You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 181
The nightclub fight made the Lakers a little passive. The originally rich wing group suddenly lost three champions. Before Sprewell and Russell returned, it seemed that no one could prevent Weixia from entering the starting list.

Phil Jackson: No, I can.

What Jackson wants to prove is that he let Weixia play as a substitute, not because of other people, not because of strength, but because the Lakers need him to play as a substitute.

Even without Sprewell, Russell, and Luke Walton, Wei Xia still did not enter the starting list in the same city derby against the Los Angeles Clippers at home.

In the game against the Clippers on November 11, the Lakers' starters are: Smush Parker, Kobe, Sasha Wesha: I am very angry! Vujacic, Odom and Chris Mihm.

Luckily for Odom and Mihm, when the fight happened, one of them was drunk and the other went out of nowhere to get involved.

Their absence was also unfortunate, and if Odom had been sober enough, his popularity in Los Angeles would have prevented it from getting worse.

Therefore, the Lakers can still guarantee that four of the five starting players can play. The home commentator Michael Thompson questioned Jackson's refusal to let Wei Xia start: "It's this time, why not let Wish start?"

Spero Dedes laughed: "Perhaps we should ask why Phil would rather start the Slovenian than Wish?"

The old Thompson regarded Jackson's approach as prejudice and arrogance: "Perhaps Phil thinks that rookies are not worthy of the responsibility, but Wish currently ranks third in the team in scoring per game, second only to Kobe and Lamar. If he has a stable playing time of more than 30 minutes like the main force, I think he will become Kobe's most reliable helper."

Dedes followed Thompson's words to smooth things over: "Maybe Phil has his own considerations. He would rather let the Slovenian start than Wish. It is definitely not based on the player's strength."

After all, it is his own head coach, who has also led OK to three consecutive championships before, so he cannot be damaged too much.

Thompson heard his partner's overtones, but his face still couldn't believe it.

"Maybe," said old Thompson in the most perplexed tone with a "I don't fucking like this arrangement" look.

The commentator called out, and Wei Xia himself was also unconvinced.

He has no objection to Vujacic, but in terms of strength, Vujacic is not better than him except for three-pointers. Jackson would rather let him start than let himself start, which made Wei Xia a lot of dissatisfaction.

The Clippers' starting quality is significantly better than that of the Lakers.

Cassell the Alien, Mobley the Cat, Corey Maggette, Chris Carman and Elton Brand.

At the beginning, Kaman jumped the ball and won the first move.

The old cat tried to shoot a three-pointer, and Vujacic's defense gave him a lot of confidence.

No, the Lakers' counterattack rhythm was disrupted by Parker.The god of death rushed to the end all the way, no matter who was standing in front of him, he just accelerated towards death.

The speed is very fast, and the car behind can't stop, so he is forced to pass the ball.

Kobe tried a ball, but he couldn't continue the touch he played against the Knicks.

The Clippers then made a high pick-and-roll, and the inside went down. Brand caught the ball and raised his long arms to carry Odom's defense strong and caused a foul.

The Clippers were lucky. The basketball jumped left and right on the rim and fell into the rim smoothly.

Brand went to the free throw line to score an extra penalty.

"No, the defense is too bad." Vaughan Weaver read brokenly.

With Walton, Sprewell and Russell out, his minutes are sure to increase over the next few games.

He was very excited about this, waiting for Jackson's call at any time.

The Lakers are either striking the iron, or on the way to strike the iron. The feeling of the whole team seems to be left in the nightclub last night.

Jackson was already on his feet, and he kept whistling at the players, as if doing so would make a difference.

Kobe dribbled the ball continuously from left to right like Jordan, and his opponent saw through some pretending tricks.

Maggette jabbed his ball and then, swinging the entire Lakers defense, confidently sprinted downfield and dunked at the rim.

The Staples Center is both the home court of the Lakers and the Clippers, but Lakers fans have always looked down on Clippers fans.

Today, they got off to an embarrassing 11-0 start by the Clippers, who have always looked down upon them.

4 minutes passed, and no one could score.

"Influenced by other people, Kobe's hand feeling is also very bad today."

"Show half the energy you had when you hit someone last night, and you can win this game."

Thompson and Dedes can only divert the fans' attention in a joking way. Let alone the fans, even they were surprised by the start.

Kobe's state in the low post was terrible, and he couldn't find the touch at all.

This is not the first time.

He plays the role that the Sharks used to be, but he has to face it, he can't dominate the low post like the Sharks.If you want to follow the Bulls dynasty version of the triangle offense, his form and spirit undoubtedly have the capital of Jordan II, but he has no Scott Pippen, no Rodman, no Horace Grant and no Bill Cartwright.

He only has Smush Parker and Odom who can be half Pippen offensively.

He can't go both ways.

If he continues to play the low post, his instability will continue to be exposed. If he doesn't play the low post, where will the Lakers' triangle offense go?
Just 4 minutes later, Jackson called Wecha and Vaughn Weaver from the bench.

They both replaced Parker and Vujacic.

Overdue.

Wei Xia and Vujacic clapped hands, not at all happy to be able to replace Vujacic.

"Wish, you guard against Mobley!" Zen master gave instructions.

It's still the same, creating opportunities on the offensive end, and marking the opponent's arrows on the defensive end. Fortunately, the Clippers don't have a heavy small forward that Weixia can't handle, otherwise Jackson will definitely not be polite to him.

Although Weaver's height is more like a guard, he plays the two position on the offensive end.

The ball handler is Wei Xia. He plays the first position on the offensive end and defends the second position on the defensive end, just the opposite.

The Lakers' problem is obvious. They can't attack and defend. Wei Xia has to find a way to score.

11 to 0 looks too dazzling.

Weaver went to the top of the arc to catch the ball. Wesha let the ball go and ran to the bottom corner.

The old cat followed him.

Of course he wouldn't just let it go, the old cat was considered a qualified defender.It's just qualified, not considered an elite, Wei Xia suddenly pretended to run back and throw away his defense by half a body.

This position doesn't look like much, but if a master fights, a slight difference can determine the winner.

The old cat saw Wei Xia throw him away and cut straight to the penalty area, pointing to the sky.

When Weaver saw it, he felt guilty. It was pure trust in Wei Xia that made him throw the ball up.

Chris Kaman turned around and saw Wei Xia jumping in front of him. The opponent had already reached the highest height, and it would be too late to react.

Kaman yelled and raised his hands for the final struggle, while Wei Xia grabbed the ball with one hand, straight up and down, like lightning across the sky, and split the ball into the basket in an instant.

"What did I say?" Old Thompson's resentment towards Jackson was about to penetrate the roof of Staples, "What's the climate for the Clippers if Wish was replaced earlier?"

Dedes quickly smoothed things over: "You can't say that, the Lakers are really in a mediocre state today."

2 is better than 11
Wei Xia's scoring method inspired everyone, his teammates were full of energy on the defensive end, and the Clippers were defended so that Maggette could throw a goal.

The person he faced was Kobe, and the monster who had been on the defensive line for consecutive times would never let him score.

Maggette's ball just missed the shot.

Missing the shot, Odom took the rebound and threw it to Wei Xia who was on the fast break.

Wei Xia is in the center, Kobe on the left and Weaver on the right.Although the boss is by his side, both of them have opportunities, but his choice is the student with whom he is better friends.Wei Xia dared to pass, but Weaver didn't dare to vote. He was the kind of old smart guy who played with the leader and would never let the leader see that he was flooding.Kobe thought it was nothing to do with him, but Weaver really passed it on.He jumped into the air and could shoot, so he didn't shoot, a jump pass, and the ball was transferred to Kobe's hands.

Wei Xia was really impressed after watching it.

Kobe lived up to Weaver's licking intentions, and hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, which broke the ice covering him, and his hand felt warmer.

5 is better than 11
"Okay, I get it," Wei Xia said, rolling his eyes, "I'm being sentimental, next time if you and Kobe play a fast break at the same time, I won't pass the ball to you even if I dribble it out of bounds."

In this regard, Weaver has no objection at all.

That's Kobe!

Playing fast break with Kobe, how can his offensive priority be higher than that of the opponent?That's going to be struck by lightning!

Wei Xia chased the old cat.

In terms of dribbling alone, Mobley, like Wei Xia, has reached the level of a point guard.The Clippers have Cassel, who doesn't need him to dribble, and running positions is not what he is good at.

Mobley passing the ball and Mobley off the ball are like two players.

Even if Mobley didn't play, the Clippers' offense was quite impressive.

Cassell calls out the Kaman pick and roll.

Kaman's pick-and-roll went straight down, good defense is good defense, and Mihm was ready to return to defense, but Cassel's ground-hitting pass was completely beyond his imagination.

The basketball hit the ground from Mihm's feet and passed through the body. Kaman didn't need to do anything else, just catch the ball and it was over.

13 is better than 5
Wei Xia just wanted to follow the same example and let Kobe play a tactic, but saw him firmly standing in the low position and wanted to try another ball.

Wei Xia didn't hesitate, the ball was passed, pulled to the top of the arc, one side was completely cleared, and the Clippers defended straightforwardly.

Let's look at Kobe's footsteps show.

Hit the back hard, once, twice, and the variable appeared. First, he shook his shoulder to the left, but Maggette was not fooled, so he shook his shoulder to the left again.Wei Xia has seen a lot of his back shots, and he can almost predict his next move.Bryant's second shoulder shake was a harbinger of offense. Maggette swayed, and Kobe turned around and shot a jumper the moment the opponent was shaken away.

He completely swayed out of the shooting space, Maggette did not interfere with him, and still missed.

This is the natural difference between outside back-up and inside back-up.

It is true that post-ups can be used as a regular offensive method, but if you want to use him as a tactical system, only the insiders who can destroy in the low post can be competent.

Throughout the ages, there are only a few who meet the standard.

Even the Sharks need a Kobe on the outside. Kobe, who was trying to play the Shark, looked out, only Wei Xia, who is not yet a starter, and Odom, who is fluctuating in a huge state.

(End of this chapter)