The Way of the Center

Although Van Gundy's rotation is strict, the playing time of the Thunder's third minor in each game has almost reached 4o minutes. ΔHe doesn't want his players to play so hard, but if you don't rely on these three young people who are full of energy, then the Thunder will not be ranked tenth in the Western Conference.

In contrast to the Los Angeles Lakers, after the first quarter, only Gasol returned first among the five Tigers in the second quarter, and the others were still resting on the bench. If a team wants to win the championship, the depth of the bench is essential. The Lakers bench players are all very good puzzles.

Jordan Farmar is now the guy who controls the overall situation of the Lakers on the court. This small guard is one of the most court-conscious players in the o6 draft. He is very good at controlling the rhythm on the court, so Phil Jackson is also very relieved to hand the ball to the 22-year-old guy.

After scheduling a few pick-and-rolls, he immediately got the opportunity to break into the post. Farmar knew that his degree could not be comparable to Westbrook, so he didn't rely on the degree to break through, but the constantly changing rhythm.

There is Anjie in the three-second zone and Westbrook next to him. Farmar is a guy with a high basketball IQ. He chooses most of the shots at the right time. Therefore, although he broke through, he knew that he didn't have a chance to make a move.

Seeing the gap, suddenly a strong shift, the basketball quickly passed through the crowd and came to Sasha Vujacic's hands.

The Slovenian high defender is best at shooting, not to mention that under Farmar's sudden pass, Vujacic got an open shot.

The shooting action is very beautiful and very stretched. This three-pointer went directly to the net, and the Lakers' bench lineup took the lead in scoring as soon as the second quarter came up, breaking the embarrassment of poor performance in the second half of the first quarter.

The offensive end of the Lakers' bench lineup has recovered its feel, but on the defensive end, their biggest weakness has been exposed.

Whether it is Jordan Farmar or Sasha Vujacic, they are not good perimeter defenders, even small forward Luke Wharton, due to his athleticism and physical fitness, he is defending. China is also very disadvantaged. A perimeter defensive lineup like the Lakers naturally cannot withstand the repeated impact of Westbrook and Durant.

Pau Gasol can only be nailed to death in the three-second zone time and time again by Anjie, without the opportunity to run out to help defend.

"Kevin Durant's emergency stop jumper! It's so easy, Luke Walton is undoubtedly a very smart player, but it does not give him any advantage in defense."

"Russell Westbrook is unrelenting in the face of his hometown team! If Casey Barr is still alive, he will be very pleased with his brother's performance. Another forced layup! Jordan Law! This is the third time Mar has left the defense without authorization!"

Durant and Westbrook naturally did not let go of the weak defense of the Lakers during this period of time. Their crazy offenses frequently asked the commentator to praise them.

Seeing his second team defense being penetrated by the Thunder's two aggressive outside lines time and time again, Phil Jackson had to make a change. Although the time was a bit earlier than planned, he still took the opportunity of a dead ball to get all the players up.

When Kobe played again, the Thunder had already led them by six points! But even so, the fans in Los Angeles still cheered deafeningly, because their omnipotent Peter Pan will definitely lead the team to counterattack again!

Anjie and Gasol also had to be reduced to supporting roles at this time. The appearance of these outside scorers on the field was prominent. When Kobe came on the field, the entire Staples eyes were focused on him.

Stubborn, paranoid, and eager to win, these individual characters make Kobe's offensive power even more terrifying when the team is behind!

He keeps trying to play singles with Wilkins, and Jeff Van Gundy is already considering whether to use Durant to play against Kobe.

Westbrook's game has been greatly affected by emotions. Seeing Kobe's singles again and again, he finally couldn't help but leave Fischer and double-teamed Kobe with Wilkins in the past.

Seeing Westbrook coming over, Kobe knew that Fisher must have been missed without even thinking about it.

"Russell!" Not only Jeff Van Gundy, but even Angel, who was fighting Gasol in the three-second zone, saw the big empty space left by Westbrook.

Westbrook believes he can block Kobe's passing route. He doesn't think Kobe can pass the ball under serious interference. Don't talk about passing, Westbrook thinks Kobe can't even see where Fischer is now! So to Anjie and Van Gundy’s reminders, he turned a deaf ear!

It is true that you can't see it. With Westbrook and Wilkins sandwiched, Kobe can only see two pairs of palms held high in his line of sight. But Gasol's castle towering outside the three-second zone can be seen by Kobe.

For Fisher, for the entire Lakers, Kobe is simply familiar. Kobe has long been familiar with how his teammates will stand when he encounters double teams.

Seeing Gasol's position, Bryant inferred Fischer's position based on tactics.

"Probably this is it!" Kobe vaguely saw a figure wearing a golden Lakers jersey, and immediately dropped the ball!

Durant just dropped Ariza and prepared to make up to Fischer, who knew Kobe to pass the ball first!

"Unbelievable pass! It is almost impossible for Kobe to see the outside situation. Westbrook and Wilkins have completely covered Kobe! But the black Mamba still passed the ball out!" Mike. Brin thought at first that Kobe was throwing it in a hurry, but he didn't know that this "throwing" ball flew precisely to where Fischer was.

When Durant saw Fischer preparing to take a shot, he jumped and blocked the shot. The average defender may have been disturbed by Durant's defensive height, but Fischer, but the man who created the o.4 second lore. In the face of Durant's blockade, his face remained unchanged, and the rhythm of his shots was not disturbed in any way.

Durant's fingertips are only a little away from the basketball, but still can't stop the ball from flying towards the hoop.

The ball has a high arc, and An Jie is not good at judging whether he can make it. At the moment Anjie thought, Gasol was already stuck, he didn't want to let Anjie get offensive rebounds.

"Swipe!" The Nets rolled over, like a wind wave being rolled up in the ocean. Derek Fischer, although this guy is not as dazzling as Kobe and the others, if the Lakers want to win the championship, this experienced guard is definitely an indispensable member of Phil Jackson.

After this ball, the Thunder no longer dared to double-team rashly. Jeff Van Gundy made Durant and Wilkins switch positions, allowing Durant to confront Kobe with a higher defensive height, but the effect was very mediocre.

With only four minutes left in the second quarter, Pau Gasol finally got the chance to rest. He is the longest player on the Lakers so far. Although there are not many opportunities for offensive and defensive against An Jie on the field, he is still sweaty by An Jie's aggressive running and card position.

After Gasol came off, Jeff Van Gundy finally couldn't hold it back. He yelled An Jie's name from the sidelines, his left hand was palm and his right hand was clenched into a fist, and his hands collided fiercely.

Ordinary people don't care about Jeff Van Gundy's action, but Anjie and the entire Thunder team know that this is a signal for them to play inside!

Substituting Pau Gasol was another white big man, center Chris Mihm, who is also 2.13 meters tall.

Without the barrier of Bynum, it is indeed difficult to limit Anjie's swing by relying on the inside combination of Mihm and Odom.

Although it looks much stronger than Anjie, Mihm has fallen behind in strength. The mobility of this guy's feet can only be said to have just passed, and the defensive skills are not excellent. Compared to An Jie, he was defeated in all aspects except weight!

It was Westbrook, who was full of attack, and after seeing such a clear inside advantage, he was willing to stand on the outside and watch An Jie "ravaged" the poor backup center of the Lakers to his heart's content.

An Jie easily entered the three-second zone by relying on his strength back. He didn't intend to make a fake move at all, but just turned and hooked!

Unexpectedly, Chris Mihm's positive attitude on the defensive end actually made him suffer at this moment. He was not tall enough to bounce, which made Mihm's take-off blocking useless, but instead slapped Anjie's wrist .

An Jie's hook was firmly in the net. In addition, the referee also blew Mihm a thug foul!

"Damn!" Kobe was very dissatisfied with Mihm's defense this time, but he didn't express it in his mouth, he could only curse in his heart. After all, not everyone is the Garnett, and not everyone will yell at his teammate's nose.

The Zen master also shook his head helplessly. Nowadays, the center is a shortage of personnel for the entire league. A team can get a passing center is already very good, as for the center on the bench, can use it will be used.

He averaged 3.4 fouls per game in 2o minutes per game in his career. This statistic of Chris Mihm is even expected to exceed his scoring average. He always mistakenly estimated that he could complete the cover, but every time he could only hit someone else's wrist.

Even though the Staples Center fans tried their best to interfere, even if a fat man with a big beard took off his shirt and danced in the audience, none of this could prevent An Jie from steadily taking the ball. 2+1, easy to beat.

As in the usual games, An Jie will not make a move. Once he makes a move, it will definitely cause damage to his opponent.

For the remaining four minutes, Westbrook and Durant were eclipsed by Anjie's strong offense. Although Kobe's singles efficiency is very high, but it is still no match for Angel's easy scoring in the three-second zone.

At the end of the halftime, the score still failed to open, 6o to 57, the Lakers scored one, and the Thunder can always return another one. Perhaps this three-point gap is due to Fischer's three-pointer.

Kobe Bryant made 4 of 6 shots ~www.NovelMTL.com~ and scored 11 points in the second quarter. In the first half alone, the stubborn viper scored 22 points.

Although Anjie did not have such abnormal scoring data, he still annoyed Phil Jackson with 12 points in the half. And among these 12 points, a full ten was obtained in the second quarter! Although Jeff Van Gundy doesn't have many offensive routines, he still knows how to "prescribe the right medicine". Where the opponent is weak, Van Gundy will find which point to play, and who makes the Thunder have strong points on guards, forwards and centers.

"Lamar, if the Chinese kid continues to play singles in the second half, I need you to help defend double-teaming!" It is not terrible to let go of the Thunder's power forward, but if the No. 16 center is fully open in the interior, it will be terrible. Definitely will give birth.

Odom looked at the serious Zen master and nodded silently.

The Lakers can lose in the regular season, but they are never allowed to lose to such an opponent!

The rookie center, the Thunder's third offensive point, was selected with only the 12th overall pick. However, it is such a person who is about to enjoy the double-teaming treatment that Durant and Westbrook did not get. (To be continued.) 8