Dongli can still win with 5 of 25 three-pointers? Via Via s efficiency explodes, and the Lakers make a lot of money from 3 value-for-money signings

The Lakers defeated the Heat 130-120 and won their third consecutive victory.

Careful friends will find that Doncic made only 1 of 11 three-pointers in this campaign, and Reeves made only 4 of 14 three-pointers. The dual-core long-range shot almost smashed the basket, but the Lakers still scored 130 points without overtime!

The Lakers Jigsaw players had a perfect performance in this campaign. Hayes scored 15 points on 7-for-7, Rui Hachimura scored 3-for-5 three-pointers, Smart made 3-for-7 three-pointers, Laravia scored 25 points on 10-for-13, and even Bronny had 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 alley-oop and scored. That is, Doncic and Reeves were targeted, and the Lakers generals took advantage of the dual-core gravity to unleash phenomenal team firepower.

Laravia averaged 12.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game this season, shooting 60% from the field and 50% from three-point range. He was 10-of-11 against the Timberwolves and 10-of-13 in this campaign, with explosive efficiency. Moreover, the performance of Smart and Ayton since the beginning of the season has far exceeded expectations. The three new players have all performed brilliantly. The Lakers management has made a lot of money this summer.

The Heat's defensive background is obvious to all, and they have achieved perfection in their double attack and rotation synergy against Doncic/Reeves. In this campaign, Spoelstra's defensive concept of restricting the Lakers' star players is to prevent them from easily entering the three-second zone, allowing Doncic/Reeves to face single defense in the mid-to-long distance, and allowing open three-pointers from the Lakers' weak side corners, preventing Doncic/Reeves from easily entering the penalty area and scoring.

Doncic and Reeves made only 5 of 25 three-pointers combined, of which Doncic made 1 of 11 three-pointers. There is actually nothing wrong with the Lakers' dual-core style of play. The main reason is the poor touch. Both brothers have the ability to shoot three-pointers in isolation with the ball outside the three-point line. Reeves previously scored 51 points and Doncic previously averaged 45.3 points per game. This style of play is also used.

It is true that the Lakers are enjoying the dividends brought by their big core holding the ball, but they naturally have to endure nights when their big core holding the ball does not feel good. It should be noted that Redick never called a timeout because of the shooting choices of Doncic and Reeves. He also understood that these two people had always played this way and called timeouts in anger because of the Lakers' defense. The Lakers' offense can score 9 points in this game, but the defense can only give 1 point. After all, it is a bit shameful to let Harks score 31 points as a substitute.

Double-core three-pointers and poor team defense will not affect the Lakers' winning. After all, they have Doncic and Reaves, and they never worry about offensive development. Laravia is the most direct beneficiary in the near future.

The Heat have no superstars, but the Lakers have two core ball-handlers. The influence of Doncic and Reeves helped the Lakers score 43 points in a single quarter.

The Heat sent 183-centimeter Davion Mitchell to guard the 203-centimeter Doncic. There was a huge size difference between the two, and Coach Spoelstra was not stupid: Mitchell led the defense and attacked, and the others were nearby to attack from the blind area of ​​​​the strong side when Doncic turned to drop the ball. That is, Mitchell was the first line of defense, and there was a team defensive rotation behind him. The strong side accumulated manpower and placed the Lakers in the weak side corner.

Doncic also gave a perfect response. He hit the short Mitchell from behind as a starting move to attract a double attack. He passed the ball across the wide area without looking at people and found Rui Hachimura in the opposite corner with an open three-pointer to finish. Once the Heat attacked with a slow beat, Doncic almost pushed Mitchell flat.

The Heat paid a heavy price for attacking Doncic, and Hachimura's open three-pointer and Hayes' follow-up play directly benefited. The Lakers came up with a clear offensive plan to break the Heat's attack: Doncic → Xiaoli/Smart's second transfer → Hayes/Rui Hachimura blossomed inside and outside.

When Hayes received an assist and hit a wide-open spot-up three-pointer, the Lakers played a phenomenal offense that could be called a perfect score in the first quarter.

Mitchell has been promoted to the Heat's actual court control brain this season, averaging 9.2 points and 7.4 assists per game. The starting lineup relies on his pick-and-roll instigation with Weir/Adebayor to achieve results. However, Mitchell's size was clearly targeted by the Lakers. After he failed to defend Doncic alone in the opening game, Coach Spoelstra asked him to guard Reeves instead, and Wiggins went to fight Doncic. The Lakers also responded in a timely manner. Whoever Mitchell was guarding would hold the ball and throw it, and Reeves directly fed Hayes.

Doncic and Reeves had a total of 8 assists in the first quarter, and their ball-carrying and big-core play brought unparalleled influence to the game. Ware, Adebayor, Wiggins, Larsson, and Mitchell worked hard, but in terms of offensive development, this civilian Heat is obviously not at the same level as the Lakers.

Spoelstra also understands the Heat's strengths and weaknesses. He used five small lineups to attack the Lakers in the transition period, but Doncic and Reeves took turns leading the team to steadily control the rhythm.

The five players on the court including Harks + Fontechio + Jovich + Drew Smith + Wiggins all have the ability to handle the ball and have a three-point range, which opens up space from the outside. The "old oil man" Harks broke through with the ball in singles. He scored 10 points on 3 of 4 in a single quarter. He single-handedly penetrated the Lakers' perimeter defense in the transition period - once Smart rested, the individual defense of other Lakers perimeter defenses was indeed not enough.

Redick made a decisive change from man-to-man defense to 2-3 zone defense.

The Lakers have really given up, understanding that their perimeter defense is not enough to limit the Heat's forwards and guards' ball-handling explosions. Wiggins, Harks, and Larson can all rush into the Lakers' penalty area by rushing into the formation. The purpose of the zone defense is to allow the Heat to hold the ball away from the penalty area and end the offense, and to test the Heat's three-point shooting efficiency in breaking the zone defense - the Heat made 5 of 17 three-pointers in the first half, and the Lakers used the zone defense to build up to an 18-point lead during the Heat's three-point drought.

Doncic and Reeves had no solution in singles and tandem. Spoelstra used defense changes and partial flanking to encourage the dual-core Dongli to shoot from mid- to long-range to end the offense. Doncic and Reeves made only 4 of 19 three-pointers in the first three quarters, giving the Heat a chance.

The Lakers are also unable to handle the penalty area offense led by Hux, and must constantly switch between man-marking and zone defense. The shooting efficiency of the two teams directly affected the trend of the game. As the Heat found the outside center, the point difference was once narrowed to 2 points.

The game seemed to be suspenseful, but in fact there was no suspense. Doncic and Reeves worked hard to complete the harvest..

Spoelstra double-teamed Doncic to test the Lakers' role players. Smart, Reeves, Browne, and Laravia all delivered perfect answers in the final quarter. Doncic and Reeves did have a difficult time individually and were forced to take a lot of long-range shots. However, Reeves' 11 assists and Doncic's 10 assists led the Lakers to join forces.

The Heat couldn't break the Lakers' zone defense. They made 1 of 9 three-pointers in the final quarter and directly killed themselves.

Many of the Lakers' points, including Doncic and Reeves, are not good at defense. The attackers led by Harks can easily get into the Lakers' basket through confrontation. In order to protect the three-second zone, the Lakers can only use zone defense a lot of time to test the three-pointers of the Heat generals.

Wiggins made 1 of 6 three-pointers, Adebayor made 1 of 5 three-pointers, Larsson made 1 of 4 three-pointers, Jovic made 1 of 5 three-pointers, and Fontechio made 2 of 8 three-pointers. The team only made 9 of 33 three-pointers, especially 1 of 9 three-pointers in the final quarter.

The performance of the Lakers and Heat in this campaign is exactly two extremes: the Heat's defensive rotation discipline is always on line, but the offense and shooting are not effective. They rely on the ball holding point to hold explosive bags to kill, and the offense is extremely constipated. The Lakers have a gorgeous offense, including spot-up three-pointers, mid-range, breakthroughs, and alley-oops. However, the single defense on the perimeter allowed substitute Harks to score 31 points alone.

The reason Redick finally used Brownie instead of Knecter was also for better defense on the court. Brownie successfully completed the task with 3 steals in this campaign.

The Lakers also know that now they have the dual-core Doncic and Xiaoli to attack, and they can win more easily if they defend well.