Chapter 926
Fortunately, before the Los Angeles Lakers came up with a solution to deal with them, the Supersonics destroyed the Great Wall and replaced Yao Ming and Kevin Durant with Sergio Ibar and Jarret Jack. Because Yao Ming should have ended a long time ago, Kevin Durant should start rotation.
This made the Lakers breathe a sigh of relief. Coupard alone was not so much pressure on the offensive end, but before they could seize this opportunity to start scoring, the two-point guard combination of the Supersonics team began to show their power again.
There are indeed many supersonic teams today that the Lakers did not expect. They did not expect Russell Westbrook to be so powerful. They did not expect Yao Ming to be so powerful. Now they added another one. They did not expect Jarret Jack to be so powerful today.
His mid-range shooting was as magical as he was. He just passed the defense of the opponent's player and was a jump shot. No matter where he was in the three-point line, his shooting seemed exactly the same, without any difference. Jumping up and shooting seemed a very simple process, but it seemed very stable.
The Los Angeles Lakers hurriedly strengthened their defense against him, but in this way, Russell Westbrook became active again. Compared with Jarret Jack, he shot slightly inferior to Jarret, but his layup after the breakthrough was far better than him. When the Lakers relaxed his defense against him, he felt it first like a duck in the warm spring river, so he immediately broke the Lakers' delusion with activity.
There is really no good way for the Lakers to face him. Even if Shannon Brown is sent, the defense effect will not be better. Jordan Famal is already struggling to defend Jarret Jack, and he still has the ability to take into account these things.
In this case, what Stephen has to do is not to score, but to balance the ball rights as much as possible, and not to make the team's offense messy, because Russell Westbrook and Jarret Jack are honest, there is a huge gap between an excellent point guard in controlling the overall situation, but their impact on the offensive end can make up for their weaknesses in this regard, so Stephen has to take this responsibility and make the team's offense more reasonable and smoother.
At this time, Kobe Bryant had already started to attack by himself, because their offense had stopped, the triangle offense could not be attacked, and the players' personal offense could not be attacked. As the team's guarantee on the offensive end, he could only increase his attacks by himself.
Kobe Bryant's offensive ability is indeed different from that of a young man. Without Stephen's full blockade, Kobe Bryant gained a certain advantage in scoring, but Russell Westbrook immediately used his outstanding performance on the offensive end to make Kobe Bryant's efforts vain.
Kobe Bryant even came to defend him personally, which was a little useless. Russell Westbrook's first step was too fast. He took the first step and almost left 80% of the league's players behind. Some players might be able to catch up with him later, but most people couldn't do it.
After chasing for two steps in vain, Kobe Bryant stopped because Russell Westbrook was already jumping in the air, stretching his arms and preparing to put the ball into the basket. At this time, no one could stop him.
This is the perfect combination of explosive power and coordination ability. Kobe Bryant believes that his coordination ability is not inferior to that of his opponent, but in terms of explosive power, there is indeed a certain gap with the opponent. Maybe he can do it if he is young, but now it is really no longer possible. Kobe Bryant really doesn't feel that he is old, but when facing Russell Westbrook, he really feels like this.
After returning, Russell Westbrook volunteered to come over to defend Kobe Bryant, and the defense was very good. Seeing this, Kobe Bryant became very angry like an old king, feeling his royal power being threatened. After getting the ball, the ball drew a semicircle in front of him, and then quickly strode forward and quickly retracted it. Just a dribbling move, Russell Westbrook was frightened and retreated back. Kobe Bryant smiled in his heart, reflected on his face, which was so terrible and cruel. Then he immediately increased his speed to the extreme and quickly passed by Russell Westbrook.
But at this time, Russell Westbrook suddenly came close to him, reached out and snatched the ball from Kobe Bryant's dribble, then quickly pushed it over, jumped up and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
"Looking at the simple and impulsive mind, but able to set a trap to cheat Kobe Bryant was caught. Seeing this player's performance, who would doubt Presty's gaze? Although his performance is not as dazzling as Derek Ross, he is very practical, and he is so smart about playing basketball. I believe that the rookie ahead of him must be very stressed." Mark Jackson, who was sitting in the broadcast seat, looked at Russell Westbrook, and his envious saliva was about to flow out. How good would it be if he had such a body? What John Stockton, what Seyat Thomas, what Gary Payton, and what Jason Kidd were all not his opponents.
"Seeing such rookies and players perform like this, I am not only worried about the Lakers in this game, but also for the Lakers in the entire series. I also believe more that the Supersonics must have a bright future, because the main body of his team has been established. They are young and talented. Just wait for these players to grow up and they can achieve a dynasty." Jeff Van Gundy also said with emotion. As a head coach, he is interested in the success of this architecture, young, talented, and capable, and has a team leader like Stephen who can convince the public. As long as the Supersonics don't break this lineup, they will never fail together.
Not only the two of them, but the media staff who broadcast the game gave Russell Westbrook a high evaluation. It can be said that in today's game, Russell Westbrook stood in the spotlight for the first time and became the target of attention from the national media because of his qualities in this important game.
His youth, his ability, his talent, and his beneficial compensation for the Supersonics on the offensive side were stripped away by the media and presented to the world. Many people then realized that the Supersonics still have such a capable young player, but for many teams, this represents a great threat.
Chapter completed!