudy Norwich also expressed his opinion on Li Hao. Rudy Tom Norwich said that Li Hao played very well this season. In his opinion, Li Hao is the best player in the league today. As a point guard, after a season of growth, Li Hao has raised his weak assist ability to a whole new level.

In addition, Rudy Norwich also said that if the team's tactics require, Li Hao can also play small forward.

Many people are paying attention to Rudy Norwich's inter-section interview. When everyone sees Rudy Tom Norwich's confident expression, they can only shake their heads helplessly.

Maybe Rudy Tom and Norwich are qualified to be so confident, after all, Li Hao and Kobe are really outstanding.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Grizzlies coach Mike Fratello chose to change his lineup. He no longer let Pau Gasol stay in the penalty area stubbornly, but let him appear in the high position as much as possible. In this way, Pau Gasol Thor's high-level support ability will be completely liberated.

More importantly, in this way, the Grizzlies will also have more options on the offensive end, and they can further expand the offensive range.

For the Lakers, this is obviously a bit unprepared. After all, although Lamar Odom is the kind of "one-size-fits-all" player, he is still too young. After adapting, he felt that his presence in the paint plummeted.

However, Rudy Tom and Norwich like to see tricks, and with a big wave of his hand, Brian Cook was replaced and Caron Butler played.

One big and four small.

When the Lakers speeded up the pace of the game in an instant, the Grizzlies' offense of organizing and supporting the inside lost its power in an instant...

(End of this chapter)