roccoschili Chapter 147 Really Unbeatable! (4000, please subscribe)
Chapter 147 Really Unbeatable! (4000, please subscribe)
Chapter 147 Really Unbeatable! (4000, please subscribe)
Because during the timeout, the Pistons still listened to coach Larry Brown's tactics, so the Pistons didn't know what happened to the Lakers.
What everyone can see is that after the timeout between the third quarters, Payton was left on the court.
Without Payton, Malone's role on the court is only defensive.
Nobody gives Malone the ball!
The ball is passed to the inside, O'Neal needs to throw the ball in, and needs to help the team narrow the score.
O'Neal knew very well that if the game continued like this, the team would be over.
Even if Kobe is traded away, the Lakers will be in a mess. He knows that his physical condition has been deteriorating in recent years. If he wants to make further progress in historical honor, he needs to seize the current opportunity.
O'Neal wants to win!
Kobe wants to win too!
So Kobe received the ball and shot more to help the team score.
The result is that Malone has no offensive threat at this point, and the pressure on the defensive end of Huo Song and Rasheed Wallace who defend Malone becomes lighter, and more physical strength can be used on the offensive end.
Outside players can often kill the game, but inside players often determine the direction of a game.
No matter how accurate the small players are, they can't defend the big players inside.
Big players can get what they want in the paint, and teams can't just gamble on their jump shots.
The small ball era can come because of the revision of the league rules and the re-enacted penalty scale.
In today's era, frequent physical confrontation greatly affects the player's touch.
Therefore, the stronger the perimeter star, the overall shooting percentage is often not so high.
Jordan is an exception, because Jordan is not only a shooting guard, but also the strongest swingman of that era.
The tall ones are not as fast as him, and the fast ones are not as tall as him.
Payton can prevent Jordan from becoming Kobe, but is Kobe cutting melons and vegetables in high-end games, scoring like drinking water?
Kobe didn't work today because Prince, who was taller and heavier than him, was defending Kobe.
The small forward defends the titan and defends the shooting guard, and the size achieves suppression.
Prince took a half step back to defend, and it was difficult for Kobe to win with speed.Not to mention that there is a big defense on the inside.
Even if there is no big book, there are other people inside, it is impossible to easily see Kobe enter and remain indifferent.
The Pistons' defense is inherently holistic and dynamic, rather than individual and static.
Bryant wants to single-handedly get to the basket, that is, a fish actively falls into the fishing net.
Maybe occasionally slip through the net, but the vast majority will be arrested, there is no suspense.
And when Kobe can only make strong shots from the outside, facing Prince, who is tall and has a pair of long arms, he can only suffer.
It can only be iron and picturesque.
"Kobe is enlightened, Kobe is trying to draw a foul! When the jump shot can't solve the opponent, using the ball intelligence to punish the opponent is also an effective means!"
"However, time is running out. The difference between the two teams is huge!"
"Going back to the Los Angeles game, Kobe might be able to play better, but today's game is basically gone."
The third quarter is almost over, and the point difference between the two teams has opened to 28 points.
The Pistons worked hard, and the point difference was pulled to 30 points. The main players can play in three quarters.
For the main players of the Pistons, it should not seem difficult to do so.
It is worth mentioning that the referee in the third quarter has sometimes found a balance and helped the Lakers on the whistle.
This is also one of the reasons why Kobe gradually realized that Prince can be beaten down by fouling.
Kobe would draw fouls, but usually for two plus one.
As a pitcher, as the league's strongest outside star, Kobe has his own pride.Fouls are incidental, and shooting is the key.
But today for the championship, Kobe had to let go of this pride.
Unfortunately, the whistle came a little late.
The Lakers were also hit by the Pistons because of the various problems they exposed.
Kobe hated why O'Neal couldn't stand up like a man. He obviously has that ability. In the last game, O'Neal turned the tide in the paint and almost helped the team achieve a reversal.
But in this game, O'Neal flinched, O'Neal played well for a while, and then got lazy again!
"You lazy fat man! Why can't you work harder!" Kobe couldn't understand why O'Neal, as the boss of the team, didn't lead by example at this time.
It also lacks O'Neal's outbreak, and the Lakers have no temper at all being suppressed by the Pistons.
In fact, in the second and third quarters, the Pistons slacked off.
But the Lakers didn't seize the opportunity and didn't hit a small climax of a big reversal. When the Pistons stabilized, the Lakers wanted to rise up, and they didn't have this chance.
Now this point difference, coupled with the inherently strong defense of the Pistons, the Lakers are out of the game.
After the third quarter, the Lakers only sent Kobe as the main player in the fourth quarter.
This is what Kobe himself insisted on.
Seeing this situation, the Pistons were naturally happy and relaxed, and then replaced with a group of substitutes to end the game.
In the finals, the Pistons won the first two home games without any surprises.
Have to say, this is a good sign.
After playing two good games in a row, the Pistons gradually realized that the internal problems of the Lakers were much bigger than they thought.
The Lakers are one of the best teams in the Western Conference. No matter which team in the Western Conference reaches the finals, they can always play well with the Pistons.
Perhaps, the Pistons can rely on defense and finally win by a few points.
But it's impossible. The Lakers were beaten by the Pistons with no power to fight back while sitting on the OK combination.
In addition, the Pistons still lack a real organizer, a perimeter player who can organize and attack besides Kobe.
The current Payton is obviously not competent for these tasks. When he can't throw the ball into the basket, Payton's role is only to be able to dribble across the half court and play pick-and-roll with Malone.
It is worth mentioning that Payton didn't play a big role on the court, but after the Lakers removed Payton, the backup point guard they replaced didn't even have Payton's original role.
The team performs its duties, and some players are necessary.
Let’s just talk about the small ball era, even if you have five forwards and guards, or just five forwards, if you lack point forwards, you probably won’t be able to go very far.
It is impossible for a team to have five Durants, and it is impossible to have three.
But when singles can't solve the problem, someone needs to be able to organize and find opportunities to pass some balls that can help teammates score more easily.
Even in the finals, not every round of defense is so tight that there is no chance at all.
There are also simple balls in the finals, and creating opportunities to shoot simple balls and making simple balls is what any game pursues.
The Lakers don't, but the Pistons do.
The Pistons have Billups. Although Huo Song is more glorious now, Billups is definitely an indispensable part for the Pistons to win the championship.
Huo Song's ability to play so well depends largely on Billups' cooperation with him in tactics.
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The first two games of this year's finals ended a little too quickly.
Both Pistons fans and Lakers fans feel the same way.
The Pistons seem to have easily suppressed the Lakers and achieved two consecutive victories.
But Lakers fans, as well as fans of many other teams, feel that the Lakers should not be defeated so easily by the Pistons.
The next game at the Staples Arena will definitely be more exciting.
Although Huo Song performed very well, the Pistons still have two Wallaces, but you must know that the Lakers have an OK combination, plus Malone and Payton!
4 is greater than 3, the Lakers' All-Stars are both inside and outside, and the Pistons stars are all inside.
Even though the Pistons have won two games in a row, there are still many fans who stereotype that the Pistons do not have a championship atmosphere.
As long as the Lakers adjust as soon as possible, the Lakers may take away the Pistons 4-2.
That's the Lakers dynasty!
The Pistons are likely to be a stepping stone on the way to the Lakers' resurgence.
On June 6, at the Staples Center, G10 of the finals is about to start.
Because both teams arrived in Los Angeles yesterday, the Lakers actually didn't have much time to adjust their status.
Although the Pistons prepared for G3 in a hurry, their competitive state and competitive momentum are much better than the Lakers. After all, they won the first two games.
At the beginning of the game, Huo Song beat O'Neill again to get the ball.
Next, Payton immediately stepped forward to press the defense, limiting Billups, and avoiding the Pistons' pick-and-roll tactics again.
Billups signaled Huo Song to come out from the inside as planned, and when Huo Song got to a similar position, Billups immediately attacked and used his body to force Payton.
Seeing that Billups was fine, Huo Song made an empty cut to the basket.
The defense of Ma Long and others was attracted by Huo Song, and Billups didn't go far, and directly shot from the middle distance.
Up and down the knife is two points.
It can be seen that the Lakers have adjusted their defense, but the Pistons have a lot of offensive points.
If the Lakers want to cut off the connection between the inside and outside of the Pistons, they must first defend Billups alone.
And the old Payton can't guard against Billups who is at his peak.
In the offensive round of the Lakers, the ball should be passed inside as much as possible.
The first two games were not played for nothing. Everyone knows that if the Lakers want to win, they must fully activate O'Neal and rely on O'Neal to lead the team to win the game.
Kobe didn't deny it either, so he actively looked for opportunities to connect with OK.
But it's a pity that Prince is more experienced in defending Kobe.
Kobe was put inside by Prince, and was surrounded by Da Ben.
Kobe turned around and passed the ball outside, not wanting to be intercepted by Billups.
Billups went straight down, followed by an unexpected three-pointer.
At the beginning of the game, Billups dominated the game and scored all the points in the game. He just took two simple shots and scored 5 points!
The Lakers seem to feel the suffocating offensive rhythm of the Pistons again.
If the Lakers want to turn defeat into victory, they must start with defense, but in these two rounds, there is basically no way to defend.
The Lakers' second wave of offense, the outside line can't pass the ball directly to the inside line, so the ball is handed over to Kobe to handle.
Kobe held back his willful temper, but the Pistons' defense was really good.
Kobe was quickly rounded up, and soon lost.
Can't find teammates, can't give the ball to O'Neal according to the opportunity.
No way, in the end Kobe had to come by himself in order not to waste the ball.
As a result, the ball hit the iron.
Because of the backward shot, the arc of the ball is relatively low and the arc is relatively flat. In the end, the iron hit the front of the basket, and the ball bounced quite far.
The rebound was grabbed by Da Ben who was defended, and then the Pistons made a fast break.
After a lot of chasing, the Pistons failed to make a fast break, but the Lakers missed Huo Song. With the help of Prince as the center axis, the ball suddenly passed from the outside to Huo Song's hands.
Huo Song made a three-pointer from the bottom corner and made a successful hit!
"It looks like I feel pretty good today!"
I have to say that Wiggins' shooting bag in the first quarter is still trustworthy.
After the Lakers have adopted some zone defense tactics, it is easy to have open opportunities in the bottom corner.
Today the Pistons are not the only ones who shoot like Huo Song, Hamilton also shoots more comfortably.
In order to increase the score, the Lakers liberated Kobe from the outside line and let Devin George go with Hamilton.
In the first two games, although Hamilton performed well at critical moments, overall, his average of less than 18 points per game was acceptable.
Of course, the score did not reach 20, mainly due to the problem of possession of the ball.
Hamilton's scoring efficiency in the first two games is not bad, but Huo Song's chances of scoring inside are too high, and he doesn't need to do too much on the defensive end, so it seems that the scoring efficiency is terribly high when he hits one inside.
Today, because Hamilton has more shooting space and less defensive pressure, Billups also asked Huo Song to rest for a while.
If you have the ball and see an opportunity, you can play a few more for Hamilton.
In fact, not only Billups is a big-hearted player in the Pistons, but so is Hamilton.
In a big game like the finals, Hamilton is not afraid at all.
Whether it's Kobe Bryant or Devin George on his ass, Hamilton gets the ball and immediately shoots with confidence.
2 points, 2 points, 2 points!
Although Hamilton's offense was intermittent, after the first quarter, Huo Song didn't make much effort, and the Pistons still led the Lakers by 11 points.
And Hamilton personally scored 13 points, 13 points in a single quarter!
The Lakers wanted to limit Huo Song, prevent Huo Song from receiving the ball, limit Billups' offense, and disrupt the Pistons' game rhythm.
Unexpectedly, as soon as one point was strangled, another point exploded.
As for the Lakers, even the most basic, handing the ball to O'Neal can't do it.
"I can't beat it, I really can't beat it!"
Many Lakers fans at the scene have already come up with such an idea.
Watching the game on the spot and watching it in front of the TV are completely different things.
Watching the game on the spot can feel the atmosphere of the game and the pressure faced by the players for the first time.
The pressure at this time made the fans feel suffocated, let alone the Lakers players.
Almost the same as the previous two games, the Lakers fell into a big disadvantage at the beginning, and they were suppressed without any hope of overtaking the score.
In the first quarter, O'Neal failed to make much contribution to the team, and the Lakers were somewhat distracted.
The same goes for the Pistons, which are basically single defenses.
Even if the role player gets the ball, he will guard one seriously.
Unless the referee feels that the action is too big to blow up, otherwise, the Lakers' offense will be strangled.
Kobe saw that the situation was not right, so he had to make a plan early, so he started to attack with the ball in the second quarter, and adopted a foul strategy against Prince in advance.
After the first half, Prince had accumulated three fouls, and before the second quarter was over, he left the field early and was protected.
But Kobe did not give the Lakers much hope.
In the first half, 48 to 31, the Lakers' defense against the Pistons played some role, but the Pistons made the Lakers' defense even more difficult to score.
A halftime lead of 17 points is another huge disadvantage similar to the previous two games.
The Lakers didn't know how to narrow the point difference, and then played in the third quarter, and the Pistons showed signs of the main players hitting the card in the third quarter.
"Really can't beat the Pistons?"
"This time it's real!"
(End of this chapter)