Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 161

April 2008, 5 local time.

After inviting Taylor, he also made some preparations.

Take Taylor to the Staples Center in advance and arrange for Yi Jianlian to take care of Taylor.

Yi Jianlian quickly agreed, and he met Taylor last year, so he was fairly familiar with him.

After making arrangements, I went to the locker room to meet up with my teammates.

Tickets for the Lakers in the playoffs are hard to come by. After the last round of the season, all his tickets were divided among his teammates, leaving only one for Yi Jianlian.

Warming up before the game, many fans have entered the field one after another to watch the players' pre-match warm-up training.

Listening to the cheers of the fans, the young players of the Lakers started the dunk mode.

Vujacic's folding dunk, followed by Farmar's crotch dunk.

One wonderful dunk after another, the cheers of the fans wave after wave.

The arena was ignited by dunks one after another.

Staples climaxed when Bryant hit a tomahawk dunk.

After the warm-up training, Phil poured chicken soup on everyone, "The Jazz is nothing to be afraid of. We played 3:1 in the regular season and have an absolute advantage. We just need to play normally."

What should be arranged has already been arranged before the game, so there is no need to arrange it again before entering the stadium.

"Come on, come on, come on. Lakers, Lakers." Everyone yelled a few times and walked out of the locker room.

When walking through the player tunnel, many fans began to cheer and shout the names of the players.

"Hi everyone, I'm Zhang Weiping. Yu Jia and I will broadcast the match live today." Zhang Weiping said.

"Let me introduce the starters of the two teams first. The Lakers' starters: Kobe, Gasol, Odom, Fisher, Skier, and our Chinese player Li Tian came off the bench; the Jazz's starters: Okur, Boozer, Deron, Brewer, Kirilenko. Director Zhang, please introduce the starting lineup of the two teams." Yu Jia looked at Zhang Weiping.

"I won't introduce the Lakers' starting lineup anymore. There have been a lot of live broadcasts of the Lakers' games recently. I think everyone is familiar with it. The Jazz started with 5 players, and three of them were all-star substitutes. It can be said that they are full of stars. In the last round In the series, the five starters performed very well." Zhang Weiping introduced the Jazz starters one by one.

"Director Zhang, the Jazz lineup looks stronger. Does that mean that it will be very difficult for the Lakers to win this game?" Yu Jia asked softly.

"Hahaha, don't worry. Although the Lakers don't have many All-Stars, their strength should not be underestimated. The Lakers have the upper hand. The regular season record of the two teams is 1:3, and the Jazz only win the next game." Another long list introduction.

"Hahaha, that's true, plus the Chinese player Li Tian, ​​he has precise three-pointers, unsolvable off-ball moves, fantastic footwork around the basket, and troublesome single-defense capabilities. Director Zhang, why didn't the Lakers arrange Li Tian to start?" Yu Jia asked.

The fans also began to ask Director Zhang: "I also asked Mr. Zhang, Li Tian played very well, why didn't he give him a chance to start?"

"Haha, let me explain to you, there are several reasons why he is still on the bench. First: he hasn't been with the team for a long time, and the chemical effect is not very good; second: it is also his first time playing in the playoffs. , have not yet fully adapted to the intensity of the playoffs; third: in order to leave a stable scoring player for the bench. Mainly because of these reasons, I think Phil will arrange him to start next season." Director Zhang explained patiently .

"Thank you Zhang for guiding the analysis, it's very accurate."

"The game has started. Everyone enjoy the game. If you have any questions, you can leave a message. I will spare time to answer everyone." Director Zhang said excitedly. He saw Kobe attacking with the ball.

The Lakers rested for 5 days, and the state of the game is a bit out. Although they are recharging their energy, they need time to adapt to a long time without playing.

The Jazz started off by beating the Lakers 4-0.

Kobe held the ball, launched an offense, lobbed a pass to Odom near the free throw line, made a mid-range shot, and opened the scoring for the Lakers.

Fans waited until the Lakers scored before sitting down.

Kirilenko missed a strike, and Fisher grabbed a defensive rebound with a long rebound.

Odom attacks, Deron fouls and gets two free throws.

The first free throw was made without adjustment, and the second free throw hit the iron. Gasol squeezed away Okur and grabbed the offensive rebound.

Assisted Kobe and made a mid-range shot.

The Lakers scored 5 points in a row to overtake the score.

Then the two teams each made a hit, and the defensive strength of the two teams was very strong, which was completely different from the previous round against the Nuggets.

Carried out 6 minutes, Gasol got the second foul.In order to protect Gasol, Li Tian originally planned to play and replace the skier, but was disrupted by Gasol's 2 fouls, so Gasol had to be replaced.

Gasol came over and clapped his hands, cheering for Li Tian, ​​and he didn't forget to pat his head to kill, and ran back to the bench with a smile.

"Ski man, you are the center forward, I will defend Boozer." He said with a smirk, defending the opponent's center, his height and weight do not have an advantage, and hand-to-hand combat is not his advantage.

Hearing this, the skier had a bitter expression on his face, but had no choice but to replace Gasol at the center position.

He squinted at Boozer. It was indeed quite scary, but it was not enough to make people vomit, and it would not affect his defense. He muttered something in a low voice.

"Boozer has no outside line, he only needs to defend under the basket, do a good job in rebounding and fighting." Kobe stepped forward and reminded in a low voice.

"No problem, leave it to me." Confidently responded, although he has been playing outside, his height is always an inside player.This is not the era of small ball in the future, where the player's position is blurred, but now the player's position is still very clear.

Fisher holds the ball and sorts out the Lakers' offense.

Boozer frowned and glanced at Li Tian, ​​not caring about this rookie, but ignoring him more.

He is this year's All-Star substitute, and the opponent is just a rookie, so he doesn't deserve his attention at all.

Sloan, who was off the court, saw Boozer's underestimation of the enemy again, and couldn't help shouting loudly, making defensive gestures.

Boozer pretended not to see, ignoring Sloan's gesture.

Fisher signaled Li Tian to play tactics, knowing how to start running without the ball.

With the help of Odom's pick-and-roll, he blocked Boozer who was chasing and defending from a stroll.

Boozer didn't believe that Li Tian was as accurate as the coach said before the game, and he didn't squeeze through. Instead, he turned around and stuck Odom behind him, preparing to grab the rebound.

With no chasing players, he received a pass from Fisher in an open position, raised his hand and dropped it, and made a three-pointer.

There is no chasing and defense, and this is simply three-point shooting training, which is extremely easy.

"Haha, the Jazz actually let Li Tian go, don't they know his hit rate?" Yu Jia said very puzzled.

"We scored a three-pointer, let us congratulate him. He didn't relax on purpose. It should be that Boozer was a little slack in defense and didn't follow the coach's arrangement." Director Zhang often sees this situation, which is why some rookies, in the When facing a veteran, he can still have a burst performance, mostly because of this.

A three-pointer hit 11:16 and the Lakers led by 5 points.

Deron held the ball across the half, observing the positions of his teammates.

Saw Boozer being guarded by a rookie and passing the ball.

"Rookie, don't think you are so powerful because you have restricted Anthony. I will tell you what the NBA is." Boozer said contemptuously.

"Really?" Ignoring Boozer's words.

After receiving the ball, Boozer saw that he was ignored by the rookie and stopped talking, thinking that he must teach this rookie a lesson
Playing back singles, I arched back with all my strength, and found that the rookie behind me was just knocked away by myself, a little surprised, and didn't think much about it.

With the help of footsteps, he wanted to slip to the bottom line, but was also blocked by the defense.

I don't want to be ridiculed by my teammates, I can't even beat a rookie, so I lean on it and want to get stronger.

Just when he was strong, he was hung up for a while, he didn't fully take off, and he was beaten by Kobe for countless times. This kind of defensive experience is extremely rich.

Boozer, who doesn't have the ability to jump up and pass the ball, can only shoot.

Under the interference, the shot is a bit short.

Li Tian called the skier to grab a rebound, grabbed the rebound, and passed it to Fisher to start a fast break.

Bryant quickly under the fast break, received the pass, according to Deron chasing over, layup.

Kobe is very happy at the moment. Recently, the Lakers have scored several times more fast breaks in each game than before. This makes him more relaxed on the offensive end and does not consume his stored energy. .

Being defended by a rookie, Boozer felt a little remorseful, regretting his contempt.

"Haha, old bird, that's how you tell me what the NBA is. I've already experienced this?" Lin Sheng responded.

Boozer asked for the ball again, and Deron knew that this was to save face, so he was too embarrassed to refuse.

I got Kobe's instructions to let him occasionally put water on Boozer to lure the Jazz to play Boozer.

Boozer attacked again, pretending not to resist, and took a step back.

Take a step back and let Boozer become more arrogant, thinking that it is his own toughness, this rookie is simply a piece of paper, and he only needs to attack with all his strength.

'Easy' squeezed away, turned around and made a layup. Unlucky, the touch was still a little bit worse, and he went out of the basket.

Li Tian, ​​who gave up defense, grabbed the rebound.

Jazz defense is very good, see the situation is not good, except Okur and Boozer for rebounds, other players have all started to return to defense.

Seeing this, Fisher gave up the fast break, waited until his teammates were in position, and slowly passed halftime.

In the triangle offense, Fisher saw an opportunity from Odom, and made a ground pass, which fell into Odom's hands and made a mid-range shot.

In the next few rounds, Boozer played Li Tian a few times, while the other Jazz teams watched Boozer play singles on the offensive end.

The other players stopped running and completely lost the true qualities of the Jazz. The pick-and-roll tactics that the Jazz started with did not play a single pick-and-roll after Li Tian came on the court.

Before the end of the first quarter, the assistant coach walked up to Sloan and whispered a few words.

Sloan was shocked. The Jazz kept scoring, but lost their own tactical system.

Phil was on the sidelines and gave a thumbs up to this change. The Jazz scored, but the threat was not great. Instead, they lost their tactical system and the threat became even smaller.

The first quarter is over.

"In the second quarter, the Jazz will definitely change their lineup and will no longer let Boozer play alone. Therefore, the defensive strategy needs to be changed. Don't give Boozer any chance to win, and defend with all your strength." Phil didn't believe it. After half a quarter of the game, Sloan couldn't see the purpose of the Lakers. If he couldn't see it, then Sloan wouldn't have been the head coach of the Jazz for so many years, let alone create a record that is well-known in the league.

'The next step is to face the Jazz's full attack. Li Tian thought about how to deal with it.

"In the second quarter, we must cut off the connection between Deron and his teammates. Lee and Kobe, you must be prepared to help defend Deron at any time. Don't give him a chance to pass the ball. You can let him play alone, but don't let him drive the ball. Teammates." Arranging the next tactics.

"You hit the basket a few times and let Kobe take a rest." Phil turned and said to Li Tian.

The game continued, and Boozer was no longer released.

Kobe stood at the top of the arc holding the ball, and when Li Tian was about to reach the basket, he gave the ball to the basket.

Receiving the pass, facing Boozer's defense, does not require strength.

Use fantasy footsteps, turn right and feint, and Boozer, who is experienced in defense, is unmoved.

Seeing this, he turned around, continued to turn to the right, and continued to shake, still shaking Boozer so that he lost his center of gravity.

A layup was made and the score came to 26:35.

"Haha, the footsteps are amazing, the man who defends you looks like a fool." Odom said when Boozer walked by.

Hearing Odom's words, Boozer nearly fell down.

"It's not that my footsteps are powerful, but your words are powerful." After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Hahahaha!"

The Lakers' offense played very smoothly. In this quarter, Kobe was specially arranged for Li Tian to play singles at the basket in order to let Kobe rest.Odom and the skier help him space the floor and block defenders.

The Jazz, who discovered the conspiracy of the Lakers, did not let Boozer continue to play singles this time, but used Deron to connect the teams.

Kirilenko launched a pick-and-roll, received a pass from Deron, made a mid-range shot and scored two points.

Looking back, the Lakers continued to attack at the basket.

Li Tian used dreamy steps to shake Boozer again and hit a layup.

Sloan shouted Deron to the sidelines, explaining something.

Delong nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood.

Then he called Boozer and Kirilenko and whispered something.

The Jazz pick-and-roll was successful again, and the point difference between the two teams has not been narrowed.

The Lakers' offense is still at the basket.

When Li Tian just received the pass, Kirilenko quickly came over to double-team.

The moment he saw the double-team coming up, he received the ball without stopping, flicked his wrist, and passed the ball to Odom who was open.

Odom received the ball, and Deron's supplementary defense was also in place, so he had to pass the ball to Kobe who was open.

Kobe received the ball, made a breakthrough layup, and the Lakers scored again.

Sloan frowned. He was already behind the Lakers after being fooled by the Lakers in the first quarter. In this quarter, the Jazz's defense at the basket was tossed badly by a rookie.

It feels like anyone can come in and score.

Sloan closed his eyes and thought for a while, and decided to call a timeout and rearrange the situation so that the Lakers could not attack the basket like this again.

Boozer was even more fooled by Li Tian's footsteps under the basket.

The Jazz called a long timeout, and Sloan decided to change his defensive strategy. Instead of using man-to-man defense, he switched to zone defense, which could better protect the basket.

Phil also made a change, replacing Lamar Odom for a break, replacing Gasol, who committed two early offenses, replacing Fisher, and replacing him with Farmar.

(End of this chapter)