Chapter 320 [His Grandma's Fisher]
After the timeout, Phil "Zen Master" Jackson replaced Fisher. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Fisher has the power, good three-pointers, aggressive pursuit and is a great role player, while Lynch Hunter, who was poached from the Pistons last summer, is simply not up to par.
Last season, the Pistons were not strong at the No. 1 position, and with the two strong points of Stackhouse and Houston to attract defense, Hunter got a lot of good shots, averaging 11.8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and the three-point shooting rate was as high as 42.2%.
The beautiful statistics made the Lakers management mistakenly think that this is an outstanding guard, but as a result, Hunter is not used to the triangle offense, preferring to cover without the ball, running to catch and shoot, and the regular season statistics slipped to 5.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists, and the three-point shooting rate was 38%.
Entering the playoffs, the physical confrontation of players has become more intense, and Hunter, who is 188cm tall and weighs only 77 kilograms, has become even worse, playing an average of 7.3 minutes per game, only 2 points and 0.6 assists, shooting 32.6% from the field and 27.6% from three-point range.
The first thing the Lakers have to do in the summer must be to trade Hunter out and find a way to strengthen the No. 1 spot.
Fisher was also a little overwhelmed in this year's playoffs, first by a double-double of 13.5 points and 10 assists in the series by veteran Stockton, and then by the Mavericks' Nash and Van Axel; When it came to the West Finals, he was replaced by "White Chocolate" Williams and Bobby Jackson, and he was simply tortured to the point that life was worse than death.
O'Neal and Kobe Bryant are indeed strong, but the rest of this Lakers team is not a big deal. Otherwise, in Yang Rui's previous life, they would not have been almost eliminated by the king, relying on 27 free throws in the final quarter to punish the king alive to tie seven.
There is also an element of luck in the Lakers' sweep of the Nets, and Fisher is most afraid of Kidd, a point guard who does not have too strong scoring ability and relies on his body to break through, and Fisher will not be afraid of Deron Williams in the future.
The game continued, Fisher still suffered against Parker, and the positional battle had Miller covering Parker, and he could hit the basket in a misplaced position. On the counter-attack, Parker directly singled out Fisher and successfully passed, resulting in a foul.
Seeing that the point difference was getting wider and wider, Kobe Bryant took the initiative to ask to deal with Parker and changed his defense.
Parker was thrilled and felt that this was a precursor to a fire, and he would become a star in the future. However, he has not forgotten Yang Rui's explanation, to distribute the ball reasonably and avoid the opponent's defensive strengths.
Parker took half of the court and passed to Reed, who was in position. Reed, who is 198cm tall, received the ball in the frame and immediately met Fisher's pull-out jumper. His preparation is very sufficient, before the game, Yang Rui emphasized that the wrong shot should be resolute, and the 185CM tall Fisher defends him, which is an opportunity!
Fisher struggled to jump on the side and interfered, and the ball was deflected.
Medvidenko grabbed the rebound and passed it to Fisher, who launched a counterattack to find Kobe, and Halprin showed his role again, went to Kobe, formed a bag with Parker, and let Walker go.
Bryant opted for a pull-up jump shot and scored near the free throw line with two interference.
Bryant didn't have time to breathe a sigh of relief, the Raptors sent a throw-in and immediately counterattacked, and Parker quickly advanced to the front court to pass to Reed. Reed catches the ball at 70 degrees on the right side and pulls a three-pointer.
In the same position, this time he had a good rhythm and the ball went into the net hollow.
Reed likes to attack like this, very simply, and later generations called an unreasonable shot choice, if the defender is much shorter, it is a reasonable choice.
The Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant held the ball to the right side after blocking and dismantling, attracting two defenders, ignoring Walker's middle being empty, and choosing to lean his back to the baseline and turn back to shoot a jumper.
Kirilenko chased into place, jumped on the side, and covered the ball off the line with his long arms.
Zhang Li sighed: "Kirilenko has blocked Kobe Bryant for the third time in this game, and the Lakers have to be replaced, and Kobe Bryant himself is playing too hard." ”
As soon as the words ended, O'Neal, who was ready on the sidelines, returned and replaced Walker.
O'Neal immediately received the ball and forced it on, and Miller fouled him and sent him a free throw. O'Neal, who rested for a while, had a bad hand and missed both free throws.
Yang Rui also made substitutions, Billups and Carter came back to replace Parker and Halprin. At this time, it was Carter who played as a cameo power forward, and the opponent was Medvidenko, who could interfere with the shooting on the periphery, and it would not be his turn to attack in the low post, with O'Neal there.
The Raptors attacked, Billups dribbled to the front court and gave the ball to Carter, and Kobe Bryant went back to defend Carter, on the right side.
Miller pulled out from beyond the three-point line to receive Carter's ball, observed his teammate's position, and moved the ball wide to the bottom right corner. There was a clear misalignment on the field, and it was O'Neill who defended Kirilenko.
O'Neal cowered near the box, and when he realized something was wrong, it was too late to pounce on the shot.
Kirilenko has been practicing three-pointers in the bottom right corner all season, and he can shoot about 40% in the open position, and this time he seized the opportunity and scored the ball!
"Zen Master" no longer called a timeout, and let the OK combo and the Raptors fight to attack.
Miller quickly made three fouls, replaced Jerome with a single defense O'Neal, and strictly guarded the perimeter shot, and O'Neal Jr. also returned to the court to replace Reed.
At halftime, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant took almost all of the team's scores, and the role players didn't play much. The Raptors led 65-48.
The Raptors scored the most points with O'Neal Jr. with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, followed by Carter with 12 points and Kirilenko with 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks.
In the second half, Yang Rui sent Jalen Collins and began to "wrestle" with O'Neal. If he can't bear it, he will pull someone to foul and send O'Neal a free throw.
After playing 4 minutes, O'Neal only scored one dunk, made 5 of 8 free throws, scored 7 points, Collins made three fouls and went to the intermission, Jerome came back, and the wheel battle drained the shark's physical strength.
Bryant also made a lot of free throws, and Reed defended him with the same hard work, and if Bryant shot, he interfered. As soon as Kobe Bryant made a successful breakthrough, he fouled. The Lakers can score, but the offense is not fluid.
O'Neal Jr. is the core of the attack and singles out Horry to have the upper hand and can score consistently.
Bryant was a little easier with Reed and was able to create a chance, but his shooting percentage wasn't too high. The Lakers role players, with the exception of George, have average scoring ability and can't help the two stars much.
The Raptors led by 16 points heading into the final quarter.
Parker, who had rested for more than a quarter, returned to the court, along with Carter, Dan Marley, Harprin, and Miller. Yang Rui's allocation of physical strength to players is more reasonable, and the veteran Dan Marli has not played for a minute, and his physical strength is very abundant, and he handles the ball steadily. The Raptors can pull up the ground and grab rebounds and quickly counterattack.
The Lakers center still sent O'Neal, and Bryant rested for a while and went on Brian Shaw.
In only three and a half minutes, the difference widened to 24 points, Parker and Miller played blocking and pick-and-roll, and O'Neal's speed of switching defenses was no longer good. Parker hit a breakaway throw and a pullup jump shot.
Fox played as a cameo power forward, the effect of changing defense and blocking was good, Parker split the ball, Halprin was misplaced in the face of O'Neal, he could run to catch the ball and shoot, and he could also break through with the ball, and he scored 6 points inside and outside.
The Lakers only had O'Neal turn and throw in the low post to score two points, and his strength was not as good as in the first half, Miller successfully interfered with two shots, fouled O'Neal and sent O'Neal to free throws, and he missed both free throws.
The Raptors held the advantage until the end, 124-97 to get off to a flying start.
Charles Barkley, who joined TN*T Radio, joked after the game: "Shackle's once mocked Rodman and said, 'My grandma and Jordan can win championships together.'" In fact, this is not possible, if there is a clear defensive weakness in the team, the opponent will seize the onslaught and will not be able to win at all. Today, 'Little Fish' Fisher is his grandmother. ”