Su Qun said excitedly: "The Lakers' substitutes scored a total of 21 points in the first three quarters, while the Trail Blazers' substitutes only scored 11 points. This is the key reason why the Lakers were able to tie.
In addition, Old K really broke out on the defensive end. Duncan made 3 of 5 shots in the front and only 2 of 7 shots in the back. Duncan was only defended 12 times, with a shooting rate of 41.7%, which was lower than the normal level of 55%, plus 3
He made 1 free throw and only scored 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 4 turnovers and 3 fouls. His performance was far below normal.
However, under the full defense of Old K, he can still hit a 41.7% shooting rate, which is indeed strong enough. After two more seasons of training, he may become a strong opponent of Old K. Also, he also blocked Old K."
"Tiejun's offense is all about the basket and two-point attacks. There are very few mid-range shots and they are all in the low post. It is normal for him to be blocked occasionally. His chance of being blocked is still very small among players of the same type." Zhang
Reasonably said.
Su Qun said: "Duncan was stared at by Old K. Old K cut off the connection between Dameng and him. He wanted to play alone against the Tiejun, but it was difficult to stand on the edge of the paint area. He was pushed one step into the paint area every time.
Besides, his efficiency there is not high enough.
If he wants to beat old K alone, the best way is to gain weight. His current weight is about 118 kilograms. It is difficult to beat Tiejun alone. He is too light and has insufficient confrontation ability. His movements are deformed in the confrontation and his hit rate is not high enough.
, if he gains weight to 130 kilograms, he may still be able to compete with old K. Even if he only gains weight to 125 kilograms, his ability to resist will increase a lot."
Zhang Liyi nodded and continued: "Dameng has a lot of offense. He scored 31 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. The shooting rate is 52%, which is higher than the average level this season. He is getting stronger!
This shows that Fordson and Hill, who were opposite him, really couldn't guard against him and completely defeated their opponents. In addition, his performance was too versatile. Two of his three blocks were given to old K, which is really strong!"
"Old K also blocked him twice, and the two were tied." Su Qun said with a smile.
Zhang Lili analyzed: "Although the Lakers did not lead in the first three quarters, in the final quarter, I think there is a chance.
Dameng played 31 minutes in the first three quarters and only rested for 5 minutes. His average playing time this season is 35 minutes, and he rested for an average of 13 minutes per game. Let’s see if he works hard in the final quarter. He is mainly attacking today, and his physical exertion must be very high.
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In addition, Duncan played 32 minutes. His average playing time per game is 39 minutes. He should also need rest time in the final quarter.
As long as one of them goes down, if Tiejun stays on the court, the Lakers can definitely defeat the Trail Blazers immediately."
Su Qun said: "Old K played 32 minutes in the third quarter. Like Duncan, with his physical fitness, he should have left physical fitness for the final quarter."
Zhang Lili said: "Absolutely. When playing against such a strong team, the last quarter is the key."
Su Qun took the statistics table and read: "Old K also took quite a lot of shots in the first three quarters. He made 13 of 22 shots, a shooting percentage of 59.1%, and 6 of 8 free throws. He scored 32 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 6 blocks, and 2 turnovers.
2 fouls. 6 big blocks, two for Dameng, 3 for Duncan, and one for Little Flying Squirrel."
Zhang Lili said: "With the cooperation of Dameng and Duncan, he can hit a shooting rate of close to 60%, which is already a super performance.
Dameng and Duncan teamed up to contribute 42 points and 14 rebounds, while Tiejun contributed 32 points and 11 rebounds alone. If not for his performance, the Lakers would have lost long ago."
…
A group of people in Chicago, Jordan and O'Neal were also discussing the game, and coaches such as Phil Jackson also joined in.
Jordan said: "We should be like Old K, focusing on Duncan, who has a higher offensive efficiency, keeping an eye on him, cutting off the connection between him and Dameng, and then let Charles try his best to prevent Dameng's efficiency."
Phil Jackson nodded and said: "Old K's defensive strategy was really good today. He basically guarded Duncan to death. Then Dameng and Duncan failed to stifle his offense and hit nearly 60% of the field goal percentage."
Having said this, he glanced at O'Neal and felt that it would be difficult for the Sharks to achieve the super dominance of Old K on both ends of the offense and defense. Compared with Old K, O'Neal's offensive and defensive skills were worse, and his physical fitness was not as good as Old K's.
In the game they lost to the Trail Blazers a few days ago, O'Neal also defended Duncan and only scored 21 points, shooting only 39% from the field. Dameng and Duncan teamed up to punish him.
He feels that the current O'Neal still lacks some dominance. Under the double-teaming of Dameng and Duncan, his ability to break through the double-teaming is a bit poor. Perhaps it is because of insufficient tonnage?
During the offseason, Jordan forced O'Neal to lose weight, and he supported it. After losing weight, Shaq did become faster, more flexible and more explosive, but now it seems that there are advantages and disadvantages, and his dominance has declined.
If the Knicks use this tactic, they may not achieve the same results as the Lakers.
Jordan said: "Judging from this game, Duncan and Dameng can't deal with Old K. Duncan's tonnage is too light. His position is a power forward and he can't handle it on the defensive end. Facing the strong confrontation of Old K on the offensive end, he
He couldn't hold it back, so he forced a shot two points closer to the paint area, his technical movements were deformed, he pulled out to shoot and the range was too far, and his accuracy was not high."
O'Neal said with disdain: "Dameng is lazy, why doesn't he guard against Old K?"
Phil Jackson smiled and said: "You can't guard against Big Dream. I couldn't guard against it in the past few years. At most, they would explode with each other. Now that I'm older, I can't guard against it anymore."
So I think Michael is right. The Lakers may have the greatest hope of reaching the Finals in the Western Conference this season.
The Trail Blazers can beat the Western Conference in the regular season, but in the playoffs, I'm afraid they won't be able to pass the old K level."
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Rose Arena, the final game begins.
As for the Trail Blazers, all the main players are out, and it seems that they are bound to win this game.
For the Lakers, Hill is the power forward, Rick Fox is the small forward, Chris Mullin is the shooting guard, and Kobe Bryant is the point guard.
Lakers offense.
Lao Wang stayed outside for two seconds. When he saw Kobe carrying the ball to the left wing three-point line, he suddenly made a step, quickly bypassed Duncan, and cut to the basket.
His cutting angle is one step above Duncan at the left waist of the paint area, which prevents Duncan from cutting off his passing line with the outside.
His cut-in directly pressed the Lakers' offensive button and also pressed the Trail Blazers' defensive button.
"Whoosh!"
Kobe quickly gathered the ball, jumped and passed the ball, and threw the ball over the little flying squirrel's head.
"Pass the ball over my head again!"
The little flying squirrel was so angry that it gritted its teeth and jumped a little to miss it.
On the right wing, Dameng dropped Hill and quickly returned to defend the basket.
Duncan immediately turned around to pursue him.
"Crack!"
When Lao Wang cut into the left midfielder of the paint, he received a pass from Kobe.
At this time, Duncan caught up and got under him.
At the same time, Dameng on the opposite side also rushed into the paint area. As long as he went forward, he would be trapped by two big insiders.
At the same time, the Blazers' small forward pounced down and was immediately double-teamed by three people.
"squeak!"
He suddenly took a step back while braking and dribbling, and immediately avoided the double-team between Duncan and the Blazers small forward who jumped down from above.
In the next moment, he retreated and advanced. Along the baseline direction, from the lower side of Duncan, Lao Wang made a fierce step, facing the big dream under the basket, his body suddenly rose up, like a tiger pouncing on food.
"Peng!"
Just as Duncan turned right, Old K broke through from underneath him, so he had to turn right again urgently. How could he not do it in time?
"well!"
Facing such a fierce dunk, Dameng didn't want to get hurt, so he could only sigh secretly and choose to retreat.
"Bang!"
After Wang Tiejun's one-handed dunk, the Lakers cheered and the Trail Blazers were silent.
"Perfect offense at the basket, so strong! Old K is so strong now!" Su Qun shouted excitedly.
"Really strong!"
Zhang Lili laughed loudly, and then said: "Tie Jun's retreat and advance are really mysterious! He used retreat to advance and directly changed the direction of attack, completely getting rid of the double-teaming of Duncan and his teammates. This kind of offensive technique,
Really only outside players can do it, inside players don’t even have to think about it.”
86:84, Trail Blazers attack.
According to the new tactical requirements of the coaching staff, this time Duncan is no longer in the low post, but is pulled up to the two-point area.
The head coach of the Trail Blazers is Mike Dunleavy. He was unemployed at home last year. He just became the new head coach of the Trail Blazers this year. He has the Dream and Duncan in his hands and has an excellent record.
In fact, he has coached in the NBA for 6 seasons, and this is his 7th season. His record in the regular season is not good, with a winning rate of less than 50%.
He saw that Duncan was guarded by Old K and the two big insiders could not connect, so he simply asked him to pull out, pulled out Old K too, and let Dameng beat Te Yinlong Hill under the basket.
Does this tactic work? No.
Seeing Duncan running out, Hill and Lao Wang immediately switched defenses. Lao Wang defended against Dream, and Hill followed.
Although Del Harris has average abilities, he is not a vegetarian. Don't you understand the simple defense switching tactics? They have been arranged long ago.
Besides, the management chose power forwards with good mobility like Hill and Danny Fortson just to be able to follow him out and let Old K guard the basket.
On the low right wing, Lao Wang tried his best to defend against Dameng. With his 107-level confrontation ability activated, Dameng was unable to stand at all. He could only retreat outward, and then tried to bypass Lao Wang from another direction and enter the paint area.
"This road is blocked."
But Lao Wang's current pace was definitely no worse than his. An extremely fast movement blocked him out again.
However, Dameng was not a vegetarian. He turned around and ran in reverse, and then bypassed Lao Wang and entered the paint area.
But the Trail Blazers' perimeter couldn't wait any longer. When Dameng entered the paint, shooting guard Laidel, who was holding the ball, had already shot a three-pointer over Kobe.
"Bang!"
It was too long, the ball hit the basket, hit the board, and bounced high.
"mine."
Lao Wang immediately turned around and dived into the basket, using his height advantage and strong confrontation ability to squeeze out Dameng and protect the backcourt rebound.
Zhang Lili analyzed: "It is not possible to pull Duncan out. He is a low-post player, and attacking in the paint area is what he is best at. He is not a space-based shooting insider. It is actually a waste to let him pull out.
We still have to find a way to let him play a role in the low post. It is best to connect with Dameng, so that we can take advantage of the two big insiders.
However, the Tiejun’s defense was too strong, and Duncan’s performance was indeed limited today and he had no chance.”
"In a word, fighting is not as good as old K. He has to gain weight."
Su Qun said something, then talked about Dameng, and said: "Dameng's current tonnage should be more than 116 kilograms, right? I think he is quite strong, with muscles all over his body."
Zhang Lili said with a smile: "I really don't know about this. His muscle content is much higher than Duncan's, and his weight is also larger. His resistance ability is much stronger than Duncan's, and his pace is better, so he is more effective against Tiejun."
Okay, the Iron Army can prevent Duncan from being killed, but it shouldn't be able to prevent Dameng from being killed."
Next, Mike Dunwilly gave new instructions, asking Duncan to go to the high post and play a high pick-and-roll tactic with the Flying Squirrel.
The Lakers attacked, Kobe missed a jump shot, Duncan grabbed the rebound, and the Trail Blazers attacked.
Duncan positioned himself in the high post and engaged in a pick-and-roll with Flying Squirrel. The latter used the wall to break through, dumping Kobe and entering the paint area.
Lao Wang could only choose to switch defense. At this time, the flying squirrel passed back. Duncan caught the ball and hit a high mid-range shot over Kobe's head.
"Be on guard against pick-and-rolls and keep up with that scurrying rat." Lao Wang glared at Kobe.
"Flying Squirrel, not a mouse." Little Flying Squirrel yelled at Lao Wang angrily.
Lao Wang laughed, was too lazy to pay attention to the little flying squirrel, and walked forward.
Staring at Old Wang's back, Little Flying Squirrel was so angry that scolding him was better than ignoring him. This was completely ignoring him. He wanted to give Old K a good look.
"Bang!"
The little flying squirrel advanced to the frontcourt, and in order to show his strength to Old K, he hit a three-pointer against Kobe and then hit the basket.
This season, his three-point shooting percentage is only 31.7%, less than 30%, but he shoots a lot and likes to throw three-pointers.
Lao Wang grabbed the rebound and the Lakers attacked.
This time he went directly to the basket. Duncan's lower body strength was very strong. He tried to block the defense, but couldn't resist it, so he immediately switched to the front.
It's just that he couldn't go forward if he wanted to. Lao Wang's left elbow moved horizontally, forcing him to the left side, occupying the position in front of the basket, and forcing him to go forward and become a side defense.
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At this time, Kobe passed the ball over the head of the Little Flying Squirrel.
Dameng hurriedly double-teamed the basket, but he couldn't run anymore. Today, Duncan was locked up and he was the main attacker. He is old and his physical fitness is close to the limit no matter how good he is now, so his reaction and defense speed are slow.
A little bit.
Lao Wang caught the ball with his right hand. At this time, Duncan was behind him. Dameng finally pounced to his left side. He suddenly turned right and avoided Dameng's interception. The ball was passed to his left hand and hit with his right elbow.
Duncan stood up from behind and dunked.
"Don't even think about it!"
Duncan gritted his teeth and tried to hit the ball, but the huge force made it impossible for him to bear it. Just as he was about to take off to block the shot, the huge force hit him head-on and knocked him over instantly.
"Bang!"
The next moment, as the rim exploded violently, Duncan swallowed a dunk and was dunked directly under the basket.
"drop!"
The referee signaled that Duncan blocked the foul and scored two points and one free throw.
"Rookie,
"Hoo ho ho..."
Duncan was breathing heavily, and his confrontation with Old K made him realize what a giant beast was.
He had a hard time guarding against O'Neal's beast a few days ago, but it wasn't that scary. Teaming up with Dameng, he restrained O'Neal very well.
But today, he completely failed to defend against Old K. Old K's confrontation ability was too strong, even stronger than O'Neal's, and he couldn't handle it at all.
Now he understands why the alliance introduced K Law. If it weren't for K Law, I'm afraid his bones would be broken by Old K, right?
"Tim, the regular season is a time for you to gain experience. We have four regular season games. Take the time to grow. We will have a good fight with him in the playoffs." Dameng consoled him.
Duncan gasped and nodded, sweat dripping down his chin.
"Also, you have to continue to gain weight. If you want to compete with old K, if you don't have enough tonnage, you will be crushed by him unilaterally." Dameng said.
"Dameng, you talk too much." Lao Wang next to him said dissatisfiedly.
"Are you afraid?" Dameng said.
"Oh!"
Lao Wang sneered and walked to the free throw line.
"Bang!"
Wang Tiejun missed the free throw, Dameng got the rebound, and the Blazers attacked.
Low left wing, Duncan tries to attack.
When he took a step outside to ask for the ball, usually in this position, Old K would not push him anymore. He successfully got the ball, and then Old K came forward.
With his left elbow against Old K, Duncan suddenly used the force to turn over and push forward with one hand.
Lao Wang was startled. He still had this skill?
He took off and tried to block it, but it was useless. It was a big difference. A 211-centimeter power forward couldn't block the shot with such a backward shot.
"Bang!"
But he missed. Duncan's shooting touch was not soft, and his shooting range was too far. He was one step away from the paint area and leaned back, at least five meters away from the basket.
Duncan was very disappointed. Using this kind of technical action at such a distance, the hit rate was not high to begin with, and having to guard against Old K's defense, the hit rate would be even lower.
But if he forces himself to take position at the edge of the paint area, he won't be able to stand at all. If he forces a shot there, his hit rate will be equally low.
As for entering the paint area, I thought it was too difficult to go through the old K level.
At this time, Hill grabbed the rebound, the Lakers attacked, and Lao Wang once again entered the basket.
Seeing him entering the basket again, Dameng and Duncan's brows jumped.
Duncan didn't try to resist this time, and went directly to the front, but was immediately forced away by Lao Wang.
"I want to gain weight."
The moment he was pushed away, Duncan made up his mind to strengthen his ability to resist.
"Crack!"
Kobe passed the ball, Lao Wang caught the ball under the basket, and was double-teamed by Duncan and Dameng.
As soon as he landed, four thick arms were raised above his head, pinning him down like a snare.
Holding the ball in both hands, he squatted down to exert force when he landed. Then with a deep roar, he shot up like a monster. The huge upward impact caused him to instantly conflict with all constraints and complete a one-foot lift into the air.
"drop!"
"Bang!"
The referee's whistle and the fierce blast of the basket sounded at the same time.
"Hoo ho ho..."
In the dead silence of the Rose Garden Arena, the breathing sounds of Dameng and Duncan could be clearly heard.
"yeah!"
On the Lakers side, everyone from the court to the bench immediately cheered.
"Today, we will definitely win!"
Lao Wang shouted sharply at Dameng and Duncan, as well as at the teammates who rushed towards them.
Soon after, the game ended and the Lakers won an away victory, back-to-back wins, which was not easy.
