Chapter 196: Tactical Transfer

In the second quarter, in the fourth minute, the Zen master made a substitution, with Wu Di leading Pekovic, Brad Miller, Sun Yue and Famar with five up and five down. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Last season, it was basically a six-six point, but today it was a four-eighth. It seems that the Zen master's tactics have changed and are shifting to Wu Di.

There may also be management implications in this, Kobe Bryant is 32 years old, and his peak is only a few years. The Lakers need to train someone to take over Kobe's class, although Wu Di is only eight years younger than Kobe, but his physical fitness is better than Kobe, and there are still no major injuries to this day, maybe he can have a longer career than Abdul-Jabbar.

This has something to do with Wu Di's identity as a Chinese, Jabbar is Bruce Lee's apprentice and follows Bruce Lee to learn martial arts. It is precisely because of his martial arts skills that Abdul-Jabbar has played for 20 years, and has been an All-Star almost every year.

With Abdul-Jabbar's experience, it is normal for the Lakers to want to vigorously develop Wu Di. And after Kobe's state declined in a few years, Wu Di was in his playing year, and he could just take over Kobe's class, which killed two birds with one stone.

In order to defend the title this year, the Lakers also have to protect Kobe Bryant and others, so that Wu Di, who is not injured, can play a few more minutes to avoid injuries to Kobe and others, and go all out to impact the championship after entering the playoffs.

Faced with such a situation, Wu Di is still very happy, he only played 33 minutes last season, which seems like a lot, but Wu Di is more often a defensive player, and he can really play the game in the second quarter.

Therefore, Wu Di attaches great importance to the second quarter, and he will definitely be able to play well in the second quarter.

Today's game was no exception, Wu Di mastered the ball as soon as he came on the field. Because Sun Yue can play the No. 1 to No. 3 position, Wu Di's position on the court is not fixed, and he will exchange positions with Sun Yue at any time. When he plays inside, he uses his speed, and when he plays outside, he uses power, and it is difficult for the Clippers to limit him.

Opposite Wu Di is Butler, a 201cm swingman who was a member of the Hornets last season. Under Paul's leadership, he averaged a career-high 11.2 points per game.

He's a role player at best, and his ability to start with the Clippers is entirely due to the lack of people at the Clippers' No. 3 position. There are only a few good No. 3 spots in the NBA, each of which is the team's baby, and the Clippers can't sign a good No. 3 position, so they can only sign Butler.

Facing Wu Di, Butler quickly became invisible at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Wu Di made a burst shot and scored 10 points in three minutes, so that Clippers coach Doc Reefs had to replace him with forward swingman Craig Smith.

Although Craig Smith is only 201cm, his technical characteristics are more inclined to the inside, coupled with excellent physical fitness, there is no big problem with the small forward.

Dorcliffes didn't have much hope for Craig Smith either. He also understands how strong Wu Di's strength is, he doesn't think that Craig Smith can prevent Wu Di, he just hopes that Craig Smith can limit Wu Di and lose less.

Craig Smith's defensive ability surpasses Butler's, he is fast and can keep up with Wu Di's breakthrough, but he is also helpless in the face of Wu Di's shooting.

Thankfully, Wu Di's hand today was not too good, and his three-point shooting rate was only about 40%.

The 40% hit rate is not low, but this hit rate is really not very high for Wu Di. You must know that Wu Di's three-point shooting rate was as high as 42.3% last season, which means that Wu Di's shooting rate in this game has not reached the average, indicating that Wu Di's hand is not very good.

Wu Di reduced his three-point shots and began to attack the interior frequently. Although Craig Smith was able to keep up with his speed, Wu Di still used his strength to squeeze him away, and the Clippers' interior rushed over to wrap up, Wu Di will inevitably choose to pass, if he doesn't come, Wu Di will stop and shoot a jumper.

The closer to the basket, the higher Wu Di's shooting percentage, even if there is Craig Smith interfering on the side, Wu Di can easily hit.

The Lakers scored more points in the second quarter than in the first, leading the Clippers by 15 points at halftime, 72-57.

When the fans saw this score, they felt a lot more relieved. Because this is the rhythm of the Lakers' game, the real time to decide the outcome is in the second quarter. If other teams want to win, they basically have to withstand the Lakers' onslaught in the second quarter, and if they can't withstand it, they will fall behind by a large score, and it will be difficult to turn over.

The Clippers didn't withstand the Lakers' second-quarter offense, and they were ready to overtake in the third or fourth quarter. It's a pity that at the beginning of the third quarter, they were beaten by the Lakers.

The Lakers came up in the third quarter and traded Fisher for Ariza. The Lakers can organize the team's offense not only Fisher, Kobe Bryant and Wu Di can take on this task, and even Gasol can act as a playmaker.

So even without Fisher, the Lakers can't mess up.

And with Ariza's defense, Davis's strong burst had some difficulties, losing the strongest offensive point, the Clippers didn't seem to be able to attack, they didn't score for three minutes, and they were attacked by the Lakers 8:0, and the difference was instantly widened to more than 20 points.

The Clippers were taken down without bloodshed, and the Lakers were still very happy. In this game, the big three all showed good competitive form, Kobe Bryant 22 points and 6 assists, Wu Di 24 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, and Gasol 18 points and 6 rebounds.

Bynum had 14 points and 8 rebounds, Pekovic had 12 points, Sun Yue had 11 points, Brad Miller had 10 points, and the Lakers had seven double-doubles, and they were still so strong.

In the evening, Kobe Bryant took the lead in inviting all the players to a nightclub to celebrate, celebrating that he had received a championship ring.

As a result, several people were too drunk and did not wake up for several days. Three days later, the game against the Mavericks was all supported by the Big Three, and in the end it was a pity to lose to the Mavericks.

The Big Three combined for 86 points in this game, but the role players were not good, and the Lakers lost the game by only 4 points.

However, many people have found that the Lakers' tactics are really biased towards Wu Di now. From the data, we know that in the game against the Mavericks, Kobe Bryant got 29 points and 5 assists, but Wu Di got 33 points and 11 assists, both in terms of scoring and assists.

In the game, Kobe Bryant's time with the ball was also significantly reduced, and most of it was Wu Di who was holding the ball to organize the attack. These phenomena all show that Wu Di's tactical status is improving, and it is obvious.

Many people are speculating whether this is what the Lakers management means, or whether the Zen master himself means. You must know that Kobe Bryant is still in his prime, he lost the ball, can he be satisfied? Some people seem to see the precursor of civil unrest in the Lakers.