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

Chapter 195 It's Over

The game continues.

Possession of the New Orleans Hornets.

After Chris Paul dribbled the ball for halftime, he didn't organize his own dribble and gave the ball directly to Peja Stojakovic.

This is a tactical adjustment to suspend the Hornets on the offensive end.

After Peja Stojakovic got the ball, Chris Paul ran without the ball and began to use his teammates to pick and roll to look for opportunities.

Lu Yusheng understood that the reason why the Hornets did this was because Chris Paul had wasted too much energy trying to get rid of his own defense before. The reason for this adjustment now is to let Chris Paul easily get rid of Lu Yusheng's defense, and then Go handle the ball.

Under the cover of his teammates, Chris Paul quickly got rid of Lu Yusheng's defense.

Then he took the ball to play Luke Walton. After breaking through Luke Walton, he attracted the Lakers' supplementary defense, and then passed directly to David West who was in the open position. The latter directly scored a jumper.

Lakers attack!

After Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball halfway, he handed the ball to Luke Walton, and then went to the low post to get a position.

However, what Lu Yusheng did not expect was that this time, Chris Paul did not chase him to defend him, but replaced their small forward Desmond Mason to defend Lu Yusheng!
As a third position, Desmond Mason has speed, height and strength, and the effect of defending Lu Yusheng's back is definitely better than that of Chris Paul.

"Oh, we saw that during the timeout, the answer given by coach Byron Scott was to use a third position to defend Lu Yusheng's low post." Daniel said, "Magician, what do you think of this method?" How about it?"

The magician smiled slightly, "Desmond Mason and Paul switched defenses, and let Desmond Mason defend Lu Yusheng's back attack. This is a no-brainer. After all, Desmond Mason It also has a slight advantage in height. However, I am actually not optimistic about this strategy."

"You mean, it's still difficult to limit Lu Yusheng's back attack?" Daniel asked.

"I think so," said the magician.

"I feel like this method is okay," Daniel said, "In fact, I have thought of this method before. Isn't it easy to let players with higher strength and better strength defend Lu Yusheng's back attack? "

The magician shook his head and said with a smile, "No, Daniel, it's definitely not as simple as you think."

"Then what do you mean... even Desmond Mason's strength and height can't defend Lu Yusheng's back attack?"

"Let's go to the game to find the answer, and you will understand after a look." The magician laughed.

Lu Yusheng didn't expect that the Hornets called a timeout, and the trick they thought of to deal with his low post was actually this.

But they don't seem to know that in the last game, when they faced the Spurs, when their Tony Parker couldn't stand being beaten by Lu Yusheng, the Spurs replaced their third-position substitute player. defend yourself.

Therefore, this trick was already broken by Lu Yusheng.

When he saw Desmond Mason defending him, Lu Yusheng turned around after receiving the ball!

The face frame faces Desmond Mason.

Desmond Mason was also a little confused for a while, did he stop playing?

Of course, I won’t play back. You think you can use the third position to defend me, which can limit my post-up singles, but the problem is that I, Lu Yusheng, can’t only play back-ups. As long as I turn around and attack face-up, I It will become small and big.

Desmond Mason was holding back to guard against Lu Yusheng's back kick, but he didn't expect that after he switched, Lu Yusheng directly faced the frame and started dribbling.

At this time, it was obviously too late for him to change it back.

I can only lower the center of gravity and bite the bullet to prevent it!

But his lateral movement speed was relatively slow, Lu Yusheng basically only made a few changes in front of his body, and passed Desmond Mason cleanly.

An unguarded mid-range shot easily scored!

"Oh, I see." Daniel suddenly realized, "So that's what happened, yeah, why didn't I think of it, Lu Yusheng is a point guard after all, you send a number three to defend, he It can break through you directly, and hit the big one. Why didn't I react?"

The magician laughed loudly, "It's not your problem. Obviously, everyone is a little dizzy by Lu's back-to-back singles. Everyone's attention is stopped on how to defend his back. Not only you, but even you. Bai Lun Scott was obviously a little dizzy, and he didn't consider this level, he only thought about how to defend his back."

Daniel nodded, "It seems that what I see is still a little superficial, you are right, Lu Yusheng's back is indeed a big problem, and it is really not so easy to solve as I imagined. "

The magician smiled, "That's why I said that this is a problem for the coaches and point guards of the entire league. Anyway, I think it will be difficult to deal with it for a while."

"Magician, you were also a coach in the league. Of course, you are a legendary player at the point guard position. How do you think you would deal with it?" Daniel asked.

The magician smiled, "Are you serious, Daniel? Do you think Lu can back me at my peak?"

Only then did Daniel come to his senses, "Oh, yes, yes, you are different from them. You are a two-meter point guard. Lu Yusheng's back is obviously not effective on you."

"Yes, so the idea I provided is that if you want to defend this tactic, there are two ideas. First, you can use players in the second and third positions to defend him, but this player must be fast enough to be able to You have to defend Lu Yusheng's breakthrough, otherwise you will be like Desmond Mason."

"For example, which players can? Give a template. Of course, you must be able to do it yourself, but after all, there are only a few legends like you." Daniel said.

"Actually, I think some [-]nd positions in the league are definitely okay, not to mention Kobe's level [-]nd position, but any [-]nd position with some body and strength is fine. After all, they still often have to defend and play back. Yes, you have body, speed, and some experience.” The magician said, “But the problem with defending like this is that your No. [-] position can only defend the opposite No. [-] position. If your No. [-] position is physically strong , It’s okay to be able to defend the second position, if your first position is not strong enough, it will become a cash machine for the opponent’s second position.”

Daniel nodded, "That's true, what about the second method?"

"The second method is to strengthen your defensive ability in the first position. You usually have to practice more defensive low-post skills, or directly use some tall and powerful point guards." Magician said, " But this approach also has its drawbacks.”

"what?"

"Think about it, in the league, now only a point guard like Lu Yusheng plays in the low post. For such a guy, it is really a waste of time to spend time practicing defensive skills."

"Yes."

"But now, here is the problem, which is why I keep saying that Lu Yusheng has created a big problem for the current NBA point guards and coaches. If you want to compete with the current Lakers, You must have a No. [-] player who can defend the low post. You must have this skill, otherwise it will be difficult for you to compete with the Lakers. Think about it, the Spurs before, and the New Orleans Hornets now , those are the top teams in the league, even they can't solve it, let alone other teams." The magician said.

"Then you think, today, the New Orleans Hornets probably have no way to solve this problem." Daniel said.

"I think it's difficult," Magic said, "that's why I predict that it will be difficult for any team to play this Lakers until they can solve this problem. The reason why the Spurs led so much at the start of the last game Next, they all fought the Lakers to the end, and almost lost to the Lakers. This is the reason, they have no way to solve the core problem, they can only fight offensively.

And this game, if the New Orleans Hornets can't solve this problem, I feel that their situation may not be as good as the Spurs. After all, their offense is actually not as solid as the Spurs. "

Daniel nodded, "I hope they can figure out a solution to the problem."

On the court, Lu Yusheng's successive attacks have gradually disrupted the rhythm of the New Orleans Hornets. Not only is there a problem on the defensive end, but their offense has also gradually lost patience and lost their previous integrity. , frequently fell into a dead end, and can only solve the problem by singles.

Under such circumstances, Lu Yusheng led the Lakers to quickly close the score. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers even overtook the score and entered the final quarter with a 68:64 lead.

During the break, Chris Paul looked very depressed.

Byron Scott is still actively drawing tactical boards and arranging tactics for his teammates.

"Next, we have to deal with their No. 6 with the strategy we used against Kobe." Byron Scott said, "When their No. 6 got the ball in the low post, David West, and Desmond De Messen. You two have to judge the situation and find the most suitable opportunity to defend and flank..."

"That does not work."

Before Byron Scott finished laying out the tactics, Chris Paul said directly, "Coach, this is definitely not possible. This is in their arms. He just wants to force our people to flank, attract defense, and create for teammates. Opportunity, that kid's pass is a double-employment, our rash double-teaming will only give him a chance to revitalize the whole team, so that it will be even more difficult for us to play."

"Of course I understand, Chris." Byron Scott said calmly, "But we have no other good options now, do you understand what I mean?"

"No, I want to try again," Chris Paul said, "Coach, believe me, I can definitely guard against him."

A look of embarrassment flashed across Byron Scott's face. He knew very well how competitive an athlete of Chris Paul's level was. He didn't want to just admit defeat and admit that he was defeated by a rookie on the opposite side.

But Byron Scott knows better how important self-confidence is to a player like Chris Paul.

He is very clear that, judging from the current situation, it is unrealistic for Chris Paul to completely guard against Lu Yusheng's low back attack. Just follow what he said and let him continue to defend. The student used this point to win the game.

But, more importantly, Chris Paul may be psychologically shadowed in this game.

It is completely acceptable for Byron Scott to lose a regular season, but if it makes his top player lose confidence, that is not acceptable for Byron Scott, because it may make a player completely self-confident. Close, career changes are also possible.

"No, Chris, you can't go single defense anymore, because we have to solve this problem immediately, otherwise the game will be lost." Byron Scott resolutely rejected Chris Paul's request, of course , he didn't say it clearly, he just refused under the guise of winning or losing the game.

"But……"

"Okay, Chris, listen to me, use tactics to solve the problem," Byron Scott said, and continued to arrange tactics for everyone.

With a whistle, the fourth quarter begins!
Off the court, Zen Master said to Kobe, "It seems that you can take a few more games off."

"What do you mean?" Kobe turned back and said, "I have already told you that my legs are fine and I can fight in the next match. Why don't you believe me?"

"No, it's not that I don't believe what you mean," Zen master said, "I mean, the season is very long, you played too many games last season, but the situation last season, there is really no way but you Only by playing more can you hope to enter the playoffs, but this season is different, you can rest more in the regular season this season. As you can see, this kid is very capable, he can buy you time to rest."

Kobe smiled, "You don't think this game will be stable, do you?"

"Isn't it?" the Zen master laughed. "Byron Scott and Paul didn't find a solution to the problem, so I think it's over."

"Not necessarily?" Kobe said, "After all, you have to know that Byron Scott is not the kind of idiot coach. He can bring the New Orleans Hornets to the current result, which shows that he has something. Do you think Will he be overwhelmed by a rookie?"

"Don't you see that he made the same mistake as Popovich in the Spurs game, which shows that he has completely panicked. To be honest, even myself, I haven't come up with a good response now. method, so, I think, this game is likely to end." Zen Master said.

"I don't believe it," Bryant said. "It's not that simple."

"Don't believe me?" Zen master laughed, "Would you like to gamble again? Kobe, I bet the game will end within 3 minutes of the fourth quarter."

"Impossible!" Kobe said, "No matter what the bet is, I bet it!"

(End of this chapter)