Chapter 532: The powerful close-range offensive ability shocks the alliance
Dunleavy was in a very bad mood. His tactics in the G2 game were very successful and he won the victory. However, he failed to win the game at all. He was suppressed by the Lakers from the beginning, and his morale was directly destroyed by Old K's first attack.
He also did not blame the little flying squirrel. In the following series, the tactics will still be executed by the little flying squirrel, so he can only adopt gentle methods.
In the following summary of the game, he pointed out that the reasons for today's failure were insufficient execution of tactics and insufficient players' condition, but he did not mention them by name, but just spoke in general terms.
Regarding the next G4 game, he said: "In terms of tactics, we must continue to use breakthrough tactics, and we must make full use of Damon's breakthrough ability.
The victory in the G2 game proved that this tactic was restrained for the Lakers. No one among them could keep up with Damon's speed.
Damon, what do you think?"
"OK"
The little flying squirrel nodded and did not refuse.
He also hopes to perform well. It is a good thing that this tactic is executed by him and strengthens his tactical position. If he can make a sudden move, he will definitely make a sudden move.
Dunleavy was very satisfied with the attitude of the little flying squirrel, and said to Lydel with some seriousness: "Yin Seiya, your task is to take over Damon's hand after he gets tired and make a breakthrough. Don't waste your money outside."
He has a tougher attitude towards Laidre, because shooting guards of Laidel's type are very ordinary. Although they have a certain scoring ability now, they have no defense and are just a colander. Secondly, they are injured and are no longer as good as before. Thirdly,
There can be substitutes for this type of player.
It is easy to find no one to replace the flying squirrel's speed, and the flying squirrel's ability to organize and assist is really not bad. He averaged eight assists per game this season. The importance is far beyond what Leder can compare. He can say that the flying squirrel is the iron triangle.
One of them, but I would never say that Leder is one of the Iron Triangle.
Ryder made 4 of 13 shots today, with a shooting percentage of just 30%. He was one of the main culprits of the loss, which made him very annoyed.
"Okay, sir."
Lydel nodded with a bad expression.
The atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room is very good.
Especially Kobe, he contributed a lot today. He performed well on the defensive end, was very active in the locker room, and kept talking to people.
Harris began to summarize the game, first praising Kobe's defense, then praising Richmond's performance today, then a group of praises, and finally praising Old K alone and saying: "Old K's big shot
The buckle was the final word and directly destroyed the morale of the home team. This was the decisive blow for our victory tonight."
This big victory made countless media who doubted the Lakers change their minds and began to sing praises to the Lakers.
Lao Wang, who has average statistics, has also been praised by the media. The photo of the collapsed basket rack made the front pages of countless media, and major TV stations continued to broadcast the clip.
On the evening of the 23rd, the G3 game of the Eastern Conference Finals started. The Pacers, who had the advantage of home court, went crazy. The team hit 16 three-pointers and defeated the powerful Knicks with a rain of three-pointers. One to two, they pulled one back.
field.
Reggie Miller hit 5 three-pointers and scored 26 points. Ewing made 10 of 18 shots and scored 27 points in total including free throws.
Hu Weidong came off the bench and hit two three-pointers when Jordan was not on the court. Later, he hit two more three-pointers against Jordan, effectively scoring 18 points.
When O'Neal was not on the court, substitute insider Derek McKay pulled out and hit three three-pointers, scoring 14 points. He and Hu Weidong were the two substitutes who were the key to victory in this game, and together they contributed 32 points.
Between the two of them and other substitutes, all substitute players scored a total of 44 points. The Pacers scored a total of 109 points, accounting for 40%.
After watching the game, Lao Wang laughed and said: "The Pacers' substitutes are so crazy. The Knicks were stunned by the three-pointers."
Richmond said: "The media really underestimated the Pacers. Their bench lineup has been very strong in the past few seasons, and their three-point shooting ability is much better than that of the Knicks. It is not luck to reach the Eastern Conference. Once it breaks out,
It's not unusual to beat the Knicks."
Lao Wang waited for a while, then called Lao Hu, congratulated him, and encouraged him: "Lao Hu, I'm right, the shooting guard just does what he wants when he gets the ball. Don't even give it to Ewing if he wants it.
It’s just good luck, but it’s actually no longer possible.”
"hehe!"
Lao Hu is very excited. Every good performance he has now will create a good foundation for his next contract.
Kobe is speechless, Old K, you double-standard dog!
On the 24th, just like the Lakers the day before yesterday, the Knicks began to enjoy the ridicule and ridicule of the media. Even the New York media was the same, and even the New York media took the lead.
O'Neal, who scored 24 points and 13 rebounds last night, did not escape the media's criticism, as did Jordan, who scored 26 points. The two were scolded by the New York media.
Other media accused the two of saving some face, but the New York media criticized them and saved no face at all.
Lao Wang is glad that he went to Los Angeles instead of New York. Seeing the attitude of the New York media towards Jordan and O'Neal, he will never go to the Knicks in his life.
That night, the G4 game of the Western Conference Finals began.
The starting lineups of both sides remained unchanged.
The Lakers attacked first at the beginning, and Lao Wang positioned himself in the low post on the left wing.
Da Meng no longer goes forward, but puts a step of defense in the paint area, making it clear that he can't prevent penetrations but not shots.
When Dameng moved forward, the Lakers passed the ball to Lao Wang. Instead of taking a lob, Richmond pulled him to the wing and passed the ball. It was very safe, so Dameng's move was meaningless and he was too lazy to spend more money.
Physical strength, direct defense.
However, Dameng was on top of the defense now, so Mark Price did not pass to Richmond again, but passed directly to the top of the key.
With his left elbow stuck, Lao Wang, who was facing upward, caught the ball with his right hand. In the next moment, without moving his left foot, he suddenly took a step toward his left waist with his right foot, making a breakthrough movement.
Dameng immediately took a step back, but at this moment, Lao Wang did not rush in, but stepped on his left waist, jumped up, and hit a front hook.
His hook level is as high as 105, which has reached his own ceiling. Whether it is technical movements or rhythm, it cannot be said to be perfect, but it is definitely in line with his own physical condition and technical level. His technique and body have reached an almost perfect fit.
In addition, the breakthrough action just now allowed him to get rid of the big dream, so this hook is actually open.
"brush!"
The water splashed and the two-pointer hit.
"Dameng, if you don't guard me personally, how can you guard against my hook?" After he succeeded, his trash talk also started.
"Let's see how many you can throw." Dameng said angrily.
"hey-hey!"
Lao Wang just sneered.
After half a quarter, at 14:10, the Trail Blazers, who were 4 points behind, called a timeout.
With Dameng taking one step on defense and including the first shot, Lao Wang made 4 of 6 shots in the half quarter, all of which were hook shots of nearly two points. The shooting rate of the last two points was 66.6%. This is a terrible efficiency.
Dameng has been confused by him.
The hook is the most difficult offensive method to defend against, especially the sideways hook. It is almost impossible to defend from the front, and whether or not it hits depends entirely on the feel of the hand.
Especially with Lao K's shooting height, which is impossible to touch, and enough tonnage that cannot be lifted, and incredible pace, which can break away from the defense many times. All these advantages combined make Dameng a little desperate.
"Old K, when did your hook become so powerful?" he asked in a daze when he was coming off the court.
"I've always been this good." If you don't brag now, when will you brag? Lao Wang immediately started bragging.
"I think you're just lucky." Dameng snorted angrily and walked away.
"Ha ha!"
Lao Wang also returned to the bench proudly.
This season, from the regular season until this game, he has been holding back in some aspects and not giving full play because the Knicks are too strong. He wants to go all out in the finals and catch O'Neal and Jordan off guard.
O'Neal will definitely prevent him from playing an efficient offense at the basket, and if he joins forces with Oakley, he really has the strength to do it, so he will leave some room in the offensive area for nearly two points.
Once the offense under the basket is blocked, a hook shot as high as 105 can teach O'Neal a lesson to the guy who thought he could challenge him.
Not only has his hook reached level 105, but his overall close-range attack ability has also broken through to level 100. If level 90 and above is considered first-class, then level 100 and above is considered top-notch. This is his confidence.
If you can't hit the basket, just attack with two points to kill you, and it will save more energy.
However, after losing a home game to the Trail Blazers, he knew that he could no longer stay in the game. If he stayed, he might not even make it to the finals.
Dameng and Duncan's defensive ability is definitely not worse than O'Neal and Oakley, he can only do his best.
The Trail Blazers called a timeout, and Dunleavy asked Dameng to only let Old K go half a step to strengthen defense against Old K's nearly two-point shot.
At the same time, he also asked Duncan to pay attention to his defense, because once Dameng gets close to Old K, with Old K's pace, the risk of being broken through will be greatly increased. He must make up for it in time to prevent Old K from attacking the basket.
The timeout ended, the Trail Blazers attacked, and the little flying squirrel started to break through with the ball from the left wing.
Dameng pulled up from the low post for a pick-and-roll. After Wang blocked the little flying squirrel for a while, he saw Kobe chasing after him and quickly returned to defend Dameng.
At this time, Duncan had already carried Fordson into the basket, caught the ball and went straight to the layup, making a hit.
"Danny, guard him." Lao Wang pointed at Da Meng and shouted to Fordson.
"Okay." Fordson nodded quickly.
Anyway, he can't be guarded against either of them. Dameng will be knocked down if he's guarded, Duncan will be eaten by force if he's guarded against, and the boss will beat him as he says.
Looking back, the Lakers attacked, and Kobe saw that Wang was not in a strong position, so he immediately asked for the ball and started to play singles to Del.
On the defensive end, he was facing off against the Flying Squirrel, and on the offensive end, the Trail Blazers had Lai Del guarding him. After all, the Flying Squirrel was too short and was completely misplaced.
However, Del's defensive ability and Kobe's current singles ability can completely handle it.
"Peng!"
After a sideways hit, Kobe bumped into Lydel.
The next moment, he immediately took advantage of the situation and broke through with the ball. When he was two steps inside the three-point line, he saw Duncan coming to block him, so he immediately stopped and then calmly shot a jumper.
"brush!"
An open two-point jump shot, the basketball went hollow into the basket.
"Kobe relies on breakthroughs or jump shots after playing. His skills are getting better and better, and his rhythm is getting better and better." Zhang Lili praised.
"After one more season, he should be able to help old K a lot." Su Qun said happily.
"Yes, he has been clamoring to average 20+30+ per game, haha!" Zhang Liji said with a smile.
Trail Blazers offense.
In the low post on the right wing, Fordson kept up with Da Meng, and Lao Wang held up Duncan in the low post on the left wing.
But the Blazers' tactics immediately changed. The little flying squirrel called Duncan's high pick-and-roll, and Lao Wang followed.
Duncan reached the high position and stood behind Kobe. The little flying squirrel immediately used the wall to break through. Kobe quickly bypassed Duncan and pursued him, already a step too late.
Fortunately, Lao Wang, who followed, changed defense in time, and Kobe immediately stood in front of Duncan. According to the tactical requirements, the two of them wanted to cut off the passing line between the flying squirrel and Duncan.
The little flying squirrel rushed to the basket, turned right, and was about to pass back to the high post. He found that Kobe was blocking the front of Duncan. If he passed the low ball, Kobe would definitely intercept it.
And if he passes a high ball, there is old K beside him, so he does not choose to pass the ball, but directly pulls to the right wing.
As soon as Lao Wang saw the little flying squirrel leaving the basket, he immediately moved to the high post, and Kobe immediately pounced on the little flying squirrel.
In the low right wing, Fordson did not take care of the little flying squirrel, and tried his best to defend against the big dream.
At this time, the little flying squirrel ran past Fordson and Dameng along the baseline, and went around to the right block behind the two, near the right bottom corner. Kobe had already pounced on him, and he could only choose to force a jumper at a zero-degree angle.
Kobe flew to block the shot, but missed it by a little.
"Bang!"
The basket hit the basket and rose up, but Wang had already returned to the basket and protected the backcourt rebound.
"Good defense!" Zhang Lili praised.
In the Lakers' frontcourt, Lao Wang received the ball in the low post on the left wing. Dameng took half a step, not completely close to his body, but deliberately clamped his left arm with his right arm and waved his left hand from time to time to prevent him from passing the ball to the weak side of the right wing.
"Will this stop me?"
With a secret voice, he immediately began to attack.
The next moment, he swayed up and down continuously. When Dameng's center of gravity swayed, he suddenly pulled up on the spot, pressed his left elbow against the defender, raised his right arm high, hooked his right hand, and the ball flew towards the basket.
"Bang!"
The basketball hit the basket, bounced, and rolled inside.
"Dreams, are you happy?" Feeling proud, the trash talk started again.
"You are lucky today!"
Dameng was so angry that he made 5 of 7 hook shots in the past two points. This guy, Old K, looked like he was about to explode.
In the 8th minute of the first quarter, at 18:12, the Lakers relied on 6 points and took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to make the first substitution.
The Lakers replaced Te Yinlong Hill, Chris Mullin, Rick Fox, and Fisher. Only Lao Wang remained on the court as a starter.
But in terms of strength, there is actually not much reduction, which means Fisher is a little weaker.
The Blazers were not so generous. Dameng took a rest after the game and replaced him with a fringe inside man. This was about to start cutting people.
In addition, Del went down and replaced him with a backup shooting guard.
"Old K, you only defend but don't attack, how can they kill you?" Head coach Harris said when he came on the field.
But in the next few minutes, according to the coach's method, Lao Wang switched from offense to defense. He watched Duncan die, and the other four were responsible for the offense.
After the first quarter, the Lakers led by 10 points.
Dunleavy knew that this was not going to work. Once Dameng and Duncan took turns, if Old K concentrated on defense, then foul tactics would naturally be out of the question. The Blazers' own substitute lineup would be at a huge disadvantage against the opponent's nearly main substitute lineup.
"Hakeem, Tim, we are going to fight hard." He said to the two of them seriously.
Dameng and Duncan looked at each other and nodded.
Dunleavy said to Little Flying Squirrel and Lydel: "The same goes for you. If you want to beat the Lakers, you won't have any rest time."
The two of them were helpless for a while. They already had injuries, and fighting like this would definitely be too much for their bodies.
But when the head coach asked in front of them, they could only nod in agreement and could not refuse directly.
Dunleavy secretly shook his head. This was because the Trail Blazers were unattractive. No one knew that Duncan would have such a superstar performance in his rookie season. With his big dream alone, there was no way he could attract veterans with minimum salaries like the Lakers and Knicks.
However, after finishing this season, the Trail Blazers, who have shown their strength, should also be attractive to attract high-quality veterans in the offseason.
Starting from the second quarter, the Trail Blazers sent out all their main players.
As for the Lakers, Harris is still following the rules. Except for Lao Wang, the other seven players are constantly rotating, and occasionally Fisher can get some time.
"The most advantageous thing for the Lakers is that K doesn't have to end the game. His physical fitness is the biggest weapon, leaving the Blazers with no time to breathe."
During the ABC live broadcast, Gomez shook his head and sighed.
Yin Langton said: "I have said it a long time ago, the Trail Blazers will definitely be dragged down by the Lakers like the Jazz."
Nodding, Gomez said: "For the Knicks and Lakers, the biggest advantage when facing other teams is the thickness of the lineup."
At the end of the game, the physical fitness of the Blazers' four main players finally collapsed, and they lost without temper. The Lakers successfully won their third game, 3-1, and also gained a match point in the Western Conference Finals.
Lao Wang made 17 of 25 shots, a shooting percentage of 68%, and 3 of 6 free throws. He scored 37 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 5 blocks, 1 turnover and 3 fouls.
There are fewer free throws because there are fewer offenses at the basket.
In 25 shots, there were only 7 basket attacks, and 6 were scored, with a shooting percentage of 85.7%. 18 shots were near two-pointers, all of which were hooks, and 11 were made, with a shooting percentage of 61.1%.
The feeling was the best in the first quarter, but it declined later, but the hit rate in the past two points reached 60%, which has shocked countless people.