harleyscars Chapter 404 Home win!
Chapter 404 Home win!
Chapter 404 Home win!
In the first half of the first quarter, the Warriors relied on the shocking effect of the initial scene, making them temporarily lead the Lakers by three points at 18:15!
As the two sides replaced the substitute players one after another, the time to really test the Lakers came!
Ben Wallace, as the absolute core of the Warriors' defensive end, kept him under him in the match against Samaki Walker. No matter how the opponent tried to help the team, in Wallace Under the defense, it is basically very difficult!
In the second half of the first quarter, the Warriors' substitutes showed great energy. The offense of Barkley, Dell Curry and others, coupled with Wallace's guard inside, suddenly plunged the Lakers into a great crisis. among!
"Damn it, we have to think of a way!" Phil Jackson said to his assistant coach depressedly. Seeing the Warriors' substitutes playing smoothly, and looking at his own substitutes, they could be thrown into the stinky ditch up!
"Why don't we try a small lineup?" one of the assistant coaches said to Phil Jackson.
"Huh? A small lineup?" Phil Jackson couldn't help but fell into deep thought after hearing this!
Judging from the current two lineups of the Warriors, they are basically stronger than the Lakers in terms of height and competitive status. If it weren't for the presence of O'Neal inside, I'm afraid the Lakers would fall directly into the city!
If a small lineup is adopted, the Lakers will rely on the performance of outside players when they lose their insides!
Once it is difficult for them to use their flexibility and shooting rate to cause trouble for the Warriors, I'm afraid they will fall into a passive position very quickly!
After thinking for a while, watching the Warriors players move slowly on the court, a gleam of light gradually appeared in Phil Jackson's eyes!
"Let's put the small lineup aside for now, why don't we try a lineup of one big and four small?" Phil Jackson finally showed a smile on his face!
In this era, only Pat Riley and "Mad Scientist" Donnie Nelson are the only coaches who put forward the theory of small lineups. success!
Now, if Phil Jackson also adopts a similar lineup configuration, at least they can gamble on the outside while retaining an inch of space inside.
If they succeed, they will catch the Warriors by surprise. If they fail, they will adjust the lineup as soon as possible. From this point of view, they will not lack anything, just try for a while!
"drop!!"
As the whistle sounded for the end of the first quarter, Phil Jackson quickly set up the players!
"This game, if the Lakers don't make some adjustments, I'm afraid they will have a very high chance of losing this game in the end, especially since this is the home court of the Warriors, they will be in a very difficult situation!" Kenny ·Thomas looked at the information of the two teams in his hand and analyzed it very impartially!
Judging from the current performance of the Lakers, it is indeed not much different as Thomas said. If they have been passive, I am afraid that the final result will be just a failure!
In the second quarter that followed, the Lakers really caught the Warriors by surprise with their small lineup. They never thought that the Lakers would use this lineup to make changes!
Except for O'Neal who remained on the court, the Lakers sent a lineup of power forward Rick Fox, small forward Devin George, shooting guard Kobe and point guard Derek Fisher!
Even though they may lose some points in the interior, judging from the current situation, this lineup has indeed received some results!
Throughout the first half, because of the sudden change of the Lakers, the Warriors' tactics were completely torn to pieces!
Their original advantage in the interior, because of Rick Fox's outstanding defense, they can only rely on Duncan to complete the finish, while Nowitzki is temporarily struggling!
Seeing that the Lakers overtook the Warriors in one fell swoop and widened the point difference to 5 points, Wilkens thought for a moment, and then called a timeout!
"Damn it, Phil is finally bold this time!" Barkley glanced at the cheerful Phil Jackson with disdain, and was extremely displeased with his change of tactics!
If it was him, it would be worse than Nowitzki. Judging from his current physical condition and speed, it is obviously difficult for him to catch up with Fox, let alone the opponent's defense is very good!
"Andrei, you will take the position of power forward, and the rest of the players will remain the same!" Wilkens smiled and said to Kirilenko, who was eager to try, and then chatted with the assistant coach with a look of old god!
"Uh."
Wilkens' arrangement made the rest of the people stunned!
Although Kirilenko has shown a very surprising performance this season, but with his current role on the offensive end, it seems a little immature for the time being.
Now that Wilkens put him on the field, I'm afraid they will lose three offensive points at once. Only Duncan, Cassell or Billups can complete the offense!
"Lenny, isn't it a little risky to do this?" Carlesimo asked in a worried voice.
"Of course not, I have confidence in them!" Wilkens said indifferently, obviously very confident in his arrangement!
Except Duncan and Cassel, the remaining players are Gerald Wallace, Andrei Kirilenko and Bruce Bowen!
In terms of the defensive ability of the three of them, everyone is very aware of their strength, especially Bowen, he is simply a nightmare for some shooting guards!
And Kirilenko's assisted defense and single defense and Gerald Wallace's active defensive attitude will make them lose a lot of offensive points on the offensive end!
And once the two sides fall into a defensive battle, this game will become a competition for the inside line of the two sides, and the game will also appear a bit boring and easy to get injured!
Later, with the offering of this lineup, Phil Jackson was dumbfounded, and the Lakers players on the court were also dumbfounded!
The only ones who are not dumbfounded are O'Neal and Duncan. On the court and on the offensive end, only they are constantly attacking the city, while the rest of the players are basically caught in the struggle of increasing defensive intensity. middle!
In the entire half of the game that followed, despite the high-quality defense of the two teams, the offensive performance of the two teams was really lackluster!
"drop!!"
A whistle finally ended the somewhat boring game, and some fans were even so bored that they chatted with their relatives and friends on the phone!
"This." Bruce didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He looked at the fans chatting with his girlfriend beside him, and didn't know what to say for a while!
"Uh. They played a high-quality defense..." After Rick Barry said something, he really didn't know what to say!
For a while, not only the players played a bit boring, but the fans and commentators also fell into boredom and embarrassment!
Back in the locker room, Wilkens looked at Duncan and the others who were panting, and couldn't help showing a playful look on his face!
"God, I hate this kind of boring game, this is simply a huge torture for me!" Barkley covered his bare forehead, and his tone clearly explained his mood at the moment!
Hearing Barkley's words, the rest of the players looked at each other subconsciously. After a while, the locker room burst into laughter.
"Haha, well, since you are tired of this rhythm, let's change it!" Wilkens flashed a sly look in his eyes, and suddenly said to everyone: "I need you to use a lot of breakthroughs in the second half. Would you guys be more comfortable with the Lakers causing a lot of pressure?"
Wilkens' words caused everyone to look at him in puzzlement. For a moment, with Barkley's cheers, everyone understood his intentions!
The defensive battle in the first half of the quarter sent a clear message to the Lakers that we just want to fight defensively.
Now change the tactics, even if Kirilenko and others are still a little weak on the offensive end, under the constant impact on them, especially when the closer to the basket, the higher the shooting rate, the Warriors will definitely play wonderfully performance!
After understanding Wilkens' intentions, the players discussed it one after another!
In the second half, the Warriors' tactics changed suddenly, and it really met the previous expectations. Under the constant impact of Kirilenko and others, O'Neal got the third foul of the game very quickly, so he had to leave temporarily court!
And the rest of the Lakers players, after being hit by this kind of shock, they also want to do the same.
However, under the strong defense of Bowen and others, their tactics are really difficult to implement, not as smooth as the Warriors!
Seeing that the Warriors were about to get back the score, Phil Jackson finally changed into the previous regular lineup helplessly!
"Haha, we saw Wilkens' flexibility and cunning, I have to pay my respects to this old coach!" Rick Barry saw all the tactics of the Warriors clearly after the third quarter Intent, he couldn't help laughing and looked towards the Warriors' rest area!
"From the confrontation between the coaches of the two sides, let us understand that habit is really a terrible thing!" Kenny Thomas joked with a big grin.
"Hey, it seems that our changes have made Phil busy for a while!" Barkley smiled. Every time he thought about the things he suffered under the Bulls, he felt a little annoyed and depressed. Now seeing Phil Jackson frowned and said nothing, he was very relieved.
After that, as the two teams changed to regular lineups in the fourth quarter, the game between the two teams finally became normal!
When the time entered the last 3 minutes, the Warriors relied on Nowitzki's high-arc three-pointer, making them directly ahead of the Lakers by 6 points.
"Dirk finally showed his ability. He should have played like this at the beginning, instead of being entangled with Robert in a dull way!" Rick Barry agrees with and appreciates Nowitzki's current performance. .
In the following period, no matter how Phil Jackson changed his lineup, O'Neal and Kobe scored points anxiously, everything was under the sudden increase of the Warriors' defense, facing the final 5-point gap, they were powerless to make it back!
When the whistle of the game finally sounded, there was a burst of endless cheers in the arena!
(End of this chapter)