The advantages of the twin towers are fully demonstrated in training.

You should know that O'Neal and Morning are both blocks and rebounds masters. The two intertwined defensive nets have made the inside guard imperfect and become the Los Angeles version of the no-fly zone.

Even Duncan, it is very difficult to break through such a defensive combination in the interior.

In addition to the defensive end, the combination of the two on the offensive end is also good.

Many people don’t know Mo Ning’s offense, but as an inside player at 20+10 at its peak, Mo Ning’s offensive skills can be said to be very comprehensive.

Although many techniques cannot be used due to physical degeneration, some are still available, such as Zhongtou.

In history, Mooning had a highlight moment in winning the Celtics.

Of course, the two towers cannot be all advantageous, otherwise the entire league would have used it.

The biggest disadvantage of the Twin Towers is the overall offensive rhythm, and it is almost difficult to fight defensive counterattacks, and most of the time it will be positional battles.

Against the Spurs, which are good at positional battles, is also the biggest drawback of this tactic, because it means that it is short of attacking the enemy.

After the training was over and after weighing the trade-offs, Jackson decided to give it a try.

His idea is also very simple. Now O'Neal is no longer able to run all over the field like before.

In other words, O'Neal can only fight positional battles now.

In this way, the so-called disadvantage is actually not necessarily a disadvantage.

Two days later, the second match between the other groups also ended one after another.

The Wizards beat the Bulls 113 to 93. McGrady's touch improved and scored 31 points, Yao Ming also scored 27 points, and the two scored 58 points together to lead the team easily 2-0.

The Pistons beat the Celtics again 89 to 75, leading the score 0 to 2, and some Boston fans have already shouted that they will be dismissed by head coach John Carroll. Of course, some fans can't stand Gasol's "woman" inside game, shouting that they want to send him away;

The Nets defeated the Bucks 91-87 and led 2-0 with a big score. Bogut was in excellent form in this game and scored a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds. After the game, he also made another bold statement in front of the media: Returning to Milwaukee is when the Bucks start the Jedi counterattack;

The Heat defeated the Magic 93-87 and tied the big score to a 1-1 draw. Howard still has the advantage in the inside, but the difference between him and O'Neal was also reflected in this game. Because of his rough offensive skills, he seemed to have no idea of ​​scoring explosive power;

The Mavericks won a game 116-101, and it was still a big offensive battle. The difference is that the Warriors missed the accuracy of the outside and made only 4 of 20 shots, while Nowitzki, who found some of the touch, scored 23 points;

The Suns beat the Kings again 117 to 107. The Kings' offense recovered, but the game process was not as reflected in the scores. In the last garbage time, the Kings' daring to play and fight was impressive;

The Nuggets beat the Clippers 109-91, perhaps because they were stimulated by fans "LeBron needs help". In this game, Terry and Nene from the bench stood up. The former shot 5 three-pointers and scored 21 points. Nene also contributed 19 points and 11 rebounds on the bench, becoming James' right-hand man;

After two games, some of the highlights can be seen in most series.

Of course, it is only most of them. There are still great uncertainties in the draws, the Heat and Magic, the Mavericks and the Warriors, as well as the Lakers and the Spurs.

It is precisely because of this that the day when the three groups of games were held at the same time also attracted much attention from fans.

The Magic defeated the Heat 121-115 away. In this game, the two sides fought against each other. Arenas made a great effort to score 42 points and amazed the league.

And after this game, Arenas gave himself a new nickname when facing the media: General!

The nickname originated from his abbreviation, Gilbert Arenas, pronounced similarly to General "genera".

Because Avery Johnson's nickname is "Little General", he added a big shot to himself.

This nickname also corresponds to the previous "Xiao Sun Hao", and it also means growth from childhood to adulthood.

This nickname was also popular among fans after the game.

Of course, the performance of Arenas and the Magic is more like preheating, and the fans are really paying attention to the battle between Lake and Horse.

The two teams moved to San Antonio to start the third game.

The attendance rate of ATT stadium was full. After winning a game, San Antonio fans were full of confidence.

In recent years, the Spurs were either blocked by the Mavericks or the Lakers from the finals.

If they can surpass the Lakers this year, they will have a good chance of winning the team history...the second championship.

The next two home courts will be at the Spurs at home, and it can be foreseen that the Lakers will still not be able to defend against Duncan, so this possibility is not small.

The opening ceremony entered the scene, and the two teams started one after another.

Spurs: Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, Duncan, Nestrovic;

Lakers: Payton, Sun Hao, Ariza, Mooning, O'Neal;

When the Lakers started, Popovich from the Spurs was obviously stunned.

He had never expected Phil Jackson to play the double tower!

The twin towers are just like the double point guards. Not to mention this era, not many people used them in the 1990s, and this extreme adjustment caught him off guard.

The game began soon, and Duncan had the chance to jump first for the Spurs.

Parker held the ball to the frontcourt and lifted the ball low like Duncan in the last game.

Popovich did not adjust the Spurs' offensive tactics, or it could be said that he had no time to adjust in a hurry, so he could only let Duncan try the waters first.

O'Neal was defending Duncan.

Jackson's arrangement of the two towers is not a dead match. Using Mooning to guard the basket can make full use of the latter's defensive maneuver.

Duncan beat O'Neal on his back, turned around flexibly and turned around.

However, Mo Ning's assisted defense soon came up.

Faced with the double-teams of two top inside players, Duncan turned to the free throw line and hooked his hand and went out of the basket.

Mo Ning quickly protects the defensive rebounds.

In the first round, the Lakers' Twin Towers showed excellent defensive ability and defended Duncan's offense.

However, like the training game, without Walker on the court, the two inside players could not keep up with the fast break. Payton took the ball and pushed it to the frontcourt to play.

Sun Hao ran without the ball. Although the pick-and-roll that Mo Ning gave was not as good as Malone last season, he had a solid body and much better effect than Walker blocking.

Payton's pass was given in time, and Sun Hao also took a knife and fell into the pocket with three points.

"Swish!"

0 to 3!

The Lakers took the lead!

The Spurs' positions continue to feed Duncan.

Duncan was prepared for Mooning's double-team this time, and when he turned around, he passed the ball to Nestrovic in the inside.

Nestrovic took the ball and prepared to dunk.

But just as he pulled up and wanted to dunk, what was greeted was not the empty basket, but Mo Ning's block!

Mo Ning's fierce expression seemed to be saying: I can't cover Duncan or I can't cover it?!

Nestrovic's dunk was flying, the Spurs sent a sideline ball, Ginobili's outside shot hit the box, Monen stuck Duncan, and O'Neal swung his long arm to grab the defensive rebound.

The Spurs started two consecutive attacks at the beginning of the game, but they returned in vain with two consecutive attacks!

The fans at the scene were very restless. The Lakers' double towers had too much deterrence on the defensive end!

However, what made them even more worried was the next round. Mo Ning's pick-and-roll blocked Ginobili, Duncan made a complete swing, and Sun Hao tricked Duncan into a faster attack after a fake shot.

O'Neal stuck Nestrovic in the inside line, and Sun Hao jumped up directly, and a tomahawk hit the ball into the basket.

"Bang!"

A huge muffled sound came to the ears of the fans on site through the loudspeaker, as if something hit their hearts.

The Lakers' double towers kept the inside guard as impeccable, and Sun Hao started to score again. This was a two-pronged approach and went straight to Huanglong!

Of course, the worst thing is Popovich on the sidelines. He kept holding his chin and pondering, but he never had any good countermeasures.

Because once Duncan gave up his strong attack in the inside, the Spurs would give up their biggest advantage.

Ginobili and Parker on the outside are not enough to fight against the Lakers, where Sun Hao and O'Neal are both here!

But the two towers in front of me were not something that Duncan could only break.

Duncan continued to hit O'Neal at the free throw line. His shot that broke into the inside was interfered by O'Neal and failed to make it, but he used his quick reaction ability to make a tip-in.

He successfully made up the basket, but Mo Ning's reaction was quick, which caused interference and destroyed his tip-off!

And before he could jump up, O'Neal, who was late, had already jumped up and grabbed the defensive rebound!

Two fists can't beat four hands!

He returned in three consecutive strong inside attacks!

Popovich finally stood up and made new tactical gestures to the Spurs.

Sun Hao double-teamed O'Neal in the inside, and O'Neal violently abused the box at the basket.

Although the playing time was forced to be shortened, O'Neal was still the invincible shark on the offensive end when on the court!

0 to 7!

The Lakers made a fantastic start.

Parker advanced to the frontcourt again, Duncan changed his free throw line to support him, and Parker came over and handed over to get a mid-range shot.

Phil Jackson, who was sitting on the sidelines, was very happy.
To be continued...