With the analysis of capable assistants like Steve Clifford, Du Kang has a relatively intuitive understanding of the Heat, the strongest team in the NBA.
Defensive counterattack and run-and-gun flow, a combination of Jordan Bulls and Nash Suns. When he is not serious, he just teases you. When he is serious, he just pushes past in one wave and no one can stop him.
In today's NBA, no team can restrain them, and no team can defeat them in a series. If they win a game against them, they can only pray for God's blessing.
A very disappointing team.
After Steve Clifford's analysis, Du Kang finally understood why the teaming of James, Wade and Chris Bosh made so many professionals in the NBA uproar.
At the same time, Du Kang also understood why Nowitzki's reputation in the NBA and American basketball professional circles went straight from the sewer to heaven after the Mavericks won the championship in 2011.
Although the 2011 Heat were far from the opponents of the 2013 Heat, it was still a miracle to beat them.
In short, in the current NBA, whether it is the 2011 Heat or the current Heat, whoever can defeat them in the playoffs or finals will be able to become a god!
Judging from Clifford's desperate analysis, this is no joke.
Du Kang ended the team's three-person combat meeting and returned to the hotel in the lower tower to prepare for the next game and the Heat's simulation.
After having a certain understanding of the Heat, Du Kang has more goals and clarity when doing simulation settings.
First, the choice of tactical system.
The Heat's system is a run-and-gun defensive counterattack, so the Lakers need to reduce mistakes and slow down their speed.
The Lakers will definitely not be able to beat the Heat in a run-and-gun game.
Therefore, when playing against the Heat, the system must be a positional warfare system!
Secondly, Clifford said that the one who restrains the Heat is a big center with both offense and defense, so the first point of attack in the simulation must be Howard.
The Lakers only have Howard that the Heat can't match. Haslem is too short, and Chris Bosh is too soft compared to Howard.
As for Yi Jianlian and Kobe...
Yi Jianlian can match up with Bosh.
In Kobe's words...there are James, Wade, Ray Allen, Battier on the opposite side...
It would be too difficult for Kobe to be the main attacker. This game will exhaust Kobe to death.
It has to be said that Clifford, a senior and capable assistant coach who has worked with the Van Gundy brothers for more than ten years, is really good.
Although he did not formulate a strategy for defeating the Heat, his analysis of the Heat was really to the point.
Without Clifford's analysis, Du Kang would have had to explore on his own. Without simulating several times, he might not have been able to find so many clear clues.
With Clifford as his assistant, he can save a lot of MP over time.
Du Kang stringed together these clues for beating the Heat from beginning to end, and set the tone for the tactical system used in this game with the Heat.
"The starting lineup is one inside and four outside with Howard as the core!"
"Ding, do you want to use the main inside tactical system in the simulated game?"
yes!
"Ding, your proficiency in the tactical system that focuses on the inside is not enough, and there is no system bonus. However, the players are capable of executing your tactical system that focuses on the inside. The system is set up successfully."
Although he, the head coach, is not proficient in the system now, he can rely on the Lakers players to play some systems on their own.
There are actually quite a few systems that the Lakers can play now, such as running and gunning with Nash as the core, triangle offense with Kobe Gasol as the core, and one inside and four outside with Howard as the core.
The players are now obedient, which is a very good thing.
However, because the head coach can't run and gun, not D'Antoni, the Lakers' run and gun will definitely be worse, and the same goes for other tactical systems.
As for the difference, Du Kang himself didn't know.
Fortunately, the previous game told Du Kang that although it was worse, it was indeed enough.
If the player's tactical system also has levels.
Nash's run and gun level is very high, and Kobe's triangle offense is also very high level, which can lead him as a rookie head coach.
Du Kang finished setting all the parameters for the simulated game on the system's coaching interface and returned to the homepage calendar.
Before the simulation, Du Kang took a look at the Lakers' current chemistry.
The Lakers' chemistry is now 70%.
This chemical reaction is much higher than when he took over the team. ,
If your chemistry is low, even if you are a five-star player, you may lose every game.
The chemical reaction is high, even if you are single-core, you can win a lot of goals.
In the NBA, when the players are of very high standard, the value of chemical reaction is very important and is reflected in all aspects of the game.
Because the tactical system of this simulation is one inside and four outside, the starting players for the Lakers are Howard, Yi Jianlian, Artest, Kobe, and Nash.
Yi Jianlian, Artest, Kobe, and Nash can all open up space for Howard and create opportunities for Howard to take advantage of the Heat's inside line.
Except for Howard, everyone can handle the ball and everyone can shoot.
This starting lineup is definitely the Lakers' strongest starting lineup that focuses on the inside system.
As for the Heat, they still have the regular starting lineup of Haslem, Chris Bosh, James, Wade, and Chalmers in this game.
Haslem and Chalmers are pseudo-starters. At critical times, the Heat trust Battier and Ray Allen more. Therefore, when the Heat want to defeat their opponents, the lineup on the court will become Chris Bosh. James, Shane Battier, Ray Allen and Wade ace lineup.
Ray Allen and Battier are not young after all, and the Heat cannot play seriously and with high intensity for 48 minutes.
Many people jokingly say that when Haslem and Chalmers are on the court, the Heat are casual and play with you. Only when Ray Allen and Battier are on the court at the same time, the Heat are serious and important. Your life.
"Maybe this can be exploited?"
Du Kang thought for a moment and clicked to start the simulation game.
At the beginning of the game, Howard won the first offensive opportunity of the game for the Los Angeles Lakers, and soon the game began to inspire.
The Lakers playing the Heat, known as the NBA Spring Festival Gala, is no joke.
Although the Heat are just casually playing with your lineup now, the intensity of the game is not low.
However, Du Kang's well-prepared response still matched the intensity of the Heat.
Even from the perspective of the game, the Lakers still have an advantage when facing the Heat's lineup!
Du Kang, who was standing on the sidelines, could hear the sound of the Dj exclaiming Howard in his ears.
"Dwight Howard hit UD with his back. Dwight Howard wanted to eat our powerful UD. He raised his elbow. Foul. Foul. This is a foul. This is a basketball game, not boxing. Why not call it!"
"Ouch~ Our King, he crushed Steve Nash! Dwight Howard helped defend, beautiful second acceleration, bang! LeBron-King-James!!!!"
"It's Dwight Howard, the league's 'darling' again. He has played in the NBA for 9 seasons, but now he can only use his hands and feet to sweep around the basket when playing behind the basket. Our poor UD, I'm really worried about him. s face!"
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In this game, Howard was full of presence and energy on both offense and defense.
Offense is the first main point of attack. We must crazily press the Heat center, hoping that the Heat will double-team, and then pass the ball, so that the Lakers' offense will open up.
Defending Howard is the only pillar of the team. Nash and Yi Jianlian's defense is unstable and often misses people. Artest's current lateral speed is not good, and people slip in accidentally.
Artest can only defend now. He wants to defend James, and James is not stupid. James doesn't want to defend him. Wouldn't it be good to beat Nash? Artest's current speed makes it impossible for him to switch defenses.
Artest, once the strongest wing defender in the league, is now unable to guard James, Anthony or Durant.
Of course, James, Anthony and Durant are the only three top small forwards in the entire league. Artest can't stop them now. He can still block some ordinary small forwards and scare some young small forwards.
However, when facing the Heat, the Lakers' perimeter will inevitably appear to be full of loopholes.
And this is hard work for Howard.
Although this was a virtual game, I watched Howard on the court going crazy on the offensive end, running wildly on the defensive end, assisting in defense, and putting out fires.
Du Kang looked at the monster that had been gritting its teeth and was quite moved for a moment.
This is really for him and for the team.
A gentleman's opinion is not his heart, Howard, I was really fooled by him...
Pooh!
Don't be lame, the Lakers really can't live without you!
The Lakers' style of play in this game is definitely the style of play that Howard is most looking forward to, and it is also the style of play that he hopes for most.
but……
Against the Heat, this style of play consumes too much of Howard!
Du Kang felt heartbroken as he watched.
With 2 minutes left in the third quarter of the game, Nash was once again broken through by James. Howard immediately rushed over to cover the defense, but by this time James had already picked up speed.
The two collided head-on directly in the air.
Howard stood up straight and James jumped up with impact. Howard was knocked to the ground and James also fell.
After James fell, he immediately got up and stamped his feet and everything was fine.
And Howard, after falling, covered his back with his right hand and never got up.
"Steve, no foul, no timeout, no timeout, keep attacking!"
Du Kang was shocked when he saw the pain on the ground, one hand covering his back, and the other hand firmly pressing the basketball in James' hand that he wanted to give to Nash.
He was actually still calling Nash to attack!
Is this Seriousmon?
Is this a serious beast that regards the Lakers as its own team?
The power of Seriousmon is really not comparable to that of Kaixinmon...
Nash, Kobe, Artest, and Yi Jianlian are running in front.
Howard gritted his teeth and sat in the backcourt, roaring ferociously.
"attack!"
"attack!"
"attack!"
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Howard was injured in the third quarter and left the game. The Lakers, who struggled with the Heat for three quarters, were finally pushed away by the Heat in the fourth quarter.
At the end of the game, Du Kang glanced at the statistics of the Lakers players.
Howard made 9 of 14 free throws, 4 of 12 free throws, 22 points, 14 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3 steals.
Kobe shot 11 of 19, 28 points and 9 assists. Kobe played very efficiently with Howard attracting firepower.
Yi Jianlian made 8 of 17 shots and scored 18 points, Artest made 3 of 11 shots and scored 9 points, Nash made 5 of 8 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers and 5 of 5 free throws and scored 19 points.
Except for Artest, several other starters had Howard to contain the Heat. In fact, they all performed well offensively.
In the end, the Lakers lost to the Heat 109-119 in an away game.
He and the Lakers have tried their best in this game.
The Lakers rotated eight players throughout the game, and Du Kang had almost filled up the time of the team's star players.
But in the end we lost.
Of the Lakers' 109 points, 106 were scored by F5 plus Yi Jianlian, and the other two players who played only scored 3 points.
The other Lakers players simply couldn't show their strength in front of the Heat.
Moreover, Howard did not insist on playing the full game and was injured in the third quarter.
"Could Howard have won if he hadn't been injured?"
Thinking about Howard who shouted for offense despite his back injury on the court.
Du Kang shook his hands tightly.
"Ding, do you want to save this simulation?"
"do not save!"
Howard can't get hurt!
Not even any hidden dangers that could lead to injury!
Du Kang is not sure when the hidden danger of Howard's injury fell, so any second of this game cannot exist!
"Same settings, continue simulation, start from scratch!"
Not a single second of the previous game can exist. Naturally, Du Kang can only choose to start from the beginning instead of starting from a certain section in the middle.
If Howard is not injured and is blown away in the fourth quarter, it would be best to start from the fourth quarter.
In the second simulation, Du Kang was betting on whether the Lakers could win the Heat with a seven-man rotation if Howard was not injured!
Yes, Du Kang set up a 7-man rotation for this game. In the last game, when Howard was injured, it was an 8-man rotation.
There is no way, the Lakers now have fighting capacity, and there are only a few people who are qualified to play in such a critical and intense game.
This is also the reason why many NBA coaches don't like to use rookies and young people in the playoffs.
Rookies and young people have too many problems. Any small problem may be caught by the opponent and beaten to death. Forget about ordinary games. This kind of highly targeted playoff intensity game, using those problems with average strength can Players are seeking death.
Of the Lakers' current 15 players, Kobe is basically the one with no faults. Everyone else has faults, and they are the kind of faults that opponents can catch hard.
Howard's free throw.
Nash, Yi Jianlian's defense.
Artest and Gasol move.
This is also the reason why many people are not optimistic about the Lakers' playoff prospects.
There are so many problems that the opponent doesn’t know which one to catch.
"I'm still hurt..."
In the second simulation, with 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter of the game, Howard fell to the ground after a violent collision and once again covered his back in pain.
After Howard went down, the Lakers were once again beaten by the Heat.
The Lakers lost again.
Seeing that Howard was injured again and caused the Lakers to lose, Du Kang was a little overwhelmed.
"Don't change the settings, continue... wait a minute!"
Just when Du Kang came up, the system showed that he still had 614 MP remaining, which made him immediately lower his head.
"Stop the simulation!"
Stay calm and don’t have a meaningless gambler’s mentality!
In the simulation of two consecutive games, Howard ended up with a back injury. This has made it clear to him that Howard is now in danger of injury!
Such a high-intensity game using Howard, even if Howard is not injured in the end, will definitely increase the risk of Howard's injury.
By then, there really will be no chance for regret.
Du Kang looked at the durability of various parts of Howard's body. His back was indeed at a moderate risk of injury, the same as Kobe's legs.
It seems that the risk of moderate injury is really not small.
"Howard's one-inside-four-outside system is indeed effective for the Heat, but Howard cannot be used like this in such a high-intensity game. Howard can only choose to focus on offense or defense, and absolutely cannot do both. His current body is carrying Don’t stop!”
Does Howard focus on offense or defense?
Du Kang bit his fingers and looked confused.
Howard is the main defender. It goes without saying that if Howard doesn't defend, the Lakers will collapse.
Who will attack?
Let Kobe fight James, Wade, Battier and Ray Allen, Du Kang is afraid that Kobe's feet won't be able to bear it.
Let Nash and Yi Jianlian's running and gunning system assist Kobe's main attack. Can Yi Jianlian do it now? Can Nash withstand the Heat's intense outside press?
Try every possibility. Can he handle the 600MP?
"Ding, your player Yi Jianlian completed the high-quality training of hitting 1,000 mid-range shots that day, activating the gold-level 'King of Mid-range Shots'. Please pay attention to check."
"..."
Seeing the prompt that suddenly popped up in the system, Du Kang was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously looked at the pendulum clock in the room.
Time, 23:50.
This is the buzzer, mission accomplished
Moreover, at this time, the Arab League is still at the training ground...
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"I hope it can give the coach some help."
The Heat are really too strong in the next game...and the coach wants to win.
In the training hall of the University of Miami Cyclones, Yi Jianlian was lying on the floor with a happy smile on his face.
So tired, really tired...
He smiled and closed his eyes, unable to open them again.
"Yi..."
After packing his backpack, Nash turned around and saw that Yi Jianlian had fallen asleep.
Walking over and looking at Yi Jianlian, who was already tired and snoring, Nash smiled and sat down next to him.
Looking at the bright moon outside the window.
"so good……"
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