stadium ambition

Chapter 386 The Power of Modern Basketball
The Clippers returned to the bench and stood in a circle around Van Gundy, waiting to adjust their offensive and defensive tactics.

Van Gundy only said to increase the pressure on Paul, calling the timeout more to interrupt the Lakers' breath, if there are any adjustments that need to be made in the future, just follow Su Yang's arrangement, don't worry about falling behind too much in the opening game.

The Clippers nodded happily, the whistle sounded at the end of the short timeout, and the game continued.

Amidst the shouts of 'defense, defense' all over the court, the Clippers kicked off from the bottom line in the backcourt.

Su Yang ran all the way, ran across the center line and looked up, found that the right side was relatively empty, and immediately raised his hand to Jordan.

Jordan took the ball and passed it to the right sideline, while George caught the ball and pretended to walk on the sideline, but actually pulled the ball in the opposite direction. With the help of Jordan's lateral cover, he strode away from Barnes and went straight to the top of the arc.At the same time, Foye used Su Yang to cover and ran to the left.

Whoosh!The basketball flew to the left wing.

Foye reached out to catch the ball, took off in parallel with the trend, flew towards Kobe, and raised his hand to score a three-pointer.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

Cheers erupted in the arena, Paul picked up the rebound, turned around and pushed forward.

According to the instructions given by Van Gundy during the timeout, Foye began to defend closely at the center line in advance.

Paul didn't bother, and threw the ball sideways to the right. Gasol caught the ball in the middle circle, and suddenly hit the ground forward and passed back.

Such a combination of passing and cutting is quite simple, but Foye was not prepared, and Paul dropped his shoulders to slow down and rushed over.

The basketball returned to Paul's hands, and the Clippers hurriedly shrunk to encircle them, temporarily letting go of other Lakers players.

Amidst the screams of joy, Paul stopped at the free throw line, with his eyes on the basket, but his hand passed the ball 45 degrees to the right.

Kobe picked up the basketball with a bow, took advantage of the momentum, kicked the ground to take off, flew towards Su Yang, and raised his hand to score a three-pointer.

when!The basketball hit the rim and bounced upside down.

Players from the two teams scrambled together. In the chaos, Foye got the first shot and immediately turned around and moved forward.

Su Yang received the ball from the center line, turned in-out with one hand and shook Kobe away, took a few strides to the three-point line, and made a quick shot.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

Artest jumped high to get the rebound, the Lakers launched a fake counterattack at full speed, and the Clippers hurried back to defense.

Su Yang retreated continuously, retreating to the left elbow area in the same way, facing Gasol in a dislocation, with a huge difference in height and weight.

Paul immediately found that the two were in alignment, and decisively threw the ball to the left wing. Barnes caught the ball and hung his left elbow.

Gasol took a slight step and raised his hand to catch the ball. When he grasped it firmly, he sat down and exerted his strength in an instant. He turned around and walked to the baseline with ease.

Su Yang intentionally wanted to try to steal, but he felt that his grasp was too small, so he simply watched Gasol make a three-step layup.

boom!The basketball rebounded into the net, 4 to 13.

Cheers erupted in the Staples Center, and the Lakers fans excitedly celebrated the opening lead.

On the commentary seat, Breen said: "In the past five rounds, the average offensive time of the two teams was 9.8 seconds, but the Lakers' overall changes were relatively stable, while the Clippers had a relatively large difference, especially Su Yang's emergency stop just now. point."

"He's kind of under the influence..." Mark Jackson said. "The Lakers play fast, and he wants to play fast."

On the court, Su Yang put Kobe on the defense, ran across the center line quickly and then slowly without any cover.

Randolph set up a wall at the top of the arc to cover in advance, but Artest stepped up directly to grab, forming a left and right flank with Kobe.

Seeing this situation, Su Yang turned sideways to leave space, raised his hand and swung his wrist to exert force, and threw the ball to Randolph who was cutting inside.

On the Lakers side, Barnes and Gasol quickly shrunk to close the siege, but Randolph stopped and jumped suddenly and threw a shot facing the basket.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, 6 to 13.

The Clippers bench was filled with jubilation, and the players were excitedly celebrating breaking the scoring drought.

In the transition between offense and defense, Paul dribbled the ball across the center line, and the right wing used Gasol's cover to speed up and rush.

According to the instructions, Jordan immediately went up and delayed, leaving almost only half of Paul's body to pass.

As an ordinary point guard, in the face of such a dangerous situation, most of them would choose to pull the ball and change direction, but Paul is so bold that he just walked on the edge, dodging Jordan like the wind, sinking his shoulders and lowering his center of gravity to walk the bottom line , went straight to the basket.

The cheers in the arena suddenly exploded, and the audience seemed to see the fearless spirit in the exposed body.

But Jordan kept chasing after him, and followed Paul's rhythm under the basket to take off, aiming at the basketball was a big cap!
Snapped!The basketball is slapped out of bounds.

The referee blew his whistle to signal the frontcourt ball, and Jordan raised his hand and slapped his chest, as if he was glad to complete the block.

Su Yang quickly stepped forward to give him a high-five, and observed the Lakers' baseline ball tactical formation. He found that the three Lakers players lined up on the edge of the left paint area. Barnes stayed at the free throw line, and Artest was in charge of the baseline. kick off.

Such a position is a typical short-angle tactic, and the first two moves are to attract the main force.

Thinking of this, Su Yang quickly said: "Man to man, pay attention to leaving room for movement..."

Before the words fell, the referee whistled the ball and started timing.

Bryant ran to the left short corner first, and Paul then turned and ran to the free throw line, setting up the wall as a screen.

Barnes took the opportunity to get rid of George and strode to the short corner on the left, where there was a huge receiving space.

But Foye heard Su Yang's reminder that when chasing Paul, he had already left George with a cover space in advance.

As soon as Barnes stood firm, George chased to the side, and went sideways, waving his hands to interfere with the passing route.

For a while, the Lakers had no chance to serve, and the five-second violation time was running out.

Gasol hurried to the right corner, reached out to catch the pass from Artest, and hit Jordan with his back.

It's a pity that he is too far away from the basket, and the chance of turning around and attacking the basket quickly is relatively small. Jordan can rest assured that he will firmly hold his heels and make a strong top.

In this way, after a few hard chisels, Gasol reluctantly chose to turn over and take off to make a mid-range shot.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Randolph jumped up and grabbed the rebound, landed two dashes, raised his hand and threw it to the left of the center line.

Su Yang caught the ball and took it to the top of the arc. Seeing Kobe sideways blocking the space on the right, he immediately changed hands behind his back to catch his crotch shaking.

Randolph moved up to cover simultaneously, and then disassembled and cut inside, while Artest was preparing to double-team.

Seeing this, Su Yang took a big step back and made a pass to the paint. Randolph caught the ball and started a three-step layup.

Boom!With a powerful slam dunk, the Clippers caught up to 8-13.

In an offensive and defensive transition, Paul ran across the center line with the ball and raised his hand to hit Barnes who came out from the left wing.

Barnes catches the ball and passes it back immediately, then continues to run to the top of the key, and Kobe follows from the left wing.

After going around twice in a row, all the space in the middle was gradually left, and Paul immediately lowered his shoulders and started with a low center of gravity.

Foye retreated again and again, seemingly forgetting to increase the pressure on Paul with the ball during the timeout. He subconsciously believed that Paul was not good at three-pointers, and he was extremely resolute in implementing the strategy of shooting and not letting go, which made the Clippers frown.

Paul hit consecutive three-pointers before!
I never thought that Paul really didn't make a sudden stop at the three-point line, but made a sudden stop at the free throw line to make a shot.

Such technical movements and shot selection can be called Paul's personal mark, and his small figure looks very tough.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

Gasol jumped into the air, grabbed the basketball, landed and turned around to observe for a moment, and then pushed it straight to the top of the arc.

Kobe took off to catch the ball, and took off again facing Su Yang's defense, with a picturesque three-pointer.

when!The basketball bounced back, the players of the two teams grabbed consecutive points, and the basketball flew out of the baseline.

The referee blew his whistle to punish the violation and gave the Clippers the right to the bottom line in the backcourt. Boos gradually rang through the Staples Center.

Lakers fans were quite dissatisfied with the penalty, but the large central screen clearly showed that it was Artest who knocked the ball out of bounds.

The two teams switched offense and defense, Su Yang slowly dribbled forward, and Kobe put pressure on the center line.

Randolph hurriedly climbed up the wall to cover, Su Yang took the opportunity to start and break through to the left, and Kobe moved laterally like lightning to intercept.

boom!The two collided head-on, Su Yang had a low center of gravity and average strength, but Kobe fell to the ground with a crash.

The referee's whistle then sounded, giving Su Yang an offensive foul, and the ball was handed over to the Lakers.

Su Yang felt a little pain in the egg, and smiled at Kobe: "Really? The tough Mamba was knocked down by me?"

The corners of Kobe's mouth were slightly raised, and he ran forward with a smile, as if he had forgotten what he was knocked over just now.

The two teams switched offense and defense. Paul ran to the top of the arc with the ball, quickly scanned the half court position, raised his hand and threw the ball to the left wing.

With the help of Gasol's cover, Barnes went up to the left wing to catch the ball, then turned around to face the waist after holding it firmly, and passed it to Gasol with a high throw.At the same time, Paul strode into the paint, using Artest to cover, and slipped to the basket.

"Block the back door, block the back door..."

Su Yang shouted in a hurry, and even wanted to go up to help defend, but standing in the bottom corner on the right side to defend Kobe, it was too far away.

Before the words fell, Gasol turned around and threw the ball to the basket, while Paul raised his hand to help, and jumped directly to the back basket.

boom!The basketball hit the board and rebounded into the net, 10 to 15.

Cheers came from all around the arena. Worthy raised his hands and said excitedly: "This is the great Phil Jackson. In order to win the game, he is willing to give up the triangle offense that he is best at, and even use the Princeton tactics that he once underestimated!"

"There is no distinction between high and low tactics..." Mark Jackson wanted to stop and said, "Practical is the best."

"The most surprising thing is Kobe. He hasn't rushed to exert his strength so far," Breen said. He's going to save his strength for later."

On the court, Su Yang played the ball and ran to the center line, and encountered Kobe's personal pressure again.

After weighing it for a moment, Su Yang signaled to take cover on the left wing, and then started to rush over.

Randolph followed closely and set up a wall to block Kobe. Artest chose to stay in the elbow area and wait for the rabbit.

Su Yang saw it, pulled the ball to the right and cut in, pushed the ball forward vigorously, with heavy shoulders and accelerated speed, passed Artest in an instant and rushed to the paint area, took advantage of the situation and started with the ball, shrinking against Paul Help, put the ball straight into the right corner.

Foye catches the ball and jumps, flies back to defend against Paul, and hits a three-pointer with a raised hand.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, 13 to 15.

With the Lakers leading by only two points, the announcer took the lead in cheering, and the audience echoed in unison.

Kobe ran to the top of the arc with the ball, and with the help of Gasol's cover, he pulled the ball to the left to break through.

Su Yang squeezed through the screen to catch up like lightning, Jordan Jr. moved laterally at the same time to delay, Gasol hurriedly opened and cut inside.

Seeing the space appear, Kobe made an emergency stop and passed the ball, then ran to the left corner and switched positions with Barnes.

And Gasol leaned over to pick it up, took advantage of the opportunity to start a three-step layup, and faced Randolph and George blocking the jump.

Beep!The referee blew his whistle, whistled George to block the foul, and gave Gasol two free throw opportunities.

Cheers erupted in the arena, and the Clippers looked at each other in blank dismay, without fouling at all.

George was so angry that he strode towards the referee, as if he wanted to find a reasonable explanation.

Su Yang waved his hand to indicate that it was unnecessary. After all, it was the home court of the Lakers, and the referee would find a balance call sooner or later. It just so happened that the Lakers couldn't attack here, so he could use this free throw to paralyze them, slow down their adjustment speed, and take advantage of the opportunity.

Amidst the cheers, Gasol stepped up to the free throw line and slid his first shot into the net with ease.

The whistle sounded, and the Lakers arranged for Odom to replace Ron Artest and Shannon Brown to replace Paul.

The Clippers also made adjustments. Tucker came on to replace Foye, Gordon came on to replace Jordan, and Randolph switched to center.

The free throws continued, Gasol slammed the iron, and Tucker jumped up like a spring to catch the rebound.

The Clippers launched a counterattack, and Mark Jackson sat upright: "Finally, the Clippers have come up with their most powerful offensive lineup, one big and four small. I am very much looking forward to what the results will be. After all, this lineup is defensively biased..."

Before he finished speaking, Su Yang, who had just run across the center line, was double-teamed by Brown and Kobe on the right sideline.

Randolph hurried up to cover, but Gasol came out and joined the double-team team together.

In the blink of an eye, Su Yang turned sideways to protect the ball, then kicked off the ground and made a long pass towards the left half.

Whoosh!The basketball crossed the top of the arc and fell into the hands of Gordon at the 45-degree three-point line on the left.

Barnes, who had already been guarding the left elbow, immediately stepped up to grab it, but Gordon took the ball and turned to the left corner, where there was no one guarding George.Seeing this situation, Barnes hurriedly withdrew his steps, preparing to defend George, his expression tangled.

With such hesitation, Gordon raised his hand to aim at the basket, then turned sideways to avoid Brown's flying back to the defense, and made a steady three-pointer.

Boom!The basketball crashed into the net, 16 to 16.

The Lakers immediately launched a counterattack, Gordon went straight to Brown, and began to defend closely in the backcourt.

But Brown was the player chasing the eagle king Smith for a layup. His explosive power was terrifying. With a heavy shoulder, he forcibly wiped away Gordon, and then rushed to the center line with a few strides, and then used Gasol to cover him. Kill to the top of the arc.

Randolph's footsteps were a little slow, and it was difficult to match the rhythm of catching up. He could only watch Brown rush to the free throw line.

The Clippers closed in on the low post. Brown immediately threw the ball to the right corner, and Odom caught the ball and shot a three-pointer.

when!The basketball bounced off the hoop.

Su Yang jumped to catch the basketball, landed on the ground, turned around and rushed two steps. Seeing that Gordon had already rushed down to the three-point line in the frontcourt, and Brown, who was in charge of defense, was still not at the side, he immediately swung his arms sideways, throwing the ball like a javelin. Throw it to Gordon.

Hurrah!The basketball flew across the center line like a cannonball and landed precisely in Gordon's hands.

Brown put his head down and started chasing, but the distance was too far, and he could only watch Gordon rush to the basket and dunk with one hand.

Boom!The basketball went into the net, 18 to 16.

In the transition between offense and defense, Brown dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and with the help of Gasol's cover, he broke through to the left.

Randolph directly grabs the delay, Gasol took the opportunity to disassemble and turn inside, and Brown stopped and raised his hand to pass the ball.

But Brown is not Paul, and his passing accuracy when facing defensive threats is much lower.

The basketball flew so far in front of Gasol that it couldn't reach it, but George snatched it.

The Clippers took advantage of the situation and launched a fast break. Su Yang stepped forward to catch the basketball and brought it all the way to the top of the arc.

The Lakers players quickly chased, and four of them seemed to have an agreement, and at the same time chose to defend the middle area.

Because of Gasol's slow running, he has not yet crossed the center line, and the bottom corners on both sides have become unguarded areas.

Coincidentally, Tucker went straight to the left corner and stood still, bowing down and waiting for the pass according to the usual quick-play tactical arrangement.

Su Yang saw it, and threw a long pass sideways. Tucker caught the ball and flew towards Odom, making a steady three-pointer.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 21 to 16.

Disappointed sighs suddenly resounded throughout the arena, the referee's whistle sounded, and the Lakers requested a timeout.

In the ESPN commentary seat, Mark Jackson looked delighted: "This is the power of one big and four small! A wave of 8-1 overtake and lead, the new era of basketball tactics is too strong..."

"I don't agree with what you said..." Worthy said slowly.

(End of this chapter)