pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 679 G5 - Tall Fort
"A tactic is a good tactic, but it can only be used once."

The connection between Barrett and Gaia can be described as shocking, but it is a pity that with the level of response of the Lakers, they are already wary of this tactic.

The effect of the Lakers' zone defense still exists, but they need to be on guard against Barrett and Gaia, which increases the burden on the team on the defensive end. Originally, only Wade and Mu Chenfeng were threatening, and with Barrett, the Lakers' zone defense was also greatly tested.

Los Angeles' zone defense is more integrated than other teams, and it is not easy to find a breakthrough, all of which stem from their strong personal ability.

No matter how the zone defense with James as the core is torn apart, he can always make up for the defensive loopholes, which no other person in the league can do.

The Heat's offense was once again restricted, and the two sides fell into a stalemate. In the next few rounds, neither the Heat nor the Lakers were able to play an effective and coherent offense, scoring intermittently. Fortunately, the Heat established a 6-point lead early on, allowing them to maintain the initiative in the stalemate.

"James' defense effect is too outstanding, we can't get in." Both Mu Chenfeng and Barrett tried to break through, and they both succeeded in breaking through the person who was in charge of defending themselves at the time, but they were both intercepted by James, which forced the attack to stop.

"Yeah, his defensive threat is too strong."

The Lakers' zone defense is not only very effective, but also saves the physical energy of the players. Such an effective defensive tactic can be maintained until it is broken, and they are planning to do so.

"Give me the ball later." Seeing that his teammates didn't think of a good result, Claude took the initiative to ask to be released from the penalty area. He is a big man with long-range shooting ability.

An outside high fort like Crowder is undoubtedly a very headache for opponents. His addition will undoubtedly add an important bargaining chip for the Heat to break through the zone defense.

"But, if you pull it out, our inside line..." The Lakers' inside line is also very strong. If Claude is pulled outside, then the burden of the inside line will all fall on Gaia.

Claude sneered and looked at Gaia, "You should be fine by yourself."

"You'll shoot on time later, I'll save you rebounds." Gaia had long planned to let Crowder go outside. After all, the big men were all gathered inside, and the space was really not enough. This seriously affected Gaia's performance. He is not only a powerful insider, but also a technical center.

Crowder joins the Heat's shooters, so all five are offensive threats.

Crowder immediately had an immediate effect when he went to the outside line. Among the Lakers' zone defense members, there is no player who can match his height, which makes it difficult for him to receive interference from the outside line.

"Come on, shoot one first, try your hand." Wade passed the ball to Crowder without hesitation, and his advantage in height made it easy for him to catch the ball.

"Try the feel? No need." Claude set up a turret on the outside and fired directly. The basketball flew towards the basket with a strong force. With a bang, the basketball hit the inside of the basket heavily and bounced into the basket.

The arc of Claude's shot is not high, but the hi speed is extremely fast, and the basketball does not draw a standard parabola. This kind of shot will have two extreme situations. The ball is fast, making it difficult for the opponent to block. It only takes less than a second from the shot to the goal.

It's just that no one thought that Claude's attempt to make a three-pointer would be a clean hit.

With Claude's height, as long as he shoots from the outside, it is difficult for opponents to interfere with him. And his shots, like most inside players, hardly jump, and they are all standing shots, which further enhances the stability of the shot.

"Good job." Sure enough, Gaia didn't even have a chance to grab a rebound.

The Lakers' zone defense was breached twice in a row. Although in different ways, it is clear that the Heat have found a way to deal with it.

"Captain, what should we do? Do you want to change your defensive strategy?" Oscar asked.

"Don't use it for now, keep the zone defense, I don't believe he can go all the way." James said.

There are countless unwritten habits in the NBA. Among them, the most accepted one is that when the previous offensive player has a good hand, you must keep feeding him the ball.

Claude has been holding back for a long time. He is an insider who loves three-pointers. Before he was injured, he averaged more than 4 three-pointers per game.

However, with the addition of Gaia, the Heat are using the inner twin towers more and more frequently. After all, Gaia is such an absolute strength in the formation, so it is natural to make good use of it, and Crowder is more Playing the role of "supporter", the limitation of his tactical status makes him rarely have the opportunity to pull outside to shoot three-pointers.

Now, he can finally justifiably shoot three-pointers from the outside, and naturally he wants to have a good time.

The first ball felt good, and the team handed over the next shot to him.

He shot again at almost the same position, the defense was still not in place, the trajectory of the ball was exactly the same, and it flew straight to the basket. Gaia was already fighting with two opponents under the basket.

Just when the Lakers twin towers were still enjoying themselves in the rebounding position, Gaia suddenly took a step back and gave up the most favorable rebounding position under the basket.

"You know you can't beat us, so you gave up?" Raphael took the best position.

"Just you, I don't need to grab." Gaia said confidently. Crowder's shooting characteristics are different from ordinary people, so even if the position of the rebound is generated, the line of the basketball flying out is different, and Rafael occupies the most standard rebound position.

Clang~ There was a crisp iron strike, and Claude's second shot failed to hit.

Just when Rafael and the others were about to jump up to receive the rebound, due to the great strength of the basketball, the basketball jumped directly above their heads and flew towards the distance, where Gaia was located.

"I said earlier, you don't need to grab it." Gaia gently raised her hands and caught the basketball firmly.

(End of this chapter)