Indeed, the Lakers' offense was too strong, often scoring over 120 or even 130 points.
Zhang San and Larry Bird, if they couldn't both ensure high-level output simultaneously, couldn't keep up.
On June 12, the Celtics faced the Lakers at home for game 4 of the finals.
This time, the mastermind gave up on trading blows and played defensive with the Celtics!
Under the "restricted area double-team" rule, as long as the star players had strong one-on-one abilities, the "isolation tactic" couldn't be completely limited by normal defense. For the Lakers, slowing the pace and playing defensively, the mastermind had shot himself in the foot!
The Lakers weren't the Bad Boys Legion, who would use brutal fouls twenty-five or twenty-six times a game to curb the opponent's offense. Although their slow pace successfully reduced the Celtics' scoring to the lowest of this finals series at 115 points, the Lakers only scored 103 points themselves!
