1073. Stubborn traditional style of play
The Lakers' style of play is very different from the Lakers' style of play before this season, which the Hawks studied.
The Eagles didn't play well on the defensive end.
After receiving the serve, Liu Mang continued to advance towards the front court.
After Liu Mang arrived in the front court, he chose to pass the ball to Maddie this time.
Playing with the Lakers to block and dismantle, although it is relatively easy to play Yao Ming's blocking and dismantling, but the center has to be able to shoot, and the big forward can block and dismantle, people have Odom to defend the guard, when the Lakers used an alternative defensive strategy, Liu Mang did not choose to hit hard for the time being, after passing the ball to Maddie, Liu Mang cut to the middle.
Liu Mang rushed to the basket and ran out from the left side of the three-second zone with the help of Kwame Brown's block, and after Kobe Bryant was blocked by Kwame Brown, he immediately pounced to defend Prince in the bottom corner, and Fisher had already switched defenses to chase Liu Mang.
At the same time, Maddie broke through from the right side and split the ball, and Liu Mang ran to the left 45-degree angle outside the three-point line just to receive the ball.
The Lakers' rotation defense is very fast!
Liu Mang didn't get a chance to vacate the position, but he had a chance under the basket!
After Kwame Brown blocked Kobe, he turned around and entered a reasonable collision area with the space exposed by Yao Ming's moving footsteps, Liu Mang hung to the basket after receiving the ball, and Kwame Brown was ready to dunk after receiving the ball!
But Yao Ming's body is too huge! In the case of being out of position, he took a step to cover the air over Kwame Brown, Kwame Brown jumped up with an awkward lever in the air, his hand basically couldn't control the direction of the ball, and he threw a shot without purpose, and threw a shot over the bridge, Yao Ming protected the defensive rebound.
Kwame Brown almost missed the dunk for jumping, but it was no different from getting off the hook, a beautiful match, and finally missed the basket from the player who ate the cake.
Kwame Brown beats Yao Ming, just like Howard beats Yao Ming, too easily restricted.
The Lakers pressed the tempo, they added a 31-year-old veteran to the starter, the speed dropped even lower, Yao Ming passed the ball to Odom, Odom slowly advanced to the frontcourt.
After advancing to the frontcourt, it was found that the Eagles had switched defenses.
Kwame Brown comes to the top arc to defend Odom.
Kwame Brown didn't expect that he would have a single defense "point guard" on this day, but in terms of speed and reflexes, Kwame Brown is better than Rasheed Wallace, who is over 30 years old, and the speed evaluation of 83 is not so far behind that of Odom's 86 speed evaluation, and Kwame Brown is more capable of hitting! Fearlessly stick it on the defensive.
Two big men of about two meters are entangled on the outside, the action is a little bigger, and the referee doesn't blow it, this situation is too rare! The league's rule of not playing defensive is used to help the perimeter, especially the defender's offense, and Odom is a special case.
Odom is very focused and serious now, he doesn't force the shot, he gestures to Kobe, Kobe pulls to the left midrange, Odom passes the ball to Kobe, and then cuts inside.
Finally, it's time for Kobe Bryant to play singles!
Rashid Wallace went around to defend Yao Ming, and Yao Ming didn't have a good chance of falling low at the beginning, so he kept pulling away.
Luke Wharton pulled to the right outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle, and Fisher was in the bottom left corner, and the space was wide open.
Bryant received the ball and pushed it back, squeezing a little distance between himself and Maddy, then turned around and made a jumper!
Just when Kobe Bryant was shooting, Yao Ming pushed Rashid Wallace to squeeze under the basket, and sure enough, Kobe Bryant made the first shot!
Yao Ming was stunned to point the ball on the head of Rasheed Wallace and slapped it to the left side of the basket, Odom grabbed the offensive rebound, Rasheed Wallace and Kwame Brown both hit Odom in the sandwich, Odom threw the ball to the right side of the basket, Yao Ming pressed the ball into the basket!
6 points in a row!
Yao Ming has been playing for a few months since coming to Los Angeles, and he has already gained experience in grabbing rebounds, and has successfully added an assist and a board to his teammates.
6-4, the Lakers took a two-point lead.
After the goal, Yao Ming struggled to run back, and now that the game has just begun, Yao Ming is very strong when he has enough energy.
At this time, Liu Mang rarely received a stubborn prompt after Kobe Bryant's shot!
After having a good teammate, the little blacksmith shot a lot more restrained, which can be seen from the 26 shots per game this season, with a 47 percent shooting rate, which is 3 more shots than last season, but the shooting percentage has improved.
Liu Mang didn't care for the time being, received the serve and advanced to the front court, ran tactics, couldn't eat the cake at the receiving point under the basket, Prince's vacant shooting was general, expecting him to score unreliable, Liu Mang reached the top arc, passed the ball to Maddie, and pulled it directly to the left 45-degree angle.
Needless to say, Maddie knew what Liu Mang meant, and the cat bent down and faced Luke Wharton to start a single.
Luke Wharton sticks on Maddie as soon as he catches the ball, and Maddie starts quickly and breaks through from the right side!
Luke Wharton couldn't keep up, but he was still chasing behind, Maddie wanted to make a pull-up jump shot and he had a chance to cap, at this time Odom came from the baseline, Luke Wharton and Odom sandwiched Maddy!
Odom waved his long arms to block Maddy's pass to Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown didn't care about the basket to the mid-range.
is to block Maddie's breakthrough, Maddy enters the basket, and has to face Yao Ming, Maddie can only withstand the mid-range shot of Luke Wharton, who is in place after the pinch...... As both high school students, the movement brought by shooting is the same.
Maddie is in the middle of the cast!
Yao Ming guards the defensive rebound.
When it came to the Lakers' offense, Odom didn't hold the ball anymore, just like a biological chain, Yao Ming Ke Kwame Brown, Kwame Brown was relatively compared to Kwame Brown, and Yao Ming would not play well if he was in the opposite position with Odom.
Fisher received the ball and advanced to the front court, handed the ball to Kobe, and Yao Ming and Luke Wharton lined up on the left and right sides of the top arc again.
This novel double-block and off-ball pick-and-roll style of play to contain the defense was really amazing the first time, but after one time, the second time, the Eagles had some solutions.
Step up the physical confrontation!
Kwame Brown and Prince, pushing and shoving Yao Ming and Luke Wharton, Liu Mang followed Fisher, who spared half a lap, from the bottom left corner to the right corner after being blocked by Odom, and immediately ran towards the right 45-degree angle.
It looked like he was running to a place where no one was going, but as soon as Liu Mang ran to the position, Yao Ming moved to a 45-degree angle inside the three-point line and received a pass from Kobe Bryant.
Yao Ming catches the ball and throws it from mid-range stand......
Liu Mang flew up and almost got the cap, but it still interfered with Yao Ming's mid-range shot, Yao Ming's blocking and dismantling and Kwame Brown's pushing and grabbing rebounds when he was stuck in the position, all encountered fierce physical confrontation, as the game deepened, Yao Ming's outside shooter felt the impact, and he missed the long-distance backward jumper under Liu Mang's interference!
Rasheed Wallace, who retracted to the inside, protects the defensive rebound!
The players of both teams are trying to defend each other, at the beginning of the game, both teams are full of enthusiasm, the players of both teams have a high ball quotient, and it is easy to judge what the opponent is going to do for the opponent's offense, and the defense of the two teams is already very good, and the two teams are playing, and the two teams have played the feeling of the playoffs!
The action confrontation is getting bigger and bigger, and the defense is starting to grind!
Yao Ming's interior highpoint has become the key, and the cooperation with Odom allowed Yao Ming to score 8 points and 3 rebounds in the first half of the quarter, while the Lakers only scored 11 points in the first half of the quarter!
When the official timeout came back in the first quarter, the Hawks replaced Maddy with a lineup of Liu Mang, Prince, Korver, Josh Smith, and Rasheed Wallace.
On the Lakers' side, Yao Ming was replaced to rest, Wang Zhizhi came up to partner with Odom on the inside, and Fisher, Kobe, and Devin George partnered on the outside.
At 9-11, the Lakers made the last shot before the official timeout, and the Hawks took the lead after the timeout.
Hand-to-hand combat, pinching, and changing defenses, the Eagles only scored 9 points in the first six and a half minutes!
Liu Mang's idea of relying on organizing offense to deal with the Lakers was shattered, and it was still quite difficult for him to organize offense under this kind of playoff-level confrontation.
In that case, then vote!
After Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, the whole team pulled away and wanted to play singles!
Liu Mang faced Kobe Bryant in the top arc to dribble, Kobe stepped on the three-point line, anti-penetration and defensive shots can be used, Kobe Bryant doesn't have to press Liu Mang with his body now, there is no good effect, Liu Mang's strength in the summer, Kobe Bryant, who trains together, knows it very well.
Moreover, sticking too tightly, after Liu Mang broke through, Kobe knew that he might not be able to catch up, and the farther away Liu Mang was from the three-point line, the more dangerous it was.
Liu Mang beckoned Rashid Wallace to come out to block the demolition, Rashid Wallace came out with Wang Zhizhi, this time Kobe Bryant didn't dare to press up, Rashid Wallace has a long-range shot!
However, the Lakers also have a way, when Liu Mang borrowed Rashid Wallace to block and dismantle, Kobe Bryant and Wang Zhizhi quickly changed defenses, and their lineup was faster!
However, before Wang Zhizhi blocked it, and didn't give Kobe Bryant time to block the passing route and then hit it, Liu Mang made a three-point shot directly after blocking and dismantling!
"Ding...... The king of dry pulls is triggered at level 5, and the host jumps with all his strength this time ......"
Liu Mang was not affected by the insufficient force of the sudden jump, and reached the fullest jump height, and hit the three-point shot!
Compared with Ray Allen, Liu Mang can use more three-point shooting methods!
12-11, Liu Mang finally overtook back again after being overtaken at the beginning.
When the Lakers attacked, Fisher pushed over and passed the ball to Kobe.
Liu Mang felt silent for Fisher to get the middle class after half the game, and felt silent for Sprewell, who lost his job, after Sprewell refused 7 million jobs and no one cared about them, he looked for jobs everywhere, but the middle class of other teams was unwilling to give, and at first he refused a contract of two or three million, and finally joined the Spurs with a base salary.
Liu Mang looked at Fisher, who was following him, his life was really good!
After Bryant got to the frontcourt, the defender of him became Prince, and Prince and Maddy defended Bryant in a wheel-and-wheel battle.
It's all this kind of opponent who is tall, has long hands, moves fast, and has excellent defense, and Kobe Bryant's head is big.
Bryant singled out Prince and missed a mid-range shot.
"Ding...... Stubborn 5 level trigger, the next offense must choose to shoot, from Kobe Bryant. ”
Finally, Liu Mang heard this prompt, and when Josh Smith served, he ordered Josh Smith to wrap Kobe Bryant.
After Yao Ming went down, the Hawks even if they replaced the interior combination of Josh Smith and Rasheed Wallace, and the rebounding disadvantage was erased, and Josh Smith grabbed a defensive rebound on Odom's head.
When the Hawks attacked, the Lakers' actions became bigger, and there was no chance for Liu Mang to make a strong shot after blocking and dismantling, Wang Zhizhi followed Rashid Wallace out, and went up directly to pinch Liu Mang with Kobe.
Rasheed Wallace quickly moved to the right 45-degree corner, Liu Mang passed the ball to Rasheed Wallace, and Rasheed Wallace made a three-point shot......
I don't hit either!
Both teams will hit more than 35 percent today!
It's the Lakers offense again, and Kobe Bryant is ruthless this time, and under Prince's sticking defense, he chisels inside with his stuffy head.
But at this time, Kobe Bryant was no longer the muscle monster of last season, he was stuck to Prince, and when he got to the inside, Kobe Bryant faced Josh Smith and Prince's pinch and threw a strong pull-up throw......
The ball shot out like a cannon and fell into the basket!
Kobe's fairy ball!
This is Kobe Bryant's first goal of the game!
However, this also opens up Kobe's scoring mode!
Liu Mang passed to Rashid Wallace, and after the opponent missed the shot, he didn't pass it anymore, and started to fight against Kobe.
You hit the iron to help me, you sent the hat to me to make a mistake, and the two started the competition from another angle.
After the first quarter, Liu Mang got 9 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, Kobe Bryant got 8 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound and 1 block, Liu Mang was 2 in 8, Kobe was 3 in 9, and the iron duel between the two did not give in at all, and never gave the name of the king of iron to the other party, and there was a tie in the first quarter!
The Hawks went into the intermission with a 21-22 deficit and a one-point trail.
This defense grinds hard, it's really choking!
Although the first quarter was so ugly, the fans loved it! The ratings have been rising, and the atmosphere at the scene is also very frenetic, with every steal, block, and iron appearing, causing a wave of cheers or boos.
Defense does not attract fans, in fact, it is a false proposition, let the Lakers use the Spurs' style of play, let the Hawks use the original time and space Pistons team play, the two teams play the Finals, and the ratings are still poor, just like the 2004 Finals in this time and space, it is mainly a matter of stars.
Originally, in the 2005 finals in time and space, some people still gave Duncan face.
The confrontation between Liu Mang and Kobe Bryant was choked enough, and when they got to the interval, they drank Gatorade and thought.
Both teams had no problems defending, mainly in attack, and both teams played too well defensively.
Instead, there was a problem on the offensive end.
And there is a feeling that this situation will continue, the Lakers have no shortage of people in the frontcourt, and in terms of the lack of people, Kobe Bryant is an individual who can blame, Fisher doesn't have much to do, just defend Prince.
It's different from the game that Liu Mang expected at the beginning!
"Sharpen the defense, huh! Iron Will, right? System boss, use the Ben Wallace Star Card! ”
Since it's all like this, Liu Mang is ready to reduce the rhythm to the point of despair!