lakers championship

Chapter 271 Changes in the style of painting
Kupchak lightly pressed the answer button with his slightly trembling thumb. His whole body was tense, afraid that Cousins' agent on the other end of the phone would cause some trouble again. The last incident was not long ago, and the Lakers Can't bear to toss.

"Hi, I'm Cousins' uncle Keby, are you the general manager of Kupchak?"

"I'm listening, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Oh, that's good. I believe you have also seen the fans' praise of boogie on social networks, right?" Keby's voice was full of confidence, as if he was in control of everything.

"I saw that the boogie lore was very exciting, and Tianyang's tactical execution was very good, and the fans' praise was deserved." Kupchak swallowed, wanting to remind that the lore was arranged by Tianyang.

"Yes, yes, now the fans are praising boogie, which makes us a little ashamed, Tianyang is the one who deserves the most praise. I called just to express our team's thanks, and definitely not If you think that Boogie is credited with killing the lore, you can make more demands, so you and the Bass brothers and sisters don’t need to worry about those discussions on the Internet.” Keby’s tone was very sincere, like a troubled youth who once made mistakes and is now actively correcting them.

Kupchak was taken aback, but quickly realized: "You are worrying too much. I have talked with Boogie before, and I will definitely not worry about it. We have seen Boogie's excellent performance in the two rounds. After the birth of the salary cap, we will definitely put boogie's contract extension in the first place, and we will show the greatest sincerity."

"Okay, okay, then I'm relieved. I wish you and the Bass family a happy life, and I wish the Lakers all the way to the championship. Goodbye." Kenbin hung up the phone excitedly.

Kupchak put the phone down and recounted the conversation.

After hearing this, Jim left his desk and walked back and forth, "Why did the painting style change suddenly? I feel a little strange."

"People change, it's nothing." Kupchak sat down, "Besides, they are doing things now, and it doesn't do any good. Maybe we think too much."

"I hope so." Jim sighed.

……

The Lakers returned to Los Angeles and resumed training on the morning of the 9th after a day off.

According to the usual practice, first go to the video hall to watch the video of the second game, summarize the mistakes and propose improvement methods.

After watching the entire video, apart from Tianyang, the other Lakers players began to sigh.

Nick Young: "It's too easy for Durant to break through me. Fortunately, he doesn't challenge me to single-handedly many times."

Cousins: "Actually, I struggled every pick-and-roll to defend Curry, but his shooting percentage was too low in the first two quarters. He only made 13 of 5 three-pointers in the game. If he was more accurate, I'm afraid it wouldn't happen." lore."

Ingram: "In the next game, I should attack the basket more, tear up the Warriors' defense, and reduce the pressure on the perimeter."

You said everything, except for Ingram, none of them came up with a solution, and the coaching staff also failed to come up with a good plan. The entire video hall was enveloped in a dull atmosphere.

After a long time, Wharton said: "I think everyone knows that we won the second game mainly because Tianyang suddenly scored crazy points and disrupted the Warriors' tactical plan. There is a certain element of luck. So the next game , We still have to maintain the attitude of fighting for every ball and earnestly implement every tactic. A 2-0 lead is not the key to the finals. Look at the Bulls in the East, we still have two games to win."

When Walton said this, the Lakers immediately recalled: In the first round of the Eastern Conference this year, Wade, Butler, and Rondo led the Bulls. As the eighth in the Eastern Conference, they won two consecutive games in the North Shore Garden, but When the fans were excitedly discussing the Black Eight, Rondo injured his thumb and missed the game. The Bulls lost 4 games in a row and were eliminated.

The situation of the Lakers is somewhat similar, also hurting a main player.But the bigger worry is that even in the first full-stack situation, the Warriors narrowly beat the Warriors, and they did not achieve the same level of crushing as they did against the Rockets and Spurs in terms of strength.

It can be said that winning or losing is only a hair's breadth away.

"Coach, I'm applying for an early comeback." Randall suddenly raised his hand and shouted.

"Don't mess around." Wharton immediately refused. "The situation is difficult, but we always have the advantage if we win two games first. Now let's discuss how to play the third game. If you have any opinions, feel free to ask."

The Warriors will definitely make better targeted defenses against Tianyang singles and UCLA's air-cut tactics in the third game. The Lakers must seek changes, not to say that they must implement new tactics, but at least they must be prepared.

"I think it's time to give full play to our three-point advantage." Tianyang first made a suggestion.

"Tell me carefully." Wharton signaled to continue.

Tianyang stood up, walked to the big screen in the video hall, and opened the official NBA data page on the computer.

"Please pay attention to the column of the number of three-point shots and shooting percentage." Tianyang circled the key points on the webpage with the mouse, "In addition to me and Cousins, we also have Brewer, Casspi, Nick Young and other experts. Three-point player, but the past two games, including the Spurs and the Rockets, they haven't taken the season-average three-point number of times."

"So in the third game you suggested to break through the pick-and-roll?" Walton continued.

"Yes, this is the only way to ensure that each of us has sufficient physical fitness, so that we don't have to rely on gritting our teeth to deal with the impact of the Warriors every time." Tianyang continued.

Wharton nodded, "I will discuss with the coaching staff before making a decision. Let's train freely."

……

At 11 pm on the 8th, after four days of long waiting, the third game between the Lakers and the Warriors officially started.

As usual, all kinds of big-name stars gathered in the Staples Center. In order to get a single shot, many stars did not hesitate to sit in the high-level stands, holding signs and shouting like ordinary fans.

Before the game, Kobe came to the locker room to cheer for everyone and remind him not to be careless.

After the game officially started, Walton changed his lineup, let Calderon be the point guard, let Tianyang return to the shooting guard to play off the ball, let McGee be the starting center, and put on a very traditional pick-and-roll lineup.

Even though the Warriors speeded up crazily like chicken blood, the Lakers still attacked slowly, relying on Tianyang and Calderon and the changes after the pick-and-roll with Cousins ​​and McGee, or split the ball to Nick Young, Brewer and others to shoot 3 Points, or Tianyang and Ingram break through to the inside for a layup. The probability of success is very high, and Cousins ​​even made 5 of 4 three-pointers.

The Warriors' side Curry is still normal, facing Cousins' defense, the data is only a little better than the previous game, but Durant frantically finds Nick Young and Brewer in singles, and his shooting rate is as high as 84%.

The two teams took the lead alternately. In the last 10 seconds of the game, Durant hit a difficult three-pointer under the blockade of Ingram and Tianyang. The Warriors overtook the Lakers by 120 to 118.

Wharton called a timeout and arranged a lore tactic.

"As usual, the four of you cover for Tianyang. If he doesn't run out of position, McGee passes the ball to Cousins ​​to attract the defense. Wait for Tianyang to come back and catch the ball. Don't worry if there is a lot of time."

The timeout ended, McKee went to the sideline to serve, and all the Staples fans stood up.

The referee whistled, Tianyang started to run from the left wing, and Ingram and others covered each other.

But the whole Warriors team also defended layer by layer, and McGee could only hand the ball to Cousins ​​first.

Durant immediately returned to the defense, Iguodala also turned around, and Tianyang immediately got the space to receive the ball.

The audience shouted for a pass, but Cousins ​​made a three-pointer.

After hitting the iron, the two teams rushed to the basket collectively. Green grabbed the rebound and yelled a timeout.

At this time, there are only two seconds left before the end of the game, and fouls are allowed, but the Lakers have no timeout.

Back from the timeout, Green served from the sideline, Durant took off to catch the ball, and hugged it tightly.

Cousins ​​fouled, but Durant made two free throws.

In the end, the Lakers lost the game 118 to 122. Cousins ​​hadn't left the field yet, and fans were already shouting.

On social networks, the topic of "how much pot should Cousins ​​deserve" also became a hot topic in an instant.

It only took 4 days for such a drastic change in style of painting, from bragging to full name accusation.

Kupchak has a headache. Does Cousins' performance have something to do with his uncle?

　I suddenly felt that it might be better for me to write coaching articles. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)