super small forward

Chapter 329.
But this kind of traditional center forward can't play all the time. He can't bear to call O'Neal all the time. The physical consumption is too high. Other teams' defense against O'Neal is basically a single defense that consumes his energy. O'Neal usually takes more than 20 shots and is exhausted.

However, Gasol still has an excellent mid-range with one hand, and has a wide vision and strong passing awareness and strong passing ability.

After the Lakers' starting point guard changed from Nash to Jeremy Lin, their offensive routines have also changed. After all, this guy is D'Antoni, who can play well offensively. ,

Now the Lakers' offensive routines with and without Liu Ren have changed!

If it creates an open shot for Kobe or a one-on-one close-range face-to-basket singles, he will shoot.

If Kobe is double-teamed in the low post, he will pass back to Gasol immediately, and if Gasol is empty, he will shoot. If Gasol is defended and Kobe is double-teamed, then Jeremy Lin must be empty.If someone jumps out to defend Jeremy Lin, then the high-post Gasol will have more passing options, such as the inside that may be vacant or Liu Ren who is wandering around.

And Gasol pulled out during the regular offense, and also liberated Liu Ren's offensive rebounding ability.

The organizational ability of the Lakers' frontcourt duo is too strong, and they can seamlessly switch organizers, which other teams cannot and have not thought of!

In fact, in the final analysis, D'Antoni's current style of play is to sacrifice Gasol's data to meet the offensive needs of Kobe and Liu Ren.

However, although this approach is a bit too much for Gasol, Gasol is happier to win the game, and the statistics are just clouds.

The tactics of these three players have gradually evolved into more and more styles of play. The pick-and-roll is also a science. D’Antoni has played pick-and-roll for so many years. Although he is not as good as the pick-and-roll king Jerry Sloan, he still has some ability. He knows how to use existing resources.

The Lakers' current perimeter trio needs at least four defenses, or expect all three to feel cold.

Leonard's defense is very strong, and he has made more obvious progress this year. The decline of the Spurs cannot stop his progress. He is very good at defending offense with the ball and playing organizers with the ball. His defense can be used among today's perimeter players. It is difficult to find an opponent to describe, and it is very effective against James, Paul and others.

But Liu Ren is different from them. Liu Ren is a scorer in the current tactics, and sometimes he doesn't need too much dribbling.

Liu Ren pretended to run towards the top of the arc, driving Leonard's center of gravity, and then suddenly turned around and cut to the basket. Leonard's physical fitness is also top-notch, but there is still a slight gap compared with Liu Ren. If he can't keep up, he will fall behind. Jeremy Lin has excellent passing awareness and sends the ball right away.

Liu Ren faced Split in the inside line. Looking at such a tall center, Liu Ren did not forcefully dunk, but chose to lay the basket. If the opponent blocked the shot, he would pull the lever to avoid it.

Liu Ren didn't expect that the big man on the opposite side would not even be high enough to block his cap after jumping up, let alone jumping up to block him.

This year, the Spurs' Dior's status has been in a state of flux. He just got a three-year contract extension of 3 million yuan, and he withered all of a sudden. Popovich had to use Splitter as the main force.

It was really the first time that Liu Ren confronted Splitter head-on!The last season of his rise happened to be a year when Split could barely hit the ball!
Seeing that the opponent's center is such a guy, Liu Ren attacked the inside more decisively, dunking, lobbing, throwing off the board... Liu Ren kept attacking the basket.

Split had no way to restrict Liu Ren, and could only watch Liu Ren wreak havoc inside.

It is said that when the outside line is opened, the inside line has room to attack.Similarly, after the inside line is opened, the outside line will also have a chance.Seeing Liu Ren scored 4 goals in a row, Duncan chose to return to the inside to help defend.

As soon as Duncan returned to the inside, he immediately felt the huge pressure. Unlike Splitter who was stunned, Duncan's defense seemed to be everywhere, and it became more difficult to score all of a sudden.

But when Duncan returned to the paint, Gasol had a height advantage over any defender, and Splitter came out to defend Gasol.Gasol used his skillful ball control and physical advantage to force Splitter to the basket. Facing Duncan's supplementary defense, he chose Duncan's best swipe shot and made a shot.

After being beaten by an old opponent, it was still an offensive method that he was very good at. Duncan was furious!

Who said Shi Buddha has no temper?In last year's finals, Duncan said harshly that the Spurs would win the championship.This is not at all what Duncan, known as the Stone Buddha, would have said before.

Because at that time he knew that he had reached the end of his career, and if he didn't fight hard, he might not have another chance.

Even at 38 years old, Duncan is still the most stable scorer on the Spurs.

In the first few shots of the game, Duncan was used as a support point to create opportunities for his teammates. Under Duncan's support, the Spurs and the Lakers played evenly, and the scores rose alternately.

But this time he chose to play alone.

Hitting the mid-range shot at a 45-degree angle, Duncan’s signature offensive method after losing the explosive power he used to fly into the sky, is as stable as every season of his career. From the beginning of the 99-10 season to the present, Duncan has led the team every year Get 50 wins.

The ball was thrown from Duncan's hands and hit the backboard and fell into the basket.

Duncan's expression didn't change a bit, and he returned to the defense with brisk steps.

Duncan's body has been maintained very well, and his body fat percentage has dropped year by year since 10 years ago, so he can maintain such a good competitive state every year.

The so-called Gasol is so valued by Popovich. When the Lakers traded Kwame Brown to Gasol Popovich, he was so angry that he jumped, and he really jumped!
The reason is that Gasol's playing style and skills are as comprehensive as Duncan's, and that Gasol is gentle enough to tolerate Kobe's character!

Kobe and Duncan are an extreme. Duncan is very difficult to be stimulated, but Kobe is different. Seeing his old opponent complete a beautiful singles, he couldn't stand up anymore.

Kobe's shot selection during one-on-one singles is called a poor one!

When the two double-teamed, Kobe didn't pass the pass, turned around and cut into the gap between the two, and forced a horseback archery shot.

But the ball went in!
Kobe is always Kobe, even if there is no difficulty, create difficulty!

After Kobe scored the goal, he curled his lips coldly and high-fived Jeremy Lin.

Duncan is different from Kobe, he is not expressive, and he seems to have no reaction to Kobe's provocation.

He responded to Kobe with practical actions, and Duncan continued to play singles!

It's not that Gasol is too easy to be swayed away, but that Duncan's fake moves are really good. Duncan can freely switch between fake moves and real actions.

When Duncan made a shooting action, if you didn't defend it, he really changed the fake action from false to real, and shot decisively.The difference between Duncan and other domestic black centers in the United States is that his touch is as soft as a small man, and he once again sent the ball to the basket over Gasol's head.

(End of this chapter)