Chapter 1591 Have you thought of everything you can think of?
Today's game is a life-or-death battle for the Lakers. They are behind 1-3. That's not to say that there are no comeback records in history. There are some, and there are more than one. However, you also have to see if you have found a solution to the problem.
The Lakers obviously haven't found a way to deal with the problem. Therefore, although it is home court, the atmosphere in the entire locker room is not particularly high. They were beaten in the last game, which really made them defensive.
Duan's confidence collapsed.
Otherwise, we wouldn't have lost so many points.
This is a sign that the opponent's confidence in defending and winning has been shattered.
We are all professional players. Although the coaching staff is still saying inspiring words, is there any hope and are they not stupid? Those teams that can come back have found a way before they can fight back.
Success? So until a method is found, no matter how much "chicken blood" you say, it will not have much effect at all.
Larry Brown was so anxious that he was a little haggard. He had been studying the video carefully these days, trying to find a solution.
However, upon hearing what he said, I felt that it was not a miraculous effect.
But the game still has to be played. On May 25th, US time, the Lakers returned to their home court to play the Golden State Warriors. The Staples Center was still overcrowded, and there was never any need to worry about attendance. But this time it came out.
, everyone can clearly feel the difference in momentum between the two sides. The Warriors are full of momentum, while the Lakers are a bit stuck.
The starting lineups of both sides have not changed much. The Lakers are still Tang Qian + Randall + Ariza + Butler + Rondo. The opposite team is also the three Tsunami brothers + "Chasing Egg" Green + Zaza Pachulia. Because of this
The ball is very important, so the Lakers want to create an early lead as much as possible to improve the team's morale. But facts have proved that the more you want to do something, sometimes the more it will work.
The opposite effect was that the Lakers had a bad start and the game started with a bang.
This also made Larry Brown anxious. He immediately put on an unlimited defense lineup to deal with the Warriors' attack, but it was Durant who took action. If he didn't play tactics with the Lakers or pass the ball as a whole, he would just go it alone.
From the beginning, Durant started to work alone continuously, which made the Lakers switch to an unlimited defense lineup and it was a bit weak and useless.
This ball means that Cole figured out Larry Brown's plan at the beginning, and then replaced Matt Barnes with just a feint shot. Because he can shoot three-pointers, come up and pull away, it seems
It's also a "five small lineup". It's just not as good as the effect of Iguodala. But... this is all a show of attacking in the east, because in fact, he has no intention of doing this at all. After pulling away, he gave Du
Rand singles.
Durant completed the task very well. This year, his ambition and efficiency are also unparalleled. He has finally become a liberated super scorer with amazing destructive power. Because in terms of the stability and unsolvable degree of scoring, Durant
Rant has reached the top level in history. So one-on-one, he really doesn't fear anyone. When Jordan is in front of him, he can just take it head-on.
This is his natural dislocation advantage. It is innate and there is no point in envying him.
He doesn't even need to lean back to create space, because he himself...is the space.
Durant was very strong in the first wave, scoring consecutively, making 3 of 4 shots, plus 2 free throws, scoring a total of 9 points! Ariza really tried his best defensively, but he was still a little behind. One-on-one
, his defensive energy was not enough, far from it. Durant's offense suddenly sparked up. The Lakers played too anxiously again, and were given a 13-2 lead at the start.
Seeing that something was wrong, Tang Qian did not hesitate this time. He immediately stepped forward and launched a wave of continuous personal attacks. His low-post killer attributes were undoubtedly revealed. Seeing this, Howard really had mixed feelings in his heart. In this state, he
He has been pursuing it all his life, but now he has ruined himself and turned himself into a laughing stock. And what about him? How about this Dongfang 29? But he has already reached the point and realm that he has dreamed of.
It seems that he and I are really not the same level of players.
Even if I don’t want to admit it, I have to admit it. If I were in the same era as him, I would only compete for the second team, and there would only be one center spot for the first team. I wouldn’t have to think about it. He is now... too domineering.
Yes, it's very domineering. Tang Qian's low-post killer spirit cut down the Warriors' inside line and staggered around. Green almost cried. Because tonight the Warriors quickly set up a small-ball lineup, without a center and meat.
If he doesn't play the 5th position, he won't be able to do it. If he moves up to the 5th position, he will have to accept one-on-one with the Lakers' No. 29.
Tang Qian rolled over Green and stepped back, turned around and attacked hard at the basket. Green reluctantly stretched out his hand, and then said "Pah~beep~swipe~". AND.ONE! 2+1! Tang Qian
The late scoring helped the Lakers to hold on to the situation for a while, but it was still not enough, because an outside line on the opposite side suddenly put pressure on them, pressing hard, and then... Ariza made a mistake. After the opponent passed by, it was a typical Warriors play, chasing.
Three-point shot!
Brush~
After the shot, Green said loudly: Hey~ Did you see it? This is our strength~ You are too good~ You can't do it~
This big mouth is indeed very accurate in this year's playoffs. Compared with the regular season, the three-point shooting rate has improved a lot. The regular season shooting rate was only 30%. Originally, I wanted to be a little more tactical.
It's natural to let him go, but people have told you why this year's Kossi Yong is so invincible! You let him go? It's a pity that Green's three-pointers this year are really in the playoffs! This is also the average per game.
Nearly 5 three-point shots were taken, and the hit rate exceeded 40% in one breath!!!
This is also the most accurate time in his career.
The only time he missed 40% of three-pointers in the playoffs! Just like Josh Smith last year, he was at one of his peak long-range shooting states! So the Lakers let him go tactically and received a lot of punishment.
! He scored another three-pointer. This time it was obviously the Lakers who let him shoot in order to double-team Curry. This time, he succeeded, so the morale of the Warriors team increased again and continued.
High burning!
After Green scored, he also screamed loudly: Come on, keep letting me go, see if I don't shoot you idiots to death!!!
The Lakers fell into a passive position, but they were still making adjustments. They immediately launched a high-post dispersed defense, pretended to flank Curry, and then interfered with the opponent's ball transmission route. They directly switched defenses throughout the process, which required speed, even if they were switched to a disadvantage.
You must first let the opponent have defense in front of you when it comes to mismatched positions. Because once the Warriors start fighting, it will be too scary and you can't suppress them at all.
The ball from the Warriors came in, and Tang Qian saw it. He squeezed past, jumped up, and blocked the ball from a very long distance. The ball belonged to Curry, and then Green got the ball first, and Green showed his strength.
With his ability to dispatch and distribute the ball, he directly directed a tactical attack from the corner position. After Thompson slipped to the baseline, Durant followed up and took action.
Thompson basically pulled the ball away, and Durant came in with a one-handed dunk!
But what people didn't expect was that No. 29 of the Lakers rushed back from the other side, and then rushed over with the momentum of an iron horse and slapped Durant on the dunk. Then his body hit him directly.
Kevin Durant is a bit "skinny". It's okay to say that he is the Grim Reaper, because in European and American culture, the Grim Reaper is a very thin scythe controller. Durant just fits this trait.
The Warriors bench was yelling for a foul during this game. Yes, there is suspicion, but wonderful moves still have priority immunity. This is especially true for blocks. Whether it is blocked or not, sometimes it is a completely opposite decision.
Method. Tang Qian has figured out this rule, so even if the ball failed to stop the car and knocked Durant away, he didn't hesitate at all.
This big block caused Durant to be knocked into the front row of the audience. The Lakers immediately started a wave of 5 on 4. Rondo quickly advanced, and finally Butler hit a layup. The defensive counterattack was completed!
That's not all. On the next ball, Tang Qian made another Rockets volleyball block, which strongly deflected his opponent's shot near the basket. The Lakers had another chance. This ball was Covington's direct attack to the basket.
The basket was violated and he made 2 of 2 free throws from the free throw line.
The morale of the Lakers was actually boosted by Tang Qian's continuous highlight performance of blocking shots.
Everyone was infected, and with the continuous scoring, the defense began to operate normally.
The Warriors' offense has also been greatly affected. After all, as long as the Lakers don't have an unstable mentality, their defense is still very scary. Coupled with unlimited defensive lineup changes, the Warriors' passing and passing are not that easy.
thing. So after several attacks without results, the opponent immediately... used Durant to come to the rescue again.
It’s not that Curry is not good. Curry is also a super scorer and a master of holding the ball. But in terms of stability and the ability to ignore defense, Durant and Durant are more reliable. Even with these super
After the shooter opened up the space, Durant's personal offensive efficiency was more efficient than the so-called efficient tag James. Even if you look at the efficiency in the finals, Durant completely defeated James. It is directly the pinnacle in history.
Position! James is very versatile, but in terms of offensive efficiency, he is still far behind Durant. Don’t believe it? It doesn’t matter, the original time and space data is here. Game value is second in history, and perimeter history is first. He is almost defeated.
No. 1 in history in terms of inside numbers. In the finals, he averaged 35+8+5+1+2 per game and hit 55+47+92. In total, he achieved a comprehensive shooting percentage of 195.7% in the finals! What is this concept? It is simply one of the most efficient in history.
King! And only he and Jordan have averaged 35 points per game and shot over 55% from the field, while also being on the outside. His overall efficiency is even better than Jordan's.
Of course, this is a huge benefit given to him by the Warriors' system, an offensive space that historical one-on-one players only dream of.
So if you have to compete with this year's Durant and James on the outside, it's really too cruel.
In this year's Western Conference Finals, he also shot over 60% from the field! How can he be on the outside? There are not many inside who can match him! So as soon as the opponent saw that the Lakers were controlling the offense, they immediately went to the floor.
Du Qiqiao singles. This is really shameless. This year's Durant is definitely worthy of the title of "Reaper". Ariza was shot continuously again!
Seeing that the Warriors resumed their offense so quickly, without being affected by the suppression of the system's operation, the Lakers immediately came up with a strange move. This had been used against Durant of the Thunder before, and it was still effective.
That is Tang Qian, go directly against Durant! In this way, in terms of height, arm length, athletic ability, etc., he can completely keep up! But there are several issues to consider. The current Durant is no longer the Durant of the Thunder.
What's special is that his playoff confidence and playoff status are at the top level in history this year, so he is not afraid at all. He still pulls out hard against Tang Qian!
Maybe his shooting rate will drop, but that is compared to his shooting rate of 60% to 70% in this series. It has dropped to about 50%. A drop of more than ten percentage points, which is definitely a miraculous effect.
But, is it enough? It’s not enough, it’s still not enough, because 50% is still too high! But who said that his shooting percentage starting point is too high, it has dropped so much, and ordinary outsiders are considered to be incompetent.
, but he is still so tall! This is a bit of a lie! Secondly, the Warriors are not the Thunder team that relies solely on individual talent to play. The least thing about the Thunder is actually the best thing about the Warriors. That is the strength of team operation.
I don’t know how many levels higher than the Thunder.
Do you think Cole trains so much in the regular season as a joke? In the playoffs, the Warriors can always find surprise players in an orderly manner. This is the result of extensive training in the regular season. Otherwise, do you really think that Cole has the Midas touch?
Does it require a process?
So... Tang Qian goes out to defend Durant, so good, let's just attack your basket. Any team with a big center will lose its ability to protect the basket inside if the center is no longer inside.
This has nothing to do with your defensive system. Look at the Warriors. Aren't they also the "Death Five" who are invincible in attack and defense on the outside? But because they don't have a big center inside, they are often beaten under the basket.
Therefore, if Tang Qian comes to guard Durant, it means that there is no chance of returning to his position. Durant is not Green. His offensive firepower is too strong. This is especially true after the Warriors are completely liberated. Plus, you think
Does this mean everything is fine? Come on, today's league is not the same as before. In the past, popular superstars did not use pick-and-rolls and directly played one-on-one. Now they all use pick-and-rolls and then use mismatches to attack. In the past, doing this might have been called "unmanly", but obviously
Now, if you don’t do this, you’d be a fool. So, you Tang Qian is guarding our Durant, right? OK, let’s just do the Durant pick-and-roll! What’s wrong with you? Can you still switch defenses successfully? Do you think we
The strength of the Warriors' offensive system is that of the Thunder? Besides, even if you switch defense successfully, we will have the consequences of Durant playing anyone except the C position and Curry playing small and punishing Tang Qian.
Tang Qian can mark the forwards, but to guard Curry, who is the best in history in terms of small attack and large punishment ability, for such a small man, it is really too difficult. The lateral movement and the adjustment of the center of gravity are not on the same level. Even Tang Qian
No matter how good his physical fitness is, no matter how flexible he is, no matter how fast his straight-line acceleration is, he can't change this aspect. Even speaking of fantasy, Ultraman can't solve this problem. Which Ultraman's movements are particularly flexible?
of?
Therefore, even if this move is to be used, it must be used against a team like the Thunder that does not have a high team system bonus, or at the last moment, a few one-on-one defenses suddenly come, and Durant insists on it.
It will be effective if you do this one-on-one directly. Otherwise, if you do it so early, you will be looking down on the progress of the Warriors and modern basketball.
Therefore, in the first quarter, the Lakers were still beaten by their opponents. Their opponents scored 33 points, and the Lakers only scored 23 points. Butler meant that this game was basically wasted. The opponent was too cunning, and the Lakers only scored 23 points.
Er directly arranged for Thompson and Iguodala to take turns taking care of your only core ball-holding point on the outside. Butler was guarded by these two defensive masters, and his shooting percentage could not be improved. In addition, his mentality has not improved this year.
That's great. Apart from the first round, he was completely blown away by Harden in the second round. Now he's being taken care of by the Warriors' top defensive players in the Western Conference Finals. It's surprising that he can be so efficient. In the end, he's just a 20-point scorer.
All-star scorers are not particularly capable of scoring explosively and attacking tough situations.
Moreover, Iguodala and Thompson are both defensive generals. Their defense in the playoffs was very tough, especially Iguodala, which made Butler feel uncomfortable since the beginning of the entire series. I don’t know if this counts for Cole.
Treating others with their own methods? Last year and before, you all stared at our Curry and punished him in turn. Now, let’s go straight up and take turns taking care of your Butler, and destroy your only perimeter player.
Be stronger with the ball. Haha, Feng Shui has to take turns, right?
This year, the momentum is with us warriors!
At this time, the Lakers actually made adjustments, knowing that defense alone could not suppress this team, so Larry Brown wanted to learn how other teams played against the Warriors to attack Curry.
. Playing with their No. 1 position. It can not only guarantee points, but also play a role in consuming Curry. The idea is good. Look at the Thunder, Cavaliers, and Rockets. They used to do this and beat the Warriors this way.
But unfortunately...this trick does not apply to the current Los Angeles Lakers.
Because the Lakers don't have an offensive point at the first position that can really be used to punish Curry.
What do you mean? The Thunder have Westbrook, the Cavaliers have Irving, and the Rockets have Harden and Paul. These people are all guards. And one thing to note is that they are all short. Yes, you have to play Curry.
It really can’t be too high, because Curry’s delay and defensive enthusiasm have never been a problem. His defensive habits and abilities may not be integrated with offense and defense, but his flexibility and determination to delay and let his teammates come to help defend are still very good.
Enough. Butler is still too tall. He can't kill Curry, who is just over 1.9 meters tall, before the rest of the Warriors come to help.
In addition, Butler's current mentality is not good, so he simply cannot take on this important role now.
Don't even mention the other No. 1 positions. Rondo? Beverley? Curry in offensive isolation? What are you thinking about?
So the Lakers can only use Lance Stephenson to attack Curry, and the effect is still there, but you can't punish him as strongly as Westbrook, Irving, Paul, and Harden. To put it simply, you
It's not too painful for the Warriors to fight like this, and Curry can bear it. Nonsense, do you really think that Curry is a weakling? He is also a superstar after all, and his heart and aura are there. These people above
Forget it, they are indeed masters of singles. But Lance Stephenson? Are you kidding me or not? Curry gritted his teeth and almost said it.
I’m not a super scorer! Do you really think that everyone can beat me?
Yes, Curry is being forced to play. That is because the back lines of these teams in the playoffs all have small scorers. Therefore, there is an illusion that Curry can be caught and beaten.
In fact, apart from these people, Curry doesn't have too many times when his defense is really bad. At least if you want him to compare with Nash, it would be insulting him. Unfortunately, the Lakers don't have such a short guy.
Offensive defender.
Therefore, the Lakers cannot imitate the same routines that these teams can use.
Therefore, even if Lance Stephenson was used to specifically play Curry, the effect was not particularly immediate. The score was so bad that in the second quarter, although Tang Qian did not come off the bench to lead the team during the substitute period, the score was forcibly reduced. But the opponent's
After the three Tsunami brothers came up with two hits, there was another wave of singles and three-pointers.
With about 4 minutes left in the second quarter, the score difference was once again widened to double digits by the opponent.
The sound of cheering for the Lakers also subsided unconsciously.
Everything you can think of seems to have been anticipated by Cole and the Warriors. Although it is the Western Conference Finals, everyone knows that this year's Western Conference Finals is the same as last year, it is the Finals. Whoever can win will be this year's NBA
champion.
The question is, how to win? How to win???
Now it seems that there is no hope of breaking the situation at all.
Tried everything that can be tried???
So to...
PS: Because this chapter is a big one, I didn’t finish it yesterday. In addition, I have a meeting this morning, so Xiao Zi can only postpone it temporarily. However, this is still a big chapter update, close to 6k,