Chapter 259: Bringing You to the Army
Bynum seemed to be more excited today than in the previous game, and before the game began, "Zen Master" Jackson said that the ball would hit him and Gasol more inside.
In the last game, Bynum only had 8 points and 5 rebounds. At both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, they were all contained by Chandler. Even Bynum himself was very dissatisfied with such data. Today, since the "Zen Master" Jackson has given him a chance, he also hopes to seize the opportunity and be ashamed!
So in the jumping stage, the excited Bynum jumped very hard. His terrifying bounce height also helped the Lakers fight for the first offense.
Bynum handed the ball to Fischer, and Terry immediately posted it. Jackson guessed well, today, Carlisle really took Yiyang and Kobe Bryant directly.
"Jason. Terry defends Fischer, which means that he and Kobe Bryant will be directly opposite today! Haha, that's what the fans want to see. Trust me Kevin, this game is going to be suffocating from the first second! "Mike. Brin smiled with interest, Kobe's killer ball was blocked by Yiyang the day before yesterday, and the two faced each other again as soon as they came up today. This scene also caused a scream in the stands.
Yiyang followed Carlisle's arrangement, clinging to Kobe Bryant, and didn't even leave space for the opponent to connect the ball. Kobe Bryant wanted to get rid of it, but the sharp pain in his knees and ankles prevented him from picking up his speed.
Bryant was completely entangled, and Fischer couldn't get the ball out, so he had to turn and pass the ball inside. Andrew. Bynum got the basketball near the three-second zone, what would he do? "Mike. Brin thought it was a little strange, it stands to reason that Kobe Bryant shouldn't be entangled so easily. Why exactly? Or is it an intentional arrangement of "Zen Master" Jackson to play the inside line?
Bynum doesn't care so much with the ball, and his task today is simple, to prove that he can take on the core responsibility!
Bynum pushed his back hard, and even Chandler struggled to carry it.
Halfway through, Bynum suddenly turned towards the outside of the basket!
Chandler thought that Bynum was going to break through, but "Little Shark" did not do it this time, but chose to score with a hook.
Bynum's arm length is one of his innate strengths, and Chandler simply can't reach that basketball.
Just like that, Bynum opened the scoring for the Lakers with a small hook on the side of the basket.
Watching the Lakers score and quickly retreat, Carlisle didn't seem to be in a hurry. It seems that he has a good analysis, the Lakers will launch an onslaught today, but Kobe Bryant can't take the main responsibility alone!
After the Mavericks attacked, Terry, who started for the first time in the playoffs, immediately showed his role.
As a guard who is more dexterous and shoots than Stevenson, Bryant has put far more defensive energy into Terry than he has on Stevenson. But today, Kobe's follow-up defense doesn't seem to be so timely.
Yiyang easily broke through the ball and assisted Terry to hit a mid-range shot.
The two sides were tied, and Bryant was also half a beat slower on the defensive end. This time, Carlisle is even more convinced of his guess! Bryant. Bryant, this guy isn't acting normally!
'Yi's passing was as accurate as ever, with Terry's range of firepower spanning the entire half-court area. All he had to do was catch the basketball and shoot it in easily. "Mike. Brin saw Yiyang's delicate pass, but didn't seem to notice why Bryant couldn't let it go.
After that, just after half time, Kobe Bryant was pressed by Yiyang. Jackson, who was sitting on the bench, couldn't help frowning when he saw this scene, how dare that rookie defend like this, isn't he afraid of Kobe Bryant's breakthrough!?
Could it be..... Could it be that the Mavericks already know about Kobe's injury!?
"Damn rookie!" Kobe Bryant endured the pain and ran actively, but he was never able to shake Yiyang away.
In a fit of rage, Kobe Bryant reached out for an off-ball block, and Gasol immediately stepped forward to block it.
Kobe Bryant, who gained a little space, raised his hand to ask for the ball in the middle distance position on the right side, Fischer's pass was delivered in time, Kobe Bryant did not make any superfluous movements, and took the ball and shot!
If it were normal times, Yiyang might not dare to jump and block with all his might, because he still had to take into account whether the other party was making a fake move.
But today, under Carlisle's arrangement, Yiyang did not hesitate at all. Seeing Kobe Bryant lifting the ball and shooting, Yiyang directly straightened his long arm and jumped up, and Kobe's shooting was greatly interfered with.
Despite a tight defense, Bryant still threw the ball in. Everyone had to sigh what a terrifying personal ability this was.
For Kobe Bryant, shooting in the midst of interference was the norm. But what if Bryant shoots in tight interference throughout the game? No one knows what will happen.
Although conceding again, Carlisle nodded in satisfaction. Kobe Bryant just had room to break through, but he chose to shoot against the defense. Undoubtedly, this is because he Kobe Bryant can't break through!
"Change the guard, change the guard!" When Chandler delivered the baseline ball, Carlisle shouted tactics from the sidelines. Unlike the "Zen Master", who sat on the bench almost all night, Carlisle's frequent shouting has become part of his coaching style.
Carlisle is not talking about changing defenses here, not that the defensive team will have to change defenses later. Instead, he told Terry to set up a block for Yiyang in the half, so that Fischer was forced to defend Yiyang!
The 36-year-old "old fish" is undoubtedly the weakest link on the defensive end of this Lakers team, and in the last game, even against Kidd temporarily, Fischer was a little weak on the defensive end.
With the cover set up by John Terry in midfield, Bryant and Fischer had to switch positions. Yiyang is not modest, in the face of Fischer, Yiyang continuously changes hands under the crotch and dribbles, and the frequency is getting faster and faster.
Fischer didn't know which of Yiyang was true and which was false. His center of gravity swayed left and right in the direction of Yiyang's change of hand and dribble, and he was undecided.
Suddenly! Yiyang's body changed direction and planned to pierce Fischer's right side, but the experienced Fischer judged the right direction of Yiyang's breakthrough and immediately moved sideways.
"Damn!" But Fischer found that his legs did not obey him at all. His brain was able to spin very quickly, but his body could no longer keep up with his own.
In this way, Yiyang relied on his speed to wipe Fischer. Breaking through to the position of one step behind the free throw line, Yiyang stopped the jump shot, and the basketball entered the net in response, rolling up a "white wave". The Mavericks bit the score again, and today, they looked very tough!
"Out of reach, Derek. Fischer's breakthrough was beyond the reach of the dust. He was too slow, and even with his strong physique and a lot of experience, Derek was helpless against Yi's breakthrough despite the sheer speed difference. "Mike. Brin shook his head, showing his old age, this is the most intuitive impression of the Lakers for everyone in this year's playoffs.
The gray-haired "Zen Master" Jackson saw this scene and struggled to get up from the bench. Since getting older, Jackson has rarely stood on the sidelines and directed a game so early. He did this because Carlisle seemed to have a grip on the Lakers on both ends of the floor. That guy, how many times did you watch the video yesterday?
Then the Lakers attacked, and Kobe Bryant still couldn't get rid of Yiyang's defense on his own. This time, Bynum gave Kobe Bryant a pick-and-roll.
But when Kobe Bryant shot, Yiyang still pressed up and successfully completed the interference. Although Bryant threw the ball against the defense for the second time in a row, Jackson also knew that continuing to play like this would not guarantee the continuity of firepower.
Now Kobe Bryant has just the right amount of physical strength, so he can shoot accurately with high interference. But as the game goes on, Kobe's shooting percentage is bound to fluctuate when he plays with an injury. The Mavericks' defensive strategy was right, but the physically fit Kobe Bryant forced a reversal of the defeat in the two rounds.
"Pay attention to the defense, don't get distracted!" Phil. Jackson's yelling came to the side of the court, and the veteran coach had not done so for a long time and was restless.
All the players of the Lakers are alert, although it is now the Lakers who are ahead, but if the old man feels that something is wrong, then there must be something wrong with them!
Defense, the word is now deeply imprinted in the minds of all Lakers players. Their attention fell on Yiyang, and sure enough, just after halftime, Terry made another block for Yiyang, and Fischer switched to Yiyang.
"Come on...... Come on......" Bynum is eager to try in the penalty area, as long as Yiyang dares to kill in the penalty area, he will make the Chinese defender look good when he is in good shape!
Everyone thought that Yiyang would attack on his own, even Phil. Jackson thinks so.
Chandler did a block and dismantle for Yiyang, and Yiyang took advantage of the situation to break through. Sure enough, Fischer was like a stake, and he could only watch Yiyang pass by him.
Bynum and Gasol, one of the two elders, was slightly forward, and the other was guarding the basket, not giving Yiyang any chance to shoot at all.
However, Yiyang suddenly passed the ball to his left side during the breakthrough. His unwatchful passing made it impossible for Gasol, who was standing forward, to judge in advance.
The basketball flew to the left side, and the "German tank" was in place at the moment.
Gasol, who was guarding in the box, pounced quickly, but the Spaniard's slower pace was too late to make up for it. Nowitzki took a soft shot from mid-range, and the basketball went into the net in a hollow net.
Jackson had a chill down his spine, and he was commanded by Carlisle again! Gasol couldn't get out, something he didn't reveal in his last game. But at the moment, the Mavericks took advantage of Gasol's shortcomings to score successfully.
So far, Carlisle has grabbed several of the Lakers' handles. Jackson looked at Carlisle on the other side of the court, what else did that guy know!
The back-to-back goals of both teams made the scene very beautiful. Fans and commentators were naturally hooked, and they only saw a succession of goals, but they didn't notice that the Mavericks were pushing the defending champions into a corner.
"I'll keep the ball!" Seeing that the Mavericks bit the score again, Kobe Bryant personally took the baseline ball and pushed it through the half court himself.
As always, Kobe Bryant had just passed half time, and the Yiyang, who had an excellent arm span, was pasted up.
Maybe a year or two ago, I didn't dare to imagine that I would have such a "close contact" with Kobe's idol one day. But when this moment really happened, Yiyang was not happy in his heart, his only thought at the moment was to contain Kobe's offense!
Yiyang stuck very tightly, and Kobe Bryant remembered to break through quickly. But as soon as the ankles and knees were compressed, the pain was unbearable!
"I don't know why, Kobe Bryant can't seem to get up." Mike. Brin spread his hands in confusion, as we all know, Yiyang's worst thing right now is not three-point shooting, but physical confrontation.
It stands to reason that Yiyang sticks so tightly that the stronger Kobe Bryant should be able to break through easily. But it seems that Kobe and Yiyang are like two magnets, firmly stuck to each other.
Because of the pain in his ankle, Kobe slowed down his pace, and at the moment when Kobe lost his mind, Yiyang made a decisive move and beat the basketball cleanly!
Seeing that the basketball was out of control, Kobe Bryant hurriedly turned around and prepared to chase back. But Kobe, who is injured, how can he compare speed with Yiyang?
Bryant could only watch as the guard in the No. 1 jersey rushed to the frontcourt, and then completed a 360-degree turn dunk under the expectant gaze of the home fans.
The Lakers' No. 24 eyes are full of the shadow of their No. 8 period......
After Yiyang's dunk landed, with the frantic shouts of the fans in the stands, "Zen Master" Jackson shouted to stop the game. Yiyang's dunk stopped the godfather of the championship, and it turns out that Carlisle has mastered all of the Lakers' weaknesses. Today's game, I'm afraid it wasn't Kobe Bryant's persistence that could have been won.
With so much time to go, how can the Lakers hold on? The gray-haired "Zen master" seems to have encountered another challenge.