What does it feel like to be focused on by the whole world? That's it. And compared to the regular season, this occasion seems to be more suitable for the scene and atmosphere of the two people's fight. Kobe lowered his body, bent over and bent his knees, his eyes fixed on the front, his eyes

The light was locked tightly, as if it was nailed to the Heat's No. 6 not far ahead.

But James chose to pass the ball. He is not an old-school player in the first place. He would not choose to do it unless he had to. No matter how good the pass is, if it scores, you can brush up the data. If it doesn't, it doesn't matter. After all, you are a teammate.

Not very powerful. If you miss in a one-on-one singles match, the situation can only be said to be quite embarrassing.

With James's mind, how could he do this so easily? The saying goes, "A son with a lot of money will not sit down in court." It's the same thing but the same thing.

James always has a superhuman mind in this aspect.

In NBA history, he is the first person in this regard.

Seeing James passing the ball, everyone was a little disappointed, including David Stern, because this was obviously not what he wanted to see. But who is James? He doesn't want to be controlled by anyone.

It doesn't matter if you are the head coach, the management, the owner, the president of the league or even the president of the country, it is the same. His childhood experience made him unwilling to be controlled and controlled by others for the rest of his life.

How should I put it? LeBron James, his desire to control has reached an extremely terrifying level.

It can probably be compared to Jordan and Kobe's desire to win.

He doesn't like to be played like a puppet.

This was just a pass, and the Internet exploded, saying:

What a coward! He actually passed the ball? That’s the style of LeBron James.

What do you know? This is the demeanor of a marshal. Don’t show off your courage with others. The key to a basketball game is not duel, but victory!

A head-to-head matchup can lead to such intense fan dialogue. Now you know why David Stern did what he did. This "matchup of the century" has such high popularity and attention.

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After Wade hit a mid-range shot, Lakers team No. 24 said: "You actually passed the ball, LeBron, are you trying to escape?"

"Bryant, you and I are not the same type of players. I just want to win."

Looking at James retreating, Kobe licked his dry lips and whispered: "You just want to win? What a coincidence, I think so too, but... there is only one victory, isn't it?"

Definitely mine!

Kobe Bryant of the Lakers was playing in isolation, but Wade's defense was not strong. The former faked a move and directly swayed him away, and his shot went in elegantly.

Brush~

What is unexpected is that after scoring No. 24, he did not quickly return to defense. Instead, he stood next to James who was preparing to catch the ball.

What is this for?

As soon as the baseline ball came out, everyone was stunned. No. 24 of the Lakers actually started to lead the entire court defense!

Damn, this is only the first quarter. Is he crazy?

Is Kobe crazy? Crazy, but not crazy! The loss in the last game also cleared his eyes a lot. He began to seriously analyze the overall shortcomings of the Lakers and the core heart of the Heat. The Lakers seemed to

It has the strongest twin-tower combination in the league, but this combination has a big flaw, that is, Gasol is old and can no longer defend, especially three-pointers, which are beyond the limit of his abilities.

Therefore, Tang Qian must switch defense. But once No. 29 switches defense, it is equivalent to making the Lakers' originally strongest basket defense in the league instantly become an ordinary level. This is not to look down on Gasol, Gasol

His defense at the basket is okay, but it's just above average. It's okay against others, but it's too far behind LeBron James at his peak.

At least when James faces the Lakers inside guarded by Gasol, he won't show any hesitation or indecision.

And once he plays smoothly and becomes "Decisive James", his condition will improve rapidly, and it is not impossible to directly defeat the Lakers' defense in the end. Furthermore, this guy has the biggest "special thing"

", that is his "James System", which is very terrifying. He is not a pure scorer. If he turns it on, it will directly revitalize the entire Miami Heat team.

This is also an inevitable attribute of any team playing the "James system".

Therefore, in order to suppress the Heat as a whole, where should the most critical move and the most critical knife be inserted?

Bosh? Wade? Outside? No, no, no, there is only one answer, and that is LeBron James.

Therefore, Kobe has actually made up his mind for this game. As long as the situation is unfavorable, he will not hesitate and rush forward to directly confront LeBron James, the legendary son of the chosen one.

James didn't expect Kobe to do this, but he was still very confident in his dribbling and advancement, so he was not afraid and just started dribbling forward. However, he immediately discovered that No. 24 was the same as

Like a "nougat", it keeps clinging to him! No matter how he changes direction or tries to get away, his opponent will keep up with him and won't give him any room to relax!

James had a serious lesson in Kobe's high-pressure defense with the ball.

He had never had this opportunity before.

When Kobe's physical function was at its best, first of all, not to mention that he was not in position at all, he didn't play against James much, because James was in the Eastern Conference and only had two opportunities to play against each other in a season, and in the first two seasons, Kobe either retired from the game due to injury or suffered an injury.

Because of his absence, Kobe didn't play against James' team a few times during his peak period. After 2008, Kobe began to transform, and the offense and defense would not be turned on for the whole game. Physically, it was not allowed. Going further.

Even more so, Kobe's physical fitness is mostly focused on the offensive end, and the defensive end is only occasionally exposed for a period of time in the playoffs and critical moments. 11 years later, it has completely declined, so James has no experience coaching Kobe at his peak.

Opportunities to defend. However, his teammate Wade often coached him. Many animations of Kobe leading the defense in the backcourt and then successfully defending can be seen everywhere on the Internet.

And that was not Kobe's strongest defensive moment. Kobe's strongest defensive moment was still concentrated during the three consecutive championships.

But during that time, neither James nor Wade entered the league, so there is no way to understand it.

But now, the finals are here, and Kobe will no longer think about reservations and injuries, so here comes the opportunity for James to truly teach Kobe's defense. In fact, until 2015, Kobe had several classic animations of defending James. Those steps

and closely adjusted, everyone on the Internet shouted "S-level" when I saw it. What's more, Kobe now?

But James is not Wade. His body and strength are far superior to Wade.

Therefore, this is also a test for Kobe.

Fortunately, Kobe is now at his all-round peak, and his tonnage and strength are all at their peak, so like at the end of his career in the original time and space, situations where he is easily pushed back will not happen so frequently. However, there are still some. After all, this person,

His name is LeBron James. James saw that it was difficult for him to directly break through No. 24 with his skills and footsteps, so he quickly responded and adopted his best method to advance.

Tank advance.

Use your strength to push away Kobe, and then speed up and break through in an instant.

James' strength is indeed at the level of a super bully on the perimeter. Even if Kobe has returned to his full peak, he is still far behind in this aspect. As soon as James exerts his strength, he is pushed back several inches.

But something happened that surprised James. No. 24 immediately refocused and pressed forward again!

How can this old guy have such good defensive toughness?

Of course he didn't know that one of the characteristics of Kobe's one-on-one defense back then was his super defensive toughness. Even if he was knocked away for a short time, he could quickly adjust and continue to stick in. Back then, Kobe was one-on-one against Iverson.

, let him defend the first 16 points, and after the defense, he still had 16 points! It can be called an absolute ice-cold masterpiece! This game was on February 20, 2000, and Kobe Bryant zeroed Iverson in the second half! This matter was later written by him in the star stand.

On the website, the name is "Obsession.Is.Natural", which translates to, crazy is nature. Before this game, Kobe Bryant was beaten repeatedly by Iverson, and according to his memory in this article, even he himself

Even if he went to defend himself, he couldn't guard against Iverson. On March 19, 1999, Kobe scored 41 points and 10 assists by Iverson. In that era, it was a crazy score. Kobe himself said that this was the game.

What made him aspire to become a defensive master. And his goal was to block this super scorer, Allen Iverson. Because there were many twists and turns in the process, the next time the two met, a full 338 years had passed.

God. This time, Phil Jackson's arrangement worked wonders. When Kobe started to defend Iverson, he had 16 points. When Kobe finished defending, Iverson still had 16 points. Iverson played 44 minutes and scored one point in the second half.

Without scoring, he shot 7 of 25 from the field, 28%! Iverson was obviously close to success that season, averaging 28+ points per game. He ranked second in the entire NBA scoring list!

Guess what, that year was also the time when Kobe was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team for the first time. Once he was selected, his defense was improved so much that it was shocking. Therefore, without Iverson, Kobe might not be so offensive and defensive.

Now that we are one, LeBron James will not be in so much pain.

In the end, he failed to successfully dribble the ball across the half court, and could only throw the ball forward at the last second, but it fell directly into the hands of Lakers Nick Young.

When the Lakers attacked, Tang dived under the basket and hit hard, causing "Birdman" Anderson's thug foul, and he made 1 of 2 free throws from the free throw line.

In the next round, James discovered that... Kobe was actually doing this again? He was not as stubborn and stubborn as Wade. He quickly gave up the idea of ​​dribbling the ball through half court and instead let the Heat's No. 3

Wade will do it. In this way, it can be regarded as breaking Kobe's backcourt defense in disguise.

This is what James does. He will never choose to be tough and vindictive until he is pushed to the limit.

Wade got inside and took advantage of Tang Qian's absence to lay up directly to the basket. Gasol failed to defend and was whistled for a 2+1.

On the offensive end, Nick Young of the Lakers made a three-pointer. This can be regarded as an advantage of "Yang Shaoxia" that can often surprise people. He has the ability to occasionally convulse and force a shot.

This is a rare talent attribute among ordinary players.

Because to be honest, many stars don't have this ability, but Nick Young happens to have it.

James once again avoided Kobe Bryant's one-on-one invitation. He passed the ball to Wade, and Wade faked his move to get in. At least one Jordan Farmar would never be able to guard him. Even if his fighting ability is not as good as at his peak now.

also the same.

Getting a Farmar is still an easy and enjoyable thing.

Gasol regained his composure and was not in a hurry. The ball was about to be scored by Wade again, or another 2+1. At this moment, a Lakers voice rushed in, starting from Wade's

Behind his back, he forcibly blocked the ball. However, because the impact was too fast and too big, he flipped out after blocking the ball and fell on the base of the basket frame before he stopped.

This person is Kobe.

His shot was a bit of a gamble, because if Wade noticed his movement and passed it back to James, James would have an open three-point shot. However, he was lucky, and Wade was "addicted" to

I was in the joy of being liberated from the defense, so I got excited about playing for a while and didn't observe that much.

Wade and the referee complained that Kobe was hitting him. At this time, Gasol came over and reached out to pull up No. 24 from the ground.

However, No. 24 opened Gasol's hand, chose to stand up by himself, and then looked directly into the Spaniard's eyes and said: "Hey, Paul, it's my last few games, can you be a little tougher?"

Give me some face." Gasol was stunned. He seemed to have remembered something and some secrets. Before he could speak, Kobe ran forward and prepared to attack, but before the two of them,
To be continued...