Chapter 148: The Battle That Comes to an End
Stoppage, Phil Jackson really felt tricky this time.
There are too many changes in the Grizzlies' offense, Phil Jackson feels that he can't prevent it, he wants to be heartbroken, and he will fight directly to attack, regardless of defense, but look at the 10-point behind, Phil Jackson's heart is cold, the situation is very bad, just fighting to attack, the 10-point difference is here, this is the trench.
So, thinking about it, it's still necessary to make a fuss on the defensive end.
There wasn't much that could be done on the defensive end, Phil Jackson had to make substitutions, and he brought AC Green back, and compared to Robert Horry, AC Green defended better.
In fact, if it weren't for Scott Pippen's old age, he wouldn't even have to make a substitution, and directly let Scott Pippen change the No. 4 position, which would have solved the defensive problem against Rahim, but obviously, Scott Pippen now has only some experience left on the defensive end, and the one-on-one defense is less than one-tenth of last season's.
Therefore, this season's Lakers have declined a lot compared to last season.
Phil Jackson is also well aware of this, and during this time, he has been frowning and not knowing how to improve the Lakers and return to the top of last season.
At this stage of this game, Phil Jackson already has a headache, and he knows very well that the Lakers can lose about 20 games in a season, but this game must not be lost.
So, Phil Jackson can only fight hard.
While replacing AC Green to strengthen Raheem's defense, Phil Jackson let O'Neal on the court increase singles, and O'Neal, who has the highest overall rating on the court, is obviously the strongest in the active team, and his singles, unless it is a pinch shot, it is difficult for the Grizzlies to really block.
Therefore, Phil Jackson's move is very hard, and it will greatly consume O'Neal, but once it works, the 10-point difference can be quickly recovered.
At that time, with the absolute crushing of the Lakers' strength, even if the defense is not considered, the Lakers can win this game.
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Qiao Hai's side, paused, and he also began to adjust.
He guessed Phil Jackson's adjustment, and saw the move: "Next, let's combine the low post Princeton and the high Princeton, the two sets of play are reversed, the opponent blocks the empty cut, we play the low Princeton, the opponent blocks the low post, we play the high Princeton, Sherif goes to the low post, Bullard goes to the high post, and you attack at the same time." ”
Offense is still the key, as long as the Grizzlies can score all the time, plus the Grizzlies have a 10-point lead, and in the end, it will be the Grizzlies who will win, this is Qiao Hai's idea.
"Also, Tracy, add your singles next, and Brad covers him ......"
Adding superstar singles is another change made by Qiao Hai.
Raheem's performance in this game was too good, before the third quarter of the game was played, Raheem had already scored 23 points, 13 points in the first quarter, did not play in the second quarter, another 10 points in the third quarter, and 10 points in the first half quarter, such a performance, Qiao Hai guessed, the next Lakers' defensive focus must be Rahim.
As for Maddy, although Maddy, who was only a substitute last season, broke out in the opening game, he was only an auxiliary offense in this game, and only briefly attacked in the second quarter, and was an auxiliary offense in the first half of the third quarter.
At this time, the sudden addition of Maddy's singles will definitely catch the Lakers off guard.
In this way, Qiao Hai continuously adjusted the Grizzlies' offense, and the timeout ended, he didn't call a timeout much in this game, it was Phil Jackson who called a timeout, and he directly guessed Phil Jackson's adjustment through the help of the on-the-spot command assistance system, and then made corresponding adjustments.
So much so that Qiao Hai still has 5 long timeouts and 1 short timeout in his hands, on the other hand, Phil Jackson only has 2 long timeouts and 1 short timeout left, which is also Qiao Hai's advantage, and at the last moment of the game, this advantage can easily be turned into a victory.
After the timeout, the game resumed.
The Lakers' ball possession, O'Neal hit strongly, Brad Miller couldn't stop O'Neal, and was scored 2 more points.
But turning around, the Grizzlies played a wave of high-post Princeton tactics, Brad Miller responded to the attack, Maddy cut in the air, received the ball and forced a shot directly, Kobe Bryant reached out to interfere and failed.
I only heard a swish, and the crisp sound of wiping the net sounded again.
At the critical moment in the game, Maddie's outburst came......
The difference was still 10 points, and the Lakers continued to beat O'Neal and continue to score.
In the previous game, the Lakers' offense played in an orderly manner, but they were always restrained by the Grizzlies' strong side multi-person oppressive defense, and the efficiency of the offensive end was not as good as that of the Grizzlies.
The only question is how long this kind of efficient attack can be maintained, after all, O'Neal is not a god, and without god-level physical fitness, this kind of forced singles will not last long.
Of course, Phil Jackson's idea is also very simple, he wants to erase the Lakers' 10-point deficit first.
Phil Jackson wants to tie the score, and the Grizzlies' offense won't agree.
They directly organized a wave of singles in the frontcourt, Maddie used a cover to break through, directly hit the basket, a backhand layup, and then scored 2 points.
Although it was still Maddie who scored, this wave of offense was completely different from the previous round, this time it was Maddie's single.
Phil Jackson frowned, and the Grizzlies continued to score, and with the addition of star singles, the Grizzlies were getting harder and harder to defend.
The Lakers were not a defensive team in the first place, Scott Pippen slipped badly, the team's defense was not organized, his adjustment strangled Raheem, and as a result, Maddie broke out again, really careless, always leaking a flaw.
However, on the offensive end, O'Neal continued to score singlely, and the difference remained at 10 points.
However, Qiao Hai is not a vegetarian, for three rounds in a row, the Lakers' offense is pulled away by other players and O'Neal is single, Qiao Hai's reaction is not slow, after three rounds, he reacted, and did not call a timeout, directly called Rasian Nestrovich, ready to replace.
Pulling Nestrovich, Qiao Hai commanded: "Go up and resist Shaquille O'Neal, as soon as he takes the ball and shoots, you will foul, pay attention to the strength of the foul, don't let him score, just send him to the free throw line." ”
A very bad move, Qiao Hai is the founder of shark cutting tactics, so his attainments in shark cutting tactics far surpass others, shark cutting tactics do not have to be used when the number of fouls is full, and it is also possible to use it directly on O'Neal who holds the ball.
Now the Lakers are obviously playing O'Neal, and at this time, Qiao Hai sacrificed the shark cutting tactic, and the result can be imagined.
Waiting for a dead ball opportunity, Rasionestrovic came straight on.
The Grizzlies suddenly changed their center, and Phil Jackson didn't understand Qiao Hai's thoughts, after all, in this game alone, Brad Miller, who had already scored 13 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, performed well, which was not at all comparable to Nesterovic.
Qiao Hai's idea Phil Jackson couldn't guess for the time being, but soon, he understood.
After the dead ball, first the Grizzlies' offense, Maddy's another single, he broke through, the Lakers were forced to pinch the ball, Maddy split the ball to the outside, Mike Bibby's three-point iron, and the rebound was won by O'Neal.
Nesterovich didn't do it directly, and he remembered Qiao Hai's arrangement very well - when O'Neill made a move, he directly pulled O'Neill down.
That is, he needs to wait for O'Neal to make a move.
The Lakers pushed to the front court first, and then, continued to look for opportunities to give the ball to O'Neal.
O'Neal is singles with the ball, and he is happy to do so, for superstars, data is very important, the Grizzlies' interior line is not strong, as long as he is given a single, O'Neal can guarantee the goal, so, this is a good opportunity to brush up on the data.
O'Neal stuck inside and continued to get the ball.
He struck two blows to his new opponent, Nestrovich, and then turned to be stronger.
But at this time, Nesterovich directly grabbed O'Neal's shoulders and directly pressed O'Neal down.
O'Neill staggered a few steps to the ground.
Beep beep! A piercing whistle blew and the referee pointed at Nesterovic for a foul.
O'Neill was stunned, he wanted to shout: What is the situation!
Then turning his head to look at Qiao Hai on the sidelines, O'Neill knew that his nightmare was about to start again.
At the free throw line, O'Neal missed both free throws, and the Grizzlies grabbed the rebound.
Then, with a successful wave of Princeton offense, he scored 2 points and led the Lakers by 12 points.
Then, he continued to foul O'Neal, Nesterovic was a substitute, and the number of fouls rose wildly, but Qiao Hai was indifferent.
O'Neal made 1 of 2 free throws from the free throw line.
On the offensive end, the Grizzlies scored two more points through Sean Marion, and the Grizzlies led by 13 points.
Then, the number of fouls was enough, and before O'Neal could attack, Nesterovic was fouled directly without the ball, and O'Neal continued to walk to the free throw line.
On the sidelines, Phil Jackson's hands trembled, very helpless, holding two long timeouts and one short timeout in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and continued to pinch, but he was forced to replace O'Neal, the Grizzlies are obviously going to use shark slashing tactics, and if they continue to put O'Neal on the court, they will lose points in vain.
On the other side, Qiao Hai immediately smiled when he saw O'Neill being replaced.
He let out a deep sigh, now it's easy, and then as long as he plays his own offense, this game will be won!
Qiao Hai glanced at Phil Jackson, who seemed to be still as steady as Tarzan, and the battle between him and Phil Jackson was coming to an end.