Chapter 297: [30+]
After the timeout, the Lakers sent in the main force.
Against the Warriors, the Lakers were even more passive than last season's Celtics. The Warriors' success this season has taught people that there is a way to build a team, and that you don't need a lot of superstars to win, and a group of second-rate star scorers can be just as powerful together.
After 6 minutes of play, the Warriors continued to maintain the lead, and Ellis came on to replace Zhou Xuan. Also on the field were Marion and Jackson, plus Azubuke and Randolph. This lineup is not bad defensively.
The Warriors guarded the perimeter tightly and let Jackson and Marion work together to limit Kobe. Bryant began to pass the ball, and Gasol finally came into play. Odom kept covering his teammates on the perimeter to attract defense, and Bryant and Ariza also hit three-pointers. Once the Warriors shrink too tightly, Bryant can get a shot from the perimeter, as long as he and Gasol are on the side.
The Lakers are also compressing the defense, relying on the rotation to defend on the perimeter, which is the defensive formation they rely on to survive, Randolph, who has the highest offensive efficiency, is limited, and Jackson, Marion, and Ellis also shoot in a row.
At that time, O'Neal denounced the joint defense, mainly this kind of 122 position, shrinking to the line of the penalty area, don't think about opening the inside line, and then watch the peripheral players compare shots. The inside line is blocked, and even if you break through, you have to hit the shot, otherwise you will be stuck in the pile.
In the international arena, Spain and other European teams use compression to confront the United States. A breakout player like Paul will play very depressed, while a shot-oriented player like Anthony will play well. In the 2008 Olympic Games, Liu Wei was able to beat Calderon because he shot more accurately from outside the three-point line.
The 11-point gap was quickly smoothed out, and Zhou Xuan watched the game carefully off the court and studied the opponent's weaknesses.
Kobe Bryant began to play in the right way, with his personal ability, as long as he didn't mess around and cooperated with his teammates more, he should be the first person in the league in the past few years, instead of playing for 12 years to win an MVP. The Lakers' defense has also become more aggressive, Shannon? Brown's offense is average, and his shooting is poor, and he is not organized, but he is better defensively than Fisher and has good physical fitness. There are no obvious defensive holes on the field these days.
If I'm on the pitch, what can I do to ensure the success rate of the attack? Teammates, or individuals? Zhou Xuan began to think about this question. The answer he came up with was to be influential. Keep blocking, looking for opportunities, and don't let the ball stop in one spot.
In the last six minutes, the elder Nelson did not let Zhou Xuan play, and the Warriors still led by three points at 63-60. With 25 points and 4 assists, 12 of 14 shots, Zhou Xuan scored amazing statistics in the half.
The elder Nelson asked at halftime to go all out and give it a go. "Forget the overall score, forget everything, treat this as the second half of the seventh inning, ensure the success rate, and break them! Weeks control the tempo. Stephen (Jackson), Sean (Marion), and Corey (Margetty) pay attention to changing defenses, and Zach resists on the inside to defend Gasol, protects the rebound, and launches a fast break with a pass. ”
Jackson is also doing mobilization. "Cheer up, if you win this game, you have a chance to advance. Fight with them, everyone has to run and defend against their fast attack. Trevor (Ariza), Kobe Bryant, Jordan (Farmar) should also pay attention to the fast break. ”
In the second half, the Warriors sent an attacking lineup, Zhou Xuan, Jackson, Margety, Marion, and Randolph.
The Lakers sent in Famar, Kobe, Ariza, Odom, Gasol.
The Lakers attacked first, Zhou Xuan faced Kobe Bryant at the top of the arc, and the Warriors asked Margeti to defend Farmar.
Famar saw that the opponent in front of him was one size bigger than himself, and chose to pass the ball to Kobe, and Zhou Xuan immediately stepped forward to get close.
Kobe Bryant turned the frame and hung it to Gasol, Randolph pushed Gasol out of the three-second zone, and Gasol turned the frame and gave it to Odom in the middle. Odom took advantage of his height advantage to take advantage of the ball and threw it, dodging Marion's block shot. 63 to 62.
There is only one point missing, every offense is critical, the old Nelson is ready to let Zhou Xuan play the second half, the person who defends Zhou Xuan is Kobe, and Farmar goes to follow Jackson.
As soon as he arrived in the frontcourt, Margeti stepped forward to cover and blocked Kobe, Zhou Xuan broke through from the left side, and Randolph came up to make a second cover and blocked Ariza. Zhou Xuan took it all the way to the bottom line, and Gasol defended it.
Zhou Xuan observed the situation, Jackson cut in from the other side, the defender was Odom, and Famar was on the periphery with Marion, which was an obvious misalignment, but Marion was not good at holding the ball and might not be able to score when he handed him over, and on the other side of the court, it was not easy to pass.
Randolph had the advantage of playing Ariza, and the distance was a little far away, and Gasol could complete the rotation after holding the ball with his back. Compressing the defense is a really nasty tactic.
After thinking about it, Zhou Xuan chose to take it out and retreated to outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, which has two advantages, one is to allow Randolph to return to the low post, and the other is to remove Gasol.
Gasol didn't completely pull out of the basket and let Ariza chase the defense, he knew that Ariza was not good at defending under the basket, Zhou Xuan was waiting for this vacancy, he took the ball in the bottom corner and shot, and the two of them failed to block him. In this position, Zhou Xuan's shooting is not accurate, but the empty position is always better than his teammates shooting in the face of defenders, so he is very resolute.
He felt really good today, with a soft arc and a hollow net. 66 to 62. He scored his 28th point and made his third three-pointer of the game.
In the stands, the Chinese fans applauded him, and the buffet owner Wang Meng said: "It's amazing, I think he wants to score 40+ today, and this goal is really crucial." ”
"If this series is a Finals, he deserves to be the MVP." Another said.
The Lakers attacked, after a few passes, Kobe Bryant faced the defense and pulled out a three-point shot, Zhou Xuan reached out and didn't interfere and hit. 66 to 65.
Randolph went to the high post to cover, Zhou Xuan threw off Kobe, broke through on the right side, and Odom changed defenses.
Randolph cut to the left, Marion burst into the low post from the right, and Zhou Xuan hoisted the ball over, allowing him to play Famar misplaced. Marion took two steps with Famar on his shoulder, took the ball with both hands and jumped inside. Jumping at an opponent with a superior physique can easily cause damage.
Famal couldn't help it, took a foul, pulled Marion down, and the referee blew the whistle.
Marion made both free throws. 68 to 65. couldn't give Zhou Xuan an assist, but the opportunity was also created by him.
The Lakers attacked, Ariza hung to Gasol on the periphery, he dribbled a few steps after receiving the ball, couldn't squeeze Randolph, and passed to Odom who ran to the middle without attracting the bag, who didn't dodge Marion, and the jump shot was missed, the ball was too hasty, the rebound was got by Randolph, and he passed directly to the front court, Margeti received the ball and rushed forward, Famar was out of position and had no choice but to pull people to foul again, blocking the fast attack.
It was Farmar's third personal foul, and Jackson immediately replaced him with a physically strong Shannon? Brown. Taking advantage of the substitution, the "Zen Master" also called Odom to the sidelines and said a few words to stabilize him.
"The Zen Master" has a lot of trust in Odom, and after Bynum's injury, he played more than 35 minutes on the court, but his statistics were very ugly, averaging only 13 points per game.
After the start of this year's playoffs, Odom often got into inexplicable trouble. In the series against the Nuggets, the media revealed that Odom often suffered a serious decline in form in the playoffs, and even made some incredible ultra-low-level mistakes in the game. An American doctor who is a superfan of the Lakers studied Odom's performance and said that the reason why he was not in good shape was because the big man had ingested a lot of sugar, which caused his blood sugar to rise sharply, and he was prone to make some low-level mistakes.
The doctor warned Odom that eating too many sweets for a long time can also trigger inflammation, cause symptoms such as joint pain, headaches, emotional loss and weight gain. He advised Odom to control his sweet tooth, and if he could do that, his brain might be much better than it is now, and he would have a consistent performance on the field.
However, Odom disagrees, and perhaps soon the Lakers will have a second diabetic after Morrison.
The throw-in was issued, Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Jackson, and then ran to the periphery to get the ball to organize, and Kobe Bryant interfered closely. Zhou Xuan studied defense with Jackson in the team, and also had experience in breaking closeness, that is, relying on speed to move laterally and relying on the width of the court to create space. At the same time, Marion went to the perimeter to cover and block Kobe.
This is a style of play that the Lakers are afraid of, whether it is Margetty or Marion, they have strong mobility and are perimeter players themselves, but Odom will be less efficient if he defends on the perimeter.
Zhou Xuan got rid of Kobe, Odom didn't go to the periphery, and the person who changed Zhou Xuan's defense became Shannon? Brown, Zhou Xuan broke through from the left side, and when it was almost 45 degrees, he took the ball with his right hand and turned his back, and then the ball was handed over to his left hand to start at full speed, and he turned around. Brown wasn't slow to react, but Randolph pulled a step outside to block him.
Zhou Xuan turned around and went to the bottom line, and made a quick stop jump shot, Gasol stood too far away, pounced and defended slowly, and the ball went in. 70 to 65. He scored his 30th point.
Bryant runs to get the ball from the perimeter. Odom made the first cover, Kobe Bryant shook off Zhou Xuan, Marion changed defenses, and Gasol also pulled out to cover and block Marion. Bryant accelerated to break through, and without waiting for Randolph to come up, he made a stop-and-go jump shot and scored the ball. 70 to 67.
The two sides gave a wonderful offensive battle, and the Lakers also played very flexibly, adding air cuts and blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation on both sides. Kobe Bryant attracted the bag and passed, although the score was less, but the Lakers' offensive efficiency became higher.
After scoring 30 points, Zhou Xuan was strictly guarded, and the Lakers began to use a bag on him, after which he only relied on a counterattack layup to score two points, mainly passing, and handed out 4 assists in a single quarter.
With 32 points, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Zhou Xuan played super data in the third quarter. The Lakers' best performance was still Kobe Bryant, who found his touch and scored 11 points in a single quarter, with a total of 25 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
At 91-87, the Warriors led by four points heading into the fourth quarter.
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