The Way of the Center

"Why did he hold the ball from beyond the three-point line, just to make room for Durantla?" Phil Jackson lifted his chin. Since the second half of the season, Anjie has organized offenses the number of times. Less and less, because his efficiency in direct scoring inside is also very high. But today, why did Van Gundy suddenly repeat the trick? Do you really think that turning the point guard into a 2.19 guy can beat the Lakers?

After the Thunder attacked, the Lakers were eager to respond. I have to admit that the shouting of "" really stimulated their nerves. The Lakers are a bit impatient now, not as calm as before.

The threat of Kobe's offense with the ball hasn't diminished. It's important to know that the Thunder team lost to Kobe in the last game. All Sefrossa can do is to make Kobe as much iron as possible, it is almost impossible to restrain him.

After Kobe's breakthrough, Westbrook also gathered towards Kobe with tactical arrangements. But today, Kobe didn't get into the crowd again. He glanced back and made a decisive pass to transfer the ball to the outside.

Kobe's breakthrough points are not common. Generally Kobe will directly choose to attack after a breakthrough, especially in the playoffs, Kobe either does not hold the ball, once he holds the ball, then ten will play by himself.

Who is the ball for? Naturally, it was given to the "old fish" Fischer who was missed by Westbrook. Westbrook is not to blame for this ball, because the double-teaming Kobe was originally Van Gundy's arrangement. Fischer's touch in the first two games was really bad, so Van Gundy also lowered his guard on him.

However, the "Old Fish" scored the ball for the first time today. His shot didn't miss the basket anymore, but went into the net hollow!

"If Fischer feels hot today, then coach Jeff Van Gundy's tactical arrangements will be very difficult. Because he can't double-team Kobe with Westbrook, and Durant will be very hard-pressed by Artest. Going far away, there is no time to make up for defense. If Fischer can put in another goal today, Ke will only have to face Sefrosa!" Reggie Miller knew, although Fischer scored every game. Not many, but his shots are an important weapon for the Lakers to contain the defense.

He couldn't score, so Westbrook naturally dared to double-team Bryant. But once he started to get accurate, Westbrook would not dare to give him space easily.

Van Gundy did not expect that Kobe would choose to break the ball, let alone Fischer's shooting feel will suddenly pick up. But it doesn't matter, he is also full of confidence in the Thunder's next offense!

As soon as Angel’s toe touched the three-point line, Westbrook passed the ball.

"Ann is holding the ball outside the three-point line for the second time! What kind of medicine does Coach Van Gundy sell in the gourd!?"

Anjie grabbed the ball with his right hand and faced Bynum, preventing him from touching the basketball. The left hand is directing teammates to move. As a static offensive starting point, teammates must move actively.

Bynum didn't worry too much this time, he snapped it up, ready to knock out the basketball in Anjie's hands in one fell swoop.

Upon seeing this, An Jie suddenly retracted the basketball, and Bynum, who had rushed before, turned around, easily dodge the rush, and cleared Bynum!

An Jie had planned to organize an offensive, but now Bynum gave a big gift, then he's not welcome!

The dribble went near the free throw line, Gasol quickly got rid of the entanglement with Morris this time, and went up to block Anjie.

An Jie didn't mean to stop, but he suddenly stopped, as if he had to use a sudden stop jumper to complete the offense.

"Does this guy think he is a defender!?" Numerous commentators sighed, and An Jie's offensive choice was too unreasonable. Stop jump shots, this is really not what big men are good at.

Seeing Anjie's footsteps, Gasol took off and blocked him without much thought. At the middle distance, let's see how you can perform dream dance steps!

Indeed, the dream dance step exists for low-post singles. In areas beyond the free throw line, this kind of inside footsteps does not allow An Jie to pose a direct threat to the basket. But from the beginning to the end, An Jie never said that he would avoid the cover with dream dance steps.

As soon as Gasol took off, he saw Anjie dribble again, breaking through from his side.

"Isn't there a second dribble!?" Gasol did not hear the referee's whistle after seeing Anjie breakthrough. But just now, An Jie did stop dribbling and was ready to shoot, could it be!

Yes, it's not just Gasol, even Chesapeake Energy Arena fans have grown their mouths and watched dumbfoundedly as Anjie single-handed dunks after breaking through Gasol.

Just now, he used a gesture of worshipping Buddha during the breakthrough process to completely play Gasol!

"Oh! A wonderful goal, Ann's previous series of actions are even more exciting than the final dunk! From one-handed ball to worship Buddha's breakthrough dunk, all in one go! Safety offensive skills, once again surprised us!" Kenny Smith cried out in surprise, this guy is completely an all-around center!

Gasol watched the replay on the big screen in disbelief. He has been in the NBA for many years, and he has never seen a few insiders who can complete fake shots during the breakthrough like a guard.

In fact, An Jie didn't do it intentionally just now. He didn't expect Gasol's defense to be so timely. But it was between the electric light and flint that Anjie's instinct on the basketball court prompted him to complete a series of actions. That person who worshipped Buddha in a false and true manner was born under this kind of emergency. The reason why he is realistic is because even An Jie doesn't know whether he will make a move.

"It's rare to use a center as the core!" Phil Jackson suddenly jumped from the bench. He was nervous not because of the beautiful goal just now, but because of the potential dangerous tactics of the Thunder.

With center as the core, this system is almost abandoned by the current league. Even Phil Jackson would not choose to use this retro tactical system. But judging from the Thunder's offense in the current two rounds, Van Gundy's change seems to really work!

If Van Gundy really intends to use Anjie as the core, how should he respond? Thinking of this, the Zen master sat back again. He needs to contemplate and come up with a solution before the Lakers are at a disadvantage.

Although the Thunder's offense went smoothly today, the Lakers were not far behind. Both teams performed very poorly from the previous two games, but had to choose a winner differently. Today, the Thunder and the Lakers are both in excellent condition. This kind of game is the Western Conference semifinals that fans want to see.

After Kobe made his first breakthrough and assisted Fischer to hit a three-pointer, he used another breakthrough to give Gasol a chance in a deep low position.

After Gasol received the ball, Kobe and Artest pulled to the two bottom corners respectively, Bynum responded at the mid-range position, and Fischer was naturally facing the basket. The Lakers ran like this, completely pulling out Gasol's offensive space.

In such a deep position and Morris singles, even if Morris's defense is very hard, but it is also very stable for Gasol!

Morris is just a rookie, and Gasol is the mainstay of Spanish basketball!

After sitting back for a while, Morris didn't move. But in fact, Gasol did not sit back for advancing, his position was close enough to the basket. The reason why he will go to the top is entirely to find the offensive rhythm.

An Jie wants to double-team, but Bynum's mid-range shooting has not yet reached the point where he can be left alone. If O'Neal is the opponent of An Jie at this time, he will definitely double-team without hesitation. Unfortunately, although they are all sharks, there are still many differences between big sharks and small sharks.

Gasol, who had found the rhythm, suddenly turned around and hooked his hands. His height and arm span made Morris, who was struggling to take off, just beyond the reach.

The basketball wiped the backboard and refracted into the net. Kobe and Gasol clapped vigorously, and sure enough, this guy is the big man who can make him trust!

This is the Los Angeles Lakers. Every Lakers player on the court can play magically from time to time. Once one or two guys can play at this level, the Lakers rarely lose.

Although the Lakers scored, Jackson's expression is still serious. The NBA's most cunning "old fox" never fought unprepared battles. Although Van Gundy changed the tactical core, Jackson's team would not collapse. At least resist it for a while, there is no problem at all.

Kobe has been leading his teammates on the offense throughout the first half of the quarter, and he seems to know that to defeat the Thunder, he alone will not work. Only by scheduling the status of the teammates can they compete with the three young masters.

After that, the Zen master made the first change in response to Van Gundy's changes. He replaced Bynum with a more flexible Odom, pushing Gasol to the center position.

In this way, although the Lakers' inside defense will be slightly affected, their offense is stronger.

Odom and Gasol, the two men with range, kept making off-the-ball picks and rolls for Kobe, and Kobe didn't spare any effort to intersperse in the seams, hoping to run out of opportunities.

In this way, the Thunder's inside defense was completely disrupted. Odom's flexible running made Morris exhausted. Odom knows how to handle the ball more correctly, which Bynum can't match.

Artest's containment and Fischer's containment, Odom and Gasolze should cover. In this way, when Kobe receives the ball and prepares to perform the shooting task. The only thing horizontally in front of him is the basket!

This is the best mode of operation for the Lakers, and when the Lakers are in such a good state, even if the Thunder changes their strategy, even if the offense is still impressive, they still can't catch up with the Lakers in score.

Kobe and Anjie are off almost at the same time~www.NovelMTL.com~ because for both teams, they are the core!

Although the second team of the two sides played in a less orderly manner, the chaos can not be said to be unsatisfactory. In short, compared with the two duels of Staples, the level and excitement of this game are greatly improved.

27 to 22, the Los Angeles Lakers, as always, took the lead in the first quarter. It is indeed a difficult task to surpass the vigorous defending champion in the first quarter. In at least three games, the Thunder have never done this.

Although the team is leading by five points and the transfer is normal so far, Phil Jackson's expression does not have the slightest sense of pleasure. He knew that the Thunder's center-centered system hadn't burst into full force yet!

Finding a solution to Anjie can guarantee victory!

The Lakers and Thunder, who have finally recovered in form, are Kobe and Angel, both at the core of the team's tactics. The first quarter of the Western Conference semifinals held in Blue Ocean is just the tip of the iceberg of exciting confrontations.

The central point of the Thunder's tactics has not yet begun to shine! An Jie can do more than that! (To be continued.)