Chapter 370 Basketball will be back
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Kobe said today as he said before the game. After the game started, he consciously rarely broke through with the ball, but instead strengthened his off-ball running and empty cut. Maybe Pan watched a lot of videos of the game between Reggie Miller and Ray Allen during this period.
However, if you want to transform, it is definitely not something that can be done overnight. It took Ray Allen several seasons to gradually transform into a pure pitcher. It only takes Kobe a question of shooting rhythm alone for a long time. Everyone knows that without anyone defending, Slag Ke's shooting percentage is not high, which is a big problem.
At the same time, it also explains why Kobe only hit one of his five shots in the first quarter today. Three of the five shots were empty shots, and all of them were hit. On the contrary, when there was little offense left, Kobe shot the basketball in a picturesque posture against the defensive player.
Fortunately, Gasol and Davis had good shooting percentages in the first quarter, and the Lakers did not fall behind too many points. At 28:20 in the first quarter, the Clippers still maintained excellent offensive firepower.
Today, we can see from the first quarter that the tacit understanding between players is more important than talent. In terms of strength, no team in the entire league can match their strength, but they just cannot turn their strength into a leading position.
Just like a high-end game in competitive games, a few top experts who just got together would definitely not be able to beat five old birds who had worked together for several years, not to mention that the Clippers did not rely solely on experience and tacit understanding. They are also top experts. So today's game turned into a team that was beaten by the opponent in the eyes of Lakers fans. The Lakers just made a wonderful cooperation and scored two points, and the Clippers turned around and made a three-pointer without any effort.
On the Clippers, Crawford performed poorly today. Kobe was really anxious. The Lakers lost three games in a row. In order to win this game, Kobe not only made sacrifices on the offensive end, but also had to concentrate on the defensive end in the past few seasons. Panthers also started to play hard today, so Crawford did not draw a commission today. After the substitute came on the bench, he played three irons in a row. Billups and Panda brothers no longer passed the ball to him.
In the second quarter, the two teams scored five points in a row by Famal, and then made another pass on the offensive end. This series of poor defense and mistakes on the offensive end made the old Dunleavy quickly called a timeout less than two minutes into the second quarter, substituting Dragic who was performing poorly, allowing Crawford to serve as the point guard. Avlaro was replaced in advance, and the Clippers' lineup became: Crawford Avlaro, Garcia, Amir Johnson, and Jordan Jr.
After Jordan Jr. came on the court, he played against Andrew Bynum. In recent games, Jordan Jr. was able to get almost the best minutes of playing time. Compared with his pick, this time is no longer enough.
The Clippers fans’ opinion of this rookie is that this guy jumps very high and runs slowly, but he is too easy to take fake moves. This is understandable. Which young players in good health don’t like to jump? It can be said that on the defensive end, the Clippers fans are generally satisfied.
However, Jordan's performance on the offensive end can no longer be described as bad. The basic skills and offensive ability of this second-round rookie are simply sad. He has almost no attacking means except for the slam dunk. His shooting can't even hit the basket, which means he is not even qualified to hit the iron. In the last game, his shot directly hit Boozer's bare head, almost knocking the Jazz out.
On the Lakers, Bynum made great progress in the low post offense this season, which is also the last year of his rookie contract. It can be seen that the little Sharks have really made up their minds to practice hard all summer in order to win a big contract this summer. His little hook finally reached the level of Panda Brother last season, surpassing the Superman Majesty of the Orlando Magic.
Ji Guochou is also a little troublesome to defend the little Sharks now. Once this guy's tonnage and height are received by the basketball at a low post, it is quite troublesome. Brother Panda can use his predictions and flexible steps and cheating telepathy to greatly reduce the number of times the little Sharks catches the ball. However, Jordan, who is a little green-headed, does not have these methods. After Dragic was beaten by Famal, Jordan was also scored four points in the inside by the little Sharks.
The Clippers have been in a scoring drought during this period. Only Crawford has the ability to play balls on the court during the bench. However, this nerve knife is in a state of freezing at this moment, and no one in the Clippers has been able to score.
"Damn it, I'm plotted again today." Old Dunleavy looked at Phil Jackson in the distance from the court, and cursed secretly in his heart.
Old Dunleavy originally thought that the Lakers are now suffering from internal and external troubles, and they just lost to him in the last game, so they should not encounter too much trouble in this game. Unexpectedly, the guy who pretended to behave at the opposite side wanted to pull his teeth at the tiger's mouth and see that he still sent Margeti during the second quarter. Odom and Bynum could guess that this guy wanted to use the substitute period to chase points.
At 9 minutes and 20 seconds in the second quarter, the score was 30:30. The Lakers equalized the score. Old Dunleavy could only replace the twin brothers in advance, let the Panda brother respond at a high position, and the Fox brother charges in the battle. This scoring drought must be overcome as soon as possible. They cannot lose to the Lakers who are now trapped in the swamp. Once the guys on the opposite side kill the defending champion, their morale will inevitably be strong. They are equivalent to pulling their mortal enemy up from the cliff. The Lakers are likely to use this victory to speed up the running-in speed. This is not what the Clippers want to see. In the eyes of Clippers fans and players, the more the Lakers lose, the better, it is best not to even get into the playoffs, which is really satisfying.
After Ji Guowei came on the court, he immediately received a pass from his brother, attacked the inside and committed a foul by Bynum, and scored two points in both free throws. Then Brother Panda also attacked at the low post, swaying the little sharks directly with a beautiful fake move, and even more cruelly hit the latter to a 2 plus 1.
Staples Stadium immediately became silent. A minute ago, Lakers fans cheered wildly because the team equalized the score. But now they are silent again in the face of the twin brothers' offensive.
The two animals, the city's archenemy, have become even more terrifying this year. The giant panda's back footsteps in the low post have improved significantly compared to last season. Last season, Ji Guoqiu's small hook in the low post basically had only a few simple shaking, and he relied on his height and wingspan to make a living. Once he encountered a counterattack player who was not inferior to him, he would easily be restricted by his opponent. At that time, the Panda brother would only have two moves left at the high post and support.
If Bynum trained his hook to 60 points this season, then Ji Guoqiu's hook to 80 points this season.
Ji Guomeng's progress has become more obvious. Last season, the Foxes basically ran off the ball on the outside without the ball, and scored points quickly after receiving the ball. They were a poor version of Nowitzki, or the large Hamilton. But in the first few games of this season, it can be seen that the Fox brother strengthened his breakthrough. Although his ball-control ability is not very good, he is very good at using his athletic ability. As long as the long legs of these two brothers catch the basketball within the three-point line, they don't have to transport it anymore and can directly hit the basket.
Brother Fox just cut into the basket with empty hands, received the exquisite pass from Panda Brother, and stepped on from the high position to the penalty area with just one step. He used his knee to give the little shark who was standing on the basket stand with a heavy blow, and then made a layup.
The two brothers are outrageously efficient on the offensive end. The Lakers' tacit understanding is not just on the offensive end, but they are also full of loopholes on the defensive end. Especially after the poor Bynum was beaten, there were three new players on the court, and it was impossible to make the team's defense tight.
The Lakers now know that if there is any mistake on the offensive end, this game may be taken away by a wave of flow like the first three games.
Kobe is trying to make changes, Byron Davis also wants to change the bad situation of the team. After he played in the second quarter, he dribbled the ball to Kobe in the frontcourt and handed the basketball to Kobe continuously, allowing the latter to use his personal ability to attack.
Once the Lakers have established Kobe as a single player, the other four people on the court will know what they should do. Those who should grab the frontcourt rebounds will grab the frontcourt rebounds, those who should come out pick-and-roll will come out pick-and-roll, and those who should be ambushed on the outside waiting for an open shooting opportunity, don't run around at this time.
Kobe's singles became a weapon to bite the Clippers' score in the second quarter. This offensive method was an offensive choice that Zen masters did not advocate last season, but now is different from the past. The Lakers' running-in requires the simplest attack mode. Kobe's singles move is the simplest offensive mode.
After the main players of the two teams returned to the court in the second quarter, the scene became very intense, and the offensive rhythm on both sides was very fast. Many people who moved the ball knew that the Lakers were obviously driven by the Clippers. If this continues, the Lakers will have more dangers.
Of course, Phil Jackson understood better, but he didn't care at all. The scene he wanted to see most had just happened. Davis took the initiative to pass the basketball to Kobe. This was not his arrangement, but a decision made by the players on the court based on the situation. This meant that Davis believed in his heart that when the game entered a critical moment, he should be more confident in handing over the blue ball to Kobe.
No one outside knows how the Zen master will solve the ball rights issue between Byron, Davis and Kobe. Phil Jackson found Kobe in private and did not tell him the so-called great principles. The Zen master just told Kobe: "A real core, if you hand over the basketball, that little thing will come back by himself."
Kobe knew what Phil Jackson meant, and even he understood that the Zen master's words had a great stimulus, but those proud people could never avoid the stimulus. Kobe was such a person, so he handed over the basketball out in this game.
Chapter completed!