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

Chapter 201

The game between the Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks on December 12 is still an away game.

The entire Lakers team conducted targeted pre-match training on December 12.

The Dallas Mavericks were last year's runner-up, and their strength this season should not be underestimated, because they have only lost two games so far.

But the Lakers also won the New Orleans Hornets, their morale is high, and, in the next game, Kobe will come back.

So in this strong dialogue, they still want to win this game.

Of course, the focus of Zen master's arrangement is still on Nowitzki. This big man from Germany is the absolute core of their tactics.

Only by limiting Nowitzki can the Dallas Mavericks be truly limited.

"Lu, the next game will be a test for you," Master Zen told Lu Yusheng, "First of all, they must have carefully studied the last game between us and the New Orleans Hornets. You’re going to be targeted. Also, their point guard, Devin Harris, is not only fast but he’s long, I think, you know what I mean.”

Lu Yusheng nodded. Of course he understood that Zen Master meant that Devin Harris would form a natural defense against his low post tactics.

After all, Devin Harris not only has speed, but also has exaggerated wingspan.

This will definitely limit Lu Yusheng's low post tactics.

"It's okay, don't worry." Kobe on the side said nonchalantly, "I'm afraid they won't target Lu, as long as their tactical focus is on Lu, then everything will be fine."

Lu Yusheng smiled, this guy is so confident, of course, Kobe is not blindly confident, for him, it is indeed the case.

In previous games, he was the one who was strictly guarded by the opponent, and all tactics would be launched against him.

Even under such circumstances, Kobe can still score high scores again and again.

If it is true that the Dallas Mavericks' defensive focus and attention is on Lu Yusheng, then for Kobe, it will be spring.

"I will make them pay a terrible price." Bryant said confidently.

Master Zen shook his head helplessly, "Please, after all, they were the team that reached the finals last season. Coach Avery Johnson is not that kind of foolish coach. He will definitely have various ways to restrict you."

But Kobe didn't care about it, "We just need to play our defense well, and we don't have to worry about offense at all."

Lu Yusheng admired Kobe's self-confidence very much. Of course, for himself, he also had this self-confidence.

After all, in the last game, against the New Orleans Hornets, which had a significantly stronger defense, Lu Yusheng was also targeted, but he didn't resolve all of them in the end.

Besides, in this game, Kobe was there to share the firepower for him. No matter what the Dallas people are, they will never let Kobe go. If they really target Lu Yusheng, then Kobe will definitely make them pay a heavy price of.

And if their defensive focus is on Kobe, then Lu Yusheng can play like a duck in water, display his organizational skills, and revitalize the team.

In other words, the Dallas Mavericks must choose one of the two bottles of poison Lu Yusheng and Kobe to drink.

They absolutely cannot have both!
As far as the Lakers are concerned, they only need to find a way to defend Nowitzki.

After the targeted training, Lu Yusheng took Kobe Bryant to give him a special training in back-up singles as usual.

If other stars were dragged into special training by a rookie like this, they would probably have been impatient for a long time.

But Bryant is different, he seems to enjoy this special training.

Anyway, even if Lu Yusheng didn't pull him into special training, he would definitely continue to practice more.

Among them, Lu Yusheng discovered a terrifying trait in Kobe.

physical strength.

This guy is really invincible in physical strength. He trained with Lu Yusheng and did the same routine training. When Lu Yusheng felt exhausted, that guy didn't show any fatigue at all.

Lu Yusheng thought to himself, just because he still doesn't admit his extraordinary talent, just kidding, how many people in the league can have physical strength like him.

Lu Yusheng speculated that physical strength is probably also an important factor for superstars to become superstars.

But in order to achieve results and grow up as soon as possible, Lu Yusheng could only clenched his teeth and persisted, spending time with Kobe.

I don't believe it, don't you really feel tired at all?

Lu Yusheng decided that he must fight until Kobe himself was tired and stopped on his own initiative.

But the more he persisted, the more desperate Lu Yusheng felt.

The guy was sweating from set to set, but not tired at all.

But Lu Yusheng really couldn't hold on any longer. Every step he took, every shot he made, basically felt like his physical strength had reached his limit.

Finally, Kobe took the initiative to stop.

"I think today will be like this." Kobe said, "Yes, I think your physical strength and condition today seem to be much better than before. It seems that the recent extra training is very effective, and you must continue to persevere in the future."

Lu Yusheng: ...

You don't know, I'm holding on to it with my life.

Fortunately, Kobe finally called a stop, and Lu Yusheng sat down on the ground, feeling dizzy, and had no strength to stand up again.

Kobe tidied up a bit, dismissed two trainers, and said to Lu Yusheng, "It's late, go back and have something to eat, get a good sleep, and continue tomorrow morning."

Lu Yusheng was dumbfounded, "But, isn't it going to fly to Dallas tomorrow afternoon?"

Kobe: "Yeah, isn't that afternoon, does it have any effect?"

Said he got up and left.

"Where are you going?" Lu Yusheng asked when he saw that he didn't seem to be heading towards the locker room.

"I'm going to do a few more sets of strength training," Kobe said without looking back. "It's been a long time since I played a game, so I have to do more strength training, or I'll be easily injured when I come back."

Lu Yusheng: ...

He really wanted to know if this guy's body was made of flesh and blood.

This is too perverted.

……

In the early morning of the next day, Lu Yusheng deliberately rushed another early morning, but after he went, he found that Kobe had arrived earlier than him, and he was already sweating profusely.

Lu Yusheng wondered if this guy didn't leave the training hall at all last night.

Another morning of sweating profusely.

But this time Kobe took the initiative to stop, "Okay, we will go to Dallas in the afternoon to train with the whole team. I think we can do a simple practice this morning."

Lu Yusheng thought to himself, okay, it's been more than three hours, this is also called simple practice?
In the afternoon, Lu Yusheng flew to Dallas with the whole team, but the team's training was put on the next morning.

After the training the next morning, the Zen master asked everyone to go back to the hotel early and have a good sleep.

Lu Yusheng has been training with Corbett for the past two days, and he is really exhausted.

When I woke up, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

But it was still early to go to the American Airlines Center gymnasium, so he lay on the bed and swiped his phone for a while.

News about Lu Yusheng was everywhere.

And unlike the doubts about him in the previous news, the current news is basically flattering Lu Yusheng.

It seems that the record can indeed dispel any doubts.

Because you can never question a guy who leads a team to victory.

At first, Lu Yusheng was still excited when he saw the news that praised him. After all, he had never felt such a feeling of being sought after by thousands of people.

But now, for Lu Yusheng, these things have basically become numb.

Moreover, he also discovered that the American sports media and reporters basically seldom have their own independent opinions, and most of them follow the trend without thinking. Yes, farting is also delicious.

But this is not a good thing, Lu Yusheng is very clear, once he thinks that he is no longer miraculous, it will immediately be bombarded by all kinds of followers.

Among these news, Lu Yusheng finally saw a news with a different point of view.

It was an interview with Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

And the interview time is this morning.

When asked by a reporter what he thinks of Lu Yusheng, who has been in full swing in the league recently, Cuban said, "I think you media are a bit too exaggerated. How many years has it been since the NBA has been around? Who hasn't had a bright moment yet?" , Last year's Kobe Bryant, such a shocking performance, I have never seen you brag like this, a rookie, what about it? You are too exaggerated."

Seeing that Cuban's words were exactly what they needed, the reporter hurriedly asked again, "So, do you think Lu Yusheng is a bit overhyped, right? You think his strength is far from what he is now famous for ?"

"Of course," Cuban said unabashedly, "In fact, I've watched him play a few games, and I don't deny that he played really well, but I think his strength is far from what you're bragging about now. , to be honest, we have too many players comparable to him, but you don't report them.

I think it's just because he's on the Lakers and in the spotlight, so if he gets a little bit of results, you'll be bragging about him, but I think you should really look at him objectively. "

The reporter also said, "But he did lead the Lakers to a pretty good record at the beginning of this season, especially in several games, Kobe was not there, they are now No. [-] in the Western Conference, doesn't this show his strength? ?”

"Please, I recognize the role of stars in the team, but the record of a team is far from just how strong a person is. Wasn't Kobe strong enough last season? The Lakers are not strong enough in the playoffs. You haven't gone too far, so don't exaggerate your personal energy too much,

In my opinion, the reason why the Lakers can achieve such results this season is mainly because their players are in good condition overall this season, especially their insiders, Kwame Brown, Bynum and Odom are growing very fast. This is a very important reason. It is definitely not how powerful that kid is. It is definitely not like what you said. It is that kid who brought magical magic to the Lakers. Absolutely not. "

"So, Mr. Cuban, since you said that, let's use an analogy. If the Dallas Mavericks were not the 28th pick in this year's draft, but the 26th pick, would you choose Lu Yusheng?" The reporter asked again.

"Oh come on," Cuban laughed, "the difference between the 26th pick and the 28th pick is not that big. In fact, I don't think our rookie Maurice Iger is any worse than Lu Yusheng this year. Everyone Everyone needs a chance, especially a rookie, but it just so happens that the Lakers' No. 26 position is not very strong, so Lu Yusheng was given a chance. I don't think it's that exaggerated. Let's put it this way, although there are many talents with low picks, But in most cases, players with low picks do not have high prospects. Think about it, how many players after the [-]th pick have played in NBA history?"

"So, what you're saying is that Lu Yusheng's current performance is just a flash in the pan, and he will eventually return to the level he should have at No. 26, right?"

"Of course, that's what I think. Moreover, the facts will verify my point of view today. I'm in Dallas. Everyone is welcome to come to me to bet."

After reading this news, Lu Yusheng suddenly regained his spirits.

It seems that you really can't just watch the news that is touted, but you have to read the negative news, so that you have motivation.

At [-] o'clock in the evening Dallas time, the Lakers came to the American Airlines Center Stadium to challenge the Dallas Mavericks to the official start of the game.

When warming up before the game, Lu Yusheng saw that Kobe took the initiative to walk over to say hello to Nowitzki.

It can be seen that Kobe still has a lot of respect for German tanks in his heart.

Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, was also on the sidelines, standing up to greet Kobe.

The three chatted happily.

As a later generation, Lu Yusheng knows that Cuban admires Kobe very much. In the 2007 season, when Kobe wanted to leave the Lakers, Cuban also came to inquire about Kobe and told the Lakers management that in addition to Nowitzki, the Mavericks The whole team can take it.

Lu Yusheng really wanted to go over and have a chat with Cuban, and talk about whether his bet was worth it, but after thinking about it, he still didn't go over.

See you on the court.

The Dallas Mavericks cheerleaders at home are beautiful, and they dress hotter than any team's cheerleaders.

Lu Yusheng took a few glances at them dancing, and for some reason, he felt something, so he hurriedly looked away.

There was a cheerleader girl in position C who kept watching Lu Yusheng.

The girl was indeed very pretty.

Of course, Lu Yusheng felt that maybe it was just his own illusion, maybe she wasn't looking at him, maybe she was looking at someone else.

At seven o'clock, the game officially began.

The Dallas Mavericks, as the home team, sent the starters: Devin Harris (point guard), Jason Terry (shooting guard), Josh Howard (small forward), Dirk Nowitzki (big forward), Eric Dampier (center).

The starting players sent by the Lakers are point guard, Smash Parker, shooting guard, Kobe Bryant, small forward, Luke Walton, power forward, Odom, center: Kwame Brown.

With a whistle, the two sides jumped the ball, and the game officially started! !

Mavericks center Eric - Dampier jumped to the ball!
(End of this chapter)