Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 53
"No fear of scandal, Kobe Bryant came back with 27 points and 6 rebounds, helping the Los Angeles Lakers conquer Phoenix"

"Los Angeles Lakers are unstoppable in the new season, semi-completely beat Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns"

"Los Angeles' Big Three with No. 13 in the first round!Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman are already in the lineup》

"Rookie Du En played brilliantly, scoring 21 points and 12 assists, scoring a double-double for the first time in the new season"

"Dunn's post-game interview: Kobe can score the ball that I can't make, and I can pass the ball that Kobe can't pass."

At 8:[-] in the morning in Los Angeles, the Lakers team had just returned from Phoenix. Reports about last night's game had already spread everywhere in Los Angeles.

After returning to Los Angeles, the Lakers players have a half-day rest until three o'clock in the afternoon, the time for normal training and warm-up before the game, just arrive at the Toyota Center.

After returning home, Dunn did not choose to catch up on sleep like other players, but called a private physical therapist and asked him to come to do a full set of health care.

Dunn intends to eliminate physical fatigue in this way, so that he can participate in the next back-to-back games with a fuller mental state.

……

"It's so early?"

At 02:30 in the afternoon, Kobe came to the Toyota Center to warm up in advance and found that Duane had already practiced in the arena, so he took the initiative to say hello.

"Young man, I can't sleep, so I can only come to practice."

Dunn exchanged some pleasantries with Kobe before continuing with today's shooting practice.

After all, there are cameramen working nearby, so it’s not good to waste other people’s time.

Not long after, other teammates came one after another, including O'Neal who came over to eat and drink.

O'Neill said that he would share the joys and sorrows with his teammates, but he ate more than everyone else.

O'Neal doesn't pay much attention to weight control. There is no need for a nutritionist for O'Neal. O'Neal feels that the food provided by the team is clean, hygienic, and nutritious.

And eating with everyone, talking and laughing, the atmosphere is also very good.

It can only be said that even if the richest player in the league has the opportunity to prostitute the team, he will definitely not miss it.

After everyone had finished the team meal and rested for a while, the Lakers' warm-up session was half an hour earlier than before.

Many people feel that playing back-to-backs requires players to get more rest time, and this is indeed true.

But under normal circumstances, players are not given that much rest time.

In fact, in order to avoid injuries, teams participating in back-to-back games often organize players to start warming up half an hour to an hour in advance so that the players can fully move their bodies.

Sometimes, the head coach will also ask the players about their own status and then adjust the players' specific playing time.

Master Zen is different from most head coaches. He warms up half an hour in advance, ends the warm-up half an hour in advance, and then uses the remaining half hour to lead the players in pre-match meditation.

Going back-to-back is not only physically exhausting, but also psychologically exhausting.

In the future, meditation before NBA games will become very common, and to a certain extent, it is influenced by Zen masters.

After doing the meditation, the game is about to start.

Tonight the Lakers will face the Golden State Warriors, who are missing their great coach Richardson.

During the offseason, Richardson was suspended by the league for three games due to domestic violence. He was able to play in the preseason, but was banned for the first three games of the regular season. This game happened to be the third game.

It can only be said that the Lakers are lucky, and Duane is also lucky.

The Warriors are strong in height and defense inside. When fighting in a defensive position, it is difficult for opponents to break into the Warriors' interior and score at the basket.

Zen Master also understands the situation of the Warriors, so he adjusted the team's style of play.

Last night, against the Suns, they shot inside. Tonight, against the Warriors, they mainly shot from the outside.

Because of his focus on sudden points, Duane has also changed from the previous ball holder to a space point again.

After the start of the first quarter, although Payton passed Speedy Cresketon easily, he was easily disturbed and blocked when he burst into the basket.

As a space point in the starting lineup, Duane got a lot of corner shots.

In the first quarter, he made 5 of 3 shots and scored 9 points and 2 rebounds. He became the biggest contributor to the Lakers' scoring lead in the first quarter.

Because there is no ball possession, it is difficult to get assists. The ball is usually passed to Du En, who needs Du En to shoot.

Du En understood that due to the change in play style, he had no chance to get assists, so he could only rush for as many rebounds as possible.

It's a pity that the Warriors are all tall inside, and they do a good job in rebounding protection.

And because both sides are basically playing positional warfare, the pace of the game is relatively slow, and the number of rebounds is not as many as expected.

"Dunn, you should hold the ball more and pass the ball to me more."

During the break, Payton took the initiative to chat with Du En.

主要是第一节不适合佩顿发挥，佩顿4投1中，只有2分2篮板4助攻进账。

Under normal circumstances, Payton should in turn hold the ball more and pass the ball to Duane, so as to assist in double figures.

However, Payton values ​​scoring data more.

Moreover, as an All-Star point guard, like Kidd, often in double figures in rebounds and assists, but not in double figures in scoring, it will also appear embarrassing.

For Dunn, in fact, he doesn't want Payton to have a ball conflict with him when he has the opportunity to record a double-double or a triple-double.

"Gary, don't worry, I'll pass the ball to you."

For the sake of long-term benefits, Duane still gave up the idea of ​​scoring 30+ points again tonight.

With the cooperation of Duane and Payton, the Lakers continued to consolidate their advantage. When Kobe and Malone returned to the court, they played a wave of flow and further widened the gap.

By the end of the first half, the two sides were 35 to 46, and the Lakers led by 11 points.

The point difference was not as big as expected, mainly due to the slower pace of the game and the fact that the Lakers took more outside shots.

Originally, there was only one small blacksmith in Los Angeles, but now there is one more Malone, so there are two.

As the game entered the third quarter, the sequelae of back-to-backs appeared a little bit, and even Dunn joined the Los Angeles Blacksmiths.

After discovering that his shooting percentage had dropped, Dunn changed his style of play, actively asked Payton for the ball, picked and rolled the Warriors' backup point guard Avery Johnson, and then fouled the basket.

三节打完，杜恩已经13投6中，三分10投5中，罚球5投3中，累计获得20分5篮板3助攻数据。

In the following fourth quarter, Duan played for more than 3 minutes and scored 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

If it weren't for back-to-back tonight, and he would go to the East to play an away game soon, Duane could play more time and collect more statistics.

75 to 89, the Lakers once again defeated a Western Conference team with a 14-point advantage.

Next, there is the devil's fourth consecutive away game that extremely tests the players' physical and mental adjustment ability.

On November 11, the Lakers played their first game in the Eastern Conference against last season's Eastern Conference playoff team, the Milwaukee Bucks.

Payton played for the Bucks last season. Although he has no grievances with the Bucks, Duane and Malone, as teammates, still tacitly create scoring opportunities for Payton.

为此，佩顿18投11中，三分3投1中，罚球6投5中，斩获28分5篮板5助攻的全面数据。

Kobe Bryant went his own way, using games as training tools, and played better and better. He scored 30+ points for the first time this season, and scored 31 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Duane and Malone gave up a lot of shooting rights to Payton, and the scoring data did not exceed 20 points.

不过两人都斩获了两双数据，杜恩16分7篮板11助攻，马龙14分13篮板2助攻。

The Lakers' four main players teamed up to score 89 points, 32 rebounds and 20 assists. There is no reason not to win.

109 to 101, the Lakers got the bonus from the Eastern Conference in their first away game.

Continuous winning has also made the atmosphere in the team's locker room more harmonious. Even Kobe, who usually doesn't take the initiative, expressed his intention to treat his teammates to dinner.

However, after eating the Bucks meal, the Lakers will then go to San Antonio to face the defending champion Spurs.

Without O'Neal in the penalty area, the Lakers want to beat the Spurs with Duncan, which is undoubtedly a huge test.

(End of this chapter)