From today on is the king

Chapter 1406 1405. The Most Luxurious Insider in History

Barnes made two free throws and the Lakers overtook the score 4-3.

From the very beginning of the game, the Lakers showed an overwhelming inside advantage.

Regardless of the fact that the Lakers' record is not as good as that of the Mavericks and Cavaliers, in head-to-head matches, the Lakers have an advantage over these two teams and win more times.

The problem with the Lakers is that they have a tall lineup, and their physical impact is greater than most teams. It is impossible for them to maintain their dominance in the regular season. Their strength lies in the three highs.

The other is their "noble disease". With such a strong lineup, they often fall behind in the start and only recover in the third quarter.

But playing against the Eagles is different. The Lakers will not begrudge their physical fitness and go all out to be tough.

Facing the Eagles, a team that has defeated them in the finals twice in the past three years, even if the current record and team lineup of the Eagles are not as good as the Lakers, the Lakers will not be stupid enough to underestimate them.

The Eagles did a lot of research on the Lakers and made a lot of preparations. The Lakers did the same. During the All-Star Weekend, they studied almost all of the Eagles' games this season. Moreover, the Lakers spent more time researching than the Eagles. Compared with the desire to beat their opponents, the Lakers, who have always been losers, are obviously stronger.

The Lakers have a clear strategy. The first goal is not to give the Eagles a chance to bite the score and stalemate with the Eagles.

More than 20 days before the All-Star Weekend, in the Eagles' 14 games, all opponents who had reached a stalemate with the Eagles lost to the Eagles in the end.

With Liu Mang, McGrady, Jason Terry, Blake, Battier, and now Grant Hill, the Eagles performed particularly well at critical moments.

Of course, the Lakers also have Kobe, Yao Ming, Fisher, and Gasol, and they are not afraid to play key shots.

But no one can say for sure about key shots. With an advantage in the lineup, the Lakers can of course avoid entering that stage and try to avoid it as much as possible.

The outside line is clearly the Eagles' obvious advantage. Kobe alone is worthy of McGrady and even Liu Mang. Fisher and Barnes can play a role in opening up space, but Liu Mang and McGrady can only deal with one offensively.

But inside...

The Lakers have an absolute advantage!

Except for Garnett Gaben-Wallace's inside combination or Duncan's inside combination with a meat shield can limit the combination of drugs, other teams can't stop these two behemoths at all.

Different from the Eagles game against the Bulls, the Eagles played against the Lakers, the scene was very good, Yao Ming's strong attack, Kobe's 24-second illegal catch shot, Liu Mang's sometimes wretched, sometimes tough singles, Tracy McGrady's cut-in set...

After 5 minutes in the first quarter, the Hawks were 11 points behind 16 to 5 after Gasol made a mid-range shot from Yao Ming.

Flying shots from the outside line, compared to the efficient singles of others inside, is after all inferior.

The main problem is Rondo. Today is the same as when he played the Bulls. His performance was poor, which limited the ability of Liu Mang and McGrady to attack the basket. Rondo himself was not good at attacking the basket, forcing the Eagles to rely on Liu Mang, McGrady, and Marion to shoot from the outside. In turn, the Lakers scored 5 points in 16 minutes.

姚明3投3中，罚球2中2，狂砍8分2助攻2盖帽！

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"The big man can change teams, and he can score 25 six points per game like O'Neal!" McGrady complained.

"I think so." Liu Mang agrees with McGrady's evaluation. In the original time and space, Yao Ming and McGrady partnered together this season, averaging 25 points per game... If you change to a bad team, without McGrady as a good helper, it is estimated that there will be more...Of course, Liu Mang thinks that it may be reimbursed earlier.

Originally, Liu Mang was looking forward to the different changes that Rondo would bring, and coach Kruger also expected the same.

But being young...is the original sin!
Rondo is too immature, and he was played around by the old and cunning guards of the 96 generation. The two guards on the opposite side are both veterans of No. 11 years of career.

Coach Kruger analyzed the problem at the beginning and felt that space is the most important thing!

The small ball style of play requires space. With Rondo on the court, the space problem is too big.

"We can only let Ace control the ball." Coach Kruger made a decision, guessing that the opponent's twin towers were about to change, so Coach Kruger began to make tactical adjustments.

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After the timeout, the Hawks sent Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Battier, David Lee, and Kwame Brown.

Liu Mang's physical coach Kruger is not worried if the three eagles can't all play, but the combination of McGrady and Jason Terry has a lot of problems, and Kwame Brown can only continue to play. Yao Ming is down, and Gasol still needs him to deal with it.

Hollins was transferred to the Development League due to the arrival of new players. With Mark Jackson, Gortat, who has not performed well recently, was also temporarily transferred to the Development League for exercise. He was not called back until the Lakers' rotation began.

The Lakers...the inside line is too luxurious. Yao Ming and Fisher were replaced by a luxurious combination of Odom, Kobe, Solomon Jones, Wang Zhizhi, and Gasol.

Without Yao Ming, this lineup still looks tough.

The Eagles attacked. Liu Mang received the serve in the frontcourt and was not in a hurry to shoot. Although he was behind by five points, it was only the first quarter.

With this lineup, the main problem is the defensive end.

But unexpectedly, Liu Mang advanced beyond the three-point line. After Jason Terry pulled away, the defensive player Liu Mang encountered was not Kobe, but Odom.

"Ding... Absolutely omnipotent trigger, playing any position can guarantee the level, from Lamar Odom."

"Lamar Odom, ability rating 88..."

After reading the ability evaluation, although Odom is very serious, there is still a big difference from the state of concentration.

It was a very easy breakthrough. With a change of direction, Liu Mang left behind Odom, who had a speed rating of only 88, and rushed into the interior. Sure enough, Jones immediately came to defend him. Liu Mang jumped up, completely attracted the pincer attack, and distributed the ball to Shane Battier who was running to the right corner. Battier caught the ball and made a three-pointer...

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When the role players need to score to help the core share the pressure, Battier has completed this task very well!
(End of this chapter)