The brutality of the NBA

Chapter 293 Fighting wits and courage
The Trail Blazers had the ball. After Xue Ding held the ball for halftime, Ade immediately brought it up. After receiving the ball, Gasol still followed up. Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, there is no way but to defend Yes, if you have tried it in the middle, let Ade throw it and see how he feels.

As a result, Adelaide's mid-range shot feels very hot, and Gasol regrets giving Adelaide such a chance directly.

So in the future, as long as Adele gets the ball, Gasol will step up immediately, even if he can't restrain him, he must do his best to consume Adele.

It was the same this time. As soon as Adelaide felt Gasol's strength, he dropped the ball and started pushing. Amidst the cheers of the home fans, Adelaide felt that his rhythm was very strong.

The same distance, the same style of play, Gasol was helplessly brought to the basket by Adelaide, Adelaide turned around and dunked, Gasol deserved to dodge, otherwise he would be hit by the basketball falling from the rim, That would be even more embarrassing.

Gasol's helplessness is actually a microcosm of the Lakers' helplessness, because slowly, Alder has the upper hand in the confrontation between the two.

You have a mid-range shot, and my mid-range shot is no worse than you. The reason for being at home is better than yours.

You can break through, but there is only so much space on the inside, and there is not much space for you to play, so the advantage is not so obvious, but my physical advantage, you can't limit it anyway.

In this way, Gasol's advantage slowly began to be restricted after he was familiar with Aldridge. There is no way for Alder's advantage. Great advantage, but if you focus on the inside line from the beginning, you have to fight positional warfare.

Although Chandler's offensive methods are very simple, except for dunks and alley-oop dunks, he has no other scoring methods, but his running awareness and pick-and-roll coordination awareness are very good. He can't stand a Xue Ding who can feed the ball. It's also booming.

Bynum, who is facing up, has a mid-range shot, but with the exhaustion of physical strength, his hit rate has also dropped greatly.

Under the ebb and flow, the Blazers, under the leadership of Xue Ding, seized the time when the Lakers' scoring efficiency dropped, and quickly played a wave of 10:2 spurts, opening the score.

The score was 26:18, the Blazers led by 8 points, and there were 5 minutes and 12 seconds left, and Mayfair Jackson immediately called a timeout.

The first stage of the inside battle ended with the loss of the Lakers, but Xue Ding knew that the experienced Zen master definitely had an unexpected change.

For the Trail Blazers, coach McMillan is much more relaxed.

"Ade did a good job. Keep your advantage. Tyson doesn't have to worry about the opponent's mid-range shot. He is a very unstable guy. Just guard your three-second zone."

"Xue, Kobe will definitely perform solo in the next step, you should defend him, don't let him succeed easily"

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Both sides are arranging troops, adjusting tactics, and striving to gain the initiative on the field.

No matter how the head coach arranges, Xue Ding still executes it.

So after playing, Xue Ding didn't directly approach Kobe.

"Hey, cruel Xue, are you going to defend me? I won't be soft-hearted."

Kobe took the lead and said, it seems that because his fans are the most in China, Kobe thought he would be more friendly to players from China, but that was just an attitude, and it was not ambiguous at all when it came to scoring.

"Hey Kobe, don't be soft because I know your hands will be tough"

Xue Ding also responded easily. After all, Iron God Kobe was one of the most famous titles for Kobe in his previous life.

Kobe obviously didn't understand, and gave a response by shrugging.

The game continued, and the Lakers still controlled the ball with Lao Yu. As soon as the two sides settled down, the changes in the Lakers were reflected. Although the number of players has not changed, the situation of the inner four is different from before.

Now it's Bynum playing against Aldridge, and Gasol is playing against Chandler.

"I'll go, Zen master, you really know how to play"

Xue Ding couldn't help saying something inside, thinking that just like the coach guessed, the opponent would definitely release the big killer Kobe, but he continued to play inside, what a calm Zen master.

As soon as Fisher passed halftime, Bynum stepped up to catch the ball, and Adelaide had to follow. After all, this kid has experienced the accuracy and then the inaccuracy. From the probability point of view, the probability of the next accuracy is much higher. , If you let the opponent open to cast, then the risk is too great.

As a result, as soon as Adelaide followed, Gasol took a step back and quickly caught the ball. Facing Chandler's defense, Gasol directly made a mid-range shot.

"Good guy, the alignment is really delicate," Xue Ding admired in his heart.

But the tactics still have to be implemented. It cannot be said that the opponent has adjusted, and you have to change the tactics easily. After all, you will know the effect after the confrontation.

After half court with the ball, Aldridge came up to catch the ball, and Bynum immediately followed. Aldridge still hit the ball with his back, but it was not as easy as hitting Gasol. He finally got to the basket, but he couldn't turn around easily. , had no choice but to adopt a hook attack method, and under Bynum's interference, he hit the iron directly.

After Bynum received the rebound, he handed it directly to Lao Yu. Kobe had already slipped down. Lao Yu continued with a long pass. Kobe dunked the ball and scored easily.

Xue Ding had no choice. It's not that he didn't expect the Lakers to play a fast break. It's just that he saw that Adelaide was playing hard and took the opportunity to rush for the rebound. In the end, he missed Kobe completely.

Turning around and continuing to attack, although Xue Ding continued to break through, created an alley-oop opportunity again, and continued to cooperate with Chandler, but on the Lakers side, Gasol faced Chandler and made another pass.

Chandler from the CIC had no choice but to come up to mark, but as soon as he came up, Gasol directly started a back attack. He didn't have this confidence in facing Alder, but facing the smaller Chandler, Gasol was full of confidence , Pushing to the right position, shaking Chandler away with continuous steps, a left hook, followed by a right hook, and from time to time a dunk that completely deceived the empty man, and the hit was quite satisfactory.

Xue Ding knew that the Lakers' strategy was very simple. Bynum received the ball from a high position and opened up Aldridge, giving Gasol plenty of room to play. Facing Chandler, who was physically fit and liked to jump, Gasol's comprehensive offensive methods , to the fullest.

But if you know it, you know that you are not the head coach after all, and there is no way to solve it for the time being. The two sides are not only a physical confrontation between the players on the court, but also a intellectual confrontation between the coaches off the court.

The Lakers had a 12:4 offensive climax, so McMillan quickly called a timeout. There was a small mistake in this round of tactical guidance, and he had to make up for it quickly, otherwise, the form on the court would be very passive.

(End of this chapter)