Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 159

It wasn't until the game officially started that McMillan understood why Phil was one of the best coaches in history and he was not. The Lakers' small lineup seemed completely unaware of their height, and the triangle offense played well. Yes, when it comes time to fight for rebounds, except for Fisher, the other four will all rush to the basket to compete for rebounds, and it is clear who will block and who will grab rebounds.

No way, Ye Feng could only focus on the rebounds, Oden alone couldn't beat the entire Lakers team, a tiger couldn't beat a pack of wolves.Fortunately, on the offensive end, the Trail Blazers stabilized their position, and the outside touch was quite hot. Roy hit two three-pointers alone, and Blake and Batum also added icing on the cake, so that it was worthy of a tie with the Lakers.But McMillan frowned. This kind of scene was not what he wanted to see. Ye Feng's role on the offensive end was completely abolished. The Lakers' defense was very tight, and he couldn't organize the offense with the ball.

On the contrary, Kobe completely ignored Batum's defense, and the disadvantage of height is no longer a disadvantage for him.After all, Batum is inexperienced, and Kobe's fake moves have been honed over time, and they can be simplified. Whether it is shoulder sinking, tentative steps or just a mere look, they have all returned to their original functions, such as being handsome or something. It has long been out of the scope of Kobe's consideration. All his actions were born for the last goal.How could Batum have just won such an old monster?Even Ye Feng was often deceived by Kobe's fake moves, let alone Batum.

However, Ye Feng still pretended to ignore the strong firepower from the outside line, and just fed the ball inside without incident, making McMillan jump on the sidelines in anger.Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the timeout to give him a good lesson, but before the timeout, McMillan was surprised to find that there seemed to be no problem doing so.The Lakers' defensive formation is maintained very well, but the height advantage cannot be changed by any formation.Oden has maintained a very high efficiency inside. Whether it is directly catching the ball and dunking or directly using his footsteps to play singles after reaching the position, he has performed with ease, and even sent assists to the outside after attracting the defense.

It is precisely because Ye Feng and Oden constantly attract the Lakers' defense in the high and low positions on the inside that the pressure on the outside line is greatly reduced. Otherwise, Kobe's scoring ability alone, coupled with Fisher and Ariza With three-pointers from time to time, the Blazers can announce their surrender in advance.However, if the main force can withstand the Lakers, it may not be enough to be a substitute. The result of Phil's starting with a small lineup is that there are "twin towers" in the substitute lineup. The starting-level insiders like Gasol and Bynum cannot be blocked by Przybilla. It can live, even with Adelaide.The only thing to be thankful for is that Adelaide's touch in this game is also good. He made consecutive mid-range shots and didn't let the Lakers' substitute directly beat him to the point where he couldn't stand up.

But relying on shooting is still not the answer. No matter how high Ade's shooting rate is, it is impossible to get a shot every round.The Lakers players went directly to the double-team with a wink, which means that Adelaide must pass the ball, otherwise he may be directly intercepted. Others do not have his shooting rate. Part of it was taken away by the Lakers' insiders.Bynum was just young, so he was a bit uncomfortable as a substitute, but when he saw that there were rebounds to grab, of course he went all out.

In the second half of the first quarter and the first half of the second quarter combined in less than 6 minutes, the Blazers' bench lineup dug a big hole for the starters, and the originally evenly matched situation became one-sided.In desperation, McMillan dispatched Roy ahead of schedule, hoping that he could lead the substitute lineup to regain the disadvantage.Originally, Roy alone could not save the team from the fire and water, but there was Alder on the court. The pair of Blazers twins quickly recovered their style of play from last season. The water rises, slowly narrowing the score gap.But Bynum showed his talent. He used his powerful frame protection ability to tell opponents why he was the Lakers' starting center for most of the season.

He is young, but his talent is really worth mentioning. His huge body has a completely unscientific turning speed and jumping ability. Although he occasionally interferes with the ball because he is too active, Roy has also become cautious in front of him. stand up.What's more, there is Gasol next to him. Those who think he is a softie are just idiots who only look at the surface. Gasol is not only experienced, but also quite tough. Personally formed an impregnable wall in the interior, forcing Roy to learn to use mid-range shots to score points like Kobe.

In the contest of the bench lineup, the Lakers completely focused their offense on the inside and formed a simple and effective inside-out tactic. Gasol's post-up singles and Bynum's explosive bounce at the basket gave the Blazers a lot The great pressure unknowingly narrowed the scope of the defense, resulting in a huge gap on the outside.Fortunately, the outside touch of the Lakers' bench lineup is not that good, otherwise, how could Roy alone be compared with the indiscriminate bombing of several opponents?

Ye Feng, who was watching the game off the court, didn't understand why Phil didn't start this pair of powerful insiders, but let Odom and Vujacic be the starting insiders. Maybe he just wanted to try a different lineup?If you look down on the Blazers, let's just say it, what's the matter with using it as a whetstone?In fact, Phil is really rehearsing the lineup. After all, the triangle offense cannot conquer the world, even if it is the weapon he is most familiar with and has brought him the most honor.It's not bad to play a small lineup at this time. In his opinion, it was a pure accident that the Blazers tied the big score in the second game.

For McMillan, if the bench lineup fails, it will be fatal. Are they going to compete with the Lakers in the fourth quarter?You must know that the Lakers players have much more experience in the playoffs than the Trail Blazers. If you want to win the game, what if you don't punch the teacher to death at the beginning?This is the team's first home game in this round of the series. No one wants to lose, even if the opponent is the Lakers who are the No. By the way, who can bear to face the No. [-] player in the Western Conference in the second round?

But this is just a small thought, the game still has to continue, isn't it?

(End of this chapter)