super small forward

Chapter 575. Chapter 575.

The Lakers are very calm. Nowitzki’s first-quarter explosion is unstoppable. Due to his style of play, as long as he is physically fit, there is not much difference from when he was young. Last season, he averaged 9.2 points per game in the first quarter. Points, more than most players in the league, only a few people are better than Nowitzki in scoring in the first quarter.

But Nowitzki usually doesn't score as much in the next three quarters as in the first quarter, because of physical fitness, and Carlisle often uses Nowitzki as an arrow to attack in the first quarter when others can't open it, just like today .

Green, who had been mentally prepared for a long time, was not shaken by being blown up by Nowitzki in the first quarter. In a basketball game, you really win until the end.

The rest of the Lakers also did a good job. David Lee only scored two points with a mid-range shot, Matthews made a three-pointer, and everyone else blocked the opponent.

Only Kobe looked gloomy, because he was guarded to death by Chandler Parsons!
Kobe couldn't get rid of Chandler Parsons' defense with all his life, which surprised many Lakers fans. In the first two games against the Timberwolves and Kings, although his performance was not particularly good, he was still a bit at ease The feeling, facing the real defensive champion today, the performance really seems to be quite struggling.

But fortunately, the overall strength of the Lakers is strong, and it doesn't matter much if Kobe gets cheated after a while.

D'Antoni also began to make rotation adjustments. Clarkson, Antetokounmpo, Liu Ren, Monroe, and Gasol played, and continued to send five large players.

The height of the Lakers lineup is terrifying. Only Green and Biyombo can be considered small, and the others are big enough in their respective positions.

D'Antoni is here to continue to ensure the rebounding advantage, and the agility of this lineup is not weak.

But what D'Antoni didn't expect was the Mavericks' lineup.

Originally, D'Antoni felt that the Mavericks were at a disadvantage in rebounding and defense, so he would definitely change to a larger lineup. After all, the backcourt composed of Deron and Matthews was indeed too short compared to the Lakers. Kei, but Nowitzki is a pitcher, David Lee is really a bit short in the paint, and Biyombo, the favorite center of the Lakers, is as tall as David Lee.

But Carlisle made a strange move and sent Barea, Felton, Devin Harris, Jeremy Evans, Chandler Parsons to this lineup!
"The Mavericks are trying to imitate the Warriors' five small lineups? God, do they think Barea and Felton can compare with the Splash Brothers?"

The fans at the scene couldn't help mocking Carlisle from the bottom of their hearts. Don't you know what's going on with your lineup?These are really five old, weak, sick and disabled!
After the Lakers' Big Five came on the field, they looked at the people they were defending, and their hearts were pounding, the opponent's lineup was too short!Clarkson is a full head taller than Barea, and Felton is on Antetokounmpo's shoulder. The Lakers are on average a head taller than the opponent!

After the timeout came back, the Mavericks had the right to the ball.

Sure enough, after the Mavericks dribbled the ball for halftime, the other four players spread out beyond the three-point line. Clarkson defended Barea, and Liu Ren and Antetokounmpo were fine. Confused with Monroe, they hesitated for a while and still defended the outside line.

Just when Gasol moved out to defend Parsons for a three-pointer, Parsons saw that Gasol had just run out, and immediately accelerated to cut into the inside from Gasol, and Barea hit the ground and passed the ball into the inside , Chandler - Parsons easily dunked.

To put it bluntly, it is unreasonable and irrational for the Mavericks to send such a lineup. Chandler Parsons is more than 01:30 points behind Randall or Green. The difference between the four players in the lineup is not 01:30 points. The Warriors' Jason Thompson is a serious insider anyway, and the Mavericks lineup is pure nonsense!

But there is a good thing about nonsense. Although the lineup of the Mavericks caused Gasol to become like O'Neal, holding the ball in the interior and directly hitting Chandler Parsons and dunking, the defensive end was worse than nothing. But as soon as the Lakers scored, the Mavericks immediately picked up the ball and served, and the five players made a fast break. Although Liu Ren, Clarkson, and Antetokounmpo were faster than the opponent's fast break and returned to defense, even though Liu Ren had the best Defensive player-level defensive ability, Antetokounmpo is also an excellent defensive young player, plus a daring Clarkson, but it is impossible for three people to defend five!Felton almost received the ball with an unguarded two-meter radius in front of him and made a slow-adjusted three-pointer.

The shortcomings of the Mavericks lineup were exploited to the extreme by the Lakers. Liu Ren, Monroe, Gasol, and Antetokounmpo kept dunking inside. The two dunked as they wanted, and if the opponent double-teamed with five players, Liu Ren and Clarkson would open fire from the outside.

Clarkson's progress can be said to be phenomenal. The offensive range is getting wider and wider, and the shooting is getting more and more accurate. This is also a point of D'Antoni's distress.

LaVine and Rod have nothing to say about their talent. After one summer, their strength has improved to almost catch up with Clarkson. But Clarkson, a player with average talent but working hard to keep improving, D'Antoni is really reluctant to give up. His favorite It is this kind of player with average talent but hard work, and he is even more reluctant to improve to become a top second-tier player.

The Mavericks shrank the two pitchers of the Lakers and threw wildly from the outside, and the three players above [-] meters inside should not grab rebounds too easily.

The Lakers took advantage of the Mavericks' defensive weaknesses to the extreme. In turn, the Mavericks also took advantage of the mobility of this lineup to the extreme, just hitting counterattacks and not caring about anything else.

At this time, people discovered that the Mavericks' trick is very good!Carlisle deserves to be a champion coach!

The Mavericks couldn't defend against the Lakers. They didn't have an advantage in rebounding, so he simply gave up these things. The firepower is no worse than the Lakers!As long as the five open shots don't suck, the Lakers won't be able to defend after a fast break!
This is almost exactly the same as the first quarter of the Lakers' final preseason game against the Warriors!It's just that the Warriors are stronger, more accurate and better defensively.

Moreover, all five players in the Mavericks lineup have the ability to open three-pointers. The Warriors can't keep up with just a few fast breaks. They are slowly catching up to the score under the ridicule of people!
In the third minute of the second quarter, the Mavericks tied the score at 3!
In fact, the death five is a very unsolvable tactic, simple and rude.

Just like the Spurs, who were invincible in defense at the beginning of the 00th century, had no way to deal with Kobe's stunned singles, and the Nets had no way to face O'Neal's rough singles in the 02-[-] Finals.

The Death Five is to increase the offensive mobility to the extreme. Otherwise, you can change to the fifth with them, so that it is possible to defend, but that will fall into the trap of the opponent. If the opponent really replaces the five Small, basically there are no players who can prevent breakthroughs. Outside players can't protect the frame like inside players. Inside players can stand there and slap the ball away when the opponent rushes in. Outside players are inside. Defense, you can only cover it by jumping up.

This is why Liu Ren remembered that the Warriors team was so invincible. They had a very special player, Green. Green could hold the ball on the offensive end, and he could defend from shooting guards to center forwards on the defensive end. While the Warriors have an excellent offense, they also guarantee defense.

Although D'Antoni tried five small lineups in the 2013-2014 season, he didn't pay much attention to defense at that time. In last season, he found that his team was the team most likely to win the championship. Taft came, so he started a steady and steady strategy, no risk, no trouble, and then smoothly won the best winning percentage in NBA history, and then continued to smoothly win the championship.

But in this way, D'Antoni's daring spirit was suppressed, and it became a habit to play steadily, and the reinforcement of the Lakers management also fell into a cliché. Last season, the Lakers only had Green and Gasol inside. , Whiteside three-person rotation, occasionally plus Antetokounmpo, so Kupchak introduced Monroe and Biyombo.

Everyone has no objection to this approach. The Lakers lineup has become more and more explosive. The depth of each position of the Lakers can be described as terrifying, almost forming three lineups that can be up and down, which makes D'Antoni even more indifferent. The need for adventure.

But sometimes the game has to take risks. For example, Carlisle's five small lineups are really taking risks, but they have achieved miraculous results!D'Antoni called a timeout first.

D'Antoni looked at Carlisle's slightly smug old face, and knew exactly what this old opponent was thinking. The opponent must be secretly proud that he started to suppress their side with such a tattered lineup!
D'Antoni's heart is also broken, the fifth child is the fifth child, who is afraid of!
D'Antoni looked at the bench and wondered who he should send to the fifth junior. He saw the 13 talented players on the active list today, and suddenly wanted to slap himself. With such a lineup, he was still worried about the fifth junior. What are you doing?

No, what are you thinking about using Wuxiao to deal with Wuxiao?The normal lineup is not enough!

Antetokounmpo played as a power forward substitute last year!Green also occasionally plays the rotation of the center position!The speed of these two people is not at a disadvantage compared to the other's small man!

After the timeout, the Mavericks continued to maintain a lineup of five small men, Barea, Deron, Matthews, Chandler Parsons, and PJ Hairston.

The Lakers sent LaVine, McCollum, Korver, Antetokounmpo, and Green.

(End of this chapter)