CIATB Chapter 217
Chapter 217
Chapter 217
In Barkley's view, the New York Knicks are in big trouble.
then……
The second quarter is 1 minutes and 25 seconds.
The New York Knicks quickly rewritten the score to 39 to 33.
Barkley stared blankly, and Kenny Smith next to him said in a low tone, "Dude, what did you just say? You said... what's the trouble?"
buckley...
Silently watching the field.
Very speechless!
It is already a consensus in the league that the Lakers' bench is bad.
But he didn't expect that these few pieces of material would not be able to hold on for a minute and a half!
At the beginning of the second quarter, they were swept away by the opponent!
It doesn't matter if they disperse, the problem is, they can't form any counterattack yet...
Also, wherever Barkley looked, he felt sorry for the Lakers starting lineup sitting off the court.
You guys, is it useful to fight so fiercely?
Doesn't this difference mean that it will be opened if it is opened?
With just a few pieces of material from the Lakers bench, can they get the rotation time for the bench?
If you can't fight, you don't have the ability to know!
Phil Jackson: What can I do?I am also very helpless!You can't get the "5 defenders"!
With the score widened so much, Kobe suddenly became a little more impatient. After resuming the game, his desire to attack was much stronger than in the first quarter.
Standing up at the team's critical moment has almost become Kobe's instinct and habit, especially at this stage of his career, it has become a subconscious behavior that cannot be changed.
This kind of paranoia can sometimes become an unstable factor for the team.It used to be an unstable factor in the team.
Fortunately, Kobe is very strong now...
Also has enough team status...
Artest continued to maintain his strong confrontation, and attempted to make Kobe Bryant fall into the trap of the "beast" again through small actions.But soon he found that he could not keep up with Kobe's speed.
"Shh!"
In the first round of the second quarter, Kobe successfully scored.
The point difference narrowed to 4 points.
Driven by him, the starting defensive momentum of the entire Lakers changed. As soon as Li Wan arrived in the frontcourt, Deron Williams actively confronted him, forcing him to advance to an offensive state.
To be honest, as far as the core strength of Deron Williams is concerned, it is really difficult for Li Wan to continue to hold the ball on the spot under his constant pushing and pushing. Come up, this is to give Li Wan the space to manipulate him, commonly known as: a chance to show off!
Li Wan immediately took the initiative to take a step back.
Lu Xun is really right, take a step back and open up the sea and the sky!
It's all about breakthrough space.
When Deron Williams noticed this, Li Wan had already passed by his side.Like...a gull.
Damn, when did this guy's physical fitness get so good.
Kobe made up for it at the first time. Li Wan floated the ball in his hand and faked a pass. After forcing Kobe back, he continued to accelerate towards the inside.
This action scared the "Black Mamba"...
this is not……
Carry the ball?
Doesn't it blow?
He was very puzzled, and if he told Li Wan his doubts, Li Wan would not be surprised.
This action is indeed beyond the cognitive range of Kobe's hands.
How could his hand make such a movement!
"Bah!"
Under Bynum's gaze, Li Wan rushed to the basket to complete a one-handed dunk.
The point difference returned to 6 points.
Kobe continued to invest in the offense, and Artest had a more serious expression on his face, but the result was that Kobe used a smoother confrontation to lock Artest in place.
he……
Really can't keep up!
"Shh!"
Shoot again!
Kobe returned to the defense and clenched his right hand that had just shot, with a look of "good, hold on, old man, the war has just begun now".
Artest looked incomprehensible, and was shocked at the same time!
After the first quarter, Bryant's final shooting percentage was only 6 of 2 from the field.He is very satisfied with this result.I thought I had found a way to lock Kobe, but now...
Kobe was like saying, I'm sorry, I can't play with you anymore!
This guy……
Is it just getting serious now?
D'Antoni saw this and called a timeout.
Bryant scored consecutively, which is an uneasy thing for any head coach, and he needs to make some changes to the New York Knicks' defense.
When Artest noticed this, his entire mood fluctuated more obviously.
he……
unacceptable!
After all, before the start of this round of the series, Artest had already made up his mind to defend better than in the 09 playoffs.
Right now, not to mention his defense is better, even the coach feels that there is something wrong with his defense...
"Let me adjust it again, coach, I believe I can do well, but I need to find the feeling!"
He argued with D'Antoni.
D'Antoni looked at his serious appearance, fell silent for a while, and finally nodded and said, "Dude, I'll leave it to you!"
Mike Brown received his signal and pulled Li Wan covertly at the end of the timeout. Li Wan patted Brown on the shoulder, said nothing, but said everything:
Don't worry, I know!
Feeling the slap from the shoulder, Mike Brown had only one feeling:
No wonder Stan Van Gundy can become a "champion coach"!
This cooperation with Li Wan, who can't become a "champion coach"!
Mike Brown must admit that before he thought that LeBron James was the core of the team that made the coach most worry-free, but now, he found that he was wrong, or that the pattern was small!
To be honest, it has to be Li Wan...
At best, LeBron James doesn’t need to worry about his offensive arrangements. At any time, just give him the ball, um... After several attempts, he found that the only choice he can make is this:
The effect on others is really not as good as it is on LeBron James!
But Li Wan was different.
Li Wan is that when there is any problem in the game, he can be your reliance.
For example, right now, Artest is having a hard time defending Kobe, but his mood is a bit unstable. As the head coach, he dare not continue to persuade him to "let go". At this time, the presence of Li Wan can still make the head coach feel at ease ...and most importantly, you don't even have to explain it.He will take the initiative to tell you:
Be a player, in your heart!
If possible, Mike Brown hopes that next time he will be the head coach, it will be for Li Wan!
D'Antoni:? ? ?
The Italians never expected that there would be a traitor among the coaching staff!
The game restarts.
The Lakers were not idle during this timeout, and adjusted Li Wan's defensive layout. When Li Wan broke through Deron with the ball, the entire formation obviously began to shift towards him.
But this time the Lakers have also learned the tricks, and they didn't start to shrink the formation quickly until Li Wan entered the basket, obviously because they were afraid of Li Wan's breakthrough and scoring.
only……
"Bah!"
When Pau Gasol rushed back to the basket, Li Wan rushed into the basket ahead of him with a stride, and another one-handed dunk.
Two consecutive dunks, the audience burst into cheers.
Phil Jackson and Phil Handy exchanged glances.
Phil Handy couldn't help but said: "Our database on Lee seems to be completely out of date..."
In this round, Li Wan's explosive power with the ball completely exceeded the value that Li Wan had left in the Lakers scouting report.
Phil Jackson glanced at the scorer, and the point difference was back to 6 points.Look at Li Wan's unstoppable appearance again, the hand in his trouser pocket was finally taken out, and he gestured towards the court to let Deron Williams hold the ball and take over the offensive end.
Seeing the sign of "Zen Master", Delong's first reaction was not joy, but swallowed his throat, looked at Kobe again, and asked with cautious eyes:
I, can I?
Kobe should have realized something, and the figure that was about to run out to catch the ball pulled away to the other side, opening up space for Deron Williams in singles.
Delong watched Li Wan's pressing step by step, and his inner desire for singles was very strong.
Such a timing is perfect to prove whether he is Li Wan's substitute!
But the problem is...
What he just took over was Kobe's offensive end.
If you don't score in the first round...
He can be sure that Kobe's eyes will be a murderous knife!
Therefore, without the slightest hesitation, he immediately called Pau Gasol's pick-and-roll.
It's just that this time Li Wan did a very good defense against the pick-and-roll. The first time he went around the screen, Li Wan also squeezed away Pau Gasol, and immediately stuck in front of Deron.
"Fatty" immediately sent the ball from beside him to Pau Gasol.
"Sister-in-law" showed his physical coordination and flexibility, just like a striker, holding the ball to the inside, and a large "European step" put the ball into the basket against Dayao.
"Nice!"
Phil Jackson spit out this inaudibly from his mouth.
Now he believes that Kobe is absolutely willing to completely hand over the offensive end...
Kobe's expression has indeed softened.
He knew exactly what Phil Jackson was trying to get him to hand over the ball to. ——The reason is also very simple. The Lakers can't defend against Li Wan alone, and the opponent keeps scoring. This has led to him having to save his physical fitness for more critical moments.Now if he used all his physical energy to face Li Wan, then at the critical moment, he would not have so much physical energy!
This is why Kobe obeyed.
Everything is for the team!
Of course, Phil Jackson has another consideration, which Kobe did not think of.
Phil Jackson was afraid that he didn't have that much physical fitness... mainly because he knew that Kobe would definitely play with the ball by himself at critical moments for the team!
He only believes in himself!
Since he is the only choice at the critical moment, now Kobe must give up the ball and retain his physical fitness...
but……
Right now, the rest of the Lakers are continuing the offensive firepower for him, and I don't know if this guy will have more trust in his teammates... Will he be willing...
Hehe, what am I thinking?
Phil Jackson shook his head.
He is very clear that Kobe's trust belongs to trust, and it is another matter for him to give up the ball at a critical moment.
In his many years of coaching Kobe, the only teammates he has seen Kobe willing to give up the ball at critical moments are only two. -Jordan has seen it, and he has to be given enough key ball rights!
Another is...
Li Wan!
This kid is nothing but a fool!
All kinds of fire games on the tip of a knife, luckily they all succeeded, but the kind that can kill yourself if you make a mistake, the risk factor is too high, so that there is only such a guy, let the peak Kobe give up a few The right to shoot at the next critical moment...
However, although it is not enough for Kobe to give up the key ball, the other players in the current main lineup of the Lakers are indeed very good at fighting. , even more so at the time of the Jazz's "Utah Shuangsha", Kenny Smith watched for a while and suddenly realized: "So the 'Double Shade Pick-and-Roll' in the 'Triangle Offense' is the most powerful ah?"
Barkley shook his head: "Not the best, second only to the Knicks' pick-and-roll system, but it is indeed much better than the Jazz's pick-and-roll system..."
Kenny Smith showed a helpless expression: "The Knicks' pick-and-roll system is not just a dominant player in the pick-and-roll system..."
Looking at the team's tactical system in the entire league, it is definitely at the forefront...
It is really not too much to say that it is historical!
Of course, the configuration is also here...
As a pitcher, although Lewis can't climb the "pitcher's president mountain", no matter how you say it, the pitcher at the fourth position can definitely be said to be historical.
Not to mention Li Wan, after winning the first regular season MVP trophy in his career, he has already planted the flag among NBA historical players.
After all, the NBA has developed to the present, with a total of 30 regular season MVPs.
Among them, the inside players also accounted for the majority...
There are only 10 outside players in total.
It is worth mentioning that among them, the small forward position and the shooting guard position are the least, and there are only 3 respectively.
The small forward positions are: Bird, Irving, LeBron; the shooting guards are Jordan, Kobe and Allen Iverson.
Even Wade has never won the regular season MVP.
This is also the reason why some opponents did not cooperate at all when the "Big Cheek Gang" held an "All-League Tour".The coffee position is indeed a bit unqualified.
As for Dayao.
In all fairness, the center will definitely not be able to plant a flag on the "President Hill", but in this era, if he is under the basket, that is the dominance of the "Four Centers".
This kind of configuration, even if it is just a simple pick-and-roll coordination, it is really not surprising that it can produce top-notch effects!
The biggest difference between basketball and football is that the possibility of players' personal abilities overriding tactics is higher.In the field of football, as long as the tactics are executed well enough, even a player at the "ball king" level can be crushed to death most of the time.
And on the basketball court, sometimes, in the face of superstars, you can only comfort yourself:
I have already defended very well, if I can't stop it, I can't stop it!
The Lakers relied on the rest of the starting lineup to continue to bite the score. On the scene, the overall rhythm was not much different from the first quarter of the game.The two sides scored each other, and the point difference has been floating between 4 and 6 points.
It's just that after both sides replaced the substitute lineup at the same time, the point difference gradually widened again.
At 1 minute and 14 seconds of the fourth quarter, D'Antoni looked at the score of 88 to 78, and slightly spread his hands towards Mike Brown next to him: Do you think we still need to stand?
When Mike Brown heard this, he understood, and asked the staff to clean up the bench: "Come on, sit, Mike!"
D'Antoni nodded: "Okay, Mike!"
The two people sat down here, and in front of the Lakers bench over there, Phil Jackson yelled wrinkledly: "Phil..."
As the old buddy of "Zen Master", Phil Handy also knew what he meant, and sighed regretfully: "Hey, Phil, I know..."
In the current situation, the Lakers are equivalent to "slow death."
What could possibly be done?
Phil Handy can't help it either!
Hearing Phil Handy's sigh, "Zen Master" knew in his heart that there was no more balls of paper in the "think tank" around him, and he had to figure out a solution by himself.
After calmly analyzing the situation on the field, Phil Jackson decisively released his ultimate move.
Called Kobe to his face.
After staring at Kobe with an "affectionate" face, Jackson stretched out his hand that had been in his trouser pocket, put it on Kobe's shoulder, pulled him closer to him, and said to him:
"Kobe, this is the final battle, and I don't want you to have any regrets. If ... in my opinion, anyone can beat this New York Knicks and let the Lakers win at this time, then ... It might just be you!"
At this moment, listening to the words of "Zen Master" and looking at the firm eyes of "Zen Master", the eyes of "Black Mamba" gradually became hot and full of "knives". He really wanted to say to Phil Jackson
I believe you a ghost, you bad old man is very bad!
That's how Shaquille O'Neal lied back then, don't think I don't know!
then……
Kobe is listening!
At that time, the first time I heard Phil Jackson say this to Shaq O'Neal, he was really jealous of this "fat fish". In his opinion, if Phil Jackson is willing to trust himself so much one day , he will definitely go to the mountain of swords and the sea of fire for him, no matter what!
Until, he cooperated with Phil Jackson for the second time. At the critical moment of the game, listening to him repeat the words he said to Shaquille O'Neal that year, Kobe understood...
This is a "magic stick"!
There are only a few sets of "bewitching words to confuse people" in my stomach, use them back and forth!
However, Kobe is very aware of the deceptive effect of these words. At that time, Shaquille O'Neal's appearance of "a man who died for his confidant" is still vivid in his mind.
Although these words can't fool him.
But it's good to fool the rest of the Lakers and help him stabilize the morale of the army.
In addition, after going through some things later, he knew very well that the biggest role of the coach is his "speaking" mouth. You may not be able to talk about tactics, but you must know how to motivate people.
This is why he named Phil Jackson back later!
If you want to win the championship, you can't do without his mouth!
And he can also use Phil Jackson's "flicker" to determine whether the current situation has reached the most critical moment. This is also one of the basis for him to start the "Mamba alone" mode now.
just now……
Apparently that's the time!
Artest further doubted his life, and Kobe, who was fully fired, shook him so much that he almost saw his "grandmother".If it was just that he couldn't keep up with Kobe's rhythm before, then now, Artest can hardly judge Kobe's next move.
Li Wan silently took up defense, which was something he had promised Mike Brown early on.
For this situation, he is not surprised.
In fact, the original Artest has only the tail of his peak after the 2010 finals. The Mavericks swept the playoffs in 11. In the second and third games of the series, the opponent was shot alive, and there was a situation where Artest could not keep up with his movement speed.
After all, this is the most skilled second position after Michael Jordan, especially with the addition of "dream footsteps", which minimizes his dependence on physical fitness.
Artest's state is not comparable to that of two years ago, not to mention, he was still taking turns defending with Battier...
Now facing Kobe who is fully fired, this problem is exposed, no matter how you look at it, it is a normal result...
Li Wan's defense gave Kobe a lot of interference.
With excellent wingspan, he can always block the "Black Mamba" in front of him as soon as he takes off.
But Kobe, who was out of form, made consecutive shots and kept scoring goals to tell everyone why the "Black Mamba" is "the god of the fadeaway jumper"!
Phil Jackson has to admit that in some moments, he seems to have returned to the Chicago Bulls in 96...
Of course, in the next second of those moments, Phil Jackson would snap back to reality and see Kobe not as good as Michael Jordan.
Facing Artest and Li Wan's pincer attack to complete the score is certainly a very awesome thing, but...
The consumption of physical energy cannot be ignored.
This also prevents him from devoting more energy to the defensive end...
While he kept scoring, the New York Knicks, led by Li Wan, kept sending the ball to the basket.
In the last quarter, Kobe finally scored 15 points alone, but when the final whistle sounded, the New York Knicks still had a 116-98, 18-point difference and laughed until the rebounds turned red.
The Knicks won a "good start" at home!
全场比赛，李万22投12中，其中三分球6中3，罚球7中6，以超过50%的整体命中率，高效地拿到了33分8篮板10助攻2抢断1盖帽……
Dayao scored 17 points and 8 rebounds;
Ray Allen and Lewis scored a total of 7 3-pointers for a total of 30 points;
湖人队这边首发阵容的数据也不弱，科比砍下了35分8篮板4助攻2抢断；保罗-加索尔拿到了18分11篮板；德隆-威廉姆斯拿到了20分5篮板6助攻……
If you compare the starting lineups of the two sides, you will find that the Lakers lost by less than 5 points.
But in terms of the bench lineup, the Lakers lost more, a full 14 points!
Of course, this is also well displayed during the game...
Every time the Lakers were opened up, it was when the substitute rotation came on the court.
After the game, in an interview, Phil Jackson raised this point, and at the same time he emphasized: "I don't blame the players on the bench, our bench lineup is very different from the opponent's. Of course, we will not use this as an excuse... The only thing I want to say is that I am already very satisfied with the completion of the first game of the finals. People are warriors!"
Of course, these words are not casually said!
There must be a reason for the "Zen Master" to praise others. How can he praise others casually?
If Tiantian is like a "praise little angel", then when the critical moment comes, how can those words make people feel like they are going straight to the top of the sky?
Phil Jackson...
Still "making soup"!
After the first game, the situation is already clear. The Lakers' starting lineup is not weaker than the Knicks' starting lineup. If they want to win, they can only reduce the Lakers' bench rotation time.
If you can keep three or four starters on the court all the time, then the Lakers can even do it, there is no substitute rotation time!
How to make a player play at least 44 minutes?
answer:
become excited!
How can a player play for more than 44 minutes in an entire series?
answer:
Have been playing chicken blood!
If it weren't for this reason, Phil Jackson would call this group of people "warriors"?
Do you really think it's so easy to be a soldier?
Kobe sat next to him, listening gravely to Phil Jackson's "chicken soup."
Of course he knew that Phil Jackson was still continuing his "fooling Dafa", which gave him a deeper understanding of how serious the current situation was.
This is the first time he saw Phil Jackson boil "chicken soup" continuously!
This "historical" team with 72 wins and 10 losses is really difficult to deal with...
On the other side, Li Wan was being interviewed.
It could be seen that the New York reporters were very excited, and they were so excited that they spoke incoherently, and the questions were repeated. He didn't wrangle with these guys for too long, although he could understand why they were so excited.
On the stage of the NBA Finals, the team that wins the first game and plays at home has a winning rate of 75%!
It is equivalent to saying that three-quarters of the O'Brien Cup has been held by the New York Knicks.
Although they made it to the finals in 99, and had the chance to get their hands on the championship trophy in 94, the current situation has surpassed those two years and has become the closest they are to the championship trophy. ...
How can the New York reporters who are eager to witness the first championship in New York in the past 40 years not be excited?
What's more, compared to New York fans, they are all reserved.
Outside the Madison Arena, a large number of fans are already celebrating in the naked book...
It's just that Li Wan noticed Artest's dejected expression at the end of the game.
If there are any hidden dangers in the current New York Knicks winning the championship, then Artest's attitude is within this range, and he must have a good chat with this guy.
Li Wan was quite lucky. When he finished the interview and returned to the locker room, Artest was about to leave. Li Wan patted him: "Dude, let's talk!"
Artest frowned slightly, and wanted to refuse, but his relationship with Li Wan made him unable to bear to refuse Li Wan in such a daze. With this hesitation, he was pulled to his seat by Li Wan.
"Dude, can you do me a favor..."
Artest didn't speak, just looked at it like this.
"In the next game, you will defend Deron..."
Before Li Wan finished speaking, Artest was about to get up, Li Wan quickly pulled him back and cast a puzzled look.
"Ron?"
"Did Mike look for you?" Artest didn't dare to shake off Li Wan's hand, just being held by him, and asked sullenly.
"What does it have to do with him? I really want you to defend Deron. This guy is too strong, and it's too tiring to fight against him!" Li Wan said, rubbing his chest deliberately.
"Then..." Artest paused, "Who will defend Kobe?"
"It's enough to let Lei Fang..."
"Uh……"
This answer is what Artest did not expect.
He thought...
"What? Do you think I'm going to switch defenses with you?" Li Wan waved his hand, "Pull it down, you can't even guard Kobe, I'm going to guard him, why bother?"
"My idea is, put Ray on Kobe, and the two of us on the side to help... That way, you can help me deal with Deron Williams, I can put more energy into the offensive end, as long as we Can bite the offense, as you can see, the opposite bench is not as good as us!"
After Li Wan analyzed it, Artest's expression gradually softened.
Seeing that his face was no longer so stinky, Li Wan said: "Actually, buddy, the key to us winning the Lakers is not whether you can guard against Kobe, so don't put so much pressure on yourself, he is already old. No matter how much he can score, it is impossible for him to overthrow the Knicks on his own, you should learn to maximize your role... You probably haven't heard the story of Tian Ji's horse racing, have you?"
Artest shook his head blankly, he really hadn't heard of it.
After he finished listening, he gave Li Wan a thumbs up: "Tall, really tall, this Tian Ji really knows how to play! So you mean..."
"The best horses don't guard against the best horses!"
After Li Wan said this, he didn't say anything else. He felt that what he said was enough to enlighten Artest.
Sure enough, when Li Wan left, Artest muttered to himself:
Yes, the best horses don't guard against the best horses!
Failed to start up. I haven’t updated [-]D for a long time. Try to find the feeling and slowly pile up the number of words.
(End of this chapter)