I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 139 The Champion's Division (Part [-])
The first half of the game between the Lakers and the Clippers is over.

The score between the two sides was 52:47, and the leader turned out to be the Clippers.

This is a situation that many people did not expect.

It's okay to lose to the Clippers in the opening game, after all, Gasol is not there.

Now that Gasol is back, the Lakers are not the Clippers' opponent.

The most surprising player in the half was Stephen Curry.

He was the biggest reason the Clippers were able to lead in the first half.

19 points in the half, 11 of 8 shots, shuttled freely in the Lakers' defensive formation.

Kobe looked very ugly on the way back to the locker room.

From the beginning of the first quarter, Kobe defended Curry.

As a result, the effect was not good. Curry's frequent running and extremely fast shooting speed made Kobe a little exhausted.

In the locker room, Phil Jackson told Kobe that he wouldn't have to guard Curry in the second half.

"This consumes too much for you, you have to put more energy into the offense."

Phil Jackson's suggestion is correct.

Kobe's physical function has gradually declined since this season.

The decline in the offensive end is not obvious.

With the further experience and the great confidence brought by winning the championship last season, Kobe's offense has become better.

But defense is physical work, especially against a guy like Curry who keeps running.

Bryant thought, if only I were 10 years younger, I would definitely keep a close eye on him.

"OK, I understand, I won't force it."

Surprisingly, Bryant did not compete, but followed Jackson's advice.

Since last season, Bryant is not so competitive, he will listen to Jackson's opinion.

He chooses to trust his teammates when he needs to, instead of just trusting himself, which is a huge improvement.

Jackson still handed over the task of defending Curry to Fisher, and reminded Fisher, "Fight against him with strength and intensity, don't be led to run."

Fisher is an experienced point guard.

Although slow pace is an irreparable shortcoming.

But the victory lies in experience and will use one's own body and strategy.

The game of basketball is never a one-on-one comparison of the five positions.

Basketball game is a comprehensive confrontation of five people.

Every position has advantages and disadvantages.

Cooperating with each other, using strengths to support weaknesses, and hiding weaknesses are the qualities that an excellent team must possess.

The point of Jackson's confidence is that he doesn't think Curry can be so accurate in the second half.

At the same time, he has confidence in the Lakers and can play a more efficient offense because they have Kobe.

But Min Congda didn't have much confidence in this.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, he saw that Phil Jackson used Fisher to stare at Curry, and he felt that the game was over.

"No. 2 bald head again? It's over, it's over, why doesn't Jackson believe in evil?"

Min Congda thought that Curry would blow Fisher up in the second half, and the Clippers would win again.

But after the start of the third quarter, the Lakers gradually took the initiative of the game.

The Lakers did not make any special targeted arrangements on the defensive end.

Ordinary one-on-one defense, Fisher is facing Curry.

What changes is the intensity.

Fisher kept making physical contact with Curry.

Especially without the ball, Fisher will use his arms to hit and hit Curry.

This affected Curry's body balance, and he missed two shots in the third quarter.

Then the Lakers' offense was extremely stable, and Kobe ate Baron Davis in a row in the low post.

Davis didn't limit Kobe's abilities at all.

At the same time, the Lakers' double height inside showed their dominance on both offense and defense.

With Bynum's offensive rebounds and Gasol's high post support, the Lakers scored consecutively.

In just 5 minutes, with a 10:2 offensive shock wave, the Lakers overtook the score.

Dunleavy called a timeout, and the Clippers were stunned.

Apart from being pleasantly surprised, Min Congda immediately realized that tactics and matchups are not decisive on the basketball court.

The attitude and determination of the players on the court, and the resulting game state, also have a huge impact on the game.

This is especially evident with the Lakers.

Phil Jackson is not a coach who likes to fiddle with tactics and matchups.

Especially in the regular season, he likes to let the players solve problems by themselves and play freely.

Therefore, the Lakers may not see very clever tactical changes in the game.

But the state of the team may be one in the sky and one in the bottom, and the effect of playing is completely different.

"Fisher kept confronting Curry, and the delay of other Lakers players on Curry increased significantly. Curry can no longer run easily like the first half, without any hindrance."

"If Curry wants to break this situation, in addition to improving his physical fitness every day, he must also put the ball in his hands, and let him directly control the ball to create a greater threat... Hey, no, how do I start? Have you figured out a way to help the Clippers?"

Min Congda quickly cut off his thoughts.

Dunleavy didn't expect to let Curry take control during the timeout.

Instead, he mechanically changed the focus of the offense and continued to let Randolph play hard in the low post.

In this way, re-play a slow tactical formation to open up space, and compete with the Lakers.

However, how can fighting the Lakers have good results?
The Lakers' positional efficiency is the highest in the league, unmatched.

In the third quarter, the Lakers began to slowly widen the gap, and the score came to 66:73.

The Lakers overtook the Clippers by 6 points, and the gap of 6 points was not big, but the initiative was taken by the Lakers.

The team chasing points has to output against the wind, under psychological pressure, and playing is very tiring.

Dunleavy saw that he was always losing rebounds inside and was robbed by Bynum several times.

Camby can only be replaced, so that Marc Gasol, who wears the No. 33 jersey, will debut.

Little Gasol finally got a chance to play, and he can compete with his brother Gasol.

The photojournalists who had been waiting for a long time on the sidelines took no time to snap their shots.

There's material for tomorrow's sports news photo gallery.

After Gasol Jr. came on the stage, the changes brought to the Clippers were obvious.

With a strong body, he has better rebound protection in the backcourt.

At the same time, on the offensive end, his mid-range is good, no worse than Camby's crooked machine gun.

Another point is that as a Spanish player, he has the same coping ability as his brother.

He stood up high, Randolph in the low post, the two partnered in the high and low post, and the Clippers' formation was re-supported.

At the end of the third quarter, Randolph caught the ball and turned around for a layup.

Gasol Jr. supported the pass to the basket from a high position, and Curry caught the ball and made a layup.

With continuous and efficient scoring, the point difference between the two sides is slowly approaching.

80:81, the third quarter is coming to an end, and the Clippers are 1 point behind the Lakers.

In the last 5 seconds, the Lakers served a sideline kick, a last-shot tactic.

Derek Fisher slipped the corner to catch the ball and made a three-pointer!
Buzzer.

The scores of the two sides were rewritten to 80:84, and the Lakers entered the fourth quarter with a more secure 4-point lead.

In this episode, Min Congda looked at the bald head No. 2 with admiration. It seems that this guy is not just for nothing.

To be able to sit firmly as the starting point guard in the championship team has two brushes.

(End of this chapter)