super small forward

Chapter 498
Shumpert didn't defend against him. According to Liu Ren's outside shooting statistics given by the Knicks coaching staff, among the five shooting positions outside the three-point line, Liu Ren has the highest shooting rate at 45-degree angles on both sides, reaching 40.00%. , the hit rate of the two bottom corners is a little bit lower, reaching 30.00%, while the top arc is only 30.00%, and it is the position with the least shots.

"When the situation is necessary, you can shoot at will."

"Is now the time to do it?"

"I think so."

After Liu Ren asked himself some questions and answers, he made a decisive jump shot from beyond the three-point line at the top arc!
Shumpert was agile and quick-responsive, and immediately rushed forward for a perfect interference. Liu Ren was indeed disturbed and was forced to make adjustments in the air.

"bang"

The ball bounces off the rim.

Liu Ren missed a shot, but Green grabbed an offensive rebound!

Anyone who watches basketball games or plays basketball knows that the success rate of the second attack after grabbing an offensive rebound is much higher than that of the first attack.

At this time, because most of the Knicks players went to grab rebounds, Kobe was empty!Green's greatest strength is his good vision and excellent passing accuracy. When Stoudemire and Anthony were sandwiched, he passed it to Kobe from the gap.

The teammate grabbed the offensive rebound and scored, and Liu Ren's burden of missing the ball disappeared instantly.

We are number one in the rebounding league, so what is the use of such a big advantage?Isn't it just used to wipe the ass of the blacksmith?
Liu Ren's mentality is so "shameless"...

"Adjust it again, if you shoot faster, you won't be disturbed..." Liu Ren is thinking now, if he doesn't let him get an easy one-on-one opportunity in the position he likes according to the tactics, then force him to hit him!

Knicks attack.

The Knicks have taken off again in the last few games. They already have the feeling of last year's playoffs, and the feeling of a real championship-level team.

They were great before, but there was always something missing inside.

Without Chandler, although the Knicks are also a first-class team, there is a very important tactic that cannot be played, which is the pick-and-roll cut-in for scoring points.

Without Chandler, Anthony has strangely become the strongest player in the frontcourt of the Knicks. He also picks and rolls for others, such as giving Bargnani a pick and roll to make the latter shoot a three-pointer, and giving Stoudemire I pick and roll the latter to get to the basket or work in the middle and long distances, or give the point guard a pick and roll...

Anthony hasn't been a pick-and-roll finisher for a long time.

The Knicks continued to let Jason Smith pick and roll for Anthony. Anthony handed the ball to Calderon and cut inside smoothly.

The Knicks used Jason Smith and Stoudemire's mid-range ability to attract part of the Lakers' defense and did not dare to miss them, giving Anthony a chance to successfully enter the interior.

But this time the Lakers defended Anthony more strictly, and Liu Ren and Gasol eventually double-teamed Anthony in the paint.

But instead of passing the ball to Anthony this time, Calderon passed it to Stoudemire, who was vacated near the free throw line.

Stoudemire made a mid-range shot from the free throw line.

Stoudemire's shooting level is getting higher and higher. He has a good mid-range shooting ability, and now he has become a mid-range overlord after using mid-range shots as his main offensive method.

Now in terms of power forward mid-range shots, the NBA has begun to have the term West Aldridge and East Stoudemire.

Stoudemire has completely transformed this year. Instead of nostalgia for the basket that he once ruled, he came to outside shooting. It seems to be a little softer, but compared to the Stoudemire in Liu Ren's memory, the ending is much better. , and have a longer career.

The Lakers attack.

This time it was Liu Ren who advanced with the ball.

Liu Ren knew that the Knicks would definitely guard against him more strictly after catching the ball, so he simply did it himself from the beginning of the push to curb the opponent's defense from the source.

Needless to say, Liu Ren's push may be the safest one for everyone on the Lakers, because no one would be foolish to press and defend him, use a guard to press Liu Ren, and he directly pushes away and accelerates. The frontcourt pressing Liu Ren speeds up, and then the pressing person can only watch Liu Ren speed up the fast break.

Watching Liu Ren take the ball from the outside without any intention of passing the ball, this scene is both familiar and strange to the Lakers players.

Last season, Liu Ren and his teammates cooperated relatively less. Most of the time, he did it alone or made cuts. Others were serving Liu Ren. This year, Liu Ren has integrated into the team more, and he has also started to pick and roll for his teammates. Things serve, such singles scenes are becoming less and less common.

"How to defend this? Direct single defense or double-team?"

The Knicks players were a little overwhelmed.

In the two days of rest in Los Angeles, it is said to be a rest, but in fact, there are training in the afternoon of the two days, and I also watch the game video after the Lakers All-Star Weekend. The focus is on other teams' defense against Liu Ren, and then contain the Lakers. Video of the overall offense.

The training that the Knicks coaching staff arranged for the players is also how to separate Liu Ren from the rest of the Lakers and crack the Lakers' team offense.

But after the start of this year's game, the Knicks players found that the simulated training was useless!There is a feeling of punching the cotton after working hard to accumulate strength, and there is no point of focus...

The Lakers don't play tactics at all today!
Liu Ren held the ball from the very beginning, which is completely different from the tactics the Lakers have played for three quarters of the season!
What else can I do?
Shumpert immediately defended in front of Liu Ren. The other four players on the Lakers team now have a certain shooting ability. They saw Liu Ren holding the ball and each of them went to the shooting area they are good at, opening up the space. The Knicks only Can choose single defense.

Liu Ren moved outside the three-point line with the ball.

"It's not this feeling, it's not here, I'm looking for it..." Liu Ren just stuck to the ball like that, and didn't care about the passage of time, just wandering outside the three-point line like that.

Finally, Liu Ren felt that the rhythm was right, and quickly pulled to the left at a 45-degree angle. Clarkson, who was waiting in the left corner, also tacitly cut to the basket at this time, giving the Knicks the feeling that the Lakers were going to fight back. Illusion, dare not double-team towards Liu Ren.

At this time, Liu Rengang stood up from the ground at a 45-degree angle to the left, tilted his body against Shumpert's defense and shot a three-pointer!

Green and Gasol on the inside immediately started to grab rebounds, and Clarkson, who rushed into the inside, also changed from a counter-running posture to a rebounding action.

"Swish"

This time Liu Ren entered!

That's what it feels like!

Liu Ren began to get excited, this feeling has not been over a year!
This year, Liu Ren's statistics, hit rate, and efficiency are much better than last season, but he has lost a very special feeling, especially after being targeted by opponents in the last few games, this feeling of losing something has become more and more profound , and now he finally found it!

It's vigor!
No matter how the opponent defends, no matter who the opponent is, just do it!

This year, Liu Ren has become relatively mature and stable, and his playing has become reasonable.

Even if the Warriors were forced to score 70+ points and score 40 points in a single quarter, it was because the team could no longer play and was about to lose. According to the situation, being forced to play like this was actually a reasonable category, because at that time The Warriors played too well and their opponents were too strong, requiring him to act like that, but it was actually reasonable.

Of course, due to the great progress of the young players of the Lakers this year, Whiteside and Green have become the first-line players in the league. With Antetokounmpo's outstanding substitutes, as long as the Lakers play steadily and reasonably, they can always win.

But because of this, Liu Ren's vigor gradually disappeared in this reasonable atmosphere. He himself felt that it was right to fight like this, and of course it was indeed right to fight like this.

But basketball is not a thing that decides everything by right or wrong!

No matter how reasonable the game was, some teammates didn't feel good. As a result, when Liu Ren was targeted by the opponent, the Lakers couldn't function as a whole, just like playing against the Cavaliers.

There was also a crisis when playing against the Eagles, but the Lakers' depth of players is too thick, and the Eagles don't have the strength of the Cavaliers, so the Lakers can rely on the rotation to win the game steadily.

But what about the 7-game 4-win playoffs and finals?What about when the opponent is the Warriors and Cavaliers?Still playing steadily?But it just so happened that the playoffs didn't feel good for the teammates in the entire series?Or play it safe?

Liu Ren has been playing steadily this season, and he has been playing steadily for too long, playing reasonably for too long. Fear of not making it.

Other Kobe, McCollum, Green and others who relied on Liu Ren's ability to play reasonably were also affected by Liu Ren's being targeted.

But Nick Young and Korver, who always shoot when they feel it, have not been affected.

After the All-Star break, the head coaches of other teams seemed to have discovered this, and began to use this to defend against him, put him in a "reasonable" position, and at the same time curb his chances of performance, pushing the Lakers gradually. towards a dead end.

Fortunately, the overall strength of the Lakers is strong enough to stabilize their nine-game winning streak.

But it is precisely because the Lakers are too strong that it is difficult for the Lakers to discover this, so the Cavaliers and Warriors are actually laughing. If the Lakers haven’t discovered this in the playoffs, they will have a greater chance of winning up.

However, in the last game against the Eagles, Liu Ren had a rare desire to express himself urgently, and then the Eagles targeted him too much, forcing D'Antoni to replace Liu Ren prematurely. It happened that Nick Young After playing the game, his performance was too good. Relying on unreasonable shots, the Eagles' defense against Liu Ren was messed up. It gave Liu Ren an unreal feeling and made Liu Ren feel incredible. Why did a A player who hits waves can play so well, can score wantonly under the same defense, and can use his teammates better than him.

Liu Ren has always been an activist, if he thinks something is wrong, he will prove it with practical actions.

The Knicks, the most powerful of the Lakers' remaining opponents in the regular season, naturally became the best experimental subject.

From the very beginning of this game, Liu Ren felt that the Knicks clearly wanted to defend him like the previous teams did, so Liu Ren, who was a little angry, simply let go of the game!

Then the Knicks' defensive plan fell through in an instant, and it failed before it could be implemented!

All of a sudden, the Knicks' defense didn't know how to defend at all. Fisher formulated two sets of defensive tactics for this game before the game. The first set was to deal with the "separation style" when the Lakers' Liu Ren was on the court. Defense is the defense that cuts off the connection between Liu Ren and other teammates, and separates the Lakers' offense. The second is the defense that restrains the inside line when the Lakers rotate, that is, shrinks the defense.

But now the first defense is useless at all, Liu Ren doesn't play tactics anymore, the Lakers don't play team offense anymore, Liu Ren is alone, he can break through if he wants to break through and shoot if he wants to, that's how willful he is!
Liu Ren feels pretty good today. After a long time of luck, he can often make shots after finding the feeling. If he can’t find the feeling, he will make a strong breakthrough. The defense turned upside down.

The Knicks' defense directly collapsed, falling into a state of blind defense, and double-teamed Liu Ren frantically.

After the defense collapses, the offense will also have problems. The Knicks can't defend, and the mentality will inevitably be affected on the offensive end. The tactical movement is still so good, but when shooting, because of the mentality problem, the hands feel the impact and start to miss shots. .

Slowly, at the end of the first quarter, the Lakers gradually opened up the score, leading 31 to 20 by 11 points.

In the second quarter, the two sides began to rotate.

However, the two sides are opponents who may meet in the finals. This game is the last game before the possible finals match between the two sides this season. Naturally, they must try their best to compete for victory. The lineups sent by the two sides in the second quarter are still There are more than half of the main force.

The Lakers replaced Jeremy Lin, McCollum, Liu Ren, Antetokounmpo, and Whiteside.

The Knicks replaced Sheved, JR-Smith, Anthony, Bargnani, and Cole Aldridge.

During the inter-section break, Fisher completely overturned the previous defensive arrangement, and simply followed the conventional defensive arrangement. If double-teaming is double-teaming, single-defense is single-defense, and began to emphasize the overall rotation defense.

D'Antoni didn't have any opinions because of Liu Ren's "blind fight" in the first quarter, and he arranged the tactics as he wanted.

D'Antoni is very romantic. He doesn't bother to ask after he has set up his tactics. As long as the players play well, it doesn't matter how the players play in the real game, because he believes that the plan will never keep up with the changes. , A player with flexibility is a good player.

So D'Antoni continued to arrange tactics according to the style of play that is most suitable for this lineup.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Knicks began to follow Fisher's defensive strategy of defending Liu Ren as the starting point of the attack.

But after the game restarted, the Knicks players were dumbfounded again.

Liu Ren doesn't hold the ball anymore!The Lakers started to play Jeremy Lin and Antetokounmpo's high pick-and-roll support, and started to play the regular tactics of the Lakers this season!
"What the hell is this bastard doing!"

(End of this chapter)