Chapter 268: Small tactical mistakes
"The ball was well handled in the second quarter. You should take a break from the beginning of the second quarter. We will play according to the previous tactics!" Van Gundy explained Anjie's task in his words, not because he was dissatisfied with Anjie, but because the break time between the festival was too short for a match like the Western Conference semi-finals. He had to save time and be able to keep it simple and not talk much.
"kd, in the first half of the second section, you must withstand the pressure!" Van Gundy did not use the word "hope" this time, but said the yi sentence must.
Van Gundy guessed that Phil Jackson might make adjustments based on the Thunder's tactics in the first quarter, and the champion coach must have seen what he wanted to do. It doesn't matter. He changed his tactics from the beginning of the second quarter, making the Lakers' arrangements invalid. At the same time, Anjie can also get more rest time and prepare for the more intense games in the future.
"Lamar and Paul, you will use double-teams for me in the second half! As long as he steps into the three-point line, you will give me double-teams without hesitation! If he holds the ball outside the three-point line, Paul, don't let him go. Stuck his position and make it difficult for him to handle the ball! As for you Artest, I don't want you to worry about the overall situation when defending, and I just want you to follow Durant all the time. Even if the others of the Thunder are empty at the basket, don't worry and continue to follow Durant!" Phil Jackson emphasized a lot of things to pay attention to defense, which surprised Kobe.
Although the Thunder's offense in the first quarter was indeed very smooth, the Lakers are the one who leads now! Kobe doesn't understand why his coach is afraid of being like this.
The players on the court naturally have no grasp of the overall situation than the coaches on the court. Kobe hasn't seen any clues about the Thunder, but Phil Jackson has already touched Van Gundimo thoroughly.
However, when both sides reappeared in the second quarter, Jackson realized that he was fooled by that damn bald man again!
In the yi quarter, the center tactics with good results were not continued to be used by Van Gundy. Angel was replaced by Ibaka. The Thunder will definitely take Durant as the core to attack again. In other words, most of the arrangements Jackson made during the break during the festival became nonsense!
"Is he not coming? Then don't blame us for being rude!" Kobe looked at Anjie who was sitting on the bench obediently. Van Gundy gave the Lakers such a big gift, Black Mamba would not refuse.
After the opening, the Lakers continued their offensive momentum. Gasol, who was in excellent form, solved the problems for Kobe. The Lakers' offensive efficiency was more than 1 level higher than the previous two games.
Although Phil Jackson's defensive arrangement has become waste paper, his offensive arrangement is still being implemented step by step.
Not being surprised by things is a condition that an excellent team must have. Although Van Gundy does not play according to common sense, the Lakers players on the court are not at a loss. They calmly deal with various changes and try to do their own duties well.
What tricks do you want to use are your business. What we have to do is to use our own tactics and strengths!
Indeed, the Lakers were not affected at all on the offensive end. But they finally adapted to the Thunder with center as the core, but now they have to change to adapt to the Thunder with outside offense as the core. This huge gap change cannot be adjusted in a few minutes.
Artest posted Durant very tightly, but Durant is now mainly engaged in the ball attack. Therefore, the Rockets' old player has also committed many fouls.
Fischer was hardly broken by Westbrook in the second quarter because the ball was in Angel's hands. But in the second quarter, the yi shift changed back. Although Fischer was so sophisticated, the Lakers' offense would be smoother and more natural when he was there. But Westbrook now put too much pressure on him. In order to prevent Westbrook from breaking through, Fischer had already committed two fouls.
In terms of causing damage, not only inside players will suffer losses.
After playing for a few minutes, the score difference between the two teams still did not change much. Phil Jackson originally planned to ask for a timeout to re-arrange the defense, but he knew that as long as he changed, Van Gundy would immediately take Anger up and disrupt his tactics!
Anyway, the Lakers are still firmly in the lead, so it would be better to let the game continue like this first. The person who should be anxious at that time is Van Gundy, not him!
Watching Gasol play Morris and Ibaka, two rookies, and watching Odom get shots from the outside repeatedly. Van Gundy is not only attacking, but the Thunder's defense has also begun to collapse. If Durant and Westbrook hadn't worked hard enough, the Lakers might have widened the gap long ago.
Giardina sat behind Anjie, but she didn't dare to say even a word to Anjie. This man who devoted himself to the game gave people a completely different sense of oppression than when he was off the court!
"Boss, I've had enough rest." Anjie patted Van Gundy who was sitting beside him. Van Gundy looked at the time on the big screen. It took almost five minutes in the second quarter, and the time was just right!
"Suspension!" After Kobe assisted Gasol again to score, Van Gundy immediately called the Thunder's first timeout in the second quarter. It's time to let go of his hands and feet and go out!
"It seems that Phil's old fox was not fooled. His Lakers are indeed not that easy to cheat." Van Gundy shook his head, and he still thought that old man Jackson was too simple.
"Good job, guys, in the second half of the second quarter, An, you know what to do. This is what we are here to practice these days. Now, it's time to show all the results of your practice!" The tactical system with Anjie as the core in the second quarter has not been fully rolled out. Now, there is no need to keep anything. That guy Phil Jackson may have seen through everything. It's meaningless to hide it.
"Our defensive strategy remains unchanged, the Thunder must be unable to hold back. Their show time is over! From now on, the Thunder will fight back with all their strength! Hold on to me until the end of the game!" Old Man Phil's face was flushed by himself. He was excited and his blood pressure soared, so people also said that professional basketball coaching is a dangerous job. Maybe one day, the blood vessel will be broken?
Anjie is back on the stage, and the cheers from the Chesapeake Energy Arena continue to increase. The Thunder are eight points behind, and Anjie's task is really heavy.
On the first ball of the game, Anjie did not catch the ball outside the three-point line again. Instead, he ran honestly to the low post and got entangled with Espanyol Gasol.
Since it is the core of tactics, there must be more than one tactical style. At the low post, Van Gundy's tactical changes are still rich.
Westbrook didn't have too much possession. He just passed the ball safely through the half and handed it over to Anjie directly.
All things are controlled by An Jie, which is the biggest change that the Thunder team has made in the previous game today.
Although Anjie is holding the ball in the inside, he is not the only option of singles. Odom dares not act rashly next to him. Jackson has emphasized how sharp Anjie's pass is.
Now all the other people in the Lakers can do is to try their best to bite the running people and not give them room to catch the ball. And what Gasol has to face is much more difficult. He must stop Anjie's offense! Stop the Thunder's core scoring steps!
Gasol, who had played half a quarter of the game, consumed a lot of physical strength. Originally, Espanyol's physical strength was a problem. Now it is really hard for him to face the physically energetic Anjie.
Anjie did not plan to compete with Gasol for skills, because that would make it easy for Gasol to guess his next move. Head-on confrontation is Gasol's biggest weakness!
Anjie kept using his back to challenge the Spaniard's limits. Gasol's chest was so breathless that he could not take a step back even so!
If it weren't for the appearance of Charles Barkley that changed the rules of nBa, Gasol might have been forced to stop breathing by Angel. Fortunately, this rule protected him.
However, before I could breathe more, Anjie's offensive rushed over again!
Anjie sat down at Gasol again, but this time it was not a back hit, but suddenly turned around!
An Jie's turn this time was not to use confusion and flexibility to overcome his opponent, but to use a tough body collision to squeeze out his opponent.
Seeing Gasol being knocked away by himself, An Jie jumped to the basket with a small jump, and quickly jumped for a second time, hanging on the frame under the basket.
The basketball at the Chesapeake Energy Arena made a huge "scream", and the reaction in the audience was even more explosive.
"Good job!" Giardina can finally cheer for the Thunder today, because all the Thunder fans around her today are Thunder fans, and she doesn't have to worry about being rolled down.
"Oh my God, that's O'Neal, that's O'Neal. You all said Ann was a flexible center, but now, this guy can even learn O'Neal!" After Anger made the complete set of moves, the first name that came to mind was O'Neal.
The way and pace of attacking the basket were like O'Neal!
Angel naturally does not have the perverted body like O'Neal, but Gasol, who is exhausted, puts too little pressure on Angel.
After this goal, Phil Jackson had to sacrifice his attack, replace Gasol and replace Bynum.
There is no way, Espanyol has to take a break, and his playing time today has indeed exceeded expectations.
After the competition in the first two games, Bynum has been proven that the offense will be completely suppressed in front of Anjie. In this game, the Zen master did not have much hope for his offense.
Sure enough, when Gasol was replaced, the Lakers' inside offense suddenly stopped. Bynum tried to play twice, but neither succeeded. Instead, Anjie continued to lead the team to continue chasing points with his own method.
It has been less than four minutes since Anjie played the game since he was on the court. The Lakers' original eight-point lead was only two points left in the blink of an eye.
However, at this critical moment, Van Gundy had to replace Westbrook, Morris and Seifrosa and other main players, because the three players had been playing for a long time in the second quarter. In order to rotate, Anjie must lead the team's second team to complete the next game.
Angel, Ibaka, Durant, Livingston and Eric Meno, this is the current lineup of the Thunder.
On the Lakers, Zen Master sent a combination of Bynum, Odom, Shannon Brown, Kobe and Vujasic.
They are not considered the strongest lineup, but they all left the sharpest blade on the field. The competition between the two teams' second lineup is still very interesting!
Can Anjie, the core, play well without the support of the players? The test is coming soon!
Chapter completed!