Chapter 506 One versus two, blow up the big dream and Duncan
Trail Blazers shooting guard Lai Del was not slow and chased after him. Kobe took the ball to the basket and chose to force a layup. Lai Del's defensive attitude was average and he did not pounce on him. Instead, he slowed down and watched Kobe finish.
Layup.
Da Meng, who was catching up behind him, was so angry that he wanted to curse. The defense of his own back line was really bad. You have to show your attitude even if you can't guard him. Wouldn't you go up and interfere with him? How can you defend with your eyes?
Lao Wang also rushed to Dameng's side. He was no slower than Dameng now. When he saw Kobe Bryant scoring a goal, he retreated and said with a smile: "Dameng, you defend like this on the outside. No wonder you were defeated by the Jazz."
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Dameng said angrily: "The Jazz defeated us because of our poor defense? It was the postman's elbow."
"Haha, I always choose the soft ones to eat." Lao Wang laughed.
"What do you mean?" Dameng didn't understand.
"If you give the postman a hard elbow and give him a concussion, you'll know what I mean. It's up to you whether you want to or not. This is my experience." Lao Wang said with a smile.
Dameng understood, but became even more depressed. The postman was not here for him, but for Duncan. What could he do?
Returning to the low position on the right wing, he began to gain position and demand the ball.
It's 6:0, the Blazers haven't scored yet, and the atmosphere in the Rose Garden is very dull. As the leader of the locker room, he has to stand up.
Today he finally understood that even if this was a back-to-back game for the Lakers, Old K would not let them win easily.
Old K exploded on the defensive end, and Duncan was blocked. He could only strengthen his offense, share Duncan's defensive pressure, and form a two-on-one situation to win.
It's too safe to beat Fordson, but he must strengthen his offense at the basket and improve his efficiency, otherwise he will not be able to beat Old K.
When you get close to the basket, you have to face the strong defense of Old K. What should you do? You can only cooperate with Duncan in the low post, making it difficult for Old K to take care of both ends, and you will lose one in the end.
But just now his cooperation with Duncan failed, and Old K caught Duncan, so he was more careful this time.
At this time, the ball came into his hands. He caught the ball and shook it. During the shaking process, he noticed the old K coming over from the corner of his sight.
Fordson had lost his center of gravity, and Lao Wang was now leaning against the baseline to help defend. But at this moment, Dameng suddenly turned around, and with a swish, the ball flew towards Duncan.
"not good!"
Lao Wang quickly turned around, started with a step, and stepped back to defend the basket.
But it was too late. Duncan took a step into the paint from the low post on the left wing. After catching the ball, he immediately jumped and sent the ball to the backboard with his right hand. With a bang, the basketball bounced off the board and fell accurately into the basket.
"ah!"
Finally scoring under the defense of Old K, Duncan, who was extremely steady, couldn't help but wave his fist excitedly.
"Pa bang bang..."
The team finally scored, and the Blazers fans immediately gave warm applause.
"Having two top offensive and defensive players in the low post, playing with this kind of low post cooperation is a huge advantage. The Tiejun must also be careful. Although the Trail Blazers are lagging behind, as soon as they recover, they will start to exert their strength. It is difficult for you to defend yourself.
Two of them." Zhang Lili said.
Su Qun said: "Fortson is still too good and has no height, so he can't guard against Da Meng at all."
Zhang Lili smiled and said: "If any rookie can guard Dameng, then why should Dameng be ranked first among the three super centers?
The reason why Tiejun worked so hard on the defensive end today was because he knew that his inside partner couldn't guard against Dameng, so he had to use one to defend against two.
But I actually suggest that he continue to defend Duncan, and let Dameng play a little bit, and not overly help defend the strong side. In this way, he can cut off the connection between Dameng and Duncan, prevent Duncan, and then play his own offense well.
Chance to win.”
6:2, Lakers attack.
Lao Wang came to the low post on the left wing and did not actively take position for the ball. He wanted to take a rest. He played several rounds on both offense and defense, which consumed a lot of energy and body.
However, Duncan did not dare to relax for a moment and stuck closely to his side. His every move would even draw the defensive attention of the right-wing Dream.
On the left wing three-point line, Richmond got the ball. Lao Wang immediately took a step outside to ask for the ball. He immediately passed it on.
As Lao Wang moved for the ball, the Blazers' nerves immediately became tense. As soon as the ball was passed, their nerves suddenly became tense.
After Richmond passed the ball, he immediately moved along the three-point line toward the left corner, but when he was approaching the bottom corner, he suddenly changed direction and cut inward.
Rookie small forward Gary Trent failed to follow up and lost the ball.
Richmond walked along the baseline, passing by Lao Wang and Duncan, and at the same time completed a hand-to-hand pass with Lao Wang, and then carried the ball into the paint area.
"brush!"
Dameng returned to the basket and Richmond made an emergency throw and hit a goal.
"Yes, this is a type of triangle offense. Richmond and Tiejun are on the same wing, so there is more cooperation." Zhang Li said with a smile.
8:2, Trail Blazers attack.
Dameng got the ball first, attracted Lao Wang's defense, and then distributed the ball to Duncan.
Duncan didn't go to the basket either, for fear of being blocked by Lao Wang, so he waited for Dameng's pass just inside the left waist, and then ended the offense with a 45-degree rebound.
This belongs to the near two-point area. If there is a defender, his shooting rate can reach 45%, but without a defender, it is possible to make nine out of ten shots.
"Duncan made 2 of 4 shots. It's very troublesome. Don't look at the Tiejun's cooperation with Duncan just ruined a big dream. No, it was twice, one block and one steal. But that kind of defense also requires luck and cannot be guarded.
There will definitely be more time." Zhang Lili said.
"Old K has invested more on the defensive end and will invest less on the offensive end. Now it depends on how the outside line performs." Su Qun was also very worried.
Zhang Lili said: "Let's rush in and play more, just like before, play coordination, play more air-cutting tactics. But we must also be careful, Dameng and Duncan are both top-notch defenders, they are not vegetarians."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kobe took a hit.
He broke through with the ball on the right wing and used his strength to break through to Del. He encountered Dameng's defense and made a pull-up jump shot, but was blocked.
Zhang Lili said: "Look, forceful breakthrough is not possible. If you use an air-cutting tactic, the success rate will be higher. However, Kobe's relying skills are indeed good, which makes up for his lack of breakthrough ability."
Su Qun said: "But Coach Zhang, his breakthrough is still slow to start. Although he can get the breakthrough space by hitting, it also leaves more opportunities for the defender."
"That's right. There are advantages and disadvantages. If his pull-up jump shooting skills were better, he wouldn't have been blocked just now. It's still because of his immature skills. He still needs time to grow." Zhang Liye nodded.
"You can shoot two more points, and the defender will not be able to defend you." Su Qun said.
"Yes, you can indeed make more shots from two points away. It not only breaks through the defender, but also prevents the defender from being able to get there in time, so it is open." Zhang Li said.
At this time, the Trail Blazers missed a shot. Laidre took a shot, but was interfered by Kobe and missed the mid-range shot.
Lao Wang got the backcourt rebound and the Lakers attacked.
Richmond once again cooperated with Lao Wang and cut into the paint after passing the ball, but this time Gary Trent followed him and had no chance.
The pass-and-cut tactic failed, and Lao Wang immediately started to hit Duncan with his back. He arched his back and then made a sideways hook, but failed to hit.
"ah!"
After guarding against the attack of Old K, the number one active player, Duncan became extremely excited again, waved his fist and roared.
Dameng protected the backcourt rebound and the Trail Blazers attacked.
The score is still 8:4, the Lakers lead and the Trail Blazers attack.
The Blazers' tactics are similar to those of the Lakers. The inside line is too strong. The ball is handed over to the inside line first, and they use internal and external coordination tactics, or they rush in from the outside and use breakout tactics.
When the little flying squirrel breaks through with the ball, he is not very willing to hand the ball to the inside, otherwise his role will be seriously weakened and he will become a person who simply carries the ball across the half court.
This time on the right side of the top of the arc, he first pulled to the right, and then immediately changed direction downwards. He once again broke through Mark Price and burst into the paint from the right elbow area.
Kobe on the right wing made up the defense and was a step too late.
Danny Fordson in the low post on the right wing came up to cover the defense, and the little flying squirrel changed direction again, to the left, bypassing the defender and heading towards the basket.
Only Wang Tiejun was left. In the last step, he could no longer care about Duncan and returned to the basket.
At this time, the little flying squirrel scored the ball, giving him a more trustworthy dream.
Dameng caught the ball, attracted Lao Wang, and passed the ball over the top to Duncan behind Lao Wang.
Duncan caught the ball two meters to the left of the basket and hit the ball with a wipe.
This is his third goal. He scored the Blazers' points now alone, making 3 of 5 shots, which is very efficient.
"It's hard to defend against two!"
Lao Wang has a big head, and this Duncan didn't even get under the basket, giving him no chance to block the shot.
"We have to pay equal attention to offense and defense."
He originally hoped to limit the Blazers' two big inside offenses through defense, and his defense was indeed good at the beginning, but now that Dameng and Duncan have regained their composure, the effect is no longer good.
8:6, Lakers attack.
"ball!"
Lao Wang was low on the left wing and stood outside the left sideline of the paint area to get the ball.
Mark Price pulled to the left and passed the ball down.
When Lao Wang caught the ball, he immediately arched his back, then suddenly swung his steps, turned downwards and crouched.
Duncan immediately turned sideways and stuck to Lao Wang's side. At the same time, Dameng helped defend the basket and got in front of Lao Wang. The two formed a double team, blocking Lao Wang at the bottom line.
"Bang!"
Lao Wang suddenly stopped suddenly, pulled the ball back, made a sudden step back, returned the same way, and got rid of the double team of the two. Then he took another step, turned around and dribbled, and leaned against Duncan with his back to attack.
The direction shifted from the left side of the basket to the square side of the basket.
At this time, Dameng no longer had a defensive position and was separated by Duncan. As soon as Duncan turned around, Lao Wang had already jumped up.
"Bang!"
After a one-arm dunk, Duncan, who had no time to take off, was hit and staggered back. Dameng fell to the ground without even trying to hold him back.
"drop!"
The referee's whistle sounded, and he pointed at Duncan and made a gesture to block the foul.
"yeah!"
Lao Wang was so excited that he waved his fist.
It doesn't matter if a rookie scores a goal. It doesn't matter if this rookie is the top pick in his debut. What he is excited about is the successful use of the plum blossom step.
"It's so beautiful! With continuous movements, Old K defeated Dameng and Duncan one on two." Su Qun roared excitedly.
Zhang Lili also said excitedly: "Tiejun's style of play under the basket is different from that of Da Meng. Da Meng is all about shaking and rarely dribbling, but Old K is constantly dribbling and moving, with a heavy center playing under the basket."
His outside play is amazing!”
Far away in Chicago, when he saw this ball, O'Neal's eyelids twitched and he cursed in his heart, damn old K, moving so much under the basket, he might break his ankle one day.
But he didn't know the subtlety of the plum blossom step. This kind of footwork uses five toes to grip the ground, and the force is applied to the forefoot. It does not put a lot of effort on the ankle, and it is not easy to break the ankle.
On the court, Dameng also exclaimed in amazement: "Old K, your pace is good! You completely got rid of the defense of the two of us."
"That's right, it's not difficult to blow you up." Lao Wang said proudly.
"You're not a toad, why are you bragging?" Dameng said angrily.
When Lao Wang stood on the free throw line, Kobe came over to give him a high-five and asked excitedly: "Old K, when will I learn the club steps?"
"You don't need to learn the Plum Blossom Step." Lao Wang said.
"Stingy guy, are you hiding something secret again?" Kobe was anxious.
"Traitor, why are you so anxious? You can't apply this step even if you learn it. I'll teach you the basketball version of the plum blossom step. Once you learn it, you can apply it directly." Lao Wang said.
"That's great!" Kobe said excitedly.
"brush!"
Lao Wang made a penalty hit.
11:6, Trail Blazers attack.
In the following time, the two sides launched an offensive and defensive battle in the low post.
Dameng and Duncan are indeed very powerful. One is on the left and the other is on the right in the low post. No matter how powerful Lao Wang's defense is, in most cases he cannot prevent the cooperation of the two.
However, even if he couldn't defend him, he still had to defend as much as possible without any physical effort, exerting maximum defensive pressure on the two of them, so as to reduce their offensive efficiency.
However, he changed his defensive strategy and focused mainly on Duncan. He couldn't let Duncan put up good numbers today, otherwise he would lose face.
As for Dameng, Fordson's defense is somewhat useful and can reduce Dameng's efficiency to some extent. As long as he guards Duncan and cuts off the connection between Dameng and Duncan, even if Dameng can score more points,
The Lakers still have a chance to win.
Moreover, Da Meng does not dare to go to the basket easily, which will only give him a chance to cover up defense. Therefore, Da Meng's shooting percentage of nearly two points will not be ridiculously high. As long as he plays his own low-post offense, winning or losing depends on it.
not good.
"Crack!"
In the fifth minute of the first quarter, Lao Wang blocked Duncan again.
This time it was still Dameng who scored the ball, but Lao Wang's defensive strategy had changed. He wanted to keep an eye on Duncan and make it difficult for him to catch the ball, so he completed a successful defense in time.
Dameng saw Lao Wang's defensive strategy and immediately strengthened his offense, hoping to attract Lao K's defensive attention and create opportunities for Duncan.
However, Old K made up his mind and only helped defend to the basket, so Dameng's plan failed.
In this way, the low-post cooperation between the Blazers' two major insiders was cut off by Lao Wang, Duncan was targeted, and Dameng could only support the Blazers' low-post offense alone.
"Crack!"
In the seventh minute, Dameng knocked down rookie Fordson again, then turned around and drove to the basket, but Lao Wang's defense was very fast. He stepped over and slapped the ball away.
"Crack!"
But when the Lakers attacked, Da Meng also appeared from behind Duncan and gave Lao Wang a hat.
"Dameng, you can do it!" Lao Wang was so angry that his teeth itched with hatred.
"If you have the guts to come over and beat me up, what's the point of targeting a rookie?" Dameng raised his chin and asked provocatively.
"When it comes to the art of war, we Chinese are the ancestors."
Lao Wang was not fooled. Dameng's provocation method was useless. He continued to keep an eye on Duncan, just to prevent the two from cooperating in the low post.
However, it was a back-to-back today, and his teammates on the outside were not very good, and their touch was average, so they did not help him very much.
Fortunately, the Trail Blazers also have weaknesses on the outside. The efficiency of Flying Squirrel and Lydel is not high enough. Flying Squirrel mainly focuses on breakthroughs, but with several big insiders inside, the breakthrough space is very limited, so he can only make wild shots from the outside.
Less efficient.
The Lakers have Richmond and Kobe on the outside, but the defense of Flying Squirrel and Ryder is not good, but they can hold on to a stalemate. The main thing is the offense and defense in the low post. Whoever is stronger wins.
In addition, the Lakers also have a big advantage. The bench lineup is stronger than that of the Trail Blazers. Chris Mullin and Rick Fox are fully capable of playing the main small forward in the Trail Blazers, plus one of Fordson or Hill can be on the bench.
The lineup provides rebounding, and both of them have good rebounding abilities. The Lakers have a certain advantage when coming off the bench.
After the third quarter, the two teams were tied at 84:84.
