Chapter 886: Psychological Masters!

On the evening of May 19, 2009, Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles was crowded with people.

As the city center of one of the most prosperous cities in the world, the flow of people here has always been very, very fierce.

But compared with the usual flow of people, the current flow of people like mountains and seas is more enthusiastic!

These fanatical crowds coming from all directions have only one destination, and that is the circular building not far away, the home of the Los Angeles Lakers, Staples Center!

After the Western Conference Finals matchup between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Los Angeles Lakers, the showdown between the SuperSonics and the Lakers, and the showdown between Leafs and Kobe Bryant became the biggest topic in Los Angeles.

The Lakers are the darlings of Los Angeles, Kobe is the darling of Los Angeles, and Yes is also the darling of Los Angeles!

Yess became famous in the NCAA's 10 League. The core area of ​​the NCAA's 10 League is California, which is Los Angeles. The finals of the 10 League are held in Los Angeles and Staples almost every year.

In addition, Los Angeles is a city with a very large number of Chinese and Asians. It can be said that Los Angeles is definitely the base of the three largest coconut flours after Seattle, New York, and Phoenix!

There are many basketball and NBA-related stores around the Staples Center. When there is a Lakers game, they like to do some activities, such as how many points Kobe Bryant scored, how much discounts the store will give, such as how much the Lakers took. If you add points, the store will give you something, etc.

This is what happens when the Lakers are playing against other teams.

But after the series between the Lakers and SuperSonics came out, the activities in these stores around Staples were completely different from before.

Many reporters from China have discovered that the stores around Staples, whether they are basketball and NBA-related stores or non-related stores such as restaurants and hotels, their activities are no longer limited to the Lakers.

In addition, there are tons of Sonics-related activities!

For example, Ye Si will be discounted based on the data he gets in the game, such as the SuperSonics winning the game or giving out gifts based on the number of points scored, etc.

According to statistics from these reporters from China and around the world, it was shockingly discovered that there is almost a 50-50 split between the businesses on the SuperSonics side and the Los Angeles Lakers side!

Just as media experts predicted, the probability of promotion for these two teams is the same!

It’s unbelievably close!

"It's hard to imagine the Los Angeles Lakers and Seattle SuperSonics meeting in the playoffs. It's such a scene!"

Looking at the fans wearing Leafs SuperSonics jerseys and Lakers Kobe Bryant jerseys singing and dancing outside Staples Arena, many of them are friends, or even a family!

This scene really shocked Wang Han and many reporters from all over the world.

In fact, many reporters in Los Angeles didn’t expect it either.

Although during the regular season,

Every time the Lakers faced off against the SuperSonics, there was a lot of coconut flour next to Staples.

But there is a difference between on and off the field.

Many fans in the stadium come from all over the world just to watch such a game. As long as they can afford the money, 10,000 wealthy coconut fans can outnumber the Lakers fans in the stadium. Press it down.

But off the court, this is the time to truly compete for city influence!

There are now more than tens of thousands of fans gathered outside Staples!

The flow of people coming from all directions was endless, as if people from all over Los Angeles were on the move!

And judging from the characteristics of their clothes, they are really divided in half!

"This series is so special for Los Angeles, so special!"

This series between the SuperSonics and the Lakers is special for more than just Los Angeles.

Same for Kobe!

This is the first time he and Ye Si met in the playoffs!

In the past, every time the two met in the regular season, he was almost always at a disadvantage.

Don't play with the imaginary ones.

Every time he hit Ye Si, he really felt awkward no matter how he hit him.

Unless it feels explosive.

Otherwise, whether it feels good or not, he will feel very uncomfortable playing.

In the past, Kobe would still be confused. When his touch was good, Yes would guard him very tightly. When his touch was not good, Yes would guard him a little loosely.

He was really doubtful before.

Now that he knows, yes must have understood something a long time ago.

It's like he now understands something the same.

So now that I think about it, when he didn't quite understand it before, saying yes should be so awkward.

Yes, this guy is really smart.

I can really bear it.

He has always been an undercover agent, and I have never seen this kid undercover!

This kid has always interfered with his judgment of hand feel. He has never interfered with yes's judgment of hand feel!

Not to mention that this kid initially changed his defense strategy based on his judgment of his touch.

He had cracked this long ago.

He gradually learned to tolerate the bad feeling.

Later, this kid learned another trick, which was to increase his defensive strength from the front.

With such a high defensive intensity, unless he feels explosive, how can he clearly judge whether his lack of scoring or poor shooting rate is due to his feel or the opponent's defense?

Therefore, when the final game is decided, he needs to gamble.

No matter whether he feels good or not, Kobe Bryant will take over the game!

If the bet is right, it does feel good, and he is a hero.

If the bet is not right, the hand actually feels bad, he is undercover.

It’s a trap!

This trick of yes is really very, very tricky!

Every time the Lakers lose, he is undercover. Even if he has a big heart, he can't stand it!

As a psychological master, it is really embarrassing to be cheated by a third-year NBA young man like Yes.

What's more, the look in Phil's eyes was even more intolerable to him.

That seems to be saying, you said I am not worthy of yes, but I admit it, can you yourself be worthy of Master Romar?

In short, although yes is his good friend, he also admires yes.

But this guy is really not that authentic!

Really, in the past few years, when he didn't fully understand, he was tricked to death!

Kobe, who now fully understands, is still really angry when he thinks about this.

Looking at the Sonics No. 9 on the other side of the court shooting in the center circle, Kobe had a very excited look on his face.

This series is to let yes know that Kobe Bryant is still the strongest psychological master!

You can trick me like this, and I can trick you like this!

Anyway, we can't see the feel. Let's see whether you can endure it or I can endure it. Let's see whether you are more experienced in the game you play or I am more experienced in the game played!

"This series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Seattle SuperSonics is definitely the most star-studded series in NBA history!"

As the on-site commentators for this game, both Kenny Smith and Barkley were under a lot of pressure.

There were too many celebrities present.

Although the NBA's on-site commentary is not obliged to introduce the celebrities whose cameras are pointed at, when the big screen at the scene is constantly changing close-ups of people who look like big stars, they will still be introduced to the scene. It explains a lot of pressure.

Barkley and Kenny Smith are actually okay, they are Americans after all.

CCTV's two on-site commentators, Mr. Zhang Lili and Su Qun, felt uncomfortable.

Every time they met someone they didn't know, the two of them would just laugh and laugh, and the situation would be quite embarrassing.

There are so many stars in Los Angeles!

This is very unfriendly to foreign commentators.

However, although the embarrassment is embarrassing, the excitement is also really exciting.

The more stars there are, the more influence it represents for Ye Si?

What an honor!

What's more, the performance of the Leafs and the SuperSonics in the playoffs this year really exceeded their and domestic fans' expectations.

Western Conference Finals!

Before this year's playoffs started, who would have thought that Yeas could reach the Western Conference Finals?

Domestically, many experts say that this year's NBA playoffs will be a Waterloo year for Chinese players!

It turns out that they were indeed wrong.

There is no Yao Ming in this year's playoffs.

But the remaining Chinese players performed well.

Sun Yue was not that outstanding in the Wizards, but he still entered the second round by relying on Arenas. And compared with other Wizards scammers, as a point guard who mainly defends and cooperates with Arenas, Sun Yue also has no So stupid, he even seems to be the most reliable assistant around Arenas.

Of course, Sun Yue seems to be the most reliable assistant in the Wizards. Arenas is really pitiful.

There is also Yi Jianlian. As the core of the Timberwolves' tactics, Yi Jianlian almost overturned the powerful Nuggets. For Yi Jianlian, who was playing in the playoffs for the first time, he also overfulfilled the task.

There are also Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu, although their performance is not much, but following Rose also made the Celtics break into a cold sweat.

Needless to say, Ye Si, who defeated the superior all the way, was a miracle all the way!

It can be said that no matter what the result of the final series is, the performance of Ye Si and the Chinese players in the environment where Yao Ming unexpectedly did not enter the playoffs is really enough to make them proud and proud.

What's more, this series with the Lakers is completely different from the previous two rounds. This is a real chance!

Fifty-five!

The probability of Ye Si and the SuperSonics advancing is as high as 50%!

This is still when Durant's status is unknown.

What if Durant didn't really die and his condition recovered? Is the Sonics' chance of victory better than 50%?

Of course, Durant may really have fallen. After encountering a stronger defense than the Mavericks, and playing worse than the game against the Mavericks, the Sonics' victory may be less than 50%.

In short, this series with the Lakers is a series with a chance.

This is a series in which they can imagine defeating the Lakers and entering the Finals again!

Therefore, before this series between the SuperSonics and the Lakers started, the domestic media and fans were really excited.

After defeating two strong opponents, the Spurs and the Mavericks, the SuperSonics really encountered an almost best opponent!

Not the Nuggets, not the Timberwolves, but the Lakers!

"Yes and Kobe are one of the three tied regular season players in the NBA this year. Now both Ye and Kobe are likely to become the biggest winners in the NBA this year."

"Of course, O'Neal on the other side also has a lot of opportunities. Now many media around the world are expecting one of the three to become a grand slam in this year's regular season V, All-Star V and Finals V. However, in an interview At the time, neither Ye Si nor Kobe said they had thought about this issue."

"It was a very, very tough matchup for both of them."

"This is reasonable. This series is very difficult for Leafs and Kobe, as well as the SuperSonics and Lakers. The two teams are too familiar."

Director Zhang Lili nodded after Su Qun finished speaking.

This series between the Lakers and SuperSonics is very close, this is the consensus.

world consensus.

Only such a fierce competition can create such a tense atmosphere!

What a chance for the finals!

Even if this opportunity for the Finals is just a chance to visit the Finals and be beaten by the Heat, it is still an opportunity for the Finals!

Therefore, many professionals on the sidelines, such as Westbrook and Nick Young and Jordan, could clearly see that the players from both teams warming up on the court were a little tight.

"Bang, bang, bang, these two teams made more noise than Russell when they were warming up."

Little Jordan complained contemptuously.

"..."

The turtle boy on the side was speechless.

I do not speak.

Write it down first in a small notebook.

"But it's good to be familiar with each other. The two teams don't have to test their opponents in the previous games and can go head-to-head."

Nick Young, who likes to get into trouble whenever there is a disagreement, has his own expectations for this game.

Although the series between the SuperSonics and the Mavericks was exciting, both teams were testing the waters in the first three games.

The master and Nowitzki didn't start their real fight until the fourth game.

In this series between the SuperSonics and the Lakers, Master and Kobe must be serious about it from the get-go!

When the time comes, the master and Kobe will have to fight for at least four real games in this series, right?

This series between the Lakers and SuperSonics will be very close, which is what many people predicted before the game.

In this round of the series, the two teams will go all out as soon as they start. This is another prediction of these people before the game.

The Lakers and SuperSonics are familiar with each other. The two teams don't need to hide or hide each other. They don't need to think so much, just roll up your sleeves and get started.

This seems to be friendly to the head coaches of both teams.

In fact, Phil Jackson is feeling uncomfortable right now!

In fact, he really dislikes this kind of showdown.

After all, he still likes to play psychological warfare.

But after circling the Lakers players on the court, and then circling the SuperSonics players, he discovered that he really had no psychological warfare to play.

Whether it's tactics or player matchups, the two teams are familiar with each other.

For example, the tactical system of Yes and the SuperSonics is a blame-shifting system. In Yes's blame-shifting system, Yes jumps and passes the ball. This is Kobe's special skill!

For another example, the tactical system played by the Lakers and Kobe is the triangle offense. This tactical system is considered by many to be metaphysical. Yes is exactly the few players in the NBA who understand how to play it. They even seem to be better at it than Kobe!

How can anyone do this?

This is also the reason why he has been very, very stressed recently.

This series is really unfriendly to him and the Lakers!

yes knows his tactical system well. ,

After a wave of military training by Nowitzki, these young SuperSonics players gave people a very dangerous feeling.

If there was no series between the Mavericks and the SuperSonics, he would like to believe that the SuperSonics and the Lakers would be a 50-50 matchup.

But the changes Nowitzki and the Mavericks will make to the SuperSonics are unknown, but no matter how big the change is, a 50-50 split is impossible!

No one may believe it.

In his opinion, the Lakers, who seem to be stronger, are likely to be the weaker side in this series!

Of course, he can only think about this in his own mind.

If you really want to say it out loud, the first person to criticize him is none other than Kobe.

"Sure enough, Master Romar is still reliable. Some people just like to rely on the strong to bully the weak. These people can never reach the level where Master Romar led Curry, Thompson, Green, Thomas and Spencer and other not so outstanding players to win the championship. realm."

"It's not the ability to rely on the strong to bully the weak, it's the ability to bully the strong with the weak!"

He could even imagine the tone and words Kobe would use to complain about him.

We are all psychological masters, how can we not make such predictions?

Kobe Bryant has really gone overboard recently.

However, he was really convinced by Master Romar.

Bullying the strong with the weak is really strong. With those crooked melons and jujubes, they can win completely in the NCAA and win by at least 20 points in every game. It is simply unreasonable.

Just like Kobe is convinced of yes.

So no matter how much he liked Yes, Kobe just used Master Romar to counterattack and never really got angry.

"yes..."

Phil Jackson looked at the SuperSonics No. 9 standing with Kobe on the court with fascination on his face.

At this moment, Phil Jackson's obsession was interrupted by a sudden uproar at Staples Arena.

When Phil Jackson came back to his senses, he saw Kobe next to Ye Si looking at the big screen with a look of fascination.

Phil Jackson looked towards the big screen. Phil Jackson was surprised by this attribute figure that made the whole scene an uproar.

"Lorenzo Romar!"

Master Romar!

There were so many stars at the scene who couldn't take away any starlight from Yes and Kobe. Only the appearance of Master Romar could take some of the starlight away from Yes and Kobe!

"Master Romar is actually here too?!"

Kobe, who was originally excited, became even more excited!

After Ye Si glanced at the big screen, he stopped paying attention.

Romar was a little uncomfortable with receiving such attention on the big screen.

This is why he rarely attends such public events.

Seriously, he is a humble man.

This location...

Damn it's too high!

He's afraid of heights!

I really can’t come this time.

As the No. 1 head coach of the 10 League, if there is a Yes game at home in the 10 League, can he not attend?

The appearance of Lorenzo Romar was an interlude that made the already star-studded Staples even more star-studded tonight.

However, tonight's protagonists are Yees and Kobe, the Lakers and SuperSonics on the court.

The Seattle SuperSonics' starting lineup tonight is center Milicic, power forward Millsap, small forward Durant, shooting guard Leafs and point guard Rondo.

On the Lakers side, they have center Bynum, power forward Randolph, small forward Artest, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, and point guard Kidd.

Before the start of this game, many people predicted that the Sonics' starting lineup might replace Durant with Ibaka.

The reason is that Durant's status is unknown. Facing the Lakers, the NBA's top striker, Durant may not even be able to get the 35 field goal percentage against the Mavericks.

Compared to Ibaka, Durant has an advantage in single defense, but defending Artest is not about defending Nowitzki and the Mavericks from the perimeter, so the advantage of single defense is not that important.

In addition to being inferior to Durant in single defense, Ibaka is worse than Durant in terms of offensive status and possession of ball possession opportunities, making him more suitable to start with the Lakers.

This is the prediction of many media experts.

But in the end, the Sonics started with Durant.

And Durant is the biggest unknown point in this series!

Of course, most of them are not optimistic. If the Mavericks' forward defense is the weakest among the strong teams, then the Lakers' forward defense is definitely one of the strongest in the league.

When the starting lineups of the two teams stood on the court, the "unexpected" starter Durant was the focus.

When the game officially started and Milicic defeated Bynum to get the first possession of the game for the Sonics, the focus of the court shifted from Durant to Yees.

To be precise, it should be transferred to Ye Si and Kobe!

As if Kobe had anticipated that Bynum would fail to jump the ball, he almost hugged Yes the moment Rondo caught the ball!

"As soon as the game started, Kobe showed the world his defensive attitude in this game!"

"Kobe knows he can't guard Yes one-on-one without the ball. He has Artest and Kidd beside him to help defend him at any time!"

On the court, Rondo was very unhappy while dribbling the ball.

Kidd, this old boy, is so contemptuous.

Your counterpart is me, so far away from me, staring at yes’s hair!

The Lakers' defense is really disgusting.

His and yes's fast break couldn't start at all.

Yes, it is possible to get rid of Kobe, but there is no way to get rid of Kobe.

Get rid of Kobe Artest and Kidd will fill in at any time.

The defensive skills of these two people are very good.

Ordinary teams simply can't defend like the Lakers.

However, the Sonics are also familiar with the Lakers' defensive strategy of yes.

Isn't it just that yes fast breaks are not allowed and supersonic fast breaks are not allowed?

Isn't it just forcing Yes to sit down and beat Kobe or Artest one on one?

It’s not like I haven’t fought before!

Rondo handed the ball to Yes after halftime, and he was ready to watch how Yes beat Kobe one on one like other viewers around the world who were paying attention to this game.

but……

"Did Kobe make a big move tonight?"

"Kobe is testing the referee's standards!"

"Crawford didn't blow!"

Rondo frowned when he saw Kobe, who was almost all on Ye Si on the court.

"Take action!"

"Just test your touch under such defensive intensity!"

"You used to play tricks on me, I want to get them all back in this series!"

"Yes, I will teach you carefully in this game what psychological warfare is, what experience is, and what a veteran is!"

Kobe's intense eyes conveyed a large amount of information.

But at this moment, Kobe, who was extremely excited, was stunned for an instant.

Cross, cross...

Yes didn't test his touch and passed the ball directly to Durant next to him? !