The Lakers' bench strength this season is really not good, and there is a clear gap between them and other championship teams.
Shannon Brown is already the most capable person on the bench for this Lakers team!
So Phil Jackson also had to use a lot of starters.
Stulantz in the commentary box's eyes lit up after seeing the Wizards put up a lineup with Li Kaiming as center!
"I have studied this lineup of the Wizards. Although the defense of this group of people is still terrible, their offense is the best in the league within the range of statistics!"
Joel Myers next to him had a surprised look on his face, "Really? I don't believe it!"
Marco Jackson stood up in time to help Stulantz testify, "Although I haven't studied specific data, I learned from many coaches that coach Flip Saunders has an extremely disgusting rotation. This Except for Li Kaiming, no one else in the lineup entered the three-point line, which made their defensive strategy completely ineffective!"
Stulantz nodded, "Yes, even with the current lineup, all five of the Wizards can shoot three-pointers!"
Joel Myers was still a little skeptical, but the statements of the two colleagues still changed his attitude, from complete denial to doubt.
"Are these the only people on the court? I know Rashard Lewis is a very good outside shooter, Kirk Hinrich is also good, and the remaining one is Nick Young and a Chinese? Stop joking!"
Marco Jackson smiled and shook his head, "Brother, you'll know just by looking at it..."
The timeout ends and the game continues.
The Wizards served to Hinrich, and Hinrich handed the ball directly to Li Kaiming after reaching the frontcourt.
When the five-outside lineup is on the court, Li Kaiming is the absolute core of the team, and everyone else can only shoot three-pointers from the outside.
Gasol was a little unconfident when facing players like Li Kaiming, because he knew how fast the latter's breakthrough speed was!
Li Kaiming held the ball outside the three-point line and faced Gasol's defensive step. The other four people opened up on the outside to maximize the space on the court.
It is too easy to beat Gasol, especially in a one-on-one duel. Li Kaiming shook Gasol's center of gravity with a fake move, then directly dropped the ball and passed the latter in one step, reaching the three-point line to meet him. It's time for Kobe's help.
Li Kaiming did not hesitate to throw the ball towards Nick Young's position. Nick Young on the outside was already hungry and ready to take off when he caught the ball. He shot directly from outside the three-point line and the basketball flew in with a swish. Got the basket!
21 to 23!
In the commentary box, Stulantz and Marco Jackson turned their heads at the same time and looked at Joel Myers wordlessly.
Miles naturally noticed the gazes of these two people, and an unnatural smile appeared on his face, "It's just this one ball. What does it mean? The Lakers will be able to respond soon!"
The game continued on the court. After the Lakers served the ball to the frontcourt, they gave the ball to Kobe at the waist. The latter turned his back directly and entered the penalty area. Facing Li Kaiming's defense, he passed the ball to Gasol in a small area.
After Gasol caught the ball, he dunked with one arm and scored 2 points!
Many fans criticize Kobe for his lack of passing ability, but as a shooting guard, Kobe can maintain 5 assists all year round, so his passing skills are naturally not much different.
What he is really bad at is passing the ball to the outside, which is what those famous pictures described. Kobe forced a shot against the defense of two or three people, but there was an unguarded teammate standing on the outside not far away.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can understand why the Lakers would trade for Kobe if he was the outside core of the Lakers' three consecutive championships if he couldn't pass the ball inside. After all, the boss of the team at that time was undoubtedly Shaquille O'Neal. All tactics must be based around him.
The Lakers' dunk made Joel Myers look relieved. He laughed and said, "Look, let me tell you, the Lakers will respond soon!"
Stulantz and Marco Jackson ignored him, because Li Kaiming had already reached the frontcourt at this time and took the ball from Hinrich's hand again.
Under the gaze of the entire audience, Li Kaiming faced Gasol's defense and directly pulled up a three-pointer and threw it!
Gasol took a step slower, and Li Kaiming's three-pointer flew into the basket in an arc, freezing the smile on Joel Myers' face in the commentary box!
23 to 26!
The three-point scoring efficiency was so high that it only took two balls to directly reverse the trend of the game!
The Lakers served, and Kobe took the lead. He caught the ball outside the three-point line, faced Nick Young's defense and broke through to the mid-range. He made a fake move and shook Nick Young away before forcefully taking a shot. The basketball board bounced into the basket. .
There was a burst of cheers at Staples Center, and Joel Myers also let out a sigh of relief. Kobe was simply the biggest contributor to saving his face!
Kobe stood on the free throw line and made the extra penalty steadily.
The Wizards served, and Li Kaiming continued to hold the ball from the outside. Facing Gasol's one-on-one defense, he dropped the ball and dribbled with his hands crossed to find a rhythm. After confusing Gasol's judgment, he suddenly exerted force and ejected like a handful. The sharp blade penetrates the penalty area!
Gasol was passed by Li Kaiming in one step, and he could only chase after him desperately.
Artest in the bottom corner directly let go of Lewis and rushed to the penalty area to help defend Li Kaiming.
But they all reached this position, and the person who came over was shorter than him, so Li Kaiming did not hesitate to lay up in three steps!
Artest didn't expect Li Kaiming to be so straightforward. Before he even reacted, Li Kaiming's lower abdomen had already risen to the level of his face.
Artest subconsciously blocked the ball with his hand, but Li Kaiming was already close enough to dunk directly. He circled his right arm and rode on Artest's face to dunk the ball directly into the basket!
boom!
Li Kaiming's hand came into close contact with the basket and made a dull collision sound.
At the same time, the bottom line referee also blew his whistle!
beep!
The next moment, a figure staggered back a few steps, and then squatted directly into the arms of the bottom line photographer!
Everyone took a closer look, and after seeing the man's face clearly, many people took a breath!
Who else could he be if he wasn't Artest?
Many fans in the front row near the court looked at Wizards No. 0 under the basket as if they were monsters!
Artest is known for his strong physical fitness. Although this time it was a misplaced defense, there are probably not many people in the league who can dunk Artest in such a embarrassing manner. !
As the victim of this attack, Artest was even more shocked. The moment he came into contact with Li Kaiming, he subconsciously pushed his lower abdomen with his hand!
But what he didn't expect was that his thrust disappeared without a trace in an instant like a mud cow entering the sea. Instead, the guy opposite suddenly burst out with a powerful impact, which shocked him directly. I had to take several steps back!
Li Kaiming shook his shoulders, stood on the free throw line with a very relaxed expression, and then made an extra penalty and made a solid hit!
Joel Myers in the commentary box had a look of embarrassment on his face at this time. After cheering for the Lakers' goal in his heart, Li Kaiming could score a more exciting goal in the next round. Make him doubt his life!
This kid is definitely here to cause trouble tonight!
This is the only thought in Joel Myers' heart right now.
After Li Kaiming's dunk, there were less than 30 seconds left in the first quarter.
The Lakers chose to run out the attack time. Fisher dribbled the ball on the outside and waited until there were 10 seconds left in the attack time before passing it to Kobe.
After receiving the ball at the waist, Kobe turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper without hesitation. Nick Young tried his best to block it, but it still had no effect on Kobe. Kobe scored two points!
28 to 29!
With 6 seconds left on the clock, the Wizards quickly served the ball from the baseline. The Lakers simply did not give Li Kaiming any space to receive the ball this time. The ball was passed to Hinrich, who faced Fisher's pressing defense and moved forward. After the game, he made a hasty shot and missed!
At the end of the first quarter, the Wizards entered the second quarter with a 1-point lead.
In the process of returning to the bench from the court, Li Kaiming happened to pass by Kobe. The two people's eyes intertwined, and there was a faint flash of lightning in the air!
What no one noticed was that the moment the two people separated, Kobe lowered his head and smiled...
The rest time between quarters was very short, and the second quarter started quickly. The Wizards put out their substitute lineup in the second quarter, and several starters led by Li Kaiming went to rest.
The Lakers played with all their main players, so as expected, the score difference was widened in just 4 minutes, and Sanders had no choice but to call a timeout.
At this time, the score between the two sides reached 38 to 33, which means that the Wizards' bench scored 4 points in four minutes.
This is unacceptable to Sanders. Playing on this Wizards team, you can play without defense, but you can't play without offense.
So after a short pause, Li Kaiming and others returned to the court again, still with the familiar five-waiter lineup.
After the Wizards came up, Hinrich dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to Li Kaiming. Gasol learned a lesson this time and boldly came out to defend Li Kaiming personally.
So as expected, he was passed by Li Kaiming in one step after taking the ball, but the Lakers' defense also changed a lot. After passing Gasol, Kobe and Artest, the two strongest locks of the Lakers, were directly blocked. On Li Kaiming's offensive line.
But at this time, you can't simply give the ball to Lewis or Nick Young. Kobe and Artest's positions are very good, and they can return to their opponents almost instantly.
So Li Kaiming pushed the ball to the left with his right hand and chose to break through from Kobe's right side. In this way, Artest, who was further away, could not come over to double-team. Even if he came to double-team, Li Kaiming could directly score the ball to the bottom corner. Lewis.
And the development of things was not as expected by Li Kaiming. Artest returned to the corner as expected, and now Kobe was the only one left in front of him!
At this age, Kobe can no longer produce high-intensity offense and defense at the same time as he did when he was young. Kobe can only show his fangs when necessary.
After finally facing off against Li Kaiming, Kobe, as a football fanatic, naturally would not let go of this one-on-one opportunity. He showed the most serious attitude, withstood Li Kaiming hard, and then started to cut the ball in Li Kaiming's hand.
Kobe's defensive experience is indeed rich. This slap hit the ball just right, almost causing Li Kaiming to lose control of the ball!
Li Kaiming was shocked. He quickly retrieved the ball, blocked Kobe with his back, used his feet to open up the space, then turned around and shot a jumper!
Kobe's eyes flashed with excitement. Despite the obvious height and wingspan difference between the two, he still tried his best to defend!
Li Kaiming's ball was disrupted by Kobe Bryant. After the basketball bounced on the basket, it was picked up by Gasol under the basket.
Staples Center cheered, their hero not only punished the opponent on the offensive end, but also dominated the opponent on the defensive end!
