The strategy of using James as the hub worked quite well on the first possession.
On the next possession, James once again served as the hub.
His teammates ran around him, cutting off the ball.
First, Paul cut into the paint close to James, but James didn't pass him the ball.
Paul was too short. With Howard in front of him in the paint, it wouldn't be easy for him to handle the ball.
At that moment, Wang Yi also cut into the paint close to James.
James once again handed the ball off to Wang Yi.
Howard watched Wang Yi enter the paint and, this time, was determined to pull him down.
Even if it meant picking up a foul, he couldn't let Wang Yi dunk over him again.
It was a veteran's pride.
But this time, Wang Yi didn't go straight up. After catching the ball, he slowed his pace for just a moment.
James understood immediately and started moving behind him. Wang Yi tossed the ball into the air, and James leaped up behind him, caught it, and hammered it down toward the rim.
Wang Yi had completely screened Howard off, leaving him no chance to block James.
That was one advantage of using James as the hub: he could not only hold the ball and facilitate from the middle, but also cut into the paint whenever he wanted after Wang Yi or Paul received the ball.
And both Paul and Wang Yi could pass at any moment, giving the team a more varied offense.
With three players capable of passing, the team could run dozens of different plays.
Seeing the Kings change their approach, Lakers head coach Schneider immediately called a timeout.
He hadn't figured out how to counter this strategy yet, but when the other