Chapter 887 It’s Better to Build a More Reasonable Lineup than to Pile up Superstars

In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley laughed and said: "The low-post crowd tactic praised by everyone was broken. The Hammers' defense was completely released. After completing the defense, they frequently played fast breaks. The Lakers were stopped continuously. The weakness of the speed is too slow. Being infinitely amplified by the Suns' fast break, what will the Lakers do? I'm looking forward to seeing the new changes."

Kenny Smith laughed: "ESPN was slapped in the face by the Suns. They changed the chances of the Suns and Lakers winning the championship because of this tactic. I wonder how they will change it after this battle?"

Buckley laughed and said: "The Hammer already said that day that ESPN does not have professional quality. Haha, I want to say that ESPN made hundreds of millions of dollars from the two boxing matches of the Hammer, but here, it seems that there is no professional quality. What kind of tacit understanding, obviously, they changed their chances of winning the championship at will, underestimated the Suns, and made the Hammers unhappy."

"Maybe Hammer will choose another broadcaster for the next boxing match, such as FOX?" Kenny Smith said with a smile.

"Those damn idiots in the basketball department actually changed their chances of winning the championship because of one tactic. It seems they need to make some adjustments. Their work is too casual."

At this time, at the home of ESPN President Pitaro, he began to consider replacing a certain director.

Staples, timeout over.

Lakers offense.

Before crossing the center line, Cassel suddenly gave the ball to Kobe, who advanced to the frontcourt and accelerated toward the right wing.

Ginobili quickly followed up the defense, and Kobe suddenly stopped. The former was caught off guard, and the latter opened up the space. The latter made a three-point jumper.

Brush, this ball hit.

The ball was played so fast that Battier didn't even have time to double-team, and it was over.

14:9, the Lakers trailed by 5 points.

As the sun was setting, Li Ba picked up the ball and retreated behind the baseline, but Duncan stood in front of him and prevented him from serving quickly.

Li Ba paused for a moment. At this time, his teammates all ran to the frontcourt. He suddenly dodged to the right to avoid Duncan. He grabbed the ball with his right hand and threw it violently forward. The ball shot towards the frontcourt with a whooshing sound, almost in a straight line. Rondo.

Cassel tried his best, but he really couldn't keep up with Rondo. Rondo rushed to the front, and Kobe, who came from the left wing, was one and a half steps behind him.

Rondo caught the ball and rushed to the basket. He made an emergency stop, held the ball with both hands and sent it upward. Kobe behind him was knocked away. Then he got up for a second layup and hit a goal.

16:9, the Suns lead by 7 points.

"It's useless. Duncan can't stop the hammer from the bottom line. The hammer's lateral movement is too fast. Duncan can't keep up and can't prevent the hammer." Zhang Li said with a smile.

On the sidelines, on the Lakers bench, Phil Jackson was shaking his head.

He ran out of moves. The Lakers' weakness of being too slow was exploited, and the Suns are a strong fast-break team. He had no one in his hands and could not solve this problem.

Even if they use some small moves, such as asking Duncan and Artest to find ways to slow down Li Ba's fast serve under the basket, they can't completely solve the problem.

Barkley laughed and said: "This is the compatibility of the lineup. From position one to position five of the Suns, except for Battier, who is not outstanding, the others are all very fast guys in their respective positions.

Except for Kobe, the Lakers are all guys who are not fast. How to beat them? This is not a problem that tactics can solve at all, but a problem of lineup configuration, and tactics cannot solve all problems. "

Kenny Smith laughed: "The Lakers' lineup is too luxurious, which proves a point. It is not as good as a more reasonable lineup to pile up superstars, or even super giants.

Compared with the Lakers, the Suns' lineup is too shabby, but the lineup is more reasonable.

The F4 lineup in the 0304 season has proven that the four super giants can win the market, but they cannot win the championship. So what about this season?

We are looking forward to the arrival of the playoffs. Who is the real number one in the league, the Suns or the Lakers? "

At the end of the timeout, Cassel passed the ball to Coe as he passed the center line, then ran to the left wing and took Rondo away.

Kobe took the ball, attracted a double-team from Battier, and then passed it to Yao in the high post.

Dayao played Marion in isolation. At this time, Li Ba under the basket made a defensive move against him, but this could not stop him from turning around and shooting.

With his height, he is too advantageous in the high position. Even if Marion has a pair of long arms, it is useless because his defensive height is too low.

He doesn't have Li Ba's accurate shot blocking, so he really can't guard against Dayao.

Brush, Yao hit a jumper.

At 16:11, the Lakers were 5 points behind.

Next, when Li Ba was about to break out, the Lakers implemented a stronger blockade.

Phil Jackson really had no choice. He could only prevent Duncan and Artest from returning to defense, and blocked Li Ba at the bottom line, creating opportunities for Dayao and Cassel to return to defense.

In fact, it doesn’t take much time, just one second is enough.

Li Ba was really affected. Two big men blocked him, and his vision was affected.

"Accept the hammer!"

On the sidelines, Frank yelled at Shane Battier, who was running at the back.

On the right wing, Battier, who had just reached the center line, quickly turned around. At this time, Li Ba finally dodged Artest and passed to Battier.

When Battier got the ball, Dayao and Cassel were already in place on defense, one under the basket and the other following Rondo.

Battier immediately pushed toward the three-point line, and he was open.

Kobe was pulled to the 45-degree left wing three-point line by Ginobili. Yao did not dare to leave the basket, and Cassel also did not dare to leave Rondo behind.

Behind, Duncan and Artest tried their best to defend, but Li Ba rushed faster than them.

When Battier ran to the three-point line, he still had time to look back at Li Ba's position, and then paused. He didn't take off calmly until he saw Li Ba crossing the three-point line with his left eye. Three-point shot.

There was no need for Li Ba to grab rebounds. As soon as he rushed to the basket, he heard the sound of the basketball brushing the net.

19:11, the Suns lead by 8 points.

"This won't work either. Unless Duncan and Artest can prevent the Hammers' five-second violation, as long as the ball is passed out, the Suns will still be outnumbered in the frontcourt."

Zhang Lili shouted.

"The tactic of restricting the Hammers didn't work, and the Lakers became passive. The Suns' lineup configuration and tactical play are unmatched by the Lakers!"

Yu Jia smiled excitedly.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe missed a three-pointer, Duncan grabbed the rebound, and then relied on Li Ba to hit a small hook.

Li Ba reacted quickly. He rose up and towered over half of Duncan's head. His arms grew longer and he accurately slapped the basketball away from Duncan's head.

The ball went out of the sideline and the Lakers attacked again.

Kobe caught the ball and shot another three-pointer, but still missed. This time Li Ba held off Duncan and Artest and grabbed the rebound.

In the following time, Phil Jackson failed to come up with suitable tactics to restrain the Suns, and the Suns took the initiative on both offense and defense.

No matter how luxurious the Lakers' lineup is, it's useless. The Suns defend well, have frequent fast breaks, and have extremely high offensive efficiency.

After one quarter, 42:28, the Suns already led by 14 points.