Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 479 Struggling Mosaic
"It's really great!" Yu Jia shouted, looking extremely excited.

At the beginning, Mosaic made two consecutive attacks, both of which ended in mistakes, and both of them were Artest's mistakes.

Adelman on the sidelines also stood up, gestured toward the court, and kept shouting, "Protect the ball, protect the ball, you must protect the ball!"

Seeing Adelman's gesture, Battier walked up to Artest and said, "Give the ball to Yao, and Adelman signaled us to attack from the inside and protect the ball at the same time."

Battier's status in the team is very high, his character, golf quotient and EQ are surprisingly high, so he has a high prestige in the Mosaic team, the conflict between Yao Ming and Artest, if not for him In Zhouxuan, internal strife had already occurred within the team, not to mention reaching the Western Conference finals, even if they wanted to win, it would be very difficult.

Yao Ming knew that at this time, if he reminded Artest in the past, it would only have the opposite effect, so he did not go to speak.

Looking back, Brooks used Battier's efficient pick-and-roll to create an excellent opportunity for him to easily pass the ball to Yao Ming inside.

Initially, Bynum wanted to go around the front to defend, but because of the gap in strength and experience, he was never able to occupy the front position and could only be behind Yao Ming's butt.

"Touch!" Yao Ming leaned forward with all his strength, squeezed Bynum, who was defending him, out of the basket, and hit a hook easily.

2:4, Mosaic finally scored.

Yao Ming stepped forward to get the team out of the quagmire of the start.

"Brother Yao, you are so inhumane, you just use your ass to push Bynum out of the bottom line!" He said, leaning towards Yao Ming.

"Then what should I do? I didn't use any force at all, and he was kicked by me." Before Yao Ming finished speaking.

Li Tian pointed at him and gave him a thumbs up. He had to admire Yao Ming's Versailles at the basket. Only O'Neal could stand up and say a few words at this moment. The most important thing is that other inside players really don't have the qualifications.Even tomorrow, Howard, who led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time, can only lower his eyebrows in front of Yao Ming.

Looking back, Li Tian held the ball outside the three-point line, because Yao Ming made a hit just now, and all the Mosaic players completed the fast play. The Lakers couldn't make a fast break at all, so they had to fall into a positional battle!

Control the ball with the right hand, look at the basket, make preparations to shoot at any time, start to control the ball and break through, suddenly stop the ball, and use shooting fakes.

Seeing Artest's center of gravity, he was easily swayed by himself, and instantly changed the direction of breakthrough.

After breaking through the defense, he saw Yao Ming leaving Bynum behind, and wanted to move laterally to defend himself.

Li Tian didn't hesitate either, he stopped abruptly and made a mid-range shot.

"Shua!" Hollow into the net, the basketball hit steadily.

"You can't guard against me!" Shouted at Artest when retreating.

"Beautiful, really beautiful, Lee has developed new offensive skills. I have to sigh, when I first saw him play on the court. He only had defense and three-pointers, and now his offense and ball control , also belongs to the forefront of the league.

His breakthrough this time, whether it is the route, timing, or fake action, can be said to be perfect. Artest's defense against him, just in the first breakthrough, shook his defensive center of gravity.

Now I suddenly feel that Artest's defensive second team is a bit misleading! " Barkley said, of course, this sentence also spread to the world.

Barkley believes that Artest was once the best defensive player, but now, after he was suspended that season, his defensive ability and temper have undergone tremendous changes, and his defense is no longer as tough and oppressive as before.

"Damn it, I will get all of this back!" Artest was really angry. This was the first game of the Western Conference Finals, and both he and Li Tian were the focus of the league's attention.

The moment Li Tian approached, the referee also came to the two of them. The alliance absolutely does not want any fights to occur in such an important game.

"Shut up, don't talk anymore, whoever talks again, I will give you an extra foul, each of you will get a foul!" The referee also spoke fiercely.

It was several consecutive attacks, Bynum and Gasol defended Yao Ming together, Brooks still failed to give the ball to the inside again.

In the end, Brooks had no choice but to resist Fisher's defense and complete a three-pointer from the outside.

On the contrary, the Lakers' offense has become quite smooth. Li Tian's goal has been achieved, and Artest is frantically facing himself. If he wants to complete a single defense against himself, he agrees with his teammates' assistance in defense.

Battier was obsessed with Kobe. After the finals against the Pistons, Kobe realized his lack of physical strength, so since that season, he has been crazily improving his physical fitness. Just a physical monster.

Without perfect running ability, it is even more impossible to create enough offensive space. The Mosaic team also has no players who can help Battier attract defenses. If they want to run out of open spaces, they have no chance at all.

"Mosaic's offense is really bad. There is no integrity at all. Artest is now like a mad cow, staring at Li Tian all the time. Whether it is offensive or defensive, he is closely following him!" Zhang The guide discovered this problem a long time ago, and pointed it out sharply.

Without Artest's defense, Mosaic's overall defense would not be threatening at all.On the offensive end, as long as he receives the ball, other players can only watch.

In the 8th minute of the first quarter, Yao Ming only received two passes, and he didn't get the chance to handle the ball inside.In the first two rounds of the series, the team's main tactics of combining inside and outside lines have now been abandoned.On the one hand, it was because Bynum and Gasol were double-teaming inside, and on the other hand, it was mosaic outside. They didn't even want to give the ball to the inside and let Yao Ming play singles.

10:19 Mosaic took a 8-point lead in just 9 minutes.The Lakers' offense was not very smooth either. After all, the defense line formed by Battier, Artest and Yao Ming was not so easy to break through.

But for the Lakers, the cooperation between teammates is quite good, so the shooting rate is higher than Mosaic.

Adelman had to call a timeout again. The timeout just now did not solve any problems of the team.

"God, what is Adelman doing, why Mosaic's possession of the ball has been floating outside, and he has never been able to pass the ball to Yao inside!" Barkley has been observing the changes on the court.

The Lakers' defense is indeed very good, but if they can't get the ball to the inside all the time, then it's impossible at all. Now that they haven't received the ball inside for several minutes, it can only show that this is the coach's arrangement.

"Yes, I've never seen such a coach who holds the ace in his hand and never uses it. Charles, do you think it's because Yao's physical energy was consumed too much in the last round of the series, so in this game, Mosaic should be In order to reduce Yao's consumption, so reduce his offense at the basket?" Smith raised his own question.

"Oh, that's probably the reason." Buckley patted himself on the forehead vigorously, with a look of sudden realization.

But the Lakers players are very clear, especially Bynum and Gasol, the two of them are fighting Yao Ming at the basket, and they are also very clear about the opponent's physical fitness.Yao Ming's physical reserves are good. Although the last round of the series was exhausted, his physical reserves are still good.

"Brooks, we need to change the way we attack next. Instead of attacking from the outside, we will instead attack from the inside. Through Yao's attraction, we need to create opportunities for the outside. Scola, next you need to try to hold the Saul, if Yao is in the paint, the offense will become easier!" Adelman said.

Although it is a slap in the face to say so, he must change his strategy. If he does not change, the team will have no hope for the first game of the series.

Adelman also saw that the players on the court were struggling, so the offense must return to the original track.What made him most unhappy was that Artest didn't follow his original arrangement to attack and defend.

"A-Tai, why do you have to stay on the court and entangle with Li, why can't you calm down?" There was anger in the voice.

"Coach, that Li." Artest has been accusing Li Tian, ​​he can't stand being provoked, he must get back on the field, if it wasn't for his bad temper, then there would be no fights on the field, and he wouldn't be famous .

"Okay, stop talking, I don't want to listen to your explanation. The team needs to win, and you also need to calm down. Let Landry play for you. You stay on the sidelines first, and calm down!" Adelman must deal with it, absolutely Can't let Artest play again.

Lakers bench!

"Haha, Li, you performed very well today!" Phil was very happy. The strategy they formulated worked well in the first quarter, especially stimulating Artest.

Artest lost his mind, although his single defense ability will be strengthened, but Mosaic's overall defense will be lost.

"I didn't expect him to be so easily stimulated!" Li Tian also said with a smile.

"Lee, don't you worry, did he attack you suddenly?" Odom said with a smile. Artest has fought on the court more than once, and there have been more conflicts.

"Don't worry at all. Before he makes a move, I have the ability to dodge and KO him directly." He is very confident. Now he not only has Tai Chi, but also has powerful footsteps. It is also very easy to dodge attacks.

"Haha, I actually forgot this!"

"Odom, you replace Kobe, and Lee plays shooting guard! Ariza replaces Paul, and the other personnel remain unchanged!" Phil began, and the regular personnel were rotated.

Next, Phil is making new tactical arrangements. During this time, Li Tian needs to lead the team.

The timeout passed quickly, and the Lakers' offensive arrangement was nothing more than breaking through with the ball, creating opportunities for teammates, other players, trying to run out of open space, and then making shots at the right opportunity.

"Victory! Lakers!" Several people on stage shouted.

Even with Adelman's personnel rotation, in the next 2 minutes, Yao Ming only got two shots, 2 of 1, but Bynum fouled him twice, and Yao Ming scored 2 points in a row.

Of course, Li Tian was not relentless, and continued to break through and pass the ball to the outside. Ariza, who had just debuted, hit two consecutive three-pointers.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers widened the point difference again at 20:31.

(End of this chapter)