[Guide] The news on December 22, cannot say that the NBA has ushered in the “big center era”, nor can it be said
Cousins has locked the current league’s No. 1 center, but around Cousins has clearly reproduced the eye-catching force of the “big center era” strong inside line-the Kings defeated the Lakers 108-101, Cousins surrendered in the middle of the quarter
Since then, he has been double-teamed by the Lakers, Jordan Hill, Thackeray, Boozer and even Ed Davis, the big men the Lakers can use have all come in handy against Cousins, and “Kao Shen” still
Scored 29 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals and 2 assists.
In the “battle of fierceness” with Kobe, he also completely gained the upper hand.
Cousins beats Kobe Bryant
Cousins entered this battle with anger – in the last game against the Bucks, he returned from a 10-game truce (meningitis) and scored 27 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists on 8 of 12 shots, but he missed the lore.
As a result, the Kings lost by 1 point. After the game, he blamed himself for playing the “worst offense”; and the beginning of the Kings’ 5-game losing streak was a 95-98 away loss to the Lakers on December 10. How the Lakers won this game can be discussed
, The King lost because of the lack of Cousins, who averaged 23.7 points and 12.5 rebounds per game this season.
The angry Cousins directly contributed to the first key tilt of the balance in this battle-he scored 3 goals in a row before the first quarter, and the Lakers were forced to start attacking him. The big men took turns on the top.
When Sings played in high positions, he was even more defensive, and the Lakers’ center of gravity was dragged away by him.
So there was an interesting scene in the game: After Boozer replaced Ed Davis, he appeared in the direction of Cousins, and Thackeray’s mission was even clearer-do not hesitate to foul Cousins.
Thackeray committed 3 offenses!
Throughout the game, the big men of the Lakers took turns to fight against Cousins. Although it also caused Cousins to miss 4 shots in a row, it also further angered Cousins. In the middle of the second quarter, Cousins won 8 consecutive melee fights
penalty.
The way to win free throws is more to be understood-Kobe dribbled out of bounds when he singled out Guy in the second quarter, and the referee judged that Guy made a foul, which made the king very dissatisfied; and the free throws won by Cousins are all in the double attack
He fell to the ground many times, and the Lakers were also very dissatisfied. The bigger reason for their dissatisfaction was that Cousins was too aggressive!
Cousins’ real opponent in this battle is Kobe.
We all know that Kobe made 3 of 15 shots and missed the lore in the last game against the Thunder. Kobe only shot 30.1% in the last 4 games. The mentality of Fei Xia in this game needs no further description.
However, Kobe’s performance of 8 of 30 shots and 9 turnovers in this battle does not need to be described. Cousins even made Kobe’s offensive foul twice. At that time, Cousins used Kobe’s forward momentum to lean back in the collision
Fall, maybe you will doubt whether Kobe’s weight and strength can really knock down Cousins?
What is more worth experiencing is Cousins’ mentality.
In the fight, he not only maintains efficiency to reflect his combat effectiveness, but also has a calm mind-Gay received a technical foul for fighting with Kobe in the first quarter and was dissatisfied with the referee’s penalty. Guy turned around in annoyance.
Cousins came from a distance and gently stroked Guy’s head. The behavior of comforting his teammates was simple, but it was enough to illustrate Cousins’ mentality.
It’s still the old saying that has been said in the past two years: If Cousins matures, it will be really difficult for opponents to stop him!