Thanos

Chapter 61 The Princeton System
Beep beep!

At the start of the game, Brad won with a jump ball and the Kings went first.

In the commentary seat, camps were also divided.

There is nothing to say about Magic Johnson supporting the Lakers. He gave everything for the Lakers.

"Kobe is omnipotent. He leads the scoring list this season. As long as he is there, the Lakers can win."

Barkley backed the Kings.

"The King's strength is obviously stronger, and everyone can fight. Especially Webber has maintained his health. Everyone knows that a healthy Webber is the only guy who can excite Duncan. That guy is really omnipotent!"

This is also the usual routine of commentary, forming a confrontation.

In China, there is nothing to say about Zhang Weiping's support for the Lakers. With Weiping Bryant and Ye Heping around, it would be a ghost if he didn't support it.

In fact, the domestic commentary bias has always been very serious, and the Rockets and Lakers are always regarded as the home team.

By the time the Warriors won three championships in five years, domestic commentators were almost all in favor of the Warriors.

Bibby dribbles upfield, a pick-and-roll to Webber.

Without Webb, both Bibby and Miller can organize.

But with Weber, the core of the king will not change, only him.

Facing Odom, Webber made a breakthrough to attract the defense, and then passed the ball to Peja who ran out of space.

Peja Stojakovic caught the ball and shot it very fast, and Butler, who rushed over, couldn't even interfere.

Peja's registered height is 206 cm, but the actual height is 208 cm. He is a master of off-ball running, and his shots are fast. He has made 40.1% of his three-pointers in his career. He really looks like a nuclear weapon in the game.

The 201 cm Butler is really difficult to defend.

Swish!
The mid-range shot hit, 2:0.

The Lakers attack.

As soon as Kobe held the ball, Bibby forced him up and cooperated with Christie to double-team Kobe.

For Kobe, double-teaming is already a basic treatment.As No.1 on the current scoring list, no team dares to let him go.

According to Kobe's personality, naturally he would not pass the ball immediately.

But knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, he prefers to go to the mountains of tigers.

With a feint, Kobe directly accelerated the breakthrough.

But Christie, as a four-time defensive lineup player and the king's defensive leader, has quite good defensive skills.

Coupled with Bibby's help, Kobe couldn't find a chance to make a phone call.

In desperation, Kobe chose to pass the ball to Atkins.

Atkins made an open three-pointer, however, boom!
This guy's 38.7% three-point shooting this season is almost the peak of his life, but he still often wastes good opportunities.

To be honest, with Kobe's restraint, the Lakers' other backcourt can often get good opportunities, the key is whether you can seize it.

Weber took the rebound, didn't pass Bibby, and directly dribbled to the frontcourt.

Yes, a healthy Webb is omnipotent.

It is said that Garnett can play positions 1 to 5, but he is a younger brother in front of Weber.

Another old routine, Weber passed to Christie, and Christie passed to Peja.

Peja catches and shoots.

Butler tried harder than last time, but still couldn't stop Peja.

Swish!
4: 0.

Just think about Durant. Peja is a low-profile version of Durant, and his shooting is very difficult.

But this low allocation is not easy. Peja was also a candidate for MVP last season, and finally ranked fourth.

In other words, Peja last season was second only to Garnett, Duncan and O'Neal.Higher than O'Neal, Kobe, Big Ben, Kidd...

The Lakers attack.

This time Kobe made a forced shot and hit the iron under the double-team.

Odom took the offensive rebound and played a second attack himself, but missed under the interference of Weber.

Weber took advantage of the rebound, organized a fast break, and easily scored with a small throw after turning around with a high dribble.

6: 0.

"Webber, that's great! No one knows where his ceiling is!"

Barkley exclaimed excitedly.

Webber's opening performance was a bit explosive, with 2 points, 1 assist and 2 rebounds, and he was excellent on both offense and defense.

Magic Johnson shook his head with a wry smile. The healthy Webber is really too strong.As long as you can think of it, he will.

The magician himself is a representative of all-roundness, but he is not as comprehensive as Webber, at least not as good as Webber in scoring ability.

The Lakers attack.

Kobe encountered more brutal defense this time and could only be forced to pass the ball.

But Atkins once again squandered an open three-pointer.

Webb received the third rebound of the field, and once again assisted Peja to hit a mid-range shot.

8: 0.

Beep beep!

Tang Shuai called a timeout, and the Lakers were directly defeated in this start.

Webber's performance is fine, but Peja's performance has disturbed Tang Shuai, who has scored 3 points on 3 of 6 shots.

Continue to let Peja vote like this, the Lakers don't have to play.

"Caron, if you continue to play in this state, prepare to sit on the bench all night!"

Tang Shuai roared wildly, making Butler tremble.

Pause ends.

The Lakers were attacking, and Kobe, who was holding the ball, had firm eyes.

A sharp change of direction failed to get rid of the defense, and Kobe once again looked at the open Atkins.

But this time, Kobe didn't pass.

Kobe has no patience for a guy who wasted two strikes in a row.

After passing the feint, Kobe accelerated for the second time and continued to break through.

Both Christie and Bibby were obviously deceived, and Kobe got rid of it in one step in a daze.

Miller came up to make up the defense, knowing that he couldn't defend, so he chose to foul.

Miller, who just entered the league, lived on defense.

But after coming to the Kings, the change of roles in the team, injuries, and attitude made his defense not even reach the mid-level level.

His slow pace made him even more powerless when facing Kobe, and he could only be forced to foul.

Kobe made two free throws.

8:2, the Lakers finally opened.

King's offense still wants to create opportunities for Peja.

But Butler defended fiercely this time and did not let Peja run out.

Attitude is crucial in defending against such things.

Butler's physical fitness is already very good. As long as he is willing to defend, although he can't reach Ye Heping's level, it will definitely not be a loophole.

Although Peja did not find an opportunity, his running position disrupted the Lakers' defensive posture.

After several passes, Christie got open and Bibby stuffed the ball right away.

boom!
Unfortunately, the 34-year-old Christie may have invested too much energy on the defensive end, and a big open was seriously missed.

The Lakers attacked, Odom missed a shot under Webber's defense, but Mihm made a dunk.

8: 4.

"Pyrenees" Miller was sluggish in front of the young Meme, unable to keep up.

But looking back, Miller organized in a high position and assisted Webb to easily hit 2 points.

The tallest point guard in the NBA, this title is well-deserved.

10: 4.

The Lakers struggled to score, but the Kings could easily get offensive opportunities.

That's the problem with the system.

The Lakers play star tactics and rely too much on Kobe's personal ability.

The Kings are Princeton tactics, absolute team basketball.

Many people may think that Princeton sounds very aggressive, but it is actually an evolution of pick-and-roll tactics.

Ball movement, human movement, human-ball combination.

Ball movement refers to the continuous passing of the ball.

Human movement refers to continuous running, air cutting, and back running.

The combination of man and ball is to combine these two, and constantly perform pick-and-roll with the ball and pick-and-roll without the ball.

The Warriors' five small lineups of later generations also have the shadow of Princeton, and most coaches in the NBA also admit that they have more or less borrowed Rick Adelman's offensive system.

This is the essence of the Princeton system. He requires the team's five positions to have passing ability or finishing ability, both of which are indispensable.

In the Kings, apart from Peja, the other four have good organizational skills, and all five have independent offensive capabilities. Do you think their offense is poor?

(End of this chapter)