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Chapter 501 MVP Ranking, Lineup Tactical Adjustment

After the first week of games, the Trail Blazers won all four games, first in the West, the Jazz had four wins and one loss, and the Lakers had two wins and one loss. They played one or two games less than other teams and temporarily ranked fourth in the West.

In the East, the Knicks won five games, ranking first in the East and the league. The Celtics had four wins and one loss and lost to the Knicks, ranking second in the East. The Pacers also had four wins and one loss, losing to the Trail Blazers and temporarily ranking second in the East.

个人表现方面，王铁军三场下来，场均48分17篮板4.5助攻1.1抢断4.3盖帽2.1失误2.9犯规。

After the first week, the league announced the official regular season MVP rankings.

Although the record of the Lakers is mediocre, Lao Wang's personal data is too good. Not only is he all-round, but also in terms of scoring, it is simply admirable. It is almost close to Chamberlain in ancient times. That is, he has only played three games. The meaning is not that great. If he can maintain this data for a season, it will really shock the attention of the whole world.

Relying on his strong personal performance, he climbed to the top of the MVP list.

There are no media or stars who dare to question his stats. After all, the Lakers’ opponents in the first three games, apart from the weak team of the Kings, are the Knicks and the Jazz. The stats are rich in gold.

However, some media still questioned Wang Tiejun's third game stats, because he scored 49 points in an empty game. They seized this point and thought that Wang played too alone to make his teammates better, and even dragged down his teammates' performance and made his teammates worse.

This kind of argument that it can't make teammates better, but can only make teammates worse, really has a certain market, because all the time, no matter who plays by Lao Wang's side, he will be suppressed.

Like Kidd, the data in the Suns is obviously not as good as that of the Mavericks.

And now Richmond has lost three consecutive games, which has become new evidence.

……

CCTV rented a small two-story building in Los Angeles, which is not only a place for Zhang Lili and five others to live, but also a workplace.

On the morning of the 8th, five people were busy, sorting out some video materials of interviews and games, and preparing to send them back to China.

"Director Zhang, look, ESPN has updated their chances of winning the championship again." Su Qun handed over a newspaper.

"The Knicks have gone up, but the Lakers have gone down?" Zhang Lili took it over and took a look.

Indeed, as he expected, the Knicks had 21%, and the Lakers had only 16%, each with a percentage point difference.

Except for these two teams, the Blazers rose from 18% to 20%, the Pacers fell from 15% to 14%, the Celtics fell from 13% to 12%, and among the six first-tier teams, the Jazz stayed put, still at 16%.

"The media is really optimistic about the Trail Blazers. They are almost catching up with the Knicks. But they are really strong. Among the five main players, only small forwards can't do it. The other four can all score 20+ points, and their offensive firepower is stronger than the Knicks." Lao Zhang said.

Su Qun said with a smile: "All four of them scored 20+. I'm afraid it's impossible. There aren't that many shots."

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "I'm just talking about scoring ability. The Blazers' offense is now focused on the inside. After all, the inside offense is more efficient, and the scores of the outside Flying Squirrel and Ryder have declined to varying degrees compared to last season.

And think about it, people's shooting touch has ups and downs. If one of the four of them has bad touch, or even two of them have bad touch, the other two or three can stand up, and the Blazers' offensive ability will not be reduced in any way.The home team lineup is really strong! "

Speaking of this, he was a little worried: "The Lakers are really difficult this season, it depends on when Richmond will stand up.

If the record is not good, no matter how good the Tiejun's data is, the MVP ranking will drop. This is a data that pays more attention to the team's record. "

Su Qun nodded, took a look at the Lakers' schedule, and said, "The first game between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers is on December 12th, the Blazers' home court. It must be a battle between dragons and tigers."

"I hope it's a fight between dragons and tigers, not a one-sided game. Just like yesterday, although the Knicks beat the Lakers, it wasn't easy to win. Jordan and O'Neal don't have the strength to win steadily." Zhang Reasonable said.

Su Qun looked down at the schedule and said: "The second game is the last game before the All-Star Game, on February 2th, the Lakers' home game, and the third game is the first game after the All-Star Game, the Trail Blazers' away game. There is only one All-Star game between these two games. The fourth game is in March. The two teams have four regular season games."

"How many live broadcasts do we have in these four games?" Zhang Lili asked quickly.

"Oh, there's only one game, the one before the All-Star Game." Su Qun sighed.

"It's a pity." Zhang Li shook his head and said.

……

The Lakers' fourth game is still at home, and the Warriors will face the Warriors on the [-]th, and then there will be several away games, and the opponents are not strong teams.

On the afternoon of the [-]th, the team arranged in-team training.

Several coaches discussed tactical issues together. Now the strength of the Lakers is not kneaded together, and it is all up to Lao Wang alone. They need to solve this problem as soon as possible, especially to activate Richmond, the established outside core.

Richmond is undoubtedly still capable, and his state is still at the end of his peak. As long as he is activated, the strength of the Lakers will be improved.

As for how to activate it, it is related to how to cooperate with Lao Wang.

Kurt Rambis said: "Jordan and O'Neal cooperate well on the same wing. Both can attract defense for the opponent and create opportunities for singles. Can we also let Mickey go to the old K's side?"

The old assistant coach Potka nodded and said: "This is a good idea, we can consider it. But Richmond went to the old K's side, so on the weak side, we lack a person who can back cut.

Chris Mullin is getting older, and it may be difficult to implement the weak-side cut-in tactics. He can only be a fixed-point three-pointer on the weak side, and cannot play his full potential.

If you play this tactic, I think Rick Fox is more suitable for starting. Now he is faster than Mullin.And he is also good at everything, very versatile. "

Rambis nodded and said: "It's not bad to have Mullin on the bench. Both he and Fox are capable of playing the main force, and they can be exchanged."

Head coach Harris thought for a while and said: "This style of play can indeed be tried. Putting Mickey and Old K on the wing should create opportunities for singles. Let's try it later. In addition, I have an idea, whether it is possible to transfer Kobe to the starting lineup, and we can play a three-back strategy."

"Let Kobe start?" The others were taken aback.

Nodding, Harris said: "Richmond and Mullin are both older. I want to reduce the average age of the outside line and improve the vitality of the outside line. Mullin and Kobe are both the same height. Let Kobe start, and the height of the outside line has not dropped.

In addition, Kobe's speed is faster than Fox's. He can make sudden passes, and he can also play fast breaks, both offensive and defensive. And his singles ability is not bad, right? "

Rambis said hesitantly: "But his experience is not very rich, and his various technologies are not yet mature. I think Fox is a little more secure."

Portka reminded: "You can ask old K, this is his team, Kobe is his apprentice, he knows Kobe best."

"Yes, let's ask Old K later." Harris nodded.

He doesn't really believe in young players, but the old K's status is too high, he can't ignore the old K's opinion, otherwise the Lakers may change coaches if they don't get the old K's support.

In fact, the reason why he proposed to let Kobe start is because of the old K's attitude. In the communication with the old K, the old K clearly stated that he hopes that the coaching staff will hone Kobe more.

The coaching staff discussed for a while, called Lao Wang over, and first talked about Richmond's problem.

"Let him join me?" Old Wang pondered.

In fact, it's not bad. Last night, O'Neal played very well with Jordan's flanks. Otherwise, he wouldn't have lost.

Rock cooperates with him on the flank. Rock is a weakened version of Jordan, but he is confident that he is an enhanced version of O'Neal, and the effect should not be bad.

"You can try." He nodded.

Kurt Lanbis, who made this suggestion, was very happy, and said to Harris: "Dell, if you agree, I will notify Mitch."

"OK, you can inform him." Harris nodded.

Rambis went to Richmond immediately, and here Harris and other coaches continued to discuss with Lao Wang about Kobe's starting.

"Let Kobe start and play a three-back strategy? You can try it, and if it doesn't work, let him go back to the bench." Hearing this sentence, Lao Wang directly agreed.

After a season of suppression, Kobe's wild shooting attributes have been worn down a lot, and the rationality of his shots has increased. In the first three games, his number of shots has greatly increased, and his shooting percentage has also improved compared to last season.

上赛季场均18分钟，出手7次，9分2篮板1.5助攻0.9抢断0.3盖帽，投篮命中率42.3%。

这个赛季前三场比赛，场均28分钟，出手10次，14分3.6篮板3助攻1抢断0.5盖帽，投篮命中率44.8%。

This performance is better than Richmond's sluggish performance in the first three games, and his efficiency is also higher.

And as a shooting guard, the shooting percentage of 44.8% is not bad, not a blacksmith, especially Kobe is only a sophomore.

Among them, Kobe will rely on his playing skills to apply in singles on the outside, which is an important reason for his efficiency improvement.

The second reason is to gain weight, and his ability to fight has improved.

In the end, his skills are more mature than last season.

But Kobe still needs to hone, not only offense, but also defense. Now his defense is far inferior to that of Jordan, and both offense and defense have been blown away by Jordan, who is almost 35 years old.

He hopes that Kobe will grow up as soon as possible. With his playing skills, he feels that Kobe's ceiling will be higher.

This is why he supports Kobe in the starting lineup, take advantage of the regular season time to hone it, and hope that the playoffs can help him more.

Both ideas were supported by Lao Wang, and the coaching staff also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Shall I go to Old K's side?"

Richmond was very happy when he heard it.

With Old K on the wing, he will face much less defensive pressure on the offensive end, which will be conducive to his performance, and he will definitely get a lot of open space.

To be honest, he has been quite depressed and under a lot of pressure these days.

Although he came to hold his thigh, but his performance was too poor, what if he dragged down old K's thigh?Don't be scolded to death by Lakers fans?

At this time, the coaching staff found Chris Mullin and communicated with him about allowing Kobe to start and him to enter the bench.

Although Mullin is very sorry, for the sake of the championship, the substitute should be the substitute.

After communicating with Mullin, the coaching staff notified Kobe again.

"I'll be the starter?" Kobe was stunned and didn't react right away.

"Kobe, it's just a tactical attempt. You may return to the bench at any time." Harris said seriously.

The one who was really disappointed was Rick Fox, a guy who wanted to be an actor every day, did he think that his contract was so low that he was not taken seriously?

If he gets a contract worth tens of millions, would the Lakers dare to let him play as a substitute?

Well, now he is a little frustrated. In the Green team, he is the main player who can't be shaken, the team's third scoring point, and in the Lakers, he is not even qualified as the sixth man.

What I can still comfort myself is that he is a swingman of forward and guard, and can play as a substitute in the second and third positions, and he will play a lot of time.

He looked at Lao Wang, then at Kobe, and sighed secretly, it is good to have a backer!
"Kobe."

Old Dynasty Kobe beckoned, and Kobe hurried over and said with a smile: "Old K, I'm starting."

"Remember, don't waste money. The nickname of blacksmith is not good. Forget it. What you want to pursue is efficiency. You have to be on par with Jordan. If you can't do it, I'll let you go back to the bench right away, understand?"

Lao Wang's tone was quite serious, both an exhortation and a warning.

"Don't worry, old K, I haven't made a lot of money for a long time. I gave Mickey the nickname of blacksmith. My efficiency is higher than him now." Kobe shouted happily.

"Damn boy!" Richmond yelled angrily from behind, and Kobe was nearly pinned to the floor.

"Ha ha!"

Bryant broke free, laughed and ran away, lest the Rock continue to trouble him.

"Mickey."

Lao Wang put his arms around Richmond's shoulders and said, "Relax, we just cooperated and are not familiar with each other. I believe you will get better and better."

"I'm sure it will." Richmond nodded and smiled.

Old K's attitude was quite good, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

The status of the team leader is too high, the strength is too strong, and his own performance is not good, which really puts a lot of pressure on him.

Thinking about old K's data, old K's efficiency, and thinking about his own performance, he is too embarrassed to mention any outside core now, it will only make people laugh.

On the second day, on the 9th, the Lakers defeated the Warriors at home and achieved a record of three wins and one loss.

科比上场30分钟，14投7中，命中率50%，三分球2投0中，6罚5中，拿到了19分4篮板4助攻1抢断2失误3犯规的数据，表现不错，关键效率很好。

When he played singles from the outside, he still used a lot of them, relying on the way of playing to gain breakthrough and shot space.

Without help defense, unless there is enough tonnage and strength to withstand Kobe's relying on the attack, the average shooting guard, even if he has good defensive skills, will find it difficult to deal with this style of play for the first time.

而里奇蒙德在这场比赛中也打出了不错的表现，上场33分钟，15投8中，命中率高达53.3%，高于职业生涯的场均命中率，其中三分球5投2中，3罚3中，拿到了21分3篮板4助攻2抢断1失误2犯规的数据。

In addition to the two of them, Mark Price scored 8 points. Fox and Mullin scored 11 points and 10 points respectively in the bench lineup.

Tyron Hill also scored 8 points and 10 rebounds, taking on a lot of pressure and tasks for Lao Wang.

Substitute power forward Danny Fortson is still an old problem. There are too many fouls, some of which are meaningless fouls, which affect his playing time. Otherwise, Lao Wang would want this rookie to play the main fourth position.

His teammates generally played well, so Lao Wang didn't give his all. Facing a weak team like the Warriors, the team led by a big score. He only played 28 minutes and scored 26 points.

To be honest, if this kind of weak team gets too many points and hits another 40+50+ team, the media will really say that he is collecting data, and he doesn't bother to do that.

(End of this chapter)