On February 13, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Lakers will meet with the Golden State Warriors, which is a focus battle, and there are too many things worth watching. Before watching this game, everyone must remember that the Golden State Warriors and los Angeles Lakers have lost twice before, so both teams urgently need a victory to stabilize the military.
In this context, the two teams can not play a game in which the Warriors neglect the game or the Lakers cannot lift their spirits because of fatigue.
Predictably, both sides will be in the best shape to meet this game. In my opinion, the Warriors' desire to survive is greater than that of the Lakers.
With the Warriors and Suns with a 4.5-game difference and 25 or so games remaining, they need to be cautious and seize the time to accumulate victories. The opponents, the Suns, are a very stable team, they are unlikely to have a record of slippage, and the Warriors are still very difficult to catch up.
The Warriors need to maintain their own stability, so they must start from every game and face the Lakers with an extremely complicated situation in the team, and naturally cannot let go. As long as the Warriors guarantee their own shooting rate on the outside, with a strong rotation system, it is very easy to win the Lakers.
So is it easy for the Warriors to maintain their outside shooting percentage?
It's a very simple thing.
The Lakers are a very common team in outer defense, and this season has repeatedly let the opponent's outside line play, and this time they will not have an unexpected high level of defensive play against the Warriors. The Lakers' outside defense lacks communication and technology, and in the face of the Warriors' accuracy, there is only more misery than the worst.
Second, the Warriors used their rotation system to ensure that the Lakers were played in a roundabout way.
Few teams have had a tight rotational pattern this season, and the Warriors have once again jumped to the level of the league's first line with the ability to rotate balls that have been internalized into Kerr's tactical system for years. When some teams set up star shelves and could not distribute the ball, the Warriors silently enjoyed the joy of victory, while using advanced systems to cultivate new people, really nothing was delayed.
With the Lakers' level of outside defense, the Warriors don't need to improve too much intensity to easily get rid of it. When flexible positioning, running, and superb projection work together, the Lakers lose sight of the other.
So, do the Lakers still have a chance to win the Warriors?
Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for the Lakers to win the Warriors, and if there is a large-scale problem in the Warriors' state, the Lakers will have a chance. However, based on the two points mentioned above, the possibility of a problem with the Warriors' state is too low, so if the Lakers want to win, they must start from themselves.
It is not advisable to adhere to the previous offensive and defensive mode, and the Lakers must change. When no trades are made on the trading day, changes must be made. So, is there still room for change for the Lakers?
In fact, the direction of change is still in the dimension of avoiding the inefficiency of Wei Shao, or to avoid James' physical weakness. Only when these two directions are grasped, the Lakers can start the second step.
How to avoid the inefficiency of Wei Shao? That's to let Westbrook control the ball and make him play a little more comfortably.
How to avoid James' physical weakness? In fact, it is still necessary to reduce James's possession, possession, and cards, and encourage Wei Shao's ball holding.
The risk here is that the Warriors are a team with strong defense and strong counterattacks, and they will not give the Lakers too many opportunities to complete the trust in Westbrook.
Because Wei Shao has not been trusted for a long time, it is difficult to return to the previous play of the core of the big ball. He is also most likely to be inefficient or make high mistakes on the field. But what we have to look at here is his change, as well as the change of the Lakers and James.
In addition, to mention the Lakers' role players, they must also stand up in the focus battle, and then stand up in the following Lakers years. Otherwise, what is the point of being in such a highly anticipated team?
On the whole, the Warriors are disciplined and easier to win than the Lakers, and if the Lakers want to win, they need to improve too many things. Combined with this season's experience, it is difficult for the Lakers to improve their form, which means that the Warriors may bring a big win.