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Chapter 22: The Skewed Balance

Chapter 22: Skewed Scales

Although the basketball flew out of the three-point line, the Suns' offense was not over. The flying basketball was hugged by Barbosa from the outside. Seeing that the attack time was running out, Barbosa could not do anything.

Another option is to take off with one foot on the three-point line!

Vujacic followed up and wanted to block the shot. Although he did not touch the basketball, his block had an interference effect. In order to avoid Vujacic's block, Barbosa had to increase the arc of his shot. In this eagerness,

When taking the shot, Barbosa hurriedly adjusted the arc of the shot. Barbosa had no ability to keep hitting in this situation, so when the basketball was released, he shouted: "Rebound!"

Adrian had not yet left the basket. Seeing this situation, he simply got under the basket and stuck Thomas behind him.

"Bang!" The basketball bounced out of the frame as expected. Adrian, who had been stuck in a favorable position early, still firmly took the rebound into his arms despite Thomas's interference. Before he landed, Adrian was

He turned around in the air and threw the basketball directly towards the front court.

Because when he was trying to grab another rebound, Adrian's eyes were already out of the corner of his eye. I don't know what his thoughts were. When Barbosa called out for the rebound, Odom, who was originally on the three-point line, had already stepped away.

His legs and his stride were flying at a rapid pace. The other Suns players obviously didn't notice Odom's abnormal behavior.

When their eyes followed Adrian's sudden pass and noticed Odom, Odom had successfully ran across the center line and reached a position close to the three-point line. At the same time, they raised their heads and observed

The arc of a basketball changes in the sky.

"Oops, I used too much strength..." After passing the ball, looking at the speed and feeling the strength, Adrian knew that he had made a poor pass. In this case, the basketball might fly directly out of the court. At the same time,

, everyone else also found the pass to be high and floaty.

Odom watched the basketball arc change in the sky, suddenly quickened his pace, rushed into the three-second zone, jumped up suddenly and opened his arms.

"boom!"

The basketball hit the backboard, and the dull sound spread throughout the court.

"Snapped!"

Odom flew up and stretched out his arms, just in time to catch the rebound of the basketball after hitting the backboard. Then he bent his arms and dunked toward the basket!

"frame!"

"Brilliant, brilliant blocks, brilliant fast-break goals, brilliant passes, brilliant assists, brilliant coordination. The Lakers played a brilliant round of offense and defense transition! They used three seconds to

Zhong completed a counterattack! Great, such a fast break is beyond the reach of even the Suns! The collision of two geniuses and creativity gave us such a wonderful shot!" The moment Odom completed the dunk, as a Laker

The die-hard Stu Langster suddenly stood up from the commentary box, grabbed the microphone with one hand and roared loudly.

The scorer on the sidelines was having a hard time recording Adrian's assist. Judging from the result, this was a beautiful long pass and fast break goal, but the goal hit the backboard first and then fell.

It fell into the hands of Odom. Of course, it is not mentioned that Odom had two points and one rebound, but it is debatable whether to record Adrian's assists.

In the NBA, when the staff on the sidelines record data, the score is the most unmistakable. How many points each team scored, and who scored how many points, this is the data that directly determines the outcome of the game. Generally speaking, it is absolutely

There will be no mistakes. But there will be bounce in other records besides scores.

For example, when calculating assists, some players are used to patting the basketball before shooting for a layup. If strict assist calculation rules are followed, in this case, even if the player scores, it will not be counted as an assist by the passing player. But in

nba, there is some flexibility in the execution of these rules.

After all, the game field is changing rapidly, and many times the scorer cannot make a very accurate judgment while the game is in progress. Adrian's pass falls into this situation. Strictly speaking, it is not an assist. After all, the basketball hit the backboard first.

It fell into Odom's hands to complete the attack.

And from the perspective of slightly relaxed rules, this is another very exciting alley-oop!

It's just that Adrian, who is playing on the court now, doesn't know the courtside recorder's embarrassment. He excitedly hugged Odom, who ran back after completing the dunk: "That's great Lamar, I thought he was definitely going to make a mistake just now.

Woolen cloth."

Rambis on the sidelines also smiled. Adrian has only been on the court for only one minute, but he has shown his form very well, chasing five points in a short period of time, and these five points are all related to him.

related.

"I was indeed right, maybe I should give him more opportunities to play." Seeing Adrian's confident and active performance on the court, the balance in Rambis's heart inevitably tilted towards Adrian.

The head coach next to them was all smiles. While Parker and Farmar were happy for the team's performance, they were inevitably disappointed. After all, Adrian was in the same position as them and had a competitive relationship. Adrian

The better they perform and the more playing time they have, it means that their playing time will be compressed, which is by no means good news for Parker and Farmar.

As for the team's other point guard, Mond Williams, judging from his poor performance since the new season, I am afraid that he will not be able to escape the fate of sitting on the bench this season. With Adrian, Farmar

The Lakers' point guard position with Parker probably won't leave much playing time for him.

At the same time, the balance on the court began to tilt towards the Lakers. Because Lamar Odom began to show his worth as 'one of the most versatile players in the NBA'. He showed his level as a 'left-handed magician'

.

Because he realized that Lamar was in good condition, Adrian took the initiative to start a pick-and-roll tactic with Lamar. Prior to this, Adrian had already played with Turiaf and Kwame Brown several times in the preseason.

Use pick-and-roll cooperation. However, whether it is Kwame or Turiaf, their attack radius is too small and their firepower is insufficient to fully utilize the effect of pick-and-roll tactics.

But Odom is different. Lamar Odom, who can play inside and outside, can play multiple positions on the court, and his artillery coverage is within the three-point line.

And more importantly, although he is called the "Sleepwalking God", Odom always plays very smart when he is focused. When facing opponents who are taller and stronger than himself, he can always use flexible moves to

He uses his footwork and breakthrough skills to attack, and when facing opponents smaller than himself, he can also skillfully use singles.

The pick-and-roll tactic is originally a tactic that can create mismatched offensive opportunities. As the most primitive and longest-lasting tactic on the basketball court, it is a basic tactic that almost anyone who knows a little bit about basketball can use skillfully.

Tactics, but such a simple tactic has appeared since the birth of basketball and has continued until 2036. In more than a hundred years of history, it has never disappeared.

When Odom blocks Adrian's offensive line, because Odom has a very good mid-to-long-range shooting ability, his deterrence is far greater than that of Turiaf or Kwame, and he is also better able to use the pick-and-roll.

The power of tactics!

The balance of victory and defeat has indeed begun to tilt towards the Lakers. Although Adrian cannot completely defend Steve Nash, his defense will obviously make Steve Nash more vulnerable than when facing others.

It's a bit uncomfortable. Although the Suns still maintain the lead, the Lakers, who have completely slowed down their rhythm under Adrian's control, make the Suns' proud fast break feel like they can't be played.

Especially after the middle of the fourth quarter, the score between the two teams has been in a tense state, but the Suns' offensive speed has involuntarily slowed down.

"Bang!" Steve Nash made a breakthrough shot, but was hit by Adrian's interference. Turiaf turned around to grab the rebound, raised two thick black elbows and swung twice, and was immediately frightened.

Shawn Marion also wanted to come up and pick up the bargain, and then handed the basketball to Adrian.

"Are you finally feeling tired?" Adrian gasped, looking maliciously at the little Canadian who was slowly retreating to his own half: "It turns out that you also feel tired."

After resting for a whole quarter in the second quarter, he played a whole quarter in the third quarter, and continued to play without a break in the fourth quarter. As the engine and brain of the Suns, Steve Nash almost ran all over the court.

In addition, Adrian always deliberately makes physical contact when defending, further consuming Steve Nash's physical strength through frequent physical contact. Although he received three fouls because of this, Adrian believed that

This is very worthwhile, especially since his three fouls did not give Stephen a chance to score 2+1, and only once allowed him to win a free throw.

Now Steve Nash finally feels tired.

"But my physical exertion is also very high." Like Steve Nash, Adrian has not rested since he came on the court in the third quarter. However, after all, he played ten minutes less than Nash. Although in order to keep up with

Following in Nash's footsteps is a huge drain, but when it comes to physical strength, Adrian now has much more energy than Nash.

"Since you have no strength, don't blame me for taking action!"

Once again, Adrian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. This time, Adrian did not call on his teammates for a pick-and-roll as before. Instead, he waited for his teammates to complete their positions, then turned directly sideways and penetrated into the penalty area from the right side of the court.

Steve Nash wanted to defend. However, the physical exertion and the huge gap in strength made it impossible for him to stop Adrian's accelerated pace. When Adrian took the third step of the breakthrough,

, he has been beaten cleanly by Adrian with his strength.

Breaking through Nash, Adrian did not look for an opportunity to lay up, but directly flicked the ball. The high-thrown basketball was caught by Kwame behind Kurt Thomas, and then there was a powerful alley-oop dunk.

!

"Pee!" Suns coach D'Antoni called a timeout immediately after the goal and replaced Nash. Rambis immediately replaced Lamar Odom and Lamar Odom, who had rested for half a quarter.

With Radmanovic in full swing, now is the time to give the Suns the final blow!

After replacing Nash, the Suns' offensive organization task fell on Barbosa, and Adrian also directly took over the task of defending Barbosa. Compared to Nash, Barbosa is easier to defend.

More, although Brazil's lightning is fast, it only means that he runs very fast. In addition, his organizational ability is more than inferior to Nash, and his breakthrough ability is not as good as Nash. Adrian defends

Barbossa also has a physical advantage, so he is naturally more handy.

At the same time, on the offensive end, he actively performed pick-and-roll changes with Odom and Radmanovic. Both of them have strong mid-to-long-range shooting abilities. Radmanovic is even more accurate in three-pointers and can completely pull the ball.

Go to the three-point line to cooperate with the pick-and-roll. On the contrary, on the Suns' side, after Nash came off the court, Barbosa, who took over the organizational power, was blocked by Adrian, and the offense came to a standstill.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Lakers launched a 13:0 offensive in just two minutes, instantly overtaking the score and widening the point difference to double digits.

D'Antoni replaced Nash. He originally hoped that Nash could recover some strength so that he could save the decisive battle until the last moment. But now it didn't work. Nash, who had just rested for two minutes, was hurriedly replaced. The person who was replaced was replaced.

Nash really revitalized the team's offense. After Marion's pick-and-roll reverse run, Nash cleverly handed the basketball to Barbosa who ran out of the three-point line and hit the three-pointer.

But the Lakers, who had already begun to exert their strength, had no intention of stopping. Looking back, Adrian rushed into the paint with the help of Odom's pick-and-roll, but suddenly handed the basketball to Radmanovich, who was unguarded on the outside.

Chi. Marion had to rush to defend, but Radmanovic did not take credit and quickly passed the basketball to Odom.

At this moment, the person defending Odom has become Nash, and Odom easily hits a mid-range jumper.

Back and forth, although Nash was able to lead the team in scoring, he was unable to stop the Lakers' offense. The score rose alternately and could never get closer.

Seeing that there were only two minutes left in the game, the Lakers still led by 12 points. Knowing that there was almost no hope of a comeback, D'Antoni replaced all the main players and announced his surrender.

Half a minute later, it was confirmed that there would be no more changes in the game. Rambis also replaced all the main players. At this time, the score had reached 118:102, leading by 16 points. There was only one and a half minutes left, and the reversal was almost complete.

Impossible. Adrian was also replaced, and he was replaced by Shamond Williams, who had almost no chance to play in this game.


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