I’m Really Playing Basketball

The opening of G6 between the Bobcats and the Lakers was like a lightning strike for Phil Jackson.

At the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Phil Jackson was really desperate when he watched Chen Xiao on the court using his very freehand passes to tear open the Lakers' Jordan Law defense. .

When deciding to use the Jordan Rules in this game, Phil Jackson never thought of Chen Xiao's method of breaking the Jordan Rules.

To be fair, as one of the worst coaches Chen Xiao has persecuted in the NBA over the years, Phil Jackson's assessment of Chen Xiao is very sufficient.

I also thought that Chen Xiao would break his Jordan Rules.

However, in Phil Jackson's imagination, even if Chen Xiao broke the Lakers' Jordan Rules, he would be just as exhausted and scarred as Jordan was back then.

At that time, he can return the game to the traditional rhythm, and then Kobe will have a physical advantage against Chen Xiao.

It can be said that Phil Jackson has thought about many strategies.

He's not a 'real stud' head coach who doesn't have a record.

Generally speaking, he leaves a way out for himself.

The same is true for his character. He and O'Neal stood together at the beginning, and now being able to serve as Kobe's head coach in the Lakers is a concrete manifestation of his philosophy.

only……

In this match, Chen Xiao smashed all his plans to pieces.

Chen Xiao clearly cracked the Jordan Rules between him and the Lakers in a way that no one else had ever imagined.

In the first quarter of the game, even though Phil Jackson only played Jordan Rules against Chen Xiao for half a quarter, the score after the first quarter made Phil Jackson tremble and feel chills all over.

At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two teams was 34 to 24, with the Bobcats leading by 10 points after the first quarter.

This was the second half of the quarter when Phil Jackson really didn't dare to use Jordan's Law against Chen Xiao, so the Bobcats only scored 34 points in a single quarter.

Otherwise, the suspense will be completely lost in the first quarter of the game.

In fact, when the Lakers play Jordan's Rules, they shouldn't have such a big point difference with the Bobcats. The main reason is that the Lakers players are not prepared for this.

No one expected that Chen Xiao had the same organizational skills as Kidd.

Even because of his height, his vision looks better than Kidd's.

That unbelievable pass really stunned people.

Under Chen Xiao's teamwork, Xiaopao and Granger scored 6 and 8 points respectively in the first half of the quarter. The two have never played so comfortably in this finals.

So much so that when Phil Jackson gave up the Jordan Rules for half a quarter, Barkley on the sidelines felt sorry for Xiao Pao and Granger: "Chris Paul and Granger are definitely complaining about Phil Jackson now, but I I think they are still not smart enough, they should not be so strong, maybe Phil Jackson will use this way to play longer."

Faced with Barkley's 'regret', Kenny Smith, who was next to him, didn't get used to it at all. He complained directly: "Those passes made by the Wonder Boy even made Paul and Granger afraid to let go."

Yes, the kind of cake that is fed into the mouth, if you spit it out, something will happen.

The championship is about to be won, how could Granger and Paul do such a thing.

After all, FMVP has long since had nothing to do with the two.

If this game was the first game of the finals, Paul and Granger might have thought more.

In short, Phil Jackson wanted to muddy the waters in this game and change the stagnant rhythm of the game. He hoped to draw chestnuts from the fire, win this game, and advance the series to a tiebreaker.

However, when you change your formation, you not only need to think of good results, but also need to consider bad results.

Changing formations is a gamble, and Phil Jackson is a person who is willing to gamble and admit defeat.

And Kobe is also a person who is willing to admit defeat.

Therefore, after the first quarter, Phil Jackson did not let Kobe rest in the second quarter, and Kobe did not think about resting.

In this game, Kobe, Phil Jackson, and the Lakers really fought hard!

For Kobe and the others, this game may be their last game of the season. If they don't fight at this time, when will they fight again?

On the other side, Chen Xiao didn't plan to rest either.

If the Lakers want to push the game to the tie-break, then the Bobcats are definitely not willing.

Because there are two days of rest between G7 and G6, that is to say, G7 is fair to both parties.

By then, the variables will be a bit big.

Chen Xiao, Jordan and the Bobcats are bound to end this series in G6.

Now that Phil Jackson has given them the opportunity, Chen Xiao and Jordan have no intention of letting it go.

Therefore, facing Baron Davis, Kobe Bryant, Walton Jr., David West, and Gasol is the lineup of Roy, Chen Xiao, Barnes, Aldridge, and Bynum.

The Lakers have four starters in the rotation.

The Bobcats only have two starters.

It seems that the Lakers' hard power seems to be stronger.

But after the second quarter started, that was really not the case at all.

In the second quarter of the game, since Kobe was allowed to continue playing on the court, Phil Jackson was certainly not prepared to let Kobe continue to play Chen Xiao. This was really inefficient.

Therefore, Kobe and Chen Xiao, two old rivals who faced each other in this series, had a mismatch for the first time in the second quarter of this game.

In the second quarter, Kobe no longer focused on Chen Xiao, but began to look for opportunities to mismatch Roy and Barnes.

On Chen Xiao's side, things were a little different. Chen Xiao didn't deliberately look for mismatches, and still focused on Kobe when attacking.

For Chen Xiao, Kobe is his idol, and it is very important for him to meet Kobe in the finals.

Chen Xiao doesn't know when he will meet his idol Kobe Bryant in the finals next.

The current NBA is a world of great competition, and none of them are sure of winning and entering the finals.

If it weren't for D'Antoni's mistakes, the Bobcats might have been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs this time.

In this case, for Chen Xiao, every minute and every second of the finals game with Kobe was precious.

Chen Xiao cannot control the thoughts of Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson.

Because for both of them, the championship is the most important thing.

But for Chen Xiao, his confrontation with Kobe is as important as the championship.

Faced with Chen Xiao's emotions, Kobe certainly felt it, but he gritted his teeth, pretended not to see it, and did not respond to Chen Xiao's emotions.

As an NBA player, it is painful and happy to have a die-hard fan like Chen Xiao.

Of course, for this game, it might hurt a little more.

Originally, in the second quarter, Kobe and Phil Jackson hoped to achieve good results by avoiding Chen Xiao's mismatch against other Bobcats players.

But what made Phil Jackson a little angry was that Kobe beat Roy and Barnes. Although the efficiency was better than playing Chen Xiao, it was not as high as he imagined.

At the same time, in the second quarter, Kobe had to pass every ball on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, he had to defend Chen Xiao with all his strength. Kobe's physical pressure was very high.

The pressure was greater than when Kobe and Chen Xiao faced off directly.

Why is this happening?

Because when Kobe and Chen Xiao face off directly, Chen Xiao needs to use half of his energy on the defensive end, so when he plays against Kobe on the offensive end, he only has half of his energy.

0.5+0.5, the pressure Kobe encountered was 1.

And now?

Roy and Barnes really tried their best to defend Kobe. Although their defense may only be 80% of Chen Xiao's, that's still 0.8. After all, they spent all their energy on defending Kobe.

On the other side, Kobe needs to go all out on defense against Chen Xiao.

After Chen Xiao lost the pressure of Kobe on the defensive end, he could use all his energy on the offensive end, which made Kobe's defensive pressure 1.

0.8+1=1.8!

1.8 is far greater than 1!

In the second quarter, Kobe spent the most in the series.

It can be said that after Kobe took over all the Lakers' offense in the second quarter, he inevitably became the Lakers' biggest spender, shouldering all the Lakers' losses.

This will be very tiring, very tiring. Many Lakers fans and neutral viewers in front of the TV will feel tired watching it.

When Kobe finished the second quarter, he was sweating as if he had played a whole game.

However, thinking about Kobe's previous game in the second quarter, where he attacked Roy and Barnes on offense and guarded Chen Xiao on defense, it was like a terrifying scene of "one hero versus three cloths". To be honest, many people don't like Kobe very much. When people saw the extremely decisive Kobe in the game, they all sincerely respected him.

"Tonight will be the night when the Wonder Boy will once again reach the top of the NBA. Tonight, the Wonder Boy will once again become the brightest star in the night sky across the United States.

However, no matter how shining the Wonder Boy is, Kobe Bryant will never be inferior!

Whether tonight or in this series, Kobe and Wonder Boy staged the greatest heroic showdown in the history of the NBA Finals for us! "

Even if the points difference keeps widening, even if the balance of victory keeps tilting towards the Bobcats.

But Kobe never gave up on the court.

At the end of the second quarter, facing Barnes' defense, Kobe dragged his extremely tired body after playing for 24 consecutive minutes. After breaking through Barnes, he took the ball to the basket and stared at it. Randolph's interference twisted his whole body into a knot, and finally he threw the basketball in his hand into the basket.

Almost a buzzer-beating layup!

54 to 64!

Although this almost magical layup only brought the score between the two sides back to 10 points again, it is obvious that this game has more meaning than victory or defeat for Lakers fans and Kobe fans.

Not to mention Lakers fans and Kobe fans.

Even the Bobcats fans at the scene gave their heartfelt applause when Kobe was pulled up from the ground by Chen Xiao, Roy and Barnes.

By the way, the photo of Chen Xiao, Roy and Barnes pulling Kobe up and standing together is also a world-famous painting in NBA history.

However, this painting is famous mainly as an emoticon.

For a long time to come, Kobe's jersey in this photo will be photoshopped into a Bobcats jersey by fans.

Kobe's voiceover in the photo is: "Man, can you take me one?"

Well, this world-famous painting is mainly passed down to future generations in the form of a 'comic star'.

However, although it's a joke, the three 'snake catchers' Chen Xiao, Roy and Barnes are really strong.

Therefore, Kobe in the second quarter of this game is considered by many experts and fans to be the ultimate pressure on both offensive and defensive ends of a player in NBA history.

Yes, in the history of the NBA, no player was as tired as Kobe in the second quarter of this game.

On the offensive end, he took 16 shots alone, and the Lakers only took 20 shots.

On the defensive end, Chen Xiao, who was facing him, took 14 shots in front of him in this quarter, while the Bobcats took 20 shots in the second quarter.

In other words, judging from the number of shots, in the second quarter, 75% ((14+16)/40) of the smoke between the two teams happened in front of Kobe.

This is indeed quite an exaggeration, and the exaggeration is simply unimaginable.

Faced with so much artillery fire, most people would have been blasted to pieces long ago, but Kobe still stood firmly on the court.

In the second quarter, on the offensive end, Kobe scored 9 of 16 and scored a team-high 24 points.

On the defensive end, Chen Xiao made 8 of 14 under his defense and scored 21 points.

Under such pressure, Kobe scored 3 points more than Chen Xiao.

Of course, Chen Xiao took two fewer shots than Kobe, but no matter what, in the second quarter, Kobe and Chen Xiao were still 50-50, and there was no problem with that.

It can be said that Kobe Bryant in the second quarter of this game allowed the whole world to see the heroic giant who showed his strongest strength under tremendous pressure.

Maybe when Chen Xiao faced Kobe's pressure, his performance might be more tragic and outstanding than Kobe's.

But there is no doubt that in this game, Kobe is the tragic hero who makes people feel sorry.

Even Phil Jackson, who had been supporting Chen Xiao from the sidelines, at the end of the game, when Kobe Bryant hit him hard on the neck with his last shot, David Stern and the audience at the scene, He gave Kobe his most sincere applause.

105 to 115!

The Bobcats beat the Lakers by 10 points on their home court in Game 6 of the Finals.

At the end of the game, all the Bobcat players on the court rushed towards Chen Xiao like crazy.

And the Bobcats coach Jordan on the sidelines, like the Bobcats players beside him, rushed towards Chen Xiao on the court like crazy.

For a time, Chen Xiao, who hugged Kobe on the court, became the focus of the world.

For a time, countless people were excited and crazy about him.

Even Teacher Zhang present was choked with excitement at this moment.

"The third championship of my career!

The first championship in Bobcats history!

Let us congratulate Chen Xiao, he has once again become the biggest winner in the NBA! "

In the extreme commotion, Chen Xiao and Kobe separated.

The two looked at each other without speaking, but with contented smiles on their faces.

Thanks.

Me too.

it is more than words.

Kobe turned around and looked down, while Chen Xiao behind him was lost in the crowd.