naaapseattle Chapter 134 I will lead the charge!
Chapter 134 I will lead the charge!
Chapter 134 I will lead the charge!
"I'm excited to get 40 points, you all know Kobe's defense is very strong, it's hard for me to single him.
Therefore, our strategy is to use the strength of the team to help me create opportunities.
In the end it's up to me to get some points that can be earned the easy way.
Here I have to thank my teammates, it is their help and support that made me have such an outstanding performance tonight. "
In the post-match interview, Lu Yi said modestly.
From the data point of view, Lu Yi almost won G1 by himself tonight.
But teammates are human beings too. Teammates do dirty work and sweat on the court. After the game is over, the spotlight is all on Lu Yi's head. What does that sound like?
Everyone will have emotions, let alone tonight, the Clippers and the Lakers are rivals in the same city, and it is a game that focuses on the whole United States.
As the leader of the Clippers, Lu Yi must speak for the Clippers teammates and help them win more recognition and praise.
And it is precisely these things that they have never had before.
Just after one reporter finished asking, another group of reporters wanted to ask Lu Yi another question.
Lewy could only pick out questions to answer to get through this long, exciting night.
"Should the Lakers double-team me? I think they should.
Although I think Kobe defending me has already made me feel uncomfortable.
But if the Lakers send someone to double-team me, then I'm still happy to accept it.
In this way, my teammates will get more opportunities to attack.
In comparison, others are people who need more data.
I am the NCAA champion, I am the No. [-] pick, and I have been a winner in my life since I played in the NBA.
I hope I can help my teammates to have a brighter future and a better life. "
Lu Yi is naturally unwilling to be double-teamed by the Lakers.
But just thinking about it with white hair, you can guess that if the Clippers can continue to rely on Lu Yi's pick-and-roll shots to win the game, double-teaming Lu Yi is only a matter of time.
Since he knew that something would happen, Lu Yi might as well have a showdown with the Lakers in advance in a teasing way.
Double-teaming is risky. Lu Yi dares to mention that being double-teamed can make his teammates play more comfortably. The Lakers have to consider this level of risk in advance.
Judging from the second half of the regular season, Dunleavy is really interested in cultivating Lu Yi's ability to break through double-teams. After half a season, Lu Yi has indeed played well.
So how should the Lakers defend Lu Yi next, if they win the game?
Everyone present was very concerned about it, and Lu Yi was no exception.
Of course, at the regular media conference the next day, Master Zen did not reveal too much about this aspect.
Kobe, Gasol, Zen Master and others only elaborated on the performance of the players last night, basically the same as the Clippers, and said some polite words.
For example, teammates played very well, they need to continue to be aggressive, too many turnovers make it difficult to win, and the defense against Lu Yi is not strong enough.
The Clippers and Lakers, who heard each other's interviews afterwards, mostly laughed it off.
The training should continue to train, and the preparation should still be prepared.
In this way, the day passed quickly.
On May 5, the Clippers and the Lakers continued to play in G4.
Perhaps because of the G1 victory, the number of Clippers fans in Staples Center today is approaching the number of Lakers fans.
There are faint signs of a real Clippers home at the Staples Center.
This is undoubtedly a good sign for the Clippers.
The game officially started, and Kaman also helped the Clippers get the first attack by jumping the ball.
Similar to the previous game, Lu Yi ran without the ball after halftime, and Kobe had to follow.
Camby and Kaman pulled out one after another from the inside to give Lu Yi a pick and roll, but the ball failed to fall into Lu Yi's hands in the end.
Iverson used Lu Yi, Camby and Kaman to attract defense on the strong side, and suddenly changed from the center to the left.
Everyone knows that Iverson's breakthrough is second to none, and he can only go to the right. Under this stereotype, Iverson suddenly went to the left and deceived all the Lakers players.
In the end, Iverson went straight to the basket with a long shot. As soon as he came up, he made a explosive dunk, which quickly ignited the enthusiasm of the Clippers fans on the scene.
But looking back, the Lakers first played Lu Yi with Kobe on the back to consume a round, and then passed the ball to Artest.
The latter didn't hesitate, and immediately started to catch the ball, trying to break through.
The ball was suspected of walking, but the referee didn't blow it.
Fortunately, Ariza's defensive attention was mainly on Artest, and he was not distracted, so Artest failed to pass Ariza in the first step.
After the breakthrough failed, Ariza passed the ball to Gasol, and then ran along the top arc to the corner of the weak side.
Kobe crossed with Artest and ran to the strong side corner.
The Lakers started to run outside, and the Clippers did not dare to shrink to the basket outside.
At this time, Gasol had already finished backing Camby, and finally scored the ball by turning over and hooking.
While Gasol completed the goal, the Lakers returned to the defense quite quickly from the outside, and did not give the Clippers a chance to make a fast break.
After losing G1, the Lakers naturally summed up some defeat experience.
Never should, never should have allowed Lu Yi to shoot for a three-pointer.
In order to avoid this situation, after a very sure attack at the basket, it is necessary to quickly return to defense.
And the distance to return to defense is outside the three-point line, instead of directly shrinking the inside line, so as to avoid the opportunity for Lu Yi to shoot a super long three-pointer.
In addition, in order to prevent the defensive station from being too outside, the Lakers must return to defense on all three outside lines when returning to defense.
In this way, even if Iverson rushes up, the Lakers can dispatch troops to make a tactical foul on Iverson.
Of course, in this way, the Lakers are bound to lose a small number of offensive rebounds and a few second-attack opportunities.
Fortunately, Gasol played quite comfortably in the Lakers' triangle offensive system.
Camby, who is playing against the old and weak, can easily make it with his body alone, let alone Gasol has excellent skills.
Closer to home, with Gasol hitting the hook, the score came to 2-2.
Seeing that the score was deadlocked, Lu Yi felt that he should play the next ball by himself.
At the beginning of the game, it feels good to feed your teammates.
But Lu Yi is also worried that the feeling of his teammates will not come so quickly.
Lu Yi clearly knew that the group of teammates around him were good at playing downwind, so he held the ball early and prepared to widen the point difference.
Most of Lu Yi's personal abilities are blessed by attributes, so he is more stable than most players.
The only factor that affects Lu Yi's stability is physical fitness.
When is Louie at his best?That is naturally when you come up and have plenty of energy.
"Give me the ball and we're done!"
Lu Yi understands how to make good use of everything around him to help the team win.
So, this time, Lu Yi asked Iverson for the ball directly at the top of the arc, and didn't run immediately.
When Kobe saw Lu Yi attacking with the ball, he was a little surprised at first, but he also reacted immediately and defended in front of Lu Yi.
Lui turned sideways and held the ball with one hand to avoid being intercepted by Kobe.
Seeing that no one was double-teaming, he took the initiative to call Kaman to come out from the inside.
With Kaman coming out of the screen, Kobe had to move ahead of time, ready to squeeze the screen.
But Lu Yi was stuck at this moment, hit the ground and passed the ball to Kaman, and then ran to the basket himself.
Long before the start of the series, Kaman and Lu Yi had trained in this kind of cooperation in advance.
This pick-and-roll was not chaotic at all, but seemed more tacit.
Kaman dribbled the ball, raised his hand to make a shooting motion, and attracted Bynum's defensive attention.
Immediately afterwards, the ball flew into the sky, and Lu Yi jumped up high, caught the ball in the air, and then swung his arms and dunked in a giant loop behind Bynum.
"This ball jumps so high that your head is flattened!"
"Kobe was chasing behind Lu Yi. If Lu Yi jumped slower and dunked more straightforwardly, the ball might have been blocked."
"That's right, Lu Yi's shot is very explosive and incredible. Lu Yi is like having eyes in the back of his head. He knew that Kobe was going to chase the shot, so he deliberately made moves to avoid blocking the shot."
"This is team basketball!
Everyone is praising Lu Yi for the dunk, so let me praise Kaman who helped Lu Yi attract the defense!
In this year's playoffs, he is definitely one of Lu Yi's reliable helpers. "
As soon as it comes up, both teams are playing inside, which is a bit intriguing.
In particular, a ridiculously strong shooter like Lu Yi is also playing inside, which faintly reveals a message to the Lakers-today I want to change my style of play.
It is true that Lu Yi's most feared ability is projection.
But considering Lu Yi's background as the No. [-] pick, he has unparalleled athletic ability.
This makes people have to care about whether the Lakers Twin Towers can guard the penalty area with Lu Yi constantly hitting the basket.
The Lakers' concerns were not unfounded. Then the Clippers seemed to give up outside shooting and hit the basket whenever they had the opportunity.
Obviously, this is the strategy that the Clippers prepared in advance to deal with the Lakers.
Once the Lakers react a little slower, get shot through the basket by the Clippers, and then lose G2, they will be passive in the next game.
After all, this round of the series is played at the Staples Center, and the players of the two teams don't have to go to other places, and the fans don't have to run too much.
Therefore, the interval between games is two days. For the teams behind in the series, there is very little time to adjust, both physically and psychologically.
For the fans, whoever can win 2 games first, the next game may be their home court.
Even though the Clippers fans are still very weak in G1, there are plenty of honey to win in this era.
They are all fans in the Los Angeles area. Except for the old Lakers, the concept of the younger generation supporting the team is easily shaken.
Knowing that people can see that the Clippers have a chance to rise, and the Clippers have a chance to get close to the playoffs after passing the Lakers, then naturally more and more Los Angeles fans will become Clippers fans.
Not to mention, Lu Yi himself has a large number of NCAA fans.
Maybe they are not as rich as loyal Lakers fans, but they are no less than Lakers fans in terms of number.
As long as a small number of fans come to the Staples Center to support Lu Yi, the next Staples Center will all become the home of the Clippers.
This may also be a huge blow to the Lakers who have occupied the city all year round.
"Lu Yi dunked Gasol, two plus one, and Lu Yi scored again at the basket!"
"Welcome to the time when Louie dominates the game, King of Los Angeles, once again at Staples Center!"
"Lu Yi can score in double figures in a single quarter with a three-pointer, and he can also score in the penalty area to complete this achievement!"
The voices of the Clippers fans on the scene are getting louder, just as the point difference on the field is getting bigger and bigger.
With Lu Yi leading the charge, the Clippers attacked like a tidal wave, and almost failed to be smashed by the Lakers Twin Towers.
Obviously in the west where the strong are like clouds, the Lakers Twin Towers are the best combination of inside configuration today.
However, the Clippers relied on the double champions to constantly hit the basket, use their talents to play big, and several unpreventable breakthroughs made the Lakers Twin Towers have no temper at all.
It stands to reason that the Lakers should not be indifferent to the Clippers' blindly breaking through and hitting the penalty area, but should let the outside line shrink to the basket and help defend.
But the problem is that Lu Yi, who has not made a three-pointer in this game, is more threatening than continuous three-pointers.
The Lakers didn't dare to let Lu Yi go, and they didn't dare to shrink the defense to the inside easily.
22 to 28, after the first quarter, the Clippers led the Lakers by 6 points.
Compared to G1, the Lakers seem to have improved on the defensive end.
Although the point difference is similar, at least it did not allow the Clippers to score 30 points in a single quarter.
It's just that the number of fouls inside the Lakers needs to be controlled, or the eight-man rotation sequence will be broken.
In fact, the Lakers are a three-man rotation, in addition to starting Bynum and Gasol, as well as Odom.
On the outside, there are Shannon Brown and Jordan Farmar.
It is also because there are few insiders, which means that one of the three has foul troubles, and some people may have physical problems in the next few games of the series.
Once the two have foul troubles, then this game may lose the chance of winning.
The Lakers can also hit the basket, and the Clippers don't have many insiders.
However, the Clippers can shrink from the outside to the inside for help defense. After all, even Artest's three-point shooting percentage did not exceed 40%.
Once there are signs of foul trouble inside, Artest can also strategically choose to let go of this point.
It's the Lakers' turn to make a choice, but the outside line must never be let go.
In the last game, Lu Yi made two chasing three-pointers, which almost wiped out the Lakers.
In this game, the Lakers were already behind. If Lu Yi scored two three-pointers in a row, the morale of the Lakers might be destroyed again.
"Kobe must give a tough response!"
"Andrew, Paul, Ron, all need to stand up and help the team tide over the difficulties!"
"The team may have to reconsider the defensive arrangement for Lu Yi."
Some Lakers fans couldn't sit still anymore, and took advantage of the intermission to discuss with their friends.
However, after the start of the second quarter, their worries were instantly reduced.
The Lakers beat the Clippers 4-0 as soon as they came up, and the point difference quickly narrowed to less than 5 points, and there was even a possibility of tying.
Just at this time, Lu Yi made the Clippers' first three-pointer of the game.
After seeing Lu Yi score, the Lakers players on the court were relieved.
This seems to be explaining-there is no problem with the defense in the first quarter!We just can't give Lu Yi enough space for three-point shots!
(End of this chapter)