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Chapter 720 Offense and Defense, You Can Only Choose One!

Because of the backward situation, the Lakers took the lead in calling a timeout.

When Harris came up with this starting lineup tonight, he thought that the Celtics would take advantage of the loopholes in this lineup, that is, Ben's offense is much lower than the other four positions, and he selectively leaks Ben and double-teams. After Li Shengli...the overall efficiency of the Lakers has indeed declined.

Although the Lakers' defensive arrangement, allowing Big Ben to defend O'Neal alone and fouling when necessary, allowing Lee Shengli to block Garnett and force O'Neal to play singles, theoretically can reduce the efficiency of the Celtics, but the problem is that they are repeatedly approaching the basket. The next Pierce can't handle it.

Garnett's position is very far away, and it is difficult for Li Shengli to defend.

On O'Neal's side, Ben, who followed him, was sitting in the penalty area, but Pierce rushed up and made fouls with a high probability. 71.3% of free throws were more stable than offense, and the most important thing was that Ben's fouls were useless for tactical needs. To put it simply, Ben's foul was given to Pierce, not O'Neal.

The result of half a quarter was 10:14, and the Lakers trailed by 4 points.

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"Don't worry, don't worry now!!" Harris told the players not to worry, but he seemed a little anxious.

"Do you want to change it back?! Ganetra's is too far away, I can't take care of Pierce!" Li Shengli said.

"No need, play according to our original tactics!" Harris shook his head, and hurriedly said: "Barkley, take a break, Rodman, you go and watch Pierce, don't let him go inside; besides, Nick rests, Eric Come on Dee, Kobe, you and Eddie must pay attention to their positions, don't force singles, be sure to be steady, find more pick-and-rolls, and let Rodman help!"

"Okay!" The people who were pointed out collectively responded.

"Well, everyone is playing well in this half quarter. The situation is very simple now. The defensive end handles Pierce well. The offensive end...Lee, don't worry, wait for Kobe's firepower, you and Big Ben, Rodman Pay attention to the rebounds." Harris' choice is already very clear, that is, to improve the offense while stabilizing the defense, and the Lakers' lineup cannot maintain a balance on both ends of the offense and defense, and there must be a focus.

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The Lakers' offense...

In the general second-rate inside combination, Li Shengli can reach the basket even if he is double-teamed, but now it is the top combination of O'Neal + Garnett. The best way is to distribute the ball to Da Ben who was actively missed.

However, there is no way to deal with it if it is less than the area near the basket. It means that an excellent opportunity has been lost on the offensive end, so the final result is to hand over Kobe's outside link, but Kobe didn't feel good at the beginning.

But if they want to seize the above-mentioned opportunities and replace Big Ben with Barkley, who has a more stable offense, then the Lakers' pre-arranged defensive tactics will be gone, because Big Ben is specially prepared for O'Neal on the defensive end.

Basically, it's a choice between defending and attacking.

Harris chose the former, and everyone can understand this kind of substitution, but the problem is that Kobe and Barkley looked bad. They glanced at each other, then at Li Shengli, and immediately spoke.

"Coach, I think it's better for us to let Li take the shot!!" Kobe said seriously, feeling a little bit aggrieved by Li Shengli, who reduced his shots and adapted his tactics.

"I think so too!" Barkley publicly agreed with Kobe for the first time, and said seriously: "Our lineup, the interior defense is inherently strong, and it can be effective without specific tactics. As for Lee... Double-teaming is indeed not easy to shoot, but the problem is that his double-teaming is caused by our defensive arrangement. If I play power forward, he can single-handedly beat O'Neal. None of us doubts that he has this ability, and Kobe and the others The outside touch can be improved slowly, and the most important thing now is to stabilize the point difference first."

After Barkley finished speaking, Kobe nodded to him.

On the contrary, Harris' face stiffened...

It is indeed possible to give up targeted defensive tactics and directly improve offense.

But it cannot be said that it is wrong to continue this kind of defense and use substitutions to find the touch.

Specifically in this half of the quarter, the problem is that everyone's hand feeling is generally not good, otherwise they would not lose points.

So in Harris' mind... as long as Eddie plays well and Kobe's hand feels better, the situation is still under control, and the most important thing is that he still wants to restrain O'Neal.

How to restrain O'Neill?

As long as Rodman blocks Pierce, the Celtics' offense will most likely be played by O'Neal. Then Big Ben can choose to foul when necessary and use O'Neal's poor free throws to score for the Lakers, not like this... Pierce ate O'Neal's shots, making it impossible for Big Ben to fully play his role.

Targeted defensive tactics didn't fail, it just didn't work temporarily.

Harris felt that he had to persist, but before expressing his opinion, he glanced at Li Shengli and asked, "Li, do you think... choose defense or offense."

"Simply, play offensively. I have no problem playing O'Neal. Don't be reluctant to set up your tactics. Tactics that don't work out are useless. Just change them. I'll take care of the rest!"

"This...forget it, just listen to me, just do as I say!"

"Damn, then you still ask me!" Li Shengli rolled his eyes.

"Hey, I thought you would agree with my choice!"

"Okay, okay, who told you that you are the head coach, so hurry up and talk about the specific arrangement!" After Li Shengli finished speaking, he turned to look at Kobe and Barkley, who were a little upset, and said, "Kobe, Barkley, you don't need Hurry up, I'm still here!"

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The way down for the Lakers has been chosen.

After Harris finished the specific arrangement, the timeout ended, and the two sides returned to the court. The yellow and green camp leaders sitting on both sides of the court took a look at the Lakers' substitutions, and instantly understood Harris' intentions. idea.

Check for gaps? !

Is this a patch for the original tactics?

At this moment, Abdul-Jabbar was comforting Baylor and told him not to speak, while West and Johnson next to him took the lead in looking at each other without much expression on their faces.

"West, does this lineup of yours give Harris too many choices, and he doesn't know how to choose?" Magic Johnson also worked as the head coach of the Lakers and understood Harris' thoughts.

"Isn't this already chosen? What he wants is defense!" West frowned.

"Why, you seem to be dissatisfied with this choice? But I don't think it's wrong!"

"I didn't say he was wrong, what I want to say is...I don't agree with his adventurous spirit!" West turned his head and glanced at Johnson and said, "You should understand that if you continue to target defense, Eddie, Kobe’s touch is warming up. We may lead the Celtics by a large margin and win the game without any suspense. If we change now and choose to attack and let Lee do it, the situation may be stalemate, but this is not a safer strategy. choose."

"One is a big lead directly, and a more secure stalemate. It seems that you are right. Harris is indeed quite adventurous, but I heard you say... let you choose, you seem to choose offense, Choose a more secure stalemate?"

"Of course, when all the factors of the game were uncertain at the beginning, Harris and I chose the same choice, but now there are unfavorable factors. Be decisive and maximize the role of Lee. Appropriate way, after all, this is the finals and not the regular season, we can't afford to bet, we are trying to consume, and we still have the upper hand in the end."

"Don't worry, this is just the result of your guess. After all, the game is not an arithmetic problem with a fixed answer."

"Well, of course I know, but the opportunity to choose is during this timeout, and it will be difficult to make up for it if you make a wrong choice!"

The magician nodded in agreement with West, who went on to say a few more words.

"This is not my foresight, but my summary so far. There are also a few points worth noting..."

"When Campbell was here, Ben had no problem as a substitute, but when he rose to the main starting lineup, his shortcomings are not so suitable for our lineup, and Barkley can't rely too much on it. Retrain or find a more comprehensive No. [-] Bits matter."

"As for Harris...except for the newly-emerging Celtics, there are really few teams that can play back and forth with us. Harris may be a bit conceited when he leads our team. It will not, and dare not fight a stalemate, it is not good."

(End of this chapter)