The problem is very serious. In the past three minutes, the Rockets lost a big rebound, which made everyone not quite sure, or they had to shoot, and they didn't dare to take action.

When the Lakers squeezed into the inside three big men, Artest's magic in the last game disappeared. In fact, he was quite limited by Odom. In terms of technical comprehensiveness, Artest really couldn't compare with Lamar. Every time he fought for rebounds, he would be squeezed far away from the basket, and it was difficult to gain anything. Moreover, Odom's speed was faster than him, which made Artest unable to do anything at all.

The Lakers actually locked Xiao Han’s biggest helper like this? Could it be that Phil Jackson’s ultimate goal is to turn Xiao Han into a lonely man?

So Landry replaced Brooks.

How to determine the peak level of the Lakers and Rockets in this battle? Let's take a look at their personnel use. The Rockets have the best bench depth in the league, but they dare to use it and can really be of great use. In fact, only Landry is the only one, and he can't be completely called a substitute. Lowry, Brooks and others have all become useless.

Let's look at the Lakers. They only used Odom and even pushed Fisher down. What about Vujasic, Shannon, Brown, Jordan, and Famal, they basically didn't get much playing time.

Are their main players not tired? They are tired, of course they are tired, but neither side dares to easily remove these players, even if they are just one position, because once the substitute comes up, it is very likely that there will be loopholes in that position, which is likely to affect the results of the game.

Be careful, this emotional characteristic that shouldn't have appeared in master coaches like Adelman, Phil Jackson, actually appeared.

Sometimes, it is really hard for ordinary people to imagine the hardships of being a professional coach.

The Lakers' strategy worked. They defended their own penalty area. Now, except for Xiao Han, there are probably no other Rockets players who dare to pounce on the basket. However, just when the Lakers felt that they had finally stopped the Rockets' impact on the rim, a new wave of trouble came.

How long did the Lakers maintain the 7-point lead? The answer is that there are only 3 seconds if only the game time is calculated.

Landry served at the bottom line, Xiao Han received the ball, dribbled the ball, and made a quick start, making a three-pointer at a long distance. In fact, if Xiao Han had not turned around and explained something to Landry during this process, it would have probably not even been used for 3 seconds.

63 to 67, there are only 4 points left?

Although it has been a long time since Kobe scored his three-pointer due to the timeout and substitution, Xiao Han's hit was still regarded as a response to Kobe.

Because Kobe defended against Xiao Han, but Xiao Han did not, these two people rarely had tit-for-tat scenes in the game, but today, the facts have to move closer to this aspect.

Rockets fans were of course happy to see this scene, and felt that the Rockets saw hope again. Indeed, the Rockets have hope, but so far, the process of the game is still reflected in the tug-of-war.

Do you think the Rockets can handle the Lakers directly? This view is too wishful thinking. At least you have to ask Kobe if he agrees or not?

More than once, Kobe had the idea of ​​immediately shooting a three-pointer to see Xiao Han, but he suppressed them all. Perhaps Kobe is an extremely self-centered person, but he also pays great attention to commitment.

How can I not do what I promised Phil? Kobe won't do such a thing, so although he is hated, he will still hit the ball to the inside, but he will still respond in his own way.

Now, if it is the Lakers, to be precise, Kobe has started to break through the inside line. It is true that they have completely dominated the three-second zone now. As long as they can break in, it is absolutely no problem to get points. However, Kobe will not take action by himself. He will hand the ball to Bynum or Gasol to deal with it.

It's not bad to do this. It's not against Jackson's intentions. At the same time, Kobe also showed himself, just using passes to end every attack. It's really uncomfortable for Kobe.

This is unstoppable unless Artest prevents Kobe from the source, but it is obviously difficult, but now it is only the third quarter. If the Lakers use such a hard time to score two points every time, the Rockets are willing to wait and see.

The Rockets' offense is relatively limited, and they take action wherever they have an opportunity. Anyway, the dominance lies with Xiao Han, and everything is decided by him.

The Rockets are not polite when defending, and Artest is also focused on going inside, which makes the inside line still as crowded as at the beginning. Although Kobe can break through, it is not so easy to pass the ball to his teammates easily. Of course, if the Lakers' double towers receive the ball, the result will still be tragic.

This is the Rockets' new defensive strategy. The filling of space is necessary. Xiao Han will also play the game to fill in the air. They do not compete for air superiority, but make trouble on the ground, which has a certain defensive effect. The Lakers have not been able to fully exert the power of the two towers like in the fifth game.

The Lakers seem to have overlooked one of the biggest problems. They only saw how the Rockets played today, but forgot the way they wanted their opponents to take was exactly what the Rockets were best at.

In fact, the Lakers also have their own magic weapon, that is, Odom. With this powerful player who can defend from the three-second zone to outside the three-point line, in theory, they also have enough ability to limit the Rockets' performance on the outside.

Is this really the case?

otherwise.

No form of defense can be fully in place, not to mention that although Odom is flexible, his movement speed is limited after all, and the Rockets started a pick-and-roll at this time.

Odom's defensive goal is Landry, Gasol is against Scola, and Hayes ignores it for the time being. It can be imagined that the main purpose of this pick-and-roll tactic is not to create opportunities for big players to go astray, but to help Xiao Han get rid of Kobe simply and quickly.

Sometimes, Artest would even run over to pick-and-roll with Xiao Han. On the one hand, it took advantage of Xiao Han's excellent speed. The big and the small one couldn't keep up with him. On the other hand, Artest was determined to disgust Kobe and couldn't get along with him.

Xiao Han's mid-range shot began to show off his power, and his absolutely perfect hit rate made countless people start to exclaim. Perhaps, this is Xiao Han's most terrifying offensive mode? This is too simple. As long as he is equipped with two mobile and flexible inside players, he is considered to be a living.

After a few rounds, the Rockets' offensive success rate was even higher than that of the Lakers. There were two times after the pick-and-roll, Ariza and others came to help Kobe block Xiao Han. Xiao Han chose to pass the ball, but his teammates failed to make the ball. It can be seen that the Lakers' inside tactics were actually not very successful.

However, the shooting rates of both sides were not high today, and Xiao Han was just an exception. After all, his ability was different from ordinary people. According to general principles, he could perform well, as long as he didn't drive his teammates together.

The score difference began to float back and forth between 4 and 3 points, and then it became 3 points and 2 points. Both sides were gradually returning to the same starting line at a very slow speed.

Phil Jackson acknowledged this fact and did not think of any more. At this moment, a tacit understanding formed between him and Adelman. They were preparing to continue the game like this for a while, and then wait for the final moment of the final battle together.

Next, the real test moment is coming. It tests not only the skills and tactics of the two teams, their execution ability, but also their endurance, perseverance, and physical strength.

After experiencing such a hard battle, whoever can laugh to the end will gain the charm of moving the world.

At this moment, the confrontation between the players of both sides slowed down, and they also began to wait and look forward to it.
Chapter completed!