Chapter 1095 [Quiet Puppet, Defending Around the Behind]
At halftime, everyone was discussing how many points Guo Xu would score today, and he could continue to play without opening up the difference.
Many fans on the Internet also discussed George Karl's coaching level, believing that he is seriously overrated. Any coach who can make the opposing star score 30 points in a single quarter must have very poor on-the-spot adaptability.
Despite being a well-known "Qiansheng Sect Head" in the league and very senior, Carl did not receive much respect, and almost everyone who worked with him commented that "this old man is sick"!
He likes to criticize his players, he gets into trouble with people everywhere he goes, and of course he gets criticized by others.
For example, the conflict between him and Ray Allen in the Bucks, the two sprayed each other in the face of the media, and finally left.
Kenyon Martin said of Karl more intensely, "Every player who has played for this rotten man, every coach who has worked under him can't stand him." He was so selfish, miserable, and cowardly that it was no wonder he was fired wherever he went. He's definitely the worst coach I've ever played for. He also said that 'Melon' doesn't love to defend, and he never taught it himself! ”
When he was younger, he used to be nicknamed "Crazy Carl", labeled "Fierce" and "Rude". He has always been controversial and often surprising. In the parallel world, in the 2013 playoffs, Karl wanted Iguodala to scrap Curry, which was later revealed because the upright Iguodala jumped out of the Nuggets' final year of his high-salary contract and joined the Warriors.
"Struggle" has always been the most important two words in Carl's life, and he has won the battle against cancer twice, which may be the footnote of his life.
Of course, no matter what data Guo Xu plays today, it is impossible for Carl to arrange players to abolish Guo Xu. Even if he arranges it, no player in the Kings will dare to implement this "tactic", unless this person does not want to mix in the NBA in the future, or even in the United States.
Vujacic is a clear example, because he maliciously injured Guo Xu once, and his career back in Europe was not smooth, he did not win Sharapova's favor, and his whole life deviated from the direction.
In the second half, the King's tactic was to hand over the ball to Harden and play star tactics like the Lakers.
In the third quarter, Harden suddenly broke out, scoring 19 points with a burst shot, and he also assisted Stein to score two baskets and assist Belinelli to shoot a three-pointer, leading the team to overtake the score.
Harden looked like he could do anything, and he grabbed four rebounds in a single quarter, and his stats went towards a super triple-double.
The Lakers trailed 85-92 into the final quarter, and Guo Xu scored 15 points in a single quarter, shooting three three-pointers, all of which were scored when Hibbert was on the floor.
Karl served, saying that he would not let Hibbert play again in the last quarter, he was dumbfounded when he encountered a block, he could only move around the restricted area, and he could not protect the backcourt rebound.
Guo Xu scored 54 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists to perform bravely, but his teammates were dumb and couldn't find a feeling, and the others only scored a total of 31 points.
This can't be blamed on the strength of the role players, but the tactical style of play is determined, they have too few opportunities to shoot, basically just stand up to catch the ball and shoot, and it is difficult to ensure the feel of the occasional shot.
Guo Xu used to like to control the number of shots, just to help his teammates open. From the perspective of winning, it is best to keep the number of shots made by the core players of the championship team to less than 20 times, and more than this number will definitely affect the team's cooperation.
The score fell behind, and the Lakers players, including Guo Xu, defended seriously, but they still didn't defend it, and Harden had a convulsion. In addition to making seven three-pointers, Harden also made an impressive number of free throws, making 17 free throws in just three quarters.
If this continues, Harden is likely to break his career single-game scoring record, and he has already scored 48 points.
Tyrone Lue has a bit of a headache, and it was very successful to help Guo Xu brush the data today, but if the Lakers lose in the end, it won't look good. The king is not strong at first glance, and losing to them is tantamount to an upset.
In order to better defend Harden, Tyrone Lue replaced Andre Robertson, but Guo Xu stood up at this time and "took the initiative to ask".
"I'll defend Harden." Guo Xu directly arranged tactics. "Devin (Booker) is going to defend the main guard, be more active when you play fast break, and I'll pass you whenever I have the chance. If I miss Harden, the wing Andre (Roberson) is mindful of interfering with the mid-range shot, the inside guard interfering with his layup, and the man who doesn't have the range to go. ”
Tyrone Lue was a little embarrassed, and complained wildly in his heart: Isn't it a joke that you are 183CM tall to defend Harden? Are you still ready to release the water?
However, from another point of view, Guo Xu may easily score against Harden when he counterattacks.
Tyrone Lu looked at Guo Xu and silently asked for advice with his eyes, if he directly opposed the team boss, he felt bad. Guo Xu smiled and nodded at him, meaning to reassure him.
Seeing that the boss had made up his mind, Tyrone Lu had no choice but to be a quiet puppet, and "clapped" and said, "Let's just fight like this." ”
The game started, the king attacked first, Guo Xu followed Harden and began to defend closely.
Rondo didn't play at this point, and Carl felt that his offense was too bad, so he sent Collison to share the offensive pressure on Harden. Seeing that Guo Xu was defending Harden, Collison immediately divided the ball after half the court.
Collison singled out Booker to have a speed advantage and miscalculated, but Harden's chances looked better.
The home fans are very excited, the core of the two teams is directly opposite in the final quarter is what they want to see the most, if Harden scores more points than Guo Xu and wins the game, maybe it will be a god.
Guo Xu first failed to gamble and steal, and then made a defense that shocked everyone's jaws, and followed Harden's ass to get stuck in the position.
Harden was a little confused, no one had ever defended him like this. He soon found himself in an awkward situation, where he could only dribble forward, unable to do the familiar crotch dribble and step-back shot.
Harden easily dribbled the ball into the three-point line, but he felt uncomfortable because he rarely hit the shot, and the offensive rhythm was disrupted.
Last season, Harden shot just 7.4 percent of his shots from mid-range, making 0.6 of 1.3 shots and 43.1 percent from the field. He didn't shoot much from the big two-point line either, accounting for 13.1 percent of his total shots, making 0.8 of 2.4 shots and shooting 33.7 percent from the field.
Harden doesn't practice mid-range shooting in the team, he mainly practices three-point shooting and breakouts, and has developed a habit in recent years. He imitates Guo Xu's style of play, with a true hit rate of more than 60% and super high efficiency.
Guo Xu during the Sun period did not shoot much, because there will be teammates to take on this task, even then he will practice shooting, less shooting is not like Harden is almost non-shooting. In this time loop, Guo Xu and Wang Jun single-handedly trained Zhongtou into a big killer.
Harden was not in the right rhythm, but there was no one in front of him to defend and still chose to shoot in the middle, and Robertson let go of Solomon and interfered slightly, and the ball was deflected.
Horford won the rebound and immediately made a pass to Guo Xu, and there were two mismatches on the court, Guo Xu vs. Harden, Booker vs. Collisson, and 3 to 3 in the frontcourt.
Harden didn't get close, so Guo Xu comfortably received the pass and quickly advanced to the frontcourt.
Guo Xu grabbed a three-point shot one meter outside the three-point line on the left side, Harden retreated too far back, stepped forward and just stretched out his hand, and the ball went in.
88-92, Guo Xu scored 57 points.
The Kings attacked, Harden asked for the ball from the perimeter, and Collison passed.
Harden just wanted to make a move, but found that Guo Xu went around behind him again, and resolutely forced him to break through with the ball forward.
Whether it was in front of the TV or watching the game live, the audience was dumbfounded.
What is this thing? Defending around the back? Doesn't this make Harden shoot in the open spot?
Harden made a three-point pull-up jumper, and Guo Xu stuck behind him, causing Harden to lean forward slightly. Surprisingly, his open three-pointer this time was ironed again......