One Guard

Bynum seemed more excited today than in the last game. Before the game, "Zen Master" Jackson said that more balls would hit him and Pau Gasol.

In the last game, Bynum scored only 8 points and 5 rebounds. On both offensive and defensive ends, Chandler was firmly contained. Such data, even Bynum himself is very dissatisfied. Today, since the "Zen Master" Jackson gave himself a chance, he also hopes to seize the opportunity and avenge his shame!

So during the jump ball stage, the excited Bynum jumped very hard. His terrifying jumping height also helped the Lakers get the ball first.

Bynum handed the ball to Fisher, and Terry immediately posted it. Jackson guessed right. Today, Carlisle really directly pitted Yiyang against Kobe.

"Jason Terry guarding Fisher, that means he's going to be facing Kobe today! Haha, that's what the fans want to see. Believe me Kevin, this game has been on fire from the first second It will suffocate people.!" Mike Breen smiled with interest, Kobe's game-winning shot was blocked by Yiyang the day before yesterday, and the two faced off again as soon as they came up today. This scene also caused screams from the stands.

According to Carlisle's arrangement, Yiyang stuck close to Kobe, and didn't even leave room for the opponent to connect the ball. Bryant wanted to get rid of it, but the sharp pain in his knee and ankle made him unable to pick up speed.

"Kobe was completely entangled, and Fisher couldn't play the ball, so he had to pass the ball to the inside instead. Andrew Bynum got the basketball near the three-second zone, what would he do?" Mike Brown Lin felt a little strange. Logically speaking, Kobe should not be so easily entangled. Why? Or is it a deliberate arrangement by "Zen Master" Jackson to play inside?

Bynum won't care so much after holding the ball. His task today is very simple, which is to prove that he can take on the core responsibility!

Bynum pushed back hard with his back, and even Chandler had a hard time carrying it.

Halfway through the advance, Bynum suddenly turned towards the outside of the basket!

Chandler thought Bynum was going to make a breakthrough, but "Little Shark" didn't act recklessly this time, but chose to score with a hook.

Bynum's long arms are one of his natural advantages, and Chandler simply can't reach that ball.

In this way, Bynum opened the scoring for the Lakers with a small hook on the side of the basket.

Watching the Lakers successfully score and retreat quickly, Carlisle didn't seem to be in a hurry. It seems that he analyzed well, the Lakers will launch a fierce attack today, but Kobe cannot bear the main responsibility alone!

After the Mavericks attacked, Terry, who started for the first time in the playoffs, immediately showed his role.

As a more deft and shooting guard than Stevenson, Bryant put far more defensive energy on Terry than on Stevenson. But today, Kobe's follow-up defense did not seem to be so timely.

Yiyang easily broke through and scored the ball, which assisted Terry to make a mid-range shot.

The two sides were tied, and Kobe was also half a beat slower on the defensive end. This time, Carlisle was even more convinced of his guess! Kobe Bryant, this guy's behavior is not normal!

"Yi's passing is still as accurate as ever. Terry's firepower covers the entire half-court area. All he has to do is catch the basketball and then throw the ball in easily." Mike Breen saw Yiyang's Exquisite pass, but he didn't seem to pay attention to the reason why Kobe couldn't let it go.

after,

Just after halftime, Kobe encountered a close press from Yiyang. Jackson, who was sitting on the bench, couldn't help frowning when he saw this scene, how dare that rookie defend like this, isn't he afraid of Kobe's breakthrough! ?

Could it be... Could it be that the Mavericks already knew about Kobe's injury! ?

"Damn rookie!" Kobe reluctantly tried to run, but he still couldn't get rid of Yiyang.

In desperation, Kobe reached out for an off-ball pick-and-roll, and Gasol immediately stepped forward to block it.

Kobe, who gained a little space, raised his hand to ask for the ball at the mid-range position on the right. Fisher's pass was delivered in time. Kobe didn't make any extra moves, just catch the ball and shoot!

If it was normal, Yiyang might not dare to take off with all his strength to block the block, because he still has to take into account whether the opponent is making fake moves.

But today, under Carlisle's arrangement, Yiyang did not hesitate at all. Seeing Kobe raise the ball to shoot, Yiyang directly stretched his long arms and jumped up, Kobe's shooting was greatly disturbed.

Despite the tight defense, Kobe still made the ball. Everyone has to sigh with emotion, what a terrifying personal ability.

For Kobe, shooting in the middle of the field was the norm. But what if Kobe was shooting under tight interference the entire game? No one knows what to expect.

Although he conceded the goal again, Carlisle nodded with satisfaction. Kobe just clearly had room to break through, but he chose to shoot against the defense. There is no doubt that this is because Kobe can't break through!

"Switch, switch!" Carlisle shouted tactics again from the sidelines after Chandler sent the baseline ball. Unlike "Zen Master" who sat on the bench almost all night, Carlisle's frequent shouting has become part of his coaching style.

What Carlisle is talking about here is to switch defenses, not to say that the defensive team will switch defenses later. Instead, he told Terry to set up a pick-and-roll for Yiyang at halftime, forcing Fisher to defend Yiyang!

The 36-year-old "Old Fish" is undoubtedly the weakest link on the defensive end of this Lakers team. In the last game, even if he faced Kidd temporarily, Fisher was a little weak on the defensive end.

Bryant and Fisher had to switch positions with Terry setting up a screen in midfield. Yiyang was not humble either. Facing Fischer, Yiyang changed hands and dribbled continuously, and the frequency was getting faster and faster.

Fisher didn't know which of Yiyang's words was true and which was false. His center of gravity swayed from side to side following Yiyang's changing hands and dribbling, he was hesitant.

suddenly! Yiyang changed his body forward and planned to pierce Fischer's right. The experienced Fischer judged the direction of Yiyang's breakthrough and immediately moved sideways.

"Damn it!" But Fisher found that his legs didn't work at all. His brain can turn very fast, but his body can no longer keep up with his head.

In this way, Yiyang wiped away Fisher by relying on his speed. Breaking through to the position one step behind the free throw line, Yiyang made an emergency stop to shoot the jumper, and the basketball hit the net in response, rolling up a "white wave". The Mavericks bite the score again, today, they look very tough!

"It's beyond reach. Derek Fisher's breakthrough is only far behind. He is too slow. Even with a strong body and rich experience, under the absolute speed gap, Derek still has a breakthrough. Helpless." Mike Breen shook his head, showing his old age, this is the most intuitive impression the Lakers have given everyone in this year's playoffs.

The gray-haired "Zen Master" Jackson stood up from the bench with difficulty when he saw this scene. Since getting older, Jackson has rarely stood on the sidelines to direct the game so early. He did so because Carlisle seemed to have the Lakers on both ends of the floor. That guy, how many times did he watch the video yesterday?

Then the Lakers attacked, but Kobe still couldn't get rid of Yiyang's defense by himself. This time, it was for Bynum to give Kobe a pick-and-roll.

But when Kobe made a shot, Yiyang still pressed forward and successfully interfered. Although Kobe scored the ball against the defense for the second time in a row, Jackson also knew that if he continued to play like this, the continuity of firepower could not be guaranteed at all.

Now Kobe's physical strength is just right, so he can shoot accurately under high interference. But as the game time goes by, Kobe's shooting rate is bound to fluctuate. The defensive strategy of the Mavericks is correct, but Kobe, who is physically strong in these two rounds, forcibly reversed the defeat.

"Pay attention to the defense, don't get distracted!" Phil Jackson's roar appeared beside the court. The old coach hadn't done this for a long time and was restless.

All the Lakers players became alert. Although the Lakers are leading now, if the old man feels something is wrong, then there must be something wrong with them!

Help defense, this word is now deeply imprinted in the minds of all Lakers players. Their attention fell on Yiyang, and sure enough, just after halftime, Terry made another pick and roll for Yiyang, and Fisher switched to Yiyang again.

"Come on... come on..." Bynum was eager to try in the penalty area. As long as Yiyang dared to attack the penalty area, he was in good condition and he would make the Chinese defender look good!

Everyone thought that Yiyang would attack on his own, even Phil Jackson thought so.

Chandler makes a pick-and-roll for Yiyang, and Yiyang takes advantage of the situation to break through. Sure enough, Fisher was like a stake, and could only watch Yiyang pass by him.

Bynum and Gasol are two tall men, one is slightly forward, and the other is guarding the basket, not giving Yiyang any chance to shoot.

However, during the breakthrough, Yiyang suddenly passed the ball to his left. His pass without looking at people made it impossible for Gasol, who was standing forward, to judge in advance.

The basketball flew to the space on the left, and the "German Chariot" was just in place at the moment.

Gasol, who was guarding in the penalty area, rushed forward quickly, but the Spaniard's slower footsteps simply had no time to make up the defense. Nowitzki made a soft shot from the mid-range position, and the basketball went into the net hollow and cleanly.

Jackson's spine felt chills, and he was defeated by Carlisle again! Gasol can't defend, which is a problem he didn't expose in the last game. But at the moment, the Mavericks took advantage of Gasol's shortcoming to score successfully.

So far, Carlisle has caught several handles of the Lakers. Jackson looked at Carlisle on the other side of the court, what else does that guy know!

The consecutive goals of the two teams made the scene very beautiful. The fans and commentators were naturally hooked. They only saw the consecutive goals, but they didn't realize that the Mavericks were pushing the defending champions step by step.

"I'll handle the ball!" Seeing that the Mavericks were biting the score again, Kobe personally took the baseline ball and pushed it across half court.

It was still the same as before, Kobe had just passed the halftime, and that Yiyang with excellent wingspan posted it up.

Maybe a year or two ago, I didn't even dare to imagine that I would have such an "intimate contact" with Kobe, an idol, one day. But when this moment really happened, Yiyang was not happy. His only thought at the moment was to contain Kobe's attack!

Yiyang stuck very tightly, and Kobe wanted to break through quickly. But as soon as the ankle and knee were under pressure, the pain was unbearable!

"I don't know why, but Kobe can't seem to get up to speed." Mike Breen spread his hands in confusion. As we all know, what Yiyang is not good at right now is not three-point shooting, but physical confrontation.

It stands to reason that with Yiyang sticking so tightly, the stronger Kobe should be able to break through easily. But it seems that Kobe and Yiyang are like two magnets, firmly stuck to each other.

Because of the pain in his ankle, Kobe slowed down his pace. Taking advantage of the moment when Kobe lost his mind, Yiyang made a decisive move and knocked out the basketball cleanly!

Seeing that the basketball was out of control, Kobe quickly turned around and prepared to chase back. But how can Kobe, who is injured, compare his speed with Yiyang?

Kobe could only watch helplessly as the guard in the No. 1 jersey rushed to the frontcourt, and then completed a 360-degree turn and dunk under the expectant eyes of the home fans.

In front of the No. 24 of the Lakers, there are all shadows of my No. 8 period...

After Yiyang's dunk landed, along with the crazy shouts of the fans in the stands, "Zen Master" Jackson called to stop the game. Yiyang's dunk stopped the godfather of the championship. Facts have proved that Carlisle has mastered all the weaknesses of the Lakers. Today's game, I'm afraid Kobe won't be able to win it with persistence.

There is still such a long time to play in the game, how can the Lakers persist? The gray-haired "Zen Master" seems to have encountered another challenge.