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Chapter 287: Dual Point Guards Win

Without Diaw on the court, the Hawks lacked the tactical deterrence of directly attacking the opponent's defense with a "first pass". After falling into a positional battle, the offense was a bit monotonous. Joe Johnson sought a pick-and-roll with Garnett, and faced Odom's switch of defense.

He was able to find an offensive opportunity and forced a shot but was blocked by Odom.

Returning to his position as a "role player", Odom's pressure was much less and he played more comfortably. After completing the block, he directly grabbed the basketball, advanced quickly, and succeeded in a layup before Joe Johnson could return to defense.

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Odom's dribbling, coordination, and mobility are definitely among the top three levels among players of his size. Because he played as a defender in high school, many of his technical moves have the "spirituality" of a defender. This is also

The origin of his "all-round warrior"; the bad thing that comes with it is the lack of "killing moves" that can steadily increase points. As the second boss who has to help the boss share part of the scoring tasks, Odom is difficult to do; but to be a "

He is very suitable for the third-in-command role of "checking for leaks and filling them up."

In the next round, Odom continued to make contributions on both ends of the offense and defense. He first defended Anderson on the defensive end and interfered with the opponent's attack after receiving a pass from Paul; then he hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc.

, directly helped the Lakers overtake the score. (17:16)

Having coached Odom before, Ke Yan knew how scary it was for this guy to find the game sometimes. He lamented that his RP was not good, and when he caught Odom's "convulsions", Ke Yan called a timeout and rearranged his tactics.

After returning from the timeout, the Hawks changed their offensive tactics. Garnett dropped to the low post to get the ball, singled out Odom, attracted Turiaf to defend and then distributed the ball. Anderson dunked easily. (17:18)

Gasol was limited by the foul crisis and sat on the sidelines. The Lakers themselves were average inside. Gasol needed to "protect" Odom even more after he came off the court. It was inevitable that his hands were tied!

In the rest of the first quarter, Odom still maintained a good state, echoing Kobe's efficient offense; but the inside combination of Garnett and Anderson was also really powerful, helping the Hawks suppress the Lakers in the penalty area.

After the first quarter, the score was 34:38, with the Eagles leading by 4 points. Although Kobe scored 17 points in a single quarter, in the end it was difficult for him to beat four hands with two fists. The performance of this game was very real.

"After the first quarter, the Lakers trailed by 4 points; being able to suppress the Lakers when Kobe was in such good shape shows how powerful the Hawks are. Both teams scored over 30 points. This game was great to watch! Director Zhang,

What do you think of this game?" Yang Jian sighed.

"The Hawks had a hard time playing in the second quarter. Gasol only played less than five minutes in the first quarter. We must have him come up as a substitute in the second quarter to see if P.J. Brown can hold up against Gasol. Kobe Bryant

The touch was very good today, and it also had a clear suppressive effect on the Hawks' perimeter. Joe Johnson looked incomprehensible against others, but there was still a gap in front of Kobe."

Zhang Lili shows his true character as a "Ke Mi", and his words are biased towards the Lakers. He is unique among the "Ke Chui" of flower growers.

After the start of the second quarter, both teams took turns.

The Lakers chose to change their formation, pushing the "high turret" Radmanovic to the power forward position and playing the role of a "shooter" on the offensive end.

This is an attempt that Phil Jackson has never made before, and the actual effect is "mixed" because not every "tall" white big man with "accurate three-point shooting" is suitable to play the "space-based fourth position"

In this role, Radmanovic's shooting needs to be guaranteed. If you let him "fight" with a guy like Varrick on the defensive end, it will be weird if he can find the feeling on the offensive end!

His touch on the offensive end is average, but this adjustment has "optimized" the Lakers' lineup rotation; Radmanovic has lost his touch on the offensive end, but as a European player, his tactical discipline is great.

Coupled with his physical condition of "height and long arms", the offensive power of the Eagles' bench lineup is average, but the defensive effect is surprisingly good!

Waiting until 6 minutes into the second quarter, both sides resumed all @

Both offensive and defensive ends have been improved to a higher level; in comparison, the Eagles' combat effectiveness is even better. Let's not talk about hard power, just talk about the tacit understanding of cooperation. The changes in routines that Paul and Garnett can play are all

More than Kobe and Gasol.

This has something to do with the "time of cooperation." No matter how "matched in heaven" Kobe and Gasol are, they have only worked together for more than 20 games! They can't compare to the "golden partner" of the Hawks who won the championship last season.

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And Odom's performance also had some ups and downs after his outstanding performance in the first quarter.

At halftime, the Eagles led 10 points into the intermission at 66:56.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and the two teams returned to the court to continue the second half of the game.

Ke Yan unexpectedly made adjustments to the lineup. He took Joe Johnson off the court and replaced him with Barea, playing a dual point guard configuration.

Such an adjustment was beyond Phil Jackson's expectations; the purpose was actually very clear, which was to use the impact of Paul and Barea, two small point guards, so that anyone who faced Fisher could use their speed to impact him.

Generally speaking, the "double point guard" configuration brings mismatch advantages on the offensive end and will also be targeted by the opponent on the defensive end. However, when the opponent is the Lakers, this disadvantage is not obvious.

Kobe Bryant still has Battier as the main defender, and Paul is responsible for taking care of Radmanovic. He will interfere with Radmanovic's catching. Even if Radmanovic catches the ball, Paul's subsequent defense will

Keep an eye on him very closely and don't give the opponent a chance to make an easy move.

Phil Jackson really didn't expect Ke Yan's change of formation! After all, the Hawks' "Shadier Sefolosha"'s wing defensive ability is the best in the league, and with Garnett behind him, he can be called an "iron chain".

, Phil Jackson even thinks of Ke Yan replacing Joe Johnson with Sefolosha@

The possibility of Johnson hitting 21!

However, under such an impact, the ballistic trajectory of Joe Johnson's shot was not disordered. The basketball that he managed to shoot maintained the correct trajectory and fell firmly into the net!

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded, there is no doubt that this is a beautiful 21!

Garnett ran over and pulled up Joe Johnson who was sitting on the ground, bumping chests with him to celebrate! And the Hawks' bench all stood up and cheered for the goal!

Just like Iverson's score when he beat Jordan was recorded in the annals of history, Joe Johnson's shot was the one that hit Kobe, who has a great touch today!

After making a solid hit with the extra penalty, Joe Johnson also had a smile on his face!

The score difference returned to a relatively safe distance of 15 points, and Ke Yan breathed a sigh of relief; then he made a gesture on the sidelines and directed the players to heavily defend Kobe!

Based on his understanding of Kobe, the probability that Kobe will choose to score the ball himself is over 60%!

To catch up with Kobe's touch today, the probability is even higher!

Sure enough, in the next Lakers offense, after halftime, Kobe took the initiative to ask for the ball, dropped down low and beat Battier with his back.

Joe Johnson's timely flanking attack and Garnett's position also blocked Kobe's breakthrough route to turn inside. In this case, passing the ball to his teammates for a transition is a more rational choice.

But Kobe had to force it! He made a fake shot to make Battier take off, and then leaned in to cause Battier to foul, but saw that Battier was not fooled; he had to use the strength of his lower body to squeeze Battier.

Forced fadeaway jump shot.

"boom!"

As expected, this shot was a hit. Garnett returned to the basket in time and helped Anderson get the backboard!

Barea took the lead again and charged forward, but at this time Anderson came to his senses and did not pass the ball rashly. Instead, he passed the ball to Joe Johnson and played steadily!

Joe Johnson took the ball to the top of the arc, looking for a pick-and-roll with Garnett, but when the pick-and-roll was halfway completed, he suddenly sent a through ball and passed the ball to Anderson inside.

At this time, Anderson is unmarked!

Odom, who was supposed to be guarding Anderson, was paying attention to the pick-and-roll between Joe Johnson and Garnett at this time, completely ignoring his defender!

It was too late to make up the defense! Anderson rose from the ground and completed a dunk! (69:88)

The point difference that they worked so hard to recover was almost "squandered" again, and Kobe's face turned gloomy; on the other hand, the Eagles were "peaceful."

"In terms of the art of command, Ke Yan has the level to compete with any coach. Many domestic coaches should learn from Ke Yan." The Eagles took the lead, and Zhang Lili, who had been speaking for the Lakers before, began to "look for compensation" and boasted.

Keyan.

After once again repelling the Lakers' counterattack, the Eagles entered the fourth quarter with an 18-point lead and a sure chance of victory!

In the third quarter of the game, Paul rested for half a quarter. In addition to calming down, it was also Ke Yan's plan for the fourth quarter in advance. When the fourth quarter came, he teamed up with Sefolosha and Joe Johnson to continue to suppress the Lakers;

In fact, Phil Jackson had already understood the Hawks' schedule in advance, but he still couldn't escape Ke Yan's "killing every step of the way." He chose to leave Kobe on the court to "fight hard," but after Joe Johnson and Sefolosha

Under the team's blockade, Kobe's efficiency was also very average.

There is no containment effect of Garnett inside, and the scoring efficiency of Paul and Joe Johnson is also average; but the Hawks are the leading side and they don't care about the passage of time, while the Lakers do not have this confidence.

Anxiety gradually lingered within the Lakers, and the team's offensive handling became more arbitrary, which also made it easier for the Eagles to defend.

In the end, Garnett didn't even need to appear, sitting on the bench and watching the team defeat the Lakers 124:108, doubling this potential finals opponent in the regular season! (51-15)

Paul scored 23 points and 9 assists, a near-double-double performance. He clearly suppressed Fisher in the first three quarters; he scored 21

Garnett, who scored 12 rebounds, was awarded the best player of the game. In addition to his statistical contribution, he also held down Gasol and limited Kobe's breakthroughs countless times; Joe Johnson scored 17 points and was in great form.

It is also slowly getting better.

For the Lakers, Kobe scored 37 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. His statistics beat Garnett and Paul. However, the statistics after the loss were of little significance; especially for a proud and arrogant person like Kobe.

After the press conference, Kobe stayed in the training hall and practiced for two hours; after the extra practice, it happened to be three o'clock in the morning in Los Angeles!

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