To know.
Mike Brown just emphasized that Jiang Feng would not necessarily be allowed to play, and Kobe immediately expressed his willingness to play with Jiang Feng on the same court!
This is obviously trying to undermine the situation!
And don't give any face at all.
Also, with Kobe Bryant's unruly character, how many head coaches in the league can control him?
The reporters' expressions became exciting, as if they had smelled something big, and they were very excited.
They seemed to have smelled the smell of gunpowder in the air.
Kobe and Mike Brown have conflicts!!
In fact, this rumor has been around for a long time.
After the Lakers were swept by the Mavericks in the playoffs last season, head coach Phil Jackson took the initiative to resign and was laid off, and then the Lakers began the coaching process.
At that time, Kobe strongly recommended Brian Shaw, but boss Buss was extremely controlling and did not want Kobe to participate too much in the management's decision-making. He directly ignored Kobe's opinion and chose Mike Brown.
This made Kobe extremely angry and expressed his dissatisfaction with himself in public.
But then Mike Brown said in an interview that he had communicated with Kobe, and the two happily reached an agreement on the future of the Lakers.
Now it seems that the three words "very pleasant" have yet to be determined!
The conflict between the two is now focused on the second-round rookie Jiang Feng.
Where will the struggle between the two take the Lakers?
Will Jiang Feng become a victim of the struggle between the two?
How does the Lakers management solve the conflict between the stars and the head coach?
The results of all these questions are very exciting!
Whether Jiang Feng will play tonight will be a head-to-head confrontation between Kobe and Mike Brown.
This is the beginning of internal fighting!
Thinking of this, reporters were also sighing.
The Lakers have just completed two consecutive championships. Just one defeat last season made this dynasty team once again become precarious and the future is unpredictable!
All championship teams cannot escape this iron law of history!
The Bulls, which completed three consecutive championships for the second time that year, disintegrated amid various infighting and conflicts; the OK team, which completed three consecutive championships at the beginning of the century, also disbanded amid numerous conflicts.
And if the Lakers fall into infighting again, Kobe Bryant's sixth championship ring will be far away!
End of pre-match interview.
Players from both sides walked through the long tunnel, came to the court, and began to warm up before the game.
The spotlight hit the floor, making it dazzling.
The fans were noisy and the atmosphere in the arena had become lively.
beep!
A whistle blew.
The pre-game warm-up is over.
The starting players from both sides appeared.
The Lakers started with Pau Gasol, Ebanks, Matt Barnes, Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher;
Because of the lack of people in the penalty area, Mike Brown could only let second-round pick Ebanks continue to start.
And Matt Barnes also returned from injury after a game, otherwise the Lakers would really have no one available.
Jiang Feng sat on the bench without any surprise.
The Grizzlies starting lineup is Randolph, Marc Gasol, Rudy Gay, Tony Allen, and Conley;
A very strong starting lineup.
Apart from the "Black and White Bears", Rudy Gay is the league's top small forward with strong scoring ability and was once the Grizzlies' well-deserved ace player.
After Marc Gasol grew up, he replaced Gay as the team's new star.
Tony Allen is the league's top defender and is known as the "Kobe Bryant Terminator". He is one of the few players in the league who is considered to be effective at defending Kobe Bryant.
Conley is a very qualified starting point guard in the league. His offensive and defensive abilities are among the top among point guards, and he also has good three-point shooting ability.
Judging from the lineup on paper, the Lakers have no advantage, only Kobe is stronger.
At the same time, the Grizzlies still have powerful players such as OJ Mayo and Speights sitting on the bench, and the Lakers don't even have the depth of the lineup after trading away Odom.
Therefore, the Lakers are not optimistic at all this season. Many people believe that this team has withdrawn from the championship ranks.
Let's get back to the game.
Randolph and Pau Gasol jumped the ball, and the former swatted the basketball away.
The Grizzlies took the lead.
After Conley dribbled the ball past half court, he did not call a high pick-and-roll, but passed the basketball to Randolph who was stuck in a good position in the penalty area.
In this era, the proportion of outside offense is not large.
Many teams' tactics are concentrated in the penalty area, so teams with top centers are generally very strong. Inside players such as O'Neal, Duncan, Dayao, etc. are all representatives of this period!
Randolph held the ball in the penalty area and continuously challenged Gasol, then swayed his feet and turned around to hook.
middle.
Hollow into the net.
Lakers offense.
After Fisher dribbled the ball past half court, he passed the basketball to Kobe.
This habit has been maintained for many years.
Many fans jokingly call Fisher the easiest point guard in the NBA. He only needs to dribble the basketball from the backcourt to the frontcourt.
Kobe held the ball and observed the defense. There was no single player, but he passed the basketball to Gasol. The latter hit Randolph with his back and failed to push it twice, so he turned around and threw.
Bang.
The basketball bounced out of the basket.
Randolph grabbed a backcourt rebound and gained the offensive ball.
After Conley dribbled the ball past half court, he continued to pass the ball to the penalty area, but this time it was passed to Marc Gasol.
In front of the tall Mark, Ebanks was as thin and frail as a child, completely unable to withstand the impact of Mark Gasol.
He used his strength to get to the basket and hit the ball easily.
It can be seen that the Grizzlies' tactics are very clear, that is, the "Black and White Bears" take turns playing singles in the interior, and the method is also simple and crude, just raw!
The inside advantage is fully demonstrated.
For several consecutive rounds, the Grizzlies scored in the penalty area.
On the other hand, the Lakers' offense was like constipation. After Gasol shut down inside, there was not even an offensive point without Kobe taking a shot.
have no choice.
Kobe could only start his personal singles mode in advance. First, he turned around and hit a three-pointer in the low post, and then against Tony Allen's defense, he hit a three-pointer.
Scored 5 points in a row to help the team alleviate the scoring drought.
See this.
The Grizzlies head coach immediately changed his tactics and double-teamed Kobe.
It is obviously unrealistic to just expect Tony Allen to limit Kobe.
Although Tony Allen is known as the "Kobe Bryant Terminator", he can only cause some interference to Kobe Bryant at certain moments. Most of the time, he is beaten by Kobe Bryant!
During Kobe's peak years, no player could limit him one-on-one. This is recognized by the league!
Only fans who have actually watched Kobe's games can deeply understand what kind of terrifying defense Kobe encountered in this era!