Chapter 513: Attack and Defense

Rukawa Kaede's heart was shocked.

The opponent's slow turn just now was just to give him the illusion of a back attack, and the sudden acceleration of the breakthrough rhythm was the opponent's true intention.

It's just that the error in judgment caused him to lose the opportunity, but what's more terrible is, how could it be so fast? !

The moment this 208cm big man turned around and broke through, Rukawa Kaede felt that he was even faster than Sakuragi Hanamichi!

pass!

Rukawa Kaede's right arm subconsciously seemed to be non-existent in front of the opponent's terrifying impact, and was easily knocked away.

There was no sloppiness in passing, and in the blink of an eye, Rukawa Kaede, who had turned around, was left behind, and he passed cleanly.

A gleam flashed in the eyes of Phil Jackson on the sidelines, and the two big hands clasped in front of his chest were squeezed in an instant.

Cracked, SuperSonics' man-to-man defense!

In fact, Phil Jackson can see that Rukawa Kaede's defensive skills are not weak. In fact, no one in the Sonics is a weak defensive player.

But Odom is stronger than him!

Moreover, the Lakers put Odom under the basket in order to pull Yao Ming outside the three-point line to play high-post tactics and run-and-gun, and then they needed someone to fight the Sonics in the paint.

But in fact, this guy who was only 185 centimeters tall when he was a freshman in high school and played with Alston and Marbury in the Queens neighborhood of New York was once a standard point guard!

His idol is Magic Johnson. In his early days of basketball, before he grew taller in his senior year of high school, handling the ball and finding ways to make his teammates score was all he understood about basketball.

This is a super player who has played from the 1st position to the 5th position. The so-called 'most versatile player in the league' is definitely not groundless.

If you want to let Sakuragi Hanamichi or Lin Dong guard him, Phil Jackson feels that Odom may be difficult to deal with, which is no better than letting Kobe hold the ball, or even worse.

But if it was Rukawa Kaede who was guarding him...then he would have a hand in hand.

Excluding the dual point guard strategy after Kobe Bryant!

It's a pity that I originally wanted to save it to deal a fatal blow to the SuperSonics, but I didn't expect to be forced out in the first game. I thought Yao Ming's high-post tactics could survive one or two games...

But there is no way. Phil Jackson knows very well that G1 is too important for the current Lakers. After all, they have fallen in front of the SuperSonics three times. This will most directly determine the morale and fighting spirit of the Lakers. If the first game If it's gone, then the Lakers are almost gone, and any tactics they have will be in vain.

But now that I have even revealed my trump card, I must win no matter what!

Phil Jackson stared closely at the court.

At this time, Lin Dong was staring at Nash on the other side of the backcourt, and Nash's intention from the beginning was obvious. Since the ball couldn't pass Lin Dong's level, he simply didn't catch it, and he stood quite far back in the backcourt. The position was such that Odom had already passed Rukawa Kaede and rushed up. Lin Dong, who was far away from him, was unable to pursue or even defend in time.

Since Lin Dong wants to lock Nash, let him stay away from the defensive circle and replace Nash with Lin Dong on the defensive end. Both of them are the core, and the Lakers are not too much at a loss.

Coupled with the fact that Iguodala was watching Christie who was serving the baseline ball, there were only two Sonics in the frontcourt at this time!

Hanamichi Sakuragi kept an eye on Kobe and Chandler kept an eye on Yao Ming under the basket. It was originally a standard two-on-two, but adding Odom would make it...

Kobe immediately ran towards the left three-point baseline.

Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly felt worried.

To follow or not to follow?

If you don't follow, you will leave a 3-point opening, but if you follow, you will let Chandler go one-on-two to beat Yao Ming and Odom. Not only is it a loss of points, but it is also undoubtedly a kind of destruction to the poor boxing champion's immature soul. …

Sakuragi Hanamichi chose to stay. There is always a possibility of missing a three-pointer. His partner Chandler at the basket is worthy of the combination of Yao Ming and Odom, so he can still fight for rebounds.

It's a pity that the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

When Odom saw an opening, he immediately passed the ball towards Kobe. Sakuragi stood near the penalty area and pretended to pounce, creating a little psychological pressure on Kobe Bryant and forcing him to take action faster, and then in his heart Keep chanting 'Don't come in, don't come in, don't come in'...

But Kobe had no intention of looking at him, his rhythm was not messed up at all, and he jumped steadily from outside the three-point line.

Status 3!

At this moment, the basket became as wide as the sea in front of his eyes.

The corners of Kobe's mouth curled up.

Leave such a wide open space and wait for me to miss the shot to grab a rebound? It’s better to wait for the next life!

Uh-huh!

The basketball steadily got into the basket and scored a 3-pointer. The Lakers finally broke their scoring drought in the third quarter.

87:77!

The difference between the two sides came to 10 points.

The sudden smooth offensive, the change of positions of Yao Ming and Odom, the momentum of the Lakers' sudden return and the fighting spirit bursting out on the court at this time, everyone can see that the Lakers have shown their trump cards, and the two sides have already reached the bayonet point. Yes,

"Odom's ball-handling ability seems to surprise Rukawa Kaede," Doris said with a sigh of relief. She defeated the Grizzlies in the last round of the series. The Lakers' fierce running and gunning at the start of today let her down. I couldn't help but start to breastfeed again, but I didn't expect that after a few mouthfuls of breastmilk during the halftime break, the Lakers were beaten 16:0, from leading by 3 points to falling behind by 13 points... not bad! Fortunately, the Lakers found a way to solve it.

"It is indeed quite rare in the league to play from point guard to center, but Odom is one, and he is the best among them! This is an All-Star who is seriously underestimated by everyone!" Doris said passionately about the knowledge she heard from the expert yesterday: "Such a player, you put him in any position, he may not be able to compete with the top players in the league, but if you can adjust the lineup and let him go to any position facing the weaker? Then he can form a dislocation and advantage for any opponent! Just like an old saying I heard not long ago, what about horse racing..."

"Tian Ji horse racing!" Barkley also began to worry a little. Odom was too relaxed when he played against Rukawa just now. This is undoubtedly a loophole, and it is a loophole that the Supersonics can't plug at all. Even if Payton comes in, he can't stop Odom at all. As for Lin Dong and Sakuragi... Are they going to let Nash and Kobe go and let those two play?

To put it bluntly, the strongest defensive points of the Supersonics are actually Lin Dong and Sakuragi Hanamichi. The other three are basically driven by these two people to do team defense.

Overall, it is indeed quite strong, but if a team has three super attackers or organizers, the Supersonics will no longer be able to lock the opponent and pull the whole team. Naturally, it will be difficult to form a team defense, but it will become a loophole to be attacked.

The ball possession of the Supersonics.

Facing such a Lakers, a 10-point difference is definitely not a big advantage. Perhaps they will be caught up in a trance.

Facing the Lakers' three ball receiving points, any defensive method adjusted on the spot must go through an adaptation period. The top priority is to ensure scoring first, slowly adapt to the rhythm of their offense in the confrontation with the Lakers, and then find a way to restrain them.

Rukawa Kaede threw the ball to Lin Dong from the outside, and the next second, Kobe and Nash double-teamed him at the same time.

Lin Dong did not give the two a chance to cover him, and passed the ball back to Rukawa. Odom immediately took the lead, and Rukawa passed the ball to Iguodala.

Doug Christie's defense is the same as Payton's, and Iguodala obviously does not have the ability to hold the ball when facing him. However, Iguodala has no intention of holding the ball or fighting. The basketball just touched his hand and he immediately passed it again. This time, the pass was leaked to Chandler on the outside.

At this time, Lin Dong, Kobe, Nash and others were still in the backcourt. The speed of passing the ball was too fast. Whether it was Rukawa or Iguodala, they passed the ball immediately after receiving the ball, which looked quite smooth.

The three most important points of the run-and-gun system, in addition to the organizer who is the starting point of the offense and the final terminator, the real core part is actually the passing of the ball.

Everyone is playing without the ball, and everyone is desperately passing the ball. Basically, when the organizer launches the offense, almost no one has the time to hold the ball.

Since the Lakers chose to double-team Lin Dong, they would inevitably leave an open space on the defensive end. Compared with Sakuragi Hanamichi's ability to catch dribbles under the basket, and compared with Lin Dong, Rukawa Kaede and Iguodala's outside shooting ability, the Lakers can only let Chandler go.

This ball must be shot by himself, not only to score, but also to help his teammates break this suffocating blockade. If Chandler can't make a 3-point shot or even hesitate, then his teammates will really have to play four against five.

It's impossible to get into the basket with Yao Ming sitting under the basket.

At this time, Chandler, who had already stood outside the 3-point line, stood up without hesitation.

Huh!

The basketball flew out, seemingly a very simple shot, but it touched the nerves of the Lakers.

——Don't go in, don't go in, don't go in...

They prayed silently in their hearts, but it was a pity that the boxing champion didn't fulfill their wishes.

Swish!

The ball went into the net, and the score was 3 points. 90:77, the score difference was widened to 13 points again. The entire offensive time from the baseline ball to the ball going in was only about four seconds.

McMillan on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted with his hands to his mouth: "Andre, go help Rukawa!"

Iguodala nodded in understanding.

The Lakers have the ball.

Doug Christie still sent the baseline ball, but the Sonics' defense was somewhat different.

Lin Dong locked Nash, Sakuragi and Kobe, while Chandler and Yao Ming were already heading to the basket. The only difference was that there was one more person beside Rukawa who was defending Odom - Andre Iguodala!

Two-on-one!

It means locking you at the ball holding point.

Since one Rukawa can't defend Odom, then add another one!

Odom is not Lin Dong after all. Moreover, even if it is Lin Dong, it is not easy to receive the ball when he is double-teamed and surrounded like this. Doug Christie can't even pass the ball.

Fortunately, there is Nash.

As a player with the highest IQ in the league, Lin Dong can lock Nash's ball with his speed, strength and skills, but it is too unrealistic to say that he can't prevent a player like Nash from receiving the ball.

Nash made a counter-run and almost ran to the position close to the baseline to face Doug Christie to receive the ball. Lin Dong always couldn't block it.

And the next second, Doug Christie ran to the right side opposite to Nash's receiving the ball.

Lin Dong was alerted and subconsciously moved his center of gravity to the right of Nash, trying to stop him from passing the ball to Christie, but the next second, Nash seemed to have realized that Lin Dong would turn his center of gravity to block the passing route, and chose to break through directly from the left.

But this was Lin Dong after all, and his reaction speed was fast enough. He realized that Nash had broken through and pulled his center of gravity back. Relying on his long arms and legs, he slightly released his defensive center of gravity half a step to the back, and he had perfectly blocked it again.

But only at this time did he hear the sound of a ground pass.

Lin Dong sighed in his heart, and the ball was already in Doug Christie's hands.

After all, it was Nash. In the case of someone receiving the ball, it was impossible for him to completely lock him up with a single defense, or even prevent him from passing the ball.

At this time, Christie had a flat road in front of him, and there was no one blocking him. Although he was not particularly good at controlling the ball, there was no NBA player whose basic skills were really bad. At this time, he was holding the ball and fast-forwarding all the way. Lin Dong and others who were already far away had no time to catch up.

At this time, Kobe slipped outside the 3-point line again in the frontcourt. Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't dare to let him go this time and chose to block Kobe, but then he saw Doug Christie stop outside the 3-point line and shoot a 3-pointer.

Christie also has a 3-pointer, not to mention that Yao Ming and Chandler are guarding the basket at this time. Even if he misses the shot, the rebound will most likely not escape.

Swish!

The basketball goes into the net.

Perhaps it's the belief or the momentum, the Lakers' overall touch is quite good at this time, Doug's 3-pointer also goes in, 90:80, the difference between the two sides is back to 10 points again.