Chapter 279 Getting better
Chris Meim's injury did put the Lakers in a disadvantaged situation.
Their insiders are tight and they will be beaten up in the frontcourt when playing against any team.
Phil Jackson lets go of stereotypes, increasing Bynum's playing time but the effect is average.
According to statistics, during Mim's injury, as long as Bynum plays, he will play for more than 10 minutes, which is a normal substitute. However, except for his high fouls, no other data has significantly improved.
He is too tender.
Bynum's performance is Jackson's reputation. He is not a person who ignores the interests of the team for factional disputes, unless he is forced to do so. Yes, the degree of helplessness is determined by him. But for Bynum, Jackson's strategy is fine.
Bynum's immatureness indirectly proves why he has outstanding talent but has fallen to the tenth pick in the first round.
Before the draft, almost every scout added a similar view to his scout report "He has the potential to be Eddie Curry's second".
Curry also has imaginative talents and prospects, but his poor team environment and undisciplined nature coupled with inappropriate injuries have led him to a wrong path.
It is also because since 2001 that the market for high school students and rookies has not made many debuts, which has led to the market for later high school students and rookies.
Only geniuses like James and Howard who can see without water will not fall off with their naked eyes will be selected with the highest ranking.
The victory over the Timberwolves allowed Kobe to break the inner demon who was forced to shoot without making a shot.
The Lakers have spent the most difficult time in March. Next, they need to play four more games before they can finish the month and try to meet the last half of the regular season in the best form.
The next opponent is still the Animals.
The Milwaukee Bucks, led by sharpshooter Michael Reed, led by Kobe to the away game.
The showdown between Kobe and Reed is the highlight.
The battle between Wei Xia and Bogut's ranks is also an official propaganda point.
Bogut is the No. 1 pick in the draft, and Wei Xia is the sixth pick. Just looking at the performance of the rookie season, Wei Xia is like Larry Bird who also fell to the sixth pick in the year. Those who are interested in history should know that Bird's No. 1 pick in the draft year was Michael Thompson (mychal thompson pf/c). Old Thompson joined the Trail Blazers as the No. 1 pick, and compared with other high-ranking centers in the history of the Trail Blazers, he is very lucky.
He missed 15 games in his seven seasons with the Trail Blazers. The most missed season was a rookie season, playing 73 games. His attendance rate could make Bill Walton question his faith, make Bowie lamented that God was not favored, and made Greg Oden collapse emotionally. He is also a high-ranking center for the Trail Blazers, why is the gap so big?
Old Thompson was not happy with the Trail Blazers. He transferred to the Spurs in his eighth year of his career and stayed for half a season like a passerby and was sent to the Lakers. From then on, he practiced the declaration of "one day purple gold, lifelong Lakers". He was the commentator of the Lakers' home court until he retired, and worked until the 2020 we know has not yet been completed.
However, he is just like other talents in the same class - Michael Ray Richardson (micheal ray richardson pg), the man who brought the goats for the Bulls, Reggie sg), Mike Mitchell sf, a typical 1980s non-defensive offensive forward, a 90s averaged 20 seasons, and was selected as an All-Star at one time. He will be like Antoine Jamison as a forgotten offensive player in the dust of history.
All of the above people were covered by Bird's light.
Just like today's 2005 players, except for Chris Paul, everyone is embarrassed by Wei Xia. Especially those Bucks who can clearly win Wei Xia with a high-level draw, but are obsessed with choosing other players.
In the match against the Bucks, Kobe was brave and Wei Xia was no less.
Let’s talk about Kobe first, he has the advantage in the matchup with Reed.
This is the battle to prove that Kobe's "No. 1 defender in the world".
As a star defender, Reed doesn't have to worry about defense because his defense is much different from Kobe. The Bucks never expect him to defend, just score goals and score. As a result, he was defended by Kobe to score 30% shooting percentage and score 20 points.
Kobe, who faced him, scored 44 points with a shooting percentage of 46%.
The only better Reed than Kobe is his three-point shooting percentage, 3,75% of 4 shots. Kobe's three-point shooting percentage and hit count seem to be overbearing. He hits 5,50% of 10 shots.
Reed was exposed, and the Bucks had a huge loss.
But the comparison between Bogut and Weisha is even more outrageous.
In terms of performance, Bogut blocked 1051, is average, neither good nor bad, and the Bucks did not give him the tactical status that the No. 1 pick should have. To be honest, his ball rights in the team are not as good as Yao Zhuo in the rookie season. The Bucks chose him, but they don’t know how to use his talent and combat power.
Wei Xia on the opposite side showed his athletic ability to the extreme.
Behind Kobe's score of 44 points was Wei Xia's first single game of 30 points since March.
Kobe, Watsha scored 74 points together, and Odom was arrogant with a quasi-triple double-double with 9 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.
The Bucks were beaten by the Lakers at their home court and didn't even have the strength to fight back. How could they be miserable?
The score of 40 points against the Bucks unexpectedly made Kobe another record that the media forced to find.
Kobe's 40-point game in a single game this season has surpassed the team history legend "Magician" Johnson's 40-point game in a single game in a single game in a team.
This kind of record is like the popular "Jordan's first person" in a few years. It is of no use except adding a meme to Goat that "Michael has me Jordan everywhere". It is said that if you want to challenge, you will challenge the most difficult thing. One day someone will reach "Jordan after Chamberlain" may provoke the fans' sniper point.
Jackson congratulated Kobe as usual: "I am really proud of him. He has received a lot of points, but compared to scoring, I value his leadership more. He has become the image ambassador of our team. He represents the city and hopes that he will one day become the number one in scoring in the team history."
Kobe himself was much calmer. When asked about his 40 games in a single season, he surpassed all 40 games in the Magic's entire career, he said calmly: "This is an honor. I have been working hard to put my name into the team history. Today's performance is part of this effort. I am very happy to welcome this glory with a victory."
The reporters who have mastered the correct way to ask Wei Xia, naturally want to hear his thoughts on Wei Xia's 40-point number of times in a single season surpassing the Magician's 40-point number of times in a single game.
Regarding Kobe's question, Wei Xia will never disappoint reporters: "For me, it is only worth surprise when Kobe surpasses Maji in passing."
It became - "The Lakers are not in harmony, and the potential new star mocks Kobe for not passing the ball!" The news title will appear on the page of a certain media tomorrow, and may also use bold fonts.
Two days later, the Lakers returned to home to face another team that had played several times - the New Orleans Hornets.
The Lakers lost the last time they met, which led to six consecutive losses.
The game against the Hornets tonight is the last match of the two teams this season, and they don't want to lose.
Kobe learned from his last loss and increased the frequency of his impact on the Hornets.
Working hard may be in vain, sweat may not make sense, but the number of free throw words will not deceive people.
Kobe, who only scored one free throw against the Hornets last time, scored 11 free throws tonight.
The Hornets' most underrated inside line, the old fairy PJ Brown, who guarded the penalty area like a big gate, left the field with six fouls at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
His departure symbolizes the disappearance of the Hornets' so-called inside advantage.
They have one David West who can shoot any Lakers inside by shooting.
West can attack, defensive tricks, any team that regards him as the core of the defense is a team that is aimed at the top pick. Brown's successor, Aaron Williams (aaron, williams, pf/c), looks very much like a defensive gate. After playing, he realized that he was just unglamorous and sloppy. It was rare to encounter a team that was as bad as himself in the interior. How could the Lakers miss the opportunity and not rub him hard. It was a slap. The Hornets' inside line was like a brilliant chrysanthemum, with bright colors praising everyone, but unfortunately they were beaten by a rude opponent three minutes before the end of the fourth quarter.
Kobe increased his attack to the basket and scored 11 free throws, which indirectly improved his efficiency.
10 of 19 shots, 52% of the shooting percentage scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Compared with the performance of 10 of 30 shots and only 1/3/5 free throws in March, it is a huge difference.
As the efficiency improved, the performance became stronger, and the teammates were also driven. The Hornets naturally had no chance to play and simply lost. The Lakers welcomed three consecutive victories and rose to sixth in the Western Conference.
Wei Xia's performance is comparable to Paul, and no one obviously surpasses the other.
Paul's pass after pick-and-roll breakout activates David West.
As he did this season, Paul gave West wings. Last season he was just a substitute insider with 7 points per game. The arrival of the former helped the latter take off, with averaging 17 points and 7 assists per game. The Hornets' scoring champion in the team has a rising tactical status, and the big contract is also waving to him.
Wei Xia used his own strengths and defended his body to sting Paul. Paul could activate West, but his personal offense was hopeless.
This made Paul's personal offense sluggish, and he seized a rare opportunity on the offensive end, and made a hard counterattack, scoring 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Wei Xia is proving with unquestionable performance that he is the well-deserved Sixth Man of the Year and Rookie of the Year.
Although Paul is equally excellent, if he wants to win roy, he must break out of the rookie standard in the remaining games and dominate the game at the level of an All-Star player, otherwise he will not be able to compete with Wei Xia.
Chapter completed!