66. Chapter 66 Lakers, that’s it?

Author: Chang'an Bujuan Township

Chapter 66 Lakers, that’s it?

After Magee and Worthy went off the court, the Lakers' lineup became: Larry Drew (PG), Tony Smith (SG), Terry Teague (PF), AC Green (PF), Verratti

Divac (C).

The height of this lineup is similar to that of the SuperSonics. Even if Lu Feng lets Dana Burrows play the one position and he plays the second position, it will be the same.

Although they are similar in height, the rotation speed of the Lakers is much slower than that of the SuperSonics. You can tell at a glance that they cannot play in the rotation. AC Green is an abstinent muscular man. He is best known for having played in more than 1,000 consecutive games.

NBA record of consecutive appearances and not getting married.

Terry Teague is a 30-year-old veteran. Although he is old, he has explosive muscles.

In order to stay in the league, he gained a lot of weight, and his height of 196 centimeters weighed a full 90 kilograms. However, he did not have the talent of James, and his weight seriously hindered his running speed.

It was precisely because he was unable to integrate into the Warriors' system due to his weight that Nelson chose to trade him to the Lakers this season in exchange for some draft picks and resources.

Lu Feng's opponent, Tony Smith, is a rookie like him, but Tony is only a late-round pick. Although his body is similar to Lu Feng's, his athletic ability is far behind.

The Sonics' style is mainly to play fast breaks. Lu Feng refers to the 7-second offense of the future Suns. If they are caught in a positional battle and play pick-and-rolls, the Sonics have many ball-holding points. In this set of rotations, in addition to wave

Except for Linis, the other four players can hold the ball and pass the ball.

When it comes to the Lakers' offense, the only offensive method for the Lakers' rotating lineup is to fight on the ground, constantly allowing AC Green and Divac to challenge each other in the low post.

Among the outside players, neither Larry Rudd nor Tony Smith has the ball. They only shoot open balls at most. Terry Teague is the only outside singles player, but his shooting range is pitifully short. He is 196cm tall and is good at scoring.

There was only one way to break through. Lu Feng asked Sam Perkins to directly guard him for two steps, which caused him big trouble.

Lu Feng originally thought that the score difference between the two teams would be widened quickly, but it turned out that the two teams were tied at halftime!

50:50!

This is a development that Lu Feng never expected. The Lakers starting 2 and 3 were on par with the SuperSonics starting 4 with Dana Burrows!

The main reason is that Divac and Green are quite strong in positional combat. Needless to say Green, Kemp's strength is far behind him. Without the 5-second rule, even if he can't

Using his shoulder to hit him, Green was able to squeeze into the basket just by arching his butt.

The SuperSonics replaced Sam Perkins with a poor defensive effect. Although Perkins has excellent athletic ability, his defensive steps are very clumsy and his lateral speed is very slow. Green singles out Perkins and breaks through directly from the frame.

There was absolutely nothing Kings could do.

Divac is a player whose style is similar to that of the future Gasol. Although he is not as strong as Gasol, he can still play with a thin bamboo pole Polynice, and as a Yugoslav player, in addition to his steps under the basket,

, and a precise shooting hand.

Polynice's defense will only squat under the basket. Once pulled out, Divac will use his ghostly steps under the basket to teach the opponent how to behave.

The Lakers' rotation actually beat the SuperSonics 16:14, even when Divac and Green didn't make a few free throws!

I have to say that the NBA is full of surprises. You never know who will suddenly stand up in which game and catch your opponent off guard.

Of course, the Sonics will be tied, and Sam Perkins also contributed a lot.

In the last few minutes of the second quarter, he made a lot of incomprehensible actions, including but not limited to missing an overhead layup, missing a jump shot, hitting his instep while dribbling, catching the ball with a smooth hand, etc.

Considering his defense that is constantly being called out, he is really a Lakers undercover!

Worthy: Sam, good brother, I know you respect me!

Perkins: I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!

During the halftime break, Jones looked at Sam Perkins' statistics. He made 3 of 11 shots, 0 of 1 free throws, and only scored 6 points...

Jones frowned slightly. He thought about it. Sam Perkins didn't receive much attention, so why was he beaten like this...

"Sam, are you feeling unwell today?"

Sam Perkins shook his head first, lowered his head in embarrassment, and said: "Sorry, this is my problem. I haven't tried fast breaks in the past few years. I haven't gotten used to it yet. Give me some time."

Lu Feng was stunned for a moment and carefully recalled Sam Perkins' performance in training.

He found that he had always felt that Sam Perkins was unstable. In fact, it was because he always remembered the performance of Sam Perkins and Jordan in the 1991 Finals.

Perkins is very strong. Try to integrate Sam Perkins into various systems and give him many opportunities to make shots.

It's not that Sam Perkins' performance is unstable, but that he needs a tactical position, which is related to his style.

To put it simply, Sam Perkins needs to adjust his time. He is more suitable for positional warfare than fast breaks.

"Sam, you will continue to play in the second half. Next, we will play the penetration system and the triangle offense. You will be the core of the low post!"

After thinking about this, Lu Feng decisively changed the rotation and decided to fight the position battle with the Lakers to the end!

Once the SuperSonics' fast break fails to score points, it is easy for the Lakers to launch a counterattack fast break. In this case, then change tactics.

The triangle offense has always been the most important part of the Sonics' positional warfare training. In this era where zone defense is not allowed and there are various illegal defensive rules, singles tactics like the triangle offense are a panacea. As long as they are paired with the right singles players, the effect will be great.

It won’t be bad!

"The second half of the game started. The two teams scored 50:50 in the first half. It looked evenly matched. However, I saw that the Sonics failed to score many fast-break balls. This is a pity. They should have scored in the first half.

It’s better to take the lead in the first half!”

"Yes, that's it! Although the Lakers also scored 50 points in the first half, their offense was actually not very good. The Lakers' iconic Showtime failed to play even once. The SuperSonics pulled them in

In the quagmire!"

"In the past five games, the SuperSonics are different from other Western Conference teams. Not only can they play a vigorous offense, but their defense is also strong. Coach Jones obviously refers to the tactics of the Huskies in the NCAA. The team's offense and defense

Great balance!”

"Maggie and Worthy need to step up. They can't put their hopes in players like Divac and Green every time!"

"Forget Green, Divac is still very good. Don't forget, Luck's only failure after entering the basketball world was at the hands of Divac. The Lakers have the gene to restrain Luck!"

Divac would be very happy if he heard what Albert said in the commentary after the game.

Because Divac led Yugoslavia to defeat the Chinese team led by Lu Feng in the World Championship finals, Divac has become more valued by the Lakers this season.

Unlike Petrovic of the Trail Blazers, even if the Trail Blazers tried to pay attention to him in the previous few games, it was because Petrovic was too thin and was strong in offense and weak in defense. He was a double-edged sword. The Blazers have been struggling with whether to

Don't train him.

Although Divac has never been able to integrate into the Lakers' fast break system because he is too slow, once he is put in position to receive the ball and has the right to take action, Divac's ability to attack difficult situations is extremely impressive.

In the Lakers' five games at the beginning of the season, Divac averaged 16.5 points per game. After he began to gain the right to take shots, Divac gradually assumed the third position in Los Angeles.

After the intermission, the third quarter began, and the Lakers sent out Worthy and Byron Scott plus three substitutes.

On the SuperSonics side, Lu Feng made some lineup adjustments, allowing young generals Avery and Dana Burrows to partner in the backcourt. The forward line was composed of McMillan and Sam Perkins, and Michael was the meat shield at the 5th position.

·Cage, although his ability is not very good, he can still defend by squatting in the penalty area with his weight.

When the game started in the second half, young general Avery held the ball and dribbled to the frontcourt. He relied on his speed to break through directly, attracting double teams and disrupting the Lakers' defensive arrangement.

Little General Avery is only 178 centimeters tall, but he still made his name in the original world thanks to his lightning-fast breakthroughs!

When the young general broke through, Sam Perkins ran out and set a pick-and-roll for Dana Burrows. The ball was in Dana Burrows' hands and he raised his hand to shoot. The rest of the Lakers rushed around, but no one was there.

Tube Sam Perkins.

Sam Perkins received the ball, faced big brother Worthy, made a jump shot and scored two points!

When it was the Sonics' turn to attack, the Lakers still failed to counterattack and fell into a positional battle.

Worthy immediately reached for the ball as soon as he arrived, wanting to teach his younger brother a lesson. Then he tragically discovered that he couldn't squeeze out Sam Perkins.

Seeing that the attack time was getting shorter and shorter, Worthy had no choice but to use a turn-up jump shot that he was unfamiliar with, but...

Snapped!

Worthy was directly blocked by Sam Perkins, and the basketball was shot out of the baseline!

Perkins is so familiar with Worthy's poor shots that it's not a problem for Perkins to defend them.

Although the shooting point is very high, you have to wait for a long time every time before shooting. It doesn’t matter if you don’t lean back, and you will lean forward to send it forward. If you don’t blame someone for such a shot, who will you blame?

Worthy was slapped by his little brother, and he felt that he had lost face, but where did he go?

After the Lakers kicked off, there were only 2 seconds left in the attack time. The toolman missed a three-pointer. Perkins blocked Worthy, and finally McMillan grabbed the rebound.

The Lakers were wary of the SuperSonics' fast break, and the five players started running directly, but... after McMillan got the ball, he passed it to Avery. Avery had no intention of playing a fast break.

After slowly dribbling the ball across half court, the Sonics began to play a steady positional battle.

Dana Barros ran to the left corner and squatted, Michael Cage went to grab the right penalty area, everyone else stood on the right outside waiting for the opportunity to catch the ball and cut inside, Sam Perkins sat next to Worthy

body, reaching for the ball.

Sam Perkins got the ball, made a fake shot, and broke into the Lakers paint area with a deep step, and made a layup to make a 2+1!

Perkins missed a free throw, and the Sonics once again used confrontation to organize the Lakers' fast break...

After a few rounds, everyone was surprised to find that Worthy couldn't beat Perkins one-on-one in a positional battle!

Although Worthy is the Lakers' star second only to Maji in terms of fame and strength, the only way he can guarantee efficient scoring is close-range shooting. Perkins only needs to hold him back and prevent him from entering the paint.

At best, his shooting level is at the same level as that of a role player.
To be continued...