NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 337 Traveling during off-peak hours? ([-]-in-[-])

What is the purpose of basketball running tactics?
Isn't it just to create shooting space for your own players?
Then I got a good shooting opportunity during the transition period between offense and defense. Why should I slow down and use position and run tactics?

Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
You think I made eight shots in Xia Ji, but I saw a good opportunity to make a shot.

As for rushing for offensive rebounds?

Come on, with O'Neal guarding the inside, it's not that easy to grab offensive rebounds!

It's better to have a greater chance of rushing in when O'Neal is not in position!

It doesn't matter if our players are not in a good position. As long as O'Neal is not in a good position, our chances of grabbing offensive rebounds will be even greater!
The Kings used two sets of tactics openly and three sets of tactics secretly, extending the lead to 8 points at the end of the first quarter.

34: 26.

You thought this was the end?

No, the show has just begun!
At the beginning of the second quarter, with O'Neal still sitting on the bench to rest, the Kings came up with their fourth tactic - staggered travel!
Weber did not take a break at this time, and his playing time was appropriately adjusted by Adelman.

The offense in the first quarter was mainly launched between Bibby, Stojakovic and Lu Yuanzhi. Although Weber never came off the court to rest, he basically wandered around the court and did not consume too much energy.

Now that O'Neal is off the court, and the guy guarding him is Samaki Walker, what else can stop Webb from showing his prowess at the basket?

On the first goal, Weber beat Walker with a back-up shot. Although the slender Walker had strength beyond his size, he still couldn't withstand Weber's singles.

Because Weber is not just using strength to fight hard.

Walker took a stance and wanted to resist, but Weber mobilized him with a light half-turn, so he could only keep up reluctantly.

Of course, this level of defense couldn't stop the experienced Webber, a master of interior offense at the same time as O'Neal. He took Walker away in a confrontation, then easily slipped into the interior and dunked directly!
On the second ball, Weber repeated his old trick. Mark Madsen, the 2000 rookie who came on as O'Neal's substitute, quickly gave up on Cato's defense and made up for the bottom line, blocking Weber's offensive line.

On the other side, Fox also quickly came back from the outside and stood in front of Cato, denying him a chance to catch the ball.

Hey, the Lakers are quite well prepared!

Turkoglu was left open on the outside. If it were at an ordinary moment, Weber might have passed the ball directly to Turkoglu, but it is different now.

Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to directly attack the Lakers inside, and Webber doesn't want to miss this opportunity!
Weber turned around and came to the front of the 3-second zone. Walker was a step too slow and pounced on him, but by the time he stretched out his hand, Weber had already shot.

"boom!"

"beep-"

"brush!"

Walker couldn't stop his momentum and hit Webber hard. The referee whistled a foul without hesitation, and at the same time, the basketball got into the hoop.

And 1!

Weber got a chance to hit a three-pointer!
"Nice job, Chris!"

"Last series, we kept seeing the Kings looking for opportunities on the outside and Webber didn't have much play."

"But today, at this moment, Webber uses his actual actions to tell everyone that he is still the best power forward at the basket in this era."

"It's only a little bit worse than I was back then!"

While praising Webb, Barkley also didn't forget to brag.

Oh, maybe it's not bragging. Considering that Barkley is less than 198 centimeters tall and can get everything he wants in the muscle forest inside in the 90s, maybe it makes sense for him to claim to be a little better than Webber.

At least in Barkley's era, Webber was just a younger brother to him.

"The Lakers still have an old problem. As long as Shaq comes off the court, their interior defense will be riddled with holes." Smith did not dwell on Barkley's boasting and made a solid comment.

"Mark Madsen is too short and not flexible enough. He is only 206 centimeters tall!"

"206 centimeters. In the Kings, you might have to play offensive guard, but he appears at the center position!"

"What kind of pressure can such an interior defender put on the opponent?"

Weber stepped to the free throw line and steadily hit the extra free throw.

At 39:28, at the beginning of the second quarter, the Kings widened the point difference to 11 points.

This kind of super offensive power in the rotation stage once made all the Kings' opponents afraid. Now, it is the Lakers' turn to have a headache.

But to be honest, Phil Jackson doesn't have much to do.

All he can do is endure and believe.

To resist looking at the poor performance of their own players in the paint, to believe that Kobe can lead a group of rotation players to seal the score.

Kobe also lived up to Phil Jackson's expectations, taking possession of the ball and constantly attacking the Kings' defense on the offensive end.

At this time, it was Christie who was defending Kobe.

Kobe shouldn't be too familiar with Christie. After so many years of playing against each other, he had completely figured out Christie's underpants.

He has good defensive skills, rich experience, good awareness, and good foul control. He is good at everything, but his physical talent limit is not high.

Belongs to the same type as Shane.

In other words, most of the defensive experts in this era are of this type.

Another type of representative is Kobe and Tracy McGrady. They have bodies and talents. As long as they develop offense, they will be All-Star players, just like Kawhi.

Coming back to Christie, if you want to get rid of his defense with technology, that's nonsense.

But if you don't reason with Christie and use your physical talent to beat him, Christie won't be able to do much. The most he can do is interfere with his shooting.

Therefore, Kobe began to use his body and speed to beat Christie unreasonably.

Christie could still keep up with Kobe, but he could only reach out and try his best to interfere with Kobe's final fadeaway jumper.

There is almost no danger of being blocked!

In the end, it became a test of Kobe's touch.

Today, Kobe's touch was good. He could only turn two irons from four to four, which made Lu Yuanzhi's brain useless.

What form of iron is this?
Can any chemist explain it?
But this naturally cannot prevent the points difference from continuing to expand.

Can the mid-range shot be as successful as the basket attack?
What's more, Webb's offense can also receive extra penalties, and his scoring efficiency is much better than Kobe's!

Phil Jackson sighed, not expecting the boomerang to come so quickly.

In the past, other teams used outside shooting to chase points, but the Lakers steadily used inside scoring to widen the point difference.

Today, O'Neal only came down for 3 minutes before he was beaten by the Kings in the paint.

Should O'Neal be put back on the court now?
Theoretically speaking, O'Neal has rested for several minutes, and with the rest between sessions and the official timeout, most of his physical strength has been restored.

Even if O'Neal is allowed to appear, there won't be much physical problems.

But this means that the Lakers' regular rotation has completely failed and has entered the stage of starting to use the main force.

Will you start beating the main force hard in the third game?

Aren't you going to have another confrontation based on tactical arrangements?
Kobe will be playing well, can't he continue to lead the rotation?Shane Battier and Billups have great potential, can't they be explored more?

Horry, Fisher and Fox are experienced, can't they break out at this time?

Have you entered the "Believe in Shaq" phase so early?
The next second, Weber attracted a double-team outside the three-second zone. Lu Yuanzhi cut in without the ball, received Weber's pass, and directly performed a dunk, widening the point difference to 15 points!
Dry!
Go to hell with your tactical reserves and go to hell to trust your teammates.

If we keep playing like this, the Lakers will be gone!
Believe the shit!

I'm about to start beating the main force hard!

Phil Jackson let out a breath, stood up, walked to the technical stage, called for a short pause, and then directly replaced O'Neal.

He didn't want to wait a second longer!
What happened to the main force?
As a player, shouldn't you try your best on the court?
What’s wrong with being easily injured after physical fitness declines?
As a player, shouldn't you be scarred?

I failed in the Western Conference Finals last year, and I don’t want to continue to fail in the Western Conference Finals this year!
From now on, I will use the most efficient Lakers lineup to beat the Kings!

Don't the Kings claim that they have 10 people who can play?

Doesn't Adelman like to use various rotation players?
Come on, touch and see!
The Lakers' unconventional substitutions quickly caught the attention of the Kings.

"That guy Phil, finally couldn't bear it anymore?"

"Are you going to start fucking the main force hard?"

"It's so ugly!"

After winning the championship, Adelman, who was portrayed by the media as a master tactician, completely forgot that he was once a ruthless main player and ruthlessly ridiculed Zen Master's actions.

But ridicule is ridicule, and Adelman has not forgotten his profession.

"Tell Chris to play inside one last time and then I'll take the opportunity to take him off!"

Adelman whispered instructions to Turkoglu who was passing by on the sidelines.

After O'Neal came on the court, the Lakers suddenly had a backbone, and the entire offense became much smoother.

It's not that Kobe didn't play well, but in defense, the Kings adopted a tactic of resolutely not double-teaming Kobe.

No matter whether it is Christie or Lu Yuanzhi, no matter whether Kobe is a genius or a devil, the Kings will never double-team Kobe.

Even if Kobe is the only one on the court.

What is the impact of not double-teaming Kobe?

That is, it is difficult for Battier and Billups to get shooting opportunities.

Space shooters like Battier and Billups who prefer 3D, or fixed-point shooters, are completely different from traditional running shooters.

Representatives of running shooters are Ray Allen, Reggie Miller, and even Lu Yuanzhi last year. By constantly running, they constantly provide screens and find screens, and finally get shooting opportunities.

Although they still need passes from their teammates, they are indeed actively looking for opportunities.

The fixed-point shooters are different. The representative figures are Battier, Christie and Bowen, or the older generation of 3D players.

Of course, the term 21D was not popular at the beginning of the 3st century, but based on simple basketball principles, these defensive players without exception chose three-pointers as their main offensive method.

But these players can only say "can shoot three-pointers" rather than "good at shooting three-pointers". The greater significance of squatting outside the three-point line is, "Don't let me go, I will shoot."

Their positioning is the space point, opening up space for the team's inside attack.

Their positioning is usually in the two bottom corners. This position will not affect the offensive space of the team's big brother at all.

Even these three strongest 3D players at the time would not actively run tactics to seek shooting opportunities.

This kind of player inertia may not change until the emergence of Klay Thompson, known as the strongest 3D player in history.

Clay will actively seek shooting opportunities. His great offensive achievements will make many people forget that he is actually a defensive player.

Back to the Lakers, even if Battier and Billups' shooting percentages are much higher than Fox and Fisher, there is no essential difference in their playing styles, which is just waiting.

Wait for the person who is defending you to help defend, and then you will have an opening. Finally, you will receive the pass and score the ball.

Therefore, although Kobe Bryant was playing well, because the Kings had Lu Yuanzhi and Christie, Battier and Billups did not get many shooting opportunities.

But now that O'Neal is back, the situation is completely different!

Who on this planet can defend O'Neal alone?
Little Alarm Clock Wallace?

Give me a break!

Big Ben was beaten by O'Neal in the 03-04 Finals. O'Neal could beat him however he wanted!

In the end, it was Kobe who helped Ben defend O'Neal. He took crazy shots in every game and took away a lot of O'Neal's shooting opportunities. This led to the Lakers' defeat to the Pistons.

The only center who can possibly defend O'Neal on his own is struggling!
O'Neal made his first attack after coming on the court. After getting the ball, he started to attack the inside without hesitation.

Although Cato is known as "black, thick and hard", he can only helplessly retreat at this time and cannot get hard at all!
Bibby, who was closest to O'Neal, quickly stepped forward to double-team him. O'Neal did not waste any energy and passed the ball directly back to the direction Bibby came from.

Billups, who was no longer guarded, hit the Lakers' first three-pointer in the second quarter.

Phil Jackson sat back on the coaching bench with satisfaction.

This combination of internal and external rhythm is the magic weapon for the Lakers to win!

Therefore, O'Neal is the future of this team!

Without O'Neal, what can Kobe do now?
Bass is really a rookie who doesn't understand football!

Bass Jr.: You laugh at me because I don’t understand football, I say you don’t understand business, and you don’t even understand what a prince is!

On the other side, Webb received Adelman's instructions and once again forced himself inside.

O'Neal was watching from the inside, but Weber knew very well that if he entered the inside at this time, he would be giving O'Neal a hat.

Weber directly made a turn-over jump shot from the edge of the three-second zone and steadily sent the ball into the basket.

In the next round of the Kings, Webb was directly replaced by Adelman.

Weber, who hadn't finished the game yet, walked off the court smiling.

In the few minutes without O'Neal, all the Kings' offense was initiated by Webber.

Whether he is attacking by himself or supporting his teammates, every ball is related to Webber.

The real core of the team!
But as soon as O'Neal came back, Webb slipped to the outside to shoot, or even came off the court directly.

A proper trip during off-peak hours!
Adelman looked at the situation on the court proudly and couldn't help but admire his fantastic idea.

However, this is not over yet!
Don't you, the Lakers, want to manipulate the main force to make the team win?
Row!
Let me give you some Kings shock!
With Weber off the court, the Kings' lineup on the court became Cato, Turkoglu, Stojakovic, Lu Yuanzhi and Bibby.

The Kings seem to have tall players, but except for Cato, who has no offensive power at all, everyone can shoot from the outside.

Four foreign tactics?

What do the Kings want to do?
(End of this chapter)