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The Lakers handed the ball to Caron Butler from the sideline. Since there was not much time left in the attack, Butler did not hesitate, turned around and shot, but missed, but Mihm managed to pull the ball out of the penalty area. Kobe grabbed the ball and the first He turned around to protect the ball for a while and made a gesture to his teammates, saying "slow down".

Just when everyone thought that the Lakers would reorganize their offense, Kobe shot directly from outside the three-point line at the moment McGrady let down his vigilance, and the ball went straight into the basket.

He successfully "played" his friend through his body language, and Kobe smiled at McGrady when he returned to defense, and McGrady didn't seem to be angry, probably because he was also a rookie in high school and entered the league. Similar in age, McGrady is really one of the few good friends of Kobe in the league.Kobe even broke the news that he and McGrady had a one-on-one match between participating in the event, and he won easily, but McGrady countered with "bullshit~, nothing!".This joke may also reflect the relationship between two people. After all, the more acquainted people are, the more casual they are when they say something, but if they really don't know each other, they will hold back because they are concerned about the other party's temperament, and will not Feel free to joke around.

Kobe and Butler attacked together, and McGrady faced a defense that Luke Walton and his ilk could not compare to. Ryan Bowen's scoring ability at the power forward position of the Mosaic team was slightly greater than zero, which made it easier for Cook to free up more. With more energy to flank McGrady, the Mosaic team's scoring immediately fell into difficulty.Fortunately, at the critical moment, Mike James, a senior veteran of the league, scored five points in a row, helping the Mosaic team regain blood, helping the team maintain the point difference at single digits, and ushered in the return of the main lineup.

McGrady supported the team for a while. After Yao Ming returned, the team's main offensive point returned to the inside. However, because Juwan Howard couldn't guarantee the team's defense, Van Gundy replaced Ryan Bowen to partner with Yao Ming. Flanking Yao Ming was even more unscrupulous. Anderson resolutely went forward and interfered with Yao Ming's catch, while Odom was responsible for covering up behind him. With the joint efforts of the two, Yao Ming's offensive efficiency was difficult to guarantee, and his physical strength was also rapidly passing away.

One-on-one, hard work on the inside, Yao Ming's lethality is second to none in the league.But compared to other big insiders in the league, Yao Ming is afraid of double-teaming and going forward, and his physical strength is difficult to support the audience. These are all shortcomings that are visible to the naked eye.In addition, Van Gundy only knows how to maximize Yao Ming's lethality, and does not pay attention to maintenance. Yao Ming's MVP level in the first quarter, Yao Ming's All-Star level in the second quarter, Yao Ming's high-quality starter level in the third quarter, and Yao Ming in the fourth quarter Just an average player.

Anderson, Mihm, and Odom paid the price of 8 fouls in total. The Lakers still allowed Yao Ming to shoot 13 of 8 shots in the first half, scored 21 points, and helped the Mosaics narrow the point difference to 5 points.Even so, during the halftime break, when returning to the locker room, Ke Yan also gave sufficient encouragement to several insiders of the team.

"In the second half, Yao Ming couldn't play this kind of power!" In the locker room, Ke Yan emphasized.

Tomjanovich also believes that the Mosaic team is now relying too much on the combination of Yao and McGrady. McGrady may have the personal ability to output normally and efficiently, but Yao Ming, in the face of the crazy consumption of the Lakers, can hardly support the high efficiency of the entire game.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Mosaic team continued to grind positional battles with the Lakers. Van Gundy seemed to only have slow-paced positional battles in his mind, and did not consider other rhythms and other formations.

The Lakers continued to engage in a battle of attrition with the Mosaic team through the tactics of going around the front + double-teaming. However, accidents always came unexpectedly. First, Odom was distracted and directly missed Ryan Bowen, allowing the opponent to go up to the basket. An anti-basket scored an extremely simple goal, and then Anderson was called for the fourth foul when he was fighting with Yao Ming, and he had to be replaced by Mihm.

Yao Ming made two free throws and narrowed the point difference to 3 points.

Compared with the more flexible Anderson, Mihm is better at carrying people in the low post, and the effect of defending around the front is not good.The Lakers called a timeout, Ke Yan adjusted the team's strategy of double-teaming Yao Ming, Mihm was behind him, and Kobe or Butler came to double-team from time to time. The effect achieved in the game is to attract double-teams through the deterrence of superstars on the offensive end, helping role players get better shots and play more efficiently.

However, Van Gundy's vision is very plump, but the reality is very skinny.Yao Ming's offensive skills are indeed very strong, and his inside singles can be called a must, but his coping ability is average. On the side, Kobe, Butler, and Odom have good athleticism and mobility. The team's defensive rotation is well done. The Mosaic team is not as efficient as the Grizzlies' Mike Miller and Sean Battier. The shooter, even if the opportunity ball was exported, did not grasp all of them.

The lineup configuration is not in place, and no tactics can make up for Yao Ming's biggest weakness, physical fitness.The Lakers’ exhaustion on the defensive end and the continuous impact on the offensive end made Yao Ming gasp for breath in the middle of the third quarter, and his physical decline was also reflected in the movement and footsteps of the defensive end. Van Gundy is essentially a player who pays more attention to defense. Therefore, when Yao Ming made a mistake on the defensive end, it meant that he really had no strength, and the Lakers also consumed a lot, but Kobe and Butler managed to withstand the pressure. The point difference widened to 12 points.

In the last quarter of the game, the Mosaic team also tried to launch a counterattack, but the team's attack points were too concentrated, Yao Ming's physical decline and other unfavorable factors made the team really at a disadvantage in this encounter, and it has been difficult to close the point difference. Narrow down to less than 6 points.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Mosaic team 99:92 away. After three consecutive losses, they won two consecutive victories and returned to the eighth position in the Western Conference.

In the whole game, Kobe performed well, making 27 of 13 shots, 6 of 5 free throws, and scored 33 points.Butler contributed 19 points and gave Kobe considerable support on the offensive end.

Of course, the team was able to win today. The attrition battle between inside players and Yao Ming on the defensive end is also very important. In the first half, Yao Ming scored 13 points on 8 of 21 shots and scored 11 points in the second half. Duan made 4 of 5 shots and 1 of 33 shots in the fourth quarter. Although Yao Ming also scored [-] points in the game, his performance in the fourth quarter was really bad.

Zhang Lili, who explained the game, also mentioned this issue in his post-match comments: "The Lakers are grinding with you today, exhausting you, and when your physical strength is exhausted, look, the opportunity will come~. Mosaic The team's lineup is not balanced. This point was caught and magnified by Ke Yan. A good coach must have this ability, not to care about temporary gains and losses, and pay more attention to the overall development of a game. Judging from this game , Ke Yan has the strategic vision that an excellent head coach should possess."

Zhang Lili's "Comi" attributes are not too obvious now, and the Mosaic team is the National Democratic Team, so he still talks more from the perspective of the Mosaic team, and by the way, he promoted Ke Yan.

As for the American media, as long as the Lakers win, more and more people recognize Ke Yan. This is also related to Tomjanovich's recognition of Ke Yan's contributions from time to time.If he is still in the Suns this season, he will not have the current popularity, and most people will only attribute the improvement in record to D'Antoni and Nash.