1389. It's not what was planned! (13th 1400 monthly pass plus update)
Originally, Sun Ce used Sun Ce to contain Sh Smith in terms of limiting the Lakers' defense, which is a very important part, just like the Spurs used Parker to contain Sun Ce's defense in the last round.
But on the Lakers' side, using Leonard to defend Sun Ce, although the shooting is not as stable as Ci Shiping this season, the defense in the three-second zone is not as good as Ci Shiping, and the experience is not so sufficient, but it allows Josh Smith to return to close defense.
This is the same as their Grizzlies would rather use the weaker Beverley to defend Parker and liberate Sun Ce.
The two talents of the class of 2011, one Klay Thompson and the other Leonard, have a lot of differences in offensive characteristics, Leonard is developing in the direction of an all-round offensive player, and Klay Thompson is a pure pitcher.
But there are a lot of similarities on the defensive end, one of which is that Leonard is not easy to lose position in the pursuit!
And the athleticism is better, Sun Ce blocks around Randolph, and Leonard follows.
Kobe Bryant followed Paul George, Paul followed Klay Thompson, and when Sun Ce cut in and had no good chances, and was interfered with by Josh Smith and Leonard, Gasol Jr. held the ball to Jordan Hill and couldn't play or pass!
At this time, looking for Randolph to play alone, the best time has passed, Sun Ce can only go around, receive a pass from Gasol Jr. to the left side of the top arc, and face Leonard's three-point shot......
It's time to try your hand!
Fortunately, Randolph's dominance on the inside line is still there, and Xiao Chubby Dun took a beautiful turn to catch the rebound ball landing point first, jumped quickly with the speed of not losing to Josh Smith, put the ball a little in the air, and hit the basket!
Space is important, and in the previous games, although Randolph was very contained, excellent in singles, and scored high points in the two games he won, he was not so good in offensive rebounding.
At that time, the Grizzlies were mainly grinding defense, but except for the second game, the defense was okay, and the first and third games were very unsuccessful.
And because of the long time spent with Jimmy Butler, Tony Allen, and Lopez Jr., Jimmy Butler, the best shooting of the three, is also a mid-range shooter, so he can contain space, once they shoot on their side, the Lakers, who are generally rebounding, collectively shrink and grab the board, and Randolph will naturally have fewer offensive rebounds.
But tonight the Grizzlies made an adjustment and directly promoted Klay Thompson to the starting position, he is certainly not as good as Tony Allen defensively, but he has a stronger ability to contain space, and Randolph's offensive rebounding dominance can be shown!
No, the first goal had an immediate effect.
When it came to the Lakers' offense, the unexpected situation of the Grizzlies came, Kobe Bryant began to slowly accelerate after halftime, and after entering the three-point line, he reached the fastest speed, received a long pass from Paul, rushed directly into the interior, and hit a layup with a pull rod under the defense of Gasol Jr.!
Kobe Bryant attacked like this as soon as he came up? This style of painting is wrong!
The Lakers played a very beautiful transition offense, and the Lakers' starting lineup only had this ability, which was very unexpected by the Grizzlies.
Sun Ce felt as if the situation on the other side was not quite what he and his teammates and most of the team's coaches had predicted, and it seemed that there was a situation that Bickerstaff Jr. guessed but was not sure.
Regardless of this, the game has just begun, and it is more important to be firm in executing the team's strategy and finding opportunities to create an advantage from the details.
The first is execution!
Sun Ce advanced to the frontcourt, and due to the team's cooperation that failed just now, Sun Ce was directly ready to let Randolph start chiseling!
Klay Thompson's mention of starting the game has had a lot of positive impact on the Grizzlies' opening offense, with better offensive rebounding opportunities being one aspect, and the most important thing is that Randolph's singles will be easier, and there will be no situation where Mr. Tony will be let go by Kobe.
Randolph forced Josh Smith in the low post and turned to hit a pick-and-roll.
4-4 draw!
In the next round, the Lakers quickly crushed, Kobe Bryant received the ball and shot directly against Klay Thompson's defense!
Miss!
But at this time, the Grizzlies' side of the double bear has not yet entered the basket, Leonard rushed in to grab the offensive rebound, there was no second offensive chance, and was covered by Sun Ce, who was recovered in time, Leonard was almost stealed by Sun Ce, and threw the ball to the sideline dangerously, and attracted the opponent's attention with Leonard on the inside...... It's in again!
5 points in a row!
This time, Kobe Bryant shot two in a row, and Sun Ce knew that he was really hit by Little Bickerstaff.
Bickerstaff Jr. said that his father is an unpredictable head coach, often making some commotion operations, and others will basically not adjust their strategies at this time, especially if there is a lesson from the Spurs, if there is an advantage or in a state of parity, it will definitely be maintained, and I believe that the superstars in the team will focus on hard work.
But old Bickerstaff just adjusted!
As soon as Kobe Bryant came up, he directly turned on the offensive mode!
Looking back, Randolph continued to play singles, this time Kobe Bryant let go of Paul George to shrink in, Randolph shared the ball in time, but Paul George missed the first shot, Kobe grabbed the defensive rebound, and fought back by himself!
Sun Ce quickly retreated, and pressed up to defend when Kobe Bryant burst into close range, but he didn't prevent it, Kobe Bryant was chased by Klay Thompson and Sun Ce made up for the defense, and he hit a one-on-two pull-up throw!
At the same time, the referee swept in, and Sun Ce fouled Kobe's shot!
As Bryant hit a free throw to the frantic boos of the fans, the Grizzlies called a timeout.
The Lakers started the game with a wave of 10-4 and stopped the Grizzlies!
Kobe Bryant scored 8 points on 3-of-4 shots in the opening game, scored twice and shot 1 of 2 from two three-point shots, if it was a former Kobe, this is normal, but for Kobe Bryant in the past two years, it can be said that it is a non-mainstream Kobe.
The Grizzlies didn't have time to practice the prepared tactical change, and the game had just begun, but the start was stopped!
Sun Ce and others returned to the bench, they started not badly, scored two of the three attacks, but it was too late to play the fourth attack, and the opposite side started the four attacks with 5 shots and 4 hits!
Everyone on the Grizzlies side is staring at Bickerstaff Jr., who said in the discussion the night before yesterday that the Lakers could change lineups.
But everyone thought it was unlikely, even Coach Hollins, who often had whimsical ideas, did not try to adjust when he didn't know how the opponent would change in the second game after winning the first game, but played steadily.
But old Bickerstaff is just that!
Sun Ce stared at the assistant coach of his own team, and sure enough, he knew his father very well as his son, but Sun Ce still wanted to say - your father is poisonous!
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