Chapter 142 Los Angeles Derby (eight)
The entire Staples Center has turned into a sea of carnival. Fans wearing Lakers uniforms shouted the name of Winnie the Pooh loudly, and Jessica in the audience also began to accept congratulations from the fans around. Vanessa hugged her at the first time, and then Swift also screamed and slapped Jessica with high fives. Obviously, everyone was delighted by Winnie the Pooh's wonderful performance. Over the years, who has had such a shocking performance in the Lakers except Kobe Bryant!
71:69, the Lakers successfully overtook the score by relying on Winnie the Pooh's amazing performance at the end of the third quarter. Luo Yun returned to the bench with cheers, and the cheerleader girl performance started again. However, the audience at the scene had no intention of watching these beautiful American girls. They all looked up at the big screen above Staples. They had begun to play Luo Yun's wonderful scenes tonight. The fans in front of the TV also reviewed the scene just now in the voice of the commentator. It can be said that after Winnie the Pooh came to the Lakers, they did not immediately take off the label of Denver. Today, the crazy performance of 40 points in three quarters made Lakers fans truly recognize him from the bottom of their hearts!
Recognize this man who can carry the banner in the most difficult time of the Lakers!
Kobe didn't say anything, but just stood up and hugged Luo Yun. Bryant encouraged Luo Yun in the way he was best at, and his teammates on the side also stepped forward to slap him in a high-high manner. There was still a game. As long as Luo Yun's touch was still hot, victory would be at your fingertips!
Rivers on the Clippers have already begun tactical arrangements, and Luo Yun's outbreak completely disrupted his plan, which forced him to re-formulate tactical strategies. However, once players like Winnie the Pooh enter the state, they will present a "unsolvable" mode. In addition, there are no defensive vanguards like Prince and Bathir in the Clippers. So it is difficult to find a player who can limit Luo Yun, not to mention that these people cannot defend at all in the competition of absolute speed!
In the NBA, there are many players like this, such as Kobe, Shubao Du, LeBron, Anthony, and the answers of the past and McGrady. Once such people get the wind, they can't defend. People often say that Battier and Prince do a good job in defending these players, but it should be noted that they can't actually defend, and at most they suppress them to a certain node. Otherwise, they will fire with all their might.
When defending such players, it is best to find a player with a height, wingspan and speed that can keep up with the opponent's speed. However, there is no such role in the Clippers, so Rivers can only let Paul limit Winnie the Pooh as much as possible, as long as he can disrupt his offensive rhythm and prevent him from firing freely like in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, in order to restore the starter's physical fitness as much as possible, the substitutes were allowed to go up and hit the bench. However, in terms of bench depth, the Lakers were obviously behind the Clippers. Fortunately, Scott put Oden up again this time. He didn't expect the Emperor to have any eye-catching performance, as long as he could do a good job of defense at the basket. Moreover, the Clippers' substitute center Ryan Hollins did not have much offensive ability. The one that could pose a threat was the double-gun of the backcourt composed of Darren Clison and Crawford.
Without Luo Yun, the Lakers substitute began to honestly fight the position. The inside was composed of Oden and Thackeray, and Johnson and Ridno took turns to the basket on the outside. Darren Collison took the lead in exerting force on the outside. Although this senior UCL had been injured for a long time, his skills did not fall. He had a lot of firepower in the three-point line and relied on pick-and-roll to score a goal outside!
On the Lakers, Wesley Johnson also retaliated with a three-pointer after receiving the pass from Ridno. It can be said that the pressure on the Lakers to be substitute is much more than that of the Clippers. With Luo Yun's strong performance, if they dragged their legs, they would definitely be complained by Los Angeles fans. They were originally marginal figures and finally got a contract, so they naturally had to play a game that satisfies the team. Therefore, although the Lakers' shooting percentage is very low, the victory is due to their positive attitude and the rebounding is also a few more than the Clippers, so the score was not quickly pulled away!
The substitutes of both sides fought for about 4 minutes, and the fierce battle was not the time difference between the starters, but for Ye Changmeng, Rivers still put the starters up in advance, and the Lakers did the same. But what was surprising was that this time the substitution was Luo Yun not a PG. When everyone looked at the weird combination of Winnie the Pooh and Ridno, they all exclaimed. Even Rivers was a little confused. Doesn't Scott understand that the Lakers' offenses are connected by Luo Yun? At this time, he mentioned him to the SG position, and he was too brave.
But despite this, Scott did not change his decision. Seeing this, Bryant turned his head and looked at Nash beside him. Obviously, Scott planned to experiment with the Lakers' new system in advance, because Luo Yun served as PG, the Lakers would inevitably go on a path of relying on sanitation control. Once Luo Yun had a problem, he might be afraid that this unpromising Lakers would immediately become a mess and have no clue to attack.
The Lakers now have two All-Star point guards, one of them is an experienced regular season MVP. If it is not used properly, it will undoubtedly be a waste of resources. Therefore, the more aggressive attacking Winnie the Pooh mentioned the SG position has become one of the Lakers' killer moves. After Nash returns in the next game, the chemical reactions generated between the two will be infinitely amplified, and the Lakers' offensive choices will also be more.
However, in this way, the Lakers' backcourt defense will inevitably weaken a lot. However, when Gasol leaves and Kobe is injured, offense is the problem that the Lakers need to solve the most.
The next game also proved the correctness of Scott's decision. When facing Redick, Luo Yun could be said to have full firepower. The elf-like butterfly step directly made Redick dizzy. Although Paul was determined to make up for the defense, Ridno either followed him or ran to an unguarded position to catch the ball. Although Luo Yun was SG, he did not abandon his exquisite pass. It can be said that Paul was in a dilemma now and could only wait for the next change of defense!
"Swish!"
Another accurate jump shot was made. Winnie the Pooh scored 42 points in the Lakers' single game, and the fans at the scene cheered. In the following time, whenever Luo Yun got the ball, the entire Staples Center was like a chicken blood, and the Clippers did not lose their composure in the face of such a situation. Chris Paul's calmness moved everyone's players. Even if Winnie the Pooh kept scoring in front of him, he was still like a machine that never slacked offensively, creating the best offensive opportunity for his teammates!
Facing such a calm Paul, Luo Yun also held his breath in his heart. The hot touch made him want to keep scoring. Chris Paul also tried his best when defending Luo Yun. Luo Yun, who was obstructed by Paul, did not shoot from the outside. After making the two-pointer just now, he began to change his strategy. So in the next two minutes, people only saw a crazy bear constantly rushing to the Clippers' basket. No one except Paul could keep up with the speed. The dazzling layup stretched his figure infinitely. Winnie the Pooh with full firepower was enough to shock everyone.
"Swish!"
Another layup was successful. After landing, Luo Yun looked at Paul in front of him and kept gasping. Seeing this, Chris didn't say much and immediately received the ball and led the team to counterattack. Griffin, who had already had four fouls, temporarily put down his concerns and began to attack the basket frequently under Paul's guidance. At this time, Jordan Hill also tried his best to hold back Griffin, but Shafen was an All-Star after all, not a fool who could only dunk!
The following shot just proves Griffin's ability to play under the basket. He saw him holding the ball with both hands facing Jordan Hill. First, he quickly turned his back with his left foot as the axis to attract Hill to step forward and defend. Then, when his right foot landed on the ground and turned his back to Hill, he suddenly turned around and held the ball with both hands up, and took a fake move to shake Hill to one side. The next moment he quickly flew to the basket and successfully scored two points with an easy dunk.
The clean and neat scoring allowed Griffin to regain confidence at the basket. After Luo Yun passed the ball to the open Ridno, the Clippers seized the opportunity to counterattack after he missed the three-pointer. Ridno made a three-pointer, Jordan Jr. squeezed Pekovic away and grabbed the rebound. Then a strong pass was passed to Paul. Therefore, Chris's speed of lightning was finally demonstrated!
Just like a hurricane that abused the court, the moment Paul got the ball, the teammates of both sides moved immediately. Luo Yun caught up with Paul at the first time, and then the players of both sides ran desperately like a long-distance raid. Seeing Paul heading straight to the basket, Reedno and Luo Yun formed double-teams at the first time, and Griffin followed closely. No doubt, as long as Paul threw the ball to Griffin behind him the next moment he stepped into the free throw line, it would inevitably lead to a shocking dunk!
Paul dribbled the ball, facing the joint double-team of Luo Yun and Ridno, and quickly dribbled the ball in the opposite direction with the unchanged speed. He also turned his body sideways as if he wanted to avoid Luo Yun. Griffin behind him quickly followed up to catch the ball. At this time, everyone knew what Paul was going to do, especially when he held the right hand behind the ball, some Lakers fans couldn't help but cover their eyes!
However, just when people thought that the scene of tyranny was about to happen, Paul suddenly pulled back his right hand, and when he was staggering Luo Yun, he took the opportunity to the right side of the basket like a hurricane.
Throw the ball into the basket!
"Swish!"
With a stunning fake move, Chris Paul used his unique way to tell the fans who is the strongest No. 1 player in the league. The precise planning allowed him to easily fight back.
Chapter completed!