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Chapter 724 Garnett's Explosion

The Lakers lost Game [-] of the Finals, which was the first bad news on the way to the Triple Crown.

Although it is normal to win or lose, it is difficult for the Lakers to accept it. The Lakers' post-game meeting...was originally a game summary and partial review, but the problem was that everyone was in a bad mood and the atmosphere was very dull.

Li Shengli is thinking about how to cut O'Neal and Garnett in the next game.

Barkley lost the first game, one step away from the ring he dreamed of.

Bryant was equally sullen, and both Barkley and Barkley felt that Harris' tactical error was the result, while others didn't have much voice.

As for Harris, he thinks so too.

Although the most terrible thing is that the main force of the Lakers is not in good condition in this game. This is an objective existence, but as the head coach, the failure to adjust tactics in time is the ultimate fatal factor, because it can be seen from the second half.

Li Shengli played a staggering 46 minutes and a little more.

After being double-teamed in the first half, he scored 11 points. In the second half, Barkley, who was capable of attacking, went to the fourth position to limit Garnett's double-teaming. Li Shengli's offensive environment was very good, and he scored 22 points in 31 minutes. points of climax data.

The total loss in the first half was 11 points.

A total of 6 points were won in the second half.

This means that the Lakers played back in the second half, and the game eventually lost by 5 points. If the time for chasing points is pushed forward, even if the main force is not as good as the opponent, the Lakers still have a chance.

So in general...the tactics are not wrong, what is wrong is that the Lakers' main force is not in good condition, and what is wrong is that Harris is not adjusting fast enough or timely enough.

……

After the game and the post-match interviews, when the Lakers returned to the hotel, the hotel's green layout was annoying enough, but a large number of fans gathered outside the hotel, booing the Lakers who hadn't heard the first game... He even personally delivered it to the hotel where the Lakers will stay, making everyone uncomfortable.

Just arrived at the hotel.

Four people from West and his party came to visit the class, and said a few words of encouragement to Li Shengli. After returning to the hotel, Li Shengli's phone calls kept coming. They were basically calls from his former teammates. Even Jazz's old man Jay Lee Sloan even called to comfort Li Shengli for his defeat.

On the contrary, Li Shengli didn't feel anything.

Of course, except for the eagerness and extreme desire to cut O'Neal and Garnett.

And just when Li Shengli was about to yell out a bedtime story to hypnotize him, Harris also came over this time, knocked on the door with an unhappy face, and walked in on his own.

……

"You... the coach?"

"Why are you so surprised, I can't talk to you?"

"I wanted to say no, but the problem is that you have come in, and I can't drive you away!" Li Shengli shrugged to express his helplessness, closed the door and saw Harris sat down by himself, and poured a glass of water Passed it over, "Just drink water, drink coffee, I'm afraid you are so old, you can't sleep at night, and you are pulling me unlucky!"

"Cough, be serious, I'm not in the mood to joke now."

"What? You are over 60 people, and you still need me to enlighten you?" Li Shengli pulled up a chair and sat down, and asked, "Tell me, did you quarrel with West, or was it at night?" Was the press conference a headache from being chased by reporters?"

"It's all there!" Harris took a deep breath and said after holding it in for a long time: "Those reporters are nothing, at best they are annoying flies. I'm used to it, but West... He did look for me, but he Smarter than anyone thinks, because he knows it's not time to point fingers and hold fingers, but I can still feel his thoughts, and he thinks it's my problem."

"That……"

"Don't talk!" Harris interrupted Li Shengli, "I also know that I am responsible, but the problem is that there is nothing wrong with this tactic itself. It seems that the second half is chasing points, but if there is no foreshadowing in the first half, there is no Big Ben and O'Neal's confrontation consumption, we may not be able to chase points in the second half, this is very objective, and there is no element of me defending myself."

"The game is over, and the post-match summary has already been mentioned. You won't come to my place just to talk about this?"

"That's not true, I just want to tell you that our tactics for the next game will remain the same. Don't worry about the others, because the first game can't be used as a reason for me to give up, as long as it is not a low state of the whole team, I think this It’s the most logical way for us to play.”

Or is Big Ben the starter?

Fuck, did Da Ben secretly give you a gift?

However, for himself, it doesn't matter whether it is Big Ben or Barkley playing the starting four.

Li Shengli glanced at Harris and said: "These are trivial things, but you think about it clearly. If you lose the first game, you can still say that everyone is in a bad state. If you lose the second game with the same tactics, then you must be defeated." The media and fans scolded you bloody, maybe... West and the others will fire you after the match, and you will lose your job by then!"

"Unemployed? This is not a reason for me to shrink back. I only make the most correct choice!"

"Damn, you've made up your own mind, and you still come to ask me?"

"Of course I will, because I need your support!"

……

Li Shengli guessed that Harris was pissed off. Although he said he didn't care, he still wanted to prove himself, and the problem went back to the beginning. When all the factors of the game were not determined before the game, there was nothing wrong with any tactics, so the first The tactics for the second game have also been decided, and it is naturally a tactical drill before waiting for the game.

So, the first game was played on the 16th, and the second game was played on the 18th.

As the second home of the Celtics, Boston fans thought it was the last one, so the atmosphere before the game was even more wild, and this time even Auerbach sat in the auditorium with "dress" because he won consecutively. With two victories, the winning percentage of the finals is too great.

Compared with the first game, the starters of both sides have not changed much.

According to Harris' thinking...Ben's task is still to foul O'Neal under the basket, and even combined with the experience of the first game, this process must be greatly accelerated to buy time for adjustments in subsequent emergencies.

No problem in the first quarter.

It failed to widen the point difference, but it didn’t make the Celtics feel too good. Because Li Shengli was still double-teamed, it was the same situation as the first half of the first game. He didn’t take many shots, but the firepower of Kobe and Barkley returned. , leading by 1 point after one quarter, and more importantly, O'Neal was yelled at in a big way, and one-handed free throws were not so brilliant.

Play the second quarter...

The problem with the first game was that the adjustments in this quarter were not fast enough, so Harris paid special attention to the game changes in this quarter, and the good news is that the tactics worked. Although Daben committed 5 fouls in the half, he was still tough O'Neal, Suppressed him with fouls, not to mention Li Shengli's suppression of Garnett was still there, leading by 5 points in one quarter and 6 points in the half.

Into the second half.

Because of Ben's 5 fouls, Harris simply followed the rhythm of the first game, decided to switch back to defense during the intermission, and transferred Barkley to play power forward. What can be seen in the previous game is... This lineup can Played against the Celtics.

However, it’s okay if it doesn’t change, but if it changes, it will be chaotic.

Li Shengli has been concentrating on cutting Garnett for the past few days, so the defense is extraordinarily hard, and Garnett is about to cry. The whole first half was 5 for 1. In the end, he didn't want to play anymore, because he couldn't do anything. , I was stunned by Li Shengli at every turn.

But after Li Shengli went to mark O'Neal and Garnett met Barkley...he was relieved, chattering with Barkley, and even turned around and shot under the height difference. After 5 of 1, he scored 5 of 5 and scored 10 points in a row.

This caused Barkley to be furious, and Harris was about to cry, because the point difference in the first half was directly filled by Garnett, but he overused Daben, and after 5 fouls, the Playing is no longer the taste of the first half.

(End of this chapter)