The strongest basket king

Chapter 60 Team Status
Losing streak, or losing to two big teams, the strength of the Lakers after the All-Star disappeared.

"Everything depends on the level of effort. This is the problem. Everyone's level of effort and execution, there is a big contrast between the first half and the second half, which also led to different results." When asked about the reason for the reversal, Kobe said.

Whether Kobe wants to take the blame, he must take the responsibility, but so does Mike Brown.

He is the head coach of the team. When the players are not calm, he has to stand up instead of standing on the sidelines.

After the game, the famous Lakers James Worthy criticized the team for the first time, "This Lakers team lacks hard work and passion, and lacks spiritual belief. This is a very serious, very serious virus, and it is now in this Lakers team. It spread through the team."

"If losing to the Pistons is an embarrassment, then losing to the Wizards will double the tragedy. For a loss like this, Mike Brown must stand up. No one in this team is willing to take responsibility." Worthy said The Lakers coach should make adjustments to the current situation of the team. "In this case, he must do something. He can no longer sit still. The players have no reaction to him at all, so he must make some adjustments."

In fact, the situation is not that complicated. The Lakers' current lineup has some problems. Mike Brown gave up after trying to adjust the situation at the beginning. He failed to control the team.

According to Xiang Chu, as long as the Lakers let Kobe rest for three to five minutes more in each game, and then let Gasol handle the ball more, it will be fine, or they can trade a good point guard.

Anyway, Kobe wants to play a little more off the ball to reduce physical exertion and prevent overhead.

Of course, if Bynum showed a true All-Star level of strength, Kobe would not play so much.

Gasol is not a strong offensive insider, and Bynum's inability to crush ordinary insiders is also a big problem.

Kobe called a meeting with everyone before, and he played well in a few games after the All-Star break.

Now there is a problem again, and Kobe is also very uncomfortable.

The Lakers players have had enough of Brown's offensive tactics. Everyone is considering returning to Phil Jackson's triangle offense, and even discussed it through another internal player meeting.

Discussions between players are more about venting emotions, unless they plan to force the palace, otherwise the meaning of the meeting is not much.

Whether the triangle offense or other tactics are executed by the players, it may be even worse to force Mike Brown to use tactics that he is not good at.

The key is the status of the players. The triangle offense is also an opportunity to create strong singles. The Lakers now have many such opportunities, and their strengths are just unstable.

Kobe was a little too anxious, Bynum couldn't fight tough battles, the team's chemical reaction has not been able to reach the ideal state, and the trade messages have not been interrupted, or the players will be more focused when the trade deadline arrives.

Xiang Chu didn't speak at all in the internal meeting. He knew exactly what he needed and what he could do.

As long as the team's three strong points perform normally, he can definitely help the Lakers support the rotation time.

"I want to help the team win the game, work hard!"

Xiang Chu spoke again on social media, and then attracted a lot of eccentric replies.

"A player who can't attack can talk about what helps the team."

"Maybe he thinks he's right for Kobe because he's only rebounding."

"Maybe soon he won't even be able to grab rebounds, other teams just don't notice him."

However, there are many fans who support him, and some people go to the official social media of the Lakers to ask Xiang Chu to start.

Whether it's blacking him or supporting him, it shows that Xiang Chu's attention has increased.

Fans from Huaguo told him that in fact, he still has many fans there, but he just doesn't know how to use social media in the United States.

Xiang Chu felt that he could indeed use some social media in other regions, as long as he synchronized the social media he often used.

This can be handled by Jim Smith. It seems that Huaguo has a website that invites him to settle in, but this also involves some commercial issues, and he must find a suitable time to cut in.

Back in the West, the Lakers will play an away game against the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves belong to the kind that is working hard towards the playoffs, but Love's injury made them very passive.

It's not that Love can't play now, he will take a back-to-back rest for his body.

He chose to play against the Lakers to rest. After all, the Lakers are not afraid of a strong insider. Maybe the team may be upset if he doesn't play. The Timberwolves also have outside pitchers that the Lakers are afraid of.

Sure enough, Kobe hit the iron at the beginning of the game, and the Timberwolves' offense felt good and they took the lead all at once.

There was also a problem with the team's defense. In order to attack the outside line, Pekovic got misplaced opportunities several times to cause damage.

Pekovic is tall and big, but he is good at free throws. The Timberwolves are blooming inside and outside, and the Lakers are very passive.

Xiang Chu looked very upset from below, and Derek Williams also got a lot of opportunities.

After Xiang Chu went up, he seized a chance and hit Derek Williams.

He found that playing players who were shorter and lighter than him now had a feeling.

If the opportunity is better, he can also make a small form of O'Neill's action, squeeze in and force it up, and look at the shocked eyes of the defenders, which is a cool word.

During the rotation period, the Lakers were chasing points again. Although there were opponents on the bench, Xiang Chu fulfilled his promise and worked hard to help the team win.

In the second quarter, Bynum finally showed his power, scoring in double figures in a single quarter with various strong plays in the interior, but Kobe has not yet found the touch, and the Lakers still trailed by 9 points at halftime.

Mike Brown was a little frustrated, though he tried not to show it.

If the Lakers fire him at this time, besides being aggrieved, he may also relax a bit.

In fact, the Lakers still have to pay attention to the opponent's outside line. The Timberwolves' lead is that the outside line is more blooming, especially the substitute Beasley plays very unreasonably, but his height and style of play are also difficult for the Lakers to match.

Therefore, the Lakers' own offense must be played out, the advantage of the inside line, and the tacit understanding between the inside and outside line.

It stands to reason that the Lakers should have a tacit understanding, and their three strengths are also the strengths of the consecutive championship period.

If there is any change, it is that Bynum has changed from an auxiliary to the main attack point inside.

The Lakers are so strong on the inside, and basically beat each other with rebounds in every game. As long as they find a suitable way, it must be very easy to abuse food.

In the third quarter, Kobe's skills finally accumulated enough. He made consecutive hits, and the point difference between the two teams instantly narrowed.

The Timberwolves' random shooting of birds is sometimes useful, but more often it feels like a blind shot.

When Xiang Chu played again, the team's condition was much better.

(End of this chapter)