The world's best combo guard

Chapter 165 162 [Historical level defense and offense]

At the beginning of the third quarter, Phil Jackson's starting lineup surprised many people.

Gary Payton, Li Hao, Kobe, Devin George, Shaq O'Neal!

One big and four small!
Standard small man lineup.

Compared with the previous starting lineup, the mobility of this lineup has obviously been further improved.

People can't help but look sideways, is Phil Jackson planning to fight the Pistons to the end?At least from the perspective of the lineup.

Phil Jackson's formation of such a lineup not only made the fans feel unbelievable, even the Pistons coach Larry Brown was a little caught off guard, he frowned, and for the first time in this game, he had a bad feeling It is clear that Phil Jackson is in such a lineup at this time, which shows that he already has a strategy.

Especially Gary Payton, as far as Larry Brown knows, Gary Payton has gradually lost the trust of Phil Jackson since the third game of the Western Conference Finals with the Spurs. It should not be a surprise that Gary Payton will continue to be abandoned in the finals.

After all, the whole world knows that Phil Jackson is very obsessed with his triangle offense, and Gary Payton has not yet integrated into the triangle offense.

Therefore, no matter from which point of view, Gary Payton should not appear on the field at this point in time.

For Phil Jackson, he is not at the end of the mountain.

Therefore, this made Larry Brown even more suspicious that Gary Payton must have played an unexpected role when he appeared on the court at this time.

Fortunately, Gary Payton is already a 35-year-old veteran. His age and physical strength restrict his mobility, which makes him not a great threat on the court, especially against his own team. Lads with relatively good speed.

Larry Brown comforted himself like this.

Sure enough, when the Lakers started their first offense in the third quarter, people saw that the Lakers were making changes. The players holding the ball to organize the offense were no longer Li Hao and Kobe, but Gary Payton.

Will Gary Payton be the surprise soldier who saves the Lakers?
Everyone is looking forward to it.

After Gary Payton advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, he was not too anxious to pass the ball under the defense of the Pistons. Instead, he slowed down the pace of the game and waited for his teammates to basically reach their respective positions before trying to find a way to make the next move. .

What's the teammate's position?
Of course it's the triangle offense.

Lakers fans are a little confused. Isn't it difficult for Gary Payton to integrate into the triangle offense?Why does it seem that Gary Payton, who appeared as a "surprise soldier", is still playing the triangle offense.

wrong.

Maybe it's not the triangle offense.

When Gary Payton threw the ball to Li Hao, and then Li Hao ran with the ball to attract firepower, handed the ball to Kobe to complete the finish and successfully hit the shot, someone finally discovered some clues.

It seems that the Lakers' offensive round just now is still a triangle offense, but Gary Payton, who is the dominant point of the ball, does not seem to be involved in it. He seems to have only completed a single task.

Second attack!
The third attack!
In the same way, when the Lakers successfully scored in this way in a row, the fans who followed the game were immediately blown away.

Through these offensive rounds, everyone can clearly observe the role of Gary Payton, which is to pass the ball.

You know, this solved the biggest dilemma the Lakers encountered on the offensive end in the first half of the game.

What needs to be made clear is that passing the ball here is not a random pass. As a former top organizer, Gary Payton has excellent overall control of the court. With more than ten years of game experience, Gary Payton Every pass of Dunton is very spiritual.

What can strongly prove this is that the Lakers players seem to be playing very easily since the third quarter. They are not like the first half of the game, which was exhausted and half-dead in an offensive round but failed to score.

A small lineup and improved mobility may be only part of it. The most fundamental purpose of Phil Jackson's formation of such a lineup is to firmly control the team's offensive rhythm in his own hands.

After all, the Lakers have no shortage of end points. When Gary Payton can pass the ball, whether it is the ok combination or Li Hao, it can be the last shot.

For the Pistons on the defensive end, this is a bit uncomfortable. If they want to defend against Li Hao's endpoints, they have to keep running and choose to double-team.

And this defensive method, in the equal consumption of both sides, maybe the Pistons can have a certain advantage by virtue of their speed, just like the first half of the game, but it is not working now, Gary Payton can always pass the ball to a Very comfortable position, which gives the Pistons a feeling of being overwhelmed.

Therefore, Larry Brown immediately asked for a timeout. The Lakers have overtaken the score with these waves of offense. If they continue to play like this, it may not be good. Therefore, he must request a timeout, even though he has not yet thought of a countermeasure.

"Phil Jackson is really an old fox. With such a small lineup, he not only solves the problem of not being able to pass the ball on the offensive end, but also makes the Pistons uncomfortable on the defensive end. After all, the small lineup is better than before. The lineup clearly has an advantage in mobility”

"That's right, the Pistons were crazily consumed on the defensive end, which made them lose a certain amount of power on the offensive end. Now the Lakers have put out such a more mobile lineup on the defensive end. There is no suspense. The efficiency of the Pistons is bound to decline.”

During the pause, all commentators were analyzing with great enthusiasm.

On the Lakers bench, Li Hao and Gary Payton completed a high-five celebration. Gary Payton deserves to be a top point guard. Himself, at least at this stage, he can't handle it so well.

"Li, you must be more decisive. The opponent's physical strength is being consumed rapidly. This is the best opportunity for you. You must make your shots more decisively. That's how things like hand feeling come from. When your shots become more and more decisive. I can't even block it," Gary Payton suggested to Li Hao, and he found that Li Hao still hesitated when he made the shot just now.

As a young player, Gary Payton can understand Li Hao, but he still hopes that Li Hao can make more decisive shots, which will not only help the team score, but also live up to his passing.

For Gary Payton, he still persisted at the end of his career. Why did he join the Lakers in the first place?
For the championship ring, of course.

That's the only thing he hasn't touched in all his years in this league.

Perhaps even Gary Payton himself did not expect that he was abandoned in the crucial Western Conference Finals.

Gary Payton will not express his dissatisfaction with Phil Jackson, because that is indeed his own problem. He cannot help the team when he occupies a lot of playing time, but has become a loophole in the team's system, so he should be deprecated.

He was just a little reconciled.

Unwilling to continue like this.

When the team was on the verge of being eliminated in the Western Conference Finals, he even felt a little secretly sad. Is he destined to leave this regret in his career?

It was Li Hao's coming forward that rekindled Gary Payton's hope.

1-3
2-3
3-3
All the way to 4-3!

The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off the most incredible comeback in NBA history.

Although he became a spectator, to be honest, when the final whistle of the Western Conference Finals blew, Gary Payton burst into tears.

The next thing is the finals. To be honest, he sat on the bench in the first half with some desire and helplessness.

The reason why he is eager is that he looks forward to being able to participate in it. For him, his entire career and even playing in the finals are a gift.

The reason why he was helpless was that Gary Payton thought it was a bit difficult for him to deal with such a mobile and fast-paced game of the Detroit Pistons.

So he can only expect his teammates to play brilliantly.

But unexpectedly, during the intermission, Phil Jackson took the initiative to find him.

"Gary, from the moment I decided to sign you with all my strength a year ago, I knew that you, as a top point guard in the league, will definitely bring a lot to this team this season. For example, now, the team hopes You can play at your level in terms of playmaking."

When Phil Jackson's words drifted past his ears, Gary Payton was in a daze.

Are you going to be the guy who is entrusted with important tasks?

This was a bit of a surprise.

However, he is willing to accept such a challenge.

"Boss, don't worry, I will do my best."

In the end, everyone saw that Gary Payton did it. He used several beautiful passes in a row to help the team complete the overtake. At the same time, he also became a point that the Detroiters had no way to do.

Li Hao nodded. To a certain extent, he knows Gary Payton's inner thoughts, and he can also understand Gary Payton. After all, every professional player will have a day to retire.

Pause back, and the game continues.

Larry Brown did not find a way to restrain the Lakers' lineup. Therefore, the Detroit Pistons can only remain in the dominated rhythm of the game.

56: 44!

Although the score between the two sides was still terribly low after the third quarter, people knew that there was basically no suspense in this game.

Because the Detroit Pistons couldn't solve the troubles caused by the small lineup of the Los Angeles Lakers, after the players' physical strength was seriously exhausted, they could only be beaten passively.

77: 59!

In the end, the game was over, and the Los Angeles Lakers won the opening game of the finals, taking a certain advantage.

Judging from the final score of the game alone, this game should be a one-sided suppression, but in fact, fans who have watched this game know that the two teams played very well before the end of the first half. It is inextricably linked, and even the Los Angeles Lakers, who are favored by most people, are still at a disadvantage.

Undoubtedly, the turning point of the whole game occurred in the opening stage of the third quarter.

Phil Jackson's transformation allowed the Los Angeles Lakers to grasp the initiative on the field in an instant. The steely defense of the Detroit people lost its power in the face of the Lakers' small lineup.

For the Detroit Pistons, if they can't find a way to restrain the Lakers' small lineup, maybe they don't have the possibility of going all the way.

Looking at this game, the best player for the Lakers is undoubtedly Li Hao.

Although Gary Payton's appearance became the turning point of the game, Li Hao, who made 42 of 18 shots in 10 minutes and scored a total of 26 points, is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the Lakers' final victory. After all, the entire first half If it wasn't for Li Hao's hard support in this game, the Lakers might not be as simple as being 8 points behind.

"This is an incredible game, even unheard of. Perhaps the Detroit Pistons are the most defensive team I have ever seen. If we are not tough enough, I think the result of this game is really hard to say."

Although he is the biggest contributor to the team's victory, Li Hao is also the most exhausted player at the same time.

In the post-match interview, he could only sit on a chair in the locker room and deal with it feebly.

"So, do you think you guys are going to end up winning this series?"

ESPN beauty reporter Audrey, who also frequently interviews Li Hao, continued to ask questions.

"Of course, obviously we're only going to get better"

Li Hao's answer was very straightforward. This is his true inner thoughts. Although the Pistons put a lot of pressure on them, in Li Hao's view, this is not invincible. On the contrary, if they can play their own rhythm , it is the people of Detroit who should feel desperate.

Just like this game that just ended, they completely dominated the game in the second half, and the opponent felt powerless about it.

In fact, Li Hao wanted to say that if we win them once, we can win them four times in a row, but after another thought, let it go.

It's been a long time since he used such flirtatious remarks to create topics. Now that it's the finals, it's better to keep a low profile.

.........

In the first game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Detroit Pistons, both sides played a good half of the game. In the first half, it was undoubtedly the Pistons. Perform what is the most hearty offense.

But as many people said after the game, compared to the Detroit Pistons, they are obviously in a more passive position, because the Lakers' offense in the second half is aimed at their defense in the first half.

If the Pistons still can't find a way to restrain in the next game, then obviously the Lakers will continue to use this tactic.

Can Larry Brown find restraint?
In fact, this is a bit difficult. Who made their lineup depth average?

Two days later, the second round of the finals, the same venue, the same result.

86: 74!

The Los Angeles Lakers led 2-0 in the Finals.

For the Detroiters, the third game they played at home three days later may be the most difficult, because they really ushered in the strongest trident combination of the Lakers since this playoffs.

Li Hao scored 30 points.

Kobe Bryant 29 points!
O'Neill scored 25 points.

The Lakers Trident teamed up to score a terrifying 84 points in the third game, leading the team to completely bloodbath the Pistons at home. The defense that the Pistons are proud of already seems so insignificant in front of the hot Trident.

(End of this chapter)