NBA: Trading Westbrook at the beginning shocked Lao Zhan

O'Neill and Barkley in front of the technical stage also noticed something was wrong, and quickly announced that James and Big Eyebrow were resting due to injuries.

"Hey, guys, according to reliable sources, the Lakers' dual-core James and Brother Nongmei will not play tonight. James is due to a sore groin injury, and Brother Nongmei chooses to rest due to a sore ankle!"

After O'Neal finished speaking, Barkley quickly took over the words: "Yes, to make matters worse, the current Lakers Monk, Cousins, and Rondo are still suspended, which means that the Lakers will have a game tonight. None of the 5 people can play, and there are many main players of the Lakers team among them, so it can be said that the situation of the Lakers team tonight is very serious!"

O'Neal nodded slightly: "I have to say, you're right, but the Lakers still have the strength to fight. Their bench is very deep, and they also have champion coach Vogel!"

"Moreover, the Cavaliers' injury problems are also very serious now. Both Rubio and Sexton are injured. Their current starting point guard Garland has a heavy burden. For a rookie, even an opportunity is a test. !"

"So, it's not easy for the Cavaliers to take this victory away from the Lakers."

Barkley nodded approvingly, and then, after exchanging glances with O'Neal, he began to tacitly divert the topic elsewhere, diverting the attention of James fans who were in disappointment.

With Barkley and O'Neal's heat, the boring pre-match time became cheerful, time passed quickly, and the game was about to start.

The starting players from both sides entered the field, and the Cavaliers, as the home team, were naturally welcomed by the fans present.

As the Lakers are the away team, and James did not play, the fans present were not very cold about the Lakers, so they naturally treated them coldly.

Faced with this situation, the Lakers players didn't react much. Anyway, it was an away game, and everyone was used to this situation.

At the same time, O'Neal in front of the technical stage also quickly began to explain the situation on the field:

"Okay, now that the players from both sides have officially entered the field, let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams!"

"First of all, the Cavaliers sitting at home sent: Garland, Okoro, Jarrett-Allen, Mobley, and Markkanen! Unexpectedly, they had such a high lineup at the beginning of the game. Three The high system is all on the field!"

Barkley nodded, and quickly took over the conversation: "Yes, the Cavaliers sent out the strongest lineup at the beginning, but the Lakers are not weak. Let's take a look at the Lakers' lineup: Brogdon, Kobe Winton, Howard, Boucher and Bradley!"

"Although the Lakers lineup does not have any superstars, their overall strength is not weak. It can be said that they are both offensive and defensive!"

O'Neill nodded approvingly: "I completely agree with you, the victory of this game is really hard to say!"

While O'Neal and Barkley were introducing the starting players on the field, Howard and Jarrett Allen consciously walked to the center line and prepared to execute the jump ball.

The referee also walked to the center line with the ball, blew a whistle and threw the basketball high into the air.

After the basketball was thrown into the air, Howard saw the opportunity and jumped up suddenly. Just when Howard's fingers were about to touch the basketball, Jarrett Allen on the side relied on his super high bullet speed and excellent Wingspan, the first to dial the ball into the hands of his teammates.

The Cavaliers' possession of the ball, their chief point guard Garland, controls the possession of the ball and advances toward the frontcourt.

Just one step closer to the three-point line, Bradley quickly stuck to it.

It was obvious that he didn't want to give Jia Lan a chance to shoot a three-pointer.

Seeing Bradley sticking so tightly, Jia Lan didn't panic at all. As the saying goes, the tighter you stick, the faster you pass. Bradley is so tight that Jia Lan will easily pass by.

What's more, Jialan is still young and moves very fast. Although Bradley defends well, he is also old after all, and it is difficult to keep up with Jialan's footsteps.

Soon, Jialan passed Bradley with a quick center of gravity change and super explosive power, leaving Bradley behind.

At this time, Jialan had already reached the mid-range position. Seeing this, Cavaliers insider Markkanen quickly withdrew to the outside of the three-point line, trying to make room for Jialan to complete the action.

At this time, Jialan was still attacking the inside, facing Howard's defense in front, Jialan did not choose to force the ball against Howard, but chose to distribute it to Markkanen on the outside.

But when the basketball was in the air, Bradley, who had been left behind by Jialan, suddenly appeared, and grabbed the basketball in the air into his arms!
After seeing Bradley get the ball, all members of the Lakers team immediately began to rush to the frontcourt.

This is a good fast break opportunity, Bradley immediately sprinted forward after grabbing the ball!

All the members of the Cavaliers did not react at all, and could only watch helplessly as the Lakers completed this fast break.

In this way, the Lakers went first and scored 2 points!
"Nice job!"

Seeing that the Lakers completed such a beautiful attack, the head coach Vogel cheered in a low voice.

It has to be said that this time the Lakers executed their strategy perfectly, allowing Bradley to force Jialan from the three-point line and not allowing Jialan to shoot outside the three-point line. After allowing Jialan to enter the middle distance, Bradley Deli followed Garland to prevent him from completing the floater, forcing Garland to enter the inside attack.

According to the previous analysis of the coaching staff of the Lakers, when facing a big center like Howard, his efficiency is relatively weak compared with other guards with very strong finishing ability, and in this case, Jialan often chooses Pass the ball!
Therefore, after Bradley waited until Jialan entered the inside line, he immediately went to look for Jialan's passing route and waited for an opportunity to steal the ball!
In fact, Jialan did exactly that. Seeing that there was no opportunity for throwing shots or mid-range shots, Jialan decisively chose to pass the basketball to Markkanen on the outside.

After that, the ball was naturally blocked by Bradley!

Although this round is very short, it condenses the design and arrangement of the entire Lakers team.

Judging from the results, the Lakers' defensive strategy is really perfect.

On the playing field, the possession of the ball returned to the Cavaliers, and it was still Jialan who held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

Jia Lan didn't take the mistake of that round just now to heart. He believed in himself very much. When faced with the situation just now, he would definitely be able to do better!