Chapter 87 [The sword is not old, and the collective is dumbfounded]
On the SuperSonics side, George Karl also made a substitution. Payton and Kemp returned to the court, replacing Snow and Earvin Johnson, adding two attackers.
This season, the Sonics don't know what it means to fight hard on defense. They win every game on offense, averaging first in the league in points per game. What George Karl pursues is to attack wildly so that the opponent can't defend and is forced to adjust, falling into the Sonics' trap.
Rhythm then affects your own offense.
Defensive centers like Irvine don't have many playing opportunities, averaging only 14 minutes per game like last season. New forward Beau Outlaw has even less playing time and can only be a marginal player.
The game continued. Swingman Ceballos, who had just come on, played a pick-and-roll with Magic on the right. Ceballos took the ball and broke through Kemp, who had just come on, and scored a layup. 39 to 33.
When Yang Jian encounters a pick-and-roll, he switches to guard Magic. He believes that facing Magic is more eye-catching than facing Ceballos. His teammates do not say it, but they must also want to switch in their hearts. Unlike him, who is invulnerable to all kinds of self-confidence.
When the Supersonics attacked, it was not easy for Yang Jian to catch the ball. Ceballos kept confronting him without the ball, and even put his hands on him. When Yang Jian was running, Ceballos's hands also moved, pushing people quickly.
Get around cover.
As soon as Yang Jian received the pass, power forward Corey Blount jumped out and formed a double-team with Ceballos who was chasing him, leaving no room for Yang Jian to dribble the ball.
Yang Jian hurriedly passed the ball to Payton, who was responding. Payton then transferred the ball to Kemp on the left. Magic went to the edge of the penalty area and blocked Kemp's air-cutting route. Blount retreated into the penalty area to form a double-team on Kemp.
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Harris is a comprehensive coach. He has coached high school and college amateur basketball teams, as well as NBA giants. He knows how to use the defensive system to make up for the players' lack of personal ability and double-team star players.
The key to the Lakers' defensive tactics lies in Blount's mobility. The Lakers don't expect him to perform well on the offensive end. They signed him to strengthen defense. Magic can defend the penalty area. He is not fast but very resistant.
In the 1979-80 season, rookie Magic Johnson started his dream performance. He played 77 times in the regular season and scored 18 points, 7.7 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 2.4 steals. His shooting percentage was as high as 53%. He helped the Lakers in the first year of his career.
The team entered the finals, and even played a center position in place of the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, scoring 42 points and 15 rebounds, and finally won the FMVP.
Magic has always been able to play center, and now he has the weight of a center, which can keep Kemp outside the penalty area. Kemp turned to the center and passed the ball to Perkins in the corner, who got an open space.
The double-teaming tactic is bound to relax the defense of role players. Eddie Jones did not rotate to help defend. He had to keep an eye on Schrempf. Perkins' open three-pointer missed the basket and Magic grabbed the rebound.
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The 34-year-old Perkins is very unstable. When his shooting is accurate, he is extremely efficient and is the best sixth man. When he is not accurate, he is a loser. He basically plays with two tricks now, catch-and-shoot jumpers and baseline layups.
After Magic won the rebound, he showed his terrifying passing skills. He accurately passed a long pass to his teammates in the frontcourt with one hand, and launched a counterattack with one pass. Eddie Jones went down the right side on a fast break to get rid of Schrempf and caught the ball.
One-handed dunk of basketball scored .39 to 35.
Yang Jian followed Ceballos back to the baseline, and he had no time to cover up. Last season, the Lakers eliminated the SuperSonics mainly by racing on the court. Their outside players were all very fast.
The home fans applauded enthusiastically, and they finally saw a pleasing offense since the start of the game. Looking at the Lakers' performance in the first four games, many people thought that they would not make the playoffs.
Aaron Miles commented: "Magic's sword is still young. This is a quarterback-style pass. It will definitely be selected as one of the top five today. He smiled very happily after scoring the goal and enjoyed the feeling of returning to the court."
Jack Carter said: "The Lakers did play well today, but if they want to win, they have to defend the Sonics' offense. When the four Sonics stars are on the court, the offense is almost unstoppable, and they score over 100 points every game."
During the SuperSonics offense, Payton passed the ball to Schrempf for a one-on-one challenge on the left. Schrempf received the ball from a back position and turned around in the middle, overpowering Eddie Jones and throwing the ball in. 41 to 35.
Seeing defensive forward George Lynch take a rest, Schrempf planned to take a few more shots. He was out of position to challenge Eddie Jones because he had an advantage in height and weight. The Lakers' two major centers, Campbell and Divac, were not there.
, the blocking ability of inside players has dropped significantly.
Harris has no good way to deal with this. The team has two positions that can only be defended alone, and it is impossible to double-team Schrempf and Payton. Unless the Lakers have two more players on the court, seven on five.
When the Lakers attacked, Magic moved to the right side of the three-point line and stood still, with Blount covering Van Exel in the middle.
Crazy Fan finally broke through once, relying on a screen to get rid of Payton and enter the penalty area. Facing the chasing Perkins, he forced a jump for a layup. The two collided in the air, and the referee blew the whistle.
Van Exel turned around in the air, his body almost twisted into a knot, dodged the block and threw the ball to the basket with his right hand, hitting the board and going in.
Ceballos pulled Van Exel up from the ground, and he was very quiet and did not celebrate the score of 21.
From this point alone, it can be seen that there is something wrong with his mentality, and he went too low-key. Because he felt in his heart that it was better not to celebrate, lest the madman on the opposite side stare at him and try to dunk again.
After Van Exel high-fived his teammates, he made a steady free throw, 41 to 38.
When the Supersonics attacked, Yang Jian began to run in circles, constantly looking for cover. He felt good today and had a strong desire to attack. He wanted to take more shots. But no matter how he went around, there were people following him and he could only force shots. After thinking about it, he chose
Pass the ball.
Payton saw the opportunity on the right side and lobbed the ball to Kemp on the left. Kemp turned in the low post and went to the middle and missed the throw. He immediately jumped to make up the ball and scored .43 to 38.
The Lakers' defense cannot be without loopholes, and Blount's double-teaming will not work at all.
Kemp's bounce is amazing, but Magic can't jump and can only push him as far away from the penalty area as possible. If Magic goes to guard Perkins and can't switch to the pick-and-roll, Yang Jian may easily catch the ball and shoot.
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The Lakers attacked, and Magic stretched outside the three-point line to provide a screen for his teammates.
Van Exel played a pick-and-roll with Blount in the middle, and broke through and was double-teamed by two people. Blount was released in the high post and received the pass. He took aim and hit a jumper. 43 to 40.
Lakers fans gave Blount applause. This blue-collar player can occasionally hit mid-range shots. However, jump shots are not his regular weapon. He averages less than two mid-range shots per game. There is no problem with the SuperSonics letting him go.
When the SuperSonics attacked, all four teammates were separated. Payton singled out Van Exel on the right. He dribbled the ball behind his left hand, turned around, and went up to the basketball in three steps. 45 to 40.
The four SuperSonics stars are all open, and they rely on their personal ability to score against the defense. One-on-one is an opportunity.
Snow danced passionately on the bench, waving a towel, and led the bench to cheer for his teammates. He was simply better than thousands of troops at the Lakers' home court.
Yang Jian reminded Snow in the locker room that he must liven up the atmosphere during the national live broadcast of the game and he would become popular. The cameraman couldn't help but give him a few close-ups. In the future, there will be material for videos of fans doing evil things.
"Come for a duel, you only scored 3 points. If you score another goal, I will let you suck my 'beep', you 'beep'." Payton spat trash talk at Van Exel.
Others can't learn this guy's trash talk, because it's just swearing. Playing against Payton is a kind of torture. The only time Jordan had a fight on the court in his career was because he couldn't stand Payton's swear words and fought with him.
Van Exel broke through after a pick-and-roll and was entangled by Payton and Perkins. This time, his intention to pass the ball to Blount in the middle was very obvious. Yang Jian let go of Ceballos and came out from the side to intercept the basketball.
As soon as Yang Jian stole the ball, his opponent couldn't hold him back even if he tried. When Blount turned around, Yang Jian ran across the half court. It only took about 3 seconds for him to sprint three quarters of the way, and he entered the penalty area like lightning.
Yang Jian knew that no one could catch up, so he calculated the distance from the middle and took off with both feet. He passed the ball to his right hand with his left hand in the air and dunked the ball with his right hand! 47 to 40.
After Yang Jian landed, he beat his chest and roared, and the audience was stunned.