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Chapter 46 Why Not

"I didn't expect the opening to be like this. I found that I don't like the Twin Towers." Zhang Sixin said a little upset.

Although he thought in advance that Love and Jefferson might be at a disadvantage, Zhang Sixin was still uncomfortable when he saw Kobe relaxed on the outside and let the Lakers' twin towers attack first, and then Love made the worst start in this period.

There are still many twin towers in the league now, and this configuration has been popular for a long time, but the twin towers of most teams are fake, and slow movement and defense are not enough, but the Lakers are obviously not.

One with skill and one with excellent physical fitness and wingspan to defend. To be precise, both of them have wingspan and height, completely overwhelming the two insiders of the Timberwolves.

Zhang Sixin thought of the Blazers again, the combination of Aldridge and Oden, the combination of Gasol and Bynum, it is hard to say which group is stronger, Oden was affected by injuries, and the Sharks are not in the strongest form, but anyway, they are better than the combination of the Timberwolves.

When the inside line was suppressed, the Timberwolves did not perform well outside.

DeRozan is definitely not Kobe's opponent. Zhang Sixin was a little unhappy that Curry didn't have an advantage, but Fisher didn't score either. Matthews was a little surprised.

Matthews' mission is completed, and after his strength has improved, he has the taste of a cold-blooded killer on the flank. He can catch and shoot the ball, and if the opponent's player is not strong enough, he can still eat it.

The potential of older rookies may not be great, but they don't suffer much physically.

In fact, the Timberwolves either fell behind by a big score when they came up, or were completely suppressed.

After half a quarter, Zhang Sixin couldn't help but adjust.

It is rare for Love to end first. He really can't play Gasol.

When the rotation speeds up, let him try as a partner.

Now, let Jefferson go to the fourth position and Milicic go to the fifth position, which can improve the defensive ability.

Now it seems that although there is no O'Neal in the West, it is not so easy to pass the inside line. In addition to the No. [-] position next season, the inside line must also have enough manpower.

After one of the twin towers went down, Kobe increased his shots, and the Timberwolves couldn't prevent them.

Their current defense is already decent, but they can't defend against stars of this level.

Kobe didn't fully exert his strength, so Zhang Sixin didn't arrange a tactical flank. If the Lakers' inside problem is not solved, it is meaningless to flank Kobe.

"I think to play against the Lakers, it is still necessary to force Kobe to enter more individual singles." Zhang Sixin said.

But forcing Kobe to play singles is not the same as forcing Paul to play singles.

Kobe will not change his attack mode just because his teammates are locked up. The key is that it is difficult for the Timberwolves to lock up other Lakers players.

However, if the Timberwolves show enough threats, Bryant will take the initiative to increase the isolation.

Kobe is also a very competitive player. When he feels that his opponent is threatening, he will want to solve the problem by himself.

The more threatening the opponent is, the more he will do it himself, and he still believes in himself the most.

Moreover, if the individual singles do not solve the problem immediately, or if he is flanked, Kobe will not easily change his offensive method, he will be more competitive, which can be used.

Of course, it is not easy to take advantage of this. First, the Timberwolves must attack.

Now, Kobe will only be reasonable until the end of the game.

Zhang Sixin also asked Curry to go down to rest for a while, and then when the opponent completely entered the rotation, he replaced Curry and Love.

After a while, Zhang Sixin breathed a sigh of relief, and the attack he was expecting appeared.

After the speed was raised, Curry finally felt the touch.

Belinelli and Frye also each hit a three-pointer.

Love still has no touch on the offensive end, but his rebounding is super brave, and no one in the Lakers can steal him.

This lineup quickly chased points, and caught up with the score all at once.

And when the Lakers' main lineup came up again, they didn't play like they did in the first quarter.

Zhang Sixin felt that firstly, the Lakers were a bit flustered after taking the easy lead, and the other was that as soon as the Lakers reached the Twin Towers, the Timberwolves would play Milicic, and Bynum could not beat Milicic at this time.

For the other two, Bynum can be suppressed with height and arm length, but Milicic cannot be suppressed.

And there is a defense point inside, and Gasol didn't play so easily.

I didn't expect to change my thinking, and the Lakers Twin Towers didn't look so hateful.

However, it is still difficult for the Timberwolves to take advantage of the Lakers' main lineup.

They must have one or two points above the level to have hope of competing with the Lakers.

Holding the tactical board, Zhang Sixin kept comparing the pros and cons of each lineup of the team, hoping to find a better solution.

When facing a strong team, Zhang Sixin's brain cells will die a lot.

But it is difficult for some strong teams to find a solution. It is not necessarily because the opponents are super strong, but more because some teams really have no obvious weaknesses.

As for the Lakers, their strength must be one of the strongest in the league, but they are not perfect.

Their No. [-] Fisher has little organizational skills, and is old and slow to move.

To be precise, the Lakers do not have players with excellent organizational skills.

Of course, the triangle offense pays more attention to the ability of stars, and does not require strong organizational skills. Kobe, Gasol and Odom are enough.

But does it have an impact? There will definitely be a little impact.

The Lakers pay more attention to the individual singles ability of stars and the shooting ability of role players.

It's just that they were relatively OK, only one of the two super strengths remained, and the role players were not so good. This Lakers team is not unbeatable.

With only one super strong point, they actually rely on Kobe's performance.

If Kobe could be cut off from his teammates, the Lakers would be less of a threat.

Theoretically speaking, this does not prevent the Lakers from having several relatively strong main players, and their performance may also cause more surprises.

So, some luck is required.

"Attack, we have to attack." Zhang Sixin said during the intermission.

For a strong team like the Lakers, it is impossible to find opportunities by defense alone.

"We need more three-pointers, a faster tempo."

"This way our inside players may be affected, but I hope the Lakers' inside players will be affected more."

"Attacking out does not mean giving up defense. Rather, we have increased the difficulty of defense and have to do things well in a fast pace. We need to protect the rebound, and we need to interfere with the opponent's shooting. This requires us to have better concentration and stronger determination to fight."

"But why not, the No. [-] in the Western Conference in front of us is the defending champion. We scored almost the same in the first half. Why don't we try harder and go all out!"

"Gentlemen, they can be said to be the best team in the league this season. If we can beat them, then what else can we not beat!"

(End of this chapter)