lakers championship

Chapter 229 Showing off Beverly
Morey mentioned the secret weapon, which aroused the great interest of fans who eat melons. Could it be that he has developed a new way to restrict Tianyang?
Before this, Bulls head coach Hoiberg had developed a set of tactics. The specific content was to continue to consume Tianyang's energy in singles on offense, and to consume energy in rounds of defense.

Later, many teams used it one after another. However, due to the different abilities of the players of each team, SkyOcean and the Lakers also continued to improve. The effect of this tactic is uneven, but the fans still call it the "sheep slaying tactic". .

The Rockets also used the "sheep-killing tactic" to give the Lakers a three-game losing streak. Fans asked Morey on Twitter if it was a "sheep-killing tactic".Morey replied immediately and denied it, and said that if you want to know the specific situation, it is best to go to the Toyota Center to watch the game on the 16th.

The Lakers also paid attention to what Morey said. Jim Buss inquired about the news in many ways, and finally analyzed that the Rockets may be setting off smoke bombs to add a little psychological pressure to Tianyang. The so-called secret weapon may end up just letting the fans Hold a few big signs in the Toyota Center to interfere with Tianyang's free throws.

After all, Morey is a man with a lot of thunder and little rain, and the Rockets' performance in the free market every year is enough to prove this point.

Just when the melon fans thought it was over, Beverly retweeted Morey and wrote: "Is there still a secret weapon? Is it not enough for me to defend him so hard to shoot? #摇头##把脸##问题#!"

If it were someone else, they would be ridiculed to death every minute if they said such things, but Beverly was different. His mad dog defense made many players uncomfortable. He was not in the first game of the regular season, and Tianyang had whatever he wanted.

After returning from the second and third games, Tianyang's shooting rate did drop significantly, but that was not due to him alone. The Rockets' defense system also played a big role.

Lakers fans immediately commented on his Twitter to point out this point, but Beverly said that even without the bonus of the Rockets' defense system, he can still lock Tianyang.

Beverly was still on Twitter and asked Tianyang whether he believed it or not.

Tianyang did not respond, and neither did the other Lakers players, because they were all squatting in the hotel watching the video.

What video are you watching?

Of course, it is the Rockets tactical analysis video. This video was produced by Jim who paid a lot of money, and then threw it to the Lakers video editing team for secondary processing and creation. Hundreds of details, important actions are analyzed frame by frame, and 3D dynamic explanation is included. No matter how big or small, everything is covered.

It lasted 2 hours at a glance, and when the broadcast ended, Cousins ​​said casually: "That's all!"

Both Tianyang and Walton smiled. The Rockets' ball looks really simple. On offense, they either have 3 points or a layup, and on defense, they can switch defenses infinitely. It doesn't look like the third-ranked team in the West.

There is a sentence in the analysis video, which Tianyang agrees with very much, "It seems simple, but it is deadly. As long as the Rockets play well, basically only the Warriors can fight against it. What the Lakers have to do is to prevent the Rockets from continuing to have a fiery touch."

In other words, to put it simply, it is to strengthen the defense and maintain the defensive level throughout the court.

"Xiao, what do you think?" Wharton leaned back on the sofa, put his hands behind his head, and asked lightly.

Brian Shaw took out the tactical board and drew a circle on the three-point line with a pen, "We need to strengthen the perimeter defense. The Rockets' three-point shots are terrible. They are at the same level as the Warriors. As long as they limit 3 points, the Rockets will lose. half."

The Rockets have taken more three-pointers than the Warriors this season, ranking first in the league.

The reason is related to Morey's magic ball theory.In the magic ball theory, the CIC is a very inefficient way of scoring, and it is the best policy to give up the CIC to attack the three-pointer.So it is often seen that Gordon or Ariza receives the ball from the wing, gets rid of the defense and rushes into the short corner without shooting, but continues to rush to the basket and force a layup.

Regarding what Brian Shaw said, Wharton did not immediately make a decision, but rolled his eyes. After thinking about it, he turned his head to the side, "Tianyang, what do you think?"

"I agree with Xiao's proposal, but you can't slacken the defense inside. Boogie, do you have the confidence to guard the inside alone?" Tianyang said and looked at Cousins.

Cousins ​​patted his chest, "No problem, as long as Randall can help delay the air cut player."

Randall nodded, "Don't worry, big defense is my strong point!"

Seeing this situation, Wharton was very satisfied, "Then do this, defend the 23 zone defense."

After the explanation, there is nothing to mention about the offense, and the video conference ended early.

……

At 16 pm on the 7th, there were crowds outside the Toyota Center. The Lakers played against the Rockets, attracting countless fans to watch.

In the Toyota Center, the TNT broadcast area has been prepared, and the four of O'Neal began to broadcast live.

After Ernie finished his opening remarks, he directly asked the three of O'Neill, "What do you think is the secret weapon?"

O'Neal laughed, "What secret weapon do you have? It's been 82 games a season, and a total of 29 teams have played against the Lakers. Most of the games the Lakers lost were because Tianyang was in poor condition or didn't adapt. After the All-Star , no team has ever successfully restricted Tianyang, and Morey is definitely bragging."

Kenny is naturally dissatisfied as a Rockets star, "Don't be too absolute. The Rockets have Beverly and Ariza on the outside, Capela on the inside, and a wireless defense system."

O'Neal curled his lips, "Beverly? I don't think so. A few days ago, Iguodala defended Tianyang from the beginning, and the result? Didn't he get a hole in the combination of Tianyang's attack/shooting/pointing, Bever Leigh can defend better than Iguodala? I absolutely don't believe it!"

Kenny took out the form and was about to refute, but O'Neill rushed to say: "I know you want to use the drop in shooting percentage as an example, but even the fans know that it is not due to Beverly alone, SkyOcean is also making continuous progress, unexpectedly Dare to say that the defense is so difficult to shoot..."

Kenny was about to get angry, but Ernie quickly stopped and let Barkley speak.

Barkley smiled, "Why do you all think that the secret weapon is related to defense? What if it is an offense?"

……

In a blink of an eye, the game between the two teams officially started.

From the perspective of player positions, Tianyang is facing Beverly, Nick Young is facing Harden, Ingram is facing Ariza, Randall is facing Anderson, and Cousins ​​is facing Capela.

In the jump ball session, Cousins ​​was superior and accurately transferred the ball to Tianyang.

Tianyang dribbled the ball with his left hand and sprinted to the top of the arc, passed the ball to his right hand through his crotch, then raised his right shoulder and leaned forward, while taking a step with his left foot to the right, as if to break through from the right.

Beverly immediately moved to the right to intercept, but Tianyang just touched the ground with his left foot and did not exert force. Instead, his right leg, which had not moved all the time, suddenly exerted force, and suddenly used his left hand to pull the ball, changing direction strangely, and relaxed from the left. breakthrough.

"Wow!!! Shammgod!!!" The commentator Xi O'Neil stood up and shouted with his head in his hands.

There is no way, this action is too coquettish, Tianyang must have planned to show off Beverly.

Tianyang rushed to the free throw line, did not wait for Ariza's help to defend, made an emergency stop, and made a mid-range shot.

The basketball went into the net hollow, and the Lakers scored two points first.

Easy side Rockets attack, Harden dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and played a pick-and-roll with Capela straight to the inside.

Cousins ​​switched defenses, but because he was afraid of a foul, he didn't dare to start too early. Harden made a layup and scored.

The Lakers attacked again, and Beverly, who looked angry and embarrassed, posted on Tianyang just after halftime. If the rules didn't prohibit him, he might have hugged Tianyang.

Sure enough, it was a mad dog defense, but Tianyang didn't mind, he dribbled the ball sideways and shifted in a wide range, rushed to the right wing, made an emergency stop and turned around, then accelerated to the top of the arc, and then changed direction to the right again when Beverly caught up.

Beverly barely kept up, but was a little overwhelmed by the game, Tianyang dribbled behind his back and suddenly pulled out.

The basketball hit the board and rebounded into the circle, and Tianyang scored another 3 points.

Beverly didn't even touch Tianyang's hand. Although it was only two balls, it was very different from what he boasted on Twitter, "It's hard for Tianyang to make a shot".It can be said that he has been turned over by the show.

(End of this chapter)