New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 287 Release or Defense?

"The Lakers played a fast break, and the Grizzlies' troubles have begun!" The on-site commentator said a little pessimistically, because he knew the abilities of Zhang Yi and Robert, the two fast break masters.

In addition, the Grizzlies' anti-reverse capabilities are actually concentrated on the two fast guards. If they can't even catch up with these two young men, then the so-called slowing down is just a matter of paper.

Changing sides to fight again, the Grizzlies also increased their speed somewhat in order to regain the advantage of the game.Now possession of the ball has returned to the point guard's hands. Although his skills are rough, his overall outlook is better than Op's.

The Lakers switch defenses very quickly, coupled with the strong defense capabilities of Zhang Yi and Wally at the core, so the Grizzlies' already stretched offensive ability is now even more tasteless.

Center John Purdue should have been their scoring weapon, but after the start of the game, his personal offensive desire was not very strong.And Opp, as the team's second scorer, is now being defended by Zhang Yi and has never been able to find a chance to score.

In the end, the point guard chose to break through, but he didn't attract any defense, because in the pre-match analysis, Wacker had already said that this guy's ability to cause damage under the basket is not strong, as long as he normally follows the defense. up.

The facts are just as Wacker analyzed.Oscar followed up the defense and successfully caught his hesitation for a layup and completed the block. Although the Grizzlies still had the ball, the attack time was running out.

When he sent the ball, because he couldn't find a good opportunity to attack, Opp had no choice but to force a mid-range shot against Zhang Yi's defense, and he hit the iron naturally.

The offense has not been smooth for several consecutive rounds, and the Grizzlies must now solve their own problems on the offensive end.Coupled with the fact that the Lakers are also adapting to the opponent's defense, if they don't get back to their form quickly, the probability of an upset in this game is also very low.

Although it was a fast break, the Lakers consciously controlled the rhythm of the game.Because Zhang Yi noticed that the opponent's double guard seemed to be ready to defend their fast break.

Even for Wacker's instructions before the game, he also slowly advanced with the ball.Zhang Yi and Opp are playmakers with two concepts, and their offensive methods are completely different.

When he gets close to the [-]-point line, Opp has to come up on defense.Moreover, the opponent was within Zhang Yi's firepower for the entire half of the court, so this was where it was difficult for him to defend.

Not only Zhang Yi, but Robert's quick breakthrough and shooting ability are also the top strength in the league. Now the Lakers have these two singles strengths, so they don't need to worry about their own offense.

When the Grizzlies were switching defenses, Robert was standing in front of a slower power forward, playing big?Zhang Yi immediately flew the ball to Robert's side, and saw that he first made a fake move to break through, and then immediately took a step back and made a decisive shot outside the three-point line, swishing into the frame!
"This goal is really heartbreaking!" "The Grizzlies' offense was blocked, and Robert's three-pointer hit their morale too much!"

The on-site commentator said excitedly.Because the Grizzlies are not afraid of their opponents playing fast, but they are afraid of three-pointers. They were once in the tiebreaker against the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs.

Although they played an epic offense, they were still stunned by a wave of three-pointers from the Warriors in the third quarter.From leading by double digits to losing by 20 or more going into the fourth quarter...

The Golden State Warriors made 18 three-pointers in a single quarter, not only limiting the opponent's scoring to 12 points, but the team scored 46 points, directly sending the game into garbage time.

Even a head coach with as much experience as Hawley was caught off guard by this result.Because most people can realize that Curry's sudden explosion, but the sudden three-point explosion of several Warriors substitutes is really unexpected.

So that game was also hated by Grizzlies fans, and three-pointers are unwelcome here.Now Robert made a beautiful step-back three-pointer and finally got only sparse boos from the audience.

The Lakers' offense became more and more smooth. In order to avoid problems with the mentality of the Grizzlies players in the first quarter, Hawley also called a timeout and made some personnel adjustments.

Although they have to defend the opponent's fast break, they can't win the ball without scoring.Replaced with two 2nd and 3rd positions with stronger offensive capabilities.

This substitution is still effective. Although the Lakers' substitution speed is very fast, it can also limit some poor offensive points, but the Grizzlies can threaten the existence of the defending champion after all, and the depth of the lineup is still there.

The newly replaced shooting guard immediately responded with a three-pointer to stop the team from bleeding.Even Wacker has to admit the skill of the opponent's coach Holly. No matter what the situation is, the adjustments he makes are very useful most of the time.

On the Lakers side, Zhang Yi continued to control the ball for halftime. After he switched positions with Oscar, the latter got a chance to break through because he attracted the No. [-] defense.

Zhang Yi's advantage lies in his awareness of quick distribution of the ball, which rarely happens to a rookie.This is also one of the reasons why he can be called the successor of Curry.

After receiving Zhang Yi's assist, Oscar scored an easy layup.In this game, the core of the Lakers does not seem to have a strong desire to attack, but he can help the team with assists.

Regardless of whether Zhang Yi is scoring by himself or not, he is a key player in assisting defense as soon as he appears on the court. Any mistakes will allow him to seize the opportunity to convert into offense.This point has been summed up by several opponents who lost to the Lakers before.

Before the game, Hawley gave his players orders not only to block the opponent's fast break, but also to strangle Zhang Yi's attack at any cost...

It's just that Zhang Yi didn't expect that Zhang Yi would stop attacking before they could do anything.And I didn't expect that although he got an earth-shattering quadruple-double in the last game, his assists are really better than most players in the league.

If things go on like this, even if Zhang Yi doesn't score, the Lakers' offense will still be smooth.The Grizzlies also said in this timeout that since Zhang Yi cannot be completely strangled, it is better to prevent other positions and let him attack.

So in the next round, when the Grizzlies' offense was blocked again, the Lakers played a fast break again, this time it was Wally who threw the ball into the opponent's half.

The two people who participated in the attack were Zhang Yi and Robert. If according to the preparations at the beginning of the game, Zhang Yi was the one who was focused on marking, but when Wally threw the ball and found Robert, he found that the situation was reversed?

"Oops!" Because Robert was being marked, Wally's assist was counterattacked without even being passed. Hawley smiled when he saw this scene. This Lakers team is still a little younger...

(End of this chapter)