Chapter 616 [Rebirth from the Fire, Tenacity Competition]
Yang Rui has the advantage of letting Kobe Bryant play full in the regular season, that is, he "sharpens the knife"!
Usually, everyone practiced a lot of tactics, but because Kobe Bryant couldn't play, he could only watch Kobe Bryant heads-up, and after 82 games, everyone was holding back their strength.
Even if Yang Rui doesn't emphasize passing, the players will consciously play and pass the ball to teammates in better positions, because they all want to prove one thing - they are not selfish people like Kobe!
In addition, the management asked Kobe Bryant to "recuperate" at home, Kobe Bryant would not be able to give his teammates a "death glare", and the young players would be much less stressed and more daring to play.
The young players are passionate and ambitious. In college or high school, everyone was a superstar. They all have a dream of stardom, and who doesn't want to take on more responsibility and prove themselves?
The players played on time to warm up, and CCTV5 broadcast live.
The camera showed the players on the sidelines, and Zhang Li sighed: "Kobe Bryant didn't come to the scene today, but the Lakers players look confident, and many people are smiling." โ
Yu Jia said: "Last season, without Yao Ming, the Lakers still entered the Finals, and the Lakers are a real strong team and will not admit defeat." โ
Lakers starting five: Louis Williams, Iguodala, James Posey, Millsap, Yao Ming.
Warriors five: Mike Conley, Azubuke, Jason Richardson, Zach Randolph, Brook Lopez.
With such squad depth, it is not surprising that the Warriors finished seventh in the West, and there are potential stars inside and outside, and as long as Conley and Lopez are cultivated in the future, they will be the favorites to win the championship.
Randolph and Richardson are equally good, they were teammates in college, and together they led Michigan State to an NCAA championship, and they worked very well together.
Yao Ming jumped the ball and the game began, with Posey receiving the ball and passing it to Lu Wei.
Millsap and Iguodala pulled away on the right, Posey attracted the defense at 70 degrees on the left side, and Lu Wei and Yao Ming blocked and dismantled in the middle and broke through to the left.
He got rid of Conley and made a one-step pull-up jumper from inside the three-point line, but Lopez couldn't switch defenses and the ball went in. 2 to 0.
BROOK LOPEZ, 213CM TALL AND WEIGHING 125 KILOGRAMS, BECAME A STARTER IN HIS ROOKIE SEASON, AVERAGING 13 POINTS, 8.1 REBOUNDS, 1 ASSIST AND 1.8 BLOCKS PER GAME, SHOOTING 53.1% FROM THE FIELD AND 79.5% FROM THE FREE THROW LINE.
Many people think that he is like Yao Ming, with accurate mid-range shots on the offensive end, solid feet in the low post, and can resist people on the defensive end to guard the penalty area.
Lรณpez, because of his weight, has an equally pronounced weakness, moving slowly, especially laterally.
On the Lakers' defensive end, Yao Ming and Millsap complement each other, with the latter being responsible for blocking and pick-and-roll, and is positioned outside; Lopez doesn't have this treatment, and his partner is Randolph, a black fat man who is also not good at blocking and pick-and-roll.
Hornacek is not known for his defense, and the regular season is to arrange joint defense, and rarely change guards when encountering blocking and dismantling inside.
The Warriors attacked, and Hornacek's tactics were the same as Yang Rui's, with two swingmen and power forwards pulling apart, and Conley and Lopez in the middle blocking and dismantling. The Lakers' defensive tactics are also joint defense, with Iguodala in the center and Lowe on the left side.
Conley drew Millsap into a switch and played the ball close to Azubuuk, who was running on the left, who received the ball at 70 degrees and pulled a three-pointer against Love. 2 to 3.
The Lakers attacked, Lu Wei and Yao Ming played blocking and dismantling, Conley was fast, chasing and defending in place, and Lu Wei passed the ball to Yao Ming in the high position.
Yao Ming has never said anything bad about Kobe, which does not mean that he likes Kobe's style of play. Bryant wasn't there, and he wasn't worried about not playing well in the playoffs, but he was excited and full of power.
He followed Yang Rui's request, observed the running positions of his teammates on both sides, and slammed the ball from the top of Lopez's head to the basket.
On the right side, Millsap made an off-ball cover for Iguodala, and the first brother cut inside at full speed to get rid of Azubuk, and Randolph stood relatively far away, and the change of defense was half a beat slower, and he was also taken away in one step.
Iguodala jumped high, received Yao Ming's pass with both hands, and scored with a dunk. 4 to 3.
It was a brilliant goal and many of the home fans stood and cheered.
The Warriors attacked, Conley passed the ball to the left side again, Azubuke threatened three inside the three-point line, changed to break through the baseline after probing, and the physical advantage was obvious, squeezing out of the way.
Yao Ming made up for the basket, Azubuke passed the ball to the middle during the run, and Lopez scored a high jumper. 4 to 5.
Zhang reasonably commented: "The Warriors signed Azubuke in 2006 really picked up a treasure, he is a rookie who was not drafted, but he is very strong, fast, physically strong, can break through and shoot, and his defense is also fierce." โ
Yu Jia said: "There are no weak teams in the West this year, it is very difficult for the Lakers to win the championship, and if the Western Conference Finals are against the Mavericks, they will not have home-court advantage." โ
At this time, the Lakers played the block and demolition for the third time, Lu Wei took the right side, and Yao Ming cut to the low post.
Lu Wei hit the ball to Yao Ming, who asked for the ball with his back at 45 degrees, Yao Ming relied on Lopez to protect the basket, the latter's center of gravity dropped very low, and Iguodala suddenly cut to the basket on the baseline and gave up the position to Lu Wei.
As soon as the two crossed and ran in position, the Warriors' defense was chaotic, and if they continued to defend together, the bottom line would be Randolph's defense of Luwe, so Conley chased after him, but Randolph defended Iguodala and his speed was also at a disadvantage.
Yao Ming saw the opportunity, flicked the ball to the back of his head, passed from the top of Lopez's head to the basket, Iguodala was far more physical than Randolph, half a body ahead of the ball, took a step and jumped, glided to the other side of the basket, and "looked back at the moon" with his right hand to smash the ball in. 6 to 5.
Randolph was right next to him, didn't jump, and gave up on his defense.
Zhang Li shouted: "Beautiful, Yao Ming has two assists in a row, and he should be able to score five good goals, and the Lakers' offense is really smooth today." โ
Yu Jia said: "When Kobe Bryant was here, he was usually dominated by star singles, but now he can't play, and other Lakers players can get more offensive opportunities." Yang Rui publicly said that Kobe Bryant was too alone, and this season he really affected the team's cooperation. โ
Zhang Reasonable nodded: "If the Lakers can win the championship this year, Kobe's popularity will definitely decline, now it depends on what step Yao Ming can lead the team to do, he can cope with the high and low positions, the real core." โ
Yang Rui's words are very credible, and many Chinese bureaus have switched camps, supporting Yang Rui and supporting Yao Ming.
If Kobe Bryant and Yang Rui go head-to-head and have the notoriety of "driving away the basketball pope", no one will be able to save him in the future, unless he can really win a championship in 1 fight 9 in the future.
The Warriors players couldn't pass and almost ran out of 24 seconds, and Randolph singled Millsap and scored on a step-back shot to make it 6-7.
Randolph was also reborn after arriving at the Warriors, people used to always say that he was a cancer, but now he is found to be really good on the offensive end, with high heads-up efficiency, can also play blocking and dismantling with teammates, and is still the best player in the Warriors' rebounding.
The opponent scored continuously, Yang Rui was always smiling on the sidelines, crossing Erlang's legs without being impatient, he had expected that he would fight to attack today, comparing who was more tenacious on both sides, and the details were done well.
The Warriors have a lot of potential, but in terms of roster running-in, they can't compare to the Lakers, who have reached the Finals four years in a row and have a lot of playoff experience.
The Lakers attacked, and after blocking and dismantling, Yao Ming cut again, this time he received the ball in the low post on the right side and leaned on Lopez, turned around to the bottom line and passed successfully, jumped up in one step, and scored with both hands dunk. 8 to 7.
Yao Ming's most recent weight was 123 kilograms, he is taller than Lopez, but he weighs less, and he has always maintained mobility since entering the league, and the "Shanghai Dance Steps" are perfect.
One-on-one heads-up, rookie Lopez will definitely not be able to prevent him.