text/Shui Qingqing
9 wins and 12 losses. Although the winning rate is less than 50%, it is still the third last in the West. However, the 10th Mavericks only has 1.5 wins and even 2.5 wins and 6th valor, which is only 6th valor, which is only 2.5 wins and Lakers gives fans hope.
Nets is better than the Lakers. After a four-game winning streak, their record has risen to 6th in the Eastern Conference with 13 wins and 11 losses. It is only 0.5 games away from the fourth Hawks. Brooklyn, who is highly anticipated, has returned strongly.
James and Durant led their respective teams back to their uncle
On November 12, after suffering the second wave of five consecutive losses in the season, the Lakers' record of 2 wins and 10 losses disappointed most people, and even said that their season has ended; but in the past 9 games, they have achieved 7 wins and 2 losses to complete Nirvana rebirth.
On November 2, when Nash resigned as the head coach of the Nets, the team's record was 2 wins and 5 losses, which also made all fans hate it; but in the past 17 games, they handed out 11 wins and 6 losses, and the team returned to the top eight in the Eastern Conference.
How did the two strong teams complete a strong rebound? Darwin Hamm and Jacques Vaughan , the three fine-tunings of the two coaches are the key.
1. Liberate the dual core: Rivers and O'Neal Jr. add "ball-holding" attribute.
James and Thick-Brow are the king of blowouts, but most teams will also target this, which is difficult to achieve; Westbrook has transformed into leading the bench, Brown and Walker have limited ball-holding ability, Beverly and Schroder offenses have dropped sharply, and the team lacks a link between the inside and the outside. Ham decisively activates Rivers, allowing him to take on the ball breakthrough and part of the sorting responsibilities, effect:
Rivers has increased the ball holding attribute
In the past 9 games, Rivers averaged 4 minutes of playing time and greatly improved the ball holding attack attribute, with a shooting percentage of 60.6% + 50% shooting percentage averaged 14.3 points, 3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Compared with the first 12 games, 46% + 30% shooting percentage averaged 7.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game. The shooting percentage and assists are qualitative sublimation, especially since he plays a good role in the bond. There is a bridge between James and Davis, Westbrook and Davis, and the team's inside and outside offenses are becoming more and more smooth.
Durant and Irving are both king-level combinations, but the Nets' inside defense size and thickness are insufficient, so Durant needs to help; Harris and Curry have limited defensive capabilities, Irving needs to supplement the hardness of the periphery, dual cores are both father and mother, and physical fitness cannot bear it. Vaughan's response strategy, O'Neal Jr. increases the proportion of ball holding and switches to to organize forward , effect:
O'Neal Jr. added the ball-holding attribute
Under Nash's rule, O'Neal Jr. averaged 3.1 assists per game. After Ham took over, O'Neal Jr. averaged 5.7 assists per game, and even played his first triple-double in his career against Trail Blazers on November 18. With his dominant ball at the top of the arc, Durant and Irving are not only no longer troubled by double-teaming to improve offensive efficiency, but more importantly, the two have enough physical fitness to support the defense of the inside and outside, so the Nets' overall defense has been upgraded qualitatively.
In order to improve the inside and outside offensive efficiency of Davis and James, Hamm increases Rivers' possession; in order to give Durant and Irving more energy to support the inside and outside defense, Vaughan increases O'Neal's possession of the ball. Although the purpose is different, the role is similar. The two teams liberate the team's dual cores and release the "king bomb" energy.
2. Improve the height.
During the offseason, the Lakers introduced Beverly, Schroder, Westbrook and Nunn. They hoarded four small defenders. They originally wanted to improve their outside shooting, but the four were not good. So, after coach Ham failed to achieve the expected results after many trials, he simply began to change the lineup and increase the height of the inside.
Since Thomas Bryant came back from , he has directly entered the main rotation lineup. Note that Ham did not reduce Gabriel's playing time because of this, but instead let the two teams partner with Westbrook and take off on both wings to increase the impact of the inside. Even during some time James rested, he also let Tobu and Gabriel form a double tower with Davis. The effect: Since the current lineup cannot be counted on three-pointers, it will increase the inside lethality and the defensive height, and the team's offensive and defensive ability has increased sharply.
Lakers and Nets are both comprehensively improving the lineup
Nets, Irving, Mills, Curry and Harris, the team also has four small guards. Unlike the Lakers, they have excellent three-point shooting ability and poor defense. If the above four players are second, they will become the opponent's targets. Faced with this situation, Vaughn's adjustment strategy abandoned the previous three-minute small and even the first-in-one four-minute tactics and switched to the front line.
Watanabe Yuta , Sumner, and even the previously abandoned Morris were activated one by one. The team will even put on a four-forward and one-guard lineup like Raptors when they win. The team will no longer be targeted because of their short outside height. One of the details of the qualitative change in defense.
The Lakers' height is to increase the impact of the inside line; the Nets' height is to improve the defense. Although the purpose is different, they also have the same effect.
3. Ham and Vaughan’s “communication” ability.
Last season, when Vogel was refrigerating Westbrook, the two had a disagreement; during Nash's coaching period, Harden left the team directly, and Irving even bluntly said that there was no need for a coach, which was enough to prove how out of control the two were about the team. As fans know, locker room culture is one of the key factors for whether the team can be on the right track. Although the above is just a few words, it is enough to prove that Vogel and Nash had previously coached the Lakers and the Nets, while Ham and Vaughn?
We don’t know what method is, but Ham was able to persuade Westbrook to be willing to end his 1,007 starter record, play as a substitute with peace of mind, and even in some games, he is not on the court at all times, and he can also cheer for his teammates passionately off the court!
Westbrook is willing to play as a substitute
Vaughan is even more amazing. Simmons from Philadelphia to Nash time, the Nets have been in self-attack phobia, but since the game against the Kings, he has become more and more willing to take the initiative to attack. And Irving, in the previous three years of games, he has never seen him play aggressive defense in the Cavaliers period, and in his eight games back again, his defense has returned directly to the level six years ago.
What magic Ham and Vaughan cast to Westbrook, Simmons and Irving are unknown, but the transformation of the three has brought qualitative changes to the team, the cornerstone of the strong rebound in the Lakers and the Nets' record.
Irving is making every effort to improve the outside defense
It is true that the two teams still have various problems to be solved, but Ham and Vaughn can bring the Lakers and the Nets in desperate situation back on track respectively. The team also has four superstars, James, Thunder Brows, Durant and Irving. The two teams still have hope to burn again this season. As for whether they can be reborn, it depends on whether Pelinka and Max can inlay some qualified puzzles for the team after the trading goal restarts on December 16, according to the needs of the two coaches.
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