basketball pope

Chapter 607 [Only block but not dismantle, never get tired of it]

Lakers starting: Daniel Gibson, Kobe, Iguodala, Millsap, Yao Ming.

上赛季奥多姆、姚名受伤期间，米尔萨普发挥的非常好，一度成为两双机器，多次打出20+10，常规赛场均13.8分8.6篮板1.8助攻1抢断1盖帽, 投篮命中率53.4%。

Yang Rui started Millsap this season.Yao Ming's role in the middle and Odom overlap, and the two play together, and Odom can only shoot from the side and wait for opportunities, which is a bit of a waste.Millsap, on the other hand, is short, has great mobility at the 4 position, and is better at preventing pick-and-rolls.

That's okay with Odom, who has been used to coming off the bench for four years.

The five Blazers: Steve Blake, Roy, Travis Outlaw, Aldridge, Noah.

Noah won the jump ball, Blake picked up the basketball and passed it to Roy, who played a pick-and-roll with Aldridge, the Lakers were in a zone defense formation, Millsap kept up with Roy, Iguodala did not mark the man, and he was close in the middle Defend Ad.

Roy broke through with the ball and was double-teamed by Yao Ming and Millsap. He divided the ball to the left, and Noah took a step to the basket to catch the ball. Yao Ming turned around and defended in place, raised his arms to interfere, and defended. Covering a large area and covering the basket, Noah can only pass the ball out.

Outlaw on the left received the ball and was entangled by Kobe, so it was difficult to turn around.After a few passes, Aldridge made a high jumper, missed by Iguodala, and Yao Ming easily won the rebound.

The Lakers' current defensive strength can be seen in one round. Even Gibson can interfere with shots, while the Trail Blazers center Noah is not good at mid-range shots and has weaknesses.

The Lakers attacked, Millsap went to the bottom line on the right, one step inside the three-point line attracted defense, Iguodala opened 70 degrees on the right side, Kobe and Yao Ming played a pick-and-roll in the middle, Noah switched defenses in time, blocking Kobe’s breakthrough route .

The Blazers are a team with a balanced offense and defense. After Noah joined, they have done a very good job in defending against pick-and-rolls, but their defense of the restricted area is average. The two big men are both light and mobile types.

Yao Mingkong cut to the left low position and received a pass from Kobe. Noah returned to defense quickly, and Yao Ming, who was 124 kg, was obviously struggling.Yao Ming turned to the middle and hit Noah with a hook. 2 to 0.

The Trail Blazers attacked, Roy forced a breakthrough, pulled a lever between Millsap and Yao Ming for a layup, he avoided Yao Ming's block, but missed under the interference, Yao Ming turned around without jumping, he could easily take it with his height advantage After a rebound, it was handed over to Gibson to organize, and the Lakers fell into a positional battle.

Not only the players play in a rhythm, but also the coaches arrange tactics.

Yang Rui has been the head coach since 1998. This is his 10th year. He has accumulated rich basketball experience.Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming were present, and it was always based on positional warfare.

Kobe and Yao Ming played the pick-and-roll again, Roy caught up, Kobe guarded the basketball on the left side without hesitation, waited for Yao Ming to cut, and passed the ball to the low post again.

Yao Ming leaned against Noah with his back, shook his right shoulder lightly, and turned towards the bottom line.

He didn't get rid of it completely. He leaned on his back and pulled the ball up, took a small jump and wiped it to the basket, leaned on Noah to strengthen, and took advantage of his height to shoot rebounds and shots, and easily scored two points. 4 to 0.

Noah is 211cm tall and weighs only 104kg. He is too thin and has no bouncing power. He was squeezed by Yao Ming and couldn't jump up.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Noah won the best defensive player once in 2014, as well as the best defensive first team twice and the best team first team once.Just looking at these honors, some people will mistakenly think that Noah is better than Yao Ming. In fact, before the 2012-13 season, Noah did not do very well on the defensive end, just devoted himself to the defense.

The data shows that in the first three seasons of his career, the Bulls were more efficient on defense when Noah was not on the court. When Noah was resting on the sidelines or absent, the Bulls reduced opponents by 4.4 points per possession.The league's average big man PER in matchup time against Noah is 16.8, compared to 15 for the league's overall big man.

In other words, when Noah defends the center alone, the center of other teams can play a higher level of performance.In the Bulls, Noah is good at relying on mobility to prevent pick-and-rolls and assist defense.Responsible for the restricted area is Taj Gibson and Boozer.Obviously, Aldridge can't stand people, and the two of them are not suitable for partners.

In the 07 NCAA finals, Oden scored 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Noah scored 8 points and 3 rebounds. At that time, Oden was still injured, which is why the Blazers were unhappy after selecting Noah.Noah has developed a good passing ability like Yang Rui in his previous life, and the Blazers are considered profitable. Now he is too tender.

The Trail Blazers attacked, Roy dislocated Millsap, blocked the route, and passed it to Outlaw who was pulled to the right to receive the ball, who faced Gibson and made a three-pointer. 4 to 3.

The weakness of zone defense is that point guards sometimes have to guard big men. Yang Rui never cares about this kind of dislocation. Yao Ming’s defense is really a weakness. It is easy for guards to pass him, and he can also break through and draw fouls.Once Yao Ming is in foul trouble and rests, there will be fewer offensive strongmen.

Yang Rui firmly believes that it is impossible for the Blazers to defend against the Lakers' pick-and-roll attack.

In the next round, Kobe did not pass the ball to Yao Ming again. After the pick-and-roll, he chose to single out himself. Under Roy's interference, he missed a pull-up jumper and Noah grabbed the rebound.

The Blazers fought back, Blake missed a three-pointer, and Iguodala grabbed the rebound.

The Lakers attacked from the position. Kobe attracted Noah to switch after the pick-and-roll. Yao Mingkong cut to the basket and pushed Roy away. Kobe didn’t pass again. The step-back jumper missed under Noah’s interference, and the rebound was grabbed by Aldridge. .

Kobe believes that Yao Ming has a height advantage, and he can "help the board" if he fails to make a shot, but the ball will not bounce around Yao Ming every time.

In the next round, Kobe still attacked by himself. After the pick-and-roll, he changed direction and passed Noah. He pulled a layup to avoid Roy's pursuit and blocked the ball and made his first goal.

Kobe Bryant finally opened, his goal was much more difficult than Yao's list to pick Noah, and he still enjoyed it.

After that, the Trail Blazers began to shrink their formation and stabilized the penalty area defense. Kobe continued to play singles. If the Trail Blazers did not double-team, he would not pass the ball.

Yang Rui asked Yao to be the core of the attack in the first quarter, attacking the opponent's weakness in the interior. Yao Ming's hand was very good at the beginning, but he couldn't receive the pass after he made two goals. An offensive rebound and a dunk.

The tactics are not smooth, Kobe is trying to defend the strong point of Roy, and the offense of the Lakers is not so strong.

Last season, Kobe increased his personal shots and was unwilling to pass the ball to Landry and Millsap.After three consecutive championships, his confidence swelled greatly, thinking that he was No. 1 in the NBA, and his tactics should be played around him, but his shooting percentage was not among the top five in the team.

The Lakers led 25-18 in the first quarter.

The overall offensive efficiency of the Lakers is not high, Kobe scored 10 points, Yao Ming scored 6 points and 6 rebounds, relying on defense can already suppress the Blazers.

The Blazers' offense mainly relied on Roy and Aldridge's high-level pick-and-roll, two three-point moves to find opportunities, Noah rushing offensive rebounds, and empty cuts to the basket to pick up leaks. All positions are inferior.

With the lead, Yang Rui didn't say anything. This season, he doesn't care about the regular season, as long as he can play well in the playoffs, because even if the Lakers have the best record in the regular season, it is difficult for him to win the best coach award.

(End of this chapter)