"Bryant, I'm sorry. The era of the Lakers has passed. This year is the year of the Thunder." The starting lineup came on the scene. Durant and Kobe hugged each other and whispered.
"No." Kobe looked at Durant firmly and said, "Because I haven't agreed yet."
"Okay, Bryant, let's have a showdown tonight." Durant is now gradually growing up. As one of the league's quasi-stars, he no longer talks with Kobe in a friendly manner.
Same as before.
Kobe looked at the tall and thin young man in front of him and said in an indifferent tone: "Sure."
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Lakers made a lot of preparations for the second game of the series. Starting from the tactics, Mike Brown re-formulated a set of temporary tactics, which revolved around center Andrew Bay.
It was tailor-made by Nahm. However, Tang Qian heard from the grapevine that this temporary tactic was actually a "suggestion" from assistant coach Mark Madsen.
According to Mike Brown, the reason for focusing on Bynum at the start of the game is because the Thunder are different from the Nuggets in that their starting center and starting power forward are not very tall. Although Serge Ibaka is very athletic,
He is strong and has outstanding shot-blocking skills, but compared to the 7-foot JaVale McGee, he is still a little less intimidating in the low post. In addition, Anzhu is now a heavy center and is not afraid of physical contact and physical confrontation, so he uses his height and arms
It becomes possible to show strength and eat Ibaka.
Putting aside the prejudice against the nunnery, this season is indeed the peak of the nunnery's personal ability. When it comes to one-on-one duel with Serge Ibaka, who is only 6 feet 10 inches tall, he actually has certain advantages.
At least on paper, that's true.
As an excellent head coach, optimizing the team's financial strength is an indispensable basic quality. That's what Mike Brown is doing now. At least with this tactical plan, no one will have too much trouble.
question.
In the first quarter, Anzhu was able to live up to his expectations. He made 3 of 6 shots and made 4 free throws, scoring 10 points with a 50% shooting rate. Because Gasol completely gave up the low post, his mid-range jump shot was average and he shot 3.
He only made 1 shot, and only scored 2 points in a single quarter. What about Kobe? His start to the game was unsatisfactory. Although he recorded 6 points, 2 assists, and 3 steals in the data column, he unfortunately made 2 of 7 shots.
After the fast break, his shooting rate was still less than 30%, only 28.6%. This means that except for the 2 fast break balls in sports games and 2 free throws after being violated, all of his 5 remaining mid- and long-range shots were made.
Lost, no one entered the opponent's net.
Tang Qian was sitting on the court, watching. In fact, in the first quarter, the defense of the strong defensive player Thabo Sefolosha was not too tight. There were several good opportunities and even open balls. Unfortunately, I don’t know why.
, Kobe’s mid-range and long-range shots all flew.
Was he affected by the mild rhabdomyolysis syndrome? Tang Qian glanced at Gary Vitti, who was sitting in the back, and found that the latter was looking seriously at the direction of No. 24 on the field.
Regarding this medical term, before Tang Qian came on stage, he took the time to ask Gary Vitti. The approximate effects are as follows: muscle soreness and weakness throughout the body. A slight touch will cause pain far beyond normal, and then there will be appearance.
Swelling, fever and a series of adverse reactions. Under normal circumstances, it is not recommended to engage in ordinary low-intensity exercise, let alone continue to engage in intense competitive sports on the court. Even the physical fitness of NBA athletes is far superior to that of ordinary people.
There is no escaping these "negative reactions".
But the problem is, the man on the court is the Black Mamba, and he is Lakers No. 24, so there is no way he will not play.
Making excuses? Does this kind of thing, this word, exist in Kobe's dictionary?
At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers were 22-21, leading the Thunder by one point in the single quarter.
The reason for taking the lead is that in addition to changes in offensive tactics and defensive strategies, Mike Brown also made slight adjustments.
The general policy has not changed much, the main thing is that the defensive targets of the two people have changed.
Kobe and Sessions.
On the defensive end, Mike Brown asked Kobe to guard position 1 and Sessions to guard position 2. In this way, the matchups became Kobe VS Russell Westbrook and Sessions VS Sabo.
Sefolosha. Westbrook is the No. 2 offensive point of this team, and Sefolosha may not be able to make a few shots in a game. Mike Brown's change of formation can be regarded as increasing the Lakers' ability.
The defensive ability weakened the Thunder's offensive firepower.
However, no matter how good the tactical planning is, it still depends on the actual effect. After the formation change, what is the actual effect?
Kobe Bryant defended Westbrook on 3 of 7 shots and also made 2 personal errors. Compared with the previous game's shooting percentage of more than 66%, it has dropped too much. It can be said that this set of misplaced markings has achieved success for the Lakers.
The effect is good. But there are still some hidden problems. For example, on the offensive end, Anzhu scored 10 points in a single quarter and the shooting rate exceeded 50%, which is very efficient. But if you look at the opponent Sergi Yi at the same time.
Baka's personal data may not be that optimistic. Ibaka only scored 3 points in the first quarter, which seemed far from the 10 points scored by Anzhu, but he achieved the terrifying data of 3 blocks.
And without exception, they were all given to the Lakers' main attacker, Andrew Bynum. This means that Anhui made 3 of 6 shots from the field, and all the missed shots were given to Serge Ibaka.
Ordered "hot pot"!
This is definitely a dangerous sign! Don't think that only attackers have touch, defenders also have it.
Once Serge Ibaka's shot-blocking sense is turned on, he won't be able to block 5 blocks in a game!
Even though Tang Qian stole the opponent's shot-blocking title, he still quite recognized the Congolese's strength.
If he hadn't taken advantage of the substitutes, he would not have been able to get this average number of blocks per game. Tang Qian knew this very well. And Ibaka's average number of blocks per game was the real deal.
The ones that were "brushed" are essentially different from my own.
One of the reasons why ESPN and most of the American media don't agree with this new shot-blocking leader is here.
If the other party were to "get it right" tonight, the consequences would be unpredictable.
In the first quarter of the game, Mike Brown did not give Tang Qian playing time, because for him, taking the lead in the first quarter had tactical and psychological significance. The big defeat in the last game had an impact on the morale of the Lakers.
Seriously, he must solve this problem, otherwise the entire team's desire to fight will only become lower and lower.
And so far, Mike Brown is doing a pretty good job.
However, this situation did not affect the mood of the opposite coach. In Scola Brooks' heart, Mike Brown was not his opponent. In the first quarter, it seemed that the Lakers were leading by one point and had the upper hand, but
The price paid is also extremely obvious. For example, Kobe Bryant, the team's top scorer, defended Westbrook with such intensity. On the surface, the effect seems to be good, but the consumption of his own physical fitness is very huge. And Westbrook
It's not Ty Lawson of the Nuggets. The former is much better than the latter in terms of height, strength, and explosiveness. How can I say that this season, Westbrook is also the leader who averages 23.6 points per game. Compared to Ty Lawson.
Lawson, the gap in strength is not that big.
Neither one averages 17+ points per game, but the other averages 23+. This is already a difference in level, and there is at least one Great Lake in the middle. So Scola Brooks can foresee that even if Kobe can limit Westbrook, what will happen to him?
He himself must be a big loss. After all, the Lakers No. 24 in front of him is almost 34, not almost 24.
Father time can take away everything from a great player, this is something Scola Brooks firmly believes in his heart.
If it were the 24-year-old Kobe, he would definitely change his tactics to stop Westbrook from fighting with his opponents, but the 34-year-old Kobe~ Huh, I have enough patience to wear you down~
Scola Brooks looked at No. 24 of the Lakers and thought to himself.
At the beginning of the second quarter, as expected by Scola Brooks, the Lakers began to have problems. The first swaying point was Andrew Bynum, the youngest member of the Lakers' starting lineup. In this quarter, he lost
The performance of the first quarter was suffocated by Serge Ibaka's fierce defense. He made 1 of 4 shots and a shooting percentage of 25%. This was the report card handed over by the host in this quarter. The Congolese successfully froze the Lakers.
No. 17. But fortunately, Westbrook was still controlled by Kobe. He made 1 of 3 shots in a single quarter, and his shooting rate was extremely ugly.
But since it is the "Thunder Young Master", one is missing, and there is another one. After 2 quarters, Durant casually made 4 of 4 shots, with a 100% shooting rate and 2 precise free throws, easily killing
10 points. Ci Shiping has almost no way to deal with him. He can only watch his opponent score. Durant also knows Ci Shiping's tough defense, so his offensive strategy is to shoot, mid-range shots, and long-range shots.
Shooting, using his terrifying height and super wingspan to directly catch the ball. Shoot Ci Shiping, leaving his opponent with all his brute force but nowhere to use it.
Of course, in addition to this, the Thunder team has another "surprise", that is, Nick Chris stepped up and took advantage of his "short" height to catch the ball from the outside and frequently lob the Spaniard. And tonight
His touch was very good, and he made 3 of 3 shots, another 100% shooting percentage. In the end, 27-23 in the single quarter and 48-45 at halftime, the Thunder successfully overtook the score.
Tang Qian played 2 minutes and 50 seconds in this quarter, got 3 rebounds and 1 block, and successfully suppressed the Thunder's substitute insider, Nazr Muhammad.
In the locker room, Mike Brown was a little out of sorts, because the current situation on the court was obviously in favor of the Thunder.
Although the score difference is only 3 points, the wrong momentum is a serious problem.
With the Thunder's athletic ability, once it gets going, it's extremely normal to play in waves. But the Lakers' worst thing right now is their fast break ability and athletic ability. If the score gap is widened, then
Unless Kobe Bryant breaks out, he can almost do nothing. Having a twin tower insider is an advantage, but it is also a disadvantage, especially in the NBA where the pace of offensive and defensive transitions is getting faster and faster. The status of traditional insiders has been declining again and again. According to statistics
, the proportion of positional warfare in the league is decreasing year by year, replaced by fast offense and defense, and the proportion of mobile warfare is increasing year by year. As a result, the market for bulky and big men has been further reduced, like the kind of standing positions in the 1980s and 1990s.
Currently, no one cares about the center forward.
Being chased and spanked is a common saying in the league nowadays, and the meaning is self-evident.
You can say that the overall quality of centers in this era has declined. The strong are always strong. Take the "four major centers" from the 1990s and they will still sweep everything and be extremely strong. This is true, but as the name implies, the "four major centers" are only
The four of them, without exception, are all "human monsters" with both technical and athletic abilities. This kind of inside genius can naturally thrive in any era. But there are 30 teams in the NBA. The starting lineup plus the substitutes, at least
We need more than 60 centers. What should we do with the remaining 56+ people after removing the "four major centers"? The transformation of ordinary centers is representative, because they do not have as strong talents as the "four major centers", and the strong can persevere.
Strong, if they want to survive in the alliance, they must go with the flow and adapt to the general trend.
And obviously, the general trend of the alliance now is mobile warfare, fast offensive and defensive warfare, high-tempo warfare, run-and-gun warfare... In short, in a world where positional warfare is no longer king.
"Compress the offensive rounds, compress the offensive rhythm, and bring them to our rhythm!" Mike Brown said loudly in the locker room: "The point guard must suppress it and don't rush to fast breaks and defensive counterattacks. Our advantage is
In positional warfare! Have you remembered everything? Positional warfare is the first choice!”
Mike Brown's choice is not wrong. The advantage of the Lakers is indeed positional warfare. If they play one shot after another, the Thunder are 80% no match for the Lakers. But the problem is that the opponent will fall into the trap.
? As a head coach, everyone wants to make their opponents fall into the rhythm of their own team, but in fact, it is not that simple to operate?
Scott Brooks' order to the Thunder is to continue to play fast and continue to implement high-speed offense and defense transition tactics. As long as the Lakers cannot hold back, the Thunder will be able to take away their opponents in one wave.
The No. 1 position plays a very important role in implementing the head coach's intentions, because as a point guard, connecting the team and organizing the team is a natural responsibility. Controlling the rhythm is also one of the main functions of the No. 1 position.
But as soon as he came on the field in the third quarter, after several offenses and defenses, Mike Brown's expression became "constipated" because he discovered a cruel fact, that is, the Lakers' No. 1 position is far inferior to the Thunder's No. 1 position.
Position. Between offense and defense, Ramon Sessions was already so busy just having to deal with Westbrook that he couldn't even think about executing any tactics or controlling the rhythm.
Suddenly, Mike Brown missed the "Old Fish" Fisher infinitely, because Ramon Sessions' experience in controlling the rhythm was ten times worse than Fisher's. The regular season was okay, and this problem was not obvious.
But once they entered the playoffs, the benefits of being an "old fish" became apparent.
Fisher's ability against Westbrook is of course greatly lacking, but he can control the rhythm. The more critical the games and the more critical moments, the more important experience is, and it can even faintly overwhelm ability. Power.
Sbrook often has this kind of problem, making mistakes in handling key balls and critical moments. On the other hand, Fisher, who is not as capable as him, is extremely stable, rarely makes mistakes, and his ability to handle key balls is among the best in the league.
This is the role of competition experience and big scene experience. Westbrook in 2011-2012 was far from able to do this.
It is a pity that Ramon Sessions of the Lakers is even weaker in this aspect. Even though he entered the NBA in 2007, this is his first time in the playoffs. So from an experience point of view, he is better than
Westbrook is much more talented, at least this is his third playoff trip in his career.
With his abilities and experience far inferior to those of Westbrook, it was natural for Ramon Sessions to be "ravaged". The Lakers became more and more chaotic and complicated, and in the end
Not to mention bringing the opponent into rhythm, his own rhythm was almost broken into pieces and a mess.
Only four and a half minutes have passed in the third quarter, and the Lakers' trail is getting bigger and bigger.
50-60, the score difference reached double digits in the blink of an eye.
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