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Chapter 771 Changes brought about by Lan Shengli
Hill's close defense made Kobe very uncomfortable, and his shooting percentage and efficiency were very low.

Harden's ability to draw defensive fouls allows him to continue the team's offensive firepower through free throws, and he also sent wonderful passes.

Relying on his excellent defensive anticipation, Johnson cut off Gasol's tip-up and at the same time directly completed the steal.

Thornton seized the outside opportunity and made a long three-pointer.

Jordan restricted the twin towers alone, allowing the Clippers' inside line to be protected to the greatest extent possible.

Not only did he defend the offensive rebounds for a few rounds, but he also had an alley-oop dunk on the fast break.

"Yeah!!"

Watching Jordan hit the frame in the air, the Clippers' bench immediately stood up and cheered.

Brand, who was wearing a suit, also applauded.

Seeing the new lineup play so well, I believe Brand must be more anxious to come back.

And the team now has such a good chemical reaction, and now has such a reasonable lineup, all of which are changes brought about by Lan Shengli.

"Crack~!!"

"Okay~!! That's it~!! Keep it up~!! Keep it in this state~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to applaud and shout, and was about to rush into the arena.

The Clippers have already led by six points, and Zen Master is still sitting there steadily, neither happy nor worried, really showing neither emotion nor anger.

The game is still going on, and the Lakers need a good offense to stop the decline.

Zen Master suddenly blew a whistle loudly towards Fisher who was dribbling the ball halfway. Fisher saw Zen Master gave him a look, and immediately passed on the information to other teammates.

I saw that the Lakers did change their tactics in this offense.

It was no longer Kobe's back-up, but a back-up to Pau Gasol.

After all, it was Thornton, who was just over two meters old, who defended Gasol, and Gasol's height of nearly two meters and 20, coupled with his super long wingspan, was a very obvious misalignment against Thornton.

The height gap between the two sides is indeed too obvious, and Thornton has always played the third position in the previous two seasons. If Brand was not injured, Thornton would not have the opportunity to enter the starting lineup.

"Master Zen finally discovered the huge height difference in the fourth position~!! This point does have a natural disadvantage in defense. If the opponent catches and keeps hitting, it is really dangerous~"

Lan Shengli was also worried.

"It would be great if Brand was here at this time~ Although Brand's height is also far from that of Gasol, Brand's foot is more stable, which can prevent Gasol from coming easily. Inside, forcing him to make difficult offensive choices away from the basket~”

Lan Shengli continued to sigh.

Here Gasol showed his "Spanish footsteps", which made it very difficult for Thornton to defend from the back.

Other players on the Lakers have opened up space for it.

"Great opportunity, double-team~!!!"

Seeing this, Lan Shengli immediately thought to himself.

Hill seemed to have a tacit understanding with Lan Shengli, and immediately gave up Kobe and went to double-team Gasol.

Maybe Gasol didn't expect that Hill would give up defending Kobe to double-team himself, so he was not prepared at all and was still dribbling there.

No matter how delicate Gasol's skills are, he will be powerless when encountering a small player's double-team.

Hill directly cut off Gasol's ball, and the Clippers successfully defended again.

"Okay, the defensive end is to be unexpected and unpredictable to succeed~!!, Hill took the risk of missing Kobe's strongest point to double-team Gasol and it paid off~!! "

Lan Shengli said to himself very excitedly.

Hill took the ball and quickly counterattacked. Because the steal was completed near the baseline, the Lakers retreated very quickly.

But their most important "Twin Towers" have not returned~! !

Here, Hill dribbled the ball looking for opportunities, Harden stole and attracted the double-teaming of Kobe and Artest, but ignored the follow-up Johnson.

Hill immediately hit the ground pass and led Johnson toward the inside.

After Johnson received the ball very comfortably, he directly made a tomahawk posture.

Fisher looked up and had no intention of blocking it.

"Duang~!!!!"

Johnson hit the ball directly into the basket like drawing a bow and shooting an arrow.

The Clippers once again completed a very beautiful and smooth transition from defense to offense.

After another split dunk, the Clippers have widened the point difference to 8 points, and it looks like it will reach double digits.

Kobe was very helpless and looked at the twin towers who had just returned to the backcourt.

For Kobe, who has a strong desire to win, this time the defense and the team's state in the past few rounds are indeed not very good.

There is only one reason for this to happen, that is, the Lakers are still the same Lakers, but the Clippers are very different from before.

They have a new head coach, Lan Shengli, and the team has new vitality. The changes that Lan Shengli has brought to the team are obvious.

"I didn't expect the team to suppress the defending champion on the scene. This is really incredible. How did this happen~?!"

Even the general manager of the Clippers didn't know why.

"It seems that the open defensive strategy has had the desired effect~,"

Lan Shengli's words told the truth.

"When the old Dunleavy was coaching the Clippers, the Clippers' defense wasn't too bad, and it was considered average in the entire league~"

Lan Shengli thought.

"However, when facing a team with some super personal abilities like the Lakers, the Clippers' defense seems to be a bit stretched. Too conservative defense can't limit the opponent at all. If you want to suppress the opponent's players with outstanding personal abilities, you must It is necessary to adopt a very aggressive open defense~, only through uninterrupted forced defense, and a defensive strategy that destroys their rhythm by not making the opponent's key players more comfortable to attack~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to analyze.

If the general manager heard such an analysis, I believe he would understand the doubts in his heart.

"Clang~!!"

Here the Lakers were attacking, and Kobe suddenly chased and shot a three-pointer. Under Hill's interference, the ball hit the iron again.

The Lakers' offense has stagnated. Originally relying on personal ability to attack is the method they rely on in positional offense, but now it is completely restricted by the Clippers' defensive strategy.

And luck also came to the Clippers' side, and the long-range rebound was accepted by Harden.

This is also the first rebound of Harden's career.

"Quickly return to defense~!! Watch out for your own people~!!!"

Here Kobe saw that Harden was about to speed up and counterattack, so he immediately yelled at his teammates to remind him.

(End of this chapter)