Chapter 254 Breaking the Balance
Cutting meat with a blunt knife is what the "Zen Master" intends. The Lakers' offense is not fast because of his sign on the sidelines, but it is accurate enough, just like the pass and cut just now, starting from Smarsh and Parker's start after serving at the baseline until Odom catches the ball in the inside, and the half-turning hook scores.
This process is like a gear running. Every transmission and cutting are tightly matched, one by one, one by one, and one by one, and it is continuous. As long as you tear a gap, you can create a scoring opportunity.
The most important thing is that in these six attacks in the first six attacks, the Lakers seized the shooting opportunities brought by pulling. The 100 shooting percentage not only seems to be a bluff, but also makes the Celtics' defense very passive.
The Celtics have not encountered such a way of playing that pays attention to success rate, but they just dragged their speed and tried hard to beat them. They were even more tormenting than the guys on the Pistons, and their hit rate was significantly higher.
The Pistons take defense as the foundation for their lives, so they will take the initiative to reduce their speed and then start playing with you success rate. They will not expect to succeed every attack, but will definitely take the initiative to destroy your rhythm.
Those Detroiters take the initiative to destroy your offense with defense, but the Lakers are different. Their defense is far less fierce than the Pistons. They just play more meticulously and patiently when preparing for the offense.
The Lakers have never been a team that lives on defense, from Pat; Shoe of Riley's era to O'Neal and Kobe's ok combination, offense is always the first choice for these guys.
Los Angeles likes to watch Lakers games, and this is why, as Auerbach said, those guys are pointing at the offense and taking out tickets, how could they not study this thing?
Therefore, no matter when, even the Lakers who were trapped in the bottom, their offense has never become rough, especially since the "Zen Master" coached, the offensiveness in their bones has continued.
Phil; Jackson's team is definitely not the most powerful type of defense. Since the Bulls' era, he emphasized that he only put pressure on his opponent as much as possible on the defensive end, rather than relying on defense to push the opponent down.
Offense and defense, the "Zen Master" team requires integrity. Even when there are alternative players like Rodman in the team, the integrity of the attack and defense consistency has never been destroyed.
The Lakers are in a period of decline now, and their personnel matching and ability are far less powerful than their heyday. However, the tactical idea of "Zen Master" has long been rooted in their minds.
How to say Phil; Jackson has been in Los Angeles for several years. Of course, this guy has not forgotten to pick up the boss’s daughter besides being the head coach, but the system he has created has indeed taken root here.
Even if this guy left in the middle, when he came back, he would also put out the bad tactics. However, the facts proved that the ordinary triangular attack was effective here.
Countless opponents have carefully considered Phil; Jackson's signature tactics, after all, this old guy has won nine championships, and most people always have to study him and his team.
But over the past decade, after countless people's analysis and research, it can be said that this tactic is almost the same as Phil; Jackson's various habits have been understood, but this guy is still winning the game that should be won.
If so many people think about it this way, even the Goldbach conjecture should be cracked. The triangular attack has long been dismembered thoroughly, but this thing can be effective in the hands of the "Zen Master". You can't accept this. If you can't understand it, things that you can understand may not be really stopped.
In fact, this is the case for Rivers now. He can see what the opponent wants to do, but when he wants to stop the opponent, there will always be a very awkward feeling in it, which is to let you see it and be unable to prevent it.
It's not that the Lakers' offense is so sharp, but when these guys pass the ball in a rotation, the running position and the time when they fire with the ball are too good, and they also catch up with the opponent's hand movements.
The Lakers' offense is not difficult to deconstruct. Smarsh; Parker controls the ball and overwhelms the midfield, and then quickly passes it to Kobe who is cruising near the top of the arc. After holding the ball, Kobe either breaks through or attracts double teams. Once a loophole appears on the Celtics, it will be immediately transferred to Bynum at the high position. This point in the middle moves, and other points will also move. Often, in this combination of internal and external pass-cutting cooperation, the offensive opportunity can be played. Odom scored three goals in a row because he found a defensive gap during the passing.
The Lakers' tactics are not complicated, and it can even be said that people can understand them at a glance. However, tactics always require players to execute. Whether your players are good or not can be seen by your execution ability.
Although most of the Lakers players are now after breaking up and rebuilding, the ability of "Zen Master" to pinch players is very strong. As long as it is suitable for triangular offense, he can integrate it for you.
Of course, the most important thing is that the "Zen Master" has a good card in his hand, in Smarsh; the moment after Parker passes the ball is the key to the Lakers' ability to completely disrupt the Celtics' defensive level.
Kobe; Bryant, an absolute killer who can score 81 points in a game. When he holds the ball, he can always put a strong pressure on the opponent. Whether you are defending or not, there is this pressure around you that continues to affect you. Sprevi just now can obviously feel very difficult when he faces Kobe.
After the timeout, Sprevi, who had been staying on the sidelines, had a waist crossed and said nothing for a long time. There was no expression on his fierce face. This guy was also an old fry who made a living by defending in the league. If the Knicks' Black Eight Miracle had not been him and Houston, it would have been gone. His defense was the key. In the defense of the forward guards, Sprevile rarely took such a very suffocating loss.
Previous games have also proved this. Generally, shooting guards or small forwards, who are slightly less physical, don't even think of breaking through Sprewell's entanglement. Guys like Hamilton, who are like the Godly Warriors, are stared at by him to death. Even those who are fast, are often tortured to death by his blocking position.
This is an instinct. Although Sprayville is already 36 years old, he is still able to take advantage of many opponents in the same position. It is really not easy for ordinary people to take advantage of him.
But the guy Sprewell is now not an ordinary person. In those three minutes just now, Sprewell, who has always rarely suffered losses in one-on-one defense, was also beaten by Kobe four or five times.
This is really not that Sprewell is not willing to fight for his life, but the opponent's cutting speed and ball control rhythm are really the highest level of the NBA, and how could Kobe, who is in his playing age, be so easily defended?
The Lakers can still maintain the top eight in the Western Conference because the team has such an unsolvable offensive weapon. Most people know that if they want to beat the Lakers, they must defend Kobe, but it is unknown how many head coaches want to nail Kobe, but now few people do this.
Last year, the Suns were beaten 3:1 by the Lakers because there was no way to win Kobe. Average of 30+ points per game was a big killer. If the teammates around him were a little more powerful, they could cause big trouble for their opponents. They were reversed and turned around by their opponents in the later stage, because they were like Bale, who was not stingy.
This is really not that Sprewell is not trying to fight his life, but he just wants to seize Kobe's first step, which is very fast and has a top-level forward and swaying man, which is at its peak. If he is about ten years younger, he may be able to give his opponent a try. If he is broken, the entire defensive system will be loose.
Sprewell, who was standing on the sidelines, was always stuffy. The three-minute game could not make him feel tired, an old guy with good physical fitness. It was just that being so crazy about Kobe made him a little annoyed.
This is not a question of whether he is not face or not. He was held down by his opponent. The Lakers' triangular offense can be played unscrupulously. The most important thing is that the breakthrough has always been placed here, which really makes him feel a little angry. The success of those attacks just now was because Kobe tear open the gap from himself.
That guy didn't act as a finisher after breaking through, but after disrupting the defense line, you can't help but make up for defense. Unless you can naively think that Kobe can't shoot, no matter who you are, you have to go out and guard.
There are loopholes when there are repairs and double-teams. This is an obvious problem. Especially when the opponent pulls the formation apart, this loophole will be more likely to be highlighted. Even if Kobe is still shooting, he can pass it when it is time to pass it. Moreover, with such an obvious opportunity, even if his assist cannot directly penetrate the Celtics' defense, it can disrupt the entire defense's rotation and targeting. Bynum or Odom can have enough opportunities to hold the ball and face the basket. The three consecutive shots just now are a good proof.
Such a tactic seems simple, but it has enough lethality. The three minutes just now are proof that as long as you can't stare at this guy, the Lakers' offense can play quite smoothly.
Even if the Lakers cannot maintain the 100% shooting percentage just now, it will make the Celtics feel uncomfortable, at least making them feel confused.
Now, it is not only Sprewell who feels a little annoyed, but Rivers is also very annoyed when he watches the situation on the court on the sidelines, because the "Zen Master" didn't play anything complicated with him, just simply using the players' pass and cut running and position advancement, which makes his team play very awkward, and even at a disadvantage in the field. This is very different from the previous game played by the Celtics, and it always feels very awkward.
Before the game started, Rivers had a premonition that the game was not easy to play, but he didn't expect that it would be such an unfavorable start. The opponent played very simply, but it was very effective.
If the opponent continues to fight like this, the one who waits for the Celtics is likely to be the first defeat after six consecutive victories. Rivers is not afraid of the team losing, but if he loses so much, he will definitely be unwilling to accept it. Moreover, the Lakers are just eighth in the West now, and they are still a stalemate.
"If we even play eighth place in the West so hard, we still hope to make it to the finals in the future? Wouldn't that be waiting to be dealt with? Spurs, Mavericks, these teams are obviously more difficult than the Lakers. Are we waiting to surrender when we meet them? Then what's the point of our game to enter the playoffs?"
Rivers didn't plan to just bow his head and admit defeat. The bandits around him also had the same thoughts.
Especially listening to the wild shouts of Lakers fans, Rivers slapped the tactical board in his hand fiercely. No matter whose territory he was here, he wanted to hold down the Celtics? Have your dream!
"Now, don't worry about the damn score. If you keep thinking about those issues, you will never be able to play this game well. Remember me, how they like to play is their business. What we have to do is to hit our own. Don't care what the other party is doing! Can't defend! Just attack me!"
This is not that Rivers is ruthless in his act of activism, but he knows that a triangular attack that has been used by the "Zen Master" for many years cannot be cracked by just a few words. Even if you know what the other party is going to do, you may not be able to execute it in place. Instead of worrying about this, it is better to just go out and do your best to be ruthless with the other party.
Just like when you know that when the Qiao Gang is the main winner, you can't even block it. Anyway, you may not be able to crack the opponent's triangular attack now and cannot cool down the opponent's feel. It's better to give it a try.
Anyway, you Lakers also play their own. If you slow down, we will retaliate. No matter whether this can disrupt your rhythm, I must let the team play the game according to their familiar habits, rather than following these Los Angeles people, and then be beaten to death little by little in the opponent's tactics.
There is indeed no harsh and fierce feeling when stabbing someone with a soft knife, but Rivers also knows that even if you are stabbed by your opponent with a knife, you can still be skinned by the opponent even if you don’t die. It would be even more uncomfortable than death.
He insisted on following the other party's rhythm, and the Celtics finally fell down. He was passively letting the "Zen Master" walk with his nose for a long time in the past three minutes. Now he doesn't want to continue this situation.
"I don't care what you do. Anyway, the opponent's basket is the only target! Hit the bastard down hard! If they can maintain a 100% hit rate, then we are in trouble! If they don't have God's help, then we will hammer this damn Angel City to pieces!"
This is not that Rivers wants to drive the guys under his command crazy, but he knows that if he continues to be so slow and slow, both these players and himself will be killed by the "Zen Master".
Since that old guy's triangular offense has kept the Lakers in the most stable sense of balance, what the Celtics can do now is to smash this damn balance to him!
Anyway, this is your territory, and Bostonians won't be good guests...
(First update...)
Chapter completed!