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Chapter 209 Triangle attack, Richardson's mission [Third, please subscribe]

Michael Olowokandi
Lu Yu singled against Piakowski, and the bull horn was double-teamed by Elton Brand.

The Clippers coach Gentry really set up a pinch defense strategy. Lu Yu scored the ball to Oakley in the middle. Brand chased and defended quickly, and then went back to interfere. He is tall and has long arms, as long as he can go back basically. Interfering with the opponent, Oakley shot the iron against Brand, and the rebound was snatched by Brand.

Lamar Odom received a pass and quickly broke, and a forced breakthrough from beyond the three-point line caused Lu Yu's foul.

Lamar Odom hits two free throws to make it 12-9
"The scoring efficiency of both sides is very high today. I didn't expect that the Bulls were playing so well, but they were caught up by the Clippers. Lamar Odom played well, and it didn't look like he just came back."

"Odom's season has not been smooth at all. First he was suspended for eight games, and then he was sidelined for so long because of injuries. He has only played a dozen regular season games."

In fact, before this season, Odom's performance can be said to be the hope of the entire Clippers.

Lamar Odom was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the fourth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft.

In the first season of his career, Odom represented the Clippers in 76 games, averaging 16.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. With his all-round performance, he was also selected to the first team of the All-Rookie Team.

In his first season, Odom showed his all-round potential.

2000-01赛季，奥多姆的数据继续提升，这个赛季他代表快船出战76场，场均取下17.2分7.8篮板和5.2助攻。

On December 2000, 12, in the Clippers' game against the Grizzlies, Odom had 23 blocks on the defensive end, which also set a record for Odom's career in a single game.

2001年3月22日对阵火箭凭借12分、11篮板和11助攻拿到赛季第2个三双。

2001年3月27日对阵活塞凭借27分、16篮板和11助攻再度拿到三双。

2001年3月31日对阵骑士凭借11分、10篮板和10助攻拿到赛季第4个也是五场之内的第3个三双。

A record of 9 blocks in a single game and three triple-doubles in five games, let people see the infinite potential of Lamar Odom.

In the 2001-02 season, Lamar Odom at that time had become the most relied upon star for the Clippers. This season, the Clippers acquired Elton Brand from the Bulls.

It's a pity that this season he was suspended for eight games for snorting something he shouldn't. Coupled with the impact of injuries, Odom has only played in more than ten games this season, averaging 13.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.

Immediately fell.

The Bulls played a small cooperation, but Miller's high shot missed the basket, and Cartwright frowned off the court. If the reason that could prevent the Bulls from going further, it could only be the instability of other players on the team. feel.

The rebound was grabbed by the Clippers, and Lamar Odom made a fast break.

Lu Yu showed his speed advantage to catch up with Odom. At this time, Odom was facing a double attack, with Lu Yu in front and Artest in the back.

Lu Yu posted it when Odom was about to take three steps and was about to give the opponent a big cap. How could he know that he hadn't jumped up yet. Odom stumbled to the ground and threw the ball to the basket at will. The referee The whistle followed.

Lu Yu: "..."

play me?
Lu Yu has also touched porcelain, but he is not as rogue as Odom. After all, he is a big man of more than two meters. It is not hard to play a defender of himself. He is really soft enough.

Lamar Odom made two free throws, 12-11
The Bulls attacked. Miller held the ball under the basket and attacked with his back to attract double teams, and then passed it to Artest on the left. Artest shot an open shot, Oakley grabbed the rebound and passed it to Lu Yu, and Lu Yu made preparations. After shooting, after attracting the defense to move forward, he directly stuffed the ball into the basket again. Unexpectedly, Oakley's hurried shot was another striker.

The rebound was grabbed by the Clippers.

The Clippers continued to pick and roll in the middle after halftime. It seems that they have no other offensive tactics except this tactic. .

After the pick-and-roll, Lamar Odom shot, but also hit the iron.

The two sides seemed to be in a scoring drought. Miller grabbed a rebound and passed it to Lu Yu. Lu Yu directly threw a long pass from the quarterback to Artest, who was going down quickly. Artest forcibly scored under Odom's defense. .

14 to 11, Lu Yu got his first assist.

The Bulls only took more than two seconds to attack this time. This is what they are best at. As long as the opponent is not careful, they will be attacked by them.

The Clippers attacked, Odom punched Artest and failed to make a layup under interference. Brand grabbed the rebound and distributed the ball to McGinnis on the outside. McGinnis learned from Lu Yu. He tried to shoot, but found that Hassel didn't come up at all, so he had no choice but to shoot.

With his shooting percentage, Brand was ready to rebound after he made the shot.

It's a pity that there is a soft egg inside partner, and he can't grab the Bulls' two insiders.

The Bulls attacked. After Miller attracted the defense from a low position, he gave the ball to Lu Yu on the periphery. Lu Yu made a jumper. Piakowski could only interfere slightly, 16-11.
Cartwright nodded with satisfaction, Miller's coping ability was good.

The opponent could only hesitate between flanking Lu Yu and defending Miller.

ESPN commentary also said: "Obviously, the Bulls are trying their new tactics, and this strategy looks a lot like the Zen master Jackson's triangle tactics. After all, Cartwright has been with Jackson for so many years, and he understands the triangle tactics thoroughly."

"Because of Lu Yu's presence, they can switch back and forth between a variety of tactics, which makes the Bulls play more diverse, they can play like Don Nelson, they can play like Don Nelson, they can play the Princeton system like the Kings, You can also use Lu Yu as the scoring core like the Philadelphia 76ers, and tear apart the defense like Iverson, and now they are playing the triangle offense again, it seems that the Bulls have evolved again.”

He's right, the Bulls have evolved again.

Although watching the two teams close, but everything is in Cartwright's control.

Since taking over the team, he has been pondering how to integrate the triangle tactics into the team system, but the team at that time was in the midst of the storm, and it was the most sensible way to stabilize the record, and the premise of stabilizing the record was Try not to move the team's tactical system, or try to move as little as possible.

So he still let Lu Yu play the point guard at the beginning, and he also played a tactic with the point guard as the core. It was not until Hassell proposed to let Lu Yu play the shooting guard, and the team had to change, Lu Yu became like a Shooting guard like Iverson.

But the team's fundamental is still defense, so the team's defensive counterattack tactics are more, running and shooting, Princeton, have become one of the team's regular tactics.

Only the triangle tactics, Cartwright has not tried.

Because, he is hesitating... He is hesitating whether to use Lu Yu as the axis like the Bulls did, and attack the city like Jordan, or to use the big center Miller as the axis like the current Lakers. Go play the triangle offense.

You must know that the axis of the triangle offense must have a strong offensive ability. This point, whether it is O'Neal or Jordan, has this strength.

What about Miller?
Obviously, Miller didn't. You let him head the basket from a high position, and occasionally play two backs in the low position. It's okay to let him attack every ball. It's too hard for him.

But he decided to try it anyway.

The opponent to try is obviously the most suitable opponent, the Clippers, who are neither weak nor strong. The opponent is too weak and cannot show the real effect. The opponent is too strong and is likely to be beaten down.

However, in this test, it was a pleasant surprise-Miller's coping ability was excellent.

Maybe it's because he played in Europe. Many of Miller's characteristics are very similar to those of European players, such as soft shooting touch, tough rebounding awareness, and high-quality screening. Now there is one more.
Excellent coping ability.

Cartwright thought about it off the court and didn't pay attention to the process of the game. After all, to win this game, as long as he strengthened his defense in the second half, he would basically be caught.

The Clippers continued to play pick-and-rolls without creating opportunities for errors. Brand held the ball at a high position and waited for his teammates to move and score the ball.

Piakowski was entangled by Lu Yu and couldn't get out. Artest followed Odom. Brand couldn't give the ball to "Sugar Man" Olowokandi. He could only attack by himself, but he didn't. Willing to enter the inside and fight with Oakley, he will float outside and shoot.

Did not enter.

Artest took the rebound and passed it to Hassell in a straight line. Hassell took the pass to Lu Yu after half court. Lu Yu changed the ball to the middle and leaned on Piakowski to force a layup with his left hand.

19 to 13, Lu Yu's 10st point.

Lu Yu's offensive firepower forced Clippers coach Gentry to call for another timeout. Lu Yu's attack was too powerful, and it was impossible to fight like this.

Just over halfway through the first quarter, the Bulls scored 19 points, which would have been the end of the first quarter.

Don't the Bulls get more than 40 points?

Gentry called the timeout mainly to strengthen defense, and he also understood that Piakowski couldn't defend Lu Yu at all.

Piakowski is a typical white shooting guard. He is better at shooting and has a good attitude on the defensive end, but his ability is not enough. His explosiveness is much worse than that of Lu Yu, and his strength in confrontation is not as good as Lu Yu.

If Lu Yu was not traded by the Clippers, Gentry would not be depressed. The key is that the Clippers chose Lu Yu in the first place, and they traded Lu Yu for Brand.

However, Brand often has it, but Lu Yu doesn't often have it!
After the suspension, Gentry replaced Pijakowski with Quentin Richardson, who was more able to run and jump. Richardson was 198cm tall and weighed 107kg. His running and jumping ability was as good as Lu Yu's. Allow more, so that there is a chance to be able to defend Lu Yu alone.

Richardson is called Da Q by many people, and Chinese fans like to call him Ah Q.

After scoring a goal, Ah Q likes to celebrate by hitting his head with both fists, especially after scoring a crucial goal, he is also a locker room treasure.

Ah Q's three-point shot is resolute, his breakthrough is good, and his footsteps are flexible.Can run and shoot, has good mid-to-long-range shooting ability, but average singles ability.

On the defensive end, he's doing pretty well, rebounding aggressively.

Barkley once told him that he can defend if he wants to.

During the two timeouts, Cartwright did not use the tactical board, but only emphasized a few key points of the triangle offense. He has played in the triangle offense for many years, and he is too familiar with this offensive system to use the tactical board at all. this kind of thing.

The triangle offense is not a temporary pretence on the field at all, they have practiced many times during training.

The pause time was too long for him.

I have to say that Cartwright is getting more and more handy in the coaching position. Whether it is his mastery of tactics, or the management of stars, especially his relationship with Lu Yu, he gets along extremely well.

This is a good thing for Lu Yu. He didn't want to let himself off the court when he was a coach with Floyd.

Cartwright doesn't rely on Lu Yu, he just knows that Lu Yu likes the feeling on the court, and Lu Yu's physical strength is very good. Sometimes he won't get tired even after playing the full court, which can be seen from the usual amount of training.

If it wasn't for fear of Lu Yu being injured, he could have put Lu Yu on the court the whole game.

Even so, Lu Yu's playing time is basically around 35 minutes.

Lu Yu's breathing method can also be continuously exercised.

Timeout is up, the game continues,
The Clippers not only sent Quentin Richardson, but at the same time, Richardson also brought a secret mission...

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(End of this chapter)