the great gatsby

Chapter 560 Back-up Singles Team!

Coach Casey’s favorite person is DeRozan. DeRozan is 201cm tall and weighs 100kg. He is the height and weight of a small forward, which is better than Gatsby. It should be more appropriate for DeRozan to defend Gatsby. of.

Game back.

DeRozan caught the ball from the low post on the right and slid past Joe Johnson, made an emergency stop and made a jumper, which solved the Raptors' scoring shortage.

The Lakers attacked, and Gatsby saw DeRozan defending him, and Lowry went to defend Kobe. Gatsby smiled and gestured directly. Joe Johnson pulled to one corner, and Gatsby stood At the top of the arc, both Aldridge and Gasol pull to the side to make room for Bryant.

Gatsby lobbed the ball in. Kobe caught the ball and felt the power of Lowry behind him. In fact, Lowry is rarely singled out by anyone. He is different from Owen Nash. Although Lowry is short, he has a very strong body. He may not be afraid of the dislocation, but if it is Kobe, then he has to see it.

Kobe swayed left and right after receiving the ball, feeling Lowry's power on him to turn around the middle, and turned directly to the baseline to turn over and shoot a jumper.

Kobe pointed at Gatsby, indicating that this tactic was very appropriate.

Gatsby smiled. It's true that Lowry is strong, but with such a short height, it is really easy to target. The Lakers are different from other teams. Other teams will not use a lot of backs for fear of affecting the rhythm. Singles, but the rhythm of the Lakers is like this:
Gatsby backs up;
Aldridge post-up;
Kobe Bryant's post-up;

Joe Johnson posted up;
Gasol post-up singles.

The Lakers have played nearly ten games. According to the NBA Data Network, the Lakers have the highest proportion of post-ups in the league. This is completely against the trend, but looking at the Lakers' offensive efficiency, it is terrifyingly high because their The space is great!

The Lakers' post-up singles are not entirely for the singles to score goals, but for misplaced singles. If you don't flank, you will be killed in the low post. If you flank, you will find an open teammate and let the teammate complete the last shot. Barely shot.

Joe Johnson, Gatsby, Kobe, and Aldridge are all very efficient players in post-up singles, and they don't blindly see who is playing whom, but when there is an obvious misalignment, they will play like this. For the Raptors, Lowry is an obvious flaw. The Raptors can only flank, or let Kobe hit Lowry one after another.

Kobe is old, and his legs and feet have suffered serious injuries. He has gradually become less agile. It may not be good for him to play fast-paced balls, but it is too easy for him to play misplaced post-up singles!
Next, it’s time to help Kobe set up low post-up singles. Kobe hits repeatedly. Kobe has played too many post-ups in his career. He is proficient in this move to the bone. It's hard to guard against people who don't.

All he needs is an environment where he can play singles calmly!

Coach Casey quit and directly asked other people to attack, but today's Kobe is no longer the Kobe in the past, and today's Lakers are not the Lakers when Kobe led the team alone. This Lakers has many people who can assess the situation. Once someone During a double attack, the player who is not letting go will either make an air cut or retreat to the three-point line to catch the ball and shoot. No one will stand still and let Kobe be flanked.

Kobe passed three balls, all three balls were passed to the teammates who were emptied, and sent them into the basket!

After half a quarter, the Lakers shot 91% from the field!

The Lakers' rhythm is slow, but the score is not low, scoring 24 points in half a quarter!
The Raptors' shooting rate is only 56%. Well, that's not right. This shooting rate is already very good. Generally speaking, a team's shooting rate of 40% is already very good. The Raptors have The 56% shooting rate is already considered extraordinary, but facing the Lakers' 91% shooting rate, the Raptors are not outstanding.

Coach Casey's face sank into the water. Others only saw the Lakers' high shooting percentage, but he saw the Lakers' potential. The Lakers' current style of play is not at all the way they play in the regular season. Their style of play is even more... Perfect for the playoffs!
In other words, the Lakers played very hard!

Every time the Raptors hit something that the Raptors couldn't take care of, fans who have played know that once the opponent has a master of post-up singles and others have mid-range shots, it is really a headache. An open shot opportunity, if you don't pinch it, or pinch it, it will easily collapse the entire defense!

There is no other way, if you can't defend, you can only attack. It is impossible for the Raptors to go down to the Lakers' high percentage. But his post-up skills are not very good, and his efficiency is much worse than that of the Lakers. There is no way to use this trick.

Then the only way is to play fast!
Only by running can we beat this Lakers team!
Gasol, Kobe, Joe Johnson, after all, they are all old, if they get up soon...maybe it's an opportunity!
Coach Casey yelled at Lowry, who was dribbling halfway through the court: "Speed ​​up, speed up!"

Lowry nodded and tried to increase his speed, but how can the Lakers not know their own shortcomings. It is not easy for the Raptors to increase their speed. This move will make all the teams helpless.

Forced speed?

Hmm... maybe there is a way, but at least no one can do it now!

After the first quarter, the Raptors trailed by 9 points. This is a low-tempo lead. The Lakers rely on the points slowly grinded down in each positional battle. If the Raptors can't increase their speed, they want to To defeat the Lakers in China at such a rhythm is simply wishful thinking.

Jeff Van Gundy smiled and said: "Watching a game like this, I seem to be back ten years ago. The rhythm is very slow. Well, of course it is different. The Lakers still attach great importance to three-pointers, but the rhythm is really slow. The Raptors obviously don't Kobe and Joe Johnson are very adaptable to this rhythm. Their playing style can be described as retro, but I don't think they are going against the trend. Is a slow pace going against the trend?
I don't think so, what's the trend these days?
Three points and space!
Space is created by three-pointers, and quick transition offenses are actually pursuing space, so today's trend is the ultimate pursuit of space, not the so-called speed-up.

In this regard, the Lakers are not bucking the trend, but have already caught the pulse of the trend. "

Jeff Van Gundy said with a smile, but he still had something to say in his heart, that is, the Lakers are likely to reach the top this season!
(End of this chapter)