Pick Westbrook

Chapter 183 Basketball is a game of offense and defense
Los Angeles.

Staples Arena.

"NBA2009-10 season, the third game of the Finals!"

After Kenny Smith finished speaking, the Los Angeles fans at the scene immediately burst into warm applause.

Compared with the depressed mood of the Milwaukee people, the Lakers fans are all filled with happy smiles on their faces at the moment.

湖人队现在已经2:0领先雄鹿队了，再拿下今晚这场比赛就是3:0，随后科比如愿捧起总冠军奖杯实现个人2连冠加手握5枚总冠军戒指的荣耀。

Then there is no doubt that Kobe will become the greatest star after the millennium in the 21st century, not one of them.

CCTV commentary desk.

Zhang Weiping was also very much looking forward to that moment, saying: "Not just two consecutive championships, another championship next year will be a three-peat championship. By then, Kobe will hold six championship rings comparable to Jordan, and even directly become the No.1 in NBA history. Mr. Qiao has to be ranked second!"

The audience in front of the TV was so excited by what Zhang Weiping said, surpassing Mr. Qiao, what a legend that is.

Yu Jia whispered to Su Qun from the side: "Director Zhang said something too much, what do you think?"

Su Qun nodded and said, "Who made Kobe hit the game-winning shot in the last game, let him pretend."

on the field.

Bucks starting lineup: Westbrook, Curry, Artest, Yi Jianlian, O'Neal.

Lakers starting lineup: Fisher, Bryant, Ariza, Gasol and Bynum.

"The Bucks have changed!"

Barkley has spotted a change in the Bucks' roster, and he wasn't surprised to see O'Neal on the roster as a starter.

After all, O'Neal's performance in the first two games was too good, and his restrictions on the Lakers' twin-tower lineup are obvious to all.

So this is an excellent adjustment and substitution.

It's just that after seeing Rasheed Wallace was replaced and Yi Jianlian was brought up to play power forward, Barkley was extremely puzzled.

Kenny Smith said: "Since Li Lai coached the Bucks last season, Yi Jianlian has always played the center position. For this reason, Yi Jianlian also gained a lot of weight during the off-season last year."

"Now he's back at the power forward position but he doesn't have the flexible footwork that he used to have at this position. Isn't this the Bucks' two-tower lineup?"

Barkley nodded, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

So this is Li Lai bowing his head to the traditional style of play.

After losing two games, the young man finally knew that the traditional two-point and basket attack can win the championship. What kind of messy three-point team building, it is impossible to move to the championship stage.

Barkley couldn't bear to question Li Lai at this moment, "Are you going to win the game, or are you going to whitewash the NBA?"

If it is to whitewash the NBA, it can be as stubborn as the Suns to promote the proportion of three-pointers in offensive rounds, so that the game will naturally look very good.

But if you want to win the game, then play the inside and the middle distance honestly, improve the team's local defense and defense capabilities, this is the only way to win the championship.

Seeing the scene on the court at this time, Barkley can already draw a conclusion: "This competition between three-pointers and two-pointers, a contest between one era and another, a confrontation between old and new coaches, it seems that Zen Master Fei Michael Jackson won!"

Game start.

O'Neal jumped up high with the strength of breaking his old leg and snatched the Bucks' first jump ball in the finals.

The Bucks attack.

Zen Master looked at the field seriously from the bottom of the field. He was very curious about how Li Lai and O'Neal would play the next strategy after winning Yi Jianlian and O'Neal at the same time.

After all, the Bucks have never played a twin-tower lineup. If their unparalleled offensive ability can kill themselves under such a change, it will be easier for the Lakers to win.

Westbrook advanced with the ball to a 45° angle at the top of the arc on the right.

Yi Jianlian attracted the defense at a super far position at a 45° angle on the left, and Gasol was taken away.

In the last game, Yi Jianlian's sudden ultra-long three-pointer made a cold sweat from the Zen Master, so Gasol on the court is very serious about defending Yi Jianlian at this time, and will never give the opponent any open shots The opportunity to make a move.

O'Neal mentioned that the pick-and-roll started at the top of the arc, and Westbrook used the pick-and-roll to go straight to the basket!

"Isn't this the tactical play of James and Big Z of the Cavaliers?"

Barkley gasped in surprise.

On the court, the Bucks players' positioning and playing style are surprisingly consistent with those of the Cavaliers. The only change is that Varejao, who was originally at the waist to attract the defense and was ready to receive a pass from James, has now become super long at the top of the arc. Easy linking where the space is opened.

"The Bucks' lineup makes this single-block tactic with the core of the ball more threatening, and the space in the interior is also greatly stretched. O'Neal's high pick-and-roll can also greatly cover up his huge body in the interior. "

"So the Bucks are going to turn Westbrook into James?"

Kenny Smith remembered that Westbrook's performance in the first two games of the finals was not very good. The reason was that the Lakers' inside defense was too strong, and the penalty area on the field was very crowded due to the twin towers. Brook will repeatedly try to reach the penalty area and hit a wall.

But now they use this style of play to defraud two big men in the penalty area at the same time, which almost leaves the inside of the penalty area in a wide open situation.

This is Westbrook's favorite defense!

Westbrook started quickly after the pick-and-roll, and Bynum had to switch defenses immediately.

But how can his moving speed be on par with Westbrook, so he can only watch the opponent's free throw line take off in one step.

The tortoise's battle ax smashed in.

"come!"

After scoring the goal, Westbrook vented his anger, and even wanted to smash the Lakers' basket.

He played too aggrieved in the first two games!
This roar also reminded everyone that this guy is the MVP of this season's regular season!

Zen Master chewed his gum off the court. He was very surprised by the momentum of the Bucks in the first quarter of the game, especially the player Westbrook, who seemed a bit reckless, even Kobe Bryant's paranoid.

Switch offense.

Fisher advanced with the ball, and Kobe also caught the ball on the right side of the top of the arc to observe the Bucks' defensive strategy.

It was still Artest who led the defense, and Yi Jianlian assisted in the defense. At the same time, O'Neal firmly occupied the area where Kobe once reached the inside to complete the offense.

One person takes the ball and three people participate in the defense together. This is the Bucks' defensive strategy against Kobe.

Kobe could only pass the ball to Gasol inside again, and he wanted to see if his good brother could score the ball without Rasheed Wallace's defense.

Yi Jianlian single defense Gasol.

He used the same tactics as Rasheed Wallace to push Gasol away from the penalty area, but because of the gap in strength compared with Rasheed Wallace, he did not push Gasol away. too far.

Gasol received the ball at the waist, and this position is still his effective singles area.

One library!Erku!

Gasol tried to hit back, but Yi Jianlian always used his right hand to cross the top, and at the same time made a horse step with his right foot and arched his left foot. He used the leverage to hold Gasol firmly and did not let him Go inside half a step.

"This defense is very skillful."

"It can be seen that Yi Jianlian already knew that he would defend Gasol alone in this game, so he made sufficient preparations before the game."

Gasol did not choose to continue the hard top, but took a step across and chose to turn around and make a mid-range shot.

Duang!

Hard work!
Yi Jianlian jumped high and interfered with the shot.

Kenny Smith immediately opened the file and said: "Yi Jianlian's height and wingspan are better than Rasheed Wallace. After all, he was a five-star high school student, so his block height is also better than the opponent."

"It's not a good idea for Gasol to want to eat Yi Jianlian so casually."

After defending the ball, Artest and Yi Jianlian encouraged by high-fiving: "Good job, if Gasol still dares to hit you like this in the next round, don't worry about defending his turnaround shot, if he dares to move forward Force it, and I will help you defend it!"

Yi Jianlian nodded.

Pogasol's singles just now let him know what level of low-post offense Rasheed Wallace was facing in these two games.

If it weren't for Artest to help him defend the upper line, allowing him to defend Gasol's turn unscrupulously, I am afraid he would not be able to prevent the opponent at all.

In particular, Gasol still has first-hand support ability and rebounding ability, which will bring a greater test to Yi Jianlian's defense in the future.

"Easy bond defense is very beautiful!"

Tai Lue, who was off the court, had already clenched his fists excitedly.

If Yi Jianlian can provide this kind of defense throughout the game, it will be difficult for the Lakers' inside line to be overwhelmed.

Li Lai remained calm at this time.

He knew that it was an extremely bold decision for him to play Yi Jianlian as a power forward. After all, Yi Jianlian was not as good as Rasheed Wallace in terms of defensive experience and confrontation, so the worst situation he thought of was Yi Jianlian. The link was blown up by Gasol.

But from the current point of view, Yilianlian seems to be doing very well.

Of course, it is simply unrealistic to want Yi Jianlian to limit Gasol with every ball like Tyronn Lue said, after all, even Rasheed Wallace can't do this.

"However, as long as Yi Jianlian is not overwhelmed on the defensive end and can give Gasol some restrictions, this is the result I want."

The Bucks made a fast break.

O'Neal took a strong defensive rebound against Bynum and threw it directly into Curry's arms.

The latter accelerated crazily, and Kobe struggled to catch up.

But when he got near the free throw line, Curry suddenly took off to deceive Kobe's defense, and then hit the board with a high throw.

Westbrook followed up later, and scored with a tomahawk dunk!
"This counterattack is so fast!"

"It took less than 3 seconds!"

"The Bucks seem to be taking the initiative to speed up the offensive rhythm, which is definitely not good news for the Lakers."

Zen Master looked a little ugly on the court, and he had already seen the Bucks' style of play in the first quarter.

Use O'Neal and Yi Jian to combine Gasol and Bynum, especially O'Neal. After all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. His restricted area protection and basket position are still top-notch in the league. The Lakers It is difficult to form rebounds and penalty area dominance at this time.

Immediately afterwards, Westbrook and Curry accelerated the counterattack rhythm. The counterattack speed and threat of the two were difficult for the Lakers to match.

Except Kobe.

But Kobe can only guard against one person.

So at this time, the Lakers need Fisher and Ariza to participate more in the defense, and always pay attention to the Bucks' counterattack and fast break.

But in this way, the two will inevitably not be able to choose the innermost corners on both sides in the offensive position, otherwise it will be difficult to keep up with the Bucks' counterattack speed.

But the Lakers' triangle offensive axis tactic requires two people to cut into the penalty area and then ambush in the bottom corner to open up space, while allowing Kobe to get outside singles opportunities and Gasol to get free throw line singles opportunities.

This is the foundation of triangle tactics!
But now it was cracked by Li Lai's offensive tactics.

Zen Master's face became more and more difficult to look at.

It's not that his triangle offensive tactic has never been cracked, but the opponents all use defensive tactics, and use offensive tactics to crack offensive tactics. This is the first time he has encountered it in his long coaching career.

The Zen master looked at Li Lai, becoming more apprehensive.

CCTV commentary desk.

Watching the Bucks suddenly suppress the Lakers on both offense and defense, Zhang Weiping finally panicked.

The sudden change of the Bucks seems to have made the Lakers unresponsive, and even powerless to parry.

He comforted himself and said: "It's okay, O'Neal can't continue to fight on the court. As long as the first quarter lasts about 5 minutes, he will definitely be replaced."

In fact, Zen master also thought so, so even if the Bucks played an excellent offensive and defensive performance in the first quarter, he was not completely flustered.

Phil Jackson really wanted to say, your Bucks let O'Neal play at this time, what about the next bench lineup?
If it wasn't for O'Neal and Iverson's double play in the first two games, the Bucks couldn't hold back Kobe's offense in the second quarter.

20: 12.

The Bucks led by 8 points in the half quarter.

At this time, Li Lai also replaced O'Neal at this time, just as the fans and commentators all over the world expected. Confused.

At the same time, O'Neill and Yi Jianlian were replaced, and then Rasheed Wallace and George Hill were taken.

"What kind of weird lineup is this?!"

Westbrook plays point guard, Curry plays shooting guard, George Hill is tall enough to play small forward, so where does Artest play?Where is Rasheed Wallace playing?
After seeing this, Barkley finally understood that Li Lai did not compromise with the times, nor with the Zen Master, nor with the two-pointer and the old-school style of play. He still insisted on his three-pointer, small ball and flexible lineup concepts , is to use this iconic Bucks tactic to kill your Lakers.

"This young man has a temper!"

At this time, Li Lai also stood up and walked to the sideline. He was looking forward to the next performance of the Bucks.

Zen Master also walked near the sideline. He was very curious about how Li Lai dared to use this lineup at this time.

"Let Rasheed Wallace play center, do you still want rebounds?"

Li Lai was startled, a little surprised that the Zen master would talk to him at this time.

He also replied with great interest: "Rebounds are very important, but sometimes rebounds are not so important. Basketball is a sport of one offense and one defense."

"If you can complete the offense, only the loser will pick up the rebounds. If you can complete the defense, where will the rebounds come from?"

Zen Master frowned, and naturally felt that Li Lai was right, but what does this have to do with the situation on the court?
(End of this chapter)