Chapter 56: The Proper Use of Josh. Smith's method!

In the first quarter, Zhang Zifeng and Kobe Bryant scored sharply.

Although it was a lot of fun, it was a physical challenge, especially for the 39-year-old veteran Kobe Bryant.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Kobe Bryant and Zhang Zifeng both sat on the sidelines and rested.

As soon as Kobe Bryant got off the court, the Lakers' outside offense was made up of Nick. Yang takes over.

Nick. Young was on the perimeter with the ball, and soon Hibbert ran up and made a pick-and-roll for him.

Everyone knows that Young, who only has the basket in his eyes, basically can't pass the ball, so the moment he starts to attack, the 76ers deliberately shrink the defense.

The name of Kobe Bryant, a weakened version of Kobe Bryant without passing, was not called in vain, and Stauskas, who was already weak in defense, couldn't defend against the opponent at all, and with the help of a single shot from the cover, Yang broke through Staoskas's defense and rushed into the penalty area!

Nick. Young easily broke through the Stauskas defence.

Although Zhang Zifeng is not on the court, the 76ers now have Josh. Smith.

When Nick. Young was about to make an emergency stop when he was screaming from the Lakers fans.

"Get out!"

Nick Young jumped up and shot when Josh. Smith stepped out from the sidelines, jumped high, and slapped the basketball down with his raised right hand directly in the air.

Bang!

The ball is slapped into the field!

"Attack!"

Grant started the first time, grabbed the basketball, and ran to the frontcourt!

The Lakers' Larry Nance was right behind him.

Hitting the frontcourt, Grant saw that there was a chase behind him, and jumped up regardless of it.

Larry Nance jumped up and was about to give him a big hat when Grant suddenly collected the ball and then made a behind-the-back pass to Josh, who was following him. Smith.

Josh. Smith rounded his long arm and slammed the basket so hard that the entire hoop shook.

Josh. Smith's slam dunk sent all the players on the 76ers' bench into the air cheering him on.

See Nick. Young was obsessed with singles again, and Lakers coach Byron Scott was so anxious that he shouted, "Give the ball to the inside, give the ball to the inside, hit the inside, OK?" ”

This time Clarkson dribbled the ball up front and laid the ball to Okafor with a single hit.

Seeing Okafor receive the ball, Smith stuck the opponent's waist in the back, not wanting the opponent to easily advance into the penalty area.

Okafor received the ball with both hands, tested the strength of the opponent behind him, shook his body, took his left foot as the axis, turned around and dribbled strongly, and then suddenly pulled back, stuck Smith sideways, and scored the ball with a small hook.

The 76ers traded Josh. Smith is hoping to strengthen the power forward position.

Although 206 cm Josh. Although there is a difference in height between Smith and Okafor, coach Brown feels that Josh. Smith is an explosive, physical interior player.

Should be able to restrain Okafor.

This game is also to let Smith start in order to be able to curb the Lakers' interior twin towers.

Can be a pair on Okafor, apparently Josh. Smith didn't do a good job of limiting Okafor.

Josh. Although Smith is explosive and physically strong, he is inferior to Okafor in height and offensive skills on the inside.

And with Hibbert's guard, Okafor has exploded on the offensive end this season, averaging 18.9+8.4 rebounds per game.

Okafor, along with Zhang Zifeng and Downs, are the top three rookies this season. Many people feel that although the Lakers missed Zhang Zifeng, they still made a good choice by choosing Okafor.

Okafor is very skilled on the inside. It's very difficult for Smith to contain Okafor.

Switching offense and defense, McConaughey dribbled the ball to the front court to meet Clarkson, and he passed the ball.

Grant, who responded, was also trapped, and Smith retreated to the outside of the three-point line to answer, and after receiving the ball, Smith made a decisive shot.

Seeing this scene, Brown hugged his head. Damn, where did this guy get the confidence to believe that he was an excellent pitcher!

The result can be imagined, "Bang! A basketball landed on the hoop and bounced.

Hibbert grabbed the rebound, and the Lakers had the height of the interior and slowed down the tempo to play.

Okafor received the ball again on the inside, singled Smith three times with his back, and suddenly turned around to shoot as he advanced to the basket.

The ball went over Smith's head and crashed neatly into the basket.

After Kobe Bryant left the rest in the second quarter, Okafor showed his excellent offensive ability, and he scored six points alone to help the Lakers overtake the score.

At 28:30, the Lakers led by 2 points.

At 2:44 in the second quarter, seeing Smith fall into the old problem again, Brown quickly called a timeout.

Replaced Stauskas with Zhang Zifeng, and at the same time changed the strategy, letting Knoll defend Okafor, Josh. Smith is here to help.

After a timeout, the 76ers went on the offensive again.

Zhang Zifeng dribbled the ball through the half, Josh. Smith took the initiative to run to the outside and make a pick-and-roll for him.

With the help of blocking and dismantling, Zhang Zifeng rushed into the inside line and disrupted the opponent's defense.

And this time, Josh. Smith also showed his explosive power.

Zhang Zifeng entered the penalty area, faced Hibbert, and a crotch pass was sent from between Hibbert's legs to the homeopathic cut Josh. Smith's hands.

Josh. Smith took a big step towards the penalty area after receiving the ball, and then pressed Okafor to fly and dunk!

Bang!

At 30:30, the score was equalized again.

Coach Brown, who was standing on the sidelines, watched Smith's slam dunk and finally knew how to use this guy.

This guy is not very good at one-on-one defense, but he relies on his outstanding movement speed and bounce, helping to defend and complement defense, plus blocks are good.

On the offensive end, as long as someone can hold down this bastard and not shoot a three-pointer, he's still a good scoring point.

The 76ers changed their defensive strategy, and Okafor went through college workouts. In repeatedly by Josh. After Smith's pinch shots, he began to gradually distribute the ball to his teammates, using his containment to create opportunities for his teammates.

In this way, Clarkson, Nick. Young got more shots on the outside.

Although Clarkson's shooting has been inconsistent, he has a good hand at home tonight.

In the second quarter, the Lakers blossomed inside and out, leaving the 76ers tired of running back and forth to make up for the defense.

Relying on the Lakers' inside and outside play, they led by three points at 41-38 with 35.5 seconds before halftime.