basketball scientist

Behind the success of the Lakers is the loneliness of the Timberwolves.

As opponents in the Western Conference Finals last season, the Lakers were underestimated before the season.The departure of Phil Jackson, the disintegration of F4, and the negative impact brought by Kobe's deep handsome incident, everything is not good for the Lakers.

Although the Timberwolves failed in the Western Conference Finals, and although the core players were one year older, they still retained the core lineup from last season, and the team boss Garnett is in his prime, playing a huge role on both offense and defense!

I'm afraid no one would have imagined that the Lakers recovered in time after just half a season of adjustments.No one would have thought that the Timberwolves would even be "kicked out" of the playoffs because of the contract issues of the two veterans!

But historically speaking, the Timberwolves have always been a "bad team".Until Keyan crossed, they only made the playoffs twice in team history without Garnett.

The team has been "destroying people and tireless" all the year round, and is known as "the grave of rookies" and "the king of demining".The pinnacle was in the 09 NBA Draft. Holding the fifth and sixth picks, the Timberwolves, who urgently needed to reinforce their point guards, chose Rubio and Flynn one after another, but missed Curry.

Although there are various reasons for this, the problem of confusion in the management of this team always exists.When Ke Yan considers his next home in the future, he will immediately exclude some "notorious" teams.

After a day's rest, the Lakers went to Phoenix to challenge the league's No. [-] Suns away.

This season, the Lakers have been triple-killed by the Suns.As an assistant coach of the Suns, Ke Yan also felt that if he was swept directly, he would lose face, so he simmered chicken soup for the players during the mobilization before the game, hoping that the players could prove their strength to compete with the league's top teams!

With the playoffs approaching, winning some strong dialogues at this time can boost the morale of the team and give players more confidence.

CCTV5 also broadcasts the game live. The Lakers are now the second pick on CCTV. Basically, CCTV’s broadcasting principle is to broadcast two Rockets games a week, and the remaining two games. , If you don’t have any, then find something to talk about from the rest of the competition.

Of course, many strong dialogues will be missed, but TV stations have always looked at the ratings.Even the Rockets pay more attention to the Bobcats than the Spurs to the Suns. How do you choose?

The starting lineups on both sides have not changed.

Suns starters: Nash, Joe Johnson, Quentin Richardson, Marion, Stoudemire.

Lakers starting: Atkins, Kobe, Butler, Odom, Anderson.

Anderson won the jump ball and the game started.

The Lakers team opened up, Kobe received the ball in the frontcourt, broke through Joe Johnson in the middle, dribbled the ball and took three steps, flashed out of space, faced Stoudemire's supplementary defense, made an extreme fadeaway jumper, and hit! 2 to 0.

In addition to the hand feel that has been honed through hard work, this ball is a test of Kobe's waist and abdomen strength. When he leaned back just now, Kobe's waist was almost bent to 60 degrees!You may allow Ke Yan to bend down to this angle, but no one knows whether he can shoot a basketball or where the ball will fly.

The Suns attacked, Nash advanced to the half court, Atkins followed up the defense, both of them belonged to the "dexterous" side of the point guards, and Nash was also more of a threat with the ball than without the ball, while Atkins was the opposite. Yan is also a suitable defender.

Nash failed to make a breakthrough and gave the ball to Joe Johnson who pulled out to catch the ball. The latter played a pick-and-roll with Marion. Odom switched defenses in time. Joe Johnson gave the ball to Marion. Enter.

The Lakers attacked, and Marion came to lead the defense against Kobe, and he could keep up with his feet. At the same time, he gave Kobe a shot space, and Kobe raised his hand to shoot. Marion interfered with the long arm, but failed to touch the ball , "Shua!". (2:4)

Marion is a sharp knife on the defensive end of the Suns. He can defend against the big killer inside, and he can also make good use of his mobility to defend against wing scorers. Even against the Spurs, Marion is responsible for defending Parker!

But his shortcomings are also quite prominent. He is not a point that can stably score in a strong dialogue, especially in a positional offensive. As long as he dares to let him go, he dares to throw a three-pointer from the outside.But without exception, these tricks are all unstable.And the more high-end game, the greater the consumption, the more unstable!

The Suns attacked. Nash and Stoudemire played a pick-and-roll. The latter caught the ball face-to-face and was stuck by Odom who was defending. Anti-rotation is already in place.Stoudemire had no choice but to hand the ball back to Nash's organization. When the latter caught the ball, there was a rhythm change. He immediately shook Atkins away, took a sudden step and hit a mid-range shot!

Nash's passing is unpredictable, but his own offensive threat should not be underestimated. Physical fitness is a weakness, but his dribbling and shooting skills are top-notch, and his grasp of offensive timing is also stronger than others. When the team needs him to score, he can stand up.

The Lakers attack, Kobe catches the ball by running without the ball, turns to face the frame, Marion chases, and forms a double-team with the big Q. Under the double-team, Kobe's head iron problem is committed again, and he turns and leans back Jump shot, the posture is very chic, and the sound of the iron is very clear!

Stoudemire took the rebound and passed a counterattack. Nash took a step and passed it to Joe Johnson. The latter counterattacked in a large space and shook Kobe. (6:4)

Kobe and Odom thugs cooperated hand in hand, and the moment they caught the ball, they passed the ball to Butler, who was in the air, and the latter relied on Joe Johnson to throw the ball to the basket. (6:6)

The Suns tried to make a fast move again. Atkins followed Nash, but Odom failed to keep up with the big Q. The latter went straight to the basket and scored a dunk. (8:6)

The offensive and defensive rhythm of the game is very fast, and the Suns' offense is more regulated, and they can find easy shots for a long time.

Fortunately, the Lakers also played their own characteristics. Odom pulled to the free throw line or even the top of the arc to handle the ball, and D'Antoni was also a little helpless.

The Suns' skill points are all about offense. Except for Marion, all positions are offensively strong and defensively weak.Although Stoudemire seems to be able to send a few blocks, in fact, his defensive awareness is extremely poor, all relying on jumping.

After the first quarter, the Suns ended with a 34-point lead at 31:3.

In the second quarter, the Lakers were suppressed by the Suns at the beginning of the game. After Nash left the field, Joe Johnson took on the team's organizational tasks. On the court, against Butler, the defensive end blocked the Lakers' No. [-] scorer.

太阳队一鼓作气，打出了一波13比2的攻击波，将分差拉开到了14分。（47:33）

Ke Yan didn't call a timeout and asked the players to adjust on the field. Finley made a breakthrough throw to stabilize the morale of the army.After the pick-and-roll, Butler received the pass in an air cut, stormed the basket and caused a foul by Outlaw, and made a free throw. (47:37)

The Suns really have a big problem with the inside defense. The starter Stoudemire has a big defense problem. The backup center Hunter is mediocre, and he is not even as good as Mim, who Ke Yan doesn't like.

It is said that Ke Yan is a "mad scientist" who piles up wings and does not need insiders, but his team has all the elements needed on the defensive end, with Diop in the tank, Anderson in the defense and frame protection, and Odom is pretty versatile. , just understaffed.

On the contrary, on D'Antoni's side, he really piled up offensive elements on the court, relying on Nash to distribute firepower.In terms of scheduling, he doesn't like blue-collar players.Moreover, the Suns' rotation list is short, and there are not many people available on the team's bench.

Kobe returned to the court after a 5-minute break, immediately singled out Joe Johnson, and scored in a mid-range shot. (47:39)

The Suns then replaced the main players, but D'Antoni replaced Marion.Without hackers to limit Kobe, Kobe increased his shots in the second quarter. He played 7 minutes, made 10 of 5 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 12 points, helping the team narrow the point difference to 4 points. (63:59)

In the half game, Kobe scored 28 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. The statistics are very beautiful.

The number one star under him performed very well, and Ke Yan was happy to let him perform more. During the halftime break in the locker room, Ke Yan praised Kobe's wonderful performance. But if the Suns choose to flank, they have to think about how they handle the ball.

His own data has risen again, and the team can still bite the score against the number one in the league. Kobe is in a good mood and is willing to accept the task assigned by Ke Yan.

As for the other players in the team, it is acceptable to help Kobe score.

This is the same as the Thunder team in later generations helped Westbrook "make a triple-double" and Gibson didn't pick up any rebounds. In fact, it is the beauty of adults.

And there will be no doubts from the outside world.To put it bluntly, Kobe's shooting percentage, efficiency, record, and win-loss value are all better than Iverson's, and the proportion of ball possession is lower than Iverson's. If you want to question Kobe's data, then what is Iverson?Attempt to refresh data?

At the beginning of the second half, Kobe played Joe Johnson in a low post, attracted the defense and then sent a pass. Odom caught the ball from the free throw line, tapped Marion and made a mid-range shot. (63:61)

Nash dribbled the ball across the half court and handed the ball to Stoudemire at the horn. The latter singled Anderson face-to-face. , and sent the ball to the basket for a dunk (65:61).

This is also the characteristic of Marion, expecting him to attack by force is a bit embarrassing for him, but other aspects are beyond reproach!

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe went to the right to widen the distance and singled Marion in front of the frame. He dribbled twice in a row and changed to the bottom line. Opened Stoudemire's chasing block, pulled the bar for a layup, and the ball scored.

Kobe's 30th point in this game is only 1 minute away from the start of the second half!

It seems that this game is another 50+ rhythm!