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The Lakers Warriors lost the game, and the weaknesses of the five small lineups were exposed. Can t win the championship without a high center?

12:28pm, 10 May 2025【Basketball】

The reason why the Warriors lost to the Rockets is the same as the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves, that is, they cannot punish their opponent's fifth position. When they face the high-line joint defense, they will not have rebounds, and they will be counterattacked and converted by their opponents. When the opponent fails to make a rebound, they have the opportunity to attack the second attack. One goes up and the other goes down, and the score difference will naturally grow bigger and bigger.

So is the problem? Is the five-square lineup now lonely? Can the five small lineups not win the championship? No, if the five small lineups want to win the championship, there are two ways:

The first one is that you can't encounter such a team with a high level inside line on the road to winning the championship. Everyone has a small lineup and there is no high center forward. This is fine, but the probability is very low. Almost all teams that are still here have tall inside lines, except for one team.

Yes, that's the Celtics. This is the second way to win the championship, unless you can attack and defend at five points and have the ability to hold the ball, so you can punish the team of high centers, both high and high. Isn’t the best example of the Celtics defeating the Mavericks to win the championship last season? This is also the reason why the Celtics are most likely to defend their title.

Baodao famous talker Zhu Yanshuo said to the point: Without an internal line, whether you can win the championship depends on whether your opponent can fully punish you. The Lakers were beaten, and the Warriors were beaten now. It is impossible that you will never be able to touch your opponent.

There are some things that you can't use, but you can't do without them. Not everyone is a Celtic. There are so many strong points in the ball, good defense, full attack and defense, and unlimited defense without any pressure to switch defense. Such a lineup will not last long and will not be seen next season.