Chapter 673 [Turn the Tide! Los Angeles Derby! 】

The Clippers and the Lakers are in direct competition. It is impossible for Yang Rui to say anything good about Kobe. This will hurt the Lakers star and make it easier to attract fans to the Clippers side.

His comment about Nash going to the Lakers and averaging ten rebounds per game made the news. It was too dark and aroused the disgust of the Komi.

Unfortunately, the number of Yang Rui now far exceeds that of Kobe, and the number of Kobe is even more astonishing. As a result, Kobe was ridiculed by the crowd for scolding Yang Rui and supporting Kobe on the Internet.

The next five games of the Lakers also proved that Yang Rui's evaluation was correct. Will Nash joining the Lakers produce a qualitative change? No, their back line was still completely destroyed.

The opponent is not strong, and the Lakers only achieved a record of 3 wins and 2 losses. The three wins were not due to Nash's assists, but to Kobe's personal ability to turn the tide.

Nash is one of the best point guards in the league. He is good at run-and-gun battles and quick whirlwinds. The Lakers mainly attack in the half-court position. Not to mention Love and veteran Odom, even Luol Deng can't run fast.

Luol Deng's running and jumping qualities are average, and he is characterized by comprehensiveness. In many cases, he looks more like a dark-skinned Larry Bird.

In the Suns era, Nash could play wonderful games when paired with offensive players who cut inside after pick-and-rolls, but the effect was very poor when paired with O'Neal, who was good at positional warfare.

Although Love and Odom have shooting ability, the former moves too slowly and lacks explosive power in singles under the basket, resulting in inefficient scoring when cutting in after the pick-and-roll; Odom has average strength and has never focused on low-post offense.

The encounter between two different styles made Nash's assist efficiency in these games extremely low, averaging only 8 times per game.

The same problem also occurs with Nash and Kobe. Kobe has always been an offensive player with the ball. He likes to dribble to the low post and turn around and shoot fadeaway jumpers.

Nash's previous partners at the second position were almost all fixed-point three-point shooters, leaving Kobe to wait for opportunities outside the three-point line. How is this possible?

After more than a week of publicity, Lakers fans had lost confidence in the home team when the derby started. Without a balance of offense and defense, no matter how many stars there are, it won't mean much.

Compared with the lineup, the Clippers actually have more stars, but they have not reached the peak of their careers. There is no pressure to completely destroy the Lakers.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Paul joined the Clippers until he left. Although he did not lead the team to the best record in the regular season, he was able to maintain the top four and finished third twice.

No matter which year the Clippers' lineup in the previous life was, they couldn't compare with this season's Clippers. Unless Paul is a super cancer, how could the Clippers lose to the Lakers without Gasol? The current Lakers don't even have an inside axis.

The game is broadcast live across the United States and starts on time.

Clippers starting lineup: Paul, Tony Allen, Korver, Gay, Griffin.

Yang Rui has adjusted the lineup. In games with super scorers, Tony Allen will be reused. Kobe is currently averaging 28.2 points per game and has a chance to compete for the scoring title.

Jordan sits on the bench and Gay starts at No. 4. Yang Rui’s arrangement is because Odom and Love rarely attack the basket. Their main task is to cover and wait for opportunities to shoot from the outside. .

Yang Rui used small ball tactics to attack at the beginning, which was to test Kobe to see whether he could attack the Clippers' strongest defense on the outside or pass the ball to his teammates inside. Griffin and Gay had obvious weaknesses in protecting the frame near the penalty area.

In addition, Yang Rui needs to train Griffin's defense and use games as training.

Deliberately attracting opponents to attack Griffin during the regular season is counterproductive. If things go well, Griffin will get used to being used as a breakthrough point and accumulate a lot of defensive experience. If things don't go well, Griffin may be attacked by his opponents and lose confidence.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Griffin improved every season. In 2016, there was a qualitative change on the defensive end. Not only was he highly motivated to defend, he was also able to help his teammates defend.

Now Yang Rui needs Griffin to become stronger, instead of being complacent in playing star data in the regular season. His goal this season is the championship.

If they meet the Mavericks in the playoffs, the competition will be which side has the stronger offense, and Griffin must also play a role on the defensive end.

The Mavericks, whose center is Tyson Chandler, are actually relatively easy to deal with. The Mavericks, with Gasol as the center, can completely open up positional battles, which especially tests the players' individual defense capabilities.

Lakers starting lineup: Nash, Kobe, Luol Deng, Odom, Love.

Just looking at the lineup, the five Lakers are all All-Stars or second-rate stars. This is the reason why they are favored, and it is also the reason why Kobe's evaluation has dropped again and again. The reason why his teammates are not good enough is completely untenable.

Griffin's jump ball won, and the Clippers attacked first. Although his arms are short, relying on his bounce, he is not a vegetarian in jumping balls.

Paul held the ball and faced Nash outside the three-point line. The three Clippers opened up and Griffin came to the middle to cover.

Paul and Griffin play pick-and-roll in the middle, and simple tactics have a big effect. Paul attracts insiders to switch and defend the ball. Griffin is a threat when cutting in the middle. Nash's physique cannot stop the inside cut.

Byron Scott is known as the coach who knows Paul best. Paul reached his peak when he was with the Hornets. Many people attribute all of this to him. He arranged a zone defense, knowing that man-to-man coverage would be difficult to contain Paul.

Paul is the kind of defender who particularly likes mismatched attacks. If he is man-to-man, he will play the rhythm he likes. In zone defense, Paul is easily trapped by double teams. He distributes the ball and his teammates cannot make shots, so he defends it. This was how the Hornets were defeated by other teams back then.

Scott ignored one thing, that is, when he was in the Hornets, they lacked wing singles players and needed Paul to attack with the ball. If Paul couldn't shoot, the offense would have to be handed over to David West, who was good at mid-range shooting. Others are not good, even Stojakovic relies on his height to shoot from the outside and has average ball-holding ability.

Nowadays, the Clippers have no shortage of people who can challenge with the ball.

Paul avoided Nash and rushed to the right, attracting Odom to change defense and pass the ball to Gay in the right corner.

Gay faced Love. This is the beauty of a large lineup with four small lineups. It is especially easy to create mismatch opportunities.

Love knew that this was one of his own, and his teammates had no choice but to pounce to defend the three-pointer. Gay feinted with the ball, quickly changed direction and broke through. He passed Love in one step and reached a 45-degree emergency stop jumper. No one interfered and hit the ball. 2 to 0.

Because Gay broke through with the ball, this will not be counted as an assist from Paul, but it has a lot to do with him.

In 2008, some people commented that Paul's assists were five due to the steady mid-range shooting of Hornets boss West, and five were due to the hard work of second-string Chandler's alley-oops. Without them, Paul averaged at most two assists per game. It is truly the word of God.

In fact, Paul likes to pass the ball to his teammates in isolation, which is a manifestation of selflessness. When he holds the ball, he can also attract the opponent's defensive focus. Unlike the organizing center Rondo, the mid-to-long distance can be completely freed.

The Lakers attacked, Nash took the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Kobe, and he ran to the right corner to pull away.

This is of course not the tactic he was used to playing in the Suns, but coach Scott arranged for him to do this, which is the same task as Fisher and Evans when they started.

Kobe plays off the ball, waits for opportunities outside the three-point line or cuts, and lets Nash and Odom play pick-and-roll? The Lakers have already tried this style of play and lost two games, proving that it is not advisable.

Because Kobe's three-point shooting is unstable, he averaged only 32.3% shooting per game this season. When Kobe plays without the ball, he can't help but switch to attacking with the ball, playing familiar routines, turning around to shoot, baseline breakthroughs, etc.

Odom and Love can't cut quickly and can't counterattack, and Nash can't run and bomb. Rather than returning to the old path with a few pick-and-rolls, it's better to just pull away and let Kobe have his own plan.

At least, many fans like to watch Kobe in singles.