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

Chapter 161 Seven Injury Fist on the Stadium

Kenny Smith felt a lot more comfortable when he saw that Barkley was listening to his explanation attentively and did not try to challenge him, and continued to comment on the Kings' tactics.

"The core of this tactic may be Max."

"Max?" Barkley repeated in a strange tone, but did not object. He also wanted to hear what Kenny Smith had to say.

"Max is a high-altitude turret that can both hit the inside and fire from the outside. The Kings chose to cover each other near the penalty area, not only because there are many people here, but it is more suitable for covering each other."

"More importantly, if the defensive Lakers show holes in their interior defense, Max will choose to attack the basket directly."

"In previous games, whether he dunked on O'Neal or passed and assisted his teammates under O'Neal's defense at the basket, it was shown that Max is not afraid of O'Neal's defense at the basket."

"At the same time, with the help of the chaos inside, the Kings' three players, oh, this offense is two high turrets, quickly ran to the outside. You know, such a chaotic defense is likely to miss people and switch defenses."

"Then, there will be a mismatch on the defensive end, and the smaller players will cover the three high turrets of the Kings. Then their shooting group of shooters will be almost uninterrupted."

"Hiss!" Barkley gasped, asking a question for himself and for the audience in front of the TV, "Can the Kings successfully play such a complicated tactic?"

"No, it's not complicated actually!" Smith shook his head, "Did you see what Bibby did just now? He waited for a moment after coming out of the baseline pocket."

"What is he waiting for? He's waiting for an opportunity."

"Whether there is an opportunity inside or any one of the three outside players, he just needs to pass the ball in time."

"He doesn't have to pass the ball to anyone deliberately, he just passes the ball to whoever is free."

"Most of the time, this person will be Max, because he has the opportunity to hit the basket and shoot from outside the three-point line. He has one more opportunity than others."

"Only this time, the opportunity is with Turkoglu."

"Even Bibby himself is an offensive point. If the Lakers don't care about him holding the ball, he can score from anywhere on the court."

"If the Kings can maintain their shooting percentage, it will be difficult for the Lakers to deal with this tactic!"

"Their forwards and defenders are either too slow or lack height, making it difficult to cope with the Kings' offensive tactics."

After Phil Jackson used the same tactic to score a three-pointer again with the Kings, he was also keenly aware of the power of this tactic.

But Phil Jackson thought further than Kenny Smith.

Is it the power of tactics?
No, this tactic just magnifies the advantage the Kings have.

The advantage of the Kings is that they have two high-altitude turrets, and they are also two high-altitude turrets with extremely excellent athletic ability.

This type of player is extremely rare in the entire NBA history. If you really want to make a comparison, you may have to move out the big bird Larry Bird again.

Larry Bird is 206 centimeters tall and has accurate three-pointers. He is a famous high-powered player in the league. But in addition to shooting, he also has a very high basketball IQ and skillful passing and control skills.

Lu Yuanzhi and Turkoglu are not as good as Larry Bird in three-point shooting and passing skills, but they have strong athletic ability that Bird does not have.

Especially Lu Yuanzhi, who is 206 centimeters tall, is more flexible than ordinary small forwards. He can not only enter the basket to fight with opponents inside, but also quickly move outside the three-point line to fire from a distance. It is indeed very difficult to deal with.This may develop into a more difficult player than Bird.

Of course, it’s also possible that you’ll be at your peak when you debut, and then the next year will be worse than the previous year.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the NBA.

But Phil Jackson doesn't find the situation at hand difficult to handle.

The simplest point is that Lu Yuanzhi, who has the strongest athletic ability among the three, does not have a high three-point shooting percentage. If he had Bird's shooting percentage, it would be nothing!
Direct 15 shots!
And Stojakovic, the most accurate three-pointer, is now sitting on the bench of the Kings in a suit and cannot play at all.

And Turkoglu, although his athletic ability is good, his shooting is accurate, and he can pass and control, but every attribute of him seems to be a weakened version of Bird, and he is the best one to deal with.

In the NBA arena, what is needed are those players with outstanding characteristics, so that the coach can arrange specific tactics according to their characteristics.

On the contrary, Turkoglu, a player who seems to be all-powerful but is actually average in every skill, is easier to deal with.

However, if Turkoglu evolves and his technical characteristics move closer to Bird, he will become a formidable opponent in the future.

So, back to the starting point, the Kings' tactics, whether it is the previous "Princeton PLUS" or this "Starburst" tactics similar to the Lakers' serve-receiving tactics, still rely on the players' own feel.

If you don't feel good, no matter how many opportunities you are given, if you can't make a shot, it's of no use!

Therefore, although Phil Jackson feels that the Kings' tactics and personnel structure are difficult to crack, he is still willing to wait patiently for the moment when the Kings players fail to shoot accurately.

Adelman felt proud when he saw Phil Jackson's changing expression.

Do you think I am on the first level and you are on the second level, so you think you will win?

No, I'm actually on the fifth floor!
This "Blues" tactic has a major flaw when playing against the Lakers, that is, defense must be sacrificed!
Without enough outside players, this tactic cannot be implemented at all.

But if enough outside players are put in, they will definitely not be able to restrict O'Neal.

Therefore, this tactic, in the Kings' tactical system, is to stabilize the score, give up defense, and use offensive scoring to stabilize the score gap.

That's right, it's the Seven Injury Fist!
Before hurting others, hurt yourself first!
In other words, as long as we face the Lakers and as long as O'Neal stays in the paint, the greatest value of this tactic is to give our inside players a chance to breathe, while O'Neal will continue to consume a lot of energy.

As long as the score is stable and O'Neal consumes a lot of energy, the Kings will be invincible at the decisive moment!
As a set of tactics used by the transition lineup, Adelman is very satisfied with the current situation.

But as Phil Jackson expected, the Kings really couldn't maintain their offensive firepower.

Lu Yuanzhi and Christie's next shots missed one after another, while O'Neal steadily scored the ball for the Lakers.

At the end of the third quarter, 82:74, the Kings' lead was reduced, but the score was unexpectedly high.

According to this trend, this game will be a double score.

Higher scores, more offensive rounds, this is the game process the Kings are pursuing!
(End of this chapter)