The Lakers kicked off the situation with Artest's three-point shot, a problem the Warriors didn't expect, and the elder Nelson slowly frowned with his chin in his hand, and the Zen master laughed wickedly.

This year's Lakers have indeed changed a lot compared to before, Kobe Bryant is no longer the lone black mamba, he has become a wolf.

This ball is a good reflection of the changes of the Lakers, no longer Kobe Bryant is the main attacker, nor is it the main attack of the inner twin towers, but Kobe Bryant distributes the ball, he uses his destructive power to attract the bag, and then hands the ball to the person who is most suitable to handle the ball.

To put it simply, Kobe Bryant's transition from an offensive finisher to an offensive mastermind is a terrible transition.

Because Kobe Bryant's attack is so terrifying, when he insists on attacking, the Warriors can't determine whether he wants to score or pass.

It used to be very simple, he must play by himself, and he can shoot by himself and never pass the ball. It's also very simple to judge the organization of guards, even if a qualified point guard breaks through, it is to divide the ball, so just send one person to target him, and how the others should defend or how to defend it.

What if Kobe Bryant makes a decision? In order to prevent him from turning from a feint offense to a strong offense, the Warriors still have to send two people to trap him, so that the Lakers can easily play open positions on the outside.

When the Warriors were beaten by Kobe Bryant, the defense was a little chaotic, and as soon as the game started, the Lakers seized the lead.

Looking back, in the face of the Lakers' 3-2 defensive formation, Chamberlain chose to attack firmly, Bynum was on top of the back, Gasol jumped to interfere, and his small hook hand that was nine out of ten actually hit the iron and popped up.

The Lakers got the ball, Kobe Bryant broke through with the ball again, Jackson simply let him go, so that Kobe Bryant simply entered the restricted area, and then the black mamba was a little dumbfounded, because Chamberlain and Jackson caught him.

Kobe's arrogance also came up, he put away the ball and went to a horse archery, Chamberlain was depressed because of the fruitless long attack in front, and Kobe's ball was slapped out by him.

The big hat was very imposing, and Barkley exclaimed, "God, does this guy want to jump off the earth?" Watch him bounce! It's amazing! ”

After the block, the Warriors planned to attack and counterattack quickly, but the Lakers' defense was very resolute, Artest pressed Billups to force the Warriors to slow down, and Chamberlain went in from the outside, seeing that Iverson passed the ball to him, Chamberlain got up to dunk, but once again encountered Gasol and Bynum's joint blocking, and hit the iron again!

The opening continuous attack was ineffective, Chamberlain was a little anxious, and then Kobe Bryant crossed to Gasol again, and the Warriors' defense was chaotic again, so Chamberlain could only choose to foul and pull Gasol down.

The Zen master stood on the sidelines contentedly, looking at the old Nelson opposite with a smug face, he knew very well that as long as the old Nelson didn't find a way to crack it quickly, the Warriors would be in danger today.

Bryant's abrupt turnaround did cause a lot of trouble for the Warriors, and Nelson Sr. called a timeout twice in a row, but it couldn't ease the situation, and after eight minutes of the first quarter, the Warriors trailed by six points at 14-20.

While the Lakers didn't score much, the Warriors offense was even worse, and this was the first time the Warriors had a crisis on the offensive end so far in the playoffs.

Nelson Sr. replaced Chamberlain and started using a bench lineup, and the Warriors were relatively more aggressive.

There is a law in the NBA that in the playoffs, a good bench is worth two main players. As an obvious example, fans may not remember who the other two main players of the Bulls dynasty were other than Jordan Pippen Rodman, but they will not forget Kerr and Kukoc on the bench.

The Warriors plan to play the tactics of three horses against three horses, and Nelson Sr. wants to use a strong bench lineup to consume the main body of the Lakers and fight a war of attrition with them.

In the previous days when Bynum was injured and Odom was promoted to the main team, the Lakers' bench was really bleak enough: without a steady scoring point, Shannon Brown would only make a brain-dead jump shot from the outside, and this guy didn't know how to use his earth-shattering body element yet.

Without a good organizer, the old fish can't swim anymore, but Farmar is a fathead fish with no shark fins, and as long as he plays, the Lakers' organization will sink to the bottom; No inside, Mbemben? That's cannon fodder......

Evans, Ibaka, Jackson, West, Billups, the Warriors fielded the best lineup when Chamberlain was not on the court, and he encouraged the group before the players came on the court, saying:

"The life and death of the team is now in your hands. There is no doubt that the Lakers have a high advantage, but they don't have the heart of a champion like us, and I believe that the victory will be yours in the end, and the glory will be yours in the end! ”

When the game started, old Nelson called Chamberlain to his side and whispered, "Do you know why I sent those guys?" ”

Chamberlain nodded and said, "I know, you want Delonte to consume the main body of the Lakers." ”

Old Nelson sighed and scolded his mother: "Consume a fart, they have rested for ten days, unless they sing every night before, how can their bodies be consumed so easily?" I'm asking them to make as many flaws as possible for the Lakers, you observe carefully, look for the flaws of the Lakers, and then go out and kill them! ”

Two years ago, Bryant was averaging over 30 points per game, and any form of defense in the league didn't work for him. But when he faced the Warriors at that time, he felt the helplessness of two fists against four hands.

First of all, the Lakers' only scoring points at the time were him and Gasol. But the Warriors were all soldiers, and under their heavy bombardment, Kobe and his team were unfortunately killed; Secondly, at that time, Iverson was an FMVP-level figure, although Kobe Bryant was not dominant, but he was not a disadvantage, but this season, Iverson's disadvantage has become more and more clear.

Now, the two teams have changed a lot in the lineup, the Lakers have more and more elite players, and with the maturity of Bynum, plus the acquisition of Artest, the Lakers are armed to the teeth, and almost every point can launch a powerful attack.

But now the Warriors can't find a reliable one-on-one who can defend Kobe, so should they arrange for veteran Grant Hill to deal with Kobe? Hill dares to go to old Nelson to arrange, what if he is shaken off his ankle and elbow and ribs?

In short, despite the repeated scoffs from the outside world about Kobe Bryant's one-man work in the game, it is undeniable that Kobe's offense is crucial if the Lakers want to successfully defend their title. Especially when he can be an offensive mastermind, he can show his skills.

Chamberlain watched the game closely, and the Warriors seemed to be back to when he didn't come three years ago, with a chaotic run-and-gun battle and a swarm of swarms on the defensive end.

In this way, the master was killed by random punches, and for a while, the Lakers were also caught off guard.

But Chamberlain knew that this kind of pomp and circumstance was just an illusion, and when the Lakers adjusted to the chaos of the Warriors, the Warriors were about to face a rout.

The Zen master obviously knew this, so even if the Warriors started chasing points, he was still not in a hurry at all, and just smiled: "Old Tang, is this your trick?" It's a pity, it looks like my triangle tactics have won again! ”

What the Lakers are playing now is indeed a triangle tactic, although this is not the same thing as the triangle tactics during the Bulls period and the Lakers' three-game championship period, but the old Zen master has long said that triangle tactics are ever-changing.

In the current Lakers tactics, Fisher has actually been acting as a backup point guard in the name of the main point guard, and the Lakers actually have no point guard for most of a game, and the organization basically relies on the tandem of Kobe Bryant and Gasol.

Thinking of this, Chamberlain found a glimmer of light, and he said to Nelson Sr.: "The operation of the Lakers' ball is in two people, not only Kobe, but also Gasol. Gasol is most afraid of the entanglement of the muscular man, so as long as he is entangled, and then wraps Kobe, the Lakers' running ball will be difficult. ”

The more I thought about it, the clearer Chamberlain's mind became, and he continued: "The triangle offense needs space the most, and the three-point shot is the best way to open up space, the Lakers are not the Warriors, they lack three-point shooters on the outside, Artest and Fisher are unreliable!" ”

Old Nelson smiled, he patted Chamberlain on the shoulder and said: "Yes, the Los Angeles people think they have a height advantage, but in fact, that's just an illusion, in the second quarter, our chance is in the second quarter, and after the next quarter is on the court, we will try our best to compress the Lakers' sports space and let them die in the corner!" ”

Chamberlain also smiled, he touched his unshaven chin, and whispered, "Compress the space?" Okay, let's start with Gasol. ”

Two years ago, when Gasol just moved to Angel City, all Lakers fans foresaw their team's take-off.

Yes, at that time, Gasol had a well-rounded offensive skill and a strategy that surpassed the average big man. But Gasol also had his own flaws, at that time, due to his thin body and poor confrontation ability, and even he himself was very mad about it.

Last season, the Warriors relied on Chamberlain to crush Gasol and eliminate the Lakers. For this reason, the Spanish big forward deliberately added weight last summer in order to deal with Oxlade-Chamberlain.

And it turns out that his weight gain plan is correct, it is true that a Gasol is no match for Chamberlain no matter how much weight he gains, but this season Bynum is back healthy, and in terms of defending Chamberlain, Gasol only needs to be responsible for the pack.

Speaking of which, Gasol is indeed the kind of player who is very suitable for the Lakers, not because he is good, but because he is too smart.

After joining the Lakers, Gasol only integrated more than 20 games with the team, and together with Kobe, he ran a set of triangle offensive tactics like a cloud of peers.

It's the same at this time, he gave the Lakers the greatest help at critical moments.

When the Warriors started a chaotic battle, Gasol was like a needle in the sea, he used flexibility to constantly patch up on the defensive end, and he made up for his teammates' leaks one by one, and on the offensive end, he cooperated with Kobe Bryant's steady distribution of the ball to ensure that the team's offense could be executed in an orderly manner.

Ibaka's defense against Gasol was not successful, and in fact, the Congolese man, who was relatively rough in technique, was afraid of a delicate technical opponent like Gasol.

In the last minute, Gasol began to attack frequently on the premise of stabilizing the team's form.

Bryant was substituted, Odom came off the bench, and the Lakers began a three-high strategy.

Gasol was the main attacker, he first asked for the ball in the low post, and when he got the ball, he played it to Odom and he lifted it up to cover.

Odom is known as a left-handed magician, and his ball control and passing skills are outstanding among big men, and as soon as Gasol covers, he cuts cross-sectionally.

Evans jammed Bynum and eyed Odom, who took a look and then passed the ball to Gasol from behind.

Got the ball, Gasol made a jumper, Ibaka inevitably jumped, at this time, Gasol suddenly pulled down the center of gravity of his body, softly slapped the ball past Ibaka, and then jumped to score two points.

A round later, Gasol received the ball again, tested it with his back to Ibaka, and suddenly turned quickly and with a delicate and agile step, he broke through into the box like a defender.

Evans had to let go of Bynum, and even though he knew what that meant, he couldn't do it without a defense!

In the end, as he guessed, Gasol gave the ball to Bynum for the first time, regardless of Evans or Ibaka, the lateral speed was too slow, and he watched Bynum dunk it violently!

In this way, the Lakers led by 8 points at 34-26 after the first quarter was played.

For the Lakers' triangular tactics, the Warriors seem to have no way at all.