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Chapter 43 Discovery: Shark Cutting Tactics!
On the court, the offense and defense switched, and the Lakers attacked.

Billups hoisted the basketball to O'Neal to attack.

O'Neal caught the ball and sat down, slammed into the basket, pulled the ball and turned around.

In addition to watching O'Neal dunk, Bradley can only use fouls to prevent O'Neal from attacking.

In other words, in Li Mu's previous life, Don Nelson was unable to solve the Mavericks' interior defense problem until he lost the position of head coach.

This flaw, in this period, is even more prominent.

Old Nelson was very willful and never considered defense.

The inside offense, the Lakers against the Mavericks, is completely whatever they want, there is no solution.

Subsequently, Billups failed to pass the basketball to O'Neal because of the Mavericks' defense around the front.

That's okay, the Mavericks' defense is also quite weak at the point guard position, and there are also many flaws.

Billups made a breakthrough, and after being forced to stop by Nash, he didn't panic. He turned around and singled Nash, using his strong physique to bully Nash's defense.

At this time, when he meets Nash, Billups can give full play to his own characteristics.

While Billups has a steady playing style, he is very good at playing with his head, knowing how to use his top horse to deal with Nash's bottom horse.

If Billups finds that his offensive efficiency is not high, he can also play pick-and-roll tactics with Kobe.

After the outside pick-and-roll, Kobe broke through Nash and went inside. With the ability to protect the basket at the level of the Mavericks, it was simply a problem.

In all fairness, the Mavericks have Nash and Bradley. This combination of defensive phoenix and crouching dragon can't stop the Lakers' offense at all.

Defensively, the Mavericks can only use team defense, shrink into the inside, and give up outside defense, which should be regarded as their best choice.

Compared with the Lakers' inside offensive firepower, the Mavericks feel that the Lakers' outside offensive shooting is much cuter.

In other words, even if the Mavericks shrink into the inside, the Lakers can still use their rebounding advantage to build an advantage on offense, not to mention that the Lakers can also choose to attack the Mavericks' inside.

In addition to fouls, the Mavericks' inside defensive strength really has nothing to do with the Lakers' offense.

As the game progressed, Li Mu realized that he had overestimated the Mavericks' defensive strength as much as possible, but in the end he found out that he had underestimated the Mavericks' defensive strength.

Except for Nash and Bradley, the defense at these two points is so bad that the rookie Nowitzki is not much better.

The reason why Nowitzki is not used as a breakthrough point is that everyone knows that Daben's offensive level is equal to zero.

In addition, Ceballos' defense is around the level. Facing his former club, he is more willing to put his limited energy on the offensive end. The defensive end may know the virtues of his own team, so he only looks at it. defense.

The only reliable defense is Finley alone. It's not that his defensive skills are so good, but that his physical talent is too strong.

Legend has it that with the physical talent alongside Jordan, as long as he is willing, his defensive level will not be so bad.

It's just that he is the only one in the team defending. Just because of this, he seems unconscious. The team is a big mess. If he doesn't show loyalty, how can he lead the Mavericks to a better tomorrow?

Moreover, Bowen, who is facing Finley, is that guy still used to defend?
"The Mavericks' defense is impossible to defend against the Lakers with Shaquille O'Neal!
The defensive strength of the Mavericks should be regarded as one of the best in the league. Of course, it is the last one.

In the late 90s, the Mavericks' undefended style of play was simply heretical in the league.

The only thing that the Mavericks can see is their offensive firepower, full of impact, run-and-gun tactics, rushing up, fighting for physical talent, grabbing the offensive space, betting on the shooting touch, this is not good or bad, but the position Offensive, the Mavericks are still very thoughtful! Li Mu was thinking to himself, but his eyes were on the court. Nowitzki held the ball and singled out Ben Wallace.

After attacking the three threats, Nowitzki directly pulled the ball and shot at Ben Wallace.

Swish-!
Soft shooting feel, the basketball hits steadily.

In the positional battle of the Mavericks, except for Nash's breakthrough and scoring, and the team's tactical cooperation, the rest is individual one-on-one.

Of course, the main thing is Nowitzz's point forward style of play, which is also interesting.

Although Nowitzki is a little immature, there is no problem tactically.

"As expected of the famous coach who led the Bucks against the black and white duo in the 80s.

There is something about the old Nelson's cultivation of Novitzs! Li Mu naturally saw that the old Nelson wanted to train Nowitzki into Larry Bird.

That's it?

Li Mu felt that a big victory in this game was assured.

Losing, he hadn't thought that the Lakers would not only win, but also win big.

And, so far, it looks like a big win.

……

On the field.

The game lasted more than 5 minutes.

The Mavericks had a problem with their shooting touch and hit the iron a few times. The Lakers seized the opportunity and hit a few quick counterattacks, easily pulling the score to 8 points.

Just when Li Mu thought that the victory was irreversible, Old Nelson taught Li Mu's Lakers a lesson.

On the field.

O'Neal finally, finally gets a pass from Billups, sits back, doesn't go deep, turns to face the basket, and is about to jump for a dunk.

Bridley fouled, and his body hung directly on O'Neal like a bamboo pole.

beep-!
The referee's whistle sounded, O'Neal went to the free throw line and got two free throw opportunities.

Boom-!
Boom-!
O'Neal played in his true colors and missed both free throws. The Lakers' offense was considered unsuccessful and they easily lost the ball.

At first, Li Mu sat on the coach's bench, thinking it was just an accident.

Because, that makes absolutely no sense.

The Mavericks are too weak, no matter how much they shout, no one comes to save them, no, they can't change their fate of losing.

The strength gap between the two teams is not one-dimensional.

Next, Li Mu discovered that the Mavericks' foul was not an accident, but a tactic against someone.

On the field, O'Neal was fouled again, and then stood on the free throw line.

He made two free throws and finally reached his level of free throw percentage.

Immediately afterwards, the Lakers' sports offense was all interrupted by the Mavericks' foul tactics, sending the Lakers players to the free throw line for free throws.

"Where is this old thing called a "mad scientist"? There was a problem with the defense, and he didn't try to find the reason on himself, but he actually focused on O'Neal's weakness in free throws.

The league is not limited to a strong team like the Lakers. It has problems with its own defense. Could it be possible to solve the problem by cutting O'Neal? "

Li Mu had a very headache.

It's not that O'Neal didn't make free throws, but that the Mavericks shamelessly expanded their tactics to Ben.

Then, they will find that,

Hey, there are even worse free throws.

Neima, we must kill him!
On the sidelines, Old Nelson was not surprised. His original tactic was just to deal with O'Neal's free throw problem. Unexpectedly, in the Lakers' starting lineup, O'Neal was not the only player with poor free throws.

Ben Wallace and the outsider named Bowen are also ridiculously bad at free throws.

Good guy!
Old Nelson had a strange smile on his face. He originally thought that O'Neal was the only one who was poor in free throws for the Lakers, but he didn't expect that it was a nest!
A nest of free throw strikers!

This is really a surprise!

Oh, if that's the case, I won't be sleepy anymore!

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(End of this chapter)