No player can play the full 48 minutes of a series at the top of their game......

Push forward a few decades, Chamberlain can do it, but the intensity of confrontation at that time is obviously not as good as that of contemporary basketball, the intensity of confrontation is not high, the physical energy consumed is naturally less, and the playing time can be more.

And at the moment, I am afraid that even Chamberlain is unlikely to do it.

In this case, the importance of the substitution group is highlighted.

Fans can often encounter a situation where the starting lineups of the two teams are about the same strength, and there is no problem with the restraint of the lineup, but one team can't beat the other anyway......

The root of the problem lies in the substitution group.

The current bench group of the Trailblazers is undoubtedly the best in the league, with five positions on the court, and after the main starters in a certain position leave the game, there will not be too many strength faults.

For example, Kobe Bryant, if he goes down, Richard can use Martial Saint Jackson to top, Martial Saint's strength is naturally inferior to Kobe, but he is stronger than the backup point guards of most teams in the league.

Most of the ...... here, if not all

Even the main control of about half of the teams in the league is at an absolute disadvantage when facing the Martial Saint.

In this way, even if Kobe Bryant is rested, the opponent will still be unable to gain an advantage in the case of the No. 1 position.

And this position is almost the weakest link of the Trailblazers......

The No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 positions, this is definitely the strongest place for the Trail Blazers, it is no exaggeration to say that the current active list of players in these three positions on the Trail Blazers bench is randomly pulled out and placed at the level of the main starters in those weak teams.

Even one-third of the players in this team can mix in the position of the big man in the weak team.

What's even tougher is that these players have their own characteristics, and Richard can send different players to the court according to the situation on the field, without affecting the overall strength of the team!

For example, Harris's change of formation in this game, if it weren't for the deep lineup, Richard would not have been able to resolve it so easily.

It can be said that no matter what kind of lineup the opponent is, Richard can come up with a lineup that is not restrained, and the strength of this lineup is not weak.

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If this game is not the opening game, Harris is expected to replace all the starters in the second quarter and abandon the game.

Because it's really hard to play, if you continue to play, the Lakers will lose confidence!

The Lakers didn't make any mistakes in the first quarter, and although they scored less, it was because the Trail Blazers' defense was too tight, causing them to find a comfortable shooting point on the outside.

As for O'Neal on the inside, although his performance was quite outstanding, he obviously lost the momentum of God blocking and killing God, hitting 4 of 7 shots in the first quarter of the game, and 2 of 4 free throws, scoring a total of 10 points!

Seven shots with four free throws, that's nine offensive rounds, put it on someone else, and 10 points in these nine offensive rounds should be considered an acceptable result.

But on O'Neill, it is a little unqualified.

The point is that O'Neill played 11 and a half minutes in the first quarter!

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In the second quarter of the game, Richard replaced Big Ben to give him a good rest, and Big Ben played a full twelve minutes in the first quarter, especially against O'Neal's muscles, which made him physically exhausted.

Luckily, though, Big Ben's fitness is better than O'Neill's, and with a small tonnage, it has some advantages in this regard.

Richard was sure that O'Neal would definitely not start in the second quarter unless Harris wanted O'Neal's life......

O'Neal didn't play, and Campbell was put on the field as a center.

Richard put on a lineup of Xiao O, Robinson, Nowitzki, Harrington and Martial Saint Jackson.

The height of this lineup has reached an extremely frightening level, and the shortest Jackson is as high as 203 cm.

With such a lineup, it is naturally impossible to play fast attack, but relying on the height advantage, projection is more convenient......

On the Lakers' side, although O'Neal was rested, the rest of their starters remained on the court, and Harris naturally wanted to take this opportunity to continue chasing points.

In the current situation, it is quite difficult to win, but Harris still has a glimmer of hope, and even if he loses, he does not want to lose too much......

If this game is blown up by the Trailblazers, in the face of the Trailblazers in the future, it will naturally occupy a psychological disadvantage.

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The lineup between the two sides can play back and forth, and the original ten-point difference has been maintained, and it has not been pulled away or recovered.

The main reason is that Richard came up with this lineup, the defense is not very strong, and it was hit by Eddie Jones and Kidders.

Of course, the Trail Blazers' lineup is not without merit, that is, strong offensive firepower.

So even if you can't prevent the other party, it won't let the Lakers who are missing O'Neal recover the point difference!

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The fans of Staples Arena felt an indescribable feeling of discomfort in their hearts at the moment.

Why can't you beat the Trailblazers?!

No matter what the lineup, you can't play to the advantage......

You must know that Richard has already released two newcomers on the court, but the Lakers still haven't chased the point difference, how good is this!

In the third minute of the second quarter, Harris reluctantly replaced O'Neal.

On Richard's side, he immediately replaced Big Ben, Rashid and Kobe......

As a result, the scene began to be one-sided again, and the ten-point difference that was originally tightly bitten continued to expand, and by the time the referee blew the half-time game, the Trailblazers already had a 17-point difference!

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Harris wanted to cry without tears, he had a premonition that his coaching career was coming to an end!

The Lakers have worked so hard to bring in O'Neal, not just to make the playoffs, their goal is to win the championship!

And at the moment, Harris is obviously unable to lead the team to win the championship, and it is strange that Lakers management can keep him......

O'Neal originally signed a seven-year contract with the Lakers, and now it is the third year, and after playing this year, the contract will be almost half executed!

Spending so much money to bring in O'Neal, not to mention the championship, and not even touching the floor of the Western Finals, how can the management continue to tolerate Harris.

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"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the end of the match.

The Trail Blazers beat the home team Lakers by 27 points with a score of 119-92 on the road!

This can be said to be a hanging, with a margin of nearly 30 points, which made the entire Staples Arena wail......

It's really a miserable loss, if they lose by three or five points, even if they lose by ten or eight points, then they can still accept it.

After all, if you are a little lucky, you can still win.

But now that I've lost close to thirty points, it's definitely not a matter of luck, and even if I'm lucky, I'm afraid it's hard to win against the Trailblazers!

Such a tragic situation of being beaten has made Lakers fans realize a reality......

They can't just have one O'Neal, they must continue to strengthen the team, otherwise, it is estimated that they will not even be able to enter the Western Conference this year.

For the strength of the Trail Blazers, Lakers fans have only one word.

There is no way to disagree, the Trail Blazers are not visible in this game, and they can easily beat the Lakers, who are also the hegemons of the West, how strong is this?

Even the original Bull Dynasty didn't seem to be able to do this!