Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 52 Zen Master: Du En, you are too team-oriented!

"Dune, you are a team player and you are as good as ever.

I knew early on that you would be able to fit in and make a big difference in the game.

As long as you can understand the triangle offense thoroughly, I believe that all players will play around you. "

After the second quarter, as soon as Du En came to the sidelines, the Zen master began to use the PUA method on him.

"Hint? Play around me?"

Duane has always wanted to be the boss of the Lakers, but he also knows that the current strength does not allow it.

Therefore, it is better to win steadily, wait and see what happens, and use your own energy to maintain the Lakers' locker room when conditions permit.

Then follow the Lakers F4, win the crucial championship together, obtain the NBA championship achievement, and create a new template.

By the way, it was halftime, and Duen returned to the away locker room with other teammates.

I didn't order takeaway this time, and asked the hotel to deliver the food directly.

But if I want to eat, there are some, mainly bananas, energy bars, protein gels, etc. If I am thirsty, I will drink Gatorade.

Du En was not polite. When he saw other teammates coming in, he took a few bananas. He also took three bananas and sat down at his seat to peel them.

"Duen, we have back-to-back games to play tomorrow. Do you want to take a dip in this now?"

A staff member brought over several buckets of ice water and asked Duane if he wanted ice for his feet.

Ice compresses can relieve pain, reduce swelling, and reduce inflammation. Disease-free and painless ones like Du En can also be used to relieve fatigue and eliminate lactic acid.

Duane did not refuse the staff's kindness. Seeing that Kobe, Payton, and Malone had soaked in buckets of ice water, and even tied ice packs on their knees, Duane followed suit.

Malone has been playing in the NBA for 20 years. His ability to have such high durability is not just due to his physical talent.

When middle-aged people have no choice but to soak wolfberry in a thermos cup!Healthy basketball is a university subject!

Besides, Kobe is not very old, and he is also doing maintenance. How can he not follow the same for a young man like Du En?
While making ice packs, Du En didn't desert, but was listening to Zen Master's arrangement and scheduling for the second half.

Zen master did meditation during halftime in the last game because the Lakers led more and the players were so focused on eating a big meal. No matter how much Zen master said, everyone couldn't listen.

Today is different from the past. After the first half of tonight's game, the two sides are 52 to 49, and the Lakers only lead by 3 points.

And these 3 points were mainly played by Dunn and Payton.

The away game is often more rare than the home game. In order to consolidate the advantage and win the away game, Zen Master has to play his due role as the head coach of the Dynasty.

In Zen Master's arrangement, all the starters played in the second half. At the beginning, Du En held the ball first. Du En couldn't move or was tired from playing, and then Kobe and Malone took the lead.

Zen Master just wanted to see if Duane was in the starting lineup and whether holding the ball could attract defense.

It would be best if it can be natural, just like at the beginning of the second quarter, playing according to the triangle offense, which is very consistent with his basketball philosophy and coaching philosophy.

If not, it can also give full play to Dunn's hard work and vitality as a young man.

After all, they have to return to their home court tomorrow to play back-to-back games. The Lakers cannot rely on the old arms and legs of Payton, Malone, and Grant.

Whenever encountering back-to-back games, the ones who can really rely on are young people like Kobe, Dunn, and Fisher who can't run to death or get tired.

"I hold the ball, I hit first, right?"

When Du En heard the Zen Master's order, he was overjoyed.

Du En was still hesitant before, whether to try to get a few more assists, and get a double-double data!

Now that the opportunity has arrived, Dunn will get a lot of possessions in the third quarter. Now that the time is ripe, why hesitate?
If God does not take, you will be blamed instead!
"Master Zen didn't mean to mislead me. He just did it for my own good and wanted me to play as a team!" Du En thought like a mirror.

"When O'Neal comes back, the ball will definitely not be enough!
In order to ensure the unity of the locker room and to allow O'Neal to return better.

After much deliberation, I can only make the sacrifices to help everyone! "

Sacrifice the small self to achieve the greater self!Du En gave himself a hint, and then there was no problem.

The Lakers F4 all need data. Even if it is not for the purpose of collecting data, they will accumulate a lot of data in the game because of their respective core styles of play.

Simple calculation, a game usually scores 100 points, the OK combination has at least 40 points, and Peyton Malone has at least 30 points, so there are less than 30 points left for Duane and other Lakers players.

It is impossible for Dunn to eat all the part of the role player's cake by himself.According to the triangle offense, at least half of the cake must be divided to satisfy their appetite.

This means that it is difficult for Dunn to average 20 points per game this season.

However, Dunn needs data to continue marketing his own business value.It also needs numbers to compete for the best rookie of the season.

In this case, why didn't Duan find another way early and expand the data in other aspects?

As early as the summer league, Dunn envisioned going the way of Westbrook, leaving Westbrook with nowhere to go.

You know, Westbrook's style of play has blown up the two high-level data of BPM and VORP!
Without watching the game, the gap between ordinary players and stars can be clearly distinguished just by looking at the basic data.

However, if the data between the two players are similar, or their playing styles are different, but they are at the same level, how to compare the two?
Then of course it depends on the high-level data!
Especially the judges who hold the votes for the major awards, usually have no time or energy to watch the competition, they can only look at the data sheet, and then make their choices based on the high-level data.

The most important data in basketball is scoring, but scoring data is not the only data.

Nash's scoring data for his second consecutive MVP award are actually not particularly impressive. It is because of his leadership performance and excellent high-level statistics that he has won the second consecutive consecutive MVP award.

Next, Dunn will compete with James and Anthony for the best rookie. The scoring data is hopeless, but what if the rebounds and assists are much higher than them?
If you can average a triple-double in your rookie season, then needless to say the best rookie!Maybe it can be included in the discussion of regular season MVP.

However, after all the years in the NBA, it took decades for players like Big O and Westbrook to emerge.

Even the ball-carrying core can't average a triple-double per game. It would be even more fanciful for Duan to achieve such data in Lakers F4.

In order to achieve his own goal, Dunn can only settle for the next best thing and try his best to get the data to the triple-double.

"Time doesn't wait, just start from tonight, from the second half."

Duane, who returned to play in the second half, was obviously not the same person as he was in the first half.

The stench of the sewer was already exuding from Dunn's soul...

Although Payton has played in the NBA for more than ten years, his sense of smell is not so keen. After halftime, he passed the ball to Du En honestly according to the instructions of the Zen master, and then pulled himself to a 45-degree angle on the weak side.

In this way, Duane, who is on the strong side, protects the ball with his back, Kobe is at the top of the arc, and Malone is at the bottom corner. As long as someone double-teams and Duane passes the ball, it is very likely to get an assist.

"You'd better double-team me!" Du En wanted to yell.

However, Marion did not over-assist in the defense until Dunn turned his back and passed the singles Joe and broke into the penalty area, and Marion let Kobe go.

Duan originally intended to pay attention to Marion. When he saw that Marion was really helping to defend, he immediately passed the ball to Kobe.

After the cooperation in the first quarter, Kobe was already used to it. Facing Joe's defense in isolation, Kobe took the ball and shot a fadeaway jumper.

In the first half, Kobe scored 11 points on 5 of 13 shots, and his performance was relatively average.

In the third quarter, he finally started to exert his strength and hit a goal as soon as possible, increasing the shooting rate to 50%.

Duan also received another assist and was one step closer to a double-double.

After Kobe Bryant scored, he immediately returned to defense. Duen and others did not delay, returning to the backcourt and using defense to consolidate their advantage.

If the Suns' fast break can't be played, half of the offense will be useless.

Fighting on the ground, Stoudemire's strong point was strangled to death by Ma Long again.

Ever since, the Suns fell into a situation where Marbury played singles, Joe Johnson played singles, Marbury and Marion played pick-and-rolls, and the three continued to cycle.

Marbury was strictly guarded by Kobe. Although he could still break through the basket, the Lakers also had people under the basket, especially Malone's big elbow, which was very deterrent.

After only playing a few balls, Marbury was a little overwhelmed.

Facing Payton's defense, singles Joe can open up shooting space, but singles Joe likes shooting too much.

If you continue to break through to the basket, or break through and score the ball, you may be able to help the Suns get out of the predicament, but it is really useless to rely on the shooting percentage in the early [-]s in singles.

After learning and adjusting in the first half, Duane also had some experience in defending Marion, and Marion's scoring ability in the third quarter also declined.

The Suns' offensive firepower was severely limited, but with the help of Duane's team basketball, the Lakers played smoothly and impressively.

The third quarter lasted more than 9 minutes. By feeding Kobe and Malone the ball, Duan had completed today's KPI and successfully reached double figures in assists.

However, Payton gradually realized something was wrong: "I seem to have scored 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in most of the quarter."

With the ball in hand, it is definitely easier to collect statistics.

Dunn shared his possession of the ball with Kobe and Malone, so the assist data quickly increased.

That is to say, the passing level is a bit poor. Sometimes Kobe and Malone need to adjust to the defense.

Otherwise, it would be easier to get assists.

"Du En, you are such a team player! Sometimes you should score." After replacing Du En off the court, the Zen Master reminded Du En again.

Du En didn't refute, just nodded in recognition.

Anyway, I have already achieved a double-double, so I am not in a hurry about scoring.

Sitting on the bench, watching the third quarter, the score was fixed at 79 to 69, and the point difference widened to 10 points.

Zen Master seems to be interested in ending the game as soon as possible. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Payton, Kobe, and Dunn were directly sent.

Although Kobe played almost the full third quarter, Kobe is notoriously a stamina monster.

Moreover, Zen Master is not going to let Kobe play with the ball, just continue to play without the ball and add defense.

Looking at the Suns, there is no adjustment to the lineup. Marion is still resting off the court, which is suitable for Du En.

However, in order to maintain the relationship with Payton, Dunn still shared a few balls with Payton, allowing Payton to score more points.

More than 4 minutes into the fourth quarter, the point difference further widened to 17 points. The Suns replaced the main players in advance, and Jackson also made adjustments and sent Malone up.

The Lakers lowered the tempo and played steadily, and slowly widened the point difference to 20 points.

When the fourth quarter reached more than 7 minutes, the Suns withdrew their main force again to show their surrender.

The Zen master didn't have to be unreasonable, and removed all the starting players except Du En.

原本杜恩才17分6篮板12助攻，距离20+三双还差3分4篮板。

There are still more than 4 minutes to go, which undoubtedly gives Dunn a certain chance.

It's a pity that the Lakers don't have any inside players, and Duen doesn't have any teammates who are good at blocking positions.

Moreover, Duen did not play all the garbage time. After playing for more than two minutes, the Zen Master withdrew Duen. After all, he had to play back-to-back tomorrow.

In the end, Dunn only had a double-double of 21 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists.

(End of this chapter)