At the end of the first half, the halftime score of the two teams was 62-67.

In the second half of the game, just looking at the scene, the Lakers were still the more lively side on the court.

But as a dynasty team, the Knicks are playing in an orderly manner in a passive situation.

Under Wang Shuo, the Knicks have set a record for the best record in NBA regular season history for two consecutive years, so the whole team has absolute confidence in the strength of the team.

Last season, they all narrowly missed the league in a five-on-eight situation, not to mention the season when this group gradually regained their desire to win?

After the break, the game resumed.

On the court, the Knicks had the ball.

After Rondo escorted the basketball past halftime, Yao Ming moved up to the top to give Duncan space to play Odom in the low post.

O'Neill knew that Odom was not Duncan's opponent, but he didn't dare to let go of Yao Ming, who was standing at the top of the arc.

This season, Yao Ming's average of three-point shots per game has dropped slightly.

It had nothing to do with Brown's reluctance to let him shoot threes, it was just that Yao knew that as he got older, he didn't need to increase Duncan's amount of activity on the court during the regular season.

However, when there is an open three-point opportunity, "New York Curry" will still make a resolute shot on the court.

Inside, Duncan turned and hit a layup after Odom got away.

64 to 67.

Coming back, the Lakers attacked.

In the second half of the game, the Knicks' pick-and-roll strategy changed.

On the court, when Curry was about to launch a pick-and-roll, he saw Rondo between O'Neal and Curry in advance, preventing Curry from dribbling to O'Neal's side.

In addition, Xiao Yao also rose up in time, and together with Rondo and Hill in the bottom corner, he formed a pocket formation for Curry, who was let go of the assault line by Rondo.

This pick-and-roll idea is called "ICE", which can effectively cut the connection between the ball carrier and his teammates, and is mainly used to defend the opponent's wide pick-and-roll. (pictured)

However, this defensive approach has its flaws:

Since the defender responsible for defending the opposing ball carrier needs to increase the task of blocking the opponent's pick-and-roll, the defender is bound to lose control of the opponent's ball carrier for a short period of time.

On the court, Curry, who found that Rondo had lost his defense for a moment, suddenly took a lateral step while moving sideways with the ball.

The only regret was that Curry's subsequent drifting three-pointer deflected off the rim.

Rondo's defensive prowess is truly top-notch.

Although it only took Curry a blink of an eye to go from starting the offense to completing the shot.

But Curry was forced to pull out three points in the drift......

It is precisely because Rondo did his best in the process of executing "ICE" that he shortened the shooting window that "ICE" would leave to the opponent's top ball-handling shooter.

In the restricted area, after Duncan protected the rebound, it was the Knicks' turn to attack.

At this time, on the Lakers bench, after frowning slightly, Wang Shuo also asked Mike Malone to call Gasol Jr.

Wang Shuo knows that there are many ways to disassemble "ICE".

For example, as long as the Lakers are replaced by Xiao Ga, the Knicks' "ICE" will be self-defeating.

Because Xiao Jia has the ability to shoot three points from the outside and organize the team's offense twice, as long as Curry holds the ball and compresses the Knicks' defense, Xiao Jia can get a lot of opportunities on the outside.

Therefore, the reason why Wang Shuo is frowning at the moment is not because he can't do anything with "ICE".

Rather, it was through "ICE" that he cracked Mike Brown's true intentions in the second half.

In Wang Shuo's original time and space, the NBA will have a famous anti-blocking formula in the future:

The middle lane delays the side ICE, shrinks if there is a sudden and no throw, and wraps the clamp if the change of defense is ineffective.

On the basketball court, due to the limited space, if you want to perfectly execute the small play big strategy, the best place to hold the ball and block the dismantling must be on both sides of the court.

Because when the attacker launches a pick-and-roll on both sides of the court, the ball carrier will have a relatively longer lateral distance to attract the opponent's interior defense.

Of course, this does not mean that the middle block and dismantling cannot execute the small and big tactics.

However, relatively speaking, due to the blocking and dismantling initiated from the middle, the defender's inside line has a shorter distance to return to the defense after going out and delaying, so it will theoretically reduce the success rate of your own small and big tactics.

On the sidelines, Wang Shuo saw through Brown's sinister intentions of "ICE" in the second half of the game almost at a glance.

"The Knicks are going to compete with us in scoring efficiency." On the Lakers bench, Wang Shuo turned his head and said to Malone and others.

Ha?

What do you say a simple defensive tweak has to do with scoring efficiency?

A: It's a big deal.

As the so-called specific situation has to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.

If an excellent coach cannot analyze and judge what kind of impact the opponent's tactical adjustment in a certain local period of time will have on the overall game according to the composition of the two sides of the game, then the coach's on-the-spot adaptability is undoubtedly unsatisfactory.

Wang Shuo is very clear that Brown is trying to reduce the success rate of the Lakers' small and big games through defensive tactical adjustments, and his purpose is precisely to put the New York two kings on the court at the same time for a long time.

Because no matter how the Knicks' interior line rotates and matches, its most efficient offense must be the classic combination of the New York duo.

Admittedly, no matter how the Knicks adjust their defense, it will be difficult to block the Lakers' outside shots on the court.

Through the first half of the game, knowing that this Lakers' offense can't be completely killed......

Brown is clearly not getting into the nitty-gritty, and is still stupidly thinking about what the Knicks can do to completely limit the Lakers' offense.

The idea of this "black bread" is very simple, that is, as long as the New York duo can be on the court at the same time, it doesn't matter if the Lakers get some offensive opportunities.

Because in this kind of basketball game of strong matchups, no one can really limit the opponent, so as long as the Knicks can keep the New York double kings on the court through this wave of resource swaps, the Knicks can rely on their higher hard solution efficiency to continue to score points.

No doubt.

Wang Shuo had indeed cultivated a fierce rival for himself.

Although Brown's CPU speed is still difficult to keep up with Wang Shuo for a while, his way of thinking about problems is completely different from that of the same period in history.

On the court, after taking advantage of a dead ball to replace Xiaojia, Wang Shuo simply sat back on the bench.

At this time, the inexperienced Director Lu looked at Malone curiously and asked, "The Knicks are about to overtake the score, don't we need to make some adjustments?" ”

Marlon patted Director Lu on the shoulder and said, "Talen, is there a possibility that the more anxious you are now, the farther away the goddess of victory will be from you?" ”

Director Lu looked puzzled.

Malone continued to explain to him: "Tarron, at this moment, the Knicks are about to overtake the score, just because we missed some chance shots.

In this game, in fact, neither we nor the Knicks can prevent each other.

Therefore, what we need to do now is to trust the players on the field instead of blindly adjusting. ”

In a basketball game, no matter how good a coach is, he can only set a good stage for the players.

As for whether you can seize the opportunity......

It depends on the player's own performance.

In the first half of the third quarter, due to the decline in the shooting feel of the Lakers' outside players, the Knicks, led by Xiao Yao and Duncan, even established a double-digit lead at one point.

But in the second half of the quarter, Kobe Bryant suddenly found his touch and scored 14 points in a row for the Lakers.

On the Knicks' bench, as the game progressed, Mike Brown found that the Lakers' explosive scoring ability in a short period of time was truly terrifying.

Especially Kobe Bryant after weight loss.

In the case that no one on the outside of the Knicks can control him, he is light and agile and can always find opportunities on the court.

Wang Shuo's "own son" Curry played average after entering the second half, but Ellis, who substituted him for playing time, frequently used speed to create a broad offensive space for his idol Kobe.

Over the past few years, Rondo, who has accumulated more and more defensive experience, is not afraid of you showing off your skills in front of him.

And with the vast majority of the current assault guards in the league, Rondo can also use the defensive skills he learned from Payton to play with them.

But neither in his past life nor in this life, Rondo could not be able to watch Ellis every scene.

Because of the world's martial arts......

Only fast is not broken!

As long as you're getting fast, Rondo will still have to eat your exhaust.

On the court, after three quarters, the score of the two teams was 88-91.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers regained the lead in the score with the excellent play of Kobe and Ellis.

After the break, in the fourth quarter of the game, Brown selected a lineup combination of Gortat, West, Chandler, Smith and Douglas.

On the Lakers' side, O'Neal, McRoberts, Gallinari, DeRozan, and Curry are lined up.

CCTV, Director Zhang, who does not have Tianyan, said when the game entered the final quarter: "Wang Shuo is so powerful, before the start of the regular season, no one could have imagined that he could play such an excellent result with a bunch of rookies." ”

On the side, Yu Jia echoed: "We often say that basketball coaches and chefs are a truth, some coaches may be better at cooking Sichuan cuisine, and you need to prepare the corresponding ingredients for Sichuan cuisine for him in advance in order to make a good table."

But what about Wang Shuo? No matter what kind of cuisine you want to eat, he can meet your requirements with different ingredients. ”

Obviously, Yu Jia's cooking skills are definitely not very good.

Because even Yu Jia made such a wonderful analogy in order to blow Wang Shuo.

But......

No matter how good a cook is, can he really make a nine-turn large intestine that retains the original taste of the large intestine without the large intestine?

In the final quarter of the game, the Lakers attacked first, and DeRozan hit a back-to-back shot after a wing rollover, giving the Lakers the first shot.

If you cover your face and cover your jersey number, DeRozan does have Kobe's shadow on this ball.

Wang Shuo's usual "indulgence" of young players also successfully paid off in this game.

TNT TV, Barkley said: "When I was playing with Wang in the NBA, Wang used to say that in the game, you have to give players a certain degree of freedom and let them play freely.

And young players, you can only grow if you let him make mistakes on the pitch. ”

Hearing this, Smith smiled: "But doesn't Phil Jackson also like to give players a certain degree of freedom on the court?" ”

Barkley complained with disdain, "Can that be the same?" Phil Jackson's way of playing is better to let the players figure things out for themselves, and it's hard to say that he doesn't know how to adjust. ”

In front of the TV, I don't know if the "Zen Master" is watching the live broadcast of this game.

If you're watching......

I don't know if he wants to find someone to assassinate Barkley.

At this moment, though, Barkley did tell the truth.

Because in addition to "conniving" at the performance of young players on the field, Wang Shuo will also let his staff carefully record the mistakes made by young players on the field, and let his extremely luxurious coaching team guide this group of young people individually during training.

On the court, it was the Knicks' turn to attack.

Curry made a mistake when switching defenses with his teammates, and for a moment, Wang Shuo believed that Curry was definitely asking:

Who am I, where am I, and what am I doing?

In the Lakers restricted area, Curry, who was forced to switch to Gortat, used all his strength, and only barely reached Gortat's "knee" with his arm.

Gortat scored an easy two-point basket against Curry and added free throws.

In fact, with a ball like this, spreading your hands and watching the opponent score helplessly is the way to go.

But alas, Curry also has a heart that wants to play center.

Fortunately, Gotatega missed the free throw, and after O'Neal protected the rebound, the Lakers had the ball.

In the first half of the quarter, the Lakers and Knicks were basically evenly matched.

When the two sides switched back to the main team in the middle of the final quarter, the Lakers still led the Knicks by three points.

However, as soon as Xiao Yao came on the court in the final quarter, he scored a three-pointer for the Knicks at the top of the arc and successfully tied the score for the Knicks.

CCTV, Director Zhang smiled: "Yao Ming's shot caught the Lakers off guard.

Because Xiao Jia did not lose his defensive position, but no one expected Yao Ming to dare to shoot three points in front of Xiao Jia. ”

In this life, Yao Ming, who has won two regular season MVPs, three finals MVPs and scoring champions, is not only more confident on the court, but also has a range that gives him more options when attacking.

Come back, Lakers ball possession.

Kobe, who was charged half of the power, overpowered the jump shot and successfully assisted the board.

In the final moments of the final quarter, Brown sent Chandler to guard Kobe.

Chandler was much less experienced than Finley Sr., but he was able to excel in athleticism.

On the court, the Knicks attacked, and Duncan noticed Yao Ming, who was approaching from the middle when he was holding the ball with his back to observe.

After receiving a pass from Duncan, Xiao Yao hit the mid-range floor flow.

108 to 106.

In the Staples Center, as the Knicks overtook the score, the Lakers fans on the scene suddenly felt that their heartbeats ushered in a wave of acceleration, as if they would tear open their chests and jump out at any time.

But Wang Shuo, who had already prepared for this situation, did not panic at all.

Because he knows better than anyone that the current Lakers are similar to the "city gambling dog flow card group" style of play.....

decided that when watching the Lakers game, the quick-acting heart pill has become a necessity.

You see, after Kobe Bryant briefly got rid of the defender by using a small plus cover in the top arc, even Director Zhang was shouting: "Wow! Kobe Bryant really dares to shoot this ball! ”

Hmmm——!

108 to 109.

There was no justification for Bryant's three-pointer.

But if you go in, it's a good goal!

Then, the Knicks attacked, Yao Ming hit the Lakers basket again, and received Duncan's inside pass to score two points under the basket.

110 to 109.

In the second half of the final quarter, the Knicks and Lakers always alternated leads.

The deadlock was not broken until the last two minutes.

The Knicks attacked, and Yao Ming, who got the ball in the low post, suddenly encountered a three-man attack from the Lakers.

Since Yao Ming was in his field of vision at the time, he couldn't see what was behind him, so he could only hand over the basketball to Ariza who was vacated by the Lakers on the outside in the safest way.

Ariza, who was sent by Brown to strengthen the defense at the end of the quarter, turned into an undercover agent after winning the ball, and "passed" the ball to Xiao Jia standing at the bottom of the basket without being marked.

On the side, Duncan, who was ready to rush to the frontcourt to rebound, didn't expect Ariza to shoot a three-pointer.

Moreover, this three-not-stick shot also delayed the retreat of the Knicks players who rushed to grab the rebounds in the front court.

The Lakers restricted area, noticing that Kobe Bryant was already about to fall, decisively handed the ball to Kobe Bryant's hand through a long throw.

"Peter Pan" flew and hit a one-handed smash, 120 to 123.

On the Knicks bench, Brown was helpless about the Knicks' offense and defense.

Coming back, the Knicks possessed the ball, and Duncan, who was sitting in the low post, was also caught by the Lakers' wing.

In this game, if the other Knicks players killed the Lakers, then Wang Shuo would admit it.

But at critical moments, he will never allow Yao Ming and Duncan to get easy scoring opportunities on the court.

In the bottom right corner, Chandler received a pass from Duncan and successfully used a feint to pick up Gallinari, who was turning and pounced on him in time when Duncan passed.

But Chandler, who picked up Gallinari, made a fatal mistake.

That is, he did not choose to shoot a three-pointer, but intended to go to the basket and score the ball in a more secure way.

As a result, when he broke through with the ball, his left heel accidentally stepped on the baseline and successfully conceded the ball to the Lakers.

In this life, Brown has learned a lot from Wang Shuo, but he obviously still has a long way to go in terms of offensive and defensive arrangements in key rounds.

Because this kind of on-the-spot adaptability, which needs to test the speed of CPU operation, can not be practiced overnight.

In the past, when playing Wang Shuo's staff, Brown was only responsible for making suggestions, but now, when he needs to make his own ideas and decisions......

His CPU was visibly overheating.

On the court, the Lakers attacked, and Bryant smashed the ball into the hands of Gallinari, who followed up in the middle, after getting rid of Chandler's defense on the wing.

Gallinari lived up to expectations and scored the ball against Ariza and managed to create a foul on Ariza's beater.

In front of the technical desk, Brown hurriedly asked for a timeout.

After a timeout, Gallinariga hit a free throw.

In order to avoid defensive holes in the Lakers' game in the last minute or so, Wang Shuo decisively replaced Ellis with McRoberts and switched to Kobe Bryant to play the No. 1 position.

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Although the Lakers are still behind the Knicks in absolute height at the moment, the average height of their five players on the court at this moment is more than 206 cm.

As long as the forward line has enough height, Yao Ming and Duncan will need to pay a corresponding price if they want to attack on the court.

Wang Shuo does not seek to defend the Knicks at the moment, but only hopes that the Lakers can consume the Knicks' offensive time as much as possible.

On the court, Lakers players have managed to do just that.

After spending about ten seconds dismantling the Lakers' defense, Duncan and Yao Ming completed the connection, and the latter turned and hit a hook shot under the basket.

122 to 126.

It was the Lakers' turn to attack.

No matter how provoked Rondo, Kobe Bryant was not fooled, but patiently consumed the game time by holding the ball in the high post, and did not launch the attack until the last few seconds of the offensive time of this round.

Brown made another mistake in the final minute.

That is, he didn't ask his players to pinch the Lakers' ball-handler early when defending.

Although this way, as long as Kobe Bryant passes the ball, the Lakers will have an easy scoring opportunity.

But compared to the game time being consumed by Kobe Bryant......

At critical moments, the game time must be greater than the defense in place.

And, even though the Knicks had the ball in place, Bryant still made a game-killing long two-point jumper in front of Rondo's long arms.

122 to 128.

With 35 seconds left in the game, Bryant's long two-point hit set the scene on fire.

At the Staples Center, Lakers fans chanted "MVP, MVP" for it.

On the court, Brown called a timeout again.

During this timeout, Wang Shuo mainly explained the arrangement of the three-point defense to the players.

Because even if the Knicks steal two points, the Lakers still have a four-point lead.

After the timeout, Wang Shuo changed to a lineup composed of Jr. Ga, Odom, Gallinari, Green, and Kobe.

On the sidelines, after the Knicks threw the ball from the sideline, Yao Ming immediately improved his position to make a wall for JR. Smith, who received the basketball.

However, it was a pity that JR. Smith's three-point shot failed to hit under the blockade of Jr. and Kobe.

In the restricted area, Odom protected the rebound for the Lakers, and seeing this, Duncan hurriedly hugged him on the side, ready to make another final attempt.

But with Odom hitting one of two free throws, the Knicks ran out of timeouts......

In this game, the Knicks have basically lost the possibility of a comeback.

On the sidelines, as the final quarter timer went to zero, Brown looked depressed.

Because he couldn't believe that he would lead this Knicks team and lose to this Lakers team who are either rookies or sophomores and veterans in the Christmas War, except for Kobe and Odom.

Even if the Lakers have proven that they have the ability to compete for championships after the start of the new season, even if the head coach of this Lakers team is Wang Shuo, a man who can always make the impossible possible, in Brown's eyes, that is not an excuse.

Especially in the final moments of the game, Brown was well aware that his key round adjustments were basically blown up by Wang Shuo.

And unlike what Brown thought......

Wang Shuo didn't expect that he had already targeted this Knicks so much when he formed this Lakers team, and the Knicks' background would still give him such a headache.

If it weren't for the experience of the previous six finals, Wang Shuo would have believed......

He would never have been able to command this game so calmly and calmly.

In Wang Shuo's opinion, this season will definitely be the most challenging season of his coaching career.

Because as the Knicks can study more and more Lakers game cases, everyone is more and more familiar with the Lakers' style of play, and the Lakers' road to the championship this year is destined to be full of thorns, and the further you go, the more difficult it becomes.

But......

The sport of basketball is fascinating.

Isn't that why that?

From the moment you decide to step out of your New York comfort zone and choose to continue your nomadic pastoral......

Wang Shuo was already fully mentally prepared.

After all, facing difficulties is his style!

……

PS: Short! But still brazenly begging for a double monthly pass.