At the end of the first half, the halftime score of the two teams was 62 to 67.
In the second half of the second quarter, just looking at the scene, the Lakers were still the more lively side on the court.
But as a dynasty team, the Knicks are playing the game in an orderly manner despite being passive.
Under Wang Shuo, the Knicks have set the best record in NBA regular season history for two consecutive years. Therefore, the entire team has absolute confidence in the team's strength.
Last season, in the five-on-eight situation, they almost defeated the league, not to mention this season when everyone has gradually regained their desire for victory?
After the intermission, the game continues.
On the court, the Knicks have the ball.
After Rondo escorted the basketball past halftime, Yao Ming stepped up, leaving Duncan room to hit Odom with his back in the low post.
O'Neal knew that Odom was no match for Duncan, but he didn't dare to let Yao Ming stand at the top of the key.
This season, Yao Ming's average number of three-pointers per game has dropped slightly.
This has nothing to do with Brown's unwillingness to let him shoot three-pointers, it's just because Yao knows that as he gets older, he doesn't need to increase Duncan's amount of exercise on the court during the regular season.
However, when an open three-point opportunity arises, "New York Curry" will still take it decisively on the court.
Inside, Duncan turned around and pushed away Odom before hitting a layup.
64 to 67.
Come back and the Lakers attack.
In the second half of the game, the Knicks' pick-and-roll defense strategy changed.
On the court, when Curry was about to launch a pick-and-roll, Rondo was seen standing between O'Neal and Curry in advance, preventing Curry from dribbling to O'Neal's side.
In addition, Xiao Yao also stepped up in time, and together with Rondo and Hill at the bottom corner, formed a pocket formation against Curry, who was released from the assault line by Rondo.
This idea of defending pick-and-rolls is called "ICE", which can effectively cut off the connection between the player holding the ball and his teammates, and is mainly used to defend the opponent's side pick-and-roll. (As shown in the picture)
However, this defensive idea also has its flaws:
Since the defensive player responsible for guarding the opponent's ball handler needs to increase the task of blocking the opponent's pick-and-roll, this defensive player is bound to lose control of the opponent's ball handler in a short period of time.
On the court, Curry, who discovered that Rondo had lost his defense for a moment, suddenly took a lateral step back while holding the ball and moving laterally.
The only regret is that Curry's subsequent drift three-pointer missed the basket.
Rondo's defensive ability is indeed top-notch.
Although Curry only took the blink of an eye from starting the offense to completing the shot.
But in the end, Curry was forced to pull up a three-pointer while drifting...
It is precisely because in the process of executing "ICE", Rondo did his best to shorten the shooting window that "ICE" would leave to the opponent's top ball-handling shooter.
In the penalty area, after Duncan protected the rebound, it was the Knicks' turn to attack.
At this time, on the Lakers bench, after frowning slightly, Wang Shuo also asked Mike Malone to call Gasol.
Wang Shuo knows that there are many ways to dismantle "ICE".
For example, as long as the Lakers replace Garfield, the Knicks' "ICE" will be self-defeating.
Because Garfield has the ability to shoot three-pointers from outside and organize the team's offense twice, as long as Curry holds the ball and compresses the Knicks' defense, García will be able to get a lot of opportunities from the outside.
Therefore, the reason why Wang Shuo frowned at this moment was not because he had nothing to do with "ICE".
But through "ICE", he deciphered Mike Brown's true intentions in the second half of the game.
In Wang Shuo's original time and space, the NBA would have a famous pick-and-roll formula in the future called:
The center delays the ICE on the wing, shrinks if there is a sudden attack but does not shoot, and double-teams if the defense switch is ineffective.
On the basketball court, due to the limited space, if you want to perfectly execute the small-and-large tactics, the best place to start the pick-and-roll with the ball must be on both sides of the court.
Because when the offensive team launches a pick-and-roll on both sides of the court, the ball holder will have a relatively longer lateral distance to attract the opponent's inside defense.
Of course, this does not mean that the pick-and-roll in the middle cannot implement small-to-large tactics.
But relatively speaking, due to the pick-and-roll initiated from the center, the defender's insider has a shorter distance to return to defense after the delay, so theoretically it will reduce the success rate of one's own small-to-large tactics.
On the sidelines, Wang Shuo saw through Brown's sinister intentions of "ICE" in the second half of the game almost at a glance.
"The Knicks are planning to compete with us in scoring efficiency." On the Lakers bench, Wang Shuo turned to Malone and others and said.
ha?
What does a simple defensive adjustment have to do with scoring efficiency?
Answer: There is a huge relationship here.
As the saying goes, specific situations must be analyzed concretely.
If an excellent coach cannot analyze and judge the impact of the opponent's tactical adjustments in a certain period of time on the overall game based on the personnel composition of both sides of the game, then this coach's on-the-spot adaptability is undoubtedly It's a failure.
Wang Shuo knew very well that Brown was trying to adjust the defensive tactics to reduce the Lakers' success rate in small hits. The purpose was to keep New York's two kings on the court at the same time for a long time.
Because no matter how the Knicks rotate and match the inside line, the most efficient offensive team must be the classic combination of the New York Kings.
It is true that no matter how the Knicks adjust their defense, it will be difficult to block the Lakers' outside shots on the court.
But through the first half of the game, knowing that this Lakers offense cannot be completely prevented...
Brown obviously didn't get into trouble, and was still thinking stupidly about what the Knicks could do to completely limit the Lakers' offense.
The idea behind this piece of "black bread" is very simple, that is, as long as the two New York Kings can be on the court at the same time, it doesn't matter even if the Lakers will get some offensive opportunities.
Because in this kind of strong basketball game, no one can really limit the opponent, so as long as the Knicks can keep the New York double kings on the court through this wave of resource exchange, the Knicks can rely on them to be more High hard solution efficiency to continuously improve your scores.
no doubt.
Wang Shuo has indeed cultivated a powerful rival for himself.
Although Brown's CPU speed is still difficult to keep up with Wang Shuo's, his way of thinking about problems is completely different from that of the same period in history.
On the court, after taking advantage of a dead ball to replace Xiaojia, Wang Shuo simply sat back on the bench.
At this time, Coach Lu, who was still inexperienced, looked at Malone curiously and asked: "The Knicks are about to overtake the score. Don't we need to make some adjustments?"
After patting Director Lu on the shoulder, Malone said: "Tailon, is there a possibility that the more anxious you are now, the farther away the goddess of victory will be from you?"
Director Lu looked puzzled.
Malone continued to explain to him: "Tailon, at this moment, the Knicks are about to take the lead, just because we missed some opportunities.
In this game, neither we nor the Knicks can guard each other.
Therefore, rather than making blind adjustments, what we need to do now is to trust the players on the field. "
In a basketball game, no matter how good the coach is, he can only set a good stage for his players.
As for whether you can seize the opportunity...
That depends on the player's own performance.
In the first half of the third quarter, due to the decline in shooting touch of the Lakers' perimeter players, the Knicks, led by Yao Yao and Duncan, even established a double-digit lead for a time.
But in the second half of the quarter, Kobe suddenly found his touch and scored 14 consecutive points for the Lakers.
On the Knicks' bench, as the game progressed, Mike Brown discovered that the Lakers' ability to score points in a short period of time was truly terrifying.
Especially Kobe after losing weight.
When no one in the Knicks can control him on the perimeter, he is light and agile and can always find shooting opportunities on the court.
Wang Shuo's "son" Curry performed averagely after entering the second half, but Ellis, who replaced him for playing time, frequently used his speed to open up a broad offensive space for his idol Kobe Bryant.
Rondo, who has accumulated more and more defensive experience in recent years, is not afraid of you showing off your skills in front of him.
And Rondo can also use the defensive skills he learned from Payton to deal with most of the offensive guards in the league.
But no matter in his past life or in this life, Rondo could not watch Ellis every time.
Because of martial arts in the world...
Only fast will not break!
As long as you are fast enough, Rondo will still eat your exhaust.
On the court, after three quarters, the score between the two teams was 88 to 91.
At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers regained the lead thanks to the outstanding performance of Kobe Bryant and Ellis.
After the interval, in the fourth quarter, Brown chose a lineup of Gortat, West, Chandler, Smith, and Douglas.
On the Lakers side, O'Neal, McRoberts, Gallinari, DeRozan, and Curry are lined up.
According to CCTV, Director Zhang, who had no eyesight, said when the game entered the final quarter: "Wang Shuo is really amazing. Before the start of the regular season, no one could have imagined that he could lead a bunch of rookies to achieve such outstanding results."
On the side, Yu Jia echoed: "We often say that basketball coaches and chefs are the same. Some coaches may be better at cooking Sichuan cuisine. You need to prepare the corresponding Sichuan cuisine ingredients for them in advance to make a good dish.
But what about Wang Shuo? No matter what cuisine you want to eat, he can satisfy your requirements with different ingredients. "
Obviously, Yu Jia's cooking skills are definitely not very good.
Because even Yu Jia made such a wonderful metaphor just to flatter Wang Shuo.
but......
No matter how good a cook is, can he really make a nine-turn large intestine that retains its original flavor without the large intestine?
In the final quarter of the game, the Lakers took the lead. DeRozan turned over from the wing and hit the ball behind the back, giving the Lakers the first victory.
If you cover your face and jersey number, DeRozan's ball does have the shadow of Kobe.
Wang Shuo's usual "indulgence" of young players also successfully reaped rewards in this game.
TNT TV station, Barkley said: "When I followed Wang in the NBA, Wang once said that in the game, you must give players a certain degree of freedom and let them play freely.
And for young players, you can only grow if you let them make mistakes on the court. "
Hearing this, Smith smiled and said: "But doesn't Phil Jackson also like to give players a certain degree of freedom on the court?"
Barkley complained with a look of disdain: "Can that be the same? Phil Jackson's way of playing is to let the players solve problems themselves at best, but at worst he doesn't know how to adjust."
In front of the TV, I don’t know if “Zen Master” is watching the live broadcast of this game.
If you are watching...
I don't know if he wants to find someone to assassinate Buckley.
In this moment, though, Barkley was telling the truth.
Because in addition to "indulging" the performance of young players on the court, Wang Shuo will also ask his staff to carefully record the mistakes made by young players on the court, and during training, his extremely luxurious coaching team will be responsible for this group of players. Young people are individually mentored.
On the court, it was the Knicks' turn to attack.
Curry made a mistake when switching defenses with his teammates. For a moment, Wang Shuo believed that Curry was definitely asking:
Who am I, where am I, what am I doing?
In the Lakers' penalty area, Curry, who was forced to switch defense in front of Gortat, tried his best to reach Gortat's "knee" with his arms.
Gortat easily scored two points against Curry's basket and had to add a penalty.
In fact, for a ball like this, the best way to score is to spread your hands and watch the opponent score with a look of helplessness.
But no matter what, Curry also has a desire to play center.
Fortunately, Gortat missed the free throw, and after O'Neal protected the rebound, the Lakers had the ball.
In the first half of this quarter, the Lakers and Knicks were basically evenly matched.
When the two sides returned to their main lineup in the middle of the final quarter, the Lakers still led the Knicks by 3 points.
However, as soon as Yao came on the court in the final quarter, he scored a three-pointer for the Knicks from the top of the arc, successfully tying the score for the Knicks.
On CCTV, Director Zhang laughed and said: "Yao Ming's shot caught the Lakers off guard.
Because Xiaojia did not lose his defensive position, but no one expected that Yao Ming would dare to take a three-pointer in front of Xiaojia. "
In this life, Yao Ming, who has won two regular season MVPs, three Finals MVPs, and the scoring champion, is not only more confident on the court, but his shooting range also gives him more options when attacking.
Come back, the Lakers have the ball.
Kobe, who was half-charged, used too much force on his jump shot and successfully assisted the rebound.
At the last moment of the final quarter, Brown sent Chandler to guard Kobe.
Compared with the old Finley, Chandler is much less experienced, but he has excellent athletic ability.
On the court, the Knicks were attacking. When Duncan held the ball and observed with his back, he noticed Yao Ming approaching from the center.
After receiving the pass from Duncan, Xiao Yao hit the floor in the mid-range.
108 to 106.
At the Staples Center, as the Knicks took the lead, the Lakers fans at the scene suddenly felt that their heartbeats were accelerating, as if they would tear open their chests and jump out at any time.
But Wang Shuo, who had already been mentally prepared for this situation, did not panic at all.
Because he knows better than anyone else that the current Lakers' style of play is similar to the "dog gambling deck in the city"...
It was decided that when watching the Lakers game, quick-acting heart-saving pills have become a necessity.
You see, after Kobe briefly got rid of the defender in the top arc with the help of Marca, even Director Zhang shouted: "Oh! Kobe really dared to shoot this ball!"
Swish——!
108 to 109.
Kobe's three-pointer makes no sense.
But if it goes in, it’s a good goal!
Then, the Knicks attacked, and Yao Ming once again hit the Lakers' basket and scored two points under the basket after Duncan's inside pass.
110 to 109.
In the second half of the final quarter, the Knicks and Lakers always took the lead alternately.
The deadlock was not broken until the last two minutes.
The Knicks attacked, and Yao Ming, who got the ball in the low post, suddenly encountered a three-man attack from the Lakers.
Since Yao Ming could not see what was behind him in his field of vision at the time, he could only hand the basketball to Ariza who was left empty by the Lakers from the outside in the safest way.
Ariza, who was sent by Brown to strengthen defense at the last moment of the final quarter, got the ball and turned undercover. He "passed" the ball to Xiaojia standing at the bottom of the basket without anyone marking him.
On the side, Duncan, who was ready to grab the offensive rebound, didn't expect Ariza to make a missed shot.
Moreover, this three-pointer also delayed the retreat of the Knicks players who were rushing for offensive rebounds.
In the Lakers' penalty area, Garfield noticed that Kobe was about to leave and decisively handed the ball to Kobe's hands with a long throw.
"Peter Pan" flew and hit a one-handed chop, 120 to 123.
On the Knicks bench, Brown looked helpless at the Knicks' attack and defense.
Back, the Knicks had the ball, and Duncan, who was sitting in the low post, was also flanked by the Lakers' wings.
In this game, if other Knicks players beat the Lakers, then Wang Shuo would admit it.
But at the critical moment, he never allowed Yao Ming and Duncan to get easy scoring opportunities on the court.
In the right corner, Chandler received Duncan's pass and successfully used a fake move to activate Gallinari, who turned around and pounced on him when Duncan passed the ball.
But Chandler made a fatal mistake when he fired up Gallinari.
That is, he did not choose to shoot a three-pointer, but planned to go to the basket and score the ball in a more secure way.
As a result, when he broke through with the ball, his left heel accidentally stepped on the baseline, successfully giving the ball to the Lakers.
In this life, Brown has learned a lot from Wang Shuo, but in terms of offensive and defensive arrangements in key rounds, he obviously still has a long way to go.
Because this kind of on-the-spot adaptability, which requires a test of the CPU's running speed, cannot be developed overnight.
In the past, when playing the role of Wang Shuo's staff, Brown was only responsible for making suggestions, but now, when he needs to make his own ideas and decisions...
His CPU was clearly overheating.
On the court, the Lakers attacked, and after Kobe got rid of Chandler's defense on the wing, he smashed the ball into the hands of Gallinari who followed up in the middle.
Gallinari lived up to expectations and scored the ball against Ariza, and successfully caused Ariza's hitter to foul.
In front of the technical stage, Brown hurriedly requested a timeout.
After the timeout, Gallinari made a free throw.
In order to prevent the Lakers from having defensive holes in the last minute or so of the game, Wang Shuo decisively replaced Ellis with McRoberts and switched to Kobe Bryant at the one position.
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Although the Lakers are still behind the Knicks in terms of absolute height at this moment, the average height of their five players on the field is more than 206 centimeters at this moment.
As long as the forwards have enough height, Yao Ming and Duncan will have to pay a corresponding price if they want to attack on the court.
Wang Shuo doesn't want to defend the Knicks at this moment, he just hopes that the Lakers can consume the Knicks' offensive time as much as possible.
On the court, the Lakers players also succeeded in doing this.
After spending about ten seconds to dismantle the Lakers' defense, Duncan connected with Yao Ming, and the latter turned around under the basket and hit a hook shot.
122 to 126.
It's the Lakers' turn to attack.
No matter how provocative Rondo was, Kobe was not fooled. Instead, he patiently controlled the ball in the high post and consumed the game time. He did not launch an attack until there were only a few seconds left in the attack time of this round.
Brown made another detail error at the last moment.
That is, he did not ask the players to double-team the Lakers' ball-handler in advance when defending.
Even so, as long as Kobe passes the ball, the Lakers will get easy scoring opportunities.
But compared to how much game time was consumed by Kobe...
At critical moments, the game time must be greater than the defense in place.
Moreover, even though the Knicks had already defended the ball, Kobe still completed a long two-point jumper in front of Rondo's long arms that almost killed the game.
122 to 128.
With 35 seconds left in the game, Kobe's long two-pointer completely ignited the scene.
At Staples Center, Lakers fans chanted "MVP, MVP" for him.
On the court, Brown requested a timeout again.
During this timeout, Wang Shuo mainly explained to the players the arrangement of three-point defense.
Because even if the Knicks steal two points, the Lakers still hold a 4-point lead.
After the timeout, Wang Shuo replaced the lineup consisting of Kawhi, Odom, Gallinari, Green, and Kobe.
On the sidelines, after the Knicks threw the ball from the sideline, Yao Ming immediately stepped up to serve as a wall for J.R. Smith who received the basketball.
However, it is regrettable that JR. Smith's three-pointer failed to hit under the blockade of Xiaojia and Kobe.
In the penalty area, Odom protected the rebound for the Lakers. Seeing this, Duncan hurriedly hugged him and prepared to make a final attempt.
But as Odom made one of two free throws, the Knicks ran out of timeouts...
In this game, the Knicks have basically lost the possibility of a comeback.
On the sidelines, as the timer approached zero in the final quarter, Brown looked depressed.
Because even to death, he couldn't believe that he would lead the Knicks and lose to the Lakers in the Christmas game. In addition to Kobe and Odom, they were all rookies, sophomores and veterans.
Even if the Lakers have proven that they have the strength to compete for the championship after the start of the new season, even if the head coach of this Lakers is Wang Shuo, a man who can always make the impossible possible, in Brown's eyes, that is not an excuse. .
Especially at the last moment of the game, Brown knew very well that his key round adjustments were basically completely destroyed by Wang Shuo.
But contrary to what Brown thought...
Wang Shuo didn't expect that when he formed the Lakers, he had already targeted the Knicks so much, and that the Knicks' background would still give him such a headache.
If it weren't for the experience of the previous six finals, Wang Shuo believed...
He would never be able to direct this game so calmly and calmly.
In Wang Shuo's view, this season will definitely become the most challenging season in his coaching career.
Because as the Knicks can study more and more Lakers game cases, everyone is becoming more and more familiar with the Lakers' playing style. The Lakers' road to the championship this year is destined to be full of thorns. The further they go, the more difficult it becomes. The bigger.
but......
The sport of basketball is fascinating.
Isn't that why?
From the moment I decided to step out of my New York comfort zone and choose to remain nomadic...
Wang Shuo was already fully mentally prepared.
After all, facing up to difficulties is his style!
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PS: short! But he still shamelessly asked for double monthly tickets.
