Chapter 441: The real difficulty
The first quarter game will end with the last 18 seconds left, and the Portland Trail Blazers who are controlling the last offense at the first quarter game are the Portland Trail Blazers who play at home.
Derek Fischer's skill made Kobe miss him very much. Although the game was only ten seconds left, Fischer's ball control was still calm. This guy was the big heart that had completed the O.4 second final victory! 18 seconds was more than enough for him. He organized his teammates to run the position slowly. Under Fischer's command, the rest of the Trail Blazers did not lose their own way.
Lakers substitute point guard Steve Blake stepped forward to defend, but Fischer skillfully used a handrail to block Blake, while preventing the ball from being taken away while slowly controlling the ball and continuing to advance.
J.J. Hickson and Meyers Leonard began to make walls for their teammates, and the running of Contney Lee and Batum made Lakers players very nervous.
The Lakers' nervousness is not without reason. "Thanks to the poor defense of the Lakers' second team, Contney Lee and Batum have made several hits outside the three-point line.
This time, Batum borrowed Hickson's pick-and-roll and went straight into the bottom corner, while Devin Ebanks, who was defending Batum, was caught by Hickson.
Fearing that Batum was shooting immediately after receiving the ball, Jordan Hill had to switch defense with Ebanks, and he stared at Batum running towards the bottom corner.
At this moment, Fischer suddenly hung the ball into the penalty area. Ebanks, who was crossing Hickson, could not reach the ball at all. Hickson jumped gently and controlled the right-passed high-snap ball. After receiving the ball, since Ibacs was defending around the front and Jordan Hill was pulled out by Batum, so Hickson would face an empty basket!
As an inside player with excellent athletic ability but slightly rough skills, Hickson won't get too many offensive opportunities in one game. How could Hickson let go of the empty basket this time!
He jumped up with both legs and placed the ball behind his head with both hands. After gliding in the air for a distance, Hickson swung his arm and attacked the frame vigorously.
"Click!" A huge sound came from the basket, and the crisp sound was also the whistle at the end of the first quarter.
"Fisher's pass is very deadly. This guy's assist is not as fancy as Nash, but it is very practical. He can always see opportunities on the court. This guy is definitely a valuable advanced metronome!"
The weak defense and the same pale offense are the performance of the Lakers' second team on the court. 22-3o, if you play one more round trip, the Trail Blazers may be able to widen the gap to double digits!
"Good job and good job! Come on, let's continue this performance." Ricard's players who rushed off the court and clapped, and Anjie also led the team to high-fives with the players who had just left the court.
"You guys are playing too scattered! Paul, I need you to pull bigger, don't stay near the basket! Nash, get the ball faster, don't beat the position with the Trail Blazers, that will happen to fall into the rhythm of the Trail Blazers!" On the Lakers, the substitutes did not receive any encouragement or attention after leaving the court. They sat back on the bench like air, and D'Antoni picked up the tactical board and started talking to the players.
"Want to make it bigger?" Paul Gasol couldn't believe what D'Antoni said. As an inside player and Kobe's most capable assistant, Paul Gasol, the European-level tower, cannot get close to the penalty area! It's a joke!
"That's right! You have to use your range to threaten the Trail Blazers' defense and open up space for Kobe and Dwight's offense." D'Antoni may not realize the meaning of Gasol's rhetoric. He actually taught Gasol the role of this tactic.
Gasol nodded in disappointment. He is a gentle person and is not the kind of player who will contradict the head coach. But not contradicting it does not mean that Gasol is satisfied with these arrangements.
Unlike the Lakers who have their own ulterior motives, Ricard's tactics arranged for his subordinates have been unanimously recognized by everyone.
"Damien, increase the number of shots on the outside, Andre, your empty run will be a huge deterrent to the Lakers' defense! Wesley, I want you to find the gap outside the three-point line at all costs. As for Ann and Lamarcus, I need to say, you know what to do, right?" Ricard simply drew a few tactics. Lillard Ken was obedient, Iguodala was a panacea, and with the three who had cooperated last season, the Trail Blazers had no problem of running-in. Therefore, Ricard could also make enough arrangements in a limited time.
"Okay, I'm almost done with what I should say! This season we were stared at countless pairs of eyes, and everyone was waiting to see our jokes! But we have to tell those people with actions that we are really fucking strong! Lakers F4, this combination is perfect for us to use to shoot us!" Ricard's irritability usually allows him to motivate the players' emotions.
"The boss is right! The championship starts with the victory of the first game!" Anjie also yelled in line with Ricard. After that, he opened his palms in front of his abdomen. After that, more and more Trail Blazers players also put their hands on Anjie's palms.
"One, two, three." Anjie shouted the numbers.
"Trail Blazers!" Others shouted out the team name.
This situation naturally attracted the attention of the Lakers bench not far away. Some of them really envied teams like the Trail Blazers...
Therefore, as soon as the second quarter started, the Lakers' first offense ended in failure.
Nash's exquisite pass must be matched with the Suns' lineup. The Lakers are not suitable for D'Antoni at all, nor are they suitable for Nash.
After staying on the outside for a while, the Lakers players still did not understand the tactics. There was no way, Nash had to hand over the ball to Kobe.
"Ball!" As soon as Kobe received the ball, Howard leaned against Anjie and shouted. When this guy was on the Magic, he had unlimited fire whenever he fell to the low post. However, everything changed after arriving at the Lakers. Howard had to remind Kobe by shouting that this was not his own game!
"Fuck." Kobe was reluctant to pass the ball, but for the sake of the team, Kobe gave up the ball.
Howard leaned against An Jie simply and roughly, hoping to get himself close to the three-second zone by hitting his back.
An Jie also gritted his teeth, and his chest was so painful that Howard's strong shoulders were pushed. But no matter how much pain he suffered, An Jie knew that he could not give in to this step!
After trying several times without success, Howard planned to hand over the ball. And pulling Gasol at the middle distance became Howard's first choice.
Howard's passing skills can be described as "terrible". The ball he passed to Gasol was short and fast. Just bent down to catch the ball, Gasol had a lot of effort. After receiving the ball, he got up and prepared to shoot. At this time, Aldridge had already saved.
Seeing Howard being blocked by Angel, Kobe and Nash were entangled by Matthews and Lillard respectively. So there was no way, so Gasol had to shoot!
Aldridge's defense is better than Gasol thinks. This goal Aldridge seriously interfered with Gasol's shooting rhythm. The basketball undoubtedly hit the box.
Anjie and Howard touched the basketball almost at the same time, but neither could control it. The basketball soared up and down again under the tweak of their fingers. When it fell for the second time, Iguodala, who rushed in from the outside, rushed to grab the rebound, killing the possibility of the risk caused by Anjie's failure.
After successfully defending, the Trail Blazers took advantage of the victory to pursue it. Lillard easily entered the penalty area under the restraint of Anjie. However, Ci Shiping's timely return to defense made Lillard, who was not outstanding, missed a layup. Fortunately, the referee's whistle sounded very timely. Ci Shiping's undisputed foul action!
Ci Shiping first glared fiercely at the referee, but nothing would change. Lillard made two free throws with steadily, and Anjie once again helped the team complete the score without scoring.
After successfully starting the first quarter, the Trail Blazers players were more confident and their offenses were smoother.
Under Ricard's arrangement, the five players on the Trail Blazers' field were relatively average. In this way, the Lakers' defense difficulty also soared. Because everyone on the field has the ability to become the offensive end point!
The Lakers' game became worse and worse, and the score difference was wider and wider. It was not until the score difference became 15 that D'Antoni finally asked a timeout.
However, the Lakers players' thoughts are completely disunited now, and even the best coaches can hardly make a set of loose sand look brand new.
"Kobe, Dwight, increase your singles!" D'Antoni, who was forced to help, only hoped that these two guys could use their personal abilities to help the team get through the difficulties for the time being. And Kobe was greatly stimulated by this sentence. He decided that after he came back from the timeout, he had to start the scoring mode himself!
The timeout ended soon, and Nash, as always, handed the ball to Kobe as the ball as ever. However, even though Howard screamed heart-wrenchingly, Kobe decided to control the ball himself!
In order to defend Kobe, Ricard even asked Iguodala and Matthews to replace defense, and Iguodala personally dealt with the Black Mamba. Kobe also had a lot of difficulties in completing the breakthrough now than before, but Iguodala still could not destroy Kobe's offensive frenzy.
Kobe pushed his shoulders against Iguodala's shoulders and chest and slipped towards the bottom line. He hoped to attack from the side of the basket. But Iguodala's defensive pace was so fast that Kobe himself did not expect it.
That's all, the most important thing is that An Jie is already at the basket at this moment, waiting for Kobe to make a splash. Even though there are reasons that Kobe's attack is not an opportunity, Kobe still resolutely decided to attack the box!
He took off, raised the basketball during the limited time of stagnation, and avoided the stretched arms of Angel and Iguoda. When Kobe avoided all this, he had already flew to the other side of the basket.
Kobe didn't even look at the rebound, but directly made a layup with his backhand based on his feelings. He successfully scored in the cross-shot of two defensive players of the Trail Blazers!
With 13 points, the difference is still double digits, but Kobe has no fatigue or complaints at all.
Breakthrough and created a foul, unreasonable three-pointer, skillfully back and jumped back. Kobe seemed to be back in the past, back in the era when he lacked helpers. Under his desperate attack, the score difference number became 5!
Then, Ricard replaced everything except Anger, while D'Antoni replaced everything except Kobe. It is obvious that the stars of these two teams will withstand the pressure during the transition of the lineup.
An Jie looked at Kobe unconsciously, and Kobe just bit his jersey, and his frowning brow never stretched after the game started. This guy bit the score by himself when the Lakers had no combat power in a set of loose sand and no combat effectiveness!
The Trail Blazers have played well enough, but the Lakers can't get rid of it no matter how hard they go. Looking at Kobe's various behaviors, An Jie understood it.
It is not difficult to defeat the Lakers, but only by knocking down Kobe, the Trail Blazers have a chance to win! Beating Kobe is the most troublesome thing that makes the Trail Blazers in this game. Because until now, Kobe has never fallen! God knows what method to use to make a guy like Kobe surrender.
"I haven't encountered such a tough character for a long time." An Jie moved his muscles and bones. The crazy Kobe was such a terrible opponent!
Chapter completed!