Chapter 687: X Tang (II)
At 87-89, the Warriors led by 2 points.
The Lakers are still Kobe Bryant alone, he breaks through when he gets the ball, but the Warriors are like a number of small iron nails that follow him like a shadow, and Kobe Bryant is entangled by people no matter how he goes, and he is never allowed to shoot in a one-on-one situation. One change is obvious, and that is that the Warriors have used Green as the core of the defense, which seems funny, because Green is too short, but soon, the Los Angeles Lakers noticed that something was wrong.
The Warriors' No. 23 not only defends well, but he is also very good at "commanding people".
Compared to before David. Lee is on the court, completely two defensive qualities.
Offensive firepower, you say? Green is indeed inferior to David in the low and middle post areas. Lee, but the Warriors are David. Does Lee score this point? There's no shortage at all. And Green has 3 points, a jack-of-all-trades for defense, and can really defend from one to five, plus he can constantly adjust the team's temporary defensive formation and strategy according to the opponent's attack, which is Steve. Cole wants it most.
Don't think this is an exaggeration, this is what Kerr himself said to Green later, he is the kind of rough man who is passionate on the surface, as if he can only yell, in fact, he is similar to Garnett, he is very smart at heart, if you want to take him for a fool, you will definitely be ruthless. It is said that the Warriors will have ∞ offensive firepower in the future, but how many people know that the Warriors are the only four teams in the past 40 years that are in the top two in the league in terms of offensive and defensive efficiency in a single season? The significance of this data has been overlooked. And the team's "integration of offense and defense" is Cole's pursuit and the real charm of the "Death Five". It's not just a simple offensive explosion. If anyone understands it this way, then he must be a pseudo-fan, who neither studies the data nor watches the game seriously, and is purely nonsense.
You must know that this is the only one of the 4 teams in 40 years, and the strength is by no means fake. It can be compared to the Bulls in the 95-96 season and the Magic in the 09-10 season. It is worth mentioning that among the 4 seats, the Warriors occupy 2 seats, namely the Warriors in the 14-15 season and the Warriors in the 16-17 season. Therefore, Kerr used the experience of his Bulls dynasty to refine what he thinks is the strongest team rule, that is, "the team's offense and defense are integrated".
He has occupied it alone twice, and to this extent, in 40 years, there has only been one person.
So, why is Kerr a genius in coaching? This is the place to be.
His goal is to build the strongest team, break through the boundaries of the ancient sages, and then win the championship.
At this point, whether it is data analysis or pure honor analysis, he has not been hacked.
But to say that he surpassed the "Zen master" Phil. Jackson or that "72-win Chicago" team is still premature. Because of the Chicago Bulls in the 95-96 season, they are the only team in NBA history for 40 years that has ranked first in the league in both offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency. At this point, Kerr is still a little behind, the Warriors he led have only been second in the league in defense every time, and they have not been able to challenge the status of the Chicago Bulls in the 95-96 season as a "double first" and "true offensive and defensive team".
But Kerr still has a chance to set a record, and the two more times in his career have already established him as a manager.
The more you look at advanced data analytics, the more you can quickly integrate a normal playoff team into this.
This guy is likely to be the biggest hero and the biggest boss of the Warriors.
In a few rounds in a row, Kobe Bryant's shooting began to decline significantly, 4 shots and 1 shot, if he hadn't forcibly dropped one into it and played a 2+1, then the Lakers No. 24 would have reaped the lowest few rounds since the peak. With Warriors commentator Bob. Gerald's words were: The Bay Area Iron Gate has finally been successfully closed and nailed the Mamba Snake in the City of Angels!
Kobe Bryant was a little annoyed, but tonight, his anger was not completely released positively, because the next 2 balls were 2 shots 0 shots, and a wave of 6 shots 1 hit, which is very rare in Kobe Bryant's season. But if you watch this game carefully, you will find that Kobe's shooting percentage is excusable, even natural.
Why do you say that, because he's been playing three or even a dozen four for a long time, and the Warriors are in Drummond. Under Green's command, the more you close the encirclement, the smoother it is, the more you close the encirclement, Kobe Bryant is strong, and he can also score some one-to-one balls, but if you do it every time, whoever comes can't hit the ball.
Whether it's peak Jordan or peak O'Neal, that's the same, it can't change this ending.
After all, this is the NBA, this is the highest temple of basketball, and the people who can come in may be divided into three, six, nine, etc., but without exception, they were all geniuses from the outside world. When you do this, you're not flouting defense, you're flouting basketball.
One-on-one and one-on-two, one-on-three, the pressure of the offense, the difficulty of the offense, are completely different, which is a geometric rise.
So even if Kobe Bryant entered the "The.Zone", he couldn't break this game, because the Warriors' defense, compared to the first half, has begun to change.
Cole's "Kobe Rule" is also aimed at Kobe, one by one, clearly organized, and to the point.
Kobe Bryant fell into the Warriors' defensive trap, and if he continued to play like this, the Lakers would only lose more and more, and they would lose.
But after the score became 90-98, Kobe Bryant felt bad, he was not a 25-year-old Kobe after all, so many years, his growth, in addition to ball skills, but also heart and spirit. In the next round, Kobe Bryant began to use the breakaway, split the ball, and let his teammates who had open positions on the outside line shoot.
However, the matter is still in Kerr's calculations, because the "Kobe Law" and the "Jordan Rule" are similar, they are both specifically designed to deal with one-man teams. At least an attacking one-man team. At the moment, this Lakers team is like this, except for Kobe, other people's ability to score independently is very poor, such as this ball, Rennes. Kelly missed, and the Warriors immediately launched a defensive counterattack with the ball. This is also Kerr's arrangement, no matter how the Lakers press the rhythm and how they play the position, he asks the Warriors to play fast and not fall into the rhythm of grinding the position like the opponent.
Brush~
Clay. After Thompson took advantage of the pick-and-roll, he shot a three-pointer from the top arc, and the basketball went into the net, and the Warriors scored more than 100.
90-101, this time, the psychological pressure of the Lakers is heavy, originally this group of shrimp soldiers and crabs will play downwind ball, but once they enter the headwind game, they suddenly decline, and they become sluggish in passing and dribbling. No way, Mike. D'Antoni called a timeout.
Looking at the somewhat panicked faces of most of the Lakers players, D'Antoni did not insist on "7 seconds or less", because he also found that the opposite team was simply a team born for "small ball". It's not much better than the peak Suns they've led, and, with the difference, they seem to have quite a strong defense. After the 23rd came up, although the data was not outstanding, he was compared to David. Lee is simply the perfect puzzle piece, and he solved the biggest defensive weakness in the "small ball tactics" at once.
If he had such a person back then, alas, forget it, his offensive ability is not as good as Amare, and if he is replaced, his attack will be weakened a lot.
For the first time, it was Mike. For the first time, D'Antoni has developed a heartfelt admiration for a manager in sports warfare and small-ball tactics. He had always thought that he was the strongest in this coaching style, but he suddenly saw the birth of such a young person.
He's a bit of a comparison, and a little frustrated.
But fortunately, his mind is still sober, and he knows that with this Lakers team, it is impossible to bombard the opponent, so ......
Continuing to strengthen all-position warfare is the possibility of winning.
After all, D'Antoni has not been in vain as a head coach for so many years, he calmed the low mood of the Lakers players, and then walked to the side of No. 29 and said: "Hot, can you rebound a little more, although this request sounds rude, because you have done enough and good enough." But now, we need more attacking chances, you know? ”
Tang Qian nodded, but as D'Antoni said, he didn't do his best, low-post defensive rebounds, and if they fell within his range, he basically didn't let the opponent get them. At present, the total number of rebounds has exceeded 15, which is a very good individual rebounding statistic.
"I know it's a bit hard for you, but without more powerful rebounding support, Kobe Bryant may not have much impact, but for other Lakers players, the impact should not be underestimated." D'Antoni said: "It means they don't have the confidence to shoot. ”
"It means they'...... There is also the courage and courage to continue the next shot. ”
"Now Bryant doesn't just play the score, you have to go up and help, provide more support for rebounding."
"I'll do my best, sir." Tang Qian finally nodded and agreed, probably because the previous wins were relatively smooth, so No. 29 is a little used to 80%~100% play to win. However, he obviously forgot that the Lakers had an easy schedule before, and they had not met any real seeded teams along the way, and the only few games happened to be the absence of the opponent's main team, so he easily harvested and took it.
The problems of this Lakers team will become more and more serious in the future.
It's not that 80%~100% is lazy, in fact, the NBA's schedule density is the highest among the four major leagues in North America, so in such a long schedule, players must learn to properly save physical reserves. Otherwise, if you fight too hard, fight too exaggeratedly, you will be easily injured, and you will be old and vulnerable if you enter the playoffs. There are many examples of this in the history of the NBA. Moreover, a person's competitive state cannot be maintained at the peak every day, and the curve always fluctuates, after all, reality is not a game, and it is not that you can "take it for granted" if you set some data and actions. And 100% play and effort is already the limit of normality, what else to do?
What else is called play and hard work? If Tang Qian really "cut corners" and "grind foreign workers", D'Antoni would never speak with such an attitude and tone. But now, elsewhere, for the time being, D'Antoni can't think of a breakthrough point, only the advantage of inside rebounding can continue to be exploited.
Otherwise you're ready to count on Wren. Kelly or Steve. Blake or Wesley. Johnson?
Replace it with Nick. Young or Meeks, it seems that the offense will improve a little, but the defensive problems of these two are more serious, and exchanging offense for offense is tantamount to death for the Lakers. Because the team is already behind by double digits in the first place, the head-to-head attack will not close the score gap. The second is the overall firepower of the Los Angeles Lakers, which is far inferior to the opposite.
Don't just stare at the 24th alone, what about the rest? It's a big cut off the Warriors.
So all things considered, if you want to chase points now, you can only work rebounding.
And the Lakers' strongest point in rebounding is undoubtedly No. 29, Tang Qian.
In the same position, he is the best at compressing opponents.
Basically, this season's No. 5 position in the league and his position, both of them have lost a lot of rebounding data, the reason is not difficult to guess, they are all centers, and the range of baskets they are responsible for is much the same, so Tang Qian's most direct reduction is the rebounding of the opponent. Look at Bogut now that the Australian is currently playing in the second half of the fourth quarter, but he has not had an offensive rebound, but he can average 10+ rebounds per game this season, close to 3 frontcourt rebounds. No matter how bad it is, he is also the top 15 strongman on the current rebounding list.
Therefore, Tang Qian's rebounding compression for the No. 5 position, followed by the No. 4 position, is very large, which is also a process of eliminating the other.
But this isn't a rebounding ability card after all, so even he can't guarantee every low-post rebound, let alone a more difficult frontcourt rebound. It is true that Tang Qian currently leads the league in rebounding data, but if you want to feel that the rebounder is coming, it is also a dream, pure conjecture and impression.
But now D'Antoni wants him to go up and "make some noise", so he ......
100% performance and competitive condition is not enough, and it needs to be higher to ensure greater frontcourt rebounding.
What to do?
Don't do it.
It can only be exploded.
Tang Qian is already very strong, and he is by no means just talking on the defensive end, so as soon as he exploded, he immediately helped the Lakers win a frontcourt rebound. passed the ball to Kobe, Kobe took the opportunity to lean back sharply, and finally barely scored one.
The value of this offensive rebound is definitely worth 4 points, otherwise the Lakers will not only have to lose 2 points, but will also be given a chance by the opponent to widen the score difference.
The Warriors made a three-point shot from the outside, and when ~, they finally missed the shot, which is not a game after all, and it is impossible to throw them one by one.
The Lakers' basket was instantly squeezed into a ball.
But offensive rebounding, Bogut is still the same as just now, into his scope of responsibility, but he has no way at all.
was fished out by No. 29 in front of him.
This guy, I can't believe I can't get an offensive rebound tonight!
PS: Xiaozi is a little uncomfortable, but at least she can rush out at noon tomorrow~Alas~