Pick Westbrook

Chapter 246 We Can Always Trust the Bucks

Bucks locker room.

After losing this game, the atmosphere in the locker room was very gloomy.

Cousins ​​was restricted enough by the Bulls' Noah in this game, and he didn't help the team at all like in the regular season.

More importantly, Noah's player was still very mean-spirited and even flat, and the taunting action of applauding was always engraved in Cousins' mind like a knife.

Westbrook threw the towel on the ground angrily on the side.

This is the third time he has been beaten by Rose, and every time he and Rose fight, it is difficult to limit the opponent's breakthrough.

At this time, Westbrook finally understood the reason why the coach told him to improve his defense since his rookie period.

Westbrook has the potential to be one of the league's top perimeter defenders, but he hasn't made an All-Defensive team until now.

Westbrook was thinking that if he could be stronger against Rose's breakthrough limit, I'm afraid the result of tonight's game would be completely different.

"We can't do that."

McGrady suddenly stood in the middle of the locker room at this time.

He pointed to the championship trophy inlaid under his feet and said: "We are the defending champions. This is only a loss in one game. We still have a chance to win the entire series."

McGrady played well in this game tonight, scoring 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists off the bench.

Because the Bulls' overall defensive ability is too strong, McGrady's playing time in this game has been greatly improved. On the contrary, Artest, who is better on the defensive end, does not have enough playing time in tonight's game.

All Bucks players raised their heads at this time.

Although O'Neal and Iverson have been completely DNP and did not play in tonight's game, they are experienced and know what kind of trouble the team is facing now.

Low morale.

The Bucks defeated the Knicks in the last round, and won the series without pressure, leaving the Knicks powerless to fight back.

This also made all the players of the Bucks extremely confident, they are the defending champions!
But now facing the Bulls in the first game of the series, the Bucks lost the game, and most of the time the Bulls were leading and playing under pressure.

This undoubtedly greatly affected the self-confidence of the players.

"That Bulls team was not bad tonight, but we have the ability to beat them, tonight is just one game in the series."

"Guys, we gotta pick ourselves up and stop being put down by these sons of bitches in Chicago."

At this moment, Li Lai pushed open the door of the locker room and walked in with Tyronn Lu and Marshall.

He saw that the three veterans Tracy McGrady, Iverson and O'Neal were helping his teammates adjust their mentality.

This is the benefit of having veteran players on the team, and Li Lai never worried that the young players of the Bucks would suffer from low morale for a long time after losing a game.

At this time, he glanced at Cousins ​​and Westbrook, who were still blaming themselves, and the corners of his mouth suddenly turned up into a smile.

After seeing Li Lai's gesture, all the players felt refreshed instantly.

"coach."

"coach!"

"Have you thought of a solution to the Bulls!"

"I'll just say it! How could the Bulls be our opponents? They can win one of our games, but do they still want to win our entire series?"

At this time, Li Lai repeated what he said in the post-match press conference.

"Guys, the reason why we lost tonight's game is because of me, not your fault, and it's not that we are not as good as the Bulls."

"It was because I didn't prepare well before the game that the team struggled from the very beginning."

"But even then we could have won the game at the last minute. It was the key goals of Rose and Pierce that made us return without success."

"Guys, this is the last time, I will never let the team get into this kind of trouble again."

Westbrook's body shook after hearing this sentence.

Cousins ​​also regained his energy at this time. He tilted his mouth and said excitedly, "I just said, how could the team of Enoch, a mentally handicapped young man, be our opponent."

"Coach, we forgive you this time, don't do it again next time."

Tyronn Lue and Marshall, who heard this sentence, were extremely ashamed. This Cousins ​​bastard really dared to say anything.

Tyronn Lu couldn't help looking at Li Lai at this moment.

Although the Bucks were really at a loss when facing the Bulls' sudden high-intensity defense, the coach quickly solved this problem and eased the team's offense in time.

And in terms of pre-match preparations, Tyronn Lue can say responsibly that the pre-match preparations of the Bucks coaching staff are definitely no worse than the coaching staff of any team in the league.

So Li Lai took all the responsibility on himself, which was not fair at all.

Marshall's face was also full of doubts at this time. He didn't understand what the coach meant by blaming himself for all the problems?
With Li Lai's prestige in the entire Bucks team and his reputation in the entire league, there is no need for him to belittle himself so much.

What's more, in Marshall's heart, Li Lai is the first-class coach in the entire league, and how much mistakes he can make.

The center of the locker room.

Li Lai called all the players over. They all surrounded the championship trophy under their feet. At this moment, everyone lowered their heads and saw this supreme glory.

Li Lai stretched out his hand.

"I've already said the words. In the next game, that guy Rose will die a miserable death. I don't want him to break through to our inside lane so easily."

"This task is the task of our whole team. He can pass the ball and assist his teammates, but I don't want to see him score again."

All the players put their hands on Li Lai's at this time.

They felt the coach's determination from the temperature of Li Lai's palm.

"Coach, leave it to us."

"We have long since disliked that bastard."

"Bucks!"

"Rush! Rush! Rush!"

5 month 5 day.

Game [-] of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

On-site commentary desk.

Barkley looked straight at the status of the Bucks players on the court.

O'Neal is gesticulating with Cousins, and seems to be teaching him how to solve Noah's defensive problems.

At the same time, McGrady also showed Cousins ​​how to break Noah's defensive footsteps.

The two veterans know very well that breaking Noah is the key to cracking the entire Bulls' defensive system.

And Cousins ​​​​is the key to solving Noah's key.

Dragic and Westbrook on the side are also being taught by Iverson.

How do defenders solve top interior defense problems? Iverson may be regarded as the most experienced player in the league.

Even Barkley, who has already seen how the Bucks can quickly adjust morale, couldn't help but praise in his heart after seeing this scene.

"This team has never lost mentally."

After hearing what his old partner said, Kenny Smith nodded confidently and said, "So, we can always trust the Bucks."

　Brothers, there is really no way to update during this period, because the class will go until 11:1 pm, and then the lesson preparation will be until [-]:[-].

　　I have been working hard to ensure that the update will not be interrupted, but it is still interrupted.

　　Fortunately, the class ended on the morning of the 29th.

　　In the future, we will keep the update stable first, and then make changes based on the class schedule after the year.

　　Of course, no matter what, there will be a period of explosive updates in the end to make up for the updates during this period.

　　Then, another year will pass, and I wish all brothers good health and peace.

　　happy New Year.

　　Love you all, sincerely.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)