Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 269: Difficult battle, video lesson, 3 to 1
G3 of the finals was harder to beat than Duen imagined.

First, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles and had a home whistle.

Obviously, the league does not want the Bulls to play another one-sided game in the finals.

If possible, like the previous Bulls dynasty, no matter how powerful the Bulls are, the Bulls' opponents can basically fight back and forth with the Bulls.

Then, challengers such as the Sonics and Jazz turned out to be the villains, while the Bulls went through all kinds of hardships and finally ended the finals with a slight advantage, 4-2, continuing to write a legend.

If such a drama can be repeated in this year's finals, then the NBA will undoubtedly gain huge benefits in this round of finals.

Therefore, G3 is very detrimental to the Bulls in terms of whistle.

Of course, there are many examples in NBA history of being swept in the finals.

Most of them are due to injuries to core players of the team and the team's strength is seriously damaged.

If the team has not lost its main force and cannot win a game even with the referee's best efforts to help, it proves that they are not worthy of entering the finals in the first place.

If you lead a team to the finals as a star, but are swept by your opponents more than once, then it may be due to a lack of support or your teammates are too weak.

Now the Bulls' opponent, the Lakers, is obviously not good.

Kobe, Gasol, and a group of champions have a chance to win the championship.

It's just that the Bulls' rookie bonus is so enjoyable.

Looking at it in a few years, today's Bulls will be the Big Five with one super giant and four All-Stars supporting a historical championship lineup.

If the Lakers want to defeat such a Bull, either Kobe Bryant will come down to earth and be unstoppable; or the teammates around Kobe will be in great shape, and Kobe will be able to hand over the ball in a timely manner, trusting his teammates.

In tonight's G3, this situation really happened.

Returning to the Staples Center, Kobe faced a familiar basket and his offensive efficiency improved significantly.

In addition, he was basically suppressed in the first two games, and Kobe also learned the lesson of losing - too many singles with the ball hurt the team.

Therefore, under the guidance of Zen Master, Kobe chose to hand the ball to other teammates first, and he held the ball at the critical moment to solve the Lakers' scoring dilemma.

Kobe Bryant's game has become more reasonable, which is undoubtedly good news for the Lakers.

Hinrich, Odom, Gasol and others all played well with the enthusiastic support of the home fans.

No one wants to be swept in the finals. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, they will go all out.

The Lakers were united and worked hard from the first quarter, while the Bulls, although they played very seriously, were still inferior to the Lakers in terms of momentum and fighting spirit.

And because of the whistle, the Bulls players were very angry, which exposed some problems.

As far as the first half of the game is concerned, the Bulls players did not play normally, but Duan performed well.

At halftime, Duan was unwilling to accept it, so he lost his temper in the locker room. Finally, in this way, he temporarily diverted the attention of other Bulls players from the referee to the game.

In fact, after the first half, the Bulls were not behind by much, only 7 points.

The away team fell behind by 7 points in the first half, which is completely acceptable.

During the Finals, the Lakers only had seven players on their main rotation list. Whether the second half can maintain the same efficiency as the first half is still unknown.

As far as Duan is concerned, after looking at Kobe's shooting percentage, it's a bit abnormally high.

Judging from Kobe's average field goal percentage of over [-]% during the Finals, Kobe should be able to display his unique skill of four-legged and three-iron on the court again in the second half.

Therefore, as soon as he came on the court in the third quarter, Duan went to find trouble with Kobe, trying to get Kobe to take advantage of him.

However, Jackson obviously also noticed that the other Bulls performed poorly in the first half, and only Duan could provide efficient and stable scoring.

This means that as long as Duan's performance is restricted in the second half, it is very possible to win the Bulls without any blood.

The Lakers saw that Du En wanted to bully Kobe in a singles game, so they directly double-teamed Du En.

Kobe defended in front, which caused some trouble for Du En. At this time, if someone came to double-team, Du En didn't want to play like Kobe, so he could only pass the ball to his teammates in advance.

Fortunately, the Bulls have many players who can play. Even if individual players are in poor condition, the Bulls have many players who can be replaced.

The Lakers kept attacking Duen, limiting Duen's scoring, but at a certain cost, allowing the Bulls to hit other points.

When Duen saw this, he was no longer so anxious. He just used his ability to attract defenses on the court to create more scoring opportunities for his teammates, and then defended well, grabbed rebounds, and did whatever he could.

Perhaps the Lakers didn't expect other Bulls players to be so capable, and they didn't expect Duane to play the entire third quarter.

In the third quarter, Duan did not take the ball to the basket many times and scored only 5 points, but many of the Bulls' offenses were initiated by Duan.

Not to mention, Duan also did a pretty good job in defense and rebounding.

If it were other players, they would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

But Duan's physical level was extraordinary. When the Bulls needed Duan most, Duan insisted on playing the entire third quarter, and the effect was quite good.

Master Zen didn't anticipate Du En's rotation time, so Du En still found an opportunity and led the team to a 6-0 spurt, taking the lead in one fell swoop.

Until the end of the third quarter, the Bulls still had a small lead, leading the Lakers by 77 points, 74 to 3.

However, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Duan was still resting off the court. Kobe came up and hit three mid-range shots in a row to lead the score again.

Originally, Du En was going to rest for a while, but in this situation, how could he sit still?
Doon must come back!Even if he doesn't score, Kobe's fiery offensive momentum must be suppressed.

However, Kobe didn't get ahead tonight. Even though he scored three goals before the timeout, Kobe still chose to believe in his teammates when he saw Duane return to the court.

Duan also chose to believe in his teammates, but when the score was behind, the referees found opportunities to help the Lakers consolidate their advantage.

In just 2 minutes, the Bulls not only failed to score a point, but were opened up by 7 points by the Lakers.

Duan had to question Kobe, understand Kobe, become Kobe, and as the team leader, concentrate the ball and let go.

As early as G2, the Lakers had already seen the power of Duan's low post!

In Jackson's view, Duan's low-post threat is not much different from that of Jordan and Olajuwon.

Therefore, in order to win tonight, we must attack Du En to the end.

Duan still needs space for low-post singles. Only with enough space can he fully display all his offensive skills.

If there is no space, the only way to finish is by shooting.

Although Duan is quite proficient in the low-post hook, he does not have the template of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He cannot use the hook anywhere in the low post and ignore the defensive players to complete the score.

In order to lift the restriction of double-teaming, Duen can only distribute the ball to his teammates and let them help him relieve the difficulty of crowding the low post space.

However, the Lakers blocked the penalty area as much as possible to prevent Bulls players from scoring inside and force the Bulls to take more outside shots.

Although the Bulls are equipped with many shooters, due to the intensity of the game and the severe physical exertion, their shots had lost their accuracy by the fourth quarter.

It has to be said that this is the flaw of the shooter.

As strong as Curry, he will inevitably be affected by physical factors in the fourth quarter, and his shooting percentage will drop significantly.

If Curry didn't have extremely strong coordination skills, man-ball combination and layup touch, he wouldn't be one of the best stars.Therefore, shooters like Ray Allen who often score key goals and save the team at critical moments in the fourth quarter are even more precious.

By the way, Ben Gordon on the Bulls is also good at key shots.

It's a pity that the Bulls are behind and have no more opportunities for Ben Gordon to make a lot of shots to save the team.

After taking an open shot and hitting the iron, you can only turn to someone else to give it a try.

However, the result was more and more mistakes. The Bulls shot themselves to death. After Duan was double-teamed, they failed to score for 2 consecutive minutes.

During the strategic stalemate stage, this situation suddenly appeared, and then naturally it became a one-sided situation.

The Lakers players became more and more courageous, widening the point difference to more than 10 points, and then played steadily and began to actively lower the pace of the game.

The Bulls can only hand the ball over to Duan.

On the one hand, only Du En has the ability to lead a team from defeat to victory.

On the other hand, other players are somewhat timid and afraid of taking the responsibility for losing.

Perhaps this is also the hidden danger that Du En got angry during the halftime break.

It can only be said that this moment is also that moment.

If we can win easily, everyone can play happily and peacefully.

Once faced with the pressure of losing, the only immediate way to correct the problems in the locker room is to lose temper.

However, losing a game will not have a big impact on the Bulls.

No one stipulates that the side with an absolute advantage must sweep its opponent 4-0.

96 to 103, the Lakers had the help of the home whistle, and the Bulls lost to the Lakers by 7 points, which is reasonable.

After the game, Duan, who scored 34 points, attracted more media attention.

The reporters didn't care about Duan losing, but they cared more about the performance of scoring many difficult shots and scoring high points tonight.

After all, Kobe played more reasonably tonight, with only 26 points. In the last few minutes of the fourth quarter, Kobe didn't score much, so it was not as eye-catching as Duane.

In addition, reporters can also see that tonight's game was still affected by some external factors.

So everyone basically acquiesces that it is natural for the Lakers to win.

On the contrary, it was Duan who became the tragic hero who was interfered by external forces.

However, Duan took the initiative to congratulate Kobe and the Lakers after the game.

The winner deserves praise!

Duan had nothing to say about losing. He could never belittle or put pressure on his teammates after the game.

Then, praising his opponent became Du En's only choice.

And penalties are also part of the game!

To be honest, in the previous battles at the United Center, the Bulls also had an advantage in the whistle.

It is indeed not easy for the Lakers to seize the opportunity tonight and defeat the Bulls with a five-star lineup.

However, for the next G4 of the Finals, Dunn must completely eliminate the Lakers' hope of winning.

On the afternoon of the second day after returning to the hotel, before Duane could put pressure on his teammates, Scott Scales gathered the Bulls players together to review where they lost in G3!

Most NBA teams will use video lessons to analyze problems on both offense and defense when their own players were fighting on the court during previous games.

During the finals, the participating players will not have too much daily training because their bodies need rest and maintenance. As a result, for the finals teams, video lessons are more meaningful than usual.

There must be a reason why the Bulls retained their strength and won easily in G1 and G2, but then tried their best and lost by 3 points behind the Lakers in G7.

Excluding the unfavorable factors of penalty decisions, if the Bulls want to win G4 and subsequent games, they must strengthen themselves and find the real reasons for the defeat from within the team.

In order to achieve this goal, video lessons have become an indispensable part of the Bulls' internal error correction.

In fact, it is a matter of attention, emotion and state.

The Bulls played slowly in the away game and did not enter the state at the beginning. The referee's whistle affected the emotions of the Bulls players and distracted their attention.

As a result, the Bulls made some mistakes they shouldn't have made, failed to guard against some of the Lakers' attacks, and also missed some good scoring opportunities.

Through the video lessons, after clearly realizing their mistakes, other Bulls players will basically learn from their shame and act bravely, and devote themselves more focused and hard to the next game.

On June 6, the finals G12 started again at the Staples Center.

The referee's penalty scale was similar to that of G3, which was not friendly to the Bulls.

However, the Bulls finally showed the strength that a five-star lineup should have.

As soon as the game started, the Bulls had the upper hand, but the Lakers had more free throws and temporarily stabilized the score.

When both sides rotate players on the court, the Bulls' advantage becomes more obvious.

Although Duen was also resolutely double-teamed by the Lakers during his off-peak trip, this time Duen's teammates cooperated more actively, played harder and smarter.

Once the Bulls seize their own scoring opportunities and then defend well, it will not be so easy for the Lakers to win the game like they did in G3.

In the second quarter of the game, the Bulls finally established a certain advantage. The point difference expanded to double digits several times, but it was quickly narrowed by Lakers players.

At the end of the second quarter, with Duan's buzzer-beating three-pointer, the Bulls once again expanded their advantage to 11 points, thus laying the foundation for tonight's win.

The Lakers wanted to come back in the third quarter, but the Bulls didn't give them a chance tonight.

The Bulls lineup is already stronger, but Duan's stability and help to the team are still better than Kobe's.

The Bulls can double-team and restrict Kobe, but the Lakers cannot make the Bulls lose by double-teaming Duane alone.

Of course, in the final analysis, the Lakers don't have more players who can stand up and score, but Duan can emerge one after another.

After the third quarter, the score reached 85-70. The Bulls established a 15-point lead and were sure of victory.

In the fourth quarter, the referee wanted to try again, but by the middle of the fourth quarter, Hinrich was so tired that he suffered leg cramps.

Hinrich is a white player and is not known for his physical fitness. In the previous Western Conference playoffs, Hinrich averaged 38 minutes per game. However, in the last four finals, Hinrich averaged 41 minutes per game. I can't stand it anymore.

The Lakers suddenly lacked a point guard, and their morale dropped severely. It also exposed the problem that no one could help Kobe dribble.

Needless to say, the result of G4’s game goes without saying.

The Bulls won the game 116-95, a huge advantage of 21 points.

At this point, the score in the finals came to 3-1!

(End of this chapter)