Pick Westbrook

Chapter 184 Big Trouble

The Bucks attack.

Westbrook pushed forward with the ball, and Artest and Rasheed Wallace stood at the free throw line at the same time.

Artest chooses to set a small screen for Rasheed Wallace, and then immediately walks down and takes Bynum.

At the same time, Rasheed Wallace went up to the top of the arc to catch the ball after using the screen and began to respond.

Because of Rasheed Wallace's ball-handling ability and mobility, Bynum chose to take a step back to defend. With his height, even if Rasheed Wallace chooses to shoot a three-pointer, he can steadily interfere with the shot.

But at this time, Curry and Westbrook on the left suddenly started running and chose to cross screen behind Rasheed Wallace.

In this way, Kobe switched to Westbrook and Fisher switched to Curry.

Curry continued to run to the bottom line on the right after borrowing the cover. Artest, who had just rolled down, chose to move to the right and then give Curry a pick-and-roll.

Curry pretended to cut inside, turned back and ran out of the three-point line in an instant, and Rasheed Wallace passed the ball.

"It happened!"

The Zen master shouted, but it was too late.

On the court, Fisher was firmly blocked by Artest, and Bynum's huge body had no time to pounce at this time.

Curry was unguarded beyond the three-point line, and he raised his hand and threw it.

Swish!
Three point shot!
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"Even if the Lakers have 5 steamed buns on the court, they occupy such a huge defensive space. How could Curry run out of such a large space!"

Zhang Weiping's face was incredible, and he refused to accept that Curry was able to score so easily.

Su Qun said with certainty, "It's very possible."

"Look where Gasol is, where Kobe is, and you know why Curry has so much space."

Zhang Weiping looked curiously. Gasol was at the free throw line and Kobe was at the waist on the other side. Until this time, the Lakers were still paying attention to the defense of the penalty area.

This is no wonder for them, after all, the wave of tactical moves just now directly emptied the inside of the penalty area, and in this game, Westbrook scored in the Lakers' penalty area many times.

Traditional teams are most concerned about the mid-range shooting defense near the penalty area and the free throw line, so it is understandable that the Lakers have such a defense, but the key is that the Bucks are playing three-point tactics on the court!

"How could there be such an exquisite tactical coordination in the world!"

On the live commentary stand, Barkley was amazed and shocked.

As far as the offense that the Bucks just launched, it is rare in the world, gorgeous and effective, and it is not too much to call it a visual feast.

Zen master finally understood what Li Lai said, "If the offense can be completed, only the loser will pick up the rebounds". At this time, isn't Bynum picking up the ball and launching an offense again?
Lakers offense.

After being scored by the Bucks with such a gorgeous offense, Kobe's face was full of anger. He knew that he needed to stand up and win the score for the team at this time.

Kobe held the ball outside the three-point line, and the Bucks still had the same three-man defense.

This was Kobe's first attempt at challenging the Bucks' defense.

Lowering the center of gravity, crossing steps during the march, the basketball came to the right and passed Artest for half a step, but this half step was enough for Kobe to complete the offense.

But this moment.

The Bucks shrank their defense with 5 players, and George Hill and Westbrook were already standing in front of Kobe.

"This kind of ball is difficult to score even if the gods come!"

Kobe still stubbornly took off and completed the shot with a super large back!
Duang!

The basketball nearly hit the rim and then bounced.

Zhang Weiping said excitedly: "Kobe's shot is really good! He can still shoot against three people!"

"Although we didn't score, it's a good goal if we didn't score. At this time, he has to attack!"

"Pau Gasol and Bynum quickly grabbed the rebound, Kobe passed the ball so well, don't waste it."

Zen Master was looking forward to this scene very much off the court. Although the Bucks played an offensive game just now, it is also very difficult for them to face the Lakers' offense now, especially when there are two rebounding strengths on the court, Gasol and Bynum. and absolute height.

Zen master couldn't help thinking of another sentence from Li Lai at this time, "If you can complete the defense, where can you get the rebound?"

Now it seems that the Bucks did defend Kobe's offense, but didn't the rebound just come out like this?

on the field.

Five Bucks rushed into the penalty area crazily.

Artest and Rasheed Wallace desperately squeezed Gasol and Bynum away. Westbrook was already in the penalty area ready to grab rebounds, and Curry was ready to pick up long rebounds at the free throw line.

Whether it's around the basket, in the paint or near the free throw line, there are Bucks players!

The basketball happens not to bounce very high. In fact, the basketball never jumps high for mid-range shots and offensive shots in the penalty area. Therefore, at this time, the height of the player is not the absolute advantage in rebounding, but the speed of take-off and the timing of rebounding. the most important.

boom!
Westbrook jumped high and grabbed the rebound with one hand, while Gasol and Bynum were still deeply involved in the struggle between Artest and Rasheed Wallace, and they couldn't Can jump up.

"how can that be!"

Kenny Smith was dumbfounded. The Bucks actually snatched the big players with smaller players? !
Barkley was extremely quiet at the side at this time, just looking at the players on the Bucks with his eyes in amazement.

Barkley would like to say that he has never been a tall player, but he has played inside his entire career. He has never been weaker than a big center in rebounding because of his bounce speed and take-off timing. .

More reasons are because that era likes offense at the basket and mid-range shooting, so big players do not have an absolute advantage when fighting for rebounds.

"But that's Gasol and Bynum after all, it's unbelievable for the Bucks to grab the rebound like that."

Zhang Weiping was still aggrieved there.

Su Qun pointed to Gasol and Bynum on the court and said: "If they are two people with plenty of physical strength, it will be difficult for the Bucks to gain an advantage in rebounding, but in the first half of the game, the two are Consumed by Yi Jianlian and O'Neal's various physical confrontations, how can they fight against Artest and Rasheed Wallace, who are extremely powerful?"

Yu Jia nodded with instant understanding, and looked at Yi Jianlian and O'Neill, who were resting well on the Bucks bench at this time, and finally understood.

"This is a small lineup!"

"This is a small lineup that first uses the big ones to fight against exhaustion, and then suddenly brings them up."

"It's no wonder that the Bucks will play fast at the beginning of the game, just to further consume the physical strength of the cumbersome Gasol and Bynum, and then rely on smaller players to show their power during this time period."

"The Bucks finally found a solution to the Lakers' inside twin towers!"

Tyronn Lue and Marshall celebrated with high-fives on the bench. The Bucks took a 10-point lead before the end of the first quarter. What do you want to do when you come down?
Li Lai said: "Five little dead!"

Tyronn Lue and Marshall looked back curiously at this time.

Li Lai repeated: "This is our unique move, Five Deaths!"

Tyronn Lue and Marshall nodded. From now on, this will be the trick for their Bucks to play an absolute inside team.

The first quarter is over.

The Bucks took the lead with 33:22.

The second game.

Kobe, who was supposed to rest in the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, did not get such a respite in this game, so he had to stay on the court to lead the bench at this time.

Both Jackson and Kobe knew that this time period was their only chance.

But what surprised the two of them was that the Bucks' lineup at this time was Iverson, Danny Green, Artest, Yi Jianlian and O'Neal.

"Both Yi Jianlian and O'Neal took a lot of rest, unlike Gasol and Bynum who were both exhausted tonight, so they can continue to play at this time."

"In this way, the Bucks not only retained Iverson and O'Neal, who played extremely well, to continue to lead the bench lineup, but also upgraded Villanueva's position to Yi Jianlian."

"It's going to be harder for the Lakers to win this quarter."

Iverson broke through singles and scored one after another, and O'Neal even scored easily from Odom in the paint many times.

As the Lakers' defense began to focus on one thing and lose another, Yi Jianlian also got a lot of open scoring opportunities.

The Bucks had a 16:8 offensive high slot.

"Jump!"

"The Lakers jumped!"

"Let this super offensive team suddenly turn on the offensive firepower, and they won't be as simple as beating you by 1 or 2 points."

"The Bucks have always been a team that likes to win high and low!"

Kobe saw that the point difference on the field was close to 20 points. He wanted to defeat the Bucks by himself, so he increased his personal offensive firepower.

Danny Green was ordered to defend Kobe in this game. He always tried not to let Kobe get into the paint and score easily. As for Kobe's difficult fadeaway jumper, there are not many players who can defend it seriously anyway. And this offensive choice is only based on Kobe's own touch, he can score no matter how accurate he is.

In tonight's game, Kobe's touch against Danny Green's defense is still excellent.

After scoring multiple goals in a row, Iverson finally couldn't bear it anymore. He looked in the direction of Li Lai and asked to defend Kobe!

Li Lai nodded and gave Iverson such a chance.

Iverson defended against Kobe alone, and the opponent played more actively, forcing his way to the basket and scoring.

Iverson played hard, preferring to send Kobe to the free throw line to block his fiery touch, and never let him score easily.

boom!
Kobe hit Iverson with an elbow on the chin during a layup. The referee whistled and called Kobe an offensive foul. The latter rushed to the referee in great dissatisfaction and gave a standard Kobe stare reminder.

"Wait, don't look at Kobe and the referee, the sideline referee requested a timeout! What's going on!"

Under Yu Jia's curiosity, the camera lens quickly moved to the direction of Iverson. It turned out that Kobe's elbow directly hit the corner of Iverson's mouth with blood.

"Both sides are risking their lives. Iverson and Kobe are also serious. No one will give in to the other."

The referee brought Iverson to the Bucks bench, looked at Li Lai and said, "He can't stay on the court anymore. The Bucks must let the medical team deal with Iverson's injury, at least no blood can be seen. .”

Li Lai knew the rules of the NBA. Players must leave the court after seeing blood, so at this time he pointed to Dragic who was on the bench, ready to replace Iverson on the court.

But Iverson held Li Lai's hand tightly and said, "Coach, no, I want to win this hard-won victory for the team."

Afterwards, Iverson took the sweat towel from Elson, swallowed the blood in his mouth, wiped the corner of his mouth and said, "Is this all right?"

The referee nodded in surprise, and then exchanged a glance with Li Lai.

Is this still the rebellious Iverson who is the prodigal son on the court?

The second quarter is over.

The Bucks continued to lead with 65:50.

It's the second half of the game.

The recovering Gasol and Bynum helped the Lakers gain a slight lead, but then they were scored consecutively by Westbrook and Curry in the first quarter.

The fans in Los Angeles at the scene lost all their excitement before the opening game. Except that the Lakers could beat the Bucks in two games in a row, the opponent must be a team that reached the finals by luck, not the Lakers at all. opponent.

But judging from the pictures on the court now, the Lakers were led by the Bucks throughout the game, even with a huge point difference.

Finally the game is over.

The Bucks won the game 124:110 and pulled back 1 game.

The big score is 1:2.

Brooklyn, New York.

Mike Budenholzer is still stunned, completely in disbelief that the Bucks will suddenly play such a dominant offense.

Larry Brown looked back at Popovich and said: "You won, the Bucks have indeed found a solution to the Lakers' inner twin towers."

"I now think that the two teams should be in a 5:5 situation."

Popovich shook his head and said, "4:6, Bucks 6."

Larry Brown was stunned, and said with some surprise: "You should know the Zen master Phil Jackson. He is not a mediocre person. He is even better at attacking than you and me. He won't find a solution to the hero." The deer team's tactical approach."

Popovich naturally knew that Zen Master would limit the Bucks' small lineup in the next game, but Popovich himself is the head coach who best understands the essence of the Bucks' small lineup in the league.

In some ways the Bucks and the Spurs have always been alike.

So Popovich has the confidence to say this, the Lakers and Zen master Phil Jackson are in big trouble.

Post-match interview.

Kobe was a little annoyed for not saying a word.

Zen Master was also a little exhausted facing the Bucks' sudden change of play and the small lineup brought up during the game.

A reporter said curiously: "This is just an accident, right? After all, no matter how weak a team is, it sometimes explodes on the court."

Kobe shrugged and said: "It's not an accident, we were restrained by the Bucks and suppressed by the audience."

这场比赛威斯特布鲁克砍下了30分8篮板6助攻的数据，库里砍下了32分3篮板2助攻的数据，两人打出了总决赛以来最好的表现。

Zen Master affirmed: "We will find a way to crack the Bucks' small lineup, and we will also find a way to limit Westbrook and Curry."

The reporter reminded: "Just now the Bucks have finished the post-match interview. Coach Tyronn Lue said that it was their trick to die five small. The Lakers will face big trouble next."

Zen Master and Kobe remained silent at the same time, and Tyronn Lue was the one who said that.

He was right. The Lakers, who had only won two games, lost the game tonight, and it was a big loss. They did encounter some troubles.

The Zen master said with his eyes straight, "But it's just a little trouble."

(End of this chapter)