The first point guard in basketball

Chapter 643 The Power of Three-Corner Attack



Chapter 643 The Power of the Triangle Offense

The Grizzlies' starting lineup has changed a lot compared to last season. Point guard Xiao Tian, ​​shooting guard Wu Sheng, small forward Lamar Odom, power forward Duncan, center Augerstagg, and the Lakers' starting five have not changed. Payton, Kobe, Glen Rice, Karl Malone and O'Neal, O'Neal's big eyes are shining at any time, which means that the opponent is serious about O'Neal.

For the first time in several seasons, Xiao Tian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw O'Neal like this, while Odom was a little at a loss. Being entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Paul Westphal really made the opponent feel a little nervous. This game is against the Lakers. Although the Lakers' enthusiasm for winning the championship this season is not as high as last season, they are still the most difficult team in the league.I have basically been slaughtered when I played against the Lakers in my career. I hope this time I don’t bring this bad luck to the team.

The Lakers had the opportunity to attack first, and Payton silently controlled the ball to the frontcourt. The Lakers put themselves in a weak position in this game. The desire to win among the five players on the field was stronger than ever. Payton didn't talk trash, you can see this.

Payton observed the situation on the field and did not immediately throw the ball. Kobe and Glen Rice on the other side did not wait for the opponent to pass the ball at this stage, but actively crossed and ran. The two insiders were also ready to move at this time.

Payton chose to throw the ball to Kobe, and Wu Sheng immediately started to move. This is not the first time he has played against Kobe. It is very clear about Kobe's strength. It was given to O'Neal, O'Neal got the ball, and Duncan immediately covered it, but facing the impacting O'Neal, Duncan was still a step slower, and with a bang, the big shark directly hung himself on the backboard.The Lakers' offense this time is very different from last season.

"Triangle offense, the Lakers actually played a triangle offense?"

Barkley muttered to himself in the commentary booth. Guys who haven’t been beaten to tears by this trick can’t understand it. This trick is insidious. The triangle offense requires a relatively high level of basketball literacy. Among the five players on the field, two or three must have strong singles, screen, and pass abilities. They move and cooperate with each other to create opportunities for scoring in singles. They are all involved, and this is what bothers the opposing player's defense the most.

The reason why the Knicks, where the Zen master was stationed in the historical space, did not play the triangle offense was that Anthony did not cooperate. Anthony’s individual singles ability is not inferior to Kobe and O’Neal, but this guy likes singles too much and is too addicted to it.

Of course, the tactic of the triangle offense is not absolutely invincible, no tactic is absolutely invincible, but because this tactic is more particular about the basketball IQ of the individual and the team, this is why this tactic is gradually being dusted.

Paul Westphal's face was very ugly. The triangle offense was his biggest pain point. When he led the Suns to face the Bulls in the finals, he was stricken by this move. I believe that the head coach who died under this move is not just himself.

The triangle offense is very good. This tactic is actually to make up for the point guard’s lack of passing ability. If the Lakers have Kidd, Nash, or themselves in the team, they don’t need to play the triangle offense at all. The point guard can rely on his own passing vision to get opportunities for his teammates.

Xiao Tian controlled the ball and faced Payton, and took the initiative to post it. During the offseason, he was not idle, and Kobe switched positions with Payton. Seeing Kobe coming, Xiao Tian smiled.

"Hey, Kobe promised to get engaged in summer, you didn't mean to secretly get engaged, didn't you not inform me." Kobe just met Xiao Tian, ​​and Xiao Tian over there started beeping.

Kobe's brows furrowed. In the summer, because of the Sydney Olympics, Kobe put his engagement with Vanessa on hold. Apart from this, Kobe hoped that his parents and Vanessa would have a process of mutual understanding and promotion. After all, they are the most important people to him. After Xiao Tian's influence, Kobe is a lot better than in the historical space in terms of human sophistication, but he doesn't know if that big event that can affect Kobe's career will happen.

After that incident, the reason why the league gave up on him was that Kobe himself insisted on carrying everything back to get those lost things back bit by bit. There are really very few superstars who can climb out of the quagmire, and most of them sink with this quagmire.

Kobe's defensive aggression was much greater than Payton's, which made Xiao Tian never expect that the opponent's strength and oppression were a bit stronger than before. This is an incredible existence. What kind of special training did this guy go through in the summer.

Xiao Tian jumped up to shoot, and Kobe also jumped up. His hand directly slapped Xiao Tian's arm, but Xiao Tian's arm swung extremely fast at this moment, and he shot without waiting for Kobe to touch the ball.Swipe, the ball is scored, this is a two-pointer stepping on the baseline.Xiao Tian's shooting still gave Zen master a headache as always. The offense has a triangle offense, but the defense depends entirely on the players and the whole.

Kobe’s expression flashed a hint of surprise, but it quickly disappeared. The Lakers continued to attack. They were still playing the triangle offense. Facing this tactic, Augstagg and Odom had inattention several times, but the Lakers caught them one by one. They played the best away performance, scoring 35 points in a single quarter, while the Grizzlies scored 33 points.

"Don't be nervous, everyone. The triangle offense is very powerful, but it's not without shortcomings. The Lakers' current starters include Kobe Bryant and O'Neal, who have the most outstanding singles ability, followed by Payton. As for Malone and Glen Rice, they are much worse, especially Glen Rice. So Lamar, I hope you can prevent the opponent from dying. Don't let him have the slightest chance to run. I believe you can do it. As for Karl Malone, pay attention to this guy's screens and pick-and-rolls. , O'Neal better be outside the paint when he catches the ball."

Paul Westphal began to continue to implement his tactical intentions. He has never been a defensive head coach. No matter how passive he was, he never gave up his offense. This defensive tactic was set by Bread. Bread has his own set of defenses. He has specially studied the offensive heat map of Lakers players, and then came up with different defensive strategies.

In the second quarter, Xiao Tian didn't play, but let the substitutes play. Although the Grizzlies were behind by 2 points, Paul Westphal still wanted the substitutes to get a feel for it. O'Neal did not play. Kobe and Payton went down. The people who came up were Harper, Kukoc, Brian Shaw and Horry. The Lakers were all substitutes except for O'Neal, while the Grizzlies had five pure substitutes, Ginobili, Reed, Schramff, Olajuwon and Chris Mullin. There is also no way, because after Odom mentioned starting, no one can play the fourth position.

Seeing Olajuwon, Olajuwon's face turned green, and the shadow brought by the opponent has never dissipated. This is his strongest opponent. Olajuwon looked at O'Neal with a smile on his face.

It’s not the first time Reed has played this season. He played in the previous two games and scored 7 points and 6 points respectively. His performance is still good. This guy just has too little confidence in himself, and the entire Grizzlies team encourages him.

Brian Shaw didn't take Reed seriously, anyway, just continue to defend the opponent's breakthrough. Ginobili passed the ball to Reed again. There was no one in front of Reed, and the Lakers let him go. The rebound was caught by Olajuwon. He directly gave the ball to Mullin. Mullin did not attack by himself, but passed to the outside line. The person who caught the ball was still Reed, and there was still no defense in front of him.

Reed didn't know how many shots he missed this season, but this time he still wanted to shoot. Reed took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and threw the ball as usual in training. The arc of the ball was so beautiful. It entered the net without touching the net. It was a hollow ball.

Reid finally got his first field goal in the regular season.This is a double-edged sword. After all, not every player is Jordan, Kobe, and O'Neal. That's why he failed in the Knicks. Anthony's self-adjustment ability is really bad. This guy is an offensive kaleidoscope, but apart from offense, Anthony's role in other aspects is not sincere. This is actually not Anthony's fault, nor Zen Master's fault.

Reid's shooting confidence was suddenly regained. Less than 2 minutes into the second quarter, Zen Master could only call a timeout, because the Lakers were behind, and it was unrealistic for a substitute player to play a triangle offense. Although Olajuwon is old, he still has his own way of dealing with O'Neal.

The timeout of Zen Master did not adjust much tactics, but brought up the starting lineup. O'Neal did not go down. The triangle offense started, and the Lakers' offense came alive again. It seems that they have thoroughly grasped this tactic. The bears fell behind in an instant.

The triangle offense is terrible. Paul Westphal once again learned the lesson, and Zen master started to relax on the sidelines. If the Lakers players listened to themselves last season, they would have eliminated the Grizzlies long ago, and there would be no chance for Xiao Tian to be the savior.

The Grizzlies' starting lineup also came up. Xiao Tian was still facing Payton and Kobe, who were constantly switching defenses. But no matter who it was, facing Xiao Tian, ​​who had already reached the peak of his shooting, was very uncomfortable. During the offseason, Xiao Tian invested a lot of reputation points in the shooting attribute. As long as this attribute reached the SSS+ level, even if his own strength did not reach that level, he would be invincible in this league.

So this ball was scored by Xiao Tian again. "Oh, Kenny, Heaven hasn't missed a shot so far, could it be that this guy is possessed by Rick Barry and Larry Bird?" Barkley was a little surprised by Xiao Tian's weird shooting percentage.Flying Pig in the Air is somewhat unable to see through the other party, although he has now turned into a Xiao Chui who has no morals at all.

Kenny Smith didn't answer, because he didn't know how to explain Xiao Tian's shooting, maybe it was just because the touch was good.But is this really the case?

Xiao Tian's shooting success rate was 100% throughout the first half. Whether the Lakers were defending with two players or alone, he would score as long as he shot, as if he had installed a cruise system.The point difference between the Grizzlies and the Lakers still did not widen in the first half, and the two sides were tied. Xiao Tian had 22 points and 12 assists in the half, while four of the Lakers scored in double digits. The existence of the triangle offense really revitalized the entire Lakers team. This is not good news for other teams.

(End of this chapter)


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