Chapter 164 Old Ball Pi Kobe(1/2)
The Lakers hit 10 three-pointers in the first half, setting the team's season three-point record.
The Thunder obviously did not expect that the Lakers, whose three-pointers were not satisfactory in the previous few games, would explode in this three-pointer.
In addition to Li Liang, the Lakers were cautious in their shooting from both Kobe and Nash on the outside, and they made very few shots.
Ci Shiping was not cautious, but he wanted to make an invoice.
The others, Morris, Duhon, Meeks, Jamison and others, all had one after another.
The opponent is basically in a half-giving state. You can vote. I am not lucky if I enter.
But it was different tonight. First of all, Li Liang continued to make steady contributions. Brooks did not seriously study whether to let Ibaka or Durant defend Li Liang.
The second is that Nash opened, leading the offense from the first quarter and hit continuously.
Although he couldn't defend Westbrook, he defeated Westbrook in scoring.
When this three-pointer hit, Brooks knew that he had to pause.
The team had big problems in defensive matchups, and they thought they would not play at home by relying on inertia.
I didn't expect that the Lakers played so targeted tonight. I really underestimated Mike Brown.
Mike Brown sat on the bench and thought to himself that the team played well and was in good shape tonight, haha.
It's paused, veterans have some rest.
Each coach has a different style of pause. Some coaches like to delay time and talk with tactical boards.
It's like a school teacher drags on class.
Some coaches look at the situation and talk whenever they need to talk. If they don’t need to talk, let the players rest and calm down and make phased adjustments.
Mike Brown tends to the latter, pausing more as a regulator than a small class.
Besides, in addition to setting up tactics at critical moments, people don’t listen much when they pause their regular time.
It would be better to hear Li Liang say that this guy is talking very well.
Mike Brown wanted to sit by and listen to him for a while.
There is no way, after all, I have been trained with coach John Wooden and Bob Knight and got some true teachings.
The Lakers are in good shape tonight, and Li Liang is also very excited.
For older people like this, experienced teams can get excited, and the rest is to defeat their opponents with experience and skills.
The suspension ended and both sides returned to the stadium.
The Thunder’s top priority is to solve the problem on the defensive end. How to pinch the Lakers’ three-pointer?
The method given by Thunder is simple, it is to increase strength!
First, the position changes were made, allowing Seffrosa to defend against Nash, Durant to watch Kobe, and Westbrook to fight against Ci Shiping.
This choice is correct. No matter who Kobe defends, the effect is actually similar.
It was originally necessary to rely on collective defense to deal with him.
Durant has long arms and is more disturbing in defense.
Westbrook has invested a lot of energy on the offensive end, so his defense against Nash is obviously lax.
After changing to Sefrosa, one-on-one close defense is much better.
After all, he is 38 years old and is not the son of Feng who can shoot with his shot.
As for Ci Shiping... let him go.
After the Thunder came back, they successfully defended the Lakers for 24 seconds, and then served quickly in the backcourt, Westbrook quickly rushed to the basket with one dragon!
This caused Howard's defensive foul and went to the free throw line.
Looking back, Nash passed the ball to Howard, and Howard hadn't received the ball for a long time.
Is Perkins so easy to play?
He squeezed in with his back, and his left hand hooked, but failed!
Li Liang grabbed the frontcourt rebound and made a layup that caused Ibaka to foul.
Damn, where did this kid come out?
Li Liang is really a wise man.
He is playing power forward now, but when attacking, if the top of the arc does not handle the ball, he will squat on the bottom corner.
Then he waited for an opportunity to sneak from the bottom line to the inside to grab the rebound.
And he didn't slip from the field, but ran into the field from outside to steal rebounds.
You can block the inside line, but you can't get stuck outside the court, right?
Before playing against the Spurs, he used this trick to steal two frontcourt rebounds.
Just like that, Li Liang earned a frontcourt rebound and went to the free throw line.
This season, Li Liang has not missed a free throw line.
Although it was mainly because of the few penalty kicks, his free throws were indeed stable.
This is the area where I once had food. Can it be unstable?
Both free throws were scored, but the difference was still 10 points.
In the last few minutes of the second quarter, Kobe showed their old ball skin.
The Thunder are indeed quick to catch up with points, and Durant's offensive efficiency is very high.
As long as he gets the ball and plays one-on-one, there will be opportunities that will definitely come out.
Li Liangchao has no choice. It is impossible for you to seize the scoring champion with 70 points.
But Durant chased the score, and the Lakers were also scoring.
A problem arises after the Thunder's defense intensity increases, that is, it is easy to foul the action.
Kobe made Durant's shooting foul twice in a row and went to the free throw line.
When you are old, you can’t do anything, so you have to use some opportunistic methods.
Besides, you, Durant, have a lot of fun in the big round?
This kind of free throw for fouls can hurt the opponent's morale, and secondly, it can cut off the opponent's rhythm. Thirdly... you can rest.
The Thunder became more and more impatient as they fought, and there were some small disputes between Durant and Westbrook on the field.
In a cooperation on the outside, Durant asked for a long ball, but Westbrook hesitated and refused to give it.
Finally, Li Liang rushed up and hugged him, wanting to compete for the ball.
Seeing this, Li Liang was still doing a good job and said, "Stop arguing, why bother with me? How good is it to fight."
Durant and Westbrook both glared at Li Liang. This person was so annoying!
【Anger value 25, from Westbrook】
Damn, I also received anger from Westbrook.
This is a good thing for Li Liang.
Appropriate anger can increase the player's fighting spirit, but too much anger will affect the player's judgment.
When the situation is not going well, the core guard should still remain calm and slowly lead the team to turn the situation around.
Li Liang and Durant jumped the ball, but the ball rights were still in the hands of the Thunder.
Westbrook received the ball from the outside, no matter how many years he was, I would first pull one to suppress the shock!
But he no longer had the feel of three-pointers in the first quarter, and the ball hit the basket.
Li Liang firmly stuck Ibaka and Kobe received a backcourt rebound.
The Lakers are playing hard and impatient... Oh, Kobe broke...
What do you say is that you are not anxious or impatient to beat the success rate?
Kobe took advantage of the Thunder's unstable footing and directly held the ball and entered the inside, causing a foul by Sefrosa.
The Thunder's defense line was not stable, and the referee's whistle was a bit diligent.
Kobe made both free throws, and the difference reached 12 points.
Westbrook didn't believe in evil, and after dribbling through half the game, he covered the pick-and-roll with Ibaka.
Then directly pull the top of the arc and shoot with three points!
Ci Shiping took a little further and touched Westbrook's body.
The referee guessed that the thunder blew too hard before, so he blew the whistle and gave Ci Shiping a foul.
At the same time, the ball hit!
Score four points!
To be continued...