basketball pope

Chapter 624 [Why are you injured? 】

It wasn't until the third minute that the Mavericks scored. Nowitzki attracted a double-team. Kidd relied on Gasol's cover to get rid of Lu Wei. He ran to the middle to catch the ball and hit a three-pointer. 3 to 9.

The veteran stabilized the situation, and the home fans applauded enthusiastically.

But the Lakers responded immediately.Lu Wei and Yao Ming took the pick-and-roll in the middle, brought it to 45 degrees to attract Kidd to chase and defend, and passed the ball to a high position. Yao Ming quickly passed the ball to Andre Iguodala, who was cutting the bottom line on the right.

Iguodala caught the ball under Howard's follow-up defense, took three steps and forced a layup. Once he rushed up, not many swingers in the league could stop him. 11 to 3.

In the next round, Nowitzki once again attracted the double team and scored the ball out of the perimeter. Howard missed an open three-pointer. Lamar Odom grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack with a pass.

Lu Wei dashed forward with the ball, Kidra fouled, and Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle requested a timeout.

TNT radio commentator Kenny Smith said: "The Lakers are going to create a miracle again this year. With Kobe Bryant out, they are still the favorite to win the championship. No one would have thought before the game that it would be so easy for them to play the Mavericks away."

Barkley said with a smile: "The Mavericks just have a strong lineup, Kidd and Howard are not as good as before, especially Howard, who was completely different when he entered the playoffs and the regular season, I don't know if he smoked marijuana again. already."

Howard's playoff data dropped to 15.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists. His overall shooting percentage was only 43.8%, and his scoring mainly depended on jump shots.

Last season, the media revealed that Howard was smoking marijuana. When Mavericks owner Mark Cuban participated in a talk show in the summer offseason, he was asked if he minds his players smoking marijuana and became one of the league’s most powerful players. joke.

What matters is whether it's appropriate for him to confront ESPN after the team enters the playoffs.And at that time, the Mavericks were in a bad situation with a 0-2 deficit, and the situation for the coach and teammates was quite difficult.

And just as the Mavericks entered the moment of life and death, Howard threw his own birthday party, and coach Avery Johnson responded by canceling the team's training.This has a very bad influence on the teammates.After last season, "Little General" was kicked out, and no other team used him.

Today, Howard is clearly sleepwalking, and that hasn't changed since the timeout ended.

Carlisle replaced White and replaced Terry to strengthen the offense and add an outside attack point.The effect of this move is obvious. The Mavericks have strong shooting ability in the twin towers, and Yao Ming must also switch guards.

6 minutes later, Yang Rui took the lead in making adjustments. Yao Ming took a rest and replaced Millsap to strengthen his defense on the outside.

Pau Gasol is conflicted. At this time, should he still pull out the pick-and-roll?It seems that it has an advantage to play hard inside, but if he doesn't go to the middle of the pick-and-roll, it doesn't match the tactics arranged by Carlisle.

The Lakers switched to zone defense, disrupting the Mavericks' plan.

Gasol Jr. is a team player, so he still went to the pick-and-roll. Millsap switched defenses and blocked Terry's breakthrough. Kidd distributed the ball to the middle, and Iguodala topped Gasol Jr.

Pau Gasol has a high ball quotient, first passed it to Nowitzki, and then chose to cut empty.

Millsap let go of Kidd and double-teamed Gasol Jr. under the basket.Nowitzki passed the ball to the basket, and Gasol attracted a double team in the penalty area. He had a physical advantage and did not shoot, and passed the ball beyond the three-point line.

Kidd caught the ball on the left, Posey filled the defense, emptied the bottom corner, and Kidd passed the ball again.

The person who received the ball became Terry, and it was different immediately, and the open space hit a three-pointer.

The Lakers changed their style of play on offense, and returned the favor again.

Iguodala went to the middle to be the playmaker. Lu Wei relied on Lamar Odom to cover the ball without the ball and ran to catch the ball. The right three-pointer hollowed into the net. He scored his ninth point and had two assists. .

The opponent attacked Gasol Jr., and took advantage of his slow movement to create dislocation opportunities. Carlisle finally couldn't stand it anymore. He replaced Jr. Gasol and replaced him with Brandon Bass, who could make a mid-range shot.

In the team training game, the person Gasol feared most was Barea. This weakness of restraint cannot be made up for by his own efforts, and he can only make substitutions.

The Lakers' two small guards are faster than Barea, and Gasol is destined to be shriveled in this series.

In the second half, the Lakers continued to guarantee the offensive firepower, and the commentators from various countries were amazed.

In the eyes of most people, after Yao's name, the Lakers have no stars. In fact, Lou Wei, Iguodala, Millsap, and Odom were all players who were capable of averaging more than 15 points per game in Yang Rui's previous life. And the ball works very well.

The Lakers led 32-24 in the first quarter.

Mavericks mainly rely on Nowitzki and Terry offense, scored 10 points and 9 points respectively.

Yao Ming, who had been resting for 6 minutes in the second quarter, came up to bring a substitute, and partnered with Millsap on the inside. While Nowitzki was off the court, Odom was also replaced for a while, and the other three were Dengtai Jones, Gibson, and Brooks. .

The Mavericks replaced Barea, Terry, Gerald Green, Bass, Ryan Hollins.

The Mavericks' bench mainly relies on fast break points. Hollins is a blue-collar player in positional warfare. If he pulls out the pick-and-roll, he will be emptied. Bass's pick-and-roll height is too short, and the effect is average.Yang Rui sent three fast insiders to strengthen defense. On the premise of ensuring defense, the offense was handed over to Yao Mingming.

Brooks dribbled the ball over half court and passed it to Gibson, who was 70 degrees on the right. The latter gave a little space and hit the ground to pass the ball to the low post. Yao Ming leaned against Hollins and got the basketball.

Yao Ming leaned his back against Hollins twice, swayed his right shoulder at a 50-degree angle, and turned to the bottom line to hook.

Hollins is 213cm tall and weighs only 104kg. He is very thin. He can't jump up after being squeezed, and he can't judge the opposite direction. Yao Ming's hand is very soft and he can score on the board. 34 to 24.

The Mavericks attacked, the Lakers defended, Yao Ming waited for someone to attack near the penalty area, regardless of Hollins.

Hollins can only score by picking up leaks. He has neither range nor low post. He is not good at rebounding and blocking on the defensive end. The only advantage is that he moves fast and can defend against pick-and-rolls.

Barea also showed his strength, playing a pick-and-roll with Bass to get rid of Xiaobu, and relying on speed to get rid of Lamar Odom, and scored a pull-up jumper on the right. 34 to 26.

The Mavericks home fans uniformly dressed and turned the arena into a blue ocean. The home team cheered in unison when they scored a goal, which would create a lot of psychological pressure on the opponent.

But the Lakers players have a super ability to withstand pressure, at least entering the Western Conference finals, so that everyone is extremely confident and will not be intimidated.

The Lakers continued the triangle offense. Gibson passed to Yao Ming, forming a triangle with Brooks on the right side of the bottom line, and with two small guards on one side, the Mavericks could not double-team Yao Ming.

The Mavericks' defensive tactic is man-to-man. Terry and Barea let go of the man they were staring at to double-team Yao Ming, which is of little use.Let the striker fortify on the right, then the defender does not need to pass, and the direct sudden is dislocation.

Yao Ming received the ball and leaned against Hollins twice, turned to the baseline, leaned his back against the opponent, and scored from close range. 36 to 26.

The Mavericks attacked, Hollins pulled out the pick-and-roll and was emptied, Barea broke through and was double-teamed, and the ball was given to Hollins, who stood on the right side and waited for his teammates to respond.

Terry singled out Gibson with the ball, changed direction and swayed halfway, missed a pull-up jumper, and Yao Ming won the backcourt rebound.

When the Lakers attacked, they still gave Yao Ming a singles on the right. Yao Ming leaned twice and turned to the middle, grabbed the ball with both hands, and then stepped forward with his left foot, which caused a foul against Hollins.

Yao Ming made two free throws, 38-26.

Carlisle is already overwhelmed, can't play Gasol, can't guard Yao Ming in the low post, can't defend Yao Ming in the low post, and can't defend well in the pick-and-roll, how can the Lakers defend against the offense?
Carlisle is starting to miss Bryant's singles.

Kobe, why did you get hurt?

(End of this chapter)