Chapter 59 The king, there are also Fengchu and Wolong!
"It seems that the Lakers are not suitable for offense yet.
In the third quarter of the Kings, two are rookies this year, two are new players, plus a new coach and a new tactical system.
As a result, their offensive firepower was extremely excellent and efficient.
This is a hell!
So, we can't play with the Kings with their comfortable offensive rhythm."
After Li Mu made a summary speech, he immediately began to arrange tactics.
"Next, Rice and Horry will be off the court, and Big Ben and Bowen will play.
We played back our previous offensive and defensive tactics, blocked the inside line, and did not give them a basket, and had a comfortable mid-range shooting opportunity, and took three-pointers with them to shoot.
For Weber's high-level support, you don't have to pay attention to it, just interfere with the outside players.
Needless to pay attention to point guard Jason Williams's empty cut into the inside, blocking the pass route.
If there is no way to limit their passes, try to keep them away from the basket and shoot."
"We want to force the Kings and the Lakers to fight tough battles and individual single challenges.
The star, the King, is not as good as the Lakers!"
The reason for this arrangement is that Li Mu wants to bully the Kings' Princeton system, but it is just a grass team. Their running-in time is too short to be able to strike a dazzling and smooth attack.
Even if it can be done occasionally, it will never last.
Next, the Lakers are not only harder, but also longer lasting.
The pause time is over and the game is back.
On the court, the Kings attacked, and Jason Williams passed the ball with a high post Weber.
He also ran according to the prescribed 122-position, but Billups ignored his empty cut and guarded his formation.
Kobe and Billups oppressed Webber and did not pass the ball to the inside.
On both sides, Stoyakovic and Wahad began to run back and cut into the inside, trying to disrupt the Lakers' defensive formation.
O'Neal was in the inside line, and Da Ben started sweeping around.
Ignore the Kings' tactics and protecting the area they want to protect is enough.
Off the court, Kings head coach Adelman narrowed his eyes and knew that the critical moment of the game was coming.
To be honest, the way to withdraw the center is a dangerous move.
Whether you can make a shot from the outside is a key point.
At this time, it was time to test Weber's offensive ability. Weber did not directly jump shot, but chose to play Kobe with a steady back.
Pushed to the Niujiao area, turned around and made a jump shot with two points...
Kobe couldn't block this kind of misaligned attack.
Swish—!
Weber withstood the pressure and made two steadily.
The difference between the two sides reached 4 points.
"The Lakers' defense is very interesting. They actually focus on themselves and ignore the tactical changes of the Kings.
In this case, Weber will probably keep fighting Kobe one-on-one and kill Kobe." Mike Brynn commented.
"Weber pulled it out, and it has the significance of pick-and-roll offensive significance in it.
Now it depends on Weber's misaligned offense? And Kobe's defense ability.
However, this defensive approach seems worth it than letting the Kings hit the basket.
After all, even if the Lakers come out to defend, they probably won’t be able to defend themselves and they will lose points.”
Of course, Li Mu dared to defend like this, and he was confident that Kobe and O'Neal were fighting each other alone.
On the court, O'Neal received a pass from Billups and played patiently. It was too easy to deal with Divac. He was afraid that the opponent would play tricks.
The offensive rhythm slowed down, and O'Neal was rushed over by Weber.
Bang-!
In the end, O'Neal still sent the basketball into the basket with a strong force.
One pick, one pick, one pick, two, can't stop him from scoring.
Next, the two sides played for nearly 3 minutes. At this time, the Lakers had already tied the score and overtook it.
O'Neal and Kobe, both of them, were close to the basket.
And Weber, he pulled him to a high position to support the attack.
Although he can beat Kobe alone in a misplaced position, his shooting percentage is still far inferior to Kobe and O'Neal who are close to the basket.
By the way, in the 10th minute of the third quarter, Weber was not stupid either. He knew that he was fighting alone, not as good as Kobe and O'Neal.
He needed to play tactical cooperation with his teammates and team fights, so he found Stoyakovic and played a cover tactic from the outside.
Stoyakovic got rid of Bowen's defense, topped the three-point line, and raised his hand to catch the ball and jumped a three-pointer...
Bang-!
The three-pointer missed.
This is just an accident.
Stoyakovic told himself in his heart.
The same goes for other teammates.
However, next, Stoyakovic's three-pointer was no longer as amazing as the second quarter, and he actually made 0 of 3 shots, so he had no friends.
In the 98/99 season, Stoyakovic averaged 8 points and 3 rebounds per game in the rookie season, which is normal.
Obviously, it was not his normal state to score 10 points in the second quarter.
He has not adapted to the NBA's three-point line and offensive rhythm, and his three-point shooting percentage this season is only 32%.
Stoyakovic cannot make a three-pointer, and point guard Wahad cannot make a shot either.
He is known for his defense, with three-point shooting worse than Stoyakovic. He only shoots 28% of his three-point shooting this season and his career three-point shooting percentage is only 21%.
Jason Williams has the highest three-point shooting percentage on the court, only 32%. He can indeed shoot very long three-pointers, but in terms of accuracy, it is still too bad. Otherwise, he would not be called Jason, but Curry.
Adelman could only let three outsiders run without the ball, disrupting the Lakers' formation.
In this way, the Kings did get a lot of mid-range shooting opportunities.
However, the Lakers' mobility is not bad, they have made unlimited defense replacements and are doing very well. The Kings' transfer and passing are finally problematic, and they don't have much understanding of each other.
Princeton's tactics require too high a team. They need to be very comprehensive, able to shoot, pass, run, and smart in playing. Everyone has to be me and everyone.
This is too difficult for the Kings, a brand new team.
If you face a team of average strength, the Kings can't force it so hard.
However, the Lakers are the only unbeaten team in the league in the new season and are the most popular team in the championship now.
Therefore, if the Kings want to defeat the Lakers, all skills must be extremely extreme.
If it was two or three years later, Li Mu would not dare to let the Lakers defend like this. Now the Kings' Princeton system can only be considered as half a bucket of water.
It was a dream for the Kings to maintain a good offense in the first half.
Sure enough, the Kings' inside offense was completely unable to open the situation.
At this time, the situation is still in progress, and the Kings and the Lakers have not yet decided on their victory.
Now it's just that the Lakers have regained control of the rhythm on the court.
However, just when the Lakers were ready to face the more difficult challenges, the Kings suddenly couldn't bear it and collapsed first.
First of all, the team's boss Weber passed the ball, with a very obvious purpose. He was intercepted and hit by Kobe to counterattack and scored two points in one-stop.
Then, Jason Williams broke through with the ball, breaking the Lakers' entire defense through clean. As a result, he broke into the basket and raised the ball and attacked halfway. Suddenly, he chose to pass the ball and actually passed it to Da Ben's hand.
It turns out that the Kings also have Feng Chu and Wolong.
At the critical moment, Webber and Jason Williams suddenly broke out and handed the victory knife to the Lakers with several inexplicable mistakes.
On the commentary stage, Mike Bryn saw the Kings' missteps several times, ruined the good game, shook his head and said, "The Kings' Princeton tactics are very gorgeous and stunning. In the future, the NBA will definitely have their place.
However, it certainly doesn't belong to them tonight. They only played good goals in the half and were not ready to defeat the Lakers."
Life is always full of surprises, and Li Mu is a little depressed. As the Lakers are about to catch the victory of the game, they are about to press the Kings on the floor and rub them together.
Unexpectedly, the Kings suddenly lost the victory and collapsed.
Buzz ~~
With the scoreboard, the beeps rang and the whole game ended.
The score was 118 to 110, and the Lakers defeated the Kings with an 8-point advantage and achieved 23 consecutive victories in the new season.
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Chapter completed!