NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 150 Breakthrough Failure
The Warriors attacked, and Kyle Lowry chose a jumper after swaying Fisher in the middle, but he was helpless, and the shot missed again.

O'Neal once again showed his great strength, and Bynum blocked the position, but Odom took the rebound directly behind Odom, but when the rebound was grabbed, Bynum was pinned to the ground, and the referee called O'Neal for a foul.

Bynum got up and stepped back towards O'Neill, O'Neill fought back, the referee blew his whistle, and the audience was in an uproar.

In the end, the referee gave O'Neal a rebounding foul, plus a technical foul, one free throw and one throw.

Li Zhi frowned, the referee's penalty was obviously unreasonable.

Nelson stomped angrily on the sidelines, but the referee ignored it.

The Lakers enforce the technical regulations here is Fisher. Fisher made 84.6% of his free throws this season, second only to Kobe Bryant's 85.6% in the Lakers, and he made free throws steadily.

The Lakers attacked, and the Lakers handed the ball to Gasol again this time. Gasol is the core of the Lakers' tactics and the most prominent point in the lineup against the Warriors.

The Warriors' power forward position is notoriously poor in defense. Milicic was once again pinched by Gasol as a soft persimmon, 0:8. And made Milicic a foul.

When playing against other teams, the Warriors' weakness is not obvious, but the Lakers are different. The Warriors' 235th position is the top level in the league, and Lowry's defense at the 1st position is also extremely good.

But at the 4th position, the Lakers are much higher than the Warriors. Milicic can't defend against Gasol's low-post offense.

Although Milicic has been in the league for 5 years, he has not been trained as a key core. The average playing time is only about 10 minutes, and he suffers from defensive experience.So even though Milicic looked annoyed, there was nothing he could do.

Gasol made a free throw, 0:9
The Warriors attack, O'Neal and Li Zhi pick and roll in the middle, Li Zhi pushes Bynum and cuts inside, Odom bypasses Bynum and rushes to Li Zhi, Li Zhi has already broken through to A- in the mid-range shot, so naturally he is not afraid of the mid-range shot.

Li Zhi made a mid-range shot, but Kobe, who had been staring at Li Zhi for a long time, rushed over in an instant.

However, O'Neal directly grabbed the rebound in the interior, and under the interference of Bynum, he went straight up, dunked it, and drew a foul by Bynum.

O'Neill obviously released the suppressed emotions of these few rounds, and patted his chest at Bynum, who had a livid face.

O'Neal's free throw missed, 2:9
Although the Warriors succeeded in this round, they all relied on O'Neal's inside rebounds. Li Zhi felt that this game was not easy to play because the Lakers' defense was too dense.

In the next round, when the Lakers attacked, Kobe swayed away from Jackson and hit a very difficult fadeaway shot. The score came to 2:11.
Stephen Jackson's defense has always been at an excellent level in the league, but facing Kobe, who has already reached the peak of his skills, he is still powerless.

Last season, Jackson averaged 1.3 steals per game, ranking second in the Warriors, followed by Davis with 2.3. Generally speaking, the taller the player, the worse the coordination and the more unstable the dribble. In comparison, the more outside players tend to organize the team, the higher the turnover rate will be, but Kobe is obviously an alternative.

Defending against Kobe's attempt to steal and force is obviously not feasible. Kobe's dribbling skills are also top-notch. Since last season, he has reduced his singles by more than 1V, and the probability of the ball being stolen is already very low.

The Warriors are attacking, Li Zhi actively runs outside, and the Lakers adopt zone defense.Li Zhi signaled Lowry to pass the ball to O'Neill.

Only Li Zhi knows how hanging O'Neal is now. The media doesn't believe that O'Neal is at his peak, and the coaches and other players in the Warriors don't know. That's why Lowry unconsciously played outside in the first few rounds.

Li Zhi ran and O'Neal received the ball inside.

Li Zhi is relatively experienced in the defensive system of zone defense, and the way to deal with zone defense is to play singles with dislocations.

To be more precise, it is to use running positions and pick-and-rolls to create opportunities for singles from the outside, tighten the inside, seize the opportunity of dislocation to attack, or attract the defense to create opportunities for the outside.

But for the Warriors, this dislocation obviously does not require pick-and-rolls and running positions, because no matter who the inside O'Neal faces, it is a dislocation.

O'Neal knew that he was in excellent condition, so he didn't waste this singles opportunity. Under the watchful eyes of the fans, O'Neal used the familiar method of Lakers fans to push his body against Bynum, then turned around and dunked the basketball forcibly.

4:11
Bynum blushed while holding back, and Kobe looked at Bynum suspiciously, wondering if this guy went to a nightclub last night, and he was so ignorant that O'Neal pushed him so hard that he couldn't fight back.

Bynum explained, but other Lakers players have already attacked.

The Lakers' rhythm is extremely slow, reducing the number of rounds, and want to create another opportunity for Gasol to single Milicic.

Nelson waved his hand and let the Warriors double-team. O'Neal didn't move, but Li Zhi went to double-team.

Odom made only 32% of his outside three-pointers, and only took 1.3 shots per game. In last year's finals, he was often missed by the Celtics outside. Odom's strength is not his shooting, but his versatility.

Li Zhi has no psychological burden on letting Odom double-team Gasol, on the contrary, he is eager to try.

Seeing Li Zhi coming to double-team, Gasol immediately passed the ball to Odom.Everyone took Li Zhi's coveting of the best defensive player as a joke, but Gasol really understood the difficulty of this little brother's defense. In the Olympics, Gasol was often surrounded by Li Zhi to defend.

Odom got the ball, but after hesitating for a while, he still didn't shoot directly from the outside, but dribbled a step inside, but the rhythm of this dribble was completely messed up, and the jumper missed.

Mayfair Jackson is obviously very dissatisfied with Odom's operation. He has always emphasized that Odom should shoot more, even if he can't make a shot, he must strengthen his outside shooting. Otherwise, Odom will still be restricted when he meets the Celtics.

Seeing that Odom still didn't obey his orders now, Jackson already had the idea of ​​letting Odom play the sixth man.

O'Neal grabbed the rebound, Li Zhi caught the ball and made a quick break.

Kobe chased and defended, but Li Zhisheng started early, Kobe failed to catch up, Li Zhi made a layup, 6:11.
In the next 3 minutes, the Lakers' defense once again restricted the Warriors.

Even though O'Neal was scoring from inside, Li Zhi was restrained by Kobe. Breaking through this trick seemed to completely fail when facing Kobe. Kobe seemed to be able to predict Li Zhi's next move.

The touch is contagious, and O'Neal also doesn't feel good. Although he can have a chance every time, he didn't put the basketball in the basket several times.

It did cause a Gasol foul, but only made one of two free throws, and the score was 7:19.
Kenny Smith said: "Look, O'Neal's good form before was just a coincidence, and now he has been guarded by Odom. The Lakers are a championship team, not a motley crew."

Barkley said unconvinced: "Really, maybe Shaq's feeling is not good. Waiting for the Warriors to feel better, the Lakers will definitely be in trouble. Don't forget, the Warriors are a three-point team."

Kenny Smith said with a smile: "Oh, the feeling depends on the brother of God. Can the Warriors still beat the Lakers with three-pointers?"

Barkley was dumbfounded, and he didn't think that a three-point team could win a championship team like the Lakers. The theory of winning defensively is the truth now.But Barkley was looking forward to the Warriors making a three-pointer, and then his friend O'Neal would kill all directions, so he was very entangled in his heart.

(End of this chapter)