The Lakers and Clippers are in an offensive and defensive game, and the correct lineup + strategy is the key to "solving the problem".

An in-depth review of the Lakers vs. Clippers game.

Let's start with the significance of the game - this victory is too important for the Lakers.

After four consecutive defeats, Hamm's position is in jeopardy. I can understand that many fans want to replace him, but the obvious fact is that even if he were to be replaced, the Lakers would need time to look at the next head coach.

If Ham leaves class, the next coach must take office immediately - I don't think you want the Lakers' new coach to be a random "top bag", right?

(The head coach is a very complex and important position, and you can't just pick it, let alone change it casually – so it requires a lot of inspection.) This is also the reason why teams do not like the "mid-term change of manager". And what is more terrible than the "mid-term change of coach" is naturally the "temporary change of coach" - I don't believe that Mazzulla of the Green Army, even if the system is mature and the new coach is familiar with the system, a coach who suddenly "tops" up is prone to big problems in the playoffs. ）

In the same way, the more chaotic the current situation of the Lakers, the more hesitant the prestige coach will be to take this troubled water, and the more the Lakers lose, the more passive they will be in the trade market - we all know that if you wait for the trade to save your life, who will you kill if you don't kill you?

So, no matter what their plan is next, it's necessary for them to start winning – first to make sure the boat doesn't sink, and then to have time to repair and change.

Next, let's talk about the game.

Due to the recent internal turmoil, it's been a long time since the Lakers played their own style of play, and it's been a long time since we've talked about what they're playing.

In this game, one of the most significant changes for the Lakers compared to the four-game losing streak was Russell's comeback.

There are a lot of Lakers fans who don't want to see Russell, believing that he can't help the team achieve ultimate success — but the fact that he's been out of the game has really proven that the Lakers can't live without Russell.

LeBron's physical fitness can no longer be the main control - after scoring 40 points against the Thunder, he has scored less than 20 points in 3 of the last 7 games, and the shooting rate in 4 games is less than 50%, and the "fourth quarter mode" has almost disappeared;

In this game, we can clearly see how Russell's projection, his dominance as the main control, and his secondary handling as a pick-and-roll tactical point of contact can improve the Lakers' offense - of course, provided that he is Russell in a "normal state".

And in terms of offensive and defensive strategies.

The two teams "ask questions" for each other.

First of all, the Clippers made a problem: the starting strong delay Reaves + the rotation stage of the center mistakenly guarded against Debilt, testing the Lakers' ability to handle the ball on the weak side; Harden frequently blocked and named Reaves and Russell, testing the Lakers' frontal blocking and dismantling ability, but also testing the rotation speed of the wing.

Then the Lakers solve the problem: replace Russell to enhance the weak side to handle the ball and break the strong delay; Vanderbilt cuts into the ball + quick inside pass, using Davis' height advantage to break the center's wrong defense (replaced by Prince when it is invalid); Reaves Russell does a good job of delaying and returning, trying not to let Harden point to it, and at the same time, the weak-side assistant defender emphasizes shrinkage + rotation (if necessary, change to Christie protection);

Then it was the Lakers' turn to solve the problem: the wrong defense was less powerful to test the Clippers' offense; the double block was to be misplaced, attacking Zubac, and at the same time testing the Clippers' weak side defense; Davis changed the defense in the last quarter, and the superstar versus the superstar, testing the singles success rate of the Clippers' Big Three;

The Clippers were not as efficient at solving problems today as the Lakers, so they lost the game.

In fact, this game is not a game of Tyronn Lue "to the Lakers Paulham" as everyone ridicules - on the contrary, the two teams have made a lot of targeted arrangements and adjustments, and the Lakers have played the game they wanted, and finally ushered in a lucky god on their side - the Clippers did not throw too many "fairy balls" today, and even some Lakers defensive mistakes they failed to catch.

But can this win cover up all the problems of the Lakers? Does the victory over the Clippers mean that the Lakers are now on the same level as the Clippers? What game content should the Lakers continue to, and what rotations are more effective?

After reading the detailed review, I think everyone will know the answer.

Let's start with verse 1. Let's take a look at the Lakers' opening three defensive rounds:

The Clippers first attacked, Leonard instigated a tactic similar to "Stack" at the top of the arc, creating Davis's change of defense, but he failed to score in the face of Davis one-on-one.

One round later, the Clippers switched offense again — they had Zubac cover Harden in the elbow zone, Harden to the top of the arc to receive the ball, and Mann cut in quickly with George's back screen after the ball was out — trying to take advantage of Davis's space after Zubac was moved out of the box.

But we saw that Davis once again played a good defense - Zubac, who lacked a shooting threat, couldn't attract his attention, and he saw Harden's move, immediately recognized the weak side of the air cut, shrunk the basket to prevent Mann from attacking the frame in the first place, and Reaves also used the time Davis bought to get back into place.

Mann's strong rise is blocked.

Then the Clippers switched their offensive strategy again - Leonard singled Prince with his back in the low post.

The Lakers immediately got close to the box, Leonard played the ball, and the Clippers continued to transfer the ball from the outside, but the Lakers' defense rotated faster - Reddish wrapped Leonard again, and rushed to the bottom corner non-stop, interfering with George's three-point shot.

The Lakers started the game setting the tone for their entire defense:

Davis changed the defense to limit Ka Jiao's blocking and dismantling, forcing Ka Jiao to challenge Davis one-on-one;

Davis took advantage of Zubac's presence to prioritize shrinking the rim when helping to defend;

Adopt a pinch attack on Leonard, not let him get into the rhythm, and emphasize defensive rotation to make up three points;

(If I'm not mistaken, the Lakers adopted a similar strategy against the Clippers last time)

But the difference between the Clippers and the last time they played each other in this game is that they have James Harden.

After the Lakers started the game on a defensive streak, the Clippers quickly switched to Harden holding the ball — letting Harden find misalignments and attack.

In this round, Harden "clicked" Davis, and after dribbling, he still felt that single-handedly Davis was not the best choice - he immediately realized that Davis had been transferred out of the restricted area by himself, so Leonard in the bottom corner of the ball, forced Reddish, and fouled James' help defense.

But "naming" Davis requires the Lakers to take the initiative to change defenses, and it is not easy to play Davis alone, Harden immediately realized that there are better options - he called Zubac and Mann to cover in the midcourt position, accelerate to get rid of Reddish, and want to change the defense of Reaves and "name" Reaves.

James was clearly not comfortable with this matchup, and he immediately came up to wrap up, and Harden read the Lakers' defense brilliantly, passing the ball diagonally to George, who was 45 degrees on the weak side, and George hit a three-point shot.

This is the first question the Clippers have for the Lakers: I name your defensive weak link, what do you do?

At the other end of the court, the second question followed.

Reaves and Davis played blocking and dismantling, the Clippers suddenly delayed Reaves' strong delay, Reaves's passing control was not yet proficient, and he was immediately forced to stop the ball - judging from Reaves' reaction, the Clippers' defensive style was unexpected by him - with experience, he wanted to find Davis at the first time, but found that there was no chance, and hurriedly changed to find James at the weak side of the receiving point to play.

But this hesitation, the Clippers' rotation defense is also very fast - when the ball is in James' hands, the Clippers' defenders have already made up for the defense and should return to the position - James is too late to find Davis at the middle point, and the mistake is over.

Turning around, Harden continued to play the "Pistol" tactic, using Mann and Zubac's high cover to try to name Reaves, and Reaves was prepared to do more in this round than in the previous round - he quickly switched back to his own after a brief delay against Harden and didn't let Harden catch the misalignment.

However, Reddish was a little slower to squeeze through the cover this round and not chase enough to make Harden catch the pass opportunity and connect with Zubac to cause a foul.

Again and again, two and no more.

Harden tried to play this "Pistol" tactic three times in a row, but this time Reaves and Reddish reacted quickly, did not form a change of defense, Reddish squeezed through the cover faster, Harden did not find a pass opportunity for Zubac, chose to play one Reddish, and missed the three-point retreat.

However, the problem at the other end of the court was not solved - in the face of the Clippers' strong delay, Reaves still couldn't make a quick and effective shot, and could only return to James at the top of the arc to block and dismantle the drift jumper "defuse the bomb". No. After the shot was missed, Leonard countered with a three-point shot, and the Clippers led by nine points at 16-7, and the Lakers took a timeout.

After the timeout, the Lakers' ATO tactic was for Davis to attract the ball in the low post, but the Clippers' rotation defense was also very clear - Reddish in the bottom corner of the bye tested the Lakers' last link in the transfer of the ball and the worst point of handling the ball - and sure enough, Reddish missed.

So when did the Lakers start to break down the Clippers' defense and form a truly effective offense?

Start by bringing in Russell.

Russell's first offense after coming on the court, the Lakers still Davis attracted the bag in the low post - this time the source of the bag was Zubac's wrong defense of Vanderbilt - which was also the third problem that the Clippers gave the Lakers in this game.

George blocked James' closest pass option, and Davis walked past James and straight to Russell, who was just a subtle gesture that showed the gap between him and Prince:

He made a quick pass feint towards the bottom corner.

Just this small move instantly "froze" Powell and allowed him to get a big open space that Prince didn't get in the last round - he didn't shoot, but this is already the best offensive opportunity for the Lakers in these rounds.

It's not over yet.

In the next round, the Clippers still used the wrong center to play Vanderbilt, and at the same time, Pepperway was eyeing Russell on the line - note that Pickled Pepper also had a Top Lock to grab Wood's move in advance - but this one move allowed Russell to capture the opportunity, and with a wave of Wood's hand, he immediately understood a long-distance straight stopper, and Wood cut in to face the empty basket.

This kind of passing ability is something that Reeves does not possess at the moment.

Wood missed another great opportunity, but it's clear that the Lakers have started to find holes in the Clippers' defense.

Russell, as the second receiver and the main receiver, is better at handling the ball than both Reeves and Prince.

And again, at this stage, the Clippers replaced Wei Shao, so the Lakers also began to "problematic" the Clippers:

Russell vs. Russell.

The Lakers "sell a flaw" - if you don't play, Russell's point can be hidden comfortably;

(This is how they did to Dillon in the playoffs last season, in fact, they can defend all the backcourt attack points that are not strong on the outside, of course, provided that the opposite side is a non-spatial interior line, which can keep Davis in the restricted area)

Wei Shao layup is cut.

In the next round, the first thing to pay attention to was the off-ball side - Leonard was out of position to Russell, but Vanderbilt protected Russell well with a circle forward, giving him time to switch back to normal alignment. There was no chance on this side, so Wei Shao looked for the other end, and Davis switched to defend one-on-one against George again.

The Lakers' defense of this round and this lineup is too "reasonable" - Vanderbilt protects Russell's side from being singled out, and Davis switches defenses to protect Wood's side from being named.

Hamm, do you figure out who should be together?

(By the way, Russell is also the Lakers' most resistant player to Vanderbilt's "space toxicity" - because his main offensive style is to shoot with the ball, which requires minimal space, he is a good shooter himself, at least he can ensure space on one side, and his ability to handle the ball is second only to James, and he can find some opportunities even in bad space)

Keep watching.

The Clippers like to make mistakes, and Russell quickly finds Davis under the basket with a direct half-conversion — and Davis won't miss another chance this time.

The difference between Reaves and Russell's passing levels is particularly evident in this section.

The Lakers' defensive strategy was more evident in this round.

First of all, Wei Shao blocked Russell - the Lakers couldn't ask for it, and decisively changed the defense. But Wei Shao looked at Davies, who retreated to the edge of the penalty area, and knew that he had no chance, so he gave the ball to Paul George in the low post, and looked at Russell's defensive options at this time:

He directly let go of Wei Shao and came to wrap Paul George - you put Fan Debiao and thick eyebrows, and we put Wei Shao and George in pack.

Then George came out and Christie played a brilliant one-on-one against Powell. It was hard for "Bobby" to even make a shot.

(The starting ghost, the substitute Ke Biao, are you familiar? But how long have we not seen this set of rotations? There are always people who mock the Lakers' "double ghost slapping the door", but in fact, the correct way for the Lakers' "double ghost slapping the door" is never ghost + Biao, but one of the ghosts and Biao + Christie)

A shot that more clearly reflects the Lakers' defensive strategy during this period.

Direct Wood's wrong defense against Wei Shao, put two steps, Wei Shao hard burst, Wood hat - your center is wrong to guard against Debiao;

Then turning around, Russell and Davis blocked on the offensive end - seeing Russell's passing ability, the Clippers didn't dare to force delays. So Russell found Christie in the bottom corner, and Christie hit a three-pointer.

 Admittedly, Christie's projection performance has not been good in a large sample this season, but if the Lakers can be so patient with Reddish, why can't they be a little more patient with Christie?

Subsequently, the Lakers continued to show another way to break the "center mistake to guard against Derbirt".

The eyebrow puller hand was launched, first creating a bigger dislocation for the thick eyebrows, forcing the opponent to go around, and then Vanderbilt pretended to be a cover for Christie, but actually made a curl cut into the inside to catch the ball - when Van der Biao received the ball in the paint area, the defender could no longer ignore him, and at this time, the thick eyebrows immediately took advantage of the opponent's front to do a back boor air cut, and Vanderbilt hit the inside pass - Davis can make a layup.

Subsequently, the Lakers completely let go of Willis and Theis, almost standing in a box-1 position, and Christie interfered with Powell's jumper from behind.

The Lakers' lineup in the first quarter rotation stage can be said to be full of pertinence for the Clippers' rotation lineup in the first quarter:

took advantage of the fact that Wei Shao and Zubac did not have a projection threat, so that Russell and Wood's two offensive strong points stayed on the court;

Use Vanderbilt against George, and use tactical arrangements on the offensive end to reduce Vanderbilt's "toxicity";

Christie, as the second substitute, also has a strong defensive characteristics that target Powell, and the presence of Russell makes Christie not need to be involved in handling the ball.

Playing to the strengths and avoiding the weaknesses is exactly what I hope Hamm can do – I hope to keep it up.

Section II

At the beginning of the second quarter, Vanderbilt locked Harden and Christie locked Powell, and then Harden blocked 1-5, and Wood changed the defense - Vanderbilt did not go to Theis after changing the defense, but was ready to help Wood defend on the inside, and Christie also let go of Powell at the far end to cover Harden - James stood in a good position to help defend and was able to take care of both Coffey and Powell.

Harden tried to find the ball option, but found that the players in front of him had someone in front of him, so he could only pass back to Powell on the outside - James quickly closed out, and after Powell entered the interior line, Christie also immediately found the opposite position.

Perfect defensive rounds.

Van and K's lead defense, Wood's footsteps after the switch, James' help on the weak side and close out – everyone played to their strengths and did what they had to do in this round. So the Clippers were prevented with a 24-second violation.

Turning around, Vanderbilt once again used the inside pass after the air cut to crack the Clippers' No. 4-5 misalignment defense.

What is the secret?

The first is a timely and accurate ball-handler at the top of the arc (Russell, James);

Then there is the Vanderbilt who has to actively do this kind of empty cut, play that kind of "if you don't defend me, I'll dunk" momentum, and at the same time make a good pass at the moment of attracting the defense;

Finally, there is a high number of players in the No. 5 position (Davis, Wood) - the opponent's No. 4-5 position is wrongly defended, and the No. 5 position is closed on the inside, if you are a small lineup at this time, or the No. 5 position is not capable of finishing, this kind of ball is very likely to be turned around by the opponent's No. 5 position to defend.

Harden improved his screen position and played a high post pick-and-roll — and the Lakers still defended it, relying on James' aggressive shrinking help on the weak side.

When James is active in defending, he can help with Wood's rim protection.

And the other way around.

When the Clippers were beaten back-to-back and no longer at the 4-5 position, Wood's shooting was able to open up space for James to go one-on-one with his back in the low post.

James helps Wood on the defensive end, and Wood helps James on the offensive end.

Wood + James, it's an effective combination.

Next, Christie chased Powell through two screens and finished with Wood to complete the rim.

Yes, Wood has defensive problems, but the Lakers need to figure out which players can help him on the defensive end, rather than DNP him directly — we already have some answers: Davis, Vanderbilt, Christie, and a fully committed James.

(Of course, Theis's scoring ability as a No. 5 is a little lacking, which also allows Wood's weaknesses on the defensive end to be hidden.)

The Clippers were beaten by James, and then switched back to 4-5 wrong defense, this time the Lakers' tactics were executed more clearly - James hit the back to attract the bag, Van der Biao's elbow area was ready to cut in at any time, so that Wei Shao had to defend him, Harden had to take care of the recent pass to choose Wood, Powell had to take care of the bottom corner - so Van der Biao scored, and Russell at 45 degrees was empty, and James' passing vision naturally would not miss such an opportunity.

It's the perfect solution to the "center vs. Vanderbilt" solution - but unfortunately Russell didn't make it again.

The Lakers then began to play their signature arc-top double-screen tactic — and Russell showed his role again:

As a double screen, his 45-degree shooting threat and second-handling ability were key to the Lakers' success — like this round, he read the defense well, quickly hitting Christie in the bottom corner, and allowing Christie to attack Close Out to complete the frame.

Subsequently, the Clippers began to let Harden name the Lakers' defensive weakness (Russell) again - Russell also learned from Reaves' experience in the first quarter and tried to return to the position after a short strong delay, but this round still did not control the distance of the delay, and the return was a little slower, allowing Harden to find an opportunity to connect with Wei Shao.

The round is longer, let's go through it briefly - first Russell instigated a double-screen tactic, gave James, and then James and Vanderbilt who came up to block and dismantle, "named" Zubac, and after going around the corner, attracted the double bag and divided the ball Russell, Russell once again showed the value of his passing ability and passing vision - directly diagonally to find Wood who was 45 degrees vacant on the other side. Three-point hit.

In this round, James, as a player with a double cover at a 45-degree angle, showed a different approach to Russell - he has a stronger ability to catch misalignments, can go to more dangerous positions, and force the opposing side to change the defense to create chances.

Russell is just as important as a point of handling the ball in this offensive system – it's hard to find an open spot for Wood if it's swapped for anyone other than Jen or Ra.

Then the Lakers switched to their pick-and-roll strategy – very aggressive.

Wood and Van der Biao directly wrapped up Harden, and after Harden played the ball to Zubac, the players in the two bottom corners came to wrap Zubac again - testing Zubac's ability to play the ball.

At the same time, Wood was behind Harden. Instead of choosing to return to the position, he quickly went to the outside three-point shooter - the game was actually very well defended, but unfortunately Wood's final save was too foul.

Then the Lakers made a substitution, and after replacing Prince, they still used a strong contraction defense on the weak side to pinch Harden's next man when blocking and picking - this round almost steals Zubac, and James once again managed to defend two in the free throw line area, taking into account the shooters on both wings.

"The Lakers did a great job of shrinking up the defense today, they were interfering with every shot we made. In the post-game interview, Tyronn Lue said.

Of course, Prince's main role on the court is to crack the Clippers' center mistakes and force the Clippers to use their normal alignment - and we can see that the space in this roster is quite good.

Russell and Wood blocked, and the Clippers players didn't dare to help defend, so Russell scored a layup.

James blocked with Wood again, asking Zubac to go to the bottom corner after switching defenses - with the experience of the last round, the Clippers did not dare to wrap it this time - so James turned around and passed Zubac, 2+1. (Generally speaking, don't question the manager's bag decision......)

But in retrospect, Harden immediately responded with a three-pointer with the ball after a double screen — Reaves' delay was not well done this round, giving Harden too much space.

James once again instigated a double-screen play, passing directly between Zubac and Leonard to assist Davis for a layup.

Harden also continued to play double screens, Prince was not as good at squeezing through the screen as Vanderbilt, Davis was more distracted by Harden, and James couldn't help even if he shrank hard.

In the next round, Reaves held the ball to block and dismantle - the Clippers immediately made another strong delay, but after this round was targeted, Reaves and James were much faster - quickly transferred the ball to the bottom corner, and Prince hit a three-point shot.

Reeves once again instigated a double-screen tactic to draw a foul on Reddish in the bottom corner.

As I said in yesterday's Weibo post, Reddish and Christie's corner offense was super-level after the Lakers' double cover - if they could consistently attack the opponent's close out so efficiently, it would be of great benefit to the Lakers' offense.

(The layering, offensive efficiency, and ball-handling ability at this point are very important to the Lakers' multi-handler system, which was usually Schroder or Reaves last season, and this season it was Reddish or Prince, which is one of the reasons why the Lakers' multi-handler system failed.) ）

Harden clicked to Reaves, attracted the bag, and the Clippers broke through at consecutive points and successfully tore through the Lakers' defense to find Zubac for a dunk.

(The person who has hurt the Lakers' system the most this season is Steve Kerr - he made the whole league realize that Reaves is a target to be attacked through the Olympics, so now the Lakers have to rack their brains every game about how to protect Reaves and how to hide Reaves)

Lakers timeout.

After the timeout, Harden continued to block and find Reaves - the Lakers defended well in this round, especially James's contraction on the weak side and the enthusiasm of the expansion defense were commendable, and finally succeeded in causing the Clippers to make a mistake.

The Lakers' perfect defensive round, go through it again:

In the face of Harden's double cover roll call, Russell and Reaves made a perfect delay back and did not be misplaced, and then Leonard singled James to call Mann to cover, and Prince, who defended Mann, decisively chose to wrap up, Leonard gave the ball to Mann, Davis contracted the inside line and waited for a long time, and Mann transferred again - Prince's rotation awareness was very good, and he appeared directly on the passing route and confiscated Mann's pass.

You see, sometimes a poor defense is not necessarily a configuration problem, and it has a lot to do with execution - the Heat's defensive configuration is a mess, but they also don't DNP all the players with a bad defensive reputation.

The Lakers' final offensive round in the second quarter was another round to show Russell's ability to handle the ball as a "transit station".

Davis attracted to the double bag in the low post, and Russell immediately found Reaves at 45 degrees, creating a big open three-pointer, missing, but James made up for the basket.

In the second quarter, the rhythm of the Lakers and Clippers was biased towards each other:

Harden played the whole second quarter, avoiding the embarrassment of the Clippers being misaligned when they handled the ball in the first quarter.

In this quarter, the Lakers responded well to the Clippers' No. 5 misalignment defense Derbildt strategy by pairing Russell and Wood with James, and also cracked the strong delay defense against Reaves and successfully achieved the offense with the Clippers. However, the consistency in defending Harden's call of the two guards was not good enough, which still allowed the Clippers to seize a lot of opportunities.

The content of the game did not change much in the first half and the second half, so let's try to keep it as brief as possible in the second half.

Section III

After the halftime set-up, the Lakers executed the delay in the third quarter and returned to the position more in place, which made it more difficult for Harden to find Reaves' misalignment, and James also continued the first-half defensive enthusiasm in the third quarter, actively sweeping on the weak side, and cooperating with Davis's interior frame to prevent the Clippers' tried and tested No. 1-2 "Touch" cover in the first half.

On the other hand, the Lakers can still punish the Clippers with a double-cover tactic.

In the face of James's blocking, the Clippers still adopted the strategy of delaying the attack, but after the targeted arrangement in the half, even Reaves can act as a "transfer station" on the wing to quickly find a teammate in the bottom corner - and Reddish's more efficient fixed-point offensive grasp in this game responds well to the Clippers' defensive style.

The Clippers changed to let Xiaoka and Harden play "Touch" cover, and James also performed the delay return very well to avoid being misplaced by Harden, and when the wing card pepper covered the cross position, the Lakers also chose to directly change the defense, forcing the Clippers to have a one-on-one heads-up.

James assists Davis on a mid-range shot. (Davis hit 5 long two-pointers in this game, effectively digesting the ball outside the tactics)

On the contrary, the Lakers once again stopped Harden's roll call by delaying the return position, and James also interfered with Leonard's shot in the bottom corner again - in this game, Leonard made 0 of 5 three-pointers in the positional battle, except for two conversion three-pointers. This made the Clippers much less effective in responding to the Lakers' defensive style — and, of course, to James' aggressive sweep on the weak side.

Leonard switched, was defended by Davis, and Reddish hit a 3-pointer — and that's when the momentum really changed — and that's why I said "Lady Luck" was on the side of the Lakers today.

Let's look at a counter-example.

Davis singled out to try to break the Clippers' No. 5 wrong defense, successfully attracting the pack, but moved to the bottom corner, and Prince did not handle it well this round - the bottom corner players are the end of the game, and their ability to handle the ball and offensive grasp will directly affect the success rate of the game.

(The Clippers didn't do a good job of this today, shooting only 30% from the bottom corner, far below their season average, and didn't make many offensive close out breaks.)

Again, Prince is a case of wasted opportunity.

The Lakers double-screened Vanderbilt and forced Zubac to get involved in the frontal pick-and-roll defense, and Vanderbilt did a great under-the-ball handling — but Prince missed the big open in the bottom corner.

Then Russell also wasted a chance - the Lakers' No. 5 attack on the Clippers in the third quarter was less effective than the offensive grasp of the corner players.

In these two rounds, you can see the difference between Prince and Russell standing in the bottom corner, and Reeves and Schroder - Prince Russell mostly relies more on projection finishes in the bottom corner, while Reeves Schroder can attack close out into the penalty area, and is also good at shooting or attacking frames and making fouls in the middle distance.

But fortunately, this time they were not allowed.

Van der Biao made several rounds of empty cuts in a row to no avail, and the Lakers switched to James to attract a low post to break the No. 5 wrong defense - again, as in the first half of the two rounds, James found Russell, who was 45 degrees open on the other side - and this time, Russell lived up to the trust.

On the defensive end, Harden played the second quarter and had to rest in the third quarter, and the Clippers were controlled by Wei Shao, and the Lakers could punish him for this. (Also note that Christie has a very good pick-and-roll defense against Powell)

Here, Wei Shao missed a three-point 2, and Russell turned to convert a three-pointer - this is the round of "starting momentum".

No matter how good the strategy is, someone needs to throw the ball in.

James blocked and "named" Powell, attracted Wood, who was 45 degrees after the bag, and attacked Close Out to break through and dunk. (And don't miss Vanderbilt's crucial cut to take away the defense and Christie's lead in the bottom corner)

The right combination of personnel + the right tactical formulation can get good results - please let this lineup play together.

Still changing the defense at the No. 5 position, the center is against Wei Shao, Wei Shao plays the ball, and Wood directly turns around to recover and block Theis.

Proceed to the fourth section.

James hit his back to attract the two, Vanderbilt cut in but the passing route was not good, James threw directly over the basket, Vanderbilt used his height advantage to grab the frontcourt board to make up for the basket and crack the Clippers' center wrong defense.

"Double Ghost Knock on the Door" – Remember this phrase, the correct "Double Ghost" pairing is Christie + Vanderbilt, not Vanderbilt + Reddish.

James grinds Harden from the top of the arc to the paint zone — but I think it's Wood at the dunk spot — why didn't anyone come up to the Clippers?

Because Zubac, who was supposed to come up to wrap up, was afraid of Wood's misalignment with Wei Shao under the basket, he chose to pack Wood - Wood pinned down two defenders under the basket, and the defenders on both wings did not dare to help because of the projection threat of Christie and Russell.

James rolls over and hits a jumper.

And in retrospect, Harden managed to create a big open in the bottom corner - and Leonard didn't take the opportunity.

On one side of the mid-range shot, on the other hand, the big open spot was missed - Lady Luck was on the side of the Lakers today.

And when the game enters the final stage, it is the performance time of the superstars - the Lakers focus on the blocking and dismantling of James Mei and Li Mei, and the Clippers focus on Leonard's roll call on Reaves, when they compete for the efficiency of the superstars:

Davis scored 8 points in the final quarter, Leonard scored 2 points in the final quarter, George scored 3 points in the final quarter, James scored 4 points in the final quarter, and Harden got rid of the desperate three points in the final moment, and only 3 points in the final quarter - Davis almost single-handedly offset the total score of the three Pepperden, and his several successful defensive changes against George in the final quarter were the direct reason for the Lakers to lock up the victory.

The number one hero, well deserved.

summary

The theme of the game revolved around the Clippers' No. 5 misalignment and pick-and-roll delays — and when the Lakers managed to find a way to crack both defenses, they had already found the key to victory.

And from the process of the game, we can also see which players of the Lakers should be used together and which lineups can form a chemical reaction:

1. Russell.

High adaptability: James, Davis, Vanderbilt, Christie

Compatibility: Prince, Wood,

Low fit: Reddish, Reeves (but not unavailable)

2. Vanderbilt

High adaptability: Russell, Davis, James, Wood

Adaptability: Prince, Reeves

Low Adaptability: Reddish (try to avoid playing at the same time)

3. Wood

High adaptability: Davis, James, Russell, Christie

Compatibility: Reddish

Low adaptability: Reeves, Prince

4. Christie

High adaptability: Russell, James, Davis

Compatibility: Reeves, Wood, Vanderbilt

Low Compatibility: Reddish

In terms of lineup, it is best to use two ball carriers + two lead defenders + one inside, namely:

Reaves + James + Reddish + Prince + Davis (regular starter)

Russell + James + Christie + Wood + Davis/Vanderbilt

The core idea is to:

Try to keep there are more than two ball carriers on the court with the ability to shoot to ensure the fluency of attacking initiation and transferring;

Try to make sure there is a big man on the court to keep the rim and rebound, while adding a low-post passing option;

Try to keep a player with strong defensive ability + a frontcourt player with strong defensive ability on the field, and reduce the frequency of direct attacks on the opposite side to the weak defensive ring;

Try to keep two "space points" on the court, so that James and Davis can find the ball when they play with their backs in the low post (it is best to form a linkage between the low post, the wing, and the bottom corner);

At the same time, try to avoid having more than two "non-space points" on the field and more than two players who handle the ball very poorly.

Of course, more important than "thinking" is to develop the right strategy and execution - a good strategy and execution can also help players develop their strengths and avoid weaknesses and improve their adaptability.

That's all for today's analysis, and I hope the Lakers can continue the good momentum of this game.

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