The strongest basket king

Chapter 59 Standing and Watching the Coach

Comfortable days always pass quickly, and the Lakers will soon play back-to-back away games, and it is the Eastern Conference.

On March 3, the Lakers came to Detroit.

The Pistons are also a team that is basically hopeless in the playoffs. Their operations in the past two years have not been good, and this season is completely supported by rookies.

Monroe, Knight, these are Xiang Chu's teammates in the rookie game, and Xiang Chu still wants to compete with them.

He was very handsome playing against the Heat before, but this time against a weak team, Kobe started to play hard again.

The team boss is not stable enough, which is also one of the reasons why the Lakers' record is not ideal.

The data has not degraded compared to before, but the number of shots has increased.

The Pistons are not enough, and they are also weak. With the team's two insiders having an advantage, the Lakers still lead.

When Xiang Chu came on, Monroe had already left.

Although Monroe is the number one offensive force of the Pistons, the player who controls the rhythm of the game is Rodney Stuckey. Seeing that the inside is not dominant, the Pistons immediately entered the small lineup mode.

But the small lineup is not just pure offense, it must be defended inside, and the Pistons do not have such players.

After Xiang Chu went up, he immediately scored 4 points with the offensive rebound.

The Pistons can only choose to go inside again, and they came up with veteran Ben Wallace.

For Xiang Chu, Ben Wallace seemed to be a character in the live TV broadcast. When Ben was fighting against O'Neal, Xiang Chu also watched with relish.

The 38-year-old Ben Wallace still has good strength and can rely on experience to grab rebounds, but his speed and reaction are much slower, and he doesn't even have the slightest threat on the offensive end.

Once the physical fitness of a short insider declines, the impact on strength will be devastating.

The Pistons sent Ben Wallace, and the inside defense still hasn't improved much, but it still has a certain effect on the protection of backcourt rebounds.

When Xiang Chu left the field, the Lakers had already led by 10 points.

But at this time, the Pistons unexpectedly started to fight back. Their sixth man Ben Gordon and Stuckey scored 20 points together. Kobe still didn't feel good on the Lakers side. scored 4 points.

During the intermission, everyone was a little bit unbelievable, but the Pistons overtook them by making wild shots from the outside. Everyone was a little unacceptable.

However, the opponent has only two strong points, which can be targeted for defense.

In fact, the Lakers still have a certain way to deal with singles outsiders, but no one is implementing it now, and the defense of several players in the backcourt is too weak.

In the third quarter, the Lakers played an extremely tough defense, and the Pistons did not score in double figures.

But they only lead by 7 points in turn, and the advantage is not obvious.

At the end of the quarter, Stuckey, who had no rest, started Wushuang again and overtook the score in a few minutes.

What the Lakers are most afraid of is that if someone shoots Wushuang from the outside, and the opponent shoots from the outside, it is useless for the Lakers to have help defense inside. They have been shot to death by many people before.

Stuckey is actually not the type of explosive points, but he is in a brave state today.

After the Pistons caught up, the two sides remained at a stalemate, and the score also rose alternately.

At 49 seconds, Artest successfully counterattacked after stealing, and the Lakers went ahead by 1 point.

But at 9 seconds, Stuckey made a magical three-pointer in the face of the defense, and the Pistons went ahead by 2 points.

At the last moment, Kobe made a strong shot and dragged the game into overtime.

Surviving a catastrophe, the Lakers are full of morale, just waiting for overtime to settle their opponents.

Unexpectedly, Sestucky was still like a god in overtime, and he couldn't prevent it.

Kobe, who had just hit the buzzer, lost his touch and ruined the game several times in a row.

Xiang Chu looked a little aggrieved from below. Kobe could force the score at the critical moment of the team, but sometimes it made people sigh.

In overtime, the team shot 100% from the two inside lanes, but the team did not play better offensive tactics. Kobe and Artest both chose three-pointers, obviously they are not good at scoring three-pointers.

Losing to a team that didn't score in double figures in a single quarter, the Lakers are also amazing.

Everyone is a little depressed, but they have to rush to Washington without stopping.

Xiang Chu was in the hotel at night, Olivia sent a message on the Internet, and the two chatted.

"Why don't the Lakers let you play more, obviously you play the best."

"How about I apply for a degree from a school in Los Angeles?"

Olivia doesn't know much about basketball, and Xiang Chu usually doesn't discuss with her, just chatting about some interesting things.

I didn't think they lived together before, but after Olivia returned to Canada, Xiang Chu was sometimes a little unaccustomed to it, so he chatted with the girl online.

"It seems that you are relatively free, how about promoting me in Canada, if I also have fans in Canada, I will treat you to a big meal."

"a piece of cake."

Although the Lakers are playing back-to-back away games in the Eastern Conference this time, both opponents are fishy.

But the Lakers are [-]-[-] to everyone, and it doesn't matter if they are fat or not.

The Wizards are now also a rookie leader, last year's No. [-] pick Wall.

All perimeter-oriented teams are worthy of the Lakers' attention. Before this game, Mike Brown deployed a defense against Wall.

The Lakers played very hard at the beginning of the game, and they are not qualified to despise weak teams now.

This time their tactics were executed very well. Wall was kept clean in the first quarter, and Kobe scored in double figures, helping the team to take the initiative on the court smoothly.

Xiang Chu also played very comfortably after he came on the court. The Wizards have no rebounding insiders at all, and the slightly stronger McGee will not appear in the rotation period.

Xiang Chu rebounded and scored, helping the team expand its lead to double digits.

Wall still didn't score, but he didn't seem to be in a hurry, but concentrated on organizing.

In fact, the Wizards' offense in the first half was not too bad. It was the Lakers' offense that played well. They played all three strengths, and both the main time and the rotation time suppressed the opponent.

The Lakers' strategy remained unchanged in the second half, and they led by 21 points at most.

It felt stable, but then Kobe hit the iron continuously.

Kobe's character is to keep shooting if he can't make a shot. The more he can't make a shot, the less chance for others to make a shot.

The important thing is that although Wall's scoring is still restricted, the Wizards are also unparalleled.

Their bench player Nick Young stepped up and scored in various singles.

This situation is not surprising, because they, like the 76ers, have the most scoring players on the bench.

In 7 minutes, the gap of 21 points became only 2 points.

It stands to reason that Mike Brown, as the head coach of the Lakers, should have adjusted long ago, but Kobe kept hitting the iron and he didn't replace him to calm down, which caused a very embarrassing situation.

In the final quarter, Mike Brown still refused to let Kobe rest, Nick Young continued to play Wushuang, and the Wizards kept their lead until the end.

Kobe contributed 22 pieces of refined iron, and his hands are probably sore.

(End of this chapter)