The Zen master had no choice but to call a timeout.
Without Kobe, the impact on the Lakers would be too great.
What kind of player is difficult to guard?
Combination of sudden throw and sudden throw, able to throw and sudden attack.
What kind of team is difficult to defend?
There is an inside and an outside, and the inside and outside are combined.
Without Kobe, the Lakers only have the inside.
It’s not that I can’t shoot from outside, it’s that I don’t have good shooting opportunities.
If they meet a team with average interior defense, the Lakers will be fine.
Open the inside line and force the opponent to shrink, giving the outside line a chance.
But the Warriors also have twin towers, and DeAndre Jordan and Lopez are both very good defensively.
So the Lakers' offense is very difficult.
The Zen master is very powerful, but it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Without star players, there is nothing the Zen master can do.
The fact is that Jackson has never successfully led a civilian team.
His championships were either won by Jordan, or by Shaquille O'Neal, or Kobe Bryant.
This is also the reason why many people think that Zen Master is inferior to Popovich.
After the timeout, the Lakers stepped up their defense against Curry.
Bynum and Gasol tried their best not to switch defenses, while the others looked after each other and focused entirely on Curry.
After all, the Lakers are also the defending champions.
The Lakers' outstanding record in recent years was not caused by strong winds.
Even in terms of personnel composition, the Lakers are not bad.
It's just one less Kobe.
If the offense is not good, the defense is still fine.
The defending champion's heritage is still there.
Once specially deployed, Curry's off-ball movement will be greatly restricted.
However, the Warriors are not limited to Curry's off-ball movement.
After two or three consecutive runs without the ball and no chance, Curry decisively switched to the offensive mode with the ball.
In the past, Curry used to play pick-and-rolls with Lopez, but now he has switched to DeAndre Jordan.
Lopez stood outside the three-point line and was responsible for opening up the space.
Although Lopez's three-pointers are not as good as those of Azubuike and others, no one dares to let them go.
Lopez rarely shot three-pointers before. After joining the Warriors, he began to shoot a lot of three-pointers at Deng Fang's request.
In the offseason and the training camp, in just over two months, Lopez's three-point shooting has reached about 30%.
The touch is there, but the coach didn't allow it before.
After more than half a season of polishing, Lopez's three-point shooting has increased to over 35%.
This three-point shooting rate is already very good for a center.
Looking at efficiency alone, a 30% three-point shooting rate is the same as a 50% two-point shooting rate!
Except for centers who only know how to lob the ball, few can achieve a two-point shooting rate of 50%!
Therefore, the threat of Lopez standing outside the three-point line is still great.
Opponents don't dare to let him go easily!
In this case, the Warriors will have three shooters outside: Prince, Lopez, and Laga Bell.
With space, Jordan and Curry's pick-and-roll becomes extremely threatening.
After blocking Jordan, he walked to the basket!
Do you dare to switch defenses?
Curry just needs to throw the ball in the air, and Jordan can alley-oop and eat the pie!
Do you dare not to change?
Then Curry can shoot a three-pointer directly!
Do you dare to help defend?
Do you really think the three shooters outside the Warriors are just watching the fun?
No matter what, you have to choose a bottle of poison!
The specific toxicity of the poison you choose depends on the feel of the Warriors players.
If you bet that Curry has a bad hand and Curry really can't make a shot, you'll win the bet.
If you bet that the three Princes have bad shooting skills, and it happens that these three people really can't make shots, then you will win the bet.
If you bet on Jordan not making the alley-oop... I'm sorry, the probability of this happening is too small and will not be considered.
But if you lose the bet, you'll be in trouble.
The problem is that these guys on the Warriors are very reliable in shooting.
Deng Fang carefully selected these people.
Both Laga Belle and Prince have proven themselves.
Lopez also proved his three-point touch in later generations.
As for Curry, other teams may have questions, but Deng Fang does not.
joke!
Curry is the future three-point king!
Many three-point records in the future will belong to Curry!
The best shooter in history!
The best ball-handling three-point shooter in history!
Deng Fang has seen Curry's various incredible performances in later generations.
Therefore, as long as other teams bet, they will most likely lose!
The problem is that the opponent has no other choice but to gamble!
Jackson's choice was to bet on the Warriors' poor outside touch.
After being in the league for so many years, Master Zen still has a very accurate eye for people.
Can't make the bet?
Forget it, that’s courting death!
The league’s new three-point contest champion!
11 of 18 three-pointers in the All-Star Game!
Dare you let such a person go?
Then you are either stupid or crazy...
Zen Master did not underestimate the Warriors' three-point strength from the outside, but he did not dare to let Curry go!
The results can be imagined.
With shooting space, Lopez and others took advantage of three-pointers and shot them happily.
The Lakers' offense is as difficult as ever, but the Warriors get everything they want.
In comparison between the two phases, the difference in points expanded rapidly.
After the first quarter, the score has become 41:23!
The second quarter started with a confrontation between the substitutes.
The Warriors still did not fall behind in the substitute competition.
Livingston made excellent arrangements, Radmanovic, and Anthony Morrow made accurate three-pointers, Turiaf made a good mid-range shot, and the offense at the basket was equally vigorous.
Especially Azubuike, who was extremely fierce after being replaced as a substitute!
Azubuike is the person on the Warriors other than Curry who holds the ball and attacks the basket the most!
There is no problem in the starting lineup, and Azubuike is even more comfortable as a substitute.
Three points!
Layup!
Dunk!
Another three points!
Within a few minutes, Azubuike scored 12 points!
The rest of the Warriors also played well.
Soon, halfway through the second quarter, the score between the two teams became 57:31!
The Warriors lead by 26 points!
After returning from the starting lineup, the Lakers still couldn't narrow the point difference.
At the end of the first half, the point difference between the two teams widened to 30 points.
After the halftime break, the two teams resumed the game.
The Warriors are still feeling hot.
Unable to move inside, the Lakers began to shoot more from the outside.
Although they both shoot from the outside, the two teams are different.
The Warriors' outside shots are basically open, but the Lakers make many strong shots against people!
There is no way, they can't attack, and no one can attract a double attack, so the Lakers can only do this.
Let Fisher hold the ball and Gasol pick and roll?
Sorry, Fisher is good at shooting open shots, but not shooting with the ball in his hand.
Relying on Artest holding the ball and driving it in?
It is possible to chisel, but mistakes are bound to happen.
Artest is not a good ballhandler.
Let Shannon Brown run the ball?
Forget it, the Zen master never had this option in his mind!
One is open and the other is a strong shot.
One is a very accurate three-pointer, and the other is an average three-pointer.
The difference in shooting percentages between the two teams can be imagined.
Curry made 2 three-pointers, Lopez made 1, and Laga Bell also made 2!
DeAndre Jordan also dunked 3 in the paint!
Under the interference of the Warriors, the Lakers only made 2 three-pointers in total!
Fortunately, Gasol felt good, and Lopez scored 3 goals in singles.
But this is just a drop in the bucket and does not quench our thirst!
