There is really no player in the Lakers' bench that can compare with Zhao Chen.
Who are the Lakers' second lineup?
Nick Young, Xavier Henry, Chris Kaman, Sean Williams, Thackeray.
That's right, Sacre has already mobilized, and the Lakers really have no one now.
In the second quarter of the game, the Lakers used this lineup to fight.
The second team tactics deployed by Brooks revolved around Zhao Chenlai.
After Zhao Chen established a foothold in the Thunder, the Thunder's second lineup changed from the previous pit-digging lineup to a point-chasing lineup.
This is why Brooks likes Zhao Chen very much.
Zhao Chen almost single-handedly changed the attributes of the Thunder's second lineup.
So the second lineup just needs to revolve around Zhao Chen.
The only thing that worries Brooks is that Zhao Chen's offensive ability with the ball is not particularly strong. He cannot play singles as wantonly as Westbrook and Durant.
Fortunately, Brooks has recently seen Zhao Chen's improvement in his singles ability with the ball, so he also arranged some offensive tactics with the ball for him.
Thunder players are used to and adapted to this kind of singles tactics. It would be awkward for them to have to give Zhao Chen all kinds of off-the-ball tactics.
Thunder offense.
Fisher takes the ball upfield.
Fisher has very deep feelings for this Lakers, but as an opponent at this moment, he will not show mercy.
Fisher motioned for the lineup to disperse.
After the Thunder players dispersed, Fisher gave the ball to Zhao Chen who came out from the right three-point line to respond.
Defending Zhao Chen is Nick Young.
Nick Young is 2.01 meters tall and weighs 95 kilograms. He is good at catching and shooting, and can jump in front of any opponent. His athletic ability is also very good, but he rarely passes the ball, and his rebounding is very poor. The most important thing is that he lacks defensive interest.
This guy's defense is a colander.
Zhao Chen didn't hesitate much and started dribbling the ball.
"boom!"
"boom!"
Zhao Chen skillfully started dribbling with his hips.
In the first few games, Zhao Chen would play like this for a few rounds from time to time, and now he is becoming more and more proficient in this move of Brother Deng.
Nick Young seemed a bit nonchalant.
Zhao Chen's continuous rhythm changes easily brought up Nick Young's rhythm.
Zhao Chen lunged to the left, and Nick Yang followed. Zhao Chen pulled his crotch back, and Nick Yang followed again.
Zhao Chen did this two more times, and Nick Young's defense was thrown away by Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen stepped back to miss Nick Young's rhythm and pulled to the outside.
[Step back] Jump shot! !
The basketball drew a wonderful arc and flew over Nick Young's head.
"Uh-huh!"
Three point hit!
23 to 34.
"Great job!!" Brooks punched hard on the sidelines.
This is why Brooks likes to use Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen is usually in good shape as soon as he comes up and can score directly.
The cheers of Lakers fans quickly stopped.
They also found that Nick Young seemed unable to keep up with Zhao Chen's rhythm.
That rookie's hip dribbling isn't as sharp as James Harden's, so why was he thrown away?
Kobe didn't look good on the sidelines, and Zhao Chen glanced at Kobe after he scored...
In this round, he could see that Zhao Chen's offensive ability was very strong. Nick Young might be beaten today.
Westbrook applauded from the sidelines.
He was playing a little depressed today, and he also hoped that Zhao Chen could chase points.
Lakers offense.
Nick Yang had just been beaten like this by Zhao Chen, and he was obviously a little unhappy.
After he dribbled over, he didn't need to cover, and he was as fierce as a tiger in facing Zhao Chen.
Continuous back dribbles followed by a moving pull-up.
If this kind of ball was played by Curry, Zhao Chen might not be able to guard it, but it is true that Nick Young, Zhao Chen provided the greatest degree of interference.
"frame"
Nick Young's dribble three-point shot failed, and Adams collected the rebound.
Adams continued to Fisher.
Fisher still used the same tactics as before and gave the ball to Zhao Chen.
The Lakers' defense changed. Instead of letting Nick Young continue to guard Zhao Chen, they sent Xavier Henry.
Xavier Henry is a 1.9cm tall guard who can only get playing time with the Lakers this season, averaging 10 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds per game.
The physical confrontation is average, the offense is average, and the defense is average, but his attitude is better than Nick Young.
That's why Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni changed defenders.
Henry was indeed very active. He kept pestering Zhao Chen, trying to disrupt Zhao Chen's dribbling rhythm and not give Zhao Chen space to shoot three-pointers.
But after Zhao Chen added a series of points to his dribbling attributes, and with the support of his skills, he was able to perform dribbling movements.
Zhao Chen leaned over to the right and passed Henry's acceleration.
Henry couldn't keep up with Zhao Chen.
Kaman's defense.
Kaman is getting older and his defense is terrible.
Zhao Chen accelerated again and rushed past him from his left, quickly putting the basket up!
25 to 34.
Use a dribble step-back and a breakthrough layup to score 5 points in a row.
The Thunder's starters were all cheering for Zhao Chen off the court.
Zhao Chen is improving in a way that is visible to the naked eye in every game.
D'Antoni was anxious: "Take up the defense, don't make it so easy for that rookie."
The Lakers' defense made it too easy for Zhao Chen to score. If the game continued like this, the lead difference would soon be filled.
After scoring the goal, Zhao Chen shouted to Kobe off the court: "Your teammates can't guard me, so you have to do it."
Zhao Chen's words were full of provocation.
As a fan in his past life and as an opponent in this life, Zhao Chen really wanted to compete with Kobe on the court.
The Lakers players glared when they heard Zhao Chen's words.
Zhao Chen's words are group harm.
But, the fact is the fact.
No one can deny that they can't guard against Zhao Chen.
Lakers offense.
Kaman inside had no chance to single out Adams, and he passed the ball towards Nick Young.
Zhao Chen appeared in the middle and flew directly to intercept the ball.
"Oh oh oh, it's a steal."
Zhao Chen dribbled the ball and quickly rushed to the frontcourt.
Unguarded three-pointer in transition! !
Emergency stop and shooting! !
Neither Nick Yang nor Henry could interfere with Zhao Chen.
"Shua!!"
28 to 34.
"pause!!"
Zhao Chen personally contributed 8-0 in 90 seconds to shut down the Lakers.
Staples fans were silent! !
No one could have imagined that Zhao Chen's scoring power would be so explosive.
After Zhao Chen yelled at Kobe, he quickly ran back to the bench with a three-pointer gesture and high-fived his teammates.
Facing such a weak Lakers second lineup, Zhao Chen played without any pressure.
"Well done!"
"so amazing."
Westbrook and Robertson both patted Zhao Chen's butt excitedly.
Zhao Chen kept avoiding Westbrook and Robertson. He didn't like this way of expressing intimacy between men.
Brooks became more and more satisfied as he watched Zhao Chen messing around with his teammates.
Sharp offense, active defense, and willing to learn even if his strength is not bad.
Zhao Chen is the best player besides the two Thunder players.
Brooks gave Zhao Chen unlimited fire rights in the second team.
Brooks didn't expect that he would give this right to a rookie so easily.
Thinking about it carefully, Brooks felt that it was Zhao Chen's performance that conquered him.
He is good enough!
