I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 520

With his taller height and longer wingspan, Bynum was the first to get the ball in the jump ball.

The Lakers started the first offense, and Paul got the ball.

Paul, wearing the No. 3 jersey, has been integrated into the Lakers' triangle offense after just one season—no, in fact, only 10 games.

In fact, the essence of the triangle offense is not in routines, but in being able to distribute the ball reasonably and independently and make appropriate choices under the condition of controlling the position.

Therefore, the essence of the triangle offense actually lies in "independence". He gives players enough autonomy to choose, and each round will play different coordination according to the actual situation.

This is the difficult aspect of the triangle offense to defend. In NBA-level confrontation, the triangle offense does not pursue absolute openness and the best shot opportunities, but pursues one-on-one as much as possible and relatively good shot opportunities.

Once this is understood, it's only a matter of time until the triangle is integrated.

Like the original Gasol, Paul seamlessly connects with the Lakers and the triangle offense.

After dribbling for halftime, Paul immediately passed the ball to Kenyon Martin on the wing, and ran to the left corner to take away the defense in the middle.

Martin then gave the ball to Kobe at the top of the arc, and the starter Gerald Wallace got stuck in the low post of the ribs.

At this time, Kobe, Wallace, and Paul in the left corner formed a passing triangle.

The distance between the three is moderate. After Wallace receives the ball, he can attack by himself, return the ball to Kobe and let Kobe play in the middle, or give Paul to the bottom corner to let Paul play.

If the Clippers players want to double-team, this distance will be very embarrassing. If they don’t pounce, they will have a chance to play singles. If they pounce on this distance, it may be too late, and passing the ball will be very convenient.

This is the basic idea of ​​the triangle offense. If there is any difference from the triangle offense in the early years, it is that the size of this triangle is larger than before, and it is also further outside.

Because three-pointers are becoming more and more important now, Paul and Kobe are both standing on the outside.

The problem brought about by the enlarged triangle is that the stability of passing the ball will decrease, which will test the player's ability to play the ball even more.

In the modern basketball arena where the offensive space is becoming more and more spacious, this problem is plaguing Phil Jackson and his coaching staff.

But at present, relying on experienced veterans like Kobe, Paul, and Wallace, this system can still work well.

Wallace chose to take the ball by himself, turned his back and walked left to the basket, squeezed Paul George away, took a basket with his left hand, and scored two points!

The Lakers scored the first point of the game, a single from Gerald Wallace's rib. George faced the experienced Wallace, and there were some problems with his defensive judgment.

The Clippers played the first ball in the opening game very differently from the Lakers. Curry dribbled the ball across half court and gave it to Harden on the wing. Harden held the ball on the left side. One step away from the line, catch the ball and shoot a three-pointer directly!
It's a pity that George's touch was mediocre at the beginning, and the ball hit the neck of the basket and missed.

George's shot was bold, and the Clippers' tactics were very simple.

The inside duo create an opportunity at the top of the key with a simple screen.

This opportunity was not called an opportunity before, because it was a bit far from the three-point line.

With this kind of ball, players will not shoot it even if they get it. Instead, they choose to tap it and then hit it.

But the Clippers are different. This kind of three-pointer from a little farther is also a good opportunity to shoot directly.

If the shot fails, I will continue to make it next time I have a chance.

"The playing styles of the two teams are completely different. Why is the Lakers still in the same old style? It seems that their coaching staff didn't study the article I wrote."

Min Congda recently updated fewer articles on NBA-Batman's blog. There are so many things to do, and he doesn't have so much time to pay attention to basketball-related matters.

But the two important tactical articles he wrote before have become must-read content for the current NBA team coaching staff.

One article "Victory of Space and Possession of the Ball" and one article "The Use and Limitation of Pick and Roll in the Current Game Trend".

These two articles were first noticed by Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, who once sent a message to invite Min Congda to the Mavericks coaching staff.

Of course he got no response.

After the Mavericks won the championship, Carlisle's set of content became famous, and he began to mention these two articles to people, saying that they were very inspiring to him.

With the start of the new season and the deepening of the competition, the coaching staff of each team began to pay attention to these two great articles to understand the development trend of NBA basketball.

I have to admit that these two articles point to two important directions for the future development of basketball. One is that as the three-point shot becomes more accurate, the space on the court becomes larger, and the distribution of ball rights will become more extreme; the other is that the pick-and-roll will gradually replace the post-up Attack has become the most important tactical initiation on the field.

Judging from the Lakers' opening offense, Jackson and his coaching staff obviously don't want to learn basketball experience from the two online articles.

This is a kind of self-confidence. He is the king of NBA coaches with 11 rings in his hand, and it is also a kind of conceit. Isn't the Lakers number one in the Western Conference this year?Does he still need to learn the tactical analysis written by someone on the Internet?

Then, the Lakers passed the ball to Bynum in the low post.

Bynum got the ball in a deep position and could go straight to the offense.

Turn around and force Gasol Jr., but the layup was interfered by Gasol Jr. and missed!

Gasol's defense was very good, but the rebound was taken by Martin and passed back to Kobe on the outside.

Kobe swayed from outside the three-point line, swayed past Harden, then took a step in, stopped the mid-range jumper, and hit it!

Kobe hits the mid-range. Compared with the three-pointer, he still prefers the mid-range shot.

And the Clippers' first goal came quickly. Curry had no ball to cover to the top of the arc to receive a pass from Harden.

Paul didn't choose to cling, but put Curry in a position.

How could Curry let go of such an opportunity and directly shoot a three-pointer!
A fast and fierce three-pointer, hollow into the net!
"Cut, what did the Lakers prepare before the game? Such a ball, they don't even chase it close? Isn't this for Curry to throw? Jackson, an old thief, won't want to play outside shots again, shrinking near the three-second zone Defensive trick, right? This old routine is useless now, you will be shot to death by the Clippers."

As soon as Jackson arrived in the playoffs, he liked to play the psychological tactics of playing three-pointers and shrinking defense.

Let you vote, either you vote for me, or you vote for your mentality.

Haven't learned the lesson of the semi-finals in 11, but still play this trick.

The Clippers' shooting is better than that of the Mavericks.

The Lakers had a tough time playing against the Mavericks in the first round this year.

In the end, relying on hard power talent, as well as the Mavericks' aging and core players leaving the lineup to decline, they won the game.

But Kobe immediately responded with a three-pointer.

A fairly classic strong and weak side transfer tactic.

The side with the ball on the right side forms a strong side, and Paul, Wallace, and Bynum cooperate with each other.

The ball is given to Bynum, and then the ball is returned to Paul. Paul holds the ball and walks to the middle to attract the defense.

On the weak side Kobe took a step towards 45 degrees, Paul immediately passed the ball to find Kobe, Kobe caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

hit!

Kobe started off with a great touch.

"The strong and weak side shifted, the old routine, the old routine."

Min Congda shook his head while eating fried corn cakes, thinking that this routine was old.

The transfer of the strong and weak sides of the ball has always been a basic strategy in basketball tactics.

By transferring the ball and involving the opponent's defense, to obtain enough offensive space.

Three people on the strong side hold the ball, the offensive side has two players with strong single-handed ability, and the defensive side is bound to double-team.

Once the attack is made, the defensive center of gravity shifts to the strong side, and the strong side will pass the ball to the weak side in time, and the weak side players will have more space to attack.

This is a very basic offensive strategy that all teams use.

But in Min Congda's view, it will be a matter of time before this strategy is eliminated.

The key to eliminating this strategy is - zone defense.

Zone defense or partial zone defense can make the defensive formation more flexible.

Once super defensive teams like the Celtics, as well as the current Bulls, can put strong pressure on the strong side with the ball at the same time, and at the same time, the weak side can defend less and more through zone defense, and the Spiderman can recover in time and predict in advance Wait for the strategy to make your transfer ball useless.

The best way to deal with this kind of defense is to widen the space, and then use the pick-and-roll to dissolve the opponent's formation flexibility.

The Clippers also scored immediately, high-post Randolph and Harden's pick-and-roll, after the pick-and-roll, Harden made a covert pass to Randolph, and Randolph made a mid-range shot.

With the five Clippers on the court, there are too many coordination routines that can be done, and it is impossible to guard against.

But Kobe got off to a good start tonight.

He asked for the ball in the low post, turned around to eat Harden alone, shot a fadeaway jumper, and hit it again!
Kobe has scored 7 points, and scored 7 points in a row.

The Clippers immediately cooperated with Curry and Gasol Jr. in the pick-and-roll. Curry made a high throw, Gasol Jr. cut inside to the basket, caught the ball and made a throw.

The offensive state of the two teams is quite good at the beginning, and they each play according to their own characteristics, and their offensive tactics are completely different.

In terms of defense, the strategies of the two teams are similar. They both shrink the defense and let the opponent shoot more.

This is also the basic strategy that most playoff teams currently follow when arranging defenses-the basket and the three-pointer, and the first choice is to control the basket.

Although the three-pointer is powerful, it is not stable enough. In a series of seven games, it is unlikely that every game will explode.

And once the basket is pierced, it will really be pierced, and it will be pierced every game.

In the case of controlling the basic plate under the basket, different teams will have different choices for the control of three-pointers and mid-range.

The Lakers chose to control the Clippers' mid-range, although the Clippers are very good at three-pointers, ranking first in the league.

But Phil Jackson is still afraid of the Clippers' mid-range, because all five of their starting players have mid-range capabilities.

Although Curry, Harden, and Randolph are not historical mid-range shooters like Kobe, they are all mid-range masters.

The Clippers, on the other hand, pay more attention to the Lakers' three-pointers, and seem to be unafraid of the power of Kobe and Paul, two super elite mid-range shooters.

You know, in the semifinals, the Grizzlies were killed by Kobe + Paul's mid-range shots at critical moments, which was too accurate.

It can only be said that the coaching staff on both sides, in the first game, are formulating strategies based on their own experience, not the opponent's situation.

After all, this is the first game, and both sides are still in the testing stage.

Bynum beat Gasol one-on-one in the low post again.

Take the ball with your back, squeeze it in, turn your back, and force the basket...

This guy played so hard that he didn't score in the end and missed the basket.

Complaining to the referee that Gasol Jr. fouled, the referee simply ignored it, this is a good defense.

Obviously, Bynum can't take advantage of Gasol Jr. here.

Before the game, Gasol also specifically called his brother Gasol to ask him how to target Bynum.

Although Gasol was Bynum's former opponent, Jia was his younger brother, so he naturally gave him everything he had and told Gasol about Bynum's weaknesses.

Bynum does have some power in the low post, but speed and explosiveness are his weaknesses, and there are relatively few changes in the low post, just a few moves back and forth.

Gasol's defense against Bynum was obviously very successful at the beginning, and the Clippers got a chance to counterattack.

But Curry's advance was a little anxious, and the pass made a mistake in the middle and was intercepted by Wallace.

The Lakers counterattacked, Paul caught the ball, suddenly accelerated to the basket, and easily made a layup with his left hand.

Paul spotted the Clippers' shortcomings of two insiders who were strong but moved slowly, and caught the Clippers by surprise for a counter-attack layup.

The Lakers started their offense quite smoothly, and it can be seen that they have a psychological advantage.

After all, playing against the Clippers in the regular season is quite stable. Kobe and Paul are experienced and extremely capable.

All they have to do is to stabilize the score ahead and maintain a slight advantage.

At the critical moment, Paul + Kobe's mid-range shooting will teach opponents how to behave.

In terms of scoring and success rate at critical moments, the Lakers are currently the strongest in the playoffs.

The ability of these two guys in the backcourt to eat alone and control the ball is indeed too strong.

The Clippers called a timeout. The Clippers played so-so at the beginning, but the defensive end was obviously not enough to oppress the Lakers.

After returning from the timeout, the Clippers shifted their offensive focus, and Gasol Jr. began to receive the ball at a high position at the top of the arc, directing the team's passing and cutting offense.

The Clippers started running.

And the Lakers also responded.

Kenyon Martin went to defend Gasol Jr. and let Bynum go to Zach Randolph.

Gerald Wallace will naturally take good care of Paul George who likes to cut and run, but there is also Metta Shiping off the court.

In terms of configuration, the Lakers do have some restraint on the Clippers in the lineup, just like the Clippers restrain the Thunder.

The key problem for the Thunder is that Perkins can't defend and can't play offensively.

Although Bynum can't get out defensively, Kenyon Martin's mobility and experience can make up for it to a certain extent.

At the same time, Bynum's offense is not comparable to that of Perkins. Even if the start is not smooth, he is an important offensive fulcrum after all.

The most important thing is that the Clippers' double star in the backcourt will face Paul + Kobe, the top backcourt in history. This is the key to the outcome of this series.

The targeted battle between the two sides has just begun.

(End of this chapter)