When the overall quality of a team is very strong, it is not particularly important what tactics the team uses.
Although the Lakers continued to use the triangle offense during their two consecutive championships, it was not just the triangle offense that made them successful.
It's about the very tenacious players' will, the tacit team cooperation, and the near-perfect details of the game.
The triangle offense is not a panacea. If you change the team, change the players, and change the league's tactical environment, it may be nothing.
In the regular season, the Lakers did not always rely on the distribution of the ball in the triangle offense to sharpen their position. They also used small coordination such as counter-running and high-post pick-and-roll cuts to create better scoring opportunities for outside players.
These small tactics can share Kobe's singles pressure.
Last summer, Kobe's training was intermittent, causing his regular season performance to decline slightly compared to the 2009 season.
After winning the championship this summer, Kobe was completely unable to train and watched from the sidelines wearing slippers.
It's not that he doesn't want to train. With Kobe's character that he still needs to practice shooting with his left hand even though his right hand is broken, he will not let him go if there is any part of his body that can be practiced.
It's a pity that I really can't practice it anymore, I can only keep it.
After raising it for a whole summer, it is impossible to fully recover from the injury. It can only be said to be so-so.
In regular season games, Kobe can still contribute high scores and lead the team to victory.
It's just that his offensive dominance in the game has obviously declined.
For example, in the first quarter of this game, Kobe almost did not post up in singles.
Instead, he twice relied on Gasol and Bynum's pick-and-roll screens to hit a mid-range jumper after holding the ball.
Kobe used to not play pick-and-rolls because pick-and-rolls were a side-effect tactic for him.
If you don't pick and roll, there will be a man on the other side guarding you, and he can hit him casually.
If you pick and roll, bring an extra defender to double-team, one-on-two, which will make it even harder.
But now, Kobe does more pick-and-rolls because it saves effort.
The Clippers did not double-team Kobe after the pick-and-roll tonight and let him play.
Kobe Bryant scored 6 points in a row in the first quarter, but the Lakers felt they were not used to it.
Because the pick-and-roll is not a commonly used tactic for the Lakers, there are too few backhands.
Neither Bynum nor Gasol are players who are extremely capable of handling the ball after the pick-and-roll.
Whether it's a mid-range pass down or an outside cut, he has this ability, but it's not strong.
Another major tactical point after the pick-and-roll is Fisher's three-pointer from the corner.
As a result, Fisher initially hit a mid-range shot.
The next two corner shots were slapped away by Ricky Davis.
As a result, the Lakers quickly adjusted their offensive strategy and returned to their familiar triangle offense.
Artest, Bynum, and Gasol took turns holding the ball in the corner to form a triangle to distribute the ball rights.
The Clippers' offense at the beginning was much simpler and rougher. They have experience against the Lakers.
The Lakers used a shrinking defense in the opening game, which was Phil Jackson's old routine.
Therefore, the Clippers insisted on supporting the two heroes in shallow positions, spreading the four corners, and shooting three-pointers when there was an opportunity from the outside.
Baron Davis hit two three-pointers in the first quarter, and Ricky Davis and Bledsoe each hit one three-pointer.
Harden came on the scene to replace Bledsoe in the middle of the first quarter. He caught the ball during the fast break and hit a three-pointer.
The Lakers originally led the Clippers by about 5 points. Under the Clippers' precise three-point bombing, the point difference became smaller and smaller.
At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers had overtaken the Lakers by 2 points at 27:25.
After the game, the feeling given to the fans was that the Lakers played well, combining internal and external cooperation with good coordination.
Gasol went 3-for-3 from the high post, and Fisher made gains from the bottom corner and 45 degrees.
Kobe can stand up and finish with his personal ability when the team is unable to open up. He is good at post-ups and breakthroughs.
Artest continues to miss shots, but he can help the team in other ways and has a breakthrough ability.
Bynum already has some shadow of a super center, and his success rate in low post is very high.
And what about the Clippers? One three-pointer on the left, one three-pointer on the right, one three-pointer for you, and one threepointer for me.
Except for Randolph's few attacks in the low post, the rest were all shots from the outside, which gave people a sense of lack of hierarchy.
But looking at the score, the Clippers were 2 points ahead.
Jackson's shrinking defense is really not useful against the Clippers' outside shooting.
This is because Curry is absent due to injury. It might be even more ugly if Curry is there.
Seeing the Clippers' three-pointers tonight so quickly, Jackson came on the bench in the second quarter and immediately gave up shrinking defense and switched to man-to-man.
In terms of man-to-man defense, the Lakers did a very good job in details, with fewer out of position and fewer missed shots, which tested the personal abilities and concentration of the Clippers players.
Sure enough, after the start of the second quarter, Harden made a pass error and was counterattacked by the Lakers. Shannon Brown succeeded in a fast break dunk.
However, Harden immediately made up for his mistake with a lightning-fast breakthrough to the basket and a successful layup with his left hand.
Then the two sides started a blacksmithing war, clanking, clanking, clanking, clanking, clanking, clanking, clanking, clanking, clanking, clanging, clanking, clanging, clanging, clanging, clanging, clanging, clanging, clanging, clanking, clanging, clanging, clanging, clanging, clanging, clanging, clanging, clanging, clanging, and clanking, if you don’t win, I won’t win, and if I don’t win, you won’t be able to succeed.
The Lakers' defensive details are very good, forcing the Clippers players to increase their concentration and try not to make mistakes in defense.
As goals become more difficult, the defensive actions on both sides inevitably become larger and larger, and the intensity of the game is increasing.
Artest holds the ball in the low post during the offense, uses his back to beat Harden, and then turns around for a layup.
Harden, however, had quick eyes and quick hands and poked the ball out of Artest's hand from behind.
Artest danced in the air to get a foul, but the referee didn't give the whistle.
On the way back to defense, Artest complained to the referee and pushed Harden.
In the frontcourt, Hinrich passed the ball to Harden in the 45-degree area, allowing Harden to beat Artest one-on-one.
If it is young Artest, there will be no problem in defending any perimeter one-on-one.
But after winning the championship, Artest is one year older. His steps, which were originally a little old lady's with little feet, have become even slower and more broken this year.
Harden took a tentative step with the ball in front of the basket, suddenly accelerated, passed Artest from the right, and went straight to the basket.
One ball was blocked and the other was passed. How could Artest bear it now? He slapped Harden from behind and knocked the ball out of Harden's hand.
However, the ball was not directed at the ball, but at the person, hitting Harden hard on the arm.
Harden yelled, which was an act, but the referee blew the whistle and called a foul on Artest.
Artest was not aggrieved when he was called for a foul. He even pushed Harden and pushed Harden to the ground.
Now the Clippers players were not happy. Artest also acted aggressively towards Harden, standing in front of Harden and looking down at the little fat man.
Suddenly a huge force came, and someone pushed him on the chest, and he took several steps backward.
What a familiar feeling, the deep memory in Artest's mind was awakened again.
How many years ago was that? Someone pushed me like that at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
The force was so great that I could hardly stand and fell to the ground. But when I looked up, I saw it was Big Ben Wallace!
I didn't dare to fight him. I couldn't beat him. I couldn't control my temper and had to sit on the technical stage. Then a water bottle hit me and exploded. Everything happened after that.
Someone pushed me again, with such great force again, who was it!
Artest looked up and saw that he was still a member of the Pistons and the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Forget it, I can’t seem to beat it, forget it.
The fifth update is waiting for a while, I need to change it.
(End of chapter)
