Chapter 801 [Three Minutes and 44 Seconds, the Lakers Are Going to Be in Trouble]

Trailing by double digits at the start, Mike Brown did not call a timeout and allowed the players to adjust freely on the court.

Fans will nickname Brown "Bread", which shows that this person is difficult to hold a big position. He is very good as a defensive assistant, but as a head coach, he is terrible in arranging offensive tactics and adapting on the spot. He is neither a professional nor an NBA player. He is an extremely rare videographer who has turned into a coach. It is normal for such a person to have few tactics.

Last season, what impressed Brown the most was not his tactics, but his ability to flatter people.

In the second half of the season, he publicly stated that Kobe is still one of the top three players in the league in personal ability. He is better at dealing with adversity than James, Durant, Curry and others. This is nonsense. How can there be so much adversity in strong team games?

After the regular season, Brown said that Kobe should be a candidate for MVP. He said this not only because he was Kobe's coach. In his mind, there was a list of reasons why Kobe should be selected as MVP.

Now, as usual, Kobe is facing adversity again.

He asked for the ball as soon as he passed half-court, moved sideways to the three-point line on the right, took the ball and feinted towards Gasol in the middle, used a "fake fax shot", and then made a move towards Middleton. Three points.

Middleton knew before the game that he was going to focus on guarding Kobe. He did his homework and strictly guarded against breakthroughs and turning shots near the penalty area. If Kobe shot from mid-to-long range, he would let him go. He would close his eyes and interfere as much as possible when he stepped forward to complete the task assigned by the coach.

Since Yang Rui left the Lakers in 2009, Kobe's shooting percentage has been around 30%, which is nothing to be afraid of. To paraphrase the words on the Internet, "Kobe's 3-pointers are completely dependent on the weather." He has a single-game 3-point record, but his career 3-point shooting rate is very dismal.

Sure enough, Kobe's shot missed the basket and Chandler grabbed the rebound. This time the Lakers players retreated faster and the Clippers fell into position.

Curry was brought to the center of the frontcourt to organize, Chandler and Griffin pulled out of the penalty area, and Green and Middleton were provided with no-ball coverage on both sides.

Green shot too many three-pointers last season, and everyone knew not to let him go. Williams switched defenses on the right side very actively, and Nick Young also worked hard to catch up. But Kobe on the left didn't take Middleton seriously at all, and did not pursue him after being blocked by Griffin.

Curry passed the ball to the left, and Middleton took the ball. Gasol was not active in switching defenses and huddled near the penalty area, leaving a big gap on the court.

Middleton would not miss this opportunity and hit a three-pointer. 13 to 0.

The Lakers attacked, and Blake brought it to the frontcourt and finally stopped passing Kobe and passed it to Nick Young who was running.

Nick Young received the ball and singled out Green, but failed to force a breakthrough. He turned around and looked for Gasol. The latter faced Chandler in the middle. He had no height advantage and failed to break through after feinting. He then looked for Kobe who wanted the ball.

The Lakers didn't cooperate at all, and all players were blocked. Once Howard left, there was one less single point. Gasol was mainly responsible for the high post, and occasionally made a few empty cuts.

Kobe forced a breakthrough and was double-teamed by Middleton and Griffin near the penalty area on the right side. He forced himself to turn to the center and missed a fadeaway jumper. He leaned back too much to avoid the block, and his center of gravity was unstable and he sat on the ground. .

Williams was left open and Kobe didn't pass the ball. He didn't trust this unknown guy, who would probably waste the open opportunity. He would be very angry then, so he might as well shoot against the double team.

In fact, Williams has a certain degree of confidence in his mid-range shot. He can't hit the basket due to poor confrontation, and his scoring mainly depends on his mid-range shot.

Griffin grabbed the rebound from the backcourt and threw it to the frontcourt. The Clippers' three players quickly went down. Curry did not catch the ball under Blake's body, and jumped to the starting point to Middleton, who shook off the fallen Kobe. , after attracting Nick Young to cover in the middle, he distributed it to Green on the right.

Before Kobe could reach half court, Green was empty. He caught the ball and shot a three-pointer, hitting another one, 16-0.

Clippers bench Sacre began to lead the dance, the players stood up and applauded, and the fans cheered louder and louder.

Brown called a timeout. He couldn't imagine how many points he would lose if he continued to play like this. The offense was not good, and the Lakers' defense also had a big problem.

The Lakers' current lineup is full of holes.

Including Kobe. Last season, Kobe was often passed in one step and missed. The offensive players facing Kobe didn't put much pressure on him. It was just a pick-and-roll or an acceleration.

Kobe is 35 years old, but his defensive awareness is still there, but he is more than capable. Because he is too slow to keep up with opponents who are too physically strong, his physical strength is not as good as before. He must reasonably allocate his physical strength on the offensive end. If he is serious about defense, where will he find the strength to shoot two or thirty times a game?

Looking at the Clippers, Chandler is a veteran at 31 years old, and most of them are young players who can't run away.

After the timeout, Yang Rui didn't talk about tactics or make substitutions. He praised the players a few words, asked them to drink water and wipe their sweat before returning to the court.

Brown adjusted the lineup and replaced Nick Young and Williams, replacing Danny Granger and Earl Clark.

Clark and Williams have similar styles. They are very soft. They mainly rely on mid-range shots to score and basically cannot grab rebounds. They are 208cm tall and weigh only 102kg. The reason he plays is just to shoot more accurately.

Granger is the former boss of the Pacers, and now he can only serve as a substitute for the Lakers.

Pacers manager Larry Bird saw Granger's condition declining year after year, so he used the amnesty clause to kick him out in the summer. It has to be said that it was a failure.

Granger doesn't have much use, but he has a special status. Seeing that the then team boss was ruthlessly eliminated, everyone in the Pacers was worried about their future and prepared to improve their statistics in the new season in order to get a good contract in the future. The result of each fighting will naturally be conflicts, and it will eventually fall apart.

Brown asked Granger to appear as a pitcher and wanted Nick Young to lead the bench in scoring and increase the offensive power of the second team.

Nick Young is nicknamed the "Singles King". When he joined the Lakers, many Lakers fans were worried that he was too independent and would not be able to cooperate well with Kobe Bryant. Someone left a message online saying: "Nick Young, please bring your own basketball?"

This netizen really hit the point. If he didn't bring his own basketball, Nick Young and Kobe would start together and wouldn't be able to touch the basketball a few times.

This player who is called "very poisonous" averaged only 14.6 shots per game in the 10-11 season at his peak. So far, Nick Young has only averaged more than 10 shots per game in two seasons in his career, and his possession of the ball has never been above 10. 15%, he just had a few assists, and it was weird to have such a huge shit basin on his head.

The game continued. Kobe and Gasol were playing a pick-and-roll. He took two steps to the left and was double-teamed. He distributed the ball to the middle. Green defended in place and blocked Gasol.

Gasol moved the ball 70 degrees to the right side, and Granger got an open three-point opportunity. However, he had just come on the field, his body was cold, and he didn't control the strength of the shot well. It bounced out of the frame and Griffin easily grabbed it. Got a backcourt rebound.

When Howard was here, people always said that he was overrated. This is not good and that is not good. Now that Howard is gone, only Gasol is left to grab the offensive rebounds for the Lakers. How will the outside assist the rebounds in the future?

Curry slowly led to the frontcourt. Middleton relied on Griffin's off-ball screen to get rid of Kobe. He received a pass from Curry on the right side. Gasol changed defense more timely this time.

Middleton took a step and passed the ball to Griffin who was cutting in the air. Kobe did not get stuck. Griffin took three steps with the ball, but Clark didn't dare to cover for fear of being in the background.

Griffin jumped up high, his head almost flat, his legs tilted back, and he dunked the ball in with one hand!

In just 3 minutes and 44 seconds, the Clippers went on an 18-0 run. This was the opening game of a national live broadcast. The Lakers were going to be in trouble.

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