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

Chapter 207

On the field, the second quarter is over.

The Lakers ended the first half with a 48:40 lead.

Obviously, Devin Harris did not meet Cuban's requirements.

Not only did he not blow up Lu Yusheng, but he wasted a lot of offensive opportunities, making other teammates at a loss.

In the locker room, Avery Johnson was angry, but couldn't express it.

Because he also knows that this is not a problem with Devon Harris, but a problem with Cuban.

It was Dirk Nowitzki, the boss of the team, who suddenly stood up and pointed out the problem.

"Harris, what's the matter with you today? Why are you obsessed with singles? We are all waiting for your pass. What are you doing?"

Harris glanced at Cuban, then at Devin Harris, not knowing how to answer for a while.

Their center Eric Dampier also said, "Please, we all want to win this game, you can't play like this, it will disrupt our offensive rhythm."

Seeing Devin Harris being questioned by his teammates, Cuban had no choice but to stand up and say, "I asked him to single the No. 6 of the Lakers."

Nowitzki looked at Cuban puzzled.

Cuban said with a smile, "Didn't we analyze it before, that kid on the 6th will be the core of their tactics, so if I let Devon destroy him, wouldn't that mean destroying the core of the opponent's tactics? Is there any problem?"

Nowitzki shook his head and said, "Brother, that kid is not so easy to target. It doesn't mean that if Devon Harris blows him up, we can restrain him."

"Of course, why not?" Cuban said, "He just made those two moves, as long as we blow him up, we can win this game, but Devon's offensive state is not good today, so this tactic is not good. It worked."

"Oh, no, I have to say, that kid's defense is very good, whether it's frontal defense, assist defense or supplementary defense, his awareness is very good. If we just want to beat him from this level, it is completely impossible ’” Nowitzki said.

Cuban couldn't help being a little displeased when he heard his team boss say such things, "What do you mean? Even you are afraid of him? He's just a rookie. You shouldn't be so afraid of him, right?"

Nowitzki was taken aback and spread his hands, "Dude, it's not that I'm afraid, I'm just saying, that kid does have something, he led the Lakers to play very smoothly, and our tactics have problems, I just want to solve the problem .”

"Is it different, are you still afraid of him?" Cuban asked rhetorically.

"Aren't you kidding me?" Nowitzki said, "What does this have to do with fear? On the contrary, we want to solve his problem, so we can't do anything like the first half..."

"Then tell me, how do you plan to solve his problem?"

"Let's use tactics to solve it together. Anyway, we can't fight like the first half," Nowitzki said.

"What tactics to solve? Can you solve him?" Cuban asked rhetorically.

"Ah?" Nowitzki looked surprised, "Of course everyone is thinking about tactics. Could it be that I am a number four to limit a point guard on the opposite side?"

"What's your attitude?"

"What's my attitude?"

"You don't take me seriously at all!" Cuban stood up angrily, slapped his hands and left.

Nowitzki was confused, and everyone else was also confused. Only the player who was sitting on the bench just now knew what was going on.

"Why is he so irritable today?" Eric - Dampier asked puzzled.

"Didn't you read the news report?"

"What news?" Eric Dampier asked.

"He said in front of so many reporters that the No. 6 of the Lakers is a waste of name, let those reporters stop bragging about him."

Eric Dampier was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help laughing, "Just for this?"

"Of course, don't you know that our boss is a very face-saving person. His remarks were ridiculed by everyone, who joked that he didn't understand the ball. He just wanted to use this game to let Devon Harris beat that Boy, save your face."

After hearing this, Nowitzki smiled helplessly, "Please, what's the matter? Even if we want to save him face, it's not the way to do it. We have to beat the Lakers before we beat that kid ah."

"He doesn't think so. He just wants to embarrass the No. 1 kid of the Lakers. It's best if Devon Harris can break through him with [-], and then Yan shoots him with [-] balls. As for whether he can win this game One game, I don't think he's paying attention," Avery Johnson said.

Eric Dampier said with a smile, "Then he would have said it earlier. If so, I should have worked harder just now to cover that kid a few more caps."

"Come on, you think you don't want to," Jason Terry said, "It's not like they didn't break into the inside line, so you still didn't cover it."

"I don't know about this," Eric Dampier laughed, "but then again, there is something wrong with that kid's throw. It seems that he didn't raise his hand, so it's hard to predict."

"Yes, this is the point." Avery Johnson said, "That kid is not in vain. His small throw is the most incredible of all point guards I have ever seen. There is no forward swing at all. It's a sudden shot, our inside players are difficult to predict, so we have to try not to let him enter the inside."

Eric Dampier laughed, "We really don't know what the boss is thinking, no wonder he is angry, what we just said was not too much, right?"

"As a player, we should think about how to do our duty on the court, do our job well, and win the games we should win, instead of doing some boring things for the boss's selfish desires." Avery Johnson said seriously.

Nowitzki saw that Avery Johnson was a little angry, so he smiled and said, "Yes, let's discuss things on the court. As for the boss, don't worry, I know him, we are good brothers, and he will not because of These things are angry, absolutely not, if we can win this game, I can guarantee that he will be the first to rush into the locker room and hug us, maybe, not in the locker room at all, but on the court He just did it."

Eric Dampier laughed, and Avery Johnson picked up the tactical board, "In the second half, we must take it seriously, Dampier, you and Josh Howard have a lot of responsibility..."

With a whistle.

The second half of the game begins.

At the beginning, Zen master Phil Jackson still arranged for Lu Yusheng to rest off the court.

After all, the Lakers are still leading the score for the time being, so Lu Yusheng has to rest off the court for a while.

"Oh, we saw that at the beginning of the third quarter, Zen Master asked Lu Yusheng to rest off the court." Zach said, "It seems that Lu Yusheng's physical strength was really strong in the first half."

"I don't think it's because the physical strength was too exhausted in the first half." A Smith said, "Let Lu Yusheng rest off the court now, more for the second half. After all, the Mavericks didn't perform at all in the first half. Nuo The two scoring points of Viski and Jason Terry only scored 18 points in the first half, which is not their normal level at all. These two points will definitely be played in the second half, so Zen master is very clear , the second half is the decisive moment of this game, Lu Yusheng must have enough physical strength."

"Yes, in the first half, the two points of Dirk and Terry were indeed a bit confusing, and they haven't played very well." Alan Zucker said, "I'm also curious, playing at home, logically speaking, their performance Should be fine, don't know why they're so down this time."

"This is mainly because their point guards are messing around," A. Smith said sharply. "I'll be blunt and say that in the first half, Devin Harris played a piece of shit."

"Oh, what you said is somewhat extreme. It can be seen that he has been challenging Lu Yusheng one-on-one. Maybe he just wanted to prove himself in front of Lu Yusheng. After all, he has been fighting for three years. Overshadowed by a first-year rookie."

"I can totally understand why he wants to prove himself," A. Smith said, "but the problem is, as a point guard, you can't prove yourself in this way, absolutely not, it's just bullshit, A point guard doesn't think about how to drive his teammates, doesn't think about how to organize tactics, blindly go one-on-one, let his teammates stand up, how does this prove himself? The college coach taught him to play the No. [-] position like this?"

"That's right, I hope he can wake up in time in the second half."

"As long as he doesn't mess around in the second half, the Dallas Mavericks definitely have a chance. After all, they have Dirk Nowitzki and Terry. As long as they play well, the Mavericks will have no problem." A Smith said.

At the beginning of the second half, sure enough, Devin Harris stopped messing around and started to organize tactics in a well-regulated manner.

In this way, the Dallas Mavericks' offense immediately became smoother.

Jason Terry's mid-range shot quickly opened up and made repeated shots.

And Dirk Nowitzki also began to exert his strength gradually. His golden rooster independent jumper hit Odom without any temper.

On the other hand, the Lakers, when they lost Lu Yusheng, could only play the triangle offense on the offensive end, and the Dallas Mavericks already had a good solution to their triangle offense.

Nowitzki switched to Luke Walton, leaving Luke Walton in a bind, and there was no way to organize effective tactics.

And when their offense was sluggish, their defensive enthusiasm gradually declined.

Of course, the most important thing is that Simash Parker can't restrict Devin Harris at all. It is exactly the same as the beginning of the first quarter, allowing Devin Harris to play smoothly, organize the whole team, and drive the team to score.

The enthusiasm of the home fans of the Dallas Mavericks has also increased, and finally a warm atmosphere broke out!
Kobe, who was sitting off the court, couldn't sit still, "Lu, are you tired?"

"I'm fine." Lu Yusheng said.

"Then hurry up and play," Kobe said anxiously, "Look at what they are doing on the court, I feel like they are a group of improvised teams in the park, no matter whether it is offense or defense, there is no coordination at all. "

"I think so too, but I have to listen to the coach." Lu Yusheng laughed.

"Go to him, otherwise he will probably have to wait a few minutes and let you play when he is completely behind, then it will be difficult to play." Kobe said.

Lu Yusheng laughed, "It may not necessarily be effective if I go up."

"Why do you say that?"

"They are now at a truly normal level." Lu Yusheng said, "You know that the Dallas Mavericks at a normal level are not that easy to play, especially on the defensive end."

Kobe nodded, "It's true that Nowitzki is not very good at defending, he has to help defend, but no matter what, hurry up and get on the court, after training for so long, if you can't last half the time , wouldn’t it be a waste of practice.”

"it is good."

Lu Yusheng walked towards the Zen master, just as the Zen master was looking back at him, probably just in time to ask him to play.

After all, in such a short time, the Dallas Mavericks not only caught up with the score, but also completed a go-ahead. If this continues, the Lakers will panic.

"Lu." The Zen master stood up and confessed to Lu Yusheng, "Devin Harris doesn't have a strong sense of movement, so after you play, you have to learn to use this on the defensive end, understand?"

Lu Yusheng was taken aback, "You mean... I can let go of Devin Harris from time to time and help defend Nowitzki?"

After hearing this, the Zen master looked at him with great appreciation, "Smart, you must learn to help defend against this big German man, otherwise, with Odom's defensive level, he will become less and less confident."

Lu Yusheng nodded, "Okay, I see."

In fact, when Lu Yusheng was off the court just now, he thought of this trick when he watched Nowitzki abuse Odom. Indeed, as a point guard, Devon Harris really does not have a strong sense of movement.Sometimes, it is indeed possible to let him go, and then go to help defend Nowitzki, at least so that Nowitzki will not dare to eat Odom so unscrupulously.

With a pause, Lu Yusheng replaced Smush Parker.

Lakers attack!
Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball across half court.

Devin Harris stepped forward to defend, and Lu Yusheng directly called Vujacic to come up and play pick-and-roll tactics.

But this time, the Mavericks obviously made tactical adjustments and did not switch defenses. Instead, Jason Terry stepped forward to delay, and then quickly turned back to supplement the defense.

In this way, Lu Yusheng still faced Devon Harris and did not find a suitable opportunity to attack.

"Oh, the Mavericks changed the tactic of defending Lu Yusheng's pick-and-roll," Alan Zucker said, "and this trick seems to be very effective, making it impossible for Lu Yusheng to pass the ball immediately."

Lu Yusheng failed the pick-and-roll, so he could only go to the low post, and then prepared to play singles with the ball.

But what he didn't expect was that this time, the Mavericks had already made preparations!
(End of this chapter)