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Chapter 360 Against the Big Three of the Nets

At present, in terms of the overall strength of the team, the Lakers have already ranked second in the league, second only to the Brooklyn Nets.

The reason why the ranking is still behind the Nets despite the leading record is mainly because the Big Three of the Nets are too strong in the eyes of the outside media.

Durant himself is called the king of the league with James. Although he has been criticized for joining the Warriors on the most difficult road, no one will question his strength.

Paul George played the best performance of his career in the Thunder last season, averaging 28 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists per game. He successfully raised his status in the front line, and is currently second only to Wang Feng, James, Durant, and Leonard And Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo.

As for Irving, although after leaving the Cavaliers, Irving has not proved his ability to lead the team alone in the past few seasons, but as the number one point guard of a certain sound, relying on his gorgeous style of play and outstanding single-handed scoring ability, Irving is in control. The evaluation of the ball guard position has always been among the top three in the league, and it is completely possible to wrestle with Westbrook and Paul.

Such a combination of three top stars gives people a sense of expectation, and it is even better than the original top three Big Heat.

Although the Nets are currently slightly inferior to the Lakers in record, they also lead the Eastern Conference and rank second in the league.

In the previous confrontation with another rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Nets won at the Clippers' home court, and it was a hearty victory.

The Big Three of the Nets Durant, George and Irving scored 38, 27 and 25 points respectively.

On the other hand, for the Clippers, Leonard scored 31 points, and James scored 29 points plus a triple-double. However, four punches are hard to beat with six hands. Compared with the standard configuration of the Big Three, the dual-core drive is still slightly worse.

Although the Clippers still have the best sixth man Louis Williams on the bench, how can they expect a substitute player to come forward and save the team every day?Even if he is the best sixth man, to put it bluntly, he is just a substitute. If he really has the strength to play the main starting lineup, who would be willing to play as a substitute all the time?
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The three super strong teams, the Lakers and the Clippers currently have a 1:1 tie, while the Clippers and the Nets are 0:1. Now it is the turn of the Lakers and the Nets.

Before the start of the game, the outside world generally believed that the winning percentage of the Lakers and the Nets was about 46 points, the Lakers had a [-]% winning percentage, and the Nets had a [-]% winning percentage, which included the team lineup and home court advantage.

Of course, this is based on the premise that the players of the two teams play normally and there are no unexpected emergencies.

But from an inside perspective, the atmosphere in the dressing rooms of the two teams is very different.

In the locker room of the Lakers, the atmosphere is quite relaxed. Head coach Walton has made tactical arrangements early.

In fact, there is nothing in particular that needs to be emphasized.

On the offensive end, it is enough to play around Wang Feng. If Wang Feng is not on the court, the ball will be handed over to Butler, who mainly plays pick-and-rolls and off-ball screens.

And the defensive arrangement is not difficult, even simpler.

Ingram is going to defend Durant, and Kuzma is going to defend George. The two sides are close in size, which is absolutely more than enough in the case of defensive shots and not sudden breakthroughs.

Butler is responsible for marking Irving. Although he may have difficulty keeping up with the dexterous Irving in terms of speed, his physical advantage will not make such a matchup a big problem.

As for Wang Feng, although he is a point guard, on the defensive end, he assumes a position similar to that of Green of the Warriors and Davis of the Pelicans. He assists his teammates more in defense and improves the overall defensive quality of the team.

And under this premise, Wang Feng's position can also be flexible and changeable. If Durant's touch is so hot that he directly blows up Ingram and is unstoppable, then let Wang Feng switch to Durant and let the opponent go. Get rid of the fire, and George does the same.

In contrast, in the Nets locker room, the head coach of the team has a headache.

Wang Feng... Who should he defend?
After thinking about it, he still can only look at Paul George, the best defensive player among the team's perimeter players.

"Paul, it's up to you to defend Wang Feng."

"Good coach, I will do my best to limit Wang Feng." George nodded in agreement without saying anything.

But to solve this problem, there is another problem before the head coach of the Nets.

Wang Feng is the starting point guard of the Lakers, and in addition to Wang Feng, the Lakers' shooting guard is Butler at 2 meters, the small forward is Ingram at 01 meters, and Kuzma at the power forward position is also 2 meters tall. 06, and then the 2-meter Brook Lopez.

So here comes the question, the Lakers point guard Wang Feng will be defended by George, so who should Irving, who is 1 meters tall, defend?
Is it to defend Butler at 2 meters, or Kuzma at 01 meters?

Either of these two people can take advantage of their height to easily defeat Irving, who is not very defensive.

This is actually a headache for all teams in the league this season. The average height of the Lakers is too high, and it is really difficult to fight against the regular starting lineup.

Only a team like the Philadelphia 76ers with a 2-meter-high point guard Ben Simmons will not be troubled by this.

After having a headache for a long time, the head coach of the Nets still bit the bullet and asked Irving to be responsible for defending Kuzma at the power forward position. Although Kuzma is taller, at least his outside shooting accuracy is better than that of Butler. It's a little bit worse, and doesn't have much ability to own the ball and attack.

Of course, this is a choice in desperation. If possible, the head coach of the Nets certainly hopes to use a player with a similar height to defend the opponent.

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Not long after, the players of the two teams came on the field and were ready to start the game.

As the Nets coach expected, the Lakers sent a starting lineup of Wang Feng, Butler, Ingram, Kuzma and Lopez.

The starting five for the Nets are Irving, Dinwiddie, Durant, George and Jarrett Allen.

Midfield jump ball, 17-year rookie Jarrett Allen easily beat Wannian salted fish Lopez, and the basketball was handed over to Irving.

Players from both sides take their positions.

The Nets were a little surprised when they saw that Wang Feng didn't mark Durant, didn't guard George, and didn't even care about Irving.

"Looking at the current defensive position, Wang Feng is responsible for the defense. It should be the shooting guard Dinwiddie of the Nets, but Wang Feng did not choose to follow Dinwiddie, but kept a long distance from the opponent. Standing, it seems that you want to help your teammates defend at any time."

"Is this the Lakers' defensive tactics against the Nets?"

(End of this chapter)