Chapter 110: Change

At 80:62, the Knicks defeated their opponents with strong defenses back-to-back, causing heated discussions in the media. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Larry Brown's *** exchange method allowed some players who were not good at defense to play Piston-style defense, which is really amazing.

"I've always liked to defend, and if I have an advantage in both the defensive and the offensive side, I will definitely be able to help the team win." Lehi said rightfully in an interview.

"In order to win, whether it's for me to organize or defend, I can do it, and I've said it a long time ago, I can do everything that is required to win. ”

Larry Brown replied with a hint of a smile: "You always like to label players who are not good at defense, who only know how to play singles and so on, but it's not like that, it's just that nobody tells them the right way to play, and I tell the players what to do." ”

And their next opponent is already ready at home, and Kobe Bryant says he's looking forward to playing with the Knicks who get even stronger.

The Lakers brought in Phil Jackson this season, but the roster didn't get much improvement.

After trading Kwame Brown and putting him in the starting position on the inside, Ramar Odom, who was originally the No. 4 position, turned into a small forward.

In this case, Lehi had to defend Odom, and it was impossible for him to switch guards with Richardson because of his height.

Under Lehi's defense, Odom's offensive power has greatly decreased, but now on the Lakers, Odom is more responsible for the task of organization, and he doesn't care much about not being able to score directly.

The Lakers' scoring points couldn't be more obvious, and their other four main players combined didn't have as many shots as Kobe, which was also a helpless thing, and the Lakers' team attack power at other points was really worse.

The Knicks are grinding positions, and the interior combination is relatively solid.

In terms of offense, the Knicks played well in this game, especially the bench players, and Channing Frye hit consecutive shots when he came up.

But the Lakers just Bryant let the score tighten, whether it was Richardson or Crawford, there was nothing they could do about Kobe.

Singles in which players show their individual abilities are both the easiest and the most difficult to defend.

Kobe Bryant scored 13 points in the first quarter of the game, hitting consecutive difficult shots, almost unstoppable.

However, their second scorer, Odom, only scored two points under Lehi's defense, and the score did not stretch away.

The Lakers' current interior team is slow to move and not have strong offensive power, and the Knicks replaced Channing Frye and then David Lee, and the results were good.

Of the four rookies, only Marcin Gortat is slightly less offensive and can't provide much help for the time being, playing the least, and the other three have become normal rotations, replacing a few old guys from last season.

At the end of the first half, the Knicks trailed by 2 points at 47:49, and the head coach made arrangements at halftime, Kobe Bryant's point is difficult to restrict, and the team will not pinch in the second half, staring the other four to death, Kobe Bryant will let him score enough.

As a result, Kobe Bryant scored 18 points in the third quarter, but fortunately, except for him, other players on the Lakers were playing soy sauce, and the scores of the two sides were still very deadlocked.

Kobe Bryant scored like this, and the Knicks were also a little worried, but it was not easy to change the defensive strategy at will.

"Coach, let me defend Bryant, I promise to reduce his efficiency." Lehi offered to ask.

At this time, Bryant had already made nearly 30 shots, and only had a one-minute break in the second half, so it might be a comfortable choice to continue to let him shoot.

Larry Brown did have some struggles, but seeing that the Lakers chose to press Kwame Brown to the bench in the final quarter and let Odom go inside, he immediately made a decision and agreed to Lehi's request.

If Odom appears at the power forward position, he can let Channing Fry and David Lee take turns against him, and Lehi doesn't need to defend Odom to focus all his defensive energy on Kobe.

"Li, even if you come to defend, it's useless, I won't let anyone defend it." Seeing the Knicks change their defensive strategy, Kobe Bryant was full of fighting spirit.

Li Hai replied lightly: "Yes, I think I can help the team win this game." ”

The moment he spoke, Kobe Bryant had already moved quickly, and Lehi did not relax in the slightest and followed closely.

Lakers bench player Sasha Vujacic passed the ball, Kobe Bryant received the ball is a difficult back, Lehi's defense did not give Kobe any space, but the ball still went in.

It's just a little bit of space from leaning back to throw the ball out, and the league that can do it to this extent is only a handful of hands.

Such a shot could not be prevented, and Lehi was not discouraged, still concentrating.

Defending a player like Kobe Bryant has to consume him all the time without the ball, and you can't let him have the slightest time to rest, nor can you let him find the slightest space.

In the second round of the contest between the two sides, Kobe Bryant ran without the ball again, slipped to the bottom line, received a pass, turned over and leaned back to send the ball into the basket.

Lehi adjusted his breathing to not let his opponent's score affect his judgment.

It was the most difficult when the defense was first adjusted, Odom and Kobe Bryant were completely different players, and even if Lehi recognized the difference in defense, it was still impossible for the body to adjust to another defensive rhythm in an instant.

In order to limit Kobe, Lehi simply didn't even participate in the offense, and against the current Lakers, as long as he can limit Kobe, he has already won most of them, and he doesn't need to do anything else at all.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe Bryant made a shot, and this time Lehi's defensive rhythm was even better, jumping up almost at the same time as Kobe, successfully causing some interference.

Shooting iron, with Kobe Bryant trying three points again, still hitting iron.

Lehi's defensive strategy has worked, Kobe Bryant has been on the court for the longest time of the two teams, and he should be a little tired by now, and as long as Kobe Bryant makes a slight mistake in the offense, Lehi can make the opponent uncomfortable.

When it was the Knicks' turn to attack, they passed the ball to the interior in a regular manner, and Eddie Curry completed the scoring, and that's the difference they had this season, with interior players who could have an advantage on the offensive end, they had more options in key moments.

After the shooting was inconsistent, Kobe Bryant increased the time he spent holding the ball and played in a completely single rhythm, which can be said to be in the hands of the Knicks.

"I'll defend until the end, and if I can shoot, I'll come." Lehi smiled.

"Are you still afraid that you won't succeed?" Kobe Bryant changed direction and directly pulled up and shot.