NBA: I really just want to be a second-in-command

Chapter 124 [New Skill! 】

However, this time, Lu Yusheng's gambling-style anticipatory defense still failed...

Wade didn't go right at all, but suddenly left.

Due to Lu Yusheng's mistake in anticipating the steal, he was completely out of position and was thrown away a lot.

After Wade broke through, facing Bynum's supplementary defense, he directly threw the ball high into the air!

O'Neal jumped high at the basket and made an alley-oop! !

The referee's whistle blows.

The Lakers requested a timeout.

"Beautiful pass!" O'Neill said, pointing at Wade.

At the same time, he gave Lu Yusheng a very disdainful thumbs up, "Baby, come on, keep being so defensive! Tomorrow I can apply to Pat Riley to let you join the Heat."

Wei Desheng was worried that the two of them would clash again, so he hurriedly pulled O'Neal to the Heat's bench.

"Wade once again easily broke through the Lakers' defense, and completed a beautiful alley-oop with O'Neal! This made the Lakers have to request a timeout." William Jones said.

"But the problem is, this timeout, the Lakers may not be able to solve the fundamental problem." Bird said.

Bird was even a little worried for the Lakers, "Wade can't limit this point, and it will be the same after he comes back. Even, very likely, this game will be like this."

"Is there nothing that can be done?" asked William Jones.

"Uh... From what I've seen so far, I'm afraid Zen Master really has no good solution. Or just take a gamble. When Wade picks and rolls, the Lakers don't switch defenses, let Kobe go forward, and let him limit Wade. Other than that Besides, I really can't think of a better way."

During the timeout, Zen Master replaced Farmar and replaced Lu Yusheng.

However, Farmer's effect after playing was not much better than that of Lu Yusheng, and he also couldn't restrain Wade, who was fully fired.

The Zen master sitting next to Lu Yusheng said, "Lu, do you know why I replaced you?"

"I know, I can't limit Wade."

"No, it's not all for this reason," said Zen Master, "You have to know that Wade's breakthrough cannot be restricted. This was originally in our pre-game plan."

Lu Yusheng looked at him in surprise.

"The reason why I replaced you is mainly because, after Payton stepped up just now, your performance was not up to standard." Zen master said.

Lu Yusheng wiped off his sweat, "You're right, but his defensive skills are still there, which really leaves me with no good solution..."

"No, I don't mean you can't break through his defense."

"why?"

Zen master looked back at him, "Gary Payton's defense is his advantage, but his disadvantage is also obvious, especially his shooting, which is as unstable as yours, and he is still injured in his arm. With your basketball wisdom, I thought you would take advantage of his disadvantage to restore the situation on the field, but I didn't expect that you didn't seem to do that..."

Lu Yusheng suddenly realized, yes, how could he have forgotten this!

Payton's defense is strong, but he has almost no shots now, which is why he never takes the initiative to attack after receiving the ball.

Lu Yusheng can indeed take advantage of Payton's lack of shooting. If he releases his shooting, then when Wade picks and rolls, he can completely defend from the back and prevent them from switching.

The Zen master adjusted his glasses and said, "Sometimes you have to play basketball well. What you have to learn is not only basketball, but also some psychological and philosophical things."

Lu Yusheng nodded, he probably understood some of what the Zen master meant.

Just like just now, after being constantly broken by Wade, his psychology is obviously a little out of balance.

This caused his brain to no longer be calm, and he was always troubled by the breakthrough, so he couldn't find the weakness of the opponent's lineup in the first place.

"I know how to fight now, Phil, let me fight now." Lu Yusheng said.

"No need," Zen master shook his head, "They should replace Shaq and Wade soon, let them rest, let's do it in the third quarter, with Kobe here, the score can be stabilized temporarily, and it will be in the fourth quarter." Our real decisive moment."

Lu Yusheng could only nod his head, and sat quietly on the sidelines to watch.

Sure enough, in the second half of the third quarter, when the Heat gained a certain advantage because of Wade, Pat Riley quickly replaced Wade and O'Neal to rest.

But Zen Master did not replace Kobe, but let Kobe recover the score on the court.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers trailed by 86 points 97:11.

Regarding this score, the commentator William Jones said, "Oh, Bird, it seems that everything is about the same as you expected. No one can limit Wade, which allowed him to play super in the third quarter. Big lead going into the fourth quarter."

Larry Bird was very proud, "This is the result of Kobe staying on the court after Wade and Shaq left the court. If Kobe also left the court with them at the same time, I think the score may be even more exaggerated."

"Then do you think the Lakers still have a chance in the fourth quarter?"

Larry Bird hesitated for a moment, "I can't say that the Lakers have no chance at all, but to be honest, it's a bit hanging. Before the game started, I told you that the key for the Lakers to win this game is to Can it limit the two strong points of the Heat, but at this point, I can only say that the Lakers have only succeeded by a quarter."

"Why a quarter?"

"Wade has no restrictions at all, and O'Neal's point, it can be seen that the Zen master's thinking is to exhaust O'Neal's energy in the first three quarters, so that he loses his physical strength to participate in the crucial fourth quarter, but this point, I think It can only be said that the success is half, because of Wade's super long play, Pat Riley can let O'Neal take more rest, whether it is on the court or off the court, O'Neal obviously got a lot of rest in the third quarter, so I just It can be said that the Lakers only succeeded in a quarter of the restrictions on these two strong points today." Larry Bird said.

"So, if the Lakers still can't limit O'Neal and Wade in the fourth quarter, they won't have a chance to win this game, right?"

"Of course." Larry Bird said, "That's why I said that the hope is very slim. It is really unrealistic to expect to solve the problems that have not been solved in the first three quarters in the fourth quarter. What's more, they are still [-] points behind. , Therefore, I estimate that the Heat will have a high probability of ushering in their four-game winning streak."

"Of course, even if this is the case, in fact, Lakers fans don't have to be too disappointed. After all, Miami's overall strength is indeed stronger than the Lakers. They are the defending champions. And the Lakers, in the past two years after O'Neal left, they really did not find Kobe. Such a good helper, although they have achieved three consecutive victories this season, it is acceptable to lose to the defending champion."

Kobe was sitting off the court wiping his sweat, and when he heard O'Neal on the bench next door to the Heat, he was having fun with his teammates. The amused teammates laughed, and he felt somewhat annoyed.

But he also knew that his teammates couldn't be blamed for this, after all, strength lay there.

How much he wanted to win against that fat man, the lead in the first half gave him hope, but the process of the third quarter brought him back to reality.

Sweat dripped down drop by drop, and he was a little dazed for a moment as he heard the enthusiastic cheers from the Staples Center fans.

The team's three consecutive victories once made him regain confidence, but when the team faced a strong team, the strength shown by the team still made him feel worried.

Could it be... Will this year be another year of no harvest?

At this time, his eyes fell on Lu Yusheng who was not far away.

This kid also sat there silently like himself, without saying a word.

Kobe estimated that the kid was probably blaming himself.

It is true that Lu Yusheng's lag in the third quarter had something to do with him, he couldn't limit Wade's breakthrough.

But Kobe didn't intend to blame him, after all, he was just a rookie.

In the first three games, the maturity and sophistication he showed made Kobe extremely happy. Moreover, this kid had the same attitude towards basketball as himself, was diligent in training, and persevered. Everyone has different expectations.

But now, Kobe understands that he is indeed playing well, but he is still a rookie after all.

In fact, the reason why Lu Yusheng sat there quietly without moving was not blaming himself, but the system's notification sound came suddenly!

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations to the host, you have obtained a new star signature skill!Do you want to open it now? 】

Open, of course open!

This is so timely!
【Ding! 】

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining Jason Kidd's signature skill [Predictive Lateral Defense]. Please practice hard and work hard to upgrade! 】

Lu Yusheng couldn't help being ecstatic in his heart!
This is the skill he needs the most right now!

After playing four games, the most troublesome thing for him is a breakthrough player like Wade.

As for Jason Kidd, no one knows his defensive skills at the point guard position.

When he first entered the league, the yellow-haired Kidd attracted everyone's attention with all kinds of dazzling passes, making everyone ignore his profound defensive skills.

It wasn't until he went to the Nets, when he stopped using those flashy passes, that everyone noticed that this guy has a pretty strong defense.

Of course, this is not surprising at all. If people knew that he played with Gary Payton since he was a child, they would not be too surprised by his defense.

Both Jason Kidd and Gary Payton grew up in Oakland, and Kidd is more than 4 years younger than Payton.

When Kidd started playing basketball, Payton was already the local "kid king". Kidd often followed Payton to play in Oakland's street courts.After Payton finished the fight, he still dragged Kidd to play one-on-one, and kept challenging Kidd's psychological bottom line with his body and "trash talk".

It was from that time that Kidd developed a solid defensive foundation.

Lu Yusheng had already obtained Gary Payton's [Side Steal] given by the system before, but it was only useful when the opponent attacked with his back, and it was completely useless when the opponent broke through the box.

Now, Kidd's [predictive lateral movement defense] is obviously aimed at opponents who break through the frame, and this is exactly what Lu Yusheng needs most!

With this unique skill, Lu Yusheng will no longer be afraid of those speed-type breakthrough players in the future!
Soon, the fourth quarter begins!
After the start of the fourth quarter, the Heat replaced both Wade and O'Neal. This is obviously the rhythm of the game.

As for the Lakers, despite Kobe's strong request to play, Zen master still put him on the bench.

After seeing the lineup comparison between the two sides, William Jones couldn't help worrying, "The Heat have replaced Wade and O'Neal. This is obviously going to be a showdown, but Zen Master took Kobe down at this time, no more Kobe, the Lakers' offense is completely unsecured, I am very worried, this will lead to a further draw of the score, the Lakers may be hanging..."

Larry Bird also said, "Yeah, but there's no way around it. Zen master has to think about the problem from a long-term perspective. The season is still very long. He can't let Kobe play too tired just for the sake of winning or losing a regular season." , He must protect Kobe well and let him play in the playoffs, besides, Zen Master probably did not come to this game with the determination to win, after all, there is a big gap in strength between the two sides."

"That's right, that's fine, let the other Lakers players learn how to play without Kobe, especially a rookie like Lu Yusheng, and let him have a proper taste of failure. After all, he hasn't lost a game since he came to the Lakers." William Jones said.

Larry Bird nodded, "Yes, failure is also part of the game."

Back to the game.

With the whistle of the referee, the last quarter of the game between the two sides officially started!
The Heat are full of confidence. They knew from the very beginning that they must win this game. What's more, at the beginning of this quarter, they still held a big advantage of 11 points. In this case, they Don't even know how to lose.

The Lakers were obviously dead, the third quarter clearly made them realize the strength gap with the opponent, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Zen Master did not let Kobe play, so they also tacitly agreed in their hearts, Zen Master has given up the game Contest.

Moreover, facing the defending champion, the 11-point difference in one quarter is basically impossible.

Therefore, when Lu Yusheng organized the Lakers to attack, he found that everyone was a little bit unmotivated.

After Wharton brought him up for the pick-and-roll, he quickly slid down, and Lu Yusheng passed the ball to Wharton!

Haslem quickly make up the defense!
Walton passed the ball directly to Odom inside!
But Odom didn't catch the ball, and he made a buttery hand, and the basketball fell into Dorell Wright's hands!

Heat fast break! !
The Lakers retreated quickly and blocked the Heat's fast break in advance. Fortunately, the Heat's movement speed is relatively slow, otherwise the ball would have been given to nothing.

Seeing that the Lakers retreated in time, Payton took control of the ball, signaled organizational tactics, and played positional warfare.

Wade wants the ball directly and wants to attack Vujacic directly.

Because it wasn't Kobe, Wade didn't use the pick-and-roll to make the Lakers switch this time.

But this time, Lu Yusheng took the initiative to lean over and switch defenses with Vujacic!
He took the initiative to guard against Wade!

Both Vujacic and Wade couldn't help but froze for a moment.

(End of this chapter)