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Chapter six hundred and eighty first face

The score was 28-25 in the first quarter, with the Knicks leading by 3 points.

"Voice of the Lakers" Chick Hearn said: "This game will make you understand why it only took New York two years to complete what Los Angeles and Boston took decades to complete."

In the second half of the first quarter, Dick Bavetta did not dare to do whatever he wanted by relying on himself as the referee.

After the tragedy master stopped the nosebleed, he returned to the field with much more murderous intent.

David Robinson also gradually developed his own characteristics.

In Louis' eyes, Robinson is a small forward in the shell of a center, from his agility to his playing style. Moreover, he plays like a retro small forward, and he likes to face the basket in high positions on the offensive end. Pat...

Riley found his sweet spot straight away…

It's an angle of 45 degrees on the left and right sides.

When Robinson attacks with the ball in a high position, he always receives the ball in those two positions.

Lakers fans won't be surprised by that position, because they have seen another big man ruthlessly destroy Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with the ball in that position.

Robinson gave them a glimpse of Ralph Sampson.

Louis was also comparing Robinson and Sampson in his mind. What would happen if the two faced off?

In last year's Christmas game, Sampson was absent due to injury and missed the meeting with Robinson.

They will have the opportunity to compete in the future, but this also brings more questions to the fans.

Without Dick Bavetta's intervention, the game flowed much more smoothly.

The score that the two sides reached was entirely based on the premise of strengthening each other.

In the second quarter, Louis saw the Lakers preparing to replace Vlade Divac to help Robinson get some rest time.

Since someone dares to draft a rookie at this time, Louis thinks he should have the same awareness.

"Death!" As soon as Louis shouted, Kemp jumped up energetically.

The fierce battle at the beginning excited him so much that he only regretted that he was not on the field and could not help.

"Coach, what do you need me to do?" Kemp asked enthusiastically.

Louis has only one request for him: "If Patrick leaves the penalty area, you have to protect the basket. If he stays in the penalty area, you have to sweep around for him. Remember, the Lakers also have rookies playing, so don't show off."

It’s bad for others.”

Kemp was as energetic as if someone had used Thousand Years of Killing to refresh his mind: "Look at me!"

"The more confident he gets, the more concerned I get," Willis Reed said.

Louie felt the same way, they both thought Kemp would screw up.

Fortunately, Louis made many rotations in the first quarter, allowing them to add Stockton, Miller, Ewing, and Alex Stevens in the transition period at the beginning of the second quarter.

Three main players, one substitute, and one rookie.

By the standards of the transition lineup, this is a good match.

The Lakers' second lineup is also not bad. Led by Kevin Johnson, paired with Divac, Derek McKay and others, it can definitely compete with the Knicks.

In addition, the Lakers also asked David Robinson, who played 10 minutes in the first quarter, to partner with Divac.

The Lakers used twin towers, while the Knicks used a normal formation.

Seeing the Lakers' twin-tower lineup, Louis winked at Stockton: "John, play more high-post dynamic offense!"

Stockton nodded yes.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers made a mistake and lost the ball, and Ewing hit a high-post rabbit jump shot.

30 to 25

KJ regrouped and wanted to tear apart Stockton's defense, but when he saw Robinson taking the initiative to ask for a position, that position was too good to give up.

The ball passed and the defensive pressure was now on Ewing.

Louis believes that as long as Ewing can stabilize his mentality, there will be no problems in defending Robinson.

Sure enough, after sitting on the bench for most of the quarter and watching his teammates fight the Lakers, Ewing fully understood where his advantage lies.

Robinson's body is invincible, but his lower body strength is insufficient.

Ewing's lower body strength was enough to keep Robinson's back hit in place.

Robinson, like many insiders who overestimated their power in post-up play, found that he couldn't beat Ewing and wanted to face the basket, but it was no longer possible.

Ewing thieves blocked all possibilities of turning around.

If he turns around forcefully, he may get an offensive foul.

Thinking of the home field advantage, Robinson forced his way around. During this process, he lost control of his elbow and bumped into Ewing.

The gorilla lay back and turned over to hit Dick Bavetta, and Robinson was called for an offensive foul.

"@!@!¥@#%"

"How can this be a foul? Can you blow the whistle?!"

"Bavetta, what's wrong with you?"

"Are you still not part of the Lakers family?!"

Robinson never expected that he would be criticized for his body hair at his home stadium.

The Knicks did not treat Kemp as a tool just because he was a rookie. Stockton loved feeding rookies the ball.

He is used to helping them score with comfortable passes to build mutual chemistry.

This is the reason why he is liked by everyone. As long as Stockton wants to feed you, it is easy to score 20 points in a single game.

Because Stockton has the passing ability and the ability to initiate tactics to allow anyone to score 20 points in a single game, many people will say hello to him on their birthday night (if there is a game).

Stockton would not refuse to celebrate their birthdays in this way.

Kemp completed the pick-and-roll for Stockton, turned around, cut in, and received the pass.

But Kemp didn't forget what Louis said about playing more high-post dynamic offenses, so although he caught the ball, he only attracted the defense and distributed it to the outside.

Miller took the ball, passed Ewing's pick-and-roll, pulled up and shot when he encountered an open space.

Neither Robinson nor Divac could follow.

"Whoosh!"

33 to 25

"Now, the situation of the Lakers is not good!"

Riley resisted calling a timeout. He could only tolerate it for one more round at most.

Kemp's younger side was revealed later.

The second pass Stockton gave him, he chose to defend Robinson with the ball from outside the three-point line.

From the perspective of selection, yes, after all, his body is not at a disadvantage, and as Robinson is an inside line, he will definitely not be able to keep up with his outside breakthrough. But he did not expect Robinson to let him take a step, and Kemp was completely beaten after rushing in with the ball.

Robinson covered.

I saw him make the first fake move when he got to the basket. Robinson, who loves to take a swing, didn't take the swing and moved forward to meet him. Kemp, who was overly enthusiastic, turned around and actually had no shooting angle. He chose to force up in despair.

Robinson, who followed him and took off, was slapped hard.

"Where's your brain! Where's your brain?" Reed yelled angrily, "Why do you think you can beat him alone? Why do you? Where have you remembered what I usually teach you, you little bastard!"

Reid's anger is understandable, but Louis is not angry, because that was Robinson's advantage just now. He is not afraid of Kemp's agility and ability to attack big men with the ball. What he is afraid of is the kind of lunatic under the basket who will work hard without saying a word.

A center who sticks his butt and uses his strength to drive into the penalty area.

Kemp is too young and has no fear of anything. He was invincible in high school, and he overestimates his own abilities when he reaches the NBA. It is understandable.

Just compared to Divac, he seems too brainless.

Divac also had the opportunity to play Ewing, but he chose not to.

Knowing that Ewing's defense was not something he could break, he took the initiative to support Robinson with the ball and beautifully helped Robinson get to the basket to score.

The Knicks' offense revolves around the Lakers' twin towers' inability to defend, and they continue to fire from mid- to long-range.

After Miller found his touch, the Lakers not only failed to rely on their inside advantage to narrow the score, but instead lost more and more.

When the score difference reached 11 points, Riley couldn't sit still.

Even if Riley didn't call a timeout, Louis would still call a timeout, and the Knicks' defensive effect on Robinson was average.

"MJ is probably coming back. From now on, give up offensive rebounds, retreat at full speed, and don't give them a chance to show time." For the tragedy master, this is Louis' only arrangement. In addition, for Robinson, he has learned from the assistant coaches.

The suggestions were made in large paragraphs. "If David catches the ball at a 45-degree angle from the left or right, whether low or high, Alex or Pinxiao, you must flank him. Because the person responsible for flanking

, it must be a teammate under the basket, so as long as someone comes forward to attack, those close to the basket must make up for it in time. The penalty area cannot be empty. They are in the Twin Towers, which poses a great threat to the rebounds. Someone must be blocked at any time.

!”

Finally, Louis looked at Stockton and Miller, "If David is flanked, with his vision and skills, it will be easy to find his teammates in the bottom corner. In that case, they should arrange someone with range."

Stand in the bottom corner and pay attention to cutting off his ball path. If it doesn't work, the defensive rotation must keep up. In short, stop him at all costs!"

After the timeout ended, several points confirmed Louis' guess.

The Tragedy Hunter is back, not only him, but Pippen is back as well, but the Lakers didn't play KJ, and there are actually three core ball handlers in the backcourt and wings, and Riley is not afraid of them fighting for the ball.

The person responsible for standing in the bottom corner is Pippen. His most stable three-point point is the right bottom corner, which coincides with Robinson's passing line.

After the Knicks' double attack intention was discovered by the Lakers, Robinson's teammates all wanted to help him by moving and moving down.

With Robinson's vision and ability, he could pass the ball to the open three-point point in the weak-side corner. But in the round after the timeout, when the Knicks double-teamed him for the first time, his ball passed to the basket.

Divac wanted him to make an alley-oop, but he overestimated the physical fitness of this big brother, so the trick failed and he was interfered with.:.

Knicks fight back;

The second time, his passing intention was seen through by Stockton and intercepted.

The Knicks fight back again;

In five rounds, Robinson got the ball four times and was intercepted twice. Once the defensive rotation was in place, and the other time, although the ball was not intercepted, the Knicks' defensive pressure was in place.

Even if the person is not in front of him, the shooter will be nervous.

When you are nervous, you will easily miss your shot.

So the Knicks fought back again.

The point difference was stretched to 16 points, and Riley had no choice but to call a timeout. Louis said to the players coming off the field: "Don't be idle, show me your arrogant face!"

"Yes, that's it, face-off!" To provide you with the fastest remaining, only noise update, Chapter 681: face-off is free to read.:.

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