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

Chapter 213

It wasn't until the ball that Lu Yusheng reacted.

What is the meaning of those inscrutable words of the Zen master just before?

He said that the answer is very simple, if there is no direct effect, then take a plan that you think will cost you the least cost and the greatest benefit, whether it is now or in the future.

Only now did Lu Yusheng understand that what he was referring to was Nowitzki's physical problem.

Although in this game, Nowitzki is indeed very fierce, no matter how he plays, the crux of the problem is that the Mavericks obviously rely too much on him.

All tactics basically require the participation of Nowitzki. Therefore, although the Lakers may not be able to defend against Nowitzki in the front, then adopt a plan with the greatest profit. Obviously, choose to let Nowitzki Nowitzki's continuous play is the best plan.

No matter how powerful he is, he will eventually get tired.

This is why the Dallas Mavericks looked a little weird on both ends of the offense and defense just now.

Obviously, it was also affected by Nowitzki's physical strength, because Nowitzki felt that he was a little physically weak, so he told Devin Harris, which also led to, after that, Devin Harris no longer Going to play pick-and-roll tactics with Nowitzki, obviously, just want him to rest.

Nowitzki's physical problems not only affect the offensive tactics, but also have a great impact on the defensive end.

When the Lakers launched a fast break after stealing, Nowitzki, who was able to quickly return to the defense before, did not keep up. Only their center Dampier could not keep up with the return defense, but there were two players on the spot who could not quickly return to the defense. Under the circumstances, he was repeatedly beaten into fast breaks by the Lakers.

When it comes to positional battles, due to the influence of Nowitzki's basic physical strength, when facing Lu Yusheng and Odom's pick-and-roll, there is no way to switch defenses like before. Let Nowitzki face Lu Yusheng directly. This will only exacerbate the loss of his physical strength. Therefore, they can only choose to let Devin Harris circle the defense from behind Odom.

And Devin Harris is obviously not good at these. He doesn't have any knack for circling defense at all, and he is too slow to interfere with Lu Yusheng's shooting. Therefore, this is the reason why the Lakers can quickly catch up and overtake the score.

Zen master, an old boy, had already seen the crux of the problem, but he didn't tell Lu Yusheng clearly.

In fact, in this situation, with his basketball IQ, Lu Yusheng himself could completely detect it, but tonight was a little different, which caused Lu Yusheng not to judge the problem immediately.

Because Lu Yusheng was a little anxious by the pick-and-roll tactics of the opponent. After all, this was the tactic that made him feel the most helpless in all the games he had played since joining the NBA.

In the past, no matter what kind of tactics the opponent used, Lu Yusheng had a way to solve and deal with it. No matter how difficult it was, he seemed to be able to find a way to deal with it. But today, he feels that all his basketball wisdom seems to have withered. Generally, it seems that they can't think of any solution, and they are completely beaten by Nowitzki.

It seems that being scored by the opponent consecutively will indeed affect your thinking.

As a point guard, what you need most is calmness, to observe the situation on the field, and you must not be impulsive and be influenced by others.

After thinking this through, Lu Yusheng gradually calmed down. What to do was too simple.

In the following time, no matter on the offensive or defensive end, he took the initiative to find Nowitzki, wanting to consume his energy faster.

Avery Johnson off the court obviously also saw the problem. When he saw that Lu Yusheng was constantly looking for Nowitzki and wasting his energy, he had no choice but to call a timeout.

There was no tactical arrangement for this timeout, it was purely for Nowitzki to rest.

"Senior, do you think the current situation on the field, the Dallas Mavericks are completely at a disadvantage and are losing ground. Do you think there is any magic weapon that Avery Johnson can use to solve the problems on the field during this timeout?" Alanza K said.

"I don't think they have anything tactical to show." A. Smith said sharply, "Think about it, if Avery Johnson still has tactics that can be used against the Lakers, Then when the Lakers caught up and overtook the score just now, he should have taken it out, not at this time, when the Lakers have already occupied an absolute advantage, this is called a timeout, which is meaningless."

"Then why does Avery Johnson need to call this timeout in this case?" Alan Zucker asked.

"Zach, look at the problem, you have to look at the essence," A Smith said, "What do you think is the real reason why the Dallas Mavericks were caught up by the Lakers and overtook the score?"

Alan Zucker thought for a while, and said, "Of course it's because of their mysterious operations on both ends of the offense and defense during this period. They didn't fight with such mature tactics and insisted on changing tactics, but the change in tactics obviously didn't work. It was a very good result. Originally, the score between the two sides was relatively tight at that time, and they made such an operation again, which allowed the Lakers to overtake the score quickly."

"Yes, you are right," A Smith said, "The reason why they are currently behind and completely passive is indeed because of their tactical changes on both offensive and defensive ends. I also thought this change was weird just now, so I just said that we have to take a closer look at the reasons for their changes, but in the two rounds just now, I can see what's going on."

"What's going on?" Alan Zucker asked.

"The reason is actually very simple, because the tactical core of the Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, he is a bit tired," said A Smith.

"tired?"

"Of course, if you think about it, in this game, except for Avery Johnson letting Nowitzki rest off the court for a long time in the second quarter of the first half, do you have the impression that he Have you ever rested?"

"Well, if you put it that way, it seems to be true."

"Yes, that's the reason," A Smith said, "He played for too long tonight, and basically the tactics on both ends of the offense and defense revolved around him, and what is Nowitzki's biggest shortcoming? Since then, it’s actually a matter of physical strength, which is always criticized by others, and physical strength is the reason why he is criticized for being ‘soft’, because in the end, no matter who it is, as long as he has no physical strength, he will definitely be soft.”

"Since this is the case, I don't understand why their head coach Avery Johnson doesn't want to let Nowitzki rest for a while?" The importance of physical strength, why didn't he let Nowitzki take a rest in advance to relieve his physical strength and let him play the last moment?" Alan Zucker asked.

A Smith smiled slightly, "This problem is actually very simple. Avery Johnson is not aware of this problem. In fact, as the head coach, he knows that Nowitzki's problem will give the team better than anyone else. He actually tried to do this before, but this time the experiment failed.”

"Failed?"

"Yes, I remember that in the middle of the third quarter, Avery Johnson tried to get Nowitzki to rest, but what happened at that time, Lu Yusheng led the Lakers to quickly narrow the gap by nearly ten points, And it didn’t take long, so that’s why Nowitzki was replaced by Avery Johnson not long after he came off the field, and he didn’t have any rest time at all.” A Smith said, "In order for Nowitzki to play at the critical moment, it is of course no problem to think of ways to save his energy and let him play at the decisive moment, but the problem is that you have to ensure that the game does not After being beaten, the two sides have been in a stalemate until the last moment, but if Nowitzki goes down and the game is ruined by Lu Yusheng, then what is the decisive moment?"

"So, do you think Avery Johnson has no choice but to keep Nowitzki on the court?"

"Yes, I guess Avery Johnson must be thinking this way. He saw that Nowitzki was very hot tonight, so let him play more on the court, maybe when they are defensively tight at a certain stage. After getting up, you can take the Lakers away in one wave.

But what he never imagined was that they had no chance to take away the Lakers at all. Nowitzki's touch was indeed very hot, but the Lakers didn't make much concessions. Under the leadership of Lu Yusheng , The pick-and-roll tactics played well, so the score has not been opened for a long time, which also led to Nowitzki can only stay on the court, but this is two bottles of poison, you let him rest, The Lakers will beat you, and if you don't let him rest, at the last moment, he will have no energy.

Therefore, Avery Johnson must have made a bet that the Lakers Lu Yusheng's physical strength may also be exhausted.Because in essence, in this game tonight, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks are in exactly the same situation. "

"Oh? That situation?" Alan Zucker asked.

"The other tactics of their two teams failed tonight. The Princeton tactics of the Dallas Mavericks, Dampier's tactics of stepping forward to screen, and Devin Harris' tactics of driving his teammates through breakthroughs with his personal ability, all of them failed tonight. Failed, because the two sides have indeed done a deep study before the game, so they are very targeted at each other's tactics. The same is true for the Lakers. Their other tactics tonight are all out of order. After Avery Johnson's various changes Lu Yusheng couldn't think of a better offensive tactic during the change of tactics.

Both sides have only one pick-and-roll tactic, which makes it impossible for the opponent to crack. Those who often watch their games must understand that this is also the trump card tactic of their two teams this season, so in this case, the scores of the two sides will be anxious. It will be inseparable, because neither side can solve the other's trump card tactics.

So in this case, how can we tell the winner? It's very simple, that is, the physical strength of both sides. When one of the physical strength problems occurs, this tactic will obviously fail on its own.Obviously, the physical strength of the Dallas Mavericks had problems first. Of course, this was completely within my expectation. First of all, Nowitzki himself has not been very physical. Playing the core of various tactics and all kinds of singles with the ball, in this case, physical strength must be difficult to support.

But the Lakers are different. Lu Yusheng, the core of their tactics, is younger. He is just a rookie. Moreover, relatively speaking, the smaller player has obviously more physical strength. You see, when he was on the court, he also found the Dallas Mavericks. When there was a problem, he was very smart and began to constantly attack Nowitzki, continuing to consume Nowitzki's physical strength, but he himself obviously did not see fatigue. "

"So in other words, this game, from the timeout in the second half, is basically the end?" Alan Zucker said.

"Yes, it was that timeout. When Avery Johnson replaced Nowitzki within 2 minutes, Lu Yusheng led the Lakers to chase [-] points in a row. Avery Johnson was obviously moved and frightened, so I think when he re-called the timeout and put Nowitzki on, he probably knew the outcome of the game."

"No wonder, when the Dallas Mavericks were caught up by the Lakers and overtook the score, Avery Johnson was not in a hurry to call a timeout. It turned out that he already knew the result."

"Of course, that being said, I still hope that the Mavericks can pick themselves up during this timeout. They really played well tonight. This is the first time I've seen a team this season. They can force Lu Yusheng into such a helpless state. They are really playing well. This is the true level of the team that reached the finals last year. Unfortunately, the opponent is a monster like Lu Yusheng, so, I think, this Even if they lose one game, there is a high probability that Avery Johnson and Nowitzki will be convinced."

"It's really scary. They only lost one game this season, and they beat last year's Finals team consecutively. Especially in the game against the Mavericks, Kobe only played for a short time, and Lu Yusheng was behind him. Team, this is indeed terrifying. It seems that they are really hopeful to win the championship this season."

A. Smith smiled slightly and did not speak. He watched Lu Yusheng on the field and said slowly, "We are witnessing a new legend."

On the field, the Dallas Mavericks still couldn’t solve their problems after this timeout, while the Lakers kept hitting Nowitzki, making him exhausted. In the end, the Dallas Mavericks lost 92:106 at home to the Los Angeles Lakers Team.

(End of this chapter)