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Chapter 278 Tactical Adjustment
D'Antoni kept testing the lineup, but problems kept happening.

The first is the increase in speed. The starting lineup must be Pekovic, Gasol, Woody, Kobe and Fisher. This lineup cannot be fast at all.The main problem is Gasol and Fisher. Gasol is slow, which is understandable because he is an insider. After all, insiders are not good at speed.

However, Fisher's slow pace makes D'Antoni a little unbearable. However, Fisher is a veteran of the Lakers, and he cannot propose to the management to trade Fisher, which makes the Lakers seem impersonal.Even if Bynum is traded, the Lakers will have to worry about fans being dissatisfied. After all, Bynum is also a hero of the dynasty.

But a few rookies make D'Antoni very optimistic. Klay Thompson is fast and shoots well.And there is a certain passing awareness, that is, he is too tall to play a point guard, otherwise D'Antoni wants to train him to play a starter.

Jimmy Butler is also good, but his strength is still lacking. If he is trained for a year, he will definitely become a good player.

D'Antoni can't move the starting lineup, so he can only find a way in the rotation.

D'Antoni's rotation in the second quarter is arranged like this, Gasol, Sun Yue, Wu Di, Klay Thompson, Daniel Gibson.Another rotation lineup is Pekovic, Sun Yue, Klay Thompson, Kobe, Daniel Gibson.

As for Karakot, Andrew Goodlock, and Jeremy Lin, they can only play in garbage time.

On December 12, the preseason game started. This year there are only two preseason games, and the Lakers will play the Clippers in both games.

The Clippers are strong this season. Chris Paul joined the Clippers this year and formed a combination with Griffin to fight for the championship.In addition, the Clippers also signed veteran Billups and Mavericks small forward Caron Butler.

Together with Maurice Williams, Randy Foye, and DeAndre Jordan, they formed a strong team.

Because the tactics are still changing, and with the addition of a few newcomers, the Big Three have had a hard time playing.The first quarter was okay, we were still playing according to Zen master's tactics, but when it came to the rotation, it was different.In the second quarter, the Lakers were accelerating, and Gasol ran back and forth, not necessarily able to get the ball.

If it weren't for Wu Di's improvement in physical fitness, no one can stop the inside attack, and even Griffin would be squeezed away by Wu Di.Relying on Wu Di's performance alone, the Lakers defeated the Clippers twice!

The cooperation between Paul and Griffin also has certain flaws. Paul's passing is in place, but Griffin's shooting space is too narrow, and Paul needs to attract defenders for Griffin to play a role.

On December 12, the Lakers played the Bulls for the first time.

At the home court of the Lakers, a ring presentation ceremony was held before the game.Luke Walton's retirement ceremony has also begun.Originally Luke Walton didn't want to retire, but if he didn't retire, the Lakers would definitely trade him. He didn't bring much effect to the Lakers, but he made a lot of money every year, and the Lakers definitely couldn't stand it.

The Bulls were eliminated last year, and they still want to hit the championship this year.

However, there was a setback in the first game. Wu Di was unstoppable. Neither Luol Deng nor Noah could stop Wu Di.Wu Di alone overturned the Bulls' entire defense line and beat the Bulls to pieces.

Wu Di was fully fired, but D'Antoni was a little dumbfounded.He originally arranged for the bombardment in the second quarter, but Wu Di arranged it all by himself, and his favorite Gibson didn't touch the ball a few times.

The ball won, but D'Antoni was a little upset.But he still can't say that Wu Di is wrong. Wu Di is now the head player of the Lakers. Jenny Buss once told D'Antoni directly that Wu Di has unlimited authorization. As long as he can win, he can make any shots.

But in this way, there is no way to implement the tactics arranged by D'Antoni.

In fact, his worries are wrong. Wu Di can play any tactics, but the current Lakers lineup is a bit difficult to run and shoot.Gasol and Fisher were slow, and Kobe returned to the level of the previous bad shot king after running and bombing. Daniel Gibson was only good at breakthroughs.

And the triangle offense played by the Lakers before, it will take a certain amount of time to turn into a running and bombing all of a sudden.

After defeating the Bulls, the Lakers went to play the Kings the next day. Because this season is a shortened season, the schedule is relatively tight.The Lakers started with back-to-back games, playing for three consecutive days.

The tight schedule will test one's physical strength, and it will also test D'Antoni's tactical arrangements.

To be honest, the simpler the tactics this season, the better. Players have no time to practice complex tactics.Running and bombing is the simplest tactic, which is why the Lakers hired D'Antoni as their coach.

However, the old Lakers players have become accustomed to using the triangle offense, and it is difficult to change for a while.

Although the tactical adjustment is not very smooth, the Lakers are still winning.The improvement of Wu Di this season has benefited the Lakers a lot. Others only need to do a good job of defense and rely on Wu Di for offense.

The King's insiders may not be strong in terms of strength. Both Cousins ​​and Jason Thompson are a bit sluggish in the face of Wu Di.

The increase in Wu Di's strength has attracted the attention of various teams, and the media has also reported that Wu Di's strength has increased. It is speculated that Wu Di may have learned more powerful Chinese Kung Fu during the lockout period.They got some Wu Di's training materials during the preparation of "Heavenly Soldiers", and they assigned Wu Di's strength increase to these trainings.

Wu Di's increased strength has also led experts to speculate whether the Lakers will continue to win the championship this year?

They analyzed that although the Lakers lineup has almost been reorganized, the main players have not changed much, only one Bynum is missing, but Pekovic has filled Bynum's vacancy.Ah Lian is about to return from injury, and the Lakers' internal strength will almost recover by then.

Especially rookie Klay Thompson played well, and his shooting is also very good.

On the 28th, the Lakers beat the Jazz.

Although Al Jefferson and Millsap had heard that Wu Di's power had become stronger, they hadn't expected it to be so strong.Unprepared, they were all twisted and crooked by Wu Di.

Relying on Wu Di's brute force, he just led the Lakers in the period of change to break out of a bloody road.

On the 30th, the Lakers once again outscored the Knicks with 23 points and achieved four consecutive victories.

The Knicks have a bunch of stars, Anthony, Stoudemire, JR Smith, Tyson Chandler, Mike Bibby and a bunch of other stars, just want to win the championship once.They have been using money to pile up stars over the years, but their results have not been satisfactory.Even now, they are the same, with a bunch of stars still not looking like they will win the championship.

(End of this chapter)