Chapter 124: 3 wins and 17 losses
At the 11th minute and 48th second in the first quarter, Kobe used his ultimate skill as soon as he came up and took a decisive move on Chandler's head. The basketball drew a wonderful arc and steadily fell into the net. The Lakers took the lead in scoring 2 points. One minute later, he received an assist from Fisher and scored an easy layup... Kobe's touch was very hot and his efficiency was quite high. He hit all the first three shots. As soon as the game started, Lakers fans in Staples Arena entered **.
Under Kobe's leadership, the Lakers quickly established a 7-point lead, and they were well connected inside and outside. Gasol's support in the middle allowed the Knicks players to always spend some energy to take care of. The Knicks' defense line was pulled wide, and the Lakers started very smoothly.
D'Antoni kept signaling the team to increase the speed. In the opening few minutes, the Knicks players played too tightly, so it was a blessing not to win, not to mention winning, not to be abused.
At 9:45, the Knicks still didn't score a point. Wu Huang stood up first. He used fancy continuous dribbling under his crotch on the offensive end to get rid of the old Fisher, but he didn't jump quickly as usual. Instead, he deliberately waited for Gasol to assist in defense before suddenly smashing the basketball into the inside from Espanyol's crotch, and a wonderful pass to assist David. Lee scored a layup.
This is a pass with a playful smell, but Lakers fans cheered rather than booed Wu.
Wu Huang's origin as a local in Los Angeles prevented him from being booed by home fans. Thousands of Chinese fans at the scene came specifically for him. What they wanted to see was this picture. Therefore, this away game was not very vivid to Wu Huang. In addition to the Lakers, Staples today is also half of his home court.
After the opening, the Knicks players were still a little weak when facing the Lakers and couldn't let go. At this time, several beautiful goals were needed to stimulate the morale of the team. Wu Huang deliberately played this goal like a juggling for this purpose, so Gasol was tragic.
Now the media and experts have described Wu Huang's playing style as simple and unpretentious. He is the representative of practical basketball, so he suddenly came up with dazzling dribbling and breakthroughs, which has unexpected effects, making the opponent unable to react.
Emperor Wu has already mastered a lot of gorgeous dribbling skills. It is just that the habit he has developed for a long time made him unwilling to play too fancy in the game. However, as his experience in the game increased, Emperor Wu gradually discovered that whether it is deliberately simple or complicated, these are not the final answers to basketball. Only by being able to perform as you wish according to the situation on the court is the true supreme realm of basketball.
"Purple Gold Noble" is synonymous with gorgeousness in the league. Emperor Wu insisted on playing more fancy than the Lakers today. He didn't know whether it was right or wrong to do so. This was his subconscious choice.
One minute later, Wu Huang made a layup with a walking step, first easily over Fisher, then skipped Gasol, who assisted in defense, and finally used a drifting pull-rod action to dodge Bynum's block to push the basketball forward.
"Boom!" The entire Staples Arena was applauding for a moment. The big pull rod after three people this time was really a bit like Kobe's style, especially the twisted waist when he pulled the rod perfectly showed his waist and abdomen. Wu Huang seemed to be staying in the air for a minute before falling down.
Wu Huang not only played fancy today, but also raised the rhythm of the game very quickly. Lao Yu, who is good at controlling the rhythm, could not control the team's rhythm at all today, because Lakers players do not allow their opponents to act wildly on their territory, especially Kobe is the first to take the lead. The Lakers' overall offensive and defensive speed is extremely fast, and Lao Yu can only play with the team's rhythm. At this time, no one can make Kobe obey the command.
As the game progressed, especially under the influence of the Knicks' running and bombing, the Lakers lost their rhythm and ran wildly with the New Yorkers. The shooting choices were no longer so reasonable, but what was even more fatal was that the inside could not receive the ball at all, and the score difference was gradually narrowed.
Kobe's two shots later made a mistake, and the boss seemed a little impatient and made a pass mistake.
In the first quarter, Arte made a mistake in passing and was intercepted by Gallinari. The Knicks made a quick counterattack again. Wu Huang took only two steps to get the basketball and threw it to the frontcourt... Chandler on the wing arrived. After receiving the basketball, he had already stepped into the Lakers' three-point line and did not need to dribble any more. After Chandler took two steps, he jumped and advanced the basket.
The Knicks counterattack this time, from intercepting the ball to hitting the ball, it only took more than two seconds before and after, so fast that even the live broadcast camera could not keep up. The Knicks only used three quick passes, and the basketball entered the Lakers' box.
D'Antoni's lightning attack appeared again in less than three seconds. Whenever the Knicks made such an attack, it means they had already taken the initiative in the game.
The score was 16:14, the Knicks successfully overtake the score with this goal. The New York players slammed their chests on the court to celebrate. Several young players couldn't help but roar, and the Zen master finally requested a timeout.
Emperor Wu and his teammates brimmed each other. Of course, he did not yell as disregarded as Chandler, Fry and others. He took out his idol-style look with a smile and celebrated with his teammates. It did look different from his teammates. Many female fans on the stadium were already screaming, including his brainless fan Kolau Moretz.
Halfway through the first quarter, Wu Huang scored 3 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists. He only made two shots in shooting and hit a three-pointer. Most of the time he spent creating opportunities for his teammates. Wu Huang still remembers the task of scoring data for Chandler and Garlinari. It should be said that he would not turn his attention back to scoring before the team's transaction was completed. After all, the overall situation is the most important thing.
The Zen master's timeout seemed not timely enough. In addition to the good combination of the Lakers within the first two minutes, Gasol and Bynum could not get the ball next. Just watching the Lakers' outside line throwing each other around, they seemed to be comparing who was faster with the Knicks.
But even Lakers fans know that the Lakers are not as awesome as the Knicks in this regard, so the Zen master should have called a timeout long ago.
However, an excellent head coach does not have to call a timeout immediately when the team plays poorly.
Especially if there are players like Kobe in the team, it cannot be argued based on the usual theory.
The Zen master's pause is a great question. If he called the pause three minutes ago, although it was more timely, it would be useless to call the pause at that time, because no matter what he said at that time, Kobe would not listen. How could the boss let the rookie on the opposite side suppress the performance?
It's different now that I call the timeout. Kobe himself knows something wrong, so there is no need for the Zen master to say anything more.
So everyone saw that although the old man from KFC called for a pause, he only said a few words and then turned into an old monk entering into meditation, sitting there without moving.
After the timeout, the Lakers indeed strengthened the connection between the internal and external lines. Gasol was able to touch the basketball again. The little Shark kept taking the position at the basket, and Kobe and Odom were also on the outside. At this time, the Lakers' offense became very three-dimensional. The Knicks' defense, which was full of loopholes, could not deal with the Lakers' triangular offense with offensive points everywhere, and the score difference was quickly overtaken.
Once the Lakers get back on track, the Knicks will not have many ways to do it.
The New Yorker's lineup has no experience or routine in positional battles. He only has one pick-and-roll cooperation back and forth, otherwise it is a sudden tactic. Although he can occasionally play Wu Huang's unball run, because of the lack of routine, he can only add icing on the cake but it is difficult to help him in time.
However, in today's game, an important player in the Lakers performed poorly. Artest has not scored a single point yet, but has continuously allowed Garlinari and Chandler to get points in front of him, which is inconsistent with his beast's nickname.
With more than 2 minutes left in the first quarter, Arte grabbed the frontcourt rebound and Gasol. Espanyol wanted to shoot with the ball but was double-teamed by the Knicks. Gasol played to his delicate technical advantages at this time, and a back pass allowed Arte to get an open shot.
Lakers fans were about to cheer, but Atai regretted not to hold the ball.
Emperor Wu assisted in defense and broke the ball with a long arm. Artest counterattacked but could not catch Emperor Wu who was as fast as a rabbit. Seeing the Knicks narrowed the gap with another counterattack, the beast was very upset. This was his second mistake today.
But even though the beasts performed poorly, after Kobe calmed down, the Lakers' offense was still rushing towards him like a mountain. The Knicks had no chance to avoid it. They could not score a goal in front of the serious Lakers. They could only rely on those not-so-good shooting opportunities and use their personal abilities to score intermittently.
At 1 minute and 02 seconds, the Lakers' sixth ace, Odom, made a wonderful pass. Kobe scored another jump shot and hit the middle distance on Wu Huang, who was unable to switch to defense. This was the third consecutive mid-range shot that Pan made, and the boss continued to return to his good touch in the opening stage.
Soon Wu Huang regained his color. Seeing that the team's score difference was about to run towards double digits, he had to start scoring. This time, Wu Huang used his teammate's two screens to catch the ball and fired a three-pointer at the bottom corner of the right side of the basket.
This was the last goal of the two teams in the first quarter, with a score of 28:33. The Knicks' scoring momentum in the second half of the first quarter declined greatly, but the Lakers' firepower was fierce, and the blooming inside and outside made it difficult for the Knicks to resist, leading by 5 points to end the first quarter.
For the Knicks, Wu Huang scored 8 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Garlinari scored 6 points and 2 rebounds, Chandler scored 5 points and 2 rebounds, David Lee scored 4 points, Fry scored 3 points, and Harrington scored 2 points.
On the Hu people, Kobe scored the highest 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Bynum scored 6 points and 2 rebounds, Gasol scored 2 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Odom scored 4 points and 3 rebounds, and Lao Yu scored 3 points and 1 assist.
After the first quarter, Charles Barkley smiled and said, "The Lakers have defeated the Knicks four times in a row. Kobe scored 61 points last season when he was visiting Madison Square Garden. This time he returned to Staples Center, Kobe's attack ** seemed to be ignited again. I wonder what kind of performance he will perform in the end?"
Chapter completed!