Chapter 385: The Clipper's Destiny
"Brother, aren't you guaranteed to keep Paul at bay?" Jeremy Lin asked as he teed off to Hougist.
"It's okay, his successes these times are completely due to good luck, it's not that our defense is not strong, to be reasonable, he just made a lot of mistakes!" Hoggist believes his defense wasn't entirely ineffective.
Dribbling to the front court Hoggist continued to choose to attack, but this time the pull-up jump shot failed to hit, Jordan Jr. picked up the rebound and wanted to throw it directly to Paul who was about to go, but Haugist was already on the way back to defense, he jumped up and stretched out his arms to try to interfere with the pass, and to his relief, his fingers finally touched the ball.
The ball changed the flight path, and Jordan Jr. passed an advance amount, and the ball should have fallen in front of Paul, which did not affect Paul's fast rhythm, but under the interference of Hougist, the ball smashed on Paul's right shoulder and bounced off the sideline, and the ball returned to the Lakers under Hoggist's efforts and luck.
Haughist tried to block and cooperate with Turner again, and after the breakaway, he returned the ball to Turner to shoot, but Turner's mid-range jumper was deflected off the basket by Jordan Jr.'s interference, and Randle tried to rush for the rebound, but the ball bounced to where Randle had been, and Randle missed the rebound that should have fallen into his arms.
Bamot rushed over to receive the rebound and put the ball on the ball to Paul in the middle line, saving exactly 24 seconds of game time in the second quarter, and Paul dribbled in the front court to play the final attack. With 9 seconds left, Griffin suddenly lifted to the halfway line to cover Paul, and Hougist also tried to make a steal before Paul went around the screen, but Paul used a behind-the-back dribble to lightly avoid Horgist's steal, rushed around the screen to the three-point line, and hit the ball back to Griffin behind him.
Griffin took a step back at the top of the arc to receive the ball, with 7 seconds left, Randle made a bad decision, he let go of Bamot, who had only shot once in the first half, to come up to make up for the defense, Griffin quickly distributed the ball to the empty Bamot, Randle wanted to turn back and pounce on Bamot, Bamot threw the second three-pointer of the first half, hit again, and with 3.5 seconds left in the first half, the Clippers tied the score again.
Haugist said to himself, if the last goal in the first half was scored by them, then the momentum in the second half would be different, and I had to score a goal in the last 3.5 seconds! So he picked up the ball and handed it to Yi Jianlian to let him serve the bottom line, and at the same time pulled Lin Jeremy and said to the two in Chinese at a very fast speed: "I will pretend to catch the ball near the bottom line, and then run to the front court by surprise, as soon as I run Shuhao, you will come back from the middle line to receive the ball, Brother Yi, you hang the ball near the right center line and pass it I will receive the ball there, the arc is as high as possible, rest assured to pass, I will definitely be able to receive!" ”
Yi Jianlian understood that Hogist used such a little time to find himself and Jeremy Lin to arrange a simple serve and match tactic, because the opponent could not understand Chinese and the tactics would not leak, so he nodded solemnly and retreated outside the bottom line. The referee raised his hand to time the time, with Haugist standing low and reaching for the ball, while Jeremy Lin stood near the halfway line and feigned.
Sure enough, Paul and Bamot came up together to wrap up Haugist to prevent him from receiving the ball, and when he saw the referee raise his second finger, Hougist suddenly turned around and ran to the frontcourt, and Jeremy Lin immediately started to go back to the backcourt to receive the ball. Yi Jian thought of the real look, listen and feel put forward by Stanislavsky's performance system, so he took the initiative to add drama to himself, and looked anxiously at the left side of the court running back Lin Jeremy Lin, who seemed to be in a hurry to pass the ball to him, and the ball in his hand was constantly shaking, and he always seemed to feel that the timing and angle of the pass were not good.
When Yi Jianlian saw the referee raise the fourth finger and put it down, his face was still rushing at Jeremy Lin, who ran into the three-point line and was intercepted by Bamot, but his hand suddenly threw the ball directly to the right side of the middle line. Paul has been following Haugist, but he can't do anything about Yi Jianlian's high lob ball, at this time Paul regretted a little, regretting that he should have let Bamot chase Haugist just now, so that at least he could interfere with Haugist's catch.
However, Paul did not give up, and was still trying his best to jam his position, trying to use body contact to interfere with Hougist's jump, but Hougist didn't have to jump at all, he took the ball directly from the top of Paul's head, reflexively dribbled and continued to rush a step, Griffin let go of Randle to block Hougist from the front, Hougist actually took off directly, turned 360 degrees in the air and let Griffin pounce, and pushed the ball out before time ran out.
Because the ball was pushed out by Horgist, the arc was relatively flat, and it finally smashed on the rebound, bounced back and hit the inside of the front edge of the basket and bounced high. The game time was running out and everyone was standing quietly on the pitch waiting for the result of the goal. The ball bounced high and almost reached the height of the timer before it began to fall, grazing back against the rebound and eventually hitting the inside edge of the front of the basket. This time, however, the ball did not bounce up again, but fell into the basket.
"The tactics are done!" Hoggist excitedly raised his right hand in celebration, and Yi Jianlian and Jeremy Lin both rushed up to hug Hoggist, which was another tactical victory for their Chinese pair. The rest of their teammates gathered around them to celebrate, and the crowd on the sidelines let the noise of the stadium tear over the roof as if they were witnessing the stunner.
At this time, Hoggist began to pretend again, "Brothers, the game is not over yet, don't get too excited, go back to the locker room and have a good rest, there are still two quarters left to extend our lead!" ”
The Clippers players are naturally confused, who is in command after the Lakers' coach is expelled? Is it really Haugist, who is pretending to be with a tactical board? It's unbelievable that the whole team actually obeys the blind command of a first-year rookie? Is the whole coaching team all but Shashewski a mess? And this Haugist, what kind of hellish tactics are all arranged? It doesn't seem to be in the same dimension as the rest of the NBA.,Often play well and come up with an inexplicable tactic.,It's also unbelievable to arrange troops.,Obviously it looks like it's full of flaws.,But it's hard to get a bargain when you really fight.。 I really don't know where Hoggist's wild ways were learned, and he really has a bit of a posture of punching and killing the master.
The players of both sides returned to the locker room one after another, but Hougist did not go back, but took off his shoes and signed his name to the stands, and then walked back to the players' tunnel. Ingram poked his head out again in the stands at the edge of the tunnel, "Haugist, was your last ball blind?" ”
"Of course, how can this kind of goal that took half a day to score be calculated in advance? Besides, I often mention such a theory, and Mengjin's score must be scored, right? "Hoggist doesn't care about his own face, and generously admits that the last goal came in due to luck.
Ingram turned back and smiled smugly at her friend, "How's it going!" What am I talking about? Haugist is indeed powerful, but he is not a god, and this kind of ball is definitely not a reflection of his strength! Hand over your shoes! You can't wear it anyway, and it's not interesting to collect one, so you just bet and lose to me, let me make a pair! ”
"You're boring enough, you can bet on that?" Hoggist looked disgusted, "But seriously, if you bet on whether my last ball was blinded, I admit that it is, but I dare to be blinded because I have the strength to be able to score!" If I hadn't been sure of that kind of shot, I'd probably have chosen to move sideways and take a shot. ”
"Huh? What is this, relying on strength to gamble on luck? It's the first time I've heard of anything like this! Ingram looked confused, "So who wins this?" ”
"Luck and strength are half each, you don't lose or win! Anyway, how many of my intrigues in the first half have you heard of? You're here today, and you may see one of the most subversive and bizarre NBA games in history. Hoggist pouted and said smugly.
"That's right, your final big lineup has a fatal flaw, so why wouldn't the Clippers focus on it?" Ingram was also puzzled.
Hoggist made a zipper gesture on his lips, "I can't tell you this, I can't reveal it, and I hope no one can figure out what it is until I retire, so that's fine!" ”
After saying that, Hougist walked back to the locker room, leaving only the two Ingram who looked at each other.
Back in the locker room, Coach K inevitably encouraged Hougist, "Yes, yes, it seems that without my constraints, you can let yourself go more, I can't understand these few substitutions, but the effect is very good." Tell us why? ”
"Uh, can you not talk about it? I'm afraid of leaks! Hogist excused.
"The locker room is closed to their own people, what else is there to hide? Can't you trust us? Coach K asked half-jokingly.
Hogist shook his head, "It's not that I can't believe you, but as the saying goes, the wall has ears!" As far as I know, the Staples Arena is connected in all directions, and there are many secret passages connected to it, and people who know the inside story can even sneak into the Clippers locker room from our locker room, and I believe that it is not difficult for the Clippers to come to our locker room to eavesdrop! ”
Jeremy Lin, who was familiar with Hogist, looked at him with disdain, "You're afraid it's Dan. Brown's too much, right? This is the real world, not the suspenseful world in your head! ”
"Well, there's no special reason for me to change the big lineup, the Clippers now have three offensive methods, Griffin should be a high post to cover his teammates and make the ball; Paul's pick-and-roll coordination with the inside; Then there's the outside three. Don't look at Griffin from the violent interior to change the play, but he is only a pseudo-core, because his mid-to-long-range shooting has not yet been fully developed, so his three threats in the high post are only passing and breaking, both of which are enough to deal with the twin towers. And I have the ability to limit Paul's playmaking, so the Clippers' offensive options are only three-pointers. But the only players who can provide stable three-point firepower for the Clippers are Paul and Redick, and Paul is difficult to get a shot outside the three-point line under my restrictions, so only Redick can shoot. Redick's off-ball running is very good, and he is also very accurate in receiving three-point shots, but he also has no ability to attack with the ball, so as long as we suppress the true and false core at the same time, so that the Clippers cannot pass the ball smoothly, then Redick's role will be nullified. In this way, whoever holds the ball in the Clippers will feel that they are not a reasonable opportunity, and they will become hesitant to shoot, and the offense will naturally become more and more constipated, but my restrictions on Paul in the first half are not enough, so if I still have to play this tactic in the second half, then I have to strengthen Paul's defense! But I still have a lot of ways to deal with the Clippers, and even if they figure it out, I'll have a way to deal with it! Hoggist's tirade flickered teammates and coaches were stunned.
But in fact, what Hoggist said is false, because this defensive strategy can be successful, and the root cause is that Hoggist limits Paul's organizational ability, Paul can't play the ball smoothly, can't shoot in front of Hougist, can't break through Hoggist's defense, so that his three threats with the ball are all gone.
Paul was no longer a threat with the ball and had to hand it to another playmaker in the team, Griffin. In this way, Paul, like Redick, needs to run without the ball and involve the lineup. It stands to reason that the Lakers' big man team has the most trouble defending the off-ball movement, but this is one of the Lakers' defensive pitfalls.
Why Defensive Traps? Because it has been explained before, Griffin is just a pseudo-nucleus, and once the fatal flaw of his projection ability is discovered, he will also have no threat, and the Clippers' offense will still be a pool of backwater.
This is where the big lineup turns disadvantage into advantage defensively, and the Lakers have an obvious height advantage on the offensive end, and the twin towers are bound to let Jordan Jr. and Griffin deal with it, but the Lakers still have two 6-foot-9-inch big men on the court - Hougist and Randle, Bamot can barely cope with one in the third position, but neither Paul and Redick can deal with the other, and in the first half, Haugist did make Randle misplaced to play Redick too much.
If the Clippers are still passive in both offense and defense in the second half, relying only on Paul's personal ability to support themselves, then losing will be a matter of time.
Coach K often discusses tactics with Hougist, so he has a certain understanding of his thinking, after Hougistt finished speaking, Lao K roughly understood his intentions, frowned and thought for a moment, "That's right, basketball is a collective sport, we are always emphasizing team spirit, five people on the court are a whole, but it is easy to forget the importance of individual ability when talking too much, let the stars play egalitarian basketball with team as the priority, everyone is like a surface brother, you play one and I play one, That's not what a good team should do! ”