Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 110 A good start to the series!Take it easy!The role model all rebuilding teams want to emulate?

On the 22nd, the NBA first played four sets of duels.

The Grizzlies beat the Jazz 89 to 78 to get off to a good start. The two teams defended resolutely throughout the game. The game was so ugly that the fans fell asleep.

The Magic defeated the Raptors 96 to 84, and the Spurs beat the Mavericks 108 to 94.

The only upset in the four games in the first round was that the Eagles, the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, overturned the Celtics, winning 104 to 99, playing the toughness of the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.

This loss caused Celtics head coach Rivers to be slammed by fans. Facing the Eagles, who had a winning rate of less than 50% in the regular season, they lost unexpectedly. The big score was 0 to 1 behind. One of them is worse than the other.

“鹰王”乔约翰逊这场爆发，出战42分钟，砍下36分5篮板4助攻，打爆了绿军球星雷阿伦。后者13投5中，三分球6中2，只得12分3篮板2助攻，命中率38.4%。

The Celtics have not been eliminated yet, but everyone knows that this epic team is not without weaknesses, and its dominance is far less powerful than the outside world imagines. It seems that it will not be so easy to win the championship this year.

On the 23rd, the Sonics ushered in the first game of the series at home.

Lu Yong announced the starting list in the locker room, Noah, Szczerbiak, Durant, Bunch Wells, Delonte West.

This lineup is the most used by the Sonics in the regular season. The players cooperate with each other tacitly and the offense is sharp. It is the most efficient starting set.

Lu Yong stood in the middle of the locker room and smiled at the players: "The defensive intensity in the playoffs is greater than that in the regular season. Everyone should take advantage of this time to adapt as soon as possible and prepare for tough battles in advance. The opponents in the first round are the Los Angeles Lakers. Teams that rely on experience and defense to win, they can only rely on Kobe to open up the offensive end, have the experience of playing against the Lakers in the regular season, I believe everyone knows how to deal with the Lakers, don't be pressured, and the final promotion will definitely be us."

The two teams played against each other just before the end of the regular season, and they are very familiar with each other. Emphasizing too many tactics is useless, and it is correct to find ways to decompress new players.

The Sonics returned to the playoffs after many years. The attendance at home was astonishingly high, the atmosphere was hot, and the tickets were sold out early.

When the star player Kevin Durant made his final appearance, the fans at the scene erupted with deafening cries, and the cards were full.

Phil Jackson stared at Lu Yong before the game, he couldn't see through this young man.

In this round of the series, the Lakers have a lot of bad luck, but he must win. He can only tell the players to strengthen their defense and try to win a chance.

Lakers starting: Fisher, Kobe, Walton, Odom, Bynum.

Jackson hasn't changed his lineup. The front three are still the old partners of Walton, Odom and Bynum. They have height, support points, and three-point shooters. This is already the strongest that the Lakers can play this season. starter.

Noah won with a jump ball and the Sonics went first.

Durant passed the ball to Noah at halftime, and the latter held the ball in the middle to observe the running position of his teammates.

Szczerbiak pulled out from the weak side to cover Delonte West. West came out to catch the ball and failed to get rid of the defense. He missed a strong three-pointer against Fisher at 45 degrees on the right side and missed the rebound. The ball was protected by Odom.

The Lakers' offense focused on Bynum inside this time, trying to reverse the situation by scoring under the basket.

The two teams played against each other in the regular season has proved that it is not efficient for Kobe to double-team and force shots. The easiest way to score is Bynum playing one-on-one at the basket.

Bynum sat in the low post and supported Noah with his back, stretched out his hand to catch the pass from the top of the arc, feinted a bit, relied on his strength advantage, and scored with a throw under the basket. 0 to 2.

"Little Shark"'s weight of 129 kilograms played a role. He was more than 20 kilograms heavier than rookie Noah.

Lu Yong didn't arrange low-post double-teams because he was afraid of Kobe and Walton's three-point long-range shots on the weak side. This is where the triangle offense has no solution. Through movement and positioning, it can always create singles space for stars.

If you want to break the triangle attack, you can only suppress your opponent with more unsolvable offensive firepower, commonly known as defeating magic with magic.

Supersonic offense, Delonte West brought the ball to the frontcourt, saw Durant reached for the ball but failed to pass it to Noah, suddenly took a step to attract the help defense, and threw the ball decisively.

Durant's left horn position is a dry pull. Facing the floor flow of Wharton's talent suppression, the rhythm is very good. Facing Wharton, he easily hits a jumper, whoa! 2 to 2.

Walton Jr. is 2 meters tall and weighs 03 kilograms. His strength and golf quotient are his strengths, but his speed and explosive power are slightly inferior.

Durant suffered a serious disadvantage against Durant. Like Noah, the defensive end can only interfere as much as possible.

The Lakers attacked, and Bynum received a pass from his teammate in a low post. He hit the basket and turned around in the middle. Under the interference, he missed the basket.

Noah turned around to protect the backcourt rebound, and immediately hit the ball to the frontcourt to launch a counterattack.

Bunch Wells suffered from Kobe's athletic talent, but he was not afraid of physical confrontation. He lowered his head and rushed forward. He took three steps to catch the ball, forced a layup with his strength advantage, and scored a layup against Kobe. . 4 to 2.

"Good job!"

Lu Yong stood on the sidelines and took the lead in applauding. Bunch Wells hit the ball very hard, which reminded him of Jimmy Butler who played for the Heat.

Even though the talents of top stars are suppressed by opponents, the main player on the court is tough and has a strong ability to seize opportunities.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe kept taking the ball from the top of the arc, went left and broke through deep into the basket, attracted double-teams and then split the ball to find Walton.

Walton's half-open three-point jumper was interfered by Durant's long arm, and the rebound was picked up by Delonte West, who was shrinking from the penalty area.

The Supersonics failed to counterattack, and this round was forced to fall into a positional battle.

Walton's three-point shooting percentage this season is only 33.4%, which is definitely not qualified as a shooter.

But there is no way, the Lakers have too few players on the front line, and the sharpshooter Vujacic is really accurate, but the defense is too bad, it is difficult to be entrusted with important tasks in the playoffs.

This guy has never been famous for his skills, but for his handsome looks and had a relationship with tennis star Sharapova. At that time, he attracted a lot of hatred, and he was called the public enemy of tennis fans.

Of course, Vujacic's most famous game was the tiebreaker in the yellow-green war in the parallel world. At that time, with only 13 seconds left, the Lakers led the Celtics by two points 81 to 79.

Lakers coach Jackson replaced Vujacic, who played only 5 minutes, and he made 0 shots in that game, and he didn't score, not even a single shot.

The eyes of the whole world are focused on a person who is about to sit on the bench. Vujacic stands in the center of the arranged tactics, tightly hugging the ball, 11.7 seconds, the whistle blows, and free throws.

Just two seconds before Vujacic made a free throw, he habitually stroked his hair for two seconds. The three shots were cut more than a dozen times. Vujacic's free throw percentage, Zen master's calm face, and Vujacic's calm face.

Then, under great pressure, this guy made two free throws. After leaving the court, his nostrils turned up, shaking the jersey number on his chest, walked back to the bench sideways, hugged Kobe's head and said a very pretentious sentence: "I'm done." , I'm left with you."

That night, Vujacic was dubbed "the real hero of winning the championship", and this 1 minute was the pinnacle of Vujacic's basketball career.

In the next period of time, both sides significantly strengthened their defense, scoring mainly by making strong shots against the defense, and the efficiency was not high.

After half a quarter, Lu Yong sent Delfino on the field to replace Bunche Wells, and strengthened the peripheral shooting, and the point difference was gradually widened.

The Lakers can only give the ball to Kobe and Bynum for singles in a positional battle, and it is difficult for role players to get open cell phones.

The Sonics maintained their lead by relying on Delfino, Durant, and Delonte West's large number of shots, and always took the initiative in the score.

The tactics arranged by Lu Yong are the same style of play as the Nuggets of later generations, with screens, cuts, and three-pointers.

The only difference is that Noah's passing imagination is much worse than that of Teacher Yue, so in many cases, the Supersonics are also interspersed with the Warriors' offensive system. Combined with each other, the offensive firepower is not bad.

The rookie players performed well in the first quarter, and the three outside guns staged bombings in turn, and the overall shooting rate exceeded 48%.

27 to 19, the Sonics lead by 8 points.

In the second quarter, the Sonics continued to strengthen their offense and sent a set of pure offensive lineups.

The outside line is Sessions, Michael Finley, Delfino, and the inside line is Taylor Tovic and Wilcox.

The defensive efficiency of this lineup has dropped sharply, but the offensive end has four shooters + one beast, and its ability to create opportunities is very strong. Tonight Lu Yong made it clear that he will rely on offense to win.

The positional battle was handed over to Sessions to control the ball in the middle, Wilcox was responsible for the screen and cut, Taylor Tovic and Delfino opened up, ready to catch the ball and shoot.

As for the veteran Michael Finley, he is a good player in the tough battle. Once there is no shooting opportunity in the positional battle, he will transfer the ball to him for singles, which can extend the offensive firepower of the Supersonics to the greatest extent.

Taylor Tovic showed his power in this quarter. He scored two consecutive three-pointers at 45 degrees from the left side. After attracting double-teams, he also assisted Wilcox for an air-cut dunk.

With the Lakers' backup center Mbenga on the court, the overall level of offense and defense has dropped significantly. This is the Lakers' shortcoming this season.

The Lakers who failed to introduce Pau Gasol are indeed not strong. It took Kobe half his life in the regular season to barely catch the last train of the playoffs.

Radmanovich is the most attacking Lakers substitute, but he has an injury to his left wrist. Tonight he will fight with the injury, and he can't withstand the firepower of the Sonics' second team.

Five minutes later, Lu Yong replaced the main players such as Durant, Szczerbiak, Bunche Wells and Noah, and the point difference was quickly widened by a wave of offensive.

The Lakers are not easy to play after switching to the main force. The defensive strength has improved, but the offense is still weak. The score is behind and there is no way to catch up.

After halftime, 57 to 39, the Sonics led by 18 points.

杜兰特半场砍下16分4篮板2助攻，11投7中，三分球4投2中，是球队领先的头号功臣。

In the second half, Teletovic, who was on the bench, continued to perform eye-catchingly, hitting three three-pointers in a single quarter, helping the team widen the point difference to 25 points.

Teletovic is actually a very good forward. If he replaced Peja and played in the King's Princeton system, even if he didn't reach Peja's height, the statistics would definitely not be bad.

His shooting ability is seriously underestimated. The typical poor version of Peja Stojakovic is much more handsome than Peja.

In the first game of the playoffs, the Supersonics clocked in and got off work in three quarters, and Lu Yong sent bench players to practice tactics during the garbage time of the final quarter.

The point difference was recovered a little by the Lakers, but it was still very easy to win the first playoff trip.

At the end, 115 to 93, the Sonics won by 22 points and got off to a good start.

The main player did not appear in the last quarter. Durant only played 28 minutes, 16 of 10 shots, 5 of 2 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, scored 25 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. His debut in the playoffs was eye-catching .

Taylor Tovic, who came off the bench, scored the second highest. He made 10 of 6 three-pointers, scored 18 points, 1 rebound and no assists. He played the role of the Raiders Terminator to the fullest.

湖人球星科比25投11中，三分球4投1中，罚球8中8，砍下31分5篮板4助攻2抢断，出场35分钟，44%的投篮命中率还算可以，今晚尽力了。

After the game, players from both sides embraced each other. When Durant hugged Kobe and whispered in his ear, this scene always made Lu Yong feel a little strange.

What would Du Xiaoshuai say?
You can't say something in Kobe's ear: You played well tonight, don't be discouraged, the future belongs to you
Phil Jackson shook hands with Lu Yong with a dark face, without a smile on his face, very depressed.

The Lakers have tried their best and showed the team's ability to press the bottom of the box, but in the end they still lost by 22 points. Jackson was in a terrible mood at this time.

He began to admire Lu Yong's vision of turning stones into gold. He could find Teletović's unremarkable physical fitness in the crowd and cultivate him into the main rotation. Lu Yong is a capable player based on this alone. coach.

Now the entire league knows that the Supersonics are a team with potential, but everyone has overlooked one point. Before Lu Yong took over the coach in the summer, no one thought that the Supersonics had potential, and no one believed that the Supersonics would be in the future. Rise during the year.

The Sonics this season are not only a dark horse, but also an example that all rebuilding teams in the league want to emulate first.

　Today's first update is a big chapter. In order to make readers happy, I didn't break the chapter.

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