Chapter 404 Kobe: Is This Also Called a Bench Lineup?

Zhao Dong was too lazy to pay attention to Xiao Ao and glanced at Larry Bird on the sidelines, who nodded.

Larry Bird already understood O'Brien's problems clearly. It was precisely because of these problems that Dunleavy did not give Ou a chance.

So after discussing with Zhao Dong, he decided to stimulate O'Neill by first giving him a starting position and then taking it away to see if he could change O's attitude towards playing.

Soon, when the ball was dead, Ou was replaced and began to sit on the bench. His position was replaced by Brian Grant.

Compared with Fordson, Grant has a stronger mid-to-long-range shooting ability, but he also has no three-pointers. It's just that the former's offensive efficiency at the basket and near-basket efficiency are not as good as the latter's.

Grant's shooting percentage at the basket is 60%, near the basket is 33%, Fordson is 76% and 43%, the difference is still a bit big.

But Grant's mid-range two-pointer and long-range two-pointer can both reach over 40%. Fordson is not that good in this position and has a stronger ability to pull away.

The reason why Dunleavy went to Grant was because Zhao Dong needed room to break through, and Flying Squirrel and Eddie Jones also needed room to break through.

Trail Blazers offense.

As a center, Zhao Dong is not in the low post. He holds the ball on the outside. There is no one in the paint area, and everything is spread out.

O'Neal and Robinson had to follow, because Zhao Dong and Grant are both people who can shoot, so the Lakers were all separated.

But how can a big center like them follow beyond the three-point line?

So the Lakers had to passively switch defenses without preparation, so they were a little confused. Fortunately, small forward Rick Fox reacted quickly and took the initiative to run up to confront Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong pulled outside the three-point line on the left wing, suddenly turned around, controlled the ball with his left hand, quietly pressed Fox with his right hand, and quickly broke through to the wing.

Fox is 201 centimeters tall and weighs 105 kilograms, but his speed is more than one level behind Zhao Dong, and because he can't defend with his hands in this position, he can't pull Zhao Dong either. His feet were a beat slower, and Zhao Dong pressed him again. , so it was completely eliminated immediately.

Zhao Dong reached the left wing with the ball, immediately attracting all the Lakers' defensive attention, and all Lakers players immediately moved to the left wing.

At this time, Eddie Jones on the right-wing three-point line quickly started and implemented a weak-side back cut.

Zhao Dong held the ball and reached the left sideline of the paint area.

Encountered a three-person double-team, O'Neal and Robinson, and Kobe who came down to help defend.

His vision was not enough, but he had already seen Eddie Jones' weak-side cut, jumped up directly, and passed the ball to Eddie Jones in the air.

"boom!"

Eddie Jones caught the ball and hit a flying dunk that exploded the Lakers' basket.

Barkley laughed and said: "This completely widened tactic is the theoretical tactic of the God-Slaying lineup. It creates space for the outside line to cut into the basket, allowing the outside line to attack efficiently. At the same time, the inside line strengthens the offense at the basket, and the inside and outside lines Only by focusing all the offense on the basket can we compete with Feilong's high efficiency.

But now, the Trail Blazers are playing the Lakers like this. How can the Lakers' two big centers defend against this completely spread-out tactic? "

Smith laughed: "When Feilong is on the outside, no matter what position he plays, as long as he is outside, the Lakers must play zone defense, because man-to-man tactics will not work, and it is impossible for O'Neal and Robinson to follow the outside.

Moreover, to prevent breakthrough tactics, the alliance is the best defensive tactic. "

Barkley suddenly laughed and said: "The God-Slaying lineup's tactic of pulling out the inside line and letting the outside cut in is indeed contrary to the traditional center tactic, but I didn't expect that the first to use this tactic was the God-Slaying lineup. Trailblazer, haha!”

Sure enough, when the Lakers attacked, Phil Jackson called a timeout, rearranged the defensive tactics, and changed to a zone defense.

And he asked one of O'Neal and Robinson not to participate in the double-teaming of Zhao Dong to prevent the Blazers' weak-side back cuts.

Also, he warned about the necessity of changing defense, because although Zhao Dong is in the center position, he holds the ball on the outside and plays from offense to inside, so his actual position is on the outside, which is a small forward style of play. If the change of defense is not fast, just There will be big problems.

He asked small forward Rick Fox to guard against breakthroughs but not shots. 90% of Zhao Dong's offense was breakthroughs. Even if he was penetrated, he had to keep up as soon as possible and form a double-team with teammates who were covering up outside the paint area.

The game restarts and the Lakers attack.

The twin towers formed by the two super centers swung toward the basket, and with the addition of Zhao Dong and Brian Grant, there was no room in the entire paint area.

The twin-tower tactic is divided into low and high-low, but this is the twin-tower tactic under the basket created by Phil Jackson. It uses O'Neal's strong dominance under the basket to join forces with Robinson to seize the space under the basket. As long as he receives the ball, behind him There will be no second outcome, the ball is destined to go in.

The current combination of O'Neal and Robinson is completely different from the combination of O'Neal and Ben. Ben has no height and no offensive ability. As long as the two of them were in the paint in the last Finals, Ben would be left empty by the Knicks and concentrate their efforts. Double team O'Neal.

But now, who dares to put Robinson in the paint? Even Robinson, who is getting older, is seeking death.

Grant's defensive style is indeed iron-blooded, fighting O'Neal with all his strength to prevent him from getting close to the basket.

Zhao Dong decisively moved forward and double-teamed O'Neal without the ball.

However, Robinson pulled slightly and the ball was in his hands.

Zhao Dong quickly returned to defense, but it was already too late. Robinson made a jumper.

No, not a jump shot, but a pass, a jump pass, to O'Neal.

O'Neal caught the ball, and his huge body suddenly exerted force. Grant behind him opened the door in response. The next moment, with a bang, a fierce two-handed dunk sank the Blazers' basket.

"Feilong, you will lose this time!" O'Neal shouted at Zhao Dong after coming down.

"That's not necessarily the case." Zhao Dong replied.

In the CCTV commentary box, Zhang Lili shook his head and said: "The threat of the Twin Towers at the basket is too great, and the Blazers can't defend it at all.

Zhao Dong and Brian Grant are both 205 centimeters tall and the other is 206 centimeters tall. How can we defend against this? "

"And we can't leave Robinson open. The result of leaving the ball open is just like before, the ball comes down easily." Su Qun said.

Zhang Lili said: "Yes, we absolutely cannot go short."

In the TNT commentary box, Barkley looked serious and said: "Phil Jackson did not play according to the theory of the God-killing lineup. He did not let Robinson spread out, and he did not use Robinson's stretching ability to create singles opportunities for O'Neal.

Of course, he can also do that. As long as he does that, O'Neal will definitely get a singles opportunity under the basket.

But the Blazers are still unable to do anything with this double-tower style of play under the basket because the height difference is too much. "

Smith said: "He just enriched the tactics of the God-Slaying lineup. With two super centers under the basket, who can defend them? There is no need to pull them out."

Barkley said: "If Feilong didn't double-team O'Neal just now, then Harper could pass the ball directly to O'Neal and dunk the same way. Now let's see what the Blazers will do. Add another helper to defend? Who will be released?"

The Blazers did not call a timeout and the game continued.

The Blazers' offense was still a completely open tactic. Zhao Dong still held the ball and took the ball in his hands.

Not to mention the decline of the little flying squirrel, even in his peak period, his strength is just like that. Now with such a powerful Lakers, he can only do it by himself. Those who can do more work.

Standing on the left three-point line, Zhao Dong made a tactical gesture.

The Lakers arranged for Rick Fox to defend Zhao Dong on the outside alone. The key defensive area was the paint area, trying to double-team Zhao Dong outside the paint area.

Bang bang bang, dribbling the ball three times in a row, Zhao Dong suddenly came out.

It's just a sudden step, very fast.

In comparison, Fox's movement seemed too slow and he was passed by in one step.

If it was an ordinary outside line, after the opponent placed heavy defense in the paint area, it would have been possible to shoot at this time, but Zhao Dong did not take a shot and still went to the paint area.

With his rapid breakthrough, the Lakers' defense was quickly compressed and concentrated in the paint area, leaving the outside line free.

Especially Robinson, who was pulled to the right wing, immediately returned to defend the basket.

O'Neal, on the other hand, is blocking the left sideline waist of the paint area. As long as he blocks Zhao Dong here, he can form a double team.

However, even though the Lakers' defense shrank quickly, Zhao Dong's breakthrough speed was faster. When he got in front of O'Neal, Kobe Bryant above him was already one step away from him.

But at this moment, he made a very fast change of direction in front of the body and dribbled with a change of hands, and he passed O'Neal and went in from the baseline side. The Lakers' double-teaming tactic outside the paint area was broken.

Even if O'Neal is flexible, it is still compared to the inside line. He is simply not good enough in front of Zhao Dong. He can only look back helplessly and watch Zhao Dong rush in, and he is completely beaten.

Taking a step into the paint, Zhao Dong flew towards Robinson under the basket without any hesitation.

This time, Robinson had a chance to jump and block the shot.

However, now that he is almost 36 years old, how can he jump as high as Zhao Dong? In addition, Zhao Dong's jump after breaking through was completely higher than him, crushing him and hitting him.

"Bang!"

"boom!"

Under Zhao Dong's high-speed dive, Robinson groaned and was directly knocked down. At the same time, the Lakers' basket was blown over.

"yeah!"

With a bang, the entire rose garden was completely boiling.

On the sidelines, owner Paul Allen was cheering and shouting like the fans.

"Woooooooo..."

The sound of bombers sounded again in the sky above the Rose Garden.

Barkley shouted excitedly: "Unstoppable! The flying dragon's bombing is unstoppable! The Lakers paint area guarded by two super centers has become a scorched earth..."

Smith said excitedly: "Robinson's defensive height is at least fifty centimeters behind Feilong. His defense is completely ineffective. He really can't stop Feilong from attacking the basket."

Zhao Dong stood under the basket with his head held high, looking down at David Robinson who couldn't get up, and said with a smile: "Mr. General, do you know what it means to overestimate your capabilities?"

"you?"

Robinson's face was red with anger, but he couldn't stand up, and his left ankle sprained when he landed.

Zhang Lili laughed and said: "When people get old, they really have to accept their aging. David Robinson is almost 36 years old and his physical fitness has declined across the board. Zhao Dong's impact is the best in the history of the NBA. How can he block it? Forcefully block it. , the injury is certain.”

"Too strong! Zhao Dong went for Robinson today. He dunked twice in a row and overturned the admiral in a row."

Su Qun said excitedly.

"If the two super centers don't defeat one of them, no matter how strong Zhao Dong is, the Blazers will definitely have no chance of winning." Zhang Li said with a smile.

In the TNT commentary box, Barkley said with a smile: "There shouldn't be any media who think that Robinson is in a group, right? It was called a group in his peak period, but now it's called a big one... uh, now it's..."

At this point, he was a little embarrassed and didn't want to say the word "hug".

But Kenny Smith blurted out: "Hold your thighs, just like when you went to the Knicks."

Barkley suddenly became angry and said: "Kenny, you are talking nonsense. I played as a substitute in the Knicks' regular season and averaged five minutes per game. I am just a veteran. Look at Robinson, is he a substitute? He is the absolute main force, so he is a big supporter, but I am not."

"Okay, okay, you're not hugging me, in other words, you're defecting to Feilong." Smith said with a smile.

"Damn it, isn't that the same thing?" Buckley laughed angrily.

The game had just begun, and Phil Jackson had to replace David Robinson and replace him with substitute forward Horace Grant, the Iron Triangle Cobra of the Bulls dynasty.

Now the Cobra's strength is still good. Although his athletic ability has declined due to his age, resulting in a lack of cutting ability and a decrease in points, his rebounding ability is still good. The Lakers traded him from the SuperSonics and he is on the bench. An important member.

Zhao Dong's cutting skills come from Cobra, and he is still familiar with this veteran.

Now that David Robinson is injured, he judged that the Lakers' tactics will definitely change. On the offensive end, the Cobras should open up and create single opportunities for O'Neal at the basket. On the defensive end, he will cover up, leaving O'Neal to sit at the basket.

Sure enough, when the game started, the Cobras pulled out of the paint area and reached the right wing.

Opposite Cobra Grant was Iron-Blooded Grant, who followed him out.

In this way, Zhao Dong faced O'Neal at the basket.

Of course he can't guard O'Neal. If he can't withstand it from behind, he will be dunked, and he will be pushed away when going forward. As long as the Lakers hang the ball in, it will be a heavy dunk.

To this end, the Trail Blazers sent Marion into the paint area to help defend O'Neal, leaving Lakers small forward Rick Fox open.

Although Marion is very light, currently weighing 96 kilograms, he is still gaining weight. He is 201 centimeters tall. To help defend against a giant like O'Neal, he can only rely on his athletic ability + his pair of ape arms.

In this way, Zhao Dong pushed O'Neal from behind, and Marion jumped up and down in front of O'Neal, starting to double-team without the ball.

Rick Fox, who was left open, was on the left three-point line and asked Harper for the ball at the top of the key.

"brush!"

The little flying squirrel quickly made up the defense, but still fell short. Fox hit a three-pointer.

9:7, the Lakers lead away from home.

Zhang Lili shouted: "The first seven attacks of both teams were all successful, six of which were attacks at the basket, and only one outside shot. The success rate was very high, and the offense and defense at the basket became the top priority."

"The basket is a battleground for both sides, a place of life and death." Su Qun said with a smile.

Zhang Lianda said: "The Trail Blazers can't guard the Lakers, and the Lakers can't guard the Trail Blazers. This kind of confrontation is indeed exciting, but the result is unpredictable."

Su Qun said: "The height of the little flying squirrel is too bad. It is only 178 centimeters. The offensive end is a little better. The defensive end is to cover other positions. Even if the defense is in place, it can't be guarded."

Zhang Li said with a smile: "Actually, Ginobili is pretty good. He is 198 centimeters tall and can play point guard and shooting guard. The Blazers can get him."

The game continues.

The Lakers still can't guard Zhao Dong, but the Trail Blazers can't guard O'Neal either.

As for the Trail Blazers, once O'Neal is double-teamed without the ball, other positions are empty. However, the Trail Blazers' back line is not high enough and the defensive effect is not good.

As for the Lakers, once Zhao Dong is double-teamed, the Blazers will also have an opening.

The current situation has formed a trend where you can't guard me and I can't guard you. The scores have been entangled and rising in staggered ways.

But in the 9th minute of the first quarter, at 22:22, the two sides were tied and entered the substitute lineup, the situation changed.

The Lakers have two super centers. O'Neal's annual salary this year is 19.5 million, David Robinson's 5 million, plus Kobe's 10.17 million this year, the three of them have close to 35 million US dollars, and the other players add up to 20 million US dollars, and this year The salary cap is 35.5 million US dollars, and the Lakers have to pay a luxury tax of 22 million US dollars, plus excess wages, it is 44 million US dollars.

With the Lakers' operating income, after building such a super luxurious main lineup, there is no way to build a better substitute lineup, so the Lakers' substitute lineup is as bad as last season.

But the Blazers are different. The boss doesn't hesitate to spend money and even wants to swallow up Rainman's big contract, so the substitute lineup is good.

Steve Smith on the back line was the main shooting guard last season. He just played in the Olympics. His ability has declined now, but he still has strong strength.

With Fordson at the forward, even if he lost a leg, his defensive and rebounding abilities were still proven in the last finals. The Trail Blazers gave him a three-year contract of 21 million, which is not a small contract. It is better than David Robinson's. The Lakers' contract is even bigger.

Coupled with the tough power forward Brian Grant, backup forward Dale Davis still averages close to eight rebounds per game.

With young potential players like Mike Miller, the Trail Blazers' bench is obviously better than the Lakers by more than one level.

Zhao Dong did not end the game and led the bench to continue playing.

For the other four, Fordson teamed up with O'Brien, the small forward was Mike Miller, the shooting guard was Steve Smith, and Zhao Dong played the No. 1 position.

The Lakers retained Kobe to lead the bench.

At the end of the first quarter, at 26:33, the Trail Blazers launched an 11-4 offensive wave, leading the Lakers by 7 points.

Zhao Dong did not play the main offense. He attracted defense from the outside. Others used passing tactics and sent out four assists in three minutes. Smith hit two mid-range shots, Mike Miller hit a three-pointer, and Xiao Ou hit the basket continuously. Scored 6 points with a dunk.

Fordson and O'Brien teamed up to grab three backcourt rebounds and one offensive rebound within three minutes, allowing the Lakers to grab only one backcourt rebound, ensuring the Blazers' number of shots.

The Trail Blazers' bench showed strong scoring ability and stunned the Lakers within three minutes.

Kobe was confused when he came off the court. He looked back at the Blazers' substitute players. These are also called substitutes. This is the main force, okay?

But the strength of the Trail Blazers' bench has not yet been fully demonstrated. There are also scoring and rebounding robbers like Bunch Wells and Davis sitting on the bench.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Dunleavy replaced some of the substitutes, and the substitute lineup was still strong.

The Lakers were forced to play O'Neal to stop their defeat.

But O'Neal came on early, and his physical exertion increased again.

At halftime, 50:63, the Trail Blazers actually led the powerful Lakers by 13 points.

Zhao Dong scored 29 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists at halftime, with a shooting percentage of 71%, which is a luxury.

O'Neal's performance was not bad either. He made 9 of 13 shots and 5 of 10 free throws. He scored 23 points in the half and his shooting rate was as high as 69%.

All the media present had their jaws dropped. This was a situation they had never imagined.

The Lakers can't beat the Trail Blazers, why? They couldn't understand.

So they found the reason. David Robinson's injury seriously affected the Lakers' strength, so...

"Shit, the Lakers' main lineup did not lose, it was the substitute lineup that lost. Even if David Robinson is not injured, it will not affect the final result."

Barkley disagreed with Smith, who attributed the Lakers' loss to Robinson's injury.

Smith still insisted on his statement: "If Robinson does not come off, the Cobras can make their own contribution on the bench. This is obvious. It is indeed Robinson's injury that affects the Lakers."

Barkley said disdainfully: "What if the Lakers' bench has one more Cobra? It's still not as deep as the Trail Blazers' bench.

If you look at the Trail Blazers' bench, they can even form the main lineup of a weak team, Fordson, O'Neill, Dale Davis, Mike Miller, Steve Smith, isn't it? "

Kenny Smith said with a "wry smile": "Give the Lakers some face. They have built such a luxurious lineup, and the more than 20 million yuan in luxury tax every year cannot be in vain!"

"Pfft, haha..."

Buckley laughed uncontrollably.

In the end, the game ended with the Blazers' victory.

The Lakers persisted in the first three quarters, trailing by 18 points, and then gave up in the final quarter.

Phil Jackson no longer wants to consume O'Neal's physical energy. Last time in the finals, it was O'Neal's physical strength that led to the loss. This season he will try to save the Sharks' physical energy consumption.

Zhao Dong could have clocked in three quarters, but in order to complete the task, he still played four minutes in the fourth quarter and scored 51 points, plus 10 rebounds and 12 assists, recording his first super triple-double in the new season.

After the game, he was interviewed on the spot.

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