I'm not really a brutalist striker

Chapter 246.

Suter's extremely arrogant actions undoubtedly deeply hurt the hearts of Lakers fans.

They are disgusted with Suter from the bottom of their hearts. This guy ruined the championship that the team was determined to win last season. Now he dares to be so presumptuous at the Lakers' home court, which makes all the fans on the scene very angry.

However, the team did not live up to expectations on the court. They fell behind the Eagles by double digits in the first quarter, and the fans could not see any hope of a comeback. Insulting you, satirizing you, but you have nothing to do with him.

Fortunately, the Lakers' backup small forward Jumaine Jones came back in the second quarter to fight for his breath, leading the Lakers' bench to suppress the Eagles and helping the team continue to narrow the point difference.

Jones is the best sixth man for the Lakers this season. Although his scoring ability is not ranked in the entire league, the current Lakers are already considered a good forward scorer.

As soon as the second quarter came up, he hit two consecutive three-pointers against the defense of veteran Brent Barry, and also caused a foul by Derek Anderson through a fast break counterattack. A small orgasm.

本赛季琼斯在场均登场24.6分钟的情况下可以交出9.3分5.6篮板和1.1次助攻，其中三分球命中率高达39.1%，是球队里除了布莱恩-库克外第二准的球员。

The Lakers' first three-pointer, Brian Cook, also hit a three-pointer in the second quarter. The power forward, known for his shooting, played very confidently against Chris Crawford. The style is almost the same, both belong to the space type insider, but Cook's offensive ability with the ball is stronger, slightly better than Crawford.

Under the joint efforts of Cook and Jones, the Lakers quickly narrowed the point difference, allowing the fans on the scene to see the hope of a comeback.

For the Hawks, after returning from the second quarter, the offense of the bench lineup was as strenuous as constipation. The team's sixth man, Derek Anderson, made three consecutive outside shots.

Armstrong, the master of chaos, was also out of shape. He was firmly suppressed by the undrafted pick Terry Brown, and he was very shameless.

Mike Woodson did not send Tyronn Lue, who is good at defense, to play, but continued to use Armstrong and Derek Anderson to partner outside.

These two have strong offensive abilities, but weak defense. In the case of continuous strikes on the offensive end, the Eagles not only failed to contribute to the team, but also became a burden on the defensive end. They were beaten by the Lakers in the backcourt. Wear defense.

Point guard veteran Armstrong has rich game experience and sharp offensive breakthroughs, but he is really powerless on the defensive end.

Anderson's defense is at most the average level of the league. It's good for him to be able to protect himself after scoring, and he has no intention of helping to defend Armstrong.

Inside center Anderson Varejao also has a problem with this point. He has no range at all outside the free throw line. During the pick-and-roll, the Lakers directly choose to put him two steps away to defend. This makes Armstrong's breakthrough space very narrow. Can finish offense with a jumper from the perimeter like Derrick Anderson.

In fact, if Woodson puts Chris Crawford, who is good at shooting, at the center position in the second quarter, the effect will definitely be better than now, but the coaching staff wants to train more rookies in the regular season so that they can play in the season. Contribute in the post-match, so they must be given enough playing time.

As the Lakers played a wave of climax under the firepower of the substitute lineup, Woodson quickly asked the referee for a timeout. All the players were brought back to the court to prevent the Lakers from taking advantage of the opportunity.

The Eagles stabilized the situation immediately after the main lineup came back, and opened up the point difference that had been narrowed to one point again.

Suter's shooting touch in this quarter was average, and several ultra-long-range shots from one meter away from the three-point line all missed the basket.

It's not that Suter likes to shoot from this distance, but that he will be double-teamed by the Lakers as soon as he passes the half court. Except for this long-distance shot, Suter can only choose to pass the ball most of the time.

However, the real value of a star is that he can find a way to score under any circumstances. Even if the Lakers' defense against Suter has reached the point of insanity, Suter still got a few mid-range shots by running without the ball. Get 6 points in the first quarter.

Suter's explosive power is very strong, which also makes his instant start can easily throw off opponents. As long as the Eagles players make a screen at the right time, Suter can always get a good shot in a certain period of time, unless the Lakers meet When it comes to the pick-and-roll, the two players will directly surround Suter, otherwise Suter cannot be locked by a team with average defensive ability like the Lakers and cannot receive the ball.

Both Hinrich and Stephen Jackson performed very well in this quarter. Continuous mid-range and long-range shots helped the Eagles further open the score.

Especially Hinrich, he played very confidently against the defensive colander Atkins, hitting all the way from outside the three-point line to the basket, whether it was a pull-up three-pointer, a mid-range shot after a pick-and-roll, or a low post Hinrich has maintained a very efficient level of post play when holding the ball, and has hardly wasted offensive opportunities.

At the end of the halftime game, the Eagles re-established a double-digit lead 73:59.

Suter scored 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in half a quarter, and his performance was as stable as ever. If nothing else, today is another triple-double.

In contrast, Kobe, who played against Suter throughout the matchup, also scored 18 points, but his shooting percentage was less than 40%, and his offensive efficiency was very low. The performance of the quasi-triple double is completely out of proportion.

During the intermission, commentator Charles Barkley commented: "The vulture's provocative actions in the first half have completely angered the Lakers fans at home. Lakers coach Tang Shuai is also very aware of this, and further strengthened it at the beginning of the second quarter. In addition to his personal defense against the Vulture, as soon as he crossed the half court, he would send two players forward to pinch, so he did not have a comfortable offensive environment at all."

"But even so, the Hawks still took a double-digit lead at halftime. The Condors always have a way to help the team score in the face of double-teams. Better shooting space."

Partner Kenny Smith laughed: "It seems that Tang Shuai's goal today has changed from winning to preventing the Vulture from scoring high points. If the Vulture still hits a super stat in such an arrogant situation, Lakers fans must Will take it out on him after the game."

"I don't know if the Lakers will make adjustments to their tactics in the second half. Up to now, the Lakers have been playing with the rhythm of the Eagles. If the Lakers don't want to give up this victory, they must make adjustments on both offense and defense."

Charles Barkley said: "I think it is possible for the Lakers to limit the vultures from scoring high points, but it is basically useless to win. After the vultures attract double-teams, teammates can easily get open shots. Eagles players The outside shot is very accurate, and he can often play more blooming performances."

Kenny Smith nodded approvingly: "That's right, I think so too. I think Vulture is already the most difficult player in the current league to guard. Whether the opponent double-teams or not, Vulture can help the team score. He Not only is he the league's scoring leader this season, but he is also the assist leader, which makes it difficult for other teams to make a trade-off when defending him."

Charles Barkley gloated and laughed: "O'Neal also said in an interview before that he was stronger than him at the vulture's age. If the two entered the league in the same year, he would definitely let the vulture follow him. Eat ashes, but now it seems that this matter is not absolute, because each team has many ways to limit O'Neal, but there is no way to limit the vulture."

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Lakers did not make any adjustments to the starting lineup. It was not that Tang Shuai didn't want to adjust, but that the Lakers had only so many players available. The strongest lineup was already on the court, and there was nothing to change. Yes, this made Tomjanovich very desperate.

In the third quarter, Shsh-Smith became the protagonist on the court. Suter assisted Josh-Smith to hit the basket several times after being double-teamed. When he rushed up, the Lakers players could only choose to foul. If he slowed down, he would easily be beaten by Josh Smith into a 2+1 dunk.

After playing for about four minutes in the third quarter, Suter, who was double-teamed, once again passed the ball to Josh Smith, who was cutting inside. A burst of Tomahawk split dunk, but also caused a defensive foul Odom.

If there is no accident, this dunk will definitely become the top five shots of the day selected by ESPN. Odom is also very mobile as a power forward. He has worked hard to defend against Josh Smith's air cut, but Still can't stop this guy's explosive physical fitness.

Although a large part of the reason is that Suter attracted the best defensive player in the Lakers, Josh Smith's talent is still visible to the naked eye, which makes Eagles fans excited that Josh Smith may become the first player after Suter. Two Atlanta Beasts.

Watching these two play together is simply enjoyable. The only thing that makes Eagles fans regret is that Suter will be double-teamed as soon as he gets the ball, otherwise Suter's dunk must be more powerful than Josh Smith.

After all, he bounces faster, jumps higher, dunks in the air more gracefully, and his body flexibility is not comparable to the rough guy Josh Smith.

After playing for a while, the Lakers starting center Chris Mihm soon got his fourth foul and ended up resting. He had to stay at the basket to stop Smith's air cut, and also had to step forward to assist when Suter broke through. Defend.

Although his defensive ability is average, the opponent has already hit the door. He can't stand under the basket and watch dumbly. It is just a routine operation for Chris Mihm to get 4 fouls in two and a half quarters , After all, this season he ranks first in the league's average fouls per game list, and no one has more fouls than him. In the matter of fouls, Chris Mihm is definitely a professional.

After Mim left the court, Tang Shuai had to send Medvedenko as the fifth position, hoping to increase the mobility of the Lakers on the field and better defend the Eagles' air cuts and pick-and-rolls.

However, Medvedenko, who is 2 meters tall, has good mobility as a center forward, but his ability to protect the frame is too poor, and his confrontation ability is insufficient, which cannot stop the Eagles' determination to kill the penalty area.He was even beaten twice in a row by Drogbiak in the low post, looking as dingy as a mouse.

Medvedenko's offensive performance is also very bad. He usually plays power forward and small forward. Oops, it didn't play any role after playing, but instead became a burden for the Lakers on both offense and defense.

The drop in the penalty area prevented the Lakers from protecting the backcourt rebounds well. Suter made a second dunk in a round where Stephen Jackson missed a three-pointer, putting both Odom and Medvedenko on him at the same time. Next, show Lakers home fans what a beast of a stadium is!
Medvedenko made 3 of 0 shots and didn't score a single point during this time on the court. On the defensive end, he even committed two fouls.

At the same time, the Lakers also had a problem with the outside line, that is, they relied too much on Kobe for one-on-one singles. What other players could do was limited. Can't catch a pass from Kobe Bryant.

The most terrible thing is that Atkins, the starting point guard of the Lakers, is not good at organization. He can only send 4 assists per game this season, not as good as Kobe.

When the offensive end was unable to open the situation for a long time, the Lakers could only choose to give the ball to Kobe for singles. No one can stand up and organize the overall situation like a traditional point guard. This is a team that wants to enter the playoffs. Undoubtedly very bad.

Although the "left-handed magician" Odom has a good coping ability, but in the Lakers' tactical system, he is more about air cuts and transitions. With Kobe around, it is impossible for Tomjanovich to arrange him to play the role of James. Organization forward role.

Suter saw that the Lakers began to stretch their hips in a large area on both ends of the offense and defense. If he continued to play like this, he would have to clock in and get off work in three quarters. There were a lot of open shots outside the line.

Although the latter felt that Suter's defensive style was an insult to himself, he was not relentless in the face of the open Kobe. Two consecutive three-pointers successfully helped the team narrow the score, which not only fulfilled himself, but also fulfilled Sue. special.

After three quarters, the Eagles have scored more than 16 points and extended their lead to [-] points.

In this quarter, the Lakers also played a good offensive efficiency, feeling much hotter than in the first half, but still trailing the Eagles by a large score. Not only did they fail to take the opportunity to narrow the point difference, but they were pulled even bigger.

Head coach Tomjanovich was a little helpless standing on the sidelines. He could see that Suter had started to release water in the third quarter, but the Eagles' offensive firepower was strong enough to make up for the defense.

Even if the Lakers had a phenomenal performance, the team showed no signs of falling behind.

In the first three quarters, he scratched his head and couldn't think of a way to limit Suter. He knew very well that the Lakers would lose this game, and it would be difficult to succeed this season.

Tomjanovich is going to submit a resignation application to the management after this game, because he doesn't want his reputation to be ruined, and he will be dragged down by this dilapidated Lakers at the end of his career.

(End of this chapter)