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Yang Rui sat lazily on the sidelines, thinking about whether to arrange the offensive lineup to attack to the end, or to save some face for Thibodeau.

He doesn't think the Bulls can pose a threat to the Lakers. Even if McGrady reaches the finals, he can still play vigorously and perform explosive dunks.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Clippers Griffin dunked on many people and played beautifully, but he never even made it to the Western Conference Finals. McGrady's performance can only increase his popularity and does not affect the outcome.

Moreover, once on the defensive end, McGrady started paddling.

McGrady has the body and potential to become a top defensive player, but he does not have the physical ability to handle both offense and defense. ?He puts more energy on the offensive end, marking the easiest person to deal with, and is not active in following up.

Thibodeau believes that the best person for the Lakers to deal with offensively is Iguodala, but how easy can he be to deal with a guy who won the dunk king with four dunks at the All-Star Weekend?

Iguodala strictly follows Yang Rui's tactics and runs actively. Even if he can't catch the pass, he will actively attack on the fast break and run with McGrady. He would not stand still in a positional battle. He suddenly cut from the right corner at full speed, entered the basket along the baseline, and got rid of McGrady.

McGrady was not slow, but Iguodala was more courageous and bumped McGrady hard, making his center of gravity unstable and his turn slower.

This is the experience Iguodala learned from Kobe. Referees generally focus on the ball carrier. The confrontation between players without the ball is fierce, and fouls are rarely called, especially at the Lakers' home court. Many excellent off-ball players make small pulling movements with their hands when running, and they can always avoid the referee's sight. The referee only cares about the movements of their hands when the big man is covering.

Kobe attracted Artest to defend closely, and suddenly sent the ball to the basket with a high throw. The two Bulls insiders were positioned relatively outside, leaving the inside empty. Iguodala caught the ball with both hands under the basket and dunked on his back to score.

9 to 2, Kobe's third assist.

When the Bulls attack, McGrady no longer looks for pick-and-rolls. Rasheed is difficult to deal with after mismatching. He has not been selected for the All-Defensive Team. This is because Garnett and Duncan dominate the list all year round and are also top-notch defenders at the 4th position. .

As an excellent champion puzzle piece, Rashid's role cannot be fully reflected by data.

McGrady singled out Kobe, and his turnaround jump shot missed due to interference, and Yao Ming got another rebound.

Mo Williams moved to the frontcourt, and Kobe relied on Yao Ming's off-ball screen to get the ball. He broke through from the right, and Brand changed defense.

Artest did not pursue the defense and went around to guard Yao Ming. Yao Ming cut through and jumped up to catch Kobe's lob. Artest was only 201cm tall and could not stop the ball.

Przbilla hurriedly retreated to cover the defense. Rashid shouted from behind. Yao Ming attracted a double-team under the basket. He turned around and passed the ball out to the outside. There was a big open space at 70 degrees on the left. Duhong was also hit by Xiao Ming. Don't lead to the bottom line.

Rashid took aim and made a three-pointer. 12 to 2.

When he returned to defense, Rashid clenched his fists with both hands and roared to the sky. He wasn't yelling at the referee, so he didn't have to worry about getting a technical foul. He has never made it to the Finals in many years with the Trail Blazers, and now he is finally proud.

Rashid's voice wasn't loud enough as the home fans shouted louder and silenced him.

Thibodeau stood on the sidelines with his hands on his waist in a daze, wondering if he should call a timeout, replace him with Crawford, and replace Duhon in advance. That way they would have no trump card and wouldn't be much help defensively.

The most important thing for the Bulls now is to defend the penalty area and the "drug combination". Yao Ming also sent two assists.

Tracy McGrady organized a forward play against Kobe. Przbilla provided Duhong with a cover from the side and wanted to withdraw Yao Ming. Yao Ming ignored him at all and let Xiao Mo pursue the defense.

Duhong caught the ball and shot a three-point jumper. He had a good chance to shoot. The ball bounced out of the basket and Rasheed got stuck. Yao Ming easily grabbed the rebound from the backcourt and passed it directly to the frontcourt with a long throw.

Xiao Mo watched Du Hong take a shot and immediately stepped down. He believed that as long as he missed, his teammates could grab the rebound and completely throw away Du Hong. Yao Ming passed the ball very accurately. Xiao Mo received the ball on the right side and jumped up.

Dunk the basketball with one hand and score. 14 to 2.

Yao Ming got his third assist and was laughing very happily in the backcourt. Xiao Mo was also happy. It was not easy to watch him dunk. He had to have no one around him to complete it.

Thibodeau was forced to request a timeout, otherwise the game would not be played.

Zhang Li said with a smile: "There may really be a massacre in the finals. The Lakers' advantage is too obvious."

Yu Jia smiled and said: "Thibodou has actually done very well. After he joined the Bulls, the team has not missed the playoffs, and now it has reached the finals. But Thibodeau is still one step behind in the end. Master-disciple duel, He is a disciple."

Zhang Lili said: "If Yao Ming maintains this state, he may compete with Kobe for the finals MVP."

Many Chinese fans are paying attention to Yao Ming's statistics. Kobe is popular in China, but Yao Ming's mass base is not comparable to his. No matter how powerful Kobe is, he is still black, and Yao Ming represents the Chinese.

After the timeout, the Bulls' best sixth man Jamal Crawford came out early.

The Lakers also have countermeasures. Rasheed goes to guard Przbilla, encounters a screen, and switches to guard Crawford. Yao Ming guards Brand, follows out, keeps a distance, prevents breakthroughs, and mainly interferes with shots.

Crawford must keep up. If his three-point shot fails, he will not be inferior to the All-Stars. Brand has a stable 20+10, rarely scores more than 30 points per game, doesn't take many shots, can only shoot two points, and has limited offensive threats.

At this time, the problem was thrown to the Bulls again. Thibodeau asked Crawford to come up and play the pick-and-roll, trying to attack Yao Ming. He had the advantage of mobility. Rasheed guarded him, which disrupted the plan.

If McGrady and Brand are allowed to attack Yao Ming in a pick-and-roll, Crawford will have to be a fixed-point shooter, and his strength will not be fully utilized, which is a bit wasteful.

Yao Ming also did a good job guarding Tracy McGrady. He kept a distance to prevent breakthroughs but not shots. He could make a one-step pull-up mid-range shot. He couldn't easily score when he wanted to break into the basket. Kobe was very active in chasing and defending, and could also slightly interfere with his pull-up.

In the team training match, Yao Ming defended Kobe like this, because if he was close, he would be passed and he would not let anyone get to the basket easily. His mission was completed. He stood close to the penalty area, and when Przbilla made an air cut, he could return to the basket in time to defend.

In this way, McGrady distributes the ball and Brand can get a good mid-range shot opportunity. This is a defensive loophole for the Lakers. Yang Rui is not worried, Brand can't kill anyone.

Brand has deliberately changed his style of play in recent years. He was originally a little beast playing inside and in the penalty area, and turned into an excellent mid-range power forward. This is actually forced by the situation and not due to his own personality. He plays power forward with a height of 203cm. These days, he is often called a second-class handicap. Without a good mid-range shot, it is difficult to get around and his tactical effect is poor.

As a result, his mid-range shooting has been improving, with a shooting percentage of 37.5% in 2003, 38.9% the next year, and 41.8% this year. As a power forward, this shooting rate is very high, but it is obviously not enough to beat the Lakers. Compared with the over 50% shooting rate inside, the efficiency is also much lower.

The Lakers used a pick-and-roll attack, but the Bulls still couldn't defend Yao Ming's cut. After the substitutions, the point difference continued to widen.

Yao Ming had a hard time guarding Brand's mid-range shot, but Brand couldn't guard Yao Ming in the penalty area.

Yao Ming played a full game in the first quarter, scoring 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. Kobe Bryant had 8 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists.

Rasheed and Mo Williams each scored 5 points, Iguodala also had 4 points, and Odom, who came off the bench and played 4 minutes, scored 2 points.

The Lakers led 39 to 19. Not only did they attack well, they also defended the Bulls.

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