Chapter 501 The Passive Lakers
Phil Jackson didn't expect Rivers to take such a tit-for-tat move. As a result, the reaction of the "Zen Master" was a little slower. Perhaps, the old guy also wanted to observe the confrontation on the court.
After all, the way to kill the three-second zone is what he thought of first. Although the other party has sacrificed three big strikers to lock the inside line, the "Zen master" does not think that such a response can make the situation one-sided.
And adjusting the tactics at this time will make his team members feel uneasy. The main reason is that Jackson also wants to seal the inside line and can't easily let the big Celtics break in!
If the three-second zone is lost, the situation will definitely be very bad. Even if it is a hard resistance, the "Zen master" also hopes that his insider can withstand at this time, and the Bostonians can't easily take the initiative!
"Pay attention to defense!" Jackson himself did not shout, but the assistant coach around him would still shout twice.
We have been cooperating for more than ten years, and we know each other well. Therefore, what the "Zen master" is thinking here, the assistant coach can also understand that Jackson is stiff, but the assistants around him can't also be stiff.
If they all pretend to be calm there, they can't play this game. A group of old guys can't bring a tough team, but the Lakers still underestimate the fierceness of the Celtics!
Phil Jackson obviously hasn't suffered Chen Feng's big loss. He also believes too much in Gasol, Bynum and Odom's defensive ability near the three-second zone, believing that this triangle will not be easily broken through.
Yes, the personal ability of those three big guys is not bad, and when facing the Spurs, they also blocked Duncan and won the key seventh Western duel, relying on the inside confrontation of these guys.
But the Celtics are not the Spurs. They are not the only Duncan who can carry out the task of attacking the basket. Garnett, Chen Feng, take turns to fight, and Weber is unswervingly responding in a high position.
Six people gathered under the basket. They thought it was a hand-to-hand battle with sparks, but the Celtics turned this scene into a transposition attack that ran and covered each other.
Weber is just standing in a high position holding the ball. On the other side, Ray Allen doesn't have to worry about attacking and stopping the problem at all. Fisher is useless even if he follows him. "Gentleman's Sword" will not choose a frontal breakthrough at all.
Take the ball through the half, and then give it to Pierce. Chen Feng and Garnett over there will definitely have a person coming out from near the three-second zone to receive it. A simple block can find the passing space.
At this time, Weber must have mentioned the high position to respond. Ray Allen had moved to the bottom corner, and Pierce swam directly to the area between the three-point line and the three-second zone.
This is to pull away the defensive focus of the Lakers. Garnett or Chen Feng, who pulled out the response, began to run back while pulling on both sides, either switching between the inside lines or covering Pierce. Anyway, when Weber was holding the ball at a high position, everyone was running, which made the Lakers fascinated. At the loss!
Even Phil Jackson, the old fox, was a little confused when he saw this scene on the sidelines. The main reason was that the Celtics' running and penetration speed were very fast, and the passing was extremely accurate.
Without Rondo, a pure point guard, sits on the periphery, but Weber can make up a lot in the high position. He holds the ball at a high position, which is originally a time difference, and this guy's shooting makes the Lakers feel a headache!
? It's already more than two meters tall, and it's enough to pull it to the periphery, but this guy also has a more accurate shooting ability than Rondo, especially at a medium distance. You don't dare to be afraid!
Odom had two make-up defenses that didn't keep up. This opportunity to empty was actually fleeting, but Weber was able to seize the gap and turn around and hold the ball at the top of the arc, which was two quick and quick middle shots.
Chris Webb is old. In fact, before the start of this season, many people said that the former Sacramento King had already passed out and was not worth the Celtics' retention.
Some people even proposed to buy out the old guy directly and then use the salary space to deal with an old defender like Kassel, which can also add a little thickness to the outer offensive force.
But Rivers didn't plan to do so at all. He understood what Weber's role was in the team. In addition to those experiences, after the old guy transferred to Boston, he was idle except for the injury period, and the rest of the time was on the training ground. Even if the average playing time was shortening, he didn't think too much. More.
Guys like Sprewell may complain a few words, but Weber seems much calmer. He is more often on the training ground, shooting seriously and looking for all the opportunities to pass the ball in the match.
This is a professional attitude of a veteran. He has experienced prosperity, and now his glory has faded, but the old man's persistence is still there, and he can also set an example for other newcomers in the team.
Not to mention Weber's current average contribution is the lowest in his career, but what Rivers sees is Weber's teaching to the novices. Even Chen Feng can learn a lot from this old guy.
"I may not understand his passing of the ball until I'm over 30 years old." Chen Feng has never convinced anyone in the inside fight, but he admits that if it's really a strategy ability, there is not a little gap between him and Weber. Rivers dares to change him to play at this time, that is, a letter to the veteran. Feelings.
The more this kind of competition is, the more he can play freely. Although Weber in his youth is always said to be psychologically fragile and has poor stress resistance, but at this age, those young people have disappeared without a trace.
Two middle distances and three assists. In the three minutes after Weber came on the field, this guy contributed such beautiful data in the back of the Lakers, shooting two shots and two times without any mistakes.
Weber's response to the high position completely revitalized the Celtics' attack. Chen Feng and Garnett's crazy bombing on the inside line blew up the "Zen master" who wanted to block the three-second zone.
If it is three-to-two, plus empty Rondo, such a tactic can be said to be seamless, but now Rivers has arranged a big guy in a high position that can shoot in the middle and deliver ammunition to the basket, which directly breaks the defense of the "Zen Master". The inner line, which was originally difficult to move, is now the middle door is big. Open!
Gasol has never been the kind of character who can play the risk of attacking, so don't expect him to put pressure on Garnett in one-on-one defense, er, put pressure on Chen Feng? Forget it, the madman will give Gasol face if he doesn't devour it. The frontal dunk is embarrassing enough to bombard the Spaniards!
The footage of the reporter has recorded how the scene happened. Murphy was even more unkind. He directly updated one on his blog with a sentence as an annotation.
"The tactics of the twin towers in Los Angeles were collapsed like this. I hope the floor of the North Shore Garden is not too hard."
Well, this is not only a handful of Gasol, but also a little emperor. The tall guy at the beginning sat on the floor of Boston, far more embarrassed than this.
In fact, it is mainly because before the start of the game, the little emperor said that he preferred the tactics and playing style of Los Angeles. You really can't blame Murphy for being unkind. This is obviously impolite!
If you lie down, you will stand up and roar against the Celtic opponent. What does this mean? Provocative? Since you are in the first year of junior high school, why don't you do it on the fifteenth?
Anyway, Murphy's blog update has been forwarded by many people. I hope the little emperor didn't see it. Otherwise, he should lose his enthusiasm for watching the game.
And now the little emperor is not a new king waiting to ascend the throne in the eyes of Bostonians, but a poor man who is trying to copy the process of making gods by others. That boy? No threat!
Anyway, since the Cavaliers were defeated by the Celtics for the first time, the relationship between the two cities has been settled, and it is still the kind that never dies.
Gasol couldn't stand the repeated attacks of Chen Feng and Garnett, and Bynum looked even more sad. Originally, this guy moved slowly, but Garnett hit him head-on.
I just don't know whether to guard it out or stay under the basket! Garnett played two scuffs in a row under his eyelids, and Bynum's reaction was slow! He followed Garnett in these two defenses, and the result was not only unprevented, but also cheated by Garnett for a foul!
"Hey! What are you looking at! This is not a foul! I didn't touch that guy! He's pretending to fall. Didn't you see it? My feet didn't move! He bumped into me! This is not a foul at all!"
Andrew Bynum's height goes to argue with the referee. In addition to being fined for a foul, he also received a warning of a technical foul, and the referee's eyes clearly contained a warning in his eyes!
Regardless of the situation at that time, whether Garnett cheated you into a foul or a home whistle. After all, Bynum has physical contact with Garnett, and the referee has blown it. If you defend too much, can it still be beneficial?
"Zen Master" also had to replace Bynum at this time. He didn't want to see that his main center would be troubled by fouls in the first half. It's already a T. Another one? I'll go! That's not going to be sent off! If there is really no such big guy poking on the inside line, the Lakers will play far from the inside line!
The blockade of the three big guys was so dismantled by the Celtics. Originally, the "Zen master" wanted to wait for a minute or two, but he didn't wait for the end of the first quarter. This long-planning tactic became a decoration. Bynum returned to the bench and squatted, Gaso You faced the impact of two people with a depressed face!
As for Odom, er, this guy is still considering whether to retract the three-second zone or whether he should follow Webb close to him. His defense is completely beaten by Chris Webb.
The Celtics' strong attack really messed up the pace of the Lakers. At the beginning of the game, the Los Angeles people always dominated the game.
But when Weber came up, the wind direction changed. Chen Feng attacked three times under the basket, and all of them won! He also let Gasol carry a foul, scored six points in a row, and gave Garnett a pass assist.
Garnett once had 2+1, and Weber also scored 4 points. Chen Feng himself scored 6 points, and the 13 points contributed by the inside line became the starting point for the Celtics' counterattack against the Lakers!
Although on the defensive end, the Celtics failed to contain Gasol's two mid-range shots, as well as Odom's crazy three-point shot, as well as a bottom corner three-pointer after the old fish.
But at the end of the first quarter, the Celtics still returned to the rest area with a 31:28 lead.
And the cheers in the whole North Shore Garden Arena have never stopped since the middle of the first quarter, and the desperate roar of the DJ at the scene also kept ringing in the stadium.
"Wait for the old fox to change. If it is still like this in the second quarter, then the Lakers' first finals are doomed to fail."
Auerbach is no longer the head coach, but this will never delay his grasp of the game. Even the older he is, the more vicious the old guy's vision is.
However, Takanien and his opinions are basically the same about this game. The second quarter, for people in Los Angeles, is the key to their lives.
As long as you can't bite the score, then waiting for the Lakers to end is a failure. Now it depends on how the old fox "Zen Master" chooses whether to win or lose, maybe just in his mind.