naaapseattle Chapter 142 Lu Yi's helpers!
Chapter 142 Lu Yi's helpers!
Chapter 142 Lu Yi's helpers!
Before the opening game, neither the Lakers fans nor the Clippers fans thought that today's game would be soon without suspense.
Under normal circumstances, two evenly matched teams, the game will be deadlocked until the fourth quarter.
However, today, the Clippers didn't even show much against Lu Yi, and the Lakers couldn't resist.
After the first quarter, 29 to 22, the Clippers in the away game led the Lakers by 7 points.
Judging from the Clippers' scoring, no one except Lu Yi scored in double figures. Even Boozer, who has the most possessions, only made 6 of 4 shots and 2 of 1 free throws, scoring 9 points.
However, whether it was Iverson and Ariza who started, or Gordon and Korver who came off the bench, they all scored.
Except for Jordan, who did the dirty work, he didn't get tactical support, no one fed him cakes, and he didn't score for the time being.
The rest of the players on the Clippers scored one or two points.
On the other hand, the Lakers did not see the appearance of the defending champion.
Almost only Kobe and Gasol can score. Even players at the level of Artest, Bynum, and Odom took many shots, but only scored one or two points in return.
As for other CBA teammates, it is natural not to mention it.
The Lakers played this embarrassing appearance in the first quarter, and many Lakers fans booed the players who played.
The Lakers fans are still very real. In the opening game of the 07-08 season, Kobe forced the Lakers management because of the summer, and even insulted Old Buss in public for not knowing how to run the team.
Ever since, the Lakers fans have been bragging about Kobe since the preseason, and they are not going to let Kobe go in the opening game.
However, when the opening game reached the third quarter, the fans gradually shouted for MVP.
Even when the game was about to end, when the game was basically won, the fans in the audience unanimously chanted MVP, dedicated to the best Kobe.
The Lakers players just received the championship ring today, but they didn't play the game they wanted.
Judging from the player's status, on the one hand, the Lakers players may be careless.
On the other hand, it is also possible that the Lakers players have slacked off this summer because of their two consecutive championships, and did not continue to train hard to maintain their physical and competitive state.
The Lakers fans love and blame deeply. When they see their players not playing well, they will naturally boo non-stop.
And the Clippers fans don't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement. When the Lakers fans brag about the Lakers players, they also boo.
I have to say that it feels quite cool to join if you can't beat it.
Of course, from today onwards, the situation may be different.
The Clippers did not beat the Lakers last season, but this season will start again.
The first-year Lu Yi has already won the scoring title in the regular season, and he performed extremely well in the playoffs.
Lu Yi, who is in the second grade, will definitely go further and show better performances this season.
Will the Lakers, who are not vigilant enough and their overall age has increased a circle, be the opponent of the young Clippers?
Clippers fans will wait and see.
The intermission is over, and the game quickly enters the second quarter.
After "warming up", Lu Yi finally didn't go to work to catch fish.
Boozer played enough in the first quarter, and the older Iverson didn't need as much possession.
The Clippers need someone to digest the ball, and that person is Lu Yi.
As soon as he came up, Lu Yi took out last season's big killer-a proficient three-pointer.
Of course, Lu Yi didn't directly pull out, but first relied on his back to single Kobe at the top of the arc, relying on technology combined with his body to create a certain amount of shooting space.
Immediately afterwards, he stepped back and made a three-point shot.
Last season, Lu Yi was repeatedly beaten by Kobe. This season, Lu Yi was able to fight back with his back.
Kobe turned around and saw the basketball fall into the basket, which was also a lot of touch.
"That's how I challenged Michael Jordan back then, right?"
Kobe vaguely saw the shadow of his youth from Lu Yi.
For Lu Yi's fighting spirit, determination, and strength, Kobe appreciated Lu Yi even more.
Just like McGrady was able to ignore his defense and use the best offensive skills to score on him.
Lu Yi's three-pointer immediately inspired Kobe's damned desire to win.
Although, the Lakers, who are on the backward side, are still at a disadvantage at this time.
Especially now that Lu Yi has taken out a three-pointer again, this will change the Lakers' defensive strategy and make it even more difficult for the Lakers to defend Lu Yi and even other Clippers players.
However, Kobe just wanted to get the ball and fuck Lu Yi hard.
One-on-one with real men, one-on-one with strong physical confrontation, is what Kobe likes to see most on the court.
Kobe didn't want to prove that he can beat anyone in singles, but this way of playing is more in line with his basketball philosophy.
However, Kobe wanted to hit Lu Yi with the ball back, and he played two consecutive rounds, but it didn't work.
Although Kobe was not blocked by Lu Yi, who had explosive athletic ability, it is also an indisputable fact that under Lu Yi's interference, he hit the iron twice in a row.
However, at this time, there is no light in the east and light in the west.
Not long after the second quarter, Artest's three-pointer opened first.
Artest is better at attacking with the ball, but after adapting last season, Artest completely transformed into 3D for the sake of the team.
This summer, Artest has not been idle, and wants to win another championship with Kobe, so his catch and three-pointers are more stable.
It is precisely because of this that Artest was the first to stand up while Kobe was hitting the iron, and he even matched Lu Yi with a three-pointer.
It's just that Ariza increased his defensive aggression and made some small moves, which finally destroyed Artest's shooting touch.
Kobe confronted Lu Yi head-on, but Lu Yi turned to make a breakthrough and succeeded at the basket twice in a row.
Facing Lu Yi, who has evolved into an offensive kaleidoscope, Kobe's defense has become more and more powerless.
Not to mention, for the Clippers this season, Lu Yi is not without other helpers.
Scola, who came on as a substitute for Boozer, performed even better than last season when Gasol just came off the court to rest. He actually dunked under the basket against Odom's defense.
In the past, Scola would undoubtedly choose a softer offensive approach and use shots to end.
Perhaps it was last season's playoffs that he was ashamed of Lu Yi's outstanding performance.
In addition to competing with the national team in the World Championships in the summer, Scola also increased the training of attacking the basket.
Especially after the news that the Clippers traded for Boozer, Scola knew very well that the Clippers didn't have much time left for him.
Scola rarely gets attention in the Clippers and has the possibility of winning the championship.
Although this season's starting position was replaced by Boozer, it is not impossible to play good data and performance as a substitute.
As long as Lu Yi is on the court and Lu Yi helps to open up the space, Scola, who has a range, will easily get some good offensive opportunities.
As long as he can seize the opportunity again and again, Scola can find a new job even if he leaves the Clippers.
It is also because the Clippers' role players continue to stand up.
In today's opening game, Lu Yi played much more easily than last season.
Even though in the second quarter, Lu Yi and Kobe played very fiercely, in fact Lu Yi did not consume much energy.
On the contrary, part of the physical strength can be divided and used in other aspects, such as rebounding and organization.
After the second quarter, Lu Yi scored 10+ points in a single quarter, which is considered a score in the first quarter, and he scored 24 points in the half.
In addition, there are 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Lu Yi is not a big core with the ball, but since the second half of the regular season last season, he has gradually strengthened his training in double-teaming and scoring.
After being tempered in the playoffs, Lu Yi's ability to read the game has improved. Faced with double-teaming, Lu Yi will not blindly choose his own strong shots. Passing is also a good choice.
Especially this season, with more helpers around Lu Yi, Lu Yi's scoring will become more lethal.
In other words, because of the improvement of Lu Yi's organizational ability, in turn, he can weaken the opponent's restrictions on him through double-teaming.
The influence of Lu Yi's playing will continue to increase.
Speaking of Kobe in the second quarter, he was a little tough at the beginning, but he slowly developed his hand feeling, and the data in the second quarter was not that bad.
Kobe scored 14 points in the second quarter, not worse than Lu Yi.
Even though Kobe took 11 shots, including the blessing of fouls, it seems that the scoring efficiency is not high.
But there is no doubt that Kobe's scoring is still very important when the Lakers' role players cannot provide help.
The Lakers relied on Kobe's personal ability to survive the difficult second quarter.
However, the point difference in the first quarter is always a problem. Kobe played a little too much in the first half, which will gradually cause trouble for Kobe, who is one year older.
58 to 49, the Clippers' lead is approaching 10 points.
If the Clippers can play a little better in the third quarter, perhaps the game will be decided before the start of the fourth quarter.
The Lakers obviously don't want this to happen.
Ever since, after a precious intermission time, the experienced Lakers quickly adjusted their state.
Not long after the start of the third quarter, the Lakers really showed the strength of the defending champion, and in an incredible way, they hit a wave of 9-0 shock waves.
The point difference between the two teams was smoothed out at once, but the Clippers were called out for a timeout and fell into a passive situation.
"I know you guys are amazing to lead a great team like the Lakers in the first half.
But that's no reason to be lax on defense!
Don't forget who we lost to last season!
Don't forget how we got the match point 3-1 last season and ended up losing three games in a row to lose the series.
As long as we don't win the game, we can't slack off even if we lead by 35 points with 10 seconds left. "
"Okay, let's get back together and use a more tenacious way to win the game!
You don't want to continue to lose to the Lakers, do you?
Today's game, we must win! "
During the timeout, Dunleavy also pointed out the team's problems.
After scolding, he fed chicken soup to the team members.
After solving the problems on the defensive end, the Clippers' offensive effect was immediate.
Within half a minute, Iverson cooperated with Boozer in the pick-and-roll and scored a long two-pointer in the right corner.
It's not a pity that it's not a three-pointer, but the Clippers are leading again, which is not bad.
Next, Gasol failed to succeed in the inside singles Boozer, and Jordan took off the rebound and the Clippers launched a fast break.
Lu Yi and Iverson were defended, but Jordan Jr. made an air cut from the middle and went to the basket.
Ariza first passed the ball to Lu Yi, and then Lu Yi used his ability to attract defense to hang the ball to Jordan under the basket.
The pass was a bit reckless, but Jordan made full use of his running and jumping talents, and after using the ball, he dunked the ball into the basket vigorously.
The Clippers went on a fierce offensive and scored 4 points in a row. Kobe wanted to stand up, but he was once again struck by Lu Yi's defense.
The Clippers quickly advanced again with the help of rebounds, and Lu Yi also got a good mid-range shot with the help of Boozer's screen.
Swipe, the goal was scored, and the point difference was even opened to 6 points.
Then Kobe finally succeeded in backing Lu Yi and got back two points.
Ariza used Iverson's breakthrough and scored a three-pointer worth a thousand dollars.
The 7-point gap made it take the Lakers at least three rounds to even out the point difference.
However, as Kobe beat Lu Yi, the point difference was accidentally "shrunk" to 9 points.
At this time, Artest led the savior alone, and Artest suddenly shot a cold arrow with a grimace and hit a three-pointer.
It was also thanks to Artest's three-pointer that the point difference was recovered to 6 points.
The Lakers thought they had overcome the difficulties, but they didn't expect Dunleavy to just rotate normally, replacing Iverson with Gordon for a while.
Gordon, who also practiced hard this summer, but finally got the chance to play today, performed extremely well, and he seized the opportunity to stand out all at once.
As soon as Gordon came up, he first used Lu Yi's ability to attract the defense, broke into the penalty area with the ball, and scored the ball by stopping in the air to fight against the small throw.
Moreover, he also won a 2+1 chance, but unfortunately he missed the free throw.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Yi was used to attract the defense again, and after entering the penalty area, he passed the ball to Jordan, who ate the cake and helped the team score two points.
Finally, under the defense of Fisher, Gordon made a strong mid-range shot.
Three rounds helped the Clippers score 6 points in a row.Not only the Lakers players and fans didn't expect this, even the Clippers players like Lu Yi didn't expect it at all.
There is no doubt that Gordon's wonderful performance gave the Clippers a strong boost to win the game.
If the Clippers are not directly recovered by nearly 10 points in the third quarter, they may rely on Gordon's shock wave to directly establish the victory of the game.
Fortunately, Gordon is not the head of the Clippers yet, and things like winning can be handled by Lu Yi.
With the help of his teammates' excellent performance, Lu Yi sneaked around for a while and accumulated a lot of energy.
When Lu Yi led the team to charge again and scored at the basket twice in a row, the Lakers' defense finally couldn't handle it.
Of course, because the point difference is getting bigger and bigger, what the Lakers need to solve more urgently is the problem of offense.
Originally, the Lakers could rely on Kobe's personal ability to solve the problem, but today Kobe's hand feeling is obviously not very good.
At least under Lu Yi's defense, Kobe's offensive firepower has dropped severely.
Therefore, if the Lakers want to win, they can only rely on Gasol to try and see if there is no chance of a comeback.
As a result, Gasol didn't even have a blast with Boozer, and he was even at a disadvantage.
The Lakers' first and second leaders were unreliable. By the end of the third quarter, the Clippers had already gained a 14-point lead.
In the fourth quarter, before Lu Yi played, the Clippers relied on Iverson and Boozer to lead the team, and quickly expanded the point difference to 20 points.
The goal of the Lakers this season is still the championship.
Therefore, the health of the players is the top priority.
Zen Master persuaded Kobe, who insisted on returning to the court, and as Zen Master disarmed and surrendered, the Clippers won the opening game without any risk.
(End of this chapter)