NBA: Miller moment at the start

If Wang Ba knew about Walton Jr.'s experience as a player, he would understand why Walton Jr. had such a big problem as a coach.

Walton entered the league in the same year as James and was always a marginalized player. It was this player who stayed with the Lakers for nearly 10 years.

He had a good relationship with everyone, and his teammates always evaluated him as selfless and conscientious.

During the Lakers' two consecutive championships in 2009 and 2010,

Walton had almost no playing time, but Phil Jackson would call him every time the coaching staff held a meeting and let him participate in the coaching staff's discussions.

A marginalized player was valued by a legendary coach like the Zen Master. This experience gave him the idea that as a coach, he would give every player a chance, train everyone, and give young people more opportunities.

Walton likes to mingle with everyone when coaching. He has a good relationship with Kuzma and Ingram. He thinks they have strength.

It’s just that young people lack opportunities to mature, so he gives them playing time to hone their skills.

He thinks Wang Ba is very talented, so he gives him more time to play when the game requires, which can also improve his physical fitness.

Of course,

Walton is not a professional and experienced head coach. He can’t see many obvious problems that Wang Ba and Rondo can see.

It can only be said that he tries hard to be a good coach, but his ability is really not enough to be a head coach.

Phil Jackson once said to Walton:

"If you want to be a good coach, sometimes you have to be an asshole, even if you don't want to be an asshole."

Walton Jr.'s personality and ability make him a good coach. He is suitable to be an assistant coach.

Back to the game,

Walton Jr. accepted the suggestion and changed to a 3-shooter lineup,

Wang Ba, Pope, Caruso, Kuzma, Ingram,

Choosing Kuzma instead of McGee is for passing considerations. Kuzma can pass the ball, and McGee is more suitable for Rondo.

After the timeout, the game resumed,

Wang Ba held the ball, Pope and Caruso fell to the low post, crossed the run and pulled out, Kuzma pulled out from the waist to provide a screen, and then cut to the inside.

The 76ers continued their defensive strategy, shrinking the inside, Caruso shot after receiving the ball and hit 3 points.

Back,

Embid played Kuzma and got 2 points.

The Lakers still played tactics, and Pope scored 3 points.

Coach Brown requested a timeout and changed the defensive strategy. When he came back, the Lakers had no good chances on the outside, and Wang Ba held the ball and attacked the inside.

The 76ers did not shrink, and the inside was empty. He played very resolutely.

Embiid let go of Kuzma and rushed to Wang Ba. Wang Ba passed the ball to Kuzma from the base and scored 2 points.

The Lakers combined inside and outside, and the 76ers were not easy to defend, but their offense was very smooth. The two sides went back and forth, and the score did not widen.

Things are unpredictable, and no one knows who will think of surprises and accidents.

The Lakers played 3 shooters and did not look for Embiid again. Everyone seemed to forget that Embiid had 3 fouls, and the referee's even made Embiid forget.

Lakers' offensive round,

Wang Ba broke through, Embiid came up, he jumped up and prepared to fake a shot, Simmons suddenly shrank back and locked Kuzma,

There was no space to pass the ball,

Wang Ba could only lean back as much as possible, avoiding Embiid's interference, and throw the ball out.

Embiid rushed over, swung his arm and hit the basketball hard, the movement was very large, and hit Wang Ba's hand directly.

Beep!

The referee's whistle sounded, and the basketball was also thrown out by Wang Ba.

Clang!

The hand was hit, the strength was not controlled well, and the ball hit the front of the basket.

"Ah..."

"What a pity!"

Clang!

The basketball bounced up and hit the basket again, making a crisp sound.

Clang, bang, bang,

The basketball jumped continuously.

Swish!

Finally fell into the net bag.

"Got it!"

"Wang Ba stared at Embiid and shot 2 points!"

The Lakers bench was in chaos, and Walton Jr. was shaking Kato Ying's hand without any restraint.

Embid looked ugly and spit out foul words:

"Fuck!"

Before he realized that he had committed 4 fouls, Brown immediately asked for a timeout and replaced him.

Embid cursed, and even the towel handed to him by his teammates was thrown to the ground, and he punched the seat.

His eyes were blazing, staring at Wang Ba, wait, I will make you pay the price.

The 76ers replaced Boban and used Kuzma, who was very tall in the interior, to get two points. Kuzma was very depressed because the height difference was too big.

Wang Ba came to him:

"I'll pass the ball to you later."

Boban is very tall, but moves very slowly. It is easier to bully him than Embiid.

Wang Ba got the ball at the top of the arc,

Kuzma immediately came up to pick and roll for him, and brought Boban out by the way, forming a mistakeWang Ba rushed into the inside,

76ers were wide open, Butler, who was defending Ingram from the side, came in to assist,

Wang Ba threw the ball to the basket, and Boban couldn't turn around at all,

Kuzma rushed in and jumped high, caught the basketball in the air, twisted his waist and smashed the ball into the basket.

Butler jumped up in a hurry to make up for the defense, and wanted to intercept, but was hit by the strong impact and staggered, and retreated repeatedly.

Bang! !

The basket made a huge roar, and the rack was shaking.

Kuzma let go of the basket, landed and jumped up, and collided with Wang Ba in the air:

"Awesome!"

Ma Jian was very excited in the Tencent live broadcast room:

"Wang Ba's pass was really beautiful! The Chinese men's basketball team lacks a guard like Wang Ba who can score and pass. I think the Chinese team can play well in this year's World Cup!"

The live broadcast room was full of comments,

"Ba Wang is awesome!"

"Ba Wang is awesome!"

"Wang Ba 6666!"

In the basketball center, Yao Ming excitedly waved his fist.

He has been paying attention to Wang Ba recently and watching every game. In Wang Ba, he sees the hope of the rise of the Chinese men's basketball team.

Since his retirement, the Chinese men's basketball team has lost talents. The super center can no longer save the men's basketball team that is stuck in the quagmire. It must have a point guard with independent scoring ability!

The previous Wang Ba did not meet his requirements. The current Wang Ba is simply tailor-made for the Chinese men's basketball team.

"No!"

"We must convince the leaders and recruit Wang Ba into the national team!"

At the game,

Butler stood up and scored two points in a strong singles.

Wang Ba responded immediately and assisted Pope to hit 3 points.

The 76ers were not to be outdone. Simmons faked to shake off Ingram, broke through the basket on the right and passed the ball to Boban, who dunked and scored 2 points.

With 4 minutes left in the third quarter, the Lakers led by 3 points.

The benefits of Rondo on the bench showed up. His cooperation with McGee helped the Lakers establish an 8-point lead at the end of the third quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the 76ers were forced to use Simmons to lead the bench, which was to match the Lakers.

After 4 and a half minutes, the Lakers still maintained an 8-point advantage.

In Wang Ba's words, the advantage was on our side. The 76ers sent all their main players, and the Lakers also put 3 shooters on again.

The decisive moment began.