Nonsense, of course, can it be done, otherwise the tasks in the system will be in vain?

But Li Liang must think carefully and turn his mind around. First, he thinks about how to help the inside from the defensive end, and at the same time, he does not give too many loopholes to the outside.

Of course, I still need to ask Mike Brown about this kind of question, after all, he is the head coach.

At the beginning of the second half, Li Liang sat on the bench next to Mike Brown.

Brown is a big man. This game is indeed intense and he is highly focused.

Li Liang took the time to ask Brown if he could reach the inside line and help Howard and Gasol.

Mike Brown also thought about this issue and asked Li Liang to play power forward. He tried it in previous games, and the effect was OK, and it was when playing against the Clippers.

But if you really fight like this, there will be changes in personnel rotation and allocation. You may really have to put Gasol on the bench as Li Liang said.

There is also Jamison. Brown is not very satisfied with his defensive performance. If Li Liang plays the fourth position, Jamison will give him the third position?

The beginning of the season is the stage of testing the lineup, and the coaches have to try out all the lineups.

Mike Brown thought about it and decided to let Li Liang replace Gasol to play the fourth position. Li Liang's rebounding position and basket protection ability are still not enough. Occasionally, he can play the fourth position, mainly because the offensive end can play the role of a surprise.

Always asking him to beat him is a waste and waste to him.

Brown's judgment was still accurate. Li Liang could not play the fourth position for a long time, so he could only temporarily hold on for a while.

Especially tonight, Jazz insiders Jefferson, Millsap, Kanter, and Favors were even served.

He went in and played, but his basic defensive ability in the inside line was not yet mastered, and his defensive rebounds were only barely 40 points, so he would definitely be consumed.

This will also cause the offensive feel to decline and you have no physical strength to hit a three-pointer.

Li Liang is now the player with the highest three-point shooting percentage of the Lakers. Blake, who was originally quite accurate in three-pointers, made 0 of 3-pointers tonight. Brown abandoned him in the second half and switched to Morris.

After the start of the second half, the Lakers launched a fierce counterattack, and the first thing they did was to strengthen the defense.

The Jazz are not a team with strong singles ability. They need to transfer the ball and rush.

The Lakers were in strength, Ci Shiping and Kobe both began to intercept the ball, successfully destroying the Jazz's opening attack.

The Lakers pushed the counterattack, and Morris took the ball and rushed to the basket, causing Jefferson to foul.

Morris made both free throws and the Lakers caught up with the score.

Then, the Lakers successfully defended again, and Hayward missed the outside jump shot.

The Lakers made a move and defended carefully, but the Jazz found that they couldn't score.

It was a good opportunity for the Lakers to take the lead, but Kobe did not take the ball and rush the rhythm.

Li Liang was worried when he saw it. Damn it, he took the ball and rushed! What rhythm do you suppress? Kobe, you will know how to show off!

As expected, Kobe suppressed the rhythm and let Gasol play low.

As a result, Gasol did not catch the ball well, and the ball was hit out of the baseline, and the Jazz ball was.

The Jazz immediately quickly served the sideline ball. Millsap knew that he could not land on the position and compete with the Lakers. He would rush in with no matter how many days he got the ball.

Gasol's slow return to defense failed to keep up, causing Millsap to rush to the basket and a layup caused Howard to foul.

At the beginning of the second half, Howard made three fouls.

Millsap made both free throws, and the Lakers' signs of starting up were suppressed.

Brown shook his head when he saw it. Gasol is 32 years old this year, and his defense has often been criticized for being "soft".

In the past two years, due to the troubles of trading rumors and the age of getting older, the defense has become worse and worse.

However, Gasol is still trustworthy on the offensive end, but he played badly tonight.

After playing for three minutes, the Lakers were unable to take the lead, and the score difference remained at 5 points and 6 points.

This is not a good phenomenon. In the past, the Lakers have always been good at exerting force in the third quarter, suppressing their opponents and using efficient positions to attack and kill their opponents.

Mike Brown whispered a few words with assistant coach Eddie Jordan and Chuck Payson, and the three of them discussed it.

Brown exchanged ideas with them, and after getting recognized, Brown decided to substitute him.

He replaced Morris with Li Liang. Although his defense is a little better than Blake, his offense is worse, and the Lakers need to attack.

Then, Jordan Hill replaced Gasol.

Hill is in good shape today, and the inside is very active.

He really has no offensive talent, and as soon as the defense is intensified, he is completely silent.

Jamison replaced Ci Shiping again to increase the team's firepower point.

With this rotation, the Lakers' lineup has become faster and more flexible. Jamison's attacking methods are more abundant than Ci Shiping, and Jordan Hill's defensive hardness is higher.

But what should I do if the offense is not there? Without Gasol, would it all depend on Kobe?

Jamison is a forward who can only attack by himself and basically cannot organize. Moreover, he is old, and Brown has always had problems with his use.

Because Mike Brown can't tolerate players like Jamison who have strong offense and weak defense appear on the team's already very weak wing positions.

So, Brown didn't think about what to do when attacking, he was thinking about defense.

Letting Li Liang and Jamison go together can let Li Liang help Jamison on defense.

As for the offense, let it be left to Kobe, Jamison and Howard!

What Princeton, forget it, I don’t know much about this thing, so it’s better for me to do defense.

In critical moments, a person always uses what he depends on most, which is defense for Mike Brown.

In fact, the Lakers now need more offense now, but he is not well trained. Besides, if you change someone on the spot, the offense will be smooth?

Brown really doesn't believe it. Even Popovich doesn't have the ability, so he's just "giving the ball to Duncan!"

After the change, the Lakers re-entered the game, and Li Liang appeared earlier than usual.

He and Jamison appear relatively rarely together. They compete with each other. Recently, Jamison has a little bit of a fight with Li Liang.

After Kobe took possession of the ball, Li Liang came up to cover Kobe.

The Jazz's defense was tightly closed, and the Lakers' space was completely unstoppable.

Howard has no shooting ability, Jordan Hill's mid-range distance is not worth mentioning, and Jamison's three-pointer is unreliable.

So the Jazz completely shrank inside, waiting for Kobe to drill a bag of one to three, one to four.

But Kobe didn't. He made a gaze with Li Liang. Li Liang understood it carefully. After completing a cover with Kobe at a high position, he cut directly out.

Kobe made a step in and reached the free throw line, attracting the defensive attention of the three people and passing the ball back to Li Liang on the outside.

Li Liang did not take action when he got the ball. This was a tactical routine that the team practiced during training.

Generally, Gasol covers Kobe at this position. After Gasol receives the back pass, the wing cuts into the near three-second zone through the cover roll. Gasol supports the pass, receives the ball and jumps on the wing, or catches the ball and breaks through, or receives the ball and passes inside.

This ball takes advantage of Kobe's attraction and restraint on defense after breaking into the three-point line, creating offensive opportunities for the wing attackers.

If the wing is Ci Shiping, the ball cannot be played, because Ci Shiping cannot c&s.

It would be different if it were Jamison. Jamison is also an old football player and understands this tactic at once.

After entering the three-second zone with Howard's cover from the wing, the Jazz had been taken away from the defense by Kobe.

Li Liang immediately passed the ball to Jamison, who was in the best attack position!

Because Howard was defeated, if the Jazz substituted for defense after the screening, Jamison passed the ball with Nesse and Howard dunked it.

Without substitution, Jamison directly shot after receiving the ball.

The Jazz chose not to substitute, Marvin Williams did not keep up, and Jamison turned around and made a jump shot!

Finally, it’s not easy to fight!

Li Liang's pass was pretty good, but he had no confidence in his direct pass and chose to hit the ground.

After scoring the goal, Jamison and Li Liang slapped in high fives, which was a good cooperation.

After coming to the Lakers, Jamison played very well in the first four games because Mike Brown was not very good at using him.

Always let him defend, assist the inside, and get rebounds.

At five or six years younger, Jamison is a pretty good rebounder, but he really can't do it now.

He can only focus his energy on the offensive end, and it is good that the defense can focus on his opponent.

But with Li Liang here, the situation is different. Turning back, Marvin Williams wants to catch the ball and jump shot in the horn position.

He succeeded many times today, but Li Liang's defense came up.

He came over and interfered for a moment, immediately retreated, destroying Marvin's shooting rhythm.

Marvin could only pass the ball, and Ferye failed to make a strong shot from the outside, and the offense failed. Howard got a backcourt rebound and the Lakers counterattacked.

Now, the Jazz have to face a difficult problem on the defensive end. Who will fight against Li Liang?

The Lakers are now playing point guard, so they can't let Williams defend against the old actor, they can only let Hayward fight Kobe.

Marvin wants to fight Jamison, not to mention the inside, let Millsap defend Li Liang? What should I do if Jordan Hill? Today Hill can't attack by himself, but he has already grabbed several rebounds in the frontcourt and cannot be put away.

In a short period of time, the Jazz did not make any adjustments, so Williams really let him defend Li Liang.
To be continued...