Chapter 120: Sword Pointing to the Championship (1)

Throughout the first quarter, there was no timeout for either team. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 The coach of the info Heat is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai with an expression that everything is under control. And Wharton's expression was gloomy and he stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed, but he didn't make any tactical adjustments.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led by two points at 20-18. Two points, which also set a record for the lowest first quarter of a game for the Lakers this season.

During the pause, Wharton did not make any comments on the performance of the crowd in the first quarter, nor did he explain anything about the Lakers' gains and losses in the first quarter, and he directly arranged the tactics of the second quarter.

Li Jing and the others were very frightened in their hearts, and no one knew whether the coach's calm would be a bigger storm after that.

Wharton saw everyone's nervousness, smiled and relieved the atmosphere: "The first quarter of the game has passed, don't think about it." The way the game played like this was actually the result of my deliberate indulgence, otherwise wouldn't I have had a lot of opportunities to call a timeout to adjust my tactics? ”

Intentional indulgence? The players all looked at Wharton strangely.

Wharton knew that if he didn't explain it clearly, it wouldn't be a good thing for these players to come into the game with questions. So he explained: "The Heat may not necessarily be the No. 1 defensive team in the NBA, but they should also be one of the top teams in defense. I didn't adjust the tactics just to get a taste of the first-class defense. The characteristics of good defensive tactics are all the same, and after learning the power of the Heat, it is very good for our later games. ”

The players breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I see, this is the last game!" ”

Wharton's eyes widened at the dumbfounded, Lore. "Do you have any doubts about us winning this match?" Or do you not have faith? Okay, I'll get you down and rest. ”

"No, no, no......," Lore waved his hand, "I'm confident." Of course we're going to win this game. He slapped his ass with a big face, "Especially under the wise leadership of the coach." A little geothermal fire is nothing. ”

Everyone looked at this brazen guy with disdain, but Wharton seemed to be very useful, nodding and saying, "That's a good point." ”

Everyone was shocked, they didn't expect that such a non-standard sycophant could make the coach happy, it was incredible. Just when everyone was thinking about whether to "express" it, Wharton continued what he had just said: "I'm very wise, yes, but if you still bump into someone else's defensive position like you did in the first quarter, I don't know if you can win this game." ”

The crowd burst into laughter. Lore's face was flushed and embarrassed. The atmosphere that had been somewhat dull was re-relaxed in the three-word conversation between Wharton and Lore.

However, the Heat players in the distance were attracted by the laughter of everyone on the Lakers. One by one, they looked this way in amazement.

After laughter. Wharton stopped arguing with the players and hurried to seize the little time left to set up his tactics. The previous joke may seem out of place, but it is also very necessary. At this time, it is much more important to adjust the mentality of the players than to adjust the tactics immediately. Wharton, as confident as he has shown, has no doubt that the Lakers can win this game -- and he certainly won't take it lightly.

After the tactical set-up, the second quarter of the game began quickly.

The players on both sides returned to the court, and the Heat kicked off first. His offense is still lacking in novelty but very useful. After a series of patient combinations, the perimeter player found a shot, he made a shot, and luckily he did.

At 21:20, the Heat overtook him.

Overtake? Overtaken? There was an uproar outside the court, but this was a commotion that the Lakers fans couldn't help but make. It had been too long since the Lakers were on the floor at the same time, even though it was only the second quarter and it was still long before the game would be decided. But the audience couldn't help but start worrying. The Lakers' long-term devastating victory has caused Lakers fans to be "the best in the world, our Lakers team" mentality, and at the same time, their ability to withstand setbacks has also been invisibly reduced. So once the situation is not smooth, the fans outside the stadium panic before the players on the field.

The fans outside the stadium were slightly uneasy, but there were people on the field who began to shoot a sharp light in their eyes. The Heat's overtake woke Dawn, who had been in a semi-dormant state on the court. You can indulge the opponent's performance when the team is ahead, but once you overtake, it touches his scales. Dawn is eager for a challenge, but she is definitely not willing to accept defeat easily. Especially losing to a group of opponents who are not recognized by themselves.

Receiving the ball from the bottom line of his teammates, he dribbled the ball towards the opposite side, accelerated, and suddenly flashed left and right, and his body shook twice and changed backwards to step on Ling Bo micro-steps from the two defenders. The basketball flew out of Liming's right hand, drawing a gentle arc in the air and falling steadily into the basket.

Of course, there is no difference between soft and tough arcs, but Dawn's shooting gives people this extremely gentle feeling. From his flight to the basketball shot, his movements were calm and elegant to the extreme. When he shot the basketball, time seemed to freeze instantly, and the eyes of the audience were firmly attracted by the slender figure rising in the air, and the girls were even more shaken.

Watching the basketball fall into the hoop, the audience first sighed lightly, and then applauded warmly - it was too monographic, and for a while they couldn't help but hold their old breath.

Men who play basketball can also be elegant! A beautiful reporter outside the field flashed such words in his mind with lightning flashes. When she wrote it down and posted it in the report, she didn't know that it would become a classic advertising slogan in the advertising shot by Dawn a few years later.

After completing the goal, Dawn turned around and high-fived the oncoming Li Jingyang.

"Sure enough, you were the first to jump out." Li Jing said with a smile.

Dawn's expression was grim. said lightly: "I'm just not used to giving others a lead." After speaking, he ignored Li Jing and took the lead in returning to defense.

"What's going on?" Lore leaned over and said, "How do you know Dawn is going to jump out." ”

Li Jing said as he ran back side by side with Luoer: "Liming, this guy is no less competitive than us. Than looking at his usual tepid. Is he prouder than anyone else? ”

"Pride?" Lore didn't understand how the humble dawn could be a proud person in Li Jing's eyes.

Li Jing didn't explain, and went back to his defensive position. He thought to himself: Mike, you need to know that the top players have the same characteristics, at a critical time. They believe in themselves more! It's the confidence of the top players and the pride of the top players. Just ask. Will Jordan give the last ball to Pippen or Rodman to shoot when it matters? Absolutely not!

Dawn can pass and assist selflessly under normal circumstances, but once it comes to the critical moment, when it is time to be responsible for the game, responsible for the team, and to hand the ball into the hands of the person who is most sure to put the ball in the basket, Dawn's choice is himself.

This is his instinctive reaction, and it is also his innermost and truest thoughts.

Li Jing was not dissatisfied with the deepest thoughts of Liming's heart that he had accidentally peeked into, he thought to himself that he would choose to believe in himself in the same situation.

That's the confidence of the top players! Compared with the dawn in the middle, Lohr is still slightly inferior to the two of them, and he has long been out of the team's No. 2 and No. 3 positions, and he has established the self-confidence of "who else can I be" at a critical time.

Offensive and defensive casting, the Heat had a long-range shot from beyond the three-point line. This time, though, the ball didn't hit. The ball that bounced off the basket was "picked up" by Dawn, who was interspersed.

The offense and defense were shifted, and the Heat players returned to the defense quickly, not giving the Lakers any fast break opportunities. Dawn didn't stabilize his rhythm to play steadily, and quickly chased the opponent's heel with the ball to quickly advance to the opponent's three-point line, without giving the logarithmic a chance to set up a defensive line in the half.

Joint defense, still joint defense!

The key point of joint defense is to fight more and less, and the method of cracking joint defense is also to fight more and less! And the importance of a good passer in the process of breaking down the joint defense is self-evident. The Lakers were lucky. They have the best passers in basketball. And Dawn, who was originally slacking off and holding lazy thoughts, was already a fierce beast with its fangs baring at this time, ready to exert its might.

With Wharton's guidance, the positions of Li Jing and Lohr on the court were very different from those in the first quarter. Li Jing was indecisive on the inside and outside, and Lore kept going out of the penalty area to go high and make a posture of receiving from a high position.

The direct impact of the change in the position of these two people is that the position of the Heat's interior players involuntarily moves outward. When the ball in Dawn's hand passed to Lore, out of the need for joint defense tactics, White stopped Lore in the high post, and at the same time, the joint defender on the right moved closer to the middle, wrapped Lohr, and at the same time made up for the gap left by the high post movement of White Side.

Originally, there was nothing wrong with this strain, but when it did, the right way to deal with it would not bring them the results they hoped for.

In a sense, basketball is a giant sport -- even the short ones in basketball games like Dawn are about 190 cm tall -- so tall players have a clear advantage on the basketball court. And because the restricted area is often a battleground for soldiers, the importance of Bosh for basketball is self-evident. To understand the importance of Bosh, we must first understand Bosh's responsibilities on the court: Bosh is not only to protect the defense of the penalty area and the offense of the penalty area, but also to become the core of the team, so as to attract the opponent's defensive success and reasonable distribution of opportunities, and create more shooting space for the players.

Due to the existence of the Lakers, and because of the existence of Dawn, an irreplaceable super core guard, the importance of Lore as a Bosh has undoubtedly been greatly weakened. Normally, it is enough for him to be responsible for attacking and defending in the box. Dawn's playmaking and ball-sharing ability as a super defender greatly replaces the original need for Lore to complete the task of attracting defense and distributing opportunities.

Just because there is no chance to perform does not mean that Lore does not have such ability. As a good center, a good center who has been fighting for three years in a team that lacks good playmaking defenders, it's unimaginable that he is not good at distributing the ball. Now is the time for Lore to show what he is capable of doing in this area.

Lore takes a position after receiving the ball high post. Holding the ball in both hands, the body swayed from side to side, as if ready to turn around and hit the opponent alone. And when Dawn stabbed diagonally without the ball to the right three-point line. Lore's ball arrived at the same time. At the same time as receiving the ball, it is directly adjusted, and the rapid change is accelerated at a 45-degree angle to cut inside. And the Heat players who were supposed to stand on defense are participating in the help defense of Lohr, and the shooting guards who are ready to move inside on the outside are not yet in place. The insertion of Dawn is just right. The timing of Lore's split was also just right.

The dawn of the slash stabbing into the restricted area this time was indeed in the land of no man, and with no one to defend it, he skimmed the basket lightly to complete the layup.

The Lakers' offense was less than eight seconds before and after. It's as easy as if you're in an exhibition game. For the first time, the Heat's defense didn't work as well as it should.

"Meet!" On the bench in the Heat, their coach couldn't help but gasp. If this cooperation is not a coincidence, then the Lakers are really a blockbuster, and Wharton's shot directly hit the soft underbelly of the Heat.

What effect does the combination of a super defender and a powerful Bosh who is good at sharing the ball have, and a few mysterious men in the audience somewhere on the sidelines are watching the game with great interest.

The game continues. The Heat's offense seemed to have a new fit during a timeout after the first quarter, and this time their offense was a little more varied. This time the offense was done by the interior players, shooting on the line of the penalty area, and the basketball hitting the board into the frame.

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Lakers offense. This time, Lore was trying to cut to the basket. As soon as he gets into the basket and the Lakers pass the ball in time. No matter how good the white side defense is, it will be difficult to stop his goal - in a one-on-one duel under the basket, it is always the attacker who has the advantage. Under the basket, the white edge struggled to block Lowe's air cut, and another interior player also moved closer to this side, consciously or unconsciously, while keeping an eye on Pierce, to support the white side at any time.

While Lore was still outside the penalty line, the basketball arrived. The timing of the pass seemed to be a little earlier. Bai Bian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and was more cautious about the movements of Lore in front of him.

Flashing left and right, Lore's figure shook rapidly twice in an instant, and then suddenly turned around as if to force an attack - in the first quarter, Lore had several performances of this mix, high throwing, hook shots, and this special form Lore did have quite a lot of offensive means.

The big forward, who had been staring at him all the time, immediately pounced at this time. The two men raised their four hands in the air, forming an airtight wall in front of Lore. (To be continued.) )