Vujacic has not had many playing opportunities this season, mainly because of Adrian.
Although Vujacic is the Lakers' substitute at the shooting guard position, in fact, because the Lakers have never been able to find a starting point guard before this, Vujacic often plays at the point guard position.
It's just that he is only responsible for dribbling the ball across half the court and then handing the ball to Kobe.
Last season, Vujacic and Kobe played at the same time. Kobe broke through with the ball while Vujacic waited for Kobe's pass at the three-point line. But this season, because the Lakers have Adrian, everything is different.
, Vujacic averaged 17.7 minutes of playing time per game last season, which is considered good among the substitutes.
But this season, Vujacic's average playing time dropped sharply to 9.8 minutes, and he averaged only four or five shots per game. He has been sitting on the bench. Vujacic appeared to be quite active after he came on the court. Not only did he receive a pass from Kobe and hit a
An open three-pointer and a lob inside pass to Kwame Brown caused a foul on Josh Smith.
At the same time, Kobe, who was completely silent in the first quarter, seemed to be gradually showing signs of recovery. In the top arc, even though Joe Johnson put his hand on Kobe's face, he still put the basketball on the three-point line.
It went into the basket and also caused a foul on Joe Smith.
The call for this foul was somewhat controversial. Joe Johnson insisted that he had not touched Kobe, argued with the referee, and was immediately called a technical foul. Joe Johnson is not the kind of person who can do anything with a brain cramp. In fact,
He was still very calm in the game. When the referee called the technical foul, he immediately shut his mouth.
But Mike Woodson still took Joe Johnson off the court to calm down. In addition, this is also a kind of protection. After all, the referee just called a technical foul. If he continues to be on the court, the referee may focus on Joe.
Johnson held on, which not only allowed Joe Johnson to calm down, but also allowed the referee to calm down.
Foul free throws plus technical foul free throws, a total of three free throws and one throw. Technical foul free throws cannot be handed over to others as long as Kobe is on the court, because his free throws are truly the most stable for the Lakers. Kobe did not disappoint, either.
Three free throws were made steadily, and the next attack was successful again. After passing the defender, he made a high jump shot and hit the basket accurately.
The consequences of Joe Johnson's exit were quickly revealed. As the star of the Atlanta Hawks, Joe Johnson is not only the Hawks' offensive organizer and the Hawks' most reliable scorer, but also the Hawks' perimeter defender.
sharp knife.
His dismissal made the Hawks' perimeter defense, which had been weakened by shrinking defense, even weaker. The Hawks had to let go of their tight interior defense, because Kobe had completely opened up the perimeter, and their defense naturally expanded.
come out.
Adrian was substituted on the court again, Lamar Odombe was substituted, and Adrian appeared at the small forward position. Because the defense was stretched by Kobe, Adrian became active again in the low post.
It seems that Marvin Williams' defense is pretty good, and he defended Adrian very hard.
But Adrian also has ways to deal with him. As a low-post defensive player, Marvin Williams still seems a bit weak. In terms of defensive awareness, although he has played in the NBA for one year, as a second-year player
As a rookie, his consciousness is still immature. More importantly, like many other black players, he can jump very well and likes to jump very much.
When Adrian completed his turn, he raised his hand slightly, and you could see Marvin Williams flying up like a rocket into the sky, and then Adrian cut in from him without stopping, and before Josh
-The moment Smith attempted to pounce, Adrian directly passed the ball to Turiaf who followed up from behind Josh Smith. Turiaf, who had already been prepared, received the ball with a ferocious pass.
Slam dunk!
Regarding Adrian's low post attack, the Eagles wanted to use shrinking defense to deal with it. However, once shrinking the defense, it would be equivalent to letting go of the defense against Kobe Bryant to a certain extent. However, if they spread the defense, they could not
Block Adrian's play in the low post.
The game continued until the end of the third quarter, and Adrian sat on the bench with Kobe, with a towel on his shoulders and a relaxed expression on his face as he watched the game on the court, because the outcome was decided.
99:71, a 28-point gap in the three quarters was the answer given by the Lakers in Adrian's first game back. The pressure he showed in the low post really opened up more space for the Lakers' offense.
In the third quarter of the game, Adrian played for 28 minutes, but took a record 16 shots. He made 10 of 16 shots and 7 of 10 free throws. He scored 27 points, setting a new personal scoring record.
In addition, there were 5 assists, 5 rebounds, a block, and two turnovers.
These two mistakes were caused when Andrei was double-teamed by the Hawks in the low post. He was not experienced enough in playing in the low post, and he did not grasp the timing of passing the ball very well when double-teamed. This resulted in
Such two mistakes were made, but Adrian had already noticed this.
Overall, it was a successful comeback.
As for Kobe, he also played 26 minutes in three quarters and hit eight of his eighteen shots. His shooting rate of 44% was not high, but he made three of five three-pointers and 12 of 12 free throws.
, scoring a total of thirty-one points.
As the most popular rookie this year, Adrian's performance in his first game back is naturally the focus of media attention. Adrian played 28 minutes and scored 27 points, five assists, five rebounds and one block, which was very efficient.
Amazing, but not the most amazing place.
"Adrian's power in the low post is amazing, the Lakers get an inside weapon"
"Adrian is in great form and suspension cannot stop him"
"New style of play after suspension, the assist king is transformed into a low-post machine"
"The Lakers compete for the ball again, and the best rookie is driven to the low post"
After the Lakers vs. Hawks game, all media rushed to report on the game.
For example, the report from the Boston Post described the internal struggle for power within the Lakers. According to relevant sources, Adrian was driven to the low post because he failed to compete with Kobe for the right to control the ball.
Development. Of course, I guess not many people would believe it.
Boston, Los Angeles, Celtics, Lakers. Two dynasties, a pair of mortal enemies.
However, although Adrian performed well after his comeback, the Lakers completely slaughtered the Hawks. However, except for the local media in Los Angeles, other sports media did not take this seriously. They were just surprised that Adrian actually had
Such excellent low-post offensive ability has raised the Lakers' evaluation from a first-rounder in the Western Conference to a contender for the Western Conference championship. Not many people saw the Lakers win the championship. After all, the flaws in their lineup are very obvious, and
This Lakers have not yet withstood the test of a strong team.
But soon.
Because what awaits the Lakers next is a brutal death trip to Texas.
From December 11th to December 16th, the Lakers will experience four games in six days, and they are all games against strong teams in the Western Conference. They are also the most troublesome and uncomfortable games in the league. Every day
When the schedule was released at the beginning of the season, every team, from the coach to the water fountain keeper, would be reluctant to hold out their middle finger and curse when they found out that there was such a group of combinations on their schedule: "
