readytorunbook Chapter 424
Chapter 424
Chapter 424
In three playoff games, the Kings lead 2-1.
If it was a fluke for the Kings to win the second game, then the third game was really a victory of strength.
From the beginning to the end, the Kings were leading, and the Lakers also counterattacked, but before Qin Yang made a move, the Kings suppressed the momentum of the Lakers.
After this game, the tone of all the media changed.
TNT news:
"The Kings defeated the enemy at home and crushed their strength. The Lakers may be eliminated."
Fox News:
"The regular season MVP popular candidate, leading the team to beat the Lakers, Zijin Lakers will usher in the biggest change."
……
The media is like this, the wind is the rain, there is really no morals, the Lakers are still very strong, if the Kings are not careful, it is normal to be eliminated.
With the first home win, the Kings players were a little flustered.
After the game, Qin Yang immediately suppressed his teammates:
"This is just the first home game, and there are still two more games to guarantee victory. To be safe, the next normal must win, so that after leading 3-1, it is safe enough."
"Everyone is not allowed to go to nightclubs in the next few days, and they are not allowed to accept media interviews casually. They are honestly in the team training camp. If anyone dares to violate it, they don't have to play in the future."
Qin Yang immediately started threatening.
At this time, you have to be so domineering.
Just after winning a game, Cousins and the others discussed going to a nightclub to have fun, your sister, these people are really not reassuring.
Without the help of a veteran, Qin Yang had to do this.
Several other players were dissatisfied, but Cousins didn't dare to come out to make trouble, and the others would be even more afraid.
On the 21st, the fourth game of the first round of the playoffs, the Kings played against the Lakers at home, began.
This time, the Lakers are united.
In the first quarter, the Kings were caught off guard at home.
After Cousins fouled twice, argued on the court, and was nearly ejected, coach Paul Westphal called a timeout and brought in Landry.
The Kings lost 6 points at the beginning, and the team's center Cousins was replaced.
Bad start.
But Qin Yang immediately called his teammates to change his style of play.
Fast attack!
If you beat the Lakers with fast breaks last season, or last season, you will die miserable.
If you pay attention, you will find such a data.
The Suns, who are good at playing fast breaks, have had a higher and higher winning percentage against the Lakers in recent seasons. The core and most of the team's players have basically remained the same before these two years, and the change in winning percentage is very obvious.
The reason is simple: getting older.
The five giants of the Lakers are all getting older, and they are all over 30 years old after Bynum is excluded.
At this age, I can no longer run, and my physical strength and physical fitness have begun to decline significantly.
This is the reason why Kobe has used rhythm and technology to attack more in the past two seasons.
Bynum, the youngest of the Lakers, is an insider, and he is not enough to encounter fast breaks.
Therefore, Qin Yang decisively changed positions.
On the first ball, Landry accelerated directly, received a long pass from Qin Yang, flew up and scored a dunk. Bynum and Pau Gasol were two positions behind, and there was no way to defend.
The tactics of the two sides changed again.
The Kings' offense started to speed up, but the defense was still not weak. Landry's defense was a little weak, but his speed was fast. He was not so bad in assisting defense, and the core of the defense inside became Darko.
This season, Darko is tied for second in the blocked shots list, which is already very good when he doesn't play a lot of time.
Even better, at the end of the first quarter, Dake received a pass from Qin Yang and suddenly made a three-pointer.
The Kings overtook the score.
At the end of the first quarter, Kobe's face was all black.
In the past three games, Kobe's shooting percentage has dropped from 54% to 42%. In the first quarter of this game, Kobe made 7 of 3 shots, without any free throws, and his efficiency value is not high at all.
The Lakers fell behind tactically.
Triangle tactics are powerful, but they cannot last.
In other words, this tactic has become more and more outdated with changes in player skills and game rules, and the Lakers are not as strong as they seem.
In the second quarter, Tyreke Evans and Ray Allen played, and Qin Yang suggested to the coach to let Hawes play.
Hawes played well in the last two games of the regular season, but this season's statistics are not good.Not endorsed by Coach Paul.
But Qin Yang spoke, and Hawes got the chance to play.
This season, Paul Westphal's coaching position is in jeopardy, and the Kings have reported the idea of changing coaches several times.
But Qin Yang didn't speak, and Coach Paul stayed.
As soon as Hawes played, he showed his own characteristics.
Hawes was too soft to enter the inside to attack, but Hawes made a good high pass. On the first ball, Hawes pretended to break through after receiving the pass, and then hit the ground and passed it to the running Tyreke Evans. Tyreke Evans rushed up and scored.
This pass is extremely suitable.
Looking back, after Ray Allen broke through, he distributed the ball to Hawes at the bottom line. Hawes caught the ball and made another easy shot.
Hawes's passing and shooting are relatively good in the interior, but the defense and rebounding are embarrassing.
8 minutes game.
The Lakers obviously did not adapt to Hawes' dismissal. After the Lakers reacted, Pau Gasol stormed Hawes and scored once, and the second quarter was over.
Hawes sat out the remainder of the game.
But after playing 12 minutes and scoring 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Hawes's efficiency value is simply against the sky.
Sometimes, a good role player, when used well, can be a surprise player.
In the third quarter, when the old fish Fisher played, the Kings directly adopted shameless singles tactics, Qin Yang was on the court, and the goal was very consistent.
After the screen was dislocated, Qin Yang and Tyreke Evans singled out the old fisher Fisher.
Was singled three times in a row, the Lakers called a timeout, and Lao Yu was replaced.
When Lao Yu was off the court, Qin Yang covered Tyreke Evans time and time again, allowing Tyreke Evans to control the ball and attack while doing the dirty work himself.
The Kings would have an easy time with a player like Barea.
When the Lakers were on the five-high lineup, such small players had an advantage.
The Kings don't have such a player, so Tyreke Evans can only be used as a substitute, and the effect is not too bad.
Qin Yang didn't take many shots in the first three quarters.But they all controlled the opponent's weaknesses, flexibly changed their tactics, and crushed the Lakers to death.
Until the fourth quarter, Kobe turned on the violent attack mode again.
But at this time, the two teams almost fought.
(End of this chapter)