the rest, only noise

Chapter 1296 Am I playing well?

Iverson wanted to fight back, but his offense was off target.

Subsequently, Garnett firmly grasped the defensive rebound.

Louis could see that after the serious injury, Robinson no longer had absolute confidence in his physical fitness as in the past.

This is not surprising.

In the previous life, Louis had seen those players who were recovering from serious injuries in the gym.

Before the injury, those people often flew to the sky as if they had wings, but after the injury, they hesitated in the face of a half-meter-high barrier, suspecting that they could not cross it.

It is not to say that after a major injury, physical fitness will completely disappear.

If the rehabilitation training is done well, most of the sports ability can also be restored.

But most players will have difficulty fully trusting their bodies after injury.

Of course, freaks like Russell Westbrook who are getting more and more injured are another matter.

The Spurs missed the shot, and the Lakers' counterattack was unsuccessful, slowing down and landing.

Louis observed the Spurs' defensive formation. Popovich had learned the lesson of the last loss to the Lakers, and he never dared to let go of the defensive pressure on the three-point line.

But in this way, there is a problem with their penalty area.

Louie just wanted to remind Barros to pass the ball to Barkley. Suddenly, Kobe followed the off-ball screen set by Garnett, and then made a beautiful back run while moving, flying Byron Russell, rushing out of the three-point line to receive the ball.

Ballos doesn't usually pass the ball to Bryant when he wants it, but this time it was different.

That's a great opportunity!
Kobe receives the pass and throws it up.

"Shh!"

"WOW~~" Chick Hearn screamed, "Look at this boy, he always has a pretentious look, but Leader Lu said that he will become the Lethal Weapon of the Lakers, and now, he seems to have this lethal power!"

Louie's design for the Spurs' start basically revolved around Robinson.

Although Robinson has been expelled from the ranks of super centers by the media who only look at offense after the first round, Louis still regards attacking the inside line of the Spurs as the key to beating the Spurs in the semifinals.

Iverson, who was transformed into the No. [-] position by Popovich, did perform at a higher level in his rookie season than in his previous life.However, without Robinson, Iverson is at the highest level at this stage, and it is not enough to lead the offense of a semifinal-level team.

Louis told the players before the game that Robinson can do whatever he wants with the ball, and pinching is prohibited.Garnett went to the top with all his strength, giving enough confrontation and pressure.

Second, the rhythm must rise.

Every team that played against the Spurs didn't think about rhythm, because Iverson liked fast-paced games too much.

However, why don't the Lakers like fast-paced games?
The reason why Louis wants the players to increase the rhythm is not because it is consistent with the team's offense, but because doing so can increase Robinson's consumption.

On the weak side, Mashburn relied on his personal ability to beat Kobe.

"Do you want to change?"

What Wilson meant was whether Mashburn should be handed over to him for defense.

Kobe shook his head vigorously and said, "It's not necessary!"

The Lakers' offense is extremely simple.

In the high position, Garnett got the ball and attracted the Spurs' double-team, and then the ball was scored in the bottom corner. Wilson strictly implemented Louis' strategy.

First, the toss point flew Mashburn, and then he missed the opportunity of an open shot and went to the basket to fight Robinson and then scored a layup.

"David, if you are so soft, I'm afraid you won't be able to defend a single ball." Wilson said ruthlessly.

Iverson called Robinson to pick and roll.

As if the Lakers didn't pay attention to Robinson's high-post offense, they actually let Barkley go out to defend the pick-and-roll.

Isn't the lesson of Wilson's 66 points in a single game not enough?

Iverson passed Barros and scored against Barkley who switched to his side.

Regardless of the fact that the goal was scored against someone, in fact, Barkley's defensive pressure was not in place at all.

Louis couldn't help complaining: "Chuck, I don't have any requirements for your defense, but you are too lax."

Barkley is also suffering.

Iverson's speed is too fast, let alone confrontation, he can't even touch the corner of the opponent's clothes.

On the other side, Wilson took the ball in the middle of the paint area, shook his shoulders, and turned around.

Kobe opened his eyes wide, and Wilson's simple and crisp moves directly knocked down the arrogant Mashburn just now, and scored a half-shot against Robinson, who was unable to make up the defense in time.

Unlike Jordan's superman who always tries to challenge the limits of human beings, Wilson is the ultimate pragmatist. He doesn't have such good-looking technical movements, but he can ensure that the technicality of each movement is solid and in place.

He does not pursue the technical limit, what he likes to do most is to beat the five-point defense with five-point technology.

Mashburn, who lost face on the defensive end, wanted to save face by scoring from Kobe.

Garnett noticed his intentions.

There was nothing wrong with Bryant's defense, he was just physically crushed by Mashburn.

When the physical maturity of the two is asymmetrical, it is meaningless to talk about technology.

Basketball is an unfair sport, and favored people can always dominate the game with talent.

But basketball is a fair sport. If those favored by God don't practice confrontation like ordinary people, no matter how strong their talents are, they will be put in shackles.

Bryant was knocked to the ground by Mashburn, and he thought his defense would fail again.

Just after Mashburn's shot was taken, a figure passed by like lightning, mixed with an ugly growl.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

Garnett fanned Mashburn's shot out of bounds like the main attacker smashing the ball, and after landing, he shook his fist and shouted: "Don't even think about it!"

Afterwards, Garnett pulled Kobe up hard, and then bombarded his eardrums with hysterical nonsense with a very personal color: "Listen, buddy supports you, you are much better than that guy, don't lose to him, beat him hard, you are much better than him, don't tell me you don't know what the whole world knows!"

"That's right, defend them well!" Wilson yelled, "Is there anything we can solve together when we attack!"

Now Garnett has evolved into the look that Louis is familiar with.

Loud, likes to make noise, great atmosphere setter and great defender.

Combining the above characteristics, he can still contribute 17 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block per game in pure basketball data, which is very good, but he can continue to improve.

Iverson didn't continue to pass to Mashburn because Wilson and Bryant switched defenders.

Originally, Kobe didn't want to change, but Wilson said, just this one round.

Kobe felt that, as the boss, Wilson's face was worth at least two rounds.

So he has no objection.

Kobe played against Russell, who was a very typical blue-collar winger who focused on defense. On the offensive end, he seemed to have one and a half tricks for everything, but they often didn't work well.

It's no problem for Kobe to guard against this kind of player.

Iverson couldn't find a chance, so he had to make a shot at the buzzer.

"boom!"

Barkley grabbed the defensive rebound and made a pass to Barros.

At this point, Louie noticed that Kobe's fast play had already crossed half court.

He hoped Barros would trust Kobe a little more.

This strict old bird who never gave a rookie a good look seized the opportunity to pass the ball and sent a long pass for Kobe who was about to play.

Kobe obviously didn't expect that Baros could pass the ball, and his strides were messed up. It was supposed to be a performance moment, but instead a bubble slam dunk that almost slammed into the air.

"Kobe, where's your crotch for a dunk?"

The eldest son of the Lu family was in a hurry. He thought that Kobe would definitely make a wonderful dunk, but it ended up like this.

Kobe, who was so focused that he ignored the audience, ignored Lu Wuxia who was sitting in the VIP booth, returned to the backcourt, and high-fived Baros.

"As long as you actively run out of opportunities, I will pass the ball to you." Baros said indifferently, "This is how a rookie lives."

Louis watched Barros educate Kobe, and he was still touched.

The veterans that young Lakers are most afraid of are not Wilson or Barkley, but Barros.

He always put on a cold face that others owed him money, and pointed out the rookie's problems in a debt-collecting tone.

Kobe couldn't say that Barros was targeting him, because he did it to everyone.

Only Wilson and Barkley can violate his rules, but who makes these two the boss and the elder one and a half in the team?
At the beginning of the first game of the semifinals, Louis changed his lineup and made Kobe start with a miraculous effect.

The young man didn't waste his chance to start, scoring 7 points on 5-of-4 shooting in seven minutes of the first quarter.

His active performance was an important reason why the Lakers could build a 14-point lead at the end of the first quarter.

Louis couldn't be more satisfied with this result.

The strategy of consuming Robinson is progressing steadily. Depending on the opponent's breath, it is estimated that it will not work after the third quarter at most.

Letting Kobe start and motivating him through Iverson is a double-edged sword that may yield miraculous results or huge disappointment.

But Kobe withstood the pressure, both the reasonable side that Louie wanted to see, and the unreasonable side that the show was full of effect.

No matter which face Kobe put on, his starting performance was perfect.

Big Ben wondered what he used to overcome his nervousness.

Bryant's answer baffled him: "Am I playing well?"

(End of this chapter)