Chapter 407: Fighting Against Kobe

Night 13, Staples Center, star-studded.

In the underground parking lot, by coincidence, the buses from the two groups were parked together.

Zhao Dong got off the bus first and walked to the front of the Lakers bus with a smile, waiting for the Lakers to come.

"Boss."

The Trail Blazers players ran over one after another and stood behind Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong led the Trail Blazers to a dazzling record of first place in the league with his overwhelming strength. The attitude of all the players towards Zhao Dong is one word: convinced.

Like the Knicks, the Blazers are now monolithic.

After cleaning up the team, Zhao Dong used his strength to successfully turn the future prison into a super team that can conquer the city.

"What does this guy want to do again?"

When O'Neal saw Zhao Dong, he stopped and asked Phil Jackson, who was following behind: "Phil, what are you going to do?"

"Ignore him." Kobe ran up from behind and shouted.

Phil Jackson poked his sunken glasses with his finger, glanced at Zhao Dong, smiled, walked up generously, extended his hand to Zhao Dong, and said: "Hey, Feilong, welcome to Staples.”

Zhao Dong laughed, stretched out his hand to shake it and said, "Coach Jackson, we really want to win tonight."

"We also want to win." Kobe ran up and shouted.

"Adults are talking, children, don't interrupt." Zhao Dong scolded him with a straight face.

"Pfft!"

Many people laughed at the scene, even Phil Jackson and Larry Bird, who had just arrived, couldn't hold back.

Kobe's face instantly turned red, and the veins on his head were beating non-stop. He shouted angrily: "Who is the kid? I'm only one year younger than you, and I'm getting married soon, you old man."

"I already have four sons. Come on, Kobe. Try to have four sons. Don't lose to me." Zhao Dong laughed again, patted Kobe on the shoulder, and left with his teammates.

"This bastard, today is our home court, we must kill him!" Kobe stared at Zhao Dong's back and said angrily.

How could it be so easy for him to have four sons?

His parents gave birth to three children, and he was the only son. This shows that it is not easy to have a son.

"Um!"

All the Lakers players nodded in unison.

Kobe was a little happy that his words were recognized by everyone.

In fact, his current relationship with his teammates is very bad, as is his relationship with the front office and coaches.

He made a high school girlfriend in November last year, named Vanessa Lani. The two fell in love at first sight and had already discussed getting married this year. But unfortunately, their relationship was not recognized by everyone. From home to the team, no one Agreed, which made him very angry and angry.

He doesn't even know why these people don't agree with him and Vanessa being together. Can't he fall in love and get married? They have no right to interfere with him.

At eight o'clock, the two teams announced their starting lineups.

Trail Blazers: O'Brien, Fordson, Brian Grant, Eddie Jones, Zhao Dong.

Lakers: O'Neal, David Robinson, Rick Fox, Kobe Bryant, Ron Harper.

Tonight, Larry Bird adjusted the starting lineup and put Fordson and Grant, two rotating power forwards, into the starting lineup.

His purpose is to strengthen the interior defense to prevent being blown away by the Lakers' twin towers.

With this lineup, the outside defense will definitely be put aside, but in a two-one-two zone defense, Grant and Ford will guard the low post, O'Brien will guard the middle, and Zhao Dong and Eddie Jones will defend on the outside. Zhao Dong and Zhao Dong are very fast in assisting defense. Quickly, barely enough.

After the list was announced, it immediately aroused heated discussion in the commentary box and on-site media.

Tonight was broadcast live on TNT across the United States. Commentator Barkley said: "The Trail Blazers' starting lineup, except for O'Neal, is a bit worse defensively. The other four are all top defensive players.

In addition, both Grant and Fordson have a tonnage of 115 kilograms, and they can both carry O'Neal. This should be the purpose of Larry Bird. "

Smith smiled and said: "This is the home court of the Lakers.

The Lakers shouted the slogan of killing the gods, and there must be a battle between dragons and tigers tonight. "

"Of course."

Barkley smiled: "The Lakers are strong in their main lineup, and the Trail Blazers are strong in their depth. Neither team has the strength to win steadily."

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili analyzed: "Tonight Grant and Fordson were played at the same time. Obviously, Larry Bird didn't want to lose, and the Trail Blazers wanted to win.

In addition, Zhao Dong may face off with Kobe on the outside tonight, and he will definitely not guard Ron Harper. "

Su Qun said: "Ron Harper is in average form this season with constant injuries. He is 36 years old and close to retirement."

At a quarter past eight, the starting lineup begins.

"Slay God! Kill God! Kill God..."

When Zhao Dong came on the stage, there were no boos at the Staples Center, but violent shouts, which were very neat. It can be seen that Lakers fans are very unified on this point.

"What the hell, I'll massacre you tonight!" After sweeping the stands, Zhao Dong cursed and ran towards the stadium.

"The Lakers' momentum is available, and we will win tonight."

Magic Johnson was also present, as was Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. At this time, he said to the latter: "As long as the Big Three work together, we can beat any team."

"Yes, I think so too. Our advantage at the basket is too great. As long as the ball is passed in, we can score. If we survive the bench time, victory will be ours."

Jabbar laughed.

When leaving the court after warming up, Zhao Dong greeted Magician Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and saw Kobe's girlfriend Vanessa sitting not far away, which reminded him of something about Kobe.

For example, when Kobe Bryant got married, none of his family, friends, or teammates came and gave him no blessings. Kobe must have been very concerned about this regret.

"Hey, Kobe, is that your girlfriend?" Zhao Dong pointed at Vanessa and asked.

"Yes." Kobe said with some trepidation.

He really wants his relationship with Vanessa to be recognized and even blessed by more people.

Zhao Dong nodded and returned to the bench.

Seeing Zhao Dong leave, Kobe was somewhat disappointed.

If his relationship with Vanessa could be recognized by the basketball god Zhao Dong, it would definitely be easier.

But what can he do, people all over the world are against it, and he still wants to be with Vanessa.

At 8:30, the game started. O'Neal won the jump ball and the Lakers attacked first.

"Oh, look, Zhao Dong really went to guard Kobe." Su Qun shouted.

Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "Now the Nets are playing a tactic of using the inside and outside of the God-killing lineup to score points, but the Lakers have never used this tactic. Phil Jackson still insists on his triangle tactic, and then uses the twin tower tactic. Among them, O'Neal is still the first point of attack, and Kobe and David Robinson both play a tactical role in containment.

But no matter which tactic, Kobe's breakthrough is very important. If Zhao Dong can prevent Kobe to death, there is a chance in this game. "

"Kobe, I want the ball. Can't you get the ball?" Zhao Dong started to talk trash.

Kobe entered the game, snorted coldly, and really extended his hand to the top of the key.

But Ron Harper didn't give it to Kobe. According to tactical requirements, he looked for O'Neal first.

David Robinson pulled to the right wing and took Grant away.

In the low post on the left wing, O'Neal was carrying Fordson and squeezing towards the basket. At this time, the ball came down and he caught it with one hand.

One step above the collision zone, O'Neal, who was guarding the center, quickly sank down, preparing to double-team O'Neal under the basket.

With a bang, O'Neal dribbled back, and the huge tonnage formed a huge impact with the blessing of power. Fordson was unable to withstand it, staggered back, and lost his defensive position.

O'Neal seized the opportunity, strode into the basket, and then rose into the air like a giant beast, a one-handed dunk.

"boom!"

The moment the basket was hit, the ball jumped up.

Xiao Ao made a great contribution. When he came down from the top to double-team, he just hit a big shot.

"well!"

Seeing O'Neal smash the empty basket, a sigh of regret echoed in the Staples Center.

The ball fell from the air at this time, and O'Neal and O'Neal took off twice at the same time. Under the contact in the air, O'Neal's tonnage took advantage, and O'Neal was bounced off by the contact, and the ball was caught by O'Neal.

O'Neal roared angrily and jumped three times before a two-handed dunk.

But just as he jumped, Fordson slapped him hard on the hand, knocking the ball away and the whistle blew.

Barkley shook his head and smiled: "Let Shark get the ball under the basket. Only foul tactics can prevent him from dunking."

O'Neal panted and walked to the free throw line. His first attack was a great physical exertion, which made him feel that tonight's game would never be easy.

"Shark, I bet you can't make two free throws." Zhao Dong, standing near the midline, joked.

"Feilong, if you want to kill me, then go ahead, I don't care." O'Neal turned around and shouted.

"really?"

Zhao Dongyi looked like if you dare to agree, I will chop him down.

"..."

O'Neal couldn't help but suffocated, and quickly changed his words: "Feilong, you are the god of efficiency. I believe it is impossible for you to engage in such dirty tactics."

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded, signaling O'Neal to catch the ball.

O'Neal ignored Zhao Dong, took the ball, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and began to aim at the basket.

After taking aim for a long time, the ball hit the ball, bounced back with a bang, came up short, and missed a free throw.

"Get ready to grab rebounds." Zhao Dong reminded from behind.

O'Neal turned back and glared at Zhao Dong with grief and anger, and began to prepare for the second penalty.

Bang, the second free throw hit the basket again, but it rolled in.

"Ha ha!"

"Pa bang..."

O'Neal was shaking his head with excitement, and there was a burst of applause from the Staples Center.

At this time, Zhao Dong was almost down and entered the frontcourt.

Fordson immediately picked up the ball and retreated to the baseline. He threw it with both hands and passed it long to Zhao Dong.

In the frontcourt, at the top of the arc, Kobe tried hard to interfere with Zhao Dong's catch, but was blocked by Zhao Dong's arm.

"Snapped!"

Zhao Dong grabbed the ball with one hand, turned and crossed the three-point line, and headed towards the basket with the ball.

Ron Harper, who was pulled away by Eddie Jones, also came to double-team, but it was too late.

"boom!"

Zhao Dong hit a flying dunk, causing silence in the Staples Center, and then there was a lot of applause.

The offensive plan formulated by Larry Bird today is fast break.

Fordson is the person who is most familiar with Zhao Dong on the team. His passing skills are not bad and he is also familiar with fast break tactics. This is one of the reasons for sending him to the starting lineup.

2:1, the Trail Blazers took the lead away from home and the Lakers attacked.

Phil Jackson shouted loudly from the sidelines, and when the players looked over, he made a tactical gesture.

This gesture is that the attack starts from the flank.

The first attack failed, and O'Neal was double-teamed at the basket. This showed that the containment power of other positions was not enough, and that Ron Harper's direct pass to O'Neal's tactic was not effective, so he decided to use the containment power of Li Kebi and David Robinson. O'Neal opens up the space.

Coming to the frontcourt, Harper gave the ball to Kobe as required by tactics.

Kobe is now also a superstar with the ability to attract double teams. The Lakers have three such superstars. Their ability to contain and stretch the opponent's defense is far superior to that of the Trail Blazers and stronger than the digital team.

In the entire league, only the Nets can rival the Lakers.

When Kobe holds the ball, in addition to Zhao Dong, who is facing him, O'Brien's defensive attention is also attracted in the middle. Once Kobe breaks through Zhao Dong, he and Grant will be the second line of defense.

The Lakers want to attract his defense so that he can't help defend O'Neal.

At this time, O'Neal is still in the low post on the left wing. As long as Kobe starts to break through, he will immediately enter the basket.

The key point of this tactic is whether Kobe can break through Zhao Dong.

Kobe's breakthrough ability is of course the strongest among the Lakers, and now Phil Jackson is pointing to this.

If this tactic fails again, we can only use the strongest two-tower tactic under the basket.

It's not that the twin towers tactic cannot be used, but he wants to enrich the Lakers' offensive tactics. If he always uses one tactic, it will be easy for the opponent to crack it.

As soon as Kobe got the ball, Zhao Dong pressed forward and started talking trash: "Kobe, I'm going to guard against breakouts but not shots. Just throw three-pointers."

Kobe was so angry that he snorted. When playing against other teams, of course he can shoot three-pointers, but when playing against Zhao Dong's team, they can only play high-quality offense at the basket. How could he shoot three-pointers at will?

Unless his three-point shooting percentage can reach 50%, which is equivalent to more than 70% of two-pointers, he can shoot three-pointers.

But who is Kobe? A person with overwhelming self-confidence and persistence cannot shoot three-pointers, but he has to shoot them.

In Zhao Dong's stunned eyes, he suddenly stood up and shot a three-pointer.

Zhao Dong didn't have time to take off, so he looked back and heard a blast. The basketball passed through the basket and an arrow pierced his heart.

"What the hell!"

He could only curse helplessly.

When he wanted to go fast, Kobe, who hit the three-pointer, did not celebrate at all, but turned back to defend, which shows that he was wary of his fast break.

"It looks like Kobe is having a hard time today!"

Zhao Dong smiled, took Fordson's serve, and moved forward steadily.

Arriving at the top of the arc, the Lakers had already set up a defensive formation.

Three-two defense, mainly defending outside breakthroughs.

Because of Zhao Dong's strong breakthrough ability, and Eddie Jones is also an All-Star who is good at sudden shooting, the Lakers play a three-two defense with three defenders on the outside.

This is not to say that they do not pay attention to interior defense, but the Trail Blazers do not have the ability to hold the ball in the interior. Grant and Fordson's ball-holding ability can be ignored, while Xiao Ou has the ability to hold the ball and attack, but his confrontation ability is insufficient, even now It has strengthened the confrontation and increased low-post offense, but there are not many offenses to the basket, and most of them are low-post jump shots.

The Lakers have O'Neal and David Robinson guarding the low post, which can completely block the Blazers' inside attack, so outside breakthroughs are the focus of defense.

Kobe leaned down and was ready to guard against a breakthrough.

"What?"

But just when he leaned down, Zhao Dong jumped up. He was extremely surprised. When he looked back, he saw the scene that Zhao Dong had just seen, the ball just brushed the basket and fell.

In the TNT commentary box, Barkley laughed and said: "Everyone thought Feilong would break through, because 80% of his offense was near the basket and the basket area, and the rest were mid-range shots, and he rarely made three-pointers.

But don't forget that his three-point shooting percentage is one of the best in the league, and Reggie Miller's three-point shooting is not as accurate as his. "

"Kobe, how about we have a three-point contest tonight?" Zhao Dong joked while retreating from defense.

"Come just come, who is afraid of you?" Kobe said unconvinced.

Back on the offensive end, Harper has the ball in his hands again.

O'Neal was ready to get to the basket, but at this moment, he was shocked to see Kobe jump up again.

"Damn it!"

He hurriedly squeezed towards the basket, trying to grab the rebound.

"bingo?"

But when he moved, he heard a swipe and saw the ball passing through the basket. He looked at Kobe in surprise. This kid's hands are so hot today?

Zhao Dong was also surprised. Kobe Bryant actually hit two three-pointers on his head with a fake shot. It was such a huge loss of face!

Reaching the top of the front arc, Kobe defended again.

"Feilong, if you dare, shoot one on my head."

This time, Kobe only took half a step away, sealed Zhao Dong's face with one hand, and then provoked Zhao Dong with trash talk.

This kind of defense is to prevent both shots and breakthroughs, which is a great test of defensive skills. It can be seen that Kobe has invested all his energy on the defensive end.

However, Zhao Dong really jumped up and suddenly threw a dry pull.

Kobe jumped with all his strength to block the shot, but the defensive height was still not up to Zhao Dong's shooting height. The ball slipped from his fingertips and flew towards the basket.

Compared with jumping ability, Zhao Dong's jumping comes from Kobe's jumping talent, but Zhao Dong is taller, has a longer wingspan, and with the help of the Silver Devils, Kobe is weaker and has no chance of hitting.

"brush!"

The water splashed, and Zhao Dong once again hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

Zhang Lili shouted: "What's going on today? Kobe hit two right-wing three-pointers on Zhao Dong's head, and then Zhao Dong hit two three-pointers on Kobe's head from the top of the arc. This is going to happen. A three-point contest?”

Su Qun laughed and said: "Kobe's three-point shooting percentage is not as high as Zhao Dong's. If he really makes a three-pointer, he will suffer a loss."

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "Shooting depends on the feel, not the shooting percentage. Once the feel comes, the basket will be like the sea!"

Su Qun smiled and nodded.

Of course, when it comes to things like playing basketball, he has far less say than Zhang Lili, one of the top power forwards in Asia at the time.

The first quarter was a confrontation between Zhao Dong and Kobe. Both sides ignored the original tactics.

Kobe made 6 of 10 shots and 3 of 5 three-pointers. Under Zhao Dong's single defense, his shooting rate was as high as 60%. In addition, he made 2 of 2 free throws and scored 17 points.

Zhao Dong threw more, and Kobe had to take into account the shots of O'Neal and Robinson. He didn't worry about it. The ball was in his hands and he had unlimited shot rights. He made 11 of 15 shots and 3 of 5 three-pointers. He made 3 free throws and scored 28 points in the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, 39:31, the Trail Blazers led by 8 points on the road.

Barkley laughed and said: "Today's game was really fun, it was all jump shots. It's a pity that no one can break the league's record for the most points scored in a single quarter."

Smith laughed: “In 1978, Skywalker David Thompson and George Gervin competed for the scoring title, but were suppressed by the Iceman.

It was the Nuggets' last regular season game. Against the Pistons at home, Skywalker actually hit 20 of his first 21 shots. It was incredible. He scored 73 points in the game, a single-quarter high of 32 points, setting a league record at the time. The third highest scoring record in a single game in history, and also broke the record for the highest scoring in a single quarter in history.

After Skywalker broke the record, everyone thought that the Iceman would lose the honor of scoring champion, because he only had the last regular season game. If he wanted to beat Skywalker, he had to score more than 58 points, which was almost It's impossible.

Seven hours later, Iceman George Gervin's last regular season game began. In the first six minutes of the first quarter, he missed six shots and scored zero points. At this time, most people lost confidence in him, including himself. .

However, with the help of his teammates and coaches, he regained his touch. He scored 20 points in the second half and 33 points in the second quarter. He scored 63 points in the game and broke the record set by Skywalker just seven hours ago. Highest scoring record in a single quarter. In addition, this record has been maintained to this day. "

On the Lakers bench, Phil Jackson was earnestly advising Kobe, saying: "Kobe, although you made a lot of shots, you lost your breakthrough and lethality, which is why we fell behind in the first quarter.

You've seen Feilong's scoring ability. His shooting percentage is higher than yours, which shows that you can't guard against his outside shots when you're defending alone.

If you continue to fight against each other, we will be the ones who suffer in the end. "

Kobe was very unwilling. He felt that he was in really good condition today. His shooting percentage was actually similar to that of Zhao Dong, except that Zhao Dong took more shots, and the reason why his shooting percentage was slightly worse was because Zhao Dong's defensive height was higher than that of Zhao Dong. He is taller.

With his shooting percentage of 60%, he was actually not allowed to shoot? He doesn't understand, really doesn't understand.

He believes that the next thing to do is to increase his shots and give him unlimited shot rights. Just like Zhao Dong, he will definitely not lose and he has absolute confidence.

Phil Jackson's words were like a rope, tied to his body. He wanted to struggle out, and then score one goal after another, blasting the Blazers' basket.