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Chapter 123 Coach Long's Special Training Results (Transition)
On the evening of May 2017, 5, the Lakers players, who had undergone Zheng Long's "devil training" all day, took the team bus together and set off for the home arena Staples.

And Zheng Long took Lin Bao and set off with Johnson in the team's internal car.

Johnson looked in a good mood today. The team was able to score 2-2 without Zheng Long and ushered in G5 with home court advantage. In Johnson's view, the team had a great chance of winning.

Moreover, I heard from Wharton that Zheng Long trained with his teammates all day today. With Zheng Long, even if he is not on the court, Johnson can feel more at ease.

Zheng Long sat quietly with his eyes closed, resting on the seat.

In the final analysis, I am still a patient's body, and it doesn't matter how my body is built like before. Now I feel tired when I move around casually.

Fortunately, the Lakers managed to hold on to the current situation. Otherwise, if they were forced to a 3-0 by the Blazers, they would have to come back again.
Then this injury is bound to repeat itself.

Even if you win the Trail Blazers, it is tantamount to fantasy to win the Spurs or Warriors after that.

When the special car drove past the Staples Arena, Zheng Long saw a huge crowd of Lakers fans in three circles outside the arena.

The fans looked different, or nervous, or looking forward, or worried, or confident. From time to time, cheers from the Lakers came from somewhere. The team is going to fight the Blazers!
However, the term "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" did come from a battle.

The term "Battle of Tianwangshan" comes from the famous battle of Yamazaki in Japanese history. It was originally used by the Japanese Go community to describe a key game in Go, such as the second move in BO3, and it was gradually used in other fields.

In the NBA, statistics show that the team that wins the Tianwangshan battle has a final winning rate of 82% in the series.

This is why all fans and teams attach great importance to the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain".

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At 06:30 in the evening, the pre-match press conference was going on intensely.

Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts talked eloquently in an interview with reporters.

"As the eighth seed, we have been able to compete with the No. [-] Lakers in the regular season until now. I am proud of every player."

"It is very difficult to win the Tianwangshan battle in an away game."

"But we will work hard to repay the trust of all fans."

Stotts and Walton have similar experiences. Both were champion assistant coaches. As an assistant coach in the 2010-2011 season, he assisted Rick Carlisle to help the Dallas Mavericks win the championship.

It is precisely because of his excellent coaching that he helped the Blazers achieve a beautiful winning streak in March and won the first chance in the competition with the Grizzlies' eighth seed.

Therefore, he also won the best head coach in the Western Conference in March this year.

When Stotts was speaking, Wharton, who was not far away, heard his answer, spread his hands helplessly, and said to the assistant coach Brian Shaw beside him: "Oh my God, I can't stand him, he's so hypocritical, Why does he always mention the eighth seed in every interview to set the stage in advance."

"I never mentioned that we lost a superstar who accounted for 30% of the team's total points."

"These managers are so fucking fond of making excuses, just like some fans who always make excuses for the home team to lose."

Brian Xiao comforted Walton's emotions, he could clearly feel Walton's nervousness about this game.

Second only to -- and the Trail Blazers' first game.

Before that game, Walton was so nervous that he coughed crazily, and Brian Shaw was worried that Walton was going to cough up blood.This is a manifestation of people when they are extremely nervous.

"We'll win. Luke. Never mind what Stotts says, we'll win."

At [-]:[-] in the evening, the opening ceremony has ended, and the Lakers players are waiting in the player channel to enter.

Butler looked forward with a blank expression on his face. Behind him, Jokic was "huddling together with Ingram to keep warm."

"Come on, Brandon! I'm a magician, and now I'm going to hypnotize you. From now on, you are Durant, and you will stage death at the Staples home court."

"Then who should I say? Flying Pig Barkley?"

"No, I'm TD! He's my idol."

"You and Duncan are nothing like Barkley except for your height, but your big ass is similar to Barkley."

"Shut up Durant!"

Butler, who silently listened to the conversation between the two: "."

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At [-]:[-] in the evening, the players of both sides took their positions on the court, and the referee came to the center of the court with the basketball in hand. The battle of Tianwangshan officially started!

Zheng Long was sitting at the closest position to the Lakers dugout, with Johnson and Lin Bao beside him.

Fans around found Zheng Long and cheered, more and more fans saw the Zheng Long they had been thinking about day and night.

The big screen also sensiblely aimed at Zheng Long.

Zheng Long waved his hand to greet the fans, and there was a round of cheers in the Staples Arena.

This scene gave Zheng Long a feeling of deja vu!

Isn't this how Kobe was once treated at the Staples Arena?
Never thought.

I haven't retired yet.

He enjoyed the retirement-like treatment in advance.

As the jump ball session began, the fans' attention returned to the field.

Jokic won the jump ball, and the Lakers immediately launched a fast break. Oladipo accelerated with the ball. Instead of passing the ball, he went straight to the basket!

A nice handover acceleration!
Oladipo successfully passed Lillard and scored with a throw!
Lakers 2:0 Trail Blazers!
Oladipo's offense was beyond everyone's expectations, including Walton. Among the tactics arranged by Walton in the first four games, Oladipo had only two jobs. First, defend well. Two, after dribbling to the frontcourt, pass the ball out.

But at the beginning of the game today, Oladipo chose to attack by himself and scored, giving the Lakers a head start!
When the Lakers successively had several offensive rounds, Oladipo continued to score through his own breakthroughs and assists. He personally scored 4 points and 2 assists to help the Lakers take an 11-5 lead in the opening game.

Wharton looked at Zheng Long not far away, Zheng Long smiled and shrugged.

Walton knew that this must be the result of the special training given to the Lakers players by "Coach Dragon" today, as well as the tactical arrangement.

Before the game, Walton never thought of using Oladipo to open up the G5 situation. After all, although Oladipo was the starting point guard this season, his performance was stable.

But his role on the offensive end has long been covered up by Zheng Long and Butler and others.

In other words, when Zheng Long was here, Oladipo was not needed to attack at all.

When Zheng Long was not there, Walton first thought of Butler, Jokic, and even Ingram on the bench, and never thought of letting Oladipo take on more scoring.

"Could it be that Oladipo is really a surprise soldier against the Trail Blazers?"

Wharton looked at the assistant coach Brian Shaw beside him.

Brian Xiao showed an expression that you asked me, who I asked, "I thought it was your arrangement that Xiao Hei played so aggressively today."

Wharton: "."

In the past, Zheng Long was just killing all sides on the court, but when he came back this time, it seemed that his job as the head coach really couldn't be kept?

Damn.

This man is too versatile!
With 3 and a half minutes remaining in the first quarter, Trail Blazers coach Stotts called a timeout and replaced with rotation players.

At this time, the Lakers have achieved an 23-point lead of 15 to 8.

When Lillard was off the court, he couldn't help complaining to Stotts: "The No. 4 point guard of the Lakers seems to have taken medicine today, and he can't stop him at all. He is like a piece of rubber on the defensive end." sugar."

Stotts has no time to appease Lillard, and he is also nervously discussing the restrictions on Oladipo with the assistant coach.

Before the game, Stotts predicted that Butler, who had played four iron games, would feel better, or that Ingram would continue to explode.

As a result, now, the Lakers suddenly popped up a No. 4 who had almost no sense of presence in the first four games.

Wharton actually reused a player who had taken 5 shots in the first four games in the critical G21, and this player was suddenly outrageous!

Stotts had to temporarily re-evaluate the cards in Wharton's hands.

Before the start of the game, Stotts, like most people, thought that the Lakers were able to win 74 regular seasons, and 90.00% of them were because they had the god-like Zheng Long.

But after four games, the Lakers can always show "new things".

A sudden outbreak of a substitute player Ingram who averaged very early per game in the season is enough to give Stotts a headache. Now, another transparent person who has not had much sense of existence in a season suddenly broke out?
On the other side, Oladipo, who has scored 12 points and 4 assists, won applause from Walton and all substitute players when he returned to the player's seat.

"Nice job, blackie!"

"Brother Hei! I almost can't recognize you today!"

"I said why did we drag it to Tianwang Mountain? It turns out that Xiao Hei didn't make a move before!"

The players were not stingy with praise.

On the other hand, Oladipo looked at Zheng Long expectantly, and Zheng Long responded with an affirmative look in time.

Originally, Zheng Long just had the idea of ​​giving it a try, and asked Oladipo to play a few more shots.

I didn't expect that Oladipo directly invited God to this game-invited the one who evolved into a "bitter Mamba" in the Pacers.

Go on like this.

I can lie down to the second round with peace of mind.

However, for Zheng Long, today's surprise is more than that.

In the second quarter of the game, after Oladipo, Butler, who played four games hard, finally stopped. In a single quarter, he made 3 of 3 three-pointers, 4 of 4 two-pointers, and scored 100 points with a 17% shooting rate. .

Further helped the Lakers extend their lead to 13 points.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers beat the Blazers 48 to 35!
After experiencing the anxiety of the first four games, the fans expected that today's game would be a close game, but unexpectedly, the situation turned out to be one-sided.

"The Lakers led by 13 points at halftime! For the first time in the series!"

"Today's Lakers are too surprising and unexpected. The players have shown a completely different look and a new look!"

"Obviously, in this round of the series, the Lakers players are constantly improving!"

When the Blazers players returned to the locker room during the intermission, they panicked, including the head coach Stotts, all panicked.

Today's Lakers have become unfamiliar to them.

They can clearly feel from the matchup that the Lakers players seem to have become stronger overnight.

Especially in the details of matchup offense and defense.

Everyone always has a feeling of being "handled". ——That kid never rushed to my left before, why did he suddenly change?
Stotts can only use motivational words to stabilize the players' emotions.

"Nothing became stronger overnight. They did play more focused in the first half. We once won the game in the third quarter of G2!"

"We had to put more pressure on them defensively in the second half."

"We can only win games if we shoot the basketball into the hoop, not into the hoop!"

On the other side, the Lakers locker room.

When Zheng Long walked into the locker room with a smile, he was immediately surrounded by players.

Ingram rushed to the front, "Brother Long! What you told me today is so useful! The kid who is facing me can't guard against my left lane!"

Other Lakers players were also chirping with Zheng Long about what they had learned in the first half of the day.

During Zheng Long's devil training during the day.

Zheng Long helped each Lakers player to carry out their first four games one-on-one, as well as a replay of the characteristics of the opposing players.

This is also the reason why Zheng Long was so tired that he dozed off on the way to the arena——wasted his mind all day.

But the gains from this work really made Zheng Long feel worthwhile.

The effect is very obvious!

After the two sides have played four games and "know each other well", such adjustments and changes in details have become the key to victory.

"I know everyone is very excited now, but calmness is the key to maintaining an advantage in the second half. If you lead by 13 points at halftime, but lose today's game. Then I can only drag my broken leg and come back to the next game with the advantage. Ladd is desperate."

Zheng Long's words are not only a joke, but also a reassurance for his teammates.

Even if we lose the game today and are forced to the edge of a cliff, I will come back and lead you to win the game!

of course.

Best to win the game!
The Lakers players also think so, no one wants to lose today's game, and then let Zheng Long come back with an injury.

That would seem so trashy.

As the second brother, Butler gave Zheng Long a promise on behalf of the players: "Don't worry Zheng Long, today I am Michael Jordan!"

Jokic and Ingram looked at each other, and they said, "."

Talk about boring.

Sure enough, it still has to count Butler.

This kid obviously eavesdropped on his conversation in the player channel!
When Zheng Long heard Butler's words, he almost didn't hold back, but he still suppressed his smile and said seriously: "No, Jimmy, you are Jordan in my heart every day!"

There was another sentence that Zheng Long didn't say.

It's always been Jimmy Jordan.

When "Jordan" returned to the Lakers, it was really hard for the Lakers to lose.

In the third quarter of the game, the Blazers, who had been knocked out in the first half, did not adjust in time, while the Lakers players became fiercer and fiercer, using the time of the game to expand the point difference to 20 points.

Yes, that's right.

The battle of Tianwangshan had already been spent before the fourth quarter started.

"We can almost congratulate the Lakers in advance for winning G5!"

"A lead of 20 points in three quarters!"

"If I didn't know in advance, I even thought that Zheng Long had returned to the Lakers!"

"Today's Lakers have completely played the No. [-] dominance in the regular season!"

　The next chapter Zheng Long returns to play. Finally
　　
　
(End of this chapter)