masters-orleans Chapter 418 The Blazers Have Two Main Lineups
Chapter 418 The Blazers Have Two Main Lineups
Chapter 418 The Blazers Have Two Main Lineups
The Lakers attacked, and this time the super center squeezed to the basket again.
It's still the old tactic, Kobe holds the ball outside to attract the defense, David Robinson is pulled out after being resisted by O'Neal, and O'Neal squeezes into the basket to seize the position.
But this time Kobe did not pass the ball. Instead, he used Fox's wall to break through the double-teaming of Zhao Dong and Eddie Jones, and then borrowed David Robinson's pick-and-roll to break through the defending Xiao Ao. paint area.
But his performance was not over. Marion in the middle came down to defend, Kobe changed direction downwards, and then rushed to Marion, and then from under the basket, Grant, the last line of defense, under the cover of O'Neal, made a backhand dunk , hit a ball.
In the TNT commentary seat, Barkley shook his head and praised: "It's so beautiful. Kobe is [-]v[-]. He broke all the defense lines of the Blazers. He is showing the strength of a superstar."
Smith also praised: "The continuous pick-and-roll tactics, coupled with Kobe's ability to break through with the ball, the Lakers played very well tonight."
At the CCTV commentary booth, Su Qun smiled and said, "Kobe's breakthrough this time can be compared with Zhao Dong's breakthrough just now."
"It's still weaker. Zhao Dong didn't use the pick-and-roll. His ability to get rid of the ball when breaking through is the best in the world, and no one can match it."
Zhang Li shook his head and smiled.
Su Qun laughed and said, "But Kobe beat five people in a row, while Zhao Dong only beat Kobe and Harper just now."
Zhang Lili laughed, nodded and said, "That's true."
It's the Blazers' turn to attack.
Zhao Dong held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, near the top of the arc. When Kobe was pressing up and Harper was about to double-team from the right wing, he suddenly pulled to the left wing quickly, using his speed and opportunity to get rid of the opponent's second. Double-teaming.
The Lakers had two or three defenses, and the left wing only had Fox in the low post. He immediately emptied Jr. and moved up to defend Zhao Dong. At the same time, Kobe followed quickly, preparing to double-team Zhao Dong again on the left wing.
At this moment, Eddie Jones ran on the right wing, pinning down Harper's defense, creating a huge gap between Harper and Bryant.
When Kobe was catching up, Zhao Dong suddenly turned around and overtook Kobe, pulled from the left wing to the top of the arc, and then quickly changed direction downwards, killing from the left elbow area to the paint area.
This continuous large-scale change of direction allowed him to get rid of Kobe and Fox who was defending, and at the same time Eddie Jones contained Harper, so there were no defenders around him.
At this time, he can make an emergency stop jump shot in the left elbow area, and O'Neal at the basket is absolutely unable to defend, he is an absolute open jump shot.
His open near-the-basket shooting rate is as high as more than [-]%, and if he uses the boarding technique, he is confident that he can reach more than [-]%.
However, he didn't make a shot, but accelerated with all his strength, rushed towards O'Neill again, and flew towards him.
"Damn it, he really..."
O'Neill saw Zhao Dong coming again, his eyes were tearing apart, this bastard really wanted to beat him down.
But this time, he didn't dare to pull anymore. It's okay to hurt Zhao Dong. If he doesn't get hurt, the game has just started. If his second offense ends, the game won't be able to be played.
"boom!"
At the same time that O'Neal exited the basket, Zhao Dong dunked with one hand and slammed into the Lakers' basket.
"yeah!"
All the home fans stood up and cheered.
"Good job, Feilong, just fight like this, the shark won't dare to pull you anymore." The live commentator shouted excitedly.
"Shark, why are you showing mercy to me? You made my dunk completely lose its proper soul, you are guilty."
Zhao Dong spat trash talk at O'Neill.
"You bastard!" O'Neal cursed angrily.
The Lakers attacked, and this time it was David Robinson's turn to make a shot.
In order for the three giants to recover their physical fitness better, Phil Jackson asked them to take turns.
Xiao Ao gritted his teeth and pointed at David Robinson who wanted to squeeze in. He really didn't like this kind of confrontation, but the boss Feilong said that if he didn't fight, he would sit on the bench for one season and sit on the next season. acceptable.
It's not easy to squeeze in, but Robinson's scoring ability is stronger than O'Neal's. Although he is old now, he is not weak.
Withdrew suddenly, and when Jermaine O was staggering and couldn't keep up, he received a pass from Kobe and then shot a low jumper on the right wing.
But the moment he made the shot, he felt black at the corner of his eyes, and then with a slap, the ball he just shot was slapped into the sky.
But it turned out that Marion came down to help defend and sent a big cap.
"yeah!"
The home fans cheered and applauded for Marion's cap.
When the ball fell, it was grabbed by Zhao Dong who came down to help defend, and the Blazers attacked.
Zhao Dong still hit the basket after breaking through.
The Lakers didn't dare to let David Robinson guard the basket. If the current Robinson is attacked by Zhao Dong, he might be injured, so they can only let O'Neal guard the basket.
O'Neill, who committed the first foul, did not dare to foul. Faced with Zhao Dong's powerful impact, he was restrained in defense, and was dunked again by Zhao Dong.
4:6, the Blazers lead at home.
Looking back, Kobe ran without the ball, dropped Zhao Dong and asked Harper for the ball.
When Harper was passing the ball, unexpectedly, Zhao Dong had caught up with Kobe again and directly intercepted the ball with his longer arm.
Kobe fought back on the spot, but was squeezed away by Zhao Dong, who took advantage of the situation and rushed to the frontcourt with the ball.
"boom!"
After entering the paint area, Zhao Dongfei rose up and ignited the rose garden with a back kick after a 540-degree rotation.
"Yeah yeah..."
The on-site commentator uttered a series of strange screams and roared passionately: "The gorgeous performance of the basketball god has begun, and the rose garden is blooming with the most brilliant light."
4:8, the Lakers attack.
"Raise your concentration and don't make unnecessary mistakes."
On the sidelines, pointing his hand at his head, Phil Jackson shouted loudly.
Barkley laughed loudly when he saw Phil Jackson's movements: "Coach Jackson's body language is quite rich, matching his expression, very vivid, he has a talent for acting."
"Pfft!"
Hearing Barkley's ridicule, Smith laughed.
Kobe didn't ask for the ball easily this time, but pulled Zhao Dong near the right-wing three-point line through his off-ball movement.
Then Harper hoisted the ball into the basket, O'Neal pushed Grant and received the ball. At this time, Marbury's double-team was caught, but he still got up with two defenders, and while completing the dunk, Grant's thugs foul.
"The lethality of the sharks is beginning to be reflected." Barkley laughed.
"I hope he can have more than [-]% of the free throws." Smith joked.
Barkley laughed, and said happily: "It's really not possible, the Blazers can learn from Nelson and cut directly.
Although the league rules do not use the last 2 minutes of each quarter, it can be cut before that. In the G2 game of the finals last year, the old Nelson used the shark-cutting tactic as a regular tactic. "
"boom!"
O'Nealga missed the free throw and Grant grabbed the backcourt rebound.
Holding the ball to the frontcourt, Zhao Dong went straight to the left wing three-point line.
"The Lakers are facing a problem, should they double-team Zhao Dong in this position?" Zhang Reasonable quickly analyzed.
No, Eddie Jones ran on the right wing, Harper could only stay on the right wing, and Kobe defended Zhao Dong alone on the left wing three-point line.
Other Lakers players also had no chance to double-team Zhao Dong in that position, because Ola went to the left short corner (the position near the bottom corner of the baseline), Grantla went to the right short corner, Marion pulled to the top of the arc, and the Lakers' The defensive line was all pulled out, it was pulled wide open, and there was no chance of double-teaming.
Of course, the overall defense of the Lakers has shifted to the left wing. The weak side is a bit too relaxed and there is a lot of space.
"Kobe, have you gone out to pick up girls these two days?"
Bang bang bang, Zhao Dong didn't rush to attack, but was holding the ball while spouting trash talk.
"No……"
The picture of Zhao Dong pointing a gun at him on the day of the wedding flashed through Kobe's mind, and he said out of embarrassment.
But at the moment he opened his mouth, Zhao Dong broke through, overpowered him with one step, and entered the left flank.
The Lakers' defense line had shifted to the left wing. After Zhao Dong broke through Kobe, it immediately accelerated to shrink to the left wing. All the defensive attention was on Zhao Dong.
At this time, Eddie Jones on the right started a weak-side cut.
Ron Harper, who was defending him, had half of his attention on the left wing, and he didn't react when he was attacked.
After Zhao Dong took the ball two steps away from the paint, the Lakers' three-man double-team had taken shape.
David Robinson, who was pulled to the left wing, lost Ao Jr. to defend Zhao Dong, but his defensive speed did not keep up with Zhao Dong. The main double-team strength of the Lakers was Fox, who was facing Marion in the high post, and catching up from behind. Bryant.
O'Neal, drawn to the right wing, is trying to get back to the basket, and above him is Eddie Jones, who is also cutting into the paint.
At this time, Zhao Dong suddenly pushed forward, and the basketball just pulled up from the floor passed from Fox's feet.
After hitting the ground and passing the ball, Eddie Jones stepped up after receiving the ball, and with a bang, he dunked O'Neal who had just returned to the basket and was caught off guard.
"drop!"
The referee's whistle blew.
"yeah!"
Seeing this button, the home fans burst into cheers.
"ah!"
After dunking his former teammate Shark, Eddie Jones also jumped up excitedly.
"It's so beautiful. The flying dragon breaks through to score the ball, and Eddie Jones cuts in from the weak side. The tactics are very clear and the cooperation is quite tacit." Barkley praised.
"The second Shark offender, the Lakers will be in trouble!" Smith laughed.
"damn it!"
Being dunked by a defender is a shame, O'Neal clenched his fists in hatred, stared at Eddie Jones fiercely, and wanted to shake his fist.
"Good job, I'll give him another one next time."
At this time, Zhao Dong's roar sounded beside O'Neal, he could only let go of his fist helplessly, and walked to the sideline of the paint area unwillingly, waiting for Eddie Jones' free throw.
He commits two, which is pretty bad for him.
At the same time, Phil Jackson on the sidelines also frowned.
Replace, or let O'Neal continue to play?If you continue to play, the Blazers will definitely step up their attack on O'Neal, and it is very likely that they will commit three fouls. At that time, it will be really difficult to play.
Therefore, he had no choice but to choose to replace Oni and replace him with Cobra Horace Grant.
"brush!"
O'Neal blocked the foul and Eddie Jones made a free throw.
6:11, the Lakers trailed by 5 points.
Zhang rationally analyzed: "On the ball just now, O'Neal's defensive attention was completely on Zhao Dong, otherwise he would not have been dunked. This should be the first time he has been dunked by a defender. Before that, it was Cole. Man and Zhao Dong dunked him, and Eddie Jones was the third."
Su Qun laughed and said, "Now the Lakers only have David Robinson and Cobra, two veteran players inside. The Lakers should be in trouble."
Zhang Lili smiled and said: "The Blazers will definitely continue to attack the Lakers inside, and strive to continue to cause damage to the inside before O'Neal comes up, and at the same time widen the point difference."
Indeed, as Lao Zhang said, in the following time, Larry Bird instructed the field to strengthen the outside breakthrough. David Robinson and Cobra Grant were frequently hit. Within 3 minutes, they each received a foul and hit the first In the 7th minute of the quarter, at 12:20, the Blazers widened the point difference to 8 points.
Phil Jackson called a timeout twice in a row, but failed to solve the inside problem. As a last resort, he had to replace O'Neal.
O'Neal re-entered the court and immediately solved the problem of the inside offense, but on the defensive end, he became the Blazers' impact target again.
His response method can only be to weaken the defensive strength, not daring to reach out randomly, and at the same time not daring to easily enter the defensive position under the basket, which has become a huge loophole in the inside.
But the less defensive he is, the more the Blazers stare at him.
Not only on the outside, but even Grant and Jermaine on the inside began to single him in the low post.
This forced O'Neal to further reduce the defensive intensity, or even not to defend very much. He evolved from a loophole to a black hole, and concentrated all his energy on the offensive end.
But the Lakers are still a problem that the Blazers can't solve on the offensive end. After O'Neal didn't defend much, he went all out to attack, and with the cooperation of David Robinson, the two teams were in a state of mutual explosion.
In the 10th minute, 19:27, the two sides tied in these 3 minutes, and the point difference was still 8 points.
David Robinson went off to rest, and Cobra Grant came up again. The Lakers' advantage at the basket and in the low post decreased. O'Neal was double-teamed without the ball at the basket.
O'Neal played quite aggrieved. Being stared at by the Blazers, everyone dared to shoot on him. He didn't dare to move on the defensive end, for fear of being called a third foul.
After the first quarter, at 21:33, the Blazers led by 12 points.
"O'Neal's two fouls were premature, which is the most important reason, or even the only reason, for the Lakers to fall behind." Zhang reasonably analyzed.
Su Qun said: "But Director Zhang, O'Neal also played 9 minutes in the first quarter, and his playing time was not affected too much. This season, his playing time was 39.5 minutes in the regular season and 42.3 minutes in the playoffs."
Zhang Lili said: "It's still a little less. What's more important is that too many fouls made him do nothing defensively, allowing the Blazers to play very smoothly and efficiently. Now as long as he is on the court, the Blazers will definitely keep an eye on him. Hit him."
In the TNT live broadcast seat, Barkley was also analyzing the game situation, saying: "The second quarter came off the bench, the Lakers' OK team should continue to play, and the team will continue to take a break, and then rotate O'Neal.
As for the Blazers, Feilong will definitely continue to play, and the rest are substitutes.But the Blazers' bench lineup can play the main force, even in the Blazers.
Dale Davis and Fortson on the inside, Mike Miller and Steve Smith on the outside, all have the qualifications and strength to start. "
Their commentary said this, the break time is up, and the second quarter begins.
For the Lakers, the OK combination did continue to play. The point guard was replaced by Derek Fisher, Robert Horry at the fourth position, and backup forward Mark Tedson at the third position.
For the Trail Blazers, Fortson and Davis are partnered inside, Marion is still the small forward, Mike Miller is the 203 cm tall swingman rookie at the shooting guard, and Zhao Dong is still playing the point guard.
Zhang Lili immediately analyzed: "The Blazers' ability to open the inside of the bench is not as good as that of the main lineup, but the ability to open the outside is sufficient. Both Marion and Mike Miller can shoot three-pointers, it depends on Zhao Dong. Vote for them."
At this time the game began, the Blazers attack.
Zhao Dong quickly advanced to the front court, and Lao Yu, who was still very young, was interfering on the side, but it was of no avail. Instead, Zhao Dong rushed over and fell behind.
As soon as Zhao Dong reached the top of the arc, he didn't slow down. Instead, he changed direction and jumped out of Kobe's defense.
"Damn it!"
O'Neill's eyes were burning, but Zhao Dong played too hard, he really didn't dare to strike.
"boom!"
In the absence of defense, the Lakers' basket was instantly bombed.
"It's not a solution to defend like this? It's impossible to narrow the point difference." In the TNT commentary seat, Smith shook his head.
Coming to the offensive end of the Lakers, Fortson began to die against O'Neal.
He really tried his best, was pushed back a little, and immediately stuck up again. O'Neal had to pay more physical energy to get close to the basket.
Brian Grant is also known as an iron-blooded power forward, but when defending O'Neal, he does not have the effect of Fortson.
"boom!"
Finally got close to the basket and got the ball, but the attack time is running out, and Marion's help defense has arrived, O'Neal is still half a step away from the basket, unable to dunk, so he has to hit a small hook in a hurry , missed, and the rebound was taken by Marion.
Zhao Dong played a fast break from the outside, but Kobe couldn't catch up and defended, and succeeded in dunking again.
Looking back, O'Neal encountered Fordson's desperate resistance at the basket again, and then Marion lost Mark Tedson and entered the basket to help defend.
This time, O'Neal failed to get into the basket again. He didn't force a shot. Seeing that Kobe was stared down by Zhao Dong, he gave the ball to Mark Tedson who was emptied.
Mark Tedson is a marginal small forward who catches the ball at the left elbow, faces Marion's quick return defense, makes a hasty shot and misses.
Fortson blocked O'Neal and protected the rebound.
Zhao Dong played another fast break from the outside, was fouled by Kobe, and got two free throws.
"The Lakers have failed consecutive offenses, but this is not surprising, because the Lakers have always been weaker than the Blazers in terms of bench lineup. During the bench time, the Blazers almost used the main lineup to play the Lakers' bench lineup." Barkley said with a smile.
Smith laughed: "The Blazers are basically two main lineups, and they have been cheating."
Zhao Dong made both free throws and the game continued with the Lakers attacking.
(End of this chapter)