NBA backer king

Chapter 493 Defeating a Strong Enemy
"Rebounds, I want rebounds, you seem to have forgotten this thing? But it is the key to the outcome of the game..." Jerry Sloan roared angrily in front of the Jazz bench.

Soon after, the game resumed, and the Jazz stepped up their rebounding rush, and the rebounding problem improved somewhat.

At the same time, the postman slammed Tyronhill with all his strength, directly blowing up his opponent.

Then Sabonis used the pick-and-roll with Stockton in the high post, made another shot, made two shots and two shots, played a full hit, and assisted the postman again.

Halfway through the quarter, the Lakers, who were still ahead by 5 points, took the lead in making substitutions.

Chris Mullin went down, Rick Fox went on top, and power forward Tyron Hill was replaced by rookie Danny Fortson, and Kobe also replaced Mark Price. Five main players went down three.

On the Jazz side, there are no substitutions for the time being, probably hoping to use this opportunity to chase points.

"Kobe playing point guard?" Zhang Lili said in surprise.

"Pull away?" Su Qun asked in surprise.

In the frontcourt of the Lakers, Kobe held the ball to the right-wing three-point line. He was very excited. This was his first attack with the ball in the Lakers. Facing Hornacek's defense, he controlled the ball with one hand and made a gesture of pulling away with the other.

"Let's cooperate and let Kobe pretend to be 13." Pharaoh shouted loudly.

"Pfft!"

Including the reporters and cheerleaders behind the baseline, everyone laughed.

Kobe glared at Lao Wang. At this time, everyone pulled away, and he turned sideways and approached Hornacek. The moment he approached, he started by hitting.

"Oh!"

Senasek didn't hold it back, his upper body leaned back and his feet loosened.

Kobe's rhythm is very good. He seems to know that he can rely on the opponent, so after relying on the hit, he didn't stop for half a second, and immediately broke through with the trend, one step ahead of the opponent, and reached the three-point line.

The postman came up to make up defense, Kobe changed direction slightly, then rushed into the postman, entered the paint area, took a step forward, and flew straight to the basket.

Sabonis could only return to the basket, but was unable to stop Kobe's dunk.

"boom!"

With a tomahawk dunk, the Jazz's basket was instantly bombarded.

"ah!"

For this dunk after breaking through with the ball from the three-point line, the audience cheered very enthusiastically. Kobe's attack left an impression in the hearts of Lakers fans.

Kobe was very excited. In the endless training day after day, his iron mountain training times had already exceeded 96 times. In addition, his weight had increased to [-] kg, and his resistance ability had improved a lot. Now he has come to the harvest season.

He believes in his own potential, and one day, he can become the most solid right-hand man of old K, and then he can take his place when old K gets old and injured.

At that time, it will not be the old K who will lead him to win the championship. He will lead the old K to defeat one opponent after another to win the championship.

"brush!"

Looking back, Senasek used the postman's pick-and-roll tactics to protrude from the right-wing three-point line to the right elbow, make a stop jumper, and hit a goal.This is also his first goal of the day.

The Lakers attack.

Kobe scored a goal just now, and his excitement and self-confidence soared like weeds splashed with urea water. After going to the frontcourt, he chose to singles Hornacek again.

Lao Wang didn't stop him either. He originally planned to exercise Kobe's offensive ability this season. Now that Kobe can use Tieshan relying on this technique on the outside, that's just right.

This time, the experienced Hornacek intends to evacuate to avoid his center of gravity being bumped again.

However, Tieshan's force is very sudden by hitting. The shoulders and chests of the two are in contact, or there is only a small space, and it is difficult to evacuate when they exert force suddenly.

And he doesn't know much about Kobe's sideways attack. This technique is used by Kobe except for Wang himself, and Kobe is on the outside. His technique of using Tieshan to attack is different from that of Lao Wang. Because outside players are more agile and explosive, his force speed is even faster than Lao Wang's, but the strength of relying on hitting is not as good as Lao Wang, and it is more difficult to evacuate.

And because Kobe didn't use much last season because his weight didn't come up, Hornacek didn't understand this technique even more, and it was even more difficult to deal with it.

"Oh!"

Kobe once again relied on Hornacek's center of gravity. This time he did not hold the ball to break through, but took off in front of the defenders and shot a three-pointer.

This three-pointer is no different from an open three-pointer.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"ah!"

Kobe was very excited when he made two out of two shots. He was finally able to make good use of the old K's push-and-pull alliance technique, which benefited from the increase in weight and confrontation ability, and the fusion of techniques.

At the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili praised: "Kobe trained this technique every day with Tiejun, and now it seems that he has really learned it, and the main thing is that he can actually apply it.

He is an outside line, and the most difficult thing is how to use it, because even Tie Jun can't teach him this. Although he is only a high school student, he is indeed smart enough.

If Kobe really grows up and takes over Richmond's outside core position, the Lakers will be really strong, and the era of two masters and apprentices ruling the league will come.

After all, Richmond is a little older, and now his breakthrough ability is not good, and an outside core, if he can make sudden shots and pass. "

Su Qun said excitedly: "Old K's tonnage target for Kobe has not yet been reached. If Kobe gains weight to 99 kilograms and his confrontation ability improves again, his hitting strength will be further improved, allowing him to gain more shot and breakthrough space. Presumably, the offensive efficiency will increase again."

"boom!"

Hornacek used the postman's pick-and-roll to make another shot, but this time under Kobe's best pursuit, the shot was affected and failed to hit.

The ball bounced far, almost to the three-point line, and it happened to be the postman and Danny Fortson, who were fighting for the rebound at the same time.

"Di!"

Fortson grabbed the rebound, but the referee blew his whistle, pointed at him, and made a shoving motion.

This means that when Fortson was stuck in the position, he moved too much and pushed people.

Fortson is a little confused. I always grab it like this in the NCAA. Is the NBA not as confrontational as the NCAA?

He ignored that the postman, the superstar of the league, or even a superstar was the one who grabbed the rebound with him. A rookie, even at home, has no human rights, not to mention that he does push people.

The Jazz attacked, but Jerry Sloan called a timeout again.

"Avidas, you pull it out, pull it to the three-point line."

After instructing Sabonis, he said to the others: "If the old K follows out and there is no one under the Lakers basket, we will go in. If they switch defenses, the offense will be handed over to Avidas. Except for old K, his height can ignore the defense of anyone in the Lakers inside and outside the three-point line."

This timeout is very important to the Jazz. The previous test was to test the strength of the Lakers, and the tactical use was reserved, and the pertinence was not strong.

The main thing is the use of Sabonis. In the past, he was mainly played in the low post, but now he is pulled out to play.

At the end of the timeout, the Postman raised the high post and played a pick-and-roll with Stockton.

At the same time, in order to get Lao Wang out of the basket, Sabonis also pulled out from the low position on the left wing.

His shooting percentage at the basket is 63.4%, and his shot percentage is 33.3%, which is not too many shots.The nearly two points are 42%, and the shots are as many as 31.5%.In other words, shots in the paint area accounted for as high as 64.8%, and the main shots were in this area.

However, his offensive area can cover the three-point line, and he can shoot three-pointers. In the first two seasons, his three-point shooting rate was as high as 37.3%, and his shots accounted for 10%.

He doesn't shoot many three-pointers. It's not that he's inaccurate. He doesn't shoot three-pointers very much. It's because of injuries that his range of motion has been affected.

So he pulls out and Wang has to follow out of the paint so the basket is empty.

Stockton used the postman's pick-and-roll to rush inward, and when he got to the basket, he made a layup and hit a goal.

Mark Price was blocked by the wall for a while, and his pursuit and defense were more than a step slower.

As for Fortson, he is still a rookie. Against the Jazz's top-level and proficient pick-and-roll tactics, his ability to prevent pick-and-rolls is too weak. He looked at the postman, then looked back at Stockton, and finally stood there and did nothing.

Lao Wang, who was pulled out, quickly returned to the defense, but was just blocked by Mark Price, who was a step slower.

In the TNT live broadcast, Albert said: "Last season, when Campbell and the Jazz played against the Suns, they also wanted to pull old K out.

However, Campbell's shooting range is not as good as Sabonis. He is only two points away, and he is not as accurate as Sabonis. Sabonis has three points. Old K is pulled farther, and it is more troublesome to return to defense. "

Next, the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics have reached full maturity, and the team that has completely entered its peak period still uses pick-and-roll tactics steadily and strengthens rebound control.

The pick-and-roll tactic is the basic tactic in basketball, but when used, there are thousands of changes. One pick-and-roll after another pick-and-roll quickly shattered the Lakers' defense, and the Jazz continued to get misplaced and open opportunities.

The Lakers themselves are a completely rebuilt team, and the cooperation is not tacit at all. Under this top-level pick-and-roll tactic, the defensive end is very passive.

Sabonis also worked very hard, constantly pulling out, even directly outside the three-point line, pulling Lao Wang far out of the paint and unable to return to the basket in time. The most powerful defender of the penalty area for the Lakers could not provide the team with the ability to protect the basket.

Lao Wang was pulled out and there was another evil consequence, the rebounds in the backcourt were out of control.This is the most terrible problem. If it is not resolved, the Lakers will lose.

Although Fortson is good at rebounding, this is his first NBA game. He has too little experience, and he has no ability to control rebounds for the team against the postman.

Head coach Harris immediately changed his defensive tactics, letting Fortson go with Sabonis and let Old K face the postman.

This method is okay. Although the postman's mid-range shot is good, his shooting range is similar to that of Campbell, and there are no three-pointers. Lao Wang doesn't have to follow him so far.

The two-point and three-point line are about one step away, but most of the time it is this one step away, allowing Lao Wang to return to the basket in time.

It’s just that this change of defense created another problem. Fordson is only 201 cm, Sabonis is 221 cm, and with the wingspan, the height of the two is at least more than [-] cm. The absolute misalignment, how to prevent it?You can only defend with your eyes.

The Jazz immediately shifted the focus of offense from the postman to Sabonis. The latter shot repeatedly, which was equivalent to an open spot. He made three of four shots on Fordson's head and exploded the rookie.

Zhang Lili sighed: "Sabonis pulls out to shoot. If Tiejun doesn't defend, he is equivalent to a complete open space! With the height of his shot, others have no way to defend."

The Lakers had no choice but to call a timeout, but it didn't solve the problem. The team had just been rebuilt and couldn't get together at all. In order not to lose the opening game, Harris had to ask Lao Wang to strengthen his personal offense. If the defense was not good, he used offense to solve the problem.

This is indeed a solution. Sabonis is old and injured, and his mobility is far inferior to that of Lao Wang. Once Lao Wang's low-post attack based on the club step is played, it is very difficult to defend.

At the same time, Sabonis's playing time is strictly limited, and he must rest for at least four to five minutes in each quarter. Once he is off the court, the Jazz's stretching tactics against the old king will be affected.

Then Harris replaced Fortson and let Hill play again. Hill's height is better. Using him to fight Sabonis, although he still can't defend, but Hill has more experience and the effect is better.

Lao Wang usually only follows the postman a little bit outside the paint, so that his return to the basket is better, and his control of backcourt rebounds is also improved.

However, the Lakers still can't defend against the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics. Anti-pick-and-roll tactics require mutual cooperation, so the defensive performance is a mess.

The Jazz played quite well on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, they were beaten pale under the attack of the old king.

"boom!"

Pharaoh caught the ball under the basket. Under the double-teaming of the postman and Sabonis, he did not pass the ball. Instead, he used a step back to get rid of the double-team, and then made a quick and fierce step. Before the two could react, they completed a strong dunk, which directly dunked the postman directly in front of him, and caused a foul by the opponent's thug.

"Postman, why are you blocking me?" Excited, he yelled at the postman.

"You?" The postman was also so depressed that he wanted to elbow someone.

One minute later, Wang Tiejun's attack swept again.

Received the ball in the low post on the left wing, faced the basket directly, then used a swing step to almost knock Sabonis down, then used a step to break into the paint, took off before the postman's defense, and hit a small throw near the basket.

"Postman, if you want to win the championship, you have to come and help me, and I will take it for you, otherwise you will never even think about it in this life." Old Wang roared wildly.

"Impossible!" the postman said angrily.

Seventy seconds later, Wang Tiejun's attack struck again.

"boom!"

Under the swing, Sabonis, who is extremely experienced in the game, was knocked down by him, and then he rushed to the basket with a step, faced the postman with a strong dunk, directly knocked over the opponent in the air, and completed the dunk.

"Postman, with me in the west, you can't even touch the floor of the finals. If you don't want to hug my thigh, then go to the east."

Lao Wang roared again, and the postman on the floor almost vomited blood in anger.

"Attack is invincible!"

Su Qun and Zhang Lili were so excited that goose bumps appeared on their bodies.

Both the postman and Sabonis fell on the floor, a look of bewilderment flashed in their eyes, who can guard against such an old K?

If they hadn't played quite well in their own offense, the Lakers would have been unable to defend against them, and Old K could only defend one of them. Their will to fight would probably collapse under Lao Wang's attack.

Jerry Sloan had to call a timeout, interrupting the old K's rhythm while helping the players regain their composure.

"Don't be intimidated by him. He just has a strange gait. This should be another kind of martial arts gait from China. It's the first time we've come into contact with it. We just don't understand it now. We just need to study it, and we can deal with him in the future."

With his help, the postman and other talents calmed down, and their will to fight was restored.

The Jazz are indeed very strong. Only Lao Wang can defend the postman and Sabonis, and the others can't defend at all. The Lakers can't defend against pick-and-roll tactics, so even though Lao Wang's offense is invincible, he has no advantage.

After all, although his physical fitness has reached level 102, it still has limits, and he has to be distracted by defense, rebounding, and even organization, so he cannot attack with all his strength.

In the first three quarters, the scores of the two teams were very close. The Lakers relied on Lao Wang's personal offense. Although they were leading all the time, they couldn't open the score. Only in the final quarter, Sabonis couldn't hold on. With his end, the Lakers opened the score. In the end, the Lakers won, 102:112, winning by 10 points.

"It's hard to win!" Su Qun exclaimed at the end of the game.

Zhang Lili was very optimistic: "This is predictable. How stable the Jazz's lineup is. The Lakers have been completely rebuilt without tacit cooperation. How can they prevent the Jazz's pick-and-roll? After a while, it will be fine. It is very good to win the Jazz under such circumstances."

Su Qun asked: "Director Zhang, please analyze, what are the reasons why the Lakers are so difficult today?"

Zhang Lili said: "Defense is the biggest problem. If Sabonis is ten years younger, the Lakers have no chance of winning against the Jazz.

Sabonis pulls out, the Lakers can't defend at all, Tiejun follows, loses all at the basket, loses control of backcourt rebounds, switches defenses, Sabonis can blast all the insiders of the Lakers except Tiejun from the outside.

In this game, Sabonis made 17 of 11 shots and a shooting percentage of 64.7%. He made 4 of 2 three-pointers and 5 of 4 free throws. He scored 28 points. "

"The efficiency is too high. Fortunately, he can play more than 20 minutes a game, at most 10 minutes." Su Qun nodded.

Zhang Lili nodded and said: "On the postman's side, except Tie Jun, no one else can defend him, he and Sabonis formed two strong points on the flanks to attack.

Today he made 24 of 12 shots, 6 of 4 free throws, and also scored 28 points.This shooting rate is lower than his 55% shooting rate in the regular season last season.

Tie Jun defends the postman and has to be distracted to control the basket and rebounds, and his defense is still a bit loose.

Anyway, for the postman and Sabonis, the Lakers can only use the Iron Army to defend against one, but the other cannot.

Another offensive point of the Jazz today, Hornacek's performance is average, Richmond and Kobe play in turn, the defensive effect is still good.

Mark Price still has some strength, but he can't deal with Stockton. Coupled with the effect of pick-and-roll tactics, the Lakers are at a disadvantage in the first position.

In short, if it weren't for the limited playing time of Sabonis, the Lakers would have no chance to win.The pick-and-roll tactics can't be defended, Sabonis and the postman can only defend one.

If the Lakers want to steadily beat the Jazz, they have to strengthen their ability to prevent pick-and-rolls.But even if this problem is solved, between Sabonis and the postman, there must be one that cannot be guarded. This is determined by the basic problem of the players, and tactics cannot solve it. "

Su Qun said: "Procrastinate, procrastinate until Sabonis has no physical fitness and can't fight, then he will win."

Zhang Lili laughed, nodded, and said, "The Lakers' defense is a mess today, but their offense is not bad. There are a few bright spots."

"The first is Old K's attack." Su Qun said excitedly.

"Yes, it's him."

Zhang Lili nodded and said: "The team didn't run into each other. Today, Tiejun made 29 of 22 shots, 75.8% from the field, plus 10 of 7 free throws, and scored 51 points.

If it weren't for such a high efficiency, facing the postman and Sabonis, the Lakers really wouldn't have a chance to win. Today, it can be said that he blasted the postman and Sabonis by himself.

And this efficiency is the result of Sabonis and the postman's hard work in defense. A king of Europe and an NBA superstar teamed up to defend him, allowing him to play such an efficiency. It can be seen that the Jazz's defense against the Iron Army is the same as the pick-and-roll tactics of the Lakers against the Jazz, and they are still helpless as they were when they played against the Suns.

Of course, there is a very important reason, that is, the iron army's style of play has changed, and the postman and Sabonis can be said to have been beaten.

But the bright spot I want to talk about is not that Tiejun scored 51 points. He averaged 36.1 points per game in the regular season last season. The bright spot I said is that his style of play has changed.

The more flexible low post and basket offense allowed him to reduce confrontation and reduce physical energy consumption, allowing him to devote more energy to other aspects.

In this game, in addition to offense, he also sent 8 assists, 18 rebounds, 3 blocks and 1 steal. His contribution was all-round. If it wasn't for such a versatile performance, the Lakers would never have imagined winning. "

Su Qun nodded and said: "And this is still in the case of the Jazz's full-time tactics. Old K is constantly being pulled out today, and he is constantly returning to the basket. If it is O'Neal, he should be exhausted and unable to do it."

"Yes, this is the difference between Iron Army and O'Neill."

Zhang Lili nodded, and said: "The Lakers have another bright spot. Kobe played well today. He played 34 minutes at both the first and second positions. He made 14 of 8 shots and a 57% shooting percentage. Today should be the highest shooting percentage of his career."

Su Qun said with a smile: "Today, he relied on his plan to make a big profit. He made 14 offenses. Except for three fast breaks, all the others were relying on the outside line. He succeeded 11 times out of 6 times. The efficiency of singles is very high. He also sent out 3 assists, and the point guard also played well."

Zhang Lili said: "Richmond obviously hasn't adapted to how to play next to Tie Jun. Today, he made 15 of 6 shots and his shooting percentage is a bit low. He didn't show the importance of the outside core.

But I'm not worried about him, his strength is still there, and he came to the Lakers for the championship, and he will definitely adjust later. "

(End of this chapter)