basketball swingman

Kobe held the ball and observed Michael Jordan's defense. He clearly felt the unhappiness and dissatisfaction in Michael Jordan's eyes. And this was what he had to face.

There is a saying that if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

Compared with scoring in most of the game, scoring at critical moments is definitely more difficult.

Even in the most intense finals, it is impossible to fight every ball with a decisive attitude. Although the head coach will ask for it, if you really fight like this, no one will be able to last the entire game on the court.

Like James Harden and Westbrook, their statistics are very good, but the reason why they are easily invisible at the most critical moment in the playoffs is because they have built up their physical fitness in the first three quarters, so how can they work hard in the fourth quarter?

Most players, especially those who are the absolute core of the team, will use most of their physical energy at more critical moments.

This moment is the most critical moment for the Lakers.

Shaquille O'Neal is still struggling with the "senior group", but the current situation no longer requires him to desperately try to get a position under the basket and prepare to attack. Instead, he focuses on containment!

At this moment, he can achieve this effect by moving in and out of the three-second zone.

No one dares to let Shaquille O'Neal go, there is no doubt about that.

Kobe finally moved. After observing, he held the ball and forced a breakthrough. He did not have that miraculous dribbling skills, nor did he have that much higher explosive power. Therefore, the result of the forced breakthrough was that Michael Jordan easily blocked it, but he

Not in a hurry, he turned his back, pushed with his hips, switched ball handlers, and prepared to break through from the other side. Michael Jordan got the first step and got stuck. But at this moment, Kobe, who had the ball floating in his hand, retracted his foot.

He dribbled the ball in a different direction in front of him, then rushed to the other side to kill him.

Michael Jordan moves sideways again this time, and there is no way he can be stopped.

Kobe Bryant who reached the basket completed the score!

After shaking Michael Jordan's center of gravity to the limit, he changed direction and broke through.

The ball looked like an easy layup at the end.

But in the previous breakthrough moves, Kobe maximized his dynamic talents.

He knows that this is his only weapon that is definitely stronger than Michael Jordan now.

If you want to defeat Michael Jordan's veteran defense, you can only think about what Father Time took away from him.

Shaquille O'Neal immediately ran over to give him a high-five.

How difficult it was to score this goal, he could see clearly from the bottom line, but Kobe still shouldered the pressure and scored the first goal at the critical moment.

He secretly clenched his fists and thought to himself: This little brother has indeed grown up!

Kobe returned to defense expressionlessly, but the changing look in his eyes still showed that he was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.

Phil Jackson watched from the audience, his expression uncertain at the moment.

He was undoubtedly very confused.

If Kobe can really stand up and stabilize the situation at this time, it will prove that the "ok" combination can still compete with the best teams in the league.

Moreover, when Kobe Bryant naturally takes the absolute core position, there will be no interruption in the transfer of power of the Lakers, and the chance for him to "uprising" will be gone.

But looking back and thinking about it again, if Kobe fails to hold on to the critical moment and the Lakers lose miserably, will his position as head coach still be secure?

Even though he is the famous "Zen Master" and one of the best head coaches in the league, if the team really has problems, one of them needs to be picked between Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe and him to take the blame. Who is the answer?

It goes without saying.

From this perspective, it seems that this game must be won!

The Wizards launched a counterattack. After Michael Jordan took the initiative to ask for the ball, he faced Kobe with the ball. In the end, he chose to give the ball to Jiang Dalin inside.

This choice surprised everyone.

Kobe was also stunned for a moment.

Originally, he had already made a plan to defend Michael Jordan.

But now it seems that Michael Jordan does not intend to attack with the ball and respond.

this……

This is not his character!

Michael Jordan noticed the surprise in Kobe's eyes, but he still said nothing.

As a 39-year-old man, some things really are beyond his control.

Even the "God of Basketball".

From the defense he just faced against Kobe, Michael Jordan had already felt it. After a year of changes, Kobe was stronger than before. Being ranked third in the regular season MVP rankings was definitely not blown by the media.

Faced with such a guy, Michael Jordan knew that he could no longer respond on both offense and defense as before, and he had to make a choice.

Moreover, even he must admit that Jiang Dalin now has a more stable scoring ability than him, even at critical moments.

Then it would be most appropriate for Jiang Dalin to attack and for him to defend.

"Cobra" was knocked around by Jiang Dalin. As he turned around, Shaquille O'Neal made up for him. Jiang Dalin immediately twisted his steps and put the ball toward the basket from the other side.

Shaquille O'Neal's whole body was covered and he jumped up. Seeing this, Jiang Dalin stood there and waited for a moment, then bumped towards him and successfully drew a foul.

The referee blew the whistle and signaled him to take two free throws.

Such beautiful steps and quick response caused huge cheers to ring out at the scene. The camera of the scene also showed Olajuwon. "Big Dream" showed a satisfied smile and nodded slightly.

No matter which angle you look at it, the ball just seemed to be his return defense.

Jiang Dalin smiled at the corner of his mouth and looked at Shaquille O'Neal with a smile. He saw the guy tilt his head to the side, and then slowly walked to the free throw line, preparing to shoot the free throw.

"Bang!"

The first free throw was missed.

Jiang Dalin adjusted, and while shooting the second free throw, he rushed towards the backboard, finishing before everyone else and finishing the attack.

Shaquille O'Neal, who was originally relieved because Jiang Dalin missed the first free throw, his expression darkened again.

This guy's style of play sometimes even feels so unreasonable to Shaquille O'Neal.

Could it be that I have been too unreasonable in the past two years, so God sent an even more unreasonable person to punish me?

The more Shaq thought about it, the more it made sense.

Kobe held the ball again. This time, Michael Jordan placed it even closer, just a forearm away, and kept actively trying to get the ball. However, the guy's entire center of gravity never wavered. In other words, no matter what Kobe did,

No matter what kind of action comes, he can follow it immediately.

The reason for doing this is to prevent Kobe from thinking for a long time or allowing him enough time to accumulate strength, so that the limit of the actions he can make is greatly reduced.

Since my physical fitness is not as good as before, I have to find a way to prevent you from doing extreme movements.

Michael Jordan was indeed the best defensive player on the outside that year, and he found a way to deal with it in just one round. Kobe gave the ball back to him amidst constant entanglement, and David Wesley made a crucial throw.

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As for his deal, just playing two games in the finals is enough to prove its value.

No, it's not!

Even just this round is enough to prove its value!

But after the goal was scored, Phil Jackson frowned.

"Mickey Mouse" is the limit of making cold arrows. It is impossible to expect him to be the savior in every round. If he could really do this in every round, he wouldn't be traded by the Hornets.

Kobe still has to find a way to deal with it.

But he also knows that the skills he uses to get rid of the ball are all stolen from Michael Jordan. This guy knows what he does in various reactions and can find the correct response at the first time.

If he still plays in singles after catching the ball, he will definitely not be a match for Michael Jordan, or in other words, the efficiency will be very low.

Compared to him, if facing other people...

Could the opportunity be greater?

Jiang Dalin held the ball. This time Shaquille O'Neal decisively stepped up to defend. Jiang Dalin gave the ball away. Hamilton faced Larry Hughes and made a three-point long shot...

Missed.

They scrambled together under the basket.

In the end, the ball was taken by Jiang Dalin.

Shaquille O'Neal's lack of physical fitness has become a disadvantage when grabbing defensive rebounds.

Jiang Dalin carried the "Cobra" and prepared to force himself up. Grant retreated decisively and watched him complete the goal. He knew he could not stop it.

In this case, it's better not to hold on any longer. Being detained is a minor matter, but if he gets a foul, he will become a criminal.

The only role of a veteran is to stabilize at critical moments. If he happens to get fouled at such a time, he will be scolded to death.

Phil Jackson glanced towards the bench, and there was Drew Gooden sitting there. In terms of confrontation under the basket, he actually had that ability, but he had played too few tough battles. Phil Jackson should not let go at all.

This guy goes up.

On the court, it was the Lakers' turn to attack again. This time Kobe did not take the initiative to catch the ball, but kept running without the ball.

Shaquille O'Neal tacitly blocked him in the high post. Jordan reacted quickly and passed quickly, but Kobe ran back at this time. At the same time, David Wesley broke through to the free throw line and passed the ball.

Got him.

With a deft layup, Kobe scored the ball.

This guy no longer holds the ball, it's time to play guerrilla!

Phil Jackson was surprised again.

If it were the previous Kobe, he would definitely hold the ball alone until he could suppress Michael Jordan. He would never take the initiative to find cooperation to deal with Michael Jordan.

Um……

If you really want to say that you can't understand, Kobe is not the only one.

Shaquille O'Neal is willing to change the order of shots with Kobe Bryant.

Michael Jordan focused on the defensive end and did not respond with offense.

Then to Kobe’s transformation...

It can only be said that entering the finals, everyone's thoughts are to win, win, win!

As long as we can win, we will make any changes we can.

Just like Barkley standing in the stands getting ready to play.

Another example is Ewing, Oakley and others off the court...

If it were before, who would have thought that they would deal with Shaquille O'Neal so shamelessly.

But at this moment, for the championship, especially most of the people in the "senior group" have been fighting for this thing their entire careers. They all think that if they can win by doing this, then they are willing to do it!

When Billups came over with the ball, Jiang Dalin glanced at him, and then suddenly walked towards the high post. Billups, who was holding the ball, broke through and gave the ball to him. Jiang Dalin then

Give the ball back to Billups.

Passing through the basket, the ball reached Hamilton's hands on the other side. This time, he caught it from beyond the three-point line!

"Three points!"

The on-site commentator shouted.

Kenny Smith said: "The Wizards are also changing their style of play!"

Both sides are trying to catch someone by surprise.

The main reason, in addition to making the opponent's defense lose focus, is that the game has reached this stage and everyone is very tired. However, this is the time when both sides need people to stand up and score, and they need to be caught off guard.

attack to change the opponent's defensive rhythm.

Kobe once again ran without the ball, but this time, Michael Jordan maintained his position in front of him, no longer following behind him.

David Wesley's passing ability is only at the league's first-tier level. Michael Jordan was so eager to grab the ball, he couldn't pass the ball to Kobe's hands, so he chose to pass the ball to Larry Hughes.

After getting the ball, Larry Hughes rushed inside and passed the ball to Shaquille O'Neal.

O'Neal completed the score with a one-handed dunk.

Even though he was in a very tired state, Shaquille O'Neal was still able to grasp the score that came to his door.

However, Kenny Smith was talking about Michael Jordan and Kobe: "The most exciting moment of this game has arrived. Michael Jordan, the greatest star in the league, faced off against Kobe Bryant. This player gradually began to win over Jordan."

In the comparison of successors, representatives of the new generation of defenders in the league will stand out. A wonderful offensive and defensive battle will be staged between the two of them, and this offensive and defensive battle will also allow us to see a textbook offensive strategy.

There are defensive changes!"

Kobe Bryant changed his offensive methods twice in a row, and Michael Jordan twice found a counterattack in the next possession.

After Kenny Smith pointed this out, everyone also noticed this at this time.

It also makes them more aware of what Kobe will do next and what Michael Jordan will do next.

The ball was once again given to Jiang Dalin in the high position. He leaned against Grant and kept testing with the ball. Of course, it was not Grant who was testing, but Shaquille O'Neal who was ready to make a defensive move over there.

Seeing the opportunity, Jiang Dalin suddenly turned around, shook his little hand, and put the ball into the basket.

Shaquille O'Neal started a little slowly at this time, and when he ran over, the ball went into the frame.

Of course, it is normal for the bulldozer to start slowly.

This is understandable!

O'Neal: Then I don't understand. Isn't the newcomer from China also a Twitter machine? How can he start it so quickly?

abnormal!

It was the Lakers' turn to attack again, and everyone's eyes were on Kobe. They wanted to see how this guy would attack next!