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Chapter 159 Chapter 153 A late bloomer?

Chapter 159 Chapter 153: A Late Bloom?

"Hoho! The Lakers are a bad team, the Rockets are the champions! The Lakers are a bad team! The Rockets are the champions!"

Totoro just supported the first brother to make a mid-range shot, and the fans immediately cheered loudly. People who didn't know thought that the Rockets scored this goal just now, which was the same as entering the Western Conference Finals.

It stands to reason that Rockets fans shouldn’t be so fanatical against the Lakers today. To put it bluntly, it’s just a regular season. The team they’re playing against isn’t the rival Jazz. Logically speaking, Rockets fans wouldn’t be so desperate. .

But now why has it become so emotional, or can be said to be rude?That was due to the arrival of Totoro, who completely changed the gentle and gentle character of the original Houston fans.

Every time the big blood cap that blocks the sky, every overbearing dunk, this fledgling Chinese kid stimulates the fans every time with this action that stimulates people's adrenaline. Totoro once bluntly said that he hates the Utah Jazz. team, but I really like those fans in Salt Lake City, because they can do their best every time to create difficulties for other visiting teams, and make the Energy Solutions Arena a devil's stadium that has been discolored in the league. , and he very much hopes that the fans of his team can do the same.

Ever since, becoming rude has become the ultimate goal of the Red Dragon Church members and Rockets fans. There is a small group that conducts an in-depth analysis of the main players in the team that come to challenge the team, to see what ugly jokes the opponent can use to attack. Some people in this special small team are responsible for character analysis, and some are responsible for grasping. With slogans, some people are responsible for collecting materials, and some are responsible for teaching ordinary fans. It can be said that although sparrows are small, they have all five internal organs. They have also become celebrities in the Totoro fan group. He has always called himself a dragon servant.

Just like the Lakers who came here this time, Kobe's independence, Gasol's softness, Bynum's stupidity, Odom's laziness, these problems have been made up by these "dragon servants" combined with their previous embarrassments. If Kobe is in a particularly good state today, a group of them will shout Eagle County or O'Neal's big ass, I don't know if Peter Pan can't help but imitate Artest when he hears such beatings, and rushes forward to fight those fans directly.

But now is obviously not the time to amplify his moves. Kobe, who is extremely competitive, heard the uniform slogan, and his battle anger, which had been suppressed for a long time, burst out again. The volute is a very interesting People, he is proud and even arrogant, he does not allow anyone to be presumptuous in front of him, whether it is players or fans, if one day he feels that he has been treated so-called "unfair", he will use Kobe's rules to educate Those who do not know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth.

Immediately, Peter Pan turned his anger into scoring. This time, he didn't wait for Gasol's pick-and-roll. A shocking 1-degree layup with a twisted waist completed the attack.

In the current league structure, there is almost no team that can crush Kobe to score. The abnormal performance of such superstar players in a game is definitely not due to the defensive strategy or the defensive players, but because they feel bad tonight. good.

It is precisely because Adelman is deeply aware of this reason that he will give up on Kobe's defense. Instead of spending a lot of effort and returning to nothing, it is better to completely defend and block the other teammates of the Lakers. Kobe's scoring ability No matter how strong his physical strength is, he can't take 50 shots and score 100 points in a game, right?

"Hey! You country bumpkins! I must show you how powerful I am!"

The ball just now had Yao Ming and Totoro, two of the most popular Chinese in the league today, as the background kings. In addition, the ball itself was exciting enough. Kobe's fancy drawbar layup was enough to book the top ten balls of the month or the top [-] balls of the year. Among the big goals, even his Peter Pan is not a common goal.

After finishing the ball, Kobe looked very excited. He pulled his jersey and yelled at the fans at the Toyota Center with a ferocious face, but he was just halfway through when a yellow figure and another black figure passed by his left and right sides , quickly ran towards their empty half.

Mayfair Jackson, who had just sat down on the sidelines, stood up in shock at this moment.

Their Lakers team is very strong on the books. Bynum, Odom, Gasol, Kobe and himself are the Big Five. There are also Shannon Brown, Vujacic, and Walton Jr. on the bench. Bench gangsters, at first glance, the Lakers have almost no weaknesses, except for always underestimating the enemy.

But is this really the case?In addition to double-killing the Rockets this year, the Lakers also defeated the Spurs three times, the Celtics twice, and swept the Cavaliers and Magic in the regular season. Almost all well-known strong teams in the league were defeated by the Lakers.

But the Lakers lost 2 times to the Suns, 1 time to the Warriors, [-] time to the Thunder, and even [-] time to the Wizards. The Knicks, a pseudo-strong team that is not very likely to win the championship this season, is even in the league. Many people just laugh off this phenomenon. Ordinary people think that the Lakers underestimated the enemy and were careless. Naive people think that the Lakers deliberately lost to save their character. Conspiracy theorists think that the league deliberately made things difficult for the Lakers. They have created historical records. Some knowledgeable people believe that this is because the actual gap in the league is not large. A weak team can beat a strong team, but only those who are truly knowledgeable and talented can come up with different points.

The Lakers didn't lose on purpose, and the league didn't intend to play tricks on the Purple and Gold in the regular season. There was only one reason why the Lakers lost, and that was that they were naturally restrained by these teams.

The Lakers are afraid of fast breaks, and they are even more afraid that the opponent will not play according to the routine. As long as the Lakers have Gasol Bynum and Odom in their formation, their speed will not be able to improve. Fish, Vujacic and the like, their perimeter defense is definitely not that strong.

The Suns and Warriors defeated the nobles with speed, the Thunder, and the Wizards Knicks used star singles and throwing three-pointers after receiving the ball to get the Lakers. Compared with a dynamic team, the Lakers are like a dying old man, completely unable to keep up with the opponent's rhythm.

The Rockets played positional battles with the Lakers in the first two games. Naturally, they are not the opponents of the Lakers who have the height advantage and the scoring machine Kobe, but if they want to play fast games against the Lakers this time, then Gasol and the others can only be left behind. doomed.

Zen Master called a timeout immediately after only 2 minutes into the game. Although the Lakers are only two points behind the Rockets at the moment, Grandpa KFC's decisiveness is still admirable.

Mayfair Jackson has always given people an inscrutable image when playing outside.

He is calm when things happen, and he is always calm on the sidelines, with an indifferent expression. Even when the Lakers are in crisis, if he calls a timeout, it will only be called a half-quarter timeout. In the second half, he kept silent like a Zen master sitting still.

There are different views on the meritorious head coach who created the two dynasties of the Bulls and the Lakers. Some people think that he is worthy of the name and is the greatest coach in history, while others think that he has achieved success in name only. It is completely different from the thighs I hugged. There was Jordan Pippen Rodman in the front and Kobe O'Neal in the back. If there were not so many outstanding players, there would be no 9 championship rings of Mayfair Jackson.

It's just that regardless of whether that comment is correct, at least in Totoro's eyes, this master is a difficult master to deal with.

Even if it is a pig, he can become a pig after giving him 10 crowns, not to mention the Zen master who invented the triangle offense. Leaving aside Mayfair's tactical training, he is absolutely perfect in grasping the players' hearts and observing the situation. He is an out-and-out master, especially for the control of the overall situation. I am afraid that another famous coach, Popovich, is not the opponent of Grandpa KFC.

Zen master didn't say a lot during this timeout. If he had to count it down, he would only have to [give up offensive rebounds, retreat quickly, and pay attention to the internal test path of the main Rockets players when retreating, and don't let them make fast breaks] these four In a word, he didn't give a single word to the Lakers' offense, because he knew that even if he made any arrangements at this time, it would be useless. Kobe will not wake up during this period of time, and he will not be called Kobe Bryant if he wakes up. , He called a timeout to talk about defense purely to keep the Lakers from being overwhelmed by the opponent all of a sudden, and he didn't mean to adjust their tactics to overtake the Rockets.

After the lecture, the Zen master didn't care whether Bynum and the others could understand, so he sat on the bench with his arms folded and began to sag again.

The Lakers players don't know much about it, but they understand the sentence of giving up offensive rebounds, and the result is that the Lakers have no chance of a second offense at all, and the speed of returning to defense early is still not as fast as that of the back Starting with the Rockets, the Lakers are still stuck in a situation of playing more and playing less.

The Rockets only have Yao and Randolph who can't run fast, but they have three big men and an old fish and four players who can't run fast, and after Adelman saw that the fast break tactics were successful, he was insane. A timeout was also called in the next 4 minutes, Yao Ming and Randolph were replaced, David Lee was replaced and mentioned the starting position, Totoro mentioned the power forward position, Iguodala served as small forward, and Batty was replaced Er played shooting guard, and now Zen Master said that he was even more confused.

Even if he has a brilliant hand, it is impossible to make Lao Yu ten years younger and Bynum put up 10 speeds out of thin air, right?

At the same time, Mayfair Jackson was very jealous. Everyone said that the Lakers have a good lineup, but the Rockets are actually the team with the most harmonious configuration in the league. For positional warfare, there is a big killer, the little giant. For speed warfare, they can send a small lineup, plus a nearly omnipotent Totoro. The Rockets are not afraid of anyone under normal circumstances.

Adelman can change the lineup of the opponent's medicine, but he only has a pair of king bombs in his hand. No matter what problems he encounters, he has to throw those old players on the field. How can such a gap make people not envious? ?

"That Chinese boy!"

Zen master said two times about Totoro in his heart, and there was a little regret in his heart. Now the Lakers seem to have all the lineups, but they still lack a young and energetic new star in the backbone position. If he is the one who can win the Totoro in this year's draft instead of the Houstonians, Mayfair Jackson feels that he can try to create a dynasty again.

After all, Totoro is a child who came out of Los Angeles, Zen master also watched him several college league games, Mayfair Jackson dared to use his own head to guarantee that half a year ago, no one, including him, would have thought that Totoro could become an All-Star, and Still played All-Star data in the first season.

Every player like him has made his mark in the college league or high school league, but Totoro is obviously a piece of shit in the NCAA, but he is alive and well in the more difficult NBA. This phenomenon is also quite strange. Yes, some Yankees who understand Chinese idioms are surprised. Is this the legendary late bloomer?

Facing the predicament of the Lakers who can't outrun others, Zen Master is not helpless as he is now. Everything in the world has pros and cons, and all strategies have gains and losses. On the basketball court, this The reason is the same, the Rockets increase their speed, then their height will inevitably drop, if Kobe can hand over the basketball to the inside at this time, then the Lakers' offense will definitely take off.

Although Totoro is hanging, he will definitely not be able to defend against Gasol, who can't even take advantage of the little giant. No matter how strong his lower body is, David Lee may not be able to stop Bynum, who is almost a head taller than him. .

But for these big insiders to take advantage, they must first pass the ball to their hands. Kobe took the ball and shot randomly, and the Rockets' collective rebounding made the Lakers unable to make a fuss about rebounding. The comeback point of the future may only exist in a daydream.

At 24:19, the Lakers trailed the Rockets by 5 points in the first quarter. Among them, 24 of the Rockets' 20 points belonged to fast break points, and 19 of the Lakers' 16 points were scored by Kobe alone. The phenomenon is also quite surprising.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Little Giant and Randolph came on the field with plenty of physical strength and the Rockets' substitute players. Zen Master was stunned when he saw it.

They gave Yao Ming to that at this time, right? Do you need the lives of the Lakers? Who else can he have as a backup center? You can’t let him want Kwame Brown, who just finished playing Infernal Affairs, and now returns to the Lakers to defend Yao Ming. ?

(End of this chapter)