Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

On the court, the game continues.

The Warriors attack.

The Warriors players were a little surprised that the Lakers did not make any substitutions at this time, but when they came to the frontcourt, they did not have time to think about the problem here, because they immediately felt that the Lakers' defensive intensity had increased to a higher level than before.

When Curry came to the frontcourt, Holiday had already pounced on him before he reached the three-point line and directly launched an oppressive defense. While Curry carefully protected the ball, he gestured to Draymond Green, indicating that Draymond Green should come up for screen.

However, Holiday did not allow Draymond Green to block him tightly. He bypassed Draymond Green in advance and kept chasing Curry.

Curry frowned. He felt a strong sense of defensive pressure. He did not rush to play, but passed the ball.

After two more passes, the ball was handed to Durant.

Durant held the ball and played one-on-one. He first took a crossover step, then suddenly changed direction and rushed to the basket.

However, the Lakers quickly shrank their defense, and Durant saw that the inside was too crowded, so he did not move forward, but just jumped up. But before he could shoot the ball, Anderson had already made his move, and with a snap, he cut directly on Durant's wrist.

The blow was so fierce and the sound was so clear that even the fans in the audience could hear it.

The referee immediately blew the whistle and called a foul on Anderson. Anderson raised his hands obediently to acknowledge the foul, but the expression on his face was as cold as frost.

At this moment, not only the players, but also the fans felt the changes in the Lakers' defensive intensity and defensive attitude.

Durant rubbed his wrist, stood on the free throw line, and made only one of the two free throws.

Anderson's attack just now was very ruthless and it still had an impact on him. His wrist was still aching. He backed away, shaking his right hand, and his brows couldn't help but frown.

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Lakers offense.

Holiday pushed the ball to the frontcourt, but did not pass it to Zhuang Yu immediately. Instead, he played according to their predetermined tactics. Lopez came up to screen and Holiday broke through and passed the ball to Anderson. Anderson was wandering outside the three-point line while glancing at Zhuang Yu. Seeing Zhuang Yu suddenly cut to the empty space, he immediately passed the ball to him.

"court death."

Draymond Green snorted coldly, bent down, ready to go, staring at Zhuang Yu.

However, Zhuang Yu did not attack the basket directly. Instead, after attracting the defense, he threw the ball and passed it to the left corner outside the three-point line without looking at anyone.

At this time, Korver was standing there, with empty space in front of him.

"not good."

"I missed someone."

Some people shouted, but it was too late for the Warriors players to react.

With just a "swish" sound, Korver made an accurate three-pointer.

Several Warriors players were a little annoyed, but they still quickly launched an attack.

Coach Kerr on the sidelines frowned even more tightly. He had already realized that the reason the Lakers did not make substitutions was to retain this lineup with strong enough defense.

If Clarkson is substituted, although the offense will not be weakened much, the defense will definitely be compromised.

This was not the result he expected. He thought that if he changed to a small lineup, the Lakers would also change to a rotation lineup, at least Clarkson would be replaced by Holiday, or Korver, and then the two sides would continue to attack each other like the previous few minutes.

The result is not.

"Our current lineup has an advantage in offense, but a disadvantage in defense. We don't have height inside. Once the Lakers break through, we must shrink our defense. After shrinking our defense, opportunities will appear on the outside..." Coach Kerr thought to himself.

Just like this ball just now.

When Zhuang Yu cut to the basket and Anderson passed the ball in, the Warriors had to shrink their defense, which resulted in Korver missing out and allowing him to make a three-pointer.

This is an inherent flaw in the Warriors' five-small lineup.

Coach Kerr didn't have a good solution, and since they had only played one round, he was not in a hurry to make any adjustments.

As long as the Warriors' offense remains sharp, there will be no problem.

But for a period of time afterwards, the Warriors' offense was not able to play the way Coach Kerr wanted. Under the Lakers' tough defense, the Warriors' offensive efficiency began to decline, and both Curry and Durant began to miss shots.

Of course, the Lakers did not gain much advantage, but their offense was very organized under Zhuang Yu's arrangement, and the tactical execution was very clear.

Although Holiday is still the No. 1 position of the Lakers during this period, he is not the real organizer. After reaching the frontcourt, he will not rush to play, but will look for opportunities to pass the ball to Zhuang Yu and let Zhuang Yu control it.

There are not too many singles and no overly complicated tactics.

There is only one thing, and that is patience.

The Lakers played with great patience. It took ten seconds for the ball to reach Zhuang Yu, but he was not in a hurry to attack. Instead, he kept observing and reading the defense, directing his teammates to move. He was trying to control the overall situation so that the team's offense could be clearer and more reasonable, and also to save his teammates' energy as much as possible.

The Lakers scored some goals and didn't score some goals.

But they didn't have many one-on-one situations or strong attacks, and as long as they ensured a certain hit rate, they did play more easily than the Warriors.

Of course, the Lakers' defense is very fierce, and the energy they put into the defensive end cannot be ignored.

As the game progressed, the Lakers still maintained the lead, but the difference between the two sides was always only a few points. However, Coach Kerr's brows were getting more and more furrowed, and with more than three minutes left in the game, he called a timeout again.

"Hey......"

Coach Kerr sighed inwardly. He had been waiting for Coach Scott to call a timeout.

Because the Lakers had been playing with their starting lineup on the court at this time, and several starting players had already played for more than eight minutes, it would have been reasonable for them to call a timeout to make substitutions.

But Coach Scott didn't call for help or make any substitutions.

This was obviously not a routine operation, and Coach Kerr was somewhat unsure of what Coach Scott was thinking.

However, after much hesitation, he decided to call a timeout to make adjustments and replace the rotation lineup.

If you can’t figure out what the Lakers are trying to do, then don’t think about it and just play your own way.

After several players came off the court, Coach Kerr first made substitutions, replacing Curry, Klay, and Draymond Green with the bench lineup, leaving only Durant among the starters. There must always be a strong point on the court.

Then he spread out the tactical board and made some new arrangements.

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Here, Scott high-fived the players one by one, first praised the players, and then made substitutions, replacing Zhuang Yu, Lopez, Anderson, and Korver, leaving only Holiday, and then replaced them with Clarkson, Gerald Green, Kuzma, and Nance Jr.

Then he spread out the tactical board: "The opponent will definitely leave a core player on the court, whether it is Curry, Durant, or Klay, just double-team him. Maintain our defensive intensity and don't let down."

"Yes."

Several players responded.