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Chapter 203 From point to surface preseason
The first game of the playoffs was against the Clippers.

The Clippers used their poor offensive performance to set off the Warriors' defense extremely powerfully.

All of a sudden, the public opinion praised——

"Last season, the Warriors were the team with the fiercest offensive firepower in the league. Why did they put defense first in the first game of the new season?"

"Not only is defense paramount, but it's also defended very well. It can be described as airtight."

"Don Nelson has the experience and foundation of defense. As early as when he coached the Bucks, he was known for his defense."

"The iron-blooded Bucks back then, the Dpoy winner Sydney Moncrief, and the head insider Bob Lanier are all members of the Warriors coaching staff at this time."

"Nevertheless, the transformation of the Warriors is still too great..."

Public opinion touts, old Nelson is not complacent, he knows that the Warriors still have a long way to go before becoming a strong defensive team.

As the former head coach of a strong defensive team, Old Nelson knows too well that the best way to play basketball is offense.

Because offense is in nature, with a few exceptions, no player can't attack.

But defense, many players are not born defensive.

Therefore, in many cases, the birth of a strong defensive team requires a long period of honing.

Of course, Old Nelson is not pessimistic, because he knows that it is not that difficult for the Warriors to become defensively strong.

The main reason is that the Warriors have a good player configuration, and the old Nelson doesn't need to spend more time training the players' defense.

他需要做的，只是把勇士现有的人员捏合到一起，形成体系，形成1+1+1+1+1＞5的效果。

This task is much simpler.

But still the same sentence, even if it is just to squeeze the existing personnel, it will take time.

A pre-season training camp is not enough, not only is there not enough time, but more importantly, actual combat is needed to find problems.

Soon, in the second game of the preseason, the Warriors faced the Trail Blazers.

Although the Blazers left the glider, they also sent away Otis Thorpe this summer.

But they made one of the most successful signings, they signed a Lithuanian named Arvidas Sabonis.

With the addition of Clifford Robinson and Rod Strickland who continue to stay on the team, the Blazers still have a little combat effectiveness.

At least, there is no problem for the West to make the playoffs.

Facing a Western Conference playoff-level team, the Warriors' defense began to have problems.

It had nothing to do with Lin Xing, he defended Rod Strickland very well, without any mistakes or omissions.

Mainly Sabonis and Clifford Robinson. The former has just arrived in the NBA, and it stands to reason that he is still in the adaptation period.

As a result, in this game, he suppressed Mourning in the matchup, and Mourning was at a loss.

Mourning's own offensive shot was only 18 of 8, and Sabonis scored 17 of 12.

Secondly, it is Clifford Robinson. Regardless of last season's playoffs, Lin Xing defended Robinson very easily.

But for Byron Russell, it's a bit of luck.

Simply put, Russell can limit Robinson, but he cannot completely prevent death.

Therefore, in this game, although Russell limited Robinson's loss, and defended to the end, he was still thrown by Robinson.

The defense is from point to surface, and if the point is broken, there is no need to keep the surface.

Therefore, in this game, the Warriors' defense exploded.

Although two defensive points were broken, the overall defense collapsed.

After the game, Nelson Sr. blamed the problem on the team's overall defense.

"Alonzo's height is much lower than that of the European big man on the opposite side. It is understandable for him to defend alone and fail to defend until the end."

There is nothing wrong with old Nelson's words.

Just like when the Warriors are facing teams like the Rockets and the Magic, they can't really just use Mourning to defend against the Sharks or the Big Dream alone. Corresponding assistance and defense are also necessary.

But because the Warriors' defensive arrangement is that Rodman sweeps the mid-range, Mourning has no help in the penalty area.

"We'll play the Blazers in the next game. Let's try to put Dennis in the penalty area and assist Alonzo."

In the third game of the preseason, the Warriors played against the Clippers again.

The weak Clippers once again set off how strong the Warriors' defense is. They were defended by the Warriors and only scored 67 points in the entire game, which was extremely dismal.

But then, in the fourth game of the preseason, the Warriors fought the Trail Blazers again.

In this game, the Warriors won.

But their defense has problems again.

"Dennis Rodman recovered into the penalty area, assisting Alonzo Mourning, and finally blocked the European mountain."

"But because no one is protecting the mid-range, in this game Rod Strickland and Clifford Robinson, through the pick-and-roll, the mid-range shot was completely high."

On the sidelines, Old Nelson shook his head. He also saw the team's defensive problems from this victory.

Although it is not a big problem, since it is defense-oriented, any slight problem needs to be treated with caution.

So, he began to struggle with his brain again, thinking about how to solve the problem.

In the fifth game of the preseason, the Warriors faced the Lakers.

The Lakers in the new season are no different from last season.

The main lineup has not changed, and the style of play has not changed. The only change may be——

Nick van Exel, Eddie Jones and other young people have grown up for another year, and they have become better.

In this game, the Warriors played the defense they wanted.

Of course, they also played the defense they wanted against the Clippers, but the Lakers were different.

In the West, the Lakers, like the Blazers, have the strength of the playoffs.

The Lakers are a typical offensive team. They play a high position with Verratti Divac as the core to support the offense.

Also a European center forward, Divac is also very strong.

But his aggressiveness is not strong, so Mourning solved him alone.

As a result, Rodman freed his hand and completed the task of sweeping the middle distance.

On the periphery, Russell, Madman, and Lin Xing defended one by one, and they all defended very successfully.

After one game, the Lakers defended by the Warriors only scored 73 points, which is regarded as a successful defense.

But in the sixth game, the problem appeared again.

In Game [-], the Warriors faced the Rockets.

The encounter with the Rockets in the preseason was called by public opinion a repeat of last season's Western Conference Finals.

Therefore, the attention of this game is quite high.

Why did the Warriors face the Rockets in the preseason?Because this is the old Nelson's arrangement.

He wanted to use a preseason game against the Rockets to prove the correctness of his series of operations this summer.

But the result of this game gave him a sap head-on.

The Warriors lost, not because the insiders were abused by Dameng again.

In the inside duel, Mourning only made 13 of 3 shots, but Dameng was not much better, only 22 of 8 shots, and the shooting percentage was also less than [-]%.

The problem is still the problem with the Blazers before——

In order to deal with the big dream, Rodman had to recycle into the penalty area.

Rodman recovered, and there was no one to protect the mid-range.

Glider, Kenny Smith, and Sam Cassell, who has grown up for a summer, directly blew up the Warriors' mid-range shooting.

Old Nelson scratched his head during the two days between the preseason games.

He scans his players on the practice field over and over again, looking for a player who can solve the problem.

He looked at the madman, but then shook his head, because he knew that the madman didn't have the ability to assist in defense.

He looked at Donyell Marshall again. Generally speaking, two power forwards are also a solution for games that require a large number of insiders.

But the question is, Marshall is an offensive power forward, counting on his defense to support the team?Don't even think about it.

Finally, Old Nelson looked at Lin Xing.

In my impression, Lin Xing is also good at single defense, without assistance.

The old Nelson, who was struggling with his brain, was already thinking about whether to trade Dell Ellis for a defensive power forward in the middle of the season.

But at this moment, Lin Xing found him.

"Donnie, don't worry about it."

As soon as Lin Xing arrived, he reached out his hand mischievously and rubbed Old Nelson's forehead.

Old Nelson's frown, which was originally furrowed into a ball, loosened all of a sudden.

He shook his head: "It's not enough to think hard, I really didn't expect that I worked hard for a summer, but the team still lacked a key element."

Lin Xing smiled: "Is it missing? Not missing."

"No shortage?"

"Of course there is no shortage. In the next game, we will still play rockets and protect the mid-range mission. Leave it to me?"

"here you are?"

"Yes, leave it to me!"

"Assisting in defense and supplementing defense is a heavy task. Are you sure you can complete it?"

"Try it, it's better than nothing."

Old Nelson hesitated, but finally nodded.

Before the seventh game of the preseason, the league announced the regular season schedule.

The Warriors who have undergone major changes in the summer are still the protagonists of this summer, and even the league is more straightforward than last season.

"In the opening game of the three games, we played the Bulls in one game."

"Why is this arrangement the same as last season? We played the Bulls in the opening game again..."

"I can't help it. Who made Star vs. Michael worth seeing?"

"We also have us in the Christmas game. The opponent is the Rockets. The Western Conference Finals will be repeated!"

"It's not just a Western Conference replay, it's a preseason replay."

"..."

There are two major games in a season, and both of them have a role in the Warriors.

One Bulls, one Rockets.

A Lin Xing vs. Danzi, a replay of last season's Western Conference finals, or a real replay of the finals.

The heat of these two games, at this moment, is still quite high.

I'm afraid that the regular season will be played, and the heat will be lost...

Lin Xing stared at the schedule, looking at the Bulls in the opener——

"It is also a good thing to play the Bulls in the opening game. It is just a test of the Bulls' strength after acquiring Longley and Otis Thorpe."

But turning his head, he still put his eyes on the eyes.

"The next game against the Rockets is the key!"

……

One day later, in the seventh game of the Warriors' preseason, they faced the Rockets at home.

In this game, Lin Xing became a free agent on the defensive end according to the old Nelson's arrangement.

Just like the Backgammon dot reader "doesn't know where to click", he makes up for what he misses.

As a result, he has never made any mistakes in making up. It can even be said that he made up perfectly.

"In this game, Star played a role like Scottie Pippen in the Bulls, assisting in defense and supplementing defense, checking for omissions and filling in for vacancies."

"It's amazing that he completed the task perfectly. The Warriors' vacant middle distance was filled by his help defense..."

After Lin Xing's series of assisting defense performances, the old Nelson on the sidelines even showed a surprised expression.

"This guy, is the assist defense so good?"

Although Lin Xing had already leaked out his defense and supplementary defense when he held the training camp by himself in the summer.

But because it was a private training camp, Old Nelson didn't pay attention and couldn't.

Therefore, he and his coaching staff didn't know that Lin Xing was already a defense expert.

Relying on Lin Xing's help and defense, the Warriors made up the last brick of the entire defensive system.

Relying on a complete pseudo defense system, the Warriors defeated the Rockets in this game.

With a score of 97 to 82, the Warriors scored 97 points themselves, and the offense was fierce.

But the Rockets only scored 82 points against the Rockets, and the defense was also top-notch.

In the commentary seat, Matt Gudica said with emotion: "If we continue to play like this, this season, the Warriors are the biggest favorites for the championship."

After winning the Rockets, in the last game of the preseason, the Warriors fought the Lakers again and won the game again.

In this way, in 8 preseason games, the Warriors have 6 wins and 2 losses, and there is nothing wrong with their record.

Judging from the process of the game, they also successfully found and solved the team's problems through these 8 preseason games.

For the new season, the old Nelson is now full of confidence.

On the other hand, Lin Xing also saw his prospects for this season through these 8 preseason games.

in particular--

这8场季前赛，林星场均只有28.6分10.6个篮板7.8个助攻3.3个抢断2.0个盖帽。

The data is still gorgeous, but averaging a triple-double per game is basically impossible.

Because in the new season, the Warriors play mainly defensively, the rhythm has been slowed down, and the number of rounds has dropped.

It is inevitable that Lin Xing's data will shrink as the number of rounds increases.

However, Lin Xing's defensive data has also become excellent accordingly.

First of all, his 10.6 rebounds were grabbed when Rodman didn't give up the rebound at all.

Coupled with the existence of Mourning, his rebound count and gold content are high.

Second, he also has a lot more steals than he has in past few seasons.

The main reason is that the single-defense attribute has increased, and the corresponding sense of stealing and blocking has become more acute.

If the regular season is still played like the preseason, Lin Xing can say: Dpoy this season, he wants it!

But at the same time, the MVP of the regular season may be a little dangerous.

"If you don't average a triple-double and want to be the MVP of the regular season, then you have to ensure that your regular season record is good enough."

Because of the existence of honor points and honor stores, Lin Xing's pursuit of personal honor is very urgent.

To put it bluntly, in the final analysis, he still has to play well in every regular season game.

"Harvest season", every game, he is important.

If you have to divide them into first come first served, then the first important thing must be the opening game of the regular season in front of you.

"One season has passed, and Danzi's state has taken two more steps towards the peak. Last season, it was [-]% and this season may be [-]% of the peak."

"With the addition of Longley and Otis Thorpe...even without Rodman, this Bulls should not be underestimated!"

(End of this chapter)