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Nov. 21, 2004, Staples Arena, Los Angeles, where tonight's game will be played between the Lakers, who are first in the West, and the Bucks, who are sixth in the East, and half an hour before the game starts, the Staples Arena is already full.

Recently, the basketball market in Los Angeles is very hot, if according to the past, the Lakers play games like the Bucks, there must be a large number of vacant seats in the front row, and many seats in the front row are lost to some big stars in Los Angeles, USA, for them, basketball is just a means for them to attract attention, so some games that can't attract topics at all They won't come to watch them at all, and the ratings of the regular season are too low.

But now, there is no such thing, you know, after the start of the Lakers' regular season, there is no game with a rating of less than 10%, in this case, every game of the Lakers is a good advertising opportunity, in this case, those big stars who want to attract attention will naturally not miss it, even if the home game against the Bucks, which only looks like a garbage team to them, they are willing to sit in Staples Arena for two or three hours.

Of course, for these big stars in Los Angeles, this Los Angeles Lakers and Bucks game does not have much attraction for them, and it is not to play New York, Timberwolves and Boston, in their impression, there are only a few teams that can be compared with the Lakers, and these few teams can have a huge spark with the Lakers. However, it is obvious that the perspective of these stars is the same as Zhuang Fei. In the eyes of these stars. The Bucks are an opponent who is not at all an equalweight for the Lakers. But Zhuang Fei doesn't think so.

"Center Okafor, power forward Milicic, small forward Joe Smith, scoring guard Desmond Mason, playmaker McJames, this is indeed a lineup that can score sixth in the East" Zhuang Fei looked at the Bucks players on the court and then looked at the Bucks' bench, at this time the former head coach of the Magic, and now the new head coach of this season, Dougreaves, is standing on the sidelines with a serious face, and he also did not feel Zhuang Fei's gaze.

Both in terms of the quality of the team's starters and the quality of their coaches, the Bucks are a quality team. It can be said that basically every position has a very strong player, for now, this team is probably very good except for the three-point shot, which is really bad, but for the Lakers, a team that is obviously short of height and obviously lacks in interior defense, as long as the Lakers have no way to block the Bucks' offense on the perimeter, then as long as these players of the Bucks are allowed to attack on the inside, then the Lakers basically can't defend it, and this Bucks is almost 1.9 meters apart from McJames. Everyone else looks like they're over 2 meters, and their average height is even better than that of Lakers players. And the mobility and ball control are not bad at all.

"This is really a difficult bone to gnaw" Zhuang Fei finally frowned and said, in a sense, such a team is a headache for Zhuang Fei and the Lakers, the interior attack is strong, the team's ball control is very good, and the speed is good, in this case, it is difficult for the Lakers to defend, for the Lakers, they are not afraid of slow teams, nor fast small ball teams, obviously, the Bucks do not belong to this category.

The Los Angeles Lakers' lineup in this game is still unchanged, Webb, Grant Hill, Szczebiak, Hardaway and Kobe, for now, the Lakers' lineup has slowly become more tacit, Kobe Bryant has now established initial trust in his teammates, and he has also begun to be willing to let the three old men control the ball on the court, and he and Szambiak have become a role to finish the offense, of course, the Lakers' tactics in this game are still not much changed, It's still the No. 5 tactic of Webb's organization, and it's also a regular tactic for the Lakers.

And at the beginning of this game, Zhuang Fei was ready to press the Bucks all over the court first, but soon Zhuang Fei found that his strategy was a failure, Hardaway is 10 cm taller than McJames, although his speed is very good, and his defense is also very good, but the biggest problem of full-court pressing is still easy to let the opponent pass, especially those small players with speed and skills, for now, Hardaway can't force McJames.

And what surprised Zhuang Fei even more was that Mason's speed was also extremely fast, and what was more obvious was that Reeves must have arranged before the game started, because Zhuang Fei could feel that whether it was McJames, or Mason, as long as he found a passing opportunity, he immediately threw the basketball in his hand to the Lakers' basket, and then used the height of his team's two twin towers to respond.

Obviously, these two Bucks outside are not prepared to give the Lakers' pressing players the opportunity to catch up with them again and then play the pressing, and whether it is Okafor or Milicic as long as they receive this kind of pressing pass from the team's outside, they basically do not hesitate, and immediately attack when they receive the ball, whether they are under the basket or slightly outside at this time, it is obvious that they are not ready to give the Lakers a chance to defend back.

"Interesting, this is probably the first time the Lakers have faced such a team this season, right? Now it looks like the Lakers need to change their game strategy," Barkley shouted in surprise as he looked at the intertwined Lakers and Bucks on the court.

For him, the Lakers were considered by many experts to be a strong center team before the start of this season, but after the game started, whether it was the Raptors facing Kwame Brown or the Spurs facing Duncan, they all won, although it seemed a little difficult to win, but after all, they still won, which also made those who said before the season that the Lakers were afraid of the strong center team became a little embarrassing, but from Barkley's point of view, whether it is the Raptors or the Spurs, they are actually the same as the Lakers, they are all single interior players.

Although both Kwame Brown and Duncan have caused a lot of trouble for Webb and the Lakers inside, Webber was still able to withstand it, after all, it was just one opponent, but in this game, there were two opponents. Webb guards the basket alone. There are two opponents on the inside. There are still people on the outside who can continue to break through to the basket, and he is not Duncan, how can he manage it, even if he is Duncan, I am afraid that Duncan will have a headache when he encounters a team like the Bucks.

"Maybe Coach Z will change his strategy, but if he just drops the Bucks' three-pointer under the basket and completely plays the positional offense, it will also be bad for the Lakers. Because whether it is Okafor or Milicic or Joe Smith, their interior offensive ability is very good, if the offensive and defensive rhythm is put in the position, the Bucks may not be afraid, and the Lakers offense may be much more difficult to play, although this team's No. 5 tactics in the position are very good, but this team is still a team that drives the offense with fast attack and speed, now it depends on how Coach Z chooses or gambles" Kenny Smith also said with some thought after Barkley finished speaking.

And in fact, as Kenny Smith said, this is indeed the problem that Zhuang Fei is encountering now. At this time, as the head coach of the Bucks, Dough Reaves was in a very good mood at this time, and he really wanted to see what Zhuang Fei's choice was, whether to continue to expand the defensive pressure like this, and whether he wanted to complete the steal and fast break on the Bucks or fall into the position and play with the Bucks one by one.

Although Zhuang Fei and the Lakers have been very popular in the United States in recent times. The team's offense is simply suffocating, especially after watching the game between his old club Magic and the Lakers, Doug Reaves was not surprised or not frightened that it was impossible, perhaps for many NBA fans, the Lakers' 202-33 victory over the Magic was just a number, and they would not delve into the meaning of this number.

Maybe for them, the Lakers' 202-33 victory over the Magic may be the same as the Lakers' 303-33 victory over the Magic, but Reaves doesn't see it that way, this Laker is undoubtedly playing basketball that has never been seen in NBA history, the rhythm of this basketball and the strength of the offense can be clearly felt even through the TV, in this case, for this game, the new head coach of the Bucks can be said to have thought of a lot of solutions, But in the end, there is still no good solution.

Until he thought of this year's Olympic Games, the method used by the Chinese team to face the pressing of the American team, two big inside baskets to respond, a big player at the top of the arc and the middle circle at any time, and then the two outside lines must maintain a distance that can take care of each other, and in fact, his game is to simulate Green's method of breaking the pressure in the Chinese team, but at that time the Chinese team's lineup is Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian, and at this time the Bucks are Okafor, Milicic and Joe Smith, In fact, it does work.

"Now I want to see how you choose" When I thought of this, Reeves was also a little proud in his heart, that the tactics of Coach Z's apprentice to play Coach Z is definitely a very interesting thing, and it would be better if he could make trouble for Zhuang Fei, so Reeves' psychology at this time is indeed very happy, especially after seeing the Bucks on the court after the opening of the game to hit the Lakers off guard and slightly maintain the score lead.

It's just that at this time, compared with Reaves' cheerfulness, Green in front of the Lakers bench was very depressed, and he found out how the Bucks felt so familiar at the beginning of the game, and then as the game progressed, he slowly found that the Bucks' tactics in the face of the Lakers' pressing were not adapted from his teacher's three-inside tactics when he was in the Chinese team?

For him, this is a very strange thing, he is not saying that Reaves is not allowed to copy his tactics, after all, for the basketball game, it is the greatest honor for that coach to be able to copy a coach's tactics, which shows that person's basketball has been recognized, just like now there are more and more small-ball tactics in the league, isn't this replicating when Zhuang Fei was in the Timberwolves?

But even so, Zhuang Fei's student and assistant coach is still a little weird.

"Coach, what should we do now?" At this time, he also looked at the team's head coach Zhuang Fei with some worry, but unlike what he imagined, his teacher was not too worried at this time, but smiled.

"What to do? Stephen, how did Pat Riley beat you at the Olympics? Zhuang Fei also turned his head and smiled at Green at this time, and Green was also stunned at this time, and soon he recalled the time when he was in the Olympics this year, and at that time he also remembered the tactics when Pat Riley defeated him.

"Coach, I understand" Finally, Zhuang Fei's assistant coach also nodded with a wry smile.

And at this time, when everyone thought that Zhuang Fei was ready to change his strategy and prepare to attack with the Bucks, suddenly these people found that the Lakers' assistant coach Green came to the sidelines and shouted a few words after being ordered by the Chinese, and then the Lakers' full-court pressing became more fierce, and at this time, even Reeves, who had been waiting for what Zhuang Fei would do, was stunned, and at this time he quickly found out where the problem was.

"The Lakers didn't intend to rely on direct ball breaks to form a counterattack. They're just picking up the tempo of the attack. Even a couple of the Bucks' interior shots can hit. They can also quickly form an offense with more play and less offense, the Bucks are all under the basket, and it is basically impossible for them to stop the Lakers' fast attack, in fact, as long as they use this rhythm of the game slowly, the Bucks will be dragged down"

Kenny Smith was also quick to guess when he finally saw that the Lakers were getting faster and faster, and at this time Barkley on the side was also constantly nodding, in fact, after Kenny Smith finished speaking, the Lakers' signature fast-break dunk and fast-break three-point appeared. At this time, it was obvious that the Bucks, who took the lead less than halfway through the first quarter, were overtaken, and at this time, the rhythm of the game was once again in the hands of the Lakers.

When the first quarter ended, the Lakers and the Bucks were tied 32-28 at home, and when the second quarter ended the game was 66-52, when the third quarter was 96-74, and when the final game was over, the two sides were 127-96, and the Lakers beat the Bucks by 31 points at home.

Looking at the scoreboard on the sidelines, Green also sighed a little, this is the scene when he took the Chinese team to play Pat Riley, and he was dragged down by Pat Riley in the Olympics. In the end, it was also because of this that the Chinese team lost to Lithuania due to physical exhaustion when competing for the third place, and only Yao Ming was able to stand up at the end of the game. And Pat Riley's strategy of increasing his speed every quarter of the game is a little scary for Green right now.

"It seems that I am still far from the gap between them," and finally the Lakers' assistant coach sighed when he looked at the teacher next to him, whether it was Zhuang Fei or Pat Riley or Popovich, he was not able to compare with him now.

At this time, Reeves also felt some regrets, he did not regret that his strength was inferior to anyone, but regretted that the team did not have an outside line that could control the rhythm in the end.

"From the point of view now, it seems that the Twin Towers are no match for Coach Z," Barkley said with a smile as he looked at the score on the sidelines at the end of the game. This game for the Lakers to win at home is quite exciting, from the first quarter and the Bucks seemed evenly matched, to the halftime after the seemingly slightly better, and then to the third and fourth quarters of the opportunity to chase the Bucks to play, the Lakers almost dragged this twin-tower team directly down in this game, this kind of gradual speed improvement is not the kind of idiot like a rampant can be compared. It's just that Barkley is a little surprised that his partner doesn't seem to agree with this statement.

"It can't be said that the Twin Towers are still very lethal to the Lakers, but the Bucks have no way to control the rhythm of the value, although the strength of each player of the Bucks is excellent, especially the Twin Towers, their interior offense and speed can cause a lot of trouble to the Lakers, but the biggest flaw of this team is that they do not have an outside player who can match it, or their outside control is insufficient, McJames and Mason's impact is too good, this is their shortcoming" Kenny Smith finally sighed with regret.

"Do you think there is such a team in the league right now, a team that has two towers and strong outside control?" In the end, Barkley also said with a white look at his partner, this requirement is a bit high, the league is now less and less high-quality inside, and it is not easy to make two more high-quality insiders with some controlling outside, even when he was playing.

"Of course, aren't the Timberwolves and Celtics such teams" Just after Barkley gave Kenny Smith a blank look, Kenny Smith's answer was to leave them speechless.

Of course, at this time, Kenny Smith and Barkley said on TV that Zhuang Fei didn't know that this game was a very special experience for Zhuang Fei, because this Laker faced this kind of team for the first time, and the result of this game also made Zhuang Fei satisfied, so after the game, Zhuang Fei also congratulated his players one by one.

And after beating the Bucks one day, the Los Angeles Lakers once again ushered in a two-tower team, the Chicago Bulls, which is a team led by Tyson Chandler and Eddie Corey and Jae Williams, and in this game, the Los Angeles Lakers did not seem to play as smoothly as the last game against the Bucks, the rhythm was not completely controlled by the Lakers, and the final result of this game was 118-106, this game The Lakers almost got the lowest score of the season, and the shooting percentage was not excellent.

It's just that because the Lakers' thirteen consecutive wins have made many people not care about the fact that the Lakers actually won this game. (To be continued.) )