"The Warriors' rhythm is getting worse and worse, and they have been dragged into the quagmire of positional warfare by the Lakers!" Reggie Miller expressed his personal opinion during the break. "It's just the pitching team, that's my opinion.

Like Charles, they can have good results and good offense, but they will never be contenders for the NBA championship." O'Neal said this, and it can be seen that at this time, everyone in the world,

No matter whether they are insiders or outsiders, they are not optimistic that the Warriors can win the championship.

Before the Bay Area people dominated the league, Charles Barkley's theory that "a pitching staff can never win a championship" actually occupied the mainstream of the market. But later, just like Yao Ming, he was slapped in the face.

But now, no one is optimistic about this Warriors team. Everyone is more discussing whether the Miami Heat can win the NBA championship again and whether it can create another new dynasty in the new century after the Lakers dynasty. Of course,

The other thing is to see which team has the strength to challenge them.

At this time, James' reputation has improved. After all, it is an American habit to "judge a hero based on his success or failure."

As long as you can dominate the league and keep winning championships, then everything in the past can be written off.

James' planning team has a very good mind. This planning not only allowed James to win the coveted NBA championship, but now also has a huge opportunity to create a dynasty and be praised by fans. In short, in the 13-14 season, the Heat's reputation has been promoted.

It has reached its peak. Similar to the Lakers in the 10-11 season, the fans are watching the game with entanglement and expectation. They hope that someone will stand up to stop them, and they also hope that the Heat can become a new dynasty in the NBA.

After all, when it comes to true dynasty teams, that is, teams that have completed three consecutive championships, there are only three in the history of the NBA from 60 to 70. The probability of this is so small and the difficulty is so great that people will inevitably want to witness it with their own eyes.

However, whether the Heat can become the fourth true dynasty team in NBA history depends on their efforts this season.

In the 2013-14 season, there has been no salary cap explosion, so after signing the Big Three, the Heat's salary space has basically been locked up. Their biggest weakness now is the bench and other role players besides the Big Three. If there is no way

Reinforcement, the wear and intensity of entering the finals for four consecutive years is not something ordinary people can bear.

It is no exaggeration to say that except for James, no one else has that kind of historical level of physical fitness.

"What do you think of the Lakers' style of play? If I wasn't watching, I wouldn't believe this is D'Antoni's team. Full position, low number of possessions, and this is still 'seven seconds or less.'

After listening to Miller's words, O'Neal said: "This is a forced imitation of the Lakers during the three consecutive championships, but their inside line is not good, so they are easily targeted in the playoffs."

If Charles Barkley was here, he would definitely not be able to resist a few words and ridicule O'Neal's rebounding and defensive enthusiasm. However, Reggie Miller did not do this, and he had no interest in arguing with O'Neal. Otherwise, this "small-minded person"

"I still don't know how to spray myself.

Not having a ring is the same flaw he has with Barkley.

In comparison with historical level players, they have no room to parry.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers continued to maintain the lead. Although they were on the bench, they still maintained well in the positional battle system and were not caught up too much by the Warriors. Seeing that the Lakers were about to play with the main force again, Curry was a little annoyed.

, he took the initiative to terminate the rest and applied to play early. As soon as he came on the court, he began to advance at a high speed, completely ignoring the Lakers' slow pace.

Farmar had no advantage in guarding him because Curry was taller and stronger than him, so after halftime, the latter took a three-pointer and threw it away.

What kind of rhythm is this? The Warriors didn't even get into position yet, and he just threw it away?

Farmar was stunned for a moment, but immediately, a "swipe" sound shocked him.

The Lakers attacked, and Nick Young missed a mid-range shot. The Warriors grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Curry, but it was still the same. Curry pushed quickly throughout the entire process, completely ignoring the positioning and follow-up of his teammates. When he reached the top arc, it was a three-pointer.

Throw.

Brush~

Entered again!

Farmar was dumbfounded by the ball and didn't know what to say.

The score difference quickly narrowed. The Lakers attacked and Nick Young made a mid-range shot. But when he turned around, the Warriors scored another three-pointer! Curry broke through and scored, and Iguodala made a hit from the outside!

This time, it was amazing. Although Klay Thompson was still off the court, through Curry's pass, the Warriors regained their small-ball rhythm, and Marlis Speights succeeded in a layup.

In the blink of an eye, the score difference was closed, and the Warriors and Lakers tied at 35-35.

This is the style and power of small ball. As long as the game starts, a score difference of 10 points is not a problem at all.

This made D'Antoni immediately call a timeout. He replaced Kobe and Farmar in the hope that the former could freeze the Warriors' No. 30. Of course, it would not be a big problem for Kobe to defend Curry alone at his peak, but he

Curry doesn't face you one-on-one. He just dribbles the ball past half court, protects the ball and calls a pick-and-roll, and then uses the pick-and-roll to break through Kobe's defense.

The Lakers' defensive system was poorly run and their tacit understanding was very poor, so it was easy for Curry to rush into the paint and score suddenly.

Teammate dunks and scores.

Jordan Hill just stretched out his hand in a symbolic way, which was considered as a coping mechanism.

Of course Kobe was unhappy. He dribbled the ball in isolation, but Iguodala was not so easy to pass. Moreover, the moment he blocked the shot, his defense exploded and successfully interfered with Kobe's mid-to-long-range shot.

The basketball hit the basket, and without Tang Qian, Jordan Hill and Ryan Kelly were on the court. There was almost no offensive rebound, and the rebound was grabbed by Draymond Green. Green is far better this season.

This is not Green a few seasons later. In his second year, he is just a rotation player on the bench for the Warriors. His playing time has just reached 20+ this season. Support, rebounding, pivoting, and even rebounding and defense are all still being developed.

Period, it can be said that before the 14-15 season, this person had no sense of existence.

Led by Curry, the Warriors forcefully push forward and then take action. This is tantamount to competing with the Los Angeles Lakers for team rhythm and whose tactical system can overwhelm whom. If the Lakers were the Lakers during their second consecutive championship

, the execution and rhythm control can definitely be adjusted to suppress the opponent again, but right now... it is extremely difficult.

Although Kobe is great, and although he is both offensive and defensive, he is only one person, and he cannot guard the basket like Tang Qian. This is a natural flaw of outside players, just like the difficulty of extending defense inside, no one can change it. Therefore, the Warriors specially

Quickly push the Lakers' other positions, and it didn't take long to touch the Lakers' cover.

In fact, wherever the Lakers' cover needs to be touched, it's basically all cover, right?

Moreover, the players who have been put together do not have a high sense of identity, do not have a tacit understanding of rotation cooperation, and have low tactical execution. These problems will be increasingly exposed in reverse situations. Curry can achieve this level, of course, he is a breakthrough.

It also abruptly changed the previous rhythm in which the Lakers dominated the field.

"Zen Master" Jackson once said that everything on the court is "conserved", so of course rhythm is included.

In the beginning, each side will account for 50%. Later, it will depend on who has a larger proportion and can influence the opponent more.

Kobe also relied on his personal ability to defend Curry's pick-and-roll several times, but in the end the number of times was not as good as the number of times he was blocked. So by the end of the half, the Golden State Warriors in turn led the Los Angeles Lakers by 7 points, 42-49, and the former finished

Go ahead!

At halftime, D'Antoni wanted to restore his system and style of play, but before Tang Qian could speak, he was directly rejected by Lakers No. 24: "Sir, the current situation cannot be played any faster. It is difficult for us to hold our position."

, let alone a run-and-gun fight with your opponent?"

Kobe said while replenishing water: "This team has too many scoring points and is extremely capable of switching offense and defense. If we compete with them at a fast pace, I think we will only lose more and have no way to keep up with our opponents." I thought.

I think so, when Tang Qian did not play, the Lakers had Kobe, Farmar, Ryan Kelly, Jordan Hill, and Jodi Meeks on the court. The defensive ability and offensive-defensive transition ability of this lineup,

They are all obvious differences. Playing at a slow pace can also reduce mistakes and mistakes, but playing at a fast pace is a dead end.

D'Antoni still wanted to persist, but No. 24 stopped him with one sentence: "Do we have a strong No. 1 position now?"

D'Antoni's small ball system requires absolutely strong control of the No. 1 position. Neither Steve Blake nor Jordan Farmar can meet this requirement. Unless Kobe himself comes. This idea is on the lips of the former, and you can see

Kobe swallowed the look in his eyes.

Why? He could see that No. 24 did not want to keep changing roles and playing styles like last season.

And now that the Lakers have a good record, it's even more difficult for the Lakers' top team to compromise.

I have said before that Kobe can be a "chameleon" according to the needs of the team, but this is conditional. Without the pressure of record, the Lakers No. 24 will not be so "obedient" and hide his scoring nature. Besides, this is him

It's his "last season", and he wants to end his career in the way he likes.

Jordan proved that Kobe also proved that as long as they give them the ball and let them dominate, a triple-double is not a problem.

But why Jordan still insisted on breaking up, this is similar to Kobe's idea.

This is just their essence and nature.

No matter how good the triple-double is, it doesn't give them the mental pleasure of unlimited firepower.

Yes, for people like them, focusing on scoring is better than being versatile.

And furthermore, with this lineup, this team, and this configuration, if you turn Kobe into a triple-double machine and the main point player, will you be able to guarantee that his combat effectiveness will be greater than it is now? This is not the case at all! These teammates,

His scoring ability is just not good, no matter how you feed the ball, it's the same. After all, Kobe is not a pure organizational master, nor does he have the linking power like Nash.

Well, the current lineup, even if you bring it to Nash, will be significantly improved, but it will still be limited.

Nash is not a god. He cannot suddenly increase the abilities of ordinary players. The improvement is OK, but it is not unlimited.

For these people, what if you increase their scoring ability by 10% or 20%?

Still mediocre, still ordinary, still not lethal enough.

Against the Warriors, they were still beaten, and because of the accelerated pace, they would only lose more.

This is a question of the quality of the Warriors' head coach. If he were a famous coach, he would have learned the playing style of the Mavericks and Timberwolves. He would directly attack the opponent's loopholes regardless of the situation. But he would just copy the rules and only know how to maintain them.

With his own tactics and system, such a person will not last long in the league. What's more, the Warriors' head coach's skills, tactics and theories are not excellent, and he cannot be an excellent "dogmatist" even if he wants to.

Being unemployed after three years is not someone else's problem but Mark Jackson's own problem.

His ability is not that good, and his structure is not good enough. He always thinks that it would be good if this team can reach 50+ wins. In the end, he "hacked" Curry in the MVP award. The head coach is like this.

It's really a failure. Moreover, his insistence on using already famous stars instead of reusing rookies is also a criticism. The future transformation of the Warriors has a lot to do with Cole's discernment and activation of Green. But Mark Jackson has always reused David

.Li, this also shows that his vision of recognizing people is limited.

There is no problem that he is a qualified head coach, but he is only suitable for the team's reconstruction and transition period. If you really want to achieve results, you cannot choose him.

Fortunately, Curry is getting stronger and stronger, otherwise, the Warriors would probably lose this game inexplicably.

Let’s talk about the Lakers themselves. If they don’t play run-and-gun or small ball, D’Antoni’s presence in this team will be extremely low in an instant, because positional warfare has been his weakness from the beginning to the present. It has never changed.
To be continued...