basketball scientist

Midway through the second quarter, Rashard Lewis came into play as his second scorer and also told the Lakers why he was named this season's Western Conference All-Star.

Despite Butler's desperate defense and the help of his teammates, Lewis still scored six points with his excellent shooting ability, helping the Sonics to bite the Lakers.

Butler once again watched helplessly as Lewis turned over for a jumper from the baseline, with a soft touch, and sent the ball into the basket again (42:45).Here, Ke Yan couldn't sit still, and replaced Butler with Odom, allowing Barnes to return to the small forward position.

"Look, how Matt fought against Rashard Lewis!" Ke Yan said to Butler off the court, "You can't always count on Matt to help you solve problems for a whole round of the series!"

Odom also conveyed Ke Yan's words to Barnes at the first moment on the stage, "Give me the bottom plate of Rashard Lewis. Stick to his core when he is not moving, and give me repeated impacts when he is moving. Just let him go." What are you going to do? Even if you go to the toilet, you have to block his path. Even if it is a pick-and-roll, another defensive player can even throw away his opponent. At least he has to resist. I want Lewis to be on the free throw line and the baseline. There is no chance to stand still!"

Ke Yan's strategy is actually the strategy used by the Celtics to defend Durant in the 22 playoffs in history.In that round of the series, the Celtics relied on this defensive strategy to limit Durant and directly swept the Nets led by Durant.Lewis is a bankrupt version of Durant, and it is inevitable that he will suffer from this move.After all, the Lakers' forward strength lies here, and Barnes, Butler and even Kobe can match him.

The Lakers served, Odom dribbled the ball halfway, and Kobe and Atkins opened up.Facing Radmanovich's defense, Odom cut in forcefully.

Radmanovich moved to block the past, and Jerome James behind him also defended. At this time, Kobe and Atkins, who were slowly pressing behind Odom, accelerated like two long knives. He rushed in fiercely from both ribs.Odom made a gesture to hand the ball to Kobe, but the ball in his hand suddenly flew past Jerome James' ear. Odom gave a "NOLOOK PASS" and passed the ball behind his back to Anderson, who was in the small penalty area. The player scored an easy layup.

"It's really beautiful!" Even the home commentator had to applaud this cooperation. (42:47)

The Sonics attacked and did not try without the ball. Lewis directly pulled the ball outside the three-point line. Kobe and Barnes stepped forward to pinch the ball at the first time. Lewis missed the ball in time. When the ball came to Ray Allen, Kobe's defense is back in place.

Jerome James pulled out the pick-and-roll, Anderson resolutely expanded his defense, and cooperated with Kobe to pinch Ray Allen. Limited by the attack time, Ray Allen forced his shot and was blocked, and the attack time has reached 24 seconds.

Although the point difference between the two sides is not big, the problem of the Sonics is more obvious. The team has the strongest outside offensive threat in the NBA, but it has never been able to put the ball into the penalty area to create a threat.The inside lacks a fulcrum that can score, and the team's outside line also lacks the ability to kill inside. It has been relying on short passes to cooperate, which is a bit monotonous, and the Lakers seem to have found a way to deal with it.

The Lakers attacked, and under the cover of two teammates, Kobe suddenly accelerated, once again throwing off the Sonics' perimeter defense, and scored a low-handed layup.

After Keyan's adjustment, the gap between the two sides widened again.Lewis was entangled to death by Barnes, coupled with the well-timed pincer attack just pinched him, and there was no advantage inside, the Sonics' offense could only spin between Ridnor and Ray Allen, as the team's top card The star, Ray Allen felt tremendous pressure on Kobe!

On the defensive end, Ray Allen's heart is getting colder and colder. Borrowing pick-and-roll tactics, Kobe moved and dodged in the Sonics penalty area with ease like a fish swimming in water.

一波17:6的高潮之后，比分来到了48:66，湖人队带着18分的领先优势结束了半场。

The Key Arena, which was still full of people in the first half, died down and entered the playoffs as the "third place in the West". Supersonic fans have great hopes for the team's playoff journey.In their view, the Sonics have two All-Star players, and the Lakers have only one. In terms of strength, the Sonics should have the upper hand.They also have home-court advantage, which means a lot in the playoffs.

However, this kind of thinking itself is wrong. The Sonics are only one game ahead of the Lakers in the regular season.If you start with Ke Yan's winning percentage after taking office, the Lakers are even higher.As for the number of All-Stars 2 vs. 1, this is even more nonsense. The Spurs only have one All-Star!

In the second half of the game, with a considerable lead, Ke Yan took the initiative to lower the tempo and began to "boil the frogs in warm water".The scene of the game has declined, but it has avoided the possibility of the Sonics triggering the passive skill "Thousand Arrows" to the greatest extent.The more intense confrontational intensity also helps the Lakers disrupt the Sonics' shooting rhythm.

The Sonics have struggled several times, but have never been able to narrow the point difference to single digits. They can only face a bad start to the playoffs at home with a trace of unwillingness.

The final score was fixed at 99:115, and the Lakers won by 16 points away.

In the whole game, Kobe scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Although he didn't score 30 points, he sent 8 assists and led the team's offense.

Kobican played the pick-and-roll, and the biggest beneficiary was Anderson. In this game, he scored 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks in a double-double, making his debut in the playoffs perfect.This blue-collar insider is the biggest discovery of the Lakers this season. Keeping this state, Anderson is very hopeful to win a mid-level contract in the offseason.

Five Lakers scored in double figures. Except for Kobe and Anderson, Butler had 13 points and 3 rebounds, Odom had 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Finley scored 3 points with 11 three-pointers.

Players from both sides came to the field to shake hands. McMillan congratulated Ke Yan, but there was no smile on his face.

If the team loses at home, they may be "overtaken". It is normal for McMillan to be in a bad mood, and Ke Yan also understands.But the deep-seated reason he didn't know was a little selfishness of McMillan.

Unlike Ke Yan who maintains respect for the Lakers and has not contacted other teams so far, McMillan, who also decided to leave the team after the end of this season, has already contacted other teams. McMillan offered a big contract with a high salary, and he will officially sign it after the end of the season.However, in the near future, the Blazers' enthusiasm for McMillan has declined. The gossip is that they are eyeing Ke Yan and want to take another look.

Ke Yan will not consider the matter of changing the team now. He is not like McMillan and his eyes are straight when he sees the numbers on the contract. In addition to money, the team can give him the rights, the potential of the lineup, the reputation of the management, and the city. His living environment and other factors are all factors that he has to consider, and these need to be negotiated slowly.Right now, leading the team to prepare for the battle is the most important thing.

Two days later, on April 4, the second matchup between the Sonics and the Lakers also started.

Determined to prove that he is stronger than Ke Yan, McMillan has not been idle for the past two days. He arranged a tactic of hitting the basket and causing damage. He also seemed to realize that his method might be useful in the regular season. The playoffs are indeed too risky, and it is possible to win one or two games, but it is too difficult to win the entire series, especially the opponent is the Lakers, and the Sonics are completely restrained.

If they lose two home games in a row, the Sonics can basically surrender directly!

There is a saying called "Grind your guns in front of the battle, and you will be happy if you are not happy." It is also suitable to describe the Sonics in the first quarter of G1. Jerome James, who has focused on the defensive end for a season, suddenly enjoys unprecedented offensive resources. , As long as there is an opportunity inside, the outside players will score the ball in time, allowing Jerome James to score directly, or make big and small fouls to the free throw line, helping the team once achieved an 11:4 lead.

However, it is difficult to expect a blue-collar insider to continue to output steadily in the playoffs.The Lakers kept the general direction of changing defenses after the pick-and-roll against Ridnour and Ray Allen unchanged, reduced the pinch attack on Lewis with the ball, and freed up more resources to fill the inside line, which immediately limited the SuperSonics. active point.

On the offensive end, Odom has assumed more responsibility for this point. Against Radmanovich, Odom should have been the biggest advantage of the Lakers.In the first game, Odom had little desire to attack. In the past two days, he was spurred by Ke Yan. He made great efforts on the offensive end.

Lewis' energy was dispersed on the defensive end, and the Lakers' defensive pressure was further reduced!

"Offense is the best defense!" Ke Yan's solution to the problem also opened up Monty Williams, and also opened up the situation on the court. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers had overtaken by 30 points at 26:4.

In the second quarter of the game, the Sonics still couldn't take advantage of the duel between the two sides' rotations.

McMillan's style is similar to a weakened version of Jerry Sloan. He is good at building teams and is good at pre-match preparations, but he is always lacking in on-the-spot adjustments and is very stubborn.It's like a martial arts competition between two people. If you can't kill your opponent with one punch, you will punch again, and if you can't kill your opponent, you will punch again. The strength and speed of each punch may be different, but you just don't consider kicking with your feet or using your hands. Elbows, knees, and even knuckle locks.

At the end of halftime, the Sonics were 12 points behind the Lakers. It looked a little better than the previous game, but the fans were still listless. No one likes the rhythm of the game being controlled by the visiting team.

In the second half of the game, McMillan replaced the more athletic Brutalist power forward Wilcox, who swayed to the center position of Jerome James.Compared with Jerome James, he can hit the basket more directly and quickly after receiving the pass from the outside.

Facts have proved that this adjustment is not direct enough. It is better for McMillan to replace "Jerome" in front of James with "LeBron".

The whole season has regarded Wilcox as a drinking fountain. It is obviously a dream to hope that he will come in handy at critical moments. The Lakers attack Wilcox with a bad sense of position on the offensive end. Cox took a foul tactic and sent him to the free throw line. The latter's performance of making one of four free throws was also worthy of Ke Yan's expectations for him.

The offensive end failed to crack the Lakers' defense, and the defensive end was seized by the Lakers to take advantage of it. McMillan failed to gamble. Two home losses, the series came to the brink.

The team with home court advantage lost two home courts in a row, and was killed by the Lakers without bloodshed. Regulation.

"The top three in the Supersonic are just a product of the rules!"

"At the end of the regular season, the fifth-ranked Rockets fans are heartbroken, but the sixth-ranked Lakers fans are rejoicing. It's outrageous!"

"Teams with better performance deserve better rankings, and the league should not affect the fairness of the competition system for the sake of business."

"Actually, this season was just sacrificing the Mavericks. The scariest outcome I can foresee is that the Spurs will be first, the Mavericks will be second, and then the two teams will meet in the second round of the playoffs..."

After losing two home games in a row, the Sonics' regular season results were also denied, and even ridiculed.

But competitive sports are like this, the winner takes all, and the loser only deserves to lie down and be ridiculed. The same is true for Ke Yan.

In the mouths of some fan groups, Ke Yan who wins is the babycoach from China, a scientist with a gorgeous style of play and a master of offensive tactics; Blindly pursue the attack, regardless of the head.

Fortunately, the Sonics are not alone. In the playoffs this season, the Dallas Mavericks have home court advantage but lost two home games in a row. Lost by 10 points, all lost on key goals.Facing the defense of Bowen and Tracy McGrady, the core of the team, Dirk Nowitzki's level plummeted. His scoring average dropped from 27.7 points in the regular season to 21.5 points per game, and his shooting percentage also dropped sharply.

The team was on the verge of being eliminated, which also made the owner Cuban very dissatisfied. While complaining that the referee ignored Yao Ming's mobile pick-and-roll, he put pressure on Avery Johnson in the team. Basically, if it is really the first round, Avery Johnson's dismissal is safe.

In the other two matchups in the West, the Spurs held the two home games without any suspense, and Anthony was firmly held by the Spurs.The Grizzlies were also bombarded by D'Antoni's bombardment against the Suns. The two most gorgeous point guards in the league had a direct dialogue. White Chocolate only made more mistakes than Nash.