super small forward

Chapter 377 377. The Game Begins

Regardless of off-court factors, from a basketball perspective, the Lakers' trade to Korver, everyone thinks that the Lakers' trade to Korver is no different from robbery.

Perhaps Bazemore's talent is really good, and he is likely to have a better career than Korver in the future, but for the Lakers, Korver's role is much greater than Bazemore's.

Korver's three-point threat, the role of opening up space, and active running positions are all things that Bazemore can't give. As for Korver's defensive end...

This is not a problem at all, even Nash and Nick Young can be covered under Bickerstaff's defensive system, let alone Korver?
However, due to the celebrity incident caused by the confrontation between Liu Ren and Korver, people are not optimistic about this transaction, and even think that Korver will not get playing time at all, or that the two may cause counterproductive effects. .

The Pelicans think the same way, they want to beat the Lakers with a very high morale.

The Pelicans started to rise this year. With Anthony Davis, Tyreke Evans, and Eric Gordon as the core combination, they played a good chemical reaction, plus Asik, Norris- Cole formed the starting lineup, and there were also strong role players such as Ryan Anderson and Cunningham on the bench, plus Jrue Holiday's long-term injuries, and successfully advanced to the ranks of the Western Conference playoffs.

It's not that Holiday is bad, he is indeed very strong, but his injury liberated Evans' organizational ability, and Evans is obviously stronger. He averaged 20+5+5 per game in his rookie year, and his strength can be described as Is pretty good, but he needs a lot of possessions.

After Evans regained control of the ball, he cooperated perfectly with Anthony Davis in the pick-and-roll. So far, the Pelicans have achieved a record of 15 wins and 7 losses, and he has contributed a lot.

The game starts at 12:9 pm on December [-]th.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is Liu Ren, Jeremy Lin, Kobe Bryant, Green, and Gasol.

The Pelicans' starting lineup has changed a lot from the last match.

Anthony Davis and Asik have not changed. They continue to partner on the inside. The outside line has changed a lot. Tyreke Evans, who was originally forced to play as a backup small forward, returned to the starting lineup. Although he still plays small forward, he has become The real playmaker, shooting guard Eric Gordon, is point guard turned former Heat two-time champion Kerr.

Anthony Davis is stronger than before, and his explosive power is also stronger. It is purely better than the high jump. The two may be about the same. After all, Anthony Davis’s jump height is not very high. Gasol and Gasol Jr. are two white guys who bounce The height is not bad, but the bullet speed Gasol is more than one step worse than Anthony Davis.

Pelicans win the jump ball.

Gasol clenched his fists and quickly returned to defense.

The Pelicans went first, and it was not point guard Kerr who held the ball, but small forward Tyreke Evans.

In his rookie season, Tyreke Evans played a historic rookie season in the Kings who did not have any good backcourt at that time. In his rookie season, he averaged 20+5+5 per game. Before Evans, only 3 people in history had achieved it. , without exception, they all became the top ten superstars in history.They are Oscar - Robertson, Michael - Jordan, LeBron - James.

According to common sense, when the Kings got a super rookie like Evans with such outstanding talents, they should eliminate all interference and train with all their strength, just like the Cavaliers cultivated James, the Pelicans cultivated Anthony Davis, and the Lakers cultivated Liu Ren.

But the management of the Kings was really out of their minds. In the second year, they selected another point guard, who was still an excellent point guard, and let Evans play shooting guard.

Evans is tall, 1.9 meters eight, and he is tall among shooting guards. In fact, playing shooting guard is nothing to Evans, but Evans is not suitable for the king to play shooting guard. The king let him play The type of off-ball mover or spot-up shooter.

Evans is not used to shooting guard at all, he needs to hold the ball!Regardless of this, the Kings management continued to choose guards and moved Evans to small forward.

Then Evans slowly crippled, playing worse and worse, was sold to the Pelicans by the Kings, and then played as a substitute for a year.

Until this season, due to the continuous injuries of Holiday in the past two years, the Pelicans coach Monty Williams kept doing two things, putting Holiday on the injured list to let him have a good rest, and reused Evans. , Evans finally entered the sea to restore his glory.

Can't stop it!Evans made perfect use of strength, speed, and sense of rhythm to break through Liu Ren. Although Evans' strength and speed were not as good as Liu Ren's, he used his body better than Liu Ren!

This is what Barkley said. Those with unnatural physical fitness may only become athletic players, such as McGee.

Those who can perfectly control their bodies to do technology may become top stars, such as Nash.

And the physical fitness is sky-high, and the body can be perfectly controlled, and the technology is not bad, that is the superstar, such as James, Jordan, Kobe.

Evans' physical fitness may only be considered in the middle of the NBA, but he has good skills and a good grasp of his body. He has the talent to become a top star!

Grasping the flaws in Liu Ren's defense, Evans used the perfect combination of speed and weight to break through Liu Ren's defense and get inside.

This breakthrough ability!Liu Ren was stunned. Although he had a good impression of Evans before and sympathized with his situation, he really didn't expect him to make such a breakthrough.

Evans is a little proud, he is in the limelight and the BOSS who has the dominance potential of Kobe and James on both offense and defense can't guard against him!
Seeing the center forward who was ready to defend at any time, Evans didn't pay attention to Gasol at all. In Evans' view, Gasol was already old, and his partner Anthony Davis was the leader of the league. Best Insider.

Entering the three-second zone, Evans feinted and turned around and flew to wipe the board for a layup!
Under Evans' surprised face, Gasol didn't take a fake move at all, but stood inside and stretched out his hand in front of him, and didn't block the shot, just blocking him.

But can this stop him?Evans snorted disdainfully, turned around and shot flexibly!
This footsteps, this angle of attack, are simply at the textbook level!Getting 20+5+5 in the rookie year is really not covered!

However, with Gasol's blocking and Evans turning around, Liu Ren has already chased back!
Liu Ren seized the right time, nailed Evans' wiper and layup on the backboard with a big cap, and directly blocked and grabbed the ball to win the ball!

This ball is so beautiful!The timing was perfect!Half a second earlier, the ball will fly, and half a second later, it will not be covered!As soon as Liu Ren started, the fans on the scene screamed.

Liu Ren was expressionless, as if he had done nothing, and handed the ball to Jeremy Lin.

Anthony Davis returns to the defense very quickly, and his mobility is what makes him superior to other centers, and it is also his characteristic.

Jeremy Lin advanced to the frontcourt. Today's opponent is different from before. Today's opponent's inside line may be the best defensive inside combination in the league.

Anthony Davis first attracted people's attention because his figure was too prominent on the defensive end. Although he was only [-] meters tall, his shoulder height was higher than Bosh and Garnett!The wingspan is even more terrifying than [-] meters!You can almost touch the basket with your hands!
As the organizational brain of a young team, Jeremy Lin is very aware of the importance of momentum, and the opponent is also a young team, so the first thing to do is to suppress the opponent in this regard.

Jeremy Lin immediately made a judgment that the first goal should be scored and he should play with momentum.

Jeremy Lin commanded his teammates to move and gestured to his teammates. Gasol came to the free throw line to hold the ball. Kobe came to the left corner of the basket. Grabbing a rebound, Jeremy Lin passed the ball to Gasol and then he came to the 45 corner on the weak side.

The teammates moved quickly, but Jeremy Lin noticed that there was a person with a blank face, not knowing what to do.

"Boss, you come to Kobe's low position." Jeremy Lin said directly in Chinese.

He was a little helpless, this Liu Ren was very strong in everything, but he couldn't understand the command at all in terms of tactics. Fortunately, he had a good sense of attack, and the two of them could speak Chinese!Don't be afraid of being heard by your opponents!

Although Jeremy Lin's Chinese is still terrible, Liu Ren has gotten used to it after listening to it for a long time.

Go low?
Liu Ren was a little puzzled by D'Antoni's tactic. Why did Korver ask him to practice low-post singles?Also let him go inside more?
The inside line was suddenly crowded with people. None of Anthony Davis and Asik came out to defend Gasol, plus Green and Gordon defending Liu Ren, the inside was really crowded.

Gasol's face was calm, and he stepped on the free throw line and shot directly. After the shot, he didn't even look at it. Gasol turned and returned to the defense. This shot feels like a must-go for a mid-range expert like him!

After Gasol shot, Liu Ren tried his best to grab rebounds with Anthony Davis and Gordon, and then scored.

What is left to Liu Ren is the back view of Gasol who must score this goal.

Domineering!This is the first time Gasol has revealed such a domineering momentum!

2 to 0, the Lakers took the lead.

The Pelicans attacked, and it was Evans who held the ball.

Evans is sober this time, he really didn't expect Gasol's defensive judgment to be so good!Also, Liu Ren's shot-blocking ability is really terrifying. The overwhelming shot-blocking ability is the same as that of James in the Cavaliers.

When you don't know how strong the opponent is, you have the courage to fight hard, but if you know how strong the opponent is, you are a fool.

Not only is Evans not a fool, but he is also an extremely smart top guard, and he has really begun to peak.

Just like the superstars who averaged 20+5+5 per game in the previous rookie seasons, Evans stepped on the old road of James, Jordan, and Oscar Robertson, and his hairline was getting higher and higher at a young age. towards the Mediterranean.

James was smart enough to hide his beginnings of baldness with a headband, Jordan was more direct and shaved, and a young Evans was still agonizing over how to stop his hairline from receding.

Evans continued to enter the inside line, facing Gasol's defense, Evans still looked stunned and went straight to the basket, Gasol was ready to block, Evans shot this time, it seemed Like the attack just now, it will end in failure.

Passed!The moment before Evans flew to the layup, he completely attracted the attention of Gasol and Liu Ren who was chasing in, and then hit the ground and passed the ball to Anthony Davis who rushed in after throwing off Green. Anthony Davis Facing an empty basket, he easily smashed and dunked.

"It's a beautiful ball. The timing of the cut is just right. Don't let Anthony Davis rush up. It's a dunk when he rushes up."

Liu Ren's mind suddenly flashed the commentary of the NBA2KOL game he loved to play back then, and found that it was really the case!This thick eyebrow brother should not be underestimated!

Continue to attack, seeing the position of his teammates, Liu Ren didn't ask Jeremy Lin to remind him, so he ran to the low position.

Gasol got the ball near the free throw line, this time it was guarded, and Asik came out and was ready to block the interference at any time.

Asik?Seeing that it was Asik who was defending him, Gasol showed off his dribble, not looking down on Asik. From Gasol's point of view, Asik's defensive dominance in the three-second zone is very strong, but this is in outside line.

There are a group of big men in the league. They grew up watching Jordan, Magician, Hardaway and others play. They have always expected to play guards since they were young. Play center forward.

Of course, among such players, there are also such talented existences as Magic Johnson, left-handed Magic Odom and the current Lakers star Antetokounmpo, who have become giant point guards.

But most of them gave up playing guards after growing taller, and honestly played centers. Howard is an example.

Of course, there are also some people who are in between. After playing inside, they still have good ball control ability and become excellent high and low post organizers. Garnett, Duncan and Gasol in front of them are the best among them.

Anthony Davis' ability to hold the ball is also very good. This is why his offensive ability was mediocre when he was drafted, but people still think he has great potential on the offensive end, but he is not as good at using it as Duncan and Gasol. When he develops organizational skills and long-range shots, he will be even more unstoppable.

Popovich has always been jealous of Gasol, especially after Gasol renewed his contract with the Lakers last year, he even silently opened the wine cabinet and took out a bottle of red wine that he had kept for many years and got drunk.

Originally, he was expecting Gasol to leave the team after he and the Lakers quarreled, and he could sign Gasol. At that time, Duncan and Gasol's inside combination... Unfortunately, Popovich can only continue to imagine that in his mind. The screen is gone.

In the interior, Gasol's possession of the ball is counted. Amid the cheers of the audience, Gasol played a crotch dribble breakthrough!

A few crotch dribbles and fake moves made the bulky Asik stagger a few times and almost fell to the ground!The fans are boiling!
Gasol broke through the opponent like a guard amidst the cheers of the fans, and then accelerated his stride to the basket!Take off in three big steps!

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