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Chapter 264

"The Lakers have a very good momentum tonight. Judging from this situation, they can still win the Denver." Isiah Thomas said.

"Not necessarily. Since the Denver people can drag the series into the seventh game, it is impossible to surrender so quickly. I think the game may change." Bill Walton said.

"However, I personally think that Mike Brown finally made the right decision to use Gasol to attack in the low post." Bill Walton said: "In the first six games, I have been obsessed with using Bynum to play singles under the basket. The effect is not good, McGee's defensive ability is very good to limit him. On the other hand, Pau Gasol is 10cm taller than Faried. It is too stupid not to use such a height advantage. To be honest Isiah, if I were on this Lakers team, I would definitely fall out with Mike Brown!"

"Gasol's personality is indeed very kind." Isiah Thomas said: "But it is also because of this that he can perfectly fit with Bryant, and the effect of one plus one is greater than two."

"Isiah, are you trying to say that I have a bad temper?" Bill Walton asked with his eyes bulging.

"ah~ha~ I didn't say that, Bill." Isiah Thomas spread his hands and explained with a smile.

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"The Lakers have changed their interior offensive tactics, and we have to make some adjustments next." George Karl looked at Kenneth Faried and said, "Kenneth, you go down and rest for a while, Al, you go up, Remember, it doesn't matter if you can't guard Gasol, as long as you do your best, but the offensive end must play the characteristics of our Denver people."

"I see, coach, I'll let that big stupid Spanish guy try his best!" Al Harrington nodded and said.

……

The Nuggets made a substitution?

Replaced Kenneth Faried?Replaced by Al Harrington?What is this going to do?
Although Harrington is 206cm tall, he is not necessarily better than Faried on the defensive end. After all, he is older and not a player with particularly strong physical talents, so it is inevitable that his defensive ability will decline significantly. avoid.If so, why did George Karl replace him?The reason is simple, Al Harrington has more offensive power than Kenneth Faried.The regular season scoring average is as high as 14.2 points, far exceeding Kenneth Faried, and the most important point is that Al Harrington is a big pitcher.His career three-point shooting rate exceeds 35%, almost starting from the three-point line, attacking points are all over the place, and there is no obvious shooting shortcoming.Although he is over 3 years old this season, his physical confrontation and athletic ability are not as brave as before, but he still has a good mid-range and long-range distance. This is why George Karl let him play.

Since the 4th position can't contain Pau Gasol, then simply don't contain it, just come and attack.

I can't guard you, so don't try to guard me. This is George Karl's strategy.

With attack against attack, the Spaniard was completely dragged to death.

brush~
"Al Harrington made a 45-point shot at 3 degrees from the left, and the basketball hit~"

"Al Harrington made a 50-degree mid-range jump shot from the right, and the basketball hit~"

Accompanied by the commentary voice of the on-site commentator Bill McDonald, the Nuggets scored 5 points in a row in the third quarter, and the lead of the Lakers was only 1 point, 48-47.

Gasol beat Al Harrington inside, 50-47.

Before the butt was warmed up, the Denver Nuggets scored another 3-pointer when they turned their heads.Taking advantage of Gasol's limited defensive area, Al Harrington frequently went around the three-point line and lobbed opponents. This scene was so familiar to Tang Qian.When Harrington was still in the Golden State Warriors, Nelson used one trick to deal with Yao Ming. Taking advantage of the shortcoming of the kiln's lack of movement speed, he wantonly used players with medium and long distances to hang and throw the kiln. The Rockets have nothing to do.

Although Gasol's mobility is much stronger than Tuyao's, he is also limited. In fact, he is also a traditional big insider, and his defensive area cannot be extended beyond the 3-point line.Coupled with the troubles of plantar fasciitis this season, Gasol's movement speed is more restricted than usual.This gave George Karl room to take advantage of loopholes. After all, competitive sports are cruel. It is impossible not to take advantage of the opponent's defensive weaknesses. Al Harrington's clever move has turned decay into magic.

As long as Gasol is exhausted on the defensive end, the physical end will inevitably be affected. George Karl has studied the Spaniard's playing time in this round of the series, which is less than any previous round of the series.This shows that the No. 16 of the Lakers is not in good health, otherwise Mike Brown has no need to hide his clumsiness in the playoffs.

Sure enough, with the deepening of the game, with 7 minutes and 36 seconds left in the third quarter, Gasol began to lose his grip.The defense speed and lateral movement speed were significantly weakened compared to the previous two quarters.At the same time, not only on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end, the Spaniard also had problems, with serious physical exhaustion, which directly led to a decrease in physical confrontation and a decrease in shooting stability.

beep~
After the Denver Nuggets made another [-]-pointer, Mike Brown called a timeout.

55-60, the Denver has overtaken the Lakers by 5 points.

"Strengthen the defense, strengthen the defense, everyone, don't relax your vigilance, let's all work, don't give the opponent an open shot!" Mike Brown kept talking off the court, but the Lakers players don't know this question?But the point is that there is no way to solve it!There are too many loopholes on Gasol's side, unless... the master is willing to do this drudgery and expand defense against Al Harrington on the defensive end.

"Andrew, you will defend Al Harrington later, and Paul will defend JaVale McGee." No matter how you say it, Mike Brown has won the COY, so he can still see this defensive problem of.To deal with this situation, offensive and defensive misalignment is the simplest solution, that is to say, let Paul Gasol attack mainly, while his opponent lets other players defend.

In order to avoid too much misplacement, it is the best choice for Gasol to go to the 5th position on the defensive end, and An Zhu to go to the 4th position, because the Lakers have a double-tower lineup inside. The advantage of this lineup is that the 4~5 positions It can be switched at any time, and there will be no obvious internal defensive misalignment.Mike Brown's adjustment, logically speaking, is very correct and very feasible.Anzhu is younger than Gasol, with better physical strength and athletic ability. It is a good choice for large-scale defense expansion.

But Mike Brown didn't even think about it, would the hermit master agree?

On the offensive end, you reduce my role, and on the defensive end, you want me to do "coolie work". Do you still think I am an All-Star player?

"No, Coach Brown, I think it's superfluous for you to do this." Master An immediately said after hearing this: "Instead of doing this, it's better to put me in the 4th position directly, so that I can attack and defend in the 4th position." Take it all."

"You mean, you want to attack?" Mike Brown was not stupid, and he understood the meaning between the lines in the master's words as soon as he heard it.

"That's right." Anzhu nodded and said, "Anyway, his hit rate has also dropped now, so why don't you continue to fight me, so that the connection of low-position firepower will undoubtedly be better."

"You said you play the 4th position, and the opponent will let you play the 4th position?" Kobe walked out at this time and said, "George Karl, he is not so stupid, he will definitely continue to use the 5th position on the defensive end." The number position defends you, and there will be no change from the front.”

"So what? Anyway, if you want me to defend the 4th position, you must give me the right to shoot in the low position, otherwise I won't do it!" Anzhu saw that Kobe had seen through his careful thinking, and directly pointed out.

"What do you mean? At a critical moment, you dare to threaten us?" Kobe became angry when he heard this, and asked loudly to the nunnery master.

"Whatever you say! Anyway, this is my condition. If you don't agree to me, don't let me defend the 4th position!" The master also said in a very strong tone, without any intention of giving in.Because he could see that in the playoffs, Kobe was very caring, and he would never suspend himself from the team like the regular season. Otherwise, would he still win the next series?An Zhu is not confused about his status in the current Lakers team. Not to mention the absolute core, he must be an indispensable part.If Kobe wants to enter the NBA Finals this season, his help is indispensable!

"What did you say!" Kobe was furious. If other members of the Lakers team didn't stop him, he would have gone over to beat Andrew Bynum.Kobe's emphasis on the playoffs is self-evident. He even gave up the regular season scoring championship. What is the purpose?Just to enter the finals again and win the championship again!Someone is making trouble for him at such a time, how can he be ungrateful?

"Forget it, forget it, Bryant, just try it according to what he said, maybe it will have a miraculous effect." Mike Brown actually came to the Lakers, and he wanted to help the Lord. In his view, both Bryant and Gasol are too old to be the future leaders of their own teams.But he didn't know that as soon as these words came out, the little favor he had left in Kobe's heart disappeared.

"Okay, let's all be optimistic, I, Andrew Bynum, will lead the team to the final victory!" Seeing that he had regained the low-post core right, An Zhu was very excited, and he said loudly as soon as he came on the court, looking very good arrogant.

"Javier, this idiot is really arrogant, you can show him some color later!" Ty Lawson said to JaVale McGee.

"No problem, I wish he would take the initiative to attack!" JaVale McGee nodded and replied with a look of "can't wait".

……

slap~
Another big cap, McGee slapped Anzhu's basket and shot, the Nuggets took advantage of the situation to launch a defensive counterattack, Ty Lawson assisted Aaron Afflalo for a dunk.

"Hey, all-star center, you can't do it!" McGee taunted at the Anzhu, making the Anzhu's face turn black.

After playing, he missed 4 shots in a row, 2 of which were slapped by a big hat, and the remaining 2 shots were also thrown out of the basket due to the interference of the opponent. die".

55-66, because Anzhu missed consecutive shots, the score difference between the Lakers and the Nuggets widened, which was extremely unfavorable in the crucial tiebreaker.No way, Mike Brown could only call a timeout again.

The atmosphere on the Lakers side was terribly frozen.

"Are you an undercover agent of the opposing team? 4 for 0 shots at the basket? Are you stupid??? Can you not see me when I am empty??? Can you not see when Mehta is empty??? You are the eye that was given by someone Stuck blind??? Ah!!!" Kobe was a little furious, he was 11 points behind his opponent in the tiebreaker, which made him couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately pointed to Andrew Bynum's nose and cursed.

"I, mine is just a temporary hand feeling problem, and it will recover later!" Facing the furious Kobe, the master also froze his tongue and stammered a bit.

"Don't.bullshi.t!!! Put away your shit. Shit talk!!! I have eyes, I'm not your kind of idiot!!!" After finishing speaking, Kobe turned around and said, "Take the right to attack inside Leave it to Paul and let this idiot go and sit around!"

Kobe's words didn't have the slightest respect, and he said coldly at Mike Brown's voice.

"That's, okay, okay." Forced by Kobe's powerful deterrent, Mike Brown could only reply subconsciously.

"No! How can this be? Give me another chance, and I will definitely be able to get in next time I attack!" Anzhu saw that Kobe was about to deprive him of his right to shoot again, and protested loudly. "Shut up!!! You idiot!!! You only know how to attack, what about defense??? Did you prevent Al Harrington from a ball???"

"Bryant, you know what to say about me, what about you? Who did you defend? Your opponent seems to have made 5 of 4 shots now! What qualifications do you have to accuse me?" After An Zhu finished speaking, the Lakers The players all gave him a sympathetic look, because such words should not be said at all.Many fans will "one-game theory", using the explosion of a game to accuse the core players of lagging behind, plausible, thinking that they have good reasons and pretending to be fair.Actually this is a rather stupid behavior, why?Because the core player of any team, his shots, his playing time, and his team status all rely on his accumulation over the years.Not one game, not one series, not even one season.Especially for a player like Kobe, who is like the soul of the team, he can be fully established after ten seasons or longer.Therefore, fans tend to be particularly tolerant and magnanimous towards people like them. The performance and statistics of others who will be hacked to death will be easily exposed if they are put on them.Seems unfair?That is, you only saw the surface, without the long-term accumulation of popularity, strength, honor, etc., would people give him this kind of tolerance?Not at all.

Their status was earned by themselves in the league with one shot at a time. Countless nights of turning the tide, countless nights of solo saviors, this is why they have that special tolerance of fans.Master An's words were purely out of his mind. As soon as he said them, the eyes of the Lakers players instantly became sympathetic and pitiful.why?The main reason is that this guy is too brainless!This poor IQ and EQ alone are worthy of "sympathy" from everyone.

Kobe paused for about three seconds, then looked at him and said: "In the next time, I will let all opponents shoot less than 20%. If you can't do it, the boss of the Lakers will let you Come on."

PS: The protagonist will be on stage in the next chapter, so I won’t really make him so comfortable~
Today I re-watched the video of this tiebreaker, and I felt a lot. The Lakers really felt a little bit of a dead end that year~ Sigh~ Obviously the strength on paper is not weak, but it did not achieve 1+1+1 The effect of +1+1=5 is a pity~ Mike Brown is not suitable to lead this team~
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