The Lakers continue the preseason lineup. Center: Andrew Bynum, power forward: Pau Gasol, small forward: Adrian Kewalt, shooting guard: Kobe Bryant, point guard
Guard: Derek Fisher.
As for the Rockets, the starting center is Yao Ming, the power forward is pocket-sized big man Chuck Hayes, the small forward is Ron Artest, the shooting guard is Tracy McGrady, and the point guard is Love.
-Alstom.
The game started with a jump ball. Andrew Bynum is slightly worse than Kwame Brown in terms of physical condition, but his bounce and speed are still not comparable to Yao Ming who is purely floor-flowing and has short hands. Although Yao Ming
He had already tried his best to take off and stretched his arms, but Andrew Bynum still had the advantage of more than half a hand and moved the basketball to the Lakers' half.
Adrian grabbed the basketball, quickly handed it to Derek Fisher, and ran to the Rockets basket to get in position. Although he shouted fiercely at the beginning, when the game started, Ron
- Artest still went for Kobe. After all, Kobe is the Lakers' most lethal outside player. On the Rockets' side, Adrian is defended by the always lazy Tracy McGrady.
The Rockets fell into position defense. The person guarding Gasol was pocket inside man Chuck Hayes. When Derek Fisher saw the huge height gap between Gasol and Hayes, he said nothing.
The lob directly lobbed the basketball to Pau Gasol on the free throw line. Chuck Hayes is six feet six inches tall, which is 198 centimeters. This height is just right for shooting guard and barely enough for small forward.
Power forward is really bad. And in the draft, Chuck Hayes chose the position of center.
198cm center?
This is not the disabled NBA. His failure to be selected in the draft can be said to be a matter of course.
Pau Gasol turned his back to Derek Fisher to receive the basketball, and faced Chuck Hayes. To be honest, the 198-centimeter Chuck Hayes was really too short. Paul Gasol
It is difficult for Sol to feel any defensive pressure from Chuck Hayes.
Pau Gasol chose a jump shot. With a height of 198 centimeters, it was impossible for Chuck Hayes to interfere with Pau Gasol when he made a jump shot. However, Chuck Hayes did not intend to pass the routine.
way to interfere with Pau Gasol.
'Bang'! With a sound, Pau Gasol shot and hit the iron. Yao Ming won the rebound by virtue of his height and positioning advantages. However, he did not take the opportunity to launch a fast break, but handed it to Rafael Alston. In the frontcourt
Yao Ming did not jump directly to the low post like he did when he played under Van Gundy in the past, but stood in the high post.
The game went quickly, because neither side had any fouls, and the score was high because of the constant banging of the iron from both sides. For the Lakers, Pau Gasol seemed to be unexpectedly beaten by Chuck Hayes.
Yes was guarded. So far in the game, he has only made one of four shots. He has completely lost his glorious style in the preseason. What is even weirder is that Pau Gasol, who is 2.11 meters tall, was actually beaten by his opponent.
, Chuck Hayes, who is less than two meters tall, grabbed two offensive rebounds!
Such a comparison is undoubtedly very confusing!
On the other hand, Kobe didn't perform very well under Artest's defense. After Pau Gasol's poor opening performance, Kobe began to frequently ask Pau Gasol for the ball in singles. But in singles, he
When playing against the Rockets, we must also face a difficulty. In the past, this difficulty was the defensive expert Sean Battier. Now this difficulty seems more majestic and difficult to climb. The best defensive player in the league and the only perimeter player in the past ten years.
The Defensive Player of the Year winner and probably the best defensive small forward in the league, Ron Artest.
The new season has just begun, and Kobe is obviously in good shape, but Ron Artest is in even better shape. He has been following Kobe closely and did not give Kobe a good chance to score.
But relatively speaking, although the Lakers' offense is not good, the Rockets' offense is even worse. Anyone with eyes can see the tactical confusion. It is obvious that the Rockets intend to implement Adelman's Princeton offense.
tactics, and Yao Ming also tried to become the offensive pivot like Chris Webber of the Sacramento Kings. However, such an attempt would do nothing but bring a series of chaos to the Rockets' offense. If it were not for the Lakers' offense
They also encountered a bottleneck, and the Rockets no longer knew how far behind they were.
In fact, Yao Ming, who had just entered the league, was indeed very suitable for Princeton's tactics. At that time, Yao Ming's speed was not as slow as it is now. Although he was very tall and lacked strength and muscles, he was very fast and flexible. His footsteps cannot be said to be comparable.
He is a defender, but it is very easy to get away from ordinary inside players. Not to mention his mid-range shooting, his three-pointers are passable, and his passing ability is above the league average.
However, in the past five years, under the influence of Rockets Van Gundy's system, Yao Ming has been required to gain weight, enter the basket more, and maintain his position under the basket. Van Gundy changed Yao Ming from Dirk Nowitzki
Such an all-round player who can be both inside and outside has been transformed into a simple low-post machine with unparalleled power. Whether this transformation is good or bad is impossible to comment now, but after five years of transformation, Yao Ming has no way to adapt to this kind of transformation again.
Flexible play style.
This is the most serious problem, and there are some other minor problems. The Rockets have played a half-court offense for five full seasons. I hope they can immediately adapt to Princeton, which pays attention to people and ball movement, and is coordinated and flexible.
, that is simply a fantasy.
Three minutes passed, and five minutes passed. The two teams kept fighting, and seeing that the game was about to turn into a full-scale fighting battle, Adelman was the first to stand up. He stood up, called a timeout, and made no substitutions.
, but after returning from the timeout, the Rockets immediately changed their offensive tactics.
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The tactical mode returned to the half-court offense. Yao Ming immediately rushed to the low post after serving. He squatted, sat down on his butt, and was directly stuck in position by leaning on Andrew Bynum. Rafe Alston made a ground pass.
The basketball was handed to Yao Ming in the low post. After holding the ball, Yao Ming arched his back twice, got closer to the basket, and suddenly turned around and shot a hook shot without warning.
Yao Ming's turning movement was not very fast, but it was very sudden, which made it difficult for Andrew Bynum to guard against. In addition, his shot was very fast. Yao Ming's jumping was hampered by his increasing weight, which made it difficult for him to guard against it.
It is off the floor, so he has already become accustomed to almost not jumping when shooting. His jump shot is more like a tiptoe shot than a jump shot. Because he is tall enough, even this shooting method is still very high, although the speed is not fast.
But it's still not easy to be blocked.
Plus... when he was shooting, Adrian could see that Bynum's face was red from being suppressed, and he couldn't take off at all. Although he barely stretched his arms, he couldn't interfere with Yao Ming's shooting.
His use of his weight advantage has become instinctive after five years of playing in the low post.
After Yao Ming succeeded in beating Bynum several times in a row, the Rockets' other core player Tracy McGrady finally made his move. Outside the three-point line, taking advantage of Adrian's defensive steps not keeping up, Trey received the basketball.
West McGrady made a pull-up jumper without hesitation, with a flat and straight arc, and the basketball slammed directly into the basket with a bang.
"This guy!" Adrian looked at Tracy McGrady who was walking away with a shy smile. He couldn't help but grin. Due to continuous injuries, this guy's physical condition was no longer as good as before, but even though
In this way, he is still the killer who cannot be let go, his power is slightly reduced, but the threat is still intact.
When the Rockets changed their offensive tactics and returned to the half-court offense that was familiar to the two core players on the court last season, the Rockets' offensive success rate began to improve. Although they did not suddenly throw away the Lakers with a wave of strength, they
Continuous scoring piecemeal allowed the Rockets to successfully widen the score gap, because even now, the Lakers' offense still has not improved.
Artest strictly defended Kobe. Although Kobe is one of the best scoring perimeter players in the league, Artest is definitely one of the best defensive perimeter players in the league. In Paul
- With Gasol trapped, Kobe played consecutive singles, but unfortunately the success rate was not high, and he only made one of eight shots. Artest defended him not once or twice, and the defensive effect was sometimes good and sometimes average, but he did
He knows how to defend players like Kobe. And his physical condition also provides him with the greatest support for practicing his defense.
As for Pau Gasol, his performance definitely surprised those who had high hopes for him.
Under the defense of Chuck Hayes, a pocket power forward who is only 198 centimeters tall, Pau Gasol showed signs of being locked up. An All-Star player is locked up by a role player, and such things can happen.
Tomorrow's sports news headlines.
Due to the poor performance of the two offensive cores, the Lakers gradually fell behind in the score. By the end of the first quarter, the Lakers were already 10 points behind the Rockets at 21:31.
During the break, the Lakers were sitting on the bench, all of them looking ugly. (To be continued...)
