Chapter 256 The nunnery master committed two more crimes~
"The Lakers have a good momentum tonight. Judging from the situation, they can still win the Denver team." Isiah Thomas said.
"Not necessarily. Since the people of Denver can drag the series into the seventh game, it is impossible to surrender so quickly. I think there may be opportunities for change in the game." Bill Walton said this.
"But I personally think that Mike Brown finally made the right decision to use Gasol to attack in the low post." Bill Walton said: "In the first six games, I have been insisting on using Bynum for singles under the basket. In fact,
The effect was not very good. McGee's defensive ability restricted him very well. On the other hand, Pau Gasol is 10cm taller than Faried. It would be too stupid not to take advantage of such a height advantage. To be honest.
Isiah, if I were on this Lakers team, I would definitely fall out with Mike Brown!"
"Gasol's personality is indeed very kind." Isiah Thomas said: "But it is precisely because of this that he can perfectly fit with Bryant, and achieve the effect of two people plus one plus one."
"Isiah, do you want to say that I have a bad temper?" Bill Walton asked with his eyes bulging.
"Ah~ha~ I didn't say that, Bill." Isiah Thomas spread his hands and explained with a smile.
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"The Lakers have changed their interior offensive tactics, and we have to make some adjustments next." George Karl looked at Kenneth Faried and said: "Kenneth, you come down and rest for a while. Al, you go up.
Remember, it doesn’t matter if you can’t guard Gasol, as long as you try your best, but the offensive end must show the characteristics of our Denverites.”
"I understand, coach, I'll give that stupid Spanish guy a try!" Al Harrington nodded and said.
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Did the Nuggets make a substitution?
Replaced Kenneth Faried? Replaced with Al Harrington? What are you planning to do?
Even though Harrington is 206cm tall, on the defensive end, he is not necessarily better than Faried. After all, he is older and not a player with particularly strong physical talent, so it is inevitable that his defensive ability has declined significantly.
Avoid. So why did George Karl replace him? The reason is very simple. Al Harrington has more offensive power than Kenneth Faried. The regular season scoring average is as high as 14.2 points per game, which is far higher than
Kenneth Faried, and most importantly, Al Harrington is a big shooter. His career three-point shooting percentage exceeds 35%, starting almost from the three-point line, with attack points all over the place.
What obvious shooting shortcomings? Although he is over 32 years old this season, and his physical confrontation and athletic ability are no longer what they used to be, he still has good mid-range and long-range skills. This is why George Karl let him play.
Since the No. 4 position can't contain Pau Gasol, then we might as well not contain him and just attack him.
If I can't guard you, then you can't guard me. This is George Karl's strategy.
Attack against attack, completely dragging down the Spaniards.
Brush~
"Al Harrington shot a 3-pointer from the left at a 45-degree angle and hit the basketball~"
"Al Harrington made a 50-degree mid-range jump shot from the right side and hit the basketball~"
Accompanied by the commentary voice of on-site commentator Bill McDonald, the Nuggets scored five consecutive points in the third quarter. In an instant, the Lakers' lead was reduced to only one point, 48-47.
Gasol beat Al Harrington inside and succeeded, 50-47.
Before the butt was warmed up, the Denver Nuggets scored another 3-pointer. The score was tied, and who was the scorer if it wasn't Al Harrington? Using Gasol to defend the area
Due to the problem of limitations, Al Harrington frequently went around the three-point line and lobbed the opponent. Tang Qian saw this scene, and it was so familiar. When Harrington was still with the Golden State Warriors,
Nelson used one move to deal with Yao Ming. He took advantage of the shortcomings of Tuyao's lack of movement speed and used mid- and long-range players to throw lobs into Tuyao. For a time, the Rockets, who were defensively tough, were helpless.
Although Gasol's mobility is much better than that of Tuyao, his strength is limited. In fact, he is also a traditional big man inside, and the defensive area cannot be extended beyond the 3-point line. In addition, this season's football team
Troubled by plantar fasciitis, Gasol's movement speed is much more limited than usual. This gives George Karl room to exploit loopholes. After all, competitive sports are cruel, and it is impossible not to take advantage of the opponent's defensive weaknesses when he sees them.
, this clever move by Al Harrington has the effect of turning decay into magic.
As long as Gasol is exhausted on the defensive end, the physical end will inevitably be affected. George Karl has done some research on the Spaniard's playing time in this series, and it is less than in any previous series. This illustrates one point.
No. 16 of the Lakers is not in good health, otherwise Mike Brown would have no need to hide his weakness in the playoffs.
Sure enough, as the game progressed, with 7 minutes and 36 seconds left in the third quarter, Gasol began to be unable to hold on any longer. Both his defense speed and lateral movement speed were significantly weaker than in the previous two quarters.
At the same time, not only on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end, the Spaniard also had problems. His physical strength was severely exhausted, which directly resulted in a decrease in physical confrontation and a decrease in shooting stability.
Beep~
After the Denver Nuggets hit another three-pointer, Mike Brown called a timeout.
55-60, Denver has led the Lakers by 5 points.
"Strengthen the defense, strengthen the defense. Don't let your guard down, everyone, work hard and don't give your opponents an opportunity to shoot open shots!" Mike Brown kept saying off the court, but do the Lakers players know about this issue? But the key is
There's no way to solve it! The loopholes on Gasol's side are too big, unless... the master is willing to do the hard work of guarding Al Harrington on the defensive end.
"Andrew, you will guard Al Harrington later, and Paul will guard JaVale McGee." Mike Brown is a COY player after all, so he can still see this kind of defensive problem.
To deal with this situation, mismatching offense and defense is the simplest solution, that is to say, let Pau Gasol mainly attack, while his opponent has other players guard him.
In order to avoid too much dislocation, it is the best choice for Gasol to go to the 5th position on the defensive end and Anzhu to the 4th position, because the Lakers are a twin-tower lineup inside. The advantage of this lineup is that the 4th to 5th positions
It can be switched at any time, and there will be no obvious internal defensive misalignment problems. Mike Brown's adjustment is, logically speaking, very correct and very feasible. He is younger than Gasol, has better physical strength and athletic ability, and can go big
Range expansion is a good choice.
But Mike Brown didn’t even think about it, would the nunnery master agree?
If you reduce my role on the offensive end and ask me to do "cool work" on the defensive end, do you still think I'm an All-Star?
"No, Coach Brown, I think this is unnecessary." After hearing this, the nunnery master immediately said: "Instead of doing this, it is better to put me directly in the 4th position, so that I can attack and defend in the 4th position.
It’s all borne.”
"You mean, you want to attack?" Mike Brown was not stupid, and he understood the meaning of the nunnery master's words as soon as he heard it.
"That's right." The master nodded and said, "Anyway, his hit rate has dropped now, so he might as well continue to hit me. This way, the connection of low-level firepower will undoubtedly be better."
"You said that if you play the 4th position, the opponent will ask you to play the 4th position?" Kobe walked out at this time and said: "George Karl, if you are not so stupid, he will definitely continue to use the 5th position on the defensive end.
Defending you at position No. 1 will not be any different from the previous position."
"So what? Anyway, if you want me to guard the 4th position, you have to give me the right to shoot in the low post, otherwise I won't do it!" Seeing that Kobe had seen through his little idea, the nunnery owner simply made it clear.
"What do you mean? You dare to threaten us at this critical moment?" When Kobe heard this, he became angry and asked the nunnery owner loudly.
"Whatever you say! Anyway, this is my condition. If you don't agree to it, don't let me guard the 4th position!" The master also said in a very strong tone, with no intention of giving in. Because he could see that after the season,
During the game, Kobe was very concerned and would never suspend him from the team like he did in the regular season. Otherwise, would he win the next series? As for his position in the current Lakers team, Anzhu was very concerned about it.
It’s not too confusing. Not to mention the absolute core, it is definitely an indispensable part. If Kobe wants to reach the NBA Finals this season, he will not be able to do without his own help!
"What did you say!" Kobe was furious. If other members of the Lakers hadn't stopped him, he would have walked over and punched Andrew Bynum. It goes without saying that Kobe attaches great importance to the playoffs, even the rules
The battle for the scoring champion was abandoned. What was the purpose? It was just to enter the finals again and win the championship again! If someone interferes with him at this time, how can he get away with it?
"Forget it, forget it, Bryant, just do what he said and give it a try. Maybe it will work wonders, but I don't know for sure." In fact, after Mike Brown came to the Lakers, he wanted to correct the nunnery owner.
In his opinion, both Kobe and Gasol were too old to be the future leaders of his team. But he didn't know that as soon as these words came out, the little good impression he had left in Kobe's heart disappeared.
"Okay, everyone, be optimistic. I, Andrew Bynum, will lead the team to the final victory!" Seeing that he had regained the core power in the low post, the nunnery was greatly excited. As soon as he came on the court, he spoke loudly and looked very impressive.
Arrogant.
"JaVale, this idiot is really arrogant. You can give him some color later!" Ty Lawson said to JaVale McGee.
"No problem, I can't wait for him to take the initiative to attack!" JaVale McGee nodded and replied impatiently.
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Pa~
Another big shot, McGee slapped An Zhu's shot away from the basket. The Nuggets took advantage of the situation to launch a defensive counterattack. Ty Lawson assisted Aaron Afflalo for a dunk.
"Hey, All-Star center, you can't do it!" McGee taunted the nunnery owner, making the nunnery owner's face turn dark.
After coming on the field, he missed 4 consecutive shots, 2 of which were slapped away by the big hat, and the remaining 2 shots also crashed and flew out due to interference from opponents. This embarrassing shooting rate made the nunnery owner feel ashamed and angry.
die".
55-66, due to the continuous missed shots of the host, the score difference between the Lakers and the Nuggets became wider and wider. This was extremely unfavorable in the critical tie-break. There was no way, Mike Brown could only call again.
pause.
The atmosphere here on the Lakers team is terrifyingly frozen.
"Are you an undercover agent of the opposite team? 0-for-4 shots from the basket? Are you stupid??? Can't you see when I'm empty??? Can't you see when Meta is empty??? Are your eyes given to me?
Stab the blind??? Ah!!!" Kobe was a little angry. He was 11 points behind his opponent in the tiebreaker. This made him unable to bear it any longer. He pointed at Andrew Bynum's nose and cursed.
"I, it's just a temporary feeling problem, I'll be fine with it later!" The owner of the nunnery said, facing the furious Kobe, his tongue was stiff and he spoke a little stumblingly.
"Don't.bullshi.t!!! Put away your bullshit!!! I have eyes, I'm not an idiot like you!!!" After saying that, Kobe turned around and said: "Give the inside offensive power
Leave it to Paul and leave this idiot alone!"
There was no honorific in Kobe's words, and he sneered at Mike Brown's voice.
"Okay, okay." Forced by Kobe's strong intimidation, Mike Brown could only reply subconsciously.
"No! How can this be? Give me another chance, and I will definitely score in my next attack!" Seeing Kobe trying to deprive him of his right to shoot again, the nunnery owner protested loudly. "Shut up! You idiot!"
!!!I only know how to attack, what about defense??? Did you guard Al Harrington from a goal???"
"Bryant, you know how to talk about me, what about you? Who did you guard? Your opponent seems to have made 4 of 5 shots now! What qualifications do you have to accuse me?" After the nunnery said, the Lakers
The players all gave him a look of sympathy, because such words should not be said at all. Many fans will "make a point" and use the explosive results of a game to accuse the core players of holding back. They are justifiable and think they are
You have good reasons and pretend to be fair. In fact, this is a very stupid behavior. Why? Because the core players of any team, his shots, his playing time, and his team status all rely on themselves for many years.
It is accumulated. It cannot be established in one game, not in a series, or even in one season. Especially for a player like Kobe who is like the soul of the team, it takes ten seasons or more for him to be completely established.
Therefore, fans are often very tolerant and generous towards people like them. Performances and data that would be hacked to death by others will simply be exposed when applied to them. Doesn’t it seem fair? Then
Is it because you only saw the surface, without the long-term accumulation of popularity, strength, honor, etc., will people give him this kind of tolerance? Not at all.
Their status was fought for in the league by themselves. Countless nights of turning the tide and countless nights of riding alone as saviors. Only then did they have that special fan tolerance. The words of Anzhu are purely
He has no brains. As soon as he said it, the eyes of the Lakers players instantly became sympathetic and pitiful. Why? Mainly because this guy is so brainless! This poor IQ and EQ alone are worthy of everyone's "
Give sympathy”.
Kobe paused for about three seconds, then looked at him and said: "In the next time, I will make all opponents' shooting percentage drop to below 20%. If I can't do it, I will let you be the boss of the Lakers."
Come on."
PS: The protagonist will appear in the next chapter, and he won’t really be so comfortable~
I re-watched the video of this tiebreaker today and I have a lot of feelings. The Lakers that year really felt a little bit at the end of their rope. Alas, they were obviously not weak on paper, but they did not play the role of 1+1+1.
The effect of +1+1=5 is a pity~ Mike Brown is not suitable to lead this team~
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