"The Lakers' defense is very tough! Kobe once again defended Michael (Reed)'s shot.

After having Gilbert, Kobe doesn't need to focus most of his energy on offense!

Kobe can make a huge contribution to the Lakers on the defensive end!"

"The Lakers' fast attack, Gilbert made a quick stop from outside the three-point line, with incredible shooting speed, incredible shooting range, incredible accuracy!"

"It is worth mentioning that even though Gilbert hit this three-pointer, the Lakers are still 5 points behind!

He Li is really too strong. In the first quarter, the Bucks relied on He Li's 8-point shot 21 points, and their incredible offensive efficiency has always maintained a considerable advantage.

Although the Bucks' strategy is to let He Li go.

But next, the Bucks need more people to come forward to score, so why do they share the pressure on scoring?

After all, He Li is very accurate, but it is impossible for him to be so accurate all the time. He Li needs rest, He Li needs teammates!"

Three-quarters of the game time in the first quarter, with the score on the field being 25-30. The Bucks took a 5-point lead under He Li.

Logically speaking, the Bucks should be very stable in this game, but if you think about it carefully, He Li scored 21 points on 8 of 9 shots in a single quarter, and the Bucks only took a 5-point lead, which makes people wonder what to do!

"All teammates are CBA?"

The Bucks have Reed, the last All-Star, and two top 50 superstars, Payton and Carl Malone. At least these three are NBA-level players.

But why can't the Bucks get more points?

He Li did not dominate the ball and did not rely on nearly 20 shots to score points. Why did He Li's other teammates have such low efficiency and why couldn't he throw the ball into the basket?

That's because the Lakers' defensive strategy against the Bucks today is very different from the past.

Perhaps the defensive strategy for He Li is consistent. In the past, the Lakers defended He Li mainly alone.

But this time, the Lakers' defender He Li is no longer Kobe, and Garnett no longer pays attention to assisting He Li.

The Lakers seemed to be losing their money, so they used the newly selected rookie Josh Howard to defend this year to interfere with He Li's shooting.

Josh Howard's sways his figure, with an amazing wingspan and movement speed.

Although He Li lacks game experience in defense, he can still use dog skin plaster-style defense to consume He Li's physical strength.

However, the final effect can only be to consume the energy and physical strength.

He Li made 8 of 9 shots on Josh Howard on the head, which is enough to prove that Josh Howard did not have much substantial effect in defending He Li.

However, the Bucks locked Reed and Payton with Kobe, and Karl Malone and Kwame Brown with Garnett.

The Bucks had only the stable scoring point in the first quarter.

He Li's attack was actually quite relaxed when he was attacking at this point, and he played a rookie striker who was shorter than him in the previous quarter.

However, it was also because of Josh Howard's long arm interference that after He Li controlled the ball, he could not pass the ball well and connect the entire team.

Under the arrangement of the Zen master, the Lakers were like weaving a spider web on the field.

Although He Li played very well and gained the upper hand for a while, the rest of the Bucks were not strong enough and even struggled, and it seemed that they were about to be eaten away by the Lakers.

At that time, He Li will only resist the Lakers' invasion, so He Li will probably not be able to let go and defeat the Lakers by his own strength.

He Li himself knew that even if he broke the thermos, it would be difficult for him to score 81 points in a single game like Kobe.

After all, humans are not machines, and every time they take action, they will take a lot of effort.

Even if He Li's efficient state can continue the first three quarters, he is still likely to suddenly fall out in the fourth quarter.

Therefore, He Li must pass the ball out, cooperate with tactics to help other teammates score, let them return to the Bucks' original offensive system, and let them enjoy the pleasure of the game, rather than being beaten extremely painful by the Lakers.

"Gilbert missed a three-pointer, the Bucks' chance to counterattack! Michael received a pass from Glove Payton and broke into the basket and dunked!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity to switch, Reed finally broke the scoring drought that had been in the middle for a long time. After finishing the first quarter, he also scored 7 points.

However, in the next round, the Lakers passed the ball to Garnett within a limited 8.2 seconds.

Garnett threw the ball into the basket with a very familiar iron-blooded jump shot.

The Lakers not only recovered 2 points in the last time of the first quarter, but also narrowed the gap between the two teams to 4 points.

The first goal in the second quarter is in the hands of the Lakers. If the Lakers can score the first attack, the gap between the two teams will narrow to less than 2 points.

Next, if the Bucks miss one goal, they are likely to be overtaken by the Lakers.

This may greatly damage the overall morale of the Bucks.

Therefore, when the original plan to train the new players, the Bucks had to wait for the battle and firepower was fully launched.

He Li and Karl Malone took Boozer and two shooters back on the field, while Kobe and Garnett continued on the Lakers.

On the contrary, the Lakers' main scoring point in the first quarter was left behind and rested for a while.

This seems to be the Lakers deliberately staggering the time when Arenas and He Li are on the court at the same time to ensure that Arenas's outside shots will not be disturbed by He Li.

Although Arenas has the ball rights in the Lakers and is very good at shooting, his basket has not yet been developed to the extreme.

If you can't get rid of Payton's defense as soon as possible, He Li, who will assist in defense, and Payton beside you, will be completely blocked.

In He Li's memory, after retirement, Arenas once bragged on the show. When he first debuted, he beat Payton against him, so he questioned the offense and defense in the 1990s.

In fact, if you try a little more thoughts and check the battle records between Arenas and Payton, you will find that the rookie Arenas is unilaterally ordered by Payton.

Even if Payton runs to the Celtics and the Heat to win the championship at the end of his career, it can limit Arenas' shooting percentage.

It’s just that the number of stacking attempts by Arenas shows that the data has an advantage.

Now there is still oil in Payton's fuel tank, but Arenas is moving to shake off Payton and creates space for action, and it is not without a chance.

But if He Li is present, it will be different.

Arenas is okay to deal with Payton, but after being pushed forward by He Li, he will be completely gone.

Compared with other defenders, Arenas still has a shortcoming breakthrough and relies more on shooting. When encountering a body type like He Li, there is no way to go when he is close.

Even if you take action quickly, you may be blocked and flew away.

Therefore, the Zen master was very wise and staggered the playing time between Arenas and He Li.

However, the Lakers lack Arenas in the second quarter. Relying on Kobe and Garnett who support the defensive system to attack, it would be a bit of a loss of both.

It makes sense that George Carl has sent two pitchers on the court.

In the first quarter, Josh Howard had already received three fouls on He Li.

Without Josh Howard's interference, He Li's shooting space was the same, but he was much more open to passing and had a lot of room for choice.

The two Bucks shooters each stood at a 45-degree angle on the left and right. Boozer actively pointed to the high position to support him. No matter how the Lakers choose, there may be defensive loopholes.

Kobe and Garnett continue to provide firepower to the Lakers. The Bucks' defense is indeed slightly worse, but they still have more advantages on the offensive end.

After playing for 4 minutes in the second quarter, the Bucks took an 8-point lead under the leadership of He Li.

But He Li consumed a lot of money in this game. George Carl called a timeout in advance to give He Li a rest, and replaced Payton and Reed.

By the way, Wade was also allowed to play. Although Wade's shooting was not stable in the past few games, he did have two tricks to break through and score at the basket.

Sometimes it's better to pass the ball to Wade, who runs out of the corner and cuts the basket.

However, when the Bucks called for a timeout, the Lakers replaced Arenas again and replaced Garnett first.

In the Zen master's opinion, the Bucks' lineup is still mainly shooting, so after Carl Malone got off the court, Garnett, who is good at assisting defense, can go down and rest for a while.

Why don’t you want the Bucks to play three defenders? It’s just to create space and opportunities for breakthroughs.

Both Wade and Reed could break through. With Payton's organizational ability, the Bucks quickly passed the ball, and then relied on the Lakers' defense to miss the opportunity to cut the basket and steal chickens.

"After He Li came offensively, the Bucks' offensive rhythm seemed to have become faster!"

"Dwyane is not useless except for being good at ironworking."

"I thought the Lakers would put us in great pressure, but I didn't expect it to be that?"

After watching He Li come off the court, the Bucks further expanded their score advantage. The substitutes on the Bucks bench empathized with him and were proud of him, and they all started to discuss it.

But soon, in about two minutes, Garnett reappeared.

George Carl thought Payton, Reed and Wade were working well, and Boozer and Kwame Brown could also make steady contributions, so he decided to let He Li and Carl Malone have a little more rest.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Garnett got on, Reed and Wade went up and fell.

Because there was no whistle to help, the Bucks suffered a lot of losses and were hit by the Lakers with an 8-2 orgasm.

At this time, some of George Carl's victims of the authorities failed to immediately call for a timeout.

It was not until the Bucks chief assistant coach Terry Stotts made a sound reminder that George Carl realized that it was indeed timed up.

After the timeout, He Li and Karl Malone made a comeback.

Seeing this, the Lakers did not dare to underestimate this. Neither Kobe nor Garnett had a good rest. The two continued to play and went all out to win the game.

Perhaps it was due to physical strength, the shooting percentages of both teams in the second quarter declined to a considerable extent.

Even He Li is not as accurate as the first section.

However, the Bucks made 4 of 8 shots in the second quarter, 1 of 3 three-pointers and 2 of 3 free throws. He Li, who scored 11 points, still maintained the advantage of these 6 points and entered the third quarter.

"He Li is indeed very strong, but our team is even stronger!
To be continued...