Legendary star

Chapter 397 The general trend is gone?

"When did Phil Jackson become so inflexible!" When the first quarter ended, looking at the players on both sides who were walking off the court, Magic Johnson looked at the players who had become and Lariber with a smile. Phil Jackson, who also stood on the sidelines like Germany, in the first few games, Phil Jackson, who was as steady as a Zen master, couldn't sit still in the first quarter of this game, and he also started to do what Larry Bird did. , walked to the sidelines while observing the situation on the field, while pacing back and forth, and shouted at the field from time to time.

In the first quarter of this game, the Lakers played very passively. Because of the double-teaming of Meng Xu, the Lakers' defense against Reggie Miller was basically useless, and Reggie Miller, who was almost emptied on the offensive end Le, 9 of 6 shots in a single quarter, 3 of 5 3-pointers, scored 15 points in the first quarter, but Phil Jackson did not dare to relax the double-teaming of Meng Xu and increase the defense of Reggie Miller .Although in the first quarter of the game, Meng Xu only took 4 shots, but he hit 3 goals. As long as the Lakers are a little looser in double-teaming him, this guy will immediately seize the opportunity and give you a hard time. hit.Although Phil Jackson did not adjust the team's defensive strategy, the players on the court saw Reggie Miller's touch so hot, and they would subconsciously defend him, especially Rick Fox. When Xu's footsteps, Rick Fox will take the initiative to give up chasing Meng Xu and go to defend Reggie Miller, but in this case, Phil Jackson did not make any adjustments and arrangements to actively change the field. In such a situation, either continue to firmly double-team Meng Xu, or give up double-teaming and arrange defense against Reggie Miller. Therefore, the current defensive strategy of the Lakers has also led to a problem, that is, pressing the gourd to float In the end, whether it was Meng Xu or Reggie Miller, the Lakers failed to restrain them well.

Phil Jackson is the leader of the nanny coaches in the league. Their creed is to believe that the players under their command can solve all the problems they face on the field. On-the-spot command has always been considered a shortcoming of Phil Jackson. I don’t want to be labeled like this for the rest of my life. After leading the team to win 7 championships, I still have to be ridiculed like this. However, directing things like this on the spot requires talent, even if Phil Jackson does it in private. Work hard, this cannot be changed overnight, and because of the terrifying scoring ability and explosive scoring ability displayed by Meng Xu in the first game, Phil Jackson did not dare to make changes rashly , because neither Kobe nor Rick Fox had any advantage when defending against Meng Xu alone. Therefore, in the entire ten minutes of the first quarter, Phil Jackson was hesitating, thinking, and Consider how to make trade-offs in the following games.

"Phil, we should make some changes." When the players under his command returned to the bench with a score of 25 to 32 and 7 points behind, O'Neal took the initiative to speak to Phil Jackson. Today In the first quarter of this game, the Pacers completely played against the Lakers. In the first quarter, the Lakers' defensive system was torn to pieces by the weird running positions of Meng Xu and Reggie Miller.Similarly, the first quarter of this game was also the only time in the four games between the two teams that O'Neal felt unable to suppress the Pacers. Even the night when Meng Xu scored 63 points, O'Neal never felt this way. And this feeling faintly made O'Neal feel a little uneasy in his heart. Although O'Neal didn't know why he felt this way, there was one thing that O'Neal knew, that is, the Lakers had to make changes on the defensive end. We can no longer let that old guy Reggie Miller score easily like this. Based on O'Neal's understanding of Reggie Miller, if the Lakers defend Reggie Miller like this throughout the game, this old guy can at least get 40 marks.

"Okay Shaq." After hearing O'Neal's words, Phil Jackson seemed to have made up his mind. After nodding towards O'Neal, Phil Jackson picked up the tactical board that was put aside: "Shaq, behind In the next game, I will replace Robert with Brian to strengthen the defense on the outside, so your defensive pressure at the basket will be greatly increased, and you will face the two insiders of the Pacers alone, so you have to Prepare yourself in advance.”

"Phil, I don't have any problems. As for the few salted fish inside the Pacers, even if they go together, I won't have any problems." Seeing that Phil Jackson finally made up his mind, he received the new task. O'Neal also nodded at Phil Jackson, indicating that he has no problems. Even without Robert Hawley's assistance, he can blast the Pacers inside and guard his team's basket.

"Kobe." After arranging O'Neal, Phil Jackson walked directly in front of Kobe who was wiping sweat: "Kobe, the team needs your defense now. In the next game, I will let Rick and Brian defend Meng." , It's up to you to deal with Reggie Miller, lock up that old guy, don't let him continue to score."

"Huh?" Kobe, who was wiping his sweat, stopped instantly after hearing what Phil Jackson said. He first looked up at Phil Jackson, and when he found that almost all his teammates were staring at him, Kobe did the same. Some reluctantly nodded.In Kobe's heart, there is no room for other people now, only Meng Xu, and only Meng Xu is his only opponent, especially after Meng Xu scored 63 points and broke the scoring record in the finals, just like the entire Lakers team, Kobe He also regarded that night as a great shame and humiliation. At the same time, Kobe also secretly vowed in his heart that one day, he would break this record with his own hands. The shame in the world was returned to him in its original form.

"Phil's change is very interesting." After the timeout ended, when the players on both sides re-entered the court and saw the adjustments made by the Lakers, Michaels was also a little confused after Philke Jackson made this change. It's very meaningful. Kobe is the only player on the Lakers who can barely keep up with Meng Xu's footsteps in one-on-one. Therefore, in two consecutive games, Kobe and Rick Fox double-teamed Meng Xu. It was very successful. In the two games, Meng Xu's scoring efficiency and shooting percentage dropped sharply, but now Phil Jackson actually arranged for Kobe to defend Reggie Miller, but replaced Kobe with Brian Shaw. Position, go and Rick Fox continues to double-team Meng Xu.

"Al, although Reggie is 37 years old, there are not many people in this league who can really limit him. Among the current Lakers, only Kobe has this ability." For Phil Jackson Magic Johnson still sees this change very clearly. Kobe is the best perimeter defender on the Lakers, but there is only one Kobe. On the Pacers side, Meng Xu and Reggie Miller both need to defend. Kobe can't deal with Meng Xu alone, so let Kobe defend Reggie Miller, as long as he can lock Reggie Miller, then Meng Xu will fall into the isolated and helpless situation in the previous games again, Phil Jackson's arrangement is actually a gamble.

When the game continued in the second quarter, the situation on the court began to tilt in favor of the Lakers again. Kobe always stuck to Reggie Miller tightly, and used his spare no effort to run to limit Reggie Miller. The same is true for Reggie Miller, running non-stop, trying to get rid of Kobe, but Reggie Miller, whose physical fitness and footsteps are not as good as before, has never been able to get rid of Kobe's pressing.

On Meng Xu's side, when Reggie Miller was closely watched by Kobe, and Jermaine O'Neal faced O'Neal in the paint and was still unable to open the situation, Meng Xu had no choice but to increase the number of shots he took. Rick Fox has a strong body and Brian Shaw has excellent movement speed, but the two of them have nothing to do when facing Meng Xu. The seemingly strong Rick Fox has no advantage at all in front of Meng Xu. When Xu squeezed hard, he would lose his position. Brian Shaw, who has excellent movement speed, was also half a beat behind when defending Meng Xu. Meng Xu was better at attacking with the ball. None of the individuals can keep up.Having said that, at this moment, Meng Xu did not show the slightest excitement about scoring continuously. Instead, he was a little anxious. Although Meng Xu had been scoring all the time, Meng Xu's scoring efficiency was constantly declining. In the first quarter 4 of 3 shots, 2 of 6 shots in the first half of the second quarter, and only 4 of 2 shots in the second half of the second quarter. As Meng Xu's efficiency continued to decrease and his teammates couldn't score, the Lakers also In the second quarter, the big hole dug in the first quarter was filled, 5 to 2. At the end of the first half, the Lakers led the Pacers by 52 point and scored 51 points in the first quarter. The Pacers scored only 1 points in the second quarter.

"Ervin, have you ever thought that this game will be played like this?" The Pacers only played a good quarter, and they were beaten by the Lakers in the second quarter. Reggie Miller, who scored 15 points, faced Kobe’s defense in the second quarter. He made 2 of 2 shots and failed to score 0 point. Without the support of his teammates, Meng Xu, who was alone, had no way to fight against the entire Lakers team alone. .

"The lineup of the Pacers is not as good as that of the Lakers, and apart from Meng Xu, they also lack a stable scoring point. Therefore, it is predictable that this game will be played like this. If Meng has a teammate like Tim, maybe This year will be another result." Magic Johnson, who has always been confident in Meng Xu, is now a little pessimistic. Both Larry Bird and Meng Xu seem to have lost control of the game Well, once this game is lost, the Pacers are really doomed.

"Maybe Meng's departure from the Spurs is a lose-lose result for both Meng and Tim." Even Magic Johnson, who has always had great confidence in Meng Xu, has been shaken, let alone Michaels. After the two heroes of Ke Forest separated, both Meng Xu and Duncan put up explosive personal data. The two even won the top two in the regular season MVP rankings. But without each other, they can no longer fight against the powerful In the Western Conference semifinals, the Spurs played against the Lakers. Tim Duncan averaged 30 points, 17.5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3.7 blocks per game. Meng Xu averaged 3 points, 40 rebounds, and 8 assists per game, but the Pacers are facing the same dilemma as the Spurs. Meng Xu, who is alone, is likely to win the statistics like Duncan, but lose. Contest.

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