Chapter 258: The fangs flashed
Updated: 2012-09-06
Perhaps no Lakers supporter is happy to see his opponents wield on their territory, but all this is no longer what they can decide now, and the Celtics are raging at the Staples Arena.
Perhaps Phil Jackson did not expect that the stable and long-trained triangular offense was cut off an important corner in the simplest way by the Lakers' rival. Bynum was curbed by Chen Feng very miserably.
Although Bynum has been in the NBA for more than a year, the unlucky guy Boggart, who has been the No. 1 pick in the Bucks, was still one step higher than Bynum at the time, one was the No. 1 pick and the other was the No. 1 pick and the other was the Tenth place.
But even these two guys fell into Chen Feng's hands. Boggart was beaten by Chen Feng in the All-Star Rookie Contest, and now Bynum is also ravaged by Chen Feng to death.
If you don’t really fight with your opponent, many people may think they are a genius. Just like when Chen Feng was stumbled in Texas, people often think that they are possessed by God and can kill all NBA stars in seconds. Of course, the facts have proved that those guys’ realm are not height, weight, bounce, consciousness, speed, and hit rate. They are known as “Jordan’s old enemy”. Who should they defend against, who is Jordan!
If I hadn't met Chen Feng like this, I guess Boggart would still be able to make a fortune in the Bucks now. He is a good seedling among the second-year rookies, and Bynum's situation is similar.
But they were so unlucky that they met Chen Feng, who was like a beast. Then in the All-Star Game, one was beaten to the point of being a bag, and the other did not avoid such a fate, and they also started to be unlucky today.
In fact, in the previous few minutes of the game, Bynum really thought he had gained the advantage. In addition to assists, he even had the idea of fighting Chen Feng a few times to kill that guy's arrogance some time ago.
But before this idea could be implemented, Chen Feng took the initiative to come to the door, and didn't know how Rivers arranged it, but Chen Feng pointed his target at Bynum so viciously.
Not only did he attack very ruthlessly, but he was also very accurate. Although Bynum obviously had to take advantage of the height and had an advantage of nearly 20 kilograms over Chen Feng, this was not enough to suppress Chen Feng in the confrontation.
There is no way, but it is not difficult to understand. A tough guy like O'Neal dares not say that he can always beat Chen Feng when he is fighting at the basket, let alone Bynum, the number one, is the smaller.
Even though Bynum's physical fitness is better than Boggot, it is not enough to make Chen Feng destroy it. If that guy gets a beast, no matter who he is facing, as long as he dares to stop him, he will be ravaged in all kinds of ways.
Bynum didn't expect Chen Feng to take action against him, so from the second he was nailed to death by the opponent, his role on the field almost disappeared, and the inside cover of the triangular offense was wiped out completely.
Not to mention Bynum himself, Phil Jackson, who was on the sidelines, probably wouldn't have expected such a change, so in the whole first quarter, the "Zen Master" did not make any more adjustments.
In fact, Phil Jackson may have understood that the result of the rash move may be to welcome the more violent artillery baptism of the Celtics. The Bostonians have been completely opened and it is difficult to be directly contained.
I originally thought that triangular offense could hold back the opponent's strong invasion, but now Chen Feng's ruthless move, which cut off the Lakers' inner axis, and triangular offense also lame one leg.
If this were the former Lakers or Bulls, Phil Jackson could completely change the executor of the triangle offense, let the entire team continue to operate, and then deal with the opponent according to his own routine.
However, the Lakers team is far from so strong execution ability, especially in the inside line. Apart from Odom, whose nerves are often short-circuited, only Bynum can be a pivot point at the basket.
There was still a center on the bench, but looking at the former high school No. 1 pick, even an old man like Phil Jackson would shake his head. There were not many people who dared to use Kwame Brown.
A center who averages nearly 30 minutes of playing time and can only score eight points and six rebounds is still an absolute scar on the defensive end. Instead of using such a guy, it is better to let Bynum continue to play.
Phil Jackson doesn't know if the Celtics' tactical changes were due to Rivers' timeout just now. Anyway, this change has brought a very strong performance to the Bostonians.
No one wants to accept the fate of failure on his territory, so does Phil Jackson. Don’t think that this old guy can be calm by sitting on the sidelines and pretending to be asleep. If it’s time to decide the outcome, he will be the same.
So at the end of the first quarter, Phil Jackson stood on the sidelines and watched his players lose five points in this quarter, and was once a seven-point lead.
Phil Jackson is not the kind of coach who likes to use words to motivate players or make speeches.
Even if it is a tactical adjustment or arousing the players' emotions, he will speak it out in a straightforward manner, allowing the players to feel the power in that language by themselves, and then start to explode crazy on the court.
"In the first quarter, we played not badly, with nearly 60% of the offensive success rate, and we even led by seven points, but that kind of pressure did not continue. This is a problem we need to face up to."
"The opponents have won six consecutive games and they are in very good shape. I don't need to say much about this. You have experienced it personally just now, but it's like you were leading the way, proving that they are not without loopholes. Our offense can put pressure on them. We need to make some changes. I need everyone to concentrate on playing this game. Some indifferent mistakes need to be reduced. Please remember that this is the Staples Arena, the home court of the Lakers. I don't want to hear the noisy shouts from Bostonians here continue to ring. Respect the honor here. You should know how to maintain your own glory."
Phil Jackson didn't say much. He just said this solemnly, and then left time for all players to think. This old guy knew how to motivate the players' emotions.
"Kobe, when the inside cannot start, don't force the ball to play at the basket. The first choice after cutting is not necessarily necessary to pass the ball. I believe you are very familiar with the basket here."
Give others time to think, but for Phil Jackson, he needs a point that can drive the whole team, just like when he was on the Bulls, once the situation is stalemate, someone will stand up.
In Chicago, it was the omnipotent No. 23. Now, in Los Angeles, there is such a guy. What Phil Jackson can do is give him more freedom and greater power.
It is said that Phil Jackson is a coach who is good at playing star cards, but for many coaches, even if they use stars in their hands, they may not really play their role.
Like the Knicks' votes, they are all first-line players, but when they are put together, they are a mess. There may be many of them that are the faults of the players and the team, but whether the head coach can control those big guys is also a very important part, otherwise New York would not have been thinking about changing coaches.
In fact, the relationship between Phil Jackson and Kobe is not necessarily very close. More than a year ago, when the "Zen Master" left Los Angeles, he wrote a book that revealed the secrets of the Lakers' locker room.
Maybe the old guy didn't expect that he would have a day to look back, but now he's back, it doesn't matter. For a common goal, they can cooperate and trust each other.
Rivers won't make any adjustments. All he needs is the players to play in such a game. Now the wild boys are also in high spirits, so Rivers will naturally not disturb the interest of the animals.
"Keep the inside position and when you are inwardly circling, you must go around and cut off their connection with the inside as much as possible, so as to isolate all the Lakers' breakthroughs and let them concentrate on the outside to take action."
Rivers didn't need to say anything more about this guy's trap in front of him. He just reminded these wild boys that the Lakers would not sit and wait for death at the door of their homes, and would definitely counterattack wildly.
We must resolutely cut off their triangle offense, not blocking the pass from the outside, but making their inside line invalid and unable to play a role in hindrance, so that their outside line can only choose to hold the ball and attack hard.
The closer you are to the basket, the more lethal it is. Rivers did not forget this sentence, so he wanted the Lakers guys to stay away from the basket as far as possible. They can let them shoot, but they must not let them break through!
Rivers could not have known what Phil Jackson said on the sidelines, but he soon saw the Lakers' counterattack at their doorstep. His decisive and ruthless spirit was no worse than the Celtics.
Especially when a guy starts preparing to take over the game, the unprecedented pressure will come to his face, and even Thibodeau and Rivers on the sidelines can feel a very sharp atmosphere.
It was still the original team. After adjusting the staffing team appropriately in the first quarter, Phil Jackson changed the starting fivesomes again, and this time their impact was concentrated at one point.
"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!" The crisp sound of rubbing the net sounded continuously, and the cheers of the entire Staples Arena were also followed. Los Angeles people who had been silent for a long time began to roar.
"mvp! Kobe!!!", "mvp!!!", "mvp!!!", just as Phil Jackson said, there was a ruthless guy who was so familiar with the baskets of Staples Arena.
Chapter completed!