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For this game, Phil Jackson is not as confident as the previous few games, because he knows that with the lineup in his hand, the offense is not the opponent of the Sonics, and the defense cannot prevent the opponent from scoring. Triangle offense Tactics certainly have his advanced features, but they also need a strong lineup, especially the sharp-edged role of Kobe Bryant.

There is no problem with the role of Pau Gasol, whether it is tactics, coordination or defense. Except for his lack of offensive ability, the problem lies with Andrew Bynum. If Andrew Bynum's offensive ability is stronger, or his defense No matter how good it is, it will bring great defense to the team, but he can't do it.

When playing against Yao Ming, he couldn't defend Yao Ming's offense. When playing against Kuppard, his offense couldn't break through Kuppard's defense, and there was a problem on the inside, which caused the team to be unable to attack Stephen. The highest level of defense, focusing on one thing and neglecting another, caused the team to fail in air defense.

In offense, Kobe Bryant's distrust of his teammates at critical moments is also a problem. Of course, playing tactics may not necessarily lead to better results, because after the playoffs, the Seattle SuperSonics' defense ratio The regular season was much better, especially their interior defense, which was beyond everyone's expectations. Of the four interior players, three were defensive players. Although Yao Ming's offense was better than defense , but his defensive efforts are also few people can do.

On the perimeter of the Supersonics, Stephen has been the best defensive player for two consecutive seasons. He has restricted at least half of Kobe Bryant's offensive ability, and the players in other positions of their team are also very committed to defense. , After handing over offense to Stephen, all they can do is defend. [

It is precisely because they don't need to expend too much energy in offense, so they can spend most of their energy on defense, so that even players who are not very good at defense can perform very well, let alone The Sonics basically have no players with poor defense. Even a player like Earl Watson who suffers from height and strength, he makes up for his lack of talent with hard work.

Not to mention Russell Westbrook, Jarrett Jack and other players who are already very good defensively. Although Kevin Durant suffers a bit in confrontation, his height, wingspan and jumping advantages are also impressive. He didn't dare to shoot casually in front of him, and in the conference finals, Damien Wilkins, Du Fei and other players who were not very good defensively basically didn't get any chance to play, only playing in garbage time.

The Sonics were an offensive team in the regular season, but they did not give up on defense, and in the playoffs, their defense gradually strengthened, although when it came to the game against the Nuggets, they once again They played offense, but they didn't lose their defense. When they played against the Lakers, especially in the next few games, the Sonics completely let go of the offense to Stephen, who was in charge of it. Others will focus on defense.

These people paid behind without complaint, and gave Stephen the chance to show off, allowing Stephen to set the league's highest personal scoring record in the playoffs and achieve such brilliance. If it weren't for a team with a very good atmosphere in the team, Such a thing is hard to imagine, no one would like to be in the limelight, and few people like to do some hard work that no one pays attention to, but under the premise of a higher pursuit and a bigger goal, these are OK.

There is a very clear and uncontroversial core, and there is a common goal that we want to work hard to achieve. All players who can play are giving without regard for rewards. The team has only one voice from top to bottom. Such a united team itself is It's hard to beat, because you can only win by beating them upright on the court, and many off-the-table tricks will not work on them.

Phil Jackson was able to achieve such a great achievement, and he was able to win as many as nine championship rings in the position of head coach. There are no shortcomings. Although his main achievement is on the psychological level, it does not mean that he has no other means.

Just before the start of this game, in an ordinary interview with the media, he suddenly praised Kevin Durant's performance in this series. When it is passed to the Supersonics, he never expected the reaction, but he can be sure that it will definitely not have any good effect. Besides, even if it does not have any effect, what loss does he have? He Le And not for it.

Sure enough, at the beginning of the game, the Sonics' shooting rights were transferred to Kevin Durant on a large scale. Although for the Lakers, this means that they have another point to defend, but in the eyes of Phil Jackson It was a very good change, but this change came a bit late.

Whether it is due to the need for a harmonious atmosphere in the team, or feeling the pressure of teammates, or the adjustments made by Carlesimo to appease Kevin Durant, it means that the Iron Triangle lineup of the Supersonics has cracks.

And he chose Kevin Durant as the starting point, which is also after careful consideration. The main framework of the Sonics is Stephen, Kevin Durant, and Yao Ming. Basically, the ranking is also in this order. The same is true in reality. It is precisely because of the stability of this framework that the Sonics are so stable.

If you choose other players to attack, not to mention that it is not easy to achieve the effect, even if you achieve the effect you want, it will not be so lethal, not to mention that other main players have no such possibility at all.

And Kevin Durant is the most likely, because he is the No. [-] man of the team, but on the stage of the conference finals, he didn't perform well. It's not just his state, but the team. The focus of the offense is Stephen, and the secondary focus is Yao Ming. Even if Yao Ming is off, the team has played Serge Ibaka, and there is nothing wrong with him as the second player.

Kevin Durant works very hard on defense, but with his talent, it is impossible to limit himself to a defensive player, so in the face of this situation, no matter whether he is active or passive Yes, I must be reluctant in my heart.

At this time, only one fuse is needed to provoke this matter, so in the interview, Phil Jackson said so blatantly, because if this is the case, there will inevitably be changes within the Sonics, nothing more than two After hearing this possibility, Kevin Durant took the initiative to put pressure on the team and asked for more shots, but this possibility should not be great, because based on Phil Jackson's understanding of Kevin Durant, he should be that This kind of introverted person will not say anything even if he is dissatisfied.

Another possibility is that after seeing Phil Jackson's speech, the Sonics took the initiative to change to appease Kevin Durant. Whether it is the proposal from the head coach or Stephen's side, it will definitely disrupt the Sonics. The current balance of the team, because taking care of his emotions must sacrifice other people.

With Yao Ming's personality and his relationship with Stephen, Yao Ming may not say anything, and he will not have any dissatisfaction, but other people must be dissatisfied. They are all part of the team. Why should you take care of your emotions? Then why don't they take care of me? They don't dare to violate the instructions of the head coach in the offense, and they may be lazy or lazy in the defense.

So when he saw Kevin Durant making shots early, Phil Jackson felt that his plot had succeeded, but when he saw Kevin Durant making consecutive shots, he also became depressed. Could it be that this guy, He will also be like Stephen, who can't hold back once he becomes crazy. You can forget about the first few shots, but the long-range three-pointer in the back is obviously Stephen's style, which is too unacceptable.

What Phil Jackson wants to see is that Kevin Durant takes away part of the shooting rights, so that Stephen's shots will naturally be reduced, which will affect the Sonics' offense, but if Kevin Durant is as good as Stephen If that is the case, it is not a good thing for the Lakers, and it will make things worse. A single Stephen is hard enough to defend, and the entire defensive force on the perimeter is not effective. If the Sonics come out with another excellent offensive player Outside players, they really don't know how to defend.

Just like now, Kevin Durant performed so well, which surprised all the players of the Lakers. He didn't tell anyone about Phil Jackson's little conspiracy, and the defensive strength of the Lakers is still on Stephen. It was Kobe Bryant who was defending Kevin Durant, but half of Kobe Bryant's energy was on Stephen. Now that Kevin Durant broke out like this, they immediately didn't know how to defend. [

Also focus on defending Stephen, so what about Kevin Durant? Strengthening defense against Kevin Durant will inevitably weaken Stephen's defense, but the defense against Stephen is what the head coach has emphasized not to relax at any time. If you want to change, you must give instructions from the coach, but Phil Jackson is still hesitating now, what to do, and there is no new instruction for a while.

Kobe Bryant had no choice but to strengthen his defense against Kevin Durant, but he originally thought that Kevin Durant should not be difficult to defend, because compared with Stephen's offensive ability, he felt that no matter how difficult it is to defend, it can be more difficult than Stephen It was impossible to defend, but when he really tried his best to defend Kevin Durant, he realized that Kevin Durant was far from being as good at defense as he imagined, especially Kevin Durant's style of play, which made him It is easy to think of the one who is also an opponent and an old friend.