The Whip of the God of Basketball

After Kobe's crazy personal performances in 2005 and 2006, his personal abilities have reached the peak of his career. This summer, although Kobe was deeply involved in trade rumors, including the start of the season, he still has not gotten rid of trade rumors, including himself not asserting that he will stay with the Lakers, but these have not affected Kobe's ability to maintain and improve his condition, and His professional attitude on the court.

It can be said that this year is Kobe's best year in competitive form. He chose to lose weight in the summer, further improved his agility, and continued to strengthen his jump shot and refine it. In terms of experience, he is about to turn 30 this year, reaching the age when a defender is the most mature and balanced in all aspects. Whether it is mental state or physical condition, Kobe is fully prepared. Once given the opportunity, he will give A resounding slap in the face to all who despised him.

Of course, not everyone realizes this, especially people's doubts about the current Lakers lineup. They only got two guards in the summer. Where are their insides? How do they fare against Duncan, Garnett and O'Neal? The Lakers have not yet given an answer.

And today they have to face Amare Stoudemire. The Lakers only have Kwame Brown available in the paint. Odom is absent, Chris Mihm is also not on the roster, and Turiaf has already After being sent to the opposite side, the only one left is newcomer Bynum, who is just twenty years old this year. Fortunately, the Suns' inside line isn't particularly tall, but Stoudemire's impact was a bit unbearable for the Lakers.

After being beaten 4-0 by the Lakers in the opening game, the ball was handed over to Stoudemire. He received the ball in the left corner. The Suns opened in all directions. Stoudemire took the ball and passed it over his head. Facing the basket, when he saw the Lakers' inside hole wide open, he directly dribbled past Brown and entered the three-second zone in one step from the center. Walton on the wing wanted to come over to help defend, but he was not fast enough. Stoudemire directly Passed between the two for a layup.

After experiencing a serious injury in 2006, Stoudemire has recovered very well. His explosive power and speed are still very good, and his offensive feeling is even better. Before the game, Leon told him that if there is a chance to play in singles, he should attack boldly without any scruples, and don't think about picking and rolling to cover, and treat himself as a comprehensive attacker.

This is different from D'Antoni's past arrangement. In the past, Nash was the real core of the team. Stoudemire was a very good finisher, but he still had to revolve around Nash more often. After scoring this goal, Stoudemire still stepped forward and high-fived Nash. Although this attack had nothing to do with Nash and the pass was passed by Diaw, he was used to this.

Returning to defense, the Lakers still played their familiar triangle offense. Fisher, Kobe and Walton formed a triangle on the strong side. Kobe received the ball at the waist, tested it with his back and then passed it back to the weak side. With Brown in the corner, Brown hesitated for a moment while holding the ball. He thought twice about how to play it. Should it be given to Evans on the baseline or to Fisher outside the three-point line?

"Attack!" Kobe yelled at him. Brown should have made this shot by himself. The center was already wide open, so Brown, like Stoudemire just now, faced the basket and dribbled into the basket from the center. But his layup was interfered by Stoudemire and missed. He grabbed the offensive rebound, swayed Stoudemire away with continuous steps under the basket, and still missed the layup! The ball was tapped, Kobe lowered his body to grab the ball, then turned around with the ball and hit a jumper near the free throw line.

After scoring the goal, Kobe was not satisfied. Instead, he said a few more words to Brown. Brown was really wasting the opportunity with the goal just now. The Suns' defense was not tight. The most important thing about the triangle offense is that every player can play at every moment. Every moment he noticed the opportunity for himself and his teammates, it was a good isolation opportunity, and was able to counterattack Stoudemire, but Brown messed up.

Brown's face was expressionless. The No. 1 pick had long been accustomed to such reprimands. Ever since he entered the NBA, he had faced No. 23 with the Wizards, and now he faced No. 24.

Brown didn't have much time to reflect on Kobe's words. Stoudemire came up again. This time he asked for the ball in the low post on the right side. The ball was still in Diaw's hands. He lobbed the ball directly to Stoudemire. Stoudemire caught the ball with his back and turned to face the basket. Brown stood in front of him and lowered his center of gravity. Brown has the advantage in weight, and Stoudemire's weapon is his explosive power and speed, but this time he did not choose to break through. Instead, after two attempts, he shot a 10-foot jumper!

"Shua!" Two points were hit, and Stoudemire relied on his precise jump shot to add two more points.

Leon looked at Stoudemire's jump shot and thought that this kid's offensive touch was really good. It would be a waste to use him as a pure offensive end point. Leon's idea is to make Stoudemire a core ball-handling point on the offensive end. Maybe he won't have the excellent passing support ability of Duncan or Garnett, but as long as his finishing ability is strong enough, he can provide support for his teammates. Create opportunities.

Of course, in Leon's view, Stoudemire still has a lot to improve. If he wants to grow into a super power forward, fortunately they still have Diaw inside. As for Nash, this may be his easiest first quarter in the past few years. Nash has only touched the ball once at this position, and all statistics except turnovers are zero. Moreover, his teammates have to wipe Nash's butt when it comes to the defensive end.

Derek Fisher was able to dribble and use his strength to get rid of Nash. Bell guarded Kobe and did not dare to come over to help defend, so Marion had to come. Fisher hit the ground and passed the ball. Walton slipped to the baseline to catch the ball and went to the basket. Successful layup! Stoudemire's defense at the basket is basically non-existent.

In the subsequent attacks, the Suns were very efficient. Stoudemire, Marion and Bell all scored, while Nash only had one assist. This made the audience feel very uncomfortable. What happened to their former Son of the Wind today? At the same time, the Suns' defense didn't seem to be improving, and it was not much different from the past, so the game went very smoothly, with basically no fouls or dead balls. It soon entered the official timeout period. The Lakers led the Suns by 3 points at 15:12. .

"How do you feel? The offense is pretty good, but the defense is a piece of shit. Is this how Mike taught you defense before?"

Leon said to the players half-jokingly, but no one laughed. In fact, they had worked hard on the defensive end, but the Lakers offense felt really good today, especially the way Kobe Bryant's team played, which made the Suns defensive end look for them. It misses the point and feels very unaccustomed.

Leon didn't say much, but squatted in front of Nash and asked: "Are you still adaptable to your current role? You can start to attack properly. The feel needs to be cultivated and maintained. If you fire again in the second half, it will be over. "

Nash wiped his sweat with a towel - in fact, he didn't sweat much, and nodded to Leon: "No problem, but everyone did a good job, of course I mean offensively."

Leon said: "Yes, so you can be yourself boldly. They are all good. I will slowly adjust defensively."

The two had only been together for a few months, and had only played one game in the regular season, but they had a terrible tacit understanding with each other. With just a few words, Nash knew Leon's intentions, and at the same time he was full of confidence.

The official timeout ended quickly, and Leon made some fine-tuning of personnel. He replaced Stoudemire, who was in hot form, and replaced him with Turiaf. The Suns' offensive rights returned to Nash's hands.

For the Lakers, Jackson did not adjust the lineup. The players on the court were in pretty good shape. They had a tacit understanding and their cooperation was extremely smooth. These players have been immersed in the triangle offense for many years, especially Fisher's return, which stabilized the team. locker room, and also had an unexpected and outstanding effect on the field.

The strong Fisher controlled the ball steadily for half the game. Luke Walton stepped forward to respond and took the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side. Fisher went to the weak side, and Kobe was also on the weak side. Walton and Eyre were on the strong side. With Vince and Brown, the Suns' defense had to press against the weak player, and the space was stretched wide. Brown got another good opportunity inside. He squeezed to the basket. In the three-second zone, Walton passed the ball in time. Brown received the ball and turned around and made a small throw to wipe the board. It was a ball that was close at hand. The result was unknown. Turiaf pushed too hard or Brown turned too hastily. The ball did not bounce into the basket but hit the edge of the basket.

Marion grabbed the backboard and immediately passed the ball to Nash. This time, Nash did not pause or distribute the ball, but quickly dribbled the ball past half court. Seeing that there was no good opportunity in the middle, he went directly to the baseline and scored a 0 A close-range jump shot from an angle, hit!

A 10-foot fadeaway jumper, easy and pleasant for Nash, 1 point difference at 14:15.

Regarding Brown's waste of such a good scoring opportunity, Jackson on the sidelines shook his head. He looked at Bynum sitting on the bench and thought it was time to consider letting this kid play. At least he would not waste such a goal.

At this time, the Lakers' counterattack was still orderly. Kobe took the ball and completed the pick-and-roll with Brown and went straight to the basket. Bell and Marion double-teamed. Kobe paused in the air and passed the ball to Evans, who was following. Evans cut in. The basket was blocked by Turiaf with a slap in the face. Nash got the ball, and he still advanced quickly. Fisher followed closely, but he didn't dare to get too close for fear of Nash passing the ball.

But Nash didn't pass the ball. He stopped. The Lakers players had already returned to defense. Turiaf also followed and came over to set a pick-and-roll screen for Fisher. Nash used the screen to get rid of Fisher, while Brown huddled in It didn't come out, and Nash took the shot without hesitation from beyond the three-point line!

"Whoa!" Three points, like an arrow, passed through his heart. The score reached 17:15, and the Suns took the lead.

Jackson had to call a timeout. He couldn't help but wonder who was Kobe and who was Nash.