NBA: Opening breaks record

Chapter 326 Will the Lakers change their offensive strategy?

Vogel has his own ideas, and the field changes rapidly. In the end, it is up to the head coach to decide how to play.

The game started less than 2 minutes ago. If Meng Hua went up now, he was worried that he would not have enough energy, and Vogel also thought that if he couldn't defend this time, he might as well ask for a timeout and talk to the players again.

The Suns continued to attack and defended the Lakers' Big Three consecutively, and their morale was greatly boosted.

Relying on the pick-and-roll and making two mid-range shots, Paul is also very happy, and his eyes will start to shine.

The beam of light came and went, and finally aimed at Bridges.

Bridges thought to himself: "Brother, I can't wait." He jumped up and rushed to the upper line to cover for Paul.

Paul borrowed the screen, broke to the right, and got out of the way.

He has already scored two goals in a row. No matter how poor the Lakers' defense is, they knew they had to keep an eye on him. Both James and Westbrook rushed forward.

Paul this time is a fake move, the right is not his purpose, he pulls the ball back, around Bridges, and rushed to the left.

Now the Lakers are really wide open.

This kind of shooting, regardless of the psychological factors of the playoffs, is an amateur player, and there will not be many people cheering for it.

The wonderful things happen in the first half, and the second half is a matter of course.

Naturally, Paul would not miss such a simple shot.

Vogel couldn't sit still, and immediately requested a timeout. The score was stretched to 9 points, and the situation was getting out of control.

The Lakers are like a high-speed train. The rails ahead are not slippery and may derail at any time.

Vogel didn't know how to defend Paul, and double-teamed him when the Suns picked and rolled.

In the Suns home court, they have done this once. Paul quickly stationed troops in the Logo area, then called for cover, and broke the Lakers' double team.

Meng Hua's memory is very good, so he doesn't think double-teaming can play any role.

If this is the last attack, the other players are under too much psychological pressure and dare not shoot. Double-teaming Paul and Booker may have unexpected effects.

But the game is still nearly 10 minutes away, and the double-teaming is definitely not worth the loss.

Although Paul stood up and used the cover to attack three times in a row, as long as the Lakers dared to double-team, he would definitely hit the ball as soon as possible.

After Vogel finished his defense, he was about to set up an offense. Thinking that Meng Hua had been asking for a three-pointer, he simply kicked the ball to him.

"Hua, we're 9 points behind. The situation is very serious. You'll be marking Paul in a while. Is there a problem?"

"No problem, I may not be able to defend against him, but I will definitely burn everything I have to defend him." After expressing his opinion, Meng Hua continued, "Nine points are just three three-pointers. There is still time, and the situation is not very serious."

Vogel will not let him talk for no reason, pretending to ask his defensive opinion, obviously asking him to take the initiative to talk about offense.

Westbrook actually grew his ambition, and said with a smile: "You just pay it back, three three-pointers are also difficult, I have to take ten shots, and it's not like they don't score goals."

Although he was a little self-deprecating, he was speaking the truth.

James is also frowning. Of course he doesn't want to lose, but Paul is playing in this state, and the Lakers are really struggling.

"Hua, how do you think you should play offensively?" James asked on the topic.

Seeing James let go, Meng Hua quickly replied: "I feel good about three-pointers now. I believe everyone has had such a moment. If they defend me one-on-one, I have the confidence to beat any of them, but after I score a few times, they will definitely double-team me like they did in the first quarter. I hope everyone will help me do more off-ball screens to break their double-teams."

The Lakers bench was stunned.

Boy, where do you get your confidence? Before you hit the ball, you think you will be double-teamed after scoring a goal?

James frowned, and said, "You think very long-term, I have no objection, what about you?"

The others looked at each other and said to themselves, you don't have an opinion, we can have any opinions, and we don't need to adjust our style of play.

After the timeout, the two sides continued to deploy troops, and Booker and Meng Hua returned to the court.

Westbrook took possession of the ball, passed to James, and sank to the bottom line.

Since we want to focus on Meng Hua's three-pointer, let James attract the defense first.

Before Westbrook reached the bottom line, Meng Hua stepped up and just made an off-ball cross screen with him.

Paul and Booker simply switched defenses, and Paul continued to chase Meng Hua outside.

Meng Hua ran towards James, and after covering for him, he suddenly cut across.

His traversing speed is already fast, and now he knows that James will pass it to him with a high probability, so he spares no effort.

Before Meng Hua ran beyond the three-point line, James, who had calculated his running route in advance, had already passed the ball.

Without wasting even 0.01 second, Meng Hua took off as soon as he caught the ball.

The first ball must be fast, and it must be as fast as lightning.

In this way, the enemy will panic when defending the second ball.

The ball has not been scored yet, and he is already thinking about the second goal, which is a bit too early.

Bridges didn't keep up with Meng Hua's footsteps, and the tiger also took a nap sometimes.

With such a large vacancy, Meng Hua would not waste it.

Kick off!

Raise the arm to aim;

The ball presses the wrist.

With a swish, the Nets splashed water.

The Lakers stadium burst into applause.

After the Big Three took turns to fight the iron, the score was stretched to 9 points by the Suns. The fans once thought that the game was hopeless.

But they were still a little unwilling, because Meng Hua was still sitting on the sidelines.

That was a man who would surprise them from time to time.

That was the man they used to scold him after losing.

But now, he shoulders their hopes.

O'Neill, who had been watching the game dullly, finally came back to life and asked Barkley who was farthest away.

"Now that the Lakers don't have Meng Hua, I don't even want to watch it. It's really strange. Why?"

Barkley was in a state of contemplation, trying to solve O'Neill's worries: "Men need freshness."

Smith asked with a smile: "Women don't need it?"

O'Neal said: "No, that's not the case. LeBron is still playing this kind of heaven-defying basketball at the age of 37. It's also very fresh, but I don't want to watch it at all."

Smith said: "Maybe it's because you're older, the sun's ball, do you want to see it?"

O'Neill shook his head and asked back: "It should be passion. Don't you think Meng Hua is full of passion when playing games?"

Smith also shook his head: "I don't want to argue with you, and I can't say that he has no passion, but I don't think there is any difference between him and Paul and James in this regard."

O'Neill didn't argue any more, and he didn't think about it himself.

Whatever the reason, one thing is for sure.

Meng Hua is durable. Once he scores a goal, if the opponent responds, he can continue to respond, infinitely.

The game is naturally exciting.

Maybe that's why O'Neal wants to watch him play, because he wants to watch a good game.

On the field, Paul catches the ball from the bottom line, and his super brain has been activated.

It's not for the next attack, how to attack, he already has a plan in mind.

Looking at the eyes of James and Westbrook just now, the desire to attack is not strong.

Lao Pao was thinking, will the Lakers change their offensive strategy?
(End of this chapter)