The Whip of the God of Basketball

Defending Kobe Bryant is not a simple technical task, but a systematic project. Just like other teams trying their best to deal with Nash, if they want to defeat their opponents, they must contain their superstar. To contain the superstar, it is definitely not feasible to bet on his poor touch, especially against Kobe. super scorer.

You must carry out targeted defense at the beginning of the game, whether it is double-teaming, setting up defensive traps, sending people to entangle and bite for fouls, or other methods. It is like treating a disease. It requires a long process, and the treatment lasts for at least half the game. The results can only be seen, and sometimes the results cannot be seen until the end of the game, or after the end.

If it is a series, it is even more important to take a long-term view and develop a complete set of strategies to deal with players like him. This is what every superstar has to face, and what every coach has to think about.

Leon has a way to deal with it, but now that the game has entered the last quarter, it is obviously impossible to implement a set of defense projects, and it is difficult to dig even a trap. Players are not puppets controlled in the game. You can arrange a tactic and control them to achieve the effect. Defense, like offense, also requires developing a feel in daily training and games. Neither Bell nor Marion found the feel to defend Kobe tonight.

However, Leon naturally has his own way, because he knows that the Sun is the dominant side no matter what, and as long as the strength is dominant, he will have a way.

On the other side, Phil Jackson also knows that Kobe is feeling hot now. If you want to win in the final period, you have to look at Kobe's performance. Of course, it would be better if there is another person who can step up unexpectedly. There are always people in Jackson's team. Such a character.

"Stay focused, there are still three points, the defensive end must bite, put pressure on Nash, he attacked a lot tonight. Don't lose position, apply pressure, apply pressure!"

Jackson yelled at the players. You must yell at this time. In the second game of the season, the Lakers played quite well tonight. If they can win this game, it will greatly improve the team's morale. He arranged the team's defense. He knew that the defense after the timeout was very important. He also saw that Nash's position in the Suns had changed from the past, but there was no strategy to deal with it yet.

"Do what you can do, I believe in you." Jackson finally told Kobe. He had absolute trust in Kobe's ability, just like he trusted Michael Jordan back then.

Kobe nodded and didn't say anything else. He had experienced such critical moments countless times and would experience them countless times in the future. To him, he was simply accustomed to it, not to mention that this was just a regular season game and the season had just begun. If there was something strange in his mind, it might be that he was thinking about what tricks the guy opposite would do.

Leon is definitely the most cunning coach in the league. He has never been short of underhanded tricks and various psychological tactics. He created a lot of trouble for the Los Angeles people in Staples.

When the timeout ended and players from both sides returned to the court, the atmosphere at the American Airlines Center reached a climax, and fans all knew that a wonderful moment was coming. In addition to the fans, there are also professional ball commentators, reporters and Suns managers on the sidelines. They are all paying attention to this critical period that determines victory or defeat. They want to see what changes Fox-Leon has made.

Overall, judging from the score and situation, the Suns' performance is not satisfactory. Although their offense is very smooth, the defensive end does not seem to have improved, and it even feels like a step back from last season - Part 1 The Suns' defense was among the top ten in the league last season.

The Suns serve the ball from the outside. At this time, Leon has sent out the entire starting lineup. Diaw serves the ball from the outside. Nash mentions the top line. Marion and Stoudemire come over and set a double screen for Nash. Diaw passes the ball to Nash. , Nash caught the ball and made a long lob directly toward the inside! Marion had turned around and headed inside, while Stoudemire cut outside, drawing out the Lakers' defense.

As a result, Marion made an alley-oop and dunked the basket with both hands! At 102:97, it took the Suns less than three seconds to complete a beautiful offensive coordination. Jackson off the court could only gently hold his forehead and sigh. Kobe can rely on Kobe alone for offense, but not for defense. Obviously, the Lakers need a perimeter player with excellent defensive ability and strong mobility to make up for their defense. Whether it is Radmanovic, Walton or Evans, the speed problem is too big.

Now, let's take a look at the Suns' defensive strategy. The Lakers directly served Kobe in the backcourt. Kobe dribbled the ball across half court. This was a puzzling scene. The person leading the defense against Kobe was neither Bell nor Ma. Lyon, but Steve Nash!

Nash directly defended Kobe near the midline. Even Kobe didn't expect this. This was not a change of defense after the pick-and-roll, nor was it a tactical mismatch, but the two of them were facing each other directly! This is how the sun is arranged!

Even Kobe paused for a moment and adjusted his dribbling nearby. Obviously, he didn't expect Nash to come over to defend.

Jackson was a little confused and frowned, wondering if Leon wanted to let Kobe score and then block others? This trick is not easy to use against Kobe. If you let him score, he will keep scoring until he kills you. He is one of the few scorers in the NBA who can kill a team by himself.

But those commentators or experts sitting higher up should be able to see that the Suns did not let Kobe guard others, but used Nash as bait to create a small encirclement for Kobe. They guarded a 1-4 formation. In a pseudo zone defense, Marion and Bell are on standby at any time.

Kobe was not stupid. He saw the Suns' intention, which was to set up a gantry formation for him to break through. Nash just stayed close to him and let you break out. But at this time, with such a comparison of strength, Leon set up a dragon gate formation, even if Kobe Bryant would definitely charge!

Leon knows this very well!

Sure enough, Kobe made a cross dribble, accelerated to the left and passed Nash! He used deft dribbling to try to avoid the double teams of Marion and Bell, but the two were well prepared and surrounded them early. Kobe could choose to pass the ball, and an opportunity appeared for Walton, but Kobe did not pass the ball. He chose to dribble and turn outside, walking 45 degrees to the left, dribbling laterally and then directly leaning back to shoot a difficult jumper!

Marion tried his best to block it, but Kobe still hit two points and a rebound. He was really lucky. After scoring the goal, Kobe pulled down his trousers, obviously getting excited.

But once he got excited, he almost fell into the trap set by Leon. Because the Suns' offensive efficiency began to show its power, Nash and Stoudemire began to pick and roll, but Kobe was alone.

Throughout the game, Nash and Stoudemire basically had no cooperation, but this does not mean that they can't. On the contrary, there has been no pick-and-roll cooperation before, and at the critical moment, the Lakers were simply unable to stop them.

Nash passed an extremely tricky ground pass to Stoudemire who was cutting inside. Stoudemire easily dunked with one hand, once again widening the point difference to five points.

Back to the offense, the Lakers, who could only rely on positional offense, had only Kobe as their weapon. They once again faced the Suns' three-man siege. This time, Kobe's forced shot from outside the three-point line was unsuccessful. The ball crashed out of the basket and continued. Stoudemire, who was guarding the basket and could not get out, got a backcourt rebound. The Suns did not counterattack quickly, but gave the ball to Nash to slow down.

Slowing down at this time is good for the leading side. Time is the best weapon to kill the opponent. At the same time, they also have sharp pick-and-rolls offensively. It is Nash and Stoudemire's pick-and-roll again. This time the beneficiary is Marion. The pick-and-roll ripped open the Lakers' defense from the center, and Marion cut inside from the wing. Nash made another tricky hit. Marion received the ball and made a layup. 106:99, the point difference came to seven points, and the Lakers were directly defeated. Stop it.

Although Phil Jackson called a timeout, he had already shaken his head slightly. There were less than two minutes left before the end of the game, and he had no cards in his hand. Unless Kobe could hit the magic ball with great power, this game would be There was no hope.

And Leon also breathed a sigh of relief. Although it couldn't be seen on the surface, he was still very nervous in his heart. Generally speaking, the last period was exactly the same as his deduction. After observing the field for a while, the Lakers players completely failed to defend Nash and Xiao Xiao. Si's pick-and-roll point is used at critical moments, and the defense is naturally riddled with holes.

After the timeout, Kobe tried to pass the ball to his teammates, but Fisher's outside three-pointer missed. After getting the rebound, Nash still spent time at a slow pace. With five seconds left before the end of the attack time, he took advantage of Diaw's single. Blocked, hit a three-pointer with a direct three-pointer, completely killing the game.

In the end, 110:101, the Suns defeated the Lakers at home with a 9-point advantage and achieved two consecutive victories. Nash scored a game-high 27 points and sent 6 assists. Kobe scored 33 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds. But it still couldn't bring about a victory.

At the end of the game, Kobe was obviously very disappointed and left the court directly without shaking hands with his opponent. Leon and Jackson hugged each other. Phil patted Leon hard on the shoulder, as if to say: I lost to you. It's just that the cards are not as good as yours.

But Leon thought that he still didn't have enough cards in his hand.

I've been sick recently, and I'm feeling better today. I'll write a chapter.