basketball scientist

The series lasted three games, and the Lakers led 2:1.Compared with the outcome of the two teams, what is more exposed is the competition between the two young coaches. Even if McMillan is from the United States and Ke Yan is an outsider, it does not prevent Ke Yan from having a stronger reputation than McMillan.

Especially in the area of ​​on-the-spot adjustment, the gap is even more obvious.

With the incident caused by Odom and Anderson, Ke Yan is facing far more difficult problems than McMillan. What he has to challenge is not just a second-in-command with good ability, but the long-term formation of stars in front of coaches. Dominance and mindset, that is, "No matter how much the stars do, in order to protect the team's assets, the coach must make compromises."

If the abandonment of Odom causes the Lakers to be reversed, Ke Yan's promising future will be marked with a big question mark!The team pursuing him will definitely consider whether his tough approach to locker room relations and team discipline issues is suitable for today's NBA.

Back from the timeout, the Sonics scored a successful attack. Ray Allen attracted the defense and gave Lewis a lob, and then ran with Ridnor to open up the offensive space. Lewis leaned on Barnes and turned to the baseline, and Barnes was stuck Breakthrough route.Lewis failed to make a breakthrough, stepped back with his right foot and made a jump shot. With a simple movement, he avoided the block and scored. 11:4.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe took the ball to break through, attracted the defense and then passed the ball to Atkins who was running.

Atkins clicked on Ridnor, and suddenly cut to the basket, attracting Jerome James to defend and pass to Diop.Lewis, who was behind him, wanted to foul the basket, but unfortunately he was too slow, the foul was committed, but the ball was not stopped. (13:4)

Facts have proved that the Supersonic team's strategy of cutting Diop is correct. Diop missed a free throw and failed to score 2+1. He missed the opportunity to open the point difference to double digits.

In the Supersonic offense, Ray Allen and Radmanovich played a pick-and-roll, and after getting rid of Finley, they made an emergency stop and made a hit. (13:6)

After the timeout, the Lakers were restricted by physical strength and could no longer press the whole court unscrupulously. The Sonics immediately found their offensive routine. Ray Allen, Lewis, and Ridnour hit one after another.

Every time the Sonics scored a successful attack, Anderson unconsciously sighed. Although he also blamed Ke Yan for "excessive punishment", Anderson also realized that he was wrong.

In fact, Ke Yan's management of the players' private life is not so strict. His requirement is "try not to play after two o'clock, and ensure that you have enough energy to train and compete." Lakers players usually go to nightclubs to play.But others will take Ke Yan's proposal to heart.The limit is two o'clock, trouble is troublesome, but go to bed early, the next day's training and competition are indeed not so uncomfortable.Over time, it becomes a habit to get used to it.

Just like ordinary people go to Internet cafes to surf the Internet, there are also times when they want to get off the plane after playing high, but they are reluctant to let go. This is the case with Odom and Anderson.In some respects, the two of them were also a bit distorted by the media. They really thought that the overall situation of this round of the series was settled, and the next two games would be to harvest kills. They didn't expect such a situation to come out!

"Kimi's punishment for you actually has other meanings!" Noticing Anderson's expression, Monty Williams walked over and reminded.

"He won the game because of his good scheduling. We can still win the game without us. The responsibility for the loss is all on us!" Odom was also stimulated, and he said strangely.

In his concept, work and life are two different things. As long as his performance is worthy of the starting position, Ke Yan has no right to interfere with his life.If the Lakers come with a player better than him, then he will be convinced.But the fact is that no matter how bad he is, he is still the most reliable insider of the Lakers. How can you, Ke Yan, have the confidence not to let him play.

"After all, you made a mistake! Punishment is due!" Monty Williams said, "But you still have a chance to redeem. Off the court, pay attention to observing the opponent's offensive weaknesses. When G5 returns, use a'secret weapon ' appeared on the stage with a stance, and completely blocked the attack of the supersonic!"

Monty Williams was possessed by "Coach Anxi" at the moment, and threw out a "secret weapon" joke to fool Anderson and Odom, and Anderson immediately came with a "sense of mission".

On the Lakers side, Kobe organized the offense and pushed the team forward. In addition, the referee gave face today and all the fouls that should be given were blown. The Lakers took advantage of the penalty benefits brought by the home court advantage. At the end of the first quarter, it was 28:21 Leading by 7 points.

In the second quarter, the two sides rotated the same lineup to play against each other. Ke Yan made the boldest attempt since taking over the Lakers. The tallest player on the court was 206cm kite man Brian Cook, who could help his teammates open up space and shoot three-pointers. Create a better breakthrough environment for Kobe.On the defensive end, he is in charge of defending the rebounding idiot Reggie Evans.

House and Delfino also opened up space outside the three-point line, while Kobe and Butler rushed inside continuously.

Ke Yan dared to do this because the Sonics really don't have an inside offense, and Evans has always rebounded more than scored.In the past three games, he only scored 8 points, but grabbed 14 rebounds!Even in the face of Cook's delay, Reggie Evans is not easy to score.

Another Supersonic insider, Collison, has no scoring ability except for a slow mid-range shot.Wilcox can rush and eat cakes, but after he was chased and beaten by the Lakers last time, he has basically lost McMillan's trust.

Collison went out for the pick-and-roll, butler could keep up with the defensive guards. The Sonics did not dare to give the ball to Evans easily to prevent the Lakers from using the "shark-cutting tactic."

On the offensive end, once the Lakers players pull away, the Sonics' two insiders will be very troublesome. If they don't let them out, the Lakers' five outsiders can shoot.All defended out, Kobe and Butler rushed casually, there was not even a protector under the basket.

Of course, the Sonics' lineup didn't show any advantages. The team beat the Lakers in rebounding, scoring seven offensive rebounds in 4 minutes!But basketball is not a rebounding event after all. In the final analysis, the final comparison is scoring!

The Lakers then played a wave of 12 to 4, widening the point difference to 15 points.McMillan succumbed and was forced to make adjustments, replacing Collison with Lewis.

Ke Yan also replaced Kobe in time to buy him time to rest!

In this game, he can only fuck Kobe to death, and he has to squeeze out all the rest time!

Barkley, who was in charge of the commentary for this game, praised Ke Yan for his adjustment, and said bluntly: "If I meet Ke Yan, maybe I have a championship ring~"

Old partner Kenny Smith was happy when he heard this: "If you want to meet Kimi, you can consider resigning and join his team."

"Don't laugh, I'm really thinking about it! And I'm getting more and more interested!" Barkley's serious look made people want to laugh.

Finley played instead of Kobe, and the quality of the Lakers' offense and defense declined immediately!After all, without such a strong containment point, the offense must become more difficult, and the appearance of Lewis has improved the Sonics' offense!

The Sonics scored consecutively. At the critical moment, Eddie House stepped forward, first hit a three-pointer from the outside line, and then cheated and got to the free throw line, making two free throws.With the echo of his teammates, the pressure on Butler was reduced, and he also hit singles on the offensive end.

Butler, Barnes, Eddie House, plus Anderson who was frozen in this game, or introduced by Ke Yan, or promoted by Ke Yan, have all become very key players for the Lakers this season.Without these people, it's really hard to say what the Lakers would be like.

Thinking of this, Kupchak also really doubted whether it was the right decision for the team to bring Phil Jackson back, and whether he could do better than Ke Yan!

After a 3-minute break, Kobe returned to play and replaced Finley. The score at this time was 49:38, and the Lakers' lead remained at 11 points. The situation was better than Ke Yan imagined.

The Lakers attacked, and House dribbled the ball to the frontcourt to pass the ball to Kobe. Lewis defended Kobe and matched up on the right.

Lewis is tall and has long arms, and his feet are not at a disadvantage among small forwards. However, facing Kobe who has full offensive skills, the Supersonics dare not be careless. Cook went inside to fill in, betting that Kobe would not pass the ball with his head iron.

However, Kobe really passed. Without Odom and Anderson, their possession of the ball was digested by Kobe, and in this round of the series, Kobe's statistics have always been pretty good, which also made Kobe more willing to pass.

Brian Cook received Kobe's ball at the top of the arc, and was stuck by Ray Allen for the first time. He didn't dare to make a shot, and transferred the ball to the right in a wide range.At this time, there was a dislocation on the court, and Radmanovic replaced Delfino, leaving Butler in the bottom corner.The latter took a step forward and made a mid-range shot! (51:38)

Delfino is a very important point in the running of the ball. Delfino, who can shoot and transfer the ball, is a player that Ke Yan prefers. It was originally an important supplement to the team in Keyan's plan. However, the arrival of Finley squeezed his playing time and allowed him to return to the position of the drinking fountain. However, the Lakers played a "small lineup" in this game, and Delfino regained playing time.

Kobe came on the field, the Lakers had a backbone, and the offensive end focused on Kobe's lethality, which effectively curbed the Sonics' counterattack. At halftime, the team led the Sonics by 61 points 47:14.

The lineup was at a disadvantage, and Ke Yan used the small lineup to cover up the team's shortcoming of insufficient manpower inside with faster-paced offensive and defensive rotations, which caught McMillan by surprise.McMillan, who suffered consecutive losses, finally decided to put all his eggs in one basket and replaced Wilcox as a center. Even if the defensive end was targeted by the Lakers, he recognized it and fought with the Lakers on offense.

The head coach Xin Yiheng played his life with the Lakers, and the players' thinking became clear immediately. Ray Allen, Lewis, and Radmanovich had three artillery pieces to contain the Lakers' defense. Ridnor and Wilcock Smith's pick-and-roll can find the best offensive environment for him to hit the basket.

Pick-and-roll dunks, catching the ball at the basket and turning around for dunks, alley-oop dunks, Wilcox played Stoudemire-level performances, leading the team to play a wave of 14:4 attacks to stop the Lakers .

Ke Yan called for a timeout to cool down Wilcox's fiery touch, but the shortage of manpower prevented him from effectively containing this "beast power forward". Kex, lest no one is available in the fourth quarter.

At the end of the three quarters, the Lakers led by 84 points at 80:4, and the Sonics won by 10 points in the third quarter!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Keyan adjusted his tactics again. Delfino, Butler, and Barnes appeared on the stage, and continued to use the full-court press to oppress the defense.

Daniels is a terrific scorer, but as the Sonics' backup point guard, he scores mostly by shooting.Dribbling and breakthroughs are relatively average. Under the pressure of the Lakers' frontcourt, it is very difficult to dribble the ball to the frontcourt. They continue to be double-teamed near the penalty area, and their scoring efficiency immediately decreases.

The Lakers can't start the offense here. The two teams have the same problem, and the lineup is too extreme.The Lakers are "all" wings, and the Sonics are "all" pitchers.The difference is that the Lakers have more or less force majeure factors, while the Sonics are entirely a matter of team building.

The two sides contained each other, and the situation of "shooting and shooting birds" was maintained until the main lineup returned, and the situation remained deadlocked!

In the last 3 minutes, McMillan requested a timeout, the score was 110 to 107, and the battle between the two sides entered a fierce battle.

Ridnour dribbled the ball across the half, organized in the middle, and Atkins defended alone.

Radmanovich covered Ray Allen on the left, and then went outside to pull away the Lakers' defense. Ray Allen moved to 70 degrees and received a pass from Ridnour.Barnes switched defenses in time, and Ray Allen took advantage of the situation to take the lead in the middle. After compressing the Lakers' defense, he passed the ball to Lewis who ran from the right to the left corner.

Lewis opened some distance from Butler by running without the ball, aimed at the basket after receiving the ball, and raised his hand to send a three-pointer.

The ball, like a god of death, drew a sickle-like arc and flew to the basket.

"NO!!!!" Some viewers even closed their eyes subconsciously, covered their faces and shouted.

"Dang!" No sound could be more pleasant than this one. The ball hit the basket, exploded high, and landed on the top of the backboard, towards the side of the court.

"Huh!" There was a hooting sound from the audience. At this second, everyone in the audience seemed to have experienced a speeding up of life and death. When they saw the ball fall off the sideline, they felt His heart was beating wildly up and down.

McMillan couldn't control his kick on the bench and missed this opportunity to tie the score. The Sonics were in trouble!

The Lakers attacked, and Atkins transferred the ball to Kobe on the right side at 45 degrees for a single.

Kobe held back the movement of Lewis behind him, and suddenly turned around and made a fadeaway jumper.Lewis has been close to the body, has accurate judgment, and interferes with the take-off.His bullet speed is very fast, and he is only a little short of the block, but even without the block, he has given Kobe enough interference.

Jerome James grabbed the backcourt rebound, held it in his arms, and waited for his teammates to respond.

Ridnour slowly dribbled across the half court, protected the ball and waited for his teammates to move, and then passed Ray Allen.Kobe faced Ray Allen, who did not choose to go hard, and took a step to pass the ball to Radmanovich on the right.

Radmanovic tries, but Butler's top defense is tight, and it goes on to Lewis, who circles around.

Lewis vs. Barnes should be the point where the Sonics have the biggest advantage on the court.Lewis hangs Barnes with a tentative step, then turns around resolutely and picks the basket to score. (110:109)

Barnes, who was in charge of defense, fell to the ground in response, cursing in his mouth. Just now, Lewis turned around too much and gave Barnes an elbow.

The referee let Lewis go, but the next offense gave the Lakers back.Bryant once again singled out Lewis.This time, he turned around in the middle and didn't immediately jump up and shoot. Instead, he held the ball with both hands and made a fake shot.

The risk of fouling at the end of the game is very high. Fortunately, the referee gave face, and Kobe did not disappoint the referee's kindness, and made two free throws (112:109)

When Kobe Bryant made his second free throw, Radmanovich walked to the bottom line and then made a quick shot. Kobe had quick eyes and hands, and grabbed the ball before Ridnor caught the ball. Instead of attacking the frame at the first time, he dribbled to the center line Ball, control time.

"Watch out for the opponent's fast attack!" During the last timeout, Ke Yan repeatedly asked the Lakers players to predict McMillan's arrangement.

The attack time was reduced to 10 seconds, Kobe launched an attack, took a step to the right, dribbled the ball behind his right hand to the left to the left to distance himself from Ray Allen, paused slightly, held the ball in his left hand, and moved closer to his right hand.

Kobe seemed to be about to stop for a jump shot. Ray Allen hurriedly moved sideways and raised his right hand to interfere with the shot. Unexpectedly, Kobe made a "Bow Buddha" fake move on the street court. Ray Allen pulled the ball and made a three-step layup. (114:109)

With 1 minute left in the game, the point difference was widened to a relatively safe distance of 5 points. McMillan immediately called a timeout and made a last-ditch effort.

At the end of the timeout, the Sonics sent a sideline ball. Ray Allen received the ball two steps outside the three-point line, dribbled the ball to adjust the rhythm, and shot directly before the Lakers could react.

In the regular season, Ray Allen had the experience of killing the Suns in this position (Kobe's 81-point night in history).It's a pity that this time, Ray Allen couldn't grasp it, the ball bounced out of the frame, Diop desperately protected the rebound, and was fouled by Radmanovic.

The game time is less than 1 minute, with a 5-point difference, the Sonics have come to the edge of the cliff.

Diop continued to miss two free throws, giving the Sonics a reprieve.

The Supersonics played a pick-and-roll, Ray Allen broke through and passed Barnes, faced the opportunity to easily get two points, and gave the ball to the outside, Lewis shot a three-pointer from the right side, but still missed under the interference of Butler, the game was completely lost suspense.

McMillan's final arrangement was to shoot a three-pointer. He knew that if he scored two quick points, Ke Yan would definitely use "foul tactics" to drag the game into a "penalty shootout". The team is more beneficial, so it is better to fight directly than this.

The Sonics did not continue to foul, and the Lakers stopped playing. Kobe dribbled the ball for half court, waited 24 seconds for the violation, and walked back to the bench in a cool manner, welcoming the cheers of the fans.

The Sonics can also afford to put it down. After the ball was sent out, Ray Allen put the ball in the middle circle and exited directly, leaving Staples to the fans celebrating the Lakers.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Sonics 114:109, and the big score in the series came to 3:1, only one step away from the promotion!

The team won the crucial G4 and took a 3:1 lead. Facing the reporters, Ke Yan had confidence in everything he said.

"I have no problem with Chris and Lamar. It is expected that they will return to the lineup at the Key Arena. Hope their return can bring us good results."

"This game proved that we have a good lineup depth. I am very excited that substitute players like House and Delfino can stand up in the game. The Lakers will get stronger and stronger in the future."

"The second round? Before the Lakers officially advance to the second round, this is not something I should consider. I haven't even thought about what to eat for supper later!"

Everyone can see that this game is the most stressful game for Ke Yan so far this season. After winning this game, Ke Yan can be said to be relieved.

Conversely, returning to Seattle with a big score of 1:3, some players in the Supersonics have lost the fighting spirit of the game.

As Ke Yan analyzed this team before, he said that the Supersonics team building is very extreme. Leading a team with such a lineup structure to achieve such an outstanding record is due to the good training of the head coach McMillan on the one hand, and on the other hand. A considerable number of players in this team have entered the contract year, whether it is training or competition, they are working harder than usual.Such a team will go smoothly, but if they encounter adversity, there are doubts about whether they can withstand the pressure.

The G5 game continued at the Key Arena. Anderson, who had a good attitude of admitting mistakes, returned to the starting lineup and appeared in the power forward position. Odom also returned to the team's roster, but he was placed on the bench. .

After five days of hard training alone, Anderson's performance was extremely excited after he came on the field. Anderson, who was "liberated" to the position of power forward, not only overwhelmed Radmanovic on the offensive end and scored dunks, but also defeated Rademanovic on the defensive end. Vicki couldn't make a move. He received two fouls within 3 minutes and waved a towel. He also gave his brother Odom, who went to the nightclub happy with him, a chance to play.

Compared with Anderson, who "has never seen the world", Odom has experienced many storms.Coming off the bench, he can still play his role. With him, the burden on Kobe's shoulders is obviously much easier.

Even if the two look down on each other, they have to admit that Ke Yan helped the Lakers find the most suitable use of Odom, and Odom is also a lubricant for Ke Yan in the Lakers system. He can play, The Lakers' offensive routines can be switched randomly, resulting in many changes.

The Lakers played more and more smoothly, while the Sonics' defense was very loose, and the point difference gradually widened. The fans at the scene also booed the team in the last home game of the team season!

This also involves the contradiction between the team and the city. The Supersonics have not performed well in recent years, and the attendance rate of the ball market has gradually declined. In addition, the Key Arena is a relatively "old" home stadium in the league. They all hope that the city government will pay for a new arena.However, this proposal could not be passed by the city government at all. Compared with the Supersonics, the people of Seattle prefer the "Seahawks".

At the end of the three quarters, the point difference was stretched to 26 points, and the game entered garbage time ahead of schedule.

In the last quarter, both sides replaced the substitute players to play. The Sonics recovered some points, but they did not threaten the victory of the Lakers. The two sides peacefully ended the 12-minute competition on the court.

The score was fixed at 107:121. The Lakers defeated the Sonics away, ended the series with a big score of 4:1, and successfully advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.

After the game, Sonics fans watched the winning Lakers coldly, and the Lakers players did not celebrate victory on other people's turf.

On the contrary, McMillan, who had a lukewarm attitude towards Ke Yan before, pulled Ke Yan to say a lot of blessings after being eliminated.

His mentality has also adjusted. It is true that he is not as good as Ke Yan for the time being, but he is also the top of the new generation of coaches.There are so many jobs, but Ke Yan can only occupy one. Are you afraid that you won't be able to find a job?It is the right way to study Ke Yan well, ask each other for advice, and improve yourself.

"Come on, beat the Spurs!" McMillan finally encouraged before saying goodbye.

"Ok!"

(Some book friends in the book review area pointed out that this book has a plot that deviates from the black character of the star himself. I didn’t realize it when I wrote the book, maybe I’m subjective. I also want to ask if you have similar feelings here. A star? Either explain, or correct the reason)