novelones Chapter 679 The battle between the spear and the shield
Chapter 679 The battle between the spear and the shield
Chapter 679 The battle between the spear and the shield
December 2017, 4.
7pm.
Los Angeles.
Staples Arena.
At this moment, the players have entered the field and started to warm up.
There is no doubt that the Staples Arena has been completely occupied by Lakers fans. According to Zhang Lili, it is called a sea of people, and there are quite a lot of people.
After the warm-up is over, the game will start.
"Come here! The game is about to start!" Seeing the referee start to clear the field.
Here, Kefan couldn't help but excitedly said: "Audience friends, hello everyone, this is XX Sports, and now we are broadcasting the NBA 2016-2017 season playoffs for you. The Memphis Grizzlies challenged the Los Angeles Clippers away. The first match in this round of the series!"
Yang Yi added: "The previous record of the two teams in the regular season was that the Lakers won all three games and maintained an absolute advantage. However, from the progress of the playoffs in the past two days, we can also find that the regular season has maintained a complete victory. It means that you can win in the playoffs, there are too many variables in the playoffs, and many uncertain factors lead to the playoffs, you can only look at the specific performance, and the others are useless.”
indeed.
It is a good thing to maintain a complete victory in the regular season, but it does not mean that the Lakers can still win a complete victory now.
Among the predictions of many media reporters, the Grizzlies will restrain the Lakers in the lineup.
how to say.
The strongest of the Grizzlies is defense, and the strongest of the Lakers is offense.
This is a contest of shield and spear.
Before the game started, no one knew who the winner was.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The cheers at the scene were earth-shattering.
"Let's take a look at the starting rosters of the two teams first." Ke Fan said.
"Let's look at the Grizzlies first. The away game. Today the Grizzlies are playing with 13 players. The starting point guard is Mike Conley. He just signed a one-year, $1 million contract extension. The shooting guard is Wayne Se Elden, a draft pick, was signed by the Grizzlies, but was waived again. Then he went to the Pelicans and didn't play long. In March of this year, the Grizzlies signed him again. This season During the regular season, he averaged 1.53 points, 3 assists, and 5.1 rebounds per game." Ke Fan explained, "The Grizzlies started with Vince Carter at No. The Grizzlies have JaMychal Green at the four and Gasol Jr. at center."
Because many fans are not familiar with the players of the Grizzlies, Kefan will focus on introducing them.
When it comes to the Lakers, it's easier.
Xu Xuan, Russell, Ingram, Randall and Yi Jianlian.
Very conventional lineup, what lineup the Lakers had during the regular season, what lineup is now!
This is Xu Xuan's suggestion.
Admittedly, everyone felt that it might have been better to start Nick Young and Barnes during the playoffs.
But is it necessary?
During the regular season, the Lakers have always played like this. Although the playoffs are more intense, the sudden change is not a good thing. It is better to play according to the lineup of the regular season, maybe the effect will be better.
Xu Xuan resisted all opinions, and the Lakers directly adopted the regular season lineup!
"Are you too confident? No adjustments at all?" Grizzlies coach David Fizdale rubbed his head, lost in thought.
The suit of the Lakers has been thoroughly studied. David Fizdale thought that the Lakers would deal with it, but he didn't expect the Lakers to be so upright. How did the regular season come about and how did the playoffs come about.
Is it too confident or inflated?
You must know that the Grizzlies' starting lineup is now, but he led the coaching staff, discussed it for several days, and determined the lineup after careful logical calculations.
I think his hair is bald.
Not only that, after establishing their own lineup, they also studied the possible lineup of the Lakers day and night, and there were all kinds of guesses, but they didn't expect the Lakers to be so simple, starting the regular season.
Well, they thought too much.
But is this lineup really viable?
"The Lakers do this, anyway, I don't understand. I think replacing Barnes and replacing Ingram should be the best starting set for the Lakers so far, but maybe the Lakers also have considerations that we don't know." Yang Yidao .
I can't read it, so I don't know.
Ke Fan also smiled wryly, wanting to say something, but at this moment, the match had officially started.
The Grizzlies got the ball first.
The height of Gasol Jr. is 216. After all, he is a bit taller than Yi Jianlian. In addition, Gasol Jr.'s confrontation ability is not comparable to that of Gasol Jr., and he is very strong in the air and takes the lead in getting the ball.
Mike Conley holds the ball across half court.
This "Mr. 1.5 Million" looked very calm, pushing Xu Xuan in front of him to the three-point line.
The tight defense adopted by the Lakers means not giving you too many opportunities for the Grizzlies to operate, let alone how the defensive effect is, this attitude must be shown.
Seeing Conley hovering on the three-point line, Xu Xuan stepped up to it with a stride. Conley was taken aback and didn't dare to continue to rush in. Instead, he called Gasol's pick-and-roll.
The Lakers immediately switched defenses.
Xu Xuan blocked Gasol Jr. from the three-point line, and Jr. Gasol reached out for the ball, and he was about to hit hard.
Xu Xuan was not surprised either. Gasol was able to pass the ball inside and out, and his offensive efficiency with the ball on the outside was not low.
Little Gasol didn't hesitate, the first attack, seeing Xu Xuan who was afraid to step forward, he shot directly!
"Boom!"
The first attack smashed the basket.
"Why does the Grizzlies' offense look a little anxious?" Ke Fan wondered.
"It should be the first attack, I didn't find a good rhythm." Yang Yi said.
Gasol, who missed a shot, waved his hand like a teammate, indicating that the ball belonged to him.
Lakers offense.
Seeing Xu Xuan take the ball, there was a burst of cheers at the scene.
"Here we come! It's Xu Xuan's first playoff game since he came to the Lakers, and he held the ball for the first time! We can see that Kobe has stood up!" Ke Fan said loudly.
That's right, Kobe also came to the scene today.
In Xu Xuan's first Lakers playoff game, Kobe must have come to see what's going on.
Here Kobe stood up and waved, signaling the fans on the court to cheer louder.
Xu Xuan holds the ball for halftime.
Yi Jianlian stepped forward to cover.
The Grizzlies are also on the defensive side, and Conley mainly defends Xu Xuan, but the Grizzlies don't want Xu Xuan to be misplaced to play Gasol Jr., which will bring a very heavy burden to Gasol Jr., so Conley directly Choose to go around, and the position and direction are judged very accurately!
"Conley judged the ball well." Yang Yi said.
Conley's speed and jumping inherit the father's gene of the Olympic champion. His speed can keep up with any guard without losing his position. His defensive judgment and awareness are top-notch. The core of the Grizzlies' offensive and defensive ends, the pioneer of the defensive system, especially in today's point guard era, It is very difficult to defend a point guard successfully, especially a guard like Xu Xuan.
"Shh!"
In the first attack, Xu Xuan was not polite at all. With Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll, he took a step sideways and directly shot a fadeaway jumper——
Raising legs, staying in the air, shaking wrists, shooting—
As a member of Kemi, who is strong and strong, and Kobe himself is on the court, Xu Xuan is definitely so handsome that he throws other mothers to open the door for being so handsome——
The white waves rise!
Three point hit!
0 is better than 3!
The Lakers take the lead!
"Hoohoho!!!!"
Seeing Xu Xuan's goal, the fans were excited again!
And it's such a representative fadeaway jumper, the Lakers fans are so excited!
"What a powerful personal ability this is." Ke Fan said excitedly, "Throw the ball against the defense!!!"
"This is Xu Xuan, we say this is the only variable for the Lakers!!!" Yang Yi also said loudly.
The Lakers want to win and go further, they can only look at Xu Xuan, this is their only way out!
"This three-pointer is too sharp!" Kenny Smith praised.
Xu Xuan's three points are like a deadly sword, fierce and precise!
Full of killer skills!
The Grizzlies attack.
Conley came over with the ball, moved from outside the three-point line to Gasol in the bottom corner, and still made a three-point shot——
What is more surprising is that the Grizzlies' opening two offenses were all three-pointers, and the second time they scored!
"Not bad, Jia, returned a ball."
Gasol deserves to be the tactical core of the Grizzlies. The first two offenses belonged to him. Even if the first shot was missed, the second shot was handed over to him. This means that his teammates and coaches treat him well. There is very great trust.
And Xiao Jia did not live up to this trust.
Looking back, Xu Xuan overwhelmed half court with the ball.
The Grizzlies are still defending alone.
Conley came forward.
Xu Xuan took a tentative step, but didn't stop at the three-point line.
Go straight in!
Conley posted it right away.
There was no friction between the two.
At the same time, Russell also quickly used the cover, went around to the outside, and then received an inside pass from Xu Xuan. Russell held the ball and also started an inside cut.
The Grizzlies' bench, David Fizdale, also paid attention to all this. When he saw the Lakers' offense, he also understood some of Frank's adjustments.
"Is it possible to increase the cut in the pass and break our defense by passing inside and outside at the same time? It is indeed a way." David Fizdale frowned. He stood on the sidelines and observed the Lakers' offense.
Russell's inside cut was also not successful, and his inside pass directly passed to Yi Jianlian's hands. Yi Jianlian took the ball and dribbled a few steps towards the inside, then made a mid-range shot, and the basketball hit the basket , did not enter.
Frank on the sidelines is still expressionless, but he walks back and forth frequently, which has already exposed his current mood. This wave of offense by the Lakers has failed, and it seems that his ideas have no effect.
Frank scratched his head, he was going to continue to look at the situation.
The game continued, but the Lakers' offense fell into the Grizzlies' defensive quagmire. The Lakers' offense got lost under the Grizzlies' extremely physical defense.
After the first quarter, the Lakers actually fell behind by 7 points. This season, the Lakers who played all the main players rarely have such a situation, but for Frank, he still has a backup, but Xu Xuan is still there, he will always Full of confidence, he found that for the Grizzlies' defense, the adjustments made before the game were far from enough.
In the second quarter, Xu Xuan was still present.
At this time, he didn't dare to go down, for fear that if he went down, the whole team would be gone.
This is very likely to happen. In the first quarter, the Grizzlies' defense was the ultimate.
In addition to Xu Xuan for the Lakers, Frank also sent Lu Wei, Barnes, Larry Nance Jr. and Zubac.
The Grizzlies also made substitution adjustments, but David Fizdale boldly replaced Conley and Gasol.
The second quarter is the stage of chasing points for the Lakers.
This stage is very important.
Xu Xuan's idea is also very simple. It is true that he is lagging behind now, but he is really not in such a hurry.
Xu Xuan's current idea is to play the offense first no matter what. The current Lakers are an offensive team, and offense is their foundation.
And after Kangli went down here, Xu Xuan also breathed a sigh of relief.
The Grizzlies are not with Tony Allen now, so Conley is the main player to defend Xu Xuan.
Unlike the regular season stage, in the playoffs, Conley's defensive strength has obviously improved by more than one level.
Xu Xuan can get rid of him, but the energy and physical strength expended are far from what the regular season can match.
And because the Lakers are a single-core team, more than half of the Grizzlies' defensive attention is on him, which invisibly adds tremendous pressure to him.
Sure enough, winning the single-core championship is not that simple!
Xu Xuan can be regarded as feeling the mood of the old driver at that time.
This feeling of being targeted in all directions is really uncomfortable. Last season, the Pacers had Paojiao to share the firepower for him, but now it is only him.
Not only that.
After Conley went down, Xu Xuan's defensive end was also much easier. In fact, Xu Xuan's defense has improved a lot, but most of them have developed to the outside. His inside defense is not top-notch because he has no help defense. Inside, it is easy to be defeated by the opponent's pick-and-roll attack.
And Conley and Gasol Jr.'s pick-and-roll are too sharp, both of them have the ability to handle the ball, Xu Xuan must always pay attention to whether there is a big man behind him.
In the second quarter, the Lakers, who switched to an offensive lineup, began to chase points, but the effect of chasing points was mediocre. After chasing for a whole quarter, the Lakers tied the score.
At the end of the first half, the Lakers and the Grizzlies tied, 47 to 47.
This score is really not much. According to this calculation, the game is only 94 to 94, not more than a hundred.
"It seems that the Lakers are really restricted by the Grizzlies. I observed it. After halftime, the Lakers scored less than 20 points through quick transitions. This ratio is too small. Usually, they quickly transition The scoring ratio is very high." Ke Fan said.
The Lakers are really playing uncomfortable now, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that everyone on the Lakers team, including Xu Xuan, seems to be playing very awkwardly.
And so far, the Lakers' two talented rookies, Russell and Ingram, haven't scored a point yet.
Halftime passed, no points scored, this state can be said to be very poor, but Randall performed well, scored 8 points and 3 rebounds in the halftime, not too good, but at least above the standard of.
(End of this chapter)