Guoshu basketball

Chapter 59 Change, Fight Back!
When others were unable to open up the situation, Sloan defended Li Du's elusive running position more tightly. Even if Li Du could get rid of Kirilenko, the nearby people would give up their own defense targets. He switched positions to defend Li Du.

This time, Kirilenko's power in defending the titans is revealed. No matter which teammate temporarily switches to defend Li Du, he can defend anyone who is free, even if it is Kobe or Odom!
Li Du can't get a good opportunity here, Kobe can only cooperate with Odom and Fisher.The Lakers' triangle offense is not the same as the original triangle offense in college.

The Lakers' triangle offensive tactic is to find the most suitable one-on-one opportunities through cooperation, or to attract defenses and create open opportunities, which requires a superstar in the team!
There is no doubt that this tactic is suitable for superstars to exert all their abilities. Whether it is Jordan or Kobe, they are all such superstars, so Phil has a good relationship with most superstars.

But now, Kobe is in poor form and has lost the power to attract double teams, and the Lakers are in trouble!
Although relying on Kobe, Odom, and Li Du's occasional open opportunities, the Lakers can still bite the score, but the defensive end has always been difficult to restrain the Jazz's offense. The difference between the two teams lasted until the last 2 minutes of the first half. Still at 10 points, the Jazz are 53 to 43, leading by [-] points.

At this time, Zen master finally called a long timeout. If this continues, the game will be very difficult!

Amidst the noisy voices of the audience, Zen master shouted to all the team members: "I believe everyone feels that we need to change some practices in order to win the game! Remember, believe in yourself and your teammates! Today our state is really good. It’s not good, it needs to be admitted, but it’s not that if you’re not in good shape, you can’t win the ball!”

Saying that, Zen master looked at Kobe, "Kobe, I remember you once said that you are a person who judges a hero by success or failure, and you definitely don't want to lose tonight, right?"

Kobe gasped for breath and didn't answer.Then Zen Master said to everyone: "Next, what we need to do is to suppress the Jazz on the defensive end! I once thought about letting Lee defend Deron, but it was too risky, and I finally gave up. Now it seems , Although Brewer has a good cutting ability, but the Jazz has a lot of offensive points and a lot of offensive options, so he was selectively given up. So, Kobe and Derek switched defenses!"

Then the Zen Master said to Li Du: "Li, Kirilenko doesn't have many offensive methods, and his mid-range shot is not so stable. You can let him take one or two mid-range shots and see if he has a good shot tonight." Not good, you help defend others, it doesn't matter if you let him take two steps!"

On the Jazz side, the cautious Sloan did not relax just because he is now suppressing the Lakers. He knows Phil Jackson, an old opponent, very well. In his words, he looks kind, but he is actually an old fox!
Seeing that the overall feel of the Lakers was not good today, and Li Du was the only one with a stable shot, Sloan encouraged the players to increase their physical strength during the game. He said: "This is our territory! Whether it is the Lakers or , or any other team, let them know how good we are! Let them take off their skins if they don’t die!"

The timeout ends and the two teams play.

As soon as he came up, Deron began to defend Fisher against the audience!This change made Master Zen frown. This is a plateau. Although it is only more than 1000 meters away, for players who usually live by the seaside like Los Angeles, the air is still a little thin, which is a great test for the physical strength of the players!

Now that Deron is consuming Fisher like this, he obviously wants to quickly reduce Fisher's physical strength and make his condition even worse!
Fisher has been playing in the NBA for ten years, and he is not afraid of this kind of defense. He carefully brought the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to Kobe.

After getting the ball, Kobe didn't rush to attack.What Zen Master said just now touched his heart. He is the leader of the team, he is a player who strives for victory, and he wants to lead the team to victory!
Observing the Jazz's defensive formation and looking at the slightly thin Brewer in front of him, Kobe had an idea in his mind.

He gave Li Du a look, and Li Du understood, stepped forward to cover for Kobe, and blocked Brewer.

Kirilenko followed Li Du, seeing Li Du and Kobe pick and roll, he didn't dare to be careless, and quickly prepared to switch defenses.

In this game, this is the first time that Kobe and Li Du have picked and rolled each other.

Under normal circumstances, pick-and-rolls with the ball happen between outside players and inside players, because most inside players are tall and strong, and it is easier to block defenders. feet can be separated), and can easily block defenders.

Two outside players pick and roll, because everyone is about the same height, defenders can easily squeeze through, the effect of the pick and roll is far inferior to the outside and inside pick and roll, so the outside pick and roll is generally used for off-ball screens.

When Breuer was blocked by Li Du, he also wanted to squeeze through, but he didn't expect that Li Du stood firmly like a copper pillar at this time, and Breuer couldn't squeeze through no matter how hard he tried. !
Just when Brewer was trying to squeeze past Li Du, Kobe had already staggered a position, and Kirilenko hurried forward to block it.

After Li Du blocked Brewer, he made an air cut. It was too late when Brewer wanted to follow up. He quickly gestured for other teammates to defend, while he rushed to Kobe and faced Kirilenko together. Kobe, holding the ball at the top of the arc on the right, formed a double-team.

When Boozer saw Li Du's air cut, he immediately let go of Odom, moved two steps sideways, and blocked Li Du's air cut line.

However, Li Du didn't really cut into the inside line. When he ran halfway to the inside line, he kicked his feet on the ground suddenly and jumped backward. When Boozer rushed out, Li Du had already arrived. To the 45-degree three-point line.

Two people double-teaming is nothing to Kobe. He has been observing the situation in this game. Seeing that Li Du has run out of the open space, as soon as he holds the ball with both hands, he is about to pass it to Li Du. He ran towards Li Du, trying to break the ball!

Bryant's hands, like magic, suddenly changed direction in the middle and hit Odom in the paint who was let go by Boozer!

Odom catches the ball, turns and jumps, and quickly dunks the basketball into the hoop!

53 to 45, the Lakers used the deterrence of Kobe and Li Du on the offensive end to play a perfect match, and once again narrowed the point difference to 8 points!
The Jazz kicked off from the baseline. Deron got the ball and was just about to advance when he found that Kobe was following him!

Kobe led the defense against Deron!This change made old coach Sloan stand up uncomfortably. "What kind of tricks does Phil want to play? Why not let that Chinese kid who defends very well defend Deron?" Sloan rubbed his chin, thinking about the purpose of Zen Master's change.

Deron carefully guarded the ball. Under Kobe's defense, it took him 7 seconds to bring the ball to the frontcourt, and he almost violated the 8-second rule!
Coming to the frontcourt, Deron was restricted by Kobe near the middle circle.This is not to say that Kobe's defensive power is so strong that he can't move Deron at once. If Deron is determined to fight Kobe one-on-one, he may not have a chance!

But as a point guard, Deron still focuses on organizing the team's offense.Moreover, the pick-and-roll between him and Boozer can be done anywhere, and it doesn't have to be near the three-point line.If Kobe is blocked in this place, it will be easier for Deron to get rid of Kobe!

(End of this chapter)