The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 220 [Why is the gap so big? 】

The Lakers sent off the bench for the second quarter. Marc Gasol, Josh Powell, Luke Walton, Vujacic, Shannon Brown.

The Clippers also sent a full bench, Gortat, McGee, Smith, Morrow, Barea.

湖人替补就只有小加索尔一个人有主动攻击能力，外线布朗也可以提供点帮助。至于沃顿和武贾西奇，已经快不知道怎么打球了。沃顿上赛季出场时间18分钟场均只有5分2.8篮板2.7助攻。武贾西奇16分钟5.8分1.7篮板1.4助攻1抢断，命中率只有38%。

The offensive power of the Clippers' substitute is not weak, and Smith has obvious strengths. Thibodeau's tactic is McGee and Gortat evacuate the inside, and Barea plays pick-and-roll cooperation, and Smith attacks Wharton in the low post.Morrow looked for opportunities to shoot three-pointers on the perimeter.

The core of the Lakers is Gasol Jr., but he is not the kind of person who can be the core on the offensive end, he is just a good blue collar.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Barea and McGee broke into the inside pick-and-roll, passed Powell and scored a layup.

Powell is only 205cm tall and has a strong physique.He was also an undrafted rookie, and he was able to occupy a place in the NBA by using strength as a meat shield and being able to defend in low positions.Pick-and-roll protection, his lateral movement is too slow.Barea can do whatever he wants in the restricted area by throwing Brown off the screen.Now Gasol has 127 kilograms and is slower than Powell.

Barea scored two goals in a row, and Brown bypassed McGee to chase.Barea passed the ball back to the high post, and McGee's summer mid-range shot also played a role. He made a jumper around the free throw line.

On the defensive end, the Clippers adopt a mixed defense, man-to-man on the outside, and Gortat and McGee on the inside are responsible for blocking shots.Powell can be emptied if he pulls out, he lacks shooting ability.As long as they keep up with Gasol, the Lakers can't make waves.

Gasol has a strong physique and can sit and beat Gortat.But he wasn't fast enough. With a few dribbles, Smith's supplementary defense came up. When he passed the ball to Walton, McGee emptied Powell to defend. If he passed Powell again, Gortat could release Gasol to supplement the defense The Clippers formed a small area around the penalty area to rotate and defend.

The only thing to blame is that Walton is not sure about the three-pointer. If he can shoot from the outside, it will be difficult for Smith to defend.If Powell has better physical fitness and can directly catch dunks, or if he is more explosive after receiving the ball, he will not be afraid of Gortat's rotation rotation, at least he can draw fouls.But all the Lakers' benches can't do it.The only one they can run and jump is Shannon Brown, who can't shoot.

Smith, Barea, and McGee scored consecutively and played a 10-2 offensive climax, extending the score to 20 points.Brown made three dry shots against Barea, trying to rely on his physical fitness and height advantage.The idea is good, but it's all wrong.The Lakers only relied on Gasol to score a goal.

Jackson requested a substitution, and Kobe and Odom returned to the court.The Clippers immediately replaced Morrow and replaced Tony Allen to ensure Kobe's off-ball pressure.Barea stayed on the court.The Clippers' defense became man-to-man, with McGee following Odom.

Kobe scored 4 points in a row after playing, but the Clippers could also score.Barea broke through to the inside after the pick-and-roll. Odom followed the defense much better than Powell, but after keeping up with Barea, he split the ball and passed it to Smith to single Wharton.Smith has an overall advantage in all abilities.One-step start to avoid Wharton's mid-range shot, back hit, turn around and break through the dunk, scoring 4 points in a row.

Smith is not the type of player who is invincible offensively, but Walton's defense is really bad.The Lakers were forced to adjust and replaced Artest, while the Clippers also replaced Barea, Gortat, Curry and Ye Feng.

Ye Feng followed Odom and handed over Gasol to McGee for defense.The two are the same height, Gasol Jr. is stronger than McGee, and the Lakers pass the inside to Gasol to play hard.

Last season, Gasol Jr. could easily bully McGee.But now McGee is smarter too.

When Mutombo taught him defense, he gave two examples. One is Rodman and the other is Rasheed Wallace. Both of them are very thin, but they can defend some strong people. Their main defense The trick is not to resist stubbornly, but to use the method of "following".

McGee's strength is his weakness. No matter how hard he tries, it will be difficult to resist people inside. What he has to do is to lean on the opponent lightly, follow the opponent's movement, leave a certain distance as a jumping space, and use the advantages of height and wingspan to reach the basket. Block the shot and do a good job of defense in the last ring.

When encountering people like Stoudemire and Howard, they dunk when they put in the basket. McGee has nothing to do but foul, but Gasol's explosive power is very poor, and he can block shots.

Mutombo's argument is that a muscular man with strong explosive power restrains him and McGee, a tall and thin type with bounce. For example, when O'Neal and Mourning beat him, it was easy and enjoyable.And the insiders like Ewing and Sabonis who he can defend are uncomfortable.

As Mutombo's personal disciple, McGee has mastered this skill. During the holidays, he and Love practiced solo and benefited a lot.Gasol still judged McGee based on the matchup situation last season. He chose to play hard, resisted to the basket, turned around and shot a jumper, but was slapped out by McGee with a big cap.

McGee retreated completely to the hoop, nearly stuck his head in the hoop when he jumped up ... because the net hit the eye, he landed erratically after the block, slipped and fell off the baseline.

Shannon Brown picked up the basketball, threw Curry away with one step, went to the basket, and was about to dunk with one hand when he jumped up.

In the restricted area of ​​the Clippers, it is too naive to want to play wild with a height of only 193cm.Seeing that Brown picked up the ball, Ye Feng immediately let go of Odom and rushed to the basket.

"SB!" Odom yelled, trying to remind Brown to be careful, but Brown only had eyes for the basket. "SB" is an abbreviation of Shannon Brown's name, which is what everyone on the team likes to call him. (sorrowful child)
Ye Feng jumped up from behind, flew sideways to the basket, put his right hand on the basketball, and sent the ball flying, but the referee still didn't blow his whistle.Odom picked up the basketball and made a mid-range shot from the left.

Odom thought it was open, but as soon as the ball left his hand, another person flew up from the side.Josh Smith covered the ball in the auditorium with one palm!
The audience shouted wildly. At this moment, it seemed that everyone in the arena became Clippers fans.

Three big hats in a row, each fiercer than the other, Ye Feng and Smith yelled and bumped their chests.

It is not easy to score in the Clippers' penalty area.On the player's bench, Thibodeau smiled and said: "Dikembe, you have worked hard to train this silly kid like this. Now he really looks like you when you were young."

Mutombo also showed a gratified smile: "I have already made an agreement with JaVale, after I retire, let him wear the No. 55 jersey and continue to block shots. Comparison."

Hardaway interjected: "Not worse than Camby, but compared to you?"

Mutombo shook his finger and said with a smile: "It's far worse than me."

When he was young, Camby was the same height and weight as McGee, and his wingspan was similar.Both have star talent.Camby is the second pick, but McGee is only the 18th overall pick.

The Lakers sent out a foul, with only two seconds left in the attack time, Artest forcibly missed the shot.

After that, Kidd and Love also played, and the Clippers completely took the initiative. In the opening game, only Barnes was replaced by Smith, with stronger defense and offense.

On the defensive end, the Clippers don't have any tricks, just man-to-man.This is not easy to mess up. After Love lost weight, he took the initiative to ask to defend. It is not too fast to match up. Only Bynum, who has the advantage of height, can keep up.Now Love is relatively slow at the 4th position, but if he plays a center forward, he is already considered fast.

Kobe struggled to catch the ball every time. The outside players of the Clippers kept close. After the pick-and-roll, he had to face Smith and Ye Feng. In front of these two people, he would be blocked if he was not careful. It is better to play singles Kidd is easy.Kidd is also good at defending against breakthroughs, which made Kobe very uncomfortable.

The Clippers' offense continued to pick and roll, interspersed with running positions to create dislocation opportunities, and Kidd organized the offense in an orderly manner.As long as Ye Feng gets rid of Artest, the ball will be passed to him immediately. Love pulls to the outside and misplaces the guard. Kidd also passes two good balls, assisting Love to hit a three-pointer from the outside.Love made 5 of 2 three-pointers and dealt a heavy blow to the Lakers.

Last season, the Lakers had racked their brains to defend against Ye Feng, and this game Ye Feng did not stand in a fixed position waiting for them to defend.He will keep moving in the high position, 45 degrees on both sides.It is also easier to speed up and get rid of the ball after receiving the ball.

After three quarters, the Clippers led 98 to 75 by as many as 23 points.This is what no one expected before the game. Although Pau Gasol is absent, it seems that the Lakers can't compete with the Clippers at all.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers replaced the main players such as Kobe and Odom, and handed over their guns in advance.Ye Feng, Kidd, Love and the others also took a break, put on their coats, and didn't intend to appear on the stage again, sitting on the sidelines talking and laughing.

Barkley said with a smile: "If the Clippers play like this every game, they will definitely be the champion this year. It's as easy as playing a team with big fish. The Lakers never took a lead in the game."

Smith looked at the data and said with a smile: "No. 7 rookie Stephen Curry scored 18 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in his debut. The Clippers picked a good rookie. The Thunder, Knicks, Kings, Timberwolves and other teams ahead Maybe you will regret it."

Barkley said with a smile: "The Grizzlies should be added. Their No. [-] pick has been reimbursed this season. Griffin reminds people of Oden."

Griffin still suffers from a stress fracture like Ye Feng did in his previous life. This is an injury he suffered in college and cannot be avoided.

Ye Feng sat next to Curry and said: "If there is a chance, I will consider passing it to you first. You should strive to win the best rookie of the season."

Hearing what the boss said, Curry was very happy and smiled shyly. "I will try my best."

Curry has no confidence to compete for the best rookie, and he doesn't know how much playing time he can get in the Clippers.Ye Feng has already chatted with Thibodeau. Thibodeau is very optimistic about Curry's shooting and plans to let him start often.As long as he is not injured, playing time this season is guaranteed.

This year's Rookie of the Year competitor is Tyreke Evans of the Kings.The King's record can't get better. As long as Curry keeps playing in this state, he may be elected as the best rookie.

Everyone thought that the fourth quarter was garbage time, but there was an unexpected bright spot...

(End of this chapter)