basketball pope

Chapter 470 [The winner is the king]

At the end of the timeout, the sun sent the opening starter, Nash, Bell, Hill, Marion, O'Neal Jr.

When D'Antoni saw that the Lakers didn't have a point guard, he knew what Yang Rui's idea was, but he couldn't make corresponding adjustments and didn't dare to replace Nash.

Without Nash's Suns, the offense would be a lot worse, and he couldn't take that risk.

The Suns don't need Nash to score a lot of points, but Nash can also stand up and shoot key shots when the Suns are overall misfiring. His organizational ability is even more essential to the team.

The game started, Kobe received the ball in the middle to observe the situation, and waited for his teammates to pull away.

The Suns have a mixed defense, Bell and Kobe, and other positions.

Kobe Bryant dribbled the ball on the left side in a row, Odom pulled out from the low post, ran to the middle to attract defense, Rashid was still at 70 degrees on the right side, the other two were on the bottom line, there were many dislocations on the field, the closest Hill didn't dare to let Odom go to double-team in the middle.

Bryant brought it to 45 degrees, leaned against Bell with his back, and wanted to attract O'Neal Jr. to double-team.

O'Neal was not double-teamed. He played for 40 minutes, and he had no strength to prevent breakthroughs. He could only rely on his height and wingspan to prevent the penalty area.

Kobe Bryant determined the defensive intensity, turned to the middle and made a jumper, which was closer to the basket. Bell could only try his best to seal his eyes, but he couldn't cover it, and the ball was scored! 116 to 116 level.

Zhang Lili said loudly: "Beautiful! Kobe Bryant scored 36 points, he dared to shoot at a critical moment, he really scored!"

Yu Jia said: "At the critical moment, Yang Rui did not arrange for a point guard to play, nor did he send a three-point shooter, and the offense was handed over to Kobe for singles. I think this is to strengthen the defense and see if it can be defended this round. "

Kobe defended Nash, kept his distance, and focused.

No one in the NBA dares to underestimate Nash. Yang Rui's arrangement of Kobe's main defense was also a thoughtful decision.

The NBA has a "50-40-90 club," which refers to players shooting at least 50 percent from the field, at least 40 percent from three-point range, and at least 90 percent from the free-throw line for an entire season.This club shows an all-around shooting ability and is the ultimate goal for all shooters.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Nash was selected for the 4-50-40 club four times, the first in history.

O'Neal Jr. pulled to the middle and played a pick-and-roll with Nash. Nash made a breakthrough on the right, Rashid switched defense, Nash scored the ball in the middle, and Kobe defended Jr. O'Neal closely, not giving an inch.

Little O'Neal didn't have the strength to use his body to eat hard, so he could only turn around and shoot. Kobe Bryant disturbed his rhythm with small movements behind him. Little O'Neal lacked confidence and chose to pass the ball again.

Nash ran to the left to catch the ball, and Rashid followed and kept his distance.Nash gave the ball to Hill, who was closely guarded by Iguodala and could not pass the ball again.

D'Antoni's request was to ensure the success rate of the attack, but after the rhythm slowed down, the Suns couldn't create any space, and they used up 24 seconds. O'Neal missed a jumper in the face of Kobe. Lamar Odom grabbed the rebound and passed it to Kobe to fight back. .

Kobe quickly advanced to the frontcourt and passed it to Ariza. When he counterattacked, it became Ariza facing Nash. He was very comfortable catching the ball and took three steps.Nash couldn't help but fouled Ariza.

Ariza relied on his defensive talent to get the chance to play at a critical moment. He was a little nervous and missed the first free throw.He also used a little less force on the second free throw, the ball bumped twice on the rim, and luckily climbed in. 117 to 116.

The Suns attacked, Nash broke through with the ball, was double-teamed near the penalty area, and separated the ball from the periphery.

Marion received the ball from the bottom line on the left, and Kobe let O'Neal make up for defense. Marion saw that the shooting opportunity was not good, and took advantage of the situation and assigned it to O'Neal in the middle.

The Suns players are very selfless, and their offense is very reasonable. O'Neal Jr. catches the ball and Rashid saves it in time. The supplementary defense interferes with the shot.

After landing, Lamar Odom passed it to Iguodala. The latter quickly took the ball and faced Bell's defense and saw no chance, and stably passed it to the follow-up teammates.

Yang Rui dared to reuse the two newcomers Ariza and Iguodala at the last moment. It was related to their personalities. Once they entered the league, they were very stable.

Odom organized in the middle, guarded the ball and other teammates moved, and distributed it to Rashid on the right side, not Kobe who was guarded by Marion.

This is an extremely crucial pass. Lamar Odom has an idea. He violated Yang Rui's previous arrangement to Bryant's singles, but the choice was correct.

Rashid faced Nash on the right and was very well prepared. He caught the ball and shot a jumper. Nash could only jump to his chin with all his strength. The arc of the ball was very good, and it entered the net hollow. 120 to 116.

With 1 minute left and the Suns trailing by 4 points, D'Antoni requested a timeout.

In order to better open up the space, D'Antoni replaced Jim Jackson and replaced Hill.

Yang Rui did not make any substitutions, and Yao Ming continued to sit on the bench. The Chinese fans were a little disappointed, but they had to admit that Yao Ming was not a good idea to deal with a fast-paced team like the Suns that mainly shot from the outside.

The Sun players continued to pick and roll and move positions. The Lakers players switched defenses very quickly and would not fall out of position. It took 20 seconds for Jackson, who had just played, to face Iguodala's jumper, which was severely disturbed, and the ball missed the basket.

Little O'Neal failed to grab the offensive rebound, Rasheed pulled the ball out of the penalty area with one hand, and Ariza picked up the rebound and passed Kobe.

Bryant got down quickly, carried Nash to the inside with the ball, and attracted Bell to double-team.

Not double-teamed, Kobe Bryant singled out Nash's advantage is too obvious.Nash dislocated the anti-sway man, and after being hit, it was like a boat of friendship, which turned over if it was overturned.

Kobe Bryant did not make a mess at the critical moment. I remember that Yang Rui said that he attracted a double team to score the ball, and he gave it to Iguodala in the right bottom corner in time.

The bottom corner on the right is the position of Iguodala's head coach. I have certain confidence that the team leads by 4 points. He has no psychological pressure. After taking a look, he shot and the ball scored! 123 to 116.

This three-pointer directly frustrated the Suns players.

In the next round, the Suns players could only continue to bet on three points. Nash took a step laterally after the pick-and-roll, made a hurried shot, missed by Rasheed's interference, and Odom got the rebound again.

Not much time, the sun can only use foul tactics, Odom made one of two free throws. 124 to 116.

Another weakness of the Suns has also been shown. Their scoring efficiency in positional battles is not as good as running and shooting. After the players' physical strength decreases, their offensive firepower decreases.

Compared with the ability of heads-up, the core Nash and O'Neal are not as good as Kobe.

Facing Iguodala again, Jackson missed a strong three-pointer, and the rebound was grabbed by Rashid. The Suns did not use foul tactics again. Even if they made consecutive three-pointers, the 8-point gap could not catch up. .

Zhang Lili breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "The Lakers lost two free throws during this time, but they still secured the victory. This is a crucial victory, both for Kobe and Yang Rui, as long as the Lakers win the best in the Western Conference. record, they'll be closer to MVP and Coach of the Year."

Yu Jia smiled and said, "I think Yang Rui will set a new record. Who wouldn't give him this award?"

This is the era of "the winner is the king and the loser is the thief". As long as Yang Rui crushes other coaches in terms of record, the league will not give him the award, it will be a shady.

People look at the result, not the process.Only winners can attract everyone's attention, and public opinion will applaud them; if they don't win, as in D'Antoni's situation, the media will only find his shortcomings.

After this game, there will definitely be someone who will be Hide Anthony. It is almost impossible for him to catch up with Yang Rui in terms of popularity and evaluation.

(End of this chapter)