Chapter 1939 Are you blinded by the light of our five stars?
The Warriors and Lakers have been so inseparable almost every time, and the start is exciting. A total of 10 people and 9 All-Stars play, how can it not be nice? Covington is crying in the bathroom. He is not the only one right now.
He is a star player. He always feels that he is suppressed by the star aura of these people on the court. Being in the Galaxy Battleship and not a star, this is the mentality.
Too difficult.
But the situation is a little different tonight, because the Lakers are missing a star and Butler has not yet recovered, so the situation is a bit unbearable for a while. The main reason is that the defensive problem has suddenly expanded. Without Butler, the previous
The defensive rotation has dropped by a level. Although we are now in the era of free movement, it is not easy to delay too much without the ball, but it is possible to follow with the body and use consciousness, but you cannot use hand movements to delay as before.
Including momentary hand obstruction and pulling the jersey, these are absolutely not allowed now. Including kneeing people is no longer available. The defense has basically become, completely "clean".
That is to say, only if it does not destroy the opponent's RSBQ at all, that is, balance speed, rhythm, reaction rate, etc., especially the legal position, because the NBA is now a league that encourages offense, so it is not okay for offensive players to infringe on the legal position of defensive players many times.
You will be penalized, but in this era, especially when the free movement rules first came out, if you want to violate the legal position of the offensive player, it is basically a foul. Therefore, the current defense requires more footwork + rotation +
Assistance and supplementary defense.
In a completely "clean" situation, even the best defensive masters will have a hard time guarding their opponents. Especially those who are good at cutting in and moving without the ball, which originally required the entire team to defend. Now,
There are fewer delays and obstacles, and it also puts forward higher requirements for the team's defensive rotation. However, ordinary players simply cannot meet these requirements. Even if you have a very active defensive attitude, you cannot integrate into the entire team.
The team's off-ball defense system, then you are still blind. Besides, what kind of team are the Warriors? They are the best team in history at playing without the ball. There is no other team. Such a team, unless they
Your touch is not good, otherwise, your defensive requirements will be almost abnormal.
The Lakers had difficulties when Butler was still there, but now that Butler is gone, Kuzma is taking over, and they are completely a defensive hole.
This is not a problem with his attitude, it is simply a lack of ability. Butler has been a defensive elite for many years, Kuzma is still a second-year rookie, and defense is not something he is good at. So in this era of overall defense, he
The emergence of the problem caused the Lakers to suddenly become very passive in the first quarter when facing the strongest team without the ball in history, the Universe Yong.
And if there is a problem at one point, under the current rules, it is difficult for you to make a strong delay, and then the burden of defense and rotation will increase. You are a typical example when you look at the ball, and the opponent makes a V-shaped cut.
Then the top arc pick-and-roll, Curry held the ball and cut in. The Lakers Westbrook immediately switched defense when he was blocked. Curry immediately gave Thompson who cut in. Thompson's off-ball ability is undoubtedly top-notch. Compared with holding the ball, his off-ball ability is the most important.
The real threat, Kuzma is too young. He did not expect that his opponent would suddenly switch from roaming to cutting in quickly. He immediately lost his position. At this time, he could only continue to defend. There was no way the Warriors were a five-star team.
Everyone can shoot three-pointers. In order to deal with the Lakers, it is said that they have conducted additional training from the beginning of the season. Regardless of whether there is a game that day, they must practice the three-pointer. After the game is over, they will practice again.
Practice for half an hour.
So this season, their three-pointers are in good shape. The only bad one is Green. But Green's touch was okay tonight, which is bad. There is no way to exploit any loopholes. Tang Qian can only be beaten.
Really pull out to defend, Cousins is not a fake three-pointer, you can't let it go. The three-pointer is not an occasional operation of his, but a routine operation. After coming to the Warriors, Cole has strengthened his skills.
His three-point shooting and number of attempts. The key is that his recovery from injuries is much better than in the original time and space, and the extent of the injury is far less severe than in the original time and space, so he has been traveling with the team since the beginning of the training camp, and now
I have already integrated into it.
It is completely different from the impact of injuries in the original time and space, the kind of stop-and-start, lack of team reaction and tacit understanding.
With Tang Qian out, defense becomes difficult. Thompson's ball can hit the basket directly. He must continue to defend, but after this defense, Thompson immediately points the ball out, and Durant on the outside raises his hand for a three-pointer.
The ball hits the target. Brush~ Accurately enters the net. There are many similar situations. The Lakers' defense was obviously a little concerned about one thing and the other tonight. In addition, Westbrook is not good at defending the off-ball system. Curry is confident that he can deal with it alone.
But would Curry do this? Of course it's impossible. Curry is a time-and-space giant who is famous for playing without the ball. He is the winner of two consecutive MVPs. He never relies on singles and recklessness to play. Seeing Westbrook,
He knew that his body was not at the same level as his opponent's, so he quickly transferred. On the contrary, because of the Warriors' excellent defense, Westbrook often suffered when playing Curry, especially since the Lakers lacked accurate marksmen.
Under the circumstances, it made him feel a little uncomfortable. As a strong team that has integrated offense and defense for many years, the Warriors have great experience in dealing with Westbrook. Westbrook's original space-time shooting rate against Curry was only more than 30%, which is enough to illustrate the problem.
.Two people are players in the same position, so the comparison of data is still of great reference significance.
Kuzma didn't make a three-pointer. His original three-pointer was not stable enough, only around 30%, and the Warriors rotated too fast. He was interfered with a lot. He hasn't made a single shot tonight.
The ball is there, so that the Warriors can put it away appropriately. Anyway, the Warriors' defense is flexible enough, mainly to help defend Russell Westbrook who double-teams and cuts in. Westbrook's three-pointers are just average.
Yes, he is the kind of guy who can shoot from the top or not, and his hit rate is about the same. So the bigger threat comes from his impact to the basket. Most people really can't guard him alone, because of his naked breakthrough.
He is probably one of the strongest players in the history of the NBA. Under normal circumstances, he does not need to change direction. Therefore, to defend him is to shrink and help defend. Once he shrinks, the situation will be different immediately. Westbrook's hit
His shooting percentage has also dropped sharply. After all, he is not the No. 23 of the Clippers. He can carry several people by himself and still maintain his shooting percentage. If there are too many people, he will not be able to do it. This is also the biggest problem for him to lead the team alone.
Injury.
And Green, a big mouth, kept talking to irritate Westbrook, trying to get Westbrook to get the upper hand. The latter was really easily angered, so in anger, he continued to kill alone. The cut in was indeed
It was unstoppable, but it was blocked after entering. The rules of free movement are never aimed at the player holding the ball. So after entering, he yelled, and Westbrook's ball went up again, bang, hit.
Westbrook broke through again on the next ball, and still passed the first level. Perfect straight line breakthrough, perfect explosive power, perfect start, no pick and roll at all, just one step. Curry had no choice, facing this kind of physical monster.
, he could only lament that his body was really unpopular. However, defense is not my business alone. Especially when dealing with someone like you who has no long-range shots, everyone knows that you will rush in. With this ball, Westbrook will
He was angry and very fast. When he pulled it out, it was as if Nezha had stepped on a hot wheel and was about to fly into the basket with great force. When he let out his anger, he suddenly flipped over. Then the whistle sounded. Look again.
, the referee directly gave Westbrook an offensive foul. It turned out that Green had been standing there waiting for a long time. In the past, he directly committed a foul, causing Westbrook's ball to come back in vain again.
When the opponent came over, they took advantage of the Lakers' defensive loopholes to attack. They opened up the five corners, called out Tang Qian, and then directly passed the system. Finally, Curry slipped in and hit a floater. Then, Westbrook actually pulled it up towards Curry.
Cast it, and then strike...
When playing with anger, if Westbrook doesn't take long-range shots, it will still be very bad. But when playing with anger and he has to shoot three-pointers from the top, his shooting rate will be quite dismal. Not everyone can be like Kobe.
Yes. Even if Kobe is older, his shooting percentage is limited with such shots. However, the league environment at his peak did not have so many open spaces, so he needed to make strong shots like this, but in this era, it is not necessary. You pass the ball
, running, running, and free movement rules are not just for the Lakers. The same applies to the Warriors when they defend.
There is nothing we can do about Westbrook's problem, it is his obvious shortcoming after all.
It is also an obstacle that prevents him from moving further into the No. 1 position.
This offense-to-defense model is also the strength of the Warriors. In the past, it was a rush shot before the opponent was in position, and then the basketball entered the opponent's net in a very unscientific and unreasonable way. There is no way, Larry
Brown quickly replaced Westbrook. Westbrook above him needs to be put on the bench. Rose was replaced, but Rose can't compare to Westbrook on both the offensive and defensive ends. He is the only winner.
The only thing they had was the long-range shot they had worked hard on last season, so the Los Angeles Lakers' defense once again dropped a level, and they were bombarded indiscriminately when caught by the Warriors.
At the end of the first quarter, the lineup was about to be rotated. They were already 12 points ahead of the Lakers. The Lakers' rhythm was a little confused by their opponents at the beginning. I originally wanted to use the bench time to return, but after all, there were
Tang Qian, a physical monster who never needs to leave the game, is also a magic weapon for the Lakers to fight against many strong teams. But if you have policies, others have countermeasures. Over the years, some strong teams have also found ways to deal with them. For example, the Warriors
A team with as many stars as dogs would just arrange to keep more than three stars, leaving you with nothing to do. This is not the original single-core and traditional dual-core era. In that era, Tang Qian's advantage might be
It will become invincible, because the opposing team cannot draw so many stars to compete, and the physical fitness is not enough, which is equivalent to a dilemma with no solution. But in the era of multiple giants, the situation is different, even if you rest
A few, and a few can be left on the court. In this way, at least they don't have to worry about scoring. And if the rotation time can stabilize the score, that's enough.
When all the main players come back, it will be time to reap the final victory of the game.
During this period, it’s not that Tang Qian didn’t stand up and score, but the opponent just gave him a hard time. Compared with the previous lineup, the Lakers’ substitute lineup has weakened its advantage to a certain extent. The main reason is that many people are older, and the decline can be said to be visible to the naked eye.
A few years ago, Gasol was still a star-level player. He declined last season and was still good. However, after being injured this season, he further declined and his physical fitness became less and less effective. He gradually lost his previous connection with Tang Qian.
Line energy. Deron is also one year older, and his ability has further declined. Wade is okay, but he doesn’t have a basket. Against such a top team, there is some space that cannot be opened up. Beverley does have a basket.
Unfortunately, except for three-pointers, his other abilities are not very good, and he is too short, so he is easily beaten by the Warriors' misplaced substitutions. It's not that Larry Brown didn't replace Beverley, but it doesn't have the same effect as before.
Durant doesn't mean that you can hold down every time. After adjusting his mentality and not competing with Beverley, he directly shoots. This kind of shot is not something Beverley has even if he has all the energy to do it.
Use. Even Thompson can rely on back-up play to create a height difference.
There is no visible decline in Livingston's defensive strength during the regular season. His decline can only be seen based on the scale of playoff confrontation.
In addition, they have many stars and can throw a few into the bench rotation. The Lakers' original bench advantage is now slowly disappearing.
This is the real NBA. People are constantly researching and making progress. So you keep doing this and they don’t think of anything else? Do you think that people’s tens of millions of dollars are for nothing? Now it’s time to
Without Butler, the struggling Kuzma needs to be replaced, and the substitutes are even more lacking. Nick Young is also aging seriously. Rose is okay and Yi Jianlian is relatively stable. But this is obviously not enough. Because
There are also several stars on the opposite side currently playing in the rotation. This unreasonable "showing off wealth" style of play makes the Lakers a little helpless.
They can't guard against Tang Qian's scoring, but he is also scoring, so you can't guard against it, so that's fine. Compared with scoring, who is afraid of whom? This year's five-star Warriors team is very confident. So under normal circumstances, this year's five-star Warriors team is very confident.
The first rotation time that should have narrowed the score difference was actually scored by the opponent by one more point. Nick Young made a mistake and the opponent scored 6 consecutive points. One of the three-pointers was 2+1. So.
When the main force slowly starts to return, you will see that it is already 13 points behind.
49-36, this is not even halfway through the second quarter. The Lakers played poorly tonight and were beaten in the face by their opponents. The overall situation is suppressed. Tang Qian alone can still dominate the inside.
advantage, but if the outside line cannot be opened, the pressure on his inside attack will become greater and greater. After playing for a while, the Lakers may also feel the pressure is a bit high on the outside line, and they want to jump in to help Tang Qian clear the siege, but there are
Sometimes it backfires.
There was nothing I could do, it was 15 minutes and another timeout was required.
As you were going down, you heard the on-site commentator at Oracle Arena say loudly:
Do you see it? This is the light of our five-star connection in the Bay Area this year. People in Los Angeles, are you blinded?
I……
You really know how to speak.
PS: There is one more chapter ~ will be updated tonight ~