Chapter 125: Lucky Hand
In the first quarter, the two sides were inseparable.
Goodrich has some overheated brains, but the Lakers have a good transformer, and that's Jerry West.
The famous shooting guard, Clippers, and the only loser in history, FMVP, came to the end of his career in 1972.
He is 34 years old, and his shooting skills are still there, but his legs and feet are not so agile.
Bill Sharman has given him a new task this season, which is to have him organize with the ball on the offensive end.
In fact, in the 60s and 70s, many famous coaches had flexible brains, and the staffing of some strong teams was also diverse, full of tricks, not what people thought, the so-called classical is rigid.
Sharman let West handle the ball, and the veteran guard's years of experience have left him with no problem with his playmaking and keeping the Lakers' offense organized.
He used to act as a scoring guard, and he averaged 9.7 assists per game this season, which is a proper super point guard level.
At the same time, he still has spare power in scoring, if the other party dares to underestimate him, the former scoring maniac will teach you to be a man.
Goodrich lunged, West stabilized, and Chamberlain guarded the interior and pinned down opponents, and the Lakers made a perfect season.
This one, after a poor start, West used his experience to stabilize the situation.
Several successful offensive playmaking broke the Knicks' attempts to get the game into chaos.
Li Liang came on the court at the end of the first quarter and hit two long-range shots, and the score was tied at 26:26.
In the first and second quarters, Sharman asked the team to strengthen their defense, and he replaced Li Liang with Pat Riley at the same time.
Riley, who was later recognized as a god operator in the NBA and an old fox, was a younger brother of the Lakers in 1972.
Moreover, Riley is also an alumnus of Li Liang, a predecessor of the Kentucky Wildcats, who once led the Wildcats to the NCAA National Finals.
Arguably a famous figure in Kentucky basketball history, he is also Kentucky's famous foul king - holding the record for fouls in team history.
From this point, it can be seen that Riley is a person who likes to play cards out of the box and often fouls.
The appearance of him and Li Liang proves that the Lakers are going to do something.
Li Liang found it particularly comfortable to play with Riley, because both of them were very smart on the court and liked to play tricks.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Liang walked onto the floor of the Great Western Forum Arena and lifted his pants.
Damn, the 70s sneakers are still too short, and they always feel like they're going to fall off.
In the first round, Li Liang made an offensive foul on the Knicks.
He and Riley surrounded Fraser together, Fraser pouted his buttocks, and Li Liang pretended to fall.
Riley just blocked the referee's view, so the referee blew the whistle for a foul on Fraser.
Fraser suffered a dumb loss, these two guys are very cunning.
Goodrich then sprinted inside, but this time he won a free throw, hitting both free throws.
Then, in defense, Li Liang and Riley surrounded Fraser.
Because he had completed the task of Fraser before, Li Liang was more familiar with Fraser's ball path.
This made Fraser very uncomfortable, and Li Liang made a steal.
In the counterattack, West hit a direct jumper, and at the beginning of the second quarter, the Knicks fell to the downside.
Li Liang and Riley high-fived, smart people play together, and they have a bit of a similar smell.
Knicks coach Holzman immediately called a timeout, adjusted the on-court personnel, and replaced Dave Debusschel, who was resting off the court.
Replaced off the field was a bearded man – later famous coach Phil Jackson.
He's a soy sauce guy on the field.
Li Liang knew that the main owner of this game was coming.
If Riley is a smart man, then Debusschel in the 70s is even smarter than a smart man.
He was drafted by both the NBA and MLB in 1962, one for basketball and one for baseball.
Faced with this choice, Debusscher made a decision that an adult should have made – I wanted them all!
Anyway, baseball is played in Chicago, basketball is played in Detroit, both in Michigan, very close.
Just like that, he played baseball and basketball at the same time, and while playing basketball, he also had to act as the head coach of the Pistons!
It can be seen how miserable the Pistons were at that time, asking a baseball player to play basketball and be their coach at the same time.
Four years later, Debusscel chose basketball for good, and he was traded to New York to start playing his real value.
He was one of the first in the NBA to define the perfect role player, and he could do anything on the court.
His stats are never obvious, but with him, the team can win.
Such a person must be extremely smart when playing on the court, and he can naturally deal with a treacherous duo like Li Liang and Riley.
After De Bscel came on the field, it was not so easy for the two to close Fraser.
Debusscel will come out in time to pick up and give Fraser cover.
If the two continue to wrap up, Fraser will play the ball to De Bscair.
Debusscel has a good mid-to-long range shot, good passing, and can run inside with the ball.
In short, if he is there, any defensive strategy should be carefully cracked by him.
In the first two games against the blue LinkedIn hero, Li Liang suffered a loss, and he found it difficult to take advantage of De Bscair.
Not to mention him, even a legendary star like Wilt Chamberlain was choked by Debusscel in the 1970 Finals.
Chamberlain was 34 years old that year, and he was still at the tail end of his peak on the offensive end.
Li Liang watched Debuschel play, and the biggest feeling was that this guy's presence was too strong.
Whether offensive or defensive, he may not be the one who finishes, but in a coherent sense, there is always something where he can work.
Rarely, there will be a situation where you will run three or four rounds with both sides of the switchback, and it will not be useful at all.
As soon as Debusscel came on the court, the Knicks' defense immediately improved a notch.
He is nicknamed Big D, not only because his surname starts with the letter D, but also because of his defensive defence.
Good defense is not just about pressing and making fouls, and a reasonable early positioning can solve a lot of problems.
Playing ball is different from playing games, playing games can open up God's perspective, and it is clear who is and who is where.
On the court, a group of big men stood on the field, people blocked people, and it was difficult to see the direction of the others.
That's where feelings, experience, understanding, and some skill are needed.
Debusscel is the heart of the Knicks' defense, and he can direct his teammates to move.
As a team coach, he has a player position map in his heart.
He knows where he stands, he knows where his teammates should stand, and he still knows where his opponents stand!
Things are slowly changing on the Knicks' court.
The change was not immediate, with Debusscel not scoring like crazy and no big hats.
But after a few rounds, it's obviously different.
The Lakers' offense isn't so easy anymore, and Debusscel has a good fill-in.
The Lakers' defensive pressure has increased, and Debusscel is a big threat from the outside.
Li Liang observed and thought while fighting, and he suddenly realized that the system was indeed well-intentioned.
Isn't Debusschel's style of play the template he is currently learning?
Think about the current Lakers lineup.
Chamberlain Howard, West Bryant, Goodrich Nash, McMillan Artest......
It seems to be a little interesting!
First Havlicek, then Debusschel.
Isn't that Larry Bird next?
Thinking about it, in the second quarter of the game, Li Liang still put his energy into the confrontation.
With the experience of the first two games, Li Liang knows the trend of the game and the state of the players on the Knicks' side.
Fraser didn't have a strong desire to attack this game, and the main scoring points were Lucas and Debusschel.
Lucas asked Chamberlain to take care of it, and Li Liang followed Debuschel every step of the way.
Follow the cat, learn De Bscair's style of play, and be a jack-of-all-trades on the defensive end.
On the offensive end, provide cover for teammates and then wait for an opportunity to shoot from the outside.
Don't stick to the ball, don't play blindly, how reasonable and reasonable you are.
Li Liangdu was almost moved by his reasonableness, he should really come to Lao Ke to come in and do the task.
By the end of the first half, the Lakers and Knicks were evenly matched, and the Lakers led by 2 points to end the half.
In the locker room, Bill Sharman praised Li Liang for playing well.
Li Liang calculated his own statistics, 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.
There was still 1 steal and 2 assists left in the second half, and it was over to help the team win.
However, the third quarter came to the point of intensity, because this quarter was the Knicks' flashpoint.
Debusscel and Lucas combined for 20 points in the quarter to establish an advantage.
Li Liang took the initiative to ask for help, hoping that Bill Sharman would start him.
He didn't want to sit on the bench anymore and watch the Lakers fall behind and chase after him.
Shaman thought for a moment and agreed to Li Liang's request.
So, in the second half, Li Liang stood on the bright yellow floor of the Great Western Forum as a starter.
The second half of the game began, and Li Liang played more and more experienced.
At the beginning, Fraser and Debusscel played a pass and cut to cooperate, which was expected by Li Liang in advance.
He'd seen it twice, so it was a good team.
But Li Liang anticipated the enemy's opportunity, had already judged it, and successfully made a steal at the top of the arc.
Knicks head coach Halsman scratched his head, he didn't know how Li Liang broke the ball, and the prediction was so good?
After breaking the ball, Li Liang made a beautiful ground-hitting pass to Goodrich, who was fast.
Goodrich, nicknamed "The Stump," catches the ball and makes a pull-up jump shot near the three-second zone.
At that time, many fast breaks ended in pull-up jump shots, which was the habit of many academic coaches and players.
The NBA played fancy, and it was not until '76 that it merged with the ABA.
Li Liang got a steal and an assist.
It was a game-changing goal in the third quarter.
In the third quarter, the offensive tide that the Knicks were supposed to set off was blocked.
Next, they played a positional attack, Li Liang asked West to withdraw, and he personally followed the whole court one-on-one to defend Fraser!
In the previous mission, Fraser wore a cape and a hat to pretend to be forced, and he choked me with enough electricity?
This time it's a lesson for you!
Li Liang started to follow directly from the bottom line, and he had practiced Fraser's path many times, and he had already figured it out.
This made Fraser very uncomfortable, and it took eight seconds to pass after half time.
There was no way to organize the attack, so I could only hand over the ball, re-play the position, and halfway through the 24 seconds.
Li Liang then switched positions with West and went to play against Debusschel.
This move completely disrupted the Knicks' offensive order, and he barely made three attacks in a row, but he didn't score.
Chamberlain steadily closed the rebound under the basket, and the Lakers counterattacked continuously and beat the Knicks 8:0!
The situation finally changed in this game, and Li Liang contributed a steal, an assist and two points in the entire third quarter.
But the audience can see that Bruce Lee is the key figure in the team's victory!
This year, the overall strength of the Lakers is already stronger than the Knicks, and once the morale and feeling are back, they are still at home, and they will not be afraid of the Knicks at all.
Some of the audience members began to shout Bruce Lee's name.
This is 1972, another Chinese named Bruce Lee, is setting off a whirlwind of kung fu, sweeping Hollywood, and shocking the world.
In reality, a new Bruce Lee is also pouring into the ears of Angelenos.
In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New York Knicks at home, and Li Liang had 10 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
The task was successfully completed.
[Congratulations on completing the 'Learn from LinkedIn Blue' mission.] Prize: Skill 'Debusschel's Lucky Hand'. 】