Legendary star

Chapter 429 New Defensive Strategy
Although today's game is just the first in a long season, an ordinary game in 82 regular season games, due to the competitive relationship between the Lakers and the Pacers, as well as the first championship ring in the history of the Pacers Because of the award ceremony, today's game has also been given some special meaning.Whether it is for the Pacers or the Lakers, they all hope to win today's game and make a good start for the long season. By the way, they will celebrate today's "good day" with a victory. ".

Although the game only lasted 3 quarters, these three quarters also proved a lot of things. First of all, the Pacers made several transactions this summer, which were very successful. Although Mutombo is old, his strength is still there. His performance is also worthy of the big contract offered by the Pacers, followed by Hamilton, who played awkwardly with the Wizards, after coming to the Pacers, he perfectly took over Reggie Miller's duties in the Pacers and quickly integrated He has improved the Pacers' tactical system, and his performance is beyond reproach no matter on the offensive or defensive end. As for this year's two rookies, NN-Hilario and Tyshawn-Prince, they today There are not many opportunities to play, only a few minutes, so their prospects are not easy to predict now.

Compared with the Pacers, the Lakers are not very optimistic. Judging from the performance in this game, Phil Jackson still has a lot of work to do, how to coordinate the relationship between several superstars in the team, how to distribute the ball, How to formulate tactics to allow them to coexist, I am afraid that will run through the entire season of the Lakers. If they still cannot find a way to integrate them, then the prospect of the Lakers this season will not be very optimistic.

Being able to enter the fourth quarter with a leading advantage is definitely a very good thing for the Pacers. Although the 4-point lead is not much, it may disappear after two rounds , but leading the score means that the Pacers can have more choices, and at the same time allow the team's main players to rest more time in the fourth quarter.Therefore, after the start of the fourth quarter, the Pacers sent all the bench lineup, and the Lakers, O'Neal and Payton did not play, Kobe and Malone took the Lakers' bench lineup to play.

O'Neal, Kobe, Malone, Payton, the team composed of these four people is like a Doudizhu who has caught two kings and four 2s, but with such a good hand, Phil Jackson doesn't know how to play it.Throughout the first half, when the Big Four played all the time, the Lakers were always on the passive side. Facing the Pacers with tacit cooperation and methodical tactical moves, the Lakers, who had been fighting alone, had no sense at all. A way to bring back the situation on the field.After the halftime break, Phil Jackson seemed to have adjusted his tricks, but it had a good effect. After Kobe and Malone were off the court, relying on O'Neal's crazy personal performance, the Lakers not only saved the slight momentum on the court, but With the momentum of catching up from behind.

And when Kobe and Malone came out with the Lakers' bench lineup, they perfectly suppressed the Lakers' bench lineup throughout the first half. , Ma Long faced Jeff Foster and Lorenzen White, he could fight as he wanted, not only that, James Posey and Reggie Miller had nothing to do against Kobe who was running wild.Maybe the superstar tactics of fighting alone can't deal with the Pacers who are skilled in coordination and solid defensive system, but it is like cutting melons and vegetables when used against the bench lineup.

"Larry, do you want to call a timeout and adjust it?" Just 2 minutes into the fourth quarter, the Pacers' lead was wiped out, despite Lester Conor yelling on the sidelines, the Pacers In the face of Kobe and Malone, the substitute lineup has always been unable to organize an effective defense, so when Kobe made a mid-range shot and helped the Lakers equalize the score, Lester Conor immediately asked Larry sitting behind him Bird, do you want to call a timeout and adjust the lineup on the field.

"Meng, you replace Bobby, Richard replaces Reggie, Tyshawn replaces Lorenzen, and you will defend Kobe after playing. After the timeout, no matter how the Lakers adjust, we must slow down the rhythm of the game. Get up, and at the same time press the Lakers on the defensive end, and take the opportunity to play their counterattack." After Larry Bird thought about it for a few seconds, the Pacers called a timeout, but Larry Bird did not change it. Instead of going to the main lineup for a decisive battle with the Lakers in advance, they sent a group of small lineups with excellent athletic ability, preparing to experiment with a new defensive strategy in the Pacers.

"Larry is really bold. Although this is only a regular season, it's the first time I've seen someone who dares to press against the Lakers." After frantically pressing the Lakers, Magic Johnson also looked at the frowning Phil Jackson with great interest. Phil Jackson, who has always been known for his calmness and is known as the Zen master, in today's game , but he was no longer as immobile as a mountain in the past, always pacing back and forth on the sidelines, and yelling towards the court from time to time.

"The best way to use the full-court press is the Bulls back then. As the head coach of that team, I think Phil should have a way to deal with it." The most commonly used move in the competition, due to the great disparity in strength, many teams, under the pressure of the US team, could not hold on for a quarter and surrendered.In the NBA, there are also many teams that will use the full-court press to make a final effort when the team is in a slight situation. Among these teams, the Bulls in the last three consecutive games will undoubtedly push the full-court press The team that uses it to the extreme, with Jordan, Pippen, and Harper in the backcourt combination, often only needs to press for a few minutes to reverse the situation on the court. Countless teams have fallen to the Bulls' full-court press under.

But full-court pressing also has its own limitations. First of all, the requirements for players are very high. Players with poor physical fitness and defensive awareness should not talk about pressing their opponents. The force emphasizes man-to-man defense and does not pay attention to assisting defense. Therefore, once the pressing fails and the opponent breaks through, then when the assisting defense is not enough, there will be gaps everywhere for the players who broke the pressing. It is also why everyone knows the great power of pressing tactics, but there are not many teams that can skillfully use pressing tactics.The current Pacers have all the conditions to use pressing tactics. Meng Xu, James Posey, Tayshaun Prince, and Hamilton are all players with excellent wingspan and top-notch movement speed. Although the effect of executing the pressing tactics cannot be compared with the Bulls back then, it is enough to deal with most teams in the current league.

"Janeiro-Pago made a mistake!" After the Pacers made a full-court press, the Lakers' backup guard Janello-Pago was immediately marked to death by Hamilton. This rookie who just entered the league this year, in Under the pressure of Hamilton, he couldn't even dribble the ball steadily. Under the cover of Kobe, Janello Pargo, who barely dribbled through the center line, was directly dribbled by Tyshawn Prince who followed Kobe. Steal the ball.Super long wingspan, excellent physical coordination, super-class anticipation ability, just a defense, Tayshaun Prince showed his advantages to the fullest, when Janero Pargo was entangled by Hamilton Under the circumstances, Tyshawn Prince bypassed Kobe and stretched out his hand gently, and the basketball in Janello Pargo's hand disappeared.

"It seems that the effect is not bad." On the Pacers' bench, Larry Bird sat on the seat with his legs crossed, with a relaxed expression on his face.

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