Chapter 192: Hong Kong, the Lakers really played as a team!
"Ding, gain the favorability of Nash, Son of the Wind, worth 2000!"
"Ding, gain the favorability value of Little Overlord Xiaosi 2500!"
"Ding, gaining the favorability of Hacker Marion is worth 2700!"
"Ding, get the Black Mamba Kobe's rage value of 8,000!"
"Ding, get future coach Walton's anger value of 3500!
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After the game, Su Bei checked the system information and found that, as expected, the value of "earning energy" for winning in the first playoff game was neither high nor low.
"The Lakers are still too weak.
Teammates hardly see their opponents as alive!
After all, this is the first playoff game, and it is still somewhat fresh. Otherwise, the numbers would have dropped even further.
It seems that the Lakers don’t have much room for anger..."
After rinsing and putting on new clothes, Su Bei attended the post-match press conference. After answering a few questions, they went back to their homes to find their mothers.
They are both in the Pacific Division. They play 4 games in a regular season, which is almost equivalent to playing as an open card.
On the Suns' offseason, I didn't specifically practice any tactics against the opponents. I still focused on finding the feeling of the game and shooting.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, April 24th comes, and the coordinate is still the American West Arena.
Night falls.
At this time, the Suns' home court is about to host a first-round G2 game with the Lakers.
After a simple appearance and warm-up, the lineups of both sides came out.
The Lakers' Fab Five, Kwame Brown, Odom, Walton, Kobe, Farmar.
The 5 Suns players, Stoudemire, Marion, Su Bei, Laga Bell, Nash.
The game was broadcast live across the United States on TNT and was narrated by Mike Breen and Marv Albert.
"The strength of the Lakers can only go so far. Their strength is really limited, and it is very difficult to change the lineup.
The Suns do have room for adjustment, but their goals are higher. The target is not only the Lakers, but also a stronger opponent in the future. They cannot change the lineup at will unless they cannot beat them.
If nothing else, the Suns are still dominated by me. The Lakers need to make changes. When the head player Kobe Bryant scored 41 points and still lost, we should reflect on the team's problems. Next, let's take a look at the Lakers.
Why is it broken..."
The game has begun.
In the jump ball, Kwame Brown did not lose the face of the No. 1 pick, defeated Stoudemire, and scored the first offense for the Lakers.
"Farmar controlled the ball to the frontcourt, immediately passed the ball to Kobe, cut to the basket, and then slipped to the right three-point corner.
Kobe did not play, and distributed the ball to Odom, who moved from the left to the right, handing the basketball to the axis of the offensive triangle to organize.
Farmar cut inside and played a screen match with Odom. Farmar dumped Nash. Just when Su Bei wanted to switch defense, Odom immediately passed the ball to Walton, and he went back.
Walton pushed the ball with both hands and passed the basketball to Farmar, who was completely free. He caught the ball, jumped up, shot, and raised his hand to shoot a three-point jumper..."
Swish——!
He raised the knife and dropped it, hitting a three-pointer.
3 to 0!
The first person to open the scoring account for the Lakers was Farmar, not Kobe.
"The Lakers' triangle offense is so smooth.
The player's movement and screening, as well as subsequent passes and shots, can make the Suns' defense stretched and unable to defend.
Jackson took the triangle offense too far."
Off the court, D'Antoni's face was very calm.
Compared with the Lakers' scoring, which was finally made by role players, what he was more afraid of was that the Lakers' superstars would complete the final shot.
Now that role players are used as terminators, it is nothing more than proving that the Lakers do not have enough triangle offensive points.
The Lakers can't beat just one superstar's offensive point and triangle axis, so they play such a team game.
If the Lakers had enough stars in their lineup, they would not use open shooting tactics like this at all. It would be enough to just create one-on-one opportunities for the stars.
Infinite star duels are the soul of the triangle offense.
Now it's just open shots by role players. This triangle offensive tactic is a low-end version.
Hong Kong is really not afraid of the Lakers' offensive offense!
He could see through the Lakers' hypocrisy at a glance. He just wanted to say, Idol, you chose it. The Suns will defeat you. Even if Jesus comes, he can't save you.
On the court, the Suns attack.
Nash and Stoudemire played a pick-and-roll tactic. After being cracked, he was not in a hurry and continued to play a pick-and-roll tactic with Su Bei.
"It was my own homework to attack Farmar of the Lakers. I copied it from the last game.
Nash passed the ball hand to hand to Su Bei, caught the ball, lifted it up, jumped up, and raised his hand to shoot a three-point jumper..."
Swish——!
Three points into the net
3 to 3!
Famar faced Su Bei's misplaced shot. His jump shot was very strong, but he still couldn't reach it. It was like McGrady's pull-up shot. With such a high shot point, what should he use to block the shot?
Compared with the complexity of the Lakers' offensive tactics, the Suns' offensive tactics are very simple, just throw after the screen. It is very similar to the style of the small ball era in the next 10 years. It cannot be said to be similar, it can only be said to be exactly the same.
However, the current Suns team is more like a short, fast and refreshing style, with a very exciting rhythm and impact. From now on, they will play the same type of game, and there will not be much excitement in playing.
"In the Lakers' offensive round, Farmar dribbled the ball across half court and did what Fisher did back then, handing the damn basketball to Kobe.
Huh!
Kobe passed the ball.
After passing the ball to Kwame Brown and playing a screen, Odom, who moved from left to right, turned around and saw a shooting opportunity..."
Swish——!
As the pivot, Odom can shoot, pass and break. After all, the Lakers' low-end version of the triangle offensive tactic lacks a superstar-level offensive triangle point. As the pivot, he also needs to be both a father and a mother.
When organizing and coordinating well, you also need to score as many points as possible.
5 to 3!
"Sure enough, the Lakers played better as a team.
In the past, at the beginning of the game, Kobe, the team's top player, was the bottle separator, but now Kobe plays the role of support.
Let the league's No. 1 shooting guard serve as a support player, and Jackson's coaching authority will be great.
It seems that the Lakers led in G1 all night, but were reversed by the Suns in the last quarter. Jackson often talked to Kobe about life and ideals, and Kobe also believed in Jackson's evil deeds."
"Do you think it's possible that it's not that Kobe believed Jackson's deception, but that Kobe was angry with the team?
Kobe’s idea of playing like this is: Manager, you see, I am willing to play support, let’s see if the current ‘best lineup’ is reliable, whether it has a future, and whether it needs reinforcements...”
Of course, it is also possible that Jackson and Kobe Bryant can agree to vent their anger with the Lakers management and show everyone their cards to see how far the current "best team" can perform?
On the court, the Suns attack.
"Nash launched a fast break, and Farmar couldn't stop it at all. Nash controlled the rhythm of the game and increased the speed.
In the frontcourt, Nash passed the ball without looking at anyone, assisted Marion to cut into the basket, and easily succeeded, and used a civilian-style layup to score the basketball..."
Bang-dang——!
5 to 5!
Odom's defense is hard to describe in one word. Can you say that he is not good?
It seems that anyone can guard against him, okay?
From time to time, I will miss someone or something for you, which is difficult to deal with anyway.
On the court, during the Lakers' offensive round, Kobe just stopped in the middle, but still didn't take a shot, leaving the basketball to Odom for coordination.
The Suns' formation shrunk and they used their mobility to break the Lakers' teamwork and drive their offense out of the two-point line.
The athletic ability of Farmar and Walton is still far behind, and with Kwame Brown able to play in the air, the Lakers must shoot from the outside if they want to play high-quality team tactics.
In a shooting competition with the Suns, it depends on whether the Lakers have bullets in their pistols, and also how many bullets there are?
Seeing that his teammates couldn't find good opportunities, Kobe had to rely on him to attack.
Breakthrough, emergency stop, turn around, pull the ball and turn around, take a fadeaway jump shot...
Bang-dang——!
Kobe's shot missed.
"The Suns took off the rebound and launched a counterattack. Nash turned around and passed Farmar. While running, he passed the basketball to Su Bei.
Marion and Lagabell were like two sharp knives, cutting straight into the basket while Kobe and Walton fought and retreated.
Three-on-two in the frontcourt, Su Bei dribbled the ball in the frontcourt and took aim at the ball from beyond the three-point line. More and less, the Lakers had no choice but to gamble!
Bet that Su Bei misses the three-point shot."
Swish——!
With the knife in hand, Su Bei showed no mercy and continued to hit a three-pointer.
5 to 8!
"The Lakers attacked and tried to play team basketball, and Kobe was just a loser.
Odom caught the ball and provided a screen for Walton, who was cutting inside. While blocking Su Bei, he also handed the basketball to Walton.
Marion let Kwame Brown go, took up the position, ducked under the basket to block the shot, and Walton took a quick shot..."
Bang-dang——!
The Lakers' team basketball failed to continue its early start, and the offense failed to score.
On the contrary, the Suns' offense has found its form.
Although the speed was reduced, Nash and Stoudemire played a pick-and-roll strategy.
"Stoudemis withstood Farmar's block and hit a two-point jump shot."
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"Marion and Nash's pick-and-roll tactics, Marion also scored two points on Farmar's head.
This is to keep plucking Farmar’s wool!”
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"The Lakers shrank and wanted to use zone defense tactics to force the Suns to shoot away from the basket.
The offensive level of Stoudemire and Marion, the two main core players, is too high, and the Lakers can only make a choice to let the Suns' bullets fly from the outside."
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Swish——!
Swish——!
"Laga Bell caught the ball in the open and scored a three-pointer. Kobe rushed back, but it was already too late."
"Su Bei's mediocre three-pointer was still a hit.
The Suns' offense is firing on all cylinders.
Let the Suns' shooting bullets fly from the outside, and things will go wrong.
The Suns have expanded the point difference to double digits, can they withstand it with the offense of the Lakers' role players?"
Visually, he couldn't stand it. Kobe could only break his teeth and let Odom take over the Lakers' offense. It was simply a dream to let Kobe retain his strength and use it as a "secret weapon."
After the first quarter, Kobe made 5 of 8 shots and 1 of 2 three-pointers. He scored 11 points in a single quarter. In addition, Odom made 3 of 6 shots and scored 17 points in total. This prevented the Lakers from falling too far behind.
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The Suns took an 8-point lead.
In the second quarter of the game, Jackson let Kobe rest. He didn't want to repeat the disaster in G1: when Kobe needed to step up and withstand the Suns' counterattack, Kobe had a 1-for-10 shooting performance because his physical fuel tank was at the bottom.
Odom leads the team, and he needs to work with Bynum to hold on for 6 minutes, waiting for Kobe to regain his energy.
However, less than 4 minutes into the second quarter, Jackson was dumbfounded.
The rotating lineup of Barbosa, Marion, Diaw, Kurt Tomari and James Jones played a wave of attacks and beat the Lakers to a 7-0 climax.
"The Lakers with Kobe and the Lakers without Kobe are two different worlds.
Jackson is seeking death. To be fair, there is nothing wrong with his idea, and there is nothing wrong with adjusting it based on the situation of G1.
It's just that he overestimated the strength of the Lakers' role players and was stunned by the wave of blows."
"Can Kobe withstand the Suns' offense when he returns to the court?"
The answer is no.
After Kobe came on the court, he did not take over the offensive firepower of the Lakers. In other words, the Suns heavily guarded Kobe.
Next, Kobe continued to play assist. In the second quarter, he made 0 of 1 shots and scored 4 of 4 free throws.
Kobe no longer played casually and seemed determined to get his teammates to step up, merely attracting the Suns' offense.
However, I didn't expect that the Suns' offensive firepower would be so fierce.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The first half of the game is over, the score is up, the Suns are on full fire, taking a 23-point lead and entering the locker room to rest.
Jackson was completely dumbfounded.
The greatest sorrow for people is that people are gone and money is not spent.
Now, the saddest thing for him is that after losing the game, Kobe's physical fitness has not been exhausted yet, and he is still at full capacity.
He never expected that the Lakers' so-called team offense could not last the first half.
Where does the problem arise?
Is it Kobe's fault?
He is too powerful and his teammates are under pressure. Why can't he play well next to him?
Or is he so powerful that his teammates want to rely on him and leave the damn basketball to Kobe?
Or there is only one truth. Kobe is not blind. The current Lakers are a group of CBA teammates and he cannot help him.
Now it is meaningless to compare this truth. How to take the next step is the key to the problem?
When the second half of the game started, Jackson asked Kobe to start his personal attack mode. He wanted to maintain the Lakers' fundamentals.
However, Kobe was too tired.
The reality of the team made him very confused, and then he started to fight blindly. He only had one belief, that is, the team could lose, but Laga Bell must die!
However, Kobe ignored that there was someone behind Laga Bell!
Kobe changed his back from O'Neal to Odom.
"The Suns began to attack Kobe Bryant. They would rather other Lakers players score than give Kobe a chance to challenge one another. Faced with intensive defensive attacks, Kobe's efficiency dropped to freezing point..."
With 1 of 5 shots, Kobe only scored 2 points in the third quarter and clocked out early.
The remaining Odom couldn't hold on, shooting 1 of 4 from the field. He followed Kobe's footsteps and only scored 2.
The Suns beat the Lakers, widening the point difference to 28 points.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers lineup was empty and they began to prepare for the G3 game.
The Suns were also very generous and rotated their lineups, but only continued to expand by 3 points.
Buzz——!
As the buzzer sounds, the red light lights up, and the game time is over.
With the score, the Suns gained another advantage with 31 points, extending their first-round lead to 2-0.
In this game for the Lakers, 5 players scored in double figures, and 3 more scored 9 points. It can be said that everyone is on the same team, and more points are blooming.
It's just that this flower is a bit small.
Kobe went from taking just one shot to shooting 6 from the field, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He only scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.
The number one shooting guard in the league, he fought such a bad battle for the sake of the team, and the Lakers lost without any temper.
To really say that there are more blossoms, you have to look at the Suns, with 6 players scoring.
Stoudemire had 20 points and 9 rebounds, Marion had rebounds and Nash had assists.
Su Bei had 17 points and 5 rebounds, performing like a senior role player.