Although the Eagles' coaching staff did not find a tactical target when studying the Lakers' offensive tactics, they did a very good job of targeting the Lakers' defensive offensive tactics.

It's definitely impossible to hit the inside, at least when Yao Ming is here, so the Eagles' offensive tactics are mainly divided into two parts.

One part is that Mitaka keeps two players on the court to deal with Kobe's defense.

Compared with the Heat, which has Payton, Wade, and Posey, the Lakers' perimeter defense is really not good enough.

Of course, this is my opinion after playing in the Eastern Conference Finals and after the Hawks adapted to the Heat's perimeter defense.

But it is no longer the same. Just before the start of the 2008 Finals, public opinion generally believed that the Lakers had a greater advantage in winning the championship. It seemed that the Celtics could not break the Lakers' defense. In the finals, it was discovered that only Kobe Bryant's Lakers

The team simply couldn't guard against Ray Allen and Pierce's impact.

The Hawks were just like the Celtics. They had just experienced a brutal defensive test in the Eastern Conference. By the time they got to the Finals, they found that except for Kobe, the defense of the Lakers' other perimeter players was like paper.

The Eagles are very confident in their offensive advantages on the outside, both from the players and the coaching staff.

Therefore, the outside offensive strategy is very simple, Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady's double cooperation!

The second part of the two-person cooperation is that the two of them rush inside. They do not have to get into the basket to attack, but they have to get close to the basket, so that Yao Ming must make defensive moves to consume Yao Ming!

Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady, who had already adapted to physical confrontation in the series with the Heat, especially Tracy McGrady, who faced the physical oppression of Artest, James, Posey, Wade and others, no matter it was against Kobe Bryant's body,

Whether it's confrontation or physical confrontation with Odom, he seems to be able to do it with ease.

Although it was his teammates who scored more points, McGrady played a big role in containing the defense.

No one thought that the Lakers would be so weak in the finals, just like in 2008, when Kobe Bryant won the regular season MVP, the Lakers swept the 50-win Nuggets in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, and easily defeated the New Jersey Nuggets in the second round.

Two evils, after beating the defending champion Spurs 4-1 in the Western Conference Finals, people thought the Lakers had a chance to defeat the Celtics. However, in the Finals, the Lakers reached tiebreakers in both the first and second rounds.

It was still when Ray Allen hit two consecutive three-pointers at critical moments to defeat the Celtics, who ended the series in six games in Tianwangshan, that the Lakers seemed vulnerable.

That Celtics team defeated the Lakers not by defense, but by offense! The Celtics had two players who averaged 20 points per game in that finals, Pierce and Ray Allen, and Garnet

Te also averaged 18 points per game. In addition, Rondo, Eddie House, James Posey, Leon Powell... and many other Celtics players averaged five or even more than 8 points per game in the series.

, the Celtics even scored 131 points in a single game!

As for the Celtics' defense, in addition to mistreating Gasol, the Lakers actually averaged about the same points per game as they did against the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.

The Lakers lost mainly because they couldn't guard the Celtics at all!

Same this time.

In this game, the Eagles dominated the Lakers from the beginning!

Yao Ming's offensive end was overwhelming at the basket. Kobe Bryant's singles against Prince also had a shooting percentage of more than 40%, which was better than the regular season. Wang Zhizhi and Fisher also grasped the three-point opportunities well. Three of them were able to score one, and the Olympics

Dom's misplaced singles are also very good, and the Lakers' offense has no problem.

But on the defensive end, the Lakers couldn't guard the Hawks from the beginning!

After the Hawks adapted to the Heat's defense, they felt that the Lakers' defense was just like paper. Although Yao Ming didn't score much inside when he was under the basket, his outside shots were very accurate!

It's true that the Lakers put pressure on the outside, but the pressure is far from enough!

Compared with the Lakers' first three consecutive championships four years ago, Fisher's defensive end has deteriorated extremely. The Fisher who could dunk Iverson quickly on counterattacks back then can't keep up at all now.

, Odom is not good at all-around, and Devin George and Luke Walton who came on the bench did not do well.

After the first quarter, the Lakers scored 26 points, which was very good. Yao Ming forced the ball three times, and two of them were directly dunked. Rasheed Wallace and Kwame Brown couldn't stop them individually, so they still relied on

Only a tacit team attack prevented one defense. Yao Ming made 2 of 3 strong hits, one layup, two mid-range jump shots, 1 of 2, and 1 of 2 free throws. Yao Ming performed well in the first quarter.

Scored 9 points on 4 of 6 shooting.

The Eagles' defense against Kobe was stricter. Kobe passed the ball more and made 2 of 5 shots. He scored 5 points and 3 assists in the first quarter. Facing the Eagles' strong defense, the Lakers scored 26 points in a single quarter and performed very well.

Already.

But for the Eagles, Liu Mang scored 15 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, and McGrady scored 6 points and 4 assists in a single quarter. Liu Mang's scoring and setter, as well as McGrady's organization and offense, helped the Eagles score 41 points in a single quarter!

41 to 26!

In Game 1 of the Finals, the Eagles actually led by 15 points in the first quarter!

Maybe it's because the Lakers met the Suns and Mavericks in the Western Conference playoffs and got used to playing with "civilized defense". The pitchers on the Hawks' side have experienced the Pacers' Ron Artest and the Cavaliers' poor version of LeBron James.

After the defensive baptism led by Wei and Wei, the Heat's three perimeter defensive masters, it felt like playing against the Lakers without any physical contact. The touch was hot. When Liu Mang encountered a double pass, they were able to score the ball.

The Eagles made 6 of 10 three-pointers in the first quarter!

In addition to Liu Mang and McGrady each scoring a three-pointer, the Hawks role players scored 4 three-pointers in a single quarter!

This caused the Lakers' defense against Liu Mang to have a headache. It was neither a double attack nor a double attack. It became completely different.

Liu Mang's three-point shot, the Lakers must have been very defensive, so Liu Mang relied on Tracy McGrady to score the ball or break through by himself, making 6 of 9 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 15 points in a single quarter!

Half of them, three field goals, were direct assists from McGrady! And of Liu Mang's three assists, two of them were the first pass by McGrady after attracting some defensive attention, and the assists obtained by Liu Mang's second pass!

The cooperation of Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady crushed the Lakers!

The tacit understanding between Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady further improved in the sixth game against the Heat. Although Liu Mang does not have Anfernee Hardaway's style of play as if he could reach out and pick off the stars, the simple cooperation

But his consciousness was remembered by Liu Mang.

The Eagles, who were already strong enough to win 73 or even 74 if they were willing, showed their dominance in the first quarter of the first game of the Finals!
Chapter completed!