The first day of the new year, January 1, 2017, is New Year's Day. As the saying goes, there is a new year and a new atmosphere. It seems that the same feeling is true in the NBA. Everyone feels that there is a slight joy in the atmosphere of the league. On the first day of the new year, the Lakers will have a game
, the opponent is the pseudo-powerful Toronto Raptors. The Raptors' current record is really good, with 22 wins and 10 losses. They are already ranked very high in the Eastern Conference, as if announcing that this perennially mediocre team will be better.
Like rising.
The two All-Star perimeter players in the team also make this team well-equipped in the Eastern Conference.
In addition, Dwayne Casey is very good at tactical setup, and this set was very effective in the regular season, which once allowed them to sit first in the Eastern Conference. Even now, they are only 1 and a half games away from first place.
It's just a difference in wins. I have to say, the Eastern Conference is very messy. If this record were in the Western Conference, the playoffs would be guaranteed, but they would definitely not be among the top five.
Facing the Raptors, the entire Lakers team didn't have much emotion. Why not? Isn't it just that this team is very easy to play and there is no pressure at all? As far as the scoring ability of their two All-Star perimeters,
It's impossible to shake things up. The Lakers are now very confident in their overall defensive system.
From the beginning, the Lakers played like their old masters, with continuous passing of the ball, stable positional offense, and strong defense. This prevented the Raptors from scoring a single point within 5 minutes. DeRozan forced a shot.
After shooting, the Raptors broke through and scored zero points. The Lakers were already leading by 12 points at this time. The Raptors team actually has a strong head coach's control. To put it bluntly, it is a bit similar to the NCAA league and college ball.
The nature of the team. The head coach’s tactics are greater than the players themselves.
This is also the reason why the Raptors' regular season record is so good.
When I saw Raptors head coach Dwayne Casey calling a timeout, I knew that a tactical ball was going to be arranged. However, the Lakers were not afraid. They had an attitude of having soldiers to cover up the water and the ground, and they even had a little expectation.
Because of the defensive tactics, our Lakers really have no fear of anyone. The Raptors' plan is to play one large and four small. They want to solve the problem of positioning in positional battles, increase the team's offensive space, and increase the Lakers' offensive space.
defensive range to create more defensive gaps.
For ordinary teams, one large and four small is an extreme space configuration, such as the Rockets. Only the Golden State Warriors can truly play in unlimited space and normalize it.
.The rest is all a luxury. Unfortunately, the Raptors have said before that they have a big fatal flaw, that is, they don’t have enough three-pointers. Look at the lineup they have lined up tonight, except for Lowry.
Along with DeMarre Carroll in front, the other three actually...have no three-point ability. DeRozan's three-point shooting percentage this season is around 26%, and rookie Pascal Siakam's 14%.
Three-pointers, center Jonas Valanciunas has no three-point ability.
In this way, how much space do you want to open up? Please take a look at the Rockets. The German coach directly puts people at a position of 8 to 9 meters. And there is a stable range. This is
It's called stretching to the limit, is it good to have one big and four small?
Practicing three-point shooting is also a required course for D'Antoni's team. At first, he even wanted Tang Qian to practice it too.
So, Dwayne Casey's idea is good, and there is no big problem with his thinking, but there is a problem with his on-court personnel configuration. Of course, it is also possible that he does not dare to replace others, because
The Raptors' single-point defense is not good, and they mostly have functional players, so if they substitute players at will, they will be easily defeated by the Lakers.
Seeing that there was no way to break the game with this lineup, Casey changed another move. Lowry hit the arc, DeRozan was in the waist, Valanciunas cut out from the middle to connect, and then DeMarre Carroll found an opportunity to go far.
Shoot. This tactical idea is still good, but unfortunately... the Lakers saw through it, and then defended it to death. Once again, the defense was stopped.
This is considered a complete failure of the tactical shot, and it can only be a forced shot. Damn, I was lucky and it went in.
However, scoring this kind of goal has no impact on the Lakers, because everyone knows that you can't score a few goals in a game. If they really rely on this kind of goal to score, the Raptors will lose their pants tonight.
Lose. Coach Casey wants to do another round without the ball to clear the right wing, because in this area, DeRozan has the strongest scoring ability and the highest shooting rate. As a head coach, how can he make his players in the best position?
Confident offensive zone offense is also a science, and it is not just a simple tactical coaching.
But the Lakers made a fake substitution, and then quickly pounced on the two players, directly double-teaming!
DeRozan didn't expect the ball. He wanted to pass the ball, but found that as soon as he passed the ball, something went wrong. Because the person standing in that place was the center, Jonas Valanciunas. This
Guy, he doesn’t have any three-point range. How did he appear in this position? It’s very simple. Tang Qian pushed him out directly. In addition, he was also a bit smart and wanted to attract people in the high position.
Cutting in again, who knows, the Lakers suddenly double-teamed him, and DeRozan had no choice but to give him the ball.
All of this seems simple and separate, but in fact it is a whole, and it is also a manifestation of the Lakers' overall defensive system. Otherwise, if you think about it, why would such a thing happen so coincidentally? This is whether there is a defensive system or not.
The difference in the defensive system. Seeing that he was completely isolated in the high post, he wanted to shoot directly, but Randall suddenly replaced him, leaving him unable to advance or retreat.
I won't give him any more opportunities.
For this ball, if DeRozan has a strong ability to break double teams alone and a strong scoring ability, he can also work hard to make the Lakers' defense ineffective, but he can find more opportunities to dominate the offense. But he did
Less than. Even this season, his scoring average has reached a career high, 27+ points, which is still not enough. He has a big weakness, which is his ability to break double teams, which is not good. And if his ability to break double teams is not good, it means
It's not stable enough to keep your star on the ball. Especially in the playoffs, when the defensive standards are increased, double-teaming and assisting defense are common. If you can't break the game, then the team will be passive.
Even if the coach's tactical ability is good, it is useless, because the stronger the defensive scale and the team's tactics, the harder it is to escape. Unless you can achieve the level of the Spurs in 2014, but... historically
How many times? So superstar ball and superstar moments are what every team needs. If the Raptors lack this, they are destined not to go far in the playoffs.
DeRozan's playoffs this season are a good example. He was a first-class scorer with 27+ points in the regular season, but in the playoffs, he suddenly slumped to 22+ points and averaged 5+ points per game.
, which is equivalent to a direct shift. From a first-class scorer to a quasi-first-class scorer, what nonsense? The Raptors can't make it far in the playoffs. In fact, their stars need to bear a lot of responsibility.
Responsibility! The playoffs are the stage for superstar ball and superstars.
No, you just have to show your true colors.
Therefore, under the Lakers' high-energy and tacit defense, the Raptors are completely unable to play the tactics they want to execute. They want to rely on stars to break the game and temporarily delay the score. Neither DeRozan nor Lowry can do it.
It cannot be said that there was no scoring at all, but the efficiency and shooting percentage were appalling. On the other hand, for the Lakers, Rondo controlled the ball steadily and controlled the situation. He is now the champion point guard of both teams. Regarding the situation,
He became more and more sophisticated in his control of the ball. Teams like the Lakers, which gave him absolute possession of the ball, also made him extremely comfortable, so when he saw the opportunity, he shot the ball, and then Ariza scored a layup.
Because he also believed in No. 29 for this ball, there was no chance when the ball came out, but when it got there, the opportunity had already come out. Because Tang's potential low position helped Ariza block the defender tightly. Ariza scored.
, Rondo got the assist, everyone was happy, but Tang Qian, who had no data, seemed a little unremarkable.
But this is very important in a team system. Tang Qian is willing to do this and can do it well. This is also the key point for the Lakers to sweep all the way in the playoffs last year. Otherwise, do you really think that the ball
The ball is all superstar ball, and the ball is all singles and hard-hitting? That is unrealistic. With so many points in a game, most of them are actually scored in this inconspicuous way.
Tang Qian has become more and more aware of how to help the entire team become stronger, instead of being like "Brother with Thick Eyebrows" who just has beautiful statistics and can't bear to look at the statistics of leading the team.
There was no other way. Seeing that the score difference was getting bigger and bigger, Casey could only choose to take a sideways approach and began to use some more risky tactics in order to break the game. This is, he asked Valanciunas inside to do the whole process.
Wall, don't think about cutting inside after the pick-and-roll, just make your seven-foot wall and create opportunities for outsiders.
Casey's move is to be simple and straightforward. Since the more complicated running tactics cannot be used tonight, it must be changed.
Lowry plays around the screen wall of his teammates. If he wants to get out, he will hit a three-pointer. In terms of hard three-pointers, he is the first in the entire Raptors team. However, the Lakers are not the Cavaliers. Their defense is perfect. Even if
It was Lowry who got the first chance, so the Lakers immediately changed people. Ariza stretched out his hand to block the shot. So quickly? Lowry was also a little surprised. The overall defensive ability of the Lakers is too terrible, right?
, they can fill in any loophole very quickly.
No wonder...the Cavaliers are beaten by them every year. Well, it's not without reason.
Bang~It's iron~Tang Qian protected the rebound, the Lakers spread out on the line, Rondo cut in, Tang Qian screened, faked a false block, and then went directly to the other side to cut in, Rondo made a layup and passed the ball, high
After the throw, Tang Qian raised his arms to catch the ball and hit the net with one hand.
Alley-oop~~~ There are statistics. Tang Qian has the most alley-oops in the league at position 5.
He's not even worse than the first place a few times, his athletic ability is really off the charts.
As a point guard, how many of you don’t want to have such a monster around you who can easily fly into the sky and escape? It’s also convenient to get assists like this. If you look at Paul and Kidd, you will understand that if you are surrounded by floor players, you
It's an alley-oop. If it's thrown into the sky, it will embarrass your teammates.
Tang Qian will not have this problem. Even if the opportunity is not particularly good, he can rely on his own personal ability to force it back and help Rondo force an assist.
This feeling is so refreshing. Being the point guard of the Lakers is such a blessing.
Just like that, at halftime, the Lakers entered the locker room 51-25, leading by a full 26 points.
At this time, the Internet is still discussing whether there will be another 50-point game tonight.
Even less than 50 points? The Cavaliers suffered such a big defeat last time.
In the locker room, the atmosphere was relatively relaxed at first, until someone came in and called Tang Qian, then gave Tang Qian his personal phone number and said: "Tang, someone is looking for you. It seems to be quite urgent. Take a look."
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Tang Qian was still discussing how to beat him later, but was interrupted by this. He was stunned for a moment, and then he took the phone. It was his college classmate, Lu Yang, on the phone. "What's going on? Lu Yang? Are you so anxious? I'm
We are competing." As soon as Tang Qian asked, the person inside said in a low voice: "I really don't want to hide this from you anymore, I can't help it anymore, even if I was told specifically, I don't want to do it now.
I can bear it."
"What do you mean? You are talking nonsense." Tang Qian frowned.
"I can't talk about this. You can call and ask yourself. I'm just telling you that there is such a situation."
"Call? Who?" Tang Qian said blankly.
"Call Zhou Zhiru's parents."
"Then I'll play after the game ends. It should be noon by then."
"Okay, I'm hanging up."
"good."
After Tang Qian hung up the phone, he was a little confused. He and Zhou Zhiru's parents knew each other, but shouldn't they contact Zhou Zhiru directly? What does it mean to call her parents now? Tang Qian sent a text message to Zhou Zhiru, but there was still no response.
What kind of response? He was still thinking about it, so his Lakers teammates asked. After all, they were still in the game, and professionalism and professionalism should be discussed after the game.
What is going on? Tang Qian suddenly became a little inexplicably irritable.
What the hell is she doing! She doesn’t answer the phone! She doesn’t reply to the text messages! Even if there is something wrong, there is no need to do this, right? Really! You must teach her a lesson later. This little girl is too disrespectful to herself.
The boss took it seriously! Did she still think I would deduct her money? This is too much!!!
With something on his mind, Tang Qian followed the team back into the player tunnel with some depression.
ps: This pit needs to be filled. It’s not that simple. Don’t be surprised. It may be different from what you think.