Defensively, Adrian continues to mark Deron, and Sasha Vujacic marks Ronnie Brewer. Although Vujacic's defense is not very good, Brewer is not a great threat. Just be careful with his open three.
Just score points, don't worry too much about him offensively.
Kobe Bryant mentioned that he should defend Kirilenko at the small forward position. What makes Kirilenko strong is his defense. Relatively speaking, his offense is not too strong. Although there is a slight difference in height between the two, but with
Kobe's defensive methods will definitely not make Kirilenko feel good. In addition, Kirilenko is still recovering from a serious injury. No one can tell how well Kirilenko can perform. Although his physical fitness is good, but
Too thin and frequent injuries may very well destroy this talented white man.
In the interior, Odom, who is 208 centimeters tall, does not suffer when defending Okur. Moreover, his steps are faster than Turiaf. He can defend Okur better, and he can barely take care of both the inside and outside. He is better than Turiaf.
Can better protect the backboard.
This lineup has nothing defensively, and is even vaguely stronger than the starting lineup. It's just that Odom lacks strength and is easily beaten by others, but Okur is not the kind of interior player with a tough style.
What really surprised Sloan happened on the Lakers' offense.
Since there was no fast break opportunity, Adrian dribbled the ball steadily to the frontcourt, and then passed the ball directly to Kobe. Until this point, nothing was too surprising. What was truly unexpected was that when Adrian passed the ball
After handing it over to Kobe, he rushed directly to the low post.
In the low post, that is the position of the inside player.
Of course, this does not mean that only inside players can play in the low post. There is no shortage of outside players in the league who are good at low post. Especially as there are more and more athletic inside players in recent years, there are fewer and fewer traditional inside players. In the past, on the basketball court
It is often seen that the scenes of tall inside players holding the ball and playing in singles in the low post are gradually decreasing, and are replaced by outside players.
While inside players have abandoned the low post, many outside players have carved out a world of their own in the low post. Most of them are strong, have excellent footwork, and have good back-to-the-basket scoring abilities. Because the low post is more
It is closer to the basket, so it is easier to score. At the same time, it can more effectively compress the opponent's defensive formation and provide space for the team's long range.
For example, Chauncey Billups, Jason Kidd, 2003 No. 3 pick Melo, and Carmelo Anthony are all famous outside low post players in the league.
Adrian does have good post-up skills. Jerry Sloan has studied the Lakers game videos in detail, and there are many shots of Adrian using his back from the high post to directly force the opponent's point guard into the penalty area to score.
But low down...
Adrian has never been in that position.
Moreover, at this time, Lamar Odom, who was serving as the power forward, moved to a high position and stood near the free throw line. This sudden change made Boozer, who was supposed to be guarding Odom, a little confused.
I don’t know whether I should go out and guard Odom, or guard Adrian who is currently in the low post.
At this moment, Kobe passed the ball.
"Snapped!"
With a ground pass, the basketball was directly handed to Adrian. At this time, Deron was still on the outside. This somewhat weird lineup made Williams not sure what to do. Boozer had to pounce on Adrian.
Adrian. Adrian is not in a hurry to shoot, mainly because in this position, he cannot guarantee his hit rate, even when no one is guarding him.
When Boozer pounced, Adrian blocked Boozer with his back. His broad back felt the direction of Boozer's force, and then he slammed backwards fiercely!
Boozer was directly knocked back a small step. The moment Boozer was knocked back, Adrian immediately took action. He turned left without any delay and cut directly into the penalty area from Boozer's side. As far as the inside is concerned.
, Boozer's pace was indeed slow. Although he had the intention and predicted what Adrian was going to do, he just couldn't keep up.
"Bang!" Adrian cut into the paint and dunked easily before Okur came up to defend.
After completing the dunk, Adrian did not celebrate, but quickly retreated from defense.
In the backcourt, Adrian seemed to have returned to the point guard position, continuing to face Deron Williams. Adrian's defense against Deron Williams was very efficient. For a main player like Deron
For a breakthrough player who relies on physical strength to achieve breakthroughs, as long as you are stronger than him, his power will be greatly reduced.
And Adrian is taller, stronger, and faster than Deron!
In the end, Deron Williams had to pass the ball hastily under the pressure of Adrian, but was intercepted by Kobe, who was watching eagerly next to him. Then he had no intention of taking advantage of the situation to make a fast break.
Because Kirilenko and Brewer were already ready to retreat.
Just now on the sidelines, Sloan had laid out in detail how to stop the Lakers' fast break tactics, but he didn't expect that after the timeout, the Lakers had no intention of continuing to play fast break.
Kobe directly dribbled the ball through the half court, and then Adrian, who passed the half court, did not stop at the top arc at all and ran directly to the low post. This time, Deron followed Adrian, but was also beaten by Adrian.
An was stuck in the low post, and Kobe's pass came immediately.
Adrian turned around, adjusted his steps slightly, and suddenly pulled out a jumper!
Deron Williams jumps to interfere, but his height is really too short, and Adrian's bounce speed and shot are specially trained. Although he does not jump very high on purpose, it is difficult for Williams to block the shot.
arrive.
The height gap is not so easy to make up for!
After several offenses and defenses, the Jazz seemed a little confused on the court, but Jerry Sloan could see clearly on the sidelines. In today's game, although Adrian was responsible for guarding Williams on the defensive end, he was not responsible for guarding Williams on the offensive end.
, he completely regarded himself as a power forward.
A power forward who hangs out in the post!
Adrian is 203 centimeters tall. With his height at the point guard position, he is naturally a tall defender that is difficult to find in the league, but at the power forward position, he seems a bit small. However, this pocket power forward is extremely powerful.
Adrian can certainly play in the low post, and his post-up attack can be called good in today's NBA where athletic insiders play the leading role. It is a quite threatening offensive weapon. With the mid-range back-turn jumper,
This skill was developed by Adrian, which not only enriched his arsenal of weapons, but also increased his power in the low position.
Phil Jackson even tried to persuade Adrian to switch to playing inside during this training.
Only Adrian refused.
The field of vision in the low position is too narrow. For Adrian, who likes to be in control of the overall situation at all times, he can just jump in and fight when necessary, but stay in the low position for a long time. Such an idea does not exist in Adrian's head.
In this game, due to Phil Jackson's tactical arrangement, Adrian appeared in the low post, and if Boozer was responsible for defending him in the low post, the defensive effect would not be very good.
Carlos Boozer's steps are slow. If Boozer goes to defend, he will hit the back several times and then directly break through with fast steps. If Deron is to defend Adrian, he can directly use his height advantage to break through.
Deron's overhead jumper.
Neither Deron nor Boozer can defend Adrian. More importantly, if Boozer defends Adrian, who will defend Odom who is pulled up to the high post?
