Chapter 289: Replacing Kobe
"The Lakers fell behind by a big score today, and in the final analysis, they still have to blame for the accuracy of their last shot. ~~x~ So far, the Lakers have shot only 33% from the field, while their opponents have shot 55% from the field, and it is normal to be 13 points behind. The Lakers' top priority now is to improve their shooting accuracy while strengthening their defense and reducing the Clippers' shooting percentage. If you continue to play like this, there should be no suspense about the outcome at the end of the half. Van Gundy said as he took advantage of the substitutions on both sides, these words sounded harsh to the ears of Lakers fans, but the indisputable performance of his own team left them speechless.
In the second quarter, the game entered the eighth minute, and the main forces of the two teams basically returned to the court, with the score of 45:32, and the Lakers attacked.
Famar dribbled forward, Fisher only hit one three-point shot on the court today, there is still no way to compare the breakthrough of the old fish of Loops, the Zen master can only replace the more impactful Famar, I hope the latter can at least show something on the offensive end, don't just be blown up, at least two shots!
Bryant's off-ball run on the offensive end drew most of the Clippers' energy, and Farmar dribbled hard and used his speed to get past Billups, but under the basket he bumped into the Pandas, who were extremely fast in the defense.
Famar was timid at this time, in the face of Ji Guoqiu's defense, he did not have the courage to attack, the Pandas accumulated a lot of power in the hearts of Lakers players after five games, Famar passed the basketball to Gasol in the air, but the quality of the pass was not high, this kind of passing is not a skill that Famar is good at.
Gasol didn't receive the pass, Famar passed the basketball straight out of bounds, and the Lakers contributed a turnover!
Bryant was unhappy with Farmar's mistake. It can be seen that Peter Pan's face is not good. Shouting something at the sophomore rookie. The latter bowed his head and was silent, not daring to refute!
Clippers fans immediately shouted loudly, what they wanted to see most was that Kobe Bryant gave Farmar an elbow, and then the game would be exciting, but fortunately, Kobe Bryant had not been carried away by anger, although the boss really wanted to give these teammates who looked bad at this time an elbow so that they could wake up.
But Bryant was furious and seemed to have forgotten that his own appearance was no better. Shooting was just on the same level as the team.
Clippers fans cheered "MVP" in unison again, and Ji Guoqiu's table today is a proper MVP level, and he dominates both offensive and defensive ends.
Kobe Bryant forced a shot in the face of Posey's defense on the offensive end, and shot an ultra-long-range three-pointer from the outside, and Lakers fans could see from this shot that the boss was about to lose control again.
Phil. Jackson knew that it was not good, although Kobe Bryant scored this goal, but this purely relying on the Meng scoring method was too dangerous in the eyes of the Zen master, this style of play is no different from a gambler who loses a red eye, continue to play like this. They're really going to kneel in this game. Come to think of it, if they couldn't even win against the Clippers with such a good opportunity today. The blow to the morale of the Lakers players is immeasurable, and they will definitely not be able to stop the morale of the Clippers when they return to their home court, and their elimination will be the final outcome of the Lakers.
The game entered the last five minutes of the first half, the score was 54:40, the Clippers extended the margin to 14 points, and the situation of the Lakers became more and more dangerous.
Phil. Jackson called another timeout, and after the game restarted, the Zen master surprised Lakers fans with a set-up that replaced Kobe Bryant with a lineup of: Famar, Vujasic, Wharton Jr., Radmanovic and Gasol.
This time to replace Kobe, Phil. Jackson must have been extremely dissatisfied with Kobe's appearance on the court, which was the result of unbearable.
Kobe Bryant sat on the sidelines, his face was even more ugly, and he sat on the sidelines and gave an elbow to the bench he was sitting on, obviously very dissatisfied with the Zen master replacing him, and his self-esteem was damaged!
The live broadcast camera accurately captured this moment, and the poor stool didn't know if it was damaged by the "Keshen Iron Elbow"?
The Zen master's change of formation has a big gambling component, and if this lineup is strong on the field, then the media will naturally praise him for his strategy after the game. But if it still doesn't work, just press Kobe Bryant now, in Phil. In Jackson's eyes, Kobe Bryant is like a spring, the more pressure he puts on him, the greater the response. Sometimes as a head coach, he is also helpless, when there is no way to tactically and want to win, even the Zen master has to expect Kobe Bryant to change the situation in the second half by his personal ability.
And if neither of them succeeds? Then there is no way, the Zen master is not omnipotent, and it is impossible to guarantee a complete victory in the game.
Gasol led a group of Lakers benches on the court to be more fluid, the Spaniards already knew the triangle offense, and when Kobe Bryant went off the court, the Lakers players played a smooth triangle under Gasol's response. This has made many commentators start to draft articles such as "Kobe Bryant's cancer" in advance, some fans like a round, and they can praise or devalue the stars with a preference, in fact, these media reporters are the most proficient in this way.
The biggest feature of the Lakers' lineup is that there is no black player, and all five players on the court are white. Their style of play is also more like a European team, with a pleasing offense, smooth coordination, and emphasis on sharing the ball, not at all like an NBA team. On the defensive end, the Lakers also played a rare joint defense in the NBA.
Looking at it this way, they are typical European basketball on both offensive and defensive ends.
Coupled with the world champion Gasol as the axis, this Lakers team is more like the Spanish team, and Gasol himself has this feeling, he doesn't have to accommodate others, he can play as he wants, and he can play as he pleases, and play singles in the high and low positions.
The Clippers don't care so much, they still play according to their own style of play, and the Clippers are more like a combination of European teams and NBA teams. On the defensive end, Ji Guoqiu defended Gasol alone, and the other four played joint defense, which was a set of mixed defense; On the offensive end, they mainly play blocking and dismantling offense, and Billups can't get in, so they pass the basketball back to Ji Guoqiu, who is in the high position, and at this time, the Clippers begin to intersperse on the baseline, and the wing players will also see the opportunity to cut. In addition to the specific tactics of the two teams, there are many similarities in the style of play, the most obvious is that they both have an interior line that can shoot and respond in the high post, and the tactics carried out also revolve around the player, so it depends on which of the two big men is better.
At the end of the first half, the score was 66:52, and the difference between the two teams was still 14 points.
In the last five minutes of the second quarter, the Lakers' offense could be seen to be better, but they still couldn't prevent the Clippers' offense, and the two teams scored almost the same. In terms of player competition, Gasol also failed to defeat Ji Guoqiu, especially in terms of personal number jù, Gasol is still a lot worse than Ji Guoqiu's number jù, who makes the family a RMB player.
Brother Panda's passing is more of a fatal blow, whether he is in the high post or in the low position, he can directly pass the basketball to the last attacking player, and the number of assists is rising, this is the effect of telepathy, and it is also a habit he has gradually developed, even if there is no telepathy now, Ji Guoqiu is also playing like this.
Gasol is different, he's a bit like Billups, the Spaniard gets the basketball where it's supposed to go, so it's usually indirect assists, and rarely direct assists for teammates to score. This makes his number jù much worse, and ordinary fans will subconsciously think that Ji Guoqiu is far better than Gasol when they see the comparison of the number of two people. But in reality, Gasol's style of play is more unselfish and more authentic.
Brother Panda's blow was fatal, and without the help of telepathy, the number of turnovers would have increased greatly, and the number of assists could have dropped by half.
Ji Guoqiu 15 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks, Billups 16 points and 3 assists, Artest 10 points and 3 rebounds, Mobley 8 points, Thomas 8 points, Posey 5 points, Garcia 2 points, Amir. Johnson 2 points.
Bryant had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Gasol 12 points and 7 rebounds, Odom 7 points and 4 rebounds, Wharton 8 points, Vujacic 5 points, Radmanovic 5 points, Fisher 3 points, Famar 2 points.
In the first half of the game, the number of the Clippers can be seen a lot of things, such as Artest and Mobley after the absence of Ji Guosha, their numbers have increased a lot, which shows that they have not declined in personal ability this season, and the decline in the number jù is completely caused by Ji Guoyi occupying the number of shots of other players.
But this is not to say that Ji Guosha is a cancer, the Clippers' record this year is there, plus Ji Guoyi's average of 25+ points per game in the playoffs, who dares to say that the little fox is a cancer?
Many players in the NBA can brush up a dazzling number if they give him enough shots, but if you look at the shooting percentage and the number of key shots shot, you can find that there is still a big gap between the efficiency of stars and ordinary players.
Ji Guoyi's shooting rate is above 50%, and then look at Artest and Mobley, both of them have a shooting rate of less than 45%, and even Billups's shooting rate is only 43%, which shows why Ji Guozhi can be the core, why dare to brag in front of the media all day long, he is indeed qualified to pretend to be forced.
At halftime, the Zen master already knew that with Gasol alone, they can do the last five minutes of the first half Cheng dù is the limit, this is the ceiling of these players, you can't ask a group of role players to win in the Western Conference Finals, you have to let Kobe Bryant play his value, the Lakers can win, but this problem is not a small problem.
"If he listens to my advice and reduces the scoring appropriately, then he may not be able to overtake Jordan, but he can build another dynasty, how on earth do I make this kid really understand?" The Zen master was also entangled in his heart, and he didn't expect a way to completely make Kobe obedient for so many years, which is also an unsolvable proposition. (To be continued......) R640