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Chapter 296 296. A new generation of CIC masters?
73 to 82, after Liu Ren hit the three-pointer, the point difference returned to within ten!
To hit the Rockets hard, this is what Ke said when they gathered together before the game.

Kobe did it himself. During the period when the Rockets' unexpected defense produced unexpected results in the first two quarters, Kobe scored 17 points on 11 of 29 shots alone.

However, the others were limited by the Rockets' magical defensive tactics, and they were led by the nose for most of the game.

Although Liu Ren scored 20 points in the first half, and the scoring was easy, but that was part of the Rockets' tactics, which was to let the Lakers have no chance outside and to rush inside.

Now the Lakers have used the correct tactical posture and reversed the situation all at once, and the others finally got a chance to beat the Rockets!
The Lakers use exactly the same defensive strategy as the Rockets, allowing Whiteside to guard the interior alone.

Whiteside's current internal defensive suppression is obviously stronger than Howard's. Howard was originally a short center, eight centimeters shorter than the [-]-meter Whiteside. Now Howard's explosive power is not as good as every year, and his defensive dominance is great. Now, opponents aren't as afraid of his blocks as they used to be.

And Whiteside has been in the limelight since last season, competing with Anthony Davis for the block leader. He has blocked the top five goals in almost every game.

In addition to strength in interior defense, defensive deterrence is also very important. Whiteside has begun to slowly accumulate his own defensive deterrence.

Something weird happened. The Lakers used the Rockets' defensive strategy, and the effect was better than when the Rockets used this defensive strategy!
When the Rockets use this defensive strategy, at most they restrict the outside line. Howard on the inside can't really defend against two people now, but Whiteside can cut off the cooperation between the intruding players and the inside line.

This is Whiteside's advantage. He is different from Howard. After he re-entered the NBA, he played a defensive role player at the beginning. He is going to start from the most marginal players, but he is too talented. He became the first substitute at the center position.

And Howard has been the core of the team since he entered the NBA. His position is the defensive core. He will not do the troublesome thing of cutting off the opponent's passing route. He is used to end the defense, that is, the final block, and block people. He won't do things like power forwards.

On the other hand, Howard has a short stature when facing most of the league's centers, and it is more difficult to block the opponent's outside vision.

In fact, it's normal. The Rockets' defensive strategy this time is really good. On the basis of the Lakers and the Rockets' offense, they let the opponent score inside and choke the opponent's outside, so that the opponent's outside touch cannot be accumulated. The inside line makes the opponent's inside scoring pressure suddenly increase. It is indeed a team that is very suitable for the Rockets, which has no defense.

Moreover, this defensive strategy is simple and rude, directly telling the opponent the defensive purpose, and there is no room for turning around.

In Liu Ren's memory, the Rockets had reached the Western Conference finals this season by relying on this commonly known "blind-a few-hit-hit" tactic, and then met the Warriors who specialized in their defensive strategy.

This defensive strategy is for three-point defense, and it needs the first three quarters to drag the opponent's three-point ability to freezing point.

But the Warriors' three-pointers can't be blocked by tight-press defense.

This tactic is really excellent, and it is quite effective against most teams that rely on three-pointers.

It's just that the Rockets in Liu Ren's memory were the only ones who used this style of play. McHale didn't expect that there would be an opponent imitating his defensive strategy in this helpless way.

The Rockets' offensive end was restricted by the Lakers!
The number of three-pointers made by the Rockets in team history came to an abrupt end at 21.

On the defensive end, the Rockets also called hell.

The Lakers were indeed dragged down by the Rockets' defensive strategy. The Lakers scored 4 three-pointers in more than two quarters, which was less than a quarter of the Rockets.

In addition, Kobe, Nash, and Gasol's three major mid-range shooting masters all rested, so the Rockets are right to shrink the inside line.

but!

Liu Ren just fired infinitely at the middle distance!

The Rockets are one of the teams that pay the least attention to mid-range shots, neither on the offensive end nor on the defensive end. When Liu Ren made 4 open shots on the right side of the free throw line, the score was already tied by the Lakers! 87 levels!
Now the Rockets are in a daze. They can't find a way to deal with the Lakers' defensive strategy, that is, their own defensive strategy!
More importantly, if they find a way to deal with their own defense and use it, then they will give all opponents a way to deal with them!

And this decent defensive strategy was something that McHale barely thought of.

It was embarrassing now, so McHale chose not to act.

Seeing that the score was tied and overtaken, and the point difference was widened, McHale could only watch.

In the last quarter, D'Antoni sent a lineup of Jeremy Lin, Kobe, Liu Ren, Antetokounmpo, and Whiteside.

The defensive end still followed the Rockets' defensive strategy. The offensive end used Jeremy Lin and Antetokounmpo's breakthrough ability to force the opponent to keep shrinking. Kobe and Liu Ren kept hitting mid-range iron guns, pulling the score in twos and threes. open.

In the end, the Lakers reversed the Rockets 122 to 110 to win their first victory.

Kobe continued his excellent form last season, scoring 40 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Liu Ren scored 44 points and 7 rebounds. The two scored 84 points together. They were the main scorers in this game after the perimeter was restricted.

Kobe and Liu Ren both scored 40+, which is not surprising. What is surprising is that 44 of Liu Ren's 18 points came from CIC!

Liu Ren hit 9 mid-range shots today!And he made 17 mid-range shots throughout the season last season!In other words, his mid-range shots in a game exceeded half of last season!
"A New Generation of CIC Masters?Kobe's perfect successor? "

This is the headline in the Los Angeles Times, and they always favor the Lakers.

"The rumors are self-defeating, the perfect inheritance of Kobe and boss"

Sports Illustrated is generally biased towards the Lakers. Their parent company, Time Warner, signed a 50 billion contract with the Lakers. The Lakers make more money if they play well.

These days, it's not easy to find a player with a good mid-range shot!Like James, he practiced the mid-range shot for several years, but the result is still the same. The mid-range shot is not like the three-pointer. There is a reference for the three-pointer. You can rely on fixed-point training to remember which position should be used with how much effort to shoot.

The CIC needs to shoot from any position within the three-point line. This kind of shot requires more talent, that kind of soft touch, and precise control of strength, which cannot be achieved by training alone!
All of a sudden, Liu Ren's CIC started to be discussed wildly on the Internet. Look at those guys who are good at CIC, Duncan, Kobe, Nowitzki, Garnett, which one didn't get both personal honors and championships?
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