Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 478

After Mosaic won the tiebreaker, the Mosaic team held a press conference the next day.

When asked by reporters how they will deal with the next Western Conference Finals.

Mosaic coach Adelman said, "I am very happy. This season, Mosaic successfully entered the Western Conference Finals. I thank the young players!

In the next round of the series, we will take every game seriously, no matter who our opponent is, we will take every game seriously! "

"Excuse me, can you tell me what changes Mosaic made before breaking through the Mosaic team, and have been unable to break through the first round of the playoffs. This season, you have reached the Western Conference Finals!"

"Hello, this is a very good question. In the offseason, we traded and introduced Artest, which greatly enhanced the team's forward defense. Also in the middle of the season, we traded for Lowry, which made our bench , become stronger, this is the root cause of our breakthrough in history."

When the reporter heard Adelman's answer, he couldn't help scoffing, because anyone with a discerning eye could see it.Since McGrady was injured, without Yao Ming's incredible performance, whether the Mosaic team can enter the playoffs will be a big question mark.This guy is still saying here that they won by relying on the team to introduce Artest and Lowry. It's really shameless.

"Yao, congratulations, you have led the team to the Western Conference finals. Do you have anything to say to the Lakers at this moment?" the reporter asked.

"Thank you for your blessings. I am also very happy. With the efforts of my teammates, the team has reached the Western Conference Finals. I want to say to the Lakers that we will take it seriously in the next round of playoffs.

As early as the beginning of the season, I have been looking forward to this day, and I just want to say to them, here I am in Los Angeles! "Yao Ming shouted to Li Tian and Kobe from the air.

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"Nah, Brother Yao has challenged us, how are we going to respond?" holding Yao Ming's interview video, he didn't mention that Yao Ming called himself to provoke him that night.

"What's the matter with Mosaic? I have been in the league for so many years. No matter who the opponent is, I have never been afraid. Whether it is the Spurs or the Celtics, even today's Mosaic, I am still not afraid!" Kobe replied domineeringly. road.

"What's the matter, are you worried that we have played a mosaic?" He continued to ask angrily.

"How is it possible? I'm not worried about this. I'm just a little worried that I may not be able to complete it. Continue to sweep and sweep Mosaic to enter the finals!" There was regret in the words.

Gasol didn't know when he came to his side and whispered, "Do you still want to sweep?"

I have to sigh with emotion. Gasol thinks that this guy has too much ambition. He has the strongest inside player in the league—Yao Ming, as well as top defensive forwards Artest and Battier. If you want to sweep, this guy is definitely not Are you kidding me?

Kobe glared at Gasol. In his heart, he also hoped to complete the sweep. He hoped to break the Lakers' playoff record of 15 wins and 1 loss.The Lakers are even stronger this season. If they fail to break this record in the playoffs, he will also be criticized by the media.

Most importantly, he would be run over by that fat man, he couldn't tolerate such a thing happening.

"I think, in the next round of the series, I will not continue to hide, and will attack with the ball!" Kobe's words, there is no doubt that his heart is also eager to achieve a sweep.

In the NBA league, breaking records and setting new records at the same time is something that every ambitious player hopes to achieve.

"Kobe, Lee, Paul, come with me!" Phil accompanied the teaching assistant team and started to make corresponding plans overnight, just to target the strong Mosaic.

He turned and watched the 7 games between Mosaic and the Nuggets more than ten times.Many offenses and defenses are watched in detail frame by frame, just to deal with the next round of the series and think about how to solve the opponent as soon as possible.

The opponents for the next round of the series have now been determined.

For the newly formulated plan, the first thing to convince is the three most important players of the team, that is, Kobe, Li Tian and Gasol, and the scene just now will appear.

"In the next round of the series, we will." Phil finished talking about the team's coaching staff, and explained in detail the plan made by Mosaic.

The arrangement of Phil's new tactics is very simple, that is the first game, and no changes will be made. Gasol and Bynum will flank Yao Ming on the inside.The defensive end adopts a forward defense to cut off the connection between Yao Ming and the outside line. It is not as strong as the league's top ball control like Billups and Paul, so it is difficult to send the ball inside.

Mosaic has no players who can tear the Lakers' defense. If McGrady remains healthy, then the Mosaic team still has players who can tear the defense.But today, their defense is really good, but there are no players who can make a final decision on the perimeter.After being traded to Artest, his defensive ability is very strong, but his breakthrough ability is lacking.

"Then arrange it like this?" Seeing that there was no objection from the crowd, Phil said.

"Uh, Phil, let me defend Yao, that's not good. Let alone the difference in height, it's just the difference in weight. It's really difficult for me to guard him at the basket!" Li Tian shook his head. , expressing that he was really helpless.

If he defends for one or two rounds, he can still carry it. If he defends for even one quarter, it will be very difficult, and the physical consumption is also unbearable for him.

"Haha, thank you for sharing it for me!" Gasol smirked. He must not be able to resist Yao Ming by himself.

If you want to talk about why there is no such thing as Bynum, who knows how long this guy can last under Yao Ming.In the first round against the Jazz, this guy has a record of less than 10 minutes in a single game, so most of the time, Gasol has to go to the center position.

"Li, I know your worries. This is just the final guarantee. It will only occasionally allow you to appear on the stage to resist attacks for a few rounds, so you don't have to worry at all!" Phil's words dispelled Li Tian's worries.

"That's good, that's good. If I'm not allowed to defend Brother Yao alone, I can give you a suggestion!" With a smirk on his face, he was about to start messing around again.

"What suggestion?" The three stood up in unison, staring at Li Tian with burning eyes.

"It's very simple, that is to consume Yao Ming, keep the pressure at the basket, play close defense within the scope of the rules, and don't give him any rest time!"

"On the offensive end, we have increased our speed. Although Brother Yao has lost weight, his speed is still the biggest problem, so..."

Having said that, I won't say more, everyone is a smart person.

In the current league, there is only one coach who will not raise the offensive rhythm.Other players, even if they don't have a heavy center, they are still unwilling to increase the offensive rhythm, and they are more willing to engage in positional warfare.The basketball concept at this time has always been to hit the basketball closer to the basket so that it can score more effectively.

This is not like the later generations, the three-point alliance, and tactics can be arranged.If the whole league is throwing three-pointers, it is really difficult to arrange effective tactics well.

"Haha, not bad, very good. In the first game, let's not do this. If the offensive effect is not good, we should increase the speed and then hit the basket!" Phil said.

"Li, I have to say that you are really bad. It is really our luck to have teammates like you. It is really their misfortune to be against you. I feel sorry for Yao even more. I trust you, I have such a good relationship with you, this time it was you who stabbed the knife in the back!" Gasol clamped Li Tian's neck.

"How can you say that about me? I am also helping the team. You should reward me instead of slandering me here. Just have fun!" Li Tian responded.

Amidst the noise, the conversation ended, and Phil continued to arrange new tactics and player rotations, and still needed some changes.

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On May 5, local time, the Western Conference finals officially began.

The Staples Center is full of stars. The ticket price for this game, due to the surge of Chinese fans, has led to a substantial increase in the ticket price for the Lakers.

The number of fans with the same skin color as Li Tian has increased sharply. There are also many fans wearing Kobe's No. 24 jersey, his No. 0 jersey, and Dayao's jersey.

Inside the visiting locker room!

Adelman wants to start acting like a demon again, he still wants to attack from the outside to drive the inside attack.He feels that this is no longer the era of the four major centers. Since Jordan became the god of basketball in the league, more teams and coaches have shifted their attention to the outside. The same is true for Adelman. He focuses on offense, so Also focus on the outside line.

He felt that as long as Dayao had done a good job of protecting the rebounds and defending the basket, he would not give the opponent a chance to get to the basket.This is enough. If you want to win, you still need to rely on the outside to score, because in basketball games, the final result still needs to score more than your opponent, not how much defense you have, you can win the game.

Even after most of the season, he was forced by Yao Ming to focus on the inside, but his coaching philosophy has never changed. He still feels that if he wants to win, he needs to rely on outside players.

Of course, he had learned his lesson and did not choose to confront Yao Ming head-on.

"Yao, in the last round of the series, your physical exertion was too great, so in this round of the series, in the first two games, we will attack from the outside first to buy you more time to rest," Adelman said. Barabara has been talking for a long time, but the gist is still that the team will attack from the outside and the inside will serve as a support.

After hearing this sentence, Lowry unconsciously looked at Yao Ming. He knew who the team's thigh was.If McGrady is healthy and still in his prime, Adelman has no problem doing this.But in today's mosaic, the outside line really depends on Xiao Heidou?Don't be kidding, it is already a miracle that this guy can explode once, if he wants to explode frequently, then he needs to live in a shit pile to have a glimmer of hope.

Battier's independent offensive ability is very poor. If Artest faces Li Tian's defense, it is really not that easy to get a chance to score easily.Lowry doesn't think Artest is very strong, and he doesn't think he is better than James. Players with strong singles ability like Pierce, Garnett, and Anthony, under his defense, their efficiency is greatly restricted. Artest wants to do It is equally difficult to get better.

Lowry saw that Yao Ming's face changed and became very cold, but he didn't say a word. The way he looked at Adelman also changed, as if he was looking at a fool.

'It's cold! 'I had a bad premonition in my heart.

The home team's locker room is still tensely deployed. Even though they are very strong, they dare not relax in the slightest, because every game is very important to them.

Players from both sides, walk out of the player channel, and the game officially begins!
Mosaic starters: Brooks, Battier, Artest, Scola, Yao Ming;
Lakers starting: Fisher, Kobe, Li Tian, ​​Gasol, Bynum.

Before the start of the game, Bynum never dared to speak boldly in the locker room as he did in the previous game.

Yao Ming won the jump ball at the start, and Artest took the ball and came beyond the three-point line.

"Hey, are you interested in betting with me in this game?" Li Tian also took on the task of defending. His main purpose was to restrain Artest and irritate him so that he could keep attacking with the ball.

"Damn it, I won't bet with you. I will definitely lead the team and win the Lakers. You have no chance!" Artest said loudly.

"Speaking so arrogantly, I don't even dare to make a bet, or we bet who will win!" He continued, muttering in his mouth, it didn't sound loud, but these words still entered Artest's mouth. It's normal not to bet, after all, you are not the boss of the team, and you can't influence the team, so it's normal not to bet! '

Artest glared, stopped talking, but focused on finding a breakthrough.

"Crack!" This time, Li Tian made a quick shot, and Artest, who was just about to dribble, didn't react at all.

"Beautiful!" said Phil, who was sitting on the sidelines.

This steal was very sudden, and Artest never expected that the opponent would suddenly make a steal.Since he lost 20 last time, he has been studying Li Tian's offense and defense, and rarely sees him take the initiative to steal, so he is a bit careless in protecting the ball.

Artest is very remorseful, he should not be careless.

After receiving the pass, Kobe made a fast break and scored a dunk!
0: 2!

Artest attacked with the ball again, this time he became more cautious.

Started in one step, staring at Li Tian's right hand with full attention, worried about being robbed again.

Stepping in small steps, he kept moving backwards, without giving Artest any chance to break through.

"Crack!" Artest was going crazy, Li Tian in front of him didn't even reach out, why was he still robbed!

Kobe, who quickly moved across from the left, completed the steal.

The first time he saw Kobe complete the steal, he quickly ran towards the frontcourt.

After receiving Kobe's pass, the ball was given again, and Fisher, who quickly played with himself.

"Bang Dang!" Completed another dunk.

0:4 The Lakers completed the fast break again.

At this time, Yao Ming failed to touch the ball twice in a row, and of course he also failed to run across the frontcourt in time.

"Man, just know, you can complete the steal, and your speed is still so fast!" He said with a chest bump to Kobe.

"Haha, your steal is equally good!"

With two consecutive steals, the Lakers completed two fast breaks. For Mosaic, it was a blow to the head!
(End of this chapter)