McMillan stood up from the bench.

As a coach who has worked for the Nets, he knows all too well what the consequences will be once Lin Ying finds his form.

"Chris, slow down the pace."

And his reaction wasn't too slow either. They did a good job of restricting Lin Ying in the positional battle, but they couldn't do anything about this kind of mobile battle.

This also has a lot to do with the Lakers' lineup. The twin towers of Cousins ​​and Davis are indeed excellent in interior defense, but their retreat speed will be a big problem in sports battles.

Especially Cousins, who is originally a slow-moving inside line. After being injured, he can easily become a liability in such a high-speed offensive and defensive battle.

Paul pushed the ball into the frontcourt, signaled Davis to drop low, and then passed the ball in.

After Lin Ying locked up James, Davis became the winner on the court.

Davis continued to play Tucker alone, turning around continuously and striding towards the basket.

He also played very smart, knowing that his touch was not good tonight, so he tried his best to cause damage to the basket.

However, Tucker has a lot of defensive experience, so he provides enough resistance from below to prevent Davis from going in easily.

After a period of confrontation, Davis chose to work high in the air and hit the board with a throw.

Then, Lin Ying appeared again!

Almost the moment Davis took action, Lin Ying jumped up and confiscated the basketball!

The fans at the scene were stunned.

Isn’t Lin Ying just cheating in this part?!

Lin Ying didn't cheat, but he did enter the white-hot space, and just like Kobe thought, he concentrated all his energy on the defensive end after entering.

So in terms of perception, his defensive effect is the same as that of Leonard who is fully committed.

Covering the sky and the sun, everywhere!

And he had already thrown the ball before it landed. The Nets once again launched a fast break, a three-on-two frontcourt, and Crabbe received the ball in the corner and shot a three-pointer.

"Whoa!"

This time he finally seized the opportunity, and the three-point shooter took off!

The score difference has come to 6 points!

McMillan reached out and called a timeout!

The Lakers wanted to slow down the tempo, and they did.

But the problem now is that once they fail to score the ball, the Nets can use the speed advantage of the lineup to force a fast break.

Even if the Lakers retreat from the backcourt quickly enough, they will still be outplayed by the Nets.

And it can be clearly felt that with Lin Ying's continuous excellent defensive performance, the rest of the Nets have shown their willingness and confidence in fast breaks.

What MacMillan now faces is a difficult problem, and it is also the beginning of a formal game at the tactical level between the two sides.

If he insists on using twin towers, then with Lin Ying's current defensive performance, the Nets' tactics are basically unsolvable.

But if he removes Cousins, or even uses Davis to play the fifth position, then he will have to bear the possibility of losing the interior line.

After all, the Nets not only have Lin Ying, but also Nikola Davis and I can really handle Jokic.

After the timeout, the Lakers made personnel adjustments. Shumpert came on and replaced Cousins!

In the end, McMillan chose to make a substitution.

He also had his reasons for doing this. James was choked to death by Lin Ying on the offensive end, but his investment and performance on the defensive end tonight were very good.

It is completely possible to use him to help defend Lin Ying or Jokic.

And in the first round after the timeout, this lineup brought benefits to the Lakers.

Paul and Davis used a pick-and-roll to pull back and hit Jokic's jump shot, finally breaking the scoring drought for the Lakers!

48 to 56!

The score difference returned to 8 points again.

"Defend! Defend!"

The cheers and cheers of Lakers fans also rang out at the scene.

Although the Nets are chasing points continuously, as long as the point difference can be maintained to about 10 points, the Lakers can still rely on this advantage to win the game.

Moreover, in the past, the Nets relied on defensive counterattacks to chase points. Now that the Lakers have entered the position battle, the Nets' momentum of chasing points will definitely be curbed.

In the Nets' offense, Jokic dropped directly to the low post!

Cousins ​​is not on the court, so it would not be appropriate unless Jokic's inside advantage is utilized.

The Lakers did not choose to flank at this time. Davis's single defense ability does not mean that he has no chance to guard Jokic.

Jokic successfully got the ball, and then directly used his big butt to gouge Davis.

His purpose is not really to penetrate the opponent, after all, he is just a little fat guy and not a big shark. His purpose is to suppress Davis' defensive focus.

After realizing that Davis' center of gravity was forced to sink, he turned around and made an outside hook.

At this time, Davis couldn't get up for the first time. When he got up again, the interference he could provide was very limited.

Jokic is a standard flexible fat guy!

"Bang!"

The ball fell steadily into the net after hitting the board.

After all, Davis is still a player who mainly plays the fourth position. Without targeted weight gain, he is at a disadvantage when facing Jokic.

Jokic doesn't even need many technical moves, but he can win comfortable shooting opportunities for himself by relying on his weight advantage.

McMillan reached out and rubbed his forehead on the sidelines.

In this round, he just wanted to see the status of Jokic. After all, the latter had been running back and forth on the court for some time.

The conclusion now drawn is that Jokic is indeed gifted and can enter the state directly without looking for a feeling.

Fortunately, Paul felt good during this period and hit another mid-range shot after picking and rolling with Davis!

The point difference is still 8 points!

The Nets advanced to the frontcourt, and Jokic continued to position himself in the low post.

This time after he caught the ball, the Lakers immediately chose to double attack.

Jokic showed off his skills, turned around towards the baseline, and followed the trend with a long swing without looking at anyone.

The ball spun from out of bounds directly to Caruso's hands in the weak side corner.

Because the Lakers also had to guard Lin Ying, Caruso was completely open after receiving the ball.

He made some adjustments before taking action.

"Whoa!"

Programmers are stable!

53 to 58!

The point difference was reduced to 5 points!

McMillan was a little confused now.

His substitution adjustment itself has a certain gambling nature, betting that the rest of the Nets team is not in good shape.

But it was obvious that things did not develop in the direction he expected, so he turned around and called Cousins ​​from the bench again.

There was still a live ball on the court. When the Lakers attacked, Paul once again engaged Davis in a pick-and-roll, but this time Jokic jumped resolutely. He showed his strength, dodged in the air and gave the ball to Davis.

Davis caught the ball in a misplaced position and met Caruso, giving him an excellent scoring opportunity.

However, Caruso was very smart at this time and stopped directly to trap Davis, so that Davis had no chance to get up and score directly.

Davis took a dribble and turned toward the basket.

"Crack!"

The moment he turned around, a hand appeared like lightning and took the ball directly from his hand!

It’s Lin Ying again!

This steal was so sudden that the Lakers didn't even react.

The Nets went through a fast break. Tucker followed up and received Caruso's pass, causing Jr.'s defensive foul and got two free throw opportunities.

Cousins ​​came on as a replacement at this time.

Tucker showed his big heart and made two free throws despite the interference of the fans.

The point difference is only 3 points left!

At this time, there are only the last 33 seconds left before the end of this quarter.

Paul controlled the ball on the outside to press time. When there were 10 seconds left, he played a pick-and-roll with Davis at the top of the arc. After breaking through, he chose to return the ball to Davis.
To be continued...