Looking at Ratliff, who is almost as tall, and then at Zhang Hao, Grant Hill felt his scalp tingle.
14 to 13, Lakers lead by 1 point.
What Del Harris arranged was to utilize Barkley's abilities, not to organize the offense around Barkley's threat like Zhang Hao and Kenny Anderson did in the first half of the first quarter.
Playing that way is fine, but it cannot achieve the best effect.
What is the best way to utilize an inside player with a career average of 20+ points during the regular phase?
Scoring!
Helping Barkley score and maximizing Barkley's scoring ability is what Del Harris considers the best option.
A crucial point is that the usual strategy revolving around Barkley's threat rarely happens; it's actually quite difficult for teammates to cooperate around this point. It's better for the whole team to assist Barkley in scoring.
Zhang Hao had no objections to this.
