NBA: I really just want to be a second-in-command

Chapter 159

After Kobe went off the court.

The situation on the field suddenly took a turn for the worse as Barkley expected.

The Lakers struggled on both ends of the floor.

The Rockets played more and more smoothly, and at the end of the third quarter, they chased the point difference to only 1 point.

"See no buddy, everything is not completely under my control."

Barkley was very proud of his prediction, "The Rockets tied the score in less than 3 minutes in the third quarter."

"Don't worry, Barkley, there is still the fourth quarter." Mason said.

"The fourth quarter?" Barkley laughed, "Man, don't count on the fourth quarter. Your rookie idol doesn't seem to stand up. Now that Kobe is down, it's time for him to score. Why doesn't he score? Is it? I can assure you that if the current state of the Lakers continues, the fourth quarter will be a unilateral massacre."

"No, man, don't you see that Lu has been trying to drive his teammates?" Mason said.

"But now the team needs him to score, not to pass, don't tell me he doesn't want to score." Barkley said.

"I don't think so, man, I can completely understand Lu's thinking. He wants to solve the team's morale problem first. After all, after Kobe was injured and left the game, the Lakers' mentality was obviously affected and their morale was low. To drive teammates to score and solve morale problems, I don’t think there is any problem with this idea, this is the bounden duty of a point guard.” Mason said.

"I completely agree with your thinking. The current situation of the Lakers really needs to solve the morale problem after Kobe is off the court, but the difference is that I think the most urgent thing is to stand up and score immediately, not to drive teammates. Level, at this critical moment, is it really feasible to expect them to score?"

"I understand. Our thoughts are the same. The difference lies in the method. You think Lu Yusheng should score by himself to help the team solve the problem, instead of trying to drive his teammates to solve the problem, right?"

"Well, that's about it. The difference is that I don't think he has the ability."

"You're here again." Mason said helplessly.

On the sidelines, Master Zen is arranging tactics for the team.

Lu Yusheng stood aside and listened, Zen master's tactics are not a problem.

He wants to play the triangle offense again, the purpose is obviously to get more people involved.

But Lu Yusheng feels that the current problems of the Lakers cannot be solved by changing tactics.

He leads the team to play pick-and-roll tactics, which can also allow everyone to participate, but the problem is that in their current state, even if they participate, it is difficult to score goals.

Only by scoring a goal immediately can the bleeding be stopped quickly and the decline can be stopped. Only in this way can everyone calm down and regain morale.

Lu Yusheng knew that at this moment, he had to stand up and solve the problem.

But this is easier said than done. The Rockets are different from other teams. Their main lineup and defensive ability are actually stronger than the average team.

This is because, on the defensive end, their defensive layer is very good.

Don't think that the level of defense is a trivial matter. In fact, for NBA-level games, the level of defense is the key to determining the strength of a team's defensive ability.

When the opponent breaks through your point guard (the team's first layer of defense), whether your second layer of defense, the supplementary defense and auxiliary defense of the forward position players, can be in place in time is very important.

And assuming that the opponent once again breaks through the team's second layer of defense sharply, then it is the team's third layer of defense, which is the last layer of barriers, that is, whether they have a center with a strong ability to protect the basket. is fatal.

This is the team's three-layer defense. Everyone understands the truth, especially NBA-level coaches, but it is not easy to do it. It directly depends on the defensive ability of the players in your hands.

Especially for the second line of defense, the timing and space sense of your striker's supplementary defense and assistance defense are very important. It doesn't mean that when the opponent breaks in, you immediately drop your own defender and go directly to supplement the defense. In this case, as long as the opponent is a player with a strong passing awareness, he can pass the ball to your defender in an instant, allowing them to shoot open.

Therefore, when to help defend, interfere, when to directly supplement the defense, after supplementing the defense, whether there are teammates who will rotate for you to defend you, in fact, it is all judged by the athlete's thoughts. Only excellent forward defense Players can do it. Such players are hard to come by. In general, a team can immediately improve the team's defense with one player.

But the Rockets have two such strikers, Tracy McGrady and Battier, (two years later, they are about to usher in the No.3 or even better striker defensive player, Metta World Peace), their supplementary defense and auxiliary defense Consciousness is extremely strong, ability is also extremely strong.

In addition, they also have a third line of defense, Yao Ming's excellent ability to protect the basket!
So facing such a lineup, it is really difficult for Lu Yusheng to score.

Faced with this level of defense, there are only two ways to break.

One is a superstar with Kobe's indiscriminate offense and offensive offense that ignores defense, but the question is, how many players with this ability are there in the league?

The other is to crack it with richer and higher-level tactics, such as the Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, and Jazz.

The tactics of the three coaches, Don Nelson, Popovich and Jerry Sloan, have extremely rich changes, from various small tactical changes to break the Rockets' three layers of defense.

This point, even Zen masters have never done it.

This is why, the Rockets' performance against these three teams was always not very good, especially the Jazz, which can almost be said to be the sufferer of the Rockets.

And now Lu Yusheng wanted to use his own strength to disintegrate the Rockets' defense, which was easier said than done.

In the second quarter, the reason why he was able to do it was because his mid-range shot tonight was very stable, so he could shoot directly after passing Alston and before the help defense of McGrady and Battier came.

In fact, this is also the key to the Jazz's ability to beat the Rockets, that is, almost all Jazz players have stable shots. Players such as Kirilenko, Boozer, Deron, and Owens have extremely stable mid-range shots, so they can be in the middle of the field. Tracy McGrady and Battier shoot directly before their help defense arrives.

But the question is, can Lu Yusheng still have the mid-range shooting percentage he had in the first half?

In the current situation, he can only bite the bullet and give it a try.

Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball, facing Alstom, and began to dribble in a large forward direction.

The last two times Alston faced Lu Yusheng, he was broken through. This time, he rolled up his arms and sleeves, and put on a stance, trying to defend Lu Yusheng.

Lu Yusheng suddenly broke through to the right!
Pass Als in one step!
Everyone was amazed!

Because the last time Lu Yusheng faced Alston, he just passed him in one step!
Unexpectedly, this time it was still a one-step pass!
You must know that Alston's defense is definitely a mid-to-upper level player among point guards.

Being directly passed by a rookie Lu Yusheng twice in a row, naturally aroused everyone's astonishment!

But for Lu Yusheng, it wasn't actually because of his high explosive power and fast speed. He was never good at these things.

It's purely because of a psychological game.

The last time he passed Ars in one step, he also caught him by surprise.

So this time, he bet that Alston would not think that he would repeat the old trick. Sure enough, when Lu Yusheng made a tendency to break to the right, Alston's center of gravity shifted very slightly. Get over it!
Alstom regrets it!
After Lu Yusheng passed Alston, he didn't go inside at all, and shot directly!

scored!

Fortunately, Lu Yusheng's shooting touch continued to improve. This shot is very important. If he can't make it, it will be hard to say what happened next.

"Wow, guess what picture I saw again? Old man, did I see it wrong just now, please help me to confirm, did Lu pass Alstom in one step, and then made a shot?" Mason laughed road.

Barkley laughed, "Hey, it's just one goal."

"Brother, that's not what you said just now. You just said that Lu is incapable of using points to solve problems in this situation. Now that he has scored, what do you say? Besides, the breakthrough just now was just one step away. "

Barkley said with a smile, "To be honest, I really don't understand what's going on. I know the player Alstom. His defensive level has always been good, so he won't be passed by such a step in a row."

On the court, Alston was obviously a little frustrated. It was indeed a bit of a shame for an old guard to be treated like this by a rookie.

"Hey, Raff, what's the matter with you?" McGrady frowned and asked, "That kid isn't that fast, is he?"

"It's okay, I can handle it!" Alston said.

Of course, Alston understood that Lu Yusheng's ability to beat him twice in a row had nothing to do with his skills and physical fitness. It was purely because this kid was too cunning, and he just manipulated his psychology.

Rocket attack!

Alstom dribbled the ball across the half court, and Lu Yusheng stepped forward to defend.

He originally wanted to pass the ball to McGrady, but McGrady refused and motioned for him to play by himself.

Unlike when the score was behind just now, the Rockets have recovered the score now, and there is no Kobe in the fourth quarter, so McGrady naturally thinks that it is stable. At this time, of course, Alstom should get back to this field.

Alston is also holding back to get back the face he just had!

It still looks unpretentious dribbling, but Lu Yusheng can tell that his dribbling rhythm has obviously accelerated.

This is also a plan to rush Lu Yusheng over in one step.

Sure enough, Alstom suddenly dribbled to the right and broke through!
Lu Yusheng hurriedly blocked it!

Alston's move was extremely fast, and he really planned to pass Lu Yusheng in one step. After all, he was passed by Lu Yusheng twice in a row.

But Lu Yusheng followed very quickly, clinging to him without losing his position!

Alstom had no choice but to dribble back and start dribbling again.

This time, Alston obviously no longer intended to pass Lu Yusheng in one step. He began to dribble, trying very patiently to mobilize Lu Yusheng's center of gravity.

When he noticed that Lu Yusheng's center of gravity had shifted, he suddenly broke through to the right!

But Lu Yusheng didn't completely lose his focus, so he made up for it in time!

This time, Lu Yusheng was still on guard, but for a moment, Lu Yusheng suddenly felt that Alston's move must not be that simple.

He laid out so many dribbles to mobilize his center of gravity before, it shouldn't just be such a simple breakthrough in the end.

There must be a back move!
So Lu Yusheng silently left a margin.

really!

When Alston was halfway through, he suddenly took a turn to the left!
It was almost exactly the same as the ball that passed Lu Yusheng before, but the direction was changed!

When Alston turned around, he was surprised to find that Lu Yusheng was already there waiting for him, so he couldn't help being surprised!
You know, after completely shaking the center of gravity, his trick has not failed yet!

But now this kid miraculously kept up!
This is impossible!

In a panic, Alston dribbled the ball backwards!

But at this time, the offensive time is coming to an end, and Alston doesn't have a good chance to pass the ball, so he can only make a hasty shot by himself!
This ball is iron!

Bynum grabbed the rebound!
Hand it over to Lu Yusheng, and Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball across the half court.

"Barkley, do you have anything to say now?" Mason said, "In the two rounds just now, Lu not only passed Alstom in one step on the offensive end, but also completely suppressed him on the defensive end."

Barkley nodded, "Yes, indeed, I must admit that."

"So you still think the Rockets can take the Lakers easily?" Mason asked.

"Of course." Barkley said, "There is no doubt that McGrady just wanted Alstom to save face just now. It happened that Alstom was not up to date and did not make progress."

"I knew you would say that, but I'm used to it. No matter what, I have more and more confidence in Lu Yusheng and the Lakers. I believe they will never be quickly defeated by the Rockets."

"Let's see, do you want to make another bet?" Barkley said.

"Do you want to send the thousand dollars back?" Mason asked.

"Of course, I am also a person who will live a life." Barkley said.

Mason laughed happily, "Aren't you afraid of losing another thousand?"

"You still don't understand gamblers." Barkley said, "If you lose, you still have to win back."

"Okay, no problem."

"Now, get my thousand dollars right now," Barkley said. "There's one quarter left, and I'm going to get my money back."

"No problem," Mason laughed, "If Lu can help me earn another thousand dollars, then he will be my idol for life."

On the court, Lu Yusheng faced Alston. He knew that he had to keep scoring this goal, so that the Lakers would have a chance.

But Alston has lost face with Lu Yusheng in a row, and he will definitely defend this goal with all his might!

(End of this chapter)