On the 17th, the Lakers visited Madison Square Garden to challenge the Knicks.
The Mars crashing into the earth that fans imagined before the game did not happen on this night, because after the star weekend, "Brown Bread" Brown took a break from the "Emoji Pack" in spite of the fine issued by the league.
Yao Ming played in the Asian Championship last summer, and Duncan will be 34 years old on April 25 this year.
For Brown, who is well versed in the principle of sustainable fishing, he obviously hopes that the two brothers will save their strength for the playoffs rather than draining New York's double champions in the regular season.
However, even if the Knicks are missing Yao Ming and Duncan, it will not be easy for the Lakers to win.
The reason is that in this game, except for Kobe, the other Lakers players combined only made 23 of 58 shots, and the shooting rate did not even reach 40%.
Fortunately, under Wang Shuo's "death glare", Kobe, who had a good touch this night, was forced by Wang Shuo to remove the pass button and successfully acted as the Lakers' savior.
In the first quarter of the game, Kobe made 6 of 10 shots. Counting free throws and three-pointers, he scored 18 points for the Lakers in a single quarter.
Immediately following the second quarter, Wang Shuo only allowed Kobe to rest for 4 minutes before sending him back onto the court.
Kobe, who leaned back three times before the quarter, then scored 7 consecutive goals, scoring another 16 points for the Lakers in a single quarter.
After halftime, in the second half of the game, the Knicks took turns sending Chandler and Ariza to defend Kobe.
Facing Chandler, Kobe, who had already shown his experience in the last match, frequently used his mobility advantage to cut to the basket and score in front of him.
As for Ariza defending himself... Kobe will decisively carry the explosive bag and dig hard into the Knicks' interior.
After several years of training, Ariza has indeed grown into an excellent off-ball wing with excellent defense and a three-point shot.
But without the New York double kings, the Knicks' interior defense has obviously dropped a lot in terms of hardness.
On the sidelines, watching Kobe continue to score points for the Lakers, Mike Malone said with a puzzled face: "Although Kobe's shot selection is a bit difficult to understand sometimes.
But how can he be a player who cannot be coached? "
In Malone's view, Kobe's offensive choices in this game can only be described as extremely smart.
Especially in the second half of the game, as his physical fitness declined, Kobe not only reduced his forced pull-ups from the outside, but he also always used fake moves to get fouls in front of Ariza.
Looking at Malone, Wang Shuo smiled and said, "If Michael hadn't led Phil Jackson to win 6 championships, then Michael would have been even more untrainable than Kobe in Phil's eyes."
Wang Shuo knows very well that Kobe has always been a player with good intelligence.
Otherwise, how could he have won five championships in his own memory?
You know, if there was no Kobe Bryant during the Lakers dynasty, the Lakers dynasty in history would most likely become the Spurs dynasty.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, due to Popovich's early joke "Duncan is afraid of sharks", many fans believed it to be true and thought that Duncan was really afraid of O'Neal.
But in fact, Duncan has never been afraid of this big shark in his career battles with O'Neal.
In the 1998/99 season, before Kobe Bryant had grown up, Duncan, who was at his peak in his debut, led the Spurs to sweep the Lakers in the playoffs.
And in the post-game Excel, Duncan also averaged 29 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, beating O'Neal who averaged 23 points and 13 rebounds per game for the Lakers.
It is true that during the "OK" period, Kobe spent more time playing the role of O'Neal's deputy.
But Kobe also saved O'Neal from behind bars in many games.
In Wang Shuo's view, the reason why Kobe leaves a stereotype of being inefficient is mainly because the "Zen Master's" tactics are too monotonous.
Historically, the theoretical peak of Kobe's career was basically played under Jackson.
Most of the time, Jackson will not, like Wang Shuo, let Kobe play some off-ball tactics and serve as the team's offensive transfer point to reasonably get through the stage when Kobe feels bad.
Instead, he would stand on the sidelines with a calm face and watch Kobe regain his touch through continuous unreasonable shots on the court.
The result is this...
Jackson also complained wildly in his autobiography that Kobe often did not play according to his tactical arrangements.
One thing to say is that in Wang Shuo's opinion, when it comes to shamelessness, Jackson said that he was second to himself, even though even Larry Brown could only be ranked third.
This night, with Kobe Bryant scoring 61 points in Madison Square Garden, the Lakers defeated the Knicks on the road with a score of 128 to 114.
On the court, when Kobe Bryant went berserk in the final quarter, Wang Shuo noticed that Xiao Yao, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, immediately became an emoticon of embarrassment.
Since so far, Madison Square Garden’s single-game scoring record is still held by Yao Ming with 62 points, so the moment Kobe scored his 61st point in the game...
Wang Shuo believes that Xiao Yao is definitely the most nervous person in the entire arena.
However, Xiao Yao is lucky.
Because after confirming the victory for the team, Kobe did not choose to stay on the court in the last two minutes to collect statistics.
Otherwise, on this night, Madison Square Garden's single-game scoring record is likely to change hands.
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One day later, the Lakers traveled to Boston to challenge the Celtics.
Even before this road trip to the Eastern Conference started, Wang Shuo emphasized to the players the importance of finishing first in the league.
As a legendary coach who has led three different teams to six championships, Wang Shuo knows better than anyone that in a long season, the team head coach cannot blindly relieve the pressure on the players.
When necessary, the team's head coach also has to put some pressure on the players.
This season, the Celtics currently rank second in the Eastern Conference.
In the past two years, as Horford has grown, the pressure Garnett faces on defense has been significantly reduced compared to before.
Carter and Pierce are also in pretty good shape.
In addition, last year, the Celtics selected Darren Collison in the draft, who allowed Westbrook to carry his bags in college, successfully solving the No. 1 problem that has plagued the team for many years...
Under the leadership of young coach Stevens, the Celtics have gradually grown into a super team in the Eastern Conference second only to the Knicks.
In addition, the Celtics have won both regular season meetings with the Knicks this season.
In addition, the team has won consecutive games recently, so the Celtics' morale is high at the moment. The whole team believes that this year is the most promising year for the team!
only......
The Celtics are also currently facing internal worries.
And Wang Shuo has to bear the main responsibility for this internal trouble.
Because even if I beat Angie to death, I can't figure out why Garnett refused the early contract extension he offered him.
You know, the early contract extension offered by Anji to Garnett was a conscientious contract with an annual salary of nearly 20 million US dollars and a total term of four years.
For Garnett, who will turn 34 in May this year...
This contract is definitely a super pension contract that will never have this store again after passing this village.
However......
Anji may not believe it, compared to staying with the Celtics and getting an annual salary of nearly 20 million...
Not only is Garnett ready to switch to an enemy with a mid-level job this summer, but the enemy he is planning to switch to... is also the Celtics' mortal enemy:
Los Angeles Lakers coached by Wang Shuo.
As the saying goes, as soon as you think of the King of Tou, you will instantly feel that the world is vast.
Garnett, who has almost finished the peak of his career in Boston, no longer has the youthfulness and sharpness of the past.
He just wants to taste a championship before the end of his career.
Especially when Duncan has completely locked in the number one power forward in history.
Knowing that he would no longer be able to touch Duncan in the future, how could Garnett care about the feud between the Celtics and Lakers?
Although this season, the Celtics have performed well under the leadership of Stevens.
But in Garnett's view, if he wants to win the championship, he still has to defect to Wang Shuo.
Don't ask, ask: this man can turn even a bad team like the Lakers into a championship contending team after one summer when the world is extremely unfavorable...
therefore......
In Garnett's view, in the field of basketball, there is nothing that Wang Shuo cannot do!
On the court, during the pre-game warm-up, he was obviously practicing shooting in the Celtics' half court, but what Anji didn't know was that all Garnett could think about at the moment was playing under Wang Shuo next season. picture.
So, either Stern must support Wang Shuo Nomad?
Because if Wang Shuo really stays in one city for a long time, he will not leave.
It is definitely only a matter of time before the NBA closes down.
I'm not bragging, but as long as Wang Shuo is willing at this moment, he only needs to make a phone call, and countless Lu Bu will come to him riding a red rabbit horse and tying Diao Chan.
North Shore Garden Arena, as an old enemy of the Lakers, this night, when the players of the two teams came on the court, the Celtics fans at the scene booed the Lakers players mercilessly.
After the appearance ceremony, the starting lineups of the two teams were announced:
Celtics: Horford, Garnett, Pierce, Carter, Collison.
Lakers: Kawhi, Odom, Gallinari, Kobe, Ellis.
On TNT TV, after the two teams' starters were announced, Barkley analyzed: "Brad is a die-hard fan of Wang, and he will probably use a one-man-four to deal with the Lakers in this game."
On the sidelines, Smith echoed: “The key to one-marking four is the player who is responsible for marking the core of the opponent’s outside attack.
Judging from the past battle records between Vince and Kobe, Kobe has a slight advantage, but Vince can always defend him quite uncomfortable in the game. "
Regardless of past and present life, Carter is not good at defense in the game.
And Carter is one of those rare players whose defense at 25 is not as good as at 35.
However, Carter's defense is absolutely trustworthy when facing off against Kobe.
Because when the four major shooting guards fight against each other, it's basically either you beat me to death or I beat you to death.
What stands out is that if someone can beat him to death, he will never show mercy.
In the center of the field, after a jump ball, Celtic have the ball.
Carter and Kobe became entangled as soon as the game started.
I saw these two people, you and I, you. If you didn’t know, you might have thought that they were having a wrestling match.
But at this moment, Carter not only did not complain, but actually enjoyed it extremely.
On the right side, after using force to knock Kobe away, Carter went around the top arc and used Garnett to cover the ball for a three-point jumper.
Affected by the previous physical fight with Kobe, Carter's three-pointer missed the frame.
In the Lakers penalty area, Odom protected the rebound and handed the ball to Ellis.
However, the Celtics retreated very quickly and did not give the Lakers a chance to speed up their transition attack.
Seeing this, Kobe took the initiative to ask for the ball and called for a pick-and-roll from Marca from the high post.
Horford showed his excellent defensive awareness when guarding the pick-and-roll. After helping Carter delay Kobe, he quickly retreated to his defensive area.
At this time, Odom hurriedly stepped forward to meet Kobe, preventing the basketball from staying in Kobe's hands for a long time.
This season, under Wang Shuo, Odom has had fewer downtimes on the court than during the same period in history.
This is because Wang Shuo knows better than anyone that Odom is a player who cannot be given too many tasks.
To put it simply, since Odom has a limited number of CPU cores, once you let him perform too many tasks at the same time in the game, he will easily trigger his downtime passive during the game.
On the court, under Odom's second combing, Ellis came out from the baseline to execute singles.
The Celtics' defense after the opening was airtight. After Ellis passed Collison with the ball in one step, he immediately encountered Garnett's help in defense.
Garnett's ability to help defend is no longer what it used to be.
But thanks to Horford's growth, Garnett did not choose to gain weight to play a guest role at the fifth position like Wang Shuo remembered.
Therefore, this also allows Garnett to maintain a certain degree of athleticism.
In the Celtic penalty area, Ellis, who always kept in mind Wang Shuo's teaching of "I would rather attack than throw the blame randomly", used his speed to squeeze out the gap and missed the layup.
If he were the coach of an ordinary team, he would definitely complain about why Ellis didn't choose to distribute the ball just now.
But when he noticed Ellis resolutely finishing the shot on the court, Wang Shuo gave him a thumbs up from the sidelines.
Regardless of his past life, Wang Shuo dislikes this kind of jumping pass for the sake of passing the ball.
In Wang Shuo's view, even if one's own attacker fails to hit the target when forcibly attacking the frame, there is still a certain probability of causing a foul on the opponent's side.
However, if you blindly jump the ball and pass the ball, there is a high probability that you will make a mistake and be directly converted by the opponent.
Wang Shuo knew very well that Ellis' speed made it difficult for his teammates to keep up with his rhythm in every round during the game.
Therefore, rather than letting Ellis pass the ball in the game, Wang Shuo hopes that Ellis can resolutely perform the task of attacking on the court.
Come back, Celtics have the ball.
Pierce used Horford's screen to circle to the left side of the court to catch the ball.
The moment he noticed Gallinari failed to get around Horford, Odom switched to Pierce in time.
After holding the ball and watching for a moment, Pierce decisively lobbed the ball to Horford, who was fighting with Gallinari under the basket.
Gallinari, who is 208 centimeters tall, does not suffer from his height when he rotates to defend inside. Horford's turn and fade after receiving the ball was strongly interfered by Gallinari, and he bounced out of the frame.
Tonight, both the Lakers and Celtics showed a Finals-level defensive attitude.
In addition, the referee's penalty standards were relatively loose, so it was not until 8 minutes and 45 seconds left in the first quarter that Ellis broke the deadlock with a free throw.
On TNT TV, Barkley commented on Ellis's free throw: "This Lakers' inside hard-shooting ability is still weaker.
Therefore this season, once they feel bad, they will encounter a scoring drought in the game. "
On the sidelines, Smith said with a smile: "But Charles, let's put it another way...when the Lakers' perimeter attack group finds their touch, they are also capable of defeating any team."
In this game, because the Celtics' two insiders have strong defense capabilities, even if Garfield and Odom keep helping the Lakers to evacuate from the outside, it will be difficult for the Lakers to beat other teams. That way, you can score easily through singles from outside.
On the court, after 5 minutes and 57 seconds of the first quarter, Wang Shuo replaced Ellis with Curry, preparing to change his mind to dismantle the Celtics' defense.
When the Lakers attacked, Curry, Kobe, and Gasol joined forces in the high post to launch pistol tactics.
Curry held the ball to attract the Celtics' defense and returned the basketball to Kobe in time. Kobe then passed the ball through the ground and completed the connection with the fast-moving Xiaojia.
Although it is destined to be difficult to synchronize during their peak period, when Curry and Kobe teamed up to launch tactics on the court, the Lakers' opponents gave this pairing a headache.
Curry, who has played in college for three years, has a strong ability to execute tactics.
Even if Wang Shuo takes out Curry's passing button, it doesn't mean that Curry will really become "Curry doesn't pass".
However, since the Lakers' tactics do not require Curry to organize the offense, Curry's assist data will not be very good.
Come back and the Celtics attack.
After Collison broke through, he was assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Seeing this, Collison immediately returned the ball to Carter.
And at this moment, looking at Curry who turned to face him...
Carter's mood was somewhat mixed.
Because he remembered that when he had a bullfight with Curry on the court, Curry was still a cute baby at that time.
But at this moment...
Can you believe that that cute baby is now the NBA's Western Conference All-Star starting guard?
At this moment, Carter really felt old.
But when he started bullying Stephen's eldest nephew...
Uncle Carter had no mercy.
Boom! Boom!
Outside the three-point line, after backing up Curry and knocking Curry away with his shoulder, Carter turned around and cut to the basket with the ball.
Then, just as Curry turned around with his front foot, the next second, he saw his Uncle Carter soaring into the sky and completing a tomahawk dunk in the Lakers penalty area.
At this moment, Curry also had mixed emotions.
Because he can obviously notice...
At this moment, Carter's altitude was no longer as high as before.
On the court, while retreating from defense, Carter did not forget to point his finger at Curry and said: "Stephen, welcome to the NBA!"
Hearing this, Curry smiled at Carter...
He immediately gave the Celtics a three-pointer in the next offensive round!
Wang Shuo, who saw this scene on the sidelines, couldn't help but sigh: "Basketball is really a fascinating sport."
On the side, O'Neal echoed: "Who says it's not?"
In the first quarter of the game at the North Shore Garden Arena, the score between the two teams was 25 to 24.
For the Lakers, who can average "120+" per game this season, such a single quarter score is undoubtedly unqualified.
But compared with previous games, the Lakers' defense on the court in this game also left a very deep impression on the fans at the scene and in front of the TV.
This is because most of the time this season, the Lakers, who only attack but not defend, have already left people with the stereotype of not being good at defense.
However, this group of people obviously forgot that in addition to Wang Shuo being good at coaching offense, defense is also his strength.
In the second quarter of the game, Wang Shuo sent O'Neal, who was on the roster tonight.
As the playoffs approach, Wang Shuo plans to arrange for O'Neal to play for ten minutes in each game to get a feel for the game.
With Wang Shuo's word first, O'Neal no longer had any resistance to playing as a substitute.
On the court, as soon as the second quarter started, O'Neal, who said "just call me Little Shark", used his huge model to block Curry's open shot opportunities from the outside.
Curry immediately drew his bow and hit his second three-pointer of the game.
After replacing the rotation lineup, the Celtics' defensive quality has obviously declined.
In recent years, Anji has not thought about strengthening the Celtics' bench.
But before the NBA salary cap goes up...
The Celtics' already-exploding salary space determines that if they want to strengthen their substitutes, they have to give away any one of Garnett, Carter, and Pierce.
Otherwise, even if Anji wants to find someone to PY, others will not be able to PY with the Celtics.
In fact, in terms of lineup strength alone, this Celtics team is definitely stronger than the Celtics in Wang Shuo's memory at the same time in history.
Because although Rondo and Ray Allen are missing, they also have Horford, Carter and Collison.
And most importantly, the coach of this Celtics team is not Rivers.
But who made Wang Shuo build a galactic battleship in New York that you can't dismantle?
In short, the Celtics' unsatisfactory life in recent years is entirely due to Wang Shuo!
On the court, in order to keep up with the Lakers' game rhythm, Stevens only dared to use an 8-man rotation.
The good news is that since the Celtics had one more day of rest than the Lakers and it was a home game, even if the Lakers used 12 rotations in this game, they may not have the upper hand physically.
But the bad news is...
The Lakers substitutes, who had watched Kobe hit the "god to earth" switch in Madison Square Garden in the last game, exploded in this game.
In the second quarter, when Kobe returned to the court, the score between the two teams had been rewritten to 48 to 35.
Before playing against the Lakers, Stevens, who was originally full of confidence, suddenly felt a little discouraged.
Through the first half of the game, Stevens knew very well that the Celtics would definitely not be the opponent of this Lakers based on defense alone.
Because when they were willing to defend seriously, Stevens discovered that this Lakers were not afraid of fighting the Celtics.
And even if the Celtics can beat the Lakers in a bayonet battle...
As long as the Lakers' outside attack group starts to attack, the Celtics are likely to be taken away by the Lakers in a certain period of time during the game.
After halftime, the score between the two teams was 61 to 47.
During halftime, Stevens noticed that in the locker room, even Garnett, who had always been passionate on and off the court, was thinking about life.
For the Celtics players who were extremely eager to comfort Auerbach with a championship, this game was a serious blow to their confidence in the next championship.
Because this season...
Even if they can desperately break through the Eastern Conference from the Knicks and Pacers, there will still be a big boss like the Lakers waiting for them in the finals.
After the halftime break, in the second half of the game, the Celtics players, who had changed their mentality, not only missed the attacks that they usually had in hand, but also the positioning of the players on defense was far less close than in the first half. .
Seeing this, Wang Shuo was not polite to the Celtics. After decisively taking a timeout and catching Kobe and scolding him, the Lakers quickly opened up the score in the third quarter through defensive counterattacks.
At this time, the Lakers players who had been hesitant when listening to Barnes' stories about Wang Shuo immediately felt the intimidating power of this legendary coach.
You see, this is Wang Shuo looking fierce!
Regardless of whether Kobe is the leader of the Lakers or not, Wang Shuo will never be vague when it's time to complain!
Some people may say that in this game, Kobe obviously played the most earnestly on the court and defended the hardest. Why did Wang Shuo want to criticize him?
The reason is simple, of course because as the leader of this Lakers, Kobe failed to fulfill the duties of a leader.
In Wang Shuo's view, it was clear that Kobe Bryant still had the death stare, but he was reluctant to glare at teammates who didn't defend well in this game.
This is not Kobe's problem, could it be Wang Shuo's problem?
Kobe, where's your death stare?
Stare at me!
Whoever doesn't defend well next, I'll stare at him for the whole game!
In the second half of the game, after completely turning the North Shore Garden Arena into a library, the Lakers finally locked the score of the game at 116-90.
Kobe didn't score much in this game, only 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
But after being scolded by Wang Shuo in the third quarter, he was happier than anyone else after leading the Lakers to defeat the Celtics on the road.
Wang Shuo feels that Kobe may have been cultivated by the "Zen Master" through years of PUA to develop masochistic tendencies.
Otherwise, Wang Shuo really couldn't explain why he was preparing to comfort him after the game...
His expression and appearance at that time seemed as if he wished he could scold him every day.
If you don’t understand, just ask.
This is......
Kobe Bryant?
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