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

Chapter 176

As soon as Kwame Brown scored the goal, the Spurs requested a timeout again!
"I didn't expect that Popovich called a timeout as soon as Brent Barry came in for a round," Connor said.

"This is very Popovich. I said it at the beginning. He is such a coach. If there is any problem on the court, he will stop and solve it immediately."

David Robinson said, "Besides, this timeout will be called sooner or later. You can see that just now Popovich obviously thought a little too easily. He wanted to use Brent Barry to limit Lu Yusheng's back attack. However, it has been overlooked that Lu Yusheng is a point guard. He uses his back against Tony Parker, but he does not need to play the third position at all. Obviously, Lu Yusheng's move obviously caught Popovich off guard, so he made such a move. Low-level mistake."

Sure enough, after the timeout ended, Brent Barry was immediately replaced by another Spurs guard, Beno Udry.

"Beno Udry is a white guard from Slovenia. He has great strength and good speed. He is obviously a better choice to defend Lu Yusheng than Brent Barry, but I feel that it is still difficult for him to restrain Lu Yu. Health, this should just be an expedient measure for Coach Popovich." David Robinson said, "During the halftime break, Popovich should consider a better coping strategy."

Seeing that Popovich replaced Brent Barry with Beno Udry, Lu Yusheng couldn't help but secretly delighted.

This Beno Udry knows that he has good strength and enough height, but his speed is not fast and his basic skills are not solid.

Normally, Popovich rarely used him, and he was replaced obviously just to try to limit Lu Yusheng.

Popovich wants to use him to limit himself, which is obviously a bit taken for granted.

The Spurs attack!
Beno Udry dribbles half court and calls for a pick and roll.

This time it was Duncan who came up to pick and roll for him.

Lu Yusheng immediately yelled at Kwame Brown, "Team!"

Kwame Brown understood and teamed up with Lu Yusheng to directly double-team Beno Udry! !

Beno Udry obviously didn't expect the Lakers to adopt a double-team strategy, and hurriedly dribbled back!

But Lu Yusheng's footsteps are very fast, and he directly hits the ball when he double-teams!

Beno Udry immediately subconsciously dribbled the ball behind him, but he didn't expect that Lu Yusheng's steal was just a fake move. When he saw that Beno Udry was fooled, he immediately went to steal the ball with the other hand!
It's broken! !

When Beno Udry turned his head, Lu Yusheng had already copied the ball and rushed quickly, dunking in one stop!
"Wow, this steal is so morale-boosting!" Connor exclaimed, "Steal directly face to face!"

"Indeed, this is indeed a heavy blow to the morale of the Spurs. Popovich just called a timeout, and the purpose of this timeout is to adjust the substitutions made by Lu Yusheng. In addition to the previous timeout, that is to say, In order to limit Lu Yusheng, Popovich called two timeouts in a row, but as soon as Beno Udry came up, he was directly intercepted by Lu Yusheng, which hurt the morale of the Spurs too much." David Robinson also said.

This was the first time in this match that Lu Yusheng felt hopeful.

It seems that his thinking is right, he must rely on his own offense to open up the situation and change the Spurs' defense.

Now the Spurs are obviously a little overwhelmed with this point, and two consecutive substitutions can't solve his point at all.

Moreover, the timeout of the Spurs is almost used now, and there must be no way to call a timeout for a while.

Lu Yusheng secretly made up his mind to use this more than a minute to widen the score and establish an advantage!
On the Lakers bench, Kobe said to Zen Master, "What is Popovich doing?"

"It's nothing, he just hasn't figured out how to deal with it yet." Zen Master said, "Lu Yusheng did give him a problem."

"What would you do if it were you?" Bryant asked.

"I think it's very simple, just deal with Lu Yusheng the way the Spurs deal with you."

The Zen master smiled slightly and said, "Just let him play Tony Parker with his back. You should know that this method of post-up singles is very laborious. It is only the first half now. It is impossible for Lu to play Tony Parker in this way for the whole game." Parker's."

"Couldn't Popovich have thought of this?" Bryant asked rhetorically.

"He can definitely think of it, but the problem is that Tony Parker can't spend too much energy on the defensive end, and he has to organize the offense. So, in fact, the best strategy is to find a fast defender to replace Tony Parker. Breakthrough defense, as for the back attack, let Lu do it casually, this will not only consume Lu's physical strength, but also protect Tony Parker very well."

Kobe nodded, "Popovich should also be able to think of it."

"That's why I said that he was a little messed up by this kid Lu," Zen Master said with a smile. It's a bit messy. But I think he must have reacted at this moment, but unfortunately, he used several timeouts before, and now he can't use timeouts anymore."

Kobe smiled, "It can make an old fox like Popovich mess up. I think this kid is a good material to be a coach. Phil, I really feel that we have a great chance this season."

The Zen master smiled slightly, but did not answer, but said, "Kobe, I have good news for you."

"what?"

"Kubchak has been in private contact with Pau Gasol. Gasol is desperate for two years in the playoffs, and he is also extremely disappointed with the Grizzlies management. Get out of there." Zen Master's eyes narrowed.

Kobi pondered, "Phil, if this is the case, I think maybe the Grizzlies don't need combat power too urgently."

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is...under normal circumstances, when the main star of the team is at odds with them, they will be eager to exchange the star for future assets. They may not have hope for the record in the past two seasons and will send I hope that in the future, we will not be interested in immediate combat power, but only in draft picks, so is it possible that we use draft picks to trade with them, and..."

"Keep Lu Yusheng, right?"

"Correct."

"It's unlikely, Kobe." The Zen master said, "First of all, you should know that we don't have any good draft picks in our hands. In addition, what you just said is correct. In this case, they will indeed pursue The future, but the question is, with Lu's current performance, a rookie who has only played seven games, he is the future, and it is a bright future that can be seen. Do you think there is any reason for the Grizzlies management not to choose? Lu, who has shown such strength, is pinning his hopes on a lottery-style draft?"

Kobe was silent.

On the court, Lu Yusheng faced Beno Udry, dribbled the ball under his crotch, shook his center of gravity, and broke through Beno Udry with a stride!
After breaking into the inside line, Tim Duncan had to come out to defend. Lu Yusheng repeated his old trick and once again made a low pass to the unguarded Kwame Brown. Kwame Brown made a powerful dunk!

This dunk brought the atmosphere of the Staples Center to an instant peak!
The cheers were deafening!
They saw that the mighty Spurs had nothing to do with Lu Yusheng at the moment, and the momentum was completely on the Lakers' side!
In the next round, Lu Yusheng broke through Beno Udry again!
Now Beno-Udry is a little impatient. After all, he was ordered in a crisis. He was sent by Popovich to restrict Lu Yusheng. Now Lu Yusheng can't take care of himself. It's really annoyed!

Beno Udry dragged Lu Yusheng, who had already broken through, to the ground!
The other Lakers teammates immediately gathered around, and Vujacic glared at Beno Ude with wide-eyed eyes.

Beno Udry knew he was in the wrong and retreated again and again. The Spurs team members and the referee stepped forward to make a clearance and stopped the two sides, so the conflict did not break out.

Staples Center booed everywhere, and fans began to boo Beno Udry.

Lu Yusheng walked to the free throw line and began to execute free throws.

At this time, a scene that he did not expect happened.

The fans started shouting MVP at him!

At first, only a small number of fans were shouting, but soon, more and more fans began to join in, and the entire arena began to emit neat and loud MVP shouts!
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

"..."

Holding the ball, Lu Yusheng listened to the shouts of MVP all over the sky, and his body trembled slightly for a moment.

He never dreamed that he, a rookie, could enjoy such treatment.

This is the treatment only the owner of the Staples Center can enjoy!
The commentator was also a little emotional, Connor said, "It never occurred to me that a rookie who played the eighth game in the Lakers actually made the fans at the Staples Center shout MVP. It is something that we old commentators can hardly imagine. You must know that this kind of treatment is generally only available to the star of the team, and it must be the treatment that the star who has made outstanding contributions to the team can have. "

"How should I put it, I think what you said is right, this is indeed the treatment that can only be enjoyed by a star player, but judging from Lu Yusheng's performance today, I think he is completely worth it. Being able to lead a lineup like the current Lakers is completely at a disadvantage at the beginning. Under such circumstances, he tried his best to turn the tide, played back and forth with the Spurs, and was able to force Popovich into a mess. As far as this game is concerned, he is definitely worthy of this MVP." David Robinson said.

"Hey, how do you feel?" Zen Master asked Kobe with a smile, "I've been robbed of the limelight."

Kobe also smiled helplessly, "He is really good at playing, but I also think these people give him this title too easily, this kid will swell."

Almost trembling, Lu Yusheng scored these two free throws steadily.

In the next game, Lu Yusheng led the Lakers to completely occupy the advantage and initiative on the court. When the whistle sounded at the end of the second quarter, they led the Spurs by 58 points 50:[-]!
"The result of the first half of the game was completely beyond my expectations. If someone told me that the Lakers could lead the Spurs by eight points at halftime, I would never believe it, unless Duncan was injured, but Now, Lu Yusheng has indeed led the Lakers to do it, which is simply incredible!" David Robinson said with emotion.

"I feel that the Spurs seem to have no way to deal with Lu Yusheng now. After Popovich's two substitutions did not work, as you said, the morale of the Spurs is indeed a bit big. It was reversed, the Lakers completely took the initiative, and the Spurs seemed to lose the defensive pressure they had before on the court. On the contrary, their defense seemed to be getting more and more disorganized, and even a little chaotic, which made The Lakers caught up with the score in one fell swoop and completed the overtake." Connor said, "I don't know if Popovich can solve Lu Yusheng's trouble in the second half."

"I think there must be," David Robinson said confidently, "He's Popovich. Before, I thought it was mainly due to Lu Yusheng's sudden trick of punching Tony Parker in the back. Now, for a team like the Spurs, trailing by eight points at halftime is completely acceptable, so during the intermission, Popovich must be able to think of a way to restrain Lu Yusheng."

David Robinson added, "Besides, don't forget, the Spurs' Duncan and Tony Parker haven't exploded yet. In the first half of the game, they were completely underpowered by Lu Yusheng, but I believe they Stars of this level have a strong ability to adjust themselves, and I believe that in the current situation, they will definitely make adjustments in the second half."

"Well, I also think that in terms of the strength of the Spurs, they will definitely not be restricted by Lu Yusheng's move. Fans, let's enter a period of commercial time and look forward to a more exciting game between the two sides in the second half." !"

……

In the Lakers locker room, Zen Master is arranging tactics for the second half of the game.

"Lu, you played well in the first half, but at the beginning of the second half, you have to rest." Zen master said.

Lu Yusheng nodded. Although he didn't play the full game in this half, he did consume too much energy and felt a little tired.

Only now did he understand that Zen Master's arrangement at the beginning was indeed reasonable. In this game, he really had to maintain his physical strength. If he had started from the beginning, he would have already lost his physical strength by now, let alone the second half. up.

"Wharton, Vujacic, and Odom, you guys listen, at the beginning of the second half, when Lu was not on the court, you still played the triangle offense, but, it should be noted that this time, the tactical axis The position is not necessarily handed over to Luke Walton, when Bruce Bowen is defending someone, other people will do this tactical axis and support it, understand?"

The crowd nodded.

Zen Master’s arrangement is absolutely correct. In fact, the Lakers have always had this problem. Before Lu Yusheng arrived, they had been playing a triangle offense, but when Luke Walton encountered a strong defense, this tactic was useless. After fighting, they have no other tactics, they can only fight indiscriminately.

"Lu, in the second half, they will definitely make more targeted defenses against you. You have to be mentally prepared."

(End of this chapter)