I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 272 The Lakers' Revenge
On May 5, the fifth game of the Rockets VS Lakers started.

Sure enough, as analyzed before, the Lakers tightened up after a loose game.

And probably due to criticism from the outside world, the pressure was tighter than usual.

The Lakers started from defense, expanded the press, and increased intensity.

Their defensive focus is on the Rockets' point guard.

They clearly know that the point guard is the biggest weakness of the Rockets. It is the most trouble-free and efficient tactic to hit the snake and hit the seven inches.

In this battle, the Lakers are extremely targeted: if Brooks and the inside pick-and-roll, Bynum or Gasol must go up to block the breakthrough line of Xiaobu, and firmly prevent him from breaking through; if Xiaobu does not pick-and-roll, 1-on-1 direct breakthrough, Fisher or Jordan Farmar will drive Xiaobu to the sideline and bottom line to prevent him from getting close to the basket; but once he breaks into the basket, Gasol and Bynum are two big men It was already there waiting to cover him.

At the same time, Yao Ming was defended around the front to prevent him from receiving the ball, which cut off the connection between him and Yao Ming.

Under the strict defense of the Lakers, Xiaobu's breakthrough success rate dropped greatly, his shooting percentage also dropped rapidly, and his turnovers increased sharply.He even faced the dilemma of not having a point of departure.

The only thing the Rockets can do with Xiaobu is Dorsey.

But the Lakers also learned the lesson of the previous game, and Odom or Ariza will dislocate Dorsey.

God knows what method Phil Jackson used to convince the pompous Kobe to give up his deadlock with Dorsey.

Although neither Odom nor Ariza can completely limit Dorsey's performance, at least he is not at a disadvantage in terms of strength. Dorsey's "magic weapon" turns and sits, and he cannot score so easily.And once Dorsey holds the ball for a little longer, he will immediately fall into the opponent's double-team.

You know, it was Kobe who participated in the double-team defense!
Once double-teamed, Dorsey will have nothing to do.

In the Lakers' very targeted defense, several of the Rockets' main offensive points were locked up, and the Rockets' offense was struggling.

In stark contrast, the Lakers' offense was flourishing under the leadership of Kobe.

In essence, Kobe and Jordan are the same kind of people, and they can't bear the slightest grievance. Once they are criticized by the outside world, they will take revenge immediately, and it's not like I slap you and you punch me back. If I slap you, you will use a chainsaw to chop me up for revenge!

In the last game, the Lakers played in a mess. Naturally, a lot of criticism from the outside fell on the head of the leader, Kobe.

Kobe couldn't bear such a bird's spirit, he turned his anger into strength, and the firepower was fully fired.

All kinds of long-range shots and short-range bursts, killing seven in and seven out in the rocket formation, it is like entering the land of no one!

He scored 12 points in the first quarter, went further in the second quarter, scored 13 points, and scored 25 points in the first half alone.

In the second half, there was still no intention of stopping, and they scored another 14 points in the third quarter!
Seeing that Kobe was about to make an arithmetic progression, Adelman yelled anxiously on the sidelines, asking the players to stand up!You can't let Kobe do whatever he wants!
In fact, don't the players know to limit Kobe?of course not!They have already tried their best to defend, but there is no way to prevent it!You know, Metta Shiping, Battier, Dorsey, and Yao Ming were defending Kobe!They are all top defenders in the league!

But who let the opponent be Kobe!
Adelman's voice was hoarse, but it didn't help.The point difference between the two teams is just like Kobe's score, which is unstoppably growing.

Lao Ah also knew that the Rockets had no chance of winning when the two teams had the same fighting spirit and all their skills and tactics were playing normally.

The strength of the Lakers is too strong, and they are very hopeful to win the championship.

It's just that the game was so ugly and the point difference was so big, but it was because the Lakers took advantage of the Rockets' weakness. The cunning Mayfair Jackson was an old fox who maximized the Rockets' loss of point guard!
Throughout the season, the two biggest problems restricting the Rockets are "the death of the point guard" and "lack of talent". This is the shortest board that determines how much water the Rockets can hold in this bucket.

Now, with the return of McGrady, the Rockets' lack of talent has been alleviated to a certain extent, but the point guard problem...

Alas, thinking of this makes Mosaic's liver ache!Although Alston is not a top point guard, he can still stand up. If the streetball king is here, he won't be in such a mess now!
Thinking of this, Adelman was suddenly blessed, and his eyes lit up.

Yes, this problem does not seem to be unsolvable.In the last game, didn't I think of the renovation plan a long time ago!

Let McGrady play point guard!
Although this plan has been implemented before, the effect is not as good as expected. McGrady's lazy game attitude and way of playing with too much care for feathers make him do more harm than good at the point guard position.

However, at this time and at that time, McGrady was still an invincible superstar at that time, God was first and he was second, but after this ups and downs of the season, his arrogance has long been worn away, and even changed clothes for the first time. The room publicly apologized, God knows what he went through!
When there is no way to go, how can we find another way out of the thorns!

Adelman glanced at the electronic score board. There were only 4 minutes left in the game, and the point difference had been widened to more than 30 points.

This battle is already hopeless, so let's be patient for now and keep some tactical concealment.

In the end, the Rockets lost 78:118 to the Lakers by 40 points!Set a record for the largest single-game point difference in the playoffs this season!

Among them, Kobe scored so far, the highest score in the playoffs this season, 46 points!
The Lakers got the match point.

Everyone believes that the Lakers will eliminate the Rockets with a total score of 4:2 in the next game.

For a team that was swept in the regular season, being able to win two games is already very good.

However, Adelman doesn't think so, he thinks his team can save it again!
The key to the comeback is to solve the loss of the point guard.

There are still two days until the next playoff game.

The Rockets changed their schedule and flew back to Houston overnight.

The media in Los Angeles laughed and said that the Rockets had lost too much, and they were ashamed to stay in Los Angeles.

They didn't know that Adelman announced on the flight back that he would use these two days to conduct four closed special training sessions!
The players were very surprised. You must know that due to the intensive schedule of the playoffs, most teams practice once a day, and the intensity is not high. Why does Adelman suddenly have to practice twice a day, and what kind of closed special training is required!
Has he lost too much, is he crazy?

However, seeing the presence of the old God, the team members all had a glimmer of hope in their hearts.

Maybe he really has a trick to turn things around.

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(End of this chapter)