"Give me the ball!"
Kobe shouted at Gasol who was about to hit the baseline.
Gasol passed the ball to Kobe honestly, and Kobe advanced with the ball. When he came to the frontcourt, Butler had lowered his center of gravity and assumed a defensive posture.
Kobe held the ball in his left hand and pretended to break through to the left. Butler hurriedly adjusted his center of gravity and retreated. Kobe smiled slightly, pressed close to Butler's crotch and pulled the ball back, making a scissor step while pulling back.
Butler quickly adjusted his focus to the other side. His mind was very clear. Kobe was about to change direction and break through.
Little did he know that this was still a feint. Kobe changed his center of gravity with a scissor step again, kicked the ground suddenly, and passed Butler in one step. Before Garnett came to cover the defense, he jumped high, leaned back slightly in the air and threw the ball.
The basketball spun and flew into the basket.
3:4.
Harden did not hesitate to give in and reached for the ball. Jeremy Lin ran forward without saying a word, but he did not join in the fun of the Royal City PK.
Harden dribbled slowly to the frontcourt and once again confused Iguodala with his crotch in one direction. This time Iguodala pressed closer, blocking Harden's dominant hand. Harden just made a very difficult three-pointer and had a good touch.
Harden saw the trick and increased his dribbling force. He dribbled with his right hand behind his crotch, attacked Iguodala's center foot, and dug in from the right side to break through.
Iguodala is indeed a defensive warrior, moving quickly laterally and getting in front of Harden.
Harden quickly changed direction for the second time, entangled his right arm with the opponent, used his strength for the second time, and completed the throw with his left hand.
"Beep!" "Whoosh!"
The ball went in at the buzzer, two plus one.
The scene was filled with cheers and the fans clapped and cheered. These two "answer balls" were played too hard.
Harden stood on the free throw line, and the shouts of "MVP" were uniform.
"Tony (referee's name), he took the initiative to put this ball between his arms, and I was passive."
Iguodala stood aside and was still explaining to the referee.
"According to the rules, you committed a foul."
Tony insisted, unmoved.
"Harden has studied the rules thoroughly."
In the box, Olajuwon smiled.
"His greatest talent is actually his golf IQ."
Xu Xin responded.
"This trick is really easy to use. On the one hand, it can be used to draw strength. After the second confrontation, whether it is throwing, changing direction or stepping back, it will be easier. On the other hand, it can cause fouls and form a logical closed loop in singles. No matter which one Either way, there is a high probability of getting points."
Drexler analyzed.
On the court, Harden steadily hit extra free throws.
6:4.
The Lakers attacked, and Kobe once again advanced with the ball. Several other Lakers players all pulled away to watch Kobe play in singles.
Today's boss has a particularly strong desire to fight. Is he going to take over the game from the first quarter?
Kobe once again used his signature scissor step and changed directions continuously, but Butler's defensive talent and learning ability were equally excellent, and he followed up tenaciously this time.
Seeing that he couldn't get rid of it, Kobe made a strong shot against Butler.
Butler jumped up hard and tried to block the shot, but his static talent couldn't make up for it. His short arms prevented him from causing much interference to Kobe's shooting.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hit the net, 6:6.
"Come on boy, you almost guarded me."
Kobe said to Butler while retreating.
This sentence was heartbreaking, but Butler remained unmoved.
"You are old and the future is ours."
Butler didn't even look at Kobe and said to himself.
Treat others the way they treat you, and if you want to talk trash on the court, Butler has never been afraid of anyone.
"At least tonight is mine."
Kobe continues to increase his intensity.
"The game has just begun, it's too early to say this."
Butler snorted and ran to the corner.
Harden has the ball in his hand, which is uncharacteristic of the situation, but if Kobe chooses to continue to respond, the young and strong Harden will undoubtedly have the advantage.
"As long as Kobe continues to play in isolation, then I will continue."
Harden thought to himself, made a gesture, and continued to challenge Iguodala with full range.
This time, Harden skipped the heavy one-way crotch, and instead chose to cross-step to break through. Iguodala quickly retreated to block Harden.
Harden pulled back, stepped back and made a mid-range shot to finish the game, hitting again.
8:6.
After watching the opening three rounds of the fight between gods, Xu Xin only had these four words in his mind.
There is no denying the defensive abilities of Butler and Iguodala, but Kobe and Harden can put the ball into the basket in various ways.
"It looks like Harden has completed his transformation."
Xu Xin sighed.
"How does it compare to you back then?"
Murphy looked at Draxler.
"He's better than I was back then. As long as he keeps working hard, he has a chance to become one of the top five shooting guards in history."
The Glider doesn't hold back on its appreciation for Harden.
On the court, Nash organized the offense. Kobe played three consecutive games and was already out of breath. This time he chose not to have the ball.
Gasol mentioned going to the line to cooperate with Nash in a pick-and-roll. Nash got rid of Jeremy Lin and chose a mid-range shot against Asik.
The basketball bounced out of the frame. Maybe it was because I didn't touch the ball much in the beginning and hadn't found the feel yet.
Asik protected the backcourt rebound and handed it to Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin took the ball and wanted to counterattack. When he looked up, all five Lakers retreated.
"One thing to say, there is still a big gap between McGee's strength and Warcraft, but his attitude on the court is much better."
Yang Yi sighed.
Seeing this, Jeremy Lin stopped being anxious and dribbled slowly across half court to organize a positional attack.
Butler ran out from the baseline, circled around and came to the upper line to catch the ball.
Kobe followed closely behind and settled into a defensive position. Butler first presented a triple threat, but seeing Kobe unmoved like an old monk, he immediately protected the ball with his left hand, dribbled underhand with his right hand, and broke through from the right side.
Rushing to the elbow area, Shen took the ball with his right shoulder, exerted force in a gun-like manner, had obvious lag in the air, and completed the shot against Kobe's defense.
The basketball flew into the basket with spin, 10:6.
"You almost guarded me."
After the ball was scored, Butler said to Kobe, sending Kobe's trash talk back the same way.
"Let's continue with the next ball."
Kobe shrugged, his mood unaffected at all.
"This kid's shooting motion is similar to that one."
Draxler's eyes lit up and he said.
"It's Jordan's shooting style, sitting on a chair in the air, tightening the core after taking off, and the whole lower body feels like sitting on a chair."
Xu Xin explained.
"I see, I just said it looks familiar. Even if Battier comes to defend his mid-air jumper, he might not even be able to block his line of sight."
Olajuwon quipped.
The Lakers attacked, and Nash advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Gasol at the top of the arc.
This is also the tactic D'Antoni developed based on the staffing after coming to the Lakers.
Gasol holds the ball with one hand, supports from the high post, and observes the movements of his teammates. Iguodala saw Iguodala running back and cutting to get rid of Harden, and the direct pass was successfully connected. Iguodala scored two points with a layup in one step.
10:8.
