Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 248 Suddenly You Break Down

For the Blazers, the basic countermeasure of continuing to play big with the small will not change, but how to implement it is what McMillan needs to consider.Obviously the team can't stop the Lakers' offense. If they want to win, the only chance is to score more points than their opponents.A small lineup is indeed a tactic of last resort when facing top insiders, but it seems that there are still some things that can be modified...

With an idea, McMillan said to the Trail Blazers players who were taking the time to replenish their energy: "I believe everyone knows that if it weren't for Ye's strong performance in the second half of the second quarter, we might already be behind now. But we can't pin all our hopes on him. The whole team must have something that can compete with the Lakers. In the second half, we must resolutely play a small lineup, but don't take too many shots outside the three-point line, but Try to hold the ball and break through to cause damage, although Gasol and Odom are both very good inside players, but they are not good at defensive breakthroughs."

As he said that, he looked at Bayless who was sitting in the corner: "Jerry, in the second half, you replaced Andre as the team's starting point guard. First, let him get enough rest time, and second, the team needs your breakthrough ability." Brandon, Ye and Nicholas, you will continue to appear in the starting lineup, as long as you get the ball, then choose to break through as soon as possible, try to get closer to the basket to score, if you can't score, you can't. To cause fouls by opponents, we can further liberate our inside players. Rebounds are still handed over to LaMarcus, you have to protect the inside, the Lakers can score, but they can't let them be too easy, do you understand? "

"Understood!" Everyone sitting in the seat yelled blushing, as if this could squeeze out more of their potential.However, McMillan is still very satisfied with their mental state, at least it shows that they are not intimidated by the Lakers, and the shadow of last year has not continued to affect their hearts.

After the intermission, Phil seemed determined to try Bynum's ability and continue to put him on the court. This is a good thing for the Blazers, after all, Bynum is much easier to deal with than Odom Yes, and he is younger. Although his physical talent is very strong, it also means that he is easy to be deliberately fouled.The Blazers players have also discovered this, so basically as long as someone breaks through with the ball, they will definitely go directly to Bynum and try to make physical contact with him. Under their deliberate targeting, Bynum's immature Weaknesses are evident.

It may be because the master didn't give more instructions on defense. Bynum's defense at the basket is more based on his own intuition, rather than making judgments based on the situation on the field and the opponent's technical characteristics, and his impatient personality makes him He is easy to be fooled, and it is not uncommon for him to be picked up by his opponent.Opposite him, Roy, Ye Feng, or Bayless, who was entrusted by McMillan, are all top-notch breakthrough players, and their skills in deceiving fouls are simply perfect. The inside line, that is called a fish in water.

Bynum was very irritable. Just halfway through the third quarter, he was called for three defensive fouls, twice for Ye Feng, and once for Bayless. When Ye Feng fouled him again, he couldn't help but growl at the referee. stand up.He thought that he did not commit a foul, and the referee was targeting him on purpose, but in the referee's view, although the Trail Blazers players were suspected of deliberately seeking fouls, their actions were completely within the scope allowed by basketball rules, and Byner Mum's action is indeed worthy of a defensive foul, so there is no complaints.So when Bynum continued to babble at him regardless of the game, the referee directly gave him a technical foul.

Phil shook his head helplessly, and could only replace him with Odom again.I have to say that Phil really loves Bynum deeply. Last season, he showed such a tendency. He would rather watch Bynum contribute a few points and rebounds in each game than put him on the team. In the starting lineup, but in the end it was no match for the cruelty of the game.This time it was still the same. In order to ensure the victory of the game, he had to slap himself and replace Bynum, who was already a little emotional, with Odom. Don't care about winning the game?

Unexpectedly, after replacing Odom, there was some improvement at the beginning, but problems soon appeared again.Although this guy has the size of a power forward and the style of a small forward, he is not an outside player in the final analysis, and his flexibility still has an upper limit. You can only control fouls based on your own experience.Even so, both he and Gasol felt a bit broken. The opponent's players rushed to the inside like moths to a flame, and often used all kinds of unimaginable actions to draw fouls. If they are not experienced enough If so, it is estimated that six criminals have left the field.

With the breakthrough of these three people, Batum will comfortably wait on the outside to pass the ball. Only when Roy is entangled by Kobe will he replace the captain and become the third player to break through with the ball.Under normal circumstances, he will catch the ball and hit a three-pointer after waiting for his teammates to tear apart the Lakers' defensive system in the bottom corner.Compared with the Trail Blazers who are all soldiers, the Lakers completely rely on Kobe to score, and Kobe has lived up to the trust of his teammates. He has succeeded in consecutive shots from inside and outside, helping the team to bite the score. Now the Lakers have no one else to rely on , If he doesn't score, the game will basically go far.

In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers beat the Lakers 29-22. It was useless for Kobe to score 17 points in a single quarter. Gasol and Odom, who were harassed by Ye Feng and the others intolerable, scored a total of 5 points, but Odom On the contrary, he grabbed 8 rebounds in a single quarter, which can be regarded as saving some face.Seeing the sluggish performance of his teammates, Kobe couldn't help shouting loudly at others on the court, trying to awaken everyone's desire to win. This is also his consistent style. Without his supervision, the Lakers might just be a mess. It is impossible to reach the current height.

Phil looked at the numbers on the scoreboard, and shook his head helplessly. He didn't want to use Kobe to death, but the current situation is that he can't do without fucking Kobe hard. Looking at the performance of other people, he can still count on it. ?

(End of this chapter)