basketball talent system

Chapter 476 The Winning Streak Ended

However, this game also proved from the side that the inside of the Lakers is really weak, not to mention Randall and Bass, even Thackeray, who is [-] meters [-], is actually a very soy sauce floating bamboo pole , It can't protect the inside line at all. Fortunately, the few firepower points on the outside line perfectly made up for this defect, so we were able to win this game. To be honest, it was also because the Kings' outside line was too weak that Ye Xuan and the others were able to find the target to attack. If facing a team like the Spurs and Rockets with decent outside firepower, the Lakers would have no chance of winning at all.

After the game with the Kings, the Lakers once again ushered in a three-day rest period, and the next game will not be ushered in until NO.19, and the opponent in the next game is the Suns. Miserable, I bought Hibbert originally, thinking that his performance last season was good, at least this season will not be too bad, but I didn't expect that Hibbert directly came to a high platform diving this season, and the data instantly From an average of 15+9 per game last season to an average of 6 points and 7 rebounds per game this season, he has completely changed from a pretty good main insider to a blue-collar player.The most disappointing thing for the Suns is that Hibbert's attitude is very bad. Without the offensive ball, he will not contribute on the defensive end. This makes the Suns very angry. It is estimated that after the end of this season, Hibbert will be Impossible to find another contract with the Suns.

The Lakers played very easily in this game. Since the strength of the Suns is still on the outside, so when facing a team like the Lakers with a good perimeter defense and stronger offensive firepower than the opponent, the Suns The team collapsed, and the overall strength of the Suns was not very strong, so naturally they could not withstand the attack of the Lakers in good condition. In the first quarter, 39:29, although they lost a lot of points, But the Lakers' offensive firepower has perfectly made up for this.

In the second quarter, the Lakers' offense was chaotic for a while without Ye Xuan's organization in the backcourt, but after Ye Xuan was replaced, they quickly stabilized their position. At 28:26 in the single quarter, only They won the opponent by two points, but after halftime, the Lakers still led the opponent by double digits. Unlike the previous game, because Ye Xuan had to restrict the opponent's perimeter players defensively, so The statistics on points and assists are not particularly high. There are only 18 points and 6 assists in the halftime, but the statistics of rebounds and steals are not low. Just over half of the game, I got 5 rebounds and 3 steals, and of course 1 A block is considered the tuition fee paid by the little guy Devin Booker.

The second half basically turned into a harvest rhythm. If Markieff Morris was still there to support, the Lakers would have been able to end the battle, but the result was delayed until there were 5 minutes left in the third quarter. It has been completely stretched to 18 points. Now the Lakers are finally satisfied and replaced the main players one after another.

At the end of the game, the Lakers won five consecutive victories at home. Suddenly, the Lakers became the team with the best record in the league in the past two weeks. In the past 7 games, they have six wins and one loss. Only the Warriors The team and the Lakers have the same record, and other teams, including the Cavaliers, have lost at least two games.However, this also has something to do with the Lakers' schedule. Their recent games have been very long apart. None of them are back-to-back games, and they are all home games. They must be in good shape.The same goes for their next game, a challenge at home to the Grizzlies after a four-day break.

Of course, this is also the last game of their consecutive home games, and it is also the last game of their easy schedule, because after finishing the Grizzlies on the 23rd, they will rush to Phoenix to play back-to-back away games against the Suns again, and In the last week of March, they also have four games, from the 26th to the 31st, and the consecutive games will also become a test of their physical fitness.

The time soon came to the 23rd. Compared with the previous rest, this rest time gave Ye Xuan the opportunity to buy a new car with Shen Wei again. After all, his Enzo was already the third one. It’s the beginning of the year, but although Los Angeles is a metropolis, there are auto fairs. In the end, Ye Xuan’s new car was finalized online. It also belongs to the Ferrari family. The latest model is the Ferrari 488 Spider. Of course, Ye Xuan is a Ferrari Therefore, the Ferrari executives finally decided to send a customized version of the painted 488 Spider to Ye Xuan as a car. This is the benefit of the spokesperson.

In fact, facing the Grizzlies in this game, the Lakers will play very difficult. If they want to win, it will be more difficult than defeating the original Eagles.Last season, the Grizzlies once again proved their tough reputation. Every regular season is like playing in the playoffs, and the playoffs are like playing in the finals... Every time they play, they feel like they are desperate.The trailblazer who played the game had no chance in front of the Grizzlies and was directly beaten.Facing the later championship Grizzlies, they did not give in. When the team's backcourt core Conley was seriously injured, the Warriors were pushed into a desperate situation.It was the only real challenge the Warriors encountered in the playoffs (playing the Rockets was a random pass, and playing the Pacers was just careless because the opponent was short of major generals). It once made the Warriors doubt themselves. This year, the Grizzlies have maintained almost all The core rotation, and killed back.

Gasol Jr. is now the most versatile center in the NBA. Except for his lack of aggressive desire, he is particularly powerful in both offense and defense.Conley's injury is the kind that does not affect his recovery, and he is becoming more and more mature. As the top five point guards in the current NBA defensive ability, he has become the de facto second core of the team when the black bears are in decline. .Although the name of the team is still called the Black and White Bear team.Although Randolph's state continued to decline, but like the driver, he was still able to maintain his tough style of play and efficiency in a short period of time. (Generally, it can only be maintained for one quarter, and the efficiency at other times can only be said to be a qualified starter level.) At critical moments, you can still rely on him to open the situation.

After the team introduced Green last season, it was finally able to put Tony Allen, the best backcourt defender in the league, into the starting lineup to limit the opponent's outside core.On the bench, Courtney Lee has both offense and defense, Carter is always strong, and Udrih is also a starting guard.I can only say that the newcomer Barnes is too suitable for the temperament of the Grizzlies villain. Although as a pseudo-3D player, his ability is declining, but he can still play a huge role in the position of the backup combo forward.The team coach has been very successful in building this tough guy team. It is a beast that no team wants to meet in the playoffs.

However, they are not without flaws. After all, the black bear is old, and Randolph, one of the core tactics, has found it difficult to shoulder the mission entrusted to him now.But the Grizzlies' inside rotation is actually far worse than last season, and there is an urgent need for a qualified inside substitute to help the Grizzlies rotate.Wright is a good finisher and was once the league's true shooting king last season.But why does he play less than 20 minutes in every game?Because on the offensive end, although he has a sense of finishing and explosive physical ability, he lacks qualified offensive skills.Although the defensive end can jump and block, he lacks the awareness of protecting the frame.He can only rotate insiders in a short period of time, and it is impossible to expect him to rotate the Bears alone.

The team can only count on the two combo forwards Green and Barnes to help the Bears rotate more.But the team's real frame protector is only Xiaojia, who is irreplaceable. When Xiaojia is off the field, whether the team's inside defense can still be at the high level of last season is also a question.The rotation of the team's wings has been greatly improved in the past two years. Green, Barnes, Allen, Courtney Lee, and Carter can easily complete their tasks in two positions, but the team does not have the first Three point guards, once Conley or Udri are injured, the team must give a lot of the ball to Xiaojia alone to organize and attack the guards in double figures. The Grizzlies matter.

This season, the Grizzlies have strengthened their flanks while losing the thickness of the inside line. It should be said that the overall strength is not much different from last season. But last season, the injured Grizzlies were not inferior to the Warriors. How high can the uninjured Grizzlies reach? Judging from the current performance, the performance of the Grizzlies has also reached their expected level. Although there was a period of shock due to the injury of the Black Bears midway, the overall combat effectiveness is still very strong. At present, they even rank in the poor performance Rockets front.

The game started soon. Although the Lakers had the home court advantage, they played very passively from the beginning of the game. The black and white bears on the inside put a lot of pressure on the Lakers' defense. Conley and Tony Allen came to curb the performance of Ye Xuan and Kobe, so the Lakers were not able to control the rhythm of the game through outside offense as they did in the previous games.

Not long after the start of the game, the Lakers started to fall behind because they were unable to start the game from the outside and had no way to take the black and white bears inside. Fortunately, the outside shooters of the Grizzlies were not in the right shape today. The Grizzlies didn't seize the opportunity after Paul was double-teamed, so they didn't widen the point difference too much. However, at the end of the first quarter, the Lakers still scored 24:29. 5 points behind the opponent. The 24 points scored in the first quarter was also the Lakers' lowest score in the first quarter after Ye Xuan's comeback.I have to say that the Grizzlies' perimeter defense is still very strong. Although Conley is not yet Ye Xuan's opponent, Ye Xuan will be intercepted by the bears after breaking through. It is too difficult to attack the basket. After the first quarter, Ye Xuan only scored 8 points, and the same was true for Corvo, who was very uncomfortable being defended by Tony Allen. He only scored 6 points in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the rhythm of the game completely fell to the Grizzlies side. Firstly, it was because the Lakers' substitutes did lack a reliable brain, which made it difficult for Nick Young and other players with relatively good offensive ability In terms of the direction of offense, the second reason is that the Grizzlies still have an excellent open man like Courtney Lee who is threading the needle, which makes the gap between the two teams' strength gap even bigger. .

By the time Ye Xuan was replaced again, the Lakers had gone from being 5 points behind in the first quarter to 12 points behind their opponents.Fortunately, after Ye Xuan was replaced, he immediately used his personal ability to score a three-pointer and a two-plus-one for two consecutive rounds, allowing the Grizzlies to directly surrender a timeout, and at the same time narrowed the point difference to 6 points. , but after the timeout ended, the Grizzlies also replaced the main players, and the situation once again fell to the Grizzlies.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers fell behind to the Grizzlies by 11 points because they were completely blown inside.Ye Xuan's statistics are also the worst since coming to the Lakers, only 18 points and 2 assists, that's right, two assists, Ye Xuan basically can't find a chance to help his teammates gain space in this game. For a team like the Grizzlies with super strong personal defensive ability, Ye Xuan can play a much smaller role. At that time, he can compete with a team like the Spurs and Rockets with Leonard and Beverly. You can see it when you fight.

Not long after the start of the second half, the black bear's condition finally began to decline. After all, he was getting older, but what Ye Xuan didn't expect was that Green stood up at this time and directly became another black bear. Bass Jr., who was beaten helplessly during the matchup, was also blown up when he was facing off with Jeff Green. Green faced the insider of the Lakers and instantly turned into Ibaka. The combination with Durant can not only grab rebounds and block shots and attack in the paint, but also be able to play singles with the ball and shoot three-pointers, which instantly disrupted the Lakers' point-chasing plan.

As a result, the Lakers, who lost this opportunity to chase points, were basically rubbed on the ground by the Grizzlies in the next game. Lost by nearly twenty points.Ye Xuan's performance in this game was not particularly good. After playing 36 minutes, Ye Xuan only scored 28 points and 6 assists. He also scored 3 steals, but the fast break after the steal did not score. These three times The final result of the steal was two turnovers and one shot for Ye Xuan.

In fact, it can be seen in this game that the current lineup of the Lakers is still too obvious. There is no meat shield inside to resist the tonnage of Randolph. This situation has already been reflected in the face of the Kings. Yes, but there is no way, this season's trade has expired, so if you want to change the lineup, you can only wait until the end of the season.

(End of this chapter)