Chapter 180 Lakers hidden danger
The nightclub fight made the Lakers a little passive. The originally rich wing group suddenly lost three strong players. Before Sprewell and Russell returned, no one seemed to be able to stop Wei Xia from entering the starting list.
Phil Jackson: No, I can.
What Jackson wants to prove is that he asked Wei Xia to play as a substitute, not because there are others, not because of strength, but because of the Lakers need him to play as a substitute.
Even without Spraywell, Russell, and Luke Walton, Wei Xia still did not make the starting roster in the same-city derby against the Los Angeles Clippers at home.
In the game against the Clippers on November 18, the Lakers' starters were: Smash Parker, Kobe, Shasha Weisha: I'm very angry! Vujasic, Odom and Chris Meim.
Odom and Mim were very lucky. When the fight happened, one of them got drunk and the other didn't know where they went and couldn't get involved.
Their absence was also unfortunate. If Odom was sober at the time, his popularity in Los Angeles would have prevented the situation from worsening.
So the Lakers can still guarantee that four of the five starting players can play. Home commentator Michael Thompson questioned Jackson for not allowing Wei Xia to start: "It's now, why don't you let wish start?"
Spero Dedes smiled and said, "Perhaps we should ask, why would Phil rather have the Slovenian starter than wish starter?"
Thompson, the old man, regards Jackson's approach as prejudice and pride: "Maybe Phil thinks the rookie is not up to the top, but Wish currently ranks third in the team in the average score per game, second only to Kobe and Lamar. If he has a stable 30-minute playing time like the main player, I think he will become Kobe's most reliable helper."
Dedes followed Thompson's words to smooth things out: "Maybe Phil has his own considerations. He would rather let the Slovenian start than wish starts, definitely not from the player's strength."
After all, he is his own head coach. He has also won three consecutive championships before, so he can't lose too much.
Thompson heard the partner's out-of-string voice and still couldn't believe it.
"Maybe." Old Thompson said in the most confused tone with his expression "I don't like this arrangement the fuck."
The commentator called Qu, and Wei Xia himself was also dissatisfied.
He had no objection to Vujasic, but in terms of strength, Vujasic was not better than him except for three-pointers. Jackson would rather let him start than start, which made Wei Xia feel a lot of dissatisfied.
The Clippers' starting quality is significantly better than the Lakers.
Alien Cassel, Old Cat Mobri, Cory Mageti, Chris Caman and Elton Brand.
At the beginning, Kaman jumped the ball and won the first move.
Laomao made a three-pointer in the trial, and Vujasic's defense gave him a lot of confidence.
If he failed, the Lakers' counterattack rhythm was chaotic by Parker. Death rushed to the end. No matter who was standing in front, he would speed up to death.
The speed was very fast, and the car could not be stopped behind him, so he was forced to pass the ball.
Kobe tried one goal but failed to continue his touch of playing against the Knicks.
The Clippers then made a high pick-and-roll, and the inside line went down. Brand received the ball and raised his long arms to carry Odom's defense strongly, causing a foul.
The Clippers were lucky. The basketball jumped left and right on the basket and fell into the basket smoothly.
Brand scored with free throw line and added free throws.
"No, the defense is too bad." Vaughan Weaver muttered.
With the absence of Walton, Spraywell and Russell, his playing time will definitely increase in the next few games.
He was very excited about this and was always waiting for Jackson's call.
The Lakers were either trying to make a blacksmith or on the way to make a blacksmith, and the whole team seemed to have their hands left in the nightclub last night.
Jackson had already stood up, and he kept whistling at the players, as if doing so could change something.
Kobe kept dribbling between the left and right crotch like Jordan. He saw some tricks of pretending, but his opponent saw through it.
Margeti poked his ball away, then passed the Lakers' entire defense line, confidently rushed to the frontcourt, and dunked against the basket.
Staples Center is not only the home court of the Lakers and the Clippers, but Lakers fans always look down on Clippers fans.
Today, they were hit by the Clippers, which had always looked down upon, with an embarrassing start of 11 to 0.
4 minutes passed, but no one could score.
"Affected by others, Kobe's touch today was also very bad."
"Take out half of the momentum I had when I hit someone last night, and you can win this game."
Thompson and Dedes could only divert the fans' attention by jokingly. Not to mention the fans, even they were surprised.
Kobe was in a poor state at the low post and couldn't find the feel at all.
This is not the first time.
He played the role of Sharks, but he had to face it, he could not dominate the low position like the Sharks. If he wanted to align with the Bulls' dynasty version of the triangle attack, his form and spirit undoubtedly had the capital to be Jordan 2, but he did not have Scott Pipen, Rodman, Horeth Grant, and Bill Carter.
He only has Smash Parker and Odom who can be used as half a Pipen on the offense.
He can't walk either way.
If he continues to play low, his instability will continue to be exposed. If he does not play low, where will the Lakers' triangular offense go?
Just four minutes later, Jackson called out Wescha and Vaughan Weaver from the bench.
The two of them replaced Parker and Vujasic.
It should have been like this long ago.
Wei Xia and Vujasic high-fives were not happy at all to be able to replace Vujasic on the court.
"Wish, come and guard against Mobri!" The Zen master gave the instructions.
It's still the same, creating opportunities on the offensive end and marking the opponent's arrows on the defensive end. Fortunately, the Clippers don't have heavy small forwards that Wei Xia can't handle, otherwise Jackson wouldn't be polite to him.
Although Weaver is more like a defender, he plays in the second position on the offensive end.
The ball handler is Wei Xia. He plays No. 1 position on the offensive end and No. 2 position on the defensive end, which is exactly the opposite.
The Lakers' problems are obvious. If you can't attack or defend, Wei Xia has to find a way to score.
11 to 0 looks too dazzling.
Weaver came to the top of the arc to catch the ball, and Wei Xia put the ball away and ran to the bottom corner.
The old cat followed him.
Of course he wouldn't be done like this. Lao Mao is a qualified defender. He is just qualified and not an elite. Wei Xia suddenly pretended to run back and threw his defense away from half of his body.
There are not many positions in this area, but if a master fights, the winner can be decided by a slight difference.
My mother saw Wei Xia throwing him away and cutting straight into the penalty area, pointing to the sky.
When Weaver saw this, he was scared. It was purely because his trust in Wei Xia made him throw the ball up.
Chris Kaman turned around and saw Wei Xia jumping towards him. The other party had reached the highest height. I was afraid it would be too late to react.
Kaman shouted, raised his hands to make the final struggle, but Wei Xia grabbed the ball with one hand, up and down, like lightning flashing across the sky, and instantly slashed the ball into the basket.
"What am I talking about?" Old Thompson's resentment towards Jackson was about to penetrate Staples' roof. "What's the climate for the Clippers to replace wishes?"
Dedes quickly smoothed out: "You can't say that, the Lakers' condition is indeed average today."
2 to 11
Wei Xia's scoring method made everyone excited. His teammates were energetic on the defensive end, and the Clippers were so defensive that Mageti Hu could throw a shot.
The person he faces is Kobe, and the monsters who have been in the defense lineup for the consecutive time will never let him score.
Mageti's ball was off as soon as he shot.
Missed the shot, Odom won the rebound and threw it to Wei Xia, who was in a fast break.
Wei Xia is in the center, Kobe on the left and Weaver on the right. Although the boss is by his side and both of them have a chance, his choice is to be a classmate better than him. Wei Xia dares to pass, but Weaver dares not shoot. He is the kind of clever trick who will never let the leader see that he is making a flood. Kobe originally thought that he was not doing anything about him, but Weaver made a real pass. He jumped into the air and could shoot, but he didn't shoot. A jump pass was transferred to Kobe's hands.
Wei Xia was really impressed after reading it.
Kobe did not disappoint Weaver's licking intention, and made a three-pointer in the bottom corner, which broke the ice that was stuck on him and the touch was warmed up.
5 to 11
"Okay, I understand," Wei Xia rolled her eyes and said, "I am so passionate. If you and Kobe play fast attacks at the same time, I will not pass them to you even if I drive the ball out of bounds."
Weaver had no objection to this.
That's Kobe!
How can his offensive priority be above the opponent when he goes to the fast attack with Kobe? That will be struck by lightning!
Wei Xia chased the old cat.
When it comes to dribbling alone, Mobri is like Wei Xia, reaching the point guard level. The Clippers have a Cassel who doesn't need him to dribble. If he runs, it's not what he is good at.
Mobley who passes the ball and Mobley who does not. They are like two players.
Even if Mobri did not perform, the Clippers' offense was quite exciting.
Kassel called out Kaman's pick-and-roll.
Kaman took the pick-and-roll with one move. It was easy to defend, and Mim was also ready to return to defense, but Kassel's pass from the ground was completely beyond his imagination.
The basketball hit the ground through Mim's feet, and Kaman didn't need anything else to do. The catch was over and it ended.
13 to 5
Wei Xia was about to do the same thing and let Kobe run a tactic, but saw him standing at the low post and trying another goal.
Wei Xia did not hesitate, and the ball was pulled to the top of the arc, and one side was completely cleared. The Clippers defended in a straightforward manner.
Let’s see Kobe’s footsteps show.
He used his back to hit, and after one, two strokes, variables appeared, and he shook his shoulders to the left first. Mageti was not fooled, so he shook his shoulders to the left again. Wei Xia saw too much of his back and could almost predict his next move. Kobe's second shoulder shaking was a sign of attack, Mageti was shaking, and Kobe turned around and jumped after the opponent was shaken away.
He completely shook out the attack space, and Mageti did not interfere with him and still failed.
This is the natural difference between the outer back and the inner back.
It is true that back-attack can be used as a conventional offensive method, but if you use it as a tactical system, only the inside line who can break through at a low position can be competent.
Throughout history, only a few people meet the standards.
Chapter completed!