Although they were confident of sweeping the Nuggets, the Lakers still lost. After losing three consecutive games, the Denver Nuggets finally won a face-saving game and avoided the fate of being swept by the Lakers. 0 Lost
The Lakers were also quite disappointed with the chance of sweeping the promotion, but no one took it seriously. After all, their lead was too big. Although a 3:1 score could not be said to be a guaranteed win, it was always a sure win.
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Even if you lose this game, there are still three games to come, and you can advance as long as you win the next one.
The Lakers players all think so, and their mentality is very relaxed. The three consecutive victories against the Nuggets have cultivated the Lakers' sense of superiority over the Nuggets, and they feel that the Nuggets are an opponent that they can deal with as long as they are serious.
.In the away game they lost to the Nuggets, it was not so much that the Nuggets played better than the Lakers, but that the Lakers themselves failed to seize the opportunity.
In the first half, the Lakers led the Nuggets twice.
It's just that the Nuggets, who were fighting against the odds, were very resilient. They kept falling behind but never gave up. The Lakers relaxed a little and were caught up by the Nuggets. As a result, the Lakers were caught unawares and were attacked by the Nuggets.
The Shockwave caught up and took the lead and lost the game. Judging from the scene, the Lakers actually had the advantage for more time.
It is precisely because of this that even though they lost a game, the Lakers still did not pay attention to the Nuggets. Even Adrian was the same. Although he failed to complete the task of sweeping the Nuggets, Adrian also believed that the Lakers would return to the Nuggets.
It is also very easy to deal with the Nuggets after the home game.
The Lakers' arrogance was criticized by Phil Jackson after returning to Los Angeles!
Although he doesn't have too sharp words, Phil Jackson has a championship ring in his hand. He naturally has a kind of authority, even if he speaks in an understatement. When he criticizes the Lakers players, he still has a kind of power that can make everyone
The player's trembling sense of intimidation. Even an arrogant person like Kobe Bryant had to become cautious when Phil Jackson really showed his anger.
Not to mention others.
After being warned by Phil Jackson, the Lakers woke up at home in Game 5 and never left any chance for the Denver Nuggets.
From the first minute of the game, the Lakers were completely involved in the game. In the fourth game, Kobe Bryant, who was sleepwalking, took the lead. He first broke through the emergency stop jumper and hit a two-pointer near the free throw line.
Then he broke through for a layup, which caused Anthony's foul. After two free throws, he suddenly stole the basketball from Iverson's hand, and before others could rush to defend, he hit a three-pointer that almost stepped on the line. In Kobe's
Under strong leadership, the Lakers took the lead with a 15:2 shock wave. They laid the foundation for the lead at the beginning of the game.
It took the Denver Nuggets until the third minute to break their scoring drought with a layup by Allen Iverson.
After that, the two sides traded offense and defense, and the Lakers could not continue to widen the gap, but the Denver Nuggets also had no way to narrow the gap.
The key change occurred in the second half. All the main players came off the field in order to recover their strength. Adrian and Lamar Odom, who had sufficient physical strength, led a group of substitute players to sprint on the court.
Because Odom often appears in the substitute lineup, the pick-and-roll cooperation between Adrian and Odom is much less than before. But today, Adrian and Odom partnered to lead the substitute lineup and disappeared.
The long-standing double-A pick-and-roll appears again.
Odom is tall and moves quickly. He dribbles well and is an accurate jumper from distance. He can play four positions and is also quite accomplished in passing. He is a natural fourth position player in pick-and-roll tactics. What are his shortcomings?
In other words, although Odom is tall, he is thin and lightweight. Although his cuts are fast, they are not strong enough and his lethality is not strong. Adrian can make up for these shortcomings, which Odom does not have.
He is completely capable of killing and killing!
The defensive ability of the substitute lineup is not comparable to that of the starting lineup, even if the Denver Nuggets are a team that values offense. When Adrian and Lamar Odom started a pick-and-roll offense, George Karl discovered
My defensive arrangement was completely broken!
Generally speaking, pick-and-roll tactics will have two most important players, namely the outside line responsible for holding the ball and the inside line responsible for pick-and-roll. Generally speaking, pick-and-roll tactics will choose one of these two players as the core to control the ball.
The guard either prefers to break through and score, and the pick-and-roll player is only responsible for creating space. Or he prefers to break through and score the ball, and the pick-and-roll player will dunk or score from a distance.
Only those who can achieve a balance between the two can maximize the power of pick-and-roll tactics!
In the NBA, the most famous and even feared pick-and-roll combination is the Utah Jazz head coach Carl Sloan's "Black and White", which truly achieves equal emphasis on scoring and passing, in a true sense.
Internal and external dual core.
Now, the cooperation between Adrian and Odom is quite a bit like Utah's "black and white" style, not only because Odom and Adrian are black and white, but more importantly, the relationship between them
With pick-and-roll cooperation, the sharp bench lineup is simply unable to defend.
George Karl had no choice but to be the first to change into the starting lineup, because after Odom and Adrian started to cooperate in the pick-and-roll, the point difference had become wider and wider. If he did not change into the main lineup, the Lakers might be in trouble during the bench time.
The game is over!
The efficiency of Odom and Adrian's pick-and-roll cooperation began to decline after the Nuggets switched to the main lineup, but it was still extremely powerful. Although the Nuggets narrowed the point difference after switching to the main lineup, the point difference narrowed.
The margin is very small, and the combination of Adrian and Odom has always controlled the point difference to more than ten points.
By the sixth minute of the second quarter.
Adrian and Odom were replaced.
At this time, Phil Jackson suddenly replaced Kobe Bryant, who was full of energy, to end the game. The Nuggets starters, who had been exhausted by the substitute lineup, began to look embarrassed when facing the vigorous Lakers.
In the end, the Lakers won a hearty victory, 101:88. The Nuggets ended their playoff journey helplessly and disappointedly, and were ready to start their summer vacation fishing. The Lakers eliminated them with a total score of 4:1.
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