Basketball Dragon

Chapter 110 Change

Chapter 110 Change

At 80:62, the Knicks' back-to-back away games with a strong defensive victory over their opponents aroused heated discussions in the media.

Larry Brown made some players who were not good at defense play a piston-style defense in a one-shot exchange, which is really amazing.

"I always like defense. If I have an advantage in both defense and offense, it will definitely help the team win." Li Hai said in an interview as a matter of course.

Marbury said sternly, "In order to win, whether it requires me to organize or pay attention to defense, I can do it. I have said long ago that I can do everything that victory requires."

Larry Brown replied with a smile: "You always like to label some players, they are not good at defense, only know singles, etc. In fact, it is not the case, but no one tells them the correct way to play, and I will Tell the players what to do."

And their next opponent is ready at home, Kobe Bryant said he is looking forward to playing against the more powerful Knicks.

The Lakers invited Phil Jackson back this season, but the lineup has not been improved.

After trading Kwame Brown for the starting position inside, Lamar Odom, who was originally at the 4th position, turned into a small forward.

In this case, Li Hai could only defend Odom, because it was impossible for him to switch defenses with Richardson because of his height.

Under Li Hai's defense, Odom's offensive power has dropped significantly. However, in the current Lakers team, Odom is more responsible for organizing, and he doesn't care much if he can't score directly.

The scoring points of the Lakers couldn't be more obvious. Their other four main players did not take as many shots as Kobe.

The Knicks are grinding their positions, and the combination of inside and outside is relatively solid.

As far as offense is concerned, the Knicks played well in this game, especially the substitute player, Channing Frye, who came up and made consecutive hits.

But the Lakers let Kobe bite the score tightly. Neither Richardson nor Crawford can do anything about Kobe.

The singles in which players show their personal abilities are both the easiest to defend and the most difficult to defend.

Kobe Bryant scored 13 points in the first quarter of the game, hitting consecutive difficult shots, almost unstoppable.

However, Odom, their second scoring point, only scored 2 points under the defense of Li Hai, and the scores of the two sides did not open.

The current inside team of the Lakers moves slowly and the attack power is not strong. The Knicks replaced Channing Frye and then David Lee, and the results were good.

Among the four rookies, only Marcin Gortat has a slightly weaker offensive ability and cannot provide much help for the time being. .

At the end of the first half, the Knicks trailed by 47 points at 49:2. The head coach made an arrangement during the halftime break. It doesn’t matter if Kobe is difficult to limit. Let him have enough.

As a result, Kobe scored another 18 points in the third quarter. Fortunately, except for him, other Lakers players were playing soy sauce, and the score between the two sides was still very stalemate.

The Knicks are also a little worried about Kobe scoring like this, but it is not easy to change the defensive strategy at will.

"Coach, let me defend Bryant, I promise to reduce his efficiency." Li Hai volunteered.

At this time, Kobe had already shot nearly 30 times, and he only rested for 1 minute in the second half. It might be a comfortable choice to continue to let him shoot.

Larry Brown was indeed a little tangled, but seeing that the Lakers chose to put Kwame Brown on the bench in the last quarter and let Odom go inside, he immediately made a decision and agreed to Li Hai's request.

If Odom appeared at the power forward position, Channing Frye and David Lee could take turns to deal with him. Li Hai didn't need to defend Odom, but he could put all his defensive energy on Kobe.

"Lee, it's useless even if you come to defend, I won't let anyone defend." Seeing the Knicks changed their defensive strategy, Kobe was full of fighting spirit.

Li Hai responded lightly: "Really, I think it can help the team win this game."

The moment he spoke, Kobe had already moved quickly, and Li Hai followed closely without letting up in the slightest.

Lakers substitute Sasha Vujacic passed the ball, and Kobe caught the ball with a difficult fallback. Li Hai's defense did not give Kobe any space, but the ball still scored.

Even relying on the slight space obtained by leaning back to throw the ball out, there are only a few leagues that can do this.

Such a shot was impossible to defend, Li Hai was not discouraged, and still focused.

To defend a player like Kobe, he has to consume him all the time without the ball, and he cannot be allowed to have the slightest rest time, nor can he be allowed to find the slightest space.

In the second round of the contest between the two sides, Kobe ran without the ball again, slipped to the baseline and received a pass, turned over and sent the ball into the basket.

Li Hai adjusted his breathing, not letting the opponent's score affect his judgment.

The most difficult time is to adjust the defense. Odom and Kobe are completely different types of players. Even if Li Hai realizes the difference in defense, it is still impossible for his body to instantly adjust to another defensive rhythm.

In order to limit Kobe, Li Hai didn't even participate in the offense. Against the current Lakers, as long as he can restrain Kobe, he has already won most of the victory, and he doesn't need to do other things at all.

The Lakers attacked, and it was Kobe who shot again. This time Li Hai's defensive rhythm was even better, almost jumping up at the same time as Kobe, successfully causing a little interference.

The shot hit the iron, and Kobe tried another three-pointer, but it was still the iron.

Li Hai's defensive strategy has already taken effect. Kobe has played the longest time of the two teams, and he should be a little tired by now. And as long as Kobe makes a slight mistake in the offense, Li Hai can make the opponent play badly. Comfortable.

When it was the turn of the Knicks to attack, they passed the ball to the inside in a satisfactory manner, and Eddie Curry completed the scoring. This is their difference this season. There are more choices.

After the shooting became unstable, Kobe increased the time of holding the ball and completely played the rhythm of singles, which can be said to be in the arms of the Knicks.

"I'll defend until the end, if you can make a shot, just go." Li Hai showed a slight smile.

"Are you still afraid that you won't succeed?" Kobe changed direction, pulled up and shot.

(End of this chapter)