On December 25, Beijing time, after the fall of the thick eyebrow brother, the Lakers' internal line was already deceitful, especially when they were on the five small lineups, they were blown up by the opponent. Once against the Spurs, there is such a scene in the second quarter of the game, which can perfectly explain why the five small children were blown up.
In this battle, the Lakers let Diop, who had previously averaged only 3.3 points per game, shoot 11 of 11 in 26 minutes, and shoot 30 points at a 100 percent shooting rate. You should know that in the previous long history, only two players can get 30+ with a 100% shooting rate against the Lakers. They were Chamberlain on February 2, 1966, who scored 30 points on 12-of-12 shooting, and Malone on April 6, 1999, who scored 30 points on 12-of-12 shooting.
Diop can break the Lakers' interior line, mainly thanks to the Lakers' five small lineups, which is almost a suicide lineup.
With 5:08 left in the second quarter of the game, James completed the dunk and quickly returned to the defense. Spurs chased back, the Lakers' joint defense was useless, Diop under the basket has been completely empty, Murray broke through to the basket, after attracting the bag clip, hanging pass to Diop, James quickly pounced on the defense.
A heart-wrenching scene was staged, at which point Wei Shao and Melon watched the drama quietly from the sidelines, without any defensive action. Seeing James behind him, Diop did not choose to be strong, but pulled the bar to dodge James's cover and scored the ball from the other side, quite easily.
Wei Shao and Melon Ru can go forward to block, there is a great chance to destroy this basket, but the two feet are like lead, directly fixed. After Diop's easy layup, James was also quite frustrated and shook his head helplessly.
The five small lineups are quite demanding on defense and need to be replaced by unlimited defenses, however, the Lakers' lineup with people like Westbrook and Melon has never been a defensive player. If the Lakers continue to go to the five small in the future, I am afraid that they will still only be beaten.