NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 149 A Mathematical Problem That I Don’t Understand
The Kings' lineup really can't prevent the Lakers' offense, especially O'Neal's offense.

But it doesn't matter, you can't guard against my two point guards.

Anyway, you fight yours and I fight mine. The main thing is non-interference.

The Lakers just let O'Neal beat Pollard alone. Now there are teams that dare not double-team O'Neal. So why don't the Lakers try hard to attack O'Neal's strong point?
The Kings asked Bobby Jackson and Bibby to take turns calling names. If it wasn't the hobbled Lynch Hunter or the big man Samakhi Walker, the success rate was not low.

O'Neal's success rate at the basket is very high, exceeding 7%. On average, he can score 1.4 points per offensive round, which is a very terrifying statistic.

The success rate of Bibby and Bobby Jackson in singles is not that high, but when playing alone with Walker, Walker will choose to take a big step back, so Bibby and Bobby Jackson have the opportunity to step back and make a three-pointer.

Under negligible defensive pressure, the two shot 50% of their three-pointers.

Calculated as a whole, the two can score more than 1.3 points in each offensive round.

The Kings maintained this strange lineup until the 9th minute of the second quarter. The original 54-point difference between the two sides was not narrowed much. 47:7, the Kings still maintained a [-]-point lead.

The scores of both sides increased a lot because their opponents were unable to defend effectively.

At this point, Phil Jackson didn't understand that the Kings' tactics were working again.

Divac, Weber and Lu Yuanzhi got a good rest, but on their own side, O'Neal and Kobiz played together, but only recovered 3 points, and the ball was still in the opponent's hands.

But why does the Kings' strange tactic work?
The NBA has gone through decades of experiments by various teams, and has long since come to a conclusion that the insider wins the world, but what is the Kings playing?
Why did they use such a strange lineup to win the score?

In the commentary box, Barkley also asked the same question.

He is an inside player, and he can see that O'Neal has destroyed the Kings' inside defense. Although Pollard tried his best to make O'Neal miss some of the shots, the Kings' inside line was still penetrated.

This is not Pollard's problem alone. From Barkley's perspective, he feels that Pollard has done well enough, but the Kings' defensive system did not provide him with any help at all, which led to the current situation.

As long as the defensive system of the Kings can provide a little help, it can prevent O'Neal from taking more shots, just like Lu Yuanzhi did in the first quarter.

But now, does the Kings still have defense?

Except for Pollard and Christie, the defense of the other three seems to be non-existent!

But the Kings relied on their outside offense to bite the score.

When will the outside offense be able to take charge of its own role?

Isn't the three-pointer always just a tool to open up space for the inside?

Even Reggie Miller, who is famous for his three-pointers, in the 97-98 season when he entered the Eastern Conference Finals and played 7 games with the Bulls, Miller averaged 5.9 three-pointers per game in the playoffs. The number of three-pointers attempted has reached 14.1, and it is impossible to win the series with three-pointers.

What magic is there on the Kings to bring the [-]-point shot back to life.

Kenny Smith is an outside player, and he is a player known for his accurate three-pointers, but he can't explain why at this time.

"Charles, you know that in the two years I won the championship in Houston, although I was able to shoot opponents from beyond the three-point line, I relied more on Hakeem Olajuwon to attract defenders into the interior."

"Our outside shooters play more of a role in allowing opponents to use defensive weapons to open up offensive space for Hakeem."

"So, I'm going to have two guesses as to how the Kings opened up the first quarter with their perimeter offense and kept the lead in the second."

"First, the Kings felt hot from the outside today, so they could hold on to points and prevent the Lakers led by O'Neal from opening up the score."

"Secondly, the head coach of the Kings, Adelman, has mastered a method that we have not mastered, so that he can not lose the wind in this scoring battle between the inside and outside."

Kenny Smith expressed his judgment, but not only did Barkley not buy it, but also many American viewers in front of the TV.

Look at O'Neal, he can score almost every goal, and the Kings' offense seems to have a higher success rate than usual, and they don't hit every shot from beyond the three-point line. Why are the scores still anxious?
Occasionally, some American fans would think that three-pointers are one point more than two-pointers, but after all, Bibby and Bobby Jackson only made about 50% of their three-pointers. Why?

Why?If Lu Yuanzhi knew that there were American fans who cared about this issue, he would definitely give them extra lessons, so that the American children who were laughing and joking all day only knew about the so-called happy education knew the value of nine-year compulsory education!

But by this time, this strange lineup had completed its mission. The Kings made another substitution, replacing Divac, Webb, and Lu Yuanzhi, leaving Bibby and Turkoglu on the court.

When the Lakers saw that the Kings had replaced the four-man lineup, they immediately dispatched troops to put Horry and George on the court at the same time to protect O'Neal.

The Lakers lineup became O'Neal, Horry, George, Kobe and Fisher.

Hmph, still want to come to our Lakers insider to do something?

I'll make sure you never come back!
The Kings put on this big lineup, but they still didn't go inside.

They played Princeton PLUS again.

After Lu Yuanzhi and Turkoglu made an off-ball screen for each other in the low post, they quickly moved up to the free throw line to help Bibby block the chasing Fisher.

Bibby was already leading Fisher in a circle beside Divac and Weber. Fisher, who was quite heavy, was almost knocked out by the circle and didn't even notice that a new "wall" was added to the outside. He ran into Lu Yuanzhi's arms.

This time, Lu Yuanzhi did not sneak away, but stood firmly on the spot and blocked Fisher solidly.

George hesitated and failed to make up for it in time. Bibby got an open shot from outside the three-point line.

"brush!"

The basketball drew a beautiful arc and accurately penetrated into the hoop again.

Do you think Miller's average of 6 three-pointers per game is a lot?
More than ten years later, there was a primary school student who averaged 12 three-pointers per game in the regular season and 11 three-pointers in the playoffs!

This is called the real three-point rain!
Bibby, who has been ignored by everyone, has such potential.

Bibby is a rare big-hearted shooter in this era, and he has turned the tide from beyond the three-point line many times.

And Bibby's shooting is also very fast, and he can also shoot three-pointers against others, and even has the embryonic form of three-pointers with the ball (Pull Up).

As long as the stage is set for Bibby, he will definitely reward you with his precise shooting.

From 08 to 09, Bibby played 11 playoff games, averaging 4.4 three-pointers per game and shooting 54.2% from the field!

But now, the Kings faked playing Princeton and really played all kinds of screens to create opportunities for Bibby's shot!
We lost a three-point shooter, but we have several more!

　Sorry, brothers, I had something important to do in the morning, so I delayed it until now. The update is late!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)