Anyone who knows a little bit about football will know how the Warriors will play next.
Of the Lakers' three core players, only Wang Yi is left, so the Warriors will definitely try their best to double-team Wang Yi on the defensive end.
Forcing him to pass the ball out, everyone knows the shooting percentages of other Lakers players.
So as long as Wang Yi can pass the ball out, it will be equivalent to guarding more than half of the Lakers.
Vogel looked at Wang Yi's back as he walked onto the court, his face filled with sadness.
Facing a defense like the Warriors, how should Wang Yi break the defense?
He could almost see Wang Yi choosing to play the ball quickly after being double-teamed.
When the ball was passed to other Lakers players, those players turned into iron kings one by one. In the end, the Lakers were completely defeated.
He crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head slightly.
If you want to reach the finals and win the championship, in addition to strength, luck also plays a big part.
You have to stay healthy.
It can be said that the road ahead for the current Lakers is bleak.
Without James and thick eyebrows, it would be almost impossible for Wang Yi to lead a single-core team into the finals and win the championship.
Is there any record in history of a single-core championship?
have.
In 1994, Rockets Olajuwon won the single-core championship;
In 2003, Duncan won the single-core championship with the Spurs;
In 2011, Dirk Nowitzki won the championship with the Mavericks.
In the more than 60-year history of the NBA, only these three teams are truly recognized as single-core champions.
Let’s analyze these three teams.
The 2003 Spurs actually had Admiral Robinson. Although he was in the twilight of his career at that time, his experience could bring a lot of help to Duncan;
The Mavericks in 2011 had the experienced Terry and the historical point guard Kidd. Even though he was in the twilight years of his career, Kidd's control of the Mavericks' offensive rhythm and strategizing were still very important.
So in fact, the most hardcore single-core championship was Olajuwon of the Rockets in 1994.
He was really good at attacking and defending at that time.
The best teammate around him is Maxwell, who averages 13.4 points per game.
Wang Yi's situation now is very similar to Olajuwon's at that time.
The strongest teammate around him is Schroeder, who averages 11.3 points per game.
Under such circumstances, it is hard to say whether we can pass the Warriors level, and it is even more impossible to win the championship.
At this time on the court, Wang Yi also knew that without James, the Lakers lost a spiritual leader, an offensive strong point, and more importantly, an offensive engine.
It's very difficult to win.
But you have to shoulder this responsibility. If you don't have an offensive engine, then you have to be the offensive engine.
So he said in his mind: "Use the Peak Nash Experience Card."
[Peak Nash Experience Card: Possess all the abilities of Peak Nash (key ball ability, passing vision, passing skills, improvement in shooting percentage of teammates, etc.). 】
[Usage time limit: 36 minutes.]
At this time, the Lakers' lineup is: Caruso, Wang Yi, Pope, Harrell, and Garfield.
Xiao added an experienced veteran. When Wang Yi received the ball in the backcourt, he saw that the Warriors were about to double-team Wang Yi, so he directed Pope and asked Pope to go to the backcourt to help Wang Yi transition.
Hit the ball.
Pope took the ball and moved it to the frontcourt, and then passed it to Wang Yi.
Wang Yi took advantage of the fact that the double-team hadn't come up yet and started immediately.
Not only does he have the abilities of peak Nash, but he also has his own abilities.
The first step of the lightning breakthrough passed Thompson in an instant.
After arriving in the penalty area, he passed Green with a fake move to worship Buddha.
Go directly to the inside.
Wiseman on the inside leaped high to block the ball. At the same time, Wiggins on the other side also rushed over, waiting for Wang Yi in the air.
Wang Yi has no room to take action at all.
But while he was in the air, he passed a back pass with his right hand to Pope in the left corner.
After Pope received the ball, he had a strange feeling.
He caught the ball very comfortably.
He didn't need to make any extra movements, he just raised his hand slightly and caught the ball.
Once he feels comfortable catching the ball, his rhythm will pick up.
Just pull it out without any defense.
The basketball left his fingertips and spun backward toward the basket.
Swish——
Three point hit.
Of course, this ball failed to attract any attention from the Warriors.
So what if Pope can score five or six three-pointers a game? Can he lead the Lakers to victory?
Even the Lakers' own players didn't pay much attention to Pope's three-pointer.
Pope hit the ball repeatedly in the first quarter, and it was time for him to score one.
Only Pope high-fived Wang Yi when he was retreating: "I caught that pass very comfortably."
He expressed his personal feelings to Wang Yi.
Wang Yi nodded: "You will feel more comfortable next."
Looking back, the Lakers still couldn't guard against the Warriors' pass-and-cut coordination.
For the Warriors' style of play, you can only hope that they can't make the shot themselves.
It's difficult to guard against them.
Curry of the Warriors also hit a three-pointer.
When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, Caruso came to the frontcourt with the ball.
After Wang Yi circled the inside for a moment to cover, he received the ball at the top of the arc.
Still before the double-team was formed, Lightning broke through the double-teams of Thompson and Curry.
When he came to the free throw line, he suddenly stopped and took off.
Green rushed to block the shot, but Wang Yi hit the ball and passed it to Harrell on the right baseline.
After receiving the ball, Harrell took a step forward and dunked directly for an empty basket.
Harrell also came over and high-fived Wang Yi: "It was a beautiful pass."
In the next round, Wang Yi broke through and passed back to Caruso at the top of the key. Caruso also hit a three-pointer.
Caruso also had a very strange feeling. Wang Yi didn't even look at him when he passed the ball this time, but he passed it very well.
When the ball was passed, it was impartial and right in his abdomen.
There is no need to make any adjustments or any preparations, he just needs to lift the ball and shoot.
Everyone has his own shooting rhythm. In the past, he had to find and adjust his own shooting rhythm, but Wang Yi's pass seemed to bring up Caruso's rhythm.
Therefore, he is very comfortable catching the ball, and the rhythm comes naturally when shooting.
This made Warriors coach Kerr angry and immediately called a timeout.
Although the Warriors have scored goals these few times, the double team between the two was unable to guard Wang Yi.
The most important thing is that their strategy is to force Wang Yi to pass the ball.
Now the pass was passed out, and all the Lakers players made the shot.
This was different from what he imagined.
How come those Lakers guys suddenly became so accurate in three-point shooting?
Maybe it was just luck, so he needed to call a timeout to interrupt the Lakers' rhythm.
And he also found that Wang Yi's passes were very comfortable for the Lakers players, so during the timeout, he mainly emphasized his defense against Wang Yi.
"The double-team should be as fast as possible, and the double-team should be formed the moment he catches the ball. In this way, he will have to pass the ball out, and the quality of passing the ball under the double-team will inevitably be greatly reduced. He passes the ball
Chapter completed!