The Rest, Only Noise

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In the fifth game of the series between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers, the plot did not go in the direction people expected.

The Lakers continued to start Joe Dumars at the No. 1 position.

The Blazers took Derek Fisher, who was empty and big-hearted but too immature, let Jordan start at the first position, and let Byron Russell start at the second position.

When Jordan first entered the league, the Trail Blazers trained him as a ball-handling core. Louis even thought that Jordan might grow into Harden's appearance.

However, the Blazers changed several coaches back and forth, and they used Jordan differently. If it were someone else, it might lead to a farce like the Kings' acrobatic training of Tyreke Evans.

However, Jordan's talent and savvy are enough, and he has mastered the basic style of playing with the ball in only two years. After that, any coach he meets can show the ability to match his system.

Today, when the talent of the Blazers lineup is declining, Jordan, who has swung to the No. 1 position, is actually the killer of the Blazers.

They entrusted everything on the offensive end to Jordan, others to support, and then defended with all their strength.

As soon as the game started, the Blazers established an advantage.

Jordan made an emergency stop jump shot with one hand, a pick-and-roll roll call with the other hand for military training, and a breakthrough throw shot with no difference in the face of dislocation with the other hand. He made 6 of 6 shots and led the team to a 16-7 climax in 4 minutes?

The Lakers stopped the game, and Dumars had a bad defense tonight, so Louie decided to change his mind.

Louis replaced Liu Yuqing, put Wilson at the second position against Jordan, Dumars at the first position but against Russell, and replaced Rodman at the same time to improve defensive strength and stretch.

This approach paid off immediately.

After Rodman came on the court, he used his excellent defense to have an impact on the game.

After Wilson faced Jordan, the momentum of the latter's indiscriminate singles was curbed.

Although Wilson can't guard Jordan, his size and physical fitness can bring far more interference than Dumars.

The existence of Rodman also made Jordan's roll call unable to do whatever he wanted.

Originally, the Lakers could only ask Garnett to help hide their defensive weaknesses. With the addition of Rodman, the defensive resources are more abundant, and there are more ways to see the tricks.

Barkley's piece of fat was standing on the court, but Jordan couldn't eat it anyway, because the Lakers could always assign people to cover Barkley.

If a pick-and-roll fails, call another pick-and-roll.

The Lakers never let Barkley come out to face Jordan.

Garnett and Rodman can switch defenses at any time, and Barkley only needs to make up the rotation in time when the two leave their opponents.

This scene looks very funny, like an eagle catching a chicken with more complicated rules.

The Lakers' defensive resources are so rich, it's hard to believe that they are an offense-oriented team.

After being recovered by the Lakers for 5 points, the Blazers requested a timeout. Riley pointed out the problems on the field and allowed Jordan to find a balance between singles and organization.

"We can't beat the Lakers on your own."

Riley's remarks were approved by Jordan.

Olajuwon, who wholeheartedly supported Jordan, began to exert his due power.

When Jordan is limited by the Lakers' defensive resources and can't hit the defensive weakness directly, he can give the ball to Olajuwon.

Because whether it's Rodman or Garnett, they always have someone to block Jordan's bullet holes, and Barkley needs to rotate when they leave.

Therefore, Jordan frequently called the pick-and-roll tactics at the fifth position, and the Lakers were forced to send Barkley to Olajuwon.

Jordan makes another pass.

It seems that the game has returned to the situation of the previous two games.

Olajuwon eats Barkley raw.

The spectacle is the same, but is the essence also the same?

The answer is of course no.

The first two games made Olajuwon eat a lot of pork, which was the result of the game between the coaches of the two sides. Louie wants to make Dameng addicted to inside singles, thereby disconnecting him from Jordan, and Riley needs to use the Lakers' knife to let his players understand that fighting alone cannot accomplish anything.

But now it is the Blazers who use tactics to force the Lakers to use their defensive weaknesses to defend their opponents' offensive strengths.

Louis only let the Blazers play this way for one round, and then he didn't even call a timeout, and directly instructed Luo, Jia, and Ba to activate the No. 2 rotation plan on the sidelines.

The so-called No. 2 rotation plan is a defense change strategy prepared by the Lakers coaching staff to deal with the immediate situation.

The specific approach is still to hide Barkley.

First in charge of pitting Barkley against Clifford Robinson.

If the Blazers call the pick-and-roll at the fifth position again, Garnett will follow it, and then Rodman will make up for it, and Barkley will remain unchanged.

In short, it is a core concept.

Anyone can switch defenses, except Barkley.

When necessary, it is not impossible to let Dumars dislocate to defend Olajuwon. Although such a defense change is not much different from letting Barkley face Olajuwon directly, but in summary, it is one thing to make every effort to bankrupt the opponent's strategic intentions.

If you want to eat pork, I won't let you eat it.

It's that simple.

It's just that changing defenses in this way also tests the defensive tacit understanding among the players and the individual's awareness of filling positions.

The Lakers are still an offensive team.

Therefore, mistakes on the defensive end are unavoidable.

When unplanned holes appear, the Blazers tend to take advantage of them.

Then, the pressure came to the Blazers' role players.

Only when they can seize these opportunities, the Blazers can break through the iron net of the Lakers.

Rex Chapman continued the good form of the previous few games.

Byron Russell was only able to shoot accurately from the corner three-pointer, and ended up making two right-hand three-pointers tonight.

Probably due to the fact that other teammates have all shot away, Robinson, who has been slumping in the playoffs, also found his touch.

As the main force of the Blazers who the Lakers are most willing to short on the defensive end, he severely punished his opponent tonight.

In the first half, the Lakers trailed the Blazers by 16 points.

"We need a change of thinking," Louie told reporters.

It is the coaching staff who really need to change their thinking.

Although the league is still in an era when defense is king, the Lakers are not a defensive team.

All the defensive champions of the Lakers have been brought out.

However, Wilson cannot put all his power on the defensive end, Garnett still needs to grow, Dumars and Rodman are both past their peaks, and the big Ben in the embryonic stage cannot provide much help.

Facing this already awakened Trail Blazers, the Lakers must defeat them with a game that truly belongs to their own style.

In the second half, Louis moved Barkley and Dumars out of the starting lineup, and then replaced Rodman with Barros, Liu Yuqing and Tragedy.

Looking at the Lakers lineup alone, there are four members of the Cavaliers.

Do you want to play "beautiful basketball"?

Riley was so defensive, but the Lakers started with double high inside screens.

Baros made a three-pointer after using the pick-and-roll.

In the next round, the Lakers played the "Meteor" tactic.

Liu Yuqing made a three-pointer after catching the ball.

For the Blazers, Jordan and Olajuwon are their basics. When the Lakers score a goal, they can also respond quickly.

With a 16-point lead, Portland didn't panic at all.

Starting from the second half, the two sides changed the tit-for-tat in the first half and turned the game into a confrontational battle.

Although the Lakers looked more team and smooth as a whole, they only narrowed the point difference by 9 points in the end.

Jordan and Olajuwon played steadily, tenaciously helping the team hold the lead, and finally won the fifth game.

The big score is 3 to 2.

When Louis accepted the post-match interview, he appeared to be calm on the surface, but in fact, there was a huge wave in his heart.

As long as Feimeng maintains their style of play tonight, they will be the strongest duo in the league.

Moreover, this Trail Blazers will find more ways to play as the playoffs progress, and Fei Meng's trust in each other will also grow rapidly.

In some ways, the Blazers may have become the most terrifying team in the playoffs.

Because the Knicks, who represent the highest ceiling, have self-destructed, the Celtics look good, but they have a super high floor, and what the Blazers showed is a super high ceiling.

What about the Lakers? What advantage does the Lakers have?

Louis thought to himself, although they have veterans and super giants, the backbone of the team is composed of young people.

There are too many uncertainties in this generation X.

By the way, uncertainty is this uncertainty.

The upper limit of the Lakers can be very high, and the lower limit can be very low. Louis is very sure of two things. They cannot play a tiebreaker with the Blazers. It was too risky for Zhu Wang's team to play the seventh game.

So, they had to end the series in Game 6.

Louis still holds the hole card in his hand, UU reading www. uukanshu.com's hole card is the biggest uncertainty factor for the Lakers, and it is also the thing that the Blazers are most afraid of-beautiful basketball.

Tonight, Louis did not send all members of the Cavaliers to start "Beautiful Basketball" to chase points when he was 16 points behind, mainly for consideration of the following games.

In the case of falling behind by a large score, if the "beautiful basketball" cannot be used to turn the defeat into victory, it will be a serious blow to the morale of the team. After that, the Lakers swung back and forth between conventional tactics and "beautiful basketball" and played a good offensive performance. In the end, they lost to the Blazers by 7 points, which indirectly confirmed Louie's concerns.

Even if you play "beautiful basketball" all the way, the effect will not be better than it is now, and losing is a high probability.

As the party leading by a large score, Louis bet on the sixth game.

PS: Please take a half leave today

PS: Please take a half leave today

(end of this chapter)