I’m Really Playing Basketball

After the first quarter, Chen Xiao and Kobe sat on the bench to rest.

Although both of them have physical strength, they consumed a lot of energy in the first quarter. When both of them have high offensive efficiency, maintaining physical strength is very important.

Both Chen Xiao and Kobe can continue to play in the second quarter, but their efficiency will definitely drop, which is not necessary. Moreover, this drop in efficiency is continuous. If the efficiency of the substitutes drops, there is no guarantee of efficiency when they wait for the starting lineup.

Therefore, in this game, Phil Jackson and Jordan are protecting the physical strength of Chen Xiao and Kobe.

After all, the importance of this game to the two of them is basically certain, and both of them will definitely give their best in this game.

In the first quarter of the game, Kobe scored 18 points efficiently, while Chen Xiao scored 19 points efficiently. The performance of the two was basically evenly matched, but because the Bobcats led by 5 points at home, Chen Xiao seemed to be slightly behind. Win point.

This feeling is the same as what many people predicted before the game.

The Lakers' record this season may be better than that of the Bobcats, much better, but Chen Xiao's strength is still a little bit better than Kobe's. From a strength perspective, Chen Xiao is still the number one player.

Of course, this game only played the first quarter, and it’s hard to say what will happen after that.

In the second quarter of the game, Roy took the rotation of Jack, Barnes, Shane Battier and Gortat on the court for the Bobcats.

On the Lakers side, there are Nate Robinson, Jordan Farmar, Vujacic, Luke Walton and Radmanovic.

Both teams have rotations consisting entirely of substitutes.

It can be seen that the Bobcats' current rotation is somewhat stretched due to Randolph's departure, especially when Granger is the starter and Battier is the substitute.

On the other side, the Lakers are similar. David Weiss is especially considered a substitute, but his average playing time is not much at all. He can replace Gasol and Gasol on the court, which can make Gasol and Gasol A certain one leads the team in the rotation, and sometimes even two people can appear in the rotation.

But because of David West's departure, the Lakers' rotation now also needs to be re-adjusted.

Therefore, the rotation in the second quarter is actually a moderate challenge for both teams.

This kind of challenge is not only a decline in strength, but also a tacit understanding.

Therefore, the rotation battle between the Lakers and the Bobcats quickly evolved into a contest between Roy and Nate Robinson, two University of Washington teammates.

During the period when the rotation of both sides was being adjusted, both teams took the initiative to hit the ball into the hands of key players.

And Roy and Nate Robinson are the key guys.

This season Roy averaged 16 points per game for the Bobcats, while Nate Robinson averaged 12 points per game for the Lakers.

Both of them are the best substitute players in the NBA. When they attack, they are really brutal when they are in good condition.

And this time, that's it.

As soon as the two came up, they each hit three irons in a row in return for each other.

Is this a bad feeling between the two of them?

Not really, because it's too defensive.

Both teams know that the other team wants to play key players, so they must go all out to attack them. Moreover, the rotations of the two teams are very fast on defense. Let’s not talk about the Bobcats. Battier and Barnslow Yi's three wings are there, which is simply a nightmare for opponents' outside players.

Not to mention the rotation lineup, even the NBA's starting lineup, not many can break through this striker.

And what about the Lakers?

The Lakers' individual defensive players are indeed not strong enough, but they are fast. It can be said that the Lakers' rotation has almost no big inside line. Except for Nate and Farmar, the other three are all versatile forwards who can move. Very fast.

If there is a Randolph in the Bobcats' rotation at this time, the Lakers' rotation defense will definitely explode.

But isn’t Randolph gone now?

Obviously, Phil Jackson came prepared.

Therefore, due to the pertinence of the two head coaches, as the two teams with the strongest rotations in the NBA, the rotation in this game was not very good.

With 6 minutes left in the game, when the two teams brought up their respective main players Kobe Bryant and Chen Xiao, the score between the two teams was 44 to 38. In other words, the two teams played 8 to 7 for 6 minutes. This But it's a pretty low score, especially for the Lakers and Bobcats.

It can only be said that the departure of Randolph and David West did have a great impact on the rotations of the two teams.

However, what is slightly better for the Bobcats is that although they did not score many points, they still won in the rotation lineup. If they won by 1 point, they would also win.

So when he came off the court, Roy was slightly relieved.

On the other hand, Nate Robinson of the Lakers is a bit different. After all, this competition is not only for Kobe, but also the first person competition with Chen Xiao.

For him, it was also a competition with Roy, the No. 1 player at the University of Washington.

After all, he was the boss of the University of Washington back then, and Roy, Simmons, Conroy, and Bobby Jones were all his younger brothers.

And he also entered the NBA one year earlier than Roy.

But after coming to the NBA, it was obvious that the gap between him and Roy was widened. It was not him who opened the gap with Roy, but Roy who opened the gap with him.

Roy now has the best sixth player and the championship, and is already a famous figure in the NBA. And he, regardless of his good performance now, still has not proven himself. As long as one is not careful, he may... Will be pulled from the team's important rotation, or even fade out of the NBA.

As a person who is naturally disobedient, he is very unwilling.

But no matter how unwilling he was, he could only endure it for now.

At the very least, he still couldn't beat his chest and scream in front of Roy confidently.

As an important supporting role in this game, not many people will pay attention to the contest between Roy and Nate Robinson.

Especially when Chen Xiao and Kobe were on the court again, basically all eyes were on them.

"Our duel is far from over!"

Chen Xiao and Kobe looked at each other at the midline, and both saw excitement in each other's eyes.

On the court, after the two teams replaced all their main players, the Lakers attacked first.

In the Bobcats' three-point line, Chen Xiao was always ready to defend Kobe who was preparing to walk him.

Because the sensitivity is indeed far behind that of Kobe, when defending Kobe, Chen Xiao always steps back half a step to defend, so that he can take advantage of his long arms and avoid being completely thrown away by Kobe.

This is the way he has found in the past two seasons to defend Kobe better.

Can you stay defensive?

It's definitely impossible to defend.

Let's just say that this time, Kobe took a fake walk and really retreated. He didn't try to hit the middle distance. After tricking Chen Xiao, he retreated beyond the three-point line and shot the first three-pointer of the game.

A swipe!

Kobe's step-back step-back from outside the three-point line made a hollow three-pointer.

41 to 44!

Since being promoted to an S-level player in the playoffs last season, Kobe's shots have become more and more biased towards mid-range shots. He doesn't actually shoot many three-pointers anymore, but even though he doesn't shoot many, Kobe has shot 100% this season. The best three-point shooting percentage of his career.

After all, his shots are more cautious, and he no longer throws three-pointers against the defender like before. According to Kobe's previous three-point throwing method, even Chen Xiao's average field goal percentage is estimated to be a little over 40%, and maybe even Like last year's finals, it was not even 40%.

And Kobe's three-point shooting is much worse than Chen Xiao's.

So one can imagine how bad Kobe's previous three-point shooting percentage was.

After the offense became more rational this season, Kobe's offensive efficiency is quite good.

Historically, Kobe's shooting percentage this season was 46%, but the reality is that Kobe's shooting percentage this season reached an astonishing 49%. Anyone who knows Kobe knows that this is quite incredible.

It is precisely because of the improvement in efficiency that Kobe will be called MVP this season. Otherwise, everyone knows that experts dislike Kobe's relatively inefficient style of play in the past.

The game continued, and it was the Bobcats' turn to attack. Based on the public opinion before the game and Chen Xiao's duel with Kobe, when Kobe beat Chen Xiao like this, it was difficult for the Bobcats not to give the ball to Chen Xiao.

Therefore, in this game, Chen Xiao and Kobe had a lot of responses.

On the court, Paul slowly dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line and hit the ball into Chen Xiao's hands.

Chen Xiao's gesture of grabbing the ball with one hand made Kobe behind him feel like he had been "hugely insulted."

Okay, just kidding, but no matter how good his relationship with Chen Xiao is, no matter how many times he and Chen Xiao play against each other, every time he sees Chen Xiao catching the ball with one hand like this in front of him, Kobe feels like he is They all can't control themselves.

If possible, Kobe would like to stab Chen XiaoPP from behind at this time.

Damn it, it really hurts your self-esteem, okay?

Especially when he kept harassing Chen Xiao, but Chen Xiao turned around slightly, jumped back slightly, and under his defense, leaned back and sent the basketball in his hand out, and then there was a "swipe" sound, and Kobe always I feel that my defense is like air, and I feel like a cute dwarf standing on the knees of a giant to defend.

In fact, this Kobe is a bit underestimating himself.

Kobe still puts a lot of pressure on Chen Xiao.

Although Kobe has short hands, he has strong confrontation, strong defensive skills, and good awareness. This makes offensive players dare not release the ball when sitting on him, and it is difficult to adjust.

If it weren't for Chen Xiao's 100 mid-range shot, and the strong anti-interference ability of Qiao's back, to be honest, even if he was much longer than Kobe, he wouldn't be that easy to beat Kobe.

The situation in which Chen Xiao beat Kobe was not something that elders could replicate.

Just say Adu.

Adu's shooting is not very successful now, he is taller than Chen Xiao, but it is very difficult to beat Kobe.

The two played against each other for the first time, and Boss Ke made Adu a 6-of-26. The whole Adu was a little skeptical about his life.

Of course, Xiao Du has a strong mentality, so he killed Tony Allen immediately after.

After Chen Xiao's singles hit by Kobe, the score of the two sides became 41 to 46, and the Bobcats once again opened up by 5 points.

"After Kobe scored 21 points in this game, Boy Wonder immediately pushed his own score to 21 points!"

"After the start of the second quarter of this game, Boy Wonder and Kobe's scores are still crazily biting!"

To be honest, the commentators and fans on the sidelines were excited to see that Chen Xiao and Kobe were still so fierce after they came up from the break for half a quarter.

The duel between the two did not end just because the two took a break. The two were still in hot shape!

I have to say that the state of these two people in this game is really terrifying!

And this kind of terror can be felt vividly by both the audience at the scene and the audience in front of the TV.

On the court, the Lakers attacked, and Kobe once again performed an offensive performance full of IQ and psychological master-level, using his agility and skills as well as the advantages of a master of psychological warfare, once again shook Chen Xiao away, and with a swipe, He sent the basketball in his hand into the net.

Kobe's artistic offense is incredible no matter how many times you watch it.

Just like Barkley said in last season's finals, a fake move with left foot and right foot, right foot, left foot, fake move replay, Kobe's offensive rhythm is like a musician on the court.

Many experts say that you can sing along with Kobe's rhythm and melody.

Of course, regardless of whether you can sing a song based on these actions of Kobe, Kobe's offense simply combines physical talent, offensive skills and psychological warfare of a psychological master to the extreme.

"If Kobe's offense has a skill, it must be a purple skill!"

Even as an opponent, Chen Xiao has full respect for Kobe's offensive skills.

However, respect is respect. Looking back, when it was Chen Xiao's turn to attack, Chen Xiao showed no mercy.

This time, Chen Xiao did not turn his back to Kobe to catch the ball. Instead, after halftime, he set a false screen with Paul and caught the ball head-on to face Kobe. He made a huge change of direction, slightly throwing Kobe away, and then hit the ball at the free throw line. Stop suddenly and take a mid-range shot!

Chen Xiao's change of direction was not as big as Durant's, but this time Kobe did not prepare Chen Xiao to change his offensive method, so he still deceived Kobe.

A swipe!

The mid-range shot hit!

48 to 43!

The score difference between the two sides is still 5 points.

With Chen Xiao's hit, Chen Xiao and Kobe once again completed two response balls to each other.

In other NBA games, if two players can respond to the ball in one round, it is already super powerful.

But Kobe and Chen Xiao responded casually twice in this game.

This is not the first time!

What is horror? This is horror!

The score was 8-7 for the first six minutes of the second quarter.

And when Chen Xiao and Kobe came up, the second quarter ended, and the score of the two teams was 34 to 28!

The Lakers scored 27 points in the next 6 minutes, while the Bobcats scored 20 points.

Among them, Kobe made 7 of 10 in six minutes, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throw, and scored 16 points. In the half game, he was 14 of 20 and scored 34 points.

On the other hand, in the six minutes of the second quarter, Chen Xiao scored 6 of 7, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, and scored 17 points. In the first half, he scored 36 points.

Kobe was in good form in the first half, and Chen Xiao was not bad, and his personal performance was even slightly better than Kobe's.

but……

"The Lakers' inside advantage was reflected in the second quarter. The Lakers took 6 more shots than the Bobcats in the second quarter, all in the next six minutes. The Gasol brothers made 4 of 5 in the second quarter and scored 9 points. , This is the key for the Lakers to overtake the score at the end of the second quarter."

65 to 64!

The skies in Charlotte look like they’re going to turn from sunny to cloudy!