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Chapter 407 Growing Pains

The Lakers' offensive deployment is really good.

If there is Jabba, choose Jabba. If there is no Jabba, choose Nick (Wilkins). If Jabba and Nick are not good, then the magician will do it himself.

Essentially, they are playing on personal abilities.

Three stars with absolute advantages create opportunities for the other two teammates. The core purpose is defensive counterattack.

As long as a defensive counterattack can be carried out, the power of the showtime system will be revealed.

This is also the reason why Showtime is unique. No matter how many mammoth ball-carrying cores similar to Magic appear later, they will never be able to copy Showtime's style of play.

In the Lakers' counterattack, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar missed the hook.

Wilkins cut in from the wing, grabbed the offensive rebound, and rose into the air for a dunk.

2 to 5

The Knicks happily look for post-ups inside.

The 2-high day play that has become the Knicks' signature, a high pick-and-roll tore apart the Lakers' defense, and McHale moved down to the left low post.

The ball is passed.

The person who switched defense this time was Magic, theoretically the worst switching player.

McHale didn't give him a chance, and turned around and backed away again without any sense of martial ethics.

7 to 2

"Kevin McHale's offense is completely unstoppable!"

"After coming to New York, Kevin has reached his peak. He is currently averaging 24 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks per game. He is the first core of the Knicks' offense."

The better McHale plays, the more pain Chicagoans suffer.

Jerry Krause's hatred of Louie grows day by day.

However, McHale had never averaged more than 22 points per game in a season for many years before.

There was no integration of offense and defense like today. His transformation in the Knicks makes people believe that Louis really has the special ability to transform players.

"I don't know what they are surprised about. Can anyone wear the Knicks captain's armband?" Louis got the advantage and behaved well.

The Knicks' defense is well-structured, limiting the Lakers' low-post offense, filling the central area, and allowing them to shoot three-pointers.

The magician's shortcomings are particularly exaggerated.

However, the Magician is no longer a player who can be released at will.

He collected the ball decisively and hit a three-pointer.

5 to 7

The strategy of shorting Magic was pioneered by Louis in the 1984 Finals. After that, no matter who played against the Lakers, they followed this routine.

The Magic was forced to have no choice but to develop a three-pointer.

This season, he has made a lot of three-pointers, currently hitting 2 goals per game, and his shooting rate is close to 40%.

This is a terrible shooter in the small ball era.

"Tailon, Mo Ji's three-pointer is worth shrinking your defense by one meter." Louis shouted, "Give him some respect!"

Corbyn naturally had nothing to say, it was all up to Louis to decide how to defend.

Whether you respect him or not depends on Louis himself.

If he wants to give magician respect, Corbin will give him respect.

McHale's many singles made the Lakers very wary of the 2-high Japanese P strategy.

Whenever the inside line comes to a high pick-and-roll, they tend to shrink the defensive line and not give McHale a chance to post in the low post.

Although this effectively protects the low position, outside the low position, the protection is lost.

The reason why Lakers assistant coach Bill Potka believes that the Knicks' 2-high daily defense can only be limited by the players' own tacit understanding of switching defenses, and cannot be limited by changing defensive positions, is precisely because all the Knicks' tactics have one thing in common.

to start the engine.

The basic forms of these tactics all follow the "5nail" rule.

The five players on the offensive end are all like nails in the high position.

The ball holder initiates the tactics, and the other four people provide pick-and-roll coverage for each other. Pick-and-roll and coverage are not just a matter of the inside, but Ellis and Corbin will also help each other.

The principle of the 2high Japanese p strategy is to tear apart the opponent's defense from the high position, and take the opportunity to cut into the low position and hit the misplaced position inside.

However, almost all of the Knicks' positional warfare tactics revolve around the "5nail" rule.

Although the Lakers can limit the position of 2-high P, the Knicks can use another formation to deal with it at any time.

When the Lakers tried to block the 2-high day P tactic, Stockton decisively launched another tactic.

The core of this tactic is high-position dynamic offense (exge ky), and there are more than a dozen variations of high-position dynamic offense. The variation adopted at this moment is internally called thumb tactic by Louis, McHale or Ewing's inward cut

If the route is blocked, you can pretend to cut in, but actually lure your opponent to continue shrinking their defense, thereby creating opportunities for the outside.

Dale Ellis, the league-famous lethal shooter, took a chance, caught the ball, and made a three-pointer.

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10 to 5

"What a wonderful offense. All five guys on the court were involved. The Lakers didn't know who was going to be the finisher!"

Louis was really sure that Ellis, a bastard, was a freak who had more troubles off the field and his condition on the field became more extreme.

Recently, he often has to deal with drunk driving cases, his personal reputation has plummeted, and many commercial advertisements have been terminated.

He was supposed to be in a trough period, but his performance on the court became more and more popular.

So far this season, his three-point shooting percentage has exceeded 50%. How dare the Lakers let him go?

Benjamin Wilson was itching to see it. He wanted to go on the court and compete with Wilkins, Magic and others.

Seeing Ellis' performance made Louis feel happy, and he became even more anxious.

He also wants to make Louis happy, and he also hopes that his performance can be so good.

What Ellis did was not difficult in his opinion.

But when he comes on the field, it is extremely difficult to imagine moving around like Ellis and integrating into the tactics without occupying too much of the ball.

He was often scolded by Louis for affecting the tactical operation.

He also watched Bird's game videos, but if that man's off-ball movements were so easy to learn, I'd be afraid that the entire league would be masters of off-ball moves.

The magician couldn't bear it anymore.

There is news that the Lakers have decided to let him replace Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and become the team's first offensive core.

But looking at the points, Wilkins still has the most points, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is second, and Magic is still third.

Suddenly, Louis saw him starting a back-up shot from outside the three-point line.

This was something Louis didn't expect. Even though Corbin was a 6-foot-6 man, he still had difficulty guarding against a 6-foot-8 magician from behind.

Post-up play from outside the three-point line is really simple and crude.

He pushed all the way to the free throw line, taking advantage of the benefits of the unlimited back-up era to find the most comfortable shooting point, turned and hooked, and hit the target.

7 to 10

The Knicks didn't dare to double-team. Magic's ability to divide the opponent's defense and find opportunities to break through them one by one in a post-up attack is the best in history.

No other player can compete with him in this area.

However, his own defense is also terrible.

It's rare for the Knicks to have someone with the ball in a one-on-one duel, but it's not McHale or Ewing, but Tyrone Corbin.

The pick-and-roll system required the Lakers to switch defenses a lot. When Magic defended Corbin, the ball was in his hands.

Corbin stopped holding the ball for a second, but he failed to pass the ball when he should have.

Seeing him in a daze, Louis scolded: "If you want to hit, hit him, if you don't want to hit, just pass the ball. Don't just stand there!"

After receiving instructions from Louis, Corbin decisively took the ball and attacked the Magician's left wing.

Unexpectedly, the Magician did not show any defensive intensity and allowed him to easily pass him.

Corbin moved into the paint area and raised his hand to throw. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a 40-year-old man, was no longer able to protect the basket.

"Whoosh!"

12 to 7

"Is this called defense? No wonder you haven't been able to beat the Celtics." Louis deliberately adopted a magician's mentality. "The best player is also the worst defensive player. There are two big colanders on the outside and inside. How could he win against Boston?

Help the beast."

The magician was undoubtedly annoyed by Louis, but he didn't reply.

Wilkins responded to Louis unhappily: "We can't beat you, but you can beat us?"

"No one can predict what will happen in the future, but it's definitely not possible to expect you to beat the Celtics. You are so far behind those guys, you are not on the same level."

Louis spread his hands, causing the Zijin Army to jump into a rage.

The overall strength of the Lakers is still strong. Magic missed a three-pointer. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hit the rebound and Wilkins got it from the outside.

Ellis is a defensive player who is very good at defending without the ball, but the Lakers can't target him.

Wilkins had a rare chance to hold the ball, so he forced his way in.

Ellis' defense collapsed at the first touch, and there was no hope for him. Wilkins forced his way to the basket, drew a foul on McHale and scored a layup.

Four minutes into the game, Louis decided to change his formation.

He waved his hand and replaced Wilson and Rodman, replacing Ellis and Corbin.

"Are you ready to make amends?" Louis asked.

Wilson and Rodman both nodded solemnly.

"Don't use that expression. I'm not asking you to fight. I'm asking you to have a good game." Louis patted their butts and encouraged, "Come on!"

Rodman and Wilson came on the court, one against Magic and the other against Wilkins.

In Louis' mind, they are two of the most important pieces in the future. How to let them grow without holding back the team requires careful planning and strict implementation.

For now, everything is fine with Rodman, but he is a little timid.

Wilson is more independent than expected. Whether he can become the ultimate combination of Durant without the ball and Tracy McGrady with the ball, as Louis imagined, depends on luck and the training of the coaching staff.

Or you can lower your expectations a little, and in the future it will be enough to have the level of 03 Tracy McGrady. Well, it is really possible.