Bryant's response had fans at Staples Center cheering.
Why do fans like to watch Kobe play? In addition to the latter's elegant and beautiful playing posture, the latter's competitive spirit and personal heroism are also what attract fans the most.
Of course, once Kobe becomes serious, in addition to choosing to become a lone wolf on the offensive end, he will also become very serious on the defensive end, staring straight at his opponents, wishing to tear them to pieces on the spot!
The Lakers team also suddenly increased their defensive intensity under the leadership of Kobe Bryant.
The perimeter defense of this Lakers lineup is already ridiculously strong, especially with Kobe Bryant and Ci Shiping forming a forward lineup. It is not an exaggeration to say that the strongest defensive combination at the 2nd and 3rd positions in the league.
The remaining members of the Lakers are starting to get serious!
Facing Fisher's defense, Hinrich dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. He wanted to try to break through on his own, but found that he did not have the ability.
As a short and stocky tank defender, Fisher has strong confrontation ability but slow lateral movement speed.
The defenders he can't guard are either defenders who can get past him in one step, or defenders who can use their height to get on top of him.
It is a pity that Hinrich did not occupy any of these two points. Fisher was not afraid of Hinrich's breakthrough at all. Not only did he not lose his defensive position, he used his strong strength to directly bounce Hinrich out!
Li Kaiming went over to cover Hinrich, who finally got rid of Fisher's entanglement. Taking advantage of Li Kaiming's efforts to block Fisher, he broke through to the three-point line and met Odom, who had switched defenses.
Hinrich used a shooting fake to deceive Odom's defensive focus, and then continued to break through inside.
At this time, Li Kaiming on the outside did not watch. After Hinrich faced Odom, Li Kaiming quickly moved towards the inside.
Hinrich successfully broke through to the Lakers' penalty area. Gasol, who was sitting under the basket, could no longer stand and watch the show, so he came over directly.
Hinrich quickly judged the situation and found that it was unrealistic to pass the ball directly to Blatche at the basket. The remaining Sun Yue and Nick Young on the outside were under strict defense. The opportunity was fleeting and he had to take action now!
Hinrich made an emergency stop on the spot, put his hands together with the ball, and was about to throw the ball against the defense of Odom and Gasol, when Li Kaiming's voice came to his ears!
"Kirk, give me the ball!"
The sound came from his left rear, but after working with Li Kaiming for so long, Hinrich's trust in Li Kaiming was almost unreserved!
So he directly changed his shot into a pass in the air, hooked his right wrist and passed the ball in the direction of Li Kaiming!
Li Kaiming suddenly took a big step forward. When he received Hinrich's pass, Odom also reacted and threw Hinrich directly to Gasol and rushed towards him!
The Lakers are worthy of being a championship contending team. In this unexpected situation, the rotation of the defensive formation is still in order. Except for Odom rushing to defend Li Kaiming as a free agent, the remaining two players on the outside, Kobe and Ci Shiping, are still in good order. Sit tight on the fishing platform!
Li Kaiming's receiving position was already a short step inside the free throw line. In this small penalty area, Odom's speed allowed him to get in front of Li Kaiming almost instantly!
Next to the Lakers' bench, passing coach Phil Jackson sat on the chair prepared for him by the staff, holding a tactical board in one hand and watching the situation on the court through his glasses with slightly narrowed eyes. If you don't observe carefully, If he did, he would have thought that the old man was asleep on the sidelines.
But only the people around him could see clearly that Phil Jackson's eyes were open. In addition, there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and he looked calm and indifferent, as if he was just an audience tonight.
The situation on the court has reached the most critical moment, but Li Kaiming did not panic at all after receiving the ball. He first raised his basketball eyes and aimed at the basket and made a shooting motion.
Odom rushed over and jumped up without thinking. I have to say that this guy's continuous take-off ability is very good, but it's a pity that he used it in the wrong place this time.
Li Kaiming waited for Odom to jump up and then directly collected the ball and strode to the basket!
Gasol was finally a little confused facing three people in the penalty area. After all, no matter how awesome he is, he is only one person, and he does not have three heads and six arms.
However, Gasol's defensive decision-making in an instant was still very clear, and he pounced directly on Li Kaiming, who held the ball and had the greatest offensive threat among the three.
Li Kaiming exclaimed in his heart, "Great!"
After using a fake move to deceive Gasol's arms, Li Kaiming hit the ball and passed it to Blatche, who was waiting for food under the basket.
The Lakers' basket lost Gasol, the last line of defense, and Blatche dunked with both hands after receiving the ball!
8 to 6!
This shot was very risky, because the shot clock almost ran out before Blatche dunked!
In the studio of Huaguo Sports Channel, Zhang Weiping smiled and praised Li Kaiming, "This shot was played so patiently, there was no attack time left at all!"
Yang Yi next to him interjected, "Director Zhang, this shows that the Lakers' defense is good. The Wizards didn't find the opportunity until the offensive time was almost over!"
If it were a normal game, Yang Yi's words would definitely make Zhang Weiping unhappy, but tonight the Wizards' opponent is the Lakers.
Zhang Weiping's well-known nickname is "Weiping Bryant", which means that Zhang Weiping likes Kobe Bryant and the Lakers, and he also favors the Lakers in his commentary.
Therefore, Weiping Bryant was not unhappy at all about Yang Yi's kind reminder tonight, but nodded cheerfully.
For Zhang Weiping, the Lakers winning now and the Wizards winning the future are the outcomes he most wants to see.
On the court, the competition between the two sides continues.
The Lakers sent the ball to Fisher and moved it to the frontcourt. Gasol came up to play a triangle offensive tactic. Artest bypassed Gasol and received the pass from the back of the latter's head to the basket.
Sun Yue's awareness was good and he didn't miss it, but after Artest got the ball, he jumped directly, raised his ball guard and elbowed Sun Yue who was standing beside him, and then hit the layup!
10 to 6!
This is the Staples Center, the home court of the Lakers. Naturally, this kind of ball will not call Artest a foul.
The Lakers have not conceded a goal from the beginning of the game to now, which shows how bad the Wizards' defense is.
Only a third of the way into the first quarter, the Lakers scored 10 points with 100% shooting under the defense of the Wizards. Not surprisingly, it was another high-scoring game for the Lakers tonight.
Li Kaiming pulled up Sun Yue and saw the latter clutching his ribs and grinning in pain. He thought to himself that Artest is really ruthless. He is worthy of being the most versatile player in the history of NBA. Others have played from the 1st to the 5th position. , Artest can hit from the court to the audience!
Patting Sun Yue on the shoulder to show encouragement, Li Kaiming immediately ran to the frontcourt.
Facing the pick-and-roll duo of Hinrich and Li Kaiming, the Lakers' defensive learning ability was particularly strong. They directly left most of the space to Hinrich, leaving only Gasol under the basket. The most important thing was to resolutely not switch defenses. , not giving Li Kaiming any chance to misplace the ball.
Faced with this kind of defense, Hinrich decisively chose to take a mid-range jump shot!
Hinrich felt pretty good tonight and took advantage of this opportunity to hit the mid-range shot!
10 to 8!
beep!
On the Lakers bench, Phil Jackson, who was leaning on the back of his chair like a sculpture, suddenly called a timeout without warning!
You can't tell Phil Jackson's mental state just by looking at his appearance, but judging from the action of calling a timeout, he may not be very satisfied with the Lakers' defense!
In addition to talking about the key points of defense on the bench, Phil Jackson also made the first personnel adjustment of the game.
He unexpectedly replaced Kobe Bryant and brought in Shannon Brown, a spring man. As for other positions, he kept the starting lineup.
The Wizards did not rotate. The game continues.
The Lakers served, Fisher dribbled to the frontcourt, Gasol came up for a pick-and-roll, and Fisher went straight in facing Blatche who was hesitant near the free throw line!
When he was about to be cornered, Fisher passed the ball behind his head to Gasol who was following behind.
After Gasol caught the ball, he stretched out his left arm to protect the ball, straightened his right arm and made a throw!
12 to 8!
When the Wizards attacked, Li Kaiming reached the frontcourt and asked for the ball. Faced with Odom's defense, he directly dropped the ball in a large disguise and penetrated the Lakers' inside line. His breakthrough attracted Artest's defense, and Li Kaiming pushed the ball outside. Line one point.
Sun Yue on the outside caught the ball and threw it. Unfortunately, Artest's defense quickly returned to position. Under the influence of the latter, Sun Yue hit a three-pointer.
Gasol picked off the rebound and handed it to Fisher to transport to the frontcourt.
After the Lakers waited for Gasol to get into position, they gave the ball to Odom with his back at the waist.
The reason why Odom is called the "left-handed magician" is because he has a tall body and can also serve as the center of the team's ball movement in positional battles. His tall body coupled with his passing ability can always make people happy. Thinking of Lakers legend Magic Johnson.
After Odom got the ball, he pivoted with one foot and turned his back to face the basket. The rest of the Lakers also started to move. Gasol moved forward to first set a screen for Fisher, and then suddenly turned around and followed. Leaning on Blatche, he received Odom's pass and then went straight to the layup in three steps!
Li Kaiming, who was guarding Odom, could see it clearly. The first time Gasol received the ball, he directly let go of Odom and rushed to the basket, completing the frame protection with Blatche!
Gasol missed a layup and the rebound was taken by Li Kaiming.
Fisher suddenly began to closely guard Hinrich to prevent the latter from receiving the ball.
So Li Kaiming directly dropped the ball to the frontcourt. After half a quarter of confrontation, Odom did not give Li Kaiming a chance to shoot a three-pointer.
But this time he relaxed a little, and was transported to the frontcourt by Li Kaiming from outside the three-point line and hit it!
12 to 11!
Kobe, who was sitting on the bench, saw this scene with excitement in his eyes!
He is already ready to play against Li Kaiming and Biao later!
This lineup of both sides played for a few more minutes, until with 4 minutes left in the first quarter, the two sides were tied at 21 to 20, and the Lakers took advantage of an official timeout to replace Kobe.
The Wizards also rotated the lineup. Li Kaiming came on the stage again with a five-out lineup, ready to challenge the Lakers' perimeter defense strength.
Sanders also wants to know, facing the Wizards, the league's No. 1 offensive firepower, what clever tricks can Phil Jackson come up with?
