Chapter 619 [No One Can Stop Them Now]
The Nuggets attacked, Billups took the front court to look at Anthony, didn't pass, and suddenly faced Lowe on the left side to pull out three points, and hit another one. 5 to 6.
The Lakers attacked, and Lowe brought it to the frontcourt or passed it to Brooks, and Kreza broke out in a cold sweat.
The Lakers let this thing start on purpose to play me, right? Can you not push me alone, and say that the good offense will bloom more?
Most of the time, Yang Rui will arrange a combination of inside and outside, but when there is a clear advantage in singles, he doesn't mind if someone doesn't finish throwing.
Bob has the strength, and now is his prime, so Kreiza is a little farther away, he catches the ball and shoots again, or three points, this time the ball is off the basket.
As soon as the ball was shot, Yao Ming and Millsap rushed to the inside together, Billups in the middle couldn't stop Yao Ming from cutting in the air, he relied on his height advantage to grab the rebound in the front court, and immediately jumped twice in the penalty area, scoring with a hook hand at close range, Nene didn't cover it, and Anthony couldn't help it. 7 to 6.
The Nuggets attacked, Anthony asked for the ball again, this time choosing to shoot inside the three-point line, easily dodging Brooks' block, but the strength was not grasped well, and the frame popped out.
Yao Ming grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and passed it to Lu Wei, who advanced at full speed with the ball, and there were several misalignments on the court.
In front of the three-point line, Lowe dribbled behind the right side and changed direction, relying on his speed to pass Billups and hit the basket, attracting Creza to make up for the defense, passing the ball to the middle, and the follow-up Iguodala received the ball and jumped up and scored with one hand. 9 to 6.
The Nuggets attacked, Anthony went to the right side of the heads-up, Iguodala went to the main defense, without Yang Rui's arrangement, the players spontaneously adjusted to a mixed defense, Yao Ming continued to move near the penalty area, and the other four were marked.
Before the game, Yang Rui made arrangements, if the Nuggets players did not feel good, they would let them shoot, and a counterattack after the joint defense was misplaced. But if they have a good hand, Iguodala will go to Anthony and don't let him shoot and score super high points in a single game.
If Anthony has a convulsion, it will be easy to score 40 points, and he can't ignore it.
Anthony didn't play hard, passed to Hamilton who was running, and Lowe followed very closely, he just suffered from his size, and his speed was still superior to Hamilton.
Hamilton didn't take advantage of his height advantage to shoot directly, and distributed the ball to Billups, who relied on ** to cover the run.
Millsap switched defenses, and Billups gave the ball to Kreza in the bottom left corner, but Yao was too far away to interfere with the shot, and Kreza hit a near-open three-point shot. 9 to 9.
The Nuggets offense played very smoothly, the players selflessly shared the ball, and it was not surprising that they could abuse the Hornets, in Yang Rui's previous life, they reached the Western Conference Finals and unfortunately lost to the Lakers.
Five minutes later, Yang Rui replaced Yao Ming and sent Odom to strengthen the defense of blocking and outside shooting, and the offense continued to rely on two small guards, counterattacking or blocking and breaking.
In the first quarter, neither team could defend against anyone, and the Lakers fell behind 34-37.
Anthony scored 15 points in the first quarter, and Billups also scored 10. The Lakers scored 14 points and hit two three-pointers, Iguodala had eight points, and Millsap also had six points and four rebounds.
In the second quarter, Yao Ming, who had rested for a while, came on the court to take the bench and partnered with Gibson, James Jones, Posey, and Landry, and soon overtook the score with a wave of 11-0 and suspended the Nuggets.
Yao Ming scored eight points and assisted on a three-pointer from the right side of Posey.
The Nuggets' weaknesses began to show, with Hamilton signed on the outside, stronger on the outside, and inevitably weakened on the inside.
Kenyon Martin has stayed with the Nets, and the Nuggets have started with fewer excellent interior players, which makes them have even worse interior depth off the bench.
"Birdman" Chris Anderson and Nahura are partners, two pure blue-collar workers, and the offensive end can only pick up leaks in the penalty area to score, Yao Ming can shrink near the penalty area and wait for the opponent to attack, interfere and block shots.
ON THE DEFENSIVE END, ANDERSON IS 208CM TALL AND WEIGHS 111 KG. Nahula is 203CM tall and weighs 109 kg, has empty strength, and is too short to prevent Yao Ming.
After Yao Ming received the ball in the low post, he played very calmly in his singles, and he easily turned around to the baseline and the middle to jump and hook his hands without wrapping him. He's not fast, but his opponent just can't help it.
The team without a meat shield center is against Yao Ming, and the end is torture.
Follow me with my left hand and right hand in slow motion, right hand left hand, slow motion replay......
After the timeout, the Nuggets replaced Nene Ne, and Yang Rui also immediately adjusted, replacing Gibson, and replacing Lu Wei and Yao Ming, who rested for a while in the first quarter, to block and dismantle, looking for opportunities to attack in a misplaced manner. Yao Ming can cut to the basket or receive the ball in the middle and shoot directly at Nuggets backup point guard Anthony Carter.
At halftime, the Lakers led 70-61.
In the second half, another weakness of the Nuggets appeared, the protection of backcourt rebounds was not good, and the point difference continued to widen.
Millsap grabbed five frontcourt rebounds in a single quarter, cutting down 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, and he and Yao Ming blew up the Nuggets inside, leading 106-85 in the third quarter.
The Nuggets Trident can score and shoot well, but the rest of the positions are guarded, especially the bench players, who can barely score. J.R. Smith didn't have a convulsion today, he's a blacksmith.
The Nuggets mainly rely on the eight-man rotation, and the bench relies too much on JR to score, and it will be difficult for him to play if he can't play. And the Nuggets bench is also worse defensively, and Dundee Jones, who was supposed to shine in the Nuggets this season, is now in the Lakers camp. It was he and Posey who took turns defending and made JR very uncomfortable.
After a few more minutes, the Nuggets couldn't catch up, and the game went into garbage time early, with both sides replacing all their main forces.
In the final game, 136-103, the Lakers slaughtered the Nuggets, just like the Warriors, there was no danger.
Anthony shot 14-of-20, 4-of-5 three-pointers, and 7-of-8 free throws to finish with 39 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Brooks, who scored the most on the Lakers' side, had 32 points and three assists, and Iguodala had 17 points and five assists.
inside, Yao Ming, 30 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks; Millsap 22 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists; Landry 14 points; Odom had a slightly worse performance, also scoring 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Seven members of the Lakers scored double-doubles, and the Nuggets were miserable inside. The Nuggets' best performer, Nene had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, and no other interior players scored in double figures.
Van Gundy commented: "When Kobe Bryant was there, many people thought that the Lakers were a group of blue-collar workers on the inside except for Yao Ming, and now that Kobe Bryant is absent, the Lakers have become stars on the inside, and they are crushing whoever they play." ”
Joan Barry agreed: "It's normal for the Lakers to take a 52-32 rebounding lead and the Nuggets lose miserably. ”
McBrin laughed: "Those who are optimistic about the Nuggets to advance are probably going to be disappointed, if the Lakers can play at this level every game, the Nuggets can win one game is a success, I feel very difficult." ”
At the post-game press conference, George Karl was convinced, and the Nuggets players had nothing to say.
Yang Rui commented on the game and was proud: "We have no pressure to play the Nuggets, the reason for winning is very simple, the Lakers' interior depth is the strongest in the league, Yao Ming is the best center, even against Howard, he will win heads-up, and he must be caught in the trap to prevent him." ”
A reporter asked: "In the regular season, only Yao Ming played a double-double among the Lakers' interior players, and the others did not perform well, what do you think is the reason?" ”
Yang Rui shrugged: "They were guarded in the regular season, and now no one can guard them." ”