Triangle Offensive
Bang!
Poof!
Famar and Shannon-Brown were embarrassed by Zhou Yang's strong force, and rolled on the ground from time to time.
Under the leadership of Zhou Yang, the Warriors bench began to chase points!
Morrow received a breakthrough from Zhou Yang and easily scored two three-pointers.
Zhou Yang himself also burst into the interior line and scored a violent dunk under Odom's defense!
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Zen master quickly changed to the main lineup.
Old Nelson couldn't let Zhou Yang suffer, and also replaced other main players on the field.
At this time, the Warriors are still two points behind.
Kobe Bryant was ready to fight with Zhou Yang, but Zhou Yang had changed his strategy.
On the defensive end, he still defends Kobe Bryant alone, and Kobe Bryant is very uncomfortable.
On the offensive end, Zhou Yang called for cover and played misplaced.
Or attack by yourself, or share the ball with your teammates.
The Zen master was on the sidelines with his hands on his shoulders, all stunned.
Is this a first-year rookie? The mentality is too mature.
With 8:36 left in the second quarter, the Warriors took another five-point lead.
Kobe Bryant played more than 3 minutes in this quarter, and only scored 2 points from free throws, plus 5 points in the first quarter.
And Zhou Yang had a small explosion in the second quarter, not only scoring 6 points, but also sending 3 assists!
The Warriors' home audience was excited, they didn't expect that the Warriors, who couldn't make the playoffs last season, would be able to play back and forth with the Lakers.
Even Zhou Yang's performance surpassed Kobe!
Curry recovered in the second quarter today, hitting two three-pointers and two breakaways!
Under the persuasion of Zhou Yang, Curry's way of generating power has been completely changed, and through a few games, Curry has spent the most difficult time.
Now his breakthrough is the same as that of Curry, the peak of another parallel world, with a sense of rhythm, not simply by big shaking and speed.
Curry is no longer glassy at the ankle, and his style of play is becoming more and more mature.
The Zen master's face was ugly, he didn't expect that Kobe Bryant would be suppressed by Zhou Yang.
"Kobe, don't compete with Zhou Yang, don't forget the triangle offense."
The reason for this reminder is because before the game, the Zen master did not take the warriors in his eyes, so he did not emphasize the triangle attack.
In the triangle offense, Gasol should have more ball-handling, and Bryant just did the endpoint.
And in today's game, Kobe Bryant played with the ball most of the time, and he had to compete with Zhou Yang.
Zhou Yang's speed, strength, and defensive skills are all top-notch, so not only Kobe Bryant is uncomfortable, but the other players of the Lakers are also awkward.
Bryant also calmed down.
As a historical superstar, Kobe Bryant and Zhou Yang competed not because of selfishness.
It's because he watched a lot of Zhou Yang's game videos and felt that Zhou Yang would become a big player in the future, so his competitive spirit prompted him to want to touch Zhou Yang.
And Kobe Bryant believes that the overall strength of the Lakers is much higher than that of the Warriors, so Kobe can play with Zhou Yang in the first half.
Since the coach said so, Kobe Bryant nodded, indicating that he would no longer fight with Zhou Yang.
At the end of the timeout, the Lakers returned to their usual style of play - the triangle offense.
Bryant no longer got the ball too early, but Gasol responded near the penalty area, and Bryant got rid of defenders through teammates or his own counterruns.
Zhou Yang felt tremendous pressure.
He couldn't "catch" Kobe Bryant, Kobe's playing style was close to reasonable, borrowing the cover of his teammates and easily getting rid of Zhou Yang.
The Lakers dominated the court at once, suppressing the Warriors on both offensive and defensive ends.
Kobe Bryant no longer defended Zhou Yang alone, he and Mehta began to wrap Zhou Yang!
This is unthinkable for Kobe.
The NBA is a river and lake, and it has the status of rivers and lakes.
Kobe Bryant, as a superstar, is normal if he is single-defense, but it is indeed a bit of a price drop to cover a rookie.
But when the team was in trouble, Bryant did it anyway.
It shows that after winning the championship last year, Kobe Bryant has matured again.
Soon, the Lakers played another wave and led the Warriors by 11 points.
With 17 seconds left in the second quarter, the Lakers attacked.
If the Lakers win again, it will be very bad for the Warriors.
Fisher held the ball in the backcourt, Zhou Yang shouted, and the Warriors immediately pressed the whole court.
Curry blocked Fisher directly in the backcourt.
Fisher has good handling skills, but Curry has stronger stealing skills.
Pressed by Curry, Fisher stumbled and nearly missed.
Just when Fisher wanted to pass the ball to Kobe, Zhou Yang suddenly jumped out from Mehta, jumped forward, and broke the ball.
Kobe secretly screamed that it was not good, and he wanted to rob it, but it was too late.
After Zhou Yang broke the ball, he immediately started and killed half the court.
Kobe Bryant and Fisher returned to defense quickly and followed Zhou Yang closely.
With 6 seconds left in the first half, Zhou Yang was not in a hurry and dribbled the ball outside the three-point line.
Kobe Bryant and Fisher sandwiched Zhou Yang and didn't give him room to shoot.
At this time, Zhou Yang suddenly dribbled backwards.
Kobe Bryant was stunned, guessed that Zhou Yang might have to shoot three points far away, and hurriedly went up to pounce.
Who knows, Kobe Bryant's move fell into Zhou Yang's trap.
Scold!
Zhou Yang suddenly accelerated at the moment when Kobe Bryant pounced upwards and rushed towards the penalty area.
Fisher also wanted to help defend, but his tonnage couldn't stop Zhou Yang at all, and he was easily knocked away by Zhou Yang.
Kobe Bryant gritted his teeth and chased after him, he didn't expect that Zhou Yang's retreat just now turned out to be a fake.
"This rookie is really cunning enough!" Bryant muttered.
Time passed by seconds, and after Zhou Yang reached the penalty area, he took off directly, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and smashed it towards the basket.
Kobe Bryant jumped up at the same time, stretched out his right hand, and wanted to give Zhou Yang a big hot pot!
Just as Kobe's hand was about to touch the basketball, Zhou Yang suddenly handed the ball to his left hand, and then flicked his fingers upward.
I thought it was a thunderous buckle, but who knew that it flashed halfway and easily dodged the block!
Kobe Bryant slapped his palm into the air, his body was unbalanced, and he fell directly to the ground.
The audience was in an uproar!
Immediately, thunderous applause and cheers rang out!
Kobe Bryant is a little embarrassed, his personality is like that, he likes to compete.
Now blocked by a rookie, Kobe Bryant is secretly ruthless inside.
Just after Zhou Yang made a shot, the timing light came on, and the first half of the game ended.
The difference is back to 9 points!
51:42!
was able to narrow the point difference to single digits in the half, and Zhou Yang retained hope for the Warriors to chase points.
Ross Barkley was completely transformed into an ordinary fan in the first half of the commentary.
With the situation on the field, he sometimes shouted, sometimes hugged his head and regretted, and watched it as if he was fascinated.
"Omaiga, Smith, Zhou Yang is really ruthless, he broke the ball in the last few seconds, narrowing the difference, it's incredible!"
Smith is still calm and objective.