NBA: The Talent Burst from the Start

The so-called tall tactics refer to replacing the relatively weak players of the Lakers, such as old players such as Fisher.

In fact, as the starting point guard of the Lakers, Fisher's previous task was to dribble the ball to Kobe Bryant's hands after half court, and then stand on the outside waiting for shots and pick-and-rolls. Relatively speaking, the function is very single.

When he was young, his defense was pretty good, so while not occupying the ball, he was able to bear the burden for Kobe. These two characteristics are very compatible with Kobe.

But now, due to his age, his movement speed and defense are both falling off a cliff.

It is no exaggeration to say that 90% of the starting point guards in the league can have a certain advantage when facing Fisher.

In this case, Phil Jackson decided to let Fisher play 2-3 minutes in the first quarter and let him go off the court as a pseudo-starter.

Let Lin Lei be the ball-holding point, and Artest will replace Lin Lei's small forward to defend the perimeter, while Kobe is responsible for pulling the opponent's defense to attract the attention of the defender, so as to bloom more and break the opponent and win the game. .

This tactic is very flexible, and can maximize the Lakers' advantages and make up for their disadvantages.

However, Lin Lei did not arrive in time, resulting in the lack of key players in the core of the Lakers' lineup, and the 11 tactics could not be used continuously, so they could only try another method.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Phil Jackson replaced Fisher and Kobe with Shannon Brown, Artest, Odom, Gasol, and Bynum.

After these five players came on stage, the height of the Lakers has even reached 2.05 meters.

For this lineup, Rivers never expected.

Under normal circumstances, when the player's height rises, the movement speed and flexibility will inevitably decline.

So few teams make that choice.

Phil Jackson chose this lineup as a last resort. If it is facing the Thunder or the Heat, such a fast-paced offensive team with strong athletic ability, this lineup is tantamount to suicide.

Because they simply can't catch up with each other's players.

But facing the Celtics, the situation is completely different. The Celtics are closer to the Lakers in terms of offensive rhythm, and they prefer the positional battle after they are placed.

Therefore, in positional warfare, this high lineup will achieve certain results.

As it turns out, Phil Jackson got it right!

In the second quarter, the Lakers took the lead in serving, and Shannon Brown held the ball and was responsible for dribbling the ball across the half court.

Shannon Brown, a player with average offensive ability, but with good athleticism, has the ball with him, although he was almost stolen by Rondo in the middle.

But after halftime, Lamar Odom, who was assigned to the small forward position, received the pass and scored directly with a mid-range shot.

Odom is more than ten centimeters taller than Ray Allen. When Ray Allen took off, he had already shot and successfully scored the ball.

Seeing his team score, Kobe, who was sitting on the bench, was also very happy and began to cheer for his teammates.

When it was the Celtics' turn to attack in the next round, they still continued the previous rhythm, but because Garnett and others consumed too much in the first quarter, they did not play.

Replacing Garnett is Davis.

Davis couldn't take advantage of the entanglement with Bynum, and the inside advantage disappeared instantly.

Looking at the team's disadvantage, the starting point guard Rondo stood up. With his advantage in speed, he quickly broke through the Lakers' outside defense and entered the inside line, and completed the layup to score.

This season, Rondo has a more mature style of play than before, averaging nearly 20 points per game, which is a rare firepower for the Celtics on the outside.

His only drawback is that he can't shoot 3-pointers, and his distance shots are also very poor. The main points are from inside layups.

So then the two sides started to go back and forth, launched a counterattack, and when the second quarter of the game was in the middle of the game, Rondo had already thoroughly understood the way the Lakers played.

He also discovered the opponent's movement speed and the disadvantage of defense, and began to speed up with all his strength, and repeatedly completed the scoring in the interior by virtue of his personal ability.

I have to say that Rondo has unparalleled control over the situation on the court. He is born with a big heart and is the commander of the entire team.

Under his leadership, the Celtics not only stabilized their position, but even expanded the score to a 15-point advantage.

Seeing that Rondo repeatedly scored points on top of his head with his personal ability, and Bynum, who finally got the chance to play, couldn't stand it anymore.

He decided to do something and give Ron a little more color to see!

So the next time Rondo reached the inside line, Bynum simply jumped directly, raised his hands, and pushed Rondo out of the field heavily.

You must know that Bynum's weight has increased rapidly this season and his strength has also increased, so this push Bynum not only flew out of the field sideways, but also fell in front of a bunch of cameras.

This is a very dangerous move. The other Celtics players will naturally not give up when they see it. Big Paul Davis even stepped forward, waving his fist directly and Bynum scuffled together.

As the players on both sides started to fight, Artest, who has always been belligerent and liked to stand up for his teammates, could not help but quickly joined the battle.

The situation on the field was also chaotic. When everyone finally separated the fighting players, the referee also immediately made a penalty - Bynum was ejected for a malicious foul and a technical foul.

Artest was also expelled for his involvement in the brawl.

Davis is naturally not immune.

With three players ejected, the anger of the game was temporarily suppressed, but after two free throws and one throw, the score between the two sides has reached 53:32, and the Lakers are already 21 points behind.

Rondo also temporarily left the court because of an injury check, and now the Lakers are worried.

Although the Celtics are missing Rondo and Davis, the core Big Three are still there.

The Lakers were completely different. Artest and Bynum lost their height advantage in an instant, and there were less than 4 minutes left in the second quarter.

Seeing this picture, Kobe couldn't sit still, he took the initiative to stand up, came to Phil Jackson's side and said.

"Coach, why don't you just let me go on stage!"

Facing Kobe Bryant's request, Phil Jackson pondered for a moment, and finally agreed.

Originally he had planned to give up the game, because only Kobe Bryant, it is difficult to face the Celtics Big Three.

In case of another injury, it would really outweigh the losses, but how could he be so reluctant to give up.

Instead of having a dispute between the two sides, it is better to let Kobe play and let go!

So when Kobe was about to play, Phil Jackson whispered in his ear.

"Just do your best, be sure to protect yourself, don't get hurt!"9

"Ok, I know!

Facing the coach's kind reminder, Kobe nodded.

The head coach of the Celtics on the opposite bench, Rivers, was naturally not sloppy when he saw Kobe Bryant debut, and put the strongest lineup on the field again.

The situation is also as everyone guessed. After Kobe lacked two big helpers, he faced the Celtics alone, and it was difficult for the big three to deal with it.

Even if he tried his best, he had already scored 26 points in the two quarters.

But by the end of the second quarter, the score on the field had come to 68:40, and the Lakers were already 28 points behind.

Seeing this picture, Barkley, who was in charge of the field commentary, also shook his head helplessly.

"I estimate that Kobe Bryant will not appear again in the second half, because the game has been decided."

Unexpectedly, as soon as his voice fell, the audience at the scene was in an uproar, and they all stood up and looked at the position of the player tunnel.

Seeing this picture, Barkley was also full of surprise, but when he saw who was coming over from the player tunnel, he couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

"My God, this man is finally here!"

That's right, the man in Barkley's mouth is the long-awaited No. 18 of the Lakers - Lin Lei!.