basketball scientist

Chapter 397: Fighting against the defending champion

Author: Fan Xian Xiao Xianxian

Chapter 397: Fighting against the defending champion

On the court, after Gasol made a successful jump ball, the Knicks players quickly retreated and set up a defensive formation.

But the Lakers did not rush to attack. Fisher slowly brought the ball to the frontcourt, and the others took their positions calmly and played steadily.

These veterans are not stupid enough to compete with the Knicks.

As usual, Fisher handed the ball to Kobe who pulled out of the penalty area on the right to receive the ball. Kobe stopped the ball for a moment, then handed the ball to Gasol who was stuck in the low post, and then pushed Holiday towards

Go inside and get as close to Gasol as possible.

However, Ke Yan had already anticipated Kobe's movement. Westerty, who was on the weak side, moved inside, leaving both Odom and Artest to James. Seeing this, Gasol distributed the ball to him.

Odom was positioned outside the three-point line, and Curry's "deterrent" defense returned to Fisher immediately after Odom scored the ball.

Laoyu couldn't find any space to shoot. Seeing that there was not much time to attack, he did not take the blame. He used his strong body to overcome Curry's defense and succeeded in a long-distance throw. As expected, Horford was stuck in position, and West

He collected the rebound, threw it directly to the frontcourt without saying a word, and assisted Curry, who was leading the way, for a layup.

On the way back to defense, Curry also pointed his finger at West to thank his teammates for the quarterback pass.

Fisher passed the ball to Kobe after halftime, and the others pulled away. Kobe faced the frame and challenged Holiday. After shaking continuously, he couldn't break through Holiday's defense! Holiday accurately blocked Kobe's test.

, Kobe did not fight anymore, he chose to take a two-step pull-up jump shot - but missed due to Holiday's interference.

The basketball bounced out of the frame, and the penalty area instantly became chaotic. Inside players from both sides were crowded together. Odom used his height advantage to grab the offensive rebound, but his subsequent shot was blocked by James who came in from defense. Holiday

After getting the ball, the Knicks played a third-line fast break. Brother Holiday assisted James and completed a one-handed gliding dunk!

Both Kobe and Odom's speed has declined due to their own reasons. The Lakers team has a "slow" problem. Under the Knicks' deliberate targeting, any shot missed and a considerable amount of live ball rebounds can be converted into a fast break!

Looking back, the Lakers still suppressed Holiday by Kobe Bryant. Kobe chose to play a post-up game and forcefully attacked Holiday. Holiday had no choice but to be knocked away by Kobe and watched as the opponent hit the board. (4:

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The Knicks attacked in a positional battle, and Artest kept a distance from James. The tactics knew that Artest was difficult to deal with, so they played a pick-and-roll with West to get rid of it. Odom switched defenses, and Artest used a bypass to West.

before, making it difficult for the tactic to pass back.

James forced a breakthrough and reached the basket, which attracted Gasol to double-team. The two big men completely blocked the low post, leaving him no room to shoot, and he could only pass the ball to find his teammates.

When two insiders with both height, wingspan and lateral movement double-teamed, even James with his excellent vision could not find a suitable route for the ball. James passed the ball to the outside to Curry.

Curry caught the ball and singled out Fisher. When there was not much attack time, he took a step and made a jump shot, which missed due to interference.

This ball was completely caused by James holding the ball too long. When Curry received the ball, there was not much time to reorganize the offense.

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe took the initiative to look for Gasol to play the pick-and-roll. Facing Horford's defensive switch, Kobe paused slightly on the right side. He held the ball in his left hand and transferred it to his right hand. He suddenly started to penetrate the baseline at 50 degrees and passed Horford in one step. He quickly

Layup.4:4.

Kobe's face-up burst dropped very seriously, but he was still able to get away from his opponents when he was small and big. Moreover, his skills and smooth movements also saved some time.

Looking back, Curry played outside the three-point line, moved laterally after the pick-and-roll, and completed a 70-degree pull-up three-pointer from the right before Odom came up to interfere. He hit it accurately! He regained the field.

In the Lakers' position battle, the same tactic continued. This time Kobe attracted double-teams from Horford and Holiday, and distributed the ball to the middle. Gasol received the ball in the corner and was unguarded. He touched his toes and lightly expressed his arms.

Entered the penalty area and scored a dunk, 7-6.

No matter how obvious the Lakers' weaknesses are, they are still the defending champions and will definitely be difficult to deal with!

On the Knicks side, Curry and James were playing pick-and-roll, but after the Lakers switched defense, it was left to James to fight the weak. James tried to push away Fisher to attack the inside, but in the static confrontation, he was actually disrupted by Fisher.

He lost his focus and reluctantly took a shot but was blocked by Gasol!

Fortunately, Horford grabbed the offensive rebound and scored a putback dunk under the basket.

The Lakers' offense continued to be a triangle offense with Gasol as the axis. After three passes and two leads, the ball came to Artest's hands. The Beast missed a three-pointer in the wide open space, but he was smart and timely.

Fouling Holiday nipped the Knicks' fast break in the bud.

The Knicks served the ball from the sideline. After receiving the ball, Curry waved to West. He seemed to be looking for a cover. He suddenly made a three-pointer from the right side at an 80-degree angle. He deceived Fisher, and the shot was very sudden, and the latter just extended his hand.

The ball went in. 10 to 6.

Curry's offensive touch exploded, and Phil Jackson saw that the situation was not good and took the lead in requesting a timeout.

After the timeout, the Lakers made substitutions. Fisher came off and Blake came on. Compared with the old fish, Blake's defense is not that good, but he can move a little faster, which is much better than Fisher not being able to keep up at all.

Blake played very well with Roy in the Trail Blazers, but he got tired of the good life and came to the Lakers to play as a substitute for Fisher in the hope of getting a ring, but his technical characteristics overlapped very much with Fisher's.

Gao, his qualifications in the Lakers team and his connections are not as good as Fisher's, so his positioning is very awkward.

The Lakers cannot solve the problem of slow movement of all members, and they cannot limit the Knicks' problem of high "rebound-fast break" conversion rate. Once the offensive efficiency of Kobe and Gasol declines, they are frequently beaten by the Hawks on counterattacks. And

When the Knicks replaced Holiday with the stronger Matthews, Kobe's post-up efficiency also slowly declined.

After the first quarter, the Knicks led 41 to 28. Curry had 17 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists in a single quarter, and Kobe had 11 points and 1 rebound.

In the second quarter, Keyan sent Holiday, Korver, James, Casspi, and Mozgov.

In a strong dialogue, Ke Yan will adjust James' playing time and let him help organize the offense in the transition period. With James' current physical fitness, continuous playing is not a big problem, not to mention that in most other games, James' playing time is longer than that of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The period has decreased a lot.

The two shooters Korver and Cassby helped open up the space. Mozgov is also an inside man with both movement and hand skills. James and Holiday's breakthroughs caused a lot of trouble for the Lakers! The Lakers are doing this

On the other hand, all the money was spent on the starting lineup, and the offense of the bench lineup actually needed Luke Walton to organize it. It was really difficult to withstand the Knicks' offense.

Seeing that the point difference was widened to more than 20 points, ESPN's trio of commentators began to analyze the strength of the Knicks again.

"Whether you admit it or not, LeBron's role on the court is the best in the league. Especially during the regular season, even when his condition is not that good, even if the opponent's lineup can restrain him to a certain extent, he still

Being able to find his own way to contribute to the team." Kenny Smith attributed all this to James.

"But LeBron still has to work under Kimi to achieve such good results! In fact, in my opinion, whether it is the Hawks period or the Knicks period, Kimi's team can often be in the ALL

After IN superstars, they are still able to create a strong bench! Helping them have an advantage in most moments of the game is definitely a manifestation of ability." Barkley said, "Many fans have blamed Kimi.

It is said that when he was able to form the Big Three, he gave up this opportunity and instead signed more ordinary players to occupy the salary space. As everyone knows, it is this operation that ensures the strong overall strength of the Knicks. For most players

For the team, dual-core + high-quality starters are the correct team building idea."

Losing a regular season game is nothing to the two-time championship Lakers. But if the opponent is Ke Yan, Phil Jackson will not "surrender" so easily. After returning from the timeout, he suffered from all the main players.

On Ke Yan's side, James was taken off the court to rest, and Curry led the team. James' departure represented the decline of the Knicks' on-court defense, and the Lakers' offense was liberated to a certain extent.

But on the defensive end, even if Kobe plays against him personally, he still can't limit Curry. Kobe is no longer the Kobe in 2005, and his athletic ability is not the same as back then. Even Ke Yan dared to say that Kobe was able to win one last season.

Defense is entirely a matter of the impression flow of media people and the inertia of voting. As far as his contribution on the defensive end is concerned, Kobe can only try his best to defend one defense from time to time.

Curry, who had rested for one game, was in full condition and scored 28 points at halftime, helping the Knicks lead by 23 points at 73:50. There was no longer much suspense in the game. Lakers fans were already wailing on the forum.

"James is really shameless. After Ke Yan built the system, he just packed up and moved in!"

"The boss tried his best, don't blame him for the loss. It was 1v5 on the field, and he scored 30+ points. Looking at his teammates, they are pure trash. If they can't do anything, let them all die. Laoyu has poor defense, and Lama often makes stupid mistakes. Home

Sister-in-law is pure and soft, Atai Cao Nima..."

"Zen Master is indeed very good, but he is really not satisfied with building a team with Ke Yan! Whether he goes to the Hawks or to New York, he can select a top point guard in the first year of the draft and then build a lineup around him. To be honest, I think Curry

This guy here is more stupid than Paul!"

"I hope one day I can see Ke Yan coaching Kobe again, right? I really think that Kobe in the 2005 playoffs was the pinnacle of Kobe's personal ability."

Due to past grievances, it was impossible for Phil Jackson to admit defeat, and it was impossible for Ke Yan to hold back. In the second half of the game, the two sides continued to fight hand-to-hand. The Knicks almost beat the Lakers to death! The original focus battle also evolved into a big one.

massacre!

The point difference reached 30+, and soon headed towards 40 points. Kobe "decapitated and fouled" Curry in the middle of the fourth quarter, showing his toughness, which also aroused the dissatisfaction of Ke Yan on the sidelines, and the two even broke out.

Quarrel.

No matter who it is, Ke Yan will be unhappy if he makes a destructive move against Curry! Originally, Ke Yan had no intention of saving face, but now he is even more angry. During the timeout, he even showed his determination in words: "I will definitely take the Lakers.

No, even Jesus can’t keep him, I’m telling you! In this game, there is no such thing as being gentle, courteous and thrifty, just scoring more points! Whoever dares to slack off will sit on the bench with me from now on!”

Seeing that the Knicks didn't stop, they were really fighting to death. The Lakers fouled more and more, but they somewhat ignored that this is Madison, the home court of the Knicks.

Free throws were taken when the clock was stopped. The Knicks had more offensive rounds, and the point difference continued to widen.

The final score was fixed at 145:98, with the Knicks at home and the crazy Lakers scoring 47 points. For many Lakers fans, such a tragic loss can be described as "a knife in the butt - an eye-opener."

In fact, this is indeed the most painful defeat in the history of the Lakers! So after the game, the Lakers, from the coaching staff to the players, walked quickly into the locker room with their heads hanging down, and no one even expressed politeness to Ke Yan.

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(End of chapter)