I just play ball

Chapter 310 Curry's Law
As in previous years, after the end of the regular season, the entire league gets two days to rest and prepare.

The Western Conference matches are all released, the Spurs play the Grizzlies, the Thunder play the Trail Blazers, and the Clippers play the Rockets.

In the first round against the Warriors, the Lakers have home court advantage, and they are No. [-] in the West VS No. [-] in the West. However, all departments of the team are still in full swing to implement the work according to the scheduled plan, and even prepare two copies of the away game hotel plan.

Li Yue rested at home happily all day, and came to the Lakers training base at nine o'clock in the morning on NO.18.

Kobe and other teammates also arrived one after another. There was no complicated tactical training, but simple shooting warm-ups. The main purpose was to maintain the touch. After the end of the round, D'Antoni called the whole team to hold a video analysis meeting.

As an opponent in the Pacific Division, the Lakers have studied the Warriors' style of play many times this season, and the Warriors officially announced that the main center Andrew Bogut will miss the first game of the two teams due to injury, so the weak inside of the Warriors is like a baby who has just learned to walk , There is nothing to be afraid of at all, the only thing to worry about is how to limit Curry and Thompson.

In the last game of the regular season, that is, two days ago, Curry and Thompson scored 80 points together, causing the Lakers to almost lose. Now it can be said that it is still fresh in my memory. Naturally, the emphasis on the two has been raised to a higher level. It is not because they are afraid of losing. Instead, I want to avoid excessive consumption in the first round. It is best to win 4-0 and get more time to prepare for the second round.

On the TV screen, the technical analysis videos of Curry and Thompson were played repeatedly, and the whole team spoke freely.

Mark Madsen said: "Curry is the engine. It is best to press or double-team as soon as he catches the ball to prevent him from creating more space for the Warriors. Curry makes good restrictions, the Warriors' offensive threat will be greatly reduced, and there is no need to worry about the Warriors' offensive climax."

Walton said: "Stephen Curry hit 348 three-pointers this season, breaking the record for the number of three-pointers created by himself in the season. The shooting rate is as high as 42.4%, and the shots accounted for nearly 45%. We should be outside the three-point line A lot of sticking to the defense, even letting him drive, is statistically more profitable."

Dan DeAnthony said: "Curry should also focus on defense when he has no ball, try to create physical contact, increase his physical exertion, and delay rotation or change defenses in time when encountering screens, which always puts him in an uncomfortable state."

Li Yue listened and thought.

The basic tactical system of the Warriors, under the management of Mark Jackson for many years, has been completely completed this season. It seems to be loose and free, but in fact it is strictly disciplined. The main players are Curry and David Lee. Draymond Green occasionally makes cameos. It is mainly Curry and Thompson, and Barnes is responsible for picking up leaks or tackling key problems. Even if there are changes in the future, they will only be fine-tuned at most.

Double-teaming Curry and consuming Curry are the priority choices on the defensive end. In last year's playoffs, the Spurs did not adopt such countermeasures at the beginning. As a result, Curry slashed 44 and almost exploded. Afterwards, he learned his lesson immediately and never let Curry. score more than 25.

The Lakers almost lost two days ago because of the same reason. Thinking about the last game of the season, they didn't defend seriously throughout the whole process.

But in Li Yue's view, the countermeasures proposed by the coaching staff are all conventional routines, and the Warriors will inevitably respond.

"Since we are looking for a target, we must carry it through to the end." Mike D'Antoni nodded again and again, "We should also try our best to single out Curry on the offensive end. He is the weakest part of the Warriors' defense. He doesn't want to score, but to consume energy. .”

"I've thought about this." Kobe crossed his fingers, "The Warriors also know that they have a lot of early defenses, and they execute them very well every time. As long as three people need to cooperate to achieve their goals, they will also have a certain amount of consumption."

Li Yue nodded when he heard the words. High requirements for cooperation often lead to high energy consumption, and it is only cost-effective to ensure a high success rate.

However, under the inspiration of the teammates, an optimization plan clearly emerged from his mind, and he immediately said to Kobe: "I suggest you play point guard, and at the same time arrange for Meeks to start to contain Klay Thompson, so as to reduce the need to switch Curry in advance. The candidate, and then the two of us will find a chance to play Curry in singles, which will be much easier in comparison.”

After listening, everyone thought carefully.

Thompson is the backbone of the Warriors' perimeter defense. Meeks can trap him on the wings or two corners through open three-pointers with a high shooting rate. If Curry goes to defend Meeks, he can directly ask Kobe or Li Yue to do it Pick and roll.

"Will it be a bit too exaggerated?" Nick Young said suddenly, "Curry scored 46 points before, all because we took the initiative to reduce the defensive intensity. Why did it look like it was against Michael Jordan or LeBron James? Is it necessary?"

"It is necessary." Li Yue and Kobe said in unison, and Nick Yang was a little embarrassed.

Li Yue continued: "The main reason is that Curry is too deterrent from the outside line. Even if he leads by 12 points, he may be chased back by four consecutive three-pointers. The deterrence at the psychological level is the most terrifying, and it keeps you in a state of tension all the time."

"I think it's okay," Mike D'Antoni said. "After the game starts, try it first and see how it works."

After determining how to limit Curry, other plans were easily solved, and the joint training ended immediately.

Li Yue drove back to the apartment, and received a call from Taylor on the way, claiming that the Nike team wanted to start the playoffs challenge. There are many specific types, including single-game points, assists, rebounds and other main categories, as well as the number of three-pointers, etc. Secondary categories, but the rewards are very uniform, all of which are promotional resources similar to the huge posters before, but upgraded to big-name cooperative advertisements.

According to Taylor's explanation, the popularity of Yeezy 2 has prompted Nike to prepare to develop more casual shoes, but this generation of Yeezy shoes is the last generation that Nike can release. In November 13, Yeezy designer Kanye had terminated his contract with Nike.

Nike is not that confident, so it wants to promote it through players + stars first. This kind of resource is like a website recommendation, which is naturally given to those who can convert traffic, but it is not written into the contract, so it uses the challenge as a gimmick.

There is no need to think about it, just agree directly, as for whether it can be achieved, it is not mandatory.

...

NO.19 afternoon, Staples Center.

The Lakers team finished their routine training before the game and returned to the locker room to make final preparations.

According to the team's arrangement, Li Yue came to the end of the player tunnel and accepted the reporter's interview first.

A reporter from the Los Angeles Times asked a question: "Some people on social networks revealed that you will adopt very terrifying tactics to limit Curry's scoring. Can you disclose the reason for your doing this? Are you worried that Curry will hit too many three-pointers?"

"The three-pointer is just one aspect. It's more because Curry has super personal strength and can drive his teammates. It must be restricted like the Pistons did against Michael Jordan, otherwise it is easy to suffer a big loss. This is our last resort."

"Then that's the Curry Law for the Lakers..."

(End of this chapter)