NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The only advantage

Chapter 265 The only advantage

O’Neal glanced at the retired jerseys flying above the Madison Square Garden.

So few!

He was a little disdainful, but he didn’t show it in front of the Zen Master.

The Sharks knew that he, who had helped the Lakers establish a three-peat dynasty, was already a guest of honor at the Staples Center.

Of course.

The fans in front of the TV couldn’t feel the Zen Master’s skill of controlling his subordinates. The most direct visual impact for them now was the block just completed by Wang Song.

Barrages flew.

——【Is this the confrontation between the top centers in the East and West? O’Neal is worthy of it. This guy got a perfect chance to shoot in no time! 】

——【What’s the use? The greedy Sharks paid a heavy price for this, and the Lakers are still playing so much in the finals. Be careful, Lakers. 】

——【Really don’t take Wang Song seriously at all. Have they never reviewed the pre-game video? They don’t know the value of the first center in the Eastern Conference! 】

——【As expected of the championship center with three consecutive championships, it can be seen that they don’t take the Knicks seriously at all. 】

——【Indeed, if you have watched any Knicks game video, you will not underestimate the enemy so much. You know, Wang Song is the fastest center in the league. 】

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The game continues.

After the timeout, the Lakers made adjustments to the lineup.

O’Neal was replaced by Stanislav Medvedenko, who is also one of the few main rotation players of O’Neal this season.

Medvedenko is a traditional European center, even an undrafted player, without too many fancy skills, but only the ability to protect rebounds.

He is naturally very different from O’Neal, but the fact is that this All-Star Lakers team does not need to put too much effort into the center position.

Although the Sharks have passed their career peak and have the heaviest body in the league, this still does not affect him being the heavy center with the longest playing time in the NBA.

He averaged 37 minutes per game in the regular season, and in the playoffs, this time was extended to 41 minutes.

This physical reserve has revealed that the Lakers do not need to spend too much time on the rotation of the Sharks, and they can spend money on other places to complete the reinforcement.

The Zen Master’s plan also showed its rationality after O’Neal was replaced.

When the European center was on the court, the Lakers on the court played with an extremely coordinated feeling. The pure tool center has the biggest advantage of not being able to attack independently in the Lakers system with many strong players.

Since Kobe won three consecutive championships, he wanted a center who could not stick to the ball but could coordinate to join the team.

As long as the opponent can complete the basic pick-and-roll and rebounding work, he can be completely released.

In the remaining time of the first quarter, Kobe Bryant’s wish was realized.

First, facing Houston’s defense, Kobe asked for the ball in the high position and completed four points in a row. Then he broke through and passed the ball to Devin George at the top of the arc and hit a three-pointer.

A 7:2 climax successfully helped the Lakers to lead the score again at the end of the first quarter.

Looking at the team’s chemistry, the originally dim eyes of the Zen Master also lit up.

This is the foundation of the Lakers. Even if the most stable scorer in the team leaves the court, it still cannot affect the momentum of this Lakers.

25:21!

The Lakers won the first quarter with a four-point lead.

In Madison Square Garden, few teams can play such a performance against the Knicks in the playoffs.

The result made the Zen Master feel relieved, and he asked the Lakers’ second lineup to prepare for warm-up.

The reason why the main force was not used was very simple. This was just the first game of the finals between the Knicks and the Lakers. In addition to winning the game, the Zen Master wanted to test the strength of the Knicks.

No matter how many times you watch the video, it cannot be compared with the actual combat value, so the Zen Master wants to try as many different lineups as possible.

In the long run, this will play a decisive role in the entire series.

After all, the Lakers are not the Knicks. This Los Angeles giant has one of the most luxurious rotation lineups in the NBA today.

Fisher, Walton, Rick Fox… These are all starters of the league’s top teams.

The reason why most people join the Lakers is also very simple, most of them are related to

The reason is the same as the postman’s, wanting to win a championship trophy.

Even before the Lakers’ regular season started, some media commented that it was a bit luxurious to put all this lineup in one team.

This is also the reason why no team dares to ignore the Lakers’ rotation lineup so far.

The game returned in the second quarter, and both sides made adjustments to the lineup.

Lakers side!

The Zen Master replaced O’Neal after he calmed down, and Kobe, who played almost the entire first quarter, was replaced.

The Zen Master perfectly rotated the two people. Although OK is not a player in the same position at all, the chemical reaction of the two people’s staggered travel is much better than the Zen Master imagined.

This is a fact that the Zen Master has always wanted to admit, but he has to admit it.

The relationship between OK is not completely reconciled. This is an indisputable fact. Only when the two people staggered to play, can this Lakers play their original 1+1 strength.

Otherwise, the OK combination 1+1=2 on the court at the same time is a luxury.

One of the two must give in to make it possible to be equal to 2, otherwise they are debuffs to each other most of the time!

The Zen Master never expected to shake the relationship between the two by himself, and staggered travel is just one of his means.

He has only one requirement for this pair of combinations that are about to break apart – perform well when they are on the court!

It is with this creed that the Zen Master led the Lakers back to the finals.

This Western hegemon does not need the so-called 1+1>2 at all. As long as the two can play at a normal level when they are on the court, it is enough to keep the dynasty going.

In contrast, the Knicks are not as generous as their opponents.

After adjusting the power forward and shooting guard positions, the Knicks still maintain the posture of starting, and the team’s inside and outside cores still remain on the court.

Nash and Wang Song are the soul figures of this Knicks, and neither of them can be missing.

The Knicks do not have such a rich family background as the Lakers, so naturally they also have a suitable style of play. Fortunately, their advantage over the Lakers is also very obvious.

That is the team that was ranked last in the past. After the team was strengthened with a blockbuster after the draft, this team is very young.

Except for the original Knicks veterans Houston and Kurt Thomas, the other three can be said to be thriving.

Especially Wang Song and Prince, the combination of first-year and second-year players.

Even if we look at the long history of the NBA, such a young pair is quite rare in the finals.

(End of this chapter)