The regular season ended with the playoffs and playoffs ensuing. "Coin Chat Basketball" continues to restore the winning and losing elements of important games in the way of "having pictures and truth", interpreting focus topics, watching excitement, and watching doorways.
After many hardships, the Lakers have finally reached seventh place in the West and will compete with the Timberwolves for a playoff ticket in the first round of the playoffs. What are the chances of the Lakers winning against the wolves? In this issue of "There is a picture and the truth", let's analyze this matter.
In the regular season this season, the Lakers played the Timberwolves three times, and the Lakers won one and lost two. Of the two games lost, one was the absence of James and Russell, and the other was a thick eyebrow. On April 1, the Lakers played as a complete game, 123-111 to get the Timberwolves. That game was a preview of the play-offs, and the Lakers showed the offensive and defensive power of the upgraded version of the roster.
Without further ado, let's start with the picture.
This is my personal favorite defensive clip of the April 1st game. This defense began with Schroeder's defense, then Vanderbilt chasing Edwards, who had the ball, and formed a close circle with Hachimura against "Hanako".
Edwards split the ball to Downs, Schroder small defense resisted Downs' cut, Downs also gave up the shot and passed to Prince who moved into the bottom corner. Russell rushed past the back cover corner, thick eyebrows, Hachimura and Vanderbilt all contracted to defend the basket, and the Lakers completed a successful defense.
The main point of this defense is that Schroder's defensive enthusiasm is very high, and the Lakers' backcourt has average defensive talent, but the defensive attitude and intensity are not bad.
The second is that the tall and large forwards such as Vanderbilt and Hachimura can match the talented backcourt of Edwards.
The third is to guard the basket with thick eyebrows, and the strength of Downs to the box will be reduced.
The Lakers' defensive resources after the trade can form a one-on-one formation. The defense shown below, thick eyebrows against Gobert, because Gobert's range is limited, thick eyebrows do not need to go out, just guard under the basket. Vanderbilt against Edwards, the position was stuck deadly, and "Huazi" couldn't get in and stopped the ball back to Downs.
Hachimura against Downs, one-on-one dismantled the battery, followed closely by anti-interference shooting. Imagine that if it was the Lakers before the trade, Edwards and Towns are estimated to be the same.
The Lakers like big men to sink, but not all of them don't change. For example, this time the thick eyebrows were changed to Anderson, and Hachimura took over Gobert. Hachimura took a round-the-clock defense, and Gobert couldn't catch the ball. Edwards took the ball to force "Biao", Hachimura blocked the passage under the basket, thick eyebrows at the free throw line position to assist defense, and the Lakers broke the ball and fought back in one go.
Vanderbilt is one of the Lakers' dual cores playing the Timberwolves on the defensive end (the other core is thick eyebrows), the Timberwolves are bound to block around Edwards, and the effect of "Biao" around the cover pursuit will directly affect the Lakers' defensive success rate, Vanderbilt has the style of the Bucks "holiday brother" in this regard.
Thick eyebrows in the play-offs are likely to face Gobert, Vanderbilt in addition to Edwards, will also have a round to guard Downs, "Biao" will have a heavy defensive task, but it will also become a key factor affecting the victory.
The killer tool of the Lakers on the offensive end is thick eyebrows, the Timberwolves are led by the "French Tower", the "Maginot Line" assisted by Towns and Anderson, thick eyebrows play this defense line without going around the sickle tactic, he is directly frontal hard.
Hit Gobert solved with range and breakthrough.
Hit Downs directly face to face to blast.
Hit Anderson, dry pull and it's over.
If the master key of the offensive and defensive integration of thick eyebrows is used well, the Lakers can open the lock of the Timberwolves. James and Russell as auxiliaries, both wings assist, the Lakers' offensive floor is still stable, the upper limit depends on the game play.
The conclusion of this issue of "There is a picture and the truth"
Look at "Biao", attack the thick eyebrows, whether the Lakers can stab these two sharp swords will determine who is the seventh in the West. If all goes well, Old Jen can stay and fight the grizzlies.