Chapter 147: The Helplessness of Losing (Second Update!) )
Halftime break.
Qin Yang covered his head with a towel, thinking carefully about the section that had just passed.
"Instead of defending themselves to break through, the Lakers focused on the outside threes and inside finishing offense, and let me shoot from mid-range."
Qin Yang immediately noticed this change and felt a headache.
In this game, Qin Yang felt pretty good, 2 out of 5 in the middle distance, barely reaching forty percent, this hit rate was very average, and there were some pits. Especially when the team needs to salvage the score, this kind of shooting percentage will not work.
In the regular season, Qin Yang has always been a substitute, focusing on three-point shooting and passing, and the defect of low mid-range shooting rate is not specifically targeted by the team.
The defensive focus of all teams is players like James and Kobe, and as for Qin Yang, just pay a little attention. But in the playoffs, when the team was in trouble, this flaw of Qin Yang was magnified.
James' characteristics were just restrained by the Lakers, and at this time, a lot of defensive pressure came to Qin Yang.
If it's a regular season, Qin Yang will feel excited and can try to challenge.
But this is the playoffs and the finals, and Qin Yang is not qualified to use his own methods to block the outcome of this game.
"Xiao Mo, wait a minute to increase mid-range shooting, the team needs your projection." Qin Yang thought about it and said to Mo Williams.
Mo Williams was stunned for a moment and nodded.
As the playoffs progressed, the status of the teams of Mo Williams and Dronte West plummeted, and the ball possession continued to decrease, at this time Qin Yang said this, Mo Williams was taken aback.
Coach Brown explained on the tactical board that he was talking about the defensive end, and as for the offensive end, he could only look at James and Qin Yang.
The game started quickly.
Mo Williams comes on.
On the first ball, Qin Yang slowly dribbled across the half court, Mo Williams blocked and dismantled, Qin Yang broke through, and in the middle distance position, Qin Yang did not shoot again.
Dribbling towards the baseline, Pau Gasol quickly assisted.
Pau Gasol's arm span and height are excellent, and his speed is fast on the inside, Qin ** couldn't get a chance to end the attack, but after Qin Yang attracted the defense, he passed directly back to Mo Williams.
Mo Williams received the ball and broke through and hit a pull-up jump shot.
Luke Wharton followed, but the defense was ineffective.
Mo Williams' pull-up jump shot is a must in the league, and the sense of rhythm is very good, and Qin Yang can only choose to trust his teammates at the critical moment.
Williams hit steadily, making Qin Yang exhale lightly.
When encountering targeted defense, Qin Yang didn't want to shoot, but at this time, Qin Yang shot more, and he would only lead the Cavaliers to a fiasco.
Qin Yang's mid-range shooting percentage is very average, not as good as three-point shots.
The Lakers saw this and were not in a hurry.
The Lakers attacked, Pau Gasol shot high, and the basketball finally popped out of the frame, but Bynum grabbed the rebound and hit it directly with a hook hand.
The little shark's offensive skills are actually better than Howard's.
In this regard, raising baby sharks is also a good option for the Lakers.
The Cavaliers attacked, this time Qin Yang still passed the ball to Mo Williams, Mo Williams met the defense and passed to James, James attacked with the ball and passed to Qin Yang who was running outside.
Qin Yang shot a three-point shot and hit the iron.
In this game, Qin Yang made very few three-point shots, and this time Ariza's defense was also neat, not defending Qin Yang's breakthrough, and defending three points alone.
Qin Yang can try a two-point shot, but the effect is not necessarily better than a three-point shot.
Odom grabbed the rebound and the Lakers attacked.
Pau Gasol held the ball high and passed to Odom, who broke through and passed to Luke Walton, who hit the iron and Ben Wallace grabbed the rebound.
Unlike what fans imagined, in NBA games, there are few cases where a wave of scores is opened.
After each score, the ball is transferred to the other team.
For many teams, when they encounter a wave of scoring points from their opponents, the team will slow down the pace and play a success rate, and the Lakers are not in a hurry although they encounter a scoring drought.
Looking back, Pau Gasol broke through with the ball and turned directly to hit a jumper.
Pau Gasol's positional advantage is too obvious, whether it is a low post single, a high post strategy, or a mid-to-long range shot, it is difficult for the Cavaliers to defend.
Vallejo is also a cost-effective insider, but he was bullied badly when he met Pau Gasol.
Pau Gasol's all-round type has given the Lakers a lot of tactical changes. That's something that other players can't do.
The Lakers' triangle offense isn't very powerful in the end.
It is to rely on the player's individual ability to play the position advantage to score, if it is really so monotonous to play around, the Lakers do not have much advantage.
But Pau Gasol can be inside and out, which greatly enriches the Lakers' tactics.
This tactic makes it more difficult for the Lakers to defend.
At this time, if the Cavaliers had a super center like Howard on the inside, it would be much easier to play, but now, the Cavaliers will be very helpless.
Whether it was Qin Yang looking for an opportunity to shoot a three-pointer and recover his touch, 2 of 4 three-pointers, or James attacking the basket one after another, breaking out furiously, 4 of 6, the Cavaliers were still the lagging side.
The third quarter ended with a margin of 14 points.
When Kobe Bryant came on the court in the fourth quarter, the game was even more difficult.
Qin Yang kept provoking Kobe at the beginning of the fourth quarter, wanting to let Kobe play alone, but Kobe didn't pay attention to Qin Yang at all and handed the ball to Pau Gasol and Odom.
Both men were good at passing, and the Lakers' tactics quickly opened up.
Kobe Bryant even made Qin Yang foul twice, and Qin Yang was disgraced.
The combination of off-ball and ball-based offense, Kobe's threat increased greatly, and Qin Yang's defense was very helpless.
In other words, the Lakers' three-high lineup suppressed the situation throughout the game, no matter how the Cavaliers played, they were suppressed to the death, and the Cavaliers seemed to have several chances to tie the score, but it was useless.
Helpless, powerless...... This is the most hurtful.
With three minutes left in the fourth quarter, Qin Yang and James were substituted, and the third game of the finals ended.
The Cavaliers lost the game 98-108.
In an interview after the game, James was very low-key.
James: "It's not in our rhythm and we're going to find out why, get over it and play the best. ”
"I didn't play well in this game, which had a big impact on the team, especially when I didn't do enough to impact the basket, and I was very responsible for the team's loss."
James was as powerful as ever and didn't throw the pot at his teammates.
In fact, when it comes to critical moments, James will always pass the ball, but rarely shake the pot afterwards, whether he scores or not, James will take the initiative to take responsibility.
That's James' greatest strength.
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