Surrounding Kobe? Sure enough, that’s what they did!

Then use points that don't match up with Kobe to attack!

Brush ~ Durant scored a three-pointer at the beginning!

He raised his hand, as if to indicate that the ball was easy.

37-47, the Thunder caught up with 3 points.

Then on the defensive end, they began to surround Kobe at all costs.

As soon as Kobe catches the ball, defender Thabo Sefolosha is standing in front of him, and then a few steps back is Russell Westbrook. Where "Westbrook" is standing, he can pounce on him and double-team him at any time.

At the same time, he also has a certain amount of spare energy to turn around and kill the offensive points that belong to his defense.

Anyway, the Lakers' offensive ability is weak this season, so it doesn't hurt to let it go a little bit.

This is also what many teams are doing now against the Lakers.

"Come on, Bryant, we won't let you score easily again." As soon as Thabo Sefolosha finished speaking, the Lakers started to pull up at 24, and then made three rapid moves at a speed that the former did not even react to.

Split the shot, swipe~, and the basketball falls cleanly into the net.

37-50, Kobe's shot made Durant's shot in vain.

"Just you?" Kobe glanced at Thunder No. 25 after landing, his voice extremely calm.

There doesn't seem to be any sarcasm, but this is actually an even greater mockery.

Because Kobe is telling his opponents, you don't even have the power to make me feel emotional, you are just so weak.

Is this possible? Doesn’t this guy even think about the rationality of his shots?

Thabo Sefolosha was also a little confused by this goal, because it was a completely unexpected attack method, giving him no chance to show defense.

"Don't hesitate to strengthen our defense, use our mobility and physical fitness, and don't be afraid of missing people!" Thunder head coach Scott Brooks shouted off the court. What he meant was that we missed the rest of the Lakers.

If it falls, you can rotate it up, just keep an eye on the Lakers' 24.

They relied on No. 24 to open up the game and score points.

The ability of the others to attack independently is not worth mentioning.

Because the "two young men" are now on the court, Kobe was taken away by Westbrook, and Durant faced Wesley. Johnson was really easy to catch, and it was effortless to defeat the latter. After an easy breakthrough, he succeeded in throwing the basket

, it can be seen that in order to avoid No. 29 inside the Lakers, Durant also "took great pains" and did not go too deep into the basket.

He is different from Westbrook. He is in the ranks of super shooters. He may not be as good as "Ku Hao" in terms of three-pointers, but in terms of strong top shots and no-space shots, he is much better than the latter. So why?

In the future, he went to the Warriors, and suddenly the Warriors were invincible because their biggest shortcoming on the offensive end was filled.

That is the ability to force scoring at critical moments.

There is no need for any forced end of the pick-and-roll! This was the worst offensive ring of the Warriors in the past! Because the more intense the game, the larger and looser the game, their pick-and-roll play will inevitably be affected! Once Curry and Thompson are no longer

When the only chance to take action is to force an overhead shot or a hard shot, the offensive efficiency and firepower will often drop significantly!

This was also a major factor in their "legendary comeback" in that year's finals.

But Durant, he has this, and with his height and wingspan, he will be out of position in any position.

This is very similar to James, except that James prefers to kill inside, and he prefers to shoot from the outside.

However, in terms of their naturally misaligned attributes, these two people are truly blessed by nature.

Wesley Johnson can neither keep up with Durant, nor is he taller than "Du Qi". Such a defender cannot provide any defensive threat to Kevin Durant this season.

Because, this is the ability of a super scorer.

Basically, except for defensive masters and ordinary defenders, they all serve food, one comes to eat one, and one comes to eat a pair.

39-50.

Lakers offensive possession.

"Double-team Kobe! Double-team Kobe! Don't let him get any comfortable shooting opportunities! Yes, that's it, Sabo, keep pestering him! Don't let him catch the ball easily! The rest of the Lakers have nothing to fear!"

Kobe still caught the ball, but he was unable to throw the ball on the 24th because the moment he was about to take the shot, Westbrook also threw away the defender and came over.

Seeing this, Kobe passed the ball to Jordan Farmar. Westbrook's save meant that his defender would be released.

So there must be a big gap when passing it.

But this ball... was intercepted by the Thunder! It was Nick Collison who was replaced by the Thunder and rushed out to steal the ball!

In other words, he has been waiting on the edge of the inside. As long as Kobe passes the ball, he will rush out to steal it!

In this case, wouldn't the Thunder only have one Serge Ibaka left on the inside? He has to guard the entire Thunder team's inside by himself?

Yes, Thunder coach Scott Brooks has this plan, because he believes that the Lakers' interior line extremely lacks the ability to attack independently, so leaving Ibaka, a defensive strongman, is enough. After all, this season

In the original time and space, Ibaka was still a first-defense player. At the same time, the development of his scoring ability allowed him to take on more important responsibilities in the Thunder.

Under normal circumstances, Scott Brooks' calculation is that he played well. The Lakers No. 29 is super strong on the defensive end, but extremely poor on the offensive end. It is more than enough to leave a top-five defensive strongman in the league. As for Robert Sal,

Clay? That’s just a tack. Whether it’s on the offensive or defensive end, he’s a “mascot” that means more than a player.

So in this way, the Thunder's defense on the side with the ball, that is, the strong side, has become very tight.

This blocked Kobe's passing route to a certain extent, making it difficult for others on the Lakers' perimeter to provide artillery support to No. 24.

Kobe Bryant made a mistake in passing the ball, and the Thunder team was on a fast break. Westbrook saw the time and made a through pass to Thabo who was running in front. Without thinking, Sefolosha bent his knees and took off for a one-handed dunk. Because as a Thunder player,

The team's perimeter defense is tough, and they usually don't take more than 5 to 6 shots per game in the whole game, so he cherishes the opportunity to dunk quickly. This ball, he wants to hit the basket.

"Sefolosha is about to dunk! Westbrook has a good defensive counterattack rhythm on this ball! It seems that he has grown a lot in terms of court control and rhythm compared to previous seasons! Oh~ Someone is catching up.

~It’s hot!!!!!!!!!!!!”

"Tang performed a big chase!!!!!!!!!!!"

"BLK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Don't think it's so easy to dunk. The Lakers' basket is very allergic to dunks." After Tang Qian blocked the former, he threw a sentence, then ran wildly, turned around and rushed towards the frontcourt. This

This kind of ability of continuous impact and continuous return running is not possessed by the average seven-foot tall man. After the height exceeds 2 meters, every centimeter added is a huge load on the body and feet. For example, Ibaka,

It's not unusual for him to do this, but if he was over 7 feet tall, he would definitely have to stop eating.

Let's put it this way, there are very few 7-foot men with super athletic talent in NBA history. Olajuwon's height is not up to standard at all, so he doesn't count. So you have watched so many NBA games, 7-foot

How many times has it been possible for someone to perform a half-time chase?

"It doesn't matter! Don't worry about the offense! If you defend well, we will have more opportunities to attack!" The Thunder coach directed from the sidelines. He has a different mentality from the players. He only values ​​offense and defense. If he doesn't score, he just needs to defend well. He doesn't need too much

Pay attention to what happened in the previous round.

Kobe looked at this group of people and felt very angry in his heart. He was now at his all-round peak. If he was playing in singles, he would be confident of killing anyone. Even at the highest point level, where one-on-one is an open space, he is now enough to exceed the standard.

. However, there are not just one or two people guarding him now. He dares to believe that as long as he enters the three-point line, more Thunder players will come over to chase and intercept him.

In this case, even if he has only three heads and six arms, he will be powerless.

Unless he is now "Super God", then there is still some possibility.

But it's always "super" and always consumed. What should we do in the playoffs? What should we do in the next 30 games?

An ankle injury last time against the Bulls made him understand that his body is also made of flesh and blood and has its limits.

Don't overdraft like crazy or do anything crazy.

If you work hard for the regular season, you will be weak and unable to stand up at critical moments later.

Don't think it's a joke. Kobe has experienced this kind of experience before. He was like this in the 2010-2011 season. He ran out of energy during the regular season, resulting in an inability to break out in the playoffs and an inability to stand out as usual.

.In the end, I could only watch the Lakers lose and their three consecutive dreams come to an end.

Last year was even more unforgettable. During the regular season, he kept breaking out and overdrawing his body's energy. As a result, he didn't even finish the regular season. He tore his Achilles tendon and was reimbursed on the spot. He even lost the chance to play in the playoffs.

Could it be...that this season is going to be the same?

Just when Kobe was in a dilemma, someone inside the Lakers team began to wave to the lane: "Pass~"

Kobe looked up and found that the man was No. 29 Tang Qian.

He hesitated and passed the ball. Although the Lakers now have two people inside, they can face the strong defensive Ibaka. Kobe believes that the chance of winning is not good. Serge Iba this season

Ka is one of the strongest defenders in the paint. If you stand under the basket and you don't have the ability to be a top-notch scorer, it's actually very difficult to beat him.

Even when Gasol faced Ibaka, his shooting percentage was "sluggish" during this period, so even though it looked like it was 2 vs. 1 inside, Kobe didn't think their side had an offensive advantage.

He knows Tang Qian and Thackeray's independent offensive abilities better than anyone else.

"Come on, Oriental, you can't score this goal!" Ibaka saw that Tang Qian actually took the initiative to ask for the ball, and he became more energetic and said: "Maybe you can watch me from the inside, but similarly, I can also watch from the inside.

Stop you! Don’t even think about going in alone!”

Ibaka has been a guaranteed first-line defense this season, and he is qualified to say such a thing.

He thinks he has no problem guarding a No. 5 position who averages less than 10 points per game.

"Tang has got the ball. Now the Lakers urgently need another scoring output. Can he recreate the same magic as the previous two games?" Lakers home commentator Bill McDonald said. He hopes that Tang Qian can be "good" again.

"Luck" allowed the Lakers to save the day.
To be continued...