The Way of the Center

"Why does he hold the ball outside the three-point line, just to open up space for Durant?" Phil Jackson raised his chin. Since the second half of this season, the number of times Anjie organized offense was Fewer and fewer, because he is also very efficient in scoring directly in the paint. But today, why did Van Gundy suddenly repeat the old trick? Do you really think turning the point guard into a 6-foot-19 guy can beat the Lakers?

After the Thunder attacked, the Lakers were eager to respond. I have to admit that the yelling of "" really stimulated their nerves. The Lakers are a little impatient now, not as calm as before.

The threat of Kobe's offense with the ball has not diminished. You must know that the Thunder team can be said to have lost to Kobe in the last game. All Sefoloza can do is to make Kobe hit as much as possible, and it is almost impossible to limit him.

After Kobe broke through, Westbrook also gathered towards Kobe with the tactical arrangement. But today, Kobe didn't plunge into the crowd once again. He glanced back, made a decisive pass, and the ball was transferred to the outside line.

Bryant's breakthrough ball, which is not common. Generally, Kobe will directly choose to attack after breaking through, especially in the playoffs, Kobe either does not hold the ball, and once he holds the ball, he will play by himself in ten cases.

Who is this ball for? Naturally, it was assigned to the "old fish" Fischer who was missed by Westbrook. The ball is not to blame for Westbrook, because it was Van Gundy's arrangement to double-team Kobe. Fisher's touch in the first two games was really bad, so Van Gundy lowered his guard against him.

However, "Old Fish" got the first chance today and scored the ball. His shot no longer missed the basket, but went hollow into the net!

"If Fisher feels hot today, then Jeff Van Gundy's tactical arrangement will be very difficult. Because he can't use Westbrook to double-team Kobe, and Durant will be very pulled by Artest. If Fisher can score another goal today, Coe will only have to face Sefoloza!" Reggie Miller knew that although Fisher scored every game Not many, but his shooting is an important weapon for the Lakers to contain the defense.

He couldn't score, so Westbrook naturally dared to double-team Kobe swaggeringly. But once he started to be accurate, Westbrook didn't dare to give him space easily.

Van Gundy did not expect that Kobe would choose to break through and score the ball, let alone that Fisher's shooting touch would suddenly pick up. But it doesn't matter, he is also full of confidence in the Thunder's next offense!

As soon as Anjie's toes touched the three-point line, Westbrook passed the ball.

"Second time Ann holds the ball from beyond the arc! What the hell is Coach Van Gundy selling in his gourd!?"

Anjie grabs the ball with one hand and faces Bynum sideways.

Keep him out of touch with the basketball. The left hand is directing the teammates to run. As a static starting point of attack, the teammates must be active in their running.

Bynum didn't worry too much this time, he slammed it up, ready to knock the basketball out of An Jie's hands in one fell swoop.

Seeing this, An Jie suddenly retracted the basketball, and turned around on the axis of Bynum, who was rushing before, easily dodged the rush, and passed Bynum cleanly!

An Jie planned to organize an attack, but now Bynum gave him a big gift, so he would be impolite!

Dribbling to the free throw line, Gasol quickly got rid of the entanglement with Morris this time and went up to block Anjie.

An Jie didn't intend to stop, but he suddenly braked suddenly, as if he was going to complete the attack with a sudden stop jump shot.

"Does this guy think he's a defender!?" Countless commentators sighed, An Jie's offensive choice was too unreasonable. Pull-up jumpers, this is really not what big men are good at.

Seeing Anjie stand still, Gasol took off and blocked without thinking. In the middle distance, let's see how you can perform the dream dance!

Indeed, the fantasy dance step exists for low singles. In the area beyond the free throw line, this kind of inside footwork does not allow Anjie to pose a direct threat to the basket. But from the beginning to the end, Anjie never said that he would use dream dance steps to avoid the block.

As soon as Gasol took off, he saw Anjie dribble again and broke through from his side.

"Is there no second dribble!?" Gasol didn't hear the referee's whistle after seeing Anjie break through. But just now Anjie really stopped dribbling and was about to shoot, could it be!

Yes, not only Gasol, but even the fans in the Chesapeake Energy Arena grew their mouths, watching Anjie dunk with one hand after breaking through Gasol.

Just now, he used an action of worshiping Buddha during the breakthrough process, completely playing Gasol!

"Oh! It's a wonderful goal. Ann's previous series of actions are even more exciting than the final dunk! From holding the ball with one hand to Baifo's breakthrough dunk, it was done in one go! Safety's offensive skills once again surprised us!" Kenny Smith yelled in surprise, this guy is an all-around center forward!

Gasol looked at the replay on the big screen in disbelief. He had played in the NBA for many years, and he had never met a few insiders who could make fake shots during the breakthrough process like a guard.

In fact, Anjie's ball just now was not intentional. He didn't expect that Gasol's supplementary defense would be so timely. But it was between the lightning and flint that An Jie's instinct on the basketball court prompted him to complete a series of actions. It was under such an emergency that the worship of Buddha with fakes and real ones was born. The reason why he is realistic is that even An Jie himself doesn't know whether he will make a move.

"It's rare to use a center as the core!" Phil Jackson suddenly jumped up from the bench. He was not nervous because of the beautiful goal just now, but because of the Thunder's potentially dangerous tactics.

With the center as the core, this system is almost abandoned by the current league. Even Phil Jackson would not choose to use this retro tactical system. But judging from the Thunder's offense in the current two rounds, Van Gundy's changes seem to really work!

If Van Gundy really intends to use Anjie as the core, how should he respond? Thinking of this, the Zen master sat back down again. He needs to contemplate, needs to come up with a solution before the Lakers are at a disadvantage.

Although the Thunder's offense went smoothly today, the Lakers are not far behind. Unlike the first two games where both teams played poorly and had to pick a winner. Today, both the Thunder and the Lakers are in excellent form. This kind of game is what fans want to see in the Western Conference semifinals.

After Bryant's first breakthrough to assist Fisher's three-pointer, he used another breakthrough to give Gasol a chance in the deep low post.

After Gasol received the ball, Kobe and Artest pulled to the two bottom corners respectively, Bynum responded in the mid-range position, and Fisher was naturally facing the basket. With such a run, the Lakers completely pulled out Gasol's offensive space.

Playing singles with Morris in such a deep position, even if Morris's defense is very hard, it is also a sure thing for Gasol!

Morris is just a rookie, and Gasol is the mainstay of Spanish basketball!

Sitting back for a moment, Morris remained motionless. But in fact, Gasol is not sitting back to advance, his position is close enough to the basket. The reason why he still goes to the top is entirely to find the offensive rhythm.

Anjie wants to double-team, but Bynum's mid-range shooting has not yet reached the point where he can just let it go. If O'Neal is facing Anjie at this time, he will definitely double-team without hesitation. It's a pity that although they are all sharks, there are still many differences between big sharks and small sharks.

Gasol, who found the rhythm, suddenly turned around and hooked his hands. His height and wingspan were beyond the reach of Morris, who was trying to take off.

The basketball rubbed against the backboard and refracted into the net. Kobe and Gasol clapped their hands vigorously. Sure enough, this guy is the big man he can trust!

This is the Los Angeles Lakers. Every Laker player on the court can perform like a magic stroke from time to time. Once one or two guys can play at this level, the Lakers almost rarely lose.

Although the Lakers scored, Jackson's expression remained serious. This nba's most cunning "old fox" never fought unprepared battles. Although Van Gundy changed the core of his tactics, Jackson's team did not mean that it would collapse completely. At least resist for a while, there is no problem at all.

Kobe led his teammates to attack throughout the first half of the quarter, and he seemed to know that if he wanted to defeat the Thunder, he would not be able to rely on himself alone. Only by dispatching the state of his teammates can he compete with San Shao.

After that, Zen Master made the first change in response to Van Gundy's changes. He replaced Bynum with the more flexible Odom and pushed Gasol to center.

In this way, although the Lakers' inside defense will be slightly affected, their offense is stronger.

Odom and Gasol, two people with range, kept making off-ball pick-and-rolls for Kobe, and Kobe spared no effort to intersperse among the crowd, hoping to run out of opportunities.

As a result, the Thunder's inside defense was completely disrupted. Odom's flexible running made Morris exhausted. Odom knows how to handle the ball more correctly than Bynum can.

Artest's containment and Fisher's containment, Odom and Gasol support the screen. In this way, when Kobe receives the ball and is ready to perform the shooting task. The only thing standing in front of him is the basket!

This is the best mode of operation for the Lakers, and when the Lakers are in such a good state, even if the Thunder changed their strategy, even if the offense was impressive, they still couldn't catch up with the Lakers in terms of score.

Kobe and Anjie came off the field almost at the same time, because they are the core of both teams!

Although the second teams of the two sides did not play in an orderly manner, the chaotic battle cannot be said to be exciting. In short, compared to the two Staples duels, the level and excitement of this game have been greatly improved.

27 to 22, the Los Angeles Lakers took the lead in the first quarter as always. It is indeed a difficult task to overtake the vigorous defending champion in the first quarter. After at least three games, the Thunder have never done this.

Although the team leads by five points and the transfer is normal so far, Phil Jackson's expression does not show the slightest sense of joy. He knew that the Thunder's center-centered system hadn't shown its full strength yet!

Only by finding a way to solve Anjie can we guarantee victory!

The Lakers and Thunder, whose condition has finally recovered, and Kobe and Angie, who are also the core of the team's tactics. The first quarter of the Western Conference semifinals held in the blue ocean is just the tip of the iceberg of the wonderful confrontation.

The central point of the Thunder's tactics has not yet begun to shine! Anjie can do more than that! (To be continued.)