The Lakers opened the situation with Artest's three-point shot, which was a problem that the Warriors did not expect. Old Nelson slowly frowned with his hands holding his chin, while the Zen master smiled thornyly.

The Lakers this year have indeed changed a lot compared to before. Kobe is no longer the lone Black Mamba, he has become a wolf.

This ball reflects the changes of the Lakers. It is no longer Kobe who is conquering the world or the main attacker of the two towers in the interior. Instead, Kobe allocates the ball. He uses his destructive power to attract double teams and then hand over the ball to the person who is most suitable to handle the ball.

Simply put, Kobe's transition from an offensive terminator to an offensive planner was a terrible change.

Because Kobe's attack power is too terrible, when he insists on attacking, the Warriors cannot determine whether he wants to score or pass the ball.

It was very simple before, and he must play by himself, and he would never pass the ball if he could take action. It was also very simple to judge the organization of the defender. Even if a qualified point guard breaks through, it is still for the purpose of passing the ball, so just send someone to target him, and how should others defend or how to defend.

What if Kobe is in charge? In order to prevent him from turning from a feint to a strong attack, the Warriors still have to send two people to double-team him, so that the Lakers can easily play open spaces on the outside.

When the Warriors were beaten like this by Kobe, the defense line was a little messy. At the beginning of this, the Lakers seized the lead.

Looking back, facing the B2 joint defense formation set by the Lakers, Chamberlain chose to attack firmly. Bynum pushed the back and Gasol jumped to disturb the trouble. His little hook, which was almost certain, actually popped up.

The Lakers got the ball, Kobe broke through with the ball again, and Jackson simply let him go, so Kobe broke into the penalty area quickly. This time, Black Mamba was a little stunned because Chamberlain and Jackson doubled him.

Kobe's arrogance also came up. He put away the ball and rode a horse and shot an archery. Chamberlain was depressed because of the long-term attack in front of him. Kobe's ball was slapped out by him.

The big hat is very imposing, Barkley shouted: "God, does this guy want to jump out of the earth? It's amazing to see his bounce."

After blocking, the Warriors planned to counterattack quickly, but the Lakers' defense was very firm. Artest suppressed Billups and forced the Warriors to slow down. Chamberlain rushed in from the outside. Seeing this Iverson passed the ball to him, Chamberlain got up and wanted to dunk. As a result, he was blocked by Gasol and Bynum again and hit the iron again.

Chamberlain was a little anxious after the start of the game, and Kobe crossed it to Gasol again, and the Warriors' defense became chaotic again. In this way, Chamberlain could only choose to foul the foul and pulled Gasol down.

The Zen master stood on the sidelines with satisfaction, looking at the old Nelson opposite him with a smug look on his face. He knew very well that as long as the old Nelson didn't find a solution quickly, the Warriors would be in danger today.

Kobe's sudden transformation did cause great trouble for the Warriors. Old Nelson called timeouts twice in a row, but it was unable to alleviate the situation. After eight minutes of the first quarter, the Warriors fell 6 points behind by 1,420.

Although the Lakers didn't score much, the Warriors' offense was even worse. This is the first time that the Warriors have encountered a crisis on the offensive end so far in the playoffs.

Old Nelson replaced Chamberlain and started using the substitute lineup. Relatively speaking, the Warriors' substitute is stronger.

There is a law in the NHA, that is, in the playoffs, a good substitute is worth two main players. To give an obvious example, fans may no longer remember who the other two main players in the Bulls dynasty were except for Jordan Pippen and Rodman, but they will not forget Cole and Kukoc on the bench.

The Warriors are planning to play the tactic of three horses against three horses. Old Nelson wants to use a powerful substitute lineup to consume the physical strength of the Lakers' main players and fight attrition with them.

Before, when Bynum was injured and Odom raised his main player, the Lakers' bench was really miserable: without a stable scoring point, Shannon Brown would only make a treacherous jump shot from the outside, and this guy didn't know how to use his earth-shaking physical fitness.

Without good organizers, the old fish can no longer swim, but Famar is a fat-headed fish without shark fins. As long as he plays, the Lakers' organization will sink to the bottom; without inside, Mbenga? That's cannon fodder...

Evans, Ibaka, Jackson, West, Billups, the Warriors sent Chamberlain's best lineup when he was not on the court. Before the players came on the court, he encouraged the group, saying:

"The team's life and death are in your hands now. There is no doubt that the Lakers have a high advantage, but they do not have the heart of champions like us. I believe that victory will eventually belong to you, and glory will eventually belong to you."

When the game started, Old Nelson called Chamberlain to his side and whispered: "Do you know why I sent those guys?"

Chamberlain nodded and said, "I know, you want Deronti and the others to consume the physical strength of the Lakers' main players."

Old Nelson sighed and cursed: "It's a waste of money. They have been resting for ten days. Unless they were singing every night before, their physical strength was so easy to be consumed? I asked them to try their best to create flaws for the Lakers. You can observe carefully, find the flaws for the Lakers, and then attack on the court and destroy them."

Two years ago, Kobe averaged more than 3 points per game, and any form of defense in the league did not work for him. But when he faced the Warriors, he felt the helplessness of being unable to match four-handed with two fists.

First of all, the only scoring point for the Lakers at that time was him and Gasol. However, the Warriors were all soldiers. Under their fierce bombardment, Kobe and his team were unfortunately killed; secondly, Iverson was a PNVP-level figure at that time. Although he did not have an advantage in the position against Kobe, he did not have a disadvantage. However, this season, Iverson's disadvantage has become clearer and clearer.

Nowadays, the two teams have changed a lot in their lineups. The Lakers have more and more elite soldiers and generals. With Bynum’s maturity and Artest, the Lakers have been armed to their teeth and can launch a powerful offense at almost every point.

But the Warriors can't find a reliable one-on-one defender of Kobe. Do you have to arrange veteran Grant Hill to deal with Kobe? Hill dares to join Old Nelson and dares to make arrangements. What if his ankle is broken and his elbows and ribs are broken?

In short, although the outside world has repeatedly scoffed at Kobe's Shanyu in the game, it is undeniable that if the Lakers want to successfully defend the title, Kobe's offense is crucial. Especially when he can become an offensive planner, he can show his skills.

Chamberlain watched the game carefully, and the Warriors seemed to have returned to when he had not arrived three years ago, and started a chaotic running and bombardment battle, while the defensive end rushed forward like a swarm.

In this way, the Lakers were caught off guard by punching the master.

But Chamberlain knew that this grand occasion was just an illusion. When the Lakers adjusted their state and adapted to the Warriors' chaos, the Warriors would face the defeat.

The Zen master obviously knew this, so even though the Warriors started to chase points, he was still not in a hurry at all, just smiled and said, "Old Tang, is this your trick? It's so regretful, it seems that my triangle tactic has won again."

What the Lakers are playing now is indeed triangular tactics. Although this is completely different from the triangular tactics during the Bulls and the Lakers’ three consecutive championships, the old Zen master has long said that triangular tactics are ever-changing.

In the current Lakers tactics, Fisher has been a substitute point guard in the name of the main point guard. The Lakers actually have no point guard for most of a game, and the organization basically relies on the connection between Kobe and Gasol.

Thinking of this, Chamberlain found a light of cracking. He said to Old Nelson: "The Lakers' ball rights are operated in two people, not only Kobe, but also Gasol. Gasol is most afraid of the entanglement of muscular men. In this way, as long as you entangle him and then double-team Kobe, the Lakers' ball will be very difficult."

The more I think Chamberlain's mind becomes clearer, and continued: "The most needed thing for triangular offense is space, and three-pointers are the best way to open up space. The Lakers are not the Warriors. They lack three-point shooters on the outside, and Artest and Fisher are not reliable."

Old Nelson smiled, he patted Chamberlain on the shoulder and said, "Yes, Los Angeles people think they have a high advantage, but that's just an illusion. In the second quarter, our chances are in the second quarter. After playing in the next quarter, we will fully compress the Lakers' sports space and let them die in the corner."

Chamberlain also smiled. He touched his unshaven chin and whispered: "Is it compressed space? Very good, so start with that guy Gasol."

Two years ago, when Gasol just turned to Angel City, all Lakers fans foresaw the rise of their teams.

Yes, at that time, Gasol had comprehensive offensive skills and had the ability to support more than ordinary big men. But Gasol also had his own flaws. At that time, he was thin and poor in confrontation, and even he himself was very crazy about this.

Last season, the Warriors easily eliminated the Lakers by Chamberlain overthrowing Gasol. For this reason, the Spanish power forward specially gained weight last summer with the goal of dealing with Chamberlain.

But it turns out that his weight gain plan is correct. Indeed, no matter how much Gasol gains weight, he is not Chamberlain's opponent. However, this season Bynum returns healthy this season. In defense of Chamberlain, Gasol only needs to be responsible for double-teaming.

Speaking of which, Gasol is indeed a player who is very suitable for the Lakers. It’s not that he is so powerful, but that he is too smart.

After joining the Lakers, Gasol only integrated more than 2 games with the team, and joined Kobe in a set of triangular offensive tactics as smooth as the flowing water.

The same is true at this time. He gave the Lakers the greatest help at a critical moment.

When the Warriors started a chaotic battle, Gasol was like a stabilizing needle. He used his flexibility to constantly make up for the defense, and his teammates' missed defenses were compensated one by one. On the offensive end, he cooperated with Kobe to stably allocate the ball to ensure that the team's offense could be executed in an orderly manner.

Ibaka's defense against Gasol was not successful. In fact, the Congolese man with relatively rough skills was afraid of delicate technical opponents like Gasol.

In the last minute, Gasol began to attack frequently while stabilizing the team's form.

Kobe was replaced, Odom came on as a substitute, and the Lakers began the three-high tactics.

Gasol became the main force in the attack. He first asked for the ball at the low post. After getting the ball, he supported and passed it to Odom, while he raised his move to cover it.

Odom is known as the left-handed magician, and his ball control and passing skills are outstanding among the big guys. Once Gasol covers, he cuts across and breaks through.

Evans stopped Bynum and stared at Odom at the same time. The latter shot and then passed the ball to Gasol from the heel.

After getting the ball, Gasol made a jump shot, and Ibaka inevitably jumped. At this moment, Gasol suddenly pulled down his center of gravity, gently slapped the ball and passed Ibaka, then jumped and scored two points.

One round later, Gasol received the ball again. He turned his back to Ibaka and tried it in. Suddenly, he quickly turned around, and with his delicate and flexible steps, he broke through and entered the penalty area like a defender.

Evans had to let Bynum go, even though he knew what this meant, it would be even worse if he didn't make up for defense.

As he guessed, Gasol passed the ball to Bynum at the first time. Whether Evans or Ibaka, the horizontal movement speed was too slow. He watched Bynum dunk.

In this way, after the first quarter, the Lakers led B points with 3426.
Chapter completed!