You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 387 The General Who Lost Control
"Gilbert is a sensitive player, it's hard for someone to go to the depths of his heart. There may be many people who don't agree with the way he led us. But that's his instinct and why he has led us all the way."

In the first half of the game between the Lakers and the Wizards, the process of the game was funny and ridiculous, which made Washington stomach ache.

Arenas' performance in the first quarter had reached his lower limit. In the second quarter, with the "enthusiastic help" from Wei Xia and others, he proved his "stability" in the lower limit.

He shot 31% in a single quarter, scored 7 points with a low to no-lower efficiency, and missed all five shots from beyond the three-point line.

At Staples Center, he was a god of war.

On his own home court, he is also a god of divination.

His downturn showed that the fans at the scene were caught off guard, and even the head coach Eddie Jordan took a tactful way to let the fans recall his goodness.

He said that this is Arenas' instinct and the reason why Arenas has led the Wizards all the way so far.

The way to correctly interpret his words should be to think back to the highlight moment of Arenas, relive the sweetness brought by it repeatedly, and then force yourself to accept his shit-feeding operation today.

However, having said that, a superstar played 22 minutes in the half, and the way the head coach commented on him was to remind the fans of his previous good games. One can imagine how unsightly his first half was.

Not even a nice word.

Look at the Lakers again, Phil Jackson's face is full of complacent emotions.

The last time Arenas made waves at the Lakers' home court, he went on a killing spree and beat them to pieces.Tonight, after their careful arrangement—to be honest, it has little to do with the coaching staff—they made Arenas behave like a Lakers undercover in the first half, as if the team that pays him more than 1000 million annual salary is not the Wizards, but the Lakers.

In the halftime lounge, Jackson praised Ryan Hollins, and highly praised Hollins' violent foul on Arenas at the beginning: "That was the source of Gilbert's troubles. Well done, Ryan."

Hollins nodded excitedly.

There is only one person who is not happy for Hollins, and that person is his rival Bynum.

Bynum wanted to cover his ears or stuff them with cotton. He didn't want to hear a single note about Jackson's evaluation of Hollins.

But he can't do that. It's his freedom not to like Hollins, but he can't confront him in public. Otherwise, Jackson, who doesn't like him in the first place, has more reason to fix him. He doesn't want to be a thorn in the side of the coach like Wei Xia.

The sandbag is such a great and mind-testing role, let Wei Xia leave it.

After Jackson set up, the Lakers walked out of the locker room neatly.

On the way, Bynum saw Hollins with a rosy face, and said unwillingly: "Isn't it just a black hand in the game to trip others up? It's not the same as anyone else. I'm just too lazy to do that. If I were to do it, I could do well."

Sprewell didn't want to listen to his complaints, and said roughly: "Then you're fucking doing it for everyone to see. It's only useful to play tricks, and the coach is not your father, so he won't listen to your complaints!"

Unexpectedly, Bynum turned around and spat out a sentence: "I don't have a father!"

Sprewell was stunned for a second, "Me neither."

The second half began shortly after, and the Lakers' starting insiders were replaced by Bynum and Cook.

Bynum suffered from his youth.

He wanted to prove that he could do what Hollins did, but he forgot that with his body and talent, he could do many things that Hollins couldn't.Jealous of Hollins being praised for his bad play, Bynum's idea in the second-half start was not to use his talent to create value in the low post, but to find a way to draw a hard foul like Hollins did.

How did he know that Hollins regards Wei Xia as a master, and he can ask for advice if he has anything to do, but he usually looks down on the unscrupulous moves, let alone asking for advice, when he sees someone doing the same thing around him, he will turn into a righteous warrior and condemn him.

Suddenly wanted to be the bad guy, he didn't know how to do it.

Wei Xia chased Arenas, and the Wizards coaching staff said on the surface that they would continue to trust him, but their style of play was not deceiving.

Their focus has shifted to Jamison's body.

Jamison is from North Carolina. He has polished his offensive skills all his life. When his teammates pass the ball, he will immediately show it.

Odom has just come back, he hasn't had a few training sessions, and his performance in the match is not good. Normally, he will continue to truce, but Jackson can't wait any longer. The Lakers need his rebounding and coping ability.

As for defense, there is no hope before the injury, and the return from injury must be treated rationally.

Jamison made up and down steps and made a strong attack.

The Wizards chased the point difference to 10 points.

Reducing the number of times Arenas has the ball is probably the best decision at the moment, because he is a threat without the ball.

Even if the first half was like that, Wei Xia didn't dare to let it go.

"Have you been abandoned again?" Wei Xia said pitifully, "It's so pitiful."

When Arenas saw him, he felt uneasy: "Stop talking nonsense to me here!"

"Don't get excited, I'm just sorry for what happened to you." Weisha chased after Arenas and had a violent collision with his body. "If Kobe played as bad as you in the first half, do you think we will treat him like your team treats you?"

Even if Wei Xia didn't go on, Arenas knew what the answer was.

Yes, for Kobe, 40 of 7 in the half cannot be deprived of tactical status, even temporarily.

Wei Xia slowly noticed some habits of Arenas based on the counterpoint.He found that Arenas was more sensitive than expected, and it was easy to irritate him if the right medicine was given.

A person who is easily irritated can also easily become a breakthrough for opponents.

Now he knows why Arenas can turn around and celebrate early after a three-pointer at the buzzer, and why he missed two free throws in the playoffs when he heard James say the non-threatening "If you miss a free throw, you'll know who's going to kill the game."

When dealing with emotions correctly, he is a big heart who can make a final decision at a critical moment.If his emotions are exploited by his opponents, even though he has 82% of his free throws, he will lose free throws at critical moments.

Now that he has found a way to deal with him, Wei Xia must of course persevere.

Moreover, not only defensively, but also offensively.

After 20 seconds, Wei Xia asked for the ball from Lowry, and Arenas defended.Wei Xia only had 4 seconds. Yes, it was Arenas. Wei Xia was extremely relaxed, accelerated to the right, pulled back, and stabilized his center of gravity for a jump shot.

An attack almost at the buzzer, huh!
"Your defense has never let me down." Wei Xia walked away with a smile.

Arenas inspired a state of madness.

The tactical focus is not on him, he still wants the ball, does anyone dare not give it?

The ball will still be given to him, but the team's tactics will be seriously hit and damaged.

Arenas, whose sanity no longer existed, knew that his shooting touch was not good, so he reduced his outside shots.That no longer paid attention to the oblique inside of the Lakers. Holding the ball and rushing to the inside, his physique was strong enough to knock Wei Xia's body away.

Bynum decided to be the bad guy.

He is like a character in a comedy movie, throwing a heavy punch, but worried that irreparable consequences will be brewed, so he reduces the force of the punch, and the final effect is like a small punch with his boyfriend's coquettish girlfriend.

His small punches did not affect Arenas' layup in the slightest.

Fortunately, Arenas' state was extremely bad, and it was also possible that Bynum's strength was too little, and he could not borrow the strength, so he crossed the bridge with an easy attack. The exquisite skills, high-end techniques, embarrassing scenes, and delicate situations made Wei Xia call it amazing.

"What the hell did you do to him?" Bryant couldn't believe that the Wizards' No. 0 scored 60 points at their home court not long ago.

Wei Xia had an innocent face: "Why do you say that?"

Kobe sneered: "You have too many previous convictions, it is hard for me to believe that you are innocent."

While they were talking, Arenas' first free throw hit the front of the basket, and people could vaguely see the figure who couldn't stand James' verbal attack and missed a key free throw.

"The condition has accelerated and deteriorated." Bryant said.

Wei Xia asked: "Isn't this right?"

Kobe was not ashamed to ask: "So I want to know how you did it? We are teammates and should help each other. I treat you well at ordinary times. Shouldn't you teach me something?"

He was right, but could such a thing be taught?

Many people say that Wei Xia has the talent to irritate opponents, including himself. They all say that it is a talent, how else can I teach it?

Then, Arenas missed the second free throw.

"Nice foul, Andrew!"

The teammates off the field applauded unanimously.

For the first time since Bynum played in the NBA, he was applauded by his teammates for a foul.

This made him look forward to the next foul.

Arenas missed a free throw, and Bynum's foul value was maximized.Moreover, the Lakers who took the rebound just happened to be able to counterattack Wei Xia and Kobe, who were on the outermost positions.

The worst thing is that the two most athletic Lakers are the first team in the fast break, and the Wizards' defense is doomed.

After Wei Xia received the ball, he estimated the position in his mind. He didn't want to just pass the ball to Kobe for a slam dunk and it would be over.He hopes to play flowers.

They chose the highest difficulty.

Wei Xia passed the ball to the basket.

Bryant followed, jumped, caught the ball with both hands, twisted, dunked the ball hard, and almost perfectly closed the counterattack.

(End of this chapter)