95-85, the Lakers defeated the Rockets and ushered in two consecutive victories. As a championship team, there is nothing to praise in defeating the rebuilding journey, but the game process is worth savoring. Three details confirm that this is Vogel's re-evaluation. The battle to

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95-85, The Lakers defeated the Rockets and ushered in two consecutive victories. As a championship team, there is nothing to praise in defeating the rebuilding journey, but the game process is worth savoring. Three details confirm that this It is a battle where Vogel re-clarifies the team's "direction".

James 15+7+8; Westbrook 20+8+9

One and five small lineups.

thick eyebrows plays the fifth position. This is the plan that the team has made during the offseason. During the 17 minutes that Jordan was on the court, he only shared the court with thick eyebrows for more than two minutes. The rest of the time was for With thick eyebrows on the bench, the significance of the five-small lineup:

James assists in defense

1. On the defensive end, the three small ones block the three-point line, and James and thick eyebrows block the paint area at any time. The most important meaning is that the team can realize unlimited defense changes, and there will be no more DeAndre Jordan made up for the loopholes targeted by the forwards and defenders. For example, in this defense, thick eyebrows can defend to the three-point line. Bazemore drives Gordon into the penalty area. James quickly assists in defense and Gordon makes a mistake.

Thick eyebrows, 16+13 in the game.

And when there are not at least four people surrounding the paint area, not only is there room for Westbrook and James to break through, but the advantage of thick eyebrows in crushing the penalty area with back hits can also be highlighted, but today my personal touch is not good. That’s all.

small Jordan , Howard reserve can also guarantee the physical fitness of thick eyebrows. This may be the best choice to transform the Lakers' inside line. Unless they encounter heavyweight inside lines, otherwise, the Lakers' five small lineup can continue.

2. The split between James and Westbrook.

Although James and Westbrook still played together, Vogel replaced Westbrook with Monk in the first 6 minutes of the quarter, and James controlled the team's offense; throughout the rest of the game, Westbrook and James generally continued this rotation order. , the purpose is to give full play to the two players' respective advantages in holding the ball, not 1+12, which is reflected on the court:

James assists Anthony 3+1

James scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Note, 8 assists, tied for the highest this season.

Westbrook's quarterback made a long pass to help him dunk with thick eyebrows

Westbrook had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, a near triple-double, typical Westbrook statistics.

Judging from the results of this game, it is really ideal to use James and Westbrook separately. Both can give full play to their respective strengths in holding the ball, and it is also beneficial to their respective breakthroughs. In the end, they need to work together with thick eyebrows. Problems on the field can be slowly resolved as the number of games increases.

Note that when Vogel has considered splitting James and Westbrook, it means that the team has problems with the ball, so Vogel made the most important adjustment in this game, Bradley started on , Rondo is abandoned.

3. Reuse Bradley and abandon Rondo.

Rondo guides . Like James and Westbrook, they need to control the ball in order to develop their strengths. Vogel has racked his brains to split the dual core in order to solve the problem of ball rights. Rondo can only become a victim. After all, his personal attack His strength is too limited, and in order to complete the 9-man rotation and find a replacement for Jordan, Vogel reused Bradley in this game. The effect?

Bradley steals Green one-on-one

In this game, Bradley mainly defended this year's second place Jaylen Green . In the first quarter, he caused the young man several fouls and an offensive foul (counted as a mistake). The wonderful scene is shown in the picture. In one-on-one defense at the top of the left arc, Green used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Bradley's entanglement. Bradley squeezed past and then directly completed the steal one-on-one at the top of the arc. Cheer Shao chases a three-pointer.

Under Bradley's "death entanglement" defense, Green scored 1 of 3 in the first three quarters with only 5 points and 1 assist but made 4 turnovers. The field efficiency value was -18, the lowest in the game. The Lakers were able to establish a 21-point advantage at 75-54. One, and even though Bradley only scored 2 points on 1 of 4, his 3 rebounds and 3 steals made his game efficiency +10.

note that judging from the current situation, unless Ariza returns, if the Lakers insist on playing a five-small lineup, Bradley seems to be the most suitable outside candidate.

Conclusion: Switch to a five-small lineup headed by thick eyebrows, split James and Westbrook, abandon Rondo and use Bradley instead, and Vogel's three fine-tunings not only helped the team win a defensive battle, but also It seems that the Lakers have a clear direction.