super small forward

Chapter 234. 234. Consumption of Ibaka
Since the 11-12 season, Ibaka has been a behemoth on the inside. He averaged 3.5 blocks per game in the last three seasons. Even with injuries this season, he averaged 3.1 blocks per game, but only played 37 times. , like Kobe, is not included in the entry requirements for major awards.

Ibaka, who was born in Congo, a country rich in insiders, is most proud of his physical fitness. His sudden explosion caught the Lakers by surprise!
Gasol was hit by Ibaka in the air to make a supplementary dunk, which reminded Gasol of the 11-12 season playoffs. It was this young man who covered the sky with his hands in the paint and eliminated the Lakers in the second round!
The Lakers attacked, and Liu Ren continued to go low.

This time, Ibaka waved his big hand in a heroic manner, and asked Sefulosa to go to the bottom corner to prevent Gasol from shooting, and he stood behind Liu Ren.

Liu Ren couldn't bear to see Ibaka coming over, but the NBA is so cruel, the opponent has fallen into a trap, all he has to do is consume Ibaka crazily.

Ibaka is ready to fight. He doesn't despise Liu Ren like Sefolosha did at the beginning. He knew that the little Chinese man in front of him definitely has insider strength since Liu Ren crushed Sefolosa's attack in the last round!
But is it useful to be prepared?Liu Ren told him to think too much!

Ibaka is not a meat shield insider. His strength lies in his super explosive power. Liu Ren likes to compare his explosive power with his opponents. He is only 5 centimeters shorter than Ibaka and weighs 102 kilograms. Not too bad, Liu Ren slammed Ibaka back half a step!

There is a play!

Liu Ren didn't stop at all, and continued to slam back, abruptly hitting Ibaka into the basket, and then turned over and jumped to smash the ball into the basket through Ibaka!
After the dunk, Liu Ren acted as if he had made his opponent angry again, turned around and returned to the defense without any excitement, as if he had done a very simple thing.

"What kind of monster is this!" Ibaka lost his voice in astonishment.

"Serge, don't fight him head-on. You didn't fight him head-on during the regular season. He is stronger than James!" Durant patted Ibaka's buttocks and said.

Stronger than James!Ibaka thought of the fear of being dominated by James in the Finals two years ago!

While fearful, Ibaka was more angry. He was angry that he was actually scared!
Durant didn't expect that he just wanted to comfort Ibaka, but made Ibaka lose his mind!

The Thunder attacked. Ibacara, who hadn't played a pick-and-roll in this year's playoffs, came out to Westbrook's pick-and-roll. Ibaka's solid pick-and-roll blocked Liu Ren steadily, and Westbrook went to the basket.

Ibaka's legs were firmly on the ground to block Liu Ren. Liu Ren's huge impact made Ibaka's left knee feel very uncomfortable!
This is the reason why Ibaka did not play the pick-and-roll in the series against the Warriors, because both he and Westbrook are injured, and playing the pick-and-roll is a burden for both of them, otherwise the destructive power of the pick-and-roll between him and Westbrook would be easily overwhelmed. The Warriors solved it.

It's a pity that this time Ibaka played his life to help Westbrook pick and roll but did nothing!
Green appeared on Westbrook's breakthrough route at the right time, blocking Westbrook's breakthrough route.

Westbrook's state this season is really bad. Once he is blocked in the middle distance, he will miss the mid-range shot, and because of his knee injury, he cannot use his previous explosive power, so he is blocked on the right side of the free throw line.

Pass?Of course not, Westbrook's first choice is always to shoot, and Green's mid-range jumper made an emergency stop against the supplementary defense.

but!Ibaka rushed into the inside and jumped up, using a super explosive bounce to pick off an offensive rebound on Gasol's head!
Completely ignoring his knee injury, Ibaka fell into a frenzy in the next game as the Lakers expected, constantly breaking out in the paint and putting tremendous pressure on Gasol.

Whether it is the defense planned by Kobe or the offense planned by D'Antoni, there is only one purpose, which is to consume Ibaka!

It doesn't matter even if this game is included!
Gasol singled Ibaka, Liu Ren singled Ibaka, and even Green and Kobe took the initiative to find opportunities for physical contact with Ibaka, forcing Ibaka to drag his injured leg to fight the four of them.

Liu Ren knew very well that the strategy planned by D'Antoni and Kobe was extremely sinister, but this is the NBA!

The Thunder are used to Ibaka doing all the dirty work inside, because the Thunder only point at Ibaka inside, Perkins was definitely a garbage contract in his first year, and Adams was still a 3 A rookie with 4 boards, Ibaka basically does everything inside the Thunder by himself!

In the following time, Ibaka showed that he has been regarded as the most impactful power forward in the past few years. In terms of the impact of the inside, even Griffin is not as good as Ibaka!
Griffin's style of play in the first two years of entering the NBA is very eye-catching, but in fact he is a delicate power forward, and his intellectual dunks are very violent. The most promising thing about him is that his skills are always developed so quickly. Well, whatever the coach needs, he can get it for you in one summer.

When the Lakers were attacking, Liu Ren and Gasol took turns to irritate Ibaka in the low post. The Thunder's offense is now pointing at Ibaka to grab offensive rebounds inside.

The rhythm is exactly as the Lakers expected, and the scores of both sides are rising.

At the 9th minute of the first quarter, Ibaka's legs were obviously weak in a confrontation with Liu Ren!Offensive rebound was grabbed by Liu Ren!
Liu Renqiang stood up and dunked!Perkins made a defensive foul under the basket that was completely equal to an obstacle. If the goal is valid, a penalty will be added!

"Mike, is it almost time?" Assistant coach Mark Madsen reminded.

D'Antoni looked at the game time and nodded: "Substitute, let Hassan defeat them!"

Now the Lakers' lineup has become Nash, Liu Ren, Antetokounmpo, Green, and Whiteside. This lineup has a strong defense and Nash's defense is poor, but the other four can completely make up for Nash!
The Lakers' style of play suddenly changed, instead of continuing to play singles, they started running and bombing!
In the first few minutes, Nash basically dribbled and warmed up without much consumption. Antetokounmpo and Green's inside duo cooperated quite tacitly. The three-person passing and shooting switches were seamlessly connected. Impact, one is responsible for protecting defensive rebounds to ensure counterattack efficiency.

The Thunder are very pleased that the Lakers suddenly picked up the pace!

Except for Perkins, the Thunder team is all young people, and they like the fast-paced style of play the most, so that they can bring out their impact!
(End of this chapter)