Chapter 564: Battle Lakers (2)
In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers were caught off guard by the Knicks, but they didn't expect the Knicks to put the offensive focus on the outside, in fact, this is also because the Lakers' outside point guard is a typical defensive hole, not that Derrick Fisher's defense is not good, but the person Derrick Fisher is most afraid of is the type of Stephen Curry - Scud.
Once he encounters a very fast man, Derek Fisher is finished, Derek Fisher's lateral movement is relatively slow, although he is not afraid of any physical confrontation, but the resulting lateral movement is slow, which makes Derek Fisher flawed on the defensive end. As we get older, this defect grows bigger.
And Stephen Curry is just entering the league, maybe the experience is not enough in terms of game experience, it will take a little time, but, purely in terms of speed, then, Stephen Curry is definitely at the Scud level.
Stephen Curry's physical ability is very weak. But in terms of speed, Stephen Curry is very fast. It would also be an advantage to have Derrick Fisher use his body to eat Stephen Curry, but the problem is that Derrick Fisher won't take advantage of it. With a fairly accurate two-point shot, Derrick Fisher had no other offensive means to be particularly effective.
In his previous life, Stephen Curry showed his scoring ability in his first season in the league, whether it was three-point shooting ability or breakthrough ability, but among the rookies in this class, there was a genius who would make everyone else lose the opportunity to get the best rookie. However, in the case of Stephen Curry's cousin, there is no problem in making the All-Rookie team for a while.
Tyrick Evans' survival shattered everyone's minds in the race for the Rookie of the Year. Averaged 20+5+5 talents per game in his rookie season. It's the one that surprised all the teams, and the last person to do it was LeBron James, the league's best small forward right now. This also made everyone full of hope for the future of Terrick Evans, but what they didn't expect was that Tyrick Evans was a tiger, and every year was not as good as the year. In the end, let alone a superstar, he didn't even make it to the All-Star Game. It can only make a great player. Excellent role player at such a level.
Stephen Curry is definitely not lacking in strength, but when he met Tyrick Evans, who didn't care about the team's wins and losses in the weak team, Stephen Curry could only silently say sorry to the best rookie trophy.
In this game, in the first quarter of the game, Stephen Curry scored 9 points and had 4 assists. The assist was either given to Andre Iguodala or Stephen Jackson outside the three-point line, or it was scored inside, after Pau Gasol made up the defense, Stephen Curry passed the ball to Serge Ibaka and got it, Stephen Curry's passing awareness is still good, but he is willing to play difficult, although the single-quarter game table is good, but at the same time there are 2 turnovers. When it comes to controlling turnovers, Stephen Curry still has a little way to go.
In the second quarter of the game, the two sides replaced the bench players, and the Lakers' most critical bench player was Lamar Odom. Odom, as Phil Jackson's most relied on bench player, is not only a scorer, but also an interior power forward with excellent rebounds and assists.
When Pau Gasol came to the Lakers, the Lakers relied on the stars of Odom and Kobe Bryant to ensure the team's playoffs. Otherwise, if it was really just Kobe Bryant, the result would be hard to say.
In the second quarter, the Knicks played five men: Marcus Thornton, Ty Gibson, Serge Ibaka, Matt Barnes, and Jamal Crawford. Directly came a five-up-five-down.
The Lakers, on the other hand, did not have such a big move, with Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant, and Artest all staying on the court, replacing Bynum and Fisher, and Odom and Famar on the court.
At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, the Lakers wanted to use this time of Chen Jiyuan's absence to chase the score back a little, once the Lakers took the lead, I believe that Phil Jackson should be the first to replace Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol off the court for a good rest. After all, players who are too tired will definitely affect the performance of the fourth quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Kobe Bryant's defensive player was Matt Barnes, and Matt Barnes was still more experienced in defending Kobe Bryant, after all, one was a super famous scoring star in the league, and the other was a fierce player who lived on defense. Naturally, there are more contacts between two people.
The first ball of the Lakers was Kobe Bryant's single offense, Kobe Bryant singled Matt Barnes with his back, and after hitting it twice, he turned over and jumped directly, although Matt Barnes sealed Kobe Bryant's eyes, but the ball still scored.
Looks like Phil Jackson's idea will come true.
The Knicks offense, the offensive core of the second team, is a very obvious outside player. Because Ty Gibson and Serge Ibaka on the interior have yet to develop their offensive prowess, and Marcus Thornton is a natural scorer. Crawford hasn't developed much in other directions than scoring.
This ball, Crawford dribbled the ball, after halftime, Crawford singled, basically Crawford has no organizational ability, and Marcus Thorton is the same, which is why Thibodeau is more and more concerned about trading Crawford, which is a complete waste of resources. It would be best if Crawford could be traded for a good interior offensive substitute. If you can't, you won't force it.
Crawford's defensive player is Kobe Bryant, while Ron Artest is defending Matt Barnes, which is a bit of a waste. Anyway, on the offensive end, you still have to rely more on Kobe Bryant, so it is better to let Ron Artest defend Crawford, who is the main offense, and Kobe Bryant will defend Matt Barnes, who shoots open three-pointers, on the offensive end.
Kobe Bryant has all the ingredients to become a defensive master, whether it is physical condition, defensive attitude, or defensive awareness. Kobe Bryant is top-notch. Crawford took advantage of Ty Gibson's pick-and-roll and rushed inside. Kobe Bryant and Odom switched defenses, Odom was in front of Crawford, Crawford dribbled the ball behind a beautiful back, but it didn't mean much, Odom didn't shake lightly, suddenly, Crawford made a jumper, the ball went over Odom's hand, and successfully entered the basket.
This ball Ty Gibson has already cut inside, and although Kobe Bryant defends well, Ty Gibson is very strong, so although Kobe Bryant is following Ty Gibson's side, if the passing awareness and technique are good enough, this ball can still be given to Ty Gibson, and can make Ty Gibson form a layup that is not difficult. But Crawford is clearly not able to do these things, 28:22.
Kobe Bryant attacked again, this time Kobe Bryant broke through the frame, Matt Barnes was very focused on watching Kobe Bryant's movements, Kobe Bryant suddenly accelerated, went directly to the right, Matt Barnes followed in one step, Kobe Bryant turned around a half, Matt Barnes's center of gravity followed the move, but Kobe Bryant kicked the ground with his right foot, turned over directly and shot a jump shot directly, and the ball went in again. 28:24。
Kobe Bryant's scoring ability is definitely the best in the league, and even Kobe Bryant is a little better than many other first-class stars. It's just that for the sake of the championship, Kobe Bryant is willing to sacrifice and is willing to listen to Phil Jackson's theory and give some of the ball to his teammates.
If you want to talk about other super scorers who are more simple, then Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant are also very tough. Especially Kevin Durant, this year is Kevin Durant's third season in the league. Kevin Durant hasn't averaged less than 20 points per game since he joined UNITA. It is estimated that there will be no more in the future. In the previous life, Kevin Durant this season will get the scoring title, averaging 30.1 points per game this season, challenging Chen Jiyuan's scoring champion for two consecutive championships. In his previous life, Kevin Durant won the scoring title four times in five years. That's a feat.
Although Kobe Bryant can score, however, the Knicks feel very good during this time, Marcus Thorton himself holds the ball and plays Famar, and Marcus Thorton shakes and shoots directly outside the three-point line. The ball went safely into the basket. When it comes to scoring ability, Marcus Thorton is definitely not weak. 31:24。
Six minutes into the second quarter, the Lakers still couldn't make it back to a six-point deficit, and the score was 36-29. Not to mention the overcome, the margin has not been narrowed at all, and Phil Jackson can't afford to keep Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest and Pau Gasol on the court. decisively replaced these people, replaced Bynum on the inside, Vujacic and Brown on the outside.
At this time, the Knicks were replaced by the main players. Chen Jiyuan replaced Sergi Ibaka, who had been playing for a long time, and partnered with Ty Gibson inside.
Andre Iguodala, Stephen Curry and Stephen Jackson were all re-introduced.
The race started again.