Chapter 887 A Tired Kobe and a Happy Ye Si!
At the beginning of the game between the Lakers and the SuperSonics, Kobe seemed to be treating others with his own methods.
First, Ye Si's touch test was disrupted.
Everyone is looking at their own touch tonight, let's see who can't help but test the touch first!
There is a theoretical basis for Kobe's strategy in this game.
The Lakers and SuperSonics can match up at every position, but it's obvious that taking both him and Leafs out of the lineup would be a no-brainer.
The Lakers must be ahead of the SuperSonics' strength!
He didn't understand it before, so he couldn't help but test it first, and in the end he was tricked by yes.
Yes quietly completed the feel test and disrupted his feel test!
This time, he must learn to hold back and never test the feel first before yes.
At worst, the two of them didn't take a single shot in this game and left the game completely to their teammates, so he would also make money!
Of course, in Kobe's view, this is the most extreme situation, and there is no way that yes will not take action!
Regarding the unknown situation of the Supersonic Durant, it is definitely impossible for yes to endure it in the game!
In this way, he can strike from the back like Yes before!
But!
Damn it?
How is this going?
In the Sonics' first offense, after seeing his intention, yes passed the basketball to Durant's hands without even thinking about it!
yes actually held back!
Bang!
Durant faced Artest's defense.
The sound of blacksmithing is quite clear.
It brought Kobe's thoughts back a little bit.
Although it is not a blacksmith, it does not sound crisper, but it is still quite crisp.
Artest's attention just now has been on Yes, so Durant had a chance to make a shot, but even so, facing Artest's somewhat slow defense, Durant still made a move.
What does this mean?
This shows that Durant cannot be trusted now!
So, yes, can you really endure it like me?
Although Ye Si's cross pass just now made Kobe, a master of psychology, feel a little bit damaged in his pride.
The psychology guru actually guessed wrong the first time.
Well, it's a little embarrassing.
But the result of Durant's forging is still on his side.
On the court, after the game started, the expression on Kobe's face was very rich, so rich that Ye Si was a little surprised, wondering what his old friend and rival was thinking.
With such a strong defense right from the start, it seems that you are not preparing to start the attack and put all your energy on the defensive end?
Ye Si has also used this method on Kobe before, disrupting Kobe's touch test at the beginning. When the player's physical strength is at its best, it is when the player's touch is the most sensitive. After the touch drops, he is not so sensitive.
Kobe is not going to use the same strategy against me in this game, right?
Do you think this will disrupt my feel test?
Yesi looked at Kobe's stubborn face and lowered his head slightly.
54…46…56…48…60…44…
No need to test, this game doesn’t feel very good.
"How are you? Are you starting to worry?"
Seeing Ye Si's face first showing surprise after hitting Durant, and then lowering his head in thought, Kobe was very happy!
Hahahaha, this kid also noticed Uncle Ke’s strategy and felt that this game was going to be difficult!
Damn it, indeed, this psychological master should have used such a strategy on this kid a long time ago!
But it wasn’t very clear before.
Now that it’s clear, it’s not too late!
"Yes showed his trust in his teammates and Durant at the beginning. Durant's shot just now was very good. When he shot, Artest was not in the defensive position. In last season's shooting, Artest was not in the defensive position. In the playoffs, when facing the Rockets, Durant's efficiency in catching the ball and shooting directly was very good, but after returning this year, Durant's efficiency in catching the ball and shooting in open shots is extremely low."
Not only is it extremely low, according to many media statistics on the last round of the SuperSonics and Mavericks series, Durant's open or uninterrupted shooting percentage against the Mavericks was less than 35!
Durant's average field goal percentage in the last round of the playoffs was 35. In other words, Durant's open field goal percentage was not as high as his shot against someone.
"This is very unreasonable!"
Not only Su Qun was depressed after Durant had a good opportunity to strike, but Zhang Lili, the coach next to him, was even more depressed.
The Seattle SuperSonics' first offense failed because of Durant's iron hand.
It was the Lakers' turn to attack. Bynum collected the backboard and handed the ball to Kidd. Kidd pushed the ball past halftime and was about to find Kobe.
Kobe is a partner that Kidd doesn't know what to say. It's really terrible to cooperate with Kobe in tactics!
It’s not that Kobe’s game intelligence is incompetent and he can’t cooperate with tactics.
Kobe's golf IQ is very high, and his passing ability is actually very good.
The key is that he himself is often unwilling to cooperate!
But this time, Kidd was a little confused when he saw that Kobe received his pass and did not test for a long time. Facing Yes's very high-quality defense, he directly chose to pass the ball to Randolph on the side.
Is the ball coming out so fast this time? !
Not only Kidd was a little surprised, but Randolph who was connecting the ball was almost so surprised that he couldn't catch the ball smoothly.
Randolph, who was catching the ball a little shaky, threw the ball staggeringly when Millsap stepped forward to physically confront him.
Bang!
There is another crisp sound of iron striking!
This goal will not be scored, and Randolph also knows that this is not to score, but to cause Millsap to foul!
So after Randolph took the shot, he and Millsap looked at Crawford next to him almost at the same time.
Understood in seconds!
Crawford really understood the look in these two people's eyes instantly!
"No foul!"
The whistle in Crawford's mouth did not sound. Under the eyes of Millsap and Randolph, Crawford made two non-foul actions of crossing his hands and spreading them out.
"Millsap's move against Randolph just now was a bit big!"
Wade and the Heat players in front of the TV were a little surprised.
The scale of this game is a bit open.
Generally speaking, even in the playoffs, actions like Kobe's hugging Yes or Millsap's body pressing against Randolph can be called a foul.
"It seems that the recent rumors that the league is retrospecting certain rules are not groundless."
"It's not a retro style, it's about fighting criminals and encouraging confrontation."
Spoelstra said quickly, he didn't want his players to really think that David Stern would go back to the past and turn into villains like Laimbeer one by one. Wouldn't that mean they would be tricked to death? !
The Lakers' first offense also failed to score.
However, both Kidd on the court and Phil Jackson on the sidelines were quite satisfied.
Especially Phil Jackson, he didn't know what Kobe was doing.
This guy who has already started psychological warfare a long time ago, he really can't figure it out now.
However, no matter what this kid is doing, he can actually coordinate his tactics so well, which really makes him feel like his son has finally grown up.
Damn it, being an old father for so many years is really not easy!
When Phil Jackson thought of this, he felt like crying.
On the court, Kobe looked at Ye Si with confidence.
Isn’t it just tolerance?
No one can tolerate it!
You guys only saw how many times Coe took shots in each game and how many times he struck the iron. When Coe was trying to vent his anger with the media, that dead shark, he often held back and refused to take action. Look at that. How did someone kill a dead shark?
Isn’t it just itchy hands, itchy heart, and itchy body?
Someone understands!
After the game between the Lakers and SuperSonics started, the hands of the players on both sides were a little tight. In addition, they were very familiar with each other and could match each other at every position. After the game started, the sound of clanging iron could be heard endlessly.
"This may be the strongest start I have ever seen in this year's playoffs!"
"Although I'm a bit tough, I actually found the game surprisingly not boring at all!"
"No, not only is it not boring, I think it's also very interesting!"
Watching the game between the SuperSonics and the Lakers, and listening to what his partner Barkley said, Kenny Smith was speechless for a moment.
He actually wanted to refute Barkley's words.
The quality of this year's NBA playoffs is very high.
Whether it's the East or the West, the quality of the games is very high.
It can be said that the start of the game between the Lakers and SuperSonics was the worst start he has ever seen in the playoffs this season.
Halfway through the first quarter, the score between the two teams was 9 to 8.
This score reminds me of the 2005 NBA Finals when the Spurs beat the Pistons.
Of course, the score is just like the matchup between the Spurs and the Pistons.
The content of the game is indeed not very exciting at all.
The series between the Spurs and the Pistons was slow-paced and tough on defense.
The start of the game between the Lakers and SuperSonics was not slow at all. They were against the same strong players, and of course the same players.
Compared with the Spurs and Pistons' slow-paced, non-attacking bang-dang-dang, the Lakers and SuperSonics' fast-paced, high-quality offensive bang-dang-dang is really interesting, and even if the score is not taken into account, this is even a A very exciting and intense showdown!
To be honest, if he didn't have too many expectations for this game, he wouldn't be disappointed with the current situation of this game.
The key is that in this game, he hopes that Kobe and yes can have a very exciting showdown!
But what are Yes and Kobe doing on the court now?
After Durant came back, yes became selfless on the court. This is understandable. When Durant was here, yes would rather take ten shots a game and let Durant take at least thirty shots a game. of!
The key is Kobe.
When did Kobe become such a team player?
The other Lakers players on the team are a little uncomfortable with it, okay?
The Lakers have been so strong in the game so far. In addition to the SuperSonics being able to match up on the defensive end, and their own tight hands, and the intensity of the game, there is also Kobe's overly selfless play in this game, which really makes the Lakers players It's a bit uncomfortable and takes time to adapt.
The game lasted for half a quarter, and neither Yes nor Kobe took a single shot!
No matter how fiercely the Lakers and SuperSonics played, no matter how exciting and exciting the game was, could it be considered a wonderful game if Kobe and Yes didn't even take a single shot?
Kenny Smith himself doesn't know how to evaluate it. If you don't focus on Kobe and Yes, this game is actually exciting.
"This kid can really endure it!"
You’re not really prepared. Do you trust Durant completely for this game?
Half a quarter of the game passed and Ye Si didn't make a single move, which made him, a psychological master who is more like Ye Si than his endurance skills, a little unsure for a while.
Fighting with Ye Si in endurance skills without taking any action, allowing the two to stay out of the offense and temporarily leaving the game to their teammates, which is beneficial to him and the Lakers.
According to his estimate, now that half a quarter has passed, the Lakers are at least one point ahead of the SuperSonics, which makes Ye Si anxious.
At that time, Yeosi had to forcefully take over the Sonics' offense.
Under such a high-intensity defense by him and the Lakers, Ye Si's forced shot, whether it turns out to be a good touch or a bad touch, is beneficial to him and the Lakers.
If it feels good, continue to increase the intensity, or even double-team directly!
If you don't feel good, then you should take off some defense a little and put more defensive power against other Sonics players.
It can be said that as long as yes can't help it, no matter what, he and the Lakers will be the final winners and winners.
But now, why does Kobe feel that he is the one who can't help it anymore?
Seeing that his "waste" teammates couldn't even win against the small Seattle SuperSonics, he was really anxious!
I really want to personally take over the iron that was lost by Randolph, Kidd, Bynum and Artest!
"Tolerate!"
"I will endure!"
"I won't tolerate it any longer!"
"I must hold back!"
Looking at his teammates who are inextricably fighting against the SuperSonics, Kobe continues to endure it now!
Seeing Kobe like this, Ye Si didn't say anything.
It can be seen that Kobe is quite lucky now.
However, after withdrawing his gaze from Kobe, Yes continued to observe Durant.
Durant was still very solid in the first half of the quarter.
No, it should be said that the entire first quarter was very solid.
At the end of the first quarter of the game between the SuperSonics and the Lakers, the score on the court was 20 to 19.
As the main offensive point, Durant shot 3 of 11 in the first quarter despite having good opportunities, and his efficiency was very, very low.
Durant and the Sonics didn't play very well offensively in the first quarter, but they did a good job defensively.
However, with the strength of the Lakers, if the offense cannot be recovered, the defense will not be able to continue to do so well.
After the Lakers players adapt to the style of play and the rhythm of the game, their offensive efficiency will definitely increase.
In fact, after the start of the second quarter and the players of the two teams entered the rotation stage, the offensive efficiency of both the Lakers and SuperSonics increased.
During the rotation at the beginning of the second quarter, the SuperSonics were led by Barea, Harden, Gasol, Ibaka, and Nick Collison, while the Lakers were led by Fisher, Ariza, Batum, Te Keglu and Randolph led the team.
After the rotations of the two teams came up, they were not so tight.
Of course, except after the game state relaxes, the rotation lineups of the two teams really don't feel like they can target each other.
Fisher can't match Barea's point, and Barea can't match Fisher's point. The same is true for Harden and Ariza.
Even after not having to deal with Millsap, Randolph became even more comfortable. Although Gasol is not that big, he is at least easier to beat than Millsap!
It's true that Gasol is taller than him, but he is really not afraid of heights. Duncan is not afraid of heights. Would he be afraid of Gasol?
He is afraid of someone like Millsap who is not that tall, but is powerful, fierce and smart!
Therefore, when the second quarter of the game between the SuperSonics and the Lakers started, the audience saw a completely different style of play from when the two starters were on the court.
However, no matter how the game style changes.
The situation on the court is still evenly matched!
Even after more than five minutes of rotation in the second quarter, the score between the two teams became even more anxious.
"37 to 37!"
"The strength of these two teams is really close!"
Although many expert media before the game said that the strength of the Lakers and SuperSonics in this series will be very close.
This kind of closeness could only be imagined before the start of this game. Based on the regular season confrontation between the two teams, imagine the close situation of the two teams making the playoffs.
Until now, the audience at the scene, the audience in front of the TV, and even Phil Jackson and Nelson did not understand how close this close was.
With more than six minutes left in the second quarter, the two teams once again replaced their starting players.
After sitting on the bench for half a quarter, Kobe's anxious mood was not relieved in any way, but became even more anxious.
Damn it.
Someone really couldn't help it!
He really didn't expect that his teammates would be so incompetent!
When you played against the Sonics before, Coe always thought that he was holding you back.
Now it seems that we are each other!
If you just work harder, no one will have to endure such hardship!
At first, he was angry with the media. He deliberately held back his shot in G3 of the 2004 Finals. He also took 4 shots in the first half of that game!
Although 0 for 4, he still took the shot.
Missed, but it still quenched my thirst.
Now he is really horny!
I really feel uncomfortable all over!
As a psychological master, he had taken everything into account, but he had not taken into account the times when these reliable teammates around him were so unreliable and uncooperative!
"Don't worry, if I keep patiently, they should be able to get their touch back in the second quarter!"
I must hold back!
After the starting players of both sides came on the court, the Lakers' starting players really felt better.
But what makes Kobe depressed is this.
Because yes never took a shot, Artest strengthened his defense against Durant.
Not only did Durant's shooting percentage not drop, it actually increased!
At the end of the second quarter, when the halftime score between the SuperSonics and the Lakers was finally settled at 54-54.
Kobe really felt very, very tired.
There is always a sense that the whole world is against him, a psychological master.
On the other hand, Ye Si's eyes lit up.
He counted, Durant's shooting percentage in the second quarter was 5 of 8!
After shooting 3 of 11 in the first quarter, the shooting percentage actually returned to 8 of 19 at halftime...
This rhythm is very familiar!
He is still the same person!