The Lakers really have no other way than to open the situation by Zhang Yi, as Wacker said. Because their lineup is not so much a team with multiple strong points and strong comprehensive ability, it is better to be a standard single-core team.

Zhang Yi's ability is the Lakers' most powerful weapon right now. In order to be able to activate this absolute core, Wacker can only let the Lakers increase the lethality of other positions and involve the opponent's defense.

There was no way, and Wacker switched to a more attacking lineup. The corresponding defense became much worse.

When the Spurs saw such an opponent lineup, they immediately began to play faster, and their changes were very accurate. Simpkins led Zhang Yi to attract the only player on the Lakers who had defense, and of course there would be plenty of opportunities for others.

If the Spurs' three-point shooting per game may not be among the best in the league, they do have one of the best shooting percentages in the league.

This is because Simpkins, as the core of the team, always finds the best opportunities for the shooter on the perimeter, even if the offensive round basketball does not pass through his hands.

But Simpkins was always able to spot opportunities through running and lead the defense, pulling the whole picture in the direction of the Spurs.

Zhang Yi has watched so many Simpkins performances, and he is actually learning how to use his strength to involve the Spurs' defense. Because whether it is offensive or defensive, the core of the team should always be in control of the situation.

This is the reason why even the strongest offensive players will be required to defend. Otherwise, he wouldn't be a great football player.

When pulled away by Simpkins, Zhang Yi did not choose to continue to defend, but immediately made eye contact with his opponent. Lakers change defenses! Zhang Yi switched to the outside part to defend the two shooters, Raj and Felton.

This point is actually a bit out of Simpkins' thoughts, because the Lakers' lineup may only be Zhang Yi to defend his player, and putting anyone in front of him is no different from air defense.

So when they saw the change of defense, the Spurs immediately changed their tactics and became Simpkins' singles! This is also the scoring method that Spurs have used in recent games.

It's not that Simpkins asked for it, and he never made such a seemingly excessive request to the manager. After all, as the core of the team, there are about ten singles in a single game, which is really not much.

What's more, the previous Simpkins may not have even five times, so the scoring basically relied on catch-and-shoot jumpers after running. Or a secondary attack after grabbing the board.

This is almost unbelievable to other stars, after all, his status is not ordinary second-rate stars. No matter how strong Zhang Yi is, his influence on the court may not be as good as that of Simpkins.

Not to mention that Zhang Yi can get at least 20 shots in a single game, and about 15 of them are obtained through one-on-one heads-up.

That's the difference between a superstar and a superstar. That's why Simpkins is also ranked No. 1 in the league by all teams' head coaches as the strongest attacker not to possess the ball.

Now that Simpkins has a chance to play singles, he certainly won't waste it. After receiving the ball, he saw that Zhang Yi did not mean to come back to help the defense, and he decisively shook the first defender with a cross over. After hitting the hoop, Vali came over to help defend......

This is also expected, because for the Lakers, the player who can effectively protect the basket is really the short center Wali in addition to Zhang Yi.

The current Lakers team has no defense, Zhang Yi is defending the outside line, and the defense on the inside line naturally requires Wali to do his best.

It's just that Simpkins has considered that he will be assisted by Vali, so his layup did not shoot directly at all, but made a pull-up backhand layup when the opponent defended it!

After seeing this wonderful goal, the audience burst into applause. If it weren't for the fact that Simpkins doesn't often play such performances that show his ability, everyone would think that this is the norm.

"Simpkins' physicality is actually more like the basketball god Michael Jordan!" The on-site commentator said excitedly. He is really not exaggerating, because compared to the other No. 3 positions, the core strength of Simpkins is really terrifying.

Not to mention the terrifying arms and a huge pair of palms.

In every way he looks, he looks like the Michael Jordan of the past. Not to mention that a lot of players in the league know that even training freaks are exactly the same.

Of course, Zhang Yi's idea of defending it can't be said to be wrong, after all, if you let go of the Spurs shooter to shoot, the final result can only be a ruthless explosion.

If Simpkins is just left alone, he may at least be tired. This is the only tactic that is helpless and feasible.

Of course, since the defense is sacrificed, the Lakers' offense is indeed much better. After all, the new No. 1 and No. 4 positions both have three points and are both athletic.

They were originally all bench bandits for the Lakers, and now they are being brought up to play in the rotation in important games, and such a good opportunity to perform will certainly not be missed.

The slightest hole in the Spurs' defense would have been caught by them, if it weren't for the fact that the hand hasn't warmed up. Then the Lakers' army of shooters can play a wonderful offense.

The ball bounced off the frame, but Vali struggled to grab the rebound and then hit the second shot.

Hook's expression was angry, of course, because he didn't expect Vali to be so troublesome.

The ability to grab the board is also the place where WACKER focuses on strengthening the WALL-E in individual training, if there is anything that his son can rely on to eat in the future, it must be the ability to defend and grab the board!

And the frame protection has never been the specialty of tall players, and Rodman, the rebounding maniac of the year, was only 1.98 meters tall. Therefore, it is entirely possible that Wal-E's athleticism can meet the conditions of a top rim protector, so all WACKER has to do is ask him to pass on the experience of the strongest rim protector who has just retired.

Although Vali's growth did not show on the court, it was also because the Lakers' shooting percentage in previous games was too high. It's better to meet the Spurs as an opponent and it's a good opportunity to test his growth.

So no matter whether the Lakers can shoot on the outside or not, with the top board-grabbing expert on the inside, it will naturally solve the worries of the outside shooter.

Zhang Yi and Simpkins are in a mutually containment relationship, which is no problem, but if the Lakers' offense is getting better and better.

As the core of the defense, Simpkins is also bound to join the team's overall defense and relax the team's personal marking of Zhang Yi. That's when WACKER was waiting.

It wasn't until the Lakers put in their first three-pointer that the Spurs' defensive lineup immediately began to move to the outside.