Chapter 619 [No One Can Guard Them Now]

When the Nuggets attacked, Billups took a look at Anthony in the frontcourt, feinted and missed the pass, and suddenly faced Lu Wei on the left side and made a three-pointer, and hit another one. 5 to 6.

When the Lakers attacked, Lu Wei brought it to the frontcourt and passed it to Brooks. Cold sweat broke out on Kleiza's forehead.

The Lakers started this guy just to play with me, right? Can you please stop attacking me alone and make the promised attack more effective?

Most of the time, Yang Rui will arrange a combination of inside and outside, but when he has a clear advantage in singles, he doesn't mind if someone keeps shooting.

Xiaobu has strength, and now is his peak period, so Kleiza is farther away. He catches the ball and shoots again, still a three-pointer. This time the ball missed the basket.

As soon as the ball was released, Yao Ming and Millsap rushed inside together. Billups in the middle could not stop Yao Ming from cutting. He used his height advantage to grab the offensive rebound. He immediately took off twice in the penalty area and scored with a hook from close range. , Nene didn't cover it, and Anthony couldn't do anything about it. 7 to 6.

The Nuggets attacked, and Anthony wanted the ball again. This time he chose to shoot inside the three-point line and easily avoided Brooks' block. However, he did not control the intensity well and the ball bounced out of the frame.

Yao Ming grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Lu Wei, who dribbled the ball forward at full speed, causing several mismatches on the court.

In front of the three-point line, Lu Wei dribbled the ball behind his back on the right side and used his speed to pass Billups and get to the basket, attracting Kleiza to cover up and pass the ball to the center. Iguodala followed up. After catching the ball, he jumped up and scored with one hand. 9 to 6.

When the Nuggets attacked and Anthony went one-on-one on the right side, Iguodala went to the main defense. Without Yang Rui's arrangement, the players spontaneously adjusted to a mixed defense. Yao Ming continued to move around the penalty area, and the other four were man-to-man. .

Yang Rui made arrangements before the game. If the Nuggets players feel bad, let them shoot. The counterattack after the zone defense will be misplaced. But if they feel good, Iguodala will deal with Anthony, don't let him miss, and score super high points in a single game.

If Anthony has a hand convulsion, it will be easy to score 40 points, so he cannot ignore it.

Anthony did not force the ball and passed it to Hamilton who was running away. Lou Williams followed closely. He was only disadvantaged in terms of size and had an advantage in speed compared to Hamilton.

Hamilton did not take advantage of his height advantage and took a shot directly, and passed the ball to Billups who relied on his body to cover the movement.

Millsap switched defenses in time, and Billups passed the ball to Kleiza in the left corner. Yao Ming was too far away and failed to interfere with the shot. Kleiza hit a nearly open three-pointer. 9 to 9.

The Nuggets' offense is very smooth, and the players share the ball selflessly. It is not surprising that they can beat the Hornets. In Yang Rui's previous life, they reached the Western Conference finals, but unfortunately lost to the Lakers.

After 5 minutes, Yang Rui replaced Yao Ming and sent Odom to strengthen the defense of pick-and-rolls and outside shots. The offense continued to rely on two small guards to counterattack or pick-and-roll breakthroughs.

In the first quarter, neither team could guard the other, and the Lakers trailed 34 to 37.

Anthony scored 15 points in a single quarter, and Billups also scored 10 points. For the Lakers, George W. Bush scored 14 points and hit two three-pointers, Iguodala scored 8 points, and Millsap also had 6 points and 4 rebounds.

In the second quarter, Yao Ming, who had rested for a while, came on the bench to lead the bench, partnering with Gibson, James Jones, Posey, and Landry. He quickly overtook the score 11-0 and put the Nuggets into a timeout.

Yao Ming scored 8 points and assisted Posey to hit a three-pointer from the right side.

The Nuggets' weaknesses began to show. They signed Hamilton on the outside and had stronger offensive power. The inside was inevitably weakened.

Kenyon Martin has remained with the Nets, and the Nuggets lacked an outstanding inside player in the starting lineup, which made their substitute inside depth even worse.

"Birdman" Chris Anderson and Najera partnered up, two pure blue-collar players. On the offensive end, they could only score in the penalty area. Yao Ming could huddle near the penalty area and wait for opponents to attack, interfere with and block shots.

On the defensive end, Anderson is 208cm tall and weighs 111kg. He suffers when defending against big men alone. He is good at helping to defend and block shots. Najera is 203CM tall.

Weighing 109 kilograms, he has no strength, but he is too short to guard Yao Ming.

After Yao Ming received the ball in the low post, he was extremely calm in singles. Without double-teaming, he could easily turn around and shoot jumpers and hooks to the baseline and middle. His speed is not fast, but his opponent just can't do anything about it.

If a team without a meat-shield center faces Yao Ming, it will end up being tortured.

Follow my left hand, right hand, slow motion, right hand, left hand, slow motion replay...

After the timeout, the Nuggets replaced Nene, and Yang Rui also immediately adjusted, replacing Gibson, and replaced Lu Wei and Yao Ming, who had rested for a while in the first quarter, to play pick-and-rolls and look for opportunities for mismatched attacks. Yao Ming can cut to the basket, or he can catch the ball in the middle and shoot directly against Nuggets backup point guard Anthony Carter.

At halftime, the Lakers led 70 to 61.

In the second half, another weakness of the Nuggets emerged. They did not protect the backcourt rebounds well, and the point difference continued to widen.

Millsap grabbed 5 offensive rebounds in a single quarter, scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Together with Yao Ming, he overwhelmed the Nuggets inside, leading 106 to 85 in the third quarter.

The Nuggets Trident can score and have a high shooting percentage, but other positions are guarded, especially the bench players, who can hardly score. JR Smith is not having a fit today, he is a blacksmith.

The Nuggets mainly rely on 8-man rotation, and the bench relies too much on JR to score. If he can't perform well, it will be difficult to handle. The Nuggets' substitutes are also worse defensively. Dengtai Jones, who was supposed to shine with the Nuggets this season, is now in the Lakers camp. It was he and Posey who took turns defending, which made JR uncomfortable.

After a few more minutes of play, the Nuggets could not catch up. The game entered garbage time early, and both sides replaced all their main players.

At the end of the game, 136 to 103, the Lakers beat the Nuggets, just like beating the Warriors, without any surprises.

Anthony made 14 of 20 shots, 4 of 5 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws. He scored 39 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. This performance can be considered a super performance, but the team showed no signs of winning.

Brooks, who scored the most for the Lakers, had 32 points and 3 assists, and Iguodala had 17 points and 5 assists.

Inside, Yao Ming had 30 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks; Millsap had 22 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists; Landry had 14 points; Odom performed slightly worse, also scoring 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Seven members of the Lakers team scored in double figures, and the Nuggets were tortured inside. Nene, the Nuggets' best performer, had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. No other insider scored in double figures.

Van Gundy commented: "When Kobe was here, many people in the regular season thought that the Lakers, except for Yao Ming, were just a group of blue-collar insiders. Now that Kobe is absent, the Lakers' insiders have become stars, and they will crush anyone they play."

Jon Barry agreed: "The Lakers led 52 to 32 in rebounds. It is normal for the Nuggets to lose miserably."

McBrin laughed and said: "Those who are optimistic about the Nuggets' promotion will probably be disappointed. If the Lakers can play at this level in every game, it will be a success if the Nuggets can win one game. I find it difficult."

At the post-game press conference, George Karl was convinced of his defeat, and the Nuggets players had nothing to say.

Yang Rui commented on the game with great pride: "We had no pressure against the Nuggets. The reason for winning is very simple. The Lakers have the strongest inside depth in the league, and Yao Ming is the best center. Even against Howard, he will win in a one-on-one." To win, you have to double-team him to guard against him.”

A reporter asked: "Only Yao Ming among the Lakers' inside players posted a double-double in the regular season. The others did not perform well. What do you think is the reason?"

Yang Rui shrugged: "They were guarded during the regular season, but no one can guard them now."