Chapter 190: The Way to Break the Enemy?
Zhang wanted to be the savior, but the SuperSonics already had a way to deal with him, quickly compressing the passing route, separating it from the rest of the Lakers, and reducing Zhang's shooting efficiency with a more resolute package. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Generally speaking, against teams that are good at pressing defense, pick-and-rolls and screens are a good way to do it. But the reverse is the opposite, if the defense is more tacit and disciplined, these pick-and-rolls and covers will give the defender a chance to contain you.
In a word, if you want to kill others, you must be prepared to be killed by others!
No matter what tactics you have, in the end, it depends on who is higher.
Zhang and Campbell's first block was a success, and the latter received a pass from Zhang Zhu and scored a layup.
But the SuperSonics soon tightened the defense under the basket, although such an excessive pursuit of defense will inevitably affect their offense, but the Lakers have been more affected, especially the defensive actions after the superSonics have increased the scale, so that the shooting of Lakers players has been affected.
In the next few minutes, the two teams began to take turns to play iron.
Zhang Ji found that every time his teammates covered him, he would encounter more serious traps, and it was not easy to pass the ball, so it was better to play all the way and let him play alone.
Interestingly, the SuperSonics' offense today is different from the Lakers' resolute shot when they have the chance. They played more patiently and barely had a shot in the first 12 seconds. Although the success rate is not high, it is at least higher than that of the Lakers, which also made the SuperSonics quickly tie the score.
George Carr is looking to use their execution and experience to score today, and then use their more tacit defense to reduce the Lakers' scoring.
This is basically trying to use hard power to grind the Lakers to death and win the final victory.
Zhang Zhu shot a shot after the opening, but then he was targeted, although he wanted to be a savior, but in the opening stage, he still had to drive the whole team to play first is the way to win, Zhang Zhu will not fight nonsense in order to be a savior, but the game situation is still more and more unfavorable for the Lakers.
The magician's organizational skills are outstanding, but under the strict defense of the supersonic, he can't always hand the ball to Zhang Fu, and the error rate of forced passes is too high.
What's more, the Lakers players can't get the chance to shoot to their satisfaction, although they do shoot more resolutely than the first game, but the shooting rate is still very low, and this time it's not because of the bad hand, but the Lakers players are really prevented by the supersonic players today and can't shoot.
The Magic quickly spotted another problem, the SuperSonics didn't seem to be defending him very tightly today, did they want him to score?
The Lakers were still figuring out how to break through the supersonic defense, and their own defense was quickly broken through first......
Payton and Schramf hit back-to-back shots, Kemp staged a heavy dunk under the basket, and at 7:46 in the second quarter, the SuperSonics turned the score into 10-8 with a 6-0 mini-climax.
Both teams didn't score much, but the SuperSonics started to pull in.
The Magician hit two shots before, and Zhang Fu also found that the superSonics' defense against the Magic was relatively weak and assisted him with a goal, but the problem is that with the Magician's current output, it should not be enough to kill the SuperSonics, which is not the solution to the problem.
Everyone didn't expect that George Carr would let go of the Magic today to strengthen Zhang Zhu's defense, and the Lakers' central axis suddenly turned into an arrow, which is a routine that the Lakers themselves have not practiced.
The supersonic routine is much richer than that of the Lakers, the Lakers successfully limited the camp who played exceptionally in the last game after the opening, but it has been running in for three years, and the supersonic who has experienced countless failures has long paid enough tuition, and this kind of targeting them has long been encountered, and they can soon come up with a solution, but the Lakers have to think about countermeasures to crack the supersonic defense on the spot.
Soon, the main offensive point of the SuperSonics shifted from Camp, but instead of handing over the offensive task to Payton as the Lakers expected, today's SuperSonics adopted a multi-point flowering style of play, not only playing patience on the offensive end, but also emphasizing sharing the ball.
Zhang Wei has another question to consider at the moment, what is he going to do now?
Today, in addition to scoring 2 points in the opening game, he was then targeted by the SuperSonics, which made him wonder if the empty city plan before the game was played off?
People don't care if he's the Lakers' main point of attack at all, just slap him to the ground first.
Magic can score now, but the Magic before retirement is not a scoring superstar, and the SuperSonics will not let him go to the basket to score, this kind of indulgence only exists outside the restricted area, and if the Magic wants to hit the restricted area with his back, the supersonic players will still come around and force it.
"How do I feel that whoever gets the ball in the danger zone is going to be caught and I'm going to be caught as soon as I get the ball?"
Zhang Fu slowly discovered that the supersonic defensive routine is not limited to a certain point, these guys have arranged the defense of everyone in the Lakers, and even for the Magic, they are only strategically relaxed, and they don't really let them score at will.
When the Supersonic moves without the ball, they adopt the strategy of surrounding but not grabbing, prioritizing the interception of the passing line, and only after he gets the ball will they really come up to cover the trap.
For others, hypersonic is treated differently based on their style and capabilities.
For example, after the magician gets the ball, the supersonic will try to make his defense three-dimensional, not to press or give physical contact, because these methods have little effect on the ball, and the magic with excellent strength has little effect, and it will be counterproductive if he presses too hard, so it is better to draw a circle for him and let him toss at will within the acceptable range. Once the Magician is in the danger zone, the Supersonic uses height and speed to limit the Magician's passing and backshots, only to selectively let the Magician go out of his shooting hot zone.
If the fan maniac with the ball and attacking, the supersonic defense will immediately put pressure and body contact, but it is mainly Payton who is working alone, and the supersonic formation will not change much, but will be more dispersed.
When it was Ceballos and Campbell's turn, because these two basically relied on cut-ins and fixed-point shots to score in the Lakers' system, the SuperSonics also adopted a laissez-faire defense for these two, not sticking them at the beginning, but using speed and height to specifically defend the shooting hot zone of the two, but if they receive the ball outside the hot zone, the SuperSonics can give priority to defending the pass.
This kind of defense is not an easy task, and the SuperSonics must have stayed up late watching videos in the past two days to figure out the offensive areas and scoring methods that several of the Lakers' main players are good at, strengthen the defense in key areas, and take care of the Lakers' players' skills.
With 4:10 left in the first quarter, Payton assisted Schramf on a three-pointer when the offensive time was approaching, and the score came to 17:12. The two teams still don't score much, but the Lakers are obviously inferior on both offensive and defensive ends, especially Zhang Mao is completely separated by the supersonic's three-dimensional defense, and the Lakers' large number of off-ball covers did not play the role expected before the game, but helped the SuperSonics to more easily use the numerical advantage to contain him.
The Magic's shots in the middle are still sharp, but the SuperSonics don't care about the Lakers' shots outside the hot zone, and these passes and shots seem to be deliberately released. Judging from the results, the Lakers' shooting percentage is not high, and they have only shot 5 of 15 so far, which is almost a replica of the first game.
Zhang Qi finally discovered how difficult the supersonic defense is, they not only have a three-dimensional defensive formation, both individual soldiers and packs have enough crushing power, physical contact is basically not afraid of Lakers players other than him, and at the same time they also have an advantage in height, speed and athleticism, and the most important thing is that supersonic players are experienced, and there are several years of running-in, and there are almost no shortcomings in defense, which makes the Lakers very uncomfortable.
The Lakers players are getting more and more scrambling, they can't figure out the supersonic's defensive routine, and they don't know how to crack it, they can't attack for a long time, and their mentality begins to be impatient, which in turn affects the defense, making the superSonic's offense emphasizing efficiency more and more efficient, which should be the result that the supersonic want.
"You can't fight them anymore!"
Harris found that he had made a serious mistake, facing a team that surpassed him in experience, tactical execution, discipline, and tacit understanding, they must not play positional warfare step by step, or even play routines honestly, so that they will be worn to death by the supersonic speed little by little.
But one or two timeouts were clearly not enough to adjust, and the SuperSonics created more and more shooting opportunities, gradually controlling the tempo of the court, and by the end of the quarter, the SuperSonics had turned the score to 26-19.
A seven-point lead is not small in the playoffs, and the Lakers are in trouble again, and it looks even more troublesome than the last one, and they can't play a decent game.
Zhang Qi was the most depressed, he still wanted to be a savior, but in addition to scoring 2 points in the opening stage, he only scored two points at the end of the first quarter by relying on a defensive loss of supersonic speed, and only 4 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in the first quarter.
"I can't find a flaw, where are their flaws?"
Zhang Wei feels that the problem now is that they can't find a way to crack the supersonic defense, they can't find the opponent's weaknesses, and their skills don't seem to be enough, and they must find the flaws in the supersonic speed.
Don't look at the outside media saying that the overall defense of the supersonic is not as good as the Rockets and Jazz, they are better at individual defense, and the discipline is slightly worse......
But Zhang Yu thinks that these guys are not bad in any link, and it can be seen from the fact that they can make targeted arrangements for each player of the Lakers, supersonic may not be able to prevent a big man like O'Neal, but in addition to that, basically anyone can prevent it, otherwise it would not have played the second record of the season with 63 wins.
"Lyon, step up your offense with the ball!"
Harris finally spoke, and the meaning of this sentence is: Don't play without the ball, the tactical execution and routines are insufficient, and it is difficult to run out of the air, so it is better to take the ball and go to the hard anal to be reliable.
Zhang Qi didn't have to rest in the second quarter, and the 7-point deficit was on the bright side, and it only took two or three rounds to catch it up, but it was also possible to be opened up by the opponent for a few rounds.
The SuperSonics didn't dare to replace the main force too much, and today they still have physical hidden dangers, especially with such a high-intensity defense, I am afraid that they will have no physical strength again in the fourth quarter, provided that the Lakers can hold on until that time.
"Is there really no hole in this kind of big and comprehensive defense?"
Zhang Wei doesn't believe that the supersonic can really play defense to this extent, he wants to see if his breakthrough with the ball will also be blocked?
The Lakers players began to pull away in the second quarter, let him play alone, and the lineup on the court became: Van Exel, Finley, Zhang Mao, Bison, Campbell.
Harris made a bold attempt in this lineup, asking Campbell to take on some of the central playmaking duties, using his height advantage to pick up Zhang to move the ball.
This is a fresh attempt, Campbell's style of play has always been a bit cowardly, in this era of long-distance shooting based on long-distance shooting, ninety percent will be labeled as "soft", but generally this kind of interior has a good ability to shoot the ball, and the ball will be relatively high.
Campbell has been partnering with Divac for the past few years, and he knows how to play this kind of role, but he hasn't had a chance to really try it, because after Divac left, the Magic quickly filled in, and he didn't need to take on too many task tasks, but now the Lakers need him to have that ability.
Zhang Yu also needs someone in his inner teammates to pull out to pick him up, so that the opponent will not dare to cover him with all his might, otherwise it is also possible to be surrounded by three people.
At the start of the second quarter, Zhang forced Vincent to break through, and as a result, he was again caught by Kemp in the middle.
If someone else comes to cover it, Zhang Qian can still beat him, but Kemp is too much of a threat to him, which is why he needs someone to pick him up.
Campbell has a little potential to play the center, he can come to the middle in time to receive Zhang Qiu's ball, but after all, he is not Divac, who received basketball education in Europe since childhood, nor is he a talented magician, so he needs time to think about what he will do next after receiving the ball, and this time is the time for supersonic to adjust the formation and position, and it is also a direct reflection of the ability to respond inside, but when Campbell divides the ball to the weak point he analyzed, the supersonic defense has already filled the gap.
Just like this time, Finley originally used Zhang Qi to attract opportunities for defense, running around the baseline to the weak side, and as long as his teammates passed a little faster, he had a chance to shoot. But Campbell not only passed the ball slowly, he also had to adjust when passing, which showed that his passing skills were not good enough, and when Finley received the basketball, the opportunity had long been lost, and his ability to hold the ball was average, so he could only pass the ball to Van Exel.
The supersonic defense is very three-dimensional, and the players' minds are clearer, and the players on both sides quickly move closer to Van Exel, while cutting off the route to Zhang Zhu, forcing him to attack with the ball himself, or continue to make useless rotations, which only increases the probability of mistakes.
This is the defense of championship teams, not only can they defend against the opponent's strong points, but they can also divide the war zone and force the opponent to make the most inefficient choices.
Zhang Qian still has a certain amount of offensive space, his physical fitness determines that no one can completely freeze him, but I don't know if these spaces are deliberately left by the supersonic, anyway, his efficiency has not been improved, if he breaks through the ball, his teammates can't create better scoring opportunities than himself, in short, no matter how he plays, it is difficult to create a scoring climax, and the Lakers can only score piecemeal today.
The SuperSonics offense isn't good either, and George Karl feels that they're not as good as the Lakers on the offensive end, and they've put too much effort into defense, and now they're able to keep the lead long because the Lakers' defense is so poor.
The Lakers' defense wasn't that bad, but their poor offense affected their defense, and they focused too much on how to break through the supersonic defense.
This sounds like a rebuttal, like a chicken-and-egg question.
I won't mention which is more important, defense or offense, because both are important. But whether it is offensive or defensive, the final fight is all about small details, small cooperation, and the ability to control mistakes, and these not only need personal ability as a guarantee, but also need a lot of experience, especially the experience of failure to improve.
The overall ability of the superSonics players is not better than that of the Lakers, but they can play more freely on the court and can control the ever-increasing intensity of the game.
Lakers players, on the other hand, are becoming more and more uncomfortable, especially after the intensity of the game increases, and their attention to detail is significantly less proficient than that of the supersonics.
Zhang Qi has always been considered a natural big-stage player, but even he has exposed a lot of problems today, and some commentators can see that his brain is not as clear as before, because he has never played this kind of game, although there is a very familiar feeling in his heart, but his hand is always a little bit less meaningful.
Lakers players can feel as if there is a heavy layer of air pressing down on them at the moment, which makes them move less neatly than usual, like the feeling of weight training.
What about supersonic players? They looked like they had just finished a weight-bearing session, and although they were more physically tired, they were more fluid and comfortable than the Lakers players.
Zhang Mao managed to score a game on Camp before the end of the first half, but it was more like a score that the opponent was unwilling to give him for a foul.
Camp knew that he could only limit Zhang by staying on the field, and if he went down, he would be overwhelmed with supersonics.
With a score of 51:40 in the first half, the SuperSonics' 11-point lead is not a lot, much worse than the 23-point lead in the previous game, but they were better in court control than in the first game, and barely gave the Lakers a few consecutive scoring opportunities, which is a bit scary.
Obviously, in the first game, the SuperSonics didn't have time to take a closer look at and target the Lakers, and their spirit was still stuck in the last round.
But today is different, although only two days have passed, but for the supersonic players, this time is enough time for them to build a strong shield, and the Lakers' incomparably sharp spear in the first two rounds is finally embarrassing this time due to insufficient attack power.
At this moment, global commentators, including CCTV, are praising Kemp's performance on the defensive end.
There's no doubt that he's the SuperSonic's backbone on the defensive end, and at least that's a lot bigger than Payton's in this round.
Thanks to Malone's tutelage, after seven battles with the Jazz in the last round, Camp finally evolved into a mature body, and he began to know how to use his talents, which was the first time he showed the value of his monster-level physical talent.
It is no exaggeration to say that the league's current interior players who can limit Zhang Mao's offense, apart from Mutombo and Rodman, are the only ones who have this ability.
The four centers can also do it when they are young, but they are no longer young, only these three can make Zhang Mao feel uncomfortable this season, but Camp, who will not control fouls, can only be counted as half a month ago, who called him too fatal.
Harris couldn't be calm, he knew that the SuperSonics must have their own problems, no team's defense can be leaky, but he needs time to think about where the flaws are?
Zhang Qi didn't encourage his teammates in the midfield this time, today everyone is not feeling bad, nor is there a problem with the mentality, this time it is really not possible to get supersound, and if you can't attack or defend, it's just no way!
"What would Jordan do if he came?" Zhang Wei couldn't help but think of it in his heart, but soon he thought of the tragedy of Jordan in the first seven years, and knew in his heart that Jordan was coming.
If the Bulls don't have Pippen on the wing to help him attract defense, Jordan will be like him, not only will he be trapped, but he will also be cut off from the team by the opponent, and at most he will be given a lot of singles opportunities to be caught in front and back after 1v1.
In the first half, he delivered 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 4 of 13, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and only 2 of 4 free throws, which was really targeted by the SuperSonics.
"I can pass the ball out, I can't create open chances, but I can create one-on-one opportunities for them, but nobody can play very efficiently, and it would be nice if I had an All-Star teammate like Pippen who is difficult to defend one-on-one."
Zhang Wei felt that this was the difference between him and Jordan, so he didn't admit that it was his lack of personal ability, he felt that he didn't have a really reliable helper.
If the magician is still the same magician four years ago, the supersonic has already been killed by them in the last game.
Harris doesn't know that his core is complaining in his heart about his teammates' lack of strength, at the moment he is holding the statistics to check, when there is no way, he will use the data to find the opponent's flaws, although many times, this kind of data can not reflect the real flaws of a team, but now it is not impossible.
The Lakers made 36 shots and hit 14 in the first half VS the SuperSonics made 30 shots and hit 16 in the first half.
The Lakers made 11 three-point shots and hit 4 in the first half VS SuperSonics made 12 three-point shots in the first half and hit 5 of them.
Lakers made 12 free throws in the first half VS SuperSonics made 16 free throws in the first half.
Lakers 17 first-half rebounds vs. SuperSonics 19 first-half rebounds.
The Lakers rebounded 7 times in the first half vs. the SuperSonics rebounded 3 times in the first half.
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Harris was about to look at the assist stats when his heart suddenly moved, and he turned his attention back to the rebounding stats, especially the rebounding stats in the frontcourt.
"We have so many frontcourt rebounds?"
Harris saw the 7:3 frontcourt rebounding comparison and finally thought of something.
Although the supersonic defense is good, there is formation space, there is single defensive pressing, and the height and athleticism are not bad, but it allowed the Lakers to grab 7 frontcourt rebounds, which means that the Lakers' secondary offensive efficiency in the first half is not high enough, otherwise the point difference may not be so big.
What if they step up their frontcourt rebounding scramble?
Will this grab more frontcourt rebounds?
Harris naturally knows that as long as he grabs a certain number of rebounds in the frontcourt, it will be a serious blow to the opponent's mentality.
Just imagine, after working hard for a long time, it is not easy to prevent the next attack, but it is easy to get a rebound and do it again, or directly make up the basket to score, how disgusting it is, and the mentality will definitely collapse if there are more times!
But if you want to protect the rebounding ball, maybe the superSonics' defensive formation and pressing force will not be as strong as they are now, maybe this is how the Lakers break the enemy?