Barnes made two free throws and the Lakers took the lead 4-3.

From the beginning of the game, the Lakers showed an overwhelming inside advantage.

Regardless of the fact that the Lakers' record is not as good as the Mavericks, the Cavaliers are better. When they play head-to-head, the Lakers have an advantage over both teams and win more times.

The problem with the Lakers is that their lineup is tall, and their physical impact is greater than that of most teams. They cannot always maintain dominance in the regular season. Their strength lies in their three highs, and the reason that affects their regular season record is also due to their three highs.

, there are many situations where the opponent is not strong but the match breaks out on the spot, Zen Master will not fight hard.

The other thing is their "nobles' disease". With such a strong lineup, they often fall behind by a big margin at the beginning, only to catch up in the third quarter.

But playing against the Hawks is different. The Lakers will not skimp on physical fitness and will go all out.

Facing the Hawks, a team that has defeated them in the Finals twice in the past three years, even if the Hawks' current record and team lineup are not as good as the Lakers, the Lakers will not be stupid enough to despise them.

The Hawks have done a lot of research on the Lakers and made a lot of preparations. The same goes for the Lakers. They studied almost all of the Hawks' games this season during the All-Star Weekend. Moreover, the Lakers spent more time studying than the Hawks.

Compared with the desire to defeat their opponents, the Lakers, who have always been losers, are obviously stronger.

The Lakers have a clear strategy. The first goal is not to give the Hawks a chance to hold on to the score and avoid a stalemate with the Hawks.

More than 20 days before the All-Star Weekend, the Hawks played 14 games, and every opponent that reached a stalemate with the Hawks ended up losing to the Hawks.

With Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Jason Terry, Blake, Battier, and now Grant Hill, the Hawks performed particularly well at critical moments.

Of course, the Lakers also have Kobe, Yao Ming, Fisher, and Gasol, so they are not afraid of playing key shots.

But no one can say for sure about key shots. With the lineup having an advantage, the Lakers can certainly avoid entering that stage and try to avoid it.

The Hawks obviously have a clear advantage on the outside. Kobe alone is worthy of McGrady and even Liu Mang. Fisher and Barnes can play a role in opening up the space. But with Liu Mang and McGrady on the offensive end, Kobe can only go

Against one, and...no one can be guarded, just like the Hawks can't restrain Kobe without Prince, the Hawks have a huge advantage on the outside.

But inside...

The Lakers have an absolute advantage!

Except for the inside combination of Garnett and Ben Wallace or the inside combination of Duncan and a meat shield, which can limit the combination of drugs, other teams are completely unable to stop these two behemoths.

Different from the game between the Hawks and the Bulls, the Hawks played the Lakers, and the scene was very beautiful. Yao Ming's strong attack, Kobe Bryant's illegal take-over shot with 24 seconds left, Liu Mang's sometimes wretched, sometimes tough singles, McGrady's cut-in setter...

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Five minutes into the first quarter, as Gasol hit a mid-range shot from Yao Ming, the Eagles were 5 points behind 11 to 16. Just like the last time they met, the Eagles were completely at a disadvantage at the start.

Floating shots from the outside are ultimately inferior to efficient singles from the inside.

The main problem is Rondo. Just like when he played the Bulls, his performance was very poor today, which limited the ability of Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady to attack the basket. Rondo himself was not good at attacking the basket, forcing the Hawks to only

Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, and Marion were able to rely on floating shots from the outside. In turn, the Lakers scored 16 points in 5 minutes.

Yao Ming made 3 of 3 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 8 points, 2 assists and 2 blocks!

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"Then if the big man changes teams, he can score 25 or 6 points per game like O'Neal!" McGrady complained.

"I think so." Liu Mang agreed with McGrady's evaluation. In the original time and space, Yao Ming and McGrady partnered together this season and averaged 25 points per game... If they were on a bad team without McGrady as a helper, they would probably still be

Could be more... Of course, Liu Mang felt that it might be reimbursed earlier.

Liu Mang originally expected Rondo to bring some different changes, and Coach Kruger also expected the same.

But youth... is the original sin!

Rondo was too young and was played around by the cunning 1996 generation guards. The two guards on the opposite side were veterans in their eleventh year of career.

Coach Kruger analyzed the initial problem and felt that space was the most important!

Small ball play requires space. With Rondo on the court, the space problem is too big.

"We still have to let Ace control the ball." Coach Kruger made the decision. Guessing that the opponent's twin towers were about to change, Coach Kruger began to make tactical adjustments.

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After the timeout, the Eagles sent out a lineup of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Battier, David Lee, and Kwame Brown.

The Three Eagles cannot all play. Liu Mang's physical coach Kruger is not worried, but the combination of Tracy McGrady and Jason Terry has many problems, and Kwame Brown can only continue to play, Yao Ming is gone, and Gasol

You still need him to deal with it.

Due to the arrival of new players, Hollins was sent to the Development League. With Mark Jackson, Gortat, who has not been performing well recently, was temporarily sent to the Development League for some training. After playing the Lakers, the rotation begins.

Only then was he recalled.

The Lakers... were too luxurious inside. Yao Ming and Fisher were replaced and replaced by a luxurious combination of Odom, Kobe, Solomon Jones, Wang Zhizhi, and Gasol.

Without Yao Ming, this lineup still looks tough.

The Eagles attacked. Liu Mang received the serve in the frontcourt and took the shot without any rush. Although he was five points behind, it was only the first quarter. As long as the point difference was not too exaggerated, he would win.

With this lineup, the main problem lies on the defensive end.

But what was unexpected was that Liu Mang pushed beyond the three-point line, and after Jason Terry pulled away, the defensive player Liu Mang encountered was not Kobe, but Odom.

"Ding... Absolutely all-round triggering, capable of playing at any position, from Lamar Odom."

"Lamar Odom, ability evaluation is 88..."

After reading the ability evaluation, although Odom is very serious, it is still very different from his concentration state.

It was an easy breakthrough. Liu Mang changed direction and left behind Odom, whose speed rating was only 88. He rushed inside. Sure enough, Jones immediately came over to defend. Liu Mang jumped up, completely attracted the flanking attack, and passed the ball.

In the hands of Battier who ran towards the right corner, Battier caught the ball and made a three-pointer...

In!
Chapter completed!