My Name is Kobe Bryant

The first quarter ends. Los Angeles Lakers 14:25 Portland Trail Blazers.

The Lakers' O'Neal couldn't penetrate the opponent's inside line. After Kobe was double-teamed and locked to death, the offense fell into a scoring drought. Even if there is an open spot, it is difficult for the Lakers players to hit the shot.

Bryant sat on the sidelines, waving towels while cheering on the Lakers' bench players, thinking about the solution.

Two ideas to solve the problem, the first is to feed O'Neal with all his strength, expect him to recover his touch, and hurt the Blazers inside. It is best to beat Sabonis, so that the Blazers' defensive strategy will definitely be adjusted.

But Kobe looked at the panting Shaquille O'Neal next to him, shook his head, and didn't dare to expect the fat man in this state to be able to penetrate Sabonis. Today's Sabonis feels a bit like Yao Ming, the Great Wall of China, with a solid chassis, extremely tall, and strong strength. This type of insider can somewhat restrain O'Neal, especially O'Neal who is in poor condition.

The second method is to break the Blazers' double-teaming by himself, and drop ten games with one force.

There are several ways to break the double-team. The common method that Jordan often uses is to surrender the right to initiate the offense, act as an off-ball role, complete the action as soon as possible after receiving the ball, and complete the attack before the double-team is formed. The advantage is that you can avoid mistakes caused by being double-teamed to the greatest extent. The disadvantage is that the completion of the offensive action is too urgent, and the hit rate will drop.

This is the most common way to break double teams, and there will be no major problems, but it is difficult for ordinary players to hurt opponents. In the middle distance, you need to shoot quickly, and this kind of efficiency is often not efficient.

The second method was used by Kobe in the first quarter. After attracting double-teams and passing to open players, the risk factor is very high. It may be blocked, it may fail to make an open shot, and it may be successfully filled by the opponent's rotation defense.

It just so happens that these kinds of possibilities all happened in the first quarter. The Lakers player is not only O'Neal alone, the cold feeling seems to be contagious. None of them could hit the usual goal. Hitting the iron in an open space is the most morale-damaging thing. It will make the ball holder not know whether to pass the ball, and make the player who has the opportunity not know whether to take the shot.

Kobe knew that it was very normal for a regular-season team to have this situation. If they could maintain their peak in 82 long games, it would not be a long history of basketball. Only two teams can win 70 games.

But today's Lakers are obviously out of shape. The team experienced such ups and downs. After thinking about it, Kobe still had to break through the gap himself to have a chance of survival.

"Coach, we will use this lineup later." Kobe walked to Harris and took the tactical board.

PG Derek Fisher SG Kobe Bryant SF Bruce Bowen PF Robert Horry C Shaq O'Neal.

Kobe played off the ball and handed possession to Fisher and Horry.

This lineup can maximize Kobe's offensive destructive power. Since you, the Blazers, like to set up high-post double-teams, then I will turn the table for you. He doesn't hold the ball at all, and just runs in the middle distance.

Harris is one of the first two players, and has such a smart player, as a coach, it is really difficult. If other players dared to ask Harris to make lineup adjustments, Harris would have been kicked out of the team long ago, but this is Kobe, his favorite student, the darling of the team, and the future of the league.

Harris had to carefully consider the opinions put forward by such players.

get~

Anyway, the team is doomed to play like this, so why not try it your way.

Finally, the Lakers put on the lineup Kobe asked for halfway through the second quarter.

Los Angeles Lakers 31:43 Portland Trail Blazers. Not only did the Lakers' substitutes fail to recover the score, but the point difference widened instead. This is a rare disadvantage for the Lakers' substitutes after Horry joined this season.

P-J-Carlesimo's pupils dilated, eyes round. The players on the court also looked back at the coach on the sidelines, so Fisher is holding the ball, are we still double-teaming Kobe?

"Heh, as expected of Silver Fox Harris, there is something." P-J-Carlesimo waved his hand, gave up the high-post double-team, and changed it to double-team after holding the ball.

The Blazers players nodded repeatedly, expressing their understanding.

At this time, Kobe had already played a pick-and-roll with Horry and slipped out from the baseline.

Fisher's passing is very precise, and he and Kobe have practiced many times in training.

"Shua!" After receiving the ball, there was a picturesque mid-range jumper without any extra movement. The Blazers did not even form a double-team, and even the first defender Isiah Ryder did not interfere in place.

Sabonis narrowed his eyes.

"One more!" Sabonis held the ball at the top of the arc for a three-pointer, and his teammates scattered around.

A moment ago, he was still watching his teammates move around, but Sabonis made a three-pointer the next time.

O'Neal also didn't react, and was hit by Sabonis for the third three-pointer of the game.

Attack! For the remainder of the second quarter, Kobe and the Trail Blazers faced each other.

As if he had become a shooting guard teaching video, Kobe performed the most classic double-team breaking method, concise, efficient and cold-blooded, making arbitrarily and unreasonable hits.

Isiah Ryder broke out in a cold sweat, even though the arena was very warm. But Kobe scored 14 points on 6-for-8 on him in just half a quarter.

Terrible, is he really a rookie? Under such a high-pressure headwind ball, in the last game of 5 days and 4 games, under the double-teaming of the whole team.

Can you still perform like this?

Kobe, who was completely in offensive mode, only had eyes for the basket. He didn't shoot three-pointers in this half of the quarter because he couldn't guarantee his hit rate and didn't break through because his opponent would definitely help defend.

It's CIC!

Make the most of CIC!

Lean back! Dry pull! Feint! Hit the board! Step back!

One ball, one ball, a blunt knife cuts flesh. Using the most typical shooting guard style of this era, one man and one team, and the Blazers who are in good form soared. Even Sabonis also played at his peak, but the score was still caught up by Kobe.

"Damn, why is there another Jordan." P-J-Carlesimo muttered to himself, and he asked himself that any player in the league except Jordan would suffer from the defense against Kobe. It is very normal to score less than 15 points in a normal game.

But this is Kobe, a player with peak superstar skills, who can't be locked up by just two players. He scored 14 points on the Blazers in half a quarter.

At the end of the half quarter, the Lakers score is approaching, the Los Angeles Lakers 49:57 Portland Trail Blazers.

P-J Carlesimo, brooding in midfield, isn't a coach who's good at improvising.

"Coach, double-team Kobe before he catches the ball." Sabonis showed a hint of determination on his resolute face.

Double-team early?

The two double-teamed in advance? Make Kobe unable to catch the ball directly? Take a vacant seat?

absurd! Isn't this the Jordan rule, the way the Pistons dealt with the young Jordan?

Is Kobe as good as Jordan?

That Bulls are incomparable to the current Lakers!

P-J-Carlesimo first thought Sabonis's remarks were ridiculous.

Then think about it carefully, rookie Jordan’s scoring explosiveness seems to be inferior to Kobe Bryant, that is still Kobe playing point guard, when Kobe came to shooting guard, 14 points in half a quarter, wouldn’t it be 50 points after a game? up?

If he was scored 50 points in front of his boss Paul Allen, he might lose his job.

"Team in advance! Isiah Ryder and Clifford Robinson, you two's task from now on is to prevent Kobe from receiving the ball! The other players let them shoot!" P-J-Carlesimo gritted his teeth , Jordan's Law is Jordan's Law.