Big Zhi and Kobe's Lakers Dynasty

Chapter 203
Many big-name stars are very sensitive to their rest time, and they may lose their state if they make some adjustments.

However, for the team's victory, it is really nothing to make such an adjustment, but everyone can try to get out of their comfort zone in order to realize the coach's tactical intentions.

On May 5th, the battle of the Western Conference semifinals was about to start. Before the game, all the media people were not optimistic that the Los Angeles Lakers could advance to the Western Conference Finals.

Even Los Angeles media professionals such as Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain are not optimistic about the advancement of the Los Angeles Lakers.

If it is against the Houston Rockets, experts and the media can at least give a probability of the Lakers three Rockets seven, but now the Los Angeles Lakers opponent is the Utah Jazz, the number one in the West, and they have become the dogs of the dogs.

Before the game, Coach Delmar Harris and Shaq both gave passionate speeches to the team, and the team members were also deeply encouraged!

But when it comes to the arena, everything is another matter.

No matter how much chicken blood is played, it can't match the real combat effectiveness, especially the active change of the coaching staff, which greatly reduces the team's tacit understanding in accumulating a series.

At the beginning of the game, the Los Angeles Lakers fell into a great passivity. The Utah Jazz, who had been waiting for many days, showed a very high level of game intensity in the first quarter.

The Energy Solutions arena in Salt Lake City is also one of the most devil's home stadiums in the NBA. The terror erupted by the fans of the home team also made the starting five of the Los Angeles Lakers a little uncomfortable.

The Utah Jazz made a killing move at the beginning, and the pick-and-roll of Karl Malone and John Stockton made Elden Campbell and Nick Van Exel lose sight of the other.

And Shaquille O'Neal's start attack was not so smooth. Greg Ostertag, as a starting center who averaged less than 20 minutes per game, will show a very strong during this period of time on the court. defensive ability.

Jeff Hornacek even named the big white man the best defensive player in the first quarter.

Sitting on the bench and watching his teammates gradually being suppressed, Wang Dazhi was burning with anxiety, but when he would be sent to the field, only coach Delmar Harris could decide.

Such a personnel structure adjustment will inevitably arouse extensive discussions from all walks of life.

Entering the first timeout, the Los Angeles Lakers trailed 12-21 by nine points, a situation that annoyed many.

Magic Johnson: "I rubbed my eyes on purpose today after I got the starting roster.

After I made sure that DZ was not in the starting lineup, I made a special call to the Lakers team doctor Gary Vitti. After repeatedly confirming that DZ was not injured, I breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that this change was intentional by coach Delmar Harris, but I think such a decision is very unfair to DZ. We have all been rookies, and young people at this stage are the most fragile and sensitive psychologically!

It's really unfair to him to be kicked out of the starting lineup after just playing a perfect series! "

This change of the starting lineup already made Magic Johnson a little annoyed, and this starting lineup did not produce convincing effects, which made Magic Johnson, who has always been calm, complain so much.

Although Magic Johnson does not believe that the Los Angeles Lakers can win the final victory in the seven-game Western Conference semifinals, he also wants his home team to play a respectable game.

Skyhook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: "If you start from a pure theory, such a change will indeed increase the probability of winning.

It may be a bit arbitrary to draw a conclusion now. The first round of the series was very exhausting for the Lakers. It does not surprise me that this game started like this.

Let's see what happens next, and one game doesn't mean much in a long series. "

First of all, compared to the emotional Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is much more rational.

In addition, as a part-time consultant for the Los Angeles Lakers, he will deliberately defend the decisions made by the team management.

Wilt Chamberlain: "In my opinion, many strategies in the game of basketball are redundant!
If I were the head coach, I would send the strongest five players to play for 48 minutes!

I really don't understand how players are earning more and more dollars, but they are playing less and less playing time! "

Speaking of the playing time of the current players, Wilt Chamberlain showed a look of hatred.

After all, as a god who averaged more than 48 minutes in a single season, Wilt Chamberlain can diss anyone in the league.

If Zhang Dashuai Quanxia knows, he knows that there are a group of fan circle fans on Huaxia Network, shouting every day that my idol is tired, my idol is injured, and my idol has played for too long!
Maybe Zhang Dashuai will lift the coffin board and give these fandom fans a slap in the face!

During this timeout, coach Delmar Harris did not intend to replace Wang Dazhi. Wang Dazhi, who was standing on the outer circle and listening to the tactics, really couldn't sit still on the bench.

With 2 minutes left in the first quarter, coach Delmar Harris took the initiative to call a timeout. At this time, the Los Angeles Lakers were 15 points behind 26-11!
Delmar Harris: "Shaq and Eldon rested, DZ played the fifth position, and Robert mentioned the fourth position!
Eddie hit three, Kobe and Nick stayed in their positions!

We need to increase our speed and increase the pace of offense and defense!
When attacking, the ball must pass DZ's hand, let him lead the attack! "

This kind of substitution strategy was already preset by Delmar Harris, but no one had any idea what kind of effect Tian Ji's horse racing game would have.

At this time, for the Utah Jazz, Karl Malone was replaced for a rest, but John Stockton was still left on the field. Karl Malone may have rested throughout the first half. This is 2 minutes.

According to Jerry Sloan's extremely rigorous thinking, John Stockton, one of the two he trusts most at this time, must stay on the court to control the overall situation.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Karl Malone will be back in battle, and the first half of the second quarter is John Stockton's rest time.

In this way, the Utah Jazz will not have any particularly weak stages, and they can transition relatively smoothly during each rest period.

Wang Dazhi has not played at this time point for a long time, and he even felt a little strange to the game when he walked on the field with his teammates.

(End of this chapter)