Chapter 293 The First Battle of the Western Finals (4)
In addition to his role on the defensive end, Jordan is also very helpful on the offensive end.
The most important thing is cover!
No matter what era it is, as long as you play basketball, the best screeners and the most effective screeners are tall centers!
The screen between the defender and the defender is difficult to succeed, and even if it is successful, it will not mean much.
Because after the screen, the opponent's defense is misaligned and there is little advantage.
The center and defender coverage are different!
As long as the opponent switches defense after the screen, the defender defends the center, and the center defends the defender!
Whether it's the center's alley-oop inside or the defender's small play on the outside, it's a good result for the offense.
Prince's height is fine for playing the fourth position, but he is thin and doesn't always work well when used to cover Curry.
Not to mention Laga Belle and Azubuike.
Jordan's cover effect is very good.
With his first-class physical fitness, Jordan's inside cuts after covering are extremely lethal!
As long as the opponent is slightly negligent, Jordan can dunk in an alley-oop!
Jordan's finishing ability at the basket is very good.
In terms of inside shooting percentage alone, Jordan is higher than Lopez!
Of course, no matter how good Jordan's cover is, it won't work if only Curry moves.
The opponent is the defending champion!
The Lakers' defense has always been among the best!
No matter how cool Curry's movement is, it will be difficult for one person to open up the Lakers' defense!
If it’s not enough, just make up for it!
Anyway, these Lakers starters have a very good understanding.
So in addition to Jordan, Deng Fang also replaced Belinelli!
The most famous and most beautiful tactic of the Warriors in later generations is the Splash Brothers' off-ball movement.
Deng Fang is of course the most familiar with this.
Although Belinelli is much worse than Klay, he is still reliable in off-ball movement and catching and shooting.
At least his shooting speed is fast enough and his open three-pointers are accurate enough!
It's impossible to completely achieve the same effect as Clay.
Of course, no need!
The warriors of later generations are the target of public criticism and the focus of research by all teams in the league.
Therefore, the Splash Brothers' off-ball movement tactics were not so effective in the later stages.
But that won’t happen until later!
The current Warriors are not that eye-catching, and Curry and Belinelli's off-ball tactics are not the focus of everyone's research.
It is for this reason that Curry and Belinelli's off-ball tactics are more effective!
If you dare to go to the Twin Towers, I will use off-ball tactics to kill you!
In order to allow Curry and Curry to get rid of defenders better, Deng Fang specially replaced him with Jordan!
Not only useful on the defensive end, Jordan is also very important on the offensive end!
Of course, Belinelli's defense is not very good, and his coming up will definitely have a certain impact on the defense.
However, with Jordan and Lopez inside, even if Belinelli has some difficulty defending, it won't be a big problem.
The Lakers rarely play without the ball anyway!
Even in the triangle offense, the Lakers mostly use mid-range to resolve battles.
And mid-range is always easier to cover!
You have the Twin Towers, and so do I!
I have off-the-ball movement tactics, but you don’t!
It’s okay if the defensive end is a little weak, because my offensive end will become sharper!
Deng Fang had thought about all this before the game.
The trend of the game was exactly as Deng Fang expected!
The Lakers' twin towers were completely unable to guard against Curry and Belinelli's off-ball movements.
DeAndre Jordan and Lopez could easily block Fisher and Kobe.
After blocking, go inward!
Even Lopez didn’t go out!
Do Bynum and Gasol dare to switch defenses?
Just let Curry and Belinelli shoot three-pointers without changing defense!
Switch defense?
If you switch defenses, Jordan and Lopez will be happy!
In less than three minutes of the game, Curry and Belinelli made three three-pointers from the outside!
Jordan even dunked two alley-oop baskets!
The defensive end is unstoppable, and the offensive end is also very difficult for the Lakers.
Let Gasol and Bynum play in isolation?
Forget it, it’s hard to think about!
In front of Lopez, Bynum has no advantage in height or weight.
As for Gasol, Jordan is not afraid either.
With four long men standing in the penalty area, coupled with the help and harassment from other Warriors, how high can the inside singles shooting rate be?
It doesn't matter how comprehensive your skills are. I'm faster than you, I can jump higher, and there's a shot-blocking expert behind me at any time to help defend. What can you do?
CIC?
Hook?
Can!
If you can put it in or hook it in, I'll admit it!
How high can your field goal percentage be when you hit a forced shot against someone?
No matter how high the hit rate is, can it still be higher than my dunk?
The Warriors replaced the twin towers to limit the Lakers' interior offense.
If you can't score inside, you have to rely on Kobe.
Deng Fang chose to have Prince guard Kobe and Belinelli guard Artest.
Of course, against Artest, Belinelli suffered from height and strength.
However, Artest's offensive efficiency with the ball is not very high!
And with Kobe around, Artest doesn't have many opportunities to attack with the ball. He is more used as a shooter on the outside to open up space!
Moreover, Artest's shooting speed is slow and must be wide open. It doesn't matter if Belinelli is shorter.
To guard against an outside shooter, just to interfere, Belinelli is enough!
Even when it comes to grabbing rebounds, with Jordan and Lopez around, it doesn't matter if Belinelli suffers a little loss in the matchup!
Most of the rebounds don’t have to be grabbed by long men in the penalty area!
Belinelli can guard Artest, and Prince can guard Kobe.
When it comes to who are the best defenders of Kobe Bryant in the NBA, Prince can definitely be ranked in the top three!
He is tall, has long arms, has rich experience, and is fast. Such a person is the most suitable person to use to defend the opponent's arrow character.
As for Fisher, Curry alone is enough to defend him.
The Lakers couldn't score inside, and Kobe was covered by Prince's long arms. Since the Warriors did a good job of assisting in defense, and the pick-and-roll with Gasol wasn't very effective, the Lakers only scored 6 points in three minutes.
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Among these 6 points, 3 points were obtained from free throws.
13:6, in three minutes, the Warriors led by 7 points.
The Zen Master didn't care about the score and sat firmly on the Diaoyutai as usual.
Not only was he pretending to be X, but he didn't care about winning or losing the game. Anyway, the Zen master looked relaxed.
The game continues.
With Bynum and Gasol around, it will be difficult for the Lakers to prevent Curry and Belinelli's off-ball movements!
In turn, the Lakers' internal and external offense is very difficult.
Fortunately, Kobe was very calm. He did not fight with Prince blindly. Instead, he kept asking Artest to come up in pick-and-rolls, forcing Belinelli to switch defenses, and then singled out Belinelli.
Belinelli's single defense ability is still not good.
Deng Fang had expected this a long time ago.
As long as Artest blocked Prince, Belinelli and Prince would double-team Kobe!
Kobe is best at one-on-ones, so I'll let you pass the ball!
Artest's scoring relies more on open three-pointers, so I will force Kobe to pass the ball to Artest and let him handle the ball!
