852 Have you ever heard of the three-point layup?
Halfway through the first quarter, the Kings were already 9 points behind. Seeing this, D'Antoni quickly called a timeout.
Then Beverley and Barnes were replaced, and Hield and Danny were replaced.
The current problem for the Kings is offense rather than defense, so D'Antoni replaced two offensive firepower points.
Then in the second half of the first quarter, the Kings' offense improved slightly.
But because two defensive players were replaced, the Kings' defensive intensity dropped a bit.
The Lakers' thick eyebrows suddenly broke out, hitting 4 consecutive mid-range shots.
Coupled with James' two super long three-pointers, the Kings were already 12 points behind at the end of the first quarter.
Seeing this, Coach Zhang on the sidelines said helplessly: "The Kings' three-pointers today were rarely accurate. Even Wang Yi, who has always been very accurate in three-pointers, also hit three-pointers frequently today. In the first quarter, he made three-pointers.
He only made 1 of 7 shots. Danny on their bench only made 1 of 4 three-pointers in the first quarter."
"Actually, if you look at it, their tactics are all very reasonable, but if you can't make a shot, there's nothing you can do about it."
"If you can't make a shot, you dare to get to the basket, so Wang Yi can't break in. If you can't break in, you can only shoot from the outside. But today your three-point shooting rate is not good, so you can only break in.
This creates an endless cycle.”
"So if the Kings want to reverse the situation, it depends on when their three-pointer is opened."
Yang Yi also nodded: "Fortunately, Wang Yi hit 7 mid-range shots in the first quarter. Otherwise, the point difference would have been even greater."
Director Zhang: "Look at the Lakers' three-point shooting today. Their shooting percentage in the first quarter reached 75%, so you have to shoot three-pointers for the Kings. If you don't shoot, how can you withstand the Lakers' three-pointers?"
During the break in the first quarter, Kings coach D'Antoni emphasized defense to everyone.
First, we must defend the Lakers' three-pointer.
But D'Antoni has never been a defensive coach, so his emphasis on defense is only scratching the surface and cannot touch the key points at all.
At the same time, he emphasized to the Kings players: "If they let us shoot three-pointers, then we will shoot three-pointers. Although our three-point shooting was not open in the first quarter, I don't believe that our three-point shooting was not open in the second quarter. I don't believe that we
The touch didn't come out the whole game. All we had to do was stay confident and keep taking shots. Once we got the touch, they would be the ones to panic."
"At the same time, we must ensure rebounds inside. Even if we fail to make a shot, we must work hard to grab rebounds. Rebounds are the key to victory."
At the beginning of the second quarter, Wang Yi did not rest.
He leads rookies Danny and Hield and plans to continue to find the offensive three-point touch.
But sometimes it's like that, and it's like your hands are cursed.
No matter how hard I cast, it won't go in.
When D'Antoni led the Rockets, he had an outrageous record of 3-for-21 three-pointers in the playoffs.
So far today, I have made 5 of 14 shots, which is considered good.
While the Kings' three-point shooting percentage is on fire, the Lakers are still feeling the same.
So far, they have made 11 of 15 3-pointers.
Thanks to Wang Yi, the relationship between the two is still online.
Barely holding on, the Kings are now only 17 points behind.
For others, not to mention the three-point feel, they also have no two-point feel.
Halfway through the second quarter, D'Antoni had to request a timeout again.
When Wang Yi came off the court, Monk of the Lakers backed up in front of Wang Yi and kept spouting rubbish at him.
"I remember you started with three points. What happened today?"
He even made a three-point shot towards Wang Yi.
James next to him patted Monk on the shoulder: "Brother, relax."
Then he turned his head and glanced at the referee.
Just at this moment, the referee's whistle sounded.
Made a technical foul gesture to Monk.
If he was just trash-talking Wang Yi, the referee would not be able to hear it from such a distance, but his provocation of shooting was a bit too blatant.
James shook his head helplessly, but still patted his head gently: "It's okay, brother, I know you will come back later."
Wang Yi shrugged to Munch.
Someone gives me points, where can I find such a good thing?
He walked to the free throw line and made an easy free throw, with a 16-point difference.
After the free throw, when he turned back and passed by Monk, he said to James: "Man, you have to be careful that there is a traitor among you."
Munch felt slightly annoyed, but there was nothing he could do about it. After all, he had indeed done something stupid.
During the timeout, what D'Antoni wanted to emphasize was actually the same points.
Defend the opponent's three-pointers, make your own three-pointers, and pay attention to rebounds.
D'Antoni said to Wang Yi:
"Wang, your two-pointer today was very accurate, but you can't beat the Lakers with just two points, so we still have to try to shoot three-pointers. I know your three-point touch will definitely come back. We all know your three-pointers."
Will definitely come back.”
When Wang Yi heard this, an idea came to his mind.
My two points were very accurate, but what we want now is three points.
That's easy to handle.
So he showed a confident smile on his face and handed the coach a glass of water.
"Don't worry, coach, I won't let you lose."
After playing again, Wang Yi still didn't rest.
He said to Capela: "Pay attention to doing pick-and-rolls with me more often."
Capella nodded.
He is a very down-to-earth and hard-working guy.
Whatever you ask him to do, he will do it without any complaints.
After playing again, the Lakers no longer used a double-team strategy against Wang Yi.
For a guy who only made 1 of 7 three-point shots in the past, there is no need for them to double-team until the critical moment.
Wang Yi was able to get the ball easily.
He took a few steps back, reaching a position close to the midline.
Westbrook, who was guarding him, no longer guarded his long three-pointers, but was waiting for Wang Yi at the three-point line.
Wang Yi winked at Capella.
Capela immediately mentioned the three-point line and blocked Westbrook's side.
Wang Yi dribbled the ball once and then took three steps directly.
The final step was taken outside the three-point line.
The whole person rose into the sky.
Flying directly towards the three-point line.
His last step was a huge one.
Taking off from outside the three-point line, the man crossed the free throw line and flew more than two meters inward.
At this time, his hand was only about two meters away from the basket. With a slight lift of the fingertips of his right hand, the basketball flew towards the basket.
When others land, they have already reached the reasonable collision line.
The distance traveled is truly jaw-dropping.
At the same time, the basketball jumped over the basket lightly and entered the blocker.
Hit the layup!
At this time, on the scoreboard, the Kings' score increased by two points.
But immediately someone in the audience noticed something was wrong, and he shouted towards the court: "Three points, this is a three point!"
The rest of the audience didn't react at first. It was obviously a layup, so why did they shout a three-pointer?
But at this time, the referee on the sidelines came to the technical table and communicated with the statistician.
Chapter completed!