readytorunbook Chapter 213 Genius Among Geniuses (583)
Chapter 213 Genius Among Geniuses (583)
Chapter 213 Genius Among Geniuses (583)
Isiah Thomas has a lot of fighting spirit.
The tactics Louis arranged for him just played out his characteristics.
The Lakers let Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Rambis start tonight, partnering inside, adding height and hardness, and it is obvious that they will give up defending Bird's outside three-pointer.
Byrd gave them face.
The Lakers' plan had to require Bird to miss open [-]s, and then Bird made them happy.
In fact, no one can say for sure about this kind of thing, so Louis didn't blame Bird too much except for the first ball.
Everyone has a bad night.
The main point of attack should be assumed by Thomas, and he immediately played a role.
First cracked Dennis Smith's midfield press to slow down, and another person broke the Lakers' three-man attack.
Then the Lakers realized that the three-person flank was just a burden, and Wilkins should go disgust Bird.
So, still not enough.
As an insider, Rambis is not as tough as a white man, and it is definitely enough to do odd jobs for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
But to help defend Thomas, especially when Sampson comes out of the pick-and-roll, his delay is very problematic, and his position is too far outside, and he will be passed by one step.The position of the station is too close, people don't even look at him, they just raise their hands and shoot.
The strength of Thomas alone wiped out the advantage the Lakers had built up with Bird's poor feel.
12 is better than 10
After half a quarter, the Lakers only led by 2 points.
Pat Riley requested a timeout.
"Isaiah Thomas is full of fighting spirit tonight!" Tom Heinsohn praised him. "It can be seen that the Lakers are helpless about how to defend him. He is too flexible. Except for three-pointers, you can ask him to do anything."
Riley was biting down on the gum in his mouth. He now had a few problems.
How to solve Thomas' offense, how to solve Thomas and Bird's pick-and-roll offense, how to solve Thomas and Sampson's pick-and-roll offense.
The pick-and-roll with Bird, because the former feels bad tonight, so don't worry too much.
Generally, Sampson will stretch out horizontally after the pick-and-roll. Although his range cannot touch the three-point line, it is long enough to open up the space.
If he rolls, he's a threat to the rim few in the league can match.
Riley bit his chewing gum for a long time, and decided to replace Rambis, who was more than tough but not fast, with Jamal Wilkes.
His offense is better and his defense has faster speed, but that's all. It's unrealistic to expect Wilkes to have other effects.
"No matter what, Jamal, you must keep an eye on me!" Riley's strategy is that once Thomas calls the pick-and-roll, he will delay the first time, and after the effect is achieved, he will go back to chase Sampson.
This is a big test for the defender's physical fitness and defensive awareness.
Wilkes is no Michael Cooper, and Riley doesn't expect him to turn in a 90.
For the Celtics, Louis replaced Bird, who made 5 of 0 shots in the opening half.
"Larry's hands feel terrible today, you need to help him a little bit more." Louis said Bird was weak and helpless, "Think about it, he runs slower than me, jumps lower than my girlfriend, and his quality is so poor that he doesn't look like a person who has been in college for five years. He only survives on the court with one-handed shooting. Now he can't even shoot. Shouldn't you help him?"
Bird didn't bother to care about the pile of nonsense in front of Louie, "I know a lot more than shooting!"
"Remember, everyone is for me, and I'm for everyone!" Louis sprinkled a sip of chicken soup, and then carefully instructed Thomas, "They will definitely replace them. As for who they will replace, I can't say, but no matter who it is, it's hard to guard against you. What you have to do today is to keep calling pick-and-rolls and hit their misplacements!"
Louie said carefully: "Even if you don't have the ball in your hand, if you want to misplace a certain person, let the teammate who is facing that person set a screen for you, and then find a way to get the ball to force them to switch defenses."
Louis arranged very carefully. Last time at home, he tested Sampson's single defense effect and Thomas' attack power.
Today, he wants to see if Thomas, who is fully attacking, is really an unavoidable countermeasure for the Lakers.
Seeing the Lakers replace Wilkes, Tomjanovich said directly to Louis: "Although Jamal Wilkes' athletic ability is better than that of Kurt Rambis, the defensive effect may not be better. It is estimated that they still prefer to attack decisively."
"It should be like this. The strength of the Lakers does not lie in defense." Louis laughed, "That is the job of these rough people under us."
Tomjanovich has a saying that I don’t know if I should say it or not. It’s as easy as drinking water for the rough people under Louie to score 110-120 points in a game. There is only one team in the league that is crazier than them, and that is the famous non-defensive Nuggets.
The Lakers, known as Show Time, couldn't make it to the top three in scoring.
They win by offensive efficiency, and the Celtics' data feedback is the league's second offensive team and the league's top six defensive teams.
Suddenly, the Magic hit John Long from the high post.
Even against a full-size two, Magic's advantage is still obvious.
He successfully attracted the Celtics' double-team and distributed it to Wilkes on the weak side.
Wilkes' shots repeatedly reminded Louis of an amateur golfer on the field, and his shooting posture was so awkward that Louis wanted to find a shooting expert to correct him.
But his shooting is awkward, and his shot is worthy of the reputation of "silk".
"Shh!"
Thomas called Sampson high and passed him the ball.
Thomas deliberately misplaced and hit Wilkes, so, running from Sampson's direction, the two had a hand-to-hand cooperation.
Wilkes was forced to switch defenses.
Thomas' speed is too fast, Wilkes is not as embarrassing as Rambis, but he can only maintain a threatening position, but not a fatal threat.
As a result, Thomas leaned forward from the right wing of the paint, threw a ball, and boom!
12 is better than 14
Then, the magician scored a goal himself.
After dribbling the ball to the front court again, without pausing, he made a decision within a second, and flew Lang with his body.
Louis was stunned, James, who learned how to play back, was nothing more than that.But the magician is different from James' domineering genre that relies on his body to crush all the way. He has small skills.
After bumping into Cheerful, he didn't make a hasty shot, but played a wonderful footwork with one foot propped up and one foot rotated, avoiding Sampson's help defense, Xiao Tiangou made a hit.
16 is better than 12
"See? That's something Larry would never learn!" Eddie Murphy shouted brazenly.
The beautiful star who had a little high with Louie played with each other.
Louis didn't react much, and Bird couldn't sit still: "Aren't you going to help me refute?"
"How to refute? Can you look at your statistics?" Louis looked at him speechlessly.
伯德也没话说了，他一个出手5次却0中的0+0+0的废物凭什么不让人口嗨啊？
Thomas fanatically called the No. [-] tactical system, and Bird was not there, so he was the big core in the system, or the kind of ball dominance core that didn't even have a secondary core.
Usually, he also needs to cooperate with Bird to help others open up the situation.
Today, the Lakers have eaten the weight and are determined to make a three-pointer, and then block the area within the three-point line.
John Long is the only one who will draw attention from beyond the arc.
However, he was continuously beaten by the magician, and his shooting touch was terrible.
Thomas was so excited that he could hit any ball.
He fancy pick-and-rolls, screens, chasing Wilkes' ass spanking.
Finally, on a pick-and-roll from outside the three-point line, he dribbled the ball behind Wilkes and stepped on the three-point line to make a strong shot. After being fouled by the opponent, he made a three-point shot.
At this point, the first quarter is almost over.
Riley faced up to his mistakes. Wilkes could alleviate the spacing problem and give them better mobility at the [-], but he is not a good defender, let alone a person who is suitable to go out and play Thomas as a mismatch sandbag.
It was not too late when he realized the problem, but the Celtics had already completed the overtake.
25 is better than 22
Thomas scored 14 points in a single quarter, almost relying on his own strength to reverse the unfavorable situation brought about by Bird's stinky three-pointer.
At the end of the first quarter, Louis rotated normally.
The starting lineup kept Sampson and Maxwell, and replaced all the others, and replaced Bird, who sat for 5 minutes, ready to go, eager to prove himself again.
The other two positions are Gerald Henderson and Scott Weidman.
A backup guard with plenty of defensive energy, and a shooter who is not very reused by Louie.
Before playing, Louis said to Bird: "Don't be obsessed with finding the three-pointer. I believe that your other abilities are also at the top level. As long as you play your own characteristics and stabilize the situation, you will be fine."
Bird responded to Louie: "What if I find the wrong position like Isiah did?"
"This is where your advantage lies. If you can bully those smaller guys with your body and bully those big guys with your speed, your dislocation threat will be greater than Isiah's. In fact, you have a reference on the opposite side." Louie deliberately stimulated Bird, "The Lakers' No. 32 is a talent for dislocation."
He said that like electrocuting Bird's DNA.
With a straight face, he said coldly, "Who isn't a genius?"
"You are also a genius, but that guy is a genius among geniuses." Louis looked admiring, and the contempt shown on his face when he usually had nothing to do and angered Bird's country bumpkin was almost two extremes.
The only thing these two extremes have in common is that they arouse Bird's abhorrence.
Byrd entered the field with an ugly face.
"Have you finished your eye drops?" Tomjanovich slipped over without anyone noticing.
"It's not that exaggerated." Louis said vividly, "I just told him that magicians are ten times more talented than him."
"Isn't that an exaggeration?"
Tomjanovich's chrysanthemum was already getting cold.
"You have to know, that guy is the one who gets angry the better he fights." Louis looked forward to the next progress.
The only regret is that he can't sit down and eat melons, and he has to direct on the spot. This is the first time that he feels bored in this job of coaching.
It's too annoying not to be able to quietly watch people tear each other after sowing dissension!
Thanks to @李什么iiii for the reward, Kobe is still 3 points ahead of me.
(End of this chapter)