Chapter 267: Seven points of attack, three points of defense
Jackson saw Bow Peak's first ball and dealt with it like this, although he didn't show any expression, but his eyes were also staring at Hill.
The Lakers, who have been fighting with the Spurs for many years, certainly know the twin towers tactics, or the strength of the two strong teams in the upper and lower positions on the inside, but who were the Spurs on the outside at that time, and what kind of people are the Knicks now.
The helpless Jackson could only use a set of odd formations that won that year at the beginning, hoping to stand on the situation and dominate the situation at the beginning.
This odd lineup can't do anything else, but it's really good, but if there really is an interior player who gets into the horns, then Jackson is happy to see the confidence of the interior player collapse little by little, and then get the Lakers to win.
However, this odd array has a fatal problem, that is, this tactic lacks the protection of a person.
It doesn't take much introduction to know who this person is! That's right, it's O'Neill!
But who is O'Neill? The league's top 50 superstars, super center O'Neal still needs protection? What kind of logic is this?
The top center represents not only the absolute scoring point, but also the protection under the basket, and the most important fulcrum to stabilize the morale of the army.
In the current NBA, many teams may hoard the interior line to ensure that they get enough defensive ability, but every team's breakthrough ability is also a must.
Hill's breakthrough and interior organization are what all teams are afraid of, and this time Hill's breakthrough is to confront O'Neal on the inside, without thinking about the real score, just simply facing O'Neal.
And this time it depends on O'Neal's choice in this ball!
O'Neal chooses to confront Hill head-on and doesn't need anyone's help to defend it, so all the outside players of the Knicks will choose to hit the basket directly and get O'Neal into foul trouble as quickly as possible. Many teams in the league with core players on the inside will have a forward and center to assist them to protect the core interior players If O'Neal chooses to dodge, it will be even more detrimental to the Lakers, because the cornerstone of the team has cracked.
The moment Hill held the ball, he saw the seriousness in O'Neal's expression, and after taking a deep breath, Hill, who slowed down slightly and was about to adjust, was suddenly hugged by the player behind him!
Devin George took the initiative to foul first.
The moment Hill was hugged, he shot the basketball, and the ball definitely wouldn't go in, but the Knicks' thoughts on the ball were interfered with!
Many people in the Lakers also breathed a sigh of relief after watching this ball!
Phil Jackson looked at Gong Feng, who was smiling there, and once again officially became the coach of the Knicks.
Tight is the first offense, Tight is the first time to see the Lakers defend like this, they will choose the most direct and unimaginable way to deal with the first offense, and this is when O'Neal is still in an advantage against Malone.
Jackson looked at the guy who was also growing, and he didn't even reach the peak of the bow peak, and let out a long sigh, Jackson, who didn't call a timeout, just stood up and made a gesture to his players.
It's a game the Lakers must win! So how can the Lakers ensure that they get this victory?
For the Lakers, it's also very simple, limit the offense that can be limited, and score all the offensive basketball that should be scored!
Since the Knicks are a defense-centric team like the Pistons, and there is no way to really limit the team, then when the Lakers face this Knicks, they will adopt the style of play against the Kings back then!
Seventy percent of the offense, three percent of the defense!
Limit the points that can be limited defensively, and on offense, try to open up all the points you have, that's what the Lakers are going to do in this game.
Since some careful thinking didn't make any difference in the first place, put all your energy into what needs to be done!
So after O'Neal received the basketball and opened the basket to score again, and then quickly returned to the defense, after Gong Feng stepped into the middle line with the ball, Payton began to defend actively, which was the kind of defense that closely followed Gong Feng.
Fierce battles can make people absolutely numb, and the reason why great players are great is because they can find their place in the numbness.
In Jackson's view now, as long as Payton blocks the bow peak alone, then it is his biggest contribution after he comes on the court, and if he can achieve the redemption, Jackson accepts it with a smile.
This is a game that the Lakers are going to win with 90% of their strength, and inspired by the game against the Wizards, Jackson also found something interesting, so why can't the Lakers get out of this way first?
Looking at Gong Feng who is only himself in Peyton's eyes, the first thing I feel is that I am a superstar, that is a sense of battle after being recognized, although no one will say that Gong Feng is not a star now, but no one will think that Gong Feng is the kind of superstar level that can determine the course of a round of playoffs alone.
Although Gong Feng admits that he is a player under the 'system', Gong Feng enjoys the feeling that someone will pay attention to his every move.
In the final analysis, Gong Feng will never admit in his heart that he is a 'cooperative' Pippen player who is willing to be behind others!
In the face of Payton's defense, Gong Feng could only hold the ball in one hand, and then asked Yao Ming to block and dismantle on the outside, Wang Zhizhi hurriedly followed Gong Feng, seeing that O'Neal still didn't go out of the interior to defend Ma Long, Gong Feng frowned and passed the ball to Ma Long.
Although at the moment when Malone received the ball, O'Neal moved quickly, but Hill, who then completed the blocking and dismantling with Yao Ming, suddenly came to the basket at this time, received Ma Long's pass and scored directly to the basket.
Malone can shoot at that position after receiving the ball, although the familiarity of the Knicks players led to Hill's goal, but Malone also frowned, looked at O'Neal who was expressionless in front of him, and didn't understand why O'Neal's defense was like this.
Is the Lakers slow to help defend?
The Lakers' defense lasted for most of the quarter, and then it was time to come off the bench.
The Knicks, who were replaced by all the main players, especially Gong Feng, immediately asked the assistant to give him some data during this period of time the moment he walked off the court, which is also a habit of the Knicks' core players now, but Gong Feng will generally take a first look at the end of the half, and will not choose to be at the end of the first quarter.
Looking at the bow peak of the data in the table, his brows were slowly wrinkled, and he didn't even see the whistle at the end of the first quarter.
Looking at Gong Feng's expression in front of the camera, there are already many people guessing what is going on.
After watching the incident, Gong Feng began to communicate with Hill and Allen beside him, and Gong Feng even took the initiative to ask: "Our inside score in the first quarter today is eighty percent less than our daily average, although our outside shooting percentage is very high, but this is because of the Lakers' defense, how do I feel, our first quarter of the game is according to the rhythm of the Lakers?" ”
Hill and Allen were stunned when they heard this, thinking about the situation they encountered when they were attacking, and then asked: "The Lakers' defense is a little lax, giving us more shooting space and distance, do we still have to bite the bullet and break through?" And O'Neal doesn't come out at that dangerous distance on the inside, he just relies on his own players to constantly rotate positions, and in this case, it is common for Yao Ming and Ma Long's inside attacks to be limited! ”
"Well, O'Neal's interior ability is very strong, even his fat body is not so easy to be knocked into!"
"No, I guess we should run now!" Gong Feng suddenly proposed to change the core tactics of the attack at this time.
"Run?" Even Hill looked at Gong Feng's serious eyes, and he didn't know what to evaluate, and even if he thought about it in an extreme way, what Gong Feng wanted now was the trophy of the second FMVP.
Just because of one point, the running tactic is the tactic that D'Antoni designed for the Knicks players, and the only core of this strategy is only one person, and that is Bow Peak. (To be continued.) )