The Way of the Center

"The Thunder always controlled the situation in the first half. They suppressed the defending champion. Reggie, what do you think the Lakers relied on in the third quarter to change the course of the entire game."

"Kobe Bryant." Reggie Miller answered categorically without even thinking about it.

"15 points in a single quarter also sent 3 assists, the Lakers only had 31 points in the third quarter, but Kobe accounted for 21 of them. This is why he can be called a great reason, sometimes two The difference between the teams is actually a gap between players, but this gap can’t be made up casually.” Miller’s analysis is correct. They also play in the NBA. Why do some players have an annual salary of just over one million? , And it is not uncommon for some players to sign a large contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars, which is not without reason. Sometimes the outstanding performance of a star can even overshadow the brilliance of the entire team.

An Jie is taking all the time to rest. He originally thought that he would win a big victory at Staples soon. Unexpectedly, they would be forced to be so embarrassed that they had the advantage in the third quarter. Did the Thunder fail to do it? Not really! Anjie's defense is already in place, and Sefrosa's blockade has also been the best. But Kobe can score the ball, no matter what you do, he can always find a way to score.

If the opponents are playing well because they have not done well, it is not terrible. At least the players know where they have not done well, and there are opportunities for correction in subsequent games. But when you do everything to the extreme but still can't stop the other party, the situation is very tricky.

There are not many things Van Gundy can emphasize, and the Thunder have no big problems at the tactical level. Now it depends on which of the Thunder's three young masters can stand up and compete with Kobe to the end!

With the concerted voice of the Lakers fans, the fourth quarter of the game finally kicked off. The two teams are now only four points apart, and there are 12 minutes left in the game. Fans love to watch suspenseful games, even if this is the most annoying situation for players on the court.

In the last quarter, the Lakers finally got another opportunity to attack. The Zen master is undoubtedly an extremely utilitarian coach. He will not play with mystery. What method is the most effective, Zen Master will continue to use that method until the end of the game. Unless this style of play fails, he won't be easily replaced.

There is no doubt that the Lakers are the most effective triangle offense, or use other people's involvement to create a one-on-one opportunity for Kobe.

In order to make the space more open, the Zen master did not hesitate to replace Bynum with Odom, in order to make Anjie and Morris fear the shooting ability of Odom and Gasol, thus giving the inside offensive space to Kobe freed up.

Although the Lakers' inside defense will be very tight in this way, the Zen Master believes that the Thunder's offense will not be able to surpass Kobe's firepower in any case.

Anjie is a little at a loss now. Although he trusts his teammate Sefrosa, when facing opponents like Kobe, trust alone is not enough. It is an indisputable fact that Sefolosa has been repeatedly broken by Kobe. Anjie must find a way to help defend, making Kobe's offense difficult, and Phil Jackson can't always be led by the nose.

The players on the court are thinking, and Van Gundy is fidgeting off the court. Playing two rounds in the fourth quarter, Kobe also won two consecutive games in heads-up with Sefrosa.

And these two defensive failures were caused by Anjie and Morris after Kobe broke into the interior. No way, Odom and Gasol's shots are really not covered, and it is impossible for Anjie and Morris to leave these two guys aside.

Fortunately, Anjie and Durant are still able to respond on the offensive end. As for Westbrook, he was entangled by Kobe and completely lost his threat.

The game was played for four minutes under the scoring of both sides. Although the Thunder still took the lead, Van Gundy was the first to call a timeout. He knew that with Kobe's current state, the Thunder couldn't afford the Lakers!

He must guard Kobe before the situation changes, or else he wants to change it later, the situation will not be able to catch up long ago.

"Zone defense!" After the players sat down, Van Gundy threw the word out of his mouth without any preparation.

"Defensive zone defense? But this is the Lakers' shooting space..." As soon as Thunder assistant coach Alton had an objection, Van Gundy interrupted him.

"Not everyone defends the zone. We want to combine man-to-man and zone defense." Van Gundy knew that changing the defensive strategy in this way might not be able to adapt to the players. But right now, this is the only way!

"Ann, leave the area under the basket to you. You should have played this tactic when you were in the Tornado. Are you familiar with it?" Van Gundy had studied Ricard's tactics before, because this pair uses Anje and Morris. It helps a lot.

"I have played several times, but our opponents are different." Can the ncaa team and the Lakers compare? An Jie was still a little worried about the feasibility of this tactic.

"As long as you are at the basket, it's okay! Listen, Ann, Morris and Durant, you three defensive areas, Russell and Sefrosa, you continue to be man-to-man! But when you are staring When people run into their defensive zone, you can let go of your fight and just focus on the one you missed!" Van Gundy began to write and draw on the tactical board. This defensive strategy is equivalent to a variant of 2-3 zone defense. However, the two players on the perimeter have to work harder, because they can be said to have to stare at both people and the area.

The Thunder are focusing on the layout here, but the Zen master over there did not say much. As long as the Lakers continue to play the triangle offense, they will definitely be able to return to the situation. The core of this tactic is Kobe, as long as Kobe is okay, the triangle offense is okay.

With a frustrated mood, the Thunder players boarded the court. It's not that they don't trust Van Gundy, but they just said that facing an opponent of the Lakers' level, they can't rely on trust to defeat them.

After the timeout came back, the Thunder attacked first, and the air cut cooperation between Anjie and Durant easily shattered the defense line composed of Gasol and Odom. Durant broke through to attract double-teams, and then gave an inward cut to Angel. In this way, Anjie dunked again one by one to end the offense.

But the next defensive round is the real test for the Thunder!

When Gasol and Odom were involved, they found that the Thunder were different! An Jie did not continue to follow out, but has been hovering under the basket. Ensure that you will not defend for three seconds because of this, and that you will not leave the defensive area of ​​the basket.

"Just rest assured of my shooting?" Gasolgau was about to raise his hand for the ball, but found Durant sideways in front of him. Although Durant is a small forward, his length and wingspan also allows him to not lose in the matchup with Gasol. At least the passing route is completely blocked by Kd.

Durant defended Gasol, then Artest must be empty! Thinking of this, Kobe began to look for Artest, but Artest was stared at by Westbrook. What exactly is this? Is it man-to-man or joint defense!

Kobe knew that he must still have a teammate in the open position, but that person was too far away from him and wanted to use a pass to cross the crowd. The chances of making a mistake were too great.

Thinking of this, Kobe lowered his center of gravity and started to move. He wants to play alone by himself!

Sefolosha didn't dare to neglect, even if he knew there was An Jie behind him. But in the face of an attacker like Kobe, he must not give up!

Kobe's movements are not as fast as they were in the past, but his experience has also helped him a lot. Kobe first took a step against Sefrosa with his body, then quickly turned back and made a shot. Although Sefrosa was not deceived to jump up, he still shook his center of gravity. When Kobe saw this, he immediately changed to the direction just now. Sefrosa reacted quickly and quickly followed. Although he was able to interfere with Kobe through physical contact, Kobe had already rushed.

Just when Kobe got rid of the Swiss and was preparing for a layup, he looked up and found that it was dark in front of him. In the next second, Kobe seemed to knock down a wall. Due to the huge inertia caused by the breakthrough, both he and the wall fell to the ground, and the referee's whistle sounded.

An Jie had already stood firm under the basket, waiting for Kobe to send him to the door. He did not add any performance elements, and successfully made Kobe an offensive foul.

Kobe didn't expect An Jie to make up his defense so quickly, but he did not know that An Jie had been wandering around the three-second zone and never left.

"Huh, do you use zone defense?" In just one round, the Zen master saw the change. But he didn't make adjustments. He believes that even An Jie can't do much with the explosive Kobe. After the failure of this ball, Kobe will definitely adjust.

But when Kobe failed his second layup in the penalty area, the Zen master discovered that he was wrong.

After the timeout came back, the Lakers' second offense, the ball still hit the hands of Kobe in just right condition. Sefolosa is now not afraid of Kobe's shooting, but Kobe's breakthrough.

Of course, Kobe will follow the opponent's fear, so he still goes his own way into the penalty area.

This time Kobe is ready, he knows that Anjie will definitely appear in that position to stop him. as predicted! As soon as Kobe started three moves, An Jie stood on his feet and blocked between Kobe and the basket.

Kobe jumped in the air and prepared to dodge An Jie's block with a drawbar action, but An Jie's defensive range was too large, Kobe didn't get a decent chance until the end, so he had to make a hasty shot.

This pull rod layup is very beautiful, but it is a pity that Kobe failed to score the ball under Anjie's defense.

Once twice is a coincidence, three or four times is a fact. Kobe's successive breakthroughs made the Lakers' momentum suddenly stalled. If it weren't for An Jie's one of the fouls, Kobe might not even be able to get a point!

If you can't make a breakthrough inside, Kobe chooses to shoot outside. But whether it is a throw or a sudden stop jumper, the Swiss Sefrosa can always judge the timing of the block. Kobe hasn't been blocked once, but his shooting percentage is also much lower than that in the third quarter.

Seeing that the score is about to be equalized, but always unable to reach the final hurdle. Kobe can still score, and the efficiency is not too low. However, thanks to the efforts of Anjie and Sefrosa, it was very difficult for Kobe to lead the team to an offensive "gao chao" and make a comeback like the third quarter.

Even though Kobe is extremely perfect in the hearts of the Lakers fans, he has to admit that the Black Mamba was defeated in the confrontation with Anjie! With Anjie guarding the basket, Kobe's scoring momentum cannot be continued. The core end point of the triangle offense is restricted by Van Gundy's "four dissimilarity" defensive strategy.

However, Kobe's state is indeed very good, he can still score some difficult goals, so that the Lakers have always been hopeful. But until the last minute of the game, the gap between the two teams was still 5 points.

At this time, Kobe was already too tired. But the Zen master can't change players. Kobe must stay on the court at this moment. Even if he wants to change, the Lakers management will not be satisfied with this decision.

Kobe is effectively contained, but Durant and Anjie are still killing the Quartet. After Bynum came back, the Lakers' inside defense was indeed much better than when Odom was on the court. But this can only slow down the speed of the Thunder to open the score, and it has no substantial impact on the final result.

The Lakers fans in the audience were shouting Kobe's name and cheering for their team loudly. If this game is lost, the Thunder will get the match point, and the next game will be played at the Thunder’s home court...

The Lakers fans dare not think about it~www.NovelMTL.com~ They don't want to be the next Nuggets, but their ambitions were eliminated early.

However, the truth is cruel, this is not a computer game, you can read the file again. When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Lakers fans knew that their dreams had been shattered.

104 to 110, the last one who succeeded in standing on the court was the Oklahoma City Thunder!

3 to 2, this is the total score of the two teams now. In an optimistic form, the Lakers actually let the Thunder get the match point.

The next game is at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Just win one more game and the Thunder can advance!

Van Gundy himself was very excited. One foot of the Thunder has entered the Western Conference Finals circle!

The Thunder, in full form, can beat the Lakers even in the away game. But how many people still remember that Kobe's condition today is also very good...

What if Kobe broke out, Anjie can still win!

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