Before the start of the new season, preseason games, as the warm-up and starting signal for each season, have arrived with the passage of time.
Although the preseason games do not count against the regular season record, for some teams, the preseason games are a good place to test whether their subordinate changes are successful. Because the record is not counted, it is equivalent to a friendly match, but the opponents are also
It's an NBA-level team.
You must know that many loopholes and shortcomings can only be revealed when fighting against high-level opponents. Especially those teams that have undergone a lot of changes in the summer, such as the Lakers. In addition to allowing them to observe the status of their players and the success or failure of their tactics,
, you can also check whether there are other loopholes in the summer transfers, so that they can prepare before the start of the season, or find ways to make up for it from a tactical level, or directly focus on the trade doors that have not been closed and are still active.
free market.
On October 6, the entire Lakers team flew to sunny Hawaii, where they will play two consecutive preseason games against the Golden State Warriors.
Thanks to the NBA's global promotion plan, the league has begun to hold some NBA preseason games outside NBA cities, even outside the United States. Looking at the upside, at least some teams can play before the start of the season.
An opportunity to travel around the world at public expense, instead of staying in the United States and traveling between dozens of NBA cities as in the past. Of course, it would be better if the local supporting facilities were not so bad.
The Golden State Warriors are the team that has changed the least this summer. This summer, in addition to signing Marco Belinelli and Brandon White from the draft, the Golden State Warriors also signed Costa Pinov.
In addition to Stephanie Rasme, he also signed veteran Austin Crouch. In addition, he also signed Kelana Azubuike from the Development League, who performed well in the Development League.
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In addition, the Warriors waived the unused Carlos Powell and veteran Adonal Foyle, and then the latter signed a veteran's minimum salary contract of 1.3 million with the Magic. The Magic will
The latter is used as the core of the team and the substitute for Dwight Howard. The Warriors also reached a contract extension with head coach Nelson.
They signed some potential newcomers and got rid of some unused veterans. The Golden State Warriors retained all the main lineup that completed the "black eight" last season, and once again made bold claims in the new season that they will hit the Western Conference championship.
In terms of the lineup, because last season's main shooting guards Monta Ellis and Jason Richardson both suffered from injuries, the Golden State Warriors chose to choose a shooting guard who had just been promoted from nbdl.
Kelana Azubuike. In addition, point guard Baron Davis, small forward Stephen Jackson, power forward Al Harrington, and the center are Anson who had an amazing performance last season.
Driss Biedrins.
The Lakers sent out their entire main lineup. Point guard: Derek Fisher, shooting guard: Kobe Bryant, small forward: Adrian Kewalt, power forward: Pau Gasol
Er, center: Andrew Bynum
After his amazing starting career at the end of the playoffs last season, Lamar Odom was once again reduced to the sixth man position. He continued to exert his power in the substitute lineup. Compared with the main lineup, Phil -
Jackson firmly believes that Odom needs to stay on the bench to be more effective.
The two sides jumped the ball. The lanky Biedrins took the basketball away from Bynum's head, and the basketball fell into the hands of the bearded Baron Davis. After Davis got the ball, he immediately tried to play it down like a gust of wind, but failed.
He was blocked by the veteran Fisher. Fisher is not strong, but he has rich experience. More importantly, he is very strong. There are not many people who can compete with Baron Davis at the point guard position.
Fisher is one of them.
After being interfered by Fisher, Davis failed to increase his speed, which allowed the Lakers to complete their defensive positioning when he reached the three-point line. The Golden State Warriors' classic offensive method is rapid advancement and three-point bombardment.
, Baron Davis, O'Neal on the back line, is also a player like a small cannon. Once he rushes, it is difficult to be stopped. At the same time, he is also the core symbol of the Suns' bombardment tactics. Although everyone is running wildly,
The person responsible for running the ball is Baron Davis, who is the same as Steve Nash of the Suns.
After the advancement speed was slowed down by Fisher, Baron Davis naturally slowed down. Slowly advancing to the three-point line, Baron Davis signaled his teammates to pull away and chose to single out Fisher.
Fisher has enough strength to compete with Davis, but when it comes to footwork, speed and explosive power, the gap between him and Davis is relatively large. He made two fake moves, and Davis suddenly started to rely on speed.
He and his strength overcame Fisher, rushed directly to the basket, and immediately stopped for a jump shot before the inside players came up to defend him.
but……
"Bang!" I don't know when, but Adrian let go of Stephen Jackson when he exited the three-point line and began to adjust his steps. When Davis chose to take a shot from the mid-range, Adrian immediately pounced.
Coming up, he was tall and had long arms. Although he was a little late, half of Adrian's palm still touched the basketball. A not too exciting block changed the flight path of the basketball, and the flying basketball was finally caught by Bainer.
Mu grabbed it from the left side of the basket, protected the basketball, and then passed it to Fisher.
Adrian ran through the half-court empty-handed. Although he had experienced this situation many times in training, Adrian was still not used to it. Watching Fisher dribble slowly across the half-court, Adrian
An had a strange sense of disobedience, and he didn't like the feeling of having his rhythm controlled by others.
Kobe reached out to Fisher for the ball. Fisher passed the basketball to Kobe and immediately withdrew from the three-point line. At the top of the three-point line, everyone else also moved away, leaving Kobe a space for singles.
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Kobe played alone on Azubuike and easily knocked the NBA All-Star away. Then he went straight inside to score and made an easy layup.
Kobe seems very excited these days. The increase in team strength makes him jump for joy. At the beginning of the game, he kept taking shots from various places. His shooting rate was average. He made 3 of 8 shots, caused three fouls, and made 5 free throws.
He made four free throws and scored 11 points before the quarter was over.
Phil Jackson looked at Kobe, who was obsessed with individual singles, and couldn't help but frown. He stood up, called a timeout, and readjusted his tactics.
After the timeout, Fisher, who received advice from Zen Master, dribbled the ball past half court and immediately handed the ball to Pau Gasol on the free throw line. Gasol held the basketball with both hands high. After looking around, he chose
Al Harrington singles.
He has a height advantage in singles against Al Harrington. After all, Al Harrington is only 206 centimeters. The Warriors' bombardment tactics determine that their inside line must have high athletic ability, so in terms of height,
It is inevitable that you will fall into a disadvantage.
After dribbling with his back and bumping backwards twice, Gasol felt that Harrington was not tough on his defense, so he immediately chose to turn around. The big step of turning around was just right to get Al Harrington stuck in his own body.
Next to him, Gasol immediately jumped for a layup, and the basketball turned and fell into the hoop.
After beating Al Harrington twice in a row, Pau Gasol began to shift his offensive focus to organizing the team. This Spanish big man does have a passing ability that is comparable to that of a point guard, especially since he is tall enough.
He has a wide field of vision, and it is difficult for Al Harrington, who is guarding him, to interfere with his passing or shooting. What's more, the Warriors' defense has always been so loose, which allows Pau Gasol to play very easily.
He singled out near the free throw line, attracted the attention of Biedrins and immediately passed a lob into the basket. This allowed Andrew Bynum, who had just withdrawn from the three-second zone and rushed into the three-second zone again, to
He caught the pass just in time, and there was no obstacle between him and the basket.
Take off and dunk!
Simple and easy.
Or they teamed up to attract defensive attention in the paint and compressed the Warriors' defensive range. Pau Gasol suddenly passed the ball to Kobe or Fisher on the outside. Fisher's cold arrow three-pointer and Kobe's efficient scoring seemed like
Like daggers, they kept cutting bloody wounds on the Warriors' bodies.
Paul is in great shape!
Phil Jackson nodded with satisfaction. Although he didn't get the Kevin Garnett he wanted most this summer, getting Pau Gasol seemed to be a very good result. No, it might be a better result.
, he understood the triangle offense too easily and too deeply.
This is simply a player born for the triangle offense.
There is only one person who is an outlier, Adrian!
Although he has been practicing his free running ability this summer, ability is the same thing. When Adrian actually stepped on the court, he almost immediately discovered that he could not accept the responsibility for this in his heart.
He also scored a few points, but that had nothing to do with the team's overall tactics, nor did it have anything to do with Pau Gasol. It was all the individual singles he chose to score when the ball was passed to his hands.
In addition, Adrian focused all his energy on defense. Blocking shots, rebounds, and steals, Adrian seemed extremely busy on the defensive end. Every time he actively defended and fiercely fought, the truth would be revealed.
People are amazed by his attitude towards the game.
But Phil Jackson is not an ordinary person after all. He quickly noticed something strange about Adrian. He almost didn’t ask for the ball, no, he didn’t ask for the ball even once. But when the ball got into his hands, he basically
It won't spread. Adrian is out of touch with the entire Lakers. No, it should be said that Adrian took the initiative to abandon the Lakers.
Although Adrian's defensive performance exceeded Phil Jackson's expectations, offensively, it was not that Adrian was unable to integrate into the Lakers' offense, but that he simply did not want to integrate into the Lakers' offense.
During the attack. This attitude can be seen from Adrian's tactical execution time and time again!
"How could this happen?" Phil Jackson frowned.
In Phil Jackson's perception, Adrian has always been a very mature player. He is smart, calm, good at dealing with interpersonal relationships, and has great strength and unlimited potential. If Adrian hadn't been unable to adapt to
The triangle offense, and considering that Kobe is in his prime, Phil Jackson almost wants to establish Adrian as the core of the Lakers.
In the summer, Phil Jackson also considered that Adrian would complain slightly because he was deprived of possession of the ball, but he believed that Adrian should be able to accept all this. After all, it is all for the team. He believes
He can convince Adrian, just like he persuaded Jordan, O'Neal, and Kobe before. He can handle these eccentric and arrogant stars, but there is no reason why he can't handle Adrian, a sensible and obedient child.
Phil Jackson thinks so.
And that's exactly what he did.
But Phil Jackson couldn't have realized that Adrian was almost certain that the Lakers would trade him and was ready to leave the Lakers, whether he was hastily traded this season or the Lakers used him as a bargaining chip next season.
Get some good players back and continue to compete for the championship.
The Lakers are no longer his team...(To be continued...)
