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Chapter 730 The Lakers Are Going Away

The too easy victory of Game1 gave the Lakers an illusion.

Don't pay too much attention to the Knicks' three-pointers.

Because Pat Riley decided to learn from Louie-pocket formation is an important part of Louis' defensive system, and he treats most teams' defense mainly with pocket formation.

A reporter once asked him why he was so obsessed with pocket formations. Louis said confidently: "Because no team can win the game with three-pointers."

Riley took the best of it, and when he played against the Knicks, he also believed that three-pointers could not win the game.

Game1's victory seems to prove this point.

They willfully missed the Knicks' three-pointer. In the first half, KJ and the tragic division showed their power one after another. The difference in the offensive ceiling between the two teams is not obvious yet.

In the second half, the Lakers still didn't wake up from the idea of ​​giving up the Knicks' open three-pointers at will, even though their opponents had shot 40%+ three-pointers in the first half-the Lakers had an obvious problem with their pockets. They couldn't control the Knicks' shooters.As long as they run a little bit, the Lakers' defense can't take care of it.

Rather than taking care of the shooter, Riley wanted to guard against Ewing's offense at the basket and Wilson and others' offense with the ball. As a result, Pippen and David Robinson's help defense also had over-help defenses.

Miller started to score three points.

Riley tensed up when his outside three gave the Knicks a 10-point advantage.

He replaced players with poor defensive performance, abandoned Divac, who was not as good at protecting the basket as Robinson, and had insufficient rotational defensive speed, and maintained a tall lineup of four forwards and one center.

Tall is the characteristic of Show Time3.0 Lakers.

There are big benefits, and the Lakers have been enjoying the perks of players who are generally taller than their opponents all season -- better rim protection, better rebound protection, better anti-interference shooting -- but the Knicks aren't overwhelmed by the Lakers' tall lineup like other teams in the West.

Louie can see the problem of the Lakers' tall lineup at a glance: poor pick-and-roll mobility, unable to switch defenses, or in other words, if they switch defenses, they will be targeted.

In order to punish the tall lineup of the Lakers, Louis played his advantage as a passer, let Wilson hold the ball, and linked the inside with a large number of "Spanish pick-and-rolls" to launch N.UCLA's offense.

Spanish pick-and-rolls usually only happen near the middle of the left and right 45° (except for special defensive situations), and the left and right bottom corners ambush the shooter to pull away (there may also be a shooter on the weak side flank), and at the same time, stand on the pass line of the ball holder as a backup.

The staffing is similar to the high-post double screen. A big man who is used to rolling down + a shooter + ball handler. The ball handler is the commander of this tactic. The big player blocks the first screen and then rolls down. The shooter makes the second screen (usually a back screen) for the player who should roll down. Because the space is already small and the distance from the basket is closer at this time, the defender often cannot communicate defensive changes in time.

Louis did not begin to formally build the N.UCLA system until his second season in the Knicks, for which he introduced 19 screen methods to the players in the team.

A large portion of these screens are incomprehensible to players.

The Spanish pick-and-roll is one of them. This pick-and-roll is not called the Spanish pick-and-roll in the Knicks.

Because there are not a lot of pick-and-roll tactics around the 45-degree angle on the left and right sides of the middle, many professional coaches don't understand the tactical value of doing so.

Ewing has the best understanding of this pick-and-roll, so Louie named this pick-and-roll the Jamaican pick-and-roll.

Wilson dominates the ball, Ewing picks and rolls, puts Miller on the side of the pick and roll, uses his lethal shooting threat, and waits for the Lakers' defense to fail.

Robinson has the ability to switch any Knicks player, and Pippen is also an incredible defensive gate, but Miller on the weak side has created the deepest fear of the Lakers.

The Lakers need to prevent Ewing from cutting inside, and also avoid being directly attacked by Wilson with a pick-and-roll to the basket.

Players guarding Miller had to distract themselves, and that was Miller's chance.

In the first round, Miller made a three-pointer from the corner.

Afterwards, facing Robinson's defense change, Wilson saw the opponent's defensive position to prevent him from breaking through, and made a heartbreaking outside shot.

When the Lakers wanted to prevent Wilson and not give Miller a chance to shoot, Ewing's pass created a new offensive opportunity.

Miller, who received the ball from the bottom corner, threw an alley-oop pass.

The gorilla abused the basket instantly.

Can't win the three-pointer?

If you have four [-]-point shooters with shooting threats at the same time, this statement does not hold true.

Louie found that the Jamaican pick-and-roll was like an allergen that made the Lakers uncomfortable. He replaced others, and only placed Ewing as a center inside, with Wilson, Ainge, Reggie Williams, and Miller on the outside.

Suddenly, with the exception of Ewing, the Knicks had four other players on the court who couldn't be emptied.

Taking chances, the Lakers tried to open Ainge and Williams to defend.

They either catch and shoot the ball, or break through with the ball and pass it out, oppressing the Lakers' defense time and time again.

The most desperate time for the Lakers was when the Knicks rotated the ball gorgeously after Ewing performed the Jamaican pick-and-roll. The Lakers also performed a lot of defensive rotations in order to keep up with the ball.

In the end, they rotated Ewing's personnel, from David Robinson to tragedy.

Ewing got the ball under the basket, and a dunk was made across the Tractor's body.

"Coach Lu, is there a solution to this attack?"

Zhao Yuanzheng also knows the Knicks' offensive system very well. He never thought that a change in pick-and-roll tactics would bring such terrifying offensive energy.

"There are two solutions." Louie said a word of nonsense first, "If we can't make a three-pointer, it will not solve itself."

"Then, what about another solution?" Zhao Yuanzheng asked.

Louis pointed to the Knicks' ongoing positional battle, "Pay attention to Ruth (Reggie Williams' nickname ⑴)."

The key to Jamaica's integration into the N.UCLA system is not the pick-and-roll itself.

In fact, what really matters is the second screen that Reggie Williams runs after the Ewing pick-and-roll.

The timing of his screen is very important, so that the opponent cannot detect the existence of the screen too early.Williams' screen is mainly to provide protection for Ewing's inside cut.Ewing cuts inside. He is responsible for delaying the defender chasing Ewing. When the screen starts, he must wait for Ewing to be completely behind him before receiving the ball outside. Moreover, his outside-out route must always be kept on the pass line of the ball holder and within the controllable range.

At this point, it's up to Wilson.

For him, he must make good use of the top and bottom of the free throw line, which is the last area for making offensive choices; avoid breaking too deep, which will lead to losing the passing line, losing the speed of transferring the ball, and losing room for manipulation.

Wilson perfectly fulfilled the task Louis assigned him.

Zhao Yuanzheng has an apprentice's heart. He always thinks that he doesn't know enough, so for a long time, whenever other teams invite him to be the chief scout, he always refuses.

He never let Louis know about these things.

Today, he is convinced once again that staying with Louie will be more helpful to his future.

Not everyone is in charge of a championship team at a young age like Louie. In fact, Louie is the only exception in basketball history.

Suddenly, the Lakers didn't seem to know how to defend.

The reason why they were so successful in the first game was because they took the pit defense correctly and the Knicks' touch was very cooperative.

Now the Knicks are actively looking for opportunities to shoot three-pointers with their tactics. After the shooters feel better, the Lakers are a little bit helpless. After all, the teams they met before cannot have this kind of power on the three-point line no matter what.

When Riley trailed by 16 points, he made a desperate attempt to get David Robinson out of the paint to interfere with the Knicks' perimeter shooters.

The outcome of the Lakers is doomed.

After the big man was pulled out of the penalty area, the Lakers' basket protection collapsed on the spot, and the Knicks penetrated the penalty area.

Then, the habit of paying too much attention to protecting the basket so far this season has caused them to habitually miss three-pointers. Even though Riley strongly urged players to block the Knicks' three-pointers, the Knicks' outside vacancies are still popping up one after another under the guidance of the N.UCLA system.

This may be a root problem of the Lakers, but it was rarely discovered by people who shot three-pointers like this before-after all, their offense is good enough. In the two games against the Knicks, Riley performed his ancestral art (release water), which made them lose the opportunity to test their own flaws in the regular season.

The defense collapsed, and the offense also collapsed.

They fought and fought, and their confidence was gone.

Basketball is frequently sent to the tweeners, there are few dynamic offensive tactics, and one person plays too many rounds with four people watching. The problem of poor shooting is not something that can be solved immediately except for the tweezers.

If the Lakers save the situation with a giant star in the first half.

Then in the second half, even if their superstars are fully fired, they can't change the ending of being blown up by the Knicks on both offense and defense.

"Happily, the Knicks are back."

"It's a pity that the Lakers have also gone away." Hubie Brown said vividly, "Even if they stole the Knicks' home court advantage in MSG, I can't imagine what they have to do to get another victory from the Knicks."

⑴ Reggie Williams' nickname is also RUSS, the same as Russell's "Russell".To avoid overlap, use Ruth to distinguish Russell from Russell.

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