Chapter 171 Fierce confrontation!
"Well done Mehmet!"

"If you can't defend, foul me. I'd rather send my opponent to the free throw line than let them score easily!"

Hearing Lin Yu's words, the Celtics nodded one after another. They would naturally not be polite to their mortal enemy, the Lakers!

Kobe was certainly not deaf, he also heard what Lin Yu said.

"Don't think that this kind of defense can stop me. The defense I've faced in the playoffs is more than ten times stronger than this!"

Kobe said this as he prepared for a three-point shot.

"But Kobe, the Lakers' record this season doesn't seem like they can make it to the playoffs!"

Bang!

Perhaps influenced by Lin Yu's trash talk, Kobe missed the free throw.

Kobe's free throw percentage this season is 81.6%, which is not one of the most accurate free throw shooters in the NBA.

Swish!
Kobe made the second free throw.

"Humph! The Lakers can't make it to the playoffs? I'll prove to you whether the Lakers can make it to the playoffs!"

When Lin Yu heard this, he immediately understood that Kobe was about to go berserk!

In the following games, the movements of both sides gradually became bigger.

"Boris Dio made a layup after a breakthrough, but was fouled by Lamar Odom! Boris Dio fell heavily to the ground!"

"Boris Diaw made both free throws and the game resumed. Tony Allen did a great job defending Kobe."

"The confrontation between the two was very intense. Tony Allen used his arm to block Kobe and prevent him from breaking through."

"Oh my God! Kobe's jersey was torn open by Tony Allen!"

"The confrontation between the two sides today has completely reached the level of the playoffs!"

Barkley, who was commentating on the scene, did not expect that the competition in a regular season game would be so fierce.

New York, NBA headquarters.

Stern was also paying close attention to this game at this time.

It was no surprise at all to see the confrontation between the two sides becoming increasingly intense.

The two giants of yellow and green are sworn enemies.

When mortal enemies meet, it would be strange if the fight wasn't fierce!

Therefore, Stern had already instructed the referees to be more lenient in their penalties.

As the game progressed, the Lakers' problems were exposed.

Hu Ru had been playing the triangle offense before.

The essence of the triangle offense, to put it bluntly, is star players playing one-on-one.

If the opponent double-teams, the star player will choose to pass the ball to assist his teammates.

Although many fans have always said that Kobe plays alone, Kobe can provide a total of 6306 assists in his career.

In the triangle offense system, Kobe can pass the ball easily when he is double-teamed.

Although Tomjanovich is also a famous coach, he obviously did not establish a complete tactical system for the Lakers at this time.

Although the entire Lakers team knows how to pass the ball, their positioning and screens are indeed not up to par.

To some extent, it is a team where individuals hold the ball and play one-on-one.

In the original history, the Lakers' poor record during this period had a lot to do with the lack of a suitable tactical system.

And what such a team fears most is naturally a defensive assist monster like Lin Yu.

Caron Butler's three-point shooting percentage this season is only 30.4%.

Odom's three-point shooting percentage is 30.8%.

Fisher was pretty accurate, but the problem was...

He's not strong enough!

Let him be a dribbling guard, then go to the corner to receive the ball and shoot a three-pointer.

As for holding the ball to attack and organizing the team...

Fisher: I really don't understand this job! Let Kobe do it!

Odom and Butler took a lot of mid-range shots.

Kobe himself is a typical mid-range one-on-one player. So, the feeling given to Los Angeles fans is.

No matter how the Lakers attack, Lin Yu can always assist in defense.

As soon as Lin Yu helps defend, the Lakers' offense will come to a standstill.

Once the Lakers' offense falls into a stagnation, it is likely that they will end up with a lot of failures.

"Lamar Odom's basketball IQ is really bad! Pass the ball! Why doesn't he pass the ball?"

"Dayu's help defense was so timely, why didn't you just pass the ball to Kobe? Why did you have to force the shot yourself?"

"It really hits the nail on the head! If you ask me, this is like having the disease of a superstar without the destiny of a superstar."

As a Comey fan, Coach Zhang had already started a meeting with Odom.

In fact, some things really can't be blamed on Odom.

Although Odom is known as the "left-handed magician".

However, Odom's career-high average was only 5.9 assists per game, but he had 3.3 turnovers.

In other words, if Odom sends less than two assists, he must have a turnover.

From this we can see that Odom's passing is still far behind Magic Johnson's.

This was not an open pass, it was under Lin Yu's death entanglement.

Even when Odom wanted to pass the ball, he was greatly disturbed.

His passing ability is not top-notch in the league, and coupled with the interference from Lin Yu, it would be strange if he could pass the ball accurately to Kobe!

Tomjanovich on the sidelines frowned involuntarily.

It’s not like he hasn’t coached superstars.

He once led the Dream Team to win the championship twice.

But here’s the problem…

Whether you are willing to admit it or not, the current version of the NBA is the inside version!
From Jordan's retirement to the future Heat period.

A championship team may not have an All-Star guard, but it must have an All-Star level inside player.

Duncan, Shaq, Ben, Rasheed, Dajiasao, Garnett...

Even during the Heat period, there was an All-Star level center in Bosh.

Although Odom is not bad, his level is just that of a best sixth man.

And the biggest problem for Odom in his career is naturally his tendency to be distracted.

From time to time, there would be a mistake or a moment of distraction.

It would be strange if such a player could become the pillar of the Lakers' inside line!

Chris Mihm is just a blue-collar rim-protecting center.

This kind of combination is basically an inside combination that is beaten to the ground by other teams in the Western Conference.

The league's top inside players such as Yao Ming, Duncan, Garnett, Stoudemire, and Old Driver are all in the West!

This is another reason why the Lakers have a poor record.

After Lin Yu restricted the Lakers' three strong points by himself, he also went full fire!

"Lin! It's Lin again! After a beautiful continuous change of direction, he passed Lamar Odom and made a quick stop and shot!"

"Kobe tried to make a layup but was pulled down. The actions of both sides were really rough today!"

"Kobe made both free throws, the Celtics started to attack, Lin Yu faced Odom's defense and made another successful fadeaway jump shot!"

"Caron, Butler received the ball and missed the shot, and Lin Yu grabbed the rebound!"

"..."

As Barkley's voice continued to sound, the Lakers had fallen into a disadvantage.

At the end of the first half, the Celtics led the Lakers by 47 points, 40:7.

This is the result of Kobe's explosion in the first half and scoring 21 points.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Kobe was not there.

The Lakers will only lose more miserably!

(End of this chapter)