Nickname: Transformers

Chapter 144 Gasol Shows His Power

With Bynum off the field and without the troublemakers, the Lakers' offense was once again in Kobe's hands.Facing Courtney Lee, Kobe has too many advantages, but Kobe doesn't feel very good today, otherwise Bynum and Howard would not be allowed to match up.

After Kobe took control of the ball, he began to pass the ball inside again, this time it was Gasol.

After Gasol arrived in the Lakers, his sense of presence was not as good as when he was in the Grizzlies.In addition to him last season, there are Bynum and Odom.Odom left this season, but another Wu Di came, and Gasol continued to hide most of his aura.

Gasol, who didn't have the ball, was basically useless for more than half, and even scored a lot less.But there is no way, who let the Lakers have two big players?One is a head player, and the other is a potential superstar. Gasol can't compete with them.

But today, Kobe had a bad touch and passed the ball directly to the inside, which gave Gasol a chance.

It was Lewis who defended Gasol, Gasol was soft, and Lewis was softer than Gasol.Two backs to the side squeezed Lewis aside, and then Gasol turned around and shot easily.

Howard over there is in trouble. Although Pekovic is not as tall as him, he is still very strong, and he can also defend against the front.If Howard plays head-on, he must bypass Pekovic first, otherwise he can only follow Pekovic to shoot.

But can Howard's shoot?It seems that there is really no way.Then Howard had a tragedy. He hit Pekovic twice in a row, missed two shots, and followed in Bynum's footsteps.

On the other hand, it was great for Gasol to beat Lewis, and he succeeded in a post-up shot again.Gasol felt that his touch was getting better, so he played very resolutely.

If Howard can't score, then the Magic's offense will have to change to a new routine. Lewis will pull out to give Nelson a pick-and-roll.The pick-and-roll between him and Nelson is still difficult to defend, and once mismatched, the consequences will be disastrous.

Nelson is only 183cm tall, and he can play all the inside lines, including those who are good at defending outside lines.Lewis is more than two meters tall and can shoot over the head of any point guard, and it is still a three-pointer. Lewis is notorious for his three-pointers.

The Magic cheered up the pick-and-roll, and the Lakers really didn't have a good way.Put on a taller point guard?Then there is no need for Lewis to block people, Nelson just passed by.

The Zen master called a timeout. At this time, he also had a headache.If the Magic keeps picking and rolling, this game will not be guaranteed.This is a critical moment, and Zen Master does not dare to take it lightly.

After thinking for a while, the Zen master said: "When we are going to play, Paul (Gasol) and Pekovic will switch defenses, and Pekovic will go to defend Nelson. Don't act rashly, only go when Nelson is about to layup or shoot. interference."

Pekovic nodded in understanding.

"Kobe and Wu, the two of you always pay attention to the defense. As long as Nelson passes the ball to Lewis to play point guard, the two of you who are close should defend it, and don't let Lewis shoot easily."

Kobe and Wu Di also nodded.

The game started again, and the Magic even made adjustments. Howard came to defend Gasol and gave Pekovic to Lewis.In this way, Gasol and Pekovic are equivalent to swapping positions, and Gasol goes to play center.

But it's not a big problem. After Gasol received the ball, he continued to hit back without any mistakes.Howard can't even defend Bynum's post-up, let alone Gasol's post-up?

Howard originally thought that Gasol and Bynum should be about the same, because he and Gasol had played against each other at the same position for almost two years, and it was normal for him to not remember Gasol's abilities clearly.But after contact, he discovered that Gasol's post-up play was much better than Bynum's, and he was on the same level as Dayao.

Howard is unwilling to match up with Dayao, because Dayao's shooting is difficult to block, and interference is sometimes useless. His footsteps are too strong, and Howard can't keep up.Now that Gasol has suddenly shown that he is as strong as Yao, Howard can't help but feel a sense of frustration. He also wants to learn some traditional center's style of play, but he can't learn it.

Gasol easily scored the ball and the Magic served.

Nelson and Lewis play the pick-and-roll again, Nelson drives inside, and Pekovic immediately goes up to defend.According to the Zen master's arrangement, he did not reach out his hand hastily, but blocked Nelson with his body.

Nelson ran two steps and failed to find a chance, and immediately passed the ball to Lewis.As soon as Lewis received the ball, Wu Di ran over from one side and stopped not far from him. As long as he dared to shoot, Wu Di rushed to interfere.

Lewis is still very confident in his shooting. When he saw Wu Di stop, he jumped up and shot immediately.Wu Di immediately took a stride, rushed forward and sealed Lewis' eyes with his hands.

Lewis was taken aback, his hand shook, and the basketball missed.Gasol played for Howard, and Pekovic took off the rebound and threw it to Wu Di. Wu Di immediately went off and scored a dunk before Turkoglu defended him.

Nelson and Lewis played a pick-and-roll in the next game, and this time Turkoglu took Wu Di far away.But as soon as Lewis caught the ball, Kobe rushed over.Lewis looked at Kobe, he hoped that Kobe would also stop, and then he could shoot. He has scored 2 points so far, and it is almost a quarter of soy sauce.

At this moment, Lewis suddenly felt light in his hand, and the basketball was gone.

Fisher cut the basketball and immediately launched a fast break, running to the center line, and immediately passed the ball to Bryant who was already in the three-point line.Kobe received the ball, stepped into the free throw line and took off in one step, and succeeded in splitting and dunking.

The Magic are now unable to play singles and pick-and-rolls, and they fell into difficulty scoring for a while.

On the other hand, the Lakers, Gasol felt overwhelmed, and contacted Howard twice in singles, successfully overtaking the score.

In the second quarter, Master Jackson first asked Wu Di to sit off the court. Gasol's explosive touch now makes no sense if he doesn't take advantage of it!Gasol played a dominant performance, continuously destroying the Magic's interior on the offensive end, and also causing trouble for Howard on defense.

In addition, Wu Di played in the second half of the second quarter, and the Lakers kept opening up the score. By the time of the intermission, the Lakers had already led by [-] points.

At the beginning of the second half, Kobe finally found his touch and scored 12 points on sudden shots, directly widening the point difference to 20 points.At the 7th minute of the fourth quarter, the Magic were still 15 points behind and had to declare their surrender.

The Lakers defeated the Magic and did not leave that night, but waited until the next morning before flying to Memphis.

That night, Howard invited players from the two teams who like to go to nightclubs to have fun together. Wu Di happily went to experience the enthusiasm of an Orlando girl.

(End of this chapter)