Countercurrent and become a superstar

Chapter 66: If you can't attack and can't defend, you call this a team that's a favorite for the championship!
During the transition between offense and defense, Payton controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and even Fisher's job as a tool man was robbed by Payton.

"Oh, look, look at how the Lakers' triangle offense played after Payton and Malone joined the Lakers..."

On the court, Payton controlled the ball to the frontcourt. Malone, who was originally staying on the right side, replaced Payton's 45-degree position on the left wing and moved out to receive Payton's pass.

After Payton passed the ball, he cut outside to Malone's position.

At this time, O'Neal, who is asking for the ball in the low post on the left, Payton, who is in the left corner, and Malone, who is holding the ball outside the 75-degree three-point line on the left wing, also form an offensive triangle.

"I see!
When Fisher controls the ball and acts as a tool man, if Kobe is not on the court, then Payton plays Kobe's role as the pivot.

If Payton takes over Fisher's role as the ball-handling tool, then Malone moves from the right to the left, playing Payton's original role as Kobe..."

In this way, the basic triangle offensive framework remains unchanged, but Malone is not Kobe after all.

After playing the regular triangle offensive positioning routine, Malone didn't know how to play, and his passing skills were quite adequate. He couldn't feed O'Neal the ball, so he could only hand the damn basketball back to Fisher in the middle. , then cut inside to the basket, move from the left back to the right...

In other words, everything returns to the starting point of Fisher being a tool man.

Sure enough, with the complex situation of the triangle offensive tactics, it is not easy to be the tool man and the axis. Payton and Malone can only be lonely.

Outside the court, Tan Yang couldn't help but shook his head when he saw this scene.

It seems that Payton and Malone are not suitable for playing triangle offensive tactics with O'Neal!

O'Neal's current characteristics, like Howard's in the future, require a one-star, four-shooting tactic.

Payton is a tool man and does not have Fisher's three-point range. If he is a pivot, the 35-year-old does not have Kobe's singles threat and mid-range shooting ability.

Malone doesn't have Horry's three-point range, and his passing support is quite adequate. They are on different channels.

At this time, Payton moved from the bottom corner to the left to receive the ball at a 75-degree angle, lobbed the ball to O'Neal in the low post, and then cut inside and moved to the right.

“Since there is no shooting range, try to use off-ball movement instead of shooting range to help teammates open up space.

Oh, the Mavericks did not passively defend, but chose to pile people into the penalty area to compress O'Neal's offensive space..."

The Lakers have no shooting threat, so the Mavericks can focus their defensive energy on O'Neal, a killer in the penalty area.

Seeing O'Neal being surrounded, Fisher immediately moved from the top arc to the left side of the 75-degree three-point line to respond.

"O'Neal didn't force the ball, he chose to distribute the ball!

Fisher received the basketball and was completely empty. When he saw the Mavericks defense rushing towards him, he immediately threw the basketball to Devin George who was outside the 75-degree three-point line on the right side. After catching the ball, he shot and hit a three-pointer with his hand. A split jump shot..."

The basic elements of the triangle offensive tactic are space, movement, and change.

From the offensive triangle of Payton, Malone and O'Neal, to the offensive triangle of Fisher, Payton, and O'Neal, and then, the offensive triangle of O'Neal, Fisher and Devin George on the outside...

Constantly dismantling and reassembling changes, through moving without the ball, the separated triangles are connected again, thereby gaining space for offensive shooting.

The Mavericks' defense was originally quite unusual. They could care about O'Neal on the inside, but they were destined to be unable to care about the Lakers' outsiders. In addition, Antoine Walker was a talented defensive player with eyes, so he could only listen to the gunshot.

Swish-!
With the knife in hand, Devin George made a three-pointer and hit it accurately.

“Nice job!
Sure enough, O'Neal's thighs are very thick and very comfortable to hold.

Although the Lakers formed and split the offensive triangle of different trios, in the end they were all formed around O'Neal's thigh.

Alas, the referee changed the decision. Devin George's three-point shot stepped on the line, and the three-pointer became two points.

However, no matter what, after Kobe missed the Lakers game, Devin George became the second most accurate scorer in the Lakers' three-point shooting..."

The most accurate one is Fisher's 40.5% per game, then Kobe's 38%, followed closely by Devin George's 37%...

Payton and Malone have limited shooting range and cannot be the "four-shooters" required by O'Neal. However, Fisher and Devin George are very suitable shooters.

The Lakers' triangle offense is played clearly.

0 to 2! !
The tactical effect was achieved, but Tan Yang felt very uncomfortable and the offensive pace was too slow.

An offensive round lasted 20 seconds before taking action. After seeing the fast-paced offense in the small ball era, Tan Yang was really uncomfortable for a while.

Moreover, players in this era do not pay attention to the details of three-point shooting.

Obviously taking a small step back would have been a standard three-point goal, but they just didn't make any adjustments.

The one who steps on the line is two points long and still chooses to take action.

Both Kobe and McGrady did it!

Sure enough, CIC is the key to winning in this era.

Back, the Mavericks attack.

The Lakers' offense was successful, and pushing, running and bombing was impossible.

Nash controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and Nowitzki and Antoine Walker mentioned the horns on the left and right sides, emptying the penalty area.

At this time, Fisher continued to do a crab move, lying in front of Nash. When Nash advanced, he fought and retreated.

"Still unable to move, Nash chose to pass the damn basketball to Walker on the right, and then made an air cut without the ball, which not only attacked the Lakers' penalty area, but also took away Fisher's defense.

Walker caught the ball and took it outside the three-point line. Malone watched him and chose to play a pick-and-roll with Finley..."

The run-and-gun tactic is that simple. If you can get an offensive opportunity, just blast it quickly.

If you can't play run-and-gun, positional battles, and can't do it in a one-on-one duel, you can only choose a simpler pick-and-roll tactic.

Finley blocked Malone, then cut through, received Walker's pass, and immediately dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

At this time, the Lakers' defensive maneuverability was very good. They quickly shrank back and filled the penalty area with people. Finley burst in and ended up alone.

“Finley goes in, he jumps out and throws the damn basketball out.

Nowitzki caught the ball at the top of the three-point arc, lifted up and took a feint shot. Then, he collected the ball and drove the ball inside. Devin George did not stumble, fought and retreated, and cut off Nowitzki's three-pointer. A step-up layup.

Nowitzki made a shooting motion when the ball was cut, but the whistle did not sound..."

The ball fell into the hands of the Lakers.

Nowitzki complained about the referee's call scale, but to no avail.

In basketball at this moment, there is no such thing as a body hair whistle, or even a favorable offensive statement. If you want to score, you have to be tough!

Moreover, this is the home court of the Lakers, so the scale and intensity of the whistles are somewhat biased towards the Lakers.

The only one to blame is Benzema!

It has to be said that although Kobe missed the game, the Lakers' defense is still very strong.

Fisher and Devin George defended well, Malone and Payton, the game has just started, there is still gas in the physical tank, and their defensive ability is not to mention.

The Mavericks simply couldn't play the rhythm they were good at, get into position, and couldn't bring out the individual one-on-one abilities of their stars. It was nothing.

On the court, the Lakers attack. Payton is still the tool man, dribbling the ball into the frontcourt.

"Kobe will come back eventually!

In other words, Payton will eventually play the starting point guard, while Fisher can only play the sixth man.

In this way, it is very reasonable for Payton to adapt to the role of tool man in advance..."

At this time, Malone continued to pick up the ball from the 75-degree three-point line on the left, and Payton dribbled to the frontcourt. After passing the ball to Payton, he continued to cut outside to the left corner and continued to form with O'Neal in the low post. Attacking triangle.

The Lakers' goal is not just the Mavericks standing in the way. There is only one answer to the ultimate goal, and that is the championship.

The rest are failures.

Therefore, it makes sense to train while competing during the regular season.

The same routine is not afraid of aging, but the players will not adapt.

Getting the team together is the top priority.

The same tactics will naturally have to be fought non-stop.

"It's still the same tactic just now, with Malone as the pivot. After receiving the ball, he didn't change his tactics. He immediately distributed the ball to Fisher in the top arc, and then moved towards the basket.

Oh, Fisher caught the ball from the top of the arc and immediately acted as a tool, passing the ball to Devin George who was outside the 75-degree three-point line on the right, and then cut out to outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right..."

After drawing the offensive triangle on the left side, immediately switch to the right side and draw the offensive triangle.

At this time, when Fisher cut out to the right, O'Neal, who had been on the left just now, had moved to the middle of the penalty area.

Seeing this, Devin George, who was holding the ball on the right, immediately dribbled one step toward the top arc, then jumped up and hoisted the damn basketball into the penalty area. O'Neal caught the basketball with his back, ignoring Fordson beside him. Turn to the right and it's a hook shot...

Fordson, who is 2 meters tall, is facing an opponent who is not at the same level and still shoots from behind. At this moment, he can only be at the mercy of others.

Swish-!
Knife dropped, goal scored.

O'Neal hooked his hand and steadily sent the damn basketball into the basket.

"A very nice goal.

O'Neal's offensive skills are actually very comprehensive, but he is too lazy and just wants to use physical strength to bully his opponents.

But small skills can still be shown off when necessary.

This hook hand has the style of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. "

"Of course, compared to O'Neal's shooting, the offensive opportunities created by the Lakers' triangle offensive tactics are also very terrifying.

Draw a triangle with your left hand, then draw a triangle with your right hand, get unlimited one-on-one opportunities, and then score easily, Phil Jackson's coaching skills have a lot of things..."

Change, space, movement…

The elements of the triangle offense are very simple, but it is too difficult to crack. With the Mavericks' defensive ability, they can't!
0 to 4! !
Off the court, compared to Phil Jackson's calm demeanor, Nelson's face was very solemn.

The Mavericks cannot defend the Lakers' offense. The only winning formula is offense! attack! ! attack! !
Like the roar of a river, only continuous offense can defeat this Lakers team, and there can be no even the slightest offensive setback. Only with this level of continuous offensive firepower can the Mavericks defeat this Lakers team with an undefended offense. A championship-level opponent.

This is simply an impossible task!
But it is impossible for a paranoid and crazy scientist to easily deny his experiments.

That's right, this time the lineup and play style with full attack attribute points are just a scientific experiment for him.

On the court, Nash controlled the ball to the frontcourt, but still couldn't break Fisher's defense. He had no choice but to hand the basketball to Nowitzki, who moved from the left to the right, and beat Devin George with his back.

Bang-!
Then, the whistle sounded and the referee called a defensive foul on Devin George.

The Mavericks regrouped on offense.

Nash controlled the ball from the top of the arc, distributed the ball to Nowitzki on the left, and then hit him with his back in the low post on the left...

Seeing this scene, Tan Yang couldn't help but shook his head.

"The Mavericks were in position and couldn't attack at all, so they could only try to let Nowitzki post up...

Good guy, did Nowitzki hit him from behind..."

Boom, Nowitzki hit Devin George with his back and couldn't hit him at all. At the same time, the Lakers' attack had already surrounded Nowitzki.

"Nowitzki suddenly hit the ball, hit a little space, and then threw the basketball to Nash.

From the top of the arc, Nash caught the ball, made no adjustments, raised his hand and shot a three-point pull-up jumper..."

Fisher quickly pounced to block the shot. If Nash had shot slower, he might have been stunned by a palm. Now he can only bet that there are bullets in the three-point pistol.

Bang-dang——!
The strike missed.

"still none!
Nash's three-point shot is no different from a blind Jiba's random shot.

Nowitzki's back-up play has no advantage and cannot attract defense. He separates it to combine inside and outside, which is of no use at all. It cannot be said to be exactly the same as Nash's one-on-one challenge on Fisher with the ball, but it can only be said to be very different. similar.

Under this defensive rhythm, it is impossible to protect the shooting percentage, absolutely impossible..."

The basketball was picked off by O'Neal. The 2 meter Fordson was a beast in grabbing boards. In the face of O'Neal's talent, there was no chance of success.

"In the Lakers' counterattack, Payton quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, and then quickly passed the ball to Devin George who was outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right side. When he saw Malone cutting to the basket, he immediately hoisted the basketball in. Take the ball and throw it into the basket..."

Beep——!
At the same time as the whistle sounded, Malone was knocked to the floor by Nash and Antoine Walker. Because Nash was too active in defense, the foul was recorded on Nash's head. Malone was sent to the free throw line to shoot a free throw.

Outside the court, Barkley looked at it and shook his head.

“The Mavericks look like they’re on the same level as the Lakers.

However, it is different once the game is over.

The Lakers played around the triangle offensive tactics very smoothly and purposefully, but the Mavericks had no organization and could not tell what tactics they were playing.

This is the difference between top coaches and ordinary coaches, and it is still visible to the naked eye..."

Let’s not talk about positional warfare. The triangle offensive tactic is about positional warfare.

Now counterattacks can form an offensive triangle.

Payton dribbled the ball to the right side of the 75-degree three-point line. Devin George moved to the right side of the 45-degree three-point line to receive the ball. Then, he passed the ball to Malone who counterattacked into the penalty area...

This is to hit the offense that is both the axis and the end point of the offensive triangle into the Mavericks' defensive penalty area. With the Mavericks' defensive ability to protect the basket, it is impossible to guard against it, it is impossible to guard against it!
Swish-!
Swish-!
Standing on the free throw line, Malone is not like O'Neal. Having played pick-and-roll tactics for more than 20 years, he has a solid mid-range shot. He can hit free throws steadily and continue the Lakers' offense.

0 to 6! !
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Mavericks fell into a situation where they couldn't attack and couldn't defend.

No, originally the Mavericks were undefended. If they were in any particular situation, they would only be unable to score on offense.

As for being unable to defend yourself, let me prepare you...

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(End of this chapter)