Chapter 439 Barkley and Olajuwon's Pick and Roll!

The Lakers' tactical evolution caught Houston by surprise.

But looking back, Houston's tactics also confuse the Lakers a bit!

"What is this doing? Barkley's high pick-and-roll?" Ma Fu was stunned. He had seen the center shoot a three-pointer and the point guard play a post-up, but Barkley ran inside to hold the ball outside the three-point line and shouted. After Olajuwon hit the pick and roll?

O'Neill and Horry didn't know what to do for a while!

Barkley has a three-pointer! Horry can't help but pounce! But at the same time, Barkley's breakthrough is also the top among power forwards!

And Olajuwon's mid-range and air cuts are historically high. O'Neal's defense of the pick-and-roll is already a bit difficult.

O'Neal chose to squat, and Barkley used Olajuwon's pick-and-roll to get rid of Horry directly.

He rushed to the basket in a flash, attracted O'Neal's defense and then passed to Olajuwon who followed up.

"boom!"

Olajuwon seemed to be venting the anger in his heart, smashing Huashan!

While the Houston fans roared like crazy, he smashed the ball into the basket with one hand.

Kobe frowned, is this Houston's trump card?

Rudy Tomjanovich looked at Harris, who was sitting on the Lakers bench, and smiled triumphantly.

'Silver Fox' Harris, have you ever thought of this tactic?

Harris didn't change his face.

The pick-and-rolls of Barkley and Olajuwon have not appeared this season, and no one expected them to be like this.

Houston's inside card is indeed the league's first, a league's first center, and a league's second power forward. Such a combination represents winning in this era.

Most of the traditional center and power forward cooperation is based on twin tower tactics, high and low coordination, or bottom line off-ball crossing.

And let the power forward and center play pick and roll!

Never before in history!

In this era, pick-and-roll tactics with the ball belong to the patent of small point guards. He has high requirements for the ball-handling skills of the ball-handler.

If you're prone to fumbles and turnovers on defense, you're definitely not a pick-and-roll player.

The point guard is undoubtedly the most suitable for pick-and-roll tactics. According to this theory, the center is undoubtedly the least suitable as the initiator of the pick-and-roll, and the second is the power forward.

And Houston did the opposite! Let Barkley hold the ball! This is simply a pioneering work that subverts basketball thinking!

It seems completely unreasonable, but Barkley's technique and figure make this tactic a perfect accessory for him!

The height of 1.98 meters is about the same as most defenders!

Excellent but not top-notch ball control, you don't have to worry about dropping the ball against a big man like Horry!

Has a very good passing skill, and at the same time, his attacking ability is amazing.

In this way, at least the Lakers use Horry and O'Neal to defend Barkley and Olajuwon's pick-and-roll is impossible to succeed!

"The two teams changed their tactics at the same time! Houston was forced into a desperate situation and took out the final card of the season! Barkley and Olajuwon's pick-and-roll Lakers have nothing to do with them!"

"O'Neal stopped impacting and consuming Olajuwon. He chose to act as an axis more. The Lakers dared to choose a shooting-based offensive system in the away game, allowing Kobe and O'Neal to act as a guise to attract defense, and finally let Eddie Jones and Horry shot a lot from the perimeter, which is also a fantastic change."

Change tactics at the same time!

At the same time, he was blown up on the defensive end!

The first quarter of the game between the Lakers and Houston directly became a confrontation.

Barkley and Olajuwon faced off against the Lakers' outside shooters.

Horry withstood the pressure and hit consecutively.

But Eddie Jones is still sporadic. Facing Mario Eli's defense, he has struggled in these three games.

Kobe took a few shots and scored 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 2 of 4 in the first quarter.

Some invisibility, this is Harris' tactical arrangement, but in terms of the results of the first quarter, Harris' tactics are very good in theory, but there are many problems in actual operation.

Eddie Jones has no touch, and Horry can't play alone.

Coupled with O'Neal and Kobe both serving as containment points, the team's offense has always been unstable.

On the Rockets side, Barkley and Olajuwon went crazy! Harris' consecutive timeouts and adjustments failed to resist the explosion of the two inside superstars!

Barkley with a mask turned into a meat bomb chariot! Just rush!

A pick-and-roll tore through the defense and went to the basket! Horry's confrontation is not at the same level as Barkley's. With the help of Olajuwon, who is familiar with Horry's defensive habits, Barkley scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in a single quarter.

Olajuwon had 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

Lakers 23:29 Houston, the situation is a little out of control!

"What to do!? This tactic seems unstoppable?" Harris frowned. He had already tried to replace Campbell, Matt Geiger and O'Neal as a partner.

But it didn't work!

Big Ben was still injured, and Harris was a little helpless for a while.

Kobe also frowned, there is no problem with offense and O'Neal can exert strength at any time. The OK combination to catch up with the 6-point difference is as simple as playing.

But the problem on the defensive end is bigger.

Kobe is helpless, his defense is almost useless, no matter how strong Kobe's defensive ability is, he can't defend the inside!

And double-teaming? Olajuwon and Barkley had been the bosses of the team for many years before forming the Big Three. Their ability to handle the ball under double-teaming is definitely the top in the league. It is possible to succeed once in a while. Kobe can't expect to use his help defense To destroy this system.

Barkley and Olajuwon's pick and roll are too strong.

In the second quarter, the two sides replaced the rotation lineup. Kobe took the initiative to apply for the second team, and Harris agreed.

Kobe played Houston with the second team 8:0, and then Houston replaced the starter.

The Lakers changed their offensive tactics and returned to Kobe's breakthrough scoring system at the beginning of G2.

This way the offense is stable, but on the defensive end the Lakers still have nothing to do with Barkley and Olajuwon's pick-and-roll!

Two superstars dominate the game!

Barkley even made a three-pointer!

The Lakers got bigger and more impatient, and began to make mistakes again and again.

Lakers 51:63 Houston.

Trailing by 12 points at halftime!

In the second half, the score difference was still getting bigger and bigger! Kobe tried to take over the game, but his efficiency was still not as good as Barkley and Olajuwon who broke out in full swing.

Amidst the cheers of the Houston fans, the Lakers lost.

Los Angeles Lakers 89:105 Houston Rockets.

Barkley has a triple-double! 27 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 3 turnovers.

Olajuwon also played well with 33 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals and 1 turnover.

O'Neal scored 24 points and 21 rebounds in double 20+.

Kobe's 34 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 1 block and 3 turnovers could not save the situation.

G3 Lakers lost!