Legendary star

Chapter 773 Tactics
"I must win this game, I must win, and I will never lose to you for the third time!"

When Paul Gasol and Dakomilicic, who represent the jump ball for both sides, walked into the middle circle, Kobe, who was standing not far behind Paul Gasol, looked at Meng Xu who was not far away with a grim face. In the OK era, the Lakers met the Pacers in the Finals twice, but lost in the end. Therefore, when the Lakers and the Pacers met in the Finals for the third time, Kobe did not want to lose again anyway.

But Meng Xu doesn't have time to look at Kobe's expression now. Before the referee threw the basketball in the air, Meng Xu was staring at the basketball in the referee's hand. Since the second round of the playoffs, he has been Darko Milicic represented the Pacers with a jump ball. Although Darko Milicic's jump ball is far less powerful than Jermaine O'Neal, it is still no problem to beat Paul Gasol. Meng Xu took a step forward, and when he was about to push forward, he found that Darko Milicic actually lost to Pau Gasol when he jumped the ball.

Seeing helplessly that the basketball that was moved to the backcourt by Pau Gasol was caught by Derek Fisher, Meng Xu also started to retreat with a face of embarrassment. Fortunately, the Lakers did not start the game with a fast break Habits and tactical arrangements, otherwise the Pacers are likely to be caught off guard.

And when Derek Fisher slowly dribbled the ball through the half court, the Lakers players who had arrived in the frontcourt began to move according to their respective tactics.

As a two-time scoring champion, Kobe Bryant's scoring ability and singles ability are unquestionable, but after Phil Jackson returned to the Palace for the second time to take charge of the Lakers, under the limitation of triangle tactics, Kobe Bryant's number of brainless singles However, as the terminator in the triangle tactic, Kobe's shots have not decreased at all, because the original intention of the triangle tactic is to create the best scoring opportunities for the players with the strongest scoring ability, so the current Lakers , On the offensive end, the basketball is usually handed over to Pau Gasol first. As for Kobe, he needs to run without the ball to create the best scoring opportunities. Of course, as the boss of the Lakers, if Kobe plays without the ball Brain singles, Phil Jackson can't hold back.

In fact, in terms of Kobe's personal ability, even if there is no triangle offense, his scoring average will not drop, because no matter who the defensive player is facing, Kobe has the confidence to throw the ball in, even in the face of multiple teams. It's not a problem for Kobe, so Kobe's heart is somewhat against this tactic of restricting his possession of the ball. If it wasn't for the championship, Kobe wouldn't believe in this triangular tactic.

However, in the first offense after the opening game, Kobe still strictly followed Phil Jackson's pre-match requirements and went to play off the ball. After Kobe left with James Posey, he just arrived at the top of the arc in Derry G - Fisher immediately handed the basketball to Ron Artest on the right, and while passing the basketball, he cut directly towards the basket.

Fisher cuts from the top of the arc to the basket, and Paul Gasol, who was originally under the basket, ran towards the top of the arc. Ron Artest, holding the ball on the right, passed the basketball to Pau Gasol.

After this series of running and pulling, the Pacers' defensive position is completely messed up. Paul Gasol, who is holding the ball near the top of the arc, can now choose to follow Darko Milicic in singles, or You can sit back and wait for your teammates to run out of opportunities before passing the basketball.

In terms of offense with the ball, single-handed defense, and assisting defense capabilities, Pau Gasol may still be far behind the four major power forwards, but in terms of passing ability, vision, and coping ability, Pau Gasol is almost the same as them. There is no gap, so Pau Gasol, who is now holding the ball near the top of the key, gets off James Posey after watching Kobe Bryant pass a screen between Derek Fisher who cuts inside. After defending, he immediately took a step towards the left side of his body, making a posture to break through, and then when Kobe Bryant reached the left corner, he passed the basketball in his hand to Kobe Bryant .

Kobe, who received a pass from Pau Gasol, hit a jumper very easily and opened the scoring for the Lakers. After the jumper was hit, Kobe returned to defense while extending a finger to Meng Xu, celebrating his goal. At the same time, they also demonstrated against Meng Xu.

"Very good tactical movement, this is a typical triangle offensive coordination." Although like the Lakers godfather Jerry West, he doesn't like Phil Jackson very much, but Magic Johnson also has to admit that the triangle offensive tactics It is indeed a tactic that can play beautiful basketball and win championships.

In the transition between offense and defense, after Tony Allen dribbled the ball through the half court, he directly handed over the basketball to Meng Xu, who would organize it.

After Meng Xu received the ball, Jermaine O'Neal, who had been waiting near the free throw line, immediately pulled up to near the top of the arc, ready to cooperate with Meng Xu in a pick-and-roll. Through the pick-and-roll with Jermaine O'Neal, Meng Xu succeeded. Get rid of Ron Artest who defended himself, and get a chance to play Lamar Odom in a misplaced single.

With a very simple feint, Meng Xu swayed away from Lamar Odom. After breaking through Odom's defense, Meng Xu didn't stop to shoot, but rushed directly towards the basket , when Meng Xu and Jermaine O'Neal were in the pick-and-roll, Paul Gasol, who was taken away from the basket by Darko Milicic, gave up immediately after seeing Meng Xu driving directly to the basket Instead of defending Darko Milicic, he retreated directly to the basket and prepared to defend Meng Xu.

However, just after Paul Gasol retreated to the basket in time, Meng Xu passed the ball, and the target of the pass happened to be Darko Milicic, who was abandoned by Paul Gasol. Darko Milicic made an easy hit after receiving the ball, and the score was tied.

"Beautiful pass, Darko Milicic made a jumper, and the score was 2-2." After Darko Milicic made a jumper, Reggie Miller on the sidelines was also extremely excited , The Pacers’ tactical coordination just now is the Pacers’ typical pick-and-roll and breakout tactics, whether it’s the pick-and-roll between Meng Xu and Jermaine O’Neal, or Meng Xu’s final pass, or Darko Millici Qi's jump shots are perfect, especially the pick-and-roll cooperation between Jermaine O'Neal and Meng Xu. After seven seasons of cooperation, Meng Xu and Jermaine O'Neal's pick-and-roll, Has reached the state of perfection.

Phil Jackson, who has been sitting on the bench, shook his head helplessly after seeing the Pacers' offensive cooperation. Pau Gasol's defensive choice did not have any problems. In this case, if Pau Gasol does not retreat, then Meng Xu must go straight to the layup, and the result of retreating is very obvious, so Phil Jackson has no way to deal with this dilemma. .

(End of this chapter)