Chapter 532: Seal off the forbidden area
D'Antoni looked at the panting group of men, and really didn't know what to say. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info This embarrassment lasted almost a whole season, and the Lakers' tactics couldn't be played, and it wasn't a matter of a day or two.
After losing Kobe, Howard undoubtedly became the sole core of D'Antoni's men. But right now, the core is very depressed and doesn't communicate with anyone.
The coach knows that Howard will definitely not be on the Lakers' roster next season unless the Lakers are willing to give up Kobe. However, such a thing simply cannot happen.
For a core who only wants to leave the team, what else can the manager give him more arrangements? The 13-point gap is not huge, and the game has only just played the first quarter. But for the current Lakers, the 13-point gap is very difficult to fill.
"Paul." D'Antoni thought for a moment, but finally called out the name he hadn't called out in a long time.
Gasol glanced at D'Antoni in astonishment, confirming that the old man with the mustache was calling himself. You must know that after a season, D'Antoni almost marginalized Gasol, and the relationship between Gasol and D'Antoni was also very stiff. If it weren't for Kobe, Gasol might have fallen out with D'Antoni a long time ago.
But now, at a time when the team is in crisis, D'Antoni doesn't call Howard, nor his protégé Nash, but Gasol.
Seeing Gasol looking at him blankly, D'Antoni was also a little embarrassed, he raised his voice and called Gasol's name again.
"What...... What's the matter, Coach. Gasol replied hesitantly.
"In the second quarter, I want you to get close to the box and attack. Positive positions, I believe in the low positions, even LaMarcus can't stop you. Nash, Blake, with Gasol as the center of the basketball. I need you to play more efficiently and tie the score as soon as possible! D'Antoni immediately drew on the tactical board, but he didn't hit any more runs and didn't rely on Howard anymore. Instead, he regarded Gasol as the core of the attack for the first time!
Howard, who was originally buried in his head, suddenly came to his senses after hearing D'Antoni's arrangement, D'Antoni's meaning was obvious, he was completely disappointed in Howard's performance!
"!" Howard clenched his fists, once the supremacy of the Magic team, but now he is disliked by all sides in the Lakers. At such a critical moment, he was actually abandoned by the team manager. Howard's unwillingness and anger once again came to his heart, coupled with Gasol, who regained his core position, the interior of the Trail Blazers may be very lively later.
The second quarter of the game started as scheduled, and fans in the Rose Garden raced around the stands and seemed to have begun to celebrate the Trail Blazers' victory in advance.
Meyers. Leonard and J.J. Hickson took the lead in the second quarter in place of Anjie and Aldridge. Seeing this, D'Antoni seemed to see a glimmer of hope. If Gasol plays well, the Lakers will most likely bring back the slump before Anjie and Aldridge come on the court!
"Give me a hard slap on Paul! Go on the offensive in your preferred position! The tall Spanish No. 16 was the only straw in D'Antoni's hands, and the mustachioed man was even more glad to see that the Trail Blazers were sending bench players to partner with the interior line.
"Gasol played at the beginning of the second quarter?" Riccard couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw Gasol stepping onto the pitch.
Gasol's fitness has always been one of his weaknesses, and the Spaniard usually starts the second quarter with a rest. But now, D'Antoni has brought this guy up.
"I remember D'Antoni didn't seem to like Paul very much." Divac was also puzzled.
"The moment of salvation is up to him D'Antoni to his liking. Ann, get ready to play, this Gasol is not here to go through the motions. ”
As soon as Ricard finished speaking, Gasol was in the hands of the inexperienced Meyers. Leonard scored a goal in front of him.
Gasol fell to play in the low post as a number five, which many people did not expect. Lakers forward Antoine, who partnered with Gasol on the inside. Jamison happens to be able to shoot and therefore open up space for Gasol as well.
While Meyers. Leonard has learned a lot from training with Anjie, but it is still a little difficult for him to deal with Gasol alone without assistance.
"Sure enough, D'Antoni is planning to use Gasol as the heart of the attack. This guy seems to be really out of line. Rickard smiled, if the Lakers' solution was to let Gasol force the interior, then D'Antoni would have to be disappointed. Because the interior line is precisely the strongest place on the defensive end of the Trail Blazers. It's just that in the past few minutes, it's just a little vacant.
In the following games, Gasol scored in front of Leonard in a series of points. It wasn't until the score was chased down by only 8 points that Rickard called a timeout unhurriedly, and the smug D'Antoni thought it was Gasol who stopped the Trail Blazers.
"Ann, LaMarcus. Let those guys on the Lakers see what a really good interior offense is! Rickard didn't even have a strategy against Gasol, and he believed that as long as he took these two guys, the Lakers' momentum would be completely extinguished.
Anjie smiled evilly and bumped punches with Aldridge, and in the first quarter, Anjie was tasked with opening up space and providing cover for his teammates, so he didn't take many shots.
But now, Riccard's meaning is simple, it's all about him and Aldridge scoring!
"Paul! Keep playing like you just did! Don't be afraid of the Trail Blazers' interior twin towers, I'm sure you can do just as well as you just did! D'Antoni is also trying his best to stabilize the morale of Gasol just played, first of all, Gasol must dare to play, and the Lakers have hope of turning the tables.
At the same time, Dwight. Howard can't wait to get out there and prove himself again. The disdain of the opponent and the distrust of the coach, Howard will make them regret it!
A hand-to-hand fight between interior players has been brewed.
Since Ricard's tactic is to hit the ball inside, correspondingly, the person who controls the tempo on the field has also become Derek. Fisher.
Fischer knows better than Lillard when to play and when to change his style of play. With an experienced point guard on the court, Anjie and Aldridge don't have to worry about catching the ball.
In this attack, Anjie still stood near the free throw line, while Aldridge went to the low post.
Although such an offensive position is somewhat unusual, it has not been seen before. Gasol and Howard didn't dare to slack off, and God knows what kind of cooperation these two tacit guys will play.
Steve. Blake was immature in front of Fischer, and he tried to take advantage of Fischer's slow pace to rush forward and steal several times, but Fischer used his strong body to block him.
Fischer dribbled the ball to the three-point line without hesitation, and without hesitation, he directly used a hit pass to let Anjie, who was already in a good position, get the basketball.
Howard tried his best to spread his strong arms, An Jie had already teased him once in the high position, and the monster didn't want this to happen a second time.
However, Anjie didn't let the basketball stay in his hands for long, and he immediately played the ball after receiving the ball, allowing Aldridge to confront Pau Gasol at the low level.
"Coward, do you want to run away?" Howard thought that his tight defense made An Jie give up the idea of attacking, but in the next second, An Jie suddenly sprinted and swept past Howard.
Anjie's off-ball run was very successful, but Howard didn't think Aldridge could play well with Anjie in such a small space.
Under Gasol's interference, Aldridge wanted to send the ball to Anjie, and the only way was to relay in the air. And if Aldridge dares to pass the air relay under Gasol's interference, Howard is confident that he can catch the basketball before Anjie.
Just when Howard was secretly proud, the orange basketball bounced off the ground and came to An Jie's hands!
"What!?" Howard's eyes widened, the ball actually bounced through Gasol's body, could it be possible?
"Oh my God! Nice crotch pass! Gasol did cover Aldridge well, but he didn't pay attention to his crotch! Ann caught the ball directly, and Dwight also bit very tight! "Mike. Brin looked at the field intently, and a perfect attack was just the last dunk away from Anjie.
Howard jumped higher than Anjie, but Anjie's arm span prevented Howard from touching the basketball. In the end, An Jie's hands still took the lead in dunking the ball into the basket, and Howard failed to complete the chase, and only endless humiliation greeted him.
"It's beautiful!" After the ball was scored, Aldridge patted Anjie's chest hard. An Jie looked up to the sky and roared, looking like a mad beast.
On the big screen at the scene, the crotch-piercing pass and heavy dunk were replayed over and over again. This is Anjie and Aldridge, and this is the combination of the most offensive interior combination in the league.
"It's been a long time, and the cooperation that has been lost in the regular season for a long time has finally reappeared in the playoffs! The Trail Blazers are already strong, and when Aldridge returns, they're even stronger than ever! ”
"Keep attacking, keep going!" D'Antoni wasn't going to let his players indulge in a huge frustration, and the hoarse mustache shouted hoarsely from the sidelines, hoping that the Lakers would jump right into the offense.
The Lakers' offense still hit Gasol, but when Gasol held the ball, he found that the guy who was defending himself now became the biggest threat to the Trail Blazers - Anjie.
The momentum exuded by Anjie is better than that of Meyers. Leonard is a lot stronger. Just by bracing his teeth and claws in front of Gasol, he had already put a lot of pressure on Gasol.
Gasol was not timid, but chose to turn his back and push it. However, unlike before, Anjie didn't move at all!
Continuing to slash with backs would only be a waste of energy and time, and Gasol immediately gave up on the idea of backslashing. He hooked sideways, intending to end the attack with a hook.
However, the pressure from Anjie's all-out lunge still caused Gasol to lose his rhythm, and the hook deflected off the basket, and Gasol was unable to continue scoring.
At this moment, Howard risked a foul and jumped high to snatch the offensive rebound from behind Aldridge.
If this ball were to be replaced by Anjie, he would definitely take advantage of the situation and let Howard carry a foul. But Aldridge doesn't know these tricks.
"Dwight jumped so high! He still got the rebound even when he was in a bad position! ”
After Howard picked up the rebound, he flashed Aldridge to the basket with a jump step, ready to score a second jump dunk.
A beautiful second attack will definitely save a lot of face. Howard exerted all his strength, ready to vent all the grievances in his heart through this ball.
But just when he was about to dunk the ball in, he was about to raise his eyebrows. The basketball that he put on top of his head was slapped away by a powerful force!
The basketball was out of Howard's control, it slammed into the rebound, and bounced back vigorously.
Iguodala took the lead and took ultimate control of the basketball. Howard looked around him, and sure enough, it was Anjie again!
"After defending Gasol and Dwight in succession, Ann completely dominated the box! This guy has locked the Lakers' interior offense completely! "Continuous defending, flexible filling, ferocious and accurate blocking. Anjie's excellent qualities on the defensive end are simply unmatched.
Since there was no Lillard, the Trail Blazers didn't play fast-break either. But through another cooperation between Anjie and Aldridge, Anjie still easily completed a close-range shot on Howard's head.
D'Antoni, who was originally hopeful for the game, suddenly fell to the bench, and Anjie's defense and offense seemed to have crushed the mustachioed man's last illusions. The two strongest cards under his hand were both defeated by An Jie.
How else can a Lakers game be played? D'Antoni didn't know. Sometimes the gap in hard power cannot be bridged by a few tactics. But An Jie will not feel pity because of this.
The Lakers' failed season may be destined to end in such a miserable way......