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Chapter 351 February 6

6 month 3 day.

The Hornets host Game [-] of the Lakers.

Fans throughout New Orleans are full of confidence in their home team, and they all firmly believe that the Hornets will win tonight's game and bring the big score back to a 2:2 tie.

Major sports programs are talking about, if the Hornets can drag the series to the seventh game, they may really be able to win the Lakers by virtue of their physical strength.

on the field.

The defensive strength of the two teams has once again increased.

Ariza slapped Leonard to the ground when he was defending a layup.

The veteran Paul knew that Ariza was bullying the rookie, so without thinking about it, he rushed up and gave him a vicious push.

The referee on the sideline rushed over after seeing such a fight, trying to quell the fight by pulling Paul away and calling the opponent's malicious foul.

But Paul looked at the opponent very seriously and said: "I am also here to fight, and I am helping you maintain order on the court."

I believe you a ghost!
The referee looked at Paul speechlessly and thought: Why don't you push Leonard instead of Ariza if you want to stop the dispute?At first glance, it is deliberately provoking trouble.

However, this round of the series has reached the point where it is now, and both sides have done everything on the defensive and offensive ends.

The intensity has already gone up.

So after seeing that the referee didn't care about the foul but just signaled an ordinary defensive foul, the referee also chose to spare Paul's little trick on the court.

Stevens is very confident in every player of the Hornets. He said: "We experienced a hand-to-hand battle with the Grizzlies in the last round of the series."

"We have long been used to this level of confrontation."

"The Lakers come when they want, we are not afraid."

Du Feng nodded in agreement and said: "In this year's playoffs, each of our players has grown. This is the most precious wealth we have obtained in the playoffs."

"So what if the Lakers are a championship team, we are playing a championship team!"

Li Lai is very satisfied with the self-confidence shown by Stevens and Du Feng at this time. This is a process that the players and coaching staff of a team must go through.

This is the process of believing.

Li Lai is also full of confidence in this round of the series.

The Lakers are indeed stronger than the Hornets in terms of lineup and strength, but they are not outrageously strong and terrible.

As long as the game can be extended to a later stage, the Lakers will encounter physical exhaustion sooner or later. After all, most of their players are veterans.

On this point, Li Lai had already made plans, and he was pushing the Lakers into the abyss step by step.

The twin tower lineup is the second targeting tactic that Li Lai arranged.

After consuming Kobe and fighting Kobe, now he is consuming Gasol and Garnett.

Li Lai is confident that in two games at most, the Lakers will be completely dragged down by him.

beep!beep!
The whistle on the field caught Li Lai's attention, and he watched Ramon Sessions suddenly foul Jordan in the penalty area.

No sign!It was premeditated!
Even Jordan on the field was in a dazed state, looking left and right, and finally looking towards Li Lai.

"DeAndre was off the ball on his way back to the basket. Before the Hornets' offense started, Ramon Sessions took the initiative to foul him."

"What are they trying to do?"

Du Feng said with a puzzled face.

He hasn't seen clearly what happened on the field.

Stevens frowned and reminded: "Now the foul has reached the number of free throws. At this time, we have to stand on the free throw line."

"Are the Lakers crazy?"

Both of them looked at Li Lai very strangely at this moment, and really didn't know what happened on the court.

Li Lai, who had been standing all the time, heaved a sigh of relief and sat back on the bench.

He said in a faint voice with a sense of relief: "Shark hacking tactics."

"This is a shark hacking tactic."

Du Feng opened his eyes wide and quickly looked at the statistics in his hand.

This season, DeAndre Jordan averaged 2 free throws per game, but only made 1 goal, making 50% of his free throws.

In the playoffs, DeAndre Jordan's free throw percentage has dropped to 46%.

This shooting rate is even worse than that of Shaquille O'Neal back then, so it is completely feasible for opponents to target Jordan in this way.

Stevens said in shock: "Why did they catch our weakness at this time."

"If it had been discovered earlier, shouldn't it have been deliberately targeted at this point from the beginning, the Lakers would not have lost the last game."

Li Lai sighed again.

This is indeed the case.

It is precisely because of Jordan's free throw level that Li Lai has always used Jordan as the end point of the lob, instead of holding the ball too much on the offensive end, and did not design tactics for him in this regard.

In the playoffs, in order to continue to cover up Jordan's free throw problem, Li Lai also replaced Jordan from time to time in the final stage, playing the small lineup of Lewis and Diaw.

But even if it has achieved this point, the Lakers still grasped the weakness of the Hornets.

It is precisely at this juncture that the Hornets are playing the Twin Towers lineup.

This is fatal.

"Mike Brown didn't have the resilience to do that, and someone was behind him to help him."

Li Lai recalled the battle with the Heat that year, and he also felt that someone was helping the Heat's head coach Erik Spoelstra behind his back.

This is the second time.

This feeling made Li Lai very unhappy.

What makes him even more upset is that because Jordan's free throw problem was caught out, I am afraid that the Hornets will no longer be the opponent of the Lakers.

Duang!

Jordan Jr. missed two free throws on the court, and the Lakers took the opportunity to fight back.

Kobe made a one-stop layup, even passing Vince Carter and Leonard with a folded lever to score.

next round.

Shark hacking tactics come again!

Jordan made one of two free throws.

The Lakers push back again!
boom!
Garnett dunks!A roar!

"The Lakers are gaining momentum!"

"Should the Hornets make substitutions, or take down the Twin Towers lineup?"

At this time, the cameras of all the photographers in the entire arena moved to Li Lai, and the sudden passive situation did not make any waves of emotion appear on the young coach's face.

Stevens and Du Feng looked anxiously at their head coach. They both knew that the other party must be thinking of countermeasures at this time.

Suddenly, Li Lai chuckled lightly.

Du Feng asked with some concern: "Coach, are you okay?"

Stevens patted Li Lai's shoulder with concern.

Li Lai shook his head and said, "The Lakers are going to call a timeout. They will take Ramon Sessions and take Steve Blake."

"This round of the series, we may lose."

beep!beep!
The referee at the center line suddenly blew his whistle.

Stevens and Du Feng looked over in shock, and Ramon Sessions, who had committed two fouls, walked towards the court consciously, and at the same time, he high-fived every player of the Lakers like a hero.

Kobe, the boss of the team, patted the opponent's butt encouragingly, and said, "I can also contribute to the team off the court."

Steve Blake, who made 0 fouls, came on, and then took a special look at Jordan.

The meaning is obvious.

You Hornets, change or not!

"Substitute." Li Lai said suddenly.

"coach!"

"coach!!"

Stevens and Du Feng yelled at the same time. They both thought that Jordan should be able to save him, in case the opponent hits a free throw next time.

Isn't the Lakers just shooting themselves in the foot, cutting the shark and accompanies a foul in vain.

As a result, Jordan on the court was fouled again by Steve Blake and walked to the free throw line, missing two free throws.

"Made!"

The Lakers counterattacked again. Leonard blocked Kobe with his body and was knocked out. At the same time, he was sentenced to a defensive foul.

Kobe made two free throws.

At this time, Li Lai directly replaced Jordan and took Dior.

In this way, the Hornets' defensive twin towers will no longer exist, and they will face the previous test again.

How to defend the Lakers' twin towers.

"Fight to attack!"

Li Lai still has no plans to give up tonight's game, nor does he plan to give up this round of the series.

He arranged offensive tactics for the team, hoping to use this to compete with the Lakers to the end.

But in the end the game is over.

The Hornets lost the game 106-111.

The big score is 1:3.

Gasol had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Garnett had 21 points and 9 rebounds. The two almost blew up the Hornets in the paint.

JR Smith hit 6 three-pointers, which is a new record in his playoff career, but he was still powerless and did not change the Hornets' defeat.

Post-match interview.

So the reporters saw the disappointed emotion on Li Lai's face. This was the first time they saw such an emotion on this high-spirited young coach.

Very helpless.

"The Lakers already hold the match point, and the next game will be the time to decide whether you will stay or not."

"But everyone thinks that the Hornets have done the best, and you have done an excellent job this season."

Paul on the side was silent, Leonard put his hands on the table and lowered his head.

Li Lai took a deep breath and said, "Of course."

"Whether it's the players, the coaching staff of the Hornets, and all the staff have completed a very good season."

"We're going to enjoy the rest of the game, completely unpacking."

Underground parking access.

When Li Lai was about to leave for Los Angeles, he saw Taylor anxiously waiting in the passage.

Wearing a white dress with black dots and casual canvas shoes today, the other party waved to Li Lai.

"You didn't have time to thank you for writing a song for me last time, so do you want to eat something, such as seafood abalone?"

This was the first time Taylor took the initiative to invite a boy to dinner, so after she finished speaking, she put her hands on the hem of the skirt with some cramped hands, and she was very afraid that the other party would reject her.

Li Lai also wanted to relax, so he readily agreed.

Zhang Weiping, who was also waiting for Li Lai in the corner, was very embarrassed after seeing this scene. He didn't know whether he should turn around at this time or continue watching.

In the end, I couldn't help but say, "It's nice to be young."

6 month 5 day.

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The Hornets played a shocking offensive wave and won the Lakers 115:109, which is quite like the Bucks back then.

This wave of offense was also foreseen by many commentators after the end of the last game.

After all, since the Hornets' twin-tower lineup was broken on the defensive end, it is impossible to use the Lakers' offense in any way.

6 month 7 day.

Paul encountered the strict defense of the Lakers. Without his sharp offense, the Hornets would never have any player who could stand up at this time and lead the team to victory.

The Hornets unfortunately lost the game 102:107.

The big score was eliminated 2:4.

(End of this chapter)