At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 72 Zen Master Does Not Zen
"Zen Master" Phil Jackson looked at the situation on the field and was anxious, but there was no one in his hands, and he had nothing to do.

He can only hope that Kobe can wake up this disappointing Odom.

After all, two of the three outsiders on the bench, Vujacic, Shannon Brown, and Jordan Farmar, have been blown away by Du Zhe.

The only Jordan Farmar left?With his height of less than 1.9 meters, playing against Du Zhe, the scene was so beautiful that Phil Jackson could not even imagine it.

Standing on the sidelines, Zen Master kicked the bench chair angrily, feeling jealous towards Old Nelson in his heart.

This old man is really lucky. There are so many short-lived undrafted picks in the NBA, how could he pick up a treasure like Du Zhe.

Not to mention the bargain-basement contract, his defense and three-point play are even more eye-catching.

More importantly, if the Lakers can acquire a strong Chinese player like Du Zhe, with the team's strong operational capabilities and Los Angeles' unique conditions, they will definitely be able to make a lot of money, and the team's market value will also double. Several times higher.

Nowadays, Phil Jackson is not only the coach of the team, but also the boyfriend of the Lakers owner’s daughter, Jeannie Buss. He is also considered a half royal relative of the Lakers. Naturally, he will not be limited to his status as a mere coach when considering issues.

As soon as he thought of this, he secretly made up his mind that he would speak to the boss after the game, and try his best to win over Du Zhe during the offseason.

It’s just that with the team’s current salary space, I’m afraid there won’t be much advantage in competing with other teams...

Frowning, Zen Master decided to return his attention to the game. He put two fingers into his mouth and blew his signature whistle, both to boost morale and to urge the Lakers players to play more actively. .

With Zen Master's whistles, the Lakers regrouped. Bynum relied on his physical advantage to charge inside and won two more free throws, helping the Lakers get closer to the score.

Taking advantage of Bynum's free throw, Nelson immediately replaced Curry with Maggette.

This is not because there is any problem with Curry's performance, but because Nelson believes that at this critical moment, especially when the opponent's main center Bynum has four fouls, the experienced Maggette may be able to act A surprise soldier, more effective.

In this era when Harden has not yet emerged and dominated the world, Maggette and Kevin Martin can be said to be the double pride of the foul-making world.

Although they are both masters of drawing fouls, their methods are completely opposite.

Martin's body is thin, and he relies more on his brain and acting skills to draw fouls. His ability to touch clothes with one hand and [-] falls often makes it difficult for defensive players to guard against.

Unlike Martin's acting school, which is false and real, Maggette belongs to the hard-working school with punches to the flesh.

With his muscular tendons, Maggette can unscrupulously enter the opponent's inside melee.

With strong physical contact and flamboyant acting skills, Maggette crisscrossed Los Angeles and became the free throw leader in the history of the Clippers.

Old Nelson let him appear on the scene at this time, with a mission.

On the front line, Maggette also fulfilled his mission. At the end of the third quarter, he finally found a chance, relying on his experienced experience and head-on confrontation to make Bynum pay his tuition.

Bynum committed five fouls, which was undoubtedly another heavy blow to the Lakers.

The referee's whistle blew, and Lakers coach Phil Jackson stood up again on the sidelines, his face becoming increasingly ugly.

Fighting to the third quarter, he found that today's game was far more difficult than he had imagined.

The triangle offense he admired was disrupted by this Hua Guoluo draft pick named Du Zhe.

Although the triangle offense seems complicated, it remains the same. Its only purpose is to allow the team's super giants to get easier one-on-one opportunities.

In the Lakers, it is to let Kobe get a 1-on-1 singles opportunity.

But the appearance of Du Zhe directly froze Kobe and also reduced the power of the triangle offense by half.

And the team is still able to go back and forth with the Warriors, relying on the twin towers Gasol and Bynum to support themselves in the interior.

But now that Bynum has committed five fouls, he will no longer be able to let go on the defensive end. As a result, the burden of protecting the frame will fall on Gasol.

Both offense and defense, both father and mother, I don't know if Gasol, who didn't have much rest in the game, can stand it in the fourth quarter.

At this time, he was completely out of the mood to whistle, and could only plan the formation of troops for the fourth quarter with a sad face.

At the end of the third quarter, the two teams were tied at 86:84. Although the Warriors were leading, they were not leading by much, and the outcome was still unclear.

杜哲本节3投2中，再得5分，前三节得到17分3板1断。

During the break, Du Zhe joked with Maggette: "Old Ma, you are good at touching porcelain. I think if you work harder in the fourth quarter, Bynum will be able to rest early."

"Look at what you said, do I call it touching? I call it reasonable use of physical contact with defensive players." Maggette explained righteously.

In order to make his words more tenable, he added: "When I first entered the league, an expert told me - great players can always stand on the free throw line."

Maggette was half lying on the chair, looking up at the sky, with a nostalgic look on his face, as if he was recalling his green years.

"Really? Corey, then you have to teach me well." Stephen Curry on the side seemed to be infected by Maggette's serious look, and began to humbly ask for advice.

As a rookie, Curry's humble and studious attitude is well-known throughout the team.

But seeing that the next generation of three-point kings will develop in the direction of porcelain kings, Du Zhe can't sit still.

He hastened to stop him: "Stephen, don't listen to the old horse's nonsense. Why didn't his master tell him that great players can always pass the ball selflessly, why didn't he tell him that great players can always defend well?"

Du Zhe's words are heartbreaking. As a black hole on the court, Maggette is most criticized for not passing the ball and not defending.

That is to say, Du Zhe was familiar with him and had a relatively high status in the team, so he dared to make such a joke with him.

"I*, you **..." Maggette broke through his defense instantly. He now discovered that Du Zhe's level of taunting and trash-talking had really improved by leaps and bounds, and even he, a native of the United States, couldn't resist it.

"Okay, boys, stop making trouble, there is still a game for us to win." Old Nelson came over and stopped the farce on the bench.

However, after such an uproar, the mentality of everyone in the Warriors relaxed a lot. The whole team went into battle lightly, preparing to fight the Lakers to the death in the fourth quarter.

(End of this chapter)