godfather in black

Chapter 20 020: Inside Strength... Sigh!

020: Inside strength... Sigh!

"Don't shoot three-pointers on the outside, back up quickly. Brian Cook pay attention..." Qin Tao originally wanted to tell Brian Cook, the most stable outside turret of the Lakers, to pay attention to the shooting distance, but he was afraid of doing so It will damage the confidence of the players.Cook, who averaged 7.2 points per game for the Lakers, is still a relatively important figure in the Lakers' bench so far.

Of course, if the Lakers hadn't had no one inside, Qin Tao wouldn't have put this power forward with basically no defensive ability and slightly higher than zero rebounding ability on the field, which would become the Achilles' heel of the defensive end of the Lakers' bench lineup.

"Caron hit a three-pointer from the outside, and the Lakers have widened the point difference to 10 points. It seems that Utah is in a bad mood today! I hope Jerry can make adjustments to narrow the point difference again. Before coming to Salt Lake City, the Los Angeles people had won two consecutive victories, and I hope Utah can prevent Los Angeles from having a three-game winning streak!" Hendry's voice was less passionate than before, and a little more strange.After working for the Jazz for 30 years, he always shows some empathy when facing the Lakers.Compared with other teams, the Lakers can be regarded as preferential treatment here.

Although holding a [-]-point lead, Qin Tao's expression was unusually serious.When Sloan called the timeout, the sweat on his palms reached the peak of the night.Taking a deep breath, he reached out and picked up the tactical board.

"Qin Tao, as a qualified head coach, you must be calm, calm. 'Qin Tao secretly encouraged himself in his heart.

Qin Tao called all the main players to his side and said: "Although we lead by 1 points, I believe you know this field better than I do. You are more familiar with the owner of this field than I am. Minutes will never give up. Any advantage of less than 25 points against them is not an advantage. What's more, we took the lead just now through a wave of high-percentage three-pointers."

"Next, Kobe, Atkins, Butler, Odom, Cook, you all go first. Remember to use speed to impact, try to choose layups or fouls, and avoid three-point shots. Victory is It belongs to Los Angeles, brothers." In the end, Qin Tao yelled out the three words "brothers", this time it was more natural than last time, and it also aroused more passion from the Lakers players.

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"Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow...

"Bryan, you're going to let me see you shoot from that nasty three-point line. Do you dare to enter the three-second zone? Foul! You foul! Don't let Carlos score easily again, okay?" Qin Tao couldn't take Cook's face into consideration at all, so he yelled loudly.

The cheers from the Utah fans and Qin Tao's roars well confirmed the situation on the court. 39 to 46, the Lakers have fallen behind by 7 points.The last time the Jazz called a timeout, the Lakers led 37-27 by 10 points.At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers first beat the Jazz 14-1, which Qin Tao could accept.But then the Lakers were beaten 19-2 by the Jazz, Qin Tao couldn't accept this.

"Sir, you can no longer blindly break through. Cook has no touch. Even if he has the best chance, he can't make a shot. He has scored 9 points tonight, which is beyond his average level." Brown · Xiao came to Qin Tao's side and whispered.

"But who else can play? Wahid and Grant have too many physical problems. If they are allowed to play now, they will not be able to play again in the fourth quarter." Qin Tao said while scratching his hair in distress.

"Hey!" Brown sighed deeply. He knew that there are too few people who can play in the Lakers, especially the inside players.

Just when Qin Tao was restless and on the verge of going crazy, a voice that nearly broke him came from the field, "Bang!"

"The Lakers player Brian Cook missed a shot from the three-point line. After the ball bounced off the backboard, the ball went out of bounds. Utah has the ball." Hendry, the voice that echoed over Utah for 30 years sounded again.What catered to Hendry was the sound of Qin Tao slapping the back of the chair. "Let you enter the three-second zone, and you will let me hang around outside, pause, and replace."

After the timeout, Qin Tao quickly suppressed his anger. He forcibly suppressed Cook's physical training.The most important thing is to arrange the current game. If this game is lost, let him wear the Clippers jersey to apologize at the Staples Center. Los Angeles is down.

"Caron wait a minute you play point guard, Lamar you pass the ball on the court. Kobe hits their shooting guard when he gets a chance, that is a weak guy who can only steal the ball. Waheed, give Kobe or Caron more Pick and roll, try not to let them face the Russian, get it? Grant, you try to hang Carlos in the paint, and if he gets the ball easily, you just foul it when the defense is out of position. But remember If he fouls, he will die for me, don't let me see him play 2+1 easily. Do you understand?" Qin Tao patted the tactical board and said with a blushing face.

"Understood, boss."

After some arrangement by Qin Tao, the Lakers' offense was quickly smoothed out.Kobe and Butler's breakthrough goals are clear. After the pick-and-roll, if Boozer comes out to defend, they will shoot directly.If Gilliek is in the front, the two will use their bodies to force a breakthrough, layup or draw a foul.

With 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the second quarter, the two sides tied at 48.Butler received the ball at the top of the arc, Divac moved slowly from the baseline, Butler quickly slapped the ball to the ground, and his body twisted quickly.Between the rapid changes in the center of gravity, there was a gap in Kirilenko's defense, and Butler seized the gap and rushed towards the inside of the Jazz quickly.Divac quickened his pace and stood up quickly.

Butler slid one step after another and turned around, his movements were clean and neat.Even he himself doesn't know what's going on. He feels in a particularly good state today. Whether it's shooting or breaking through, the feeling is not comparable to before.Normally, he would feel a real resistance when running, but today he couldn't feel that resistance at all.

Divac's pick-and-roll did not completely block Kirilenko, but relying on his physical advantage and inexplicable state, Butler still got rid of the defense of "AK47". Kobe in the three-second zone had already been double-teamed. At that time, Butler was in a completely undefended state.

Jumping and shooting, Butler, who is unguarded, looks particularly relaxed.With 1 minute and 08 seconds left before the end of the first half, the Lakers led by two points.

(End of this chapter)