In the first quarter, I still relied on the Cavaliers' bench, that is, Maurice Williams + Jefferson scored 4 points each, and then scored a total of 10 points. 10 points in a single quarter, this is not what it looks like.
What a particularly good-looking score. The Cavaliers are a team that averages more than 104+ points per game this season. 10 points in a single quarter? It's too low.
All the starters in this quarter did not play well. Although James tried his best to organize the team and connect the team in the first quarter, the Lakers' defensive system was too rigorous. He wanted to pass the ball too much, which actually made the team play.
Not open. Including the transition attack that he is best at, he was not able to score in the first quarter. This is definitely an abnormal performance.
On the other hand, the Lakers played steadily and at a slow pace, but still scored 22 points. For other fast-paced teams, 22 points in a single quarter is actually a bit low, but for the Lakers, it is not low at all.
.They have not averaged 90 points per game so far this season. This is a "huge anomaly" and "huge heresy" in this league.
Much like the previous Bulls and Grizzlies, the only difference is that the Lakers are stronger and have won more, so no one can blame them too much. At least before the record declines, it will be difficult to do anything. Otherwise,
How do you want the teams in the Eastern Conference to survive? The top three teams in the Western Conference all have a higher regular season winning percentage than them.
If the Warriors and Spurs weren't so terrible this season, the Lakers wouldn't have a relatively "mediocre" record. So far, they've only lost 12 games, which shouldn't be considered bad in any season. That's it.
The Western Conference this season is just too wild.
The internal friction is extremely serious. But people with a discerning eye can also see it. The first group in the Western Division has already taken shape.
There is nothing wrong with the Warriors + Spurs + Lakers forming the Western Conference seeding team, or in other words, the league seeding team. The rest, including the Thunder, have also started to decline in their regular season records due to coaching changes and extensive injuries to the team.
, although they are still fourth in the Western Conference, the distance from the three teams above is getting bigger and bigger. If you want to catch up, you not only need to play well and win more games, but also look at the three teams in front.
Force them to lose or not.
Now it is really difficult for these three teams to lose.
Unless there is internal strife and internal friction.
Someone has counted that, apart from internal friction, these three teams have only lost a handful of games. So... Do I need to explain more about the cruelty of the Western Conference? If you have to play the Warriors 4 times a season
, the Spurs 4 times, the Lakers 4 times, think about your mood and mentality. Basically, we have not started yet, and we will lose at least 10 games this season. Therefore, being born in the West, it must be wild.
If you're not wild, you won't even be able to squeeze into the fringes of the playoffs.
Look at the Rockets, they claim to be the Magic Team, but they haven't even touched the top eight right now.
Entering the second quarter, Larry Brown didn't seem to intend to waste his substitute time easily. He began to actively change his moves and set up response tactics. It felt like he was much more serious than in the previous half of the game. He began to invest more energy.
This is also a common coaching process for head coaches. Because they also need to slowly transform their thoughts and coaching thinking to the intensity of the playoffs. This is not a blink of an eye process, it is a gradual transformation. In one breath
Doing this will only disrupt your team's rhythm and increase the team's risk of injury.
In the second quarter, the Cavaliers let James rest for a while and let Irving go first and lead the team's substitutes. This is also the benefit of the three All-Star players. It would be better if they can all attack independently.
You can play with it. The Cavaliers' defense has been so poor in the league in recent years, but they can repeatedly reach the finals. This has a lot to do with their style of play. No matter what time, they can at least maintain an independent offense on the scene.
Capable star players lead the team.
In this way, the team will not have a shortage of independent offensive points and firepower gaps, and the stability will be very high.
This team's style of play is actually the style of play of the Heat back then. The system operates with James as the core. Irving is similar to Wade back then, and Love is similar to Bosh back then. Although the defensive ability has declined, the scoring ability is.
Still above. Because these players are still very young, Wade did not maintain his peak scoring ability for too long. Except for the first two years, his singles level has not been as good as Irving's level this season. Moreover, Irving has three-pointers
There is a basket.
It can open up more space.
In this quarter, Larry Brown seemed to have anticipated the Cavaliers' play at the beginning of the quarter, and quickly turned into a weak defensive tactic + a double team to help defend. This was directed against Irving on the opposite side, because the Lakers'
The position of substitute No. 1 has been very poor, especially the defense, which has repeatedly become a point for opponents to chase points. This has been confirmed in the previous games. Either Farmar's defense is not hard enough, or he simply lacks personal hard ability.
, this is a gap that is difficult to fill no matter how hard you work or how you use your attitude. Therefore, before the start of this game, Larry Brown deployed this tactical play on the sidelines to specifically restrain Irving's singles time.
When Irving breaks through, resolutely implement a defensive double-team, forcing him to pass the ball to others to attack, preferably inside. Because the opponent's inside offensive ability is not strong, it is the same whether he is a starter or a substitute. Tristan.
Thompson and Timofey Mozgov are both typical blue-collar players. The Lakers can just use more tactics to deal with it, but their personal offensive ability is not enough. If they are really allowed to play more, especially on their own offense, there will definitely be no success.
Too much damage. Regarding the defense of the Lakers players, Larry Brown is still very confident in his coaching ability. Not to mention his ability, his attitude is very good! Well, actually it’s a bit nonsense. You Larry Brown attaches so much importance to the defensive end.
, everyone wants more playing opportunities, so it is impossible not to strengthen, unless you are really a superstar, Iverson, that kind. Otherwise, no one can escape. Besides, the team boss is so invested, what qualifications do you have?
Are you talking nonsense? If you want to increase your playing time and opportunities, you must strengthen your defense. At least your defensive attitude must not be less.
This is just like when D'Antoni was coaching last season, the offensive attitude and determination must be the same.
What each coach requires is completely different. If you as a player are not qualified to resist, you can only accept it. There is no second way. Even if it is said that the NBA is a players' league and not a coach-respected league like the NCAA
.However, this "player" is also conditional. Not all players can, specifically, only stars and superstar players.
As soon as Irving broke through with the ball, he was met with strong help and double defense from the Lakers. This made him have no choice but to pass the ball to others after missing two goals alone. But look at these people, Mozgov
Iman Shumpert has averaged 5+ points per game this season with 6+ points and no three-pointers. His three-point shooting percentage is 29%, which is less than 30%. Jefferson is no longer the player who could easily shoot down the field.
He is a star player who averages 22+ points per game. Now he only averages 5+ points per game and is mostly used as a shooter. His singles and personal offensive abilities have almost completely deteriorated. Only Morris Williams can still play by himself.
But he has a very bad habit, that is, as long as he gets the ball, he likes to attack without thinking. Although his passing and vision are okay, he often goes crazy and makes blind hits and throws. Moreover
He is too short, and the Lakers can easily hit his mismatches, and Nick Young's shot against him will not be too big. Williams' defense has always been close to the "black hole" level.
In this case, as long as another person is used to focus on Williams, it will be OK.
Larry Brown was ruthless enough and actually used Covington, the best substitute defender, to defend alone. Williams also wanted to rely on his speed and flexibility to "beat the big with the small", but he first underestimated the test.
Wenton's personal defensive ability, and secondly, he also overestimated his current physical condition. Looking at the original time and space, this is his last season, and his physical fitness has deteriorated a lot. Don't think that everyone is a historical giant.
That kind of endurance, for most ordinary NBA players, there is an obvious period of decline after the age of 30. Especially for a small man like Williams, his threat will be greatly reduced after his speed and agility decrease. Don't tell me this.
He, as strong as Iverson, is known as the fastest breakthrough player in history, but he can only maintain it for a few more years. Once he does not have these guarantees, he will decline rapidly and will be lost to everyone.
This arrangement put the Cavaliers' offensive operation at a disadvantage. Maurice Williams couldn't open up at all. After making 0 of 3 shots, the Cavaliers directly let Irving come. Irving is not the same Irving he was in previous years. 5
In his senior year, he has matured a lot overall. So he quickly adjusted according to the situation on the court, began to reduce personal breakthroughs, and chose to cut into pick-and-rolls to save physical energy and reduce the difficulty of breakthroughs.
The Lakers' response has been arranged long ago, using "Weaking" to target the pick-and-roll defense. Wherever Irving's pick-and-roll man blocks, he will directly block the other side, and let Irving go to the side of the pick-and-roll man. The reason why this is done is because of Irving's breakthrough
Your ability is top-notch. If you want to block it easily, it is basically impossible. Not only would it take a lot of energy and energy, it would also make it easy for your opponent to "counterattack" and use your defense to be overly utilitarian, break through and break up in one fell swoop.
Don't doubt that Irving's singles level has been very high in the past few years. With James by his side, he doesn't need to learn how to share the ball. He just needs to maximize his personal singles ability.
Therefore, simply let go and let the opponent take the covering direction. In this case, it is easier to have defensive initiative. Of course, if you want to guard Kyrie Irving this season, this method is not enough, so you need to have follow-up methods.
.When Irving's pick-and-roll bypass is closer to the sideline, use the method of forcing the sideline to delay Irving, allowing teammates inside the three-point line to have longer time to respond and react, making it more difficult for Irving to break through and finish. You need to know
, in the NBA, if the players are ready, it is really not easy if you want to fight more than one person. Don't talk about Irving, it will be the same when the superstars come, it will never be easy. If
Irving wants a pick-and-roll at a more appropriate location? It's simple. Larry Brown wants the Lakers to directly adopt an abnormal way to defend the pick-and-roll, without traditional pursuit and exchange, and without maintaining a one-on-one defensive position between the pick-and-roll and the player calling the pick-and-roll.
.In other words...directly adopt the method of "strangling" to call the pick-and-roll player.
The Lakers' Nick Young and Farmar didn't even try to get rid of the Russian Mozgov, and directly pinched Kyrie Irving who was holding the ball! This made the Cavaliers' home commentator shout loudly:
"Mistake! Error in defensive pick-and-roll!"
Defensive error??? Larry Brown smiled off the court and said: Who told you that this was a defensive pick-and-roll error?
Irving was caught in a double-team with this ball. He did not expect that the Lakers would dare to do this and almost made a mistake. However, he still relied on his own ball control ability to barely hold on, and then passed it to Mozgov who was unguarded on one side.
Mozgov made a shot, but unfortunately, the ball was not open at all! Because the moment Irving stabilized the ball, it gave the Lakers' inside line time to react and come out. Yi Jianlian saved the ball and interfered with it. Blacksmith, Lakers
The teams blocked their positions and protected the rebound.
This is to make it clear that Irving is going to be strangled to death and he will fight himself! And he is just bullying you. Irving is too short and cannot force the shot like Joe Come does without any space to shoot! You can pass the ball, it depends on you guys.
How many goals can be scored! Don't forget that the Lakers' defense, even on the bench, is very methodical and definitely not random. This is what a head coach with a truly strong defensive system can do.
Not just the main force, the substitutes also need to be strengthened.
Irving played another pick-and-roll later, but this time it was even less effective, and he fell into the Lakers' "Weak" defense. He was selectively put to the left by Farmar, which was actually a change of direction and provocation. Because
Few people know that Irving, who shoots with his right hand, is actually a very strong left-handed player. It is even rumored that he is left-handed. Due to an injury in college, Irving used his left hand to break the NCAA league and became famous. Irving also really called the pick-and-roll to prepare for a breakout.
But the quality of the pick-and-roll this time was not high. Not every team's pick-and-roll level is as strong as the Warriors. Covington seized the opportunity. He did not follow the direction of the opponent's screen. Instead, he deliberately took a step behind.
, found another direction and stood still for a moment, waiting for a second before taking action.
Seeing this, Larry Brown felt that he was more and more right. This guy with a basic salary has really good defensive savvy and talent. This is a kind of impromptu decision. Instead of following the traditional pick-and-roll, he adopts a slow and slow approach.
To follow up in one step, you must control the offensive line of the ball holder in disguise! This person with no ability cannot play like this at all. Both prediction and personal ability are indispensable. Otherwise, doing so will be a huge joke and will make the opponent take advantage of it.
You pass it cleanly, one-two, tearing apart the defense.
Then Irving was actually judged by the opponent, and his breakthrough was greatly delayed. Covington relied on his height and prepared predictions in advance to almost prevent Irving from jumping and received a shot.
Turning around, the Lakers scored a mid-range shot. There was no other way, so the Cavaliers had no choice but to call a timeout.
Because they couldn't get a single point during this period.