NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 330 331. Zijin Lakers (2 more)

Chapter 330 331. Zijin Lakers (Part [-])

The worst thing is that the entire Lakers guard line is facing an embarrassing situation where no one is available except Kobe.

After the free market did not get reinforcements as expected, the Lakers can only look at players that other teams don't want.

In the end, the taller one was selected among the short ones, and the point guard Smush Parker was also selected.

Parker has always been in a state of playing without the ball in the league, and even had to go to the European League to make a living last season.

In this year's NBA summer league, Parker also used his ability on the field to successfully impress Lakers coach Jackson.

In the end, he got a two-year contract as he wished.

It is such a Lakers team that not only failed to strengthen during the season, but also weakened the lineup. At the beginning of the season, no one was optimistic about the Lakers making a difference.

In everyone's mind, the Lakers may miss the playoffs again this season.

But no one thought that as of now, under the leadership of Kobe, the Lakers have been firmly in the top eight in the West.

In the few games at the beginning of the season, Kobe even contributed a highlight data of 33.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.

Forcibly dragging the Lakers to stand in the playoffs queue alone.

Behind this achievement, the price Kobe paid was that he averaged 41.3 minutes per game.

But what I have to say is that Jackson is indeed proficient in using superstar players.

Before the game, the two teams were warming up for shooting.

The entire Staples Arena is very lively, and Los Angeles has a super high commercial value.

Fans here, no matter what the team's record, rarely see a large open scene.

Therefore, this also makes many players in the league want to join the Lakers. After all, coming here means having a higher exposure rate.

If you can make a name for yourself, this will definitely be of great benefit to the player's future.

Liu Rui, who has always been very popular in the league, was ignored by the media before the game, and all interviews from the media were transferred to the Lakers.

Compared with Zen Master Jackson, the current Liu Rui is indeed not as good, no matter in terms of honor or popularity.

Of course, if the popularity here is not counting Chinese fans...

With the start of the game, the two teams also announced their starting lineups:

Lakers:

Smash Parker, Kobe, Odom, Chris Mim, Kwame Brown.

Bobcats:

Mo Williams, Joe Johnson, Granger, Wallace, Okafor.

After the game started, Liu Rui also felt a little pity on the sidelines.

Facing the Lakers, it would be great if Christie could join early.

In this game, Liu Rui also restored the Bobcats' normal starting lineup. After all, the entire Lakers team needs the Bobcats to take care of only Kobe.

As for Odom, Liu Rui's defensive strategy for him is very obvious, because Odom is not an excellent offensive player, on the contrary, he is a player with a very good overall view.

He still has the title of left-handed magician on the field, so Liu Rui's defense against him is to cut off the connection between him and his teammates, forcing him to participate in more offenses.

When Odom holds the ball, the Bobcats are determined not to defend or double-team on the field, and let him play with the ball alone.

When faced with a Odom who can't connect with the team, even if he scored 30 points in a game, he would not be afraid.

It was Kobe who really gave Liu Rui a headache.

This season, Kobe has performed supernaturally. In one-on-one defense, few people in the league can completely defend Kobe.

Fortunately, Liu Rui did not intend to limit Kobe to a certain extent in this game. On the contrary, Liu Rui planned to let Kobe play with the ball alone on the court.

Facing a player like Kobe, you can't double-team him. The more you double-team him, the harder he plays.

And while he scored himself, he was able to drive his teammates, which is the worst thing for the team.

Therefore, Liu Rui's strategy in this game is to resolutely defend alone.

Anyway, the shortcomings of the entire Lakers team are obvious, that is, the number of available players is very limited.

Liu Rui didn't believe that Kobe could score seventy or eighty points while playing the whole game.

After all, the feat of 81 points in a single game has only appeared once in Kobe's entire career.

In the opening jump ball, the Lakers got the ball first.

The Lakers play very simply on offense.

Due to the return of Zen Master Jackson, the Lakers also re-launched the triangle offense.

Kobe is definitely a well-deserved main offensive point. When Kobe and Odom are on the court at the same time, Odom's task is more to act as a passer for Kobe and cut without the ball.

Therefore, after the Bobcats saw the Lakers' positioning on the defensive end, they didn't feel anything wrong at all. After all, Liu Rui also explained the Lakers' offensive methods very comprehensively before the game.

In this game, Danny Granger was facing Kobe. Liu Rui chose to let Joe Johnson stagger Kobe and devote more energy to offense.

After all, the bobcats, who are blooming more, have a great advantage in physical strength.

Unlike the Lakers, the Lakers can only rely on Kobe to drive scoring, while everyone in the Bobcats can stand up and score. This is a contest between individuals and teams.

Facing Granger, everyone on the Lakers side chose to pull away and handed over the right side to Kobe.

Kobe held the ball and swayed his back twice, and directly chose a fadeaway jumper that turned to the right.

sigh~

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Kobe's offense is very simple, but even if Kobe's shot point is judged, it is difficult to directly block the shot in the face of a large fadeaway jumper.

In the matchup with Kobe, Granger's inexperienced shortcomings were undoubtedly exposed.

Facing Granger, Kobe has too many ways to score. The only thing that can limit him is probably to let him complete a larger shot.

However, compared to the Lakers, the Bobcats have carried out a lot of off-ball pick-and-roll and running positions on the offensive end.

By constantly interspersing, more outside opportunities are created to shoot three-pointers.

The two insiders of the Lakers are relatively reluctant to defend, especially when Chris Mim is facing Wallace.

Wallace passing Chris Mim is as simple as crossing the road in the early morning, and there is no need to explode the second step.

Seeing Chris Mim who was easily passed, the other players of the Lakers had no choice but to make up defenses.

Otherwise, Wallace would really kill the basket, and the center Kwame Brown under the basket was promoted to a high position by Okafor.

Once the Lakers' defense on the field needs to go through non-stop defense, then under the bobcats' ball transfer, there will inevitably be defensive loopholes.

(End of this chapter)