The reason why the Lakers were swept by a gentleman was exposed! The Warriors Five Redick only learned the superficial

The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 96-103 at home, and were brutally swept by a "gentleman" 1-4 in the series. This life-and-death battle completely exposed the Lakers' fatal shortcomings. The team made 15 mistakes, including three major ball-holding core players James, Doncic and Reeves, who made a total of 11 mistakes. Reeves was even defended by Conley to the sideline and dribbling out of bounds; he was robbed by Gobert in the interior (27 points and 24 rebounds, including 9 frontcourt rebounds), and lost 56-40 in the penalty area. The most ironic scene of the game appears in the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves crushed in the most primitive way - Randle beat James on the back, Gobert grabbed the frontcourt rebounds in a row, and Conley killed someone in the bottom corner. The Lakers' proud "five small lineup" became a joke. The Timberwolves used 18 frontcourt rebounds and 56 points to score in the penalty area to turn the Staples Center into its own back garden.

What is even more heartbreaking is the data comparison. Doncic and Reeves were on the court and the Lakers lost 5 points and 9 points, while the Timberwolves Edwards + Gobert's net score was as high as +30. The Lakers made 11 of 37 three-pointers (30% shooting percentage), but they were still superstitious about "space basketball", and their opponents used their muscles and height to teach them to behave.

The five small lineups are a bit imitating, and Redick just copied the Warriors' homework. The core of the Warriors' fifth junior is that they can beat the center and their other teammates can switch unlimited defenses, while the Lakers' fifth junior is "40-year-old James takes Gobert and Doncic defends Randall" - this is equivalent to letting liberal arts students do advanced mathematics questions, which is purely a tough guy. When the Lakers use the five-small lineup, their opponent's shooting percentage in the penalty area increased and their rebounding rate plummeted, while the Warriors' five-small defensive efficiency can rank at the forefront of the league.

Redick also had a naive disease of "only attacking but not defending". The Warriors' five-small defensive rotation was very good, but the Lakers always missed the bottom corner - G5 Timberwolves made 7 of 47 three-pointers (15% shooting percentage), but when Conley made a key three-pointer, the five Lakers shrank in the penalty area to watch the show. The fantasy of "being both prevented breakthroughs and scored three-pointers" has made the Lakers a failure case of "I want them all" in the NBA version, and it is completely impossible to do it well.

The defensive loopholes bring a chain reaction. Which cup of poison to choose? Doncic and Reeves' defense was a disaster. When the Timberwolves named the two with Randall/Edwards, the Lakers were forced to choose, either watching Doncic step by step or assisting in preventing leaks of space. Randle scored many times with his back against Doncic, and his shooting percentage was very high, while the Lakers missed multiple open three-pointers for this.

What's more fatal is the physical distribution. Redick G4 allowed the main players to play in the second half, and G5 continued to fight the veterans to death. As a result, James made a three-pointer in the last quarter, and Doncic even had his legs weak after a back injury. In contrast, the Timberwolves rotated 8 players to maintain defensive intensity, and they could press the whole game in the last 5 minutes - this is the essential gap between the coach's different thinking.

In fact, the Lakers have gone astray since the trade of Davis. In the past, Mop and Bamba, who could protect the frame, bet on "jumping men" like Hayes, but in the end, many of the 24 rebounds that Gobert grabbed were "battery picking boards" that were picked up by standing. Ironically, the Timberwolves substitute inside Reed is only 13.99 million yuan an annual salary, but the Lakers do not have a serious center.

The management is also addicted to the "ball holder collection habit". James, Doncic and Reeves all need the ball rights, but their ability to do not have the ball is worse than the other - this season, three people are on the court at the same time, without the ball running and screening quality, the five small lineups are five stakes.

Edwards, Divinchen Zuo and Conley actually gave enough face - the three players made a total of 4 of 28 three-pointers, but the Timberwolves were not panicked at all. Most of Gobert's 27 points came from tip-offs and eating cakes, Randall chose to crush the basket after playing back, and McDan even used his shot to punish the Lakers for shrinking. The tactic of "rejecting magic balls and playing seven inches" is a bit like the Pistons who used mid-range shots to kill the F4 Lakers in 2004.

In contrast, the Lakers are still betting on three-pointers in the life-and-death battle, Reeves made a strong three-pointer but failed to make a three-pointer, Doncic scored a long-range iron-shot - the five small players who have no hard solution and defensive ability have lost the essence of this style of play.

The five small lineup is not about five shorts, but requires top-level defensive discipline and off-ball ability. When Redick was still calculating the "space value", the Timberwolves taught a lesson with rebounds and back-playing.

If the Lakers still want to win the championship next season, what they should do is not to continue to imitate the Warriors, but to find a center who can get a rebound, frame protection and block shots, and take off and eat.

After all, Gobert taught Redick a lesson with 27+24, who is whose toy? The Lakers' forward group was also played with.