basketball scientist

Since the Lakers lack offensive ability inside, most of the team's offense is initiated from the outside. Ke Yan attaches great importance to the speed and shooting range of the players on the wing, hoping to use "faster" and "more accurate" players to fight against the opponent's "more accurate" players.

"High".

However, this Sonics team is more accurate than the Lakers. The two teams are like two branches of the Warriors team that made it to the Finals five times from 2014 to 2019, each inheriting part of the skills of that Warriors team.

Characteristics, but no team has dared to take the lead in using that "Warrior"'s ultimate move, Death Five!

The Sonics did not have a big killer inside, so the threat of directly killing the Lakers in the paint was not great. Therefore, Ke Yan decided to take a gamble and replaced Chris Anderson with Matt Barnes, directly pushing Barnes to the power forward.

position. As a result, Odom, who also has the ability to hold the ball from the outside and attack, needs to stand at the center position on the defensive end. All five players on the Lakers team have the ability to shoot from the outside!

The Lakers made substitution adjustments, and commentator Wilson was very surprised: "He came out, Matt Barnes came out, replaced Anderson, and Odom took the center position. This is really a bold arrangement.

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Commentator Morris also couldn't believe it: "At such a critical moment, the Lakers boldly changed the formation. Barnes only scored 2 points before. Why did they ask him to come up now?"

The out-of-bounds ball was sent out, Odom passed it to Kobe, and then stepped forward to play a pick-and-roll with Kobe. Kobe broke through to the right, Jerome James and Ray Allen attacked Kobe together, and Kobe returned the ball to Odo at the top of the key.

Mu, the latter used a fake move to activate Ray Allen and broke into the penalty area. Radmanovic had no choice but to retreat into the penalty area to make up for it and released Barnes in the bottom corner. The latter even had time to make a dribble.

ball, and shot a three-pointer just like the rhythm of training.

Hit!

The score difference widened to 4 points, and Ke Yan and Han Bron high-fived each other. There were 44 seconds left in the game, and the Lakers led by 4 points. The importance of Barnes's goal was not to mention that in the battle with Xiangbei Lingnan, Mumu Gongyan made two shots.

That three-pointer!

The point is that Ke Yan had just made an adjustment, and it immediately achieved immediate results. Barnes hit a three-pointer from the corner, and the photographer on the scene immediately gave Ke Yan a close-up.

Ke Yan shouted to the players on the sidelines, reminding them to guard against the Sonics' three-pointers. This was also a strategy planned in advance to induce the Sonics to go inside and score two points quickly.

Sure enough, the Sonics, who were heavily guarded on the outside, chose to score two points quickly when they couldn't find a shooting opportunity. However, Jerome James just caught the ball under the basket and was fouled by Odom.

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Ke Yan stood up and waved to the fans behind the Lakers basket, telling them to make more noise to interfere with Jerome James's free throws. Then, there was a response!

When McMillan saw this, he secretly yelled, "You're in a trap!". The Lakers fouled Jerome James, the Sonics' most unstable free throw shooter, and cooperated with the pressure from the home fans to reduce the Sonics' offensive threat in this round.

Lowest!

McMillan complained to the referee and asked for a technical foul on Ke Yan. The referee came over and warned Ke Yan, but there was no basis for giving him a technical foul.

"Bang!" Jerome James missed a free throw. Ke Yan had a 70% chance of winning, and he directly punched Anderson beside him to celebrate.

"Whoa!" The second free throw was hit, and the chance of winning was 80%.

There were 33 seconds left in the game. The Lakers were 3 points ahead and still had the ball. As long as the Lakers didn't make mistakes, it would be difficult to lose. The SuperSonics' full-court press was easily resolved with the cooperation of Kobe and Odom.

Against Hou Fang's empty Sonics, Kobe didn't waste any time and went straight to the basket, sending the ball into the basket and causing a defensive foul on Radmanovic!

Kobe made an extra free throw, and the point difference came to 6 points. McMillan did not call a timeout. In 26 seconds, the 6-point gap was an insurmountable gap for the SuperSonics.

As soon as the final whistle sounded, all the fans began to celebrate. On the Lakers side, the players and coaching staff hugged each other and were in high spirits!

Tomjanovich was absent due to illness, and there were many voices surrounding the Lakers, which created considerable pressure on everyone. The victory in this game stabilized the Lakers' military morale!

Kobe's statistics in this game were average. He made 11 of 24 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 27 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. The Lakers won by teamwork, Butler, Odom.

, Atkins scored in double figures respectively. Although Anderson only scored 5 points, he grabbed 12 rebounds!

No one will ignore Ke Yan's contribution. After returning to the locker room, Kupchak directly arranged for someone to notify Ke Yan to attend the post-game press conference. This was the first time since the beginning of the season. Previously, it was led by Tomjanovich.

Keyan passed by.

Compared with the team's victory, Tomjanovich's body and the future of the Lakers are what media reporters are most concerned about. In particular, whether Ke Yan will directly assume the position of head coach of the team has touched the heartstrings of countless Chinese fans.

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There is no doubt that Chinese fans must hope that the NBA will have more Chinese elements.

"As for when Rudy will come back, the hospital has not given a clear time. First of all, we have to pray for him and hope that he can recover. We will not discuss who will take over the Lakers until everything has settled.

.For me, the key is to do my job well!”

Hamblen, who is temporarily in charge of the team, also expressed support for Ke Yan's remarks: "With Rudy's absence, we did encounter some troubles. But I am still confident that the coaching staff and players are well prepared."

Both Ke Yan and Han Blon expressed their support for Tomjanovich, but it has to be said that many things are not subject to human will. The next morning, the latest news came from the hospital, Tomjanovich

Vicki's body cannot continue to bear the load of an NBA head coach, and he himself has made the decision to resign as head coach of the Lakers.

Now, the Lakers are in chaos!

Immediately, a reporter uncovered the news that Jerry Buss met with Phil Jackson two days ago, pointing to the possibility of the Zen master's "restoration"!

Considering that Tomjanovich was only sick for two days, it can almost be said that Tomjanovich has just entered the hospital and the test results have not yet come out. Jerry Buss has already met Phil Jackson!

This also made Ke Yan uncomfortable.

Putting himself in the same regard, he definitely doesn't want the management to have already contacted his replacement before his situation is determined.

Former Bucks head coach George Karl was also hyped by the media as a popular candidate for Lakers head coach. Compared with Phil Jackson, who had a long-standing rift with Kobe Bryant, George Karl's coaching style was gentler and he respected each other with his players.

, this may be more to the players’ appetite.

On the contrary, the rumors of "promoting Ke Yan internally" disappeared when the Lakers really needed to find a new coach to take over.

As if this is a ridiculous suggestion!