Superstar Athletes’ Black Tech Systems

Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself.

And giving face to the opponent is actually losing the face of both parties.

Kobe will not understand the competitive nature of competitive sports.

In fact, if you want to say that you don't give face, Kobe can be regarded as one of the players who don't give face in NBA history.

In the 2003 All-Star Game, everyone was playing the game and wanted to contribute to Jordan an All-Star MVP as a gift for his retirement.

Kobe didn't give face, and in the end he must hit a free throw to let the Eastern Conference lose.

Although it has been criticized, this is the most fundamental spirit of professional sports, competitiveness.

So that thought just flashed in Kobe's mind, and he immediately cheered up and wanted to get it back from Li Liang.

In the first quarter, Kobe was always looking for an opportunity. In the middle of the first quarter, he seized the opportunity to run back to the basket, received a pass from Gasol, and passed Li Liang's defense. Crack button succeeded!

After scoring the goal, Kobe approached Li Liang, looked at him and said, "How about my dunk?"

"Very good." Li Liang responded simply.

Because of the Achilles tendon problem, Kobe's dunk did not have the strength and explosiveness it had before.

And Kobe's dunks are just average in aesthetics, not as explosive as Jordan's panthers, nor as stretched as Carter's apes.

He won the slam dunk championship in 1997, more because of that slam dunk contest, other people's dunks were really bad.

In that slam dunk contest, Kobe didn't even complete a 50-point dunk.

Kobe didn't argue with Li Liang too much. After all, he is 34 years old, and he won't keep bickering with Li Liang.

He knew that if Li Liang could be contained both offensively and defensively, the more Li Liang talked, the weaker he would become.

In the NBA, any trash talk must have enough strength and performance to support it.

Realized bragging is really awesome, empty bragging will only make people laugh.

But Li Liang is not someone who can only talk empty words.

Kobe began to personally defend Li Liang one-on-one.

Kobe no longer has the crazy stickiness of his youth, but his defensive foundation is still there.

Kobe is not the Kobe of the year, and Li Liang is not the Li Liang of last year.

When the two played one-on-one in the team last year, Kobe always attacked Li Liang and defended, and Li Liang had no chance to attack.

But now, Li Liang's ability to hold the ball has improved. Although his moves are monotonous, they can be used.

Li Liang used the simplest ball-holding breakthrough on the wing twice in a row and made an emergency stop jumper to hit the goal.

Li Liang's jump shots are all relatively close to the basket, and he is very good at using the cover of his teammates to allow himself to attack from a deeper position.

Li Liang is very clear about Kobe's defensive habits.

Because Kobe's education is not high, his defense is more dependent on feeling and concentration, and his strategy is not very strong.

This is obvious when comparing Battier's academic defensive elite with him.

Battier is often overwhelmed by attackers due to lack of movement speed and explosiveness, but he rarely suffers, and his positioning and technical movements are very precise.

It's just that in front of a powerful attacker, it doesn't make any sense to be in place.

Kobe is different, his defense is as aggressive as his offense.

Tireless follow-up, nougat-like fit, all-out blocking, and concentration that burns like a flame.

These have allowed Kobe's defense to gain a lot of impression points.

Including some ball commentators and media people, "Kobe's defense is very active, very fierce, and the defense is really good," so they will vote for him when voting for the first defense.

No way, Kobe's style of play is like this, regardless of offense or defense, he can always catch people's attention.

But these became weaknesses when he got older and his physical fitness declined.

Last season, Li Liang often wiped Kobe's ass in defense. His poor positioning and concentration from time to time made Li Liang angry.

Now that Kobe is getting excited, he still wants to deal with Li Liang like he did when he was young, but Li Liang has withstood the test of the young Kobe, of course he will not be afraid of the current Kobe.

Kobe was stunned by two pull-up jumpers.

Among the stars with excellent perimeter defense, Kobe is relatively easy to be fooled.

Like Paul, you basically don’t eat shaking, and it’s useless for him to jump, so it’s better not to dance.

Of course, when he was young, Kobe had excellent physical fitness. Sometimes even if he was swayed by a fake move, he could interfere with a second take-off and even block the opponent's shot.

Not now, the Achilles will not allow it.

Kobe was hit twice by Li Liang.

After that, Kobe tried to single Li Liang in the low post, but found that Li Liang defended very well in the low post.

Bryant was deflated both times, once he missed a strong shot and once he had to pass the ball.

Kobe was a little depressed. This kid's defense has improved again?

Li Liang has indeed improved, but to defend against Kobe's back, it was honed in the system every day against the peak Kobe.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers overtook the Lakers and led the Lakers by 4 points at 32:28.

Griffin scored 10 points in the first quarter, and Li Liang scored 7 points.

Bryant scored the most, with 12 points, but his efficiency declined in the second half of the first quarter.

The Clippers paid attention to the problem of retreating defense, and Collison strengthened Kobe's defense against counterattacks.

At the same time, Li Liang replaced Barnes to defend Kobe, making Kobe's singles ineffective for a while.

Kobe knew that he needed to show a better competitive state.

In the second quarter, Griffin continued his scoring show.

Howard and Gasol, two long-armed monsters, rested. Griffin used his faster, flexible and impactful style of play, as well as a mid-range, to lead the Clippers to play a beautiful offense off the bench, and once opened the point difference to 10. point.

Just when people thought that the Clippers were going to go all the way and win the Derby by a big score, the veterans of the Lakers reappeared and stabilized the situation.

Kobe once again demonstrated his excellent and rich scoring skills. When he couldn't deal with Li Liang with his back and back, he chose to use a more flexible face basket to deal with Li Liang.

He caused Li Liang's defensive fouls to go to the free throw line twice, so that Li Liang didn't dare to attack too aggressively.

Then after opening up the Lakers' offense, he began to use passes to connect his teammates, assisting Howard and Gasol.

The Lakers' offense suddenly came alive again.

For the Lakers, a smooth offensive position is their lifeline.

The Lakers pushed back the points little by little, and at the end of the second quarter, Kobe hit a three-pointer from the outside!

This allowed him to score 22 points in the half, and helped the Lakers regain the lead!

Although the Clippers also played well offensively, and Li Liang and Griffin's pick-and-roll cooperation became more and more proficient, they couldn't stop Kobe's efficiency on defense, which made the fast counterattacks that the Clippers relied on for a living unable to play.

Without waves of fast breaks and counterattacks, the game slowly entered the rhythm that the Lakers like.

At halftime, the Lakers regained a 4-point lead at 61:57.

Bryant's outstanding performance in the second quarter is the key to the Lakers' ability to take the lead.

At the end of halftime, Kobe was covered with sweat, beads of sweat dripping from the tip of his nose.

He looked like he had played the whole game, but he was only halfway there.

But it is enough to see that he has tried his best, and his 22 points in the half is his best first half since his comeback this season.

Li Liang's performance in the first half was not bad, but compared with Kobe, he was a bit pale.

Li Liang's mentality is very good, and he did not forget to remind Kobe, "I have half the credit for your good play!"

Kobe laughed, thinking the same thing, if it wasn't for Li Liang, he wouldn't be in his best form after his injury in the first half.

With a gap of 4 points, the Lakers can lead by 4 points against the Clippers, which has exceeded many people's expectations.

The Clippers are now a real aircraft carrier, and there are only a handful of games where the Clippers trail behind at halftime this season.

Especially after Mike Brown came to the Clippers and formulated a new rotation and defense, the Clippers' combat power became more stable and stronger.

Their almost seamless lineup rotation allows them to maintain relatively strong firepower and can always suppress opponents.

All I can say tonight is that Kobe played really well.

But in the third quarter, when everyone was looking forward to the continued exciting confrontation between the Lakers and the Clippers, the situation changed suddenly.

Li Liang first hit a three-pointer with the help of cover from the outside line in the first attack.

Then he steals Kobe again in the defense and assists Barnes for a fast break layup.

In more than 20 seconds, the Clippers regained the lead.

Then, when Kobe wanted to take over the game again, he found that if he tried his best to score two points or one free throw, Li Liang turned his head and scored a three-pointer from the outside.

His three-pointers are more resolute, more decisive, and more sudden than those made by the Lakers.

A one-block screen, he will shoot when he has the opportunity, his shooting speed is faster, and the shooting distance is not so far.

His shots are more casual and natural, and his hit rate is still terribly high.

After 5 minutes in the third quarter, Li Liang made 4 of 6 shots from outside the three-point line, helping the Clippers to re-establish their advantage.

At this time, Kobe realized that Li Liang made two three-pointers, and he had to score three two-pointers to recover.

What's even more frightening is that Li Liang's trash talk in the first half came true, "Three-point shooting percentage is higher than your two-point shooting!"

How does this work?

Kobe and the entire Lakers team knew that Li Liang could shoot three-pointers, and he was very accurate and explosive.

But it's really scary to feel it when you really cast it on yourself.

After 7 minutes in the third quarter, the Clippers turned the score to 71:85, leading by 14 points, fueled by a wave of powerful three-pointers from Li Liang.

In 7 minutes, the Clippers scored almost 30 points.

D'Antoni had to call a timeout, feeling that if the Lakers couldn't raise their tone, they might die suddenly.

D'Antoni tried to make his players better from beyond the arc, both defensively and offensively.

The defensive end defended the Clippers' three-pointers, and the offensive end made more three-pointers.

But when it comes to the court, with Kobe as the core of the game, it is destined that there will not be too many three-pointers.

The result of hard shots is that the efficiency becomes low, which is a huge damage to the team's offense and defense.

When Kobe made a strong three-pointer from the outside to try to restore the decline, the familiar "Bang" gave the Clippers another chance to counterattack.

Li Liang quickly killed the half court with the ball, and he suddenly stopped on the outside and shot a three-pointer!

Kobe rushed up from behind to interfere, but with too much force, he hit Li Liang's body and was called a foul by the referee.

After the foul, Kobe raised his hand in frustration. He didn't want Li Liang to make a three-pointer, even if he fouled.

And Li Liang said to Kobe: "Old Ke, times have changed."