After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 331 Attack and Defense Suppression
"The Magic took the lead! The Lakers were not to be outdone. Kobe quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and planned to take advantage of the Magic's unstable foothold, but the ball was interfered by Howard and Lewis took the rebound——Warcraft Today It’s very exciting to come up, and the state of one attack and one defense is also very good.”

Dayao said: "Howard's ability is still very strong. The most important thing is to have an outside shooting lineup that can help him clear the space inside and allow him to charge up. The opponent may have to foul."

"But Dayao is very experienced in fighting monsters, right?"

Dayao nodded and said, "It's probably because he's more head-to-toe when he encounters me. If I defend alone, I'm definitely not afraid of him, but I'm afraid that he will cooperate with the outside pick-and-roll, so I can't defend..."

In fact, he also knows the domestic evaluation of Howard, especially when he is put together with Howard, he feels that Howard is no match for him.

How about being abused every time they face each other, and the historical record of fighting is also very miserable?

But Dayao himself knew very well that he was not the same type as Howard.

To be honest, Howard is indeed a large blue-collar center. The offensive end relies on his athletic ability to have a strong impact, but this is also because he is more suitable for the NBA style of play.

And if it is switched to the international arena, then a center like Dayao must be more popular, and even his lack of mobility, because of the FIBA ​​competition system regulations, is not considered a weakness or even a strength.

To put it bluntly, the NBA relies on changing the rules to weaken the deterrence of the inside big center in the penalty area. You are easy to get fouled at the basket, and it is difficult to recover when you pull it out. People will directly bombard the inside. It is easy to fall into a dilemma.

Houston lost to the Jazz for two consecutive seasons, which has a lot to do with this natural defect on the defensive end.

The problem is that Houston has never been able to find a suitable partner at the fourth position, unable to liberate Dayao.

Hayes can defend but the offense is a mess, Scola and Landry are still rookies, and they are strong offensively and weak defensively, so they can't be counted on.

When you have obvious flaws in the inside line, wouldn't it be a fool for people not to seize and attack?
Similarly, the Lakers now have a Paul Gasol who has performed well in the international arena, but Gasol is more suitable for the position of the fourth position. As a center, he is still worse in one-on-one defense. , It is more difficult to defend against Howard.

Howard even crushed him to the basket twice in a row, a successful dunk caused a foul, and there were additional penalties. He made a layup and scored 6 points in a row after the start.

"KFC" Jackson also seemed a little restless at this time. He stood up and greeted Radmanovich loudly, asking him to help a group of Gasol share the pressure.

Now that Dayao is here, they have to look forward to the future situation of the Olympic Games. At this time, there are not only Kobe and Howard, the main players of the US team in the future, but also Pau Gasol, the inside core of the Spanish team.

Seeing that Gasol was "beaten" by Howard, and thinking about the difficulty he faced Li Chengming before, Director Zhang smiled: "I think if we face the Spanish team in this Olympic Games, the inside line should be at an advantage."

At that time, if Li Chengming takes the fourth position and partners with Dayao on the inside, it will be hard to say on the defensive end, but Spain will definitely not be able to stop him on the offensive end.

Even Dayao might be able to enjoy the feeling of being single-guarded or even emptied by the inside line, because the opponent is likely to pinch Li Chengming.

Dayao was still relatively conservative, shaking his head and said: "It still depends on the effect of the training camp and the warm-up match afterward. I don't know anything until I play."

The Lakers seemed to be a bit stunned at the beginning, but it was Kobe who stood up and scored 4 points in a row to stabilize the morale.

When the first quarter entered 7 minutes and 34 seconds and the official timeout, the score was 21:14, and the Lakers were temporarily behind by 7 points.

Van Gundy replaced Li Chengming and replaced Howard, who was fouled by Kobe Bryant for the second time.

Today Howard is indeed more active, and defensive enthusiasm is a double-edged sword, especially since he still has not been able to get rid of his bad habit of jumping and jumping, and he is easy to be fouled. Almost.

In other words, this kind of jumping men actually have similar problems, as if they feel uncomfortable if they don't jump when defending.

After Li Chengming reached the center position, he faced Gasol, who was a head taller than him. Kobe seemed to want Gasol to play with a little confidence and help him with the ball continuously.

But although Li Chengming is at a disadvantage in height, he has just been strengthened on the defensive end, and he gave Gasol a blow when he came up.

First, he took the ball from behind to destroy the out-of-bounds, and then created Gasol's walking violation through anticipation.

In the next round, he made a judgment in advance and took a step back after Gasol turned around. Then he suddenly stepped forward and cut off the ball in Gasol's hand to complete the steal.

And he succeeded in a jumper directly against Gasol in a positional battle, and after stealing, he made a fast break with a pass, and the offense and defense pressed Gasol, which made him lose face.

Director Zhang looked happy: "Li Chengming and Howard seem to have turned Gasol into the defensive weakness of the Lakers. The key is that he can't defend himself and can't score. Li Chengming's defensive aggressiveness today is very strong." , giving enough physical resistance.

"It is true that the referee's whistle was blown looser today, and the scales on both sides are similar, but in terms of physical confrontation, the Magic's inside line must have an advantage."

The current total score is 1:1, and this is the home court of the Lakers. In fact, it can be expected that as long as the league does not wholeheartedly want to protect the Lakers, the third game will probably be relatively fair.

Anyway, the whistleblowing so far in the first quarter can be said to be impartial. The two fouls that Howard was called were also clearly thugs and had to be whistled. This can only be said that Kobe adjusted well in the air and cheated he.

But now Li Chengming is defending Gasol, while supporting him with his body, he looks for the opportunity to draw the ball from his armpit with both hands, as long as the shot is accurate.

Gasol seemed a little uncomfortable and flustered, mainly because there seemed to be some problems in his mentality.

When Jackson replaced him, he called him aside to give a secret explanation.

Gasol is undoubtedly a very smart player, but he was indeed handled by Howard and Li Chengming in this game.

It was also relying on this "breakthrough" that the Magic opened the point difference to 11 points before the end of the first quarter.

Kobe, who only rested for 2 minutes in the second quarter, came up to bring a substitute. He really wanted to win, but Li Chengming and Turkoglu were on the court at the same time. At the center position, there was a Polish player who was getting better and better in the playoffs. Gortat, the Lakers are struggling to maintain an unbeaten streak.

More than four minutes later, both Howard and Gasol returned to the field, but the protagonists at this time were neither the two of them, nor Kobe and Lee Cheng-ming, but Vujacic and Lewis' three-point confrontation.

Lewis, who performed well on the three-point line on the court, has continued his touch this time. So far, he has made 5 of 3 shots. Vujacic also made 2 three-pointers. He also made a fast break layup and scored 8 points in a single quarter. The outbreak actually helped the Lakers firmly lock the point difference.

Of course, Vujacic's performance has a lot to do with the Lakers' excellent conduction of the ball in this quarter. Odom and Farmar played the role of threading the needle, and the triangle offense played enough to satisfy the fans.

It's a pity that the Lakers were still 8 points behind at halftime. Li Chengming didn't take many shots in this half. He only scored 7 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists on 5 of 2 shots. He also observed the opponent's formation changes and played a lot of high pick-and-rolls. Support the ball.

However, his performance on the defensive end is very surprising. He got 2 steals and 1 block against Gasol.

Gasol was directly bored in this half, and even slumped against Gortat. It felt like anyone could beat him. If he didn't quickly adjust his mentality and state in midfield, the Lakers would definitely be ruined.

(End of this chapter)