451. Counterattack
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Lillard didn't go down, Matthews was replaced by former Lakers starting point guard Steve Blake, and Batum wasn't replaced either.
The players who came on the Lakers' side were Liu Ren, Nick Young, Korver, Antetokounmpo and Whiteside.
D'Antoni has replaced a super-sized lineup, and his favorite Nick Young has a height of two meters and one in the official form, in fact, he is about the same height as Kobe, but even so, the average height of the Lakers is more than two meters and six!
Liu Ren was rarely put in the point guard position, and D'Antoni wanted him to play directly with Lillard on the defensive end, without affecting the defense of other positions, so as to avoid causing the opponent's offensive misalignment.
Back on the court, the Lakers continued to attack, serving in the frontcourt.
Liu Ren received Nick Young's serve, dribbled at the top arc, Batum stuck up to defend, and the hand that seemed to be lightly on Liu Ren's body was secretly exerting force.
Liu Ren really wanted to slap his hand directly, which was twisted and scratched, but thinking of the offensive foul just now, he held back.
Liu Ren looked at the position of his teammates and beckoned Whiteside, who was rubbing Leonard on the inside, to come out to block the demolition.
Speaking of which, the Trailblazers' Leonard is different from the Spurs' fierce cold-faced poker face Leonard, this Leonard is a big tall and handsome guy, a bit of a creamy little feeling, and his body is also that kind of thin bamboo pole type, which is very popular with Korean girls, but American women don't like his appearance and think he is too sissy, and his playing style is the same as his appearance, soft as toilet paper, and he was rubbed and abused by Whiteside.
Whiteside, who was showing off his might inside, saw the boss calling, and immediately came out to block Batum, and Miles Leonard also came out, Miles Leonard is fast and can prevent the outside, of course, it is another problem whether he can prevent it.
Liu Ren borrowed Whiteside to block and cut in, Batum and Miles Leonard were attracted to Liu Ren together, and they both went to defend Liu Ren, completely ignoring Whiteside who ran in.
"This is different from the script that Uncle Ben thought of!" Liu Ren looked at the two people who were holding him, and shouted in his heart.
Liu Ren originally thought that after the blocking, the defense of him became the thin bamboo pole center opposite, and Batum was switched to Whiteside, which is the tactic Gasol told him.
But Liu Ren forgot one thing, Whiteside is a rebounding monster in the hearts of the Trail Blazers players, the kind that picks up two points when they score, and they don't think Whiteside has a good sense of empty cuts, and Liu Ren's threat is the biggest among all the Lakers players in the eyes of the Trail Blazers players!
Gasol's Spain is not just a problem of one or two strong outside lines, but the entire lineup is strong, and the opponent does not dare to target the package, and their tactics of blocking and dismantling forcing the opponent to change defenses can be successful!
This is the NBA, which is very different from European basketball and FIBA!
As for Whiteside, he really cut in as soon as possible, rather than being like an unconscious center who saw his own defender being blocked again and went over to pack it, resulting in a missed opportunity, which surprised the Trail Blazers.
No matter how soft Miles Leonard is, he is also a center, and Batum, who keeps making small moves, really blocked Liu Ren!
In desperation, Liu Ren passed the ball back to Whiteside, who cut in the air.
Whiteside caught the ball and dunked it violently.
The Trail Blazers offense, Lillard is playing better and better as the season gets deeper and deeper, and the game is the same, at first he was not very comfortable with Liu Ren's defense, but after playing for a few minutes, Lillard began to give people a feeling of ease in the face of Liu Ren's defense.
Lillard gave the ball to Batum in the high position, Batum dropped the ball to the edge of the three-second zone, and suddenly cut into the basket, Liu Ren wanted to follow and was blocked by Blake, Liu Ren knew Blake's little tricks, as long as he touched it, Blake would definitely dare to fall to the ground.
When the ball arrived, Lillard received the ball from Batum and slipped to the bottom line and hit a layup, and Whiteside couldn't prevent Lillard.
Lillard, Batum, Aldridge, who combines these three with whom, are unguardable, although Batum's score this year is poor, less than last year, only 8 points per game, but there are also 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game, he puts all his energy on organizing the offense, there are Matthews, Lillard, Aldridge, an average of 18 points per game, two players who average 20+ per game, the Trail Blazers starters are almost invincible, only Lillard, Matthews, Batum is enough to start hard steel with most teams in the league.
Merely. The Lakers are not one of those most teams, once the Trail Blazers replace one of Lillard and Aldridge, even if the Lakers are missing Kobe, the Trail Blazers will not be able to deal with it!
The Lakers attacked, and Liu Ren continued to block and dismantle with Whiteside.
Whiteside's excellent sense of cutting still had an impact on the Trail Blazers' determination to contain Liu Ren, and Batum went to switch guards against Whiteside this time as Liu Ren thought.
Liu Ren rushed in with Leonard, without a turn, as if Leonard was air.
It turned out that Leonard was air in front of Liu Ren, did not interfere with Liu Ren in the morning, and bumped away as soon as he touched it, Liu Ren suddenly flew up to the three-second zone, Batum was pressed by Whiteside's arm and couldn't move, and Liu Ren made a dunk on the head of Thomas Robinson in the back line.
Under the pick-and-roll attack, Batum's role is infinitely weakened, and the way to deal with him is as simple as that, as long as there is no physical contact, his small movements have no effect.
However, it is not so simple to be as resolute and decisive and successful as Liu Ren and Whiteside, both of whom have to be at the top of their consciousness and ability.
Batum has been weakened defensively, but fortunately he is still very good at playmaking.
Batum and Lillard continued to pass and cut the ball, Batum continued to drop the ball, and the Lakers' attention was on Lillard, preventing him from running to Batum's passing route. But Batum didn't hang to Lillard, the arc was higher than expected, it was a cross to the bottom corner!
Blake received the ball in the bottom corner, calmly scored three points, and hit the basket with precision.
The Lakers attack, or block and dismantle, D'Antoni watched very satisfactorily from the sidelines, he wanted Liu Ren to be more comprehensive, have more scoring means, and the blocking and dismantling thing still has to be strengthened faster in the real game.
Liu Ren burst to the inside line after blocking and dismantling, and this time Myers Leonard, Robinson, and Batum blocked him.
Liu Ren passed back to Antetokounmpo in the middle distance, and Blake let go of Nick Young to defend Antetokounmpo.
The Lakers' role players have a bit of a resolute shot while being willing to pass, and Antetokounmpo immediately passes to Nick Young, who is surrounded by an empty crowd the moment Blake pounces. Antetokounmpo was expecting an assist, but!
But Nick Young actually dribbled twice before he pulled up the shot!
Hollow into the frame!
Antetokounmpo wanted to cry without tears, passing the ball to his teammates and shooting, but there was no assist, which is only the case with a superb teammate like Nick Young.
Nick Young saw Antetokounmpo's resentful eyes, stuck out his tongue and sold a cute, he knew that he had a bad habit and always wanted to change it, but when he got on the court, he took care of the handsome and forgot everything.
The Trail Blazers' offense needs tacit cooperation, grasp the blocking time and passing time, the requirements for receiving the ball and passing the ball are very high, only when Aldridge and Lillard are there, distract the Lakers' defensive focus, Batum can easily complete this task, once these two are missing, the Lakers' defense is targeted, and Batum is not so smooth to organize.
In comparison, the Lakers' offense is very simple, Liu Ren and Whiteside block and dismantle, if Batum doesn't care about Whiteside wrapping Liu Ren, Liu Ren will pass back to Whiteside, Batum prevents Whiteside from cutting in the air, Liu Ren grinds directly from Leonard into the inside, Thomas Robinson is an ornament on the inside, Liu Ren rushes in and dunks he can't stop it at all!