Pick Westbrook

Chapter 181
Finally the game is over.

The Bucks lost Game 112 of the Finals 116-[-].

In the last 3 minutes, the Bucks were completely helpless in the face of the Lakers' bombardment. Teby was killed miserably in the midst of rebounding.

Odom, Bynum, and Gasol completely exploded the Bucks inside.

Post-match interview.

A reporter said: "The Lakers grabbed a full 48 rebounds tonight, while the Bucks only had 40."

"On offensive rebounds, the Lakers grabbed 13 to the Bucks' five."

"The Lakers scored 18 points just on the second attack alone, while the Bucks only had 8 points."

Li Lai naturally knew what the reporter wanted to express. Teams that have lost rebounds in the past will be at a disadvantage throughout the game, which is why the Bucks will lose tonight's game.

He said: "We played very well in this game tonight, especially the two veterans O'Neal and Iverson, who scored 11 points, 8 rebounds and 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists respectively. The subs provided a lot of firepower."

"This is also the reason why the Bucks' bench lineup can lead the Lakers by a full 10 points."

"Of course, the Lakers also played very well, but the reason why we lost the game was not because they were so strong that they were invincible, nor did they lose on rebounding."

At this time, all the reporters looked up at Li Lai curiously, they wanted to know what the other party wanted to say next.

Li Lai recalled Kobe's triangle offensive tactic and the Lakers' three-high tactic in the last crucial quarter of the game, and he said without hesitation in taking responsibility at this time.

"is my problem!"

"Tonight's loss in this game is completely my fault. I got a good fix from Zen Master, who set me up from the beginning."

"I swear, I won't be led by the nose by the Zen master in all subsequent games."

"The Bucks didn't lose this game, I lost it!"

The second game of the finals.

Bradley Arena.

Interview before the game.

"The Lakers have taken the lead in winning an away game, and now you are still three games away from winning the championship."

"So, can the Lakers win another game tonight?"

Facing the reporter's question, the Zen master Phil Jackson smiled and said, "Of course there is no problem."

It's just that after answering the question, Zen master immediately restrained all his smiles, which is completely different from his relaxed appearance before the start of the finals series.

In the last game, the Lakers only won the game by 4 points. This was played when he thought he had found the Bucks' weakness.

Zen master couldn't help but feel a little scared. If he hadn't made sufficient preparations for the Bucks before the game, the Lakers might not necessarily win the first game.

Especially the player named Curry, who suddenly made a three-pointer in the third quarter and almost took away the victory in a wave, which made Zen master more and more afraid of the Bucks team.

"But even so, I only admit that the Bucks are strong, and I don't admit that three-pointers can replace two-pointers."

on the field.

Bucks regular starter.

The Lakers are regular starters.

Game start.

Bynum still helped the Lakers grab the first wave of offensive possessions.

Fisher advances with the ball.

Kobe received the ball on the right and did not choose singles at this time.

"The Lakers' strategy was the same as the last game, and they didn't let Kobe play the main attack in the first quarter."

"They hope that Gasol and Bynum can attack the inside of the Bucks crazily at this time."

But this time Gasol couldn't squeeze into the inside anyway, and Rasheed Wallace had already stood in a favorable defensive position and didn't give the opponent any chance.

So Gasol can only choose to move to the mid-range free throw line to catch the ball, and then lift the ball to respond.

This is still the Lakers' triangle offensive axis tactic.

At this time, Bynum chose to fight for a position with Yi Jianlian. The two fought hard in the paint and had a lot of physical confrontation, and Yi Jianlian was at a disadvantage again.

Gasol found a suitable angle and passed in directly, and Bynum received the ball, but before he could complete the offensive jump, Yi Jianlian slapped Bynum to the floor.

"Well done, Ah Lian!"

Yu Jia said excitedly on the CCTV commentary platform.

In the last game, in order to defend Bynum, Yi Jianlian was almost manipulated by the opponent in physical confrontation. To be honest, Yi Jianlian really couldn’t defend the opponent. Maybe his hard training and weight gain last summer can already defend Big Z and Varejao, but trying to defend Bynum is another level.

所以上一场比赛拜纳姆6投5中，罚球4罚2中，砍下了12分12篮板2盖帽的数据，他在篮下几乎统治了比赛。

"But in this game, the UAE played very tough from the start."

"What he meant was obvious, you don't want Bynum to score on my head, even if you send you to the free throw line, don't even think about it."

The referee blows the whistle.

Yi Jianlian common foul.

Bynum, who failed to win a free throw, was very upset, and when he returned to the court, he pushed Yi Jianlian with his hand.

The three referees rushed over and whistled to warn the two.

"This is the NBA Finals that fans all over the world are paying attention to. Both of you give me a break."

Yi Jianlian did not choose to fight back, nor did he spray his wise words at Bynum, but the way he looked at the opponent was obviously saying, I will defend you like this next time.

O'Neill on the sidelines saw that it was stagnant. He didn't care if it was because of your referee that Yi Jianlian had no chance to fight back. In his opinion, Yi Jianlian suffered a loss in this round.

So O'Neill frequently looked at Bynum and nodded off the court at this time.

"Sometimes you bump into me!"

Subsequently, the Lakers continued to attack, and Gasol chose a mid-range shot, but under the great physical confrontation of Rasheed Wallace, the ball missed the shot.

The Zen master was chewing gum off the court, and suddenly stopped his mouth movements at this moment. He looked at the court with extremely fearful eyes.

After just one game, the Bucks have matched the defensive experience of the Lakers.

Just now Bynum received the ball inside and it was a must-go two-pointer, but who would have thought that Yi Jianlian would destroy the ball with a huge foul, and Gasol missed the shot in the end? Let this must-go two points become zero points.

"This is the defensive experience that Fisher showed when defending the Bucks in the last game, but now they are using it on us in reverse."

"The rate at which this team has grown is simply horrendous."

In the first quarter of the game, the Bucks still chose to shrink the inside defense of Bynum and Gasol, and at the same time appropriately gave the Lakers some outside shooting opportunities.

Fisher and Ariza hit a three-pointer one after another, and Kobe even hit two.

Obviously, the Lakers were well prepared after the last game. They knew that the Bucks would give some three-point shooting opportunities in this game, but this time the Lakers' outside players took it.

30: 35.

The Bucks trailed by 5 points.

The second game.

It was still Kobe who led the Lakers' bench.

After all, the Lakers have Kobe, Gasol, and Bynum. The three only need to be flexibly used separately to ensure that the Lakers always have a strong point against the Bucks on the court.

Zen master is very cautious, he chose the most sure strong point to lead the team on the court.

O'Neal and Iverson debut.

No matter how much Zhang Weiping loves Kobe, after seeing these two former league superstars on the field, he couldn't help but praise again and again: "The Bucks were able to play so anxiously against the Lakers in the last game because of these two veterans." .”

"Especially Iverson, he won't lose against Kobe single-handedly, he is already 35 years old!"

Su Qun suddenly said at this time: "But Dragic was not present in this game."

Hearing this, Zhang Weiping looked nervously at the court.

Sure enough, the Bucks suffered a loss in the last game, allowing Kobe to single Iverson and Dragic one after another, causing the Bucks to be tied by the Lakers in the second quarter.

If it weren't for the brave performance of Iverson and O'Neal in that game, it might even have allowed Kobe to open the score in the second quarter alone.

"So the coaching staff of the Bucks adjusted in a particularly timely manner in this game. They chose to swap Dragic and Iverson, and staggered the time when the two played at the same time. In this way, when Kobe played singles, the Bucks You can choose to let other better defenders participate in the help defense and double-team."

"It is particularly worth noting that Dragic did not play or Artest replaced him. The defense Kobe faced in this quarter will suddenly increase."

on the field.

Kobe holds the ball high.

Faced with Artest's defense, Bryant still chose to implement the team's original singles tactics.

Marching dribbles, changing hands and stealing steps, raising the head and then turning around for waist singles, followed by a mid-range shot with a huge recline.

Duang!

It's hard.

"Even Kobe can't always make such difficult shots. After all, Artest's one-on-one defense is the top in the league."

"Even James' shooting percentage dropped by 4 percentage points under Artest's defense. Kobe playing like this is not a good idea."

Barkley at the live commentary stand shook his head again and again.

Of course, in the past, the Lakers used this offensive method to play on the court many times, and Kobe also made many difficult shots like this.

But now the Lakers are facing the Bucks!

This team has quite possibly the most explosive offense in the entire history of the NBA.

So if the Lakers and Kobe still dare to play like this when facing this team, they will definitely suffer a lot.

O'Neal grabbed the rebound.

Iverson made a fast break.

George Hill made a long pass in the second half after receiving the ball.

Iverson made a one-handed layup after receiving the pass.

"It only took 3 seconds to attack the Bucks this round."

Kenny Smith would like to say that even the Suns, who advocate the 7-second offense, are not as exaggerated as the Bucks when it comes to transitions and defensive counterattacks.

Coach Li Lai is definitely the best head coach in the league who is good at catching transition offenses.

Midway through the second quarter.

Watching the Bucks gradually move back to the score on the court and have already taken the lead, Zen Master finally couldn't sit still.

He called a timeout to stop Kobe's inefficient individual singles, and then gradually took Gasol and Bynum to stabilize the situation.

The Lakers' offense and defense began to pick up.

At this time, O'Neal suddenly took a strong position in the interior. In the comparison of strength and tonnage, there may not be a player in the league who is his opponent. Therefore, Bynum, who was defending O'Neal behind him, was stuck in the penalty area.

Iverson made a wonderful pass from high and low.

O'Neill gets the ball.

The Bucks players all opened up.

The Lakers players are well aware of the three-point shooting ability of Villanueva, George Hill, Iverson and others, so they did not dare to assist in defense at this time.

The Zen master on the sidelines of the Lakers coach stood up at this time.

Zen Master, who won three consecutive championships with O'Neal and created the Lakers dynasty, naturally knows O'Neal's strength. He can even say with certainty that when O'Neal won the first championship with the Lakers, he led the team with a single core!
Therefore, at the age of 38, O'Neal can still have a few percent of his strength, which is a very critical point for the next round of the finals.

Originally, the Zen master thought that O'Neal at this stage still had at most 3% of his peak strength, but the process of the last game made the Zen master rule out this idea without hesitation.

O'Neal post-up singles!
Bynum defended hard!
A library!
This top O'Neal almost used his full strength, and Bynum finally tasted the deep fear that Shaquille O'Neal once brought to the entire league.

This is what most people call the strength of the most dominant center at the basket in NBA history!
Bynum was knocked half a step away, O'Neill turned around, and dunked standard shark dunks with both hands.

boom!
This dunk hit Zen Master Phil Jackson's heart hard.

"If physical strength and persistence factors are put aside, the current O'Neal still has at least 6% of his peak strength!"

CCTV commentary desk.

At this time, Su Qun sighed and said: "Bynum is the little shark of the Lakers, and O'Neal was once the big shark of the Lakers."

"Now the little shark has met the big shark, let's judge!"

"It's a pity that O'Neal's current state can at most maintain an offensive mode of 3 minutes on the court."

"If it can be longer, why don't the Bucks be the Lakers' opponents."

On the court, after the dunk, O'Neal pushed Bynum and taught him a lesson: "Don't bully my teammates on the court, or this will be the end, you idiot, bastard!"

O'Neal played very well in this quarter, but Li Lai suddenly replaced O'Neal after only playing for 5 minutes.

This substitution made everyone present puzzled, and Zen Master frowned.

Barkley even said bluntly: "Li Lai is still young after all. At this time, O'Neal, who is in better condition, should continue to play."

But even after that adjustment, the Bucks regained the lead at halftime, holding on to a 60-56 lead.

Second half of the game.

The Lakers still chose to keep the Twin Towers lineup on the court.

Yi Jianlian suddenly showed his power in this quarter, making 5 of 3 shots from beyond the three-point line and scoring 9 points in a row.

The Bucks took the opportunity to play a wave of 11:2 offensive high slot.

The score on the field was stretched to 10 points!
The Milwaukee fans at the scene finally laughed happily after seeing this scene.

The Bucks lost the last game, but in this game they hope to tie the score 1:1!
Hush~
A very special whistle suddenly sounded on the court, and the Zen master called a timeout again.

This is already the second time Zen master Phil Jackson was forced to call a timeout in this game, and the Bucks convinced him.

Looking at the score of 87:77 on the court, Zen Master finally realized the distress of other teams in the East when they met the Bucks in the playoffs.

The offense of this team is so frightening that it may explode at any time!

The last game was Curry's sudden shot from outside the three-point line, this game is Yi Jianlian, so who will the next game be?

Zen Master really had enough. He was overwhelmed by the Bucks' outside three-point firepower.

"I've said it many times, don't let the Bucks take threes, don't let them!"

"Why did Yi Jianlian suddenly get so many open shots?"

Bynum lowered his head on the bench and sipped his lips. He habitually guarded the basket and grabbed rebounds, and he really didn't expect that Yi Jianlian would feel so hot tonight.

Zen master did not choose to blame the players on the field for their mistakes at this time, but immediately ordered: "Again, don't let the Bucks make three-pointers, no one can."

"At the same time, if we want to play our offense, we have to come up with a trump card."

"In the fourth quarter, we want to accept the victory!"

The crucial fourth quarter begins.

The Lakers continued to send their three-high lineup, Bynum, Gasol, Odom.

Zhang Weiping already had a premonition of the result and said: "The Bucks are going to lose. In the last game, they were completely overwhelmed by the Lakers lineup. Now they encounter this lineup again. They have no better solution."

After all, you can't expect Yi Jianlian to have the league's top defense and rebounding ability while maintaining a first-class outside offense. It will have to be a historically super giant level.

"wrong!"

Yu Jia noticed with sharp eyes that the lineup that the Bucks brought up at this time was somewhat different from the previous game.

"O'Neal continued to appear on the stage!"

Barkley suddenly remembered the sudden substitution of the Bucks in the second quarter of the game, and took down O'Neal who was in hot form. Prepare to let O'Neill appear at this time.

At the CCTV commentary station, Su Qun was a little awed.

"The coaching staff of the Bucks is very bold, and O'Neal is also unconvinced."

"Obviously, the Bucks intend to take O'Neal to guard the rebounds and guard the penalty area at this time."

"But the Lakers have a three-high lineup of Bynum, Gasol and Odom. You let O'Neal rebound with them alone?"

O'Neal stepped onto the court without any fear, as Li Lai had told him early in the season.

"Shaq, the Bucks are indeed a team that likes to open up space and shoot three-pointers. You are not good at these, but I still traded you without hesitation."

"Because you will become my trump card, and you will take on the heavy responsibility of saving the entire team in certain rounds and games."

"The Bucks need you!"

O'Neal looked at Bynum, Gasol, and Odom who were standing in the restricted area opposite. At this time, he put on his braces and his eyes were firm, and he stood in the inner restricted area without hesitation.

He knows that this is when the Bucks need him most.

At this time, in the sideline photography area, a photographer happened to take pictures of this classic scene.

Gasol is on the left and Odom is on the right. Before the game started, Bynum had already launched a fierce physical confrontation with O'Neal in the middle.

The referee blows the whistle.

Westbrook began to hold the ball, and O'Neal mentioned the high pick-and-roll.

This was originally a high-position pick-and-roll tactic of Yi Jianlian and Westbrook, but now O'Neal executes it without any sense of disobedience.

Westbrook used the pick-and-roll to go straight to the basket. Bynum, who was very slow, did not immediately follow up, but fortunately, Odom, who was on the right waist, made up for it.

"This lineup of the Lakers controls the interior space really small. Westbrook is not so easy to score under this kind of defense."

Seeing Odom help defend, Westbrook decisively distributed the ball to Rasheed Wallace in the bottom corner.

The latter made a steady three-pointer!

"Rashid Wallace! There are too!"

"The most terrifying thing about this lineup of the Lakers is the Bucks' outside shots. Now with Rasheed Wallace hitting a three-pointer, this is not good news for the Lakers."

Switch offense.

Kobe played singles at the waist, and Artest held up the defense.

Originally, Bryant wanted to switch positions and play Curry in singles. After all, Artest can provide a lot of defensive strength, and now the Lakers are at a disadvantage, so Bryant wants to hit the score in a more secure way.

However, Artest obviously got the death order from the Bucks coaching staff to follow Kobe closely no matter what happens, so no matter how Kobe looks for pick-and-rolls on the outside, the defender in front of him is always Artest.

Duang!

Kobe hit the iron again with a mid-range shot.

The basket suddenly became crazy.

O'Neal fights against the three alone to grab rebounds. Gasol and Bynum have been working together as a twin-tower lineup for a long time, so at this time, the two are very experienced in holding O'Neal with their arms to prevent each other from jumping. Odom grabs the offensive rebound.

"Odom's position is very good! Does this offensive rebound exist?"

call!
A wind came, and Westbrook accelerated from the backcourt and jumped into the air, jumping high and grabbing the rebound before Odom.

Zen Master frowning off the court was very surprised, let the defenders fight for rebounds?Thanks to you, the Bucks figured it out!

"wrong!"

The Zen master suddenly stopped chewing gum, and then looked at the picture on the court in shock.

"The Bucks didn't use O'Neal to grab rebounds, but used him to limit the Lakers' rebounds!"

"Right now, Gasol and Bynum, who are the most powerful rebounders on the Lakers, are both caught in a fight with O'Neal, so the ability to grab rebounds will drop sharply at this time, which gives Westbrook a chance to take advantage of it." Opportunity!"

The Zen master who wanted to understand this looked at Li Lai's direction and yelled, you bastard!How did you come up with such a bad move!

Li Lai finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and Tai Lunlu and Marshall on the side finally smiled.

The Bucks finally solved the Lakers' strong rebounding problem. Now as long as they can stabilize the situation, it will not be a problem to win the game with the current Bucks' lead.

Li Lai also secretly calculated that if the big score was 1:1, the Bucks would only lose their home court advantage, not a serious fall behind, and still have a chance!

But what happened next will be deeply engraved in Li Lai's mind.

Kobe, who missed the last shot, suddenly showed extremely angry eyes on the court. In fact, Kobe's shooting touch was not good throughout the game tonight.

Then Kobe also suddenly changed his style of play, and the entire offensive system of the Lakers also underwent great changes.

Gasol and Bynum stood at the left and right waist respectively, Fisher held the ball at the top of the arc, and Kobe chose to cover the shot after getting rid of the mid-range.

Fisher passed the ball steadily.

Kobe shoots straight after receiving the ball.

hit!

"Compared to the laborious singles with the ball, this kind of off-ball play is easier for Kobe."

"The most important thing is that Gasol and Bynum are both high-quality pick-and-roll big players. Both of them can help Kobe get rid of Artest's death entanglement."

Without Artest's top defensive suppression, Kobe was like a venomous snake baring its fangs, scoring consecutive mid-range shots and causing fouls by Rasheed Wallace and Yi Jianlian many times.

The Lakers played a 12:0 offensive wave and pulled back the score in one fell swoop.

Seeing that there were still 2 minutes left in the game, Li Lai called a timeout to arrange two offensive tactics for the team and successfully scored, which allowed the Bucks to take a breath during this period.

At 111:110, the Bucks led by 1 points.

There are 23 seconds left in the game.

Zhang Weiping was excited at this time.

"Don't doubt that the next ball must be played by Kobe!"

"Even if Phil Jackson, the head coach of the Lakers, didn't arrange for Kobe to execute the tactics of the last attack, this ball is still played by Kobe."

"Don't ask, the question is that he is a black mamba."

Su Qun surprisingly stood at the same analysis angle as Zhang Weiping at this time, and he also believed that Kobe must have shot the last ball.

"It is not easy for the Bucks to maintain their lead tonight. If the big score is 1:1, it is still an acceptable situation for them."

"But if it's 0:2, it's a huge disaster situation."

"Fortunately, the whole world knows that this ball was shot by Kobe, so the Bucks can make a good fuss on the defensive end."

"Be sure to defend the paint and Kobe's mid-range shot."

The time-out is over and the game continues.

Lakers lineup: Kobe, Ariza, Odom, Gasol, Bynum.

The Bucks lineup: Westbrook, George Hill, Artest, Rasheed Wallace, O'Neal.

Zen Master and Li Lai walked nervously near the technical platform at this time.

The two stood side by side, staring intently at the court at the same time.

Whether it is against the Lakers or the Bucks, tonight is a crucial game.

Seeing the lineup brought out by the Bucks on the field, Master Zen was slightly taken aback, then turned his head to look at Li Lai in shock.

"How did he know the Lakers were going to end the game with a big lineup?!"

Just as the Zen master raised such a question, he suddenly figured it out.

It is naturally impossible for Li Lai to know what kind of lineup the Lakers will form at this time. Most people only know that the Lakers will definitely play the basket and mid-range at this time.

After all, it is a lore, and this is still the stage of the finals. No one dares to gamble at this time, so it is the safest plan to choose the basket with the highest shooting rate or the mid-range shot.

But Li Lai obviously thought further. Not only did he think about the basket and mid-range, but he also thought about rebounding after shooting. replace.

"Lee came up with the most defensive lineup that the Bucks could come up with at this time, so he didn't deliberately target the Lakers at all, it just happened"

"But I have to admit that this just happened to be at the wrong time."

Zen master was a little worried about whether his offensive tactics could be played out. Of course, there was another question, that is, would Kobe play this offensive tactic.

This is neither a good thing nor a bad thing.

So don't really think that the Bucks can defend the ball by targeting the Lakers in terms of player arrangement. After all, the Lakers have Kobe, the top killer in the league, none of them!

It is also difficult for them to predict how the Lakers will play next.

At this time, Zen master also found that although Li Lai was very worried about whether Kobe would succeed in the next lore, he did not have any flustered expression like a headless chicken, but was calm and composed.

"It's extremely rare for Li Lai to have such a heart at such an age!"

Zen master couldn't help thinking of the troubles the Bucks brought to the Lakers in the two games of the finals, and how they cracked many of the offensive tactics of the Lakers. He became more and more appreciative of this young coach.

beep!beep!
Pau Gasol throws the ball from the sideline.

Kobe starts off the ball in the corner.

"My God, the Bucks let O'Neal guard the basket alone, and the other four double-teamed Kobe at the same time!"

"Is the coaching staff of the Bucks crazy? Don't other players need to guard against it!"

Kobe was firmly locked up by the four, and the witty Ariza and Odom quickly moved to the bottom corner and raised their hands to signal for the ball.

This stretch had to attract the attention of the Bucks' defensive players.

Rasheed Wallace chose Ariza, who had the closest open shot from the tee point and the most accurate shot, and Odom, who was farther from the corner, was completely ignored.

If Gasol chooses a wide-range cross pass to Odom, it is easy to catch up with the mobility of the Bucks players on the field.

Barkley couldn't help but slapped the table angrily and said: "The Bucks' defense is too good!"

"This defensive arrangement is really at the textbook level!"

At this time, Kobe still had three defensive players in front of him. He chose a turn-back run to pretend to slip to the bottom line. After deceiving George Hill, Kobe lifted him up to the top of the arc, and then raised his hand to signal.

"Give me that damn ball!"

The tacit understanding between Gasol and Kobe is natural, so even if the opponent is still hanging in front of the two defensive players at this time, he passed it without hesitation.

Kobe turned back to dribble immediately after receiving the ball, and Westbrook staggered a step behind Kobe. At this time, only Artest was still keeping up with Kobe.

But this back and forth has been delayed a lot of time.

Bryant looked up while walking the dribble, and then began to count the seconds in his mind.

Lower the center of gravity, dribble, accelerate, take off, and move the wrist.

call!
Technical front.

Both Zen Master and Li Lai looked nervously at the basketball flying across the air.

At this time, the basket was full of people.

O'Neal, Gasol, Bynum, Odom, Rasheed Wallace.
The Milwaukee fans at the scene were already wondering whether O'Neal and Rasheed Wallace could grab this critical rebound if the shot was missed.

Swish!
Su Qun and Yu Jia:!

Barkley, Kenny Smith:! !

"Oh my god, I hit it!"

"Kobe beat the Bucks!"

"Countdown lore!"

The three referees raised their hands at the same time, and then the whistle sounded.

competition is over.

Kobe, who hit the game-winning shot, raised his fist in excitement.

"It's 2:0!"

(End of this chapter)