Chapter 74: Medium-distance meteor shower! Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg Feast!

“The recognition is increasing very quickly.”

Wang Yan was somewhat delighted. In less than two minutes after the start of the show, Kobe's approval rating had increased by 5%.

In fact.

Kobe is somewhat of a M person. The more you stimulate him, the more excited he will be, and he will even like you more.

Especially today, Wang Yan opened the game with continuous mid-range shots, which was completely challenging Kobe's strengths.

The Black Mamba felt challenged.

Turning around, Kobe licked his lips, asked for the ball outside the three-point line and continued to force Butler to make a breakthrough, causing Butler to foul and shoot free throws.

"Kobe looks five years younger today!"

Zhang Weiping's excited voice came from the live broadcast room in China: "In the past two seasons, it is rare to see Kobe compete with a player like this at the beginning of the game."

Just as Zhang Weiping said.

When the Lakers welcomed the addition of Pau Gasol, Kobe has come out of the state of scoring all the time.

Compared with personal data, he now cares more about the team's performance, so he rarely competes with others and launches crazy personal attacks.

Commentator Yu Jia also nodded and said: "If I remember correctly, the last player who made Kobe's offensive desire so fierce was Kevin Durant."

"The appearance of Wang Yan has made Kobe's mentality much younger."

The only difference is that it's different from last season's game against the Thunder.

The defensive intensity Kobe faced today was far greater than that of the Thunder last season.

After all, when playing against the Thunder, most of the players defending Kobe were Kevin Durant, and Durant had to save a lot of energy on the offensive end, so he couldn't defend Kobe too intensively.

As for Thabo Sefolosha, he obviously couldn't do his best to restrict Kobe.

And what Kobe faced today.

But Jimmy Butler is very likely to be selected to the All-Defensive Team in his rookie season and win DPOY in the future.

I have to say, Peter Pan played a bit tough today.

At 5 minutes and 38 seconds in the first quarter, Kobe made a three-pointer after a pick-and-roll.

Kobe's eyes were cold and he showed the expression of the Black Mamba in the first quarter.

He also made 7 of 5 shots and scored a Lakers-high 12 points.

"Kobe is really in scoring mode today."

The famous defender Ping Bryant was a little excited: "I'm afraid Kobe will teach Butler a lesson today. Butler's defense is very good, but once Kobe starts scoring, it has nothing to do with defense."

Butler.

so what?
Kobe at his peak played against the elite.

In the highest level of confrontation in the NBA Finals, Kobe was able to score 19 points in a row.

Cricket Butler, no problem at all.

Swish!
As soon as Zhang Weiping finished the whistle, Wang Yan counterattacked and ran all the way down the court to face the double-team of Kobe and Artest. He raised his right hand high and shot high, and made a one-handed layup.

Kyrie Irving's inside finishing skills + Stephen Curry's inside finishing touch.

Not to mention the peak-plus version of Antetokounmpo’s physique!

Wang Yan counterattacked and easily responded with a goal.

"Don't forget Wang Yan!"

Yu Jia on the side also emphasized: "Even if the Lakers want to block Wang Yan's attack on the basket, it is still too difficult to limit Wang Yan's inside scoring."

"That's right!"

Mr. Wei Ping also started to analyze: "Kobe's 12 points in the opening game were scored in more difficult situations than before, but Wang Yan's playing style was relatively easy. He either shot from mid-range or switched to high shots. It was that simple."

What Zhang Weiping meant was.

If the Lakers continue to play against the Cavaliers in this state, they will be in trouble. You can't expect Kobe to hit every difficult offensive ball.

However, Wang Yan's simple scoring can maintain normality.

At the end of the first quarter, Kobe showed his peak form, scoring 8 points, a Lakers-high, on 6 of 15 shots in the quarter.

However, this performance made Kobe unable to laugh.

王阎单节出手9次命中8球，罚球4罚4中，砍下全场最高的20分！
Even facing the Lakers, who have the league's top defense, Wang Yan still scored 20+ in a single quarter.

Thanks to Wang Yan's performance, the Cavaliers led the Lakers by 28 points with a score of 25 to 3.

Wang Yan of the Cavaliers can be said to have taken on a lot of responsibilities, but the offensive performances of other players on the offensive end were somewhat lackluster.

There's actually nothing wrong with this.

The Lakers' individual defensive capabilities are not weak at all.

Especially in the middle of the first quarter, the Lakers used Kobe to defend Irving one-on-one, effectively limiting Irving's one-on-one offense.

In addition, the Lakers' two tall players in the interior formed an iron wall under the basket.

In addition, Butler and Jamison missed the three-pointer, so the Cavaliers' points were almost all scored by Wang Yan alone.

"Let's put Wang Yan's 20 points in a single quarter aside for now."

On the Lakers' bench, Zen Master Jackson was making plans, even with a smile on his face: "We defended well today!"

Even though they were three points behind at the start, Wang Yan was still able to score efficiently.

But the Zen Master thinks there is nothing wrong with their defense.

Except for Wang Yan, Irving and other points were not watched tonight, which is what the Zen Master wanted to see most.

Moreover, 8 of Wang Yan's 6 goals came from mid-range shots.

Once Wang Yan's mid-range shooting touch declines, that will be the Lakers' chance to widen the gap.

. . .

"Wang, their defense is a bit similar to the Spurs back then."

Facing the difficult question from the experienced old Zen master, Byron Scott was not panicked at all and asked calmly: "He thinks your mid-range shot can't kill the game."

"But we all know how deadly your mid-range is."

Scott had a calm smile on his face.

In previous games, Wang Yan showed his mid-range shooting accuracy, but he never made a big kill from mid-range.

The reason is actually very simple.

Because there are not many teams in the league that can handle Wang Yan in the interior.

Why take a mid-range jump shot when you can easily make a layup?
But the entire Cavaliers team knows how crazy Wang Yan's mid-range shooting percentage is.

The Lakers made it clear today that they wanted to stifle Wang Yan's attack on the frame and force him to fire heavily from mid-range.

That being the case.

Byron Scott also wanted to see Wang Yan let Staples launch a mid-range meteor shower.

"If I remember correctly, you even used the One-Stand Stand in the first quarter."

Scott said: "I think your threat is no less than Dirk's. You can definitely increase the frequency of using this move in the future."

"Coach, you're letting me try out my skills in actual combat."

Wang Yan took a sip of water and said with a smile: "And the Lakers are used as a touchstone."

"They are hardly touchstones."

Byron Scott said in a calm tone, as if to say how normal this was: "They are at most your shooting partners."

(End of this chapter)