Junior Basketball says

Chapter 215
The head coaches of both sides raced against time during the halftime break to arrange tactics for the second half.Compared with McHale, Jackson actually has nothing to arrange. In addition to allowing Kobe to continue to hold the ball in singles, the inside cooperation between Gasol and Odom is also a very important part, and these are all part of his so-called triangle offense. , and it is indeed very useful.

But what he was worried about was Xu Hao, a rookie who quickly recovered after being stunned by Kobe in the first half of the first quarter. He organized the Timberwolves' offense in an orderly manner through continuous pick-and-rolls, and seemed to have every chance to regain the initiative on the court. right.According to Zen Master's idea, Kobe should be liberated, participate more in the offense, and hand over the task of defending Xu Hao to others.Of course, Fisher can't do it. He has enough strength but too slow speed. It may be the best choice for someone to play point guard.

Zen Master decided to start Brown in the second half. He is the team's backup shooting guard, at least not at a disadvantage in terms of height and athletic ability.As for the fact that the team doesn't have a point guard on the court, who cares?Kobe is the de facto ball handler for the Lakers anyway, and the loss of a point guard is no big deal, and Fisher rarely takes on the organizational responsibilities when he's on the court.

After confessing a few words to Brown, the intermission time is over.Zen master still trusts Brown. Although this guy is a little impulsive, he is indeed a good player on the defensive end. It should be enough for him to defend Xu Hao.

However, what Zen master didn't expect was that Brown would not have any advantage in front of Xu Hao, even though he had much more experience than Xu Hao.Xu Hao only needed a few fake moves to make Brown dizzy, and he also paid for a personal foul.

Xu Hao didn't have time to think about why the Lakers didn't continue to let Kobe Bryant defend him. What he needed to do most now was to seize this opportunity to score points like crazy.Before Jackson readjusted his defensive strategy, Xu Hao scored 8 points in a row to help the Timberwolves equalize the score. Brown, who was responsible for defending him, looked ugly. Obviously, this would cause him to lose the trust of the head coach, which he could not accept.

With resentment towards Xu Hao, Brown's hand movements gradually increased, and the game was cut to pieces by his foul.Although this is the home court of the Lakers, there is also a home whistle in the NBA, but the referee can't do too much.Brown's fouls are clearly placed under everyone's noses. If they want to keep their jobs, they must whistle.

Not halfway through the third quarter, Brown had already received his third personal foul, and the Lakers were directly brought down by him.When Zen Master replaced him, the Lakers were already 4 points behind, and basically he didn't have any chance to play in this game.

After Kobe defended Xu Hao again, he found that the young man standing in front of him had changed. In the process of facing Brown before, Xu Hao accumulated enough confidence, and his touch was even better than Kobe in the first quarter. And hotter.Under such circumstances, Kobe obviously couldn't block his scoring, not to mention that he always called his teammates to the high post to play pick-and-rolls.

The cover of inside players is very effective. No matter how powerful Kobe is, it is impossible for Kobe to pass directly through the screen wall. By the time he bypassed the obstacle, Xu Hao had already broken through to the free throw line. Can watch the opponent score.

If Bynum is still there, his protection of the basket can still cause trouble for Xu Hao, but Gasol and Odom obviously cannot achieve such an effect. After being beaten 2+1 by Xu Hao twice, , they are also very afraid of this young man who only entered the industry this year.

Xu Hao's overall recovery on the offensive end also drove other Timberwolves players.At this stage, he should be the best passer on the field. When his breakthrough can attract the Lakers' defense, the passing route will be everywhere.With his feed, Brewer, Ellington, and Love all shot [-]-pointers from the outside like crazy, and their shooting percentages began to slowly improve, which is the way they are used to.

The only one who is a little bit hard is Jordan. He has to fight Gasol at the basket.The reason is simple. The two of them have different ways of grabbing rebounds. Jordan prefers to use his superhuman bounce to grab hard. To compete, he has always played with his brain.

Xu Hao and the others obviously don't want Jordan to work too hard, although this is what a blue-collar center must go through.What they can do now is to try to improve their shooting percentage. Without rebounds, Jordan doesn't need to rush.

The Lakers players obviously didn't expect their opponents to suddenly burst out with such a powerful scoring ability after the intermission, and they were caught off guard for a while.Kobe was able to react quickly, but Xu Hao and Brewer still kept double-teaming him. In addition, the Lakers' ability to control rebounds was also declining, and the Timberwolves firmly took the initiative.

Zen master has a headache, he is very experienced, he knows that any team playing crazy will be very scary, especially a team like Timberwolves that is not very strong but has great talent.The defending champions couldn't keep up with their offensive firepower when everyone on the court started to explode, just like now, Kobe couldn't support the entire team by himself.

Seeing that the team exploded into the small universe, McHale waved his hand and simply asked the players to focus more on the offensive end. The defense only needs to do their best. It doesn't matter if they can't stop the Lakers players from scoring. Anyway, they can play on their own. Find ground when attacking.McHale didn't put too much emphasis on defense, and he didn't touch his bottom line at all.

The Lakers players obviously underestimated their impact. In the final analysis, the Zijin Army's lineup on the court is not suitable for fast-paced offense and defense. Age is a shackle for them.When the Timberwolves started to sprint, the seniors had a hard time keeping up with them, and it didn't take long for Fisher and Artest to be out of breath, and Gasol was no better.

The only normal Lakers players on the field are Kobe and Odom, which means that the strength of the Lakers has been greatly weakened. Those players who are physically weak have lost a lot of enthusiasm for running and fighting. In other words, They can only count on Kobe and Odom to get back the field, unless Zen Master is willing to replace the team's substitutes at such a critical moment.

The veterans need to rest and the team needs to get back into shape, which is a problem for Zen Master.

(End of this chapter)