lakers championship

Chapter 412 On Protracted War
In terms of defense, if you follow the established tactics one by one, as long as the tactics are good enough and executed in place, the effect will be very good, but at the same time, it will also weaken the ability to deal with emergencies, and once the execution is wrong, it is easy to produce a chain reaction, leading to the failure of the entire strategy .But if you rely on free play, it is easy to fail to think of a team, resulting in useless work or communication errors. If the opponent is in good condition, it is very easy to be unable to guard against any of them.

The Spurs typically play according to the established tactics. How to face the pick-and-roll, how to face the air cut, how to face the screen, Popovich has established a whole system, and the Spurs players form muscle memory through daily training. Execute according to the actual situation.The Lakers are typical free play, and the whole team follows the rhythm of Tianyang.

While running to the frontcourt, Tianyang thought about how to defend the Spurs. He walked to the top of the arc, received a pass from Ross, and played a pick-and-roll with Lopez. Get inside.

Ade made up the defense, Tianyang scored the ball, Kuzma caught the ball and threw it, and made a hit!

The Spurs attacked again, and Mills took the ball to the right wing and continued to pass to the inside.

Adelaide received the ball in a low position, slumped his shoulders and lowered his waist, squeezed and squeezed, and continued to exert force, Kuzma retreated again and again.

Turn around, hook, hit, Adelaide scored 2 points, Kuzma looked embarrassed.

There is no way, the difference in weight and strength is a bit too much, and I can't stop it at all.

The Lakers attacked again, Tianyang received the ball at the top of the arc, deliberately brought it to the left wing, and singled Murray in front of Leonard.

Continuously and quickly changed direction forward, and when Murray lost his defense, he decisively took a big step and rushed into the inside line.

Leonard moved laterally to defend, Tianyang passed the ball directly behind his back, Tatum received the ball and adjusted his posture steadily, and made a three-pointer!
Dang, the shot hit the iron, the rebound rebounded and flew back to the left half.Tianyang had an idea and decisively stuck to Leonard to prevent him from grabbing the ball. Tatum easily got the offensive rebound and made another two-point shot!

Swish, hollow into the net, 4 to 4 tie.

O'Neill smiled and said, "What defensive statistics will Tianyang have for the card position just now?"

Kenny frowned: "There are not many such moments, and there is no need to count them."

Barkley nodded: "I helped Olajuwon grab rebounds like this back then, and it was not included in the defensive statistics. This is normal."

When the Spurs changed sides to attack, Mills dribbled the ball to the left wing, intending to continue to pass the ball inside.

Kuzma is not stupid, he can't block from behind, so he naturally learns to go around the front defender, but Mills still makes a pass.

Adelaide used his height and position to easily receive the basketball, took two steps to the basket, and hit the board.

Hit, Adelian scored 6 points, shooting 100%.

Turning his head, Tianyang hit Murray with a 45-degree pass from the right, still next to Leonard.

Maybe when Shi was sure that Tianyang was going to make a breakthrough, Murray chose to press close to him without giving him any space.

Tianyang followed his plan and made an emergency stop, turned around and went inside again, as easy as visiting his own back garden.

Leonard made up the defense, Tianyang scored the ball, as if playing a video repeatedly, Tatum caught the ball and shot.

Bang bang bang, the basketball bounced back and forth, but finally fell into it.

7 to 6, the Lakers overtook the score.

...

For another 4 rounds in a row, the Lakers and Spurs always used only one offensive method. Neither team could find a way to defend the other side, and the score also took the lead alternately. After the first official timeout, the two teams battled 15-14.

Tatum scored 8 points, smiled happily, and kept looking up at the wonderful replay on the big screen, while Kuzma walked to the bench with a depressed face, sat on the bench without saying a word, and directly covered his head with a towel .

It's really miserable, allowing Ade to score overhead continuously, his defense is like paper.

Kobe saw this, patted him on the shoulder, and said seriously: "This is a process you have to go through. There has never been a player from President Hill who has poor defense. You should find a way to solve it instead of struggling with it."

Kuzma didn't chew, just nodded silently.

Kobe said again: "Go and listen to the coach's tactics."

Kuzma put down the towel, got up and walked towards the crowd.

Wharton smiled and asked, "How do you feel after defending for such a long time?"

"I defend normally, and I can't stop him from attacking; I can't stop him from receiving the ball when I go around the front defense; calling double-teams can easily lead to leakage from the outside." Kuzma shook his head slightly, "I really don't know how to defend."

"What do you think?" Wharton nodded, first staring at Tianyang, and then looking around at the players, "Everyone have any ideas, let's talk about it, and let's find a solution together."

If these words came from other coaches, everyone would be shocked, but Wharton often discusses tactics with Tianyang and Rondo, and everyone has long been used to it.

"Try double-teaming, see how they feel on the outside, and then make adjustments, pay attention to rotation defense, and minimize open space." Rondo said, "I started thinking about it from the second offense. I thought about it for a few minutes, and there was only this one. Method."

"What about you?" Wharton asked Tianyang noncommittal, and everyone turned their eyes.

"Indeed, double-teaming and forcing the Spurs to shoot outside is the only way to break the stalemate. I haven't thought of a better tactic, but I suggest to see the reaction of the Spurs before making adjustments. After all, we have always used the same offensive method to score. And it’s in the lead right now.”

Changing the defensive tactic to double-teaming is not simply a matter of double-teaming when Adelaide plays back. It also involves the rotation after the double-teaming, how to launch a counterattack after the double-teaming is successful, etc., which requires a lot of arrangements.

If the Spurs were an ordinary team that would not make changes according to the adjustments of the Lakers, then they would come here casually, but Popovich is a master tactician with rich on-the-spot experience, and if something is not done well, it is very easy to be targeted.

"The Spurs are not a team with great flaws like the Heat. It is basically impossible to lead by 20 points in three quarters and end the game quickly. According to a great military scientist in the East, this is a protracted battle. We We must strike late."

The two major commanders in the team have spoken, and it is Wharton's turn to make the final decision, or propose a better tactic.

"Keep it the same first." Wharton thought for about ten seconds before waving his hands.

Kuzma took deep breaths as he walked toward the court, seemingly needing courage to face a daunting challenge.

Tianyang walked up to him, put his arms around his shoulders, and said with a smile: "I'll make you a few balls later, so that you can vent your anger, but you still have to stick to defending seriously, Aldridge's physical strength Definitely not as good as you, if you want to defend him, you must take a long-term view, this is likely to be a protracted battle that will reach the end of the fourth quarter!"

Kuzma nodded solemnly, Tianyang patted him on the back again, turned and walked to the backcourt.

...

The 75-second timeout ends and the game continues between the two teams.

After the referee signaled that he could serve, Murray walked up to Rose to interfere.

Seeing this, Tianyang reacted suddenly, and the person defending him had become Danny Green.

"It seems that in this protracted battle, the Spurs are the first to lose their stability."

(End of this chapter)