Chapter 277: Lost to the Supersonics

A few days ago, the media touted Kobe's 37 points in a single quarter and 60 points in three quarters to the sky. Today's newspapers don't know how to describe it.

That's right, the Lakers lost. 102:91 lost to the Seattle SuperSonics, raising his number of losses to the sixth game.

Losing is not terrible. In the second half of the season, the state of most teams will have ups and downs. It is very common for the weak to win against the strong in the American NBA. It does not mean that the team is stronger on paper, or that there are superstars. There will be no loss.

Many strong teams lost at this time. Last year, the Bulls lost almost only 5 games in the first 50 games, and lost 5 games in the last 30 games. If you want a record, it is easy to consume a lot of players. Players consume a lot, and injuries will be frequent.

The Lakers lost O'Neal, facing the Sonics with three All-Stars, the paper lineup was already at a disadvantage.

What is more surprising is the performance of Kobe and Payton in this game.

"Boy! You hit 15 irons! You are the key to your team's loss!" At the end of the game, Payton found Kobe and cursed.

"Hehe, you are also very good. Didn't you also hit 13 irons?" Kobe dismissed it. The last game of Super God, this time of Super Ghost, everything was within his expectations.

He also did assists and defense, but Kemp exploded in this game. No matter facing the young big Ben or Campbell, Kemp has almost no solution. Crazy scored 27 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks, blasting the Lakers' inside line clean.

Kemp is a critical moment in the contract year, and he is too excited to play the Lakers. The importance of this game to him is self-evident. On such an occasion, he seemed to have had a chicken blood. He wants to prove to his boss that he is worth a 100 million yuan contract.

Kobe and Payton switched one by one, and the roles of both of them on the court were blacksmiths. Of the remaining players, Kemp stepped up and took over the game. On the Lakers side, there is no second one who can stand up.

Kobe knew he was strong, but when the game came to a critical moment, he always wanted to take over the game involuntarily. The final result was 3 of 18, scoring 11 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks and 2 turnovers.

Can Kobe win if he takes fewer shots?

The answer is definitely no, the state gap between the two sides is too big in this game.

Payton was completely unable to make a goal by Kobe who was desperately defending, and the more he couldn't make a goal. Payton wanted to prove himself more and more. He made 4 of 17 shots and scored 9 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers.

The two are simply brothers and sisters. Although Payton has been spouting trash at Kobe, he actually knows in his heart that his performance is not very good.

Kemp, who was able to win, relied entirely on his explosive state, and Kemp played a phenomenal performance. It also proves that the Lakers' inside line is soft and short. When encountering the top inside line, the defense may indeed have problems.

With O'Neal present, standing in the penalty area with such a big man is always a great deterrent.

After replacing O'Neal with Da Ben, the team's assistance in defending against flanking attacks, rotating positions, and fast break defense have all improved a lot. However, in the face of traditional inside stars who have the ability to eat inside alone, there is still the possibility of being penetrated by the opponent.

Kemp is not like Garnett, and his strength against him is stronger than the current Big Ben. Without the power to survive, Daben's defense has some problems.

After the game, Harris couldn't help but think about whether the Lakers can defend the inside line if they encounter other center superstars?

If they encounter a gorilla, the Lakers are not too afraid. After all, Ewing's physical fitness has deteriorated significantly.

Another point is that the Admiral is injured, which is also good news for the Lakers.

If you run into Olajuwon, then things may be a big deal.

It is very likely that like a bull, Olajuwon alone slaughtered the inside line.

The solution to this problem is to let Kobe dominate the perimeter and sing rivalry with Olajuwon. In other words, when O'Neal returns to the team, the problem will be solved naturally.

The Lakers who lost O'Neal are not a team with absolute dominance after all.

"The strongest rookie finally hit the wall? "

In yesterday's game, Kobe Bryant, the super rookie who scored 37 points in a single quarter, led his team to a loss to the Sonics.

Facing Payton's defense, Kobe Bryant played abnormally, hitting 15 irons and scoring only 11 points. It has to make people wonder if our strongest rookie has finally hit the rookie wall.

The rookie wall is a stage that most rookies will go through. With the progress of the NBA's long season, physical consumption and its own characteristics of play have been studied. Many rookies will enter a period of confusion in the second half of the season.

Their strengths will be limited by their opponents, and their weaknesses will be targeted by their opponents. In addition, the physical reserves of rookies are far inferior to those of veteran players who have experienced many years of career. As a result, in the second half of the season, many rookies will perform abnormally and lose their bravery at the beginning of the season.

We can suspect that Bryant has entered the rookie wall. Look at his thin body, it is incredible that he can persist until now without injury.

Malone's elbows are probably as thick as Kobe's thighs!

Such a thin rookie with almost no body fat, his physical reserves are obviously insufficient at this time of the season. Although he had a miraculous performance of 37 points in a single quarter, I believe he used up his good luck for the whole season in that one game!

Let's take a look at the Lakers' lineup. There are three rookies in the starting lineup. The shooting guard is still just a junior. Such a team is inexperienced. They have already swayed all their physical fitness in the first half of the season, and in the final sprint of the next season, they will hit the wall like Kobe and become a drag on the team.

Three rookies are starting, how many of them will hit the rookie wall?

The next Lakers, before O'Neal returns, their record will definitely plummet!

And Kobe, the current helm of the Lakers, will drive the young sailing boat of the Lakers and eventually hit the rocks.

———ESPN

. . .

As Kobe expected, no matter how many honors he won before. There will always be media that will come out and slander him as soon as he fails.

Kobe has experienced this kind of thing a lot, and he already has a wealth of experience to deal with it. But ESPN's report was so brainless that it disgusted Kobe.

rookie wall?

But it's just a fight, so why is it a rookie wall.

This is still 15 iron, if it is 30 iron like in the last life, wouldn't the newspapers be completely dark.

Just scored 60 points? Hit the wall in the next game? Then 99% of the players in the league will not be able to get out of the wall.

And why don't you talk about it, Payton was also defended so hard that he smashed the basket.

It is worthy of being the leader of ESPN, it is simply not good for the industry.

Kobe crumpled up the newspaper and threw it into the trash can. In the next game, I will let you know if I hit a wall.

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