Guoshu basketball

Chapter 32 If you want to take it, you must first give it

During halftime, there was silence in the Sonics locker room.Ray Allen tightened his shoelaces, loosened them, tightened them, and let them go again.Rashard Lewis leaned limply against the closet door, head bowed, fists clenched.The same goes for everyone else, everyone seems tired and seems to be pulling out all the stops.

Head coach Bob Hill saw that the players were like this, his eyes stood up at that time, he looked at Ray Allen, then at Lewis, finally heaved a long sigh, and said to everyone: "I know, now Everyone is frustrated, especially you Rashad."

Lewis raised his head and glanced at Bob Hill, then lowered his head again, still without saying a word.Seeing Lewis like this, Bob Hill stopped talking nonsense and said directly: "In the second half, if everyone still has the heart to win as a basketball player, tell me, let's think of a way together, fight together, and bear the failure together , Let’s enjoy the joy of victory together! Of course, if you decide to give up, I will go to the Lakers’ rest area to discuss with Phil right now. We deliberately lost to them in the second half, and they can let the main players rest. No one is troublesome, how about it? ?”

As the captain, Ray Allen spoke at this time: "Coach, it's not that we don't want to fight hard. I believe that everyone, like me, doesn't want to lose any game! However, the current Lakers are too difficult to deal with. To be honest, although I can score temporarily, but in the second half, I have no strength to get rid of that amazing rookie!"

Bob Hill nodded and did not speak, his eyes swept over every member of the Sonics one by one.Everyone's opinion is similar to that of Ray Allen. They basically feel that they have no physical strength to fight hard now.

Bob Hill sighed, nodded and said, "I know everyone's thoughts, this is very good, we are all honest! Then, I will go to Phil now and tell them, we give up the game!"

With that said, Bob Hill turned around and was about to leave the locker room.Ray Allen hurried forward, grabbed Bob Hill's arm, and said in a deep voice, "Coach, we won't give up, don't worry! Even if we lose, we can't give up halfway! If we give up the game like this , How can I have the face to meet our fans in the future! How can I have the face to say that I am a basketball player!"

Others also said one after another: "Coach, we are actually just complaining. After we actually play, we will work as hard as we can!"

Bob Hill was just trying to motivate the players, so he turned around and said to everyone: "Let's first analyze why we are so tired and painful from playing now."

In fact, the advantages of the Lakers are obvious. Outside, they have one of the strongest players in the league, Kobe Bryant, who is excellent in offense and defense, and Li Du, who has a unique running position, accurate three-pointers, and desperate defense.Inside, they have the almighty Lamar Odom and the emerging Bynum.Fisher may not have good offensive and defensive abilities, but it is precisely because of him that the Lakers' tactics run very smoothly.

An unstoppable offense coupled with a defense that has no obvious shortcomings, this is why the Lakers are strong.

Why are the Supersonics so tired?Because except for Ray Allen and Lewis, others are not strong in active attack and ball control, but now Ray Allen is exhausted by that amazing rookie, and Lewis is also being led by that amazing rookie and a lover. After the ball pressed down on the cap, he was in a trance.

Now there are only two paths facing the Supersonics: Either everyone, including Lewis, concentrates and fight to the end, or they have to find a way to isolate Ray Allen from the amazing rookie and let Fisher, who is relatively weak in defense, Are you here for lightning protection? Allen.Otherwise, the Supersonics will definitely lose!
The Lakers' side was the exact opposite of the muffled, depressing atmosphere on the Sonics' side.Kobe, Odom and others sat in front of the closet, talking and laughing with each other.Li Du was still the same as before, recovering his physical strength with the combined attack of the Hunyuan pile and the Xiong Ying.

Kobe and other players were discussing about the offense in the second half, but it didn't seem so serious, Odom looked at Kobe with a smirk, and said, "Boss, do you want us to just break the Sonics inside in the second half? Anyway, I think the insiders of the Sonics are okay except Collison, and everyone else is soft."

Bynum echoed from the side: "Yes, Boss, Lamar and I promise that we will be able to overthrow those idiots!"

Kobe didn't say he agreed or disagreed, "For tactical matters, let's listen to the coach's arrangement. You two don't make random ideas."

Seeing that Kobe was not moving, Odom turned around and asked Li Du: "Lee, what do you think? Hey, Lee! What are you thinking?"

Odom yelled twice before Li Du stopped, and then said: "I don't care, I listen to the boss and the coach."

Kobe was very satisfied with this little brother, so he asked: "Lee, what were you thinking just now? You didn't hear Lamar's big speaker."

Sighing, Li Du replied with some helplessness: "I have been thinking about how to defend Ray Allen. His running skills and passing ability are too strong, and he doesn't attack with the ball. I can't block his route when it's time, it's really annoying."

Kobe and others nodded. It is indeed much more difficult to defend Ray Allen than others. His running position and off-ball cutting are very good. Ray Allen scored 18 points in the first half, which is impossible for other players!
Li Du thought for a while, and then continued: "However, I found that since the end of the first half, Ray Allen rarely attacked by himself, and even rarely moved. I guess, his I am afraid that his physical strength is not enough to support him to attack like before. If my guess is correct, in the second half, it will be difficult for him to score again!"

"What are you going to do?" Zen master asked with a smile at this time.

Li Du laughed and said: "We have a saying in China, on the battlefield, if you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred. Ray Allen's physical strength was almost exhausted by me in the first half, and I will continue to increase it in the second half." His physical strength is exhausted, and then he can take a slow step to chase and defend, and deliberately give him gaps. Those gaps, if his physical strength is good, he is likely to throw the ball in, but when his physical strength is not good, it is not only difficult to shoot. In, and I can still cover, at least seriously disturb."

Then, Li Du smiled and said: "If you want to take it, you must first give it." He said this sentence in Chinese. Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces that he didn't understand, he explained: "This is our ancient Chinese culture. A philosopher said at that time, meaning, if you want to get something from the other party, you must first give the other party something he wants, so that the other party can relax mentally, and then you can take the opportunity to take it!"

Most people in the Lakers team didn't understand, only Zen Master stroked his chin thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)