Kobe scored, and then Zhang Guan also scored, but the strange feeling in Kobe's heart became stronger and stronger.
During the offense, Zhang Guan was always able to seize the gaps and complete the scoring; while on defense, Zhang Guan did not make any omissions. If Kobe Bryant's fadeaway jumper had not been too accurate, perhaps Zhang Guan would have been able to defend against it.
This is also thanks to the fact that Zhang Guan's opponent is Kobe, so Zhang Guan is always using Kobe's experience to speculate on Kobe's movements. If it were James or Wade, Zhang Guan's defense would not be so good.
"Why do I feel like I'm being seen through?" Kobe felt a little awkward. This was completely the intuition of a top basketball player.
Although he can score the ball every time, to be fair, no matter how stable his pull-up fadeaway jumper is, it is not 100% accurate. Maybe he will not be able to make the shot if he is unlucky next time.
But now Kobe has strong self-confidence. He thinks he can make the shot, and his touch is also fiery. Kobe in this state is obviously an unreasonable Kobe.
After several duels between the two, a lot of time passed. When Kobe got the ball again, there were already two digits left on the timer on the court.
57 seconds, this is the remaining time. Based on this time, the US team has at least two offensive opportunities, and the Chinese team has at least one offensive opportunity. If the fight goes smoothly and neither side commits a foul. , the Chinese team may also have two offensive opportunities.
In terms of score, the Chinese team is still 1 point behind.
If it were a European team, at this point in the game, the head coach would definitely call a timeout, arrange the offense and defense, and play some tactics at the last moment that the opponent could not parry. But the American team is different. At this time, they The ball was handed to Kobe, but they still chose to let Kobe and Zhang Guan duel.
In NBA basketball games, it is very common for the two sides to hand over the ball to the team's ace until the last moment. We can often see that the ball is handed over to the team's boss after halftime, and the others The players open up the space, and the boss makes a winning move at the last moment. This kind of ball has no tactics at all. It's just one-on-one. If you make a shot, you win, if you don't, you lose. This is American basketball culture.
Now, the US team has brought this basketball culture to the Olympics. At the last moment, they chose to hand the ball to Kobe.
If it were two years later, James might be the one to execute the final attack, but now it will be Kobe who takes the lead. Kobe himself has experienced similar situations many times, and he has long been accustomed to this feeling.
I saw Kobe dribbling and staring at Zhang Guan, thinking about how to attack next.
"Can you only shoot?" Zhang Guan suddenly asked in English.
"Huh?" Kobe was stunned. Maybe he didn't expect that Zhang Guan, a Chinese, would suddenly speak English to him; or maybe he was too focused on offense and didn't hear clearly what Zhang Guan was saying; or maybe Zhang Guan's English It's not very slippery.
"Do you only know how to shoot?" Zhang Guan repeated, and then he continued: "I only know how to make breakthroughs. I thought I was the only one like this!"
"Huh?" Kobe asked again, but he still didn't understand what Zhang Guan meant.
"I only started playing basketball a few months ago, so I only know how to make breakthroughs!" Zhang Guan showed a proud expression and continued: "But everyone said that my breakthroughs are great!"
This time Kobe finally understood what Zhang Guan meant.
"What does it mean that I can only shoot? What does it mean that you are the only one like this? You are a rookie who has been playing for a few months, but I have been playing basketball since I was a child! I am the strongest basketball player in the world! I am the one who wants to surpass Jordan. ! I am Kobe Bryant! How could I only know how to shoot? How could I be the same as you, a basketball rookie? You are really good at track and field and tennis, but in basketball, you are not qualified to be so disparaging. Me!"
Kobe's heart suddenly burst into anger, and he was irritated by Zhang Guan's words.
Under normal circumstances, Kobe may not be so easily angered. After all, all kinds of trash talk in the NBA are also part of the game. The more powerful athletes are, the more likely they are to be taken care of by trash talk. Many superstars themselves are masters of trash talk, so Kobe He should have been used to it for a long time. But today, Kobe was scored several times by Zhang Guan in a row. He couldn't defend his opponent, and he was already a little angry. Coupled with Zhang Guan's identity as a track and field athlete, Kobe became even more angry.
Imagine that a top basketball player in the world is despised by a track and field athlete in his specialty basketball event, and he does not take any advantage. How can he not get angry
It's like a programmer telling a chef that your food can't be cooked like this; a cook telling a racing driver that your car can't be driven this way; a racing driver telling a doctor that your disease can't be treated like this. The other party will definitely be unhappy. A good-tempered person will ignore you at all. A bad-tempered person will directly ask: Are you a doctor or am I a doctor
There is a saying that there is a specialization in the profession. After achieving top achievements in a certain field, and then being looked down upon by outsiders, it will definitely be impossible if you don't come up with some means to fight back.
What Zhang Guan said today is like a track and field athlete saying to a basketball player: Hey buddy, we are both equally good at basketball!
This is tantamount to being ridiculed, and Kobe can't bear it no matter how good-tempered he is. He is the top basketball player in the world, and of course he has the dignity of a top basketball player. This dignity cannot be violated!
"A breakthrough? You're not the only one in the world who can break through! My breakthrough will be better than yours!" Kobe's eyes showed determination, and the next moment he suddenly started to break through.
For Kobe, using any offensive method is reasonable. Kobe's skills are too comprehensive. He can be said to be proficient in all basketball skills, and Kobe's offensive methods are also extremely rich. In terms of breakthroughs, Kobe is also the best in the world.
Some players' breakthroughs rely on speed, and some players' breakthroughs rely on changes in rhythm. Kobe obviously has both, with speed and changes in rhythm. If he is a player who is not familiar with Kobe, he will probably be fooled by him. .
But it is a pity that Kobe met Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan may be the person in the world who is most familiar with Kobe's style of play.
It seemed that Zhang Guan deliberately opened a gap for Kobe to break through. In fact, he was already ready to interfere with Kobe's layup. Kobe seized the gap without hesitation, and when he went for a layup, Zhang Guan was also ready. Ready.
Zhang Guan jumped high and blocked Kobe's layup path with his two big hands. Kobe had to change his direction and throw the ball, but the moment the ball was thrown, Kobe knew that it had missed.
"rebound!"
"Get a rebound!"
Zhang Guan and Kobe shouted at the same time.
Dayao and Boozer fought hard for position, but Dayao, as a defender, was better. He grabbed this crucial rebound. Then Dayao directly handed the ball to Zhang Guan.
The next second, Zhang Guan transformed into a cheetah and rushed forward. Zhang Guan wants to counterattack quickly.
Each player of the US team is faster than the other, so the opponents of the US team do not have many opportunities to play fast breaks. Now, Zhang Guan is just holding the ball and rushing forward alone. Even if other teammates want to help, they can't. Can't keep up with Zhang Guan's speed.
But there are people in the US team who can keep up with Zhang Guan's speed. Kobe has just completed a breakthrough and has not yet recovered, but James, Anthony and Wade reacted immediately. The three of them moved toward their half. The field rushed forward, and they and Zhang Guan went hand in hand.
However, Anthony's defense didn't seem to be so resolute, and his speed was fast enough. From one side of the basket to the other side of the basket, more than 20 meters away, Anthony seemed to be falling behind.
Zhang Guan went straight to the basket of the US team. When he ran within the free throw line, he immediately chose to take off.
"Jumping so early! Can he make progress? By the way, he is the world champion in long jump. Others can't score by jumping from this distance. Zhang Guan will definitely score. It's too late, he has to foul!" Wade was the first to realize this. , he knows that conventional defense can no longer stop Zhang Guan
Wade jumped up without hesitation and directly pulled Zhang Guan's arm with both hands. He simply chose to foul.
However, Zhang Guan made a lever movement in the air and passed Wade's hands.
"Oops!" Wade secretly yelled that something was not good, but he reacted quickly enough and directly pushed Zhang Guan instead, hoping that Zhang Guan would lose his balance and miss the shot.
But the moment Zhang Guan took action, another strong arm slapped Zhang Guan's hands. That's LeBron James.
"Bang!" Zhang Guan felt a sharp pain in his arm, and the ball flew out of bounds.
James and Wade finally stopped Zhang Guan's layup at the cost of a foul, but Zhang Guan still had to make two free throws. So it was more of a foul play. At this point in the game, it is definitely better to let the opponent take free throws than to let the opponent score two points directly.
The whistle sounded immediately, and James decisively raised his hand to indicate a foul. However, Wade came up and high-fived James. If it weren't for James, this goal would probably have been scored by Zhang Guan, and the Chinese team would have taken the lead. Therefore, in the eyes of the American team, it was a foul to destroy Zhang Guan's speed. Attack is definitely worth it at this time.
"It's James, the beating really hurts!" Zhang Guan looked at his forearm, which was already red from James's slap, and he couldn't help but rub it.
On the sidelines of the court, the US team's coaching staff immediately turned over the information in their hands. They were looking for Zhang Guan's free throw shooting percentage.
"Found it!" D'Antoni said to everyone: "Zhang Guan has made 8 of 15 free throws in the Olympics so far, with a free throw percentage of 53.3%. We earned this foul!"
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