Rookie against Jordan, I became the god of basketball

Chapter 66 Lakers, that's it?
With Maggie and Worthy off the court, the Lakers lineup became: Larry Drew (PG), Tony Smith (SG), Terry Teague (PF), AC Green (PF), Verratti Divac (C).

The height of this lineup is comparable to that of the Supersonics, even if Lu Feng lets Dana Barros play the first position and plays the second position himself.

Although the height is similar, the rotation speed of the Lakers is much slower than that of the Sonics. It is obvious at a glance that they cannot play the rotation. AC Green is a muscular man of abstinence. He is best known for his record of more than 1000 consecutive games. The record for consecutive games played in the NBA is also for not getting married.

Terry Teague is a 30-year-old veteran. Although he is old, he has explosive muscles.

In order to stay in the league, he gained a lot of weight. He is 196 centimeters tall and weighs a full 90 kilograms. However, he does not have the talent of James, and his weight seriously hinders his running speed.

It is precisely because of the influence of his weight that he could not integrate into the Warriors' system, the old Nelson chose to trade him to the Lakers this season, in exchange for some draft picks and resources.

Tony Smith, who is facing Lu Feng, is a rookie like him, but Tony is only a last-round pick. Although he is comparable in size to Lu Feng, his athletic ability is quite a bit worse.

The supersonic style is mainly to play fast break. Lu Feng refers to the 7-second offense of the future Suns. Except Linis, the other four can pass the ball with the ball.

When it comes to the Lakers' offense, the only offensive method for the Lakers' rotation is to grind the position and keep AC Green and Divac singled out in the low post.

Among the outside players, neither Larry Rudd nor Tony Smith has the ball. They can shoot some open balls at most. Terry Teague is the only outside single player, but his shooting range is pitifully short. He is 196 tall and good at scoring. There is only one way to break through. Lu Feng asked Sam Perkins to defend him two steps directly, which caused him a lot of trouble.

Lu Feng thought that the point difference between the two teams would be widened quickly, but it turned out that the two teams were tied at halftime!

50: 50!

This is a development that Lu Feng did not expect at all. The Lakers started with 2 and 3, which is even comparable to the Supersonics' 4 starters with Dana Barros!
The main reason is that Divac and Green are not weak in positional battles. Needless to say, Green, Kemp's strength is far behind him. With a shoulder bump, Green can squeeze to the basket just by arching his butt.

The Supersonics replaced Sam Perkins with poor defensive effect. Although Perkins has excellent athletic ability, his defensive steps are very clumsy and his lateral movement speed is very slow. Green singles Perkins and directly breaks through the frame. Kings couldn't help it.

Divac is a player whose style is similar to that of the future Gasol. Although he is not as strong as Gasol, he can play a thin bamboo pole Polynes. , and a precise shot.

Polynice's defense can only squat under the basket. Once pulled out, Divac will use his ghostly footsteps under the basket to teach the opponent how to behave.

In the rotation of the Lakers, they even played a 16:14 against the Sonics, even when Divac and Green didn't have many free throws!
It has to be said that the NBA is full of surprises everywhere. It is not known who will suddenly stand up in which game and catch the opponent off guard.

Of course, the Sonics will be tied, and Sam Perkins has contributed a lot.

He played a lot of incomprehensible operations in the last few minutes of the second quarter, including but not limited to failing to make an overhead basket, a jumper deviation from an emergency stop, hitting the instep with the dribble, catching the ball with buttery hands, and so on.

Considering his defense that is constantly being named, he is like a Lakers undercover agent!
Worthy: Sam, man, I knew you respected me!

Perkins: I'm not, I don't, don't talk nonsense!

At halftime, Jones looked at Sam Perkins' stats, making 11 of 3 shots, 1 of 0 free throw, and only six points...

Jones frowned slightly. He thought about it, and Sam Perkins was not under special care. Why was he beaten like this...

"Sam, are you feeling well today?"

Sam Perkins shook his head first, lowered his head in embarrassment, and said: "Sorry, this is my problem. I haven't tried fast break in the past few years. I haven't gotten used to it. Give me some time."

Lu Feng was stunned for a moment, carefully recalling Sam Perkins' performance in training.

He found that he always felt that Sam Perkins was unstable. In fact, it was because he always remembered the performance of Sam Perkins and Jordan in the 91 Finals. Perkins is very strong. Trying to integrate Sam Perkins into various systems gave him a lot of shots.

Sam Perkins is not inconsistent, but he needs tactical status, which has something to do with his style.

To put it simply, Sam Perkins needs to adjust his timing. He is more suitable for playing positional warfare than fast break.

"Sam, you continue to play in the second half, and then we will break through the cutting system and the triangle offense, and you will be the low-post core!"

After figuring this out, Lu Feng decisively changed the rotation and decided to fight the battle with the Lakers to the end!
Once the Supersonic's fast break can't score, it is easy for the Lakers to play a counter fast break. If this is the case, then change the tactic.

Triangle offense has always been the most important part of supersonic positional warfare practice. In this era where zone defense is not allowed and there are various illegal defensive rules, singles tactics such as triangle offense are panacea. As long as they are paired with suitable singles players, the effect It won't be bad!

"The second half started, the two teams played 50:50 in the first half, it looked evenly matched, but I saw that the Sonics missed a lot of fast breaks, which is a pity, they should have It was right to take the lead in the first half!"

"That's right, that's it! Although the Lakers also scored 50 points in the first half, their offense was actually not good. The Lakers' iconic Showtime failed to play once, and the Sonics pulled them into the game. into the quagmire!"

"In the past 5 games, the Sonics are different from other Western teams. Not only can they play a hearty offense, but their defense is also strong. Coach Jones obviously referred to the tactics of the Huskies in the NCAA. The team's offense and defense Well balanced!"

"Maggie and Worthy need to stand up, they can't put their hopes on players like Divac and Green every time!"

"Forget about Green, Divac is still very good, don't forget, the only failure of Luck after entering the basketball world was at the hands of Divac, the Lakers have the genes to restrain Luck!"

If Divac heard what Albert said in the commentary after the game, he would be very happy.

Because Divac led Yugoslavia to defeat the Chinese team led by Lu Feng in the final of the World Championships, Divac has become more important in the Lakers this season.

Unlike the Blazers' Petrovic, even if the Blazers tried to pay attention to him in the previous games, it was because Petrovic was too thin, strong offensively and weak defensively, which was a double-edged sword. Don't train him.

Although Divac has not been able to integrate into the Lakers' fast break system because his speed is too slow, once he is allowed to fall in place and receive the ball, with the right to shoot, Divac's offensive ability is extremely impressive.

In the Lakers' five games at the beginning of the season, Divac averaged 5 points per game. After starting to get the right to shoot, Divac gradually took the position of the third master in Los Angeles.

After the intermission, the third quarter began, and the Lakers sent Worthy and Byron Scott and three substitutes.

For the Supersonics, Lu Feng made some lineup adjustments. The junior generals Avery and Dana Barros partnered in the backcourt. The striker consisted of McMillan and Sam Perkins. Michael was the meat shield at the 5th position. Cage, although his ability is not very good, but relying on his weight, it is still possible to squat in the penalty area and block defense.

As soon as the second half of the game came up, the general Avery held the ball and dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. The general broke through directly with his speed, attracting double-teams and disrupting the Lakers' defensive arrangement.

Little General Avery is only 178 centimeters tall, and he still made a name for himself in the original world, thanks to his lightning breakthrough!

When the little general made a breakthrough, Sam Perkins ran out and made a pick-and-roll for Dana Barros. The ball was in the hands of Dana Barros. Tube Sam Perkins.

Sam Perkins received the ball, faced his big brother Worthy, made an emergency stop and shot a jumper, and scored two points!
When it was the Supersonics' turn to attack, the Lakers still failed to fight back and fell into a positional battle.

Worthy reached out for the ball as soon as he arrived, trying to teach his old brother a lesson, and then he found tragically that he couldn't squeeze Sam Perkins at all.

Seeing that the offensive time is getting shorter and shorter, Worthy has no choice but to use a turnaround jumper that he is not familiar with, but...

Snapped!
Worthy was directly given a volleyball cap by Sam Perkins, and the basketball was shot out of the baseline by him!

Perkins is too familiar with Worthy's poor shots. For Perkins, it is not a problem to prevent it.

Although the shooting point is very high, you have to wait for a long time before taking the shot. It doesn’t matter if you don’t lean back, and you will lean forward to send it up. Such a shot, who doesn’t hate you?
Worthy was hated by his little brother, and felt a little embarrassed, but where is this?
After the Lakers kicked off, there were only 2 seconds left in the attack time. The toolman missed a three-pointer, Perkins stuck Worthy, and finally McMillan grabbed the rebound.

The Lakers were wary of the Supersonic's fast break, and the five ran straight away, but... After McMillan got the ball, he passed it to Avery, and Avery didn't have the slightest intention of playing a fast break.

After slowly dribbling the ball across the half court, the Sonics began to fight steadily.

Dana Barros ran to the left corner and squatted, Michael Cage went to grab the right penalty area, everyone else stood on the right outside and waited for the opportunity to catch the ball and cut inside, Sam Perkins sat on Worthy body, reaching for the ball.

Sam Perkins got the ball, made a fake shot and made a real shot. He made a deep step into the Lakers paint area, made a layup and hit a 2+1!

Perkins missed a free throw, and the Sonics once again used confrontation to organize the Lakers to start a fast break...

After a few rounds, everyone was surprised to find that Worthy couldn't beat Perkins one-on-one in a positional battle!

Although Worthy is the star of the Lakers team who is second only to Maggie in terms of fame and strength, the only way he can guarantee efficient scoring is the close shot. Perkins only needs to hold him and prevent him from entering the paint. The shooting level is at most the same as that of a role player.

And because of the status of the team, Sam Perkins has been practicing mid-range and long-range shots all these years. He has a very good basket, coupled with his strong body, as long as he has enough possessions, he can shoot inside the three-point line. Shoot at any point!
The singles system allowed Sam Perkins to shoot immediately without catching the ball. After he got the ball, he could adjust for a second or two before deciding how to attack. Worthy was so dizzy by him that the defense didn't know how to defend.

Worthy was restricted by Perkins on both offense and defense, and the Supersonics once again took a 4-point lead in just a few rounds!

Worthy couldn't start the situation, and the Lakers could only give the ball to Byron Scott.

The Sonics had long thought that the game would turn into this situation in advance, so they replaced McMillan in advance.

McMillan was not outstanding as a player, but he was still in the league for 12 seasons before being eliminated, relying on his first-hand perimeter defense.

Byron Scott is not fast, after all, he is just a pitcher, and McMillan is best at defensive pitchers.

Facing McMillan's candy-style defense, Byron Scott can only make a hasty shot every time, and the hit rate can be imagined.

Only 5 minutes into the third quarter, the Lakers hurriedly replaced all the starters. The Sonics followed suit and replaced most of the starters.

After the substitutions, the Sonics lineup became: Lu Feng, Ron Harper, McMillan, Sam Perkins, Sean Kemp.

McMillan still stayed on the court. The Lakers' No. 3 position was AC Green.

Sam Perkins continued to play the 4th position and continued to fight with his big brother Worthy.

Kemp is placed at the fifth position. Although he can't handle Divac alone, the Sonics don't need Kemp to limit the opponent to death. He only needs to limit Divac's shooting.

Kemp has excellent athletic ability. If Divac shoots in front of him, he will at least be disturbed. If there are too many, he may be directly blocked by Kemp.

If Divac wants to get inside with strength...

No, he can't get in, because the way the Sonics deal with the Lakers is to shrink the inside line. Unless Kareem Abdul-Jabbar comes back, the problem of the Lakers' inability to fight positional battles will always exist!
"The Sonics played a five-forward lineup. God, everyone who watched the University of Washington game knows how terrible the defense of this lineup will be. The Lakers are going to be in big trouble!"

"Maggie needs to stand up. What the Lakers need now is not his passing, but his shooting. What Maggie needs to do most now is to score!"

"But the man who defended Maggie was Ron Harper. When he was still in the Mavericks, he was one of the best perimeter defenders. After coming to the Sonics, although he got fewer scoring opportunities than before, his The defense is still as strong, it is not easy for Maggie to score!"

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The current lineup of the Supersonics is Lu Feng imitating the lineup that the Bulls formed in 96. Let alone the offense, but in terms of defense, Lu Feng can be sure that few people will think back after playing against this lineup. Not gnashing of teeth.

The defensive strategy of this lineup is also very simple-the whole court is pressing!
That's right, just this move, relying on defensive pressure to force opponents to make mistakes, is the strongest part of this lineup!

The Lakers kick off, Maggie is responsible for holding the ball, and Ron Harper is directly in front of him.

The full-court press is not about confrontation all the time. What is important is that when the enemy advances, we advance, and when the enemy retreats, we retreat.

Once Maggie wants to speed up, Ron Harper will directly stick to him and confront him, slowing him down.

If Maggie wants to face-to-face and slowly dribble halfway across the court, Harper will let Maggie take a step, and then keep reaching out to interfere with Maggie's dribbling. Once the steal fails, Harper will immediately retreat to prevent himself from being out of position. .

After several attempts, Maggie still failed to break through Harper's defense. He looked at his teammates and found that the situation of the others was similar to his. At this time, passing the ball was easy to miss.

Seeing that there was no chance to pass the ball, Maggie knew that the Lakers had to dribble the ball halfway by himself. He gave Harper a bright smile, turned his back, and pouted his butt...

Maggie: You defend well, but if I take out my invincible ass, what are you going to do?

Harper: You, you, you... you've been fooled!
Snapped!
After Maji Zhu arched a few times, he suddenly realized why the ball in his hand was missing?
When he turned his head again, Lu Feng had already spun around the hoop.

Maggie: Well you young man, come to cheat, come to steal...

Under the pressure of the Sonics, the Lakers made mistakes again and again, and the Sonics frequently relied on the Lakers' mistakes to fight back. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers surprised everyone and trailed the Sonics by 14 points at home!
After the third quarter, Lu Feng looked at the Lakers' bench strangely.

This Lakers team without Sam Perkins is a bit weak...

It seems that those fish belly teams are stronger.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Sonics once again put out a full-court press to deal with the Lakers at the beginning. Although they were called for several fouls, the point difference between the two teams widened.

When all the members of the Lakers were mentally disturbed, the Sonics finally resorted to the death of Dana Barros, Lu Feng, Harper, Perkins, and Kemp. Relying on a wave of fast breaks that the Lakers could not respond to, Immediately opened the point difference to 18 points.

In the end, the Supersonics sent in a normal rotation, and the Lakers recovered some points by relying on explosive power.

The game between the two teams ended with a score of 112:104. The Sonics beat the Lakers by 8 points away!
Looking at the result, Lu Feng suddenly realized that this season, the biggest opponent of the Supersonics in the Western Conference is not the Lakers...

(End of this chapter)