Pick Westbrook

Chapter 180 The Showdown Between New and Old Coaches
boom!
Gasol still chose to turn around with a small hook, but this time the ball missed the basket.

Zen master frowned slightly off the court, a little surprised by the Bucks' extremely fast reaction on the court.

"Just let Gasol eat a ball and immediately think of an effective way to deal with it. The Bucks are not mediocre."

"Even in terms of adaptability, it can be regarded as the fastest of all teams in the league."

"Li Lai, I admit that I underestimated you."

The Bucks attack.

Westbrook passed the ball to Yi Jianlian at the top of the arc, who was merciless beyond the three-point line.

Swish!
scored!

After seeing this goal, the Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean burst into extremely warm applause. This is the first point scored by the Chinese on the stage of the NBA Finals!
Su Qun said: "Bynum's footsteps are still not flexible enough compared to Yi Jianlian, so when defending the opponent, he chose to take a step back to defend."

"In this way, it will inevitably give Yi Jianlian a certain amount of shooting space. As long as there is no problem with the touch and opportunities, we may see a lot of Yi Jianlian shooting long shots from beyond the three-point line in this round of the series."

Yu Jia nodded from the side. This season, the UAE has a 40% three-point shooting percentage. He is by no means a point that can be emptied.

So don't look at how the Lakers' inside twin-tower combination can overcome the Bucks, they will also face the problem of how to defend the Bucks' outside anti-aircraft guns.

At this time Li Lai was still standing on the court, he was very curious about what tactics the Lakers were planning to play next.

Because Gasol has been successfully limited by Rasheed Wallace in the last round, unless Gasol can grab a favorable inside offensive position next time, it is by no means an excellent choice to play this point again.

After Fisher advanced with the ball, he still chose to pass the ball to Kobe who reached the top of the arc.

Kobe was surprisingly calm in this game, and he hasn't launched an attack until now.

Gasol asked for the ball in the low post, and after being pushed out of the paint by Rasheed Wallace, he decisively stopped focusing on the inside and moved to the free throw line to catch the ball and look for opportunities.

"This is the triangle offensive axis system of the Lakers."

Tai Lue reminded at the right time.

Li Lai remembered that Zen master used this tactic more than once when he played against the Lakers in the regular season.

At that time, the Lakers did rely on this tactic to cause some trouble for the Bucks, but judging from the results of that game, this tactic was not enough to deter the Bucks at the dominant level.

Gasol holds the ball from the free throw line, and Fisher and Ariza cut into the bottom line on both sides and run back.

Westbrook and Curry's off-the-ball follow-up defense was extremely timely, and Fisher and Ariza, who failed to run out of the opportunity, chose to ambush the bottom line.

At this time, Bynum was crazily stuck in the interior, and Yi Jianlian was at a disadvantage in the fight for positions with Bynum, which allowed Bynum to enter the penalty area.

Pau Gasol lobs the ball and the big man passes inside.

Bynum took off directly after receiving the ball, and scored a violent dunk against Yi Jianlian.

"Yi Jianlian's physical confrontation is not Bynum's opponent!"

"Just now, Yi Jianlian shot Bynum to score a three-pointer, and now the Lakers immediately let Bynum to return one in the paint. This is the habit that Zen Master has cultivated over the years."

"This is also the game style of this Lakers team, revenge must be revenged!"

Kenny Smith went on to say: "Yi Jianlian is at an absolute disadvantage in the matchup with Bynum. Unlike Rasheed Wallace, he can use experience and strength to limit Gasol."

"The Lakers attacked the basket crazily from the very beginning. It can be seen that they have found the biggest weakness of the Bucks before the start of the finals."

Barkley on the side strongly agrees with this point. After all, it is the Zen master Phil Jackson. He is one of the top coaches in the NBA. How could he not have this ability.

Barkley said: "When the Bucks played the Bobcats in the first round, coach Larry Brown chose to let Elvis Presley Gerald Wallace crazily attack the Bucks' basket."

"When the Bucks played the Celtics in the second round, Rivers didn't react at first, and in the end he also allowed Garnett and Pierce to kill the Bucks' penalty area more."

"When it came to the Eastern Conference finals, the Cavaliers were even more crazy. James had to go to the basket for almost every shot. For this reason, Artest, Rasheed Wallace and Yi Jianlian paid a lot of fouls .”

"It's just a pity that Gerald Wallace of the Bobcats is not at the level of a superstar, and Garnett and Pierce are not strictly speaking breakthrough masters."

"James' breakthrough ability is one of the best in the league, and he did cause a lot of trouble for the Bucks, but the Cavaliers only have James alone."

"But now this Lakers team is different. They have one of the most inside combinations in the league that can bomb the rim. We analyzed before the game that Gasol and Bynum will bring great trouble to the Bucks. .”

Tyronn Lue and Marshall are already very nervous at this moment, because Yi Jianlian's disadvantage in defending Bynum is too obvious. If this problem is not resolved, the Bucks may be completely dominated by the Lakers.

beep!beep!
Li Lai urgently called a timeout, and immediately deployed an inside double-team tactic.

"Whether it's Gasol or Bynum, as long as the two have a deep position inside, the nearest player has to rush to double-team immediately."

"Of course, this will indeed give the Lakers some outside shooting opportunities, but it doesn't matter, unless they feel hot tonight, otherwise we will continue to use this defensive tactic."

Li Lai's double-teaming tactics were very timely.

It was also Bynum who changed his defensive strategy immediately after completing the first offense, which is the same change that Gasol made immediately after he gained the inside advantage.

Fisher, Trevor Ariza, Kobe Bryant, the three have been shot from the outside.

It's just that the three made a total of 6 three-pointers, and only hit 2 of them. Kobe made 1 of 0 from outside the three-point line.

This gave the Bucks great defensive breathing time.

"In terms of three-pointers, this is not the Lakers' strong point."

"Throughout the playoffs, the most accurate three-pointer in the Lakers team was Ariza's 38% shooting rate, followed by Fisher's 37%. 36-point shooting percentage."

"This is already one of the few extremely accurate three-pointers that the Lakers can take."

"But compared to the Bucks, it's not a star or a half."

"So the Bucks' defensive strategy worked wonders in the first quarter. They restricted the Lakers' triangle offensive tactics by restricting the inside and emptying the outside."

The first quarter is over.

The Bucks took the lead with 33:28.

"The Bucks played well!"

"This opening defensive strategy has received miraculous effects. On the one hand, it limits the offense of the Lakers, and on the other hand, its offense is also very good."

Su Qun was a little surprised by the result of the first quarter.

The Lakers kept up with the Suns' offense in the Western Conference Finals, and even brutally defeated the Suns directly with offense.

It stands to reason that they should not have been able to find other ways to crack after being double-teamed by the Bucks, which is simply too abnormal.

Zhang Weiping on the side said confidently at this time: "That's because Kobe hasn't exerted his strength yet."

Bucks coaching bench.

Even now that the team has taken the lead, Li Lai dare not be careless.

Teby is the Lakers who chose to replace Kobe in 7 minutes of the first quarter. He has predicted that the Lakers may use Kobe to lead the bench to play.

The second game.

Bucks bench lineup, Dragic, Iverson, George Hill, Villanueva and O'Neal.

Lakers bench lineup, Jordan Farmar, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Gasol.

The Bucks attack.

Dragic advanced with the ball, and Iverson took the initiative to hold the ball.

Kobe vs. Iverson!
The Milwaukee fans at the scene burst into extremely warm applause after seeing this scene.

Su Qun said with emotion at this time: "Ten years ago, there were also two matchups. At that time, Kobe and Tyronn Lue of the Lakers were the two most important defenders to limit Iverson, but the two still made Iverson feel better. Folsom played really well in that series."

"Now 10 years later, the two are still facing each other again. What will the situation be like this time?"

Iverson lowered his center of gravity.

At this time, his singles tactics are an extremely important part of the Bucks' bench system. In addition, Kobe is defending him in front of him, so Iverson has more reasons to have to play singles.

"It was Kobe who personally broke Iverson's championship dream."

Iverson began to dribble, and Kobe could only choose to take a step back to defend.

The left side changed direction drastically and then pulled to the right side, followed by a very rhythmic front body change direction. After half a step away from Kobe, Iverson chose a mid-range shot.

Swish!
bingo!

"Iverson is 35 years old, and he can still single-handedly beat Kobe!"

The Bucks fans at the scene were completely crazy. This goal convinced them that the Bucks did have hope of defeating the Lakers.

Tyronn Lue remembered the scene when Iverson stepped over his head, and said with a smile at this time: "Iverson is still worthy of our trust."

Li Lai remained silent. It was true that Iverson scored the goal just now, but he could see very clearly that Kobe's defense was in place, and the goal was a bit lucky.

He believes that Iverson on the court also discovered this.

Obviously, Iverson's shot point has been completely covered, forcing the opponent to change the shooting range he is used to, but in the end Iverson still scored, and Kobe frowned very unhappy.

He doesn't think Iverson still has the ability to make this kind of ball.

This goal also completely ignited Kobe's desire to win. It just so happened that Zen Master kept holding down Kobe's scoring in the first quarter of the game, just to let him release it at this stage.

Jordan Farmar advances with the ball and passes it to Bryant.

The latter did not choose the triangle offensive tactic, but chose the same position at the top of the arc as Iverson to start singles.

Iverson defends Kobe!
Barkley had already closed his eyes and dared not look any further, "Just now Iverson singled out Kobe's goal. It was not easy to score. You can't expect a 35-year-old veteran to score every night. Such a ball."

"But turning Iverson to defend Kobe, I'm afraid it will be beaten badly."

Iverson also had a premonition of the next scene. If this was not the finals, he would naturally want to have a good one-on-one fight with Kobe, but at this moment, Iverson's mind is full of how to help the team win.

So Iverson shouted: "Team!"

George Hill, who was originally in the defense position, couldn't care so much at this time. After all, it was the dragon slayer warrior Kobe. He decisively chose to give up his defender and double-teamed Kobe with Iverson.

Luke Walton raised his hand for the ball in the bottom corner, but Kobe didn't choose to pass the ball, but forced his way to the inside facing the defense of the two.

O'Neill made a decisive save to defend.

It's just that Kobe didn't continue to go deep inside after reaching the free throw line, but chose a mid-range shot with an emergency stop.

Swish!
Hollow hit!

Zhang Weiping from the CCTV commentary stand stood up excitedly when he saw the goal.

"That's right Kobe, vote for him!"

Yu Jia has long been used to saying: "Kobe's mid-range shooting is indeed very stable!"

"Two people double-team, one defends, and the three defend together can't limit Kobe. The Bucks are going to be in big trouble this quarter."

beep!beep!
The referee suddenly blew his whistle.

Zen master Mayfair Jackson looked at the Bucks coaching bench opposite him very strangely.

After discovering that Artest had replaced Dragic, the smile on Zen Master's face gradually stiffened.

"The last time was Gasol and Bynum. This time after Kobe scored the first goal, the Bucks immediately made substitution adjustments."

"And it's very targeted."

Artest began to defend Kobe all over the court, and at the same time freed Iverson from defending Kobe, so that Iverson could also have more energy on the offensive end.

The Bucks attack.

Iverson and O'Neal cooperated in high and low positions, and O'Neal singled Gasol in the penalty area.

Zhang Weiping said: "Before the finals, Kobe said personally that the best big man he has ever partnered with in his career is Gasol."

"But there is one thing to say, O'Neal was still better than Gasol at his peak, but now, Kobe is right."

O'Neal's waist was backed up, and no one from the Lakers chose to double-team.

One library!Erku!

O'Neal is still stronger than Gasol in terms of strength, but after reaching the penalty area, O'Neal couldn't jump up against Gasol's long arms.

"It's old after all. If it was left in the past, the shark who had no accidents got up and dunked the ball."

Just when everyone thought that O'Neal would pass the ball or make a mistake, the next scene on the court shocked everyone.

After finding that he couldn't find room to get up, O'Neal chose a flying fish that he was not good at and jumped up to the basket.

Gasol was very surprised. With O'Neal's huge body, how could it be possible to make a layup, let alone a layup in this position, but the opponent actually did so in the end.

call!
The basketball hit the rim and stumbled into the rim.

And O'Neal has flown to the other side of the field.

The reporters in the photo zone saw a huge monster rushing towards them, so they quickly got out of the way.

And O'Neill fell hard on the floor in front of them.

boom! ! !
There was a heavy landing sound.

"O'Neal's layup is learned from his former partner Wade, who throws his body out and puts the basketball into the basket with all his heart. As for where and how his body will fly next, he doesn't care at all. "

"Shaq is dead."

Li Lai applauded the ball from the sidelines.

Whether it is Iverson or O'Neal, the two veterans have already worked hard for tonight's game.

Just turned around, Kobe singled Artest, a long-distance breakthrough at the top of the arc slammed on the brakes, shook Artest away and scored a mid-range shot.

Kobe's offensive skills are so good that even if he is as strong as Artest, the league's top one-on-one defense master, it is difficult to limit the opponent.

Halftime is over.

科比在第二节10投5中，罚球4罚4中，得到了14分。

He helped the Lakers tie the score at this time, 62:62.

In the second half of the game, the offense and defense of the two teams had reached a fever pitch.

In the hand-to-hand fight between Yi Jianlian and Bynum, the latter fell to the ground with an elbow. The angry Rasheed Wallace even wanted to rush to fight Bynum.

Then when Kobe and Artest were fighting for rebounds, he elbowed Artest on the forehead. Even the beast Artest, whose temper had been restrained a lot with the help of Li Lai, couldn't bear to rush at this time. Looking at Kobe, he just pushed his head over.

"Do you really like my forehead so much, come and take it, you can try another one!"

Kobe raised his hands, looking contemptuous at the mad beast.

The sideline referee rushed over. In view of the various evil deeds Artest had committed in the past, he didn't care what happened at this time, and directly raised his hand and gave Artest a T.

The third quarter of the game.

The Lakers are still using their experience to defend the Bucks. Zen Master Phil Jackson knows very well that as long as the Lakers have the two towers of Gasol and Bynum on the court, they must defend the flexible offense of the Bucks. It will not be easy.

So he chose to encourage players on the field to use a lot of experience defense and physical defense to interrupt the Bucks' offensive rhythm and shooting touch.

It's just that Zen master never expected that the Bucks have a player who can't be held down by such a defense at all. His offense is only related to his own touch, or the kind that explodes as soon as he says it. .

"Elevator doors!"

"Curry!"

"Go in again!"

"This is already his fourth three-pointer in a single quarter!"

"My God, this little player is too fierce!"

Reggie Miller, sitting in the front row of the home crowd, couldn't help but applaud Curry.

In his opinion, the rookie Curry can be on the same level as his three-point shooting ability in his peak period, so in time this player will definitely become the most terrifying king outside the three-point line in the league.

Reggie Miller looked at Li Lai who was not far in front of him. He became more and more convinced that Li Lai promised him that the three-pointer might really rise in his hands.

These 4 three-pointers also broke the balance of the game on the court, and the Bucks entered the final quarter with an 88:80 lead.

"We have to play more aggressively, and don't easily give the Bucks a chance to shoot a three-pointer."

"That's a three-pointer. Just scoring a goal can greatly change the situation on the pitch!"

"So, outside players keep chasing and defending, and at the same time step up their offensive against the inside of the penalty area."

Zen master drew an inside offensive tactic on the tactical board, and then looked at the court very solemnly.

Before tonight, he would never have thought that the Bucks would bring them such a big trouble, especially in the second quarter, he deliberately let Kobe lead the team, and originally hoped to directly open the score in that quarter , to set the tone for winning the game.

As a result, the Zen master never expected that the 35-year-old Iverson and the 38-year-old O'Neal could bring such a big trouble to the Lakers.

The fourth quarter begins.

The Lakers adjusted the lineup, and Odom replaced Ariza, which means that the Lakers now have three big players: Bynum, Gasol, and Odom.

"This is planning to fight us hard to the end."

Tyronn Lue is extremely worried about the Lakers lineup, because their inside height is simply too exaggerated, and Artest is not good at offense, so mentioning Odom to the small forward position will not bring any impact to the Lakers' defense. too much impact.

Li Lai was extremely calm at this time. The Lakers had such a tall lineup, which further compressed their court flexibility.

This is exactly what the Bucks want to see most. Curry feels hot in tonight's game. If he can continue to hit three-pointers, the Lakers will pay a great price for their lineup.

But the problem is that the Lakers with a three-high lineup can suppress the Bucks on the inside line. Even offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds will become the next big problem for the Bucks.

"This is a lineup that loses to both sides. Now it depends on who can last till the end."

Game start.

Bryant finally starts to catch the ball at the corner.

Played the entire game, until this time the Lakers began to play Kobe's triangle offense system.

Artest's waist was single-defended, while Rasheed Wallace appeared in the assist position.

At this time, the Lakers had too many high points in the penalty area, and Rasheed hesitated whether to double-team Kobe.

But with this hesitation, Kobe swung Artest's center of gravity with a false tentative step, and then stole a step and moved directly to the free throw line.

Mid-range fadeaway shot!
Swish!
hit!

Artest was sweating profusely and shook his head helplessly.

Kobe's footsteps are too flexible and confusing, especially the move where he throws the ball with his back to the left while his body moves to the right, which is too confusing and deceptive. This move can also maintain two offensive methods at the same time.

When using this technique, Kobe will use his peripheral vision to observe the defender's defensive center of gravity and defensive options, and then decide whether to go up the line and follow the ball for a fadeaway shot, or go down the line and follow the man to the basket.

Artest was extremely angry, because this is a f*cking dilemma. No matter which direction you choose to defend, Kobe can decide the offensive method that is beneficial to him.

Of course, Artest, like all top defenders, chose to defend the point where the ball with a greater threat went off the line and entered the penalty area. In this way, Kobe chose to go up the line without hesitation. shot.

This is why most people can only see Kobe Bryant's fadeaway shot when he plays, not that he only knows this trick. If so, there are too many top defenders who can defend him.

In fact, those defenders took the initiative to choose a more threatening defensive offensive method, allowing Kobe to choose a more difficult fadeaway shot.

But the fadeaway shot, which is extremely difficult for most people, is as simple as everyday food for Kobe.

"This footwork is actually Jordan's. It was his favorite way to catch the ball with his back and one hand back then."

"It's just that Kobe used this trick better than Jordan, but Jordan's physical talent is better, so after using this trick, his success rate is better than Kobe."

Tyronn Lue has the confidence to say this conclusion.

Because when Jordan ushered in his second comeback in 01, he was wearing the Wizards jersey, and Tyronn Lue was also playing for the Wizards.

So Tyronn Lue, who has been teammates with Kobe and Jordan, is very aware of the technical moves of the two.

The problem facing Li Lai now is how to defend the current Kobe, because Kobe's current ball-handling style and tactical blessing are exactly the same as Jordan back then.

The same technical action, the same triangle offense, what is the difference between this and defending Jordan?
"Teaming!"

Li Lai only took 0.01 second to think about this decision.

He believes that Artest can limit Kobe, but he never believes that Artest can limit Kobe under this tactical system.

Double-teaming was Li Lai's helpless choice.

"and many more!"

Li Lai suddenly cried out in surprise.

At this time, he suddenly wanted to understand why Kobe didn't take more shots in the first quarter, why he increased his firepower in the second and third quarters, and now Kobe's incarnation of Jordan dominated the crucial game in the fourth quarter.

Li looked at the Zen master Phil Jackson on the coaching bench of the Lakers on the opposite side, and yelled, "Asshole!"

Tyronn Lue didn't quite understand, and asked curiously, "Coach, what's wrong?"

Li said: "We were fooled by the Zen master. He was testing our offense in the first quarter. After finding out that our offense was indeed very good, he chose to let Kobe reap the game in the second quarter, but he absolutely did not." Think of O'Neal and Iverson who have the strength to surpass most of the league's starters in a limited time."

"So we fell into a deathmatch in the third quarter. Kobe started to build up his strength at the same time. It wasn't until the fourth quarter that we started to play the triangle offense belonging to Kobe and Jordan. This is a big test for our defense."

"Especially when the game has reached such a point, the players on the court have experienced a decline in physical strength, and the only option we can defend Kobe is to double-team."

Tyronn Lue didn't understand, and said, "Isn't this a routine operation? After all, any team will choose to double-team when defending Kobe."

Li Lai shook his head, pointed to Odom on the team and said: "The Bucks can double-team Kobe, but they must not double-team Kobe when Odom, Gasol, and Bynum are on the court at the same time. .”

"Zen Master's arrangement for the whole game is to play this move. He let us get a three-high lineup when we can only choose to double-team Kobe."

"In this way, our inside line will be completely smashed by the Lakers."

Lakers offense.

Kobe faced Artest and Rasheed Wallace's double defense, and he was prepared to return the ball to Gasol near the free throw line.

At this time, Marshall nervously flipped through the data and said: "Pau Gasol maintained a 54% open field goal percentage in this position in the regular season, and even reached 58% in the playoffs!"

"We must not let it go!"

Yi Jianlian already has a lot of defensive experience, so he chose to rush out at this time.

Gasol's extremely high height and wingspan are even more exaggerated. More importantly, his coping ability and passing awareness are absolutely top-notch among big players.

So after seeing Yi Jianlian pounced, Gasol decisively lobped the ball to the inside.

Baby Shark Bynum leaped high and scored with an alley-oop dunk with both hands!

"This is the tactics of the Lakers, and this is the conspiracy of Zen Master!"

"Let Kobe be the bait at the critical moment, but the focus of the attack is on the basket with a very high risk factor."

"The triangle offense is worthy of being a star tactic, and Zen Master has brought out the characteristics of this tactic to the fullest."

Tyronn Lue looked at the Lakers coaching staff in shock at this time.

After hearing Li Lai's explanation, he finally knew how terrifying Zen master Phil Jackson was, and the depth of the opponent's arrangements and strategies was even more outrageous.

Li Lai took a deep breath.

As early as in the Western Conference Finals when Zen master asked the Lakers and the Suns to fight each other's offense, he knew that Phil Jackson is an extremely conceited head coach. What he likes most is to destroy what the opponent is best at in front of them. .

So at this time, Li Lai can say with certainty that Master Zen is planning to destroy him, the Bucks, or to be precise, the Bucks' offensive system.

The whole world knows that the Bucks are a team built on three-pointers, then the Lakers will beat you with the most traditional attack at the basket, so that everyone in the world knows that the team built on three-pointers is just a joke , Basketball should still be played inside.

"So this is not a playoff game anymore, it's not just a round of finals, it's a three-pointer versus a two-pointer, it's an era versus another era."

"This is a duel between old and new coaches!"

　It's a new month.

　　Brothers, vote a lot and send this book to the list.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)