You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 286 Empty your mind and don't think about anything

At the buzzer in the first quarter, the madman who replaced Kobe made a three-pointer with a LOGO distance at the buzzer, but it was a pity that he was sentenced to a timeout.

The Suns scored another 2 points after Nash left the game, and the Lakers had nothing.

At the end of the first quarter, 31 to 25, the Lakers entered the second quarter with a 6-point deficit.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides were in the second team.

The Lakers played their best outside and inside shots.

Kobe and Odom rested, and the Suns simply put on a lineup of Barbosa, Eddie House, Diaw, James Jones, and Marion.

Due to the obvious flaws in the lineups of the two sides, it gradually became a game of finding loopholes for each other.

For the Lakers, Weixia, who is in charge, made a good pass, and Sprewell made a three-pointer.

28 is better than 31
Without Kobe, they can still score points.

The Suns acted quite proactively. Barbosa's speed was as fast as lightning, and he might score points if he didn't pay attention.

Wei Xia had already played a high-intensity game for 8 minutes before. Barbosa suddenly tested his footsteps. He failed to keep up, and Dwayne Jones at the basket had no hope. Seeing that Brazil made a lightning breakthrough.

As a result, the Suns relied on off-ball screens, passed the ball, and hit another three-pointer.

34 is better than 28
The atmosphere of the playoffs is obviously different from that of the regular season. The Suns know how important Wei Xia is to the Lakers. Kobe is not there, and Bell's defensive focus is Wei Xia.

Suddenly being taken care of by a TOP-level defensive champion, Wei Xia is like a car stuck in a quagmire, and no matter how powerful the limit horsepower is, it will not be able to get out.

Mihm is basically determined to be reimbursed for the season, Odom is not on the court, Cook is in a cold state, Kobe is resting, and Wei Xia has lost all points that he can rely on.

Several people on the field are looking at him, whether to play tactics or single-handedly, it all depends on him.

Wei Xia naturally thought of Kobe.

If Kobe was here and had the chance to play singles, would he not play singles?
The team needs him to do this, so he will give it a try.

Just like backing up Bell before, he saw the hostility on Bell's face, and he undoubtedly held a grudge against the trash talk he said after successfully backing up.

Wei Xia couldn't control other people's thoughts, he chose to break through to the right, and found that Bell had already mastered his offensive methods.In the playoffs, there is no confrontation, and we know each other well. The more obvious the shortcomings, the more people will be targeted.

Wei Xia knew where his problem was, and he was not in a hurry.

If the strong attack fails, it will be changed to a back attack.

After observing Kobe for a season, I dare not say that I have learned his full set of steps, and I always have the ability to succeed.

Wei Xia leaned against Bell, and the change in footsteps convinced the opponent that he had indeed changed his offensive method.His idea was exactly what Wei Xia hoped for.

Bell was bewildered by Wei Xia's pace. Suddenly, he saw his opponent turn around. The speed of the turn on the left hand side was not as fast as that of the right hand side. It was better suddenly and without warning.

A moment of stupefaction was enough for Wei Xia to penetrate his defense.

The so-called Best Defensive Team of the Year will be blown up if they take a fake move.

Wei Xia broke into the sun's penalty area and changed hands for a layup, 30 to 34.

"Actually, his left hand isn't that bad." Kobe saw through Wei Xia's skills, "He just doesn't have confidence in his left hand."

Since childhood, Wei Xia's left-handed offense has been a problem.

In high school and college, it's not so obvious. In the NBA, even a bad shot will be targeted. What's more, the offense focuses on the right hand, don't you like the left hand?
In the playoffs, the more obvious flaws will be exposed to the world in the cruelest way by the opponents.

For Wei Xia, it was the right time to overcome the inner obstacles.

It is true that his left hand is not as comfortable as his right hand, but it is by no means unreliable.

However, it is not enough to cross the heart barrier, and Wei Xia will not use the key playoffs to practice his confidence.Even he thought, if Kobe is willing, Jackson can't let him do that.

Tim Thomas's cut, Barbosa's terribly fast breakthrough, the Suns scored easily.

Nash is not here, the sun is still the sun, and their second team also has the power and offensive power that cannot be ignored.

Bell increased his defensive strength, and Weixia's offense lost its threat.

It's called tactics, and it can't be opened.

The Lakers are in disarray.

"Kobe, I need you on the court." As soon as Jackson finished speaking, Kobe stood up, seeing the madman get the ball, no matter what happened, he shot first.

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The rebound popped out and Barbosa countered with the ball.

38 is better than 30
In less than two and a half minutes, the Lakers called a timeout.

"The Suns can rest Steve Nash for a few more minutes, but the Lakers can't. They need Kobe all the time because no one else can run an efficient team offense at the intensity of the playoffs."

"Maybe the Lakers have high hopes for Wish, but he is just a rookie. He is not a monster rookie who ignored the law of growth. At this stage, he has no hair to make up for the gap left by Kobe."

As soon as Brown finished speaking, Kobe really put on the game.

The Suns were unmoved, allowing the team's second team with an 8-point lead to continue playing.

Unfortunately, after Kobe came back, the situation did not improve.

The Suns used one-on-one defense and let Kobe play to see.If he can handle Bell, he will add more people. If he can't, he will keep it as it is.

As a result, Kobe's touch didn't know where he flew.

Several attacks on Bell failed to score, and what made him even more angry was that every rebound fell into Barbosa's hands.

Thus, the famous "To outgun" appeared!
"To outgun" is an American invention, and in German it means "breaking through the opponent's iron barrel array with speed".

This is the coaching thinking of most coaches in the future. In fact, it can be traced back to the basic idea of ​​basketball inventor Dr. James Naismith in his first generation of rules.

Among the 1892 "Basketball Rules" enacted by the Canadian on January 1, 15, there was no provision for "allowing defense".He just stipulated that at the end of the game, the team with the highest score is the winner.

The complete rule is "score as much as possible in a basketball game, but it is not allowed to block scoring in any way." This rule was kept in mind by many teams and coaches in subsequent games, and it didn't take long for basketball games to score more and more. Basketball fans were able to see many "appalling" high-scoring games.

Barbosa is the one who started the "To outgun" rhythm in the Suns.

His speed is too fast, as long as he holds the ball to launch a counterattack, the opponent has to retreat as soon as possible to see if he can pile up the penalty area to block his impact.

Thanks to Barbosa's speed, the Suns played their best offense since the opening game.

Wei Xia, who was sent by Jackson to face Barbosa, had nothing to do with the opponent's speed. There were too many counterattacks. If he couldn't catch up with Barbosa, he could only let the opponent do what he wanted.

One minute later, Wei Xia was replaced by Jackson.

The reason for replacing him is nothing else, he can't catch up with Barbosa.During the regular season, I played well against the Suns at the airport against Nash, not Barbosa.Barbosa's speed is easy to deal with, but also difficult to say.As long as the success rate of the attack is controlled and Barbosa is not allowed to get up and fall into positional warfare, his power is not that strong.

The problem just a few minutes ago was that Kobe couldn't make a shot, and the defensive rebounds kept bouncing on Barbosa.

That's a chance given by God, if you don't seize it, you will be struck by lightning.

With that wave of counterattack and fast break, the Suns led by 14 points at most.

Nash originally just rested, and came up to fight the fire at any time when the situation was unstable, but now he is sitting longer and longer, and may have to think about the next game.

Suddenly, the Lakers replaced Odom, and the two strongest inside and outside returned.

Kobe, who had a bad shooting touch, hit the inside a lot, causing damage, while Odom's rebounding performance continued to be strong, and the paint area without a seven-foot inside line became a resort for him to fly.

Wei Xia sat depressed, not in the mood to watch the battle, he screwed up and had no excuse.

"Since you can't catch up with the Brazilian, don't chase it!" Winter said to him suddenly.

Wei Xia looked up at him, wondering why.

"You pay too much attention to the ball! Think about your intentions, your mission! If defending the Brazilian is your top priority, then you should not think about anything other than defending him," Winter said emphatically.

Wei Xia listened to his words and savored the meaning.

He didn't know what Winter was implying: "Don't think about anything?"

"Yes. Teammates, offense, possession of the ball. Don't think about anything except defending the Brazilian. If you still can't defend him in this situation, then you can tell Phil that you can't do it, and find someone else to deal with him!"

Instigated by Winter's words, the Lakers' offense improved. Odom's tough defense and rebounds, Kobe countered dunks, and the point difference recovered to single digits.

(End of this chapter)