Chapter 214: Slow-Paced Basketball
The Grizzlies' home arena has a lot of empty seats, probably because their style of play is really not pretty, slow-paced, grinding positions, and the score is low. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
And the current rhythm of the Lakers can be said to be a fast-paced team in the league, the style of play has undergone the same qualitative change because of the joining of Walton, and even Nick Young has a new look, and even staged a good half-time stunner, if you know that Kobe Bryant was injured that season, Nick Young became the Lakers' top scorer, you will not be surprised.
In recent seasons under Scott, the Lakers' record has gone from bad to worse, with a measly 17 wins last season and missing the playoffs for three consecutive years.
When Wharton came to the Lakers, the atmosphere in the Lakers team suddenly improved, Randle also played a huge role on the inside, Russell became a playmaker, channeling the team's offense, and the biggest help for the Lakers' offense was rookie Li Qian.
In the Lakers, Li Qian is the one who can attack and defend well, he has strong physical fitness, diverse offensive skills, and strong defensive attitude and ability.
The players were all ready, and the Grizzlies had a starter ceremony at home, and a brief introduction to the Lakers' starters.
"Remember today's defensive and offensive strategy, limit Conley's offense and organization, and resist Marc Gasol on the inside, I hope you will show your spirit." A minute before kick-off, Wharton instructed his starters that the tactics board was full of positioning and offensive methods.
"Let's enjoy the night!" The Grizzlies home commentator deliberately lowered his voice when he kicked off, and said this sentence word by word with a thick mulberry heart.
Conley got the ball, Marc Gasol quickly got in the position inside, his back wanted to single Mozgov, and Russell stared closely at Conley, who was organizing the attack.
Conley suddenly raised his hand, the ball flew straight out, and the track flew straight to Marc Gasol, it seems that he really wants to test how vulnerable the Lakers' weak interior line is.
However, they never expected that Li Qian would directly block in front of Marc Gasol and catch Conley's "pass"!
Suddenly, all the Grizzlies players were dumbfounded, how did he give up his defensive players and make such a dangerous judgment.
Conley quickly stepped back to try to stop the Lakers from pushing the rhythm, and once the rhythm was driven, it was very passive for the Grizzlies.
Fortunately, the retreat was timely, and the Lakers could not go fast, so they could only organize a wave of 24-second offense.
Russell holds the ball, gestures from the outside, and uses any tactic, you can communicate like this.
Mozgov asked for the ball inside, Russell threw the ball over, and just when Mozgov wanted to hook his hand, Li Qian appeared empty, and he did not hesitate to pass the ball to Li Qian in the middle distance on the left side.
Hit the shot!
The Lakers took the lead and scored their opening first points.
The Grizzlies don't know much about the Lakers this season, only that this year's Lakers are fast-paced, have a lot of turnovers, rank among the top five in the league in points per game, and have rising stars on the defensive end, Li Qian and Ingram, and even the bench is the best in the league.
But there really isn't much to know about the specific style of play, and the Grizzlies don't have the heart to understand how much this team, which won just 17 games last season, can improve in one offseason.
Conley broke through on the right, and after Randolph blocked and dismantled, he didn't suffer at a steady pace, allowing Marc Gasol to sit on the inside line and attract defense, Conley tried a mid-range shot, but failed to hit, and Mozi grabbed the backcourt board.
Passing to Russell, Russell accelerated and wanted to add up the speed, but the Grizzlies' defense was really strong, and they suppressed the rhythm of the Lakers alive, and they couldn't get up!
Omaiga! Russell threw the ball high, and Mozgov, who flew up, came to a powerful basket!!
The Grizzly Bear suddenly began to be a little stunned, is the Laker in front of him still the Laker that everyone bullied before?
The Grizzlies hit the Lakers inside with a determined shot, and Randolph hit a back-up shot.
4:2
Li Qian was a little out of breath by the defense, I don't know when every team began to focus on taking care of Li Qian, but he was still able to hand over an average of nearly 20 points per game.
Of course, his ability to get rid of it is excellent, but the physical strength consumed will be relatively large, and now it has just begun, there is no need to consume physical strength for no reason, and stay behind to stand up when you need to stand up later.
Russell and Ruhr Deng's cooperation is very ingenious, after Ruhr Deng passed Randle's cover, he went straight to the inside, Russell's eyes were sharp, and he directly hit the ball and passed the ball vigorously, assisting Ruel Deng to dunk in the sky!
6:2
The Lakers started the game hot, and the back-to-back dunks surprised the audience.
Ruhr Deng high-fived his teammates one by one when he retreated, although for a long time, the state fluctuated too much, and he did not find a rhythm that suited him, but now he is slowly improving, and being able to complete the things within the accusation can more or less help the team.
Conley came by himself, broke through, and was ready to face Li Qian to make a layup and cheat the foul, but Li Qian was very smart and the defensive details were in place, so he directly cut off Conley's ball, hugged the ball, and threw it to Mozgov, who was closest to him.
Russell holds the ball and shoots directly outside the three-point line!
Swish! The ball hollowed into the basket, which was played beautifully, it was Russell's own rhythm, and less than two minutes into the game, the Lakers played a 9-2 wave, and the Grizzlies did not rush to call a timeout, observe again, and then make a decision.
Of course, the Grizzlies want to break such an embarrassing situation, anyway, the overall strength of the Grizzlies should be stronger than the Los Angeles Lakers, but they were beaten by the Lakers in the first two minutes, and they began to feel a little uncomfortable.
Chandler's small throw during the breakthrough failed to hit, and this situation is a little embarrassing, if the Lakers score this offense, the Grizzlies must call a timeout, otherwise it is likely to directly open up the point difference, and it will be difficult to deal with it later.
The Grizzlies strengthened their defense against Russell on the outside, and the focus shifted from Li Qian to him, but just when you thought Li Qian had no desire to attack, he killed him!
Russell passed the ball to Li Qian on the right side, repeatedly dribbled under the crotch, dribbled the defender behind a back, and then quickly lifted, and the perfect jump dodged Randolph who came to make up for the defense, and put the ball into the basket with one hand!
11-2
The Grizzlies had to call a timeout to ease the decline on the court and break the scoring drought, although the Grizzlies are deliberately slowing down the tempo, but the Lakers can still be calm and comfortable, which may be the role of Wharton.
During the timeout, the Grizzlies put together a very good set of tactics to limit the Lakers' firepower and play to their strengths. (To be continued.) )