The world of basketball

Chapter 137 Home Igniter, Away Muffler

Walton told the league and fans all over the world why he was supported by James and appreciated by the magician. You know, these two guys can be regarded as historical organizers.

He is very young, for most coaches in the league, but he is also talented and has a strong learning ability.

Looking at his coaching level this season and his first coaching level as a head coach, you can see how much he has improved.

Whether it is from the rhythm of the game or the timing of the rotation.

Of course, he is also very humorous. When he participated in a talk show and was asked why his coaching level has improved so much, he said a very famous sentence: "When your team has both LeBron James and Kevin When you were Durant, you were probably no worse than me."

The fourth quarter had just begun, and the Spurs once again brought the point difference back to ten points. Walton decided that once the Spurs scored this time and the point difference approached single digits, he would request a timeout.

Sure enough, Mu Xiaobei singled McGee with his back, a shot fake shook McGee away, and then fouled McGee who was jumping, but the ball still dressed up and fell into the net.

2+1 scored!

At this time, there were 5 minutes left in the game, and after Mu Xiaobei scored this extra penalty, the point difference came to seven points.

"How are you, Tyson?" Wharton asked.

As you get older, it is natural for your physical fitness to decline. Walton wants to replace Chandler to play the last 5 minutes.

If Vucevic had come, it wouldn't have been such a hassle, Walton thought.

Vucevic is indeed more meaningful to the Lakers now than DeRozan, not to mention Vucevic, but a center like Gotak is also more meaningful than DeRozan.

It's not that DeRozan is not good, nor does he have any intention to start a war. DeRozan is definitely a very good All-Star, but Durant really needs to be in scoring, defense, and final takeover of the game. Better than DeRozan.

Since the positions are somewhat overlapping, why not choose the better one, and use another equally excellent one to replace the one that can strengthen the team?
Vucevic, a center from Montenegro.

What country is Montenegro, well, few people know.

Few people are familiar with Vucevic. He has not been selected as an All-Star so far. When it comes to centers, there are many in his same era.

He was the No.2011 pick in 16. He was selected by the 76ers one pick behind Xiaoka. At that time, there was a very big deal. Howard of the Magic went to the Lakers. Got this lad Vucevic.

The last offseason seemed to be a lot of players from 2011, from No. [-] pick Irving, Kemba Walker, Clay, Kaka, Butler, Thomas Jr., Valanciunas, Shumpert, Morris Brothers, Kanter, Billy Yongbo, Knight, Burks, Harris, Faried, Mirotic and now Vucevic are all free agents.

Yes, eight years have passed since then. Basically, the four-year contract of the rookie season and the second four-year contract have expired. Now is the time for the players of this year to get a big contract.

And this year's success rate is also very, very high. There are many All-Stars and many very good role players.

Up to now, Vucevic has assisted defense, single defense, rebounds, three-pointers on the offensive end, and a distance. He is a very suitable fifth position for James.

Of course, Vucevic's defense is a bit slow, which leads to his poor defensive ability and weak defensive ability, but it doesn't matter, Durant and James are both very strong defensive ability.

Especially Durant, his ability to protect the frame is not weaker than many fifth positions.

My thoughts drifted away. At this time, Mu Xiaobei scored an extra penalty, and Wharton asked for a timeout.

"Hey Kevin, please help Tyson. He is struggling to defend Wood. You can go inside to help defend. Our offense will be smoother, and our defense will work harder. Try to make as many beautiful counterattacks as possible." Wharton Said.

"Next, Tyson, you replace JaVale and pay more attention to the penalty area. Kevin will help you to pay attention to the penalty area. Don't let Jimmy and Kyle cut into the penalty area easily. Success or failure depends on the last 5 minutes. Keep up the good work guys."

On the other side, Popovich is also arranging the tactics of his teammates: "Kyle, you let Kevin score too easily, try to jam his lower plate as much as possible, don't let him shoot so comfortably; Jimmy, you still defend Le Brown, let Rudy defend DeMar, how you defended LeBron before and how you still defend him now, you did a good job limiting LeBron in the first half."

"Mu, do more pick-and-rolls for your teammates. They will probably play Tyson next, so I need you to pull Tyson to the outside as much as possible, so you need to shoot decisively and let them let you shoot."

"Jimmy, Jeremy, you two have to take more responsibility on the offensive end. We need to win this game. They will definitely have a lineup change in the future, and we probably won't. Their changes will make them better. Strong, and now we basically have the strongest lineup except for LaMarcus. If we can't win this game, we may not win the game when we meet the Lakers in the playoffs. Popovich is also encouraging teammate."

Pause back, the last 5 minutes.

James doesn't seem to have a high desire to attack this ball. In many cases, Durant scored alone, eating Gay and Kuzma alone, but now James catches the ball at the top of the arc, and Durant comes up to pick and roll.

The pick-and-roll between James and Durant is as desperate as the double-team between James and Durant.

James accelerated to the basket and rushed to the basket. Durant's outside three-point line did not form a defense change. James swung his hand back to Durant. Durant shook Kuzma's center of gravity with a false shot. Then he accelerated towards the basket, James cut in again, Durant hit the ground and passed the ball, James jumped high after receiving the ball.

Boom——

Tomahawk split button!

"Oh—" A simple cooperation directly detonated the audience.

The two of them have similar attributes, home igniter and away silencer.

At home they can make the fans boil through their performance, and they can also silence the fans through their performance in the away game.

Turning around, Mu Xiaobei stood at a 45-degree angle and pulled Chandler out of the three-point line. Kuzma made an empty cut to the basket. Jeremy Lin passed the ball in time, but Kuzma did not make a reckless layup. I know that Durant's big hand is on his head waiting for him to make a move.

Butler slid the baseline to receive a pass from Kuzma, paused, squeezed DeRozan away with his hip, and then made a layup under the basket.

The boiling home court was like being poured with a basin of cold water, and it calmed down a lot.

(End of this chapter)