Chapter 414 [The Lakers Are Stronger]
On the 29th, the Warriors hosted the Lakers.
This is a game that has been watched by people, and it is broadcast live on many radio stations such as ESPN, CCTV5, etc. The regular season is an important warm-up for the two top teams in the West, and they are seeded in the first and second places in the West this season.
Zhou Xuan was arranged to play in the finale and enjoyed the cheers of the fans. As soon as Jackson left, he became a veritable outside core. Margety and Ellis became captains and vice-captains. After all, Zhou Xuan has been in the warriors for a short time and is young, so he didn't mix with the captain, of course, this is not important. Captain Rocket Battle, Battier and Hayes, for example, are not leaders on the court.
Kobe frowned before he started fighting, and as soon as Zhou Xuan's gaze passed, he immediately frowned.
CCTV5 Zhang said reasonably: "Kobe Bryant should still be worried about being eliminated last season, Zhou Xuan's expression is more relaxed, although he lost on the court." ”
Yu Jia said: "This Lakers have a complete lineup, the Warriors are missing Jackson, and Garcia who was traded is temporarily unavailable, I think it should be Margeti who starts." ”
In fact, what Kobe Bryant cares about is not the elimination of the Lakers last season, but the evaluation of fans after Zhou Xuan's guest appearance in the TV series.
Before going on the court, Smart said to Zhou Xuan: "The peripheral defense Kobe Bryant will be handed over to you, entangle him." ”
"I won't let you down." Zhou Xuan smiled. He learned Payton's technique, and he won't let Kobe break through easily, try to get away from the basket and let Kobe shoot it.
The Warriors arranged a mixed defense, and Zhou Xuan also had to chase and defend, only the low post was to defend from the inside, and without Marion, he was weak in terms of defending the breakthrough.
"Magic" Johnson commented on the Lakers' lineup, saying: "This year, the Lakers' recruitment has been relatively successful, and there is only one thing that I can't understand, that is, Tony was selected in the first round? Douglas then sent the Knicks in exchange for a 2011 second-round pick and some cash. The back line is still a combination of Fisher, Famar and Brown. I think Douglas is the guy they need. ”
Van Gundy said: "Maybe during the tryout, the Lakers felt that Douglas was not as good as the current guard, and it was not realistic to pin their hopes on the 29th pick. ”
Johnson said: "Like the Warriors' hope Ellis and Zhou Xuan are both second-rounders, it's not that the low pick is not strong, anything can happen." ”
WITH A HEIGHT OF 188CM AND A WEIGHT OF 84 KILOGRAMS, DOUGLAS IS VERY CLOSE TO ZHOU XUAN, AVERAGING 21 PER GAME IN HIS SENIOR SEASON. 5 points, second place in the ACC Player of the Year Awards. In addition, he was named ACC's Defensive Player of the Year. He led the Milnoes to their first NCAA playout tournament since 1998 and made history by reaching the ACC Championship Game.
There are many examples of a player who is too short as a playmaker to challenge a shooting guard and eventually succeed in the NCAA, and Douglas is one of them. His **** for scoring is far more important than his awareness of passing. He didn't have too much vision, and he relied entirely on his strong athleticism and excellent shooting ability to defeat opponents who were taller and stronger than him. His template is just Brooks and Barria, though.
Douglas's defense was admitted, and the Lakers should give him a chance to try, and sending the Knicks seemed a bit nonsensical. Because the Knicks simply don't have a shortage of guards. Now the relationship between Robinson and Douglas on the team is very bad for bench opportunities, the atmosphere in the locker room has deteriorated again, and the Knicks' poor record is also due to this. The result of the deal was unflattering to both sides.
Warriors starters Zhou Xuan, Azubuike, Margety, Anthony? Randolph, Zach? Randolph.
Lakers luxury starters Fisher, Kobe, Artest, Gasol, Bynum.
At the beginning of the game, Randolph Jr. beat Bynum on a jumper, and the Warriors had the ball. Kobe Bryant defended the arc top, Fisher followed Azubuike, and the Lakers showed their importance to Zhou Xuan as soon as they came up.
Randolph pulled out to cover, Zhou Xuan broke through from the left, and Gasol immediately changed defenses. Zhou Xuan retreated to the perimeter, Randolph cut into the left low post to ask for the ball, and Bynum released Randolph Jr. under the basket to block Randolph. At this time, Artest shrank inside, resisted Randolph Jr., Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Margeti, and Kobe Bryant switched positions to defend, and the beautiful rotation was changed.
Margeti picked up the ball and singled, moved to the right and missed a pull-up jumper, and Bynum got the rebound. Although "Little Shark" did something very irrational last season, he still received a high-tech contract extension. His individual ability is very strong in the league, and if he is abandoned, the Lakers don't know where to find a replacement.
Fisher went to the front court and passed to Kobe, ran to the bottom right corner, and was on the side with Kobe and Gasol. Artest also pulled outside the three-point line and stood on the weak side. Bynum was low on the other side and pulled away.
Kobe hoisted the ball to Gasol, Randolph Jr. defended, Gasol took the ball with his back to the inside line, and successfully squeezed into the three-second zone, shook his right shoulder slightly, and turned to the baseline to pick the basketball. 0 to 2.
Little Randolph's low-post defensive ability is not as good as that of Fat Randolph, he is too thin to resist people. This is similar to the Wizards' McGee, so although the two are in excellent physical condition, they can't become super insiders for the time being.
Zhou Xuan attacked, the Lakers once again compressed the defense, Fisher strictly defended Azubuike, Kobe Bryant and Zhou Xuan on the periphery. Azubuike and Randolph got rid of the ball cover on the bottom line, Bynum did not change the defense, and continued to follow Randolph, Artest let go of Margeti to chase Azubuk, Zhou Xuan passed, Kobe Bryant contracted again, blocked Margeti, and put Zhou Xuan at the top of the arc.
If Margeti immediately passed the ball back to Zhou Xuan, it would be an opportunity, and the person who changed the defense after the rotation became Fisher, but Margeti did not pass the ball, and once again singled out Kobe Bryant and missed the jumper. The rebound was picked up by Gasol.
Zhang Li said: "It can't be played like this, Margeti couldn't shoot in front of Kobe Bryant twice, he should pass the ball or burst inside." ”
Yu Jia said: "The Lakers compressed the defense too quickly, and after Artest came, the Lakers' defense went to a new level, and they did not introduce guards, probably because they felt that interior defense and rotation positions could make up for the shortcomings of a position." And with Fisher on the floor, it's easier for the Lakers to open up space. ”
The Lakers attacked, this time it became Randolph to fight Gasol, Randolph Jr. and Bynum, Kobe Bryant received the ball and faced Zhou Xuan on the right side, without passing.
Come on, I won't let you pass. Zhou Xuan suddenly approached and waved his arms to interfere with Kobe's vision. Kobe Bryant can not only break through, but also shoot, especially last season, when his shooting percentage was second only to Martin in the league, and he could be out at any time.
Bryant dribbled with his back to the ball and turned to the middle. He also wanted to try if Zhou Xuan was really so powerful, this season the media boasted that Zhou Xuan's defense was too ruthless, as if he was already the first among the defenders. Kobe Bryant didn't believe it, because there were many guards who played the Warriors and scored high scores, and Parker scored 32 points on the court.
Zhou Xuan took a step sideways to block Kobe's route with his legs, so that he couldn't start quickly, Kobe took the ball and retreated to open the distance, dribbled under his crotch twice and then broke through the right side, Zhou Xuan's left hand interfered while keeping up, and one step inside the three-point line always kept in front of the interference. Kobe Bryant took the ball and then shook his right shoulder with his back to the ball, and turned to the right side at full speed, and the whole action was very coherent. Zhou Xuan didn't look at his shoulders, only at his hips, and as soon as Kobe turned around, he was stuck in front of him again.
Kobe Bryant, who was unwilling to pass the ball, chose to step back and jump, Zhou Xuan couldn't cover it and could only try his best to interfere, almost jumping up against Kobe, and when he jumped, the two had physical contact that disrupted Kobe's rhythm, and the ball bounced out of the frame.
Randolph took the rebound in the backcourt and passed it to Zhou Xuan, Kobe Bryant pressed in the backcourt, and Zhou Xuan took the ball and retreated. If he encounters such interference from an unknown player, maybe Zhou Xuan will bump into his arms, and if he loses his balance, he may make a foul, but the referee will definitely not blow it, so he chose to seek stability, give up the fast attack, and not challenge the referee's bottom line.
The Warriors attacked, and after many screens and passes, Randolph received the ball and singled Artest, turned around and missed the jumper, and the rebound was grabbed by Gasol.
The Lakers counterattacked, Artest covered Kobe, Kobe Bryant broke through the right side with the ball, pulled the ball up as soon as he entered the three-point line, jumped away from Margeti, jumped up in the air with all his strength and made two feints, and dodged Randolph's block by relying on super stagnation, and scored in basketball. 0 to 4.
Zhang Li sighed: "This ball is too difficult, that is, Kobe Bryant can score so much, bullying Randolph can't jump, and Margeti can't jump in the back, otherwise he can't stop it." ”
Yu Jia said: "Zhou Xuan has to consider changing his style of play, and his teammates missed three shots in a row. ”
This time, Zhou Xuan chose to let his teammates pull away, single-sudden, Kobe. After consecutive hip dribbles, he withdrew from the three-point line, holding the ball in his right hand and approaching with his left hand. Kobe Bryant immediately stepped forward, and Zhou Xuan resorted to "worship Buddha" and changed direction to the left to pass Kobe.
Kobe Bryant's defense sometimes likes to gamble on steals, and it's fine if there are teammates who can make up for it, but if there are no teammates to make up for it, there will be a huge gap. Gasol let go of Randolph Jr. to make up the defense, and Zhou Xuan sent the ball to the bottom right corner.
After Randolph Jr. received the ball, Bynum made up for the defense and let Randolph empty. At this time, as long as there is a close pass in the open space, Randolph Jr. is unconscious, chooses to go hard, and the shot is wide under Bynum's interference, and Fisher picks up the rebound in the backcourt.
Kobe Bryant was about to go down, Zhou Xuan followed by him, and Fisher threw a long pass to the frontcourt.
This is the attack method that Zhou Xuan is more afraid of, Kobe Bryant rushed into the three-point line with the ball, brought it all the way to the low post, leaned on him with his body, turned around and threw a jump shot back to the bottom line, he couldn't cover it, this move is completely based on the rhythm, the ball goes in! 0 to 6.
Margeti went back to the defense to chase Artest, but failed to help Zhou Xuan, in fact, this kind of fast attack made Zhou Xuan better to defend Artai, because Atai was not good at attacking with the ball.
Artest averaged just 11 points per game for the Lakers. 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1. 4 steals. And he had 17 last season. 7 points 5. 2 rebounds 3. 3 assists.
It seems that the data has declined very much, in fact, this is caused by the team's tactics, "Zen Master" Jackson does not arrange tactics for him at all, and it is impossible for him to shoot more, his main role on the offensive end is to attract defense on the periphery and open up space.
After Artest's arrival, the Lakers' triangle offense became stronger, because he could shoot three-pointers, and he didn't need to do a big corner, just attract defense on the perimeter, so that Gasol and Kobe Bryant could get more heads-up opportunities. Atai and Bynum are on one side and can also match in the air. When Ariza started, the bottom corner three-pointer was not assured, and the Lakers originally had one side that was deserted.
Zhou Xuan sighed in his heart after receiving the ball, the Lakers are stronger this year.