Guoshu basketball

Chapter 187 The Finals Begin

Not surprisingly, five days later, the Celtics won the Eastern Conference finals and joined the Lakers in the finals with a total score of 4-2.After the Pistons lost their big book, there were serious loopholes in the defensive system, and there was nothing they could do about the Celtics.

As Zen Master said, the Celtics just lost to themselves before, rather than the Pistons' defensive strategy had an effect on them.The Pistons have always insisted on the strategy of double-teaming Pierce and letting Rondo make long-range shots, but they were also cracked by the Celtics.

The method is very simple. Although Rondo can't shoot in the long range, his ability to break through and score the ball is very strong. The Pistons can let Rondo shoot, but they can't let him break through. As long as the Pistons make a little defense, Rondo can pass the ball in time to other open players.Instead, the Pistons' defense was riddled with holes!

Now that the opponent has been determined, Li Du has not considered the strategy of defending the Celtics. At the beginning, he considered the strategy of double-teaming Pierce. Go guard Pierce.

Odom is taller than Pierce, so he can cover Pierce to the maximum extent, and his feet are flexible, and he is not afraid of Pierce's sudden change of footsteps, which can cause a lot of trouble for Pierce.Li Du is relatively easy to defend Rondo. He only needs to prevent Rondo from breaking through. Almost all of Rondo's points come from breakthroughs, but this happens to be Li Du's best defense. It can completely limit Rondo's scoring. For a point guard who has lost his scoring ability, his assist efficiency is bound to plummet!
The problem with this strategy is that, in this way, the Lakers' outside defensive leader is no longer Li Du, but Odom who is good at defense.Using Odom to face Pierce, there is no guarantee of what kind of defense it will be, and there is no guarantee for the overall defensive effect!

The Lakers are studying the Celtics, and the Celtics are also thinking about how to defend the Lakers.If in the past, the strategy of defending the Lakers did not need to be considered at all, it would be enough to pinch Kobe in an all-round way.But since this season, especially after Gasol joined the Lakers, the Lakers lineup tends to be complete, even perfect!

Now the core of the Lakers' offense is still Kobe, but there have been too many changes. The Celtics may be able to limit Kobe with all their strength, but in this case, others will be emptied.The current Lakers, Gasol, Li-Du and Odom all have extraordinary scoring ability.

Rivers even had a feeling that, let alone letting go of Li Du, even if he slackened his defense a little bit, the Celtics would lose to Li Du!His kind of three-pointer that will definitely be scored as long as it is not seriously interfered is now one of the most advantageous scoring weapons for the Lakers, and it is also one of the defensive priorities that every team must consider when facing the Lakers.

The Celtics will suddenly realize that facing the current Lakers, they don't seem to have much advantage!

For the competition, no matter how much you think and talk, it still has to be implemented in the competition. On the night of June 6th, the Finals kicked off in Boston!
This season, the Celtics have undisputedly won the best record in the league with 66 wins and 16 losses. Although the Lakers are also very strong, they only scored 57 wins and 25 losses. Therefore, in this finals, the Celtics have home court advantage , the competition system adopts a 2-3-2 schedule, the first two games will be played in Boston, and then go to Los Angeles.

This is the first time for Li Du to participate in the finals, and it is also the first time for many members of the Lakers to participate in the finals.Before the game, all kinds of reports have been overwhelming, and the media have made full comparisons between the positions and players of the two teams.

Although it was his first time to participate in the finals, unexpectedly, Li Du didn't feel any nervousness in his heart. On the contrary, he felt very calm, and his mind was only thinking about the tasks assigned to him by the Zen master and Kobe's warnings to him.

Compared with the crowd outside the arena, the arena was very quiet. Everyone did not talk much, maintaining their mental and physical strength, doing warm-up, stretching and other activities silently.Li Du's boxing practice before every game has also become a habit accepted by the audience. The commentators on the spot even guess what boxing method Li Du will practice today, and use this to guess what tactics Li Du and the Lakers will adopt tonight.

After two seasons of observation, the media and commentators finally discovered that Li Du's tactics on the field had a lot to do with the type of boxing he practiced before the match.If Li Du is practicing Xingyiquan, it means that he will remain tough in the game as always, defending against the opponent, and attacking mainly with back shots and three-pointers.If Li Du is practicing Baguazhang, then it means that Li Du will adopt the tactics of turning around the strong side and attacking the opponent's side. In the attack, he will try to avoid the opponent's strong point and focus on changing positions and air cuts. .

The result of this is that many commentators and even fans who comment on Lakers games can now accurately distinguish Chinese boxing techniques.Without knowing it, Li Du has spread boxing and some Chinese culture to the United States!
This time, Li Du was somewhat unexpected. He first practiced Baguazhang, and then when everyone thought that he would adopt a roundabout attack strategy in this game, Li Du stood still and began to form seals with both hands!
Everyone knows about yoga mahamudra, but no one understands exactly what kind of mudra Li Du formed and what effect this kind of mudra has.

However, through Li Du's rare continuous practice of two different kung fu before the game, everyone understands that Li Du is conveying two meanings: one is that Li Du will pay more attention and seriousness to tonight's game than any other game, and the other That is, in the game, Li Du may not only try his best to grab the side, but also other unexpected things will happen.

After Li Du practiced Baguazhang and Mahamudra yoga, the warm-up time was much longer than other competitions. When he finished these, the warm-up time was almost over.So Li Du walked to the Lakers rest area, high-fived each other with his teammates as a sign of encouragement, and prepared to play.

During this process, Li Du didn't say a word.The teammates who are very familiar with Li Du know that Li Du is keeping silent to maintain his energy and strength, and he wants to shoot with all his strength in the game!
The Lakers' starting lineup is: Bryant, Li-Du, Odom, Gasol and Bynum.This is their most complete lineup, with tremendous power on both ends of the floor.

The Celtics' starting lineup is: Ray Allen, Pierce, Rondo, Garnett and Perkins.This is their regular lineup and they are very familiar with each other.

As the referee threw the basketball high, the finals started!

(End of this chapter)