Chapter 257: Twin Towers vs. Twin Towers
Kobe Bryant and Anjie each scored a goal, and the curtain of this wonderful game was completely opened. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but surprisingly, although the game was equally exciting, it formed a situation of only wonderful and no goals.
The confrontation was fierce, and the smell of gunpowder was very strong. The two sides went back and forth, but the score did not rise.
"Kobe. Bryant three-point shot! It's too off-right, it's too outrageous! ”
Kevin. Durant's pull-up jumper, or no! I'm not mistaken, is this guy the same Durant who just beat Anthony!? ”
The narrators were dumbfounded and incredulous. The league's scoring champion Durant, the Lakers' offensive core Kobe Bryant. Bryant. These two people who should have carried the offensive banner of their team have squandered their opportunities again and again.
In the midst of the iron fighting of these two guys, the first quarter of the game soon ushered in the participation of the second team. Fortunately, the bench players of the Lakers and Thunder played normally, which avoided embarrassment.
In the second half of the first quarter, the second team led by Anjie and Gasol was given to Van Gundy and Phil respectively. Jackson had some tactical ideas.
Originally, neither coach was willing to focus on the interior attack. Van Gundy knows that the Lakers' two championship-level interior twin towers are not like the Nuggets' group of interior players who can only bluff people. The number of people who fell to Gasol and Bynum was innumerable. Even Anjie struggled to score efficiently in such situations.
And Jackson understands the terrible Chinese butchers of the Thunder team, plus with Morris and Ibaka assisting, the Thunder's interior line is also not easy to mess with.
But now, when Kobe Bryant and Durant are both extremely poor, the coaches of both teams have to think about this issue that was not considered before.
17-20, the first quarter of the game between the two teams was played, and the score was extremely low. The defending champion Lakers are only three points ahead of the Thunder. Kobe Bryant and Durant are most responsible for this situation.
"Bryant, what's the problem?" Phil. Jackson wasn't going to limit Kobe's right to fire just because he didn't feel good in the first quarter.
"No problem! I'll keep attacking! "The paranoid Kobe Bryant can't easily get out of the way of the offensive core.
"Russell, you had the ball more in the second half. KD, get a better chance and shoot again! I need efficiency now, consumption, we can't consume them! "On the Thunder's side, Van Gundy's tactical use is much freer. Although Durant won the title of the youngest scoring champion, he still does not have the status of Kobe. Van Gundy won't let him attack, he really has to be obedient.
"Ann, you are looking for more opportunities on the inside. But once you get on the pitch, your main task is still to assist the attack, and after that, it may change. Van Gundy's meaning is very clear, let Anjie first touch the depth of the Lakers' interior defense, and be ready to be ordered at any time!
"No problem, hey, Russell, it's a gesture to block the pick-and-roll, I'll be there right away." After saying that, An Jie also patted Westbrook on the back.
As soon as the words fell, the short intermission was over. The Thunder still sent the starting five tigers, and the Zen master let Kobe Bryant rest off the court first.
The reason why the Zen master is so confident is because he believes in the defensive ability of the Twin Towers. At the same time, it also allowed Kobe Bryant to fully recover to play better.
However, Westbrook's first impact after coming up in the second quarter tore apart the defense of the Lakers' twin towers.
Lightning-fast and easy, he borrowed An Jie's block and easily broke into the inside, and Bynum had to stay on the outside in order to prevent An Jie from shooting.
Gasol was the only one to cover the penalty area, but Westbrook was still several notches ahead of the Spaniard. He burst to the basket first and forced a layup with Pau on physical contact.
Westbrook's goal not only greatly increased Van Gundy's determination to let him continue to attack, but also invisibly reduced Bryant's rest time.
"Okay, it's just a goal, we've seen a lot of this situation." The Zen master patted Kobe Bryant's leg and motioned for him to rest in peace.
After Bryant went off the court, that Gasol and Bynum naturally became the focus of the Lakers' offense. After all, Lao Yu is now better at organization, and Artest's offensive ability is also seriously degraded.
Although Morris has good defensive ability, it is still difficult for some strongmen to completely restrain Gasol.
Neither in terms of height nor reach, Morris has no advantage. Coupled with the fact that Morris is not very good at the interior with outstanding defensive skills, Gasol turned over and shot directly from close range after two steps forward, and easily scored a goal.
Dozens of seconds later, Bynum was also embarrassed on Anjie's head. Although the strength of the lower limbs of "Little Shark", who has experienced a major knee injury, has shrunk, as a close disciple of "Gutter" Abdul-Jabbar, his small hook technique is even above An Jie.
Now he doesn't have to turn around flexibly to break through, and he doesn't have to carry it to the basket and dunk hard. He only needs to use his wide skeleton and octopus-like hands to position in a deep place, and he can score directly with his hook hand after receiving the ball.
Anjie has nothing to do with Bynum's ball, although the lower body strength is much weaker, but Bynum's upper body strength is still strong.
Watching the Thunder's Whirlwind Twin Towers being smashed by the Lakers' championship twin towers in a row, Phil. Jackson began to lift Erlang's legs in relief.
The Thunder's offense is still dominated by Westbrook breakouts, supplemented by outside shots from Durant and Sephorosa. He didn't dare to let Anjie and Morris easily play alone on the inside, if they were guarded a few, the Lakers could quickly pull the score away.
Although there were more goals in the second quarter, the game was much duller than the first. Most of the time, the two teams are grinding positions, there is no fast pace, there are no mistakes, there are no mistakes, there is no fast attack, there is no fast attack, it is difficult to have a wonderful picture.
The second quarter lasted like this for almost five minutes, and it wasn't until the first official timeout that Van Gundy and the Zen Master were about to make a change.
"Bryant, how was the rest?"
"No problem Phil, I'm okay." Kobe Bryant threw off the towel and finally went on the court to fight!
Van Gundy, on the other hand, is more difficult. Judging from the performance just now, Durant's hand has still not recovered. Maybe it's Artest's defense that makes it difficult for him to adapt, anyway, he can't continue to rely on Durant to attack.
Westerbrook's deadly style of play, while efficient, cost him a lot. If the Thunder still want to play the half, it's best to save Westbrook's stamina.
With Durant and Westbrook replaced, who else can the Thunder count on? Two substitutes outside Erik. Mayno and Sean. Livingston is indeed good, but not enough for the two of them to carry the Thunder's offense.
Perhaps, the time has come for this extremely difficult plan to be implemented.
"Ann, how do you feel?" Van Gundy began to ask.
"Andrew and Paul work together very well, not only offensively, but defensively as well. Moreover, the two of them were in good shape today, and when they just defended me and Morris, they simply couldn't give an inch. Anjie is not arrogant, and he admits that the Lakers' two twin towers are not so easy to deal with.
"But if you grit your teeth, you can fight!" But then he changed his words, Anjie knew Van Gundy's intention to ask, Durant and Westbrook were off, and he and Morris had to shoulder the big responsibility!
"Hmm......" Van Gundy nodded, only to try first, there is no other way to follow.
Before the timeout ended, Anjie and Kobe Bryant glanced at each other. Both stared at each other for a second, their eyes full of tenacity.
"Come on, fight with real knives and guns!" An Jie clenched his fists, Kobe Bryant was not thin on himself in Houston last summer, invited a big meal every day, and even gave guidance. After that, the two got along very happily and had a good relationship. But in the playoffs, any friendship can be erased by the players!
After the two sides reappeared, Lakers fans began to cheer. Although Fischer and Artest were out of the game, Bryant and the interior twin towers stayed on the court.
On the other hand, Westbrook, who had been playing well in the second quarter, was replaced by Mayno and Livingston, and Durant was not on the court. Angier? There's a kind of letting that guy who claims to be a butcher try it!
Bryant's first offense after returning from a timeout was to shoot from beyond the three-point line. Phil. Jackson didn't let Kobe rest in vain, physical strength and shooting percentage have a lot to do with it, and now, the physical Kobe Bryant has finally regained his offensive feeling.
All Thunder fans looked at An Jie who was serving on the bottom line at the moment with anticipation, and the expectations of the Thunder team all fell on him!
But what everyone didn't expect was that after An Jie ran near the free throw line, he suddenly stopped his steps!
Only when Anjie organizes an attack will he choose to stand in that position. What does this mean, didn't Van Gundy arrange for him to attack?
Just when the fans were confused, Livingston handed the ball to Anjie, who was in the high position. Anjie held the ball and threatened three, and Bynum put on a posture and waited for it.
Attention was focused on Anjie and Bynum, but on Morris and Gasol, who wrestled in the low post.
Due to the presence of three less, Morris, who is not outstanding in offensive ability, rarely has a chance to perform on the offensive end. But in the face of the Spaniards, who have a soft style of play, the tough Morris feels that he should be able to handle it!
An Jie suddenly broke through to the left, although Bynum's sensitivity was greatly reduced after the knee injury, but he had a large stride range, and he still withstood An Jie's impact in time.
An Jie did not give up after being blocked, but continued to work harder, pressing his shoulder against Bynum's chest and smashing into the inside.
Although Anjie was able to go to the basket in this ball, it was almost impossible to score under such fierce confrontation and blocking.
"Idiot! You've chosen the wrong place! Bynum was secretly pleased that when he and Gasol were on the field at the same time, Anjie never showed anything too dazzling. Wasn't the reason why Anjie performed so well in the early part of the season was because of Gasol's injury absence?
An Jie suddenly turned around quickly, and Bynum, who was good at hooking, thought that An Jie was going to hook his hand, so he hurriedly jumped up and jumped high, ready to complete the block.
Unexpectedly, Anjie just hit the ground and passed after deceiving Morris, Morris carried Gasol to receive the basketball, and under Gasol's interference, he dunked and succeeded!
"Andrew. Morris! Unexpectedly, An Jie was making a ball for him! At this time, people suddenly remembered that the problem of Gasol's soft ball style was not a day or two. And the inside line of the Thunder team is not only An Jie.
The two inside players from the Whirlwind team high-fived each other, and their tacit understanding was actually no worse than the Lakers Twin Towers.
In the second ball, Gasol entangled Morris to death, and Bynum did not dare to attack rashly. In this case, Anjie easily turned around and wiped past Bynum, and scored another goal with a skillful pick!
After the goal, Anjie patted his chest and pointed at Bynum with his index finger.
"Come on, the little fish hiding behind Kobe." Anjie smiled and said this to Bynum, who couldn't laugh at all.
Anything is needed to win the game. Anjie has not forgotten this. (To be continued.) )