() After most of the first quarter, the Lakers and Nuggets have maintained a stalemate. Anthony's singles efficiency is not bad, and he can also affect the Lakers' defense very well. Unfortunately, his passing is relatively poor and he cannot make good use of his singles.
The resulting defensive gap for the Lakers. On the Lakers side, Adrian has not been attacking much, focusing on organizing the team's overall offense. But without Kobe, his organization is not as sharp as before.
When Kobe was around in the past, even if he didn't take much action to defend players, he would still put part of his energy on Kobe. Everyone knew that he was a cold-blooded killer. When he suddenly started attacking, if
If you are not prepared to deal with it, you will basically not be able to deal with it.
Now that Kobe is gone, Adrian's defensive pressure has suddenly increased. Although Adrian's performance this season is amazing, he is only the Lakers' No. 2 player, and the toughest defenders are attracted by Kobe.
In the past, the pressure on Adrian was naturally easier. Now that Kobe is suspended, Adrian has to bear the greatest defensive pressure.
Adrian wandered around the top of the three-point line, and Carmelo Anthony did not press the defense as soon as he came up. After all, although pressing defense is effective, it is also very energy-consuming. I saw that Adrian never
With such an outstanding performance, Anthony naturally relaxed his defensive pressure on Adrian.
After observing the Nuggets' defensive formation, Adrian showed four fingers.
"Tactics No. 4"
As Adrian's tactical gesture was made, the Lakers generals quickly started running. Adrian took a sudden step and controlled the ball to forcefully break through Anthony's defense.
Although he has relaxed his defense against Adrian, this level of breakthrough speed is not enough for Anthony to keep up. Adrian does not expect to be able to get rid of Carmelo Anthony. So...
"Bang~~" Cameron suddenly felt that he had hit a solid body. Turiaf took a small step back after being hit, but still stood up his chest firmly.
"Damn, it's the pick-and-roll again!" Anthony has tried many times for Adrian's continuous use of pick-and-rolls to break through his defense. He cursed in his heart and prepared to bypass Turiaf.
But he saw Camby pounce on Adrian.
This made Carmelo Anthony breathe a sigh of relief, and he was not in a hurry to chase Adrian. Instead, he and Camby switched positions to defend. However, Camby was unexpectedly blocked by another person.
Ariza appeared in Camby's path in time, and Adrian took advantage of the opportunity to rush into the penalty area from the right side. At this time, Vujacic happened to take advantage of Bynum's inside pick-and-roll and slipped past Adrian on the baseline.
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The basketball was handed into Vujacic's hands in an instant.
Adrian, on the other hand, did not stop when he handed the basketball to Vujacic, but assumed a standard blocking posture, blocking Steve Blake's path.
The quality of Adrian's pick-and-roll was not high. He only delayed Steve Blake for a moment and allowed him to go around him. However, this delay was enough for Vujacic to adjust calmly, and then again
Take action.
The so-called No. 4 tactic is actually just a variation of the triangle offense. The triangle offense is composed of three players forming a triangle on one side and a "two-person game" on the other side. The so-called No. 2 tactic is actually
The above is that on the basis of the original triangle offense, the proportion of pick-and-roll and cover runs has been greatly increased.
This tactic is a bit like Princeton's. Its purpose is to obtain offensive space through constant pick-and-roll and cover runs, and to promptly hand the basketball to the hands of those with offensive space.
There are two key points in this tactic. The first is that players must run diligently. Standing and waiting for the ball is an absolutely unacceptable mistake. The second is that the point guard must be able to seize the fleeting open opportunities.
Distribute the ball in time and never stick it.
The first point is that now that Kobe is not on the court, there are basically no disobedient superstar players on the court. The Lakers don’t have many thorns in the side who dare to challenge Phil Jackson’s authority. A bunch of civilians are quite suitable for such civilians.
tactics.
The second point is that Adrian is definitely a point guard who doesn't stick to the ball, and he ranks second in assists per game, second only to two-time MVP Steve Nash, which is enough to show his ability to
How good is the timing of passing the ball?
This tactic was designed by Phil Jackson for Adrian, mainly to cope with Kobe's absence. He usually doesn't train much, but he still has some training. In addition, Adrian is always in control of the ball.
This guy has studied the pick-and-roll so deeply that half the coaches in the league would be ashamed of himself.
As for when Kobe is on the court...you ask him to try running like a corner player?
At the beginning, because the Lakers players were not familiar with the tactics, they made a lot of mistakes. Most of them were running out of position and timing the pick-and-roll incorrectly.
But as time went by, Lakers players quickly became familiar with this tactic. After all, this was a tactic designed based on the Lakers' triangle offense. It just increased the proportion of running and pick-and-roll. The principle
They are almost the same. In addition, before the game, because it was confirmed that Kobe would miss the game, Phil Jackson also had the team train such tactics for the sake of insurance. The Lakers players naturally adapted quickly.
When the Lakers adapted to this tactic, their offense began to become smoother. This is very close to Princeton, but not completely Princeton. It is very civilian, allowing everyone to get space and everyone has a chance to shoot.
The Nuggets were at a loss with their tactics, but with Adrian as the core. The sudden change in tactics caught the Nuggets at a loss. Facing the Lakers' constant transition guards, they didn't know how to defend for a while. The Lakers didn't know how to defend.
They took the opportunity to launch a 12:2 attack wave, not only regaining the score, but also leading by two points.
Adrian also failed to score a point during this period. As the game continues until now, he has been suppressing his desire to shoot, constantly dividing the ball and then dividing the ball, working hard to sort out the team's offense.
"It would be great if Adrian could adapt to the position of point forward!" Phil Jackson couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw Adrian enjoying himself on the court and the Lakers running fast and coordinating smoothly.
No matter what Phil Jackson asked or explained, Adrian just couldn't adapt to the position of point forward. His body and height meet the requirements of the small forward position. It would be no problem to play as a general small forward, playing point guard.
The defender was even more outstanding and amazed Phil Jackson.
But point forward, a position that theoretically should be able to combine the advantages of small forward and point guard, Adrian was very uncomfortable no matter how he tried. Even Phil Jackson couldn't figure out what the problem was.
Where.
If Adrian can adapt to the point forward position and perform as well as he does at the point guard position, Phil Jackson even feels that the Lakers' lineup does not need to be strengthened before they can try to hit the championship. Although
There is little hope, but it is definitely not hopeless!
However, Adrian just couldn't adapt. It seemed that there was a natural barrier between him and this position, and he couldn't get over what might be a very simple step for many people... In the end, he had no choice but to let it go.
, I sighed in my heart that God would not create a perfect person. No matter how strong he is, he will still have shortcomings.
In the tenth minute of the first quarter, Phil Jackson called a timeout and substituted Adrian and Turiaf to give them a rest. At the same time, Jordan Farmar, who had been suppressed enough, was replaced.
Replaced on the field.
Jordan Farmar has been having a very happy and exciting life recently. Smash Parker was traded. At the point guard position of the Lakers, he and Adrian are the only two orthodox point guards left.
Although Vujacic often comes on as a substitute at the point guard position, he is more often used as Kobe's substitute.
This allowed Jordan Farmar to average nearly 20 minutes of playing time per game. Although it was not much, compared to the dark days when he was forced to sit on the bench in the first half of the season, Jordan Farmar
I feel like my eyes are filled with sunshine.
The Nuggets also put on their substitute lineup, and the game entered rotation time. Because they all put on their substitute lineup, the game was relatively chaotic for a while. Although there was a lot of back-and-forth, the score kept coming.
It's a climb, but it's not spectacular.
In the fourth minute of the second quarter, after a short rest, the main players of the two teams who had recovered their strength were replaced one after another. Turiaf replaced Andrew Bynum and Kwame Brown who had not rested in the first quarter.
The Nuggets also replaced their main players.
Appearing again, Ariza suddenly stole the ball from Carmelo Anthony, who had just appeared, and then quickly threw it to Adrian. Adrian advanced quickly with the ball, using a simple shot before the Nuggets players could successfully return to defense.
The layup sent the basketball into the basket.
Immediately afterwards, Adrian once again forgot about scoring and shooting, and still worked conscientiously on his job of organizing the team.
In Adrian's opinion, this was a tactic specially designed for him by Phil Jackson. If he didn't play well, it would become a joke. But he didn't expect that his performance would anger someone!
(To be continued.)
ps: Thanks to classmate Ai Luo and classmate Langya Baxie for the reward. With you, the basket is very happy.
