king of defenders

Chapter 1539 Narrow victory, won the first game

When Meng Yun and James shot successively, the competition gradually became more intense.

The Lakers mainly rely on the Big Three for scoring. All three can be regarded as superstars, and they are very comprehensive in technology, able to score and defend. When the three are on the court at the same time, it is difficult for the Nets to let go.

It is difficult to defend the opponent one-on-one, and if the defense is concentrated on one person, then the other two points will be targeted and used by the opponent. In addition, there are organizers like James, and the Big Three all broke out. The momentum of time is like a rainbow.

The Nets scored more scattered here.

Apart from Meng Yun, no one can compete with the Big Three of the Lakers in terms of individual ability. Although Harrell averaged 20 points per game this season, he did not rely on off-the-ball offense and pick-and-roll tactics. Attacking the frame directly from the low post, even if he made it to the All-Star lineup, his real strength is still far behind the Big Three of the Lakers.

The same is true for Zhuang Shen. He and Harrell have shortcomings, but the Big Three of the Lakers do not, so it is difficult for them to compete with each other.

Only Meng Yun can compete with the Big Three of the Lakers. The Nets can't prevent the Big Three of the Lakers, and the Lakers can't prevent Meng Yun.

Of course, the Lakers are not strong enough except for the Big Three. They were used by the Nets as a breakthrough and scored a lot of points.

So after one quarter, the Lakers have at least a slight advantage with the Big Three. The score between the two sides is 34:31, and the Lakers lead by 3 points.

Entering the second quarter, the two sides sent out rotations.

Another problem of the Lakers has also been exposed, that is, the depth of the bench is not enough. Not only is the strength of the role players in the main lineup insufficient, but the strength of the bench lineup is also somewhat insufficient. Although there is Kuzma on the bench, his performance has been unstable. When you play well, you can easily score 20 points. When you play badly, more than ten points are enough, and the efficiency is still very low.

As for Rondo, Cousins, Caruso, Howard, etc., they also don’t play much role. Cousins ​​and Howard have been greatly affected by injuries, and they are no longer as brave as they used to be. Rondo’s shooting is flawed. Caruso's defense is good, but his offensive performance is not stable.

Compared with Dinwiddie, LeVille, Carroll, Young, Noel, Belica, etc. on the Nets side, the Lakers' bench lineup is obviously a bit worse.

So the Lakers had to split the Big Three and let one of them lead the bench, but even so it was difficult to match the Nets.

Moreover, in order to ensure the team's combat effectiveness during the rotation, splitting up the Big Three will not only consume the physical energy of the Big Three, but also affect the role of the Big Three on the offensive end. If it is just the "Big Two", the Lakers may not be able to beat the Nets. The team's main lineup.

After all, their role players are too weak.

After entering the second quarter, the Nets quickly overtook the score, and then James came back and led the team to overtake, but by the end of the half, the Nets still led by 4 points.

And as the game progresses, the physical consumption of the Big Three is getting bigger and bigger, the disadvantages of the team's over-reliance on the Big Three are becoming more and more apparent, and the advantage of the Nets is getting bigger and bigger.

"The role players of the Lakers, the bench lineup is still too bad."

"The Lakers are afraid that they will lose if they continue to play like this. They will become the Big Three and lose the Big Three. In order to form the Big Three, the Lakers sacrificed the depth of the lineup. It is not a big problem in the regular season, but in the playoffs, it will become more and more serious in the future. Test the depth of the lineup."

The fans sighed.

If a team just wants to enter the playoffs, then it doesn’t need to care about the depth of the lineup or the background, but if it wants to go further in the playoffs and want to hit the championship, then the depth and background of the lineup are important have to pay attention.

Because when it comes to the playoffs, the Eastern and Western Conference finals, and the finals, any problem will be magnified, and any deficiency will be exploited by the opponent.

The Lakers are different from the Celtics. The Celtics also sacrificed some lineup depth in order to form a giant lineup, such as letting go of Smart and Rozier. They also let go of Hayward this season, but this is still because Brown And Tatum are players they cultivated themselves.

The Lakers have almost no self-trained players, only Kuzma is one, but he is far behind Brown and Tatum.

If there are no players trained by themselves, and they rely entirely on absorbing players from other teams, then the team's salary will be unbearable.

So it's not that the Lakers don't want to strengthen the depth of the lineup, but they can't do it unless the three giants are willing to cut their salaries, just like when Durant was in the Warriors, he cut his own salary in order to keep Iguodala and Livingston.

However, the Big Three of the Lakers are indeed very strong. Even if the role players around them are not strong, the bench lineup does nothing. Relying on the strength of the Big Three, they still cling to the score, keeping the difference between the two sides within ten points.

And when it entered the last few minutes, the superstar role of the Lakers' Big Three began to appear.

What do superstars do?

Superstars are used to change the game at critical moments, and the Lakers have three superstars. In the last few minutes, their role was revealed. Davis made a three-pointer, George broke through and scored 2+1, and James quickly counterattacked for a layup scored.
For a while, the difference between the two sides narrowed rapidly.

Seeing that the Lakers were about to reverse, Meng Yun and Anthony stood up.

First, Meng Yun scored two consecutive three-pointers from outside the three-point line, helping the team to overtake the score and regain the lead. Then Anthony made a mid-range jumper and scored a second offense. It has declined, but his performance in the playoffs did not disappoint the fans, and he can still stand up at critical moments.

After all, Anthony used to be a superstar. Other players dare not play at critical moments, but he dares. Other players will hesitate at critical moments, but he will not.

This is the value of Anthony.

With the help of Meng Yun and Anthony scoring 10 points together at the critical moment, the Nets won the game by a narrow margin.

With a score of 115:111, the Nets only led by 4 points.

In this game, Meng Yun scored 34 points, plus 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Zhuang Shen scored 17 points, Harrell scored 19 points, and Anthony scored 15 points. , The Nets may lose this game.

On the side of the Lakers, James scored 30 points, in addition to 7 rebounds and 10 assists, Davis scored 26 points, George scored 29 points, and the three scored 85 points in total, accounting for the team's total points. More than half, but other players scored too few points, Kuzma only scored 10 points, and others sporadically scored three to five points, unable to help the team. In the end, the Lakers could only drink their hatred.

(End of this chapter)