start with scouting

Chapter 347 Library Has Gravity
At five o'clock in the afternoon on the [-]th, the fourth game of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs between the Lakers and the Jazz is about to start.

The entire Lakers team rushed to the energy solution arena in the bus and carried out shooting warm-up training before the game as usual. The atmosphere of the whole team was very calm.

For other teams leading 3-0, there might be some excitement, but the Lakers seem to treat the regular season as a team.

There were only a few reporters and photographers on the sidelines of the main court, and they all acted like they were just here to do routine work. There was no excitement about seeing a big star, and they didn't have any expectations for the upcoming game. There will be no desire to perform.

In Su Yang's view, if the photographer snapped the shots and the reporters took turns interviewing, the whole team would have to practice shooting like Zhao Jiwei, and then Zhou Qi would complain: "I don't see you working so hard. When the media comes Where do you put it to practice shooting...

While thinking about it, assistant coach Mike Brown said: "Looking at the media reports, the two [-]-[-] games in the Eastern Conference are very exciting. Many players interviewed the news, but we didn't have any extra news about our two [-]-[-] games in the Western Conference. The Spurs have always kept a low profile, but we are Los Angeles."

Assistant coach Snyder and others nodded, all with the same question. The Los Angeles Lakers are a super-traffic team. If it was placed during the draft, the number of news reports about a Lakers losing pick might exceed that of ordinary lottery.

But this time the Lakers lead the Jazz [-]-[-], the number of relevant news is far lower than the Heat [-]-[-] Knicks, and even worse than the Pacers [-]-[-] lead Magic, making it seem that the Heat and Pacers are the favorites to win the championship, without the Lakers thing.

"Because we are a team of top students, other teams leading their opponents [-]-[-] to [-] are considered to have an excellent record, and we lead our opponents [-]-[-] because the rules for the playoffs can only be set to [-]-[-] for the time being. Badu has the most perfect marks in the test."

Su Yang said with a smile: "But I believe that the media will report on us in another form, perhaps with three-point explosive power..."

After the words fell, while the teaching assistants were thinking, Su Yang turned and waved at Curry, who was soaring three points, signaling that he had something to talk about.

Seeing this, Curry put down the basketball and ran to the sidelines, lifted his jersey to wipe the sweat off his cheeks, and asked with a smile, "Hey, wow?"

Su Yang handed over a towel: "After discussion, our coaching staff unanimously decided to activate you from the injured list tomorrow and let you play in the fourth game against the Jazz, but you must start from the bench stage. Are you ready?"

In fact, it was Su Yang's personal decision to arrange for Curry to play in the fourth game, but he brought all the coaching staff with him temporarily.

It's not that I'm worried that no one will take the blame for the problem, but that it's best for Curry to feel more support for this kind of thing.

"Of course!" Curry nodded quickly, "I've been looking forward to this moment for a long time, this is my first playoff game!"

"Then I'll remove you from your daily observation list later, and turn you into a battle-ready state, go..."

Su Yang smiled and waved, thinking that in the original time and space, Curry averaged 12 points and 23.4 assists in 8.1 games in the first two rounds of the playoffs. His performance was even better than the regular season. Afterwards, Popovich praised that Curry reminded him of Jordan, but he didn't know what kind of performance Curry could play on behalf of the Lakers in this time and space.

However, the current lineup of the Lakers is much stronger, and Curry will have less defensive pressure and it will be easier to perform brilliantly.

At 06:30 in a blink of an eye, Su Yang rushed to the media center for pre-match interviews, and saw only a few resident reporters from major media.

Probably because the series has no suspense, except for those big media with sufficient funds, the small media are too lazy to waste costs.

ESPN reporter Lindsay first asked: "We noticed that Stephen Curry has been removed from the daily observation list, and his current status has been changed to play. Will he play in today's game? What do you expect from his first game on behalf of the Lakers? ?”

Su Yang said with a smile: "I look forward to seeing any of his performances. It will be even better if he can hit a three-pointer. That will prove that my vision and judgment are not wrong, and it will further enhance our deterrence ability on the outside and allow the Jazz to expand their defensive area. ..."

Originally, he wanted to answer in a normal way to avoid the media and other teams noticing Curry prematurely, which would cause unnecessary troubles, but Su Yang also knew that Curry's style of play was destined to spark discussions among fans and the media. It's better to have a mouthful first.

After the interview, the game started immediately.

Maybe it was after three consecutive games without resistance that he finally thought of trying to change the lineup, or maybe it was Josh Howard who started three consecutive games and only scored 22 points in total. Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin finally changed to Favors Replacing Josh Howard as the starter, while Gordon Hayward moved to the shooting guard position, made the average height of the Jazz's starting five sharply increase.

But the sharp increase is only at the level of an ordinary team. The main reason is that Millsap is short as a power forward, which offsets the height bonus of Consuming Voss.

The key point guard for the Jazz, Devin Harris, is inconsistent with Gordon Hayward, unable to achieve 1+1=2.

Amidst the cheers from the crowd, the Lakers won the jump ball and launched the first attack, and ran out of place. Then Gasol used his height advantage to hit Millsap with his back and easily scored two points. Gasol turned around and interfered with Harris for a layup. , The offensive and defensive ends are full of influence.

On the Jazz side, perhaps facing the pressure of elimination, various mistakes and iron strikes, it seems that they did not find the basket to buy a pass.

But the Jazz on the defensive end, the position selection is quite tight, the double-team is fast and ruthless, and there is a steady stream of reaching out for the ball. It seems that hand testing was not banned in the 90s. Anyway, the highlight is a tough one, which did not give the Lakers too much. Easy shot space,

The referee also intentionally relaxed the Jazz's whistle-blowing scale, which made the Lakers not lead too much although the offense was brave.

Seeing such calls, McMillan, who has always been calm, couldn't help it. He caught the referee and complained, but was called a technical foul.

Taking advantage of Hayward's technical free throw, Su Yang beckoned Curry to come on the court, and shouted: "Be yourself, take it easy..."

Originally, it was time to prepare for garbage time and then let Curry play casually, but the current situation is easier to reflect Curry's value.

Curry nodded, ran into the field with a smile, and interacted with Sessions who was replaced by high-five, standing still like a little transparent.

Hayward then hit a technical foul free throw to help the Jazz catch up to 9-20, with 4 minutes and 06 seconds left in the first quarter.

Beep!The referee whistled.

The two teams switched offense and defense, the Lakers kicked off in the backcourt, and Curry took the basketball and slowly pushed forward, all the way to the top of the frontcourt arc.

Gasol simultaneously raised up to cover, compared to Devin Harris's thin body, it was like a high wall.

Curry took the opportunity to pull the ball to the right. Seeing that Harris chose to bypass the screen to intercept, he decisively raised his hand and threw a three-pointer.

bass!The basketball is hollow into the net.

Harris froze on the spot, completely unresponsive, wondering how could anyone make a three-pointer without stopping suddenly?
Perhaps because they didn't face Curry directly, the other Jazz players were not so shocked, and kicked off as usual to launch a counterattack.

The regular 4UP tactics start, the Jazz conducts a run, and Al Jefferson takes the ball from the left waist to start the singles against Gasol.

Al Jefferson's footsteps are quite gorgeous, a bit like a 'big dream' Olajuwon, but unfortunately his explosive power is too poor.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Mike Roberts jumped high to grab the rebound, landed and turned around to pass through Curry who had already started sprinting, and the Lakers launched a fast break.

The Jazz quickly returned to defense, and the four of Hayward shrunk directly to the paint area, and only Harris stayed outside to follow Curry.

As one of the fastest men in the league, Harris still kept close after being shaken by Curry by virtue of her absolute speed.Seeing this, Su Yang yelled into the arena: "Make a cover, make a cover for Stephen, early offense!"

McRoberts, who was running wildly, turned around and ran towards Curry when he heard the words, and simply made a back screen to completely block Harris.

Curry took the opportunity to get rid of and rushed to the top of the arc. Facing Hayward, who was hesitant to make up the defense, he pushed the ball for a three-pointer while running.

Boom!The basketball hits the hoop and into the net.

Hayward's eyes widened with a shocked expression on his face, but before he had time to think about it, the head coach Tyrone Corbin had already got up.

That action was obviously about to ask for a timeout after the basketball had passed halftime. After all, the Jazz trailed by as many as 17 points.

After being reminded by McMillan, Su Yang also noticed Tyrone Corbin's actions, and then shouted to remind the Lakers to execute the full-court press, and then smiled: "In this case, you remind the players directly, don't worry about me thinking too much, I will Not Jason Kidd..."

Anyway, the head coaches in the NBA, coaches like Zen Master and Carlisle, don't mind, and even encourage assistant coaches to speak out.

There are even Doc Rivers and his like who are willing to hand over the job of drawing tactics to assistant coaches, and Tyronn Lue even handed it over to LeBron.

There is also Jason Kidd, who especially emphasizes authority. When he heard his former coach Lawrence Frank yell a few more words as an assistant coach, he shouted to make people shut up, and emphasized 'I am the head coach', as if that was right. His great insult.

Before the words fell, the arena screamed loudly.

Su Yang turned his head to look into the court, and found that Curry successfully steals Harris, dribbled the ball to two strides beyond the three-point line, and raised his hand to shoot.

bass!The basketball is hollow into the net.

The boos in the energy solution arena plummeted, as if the volume was turned down to only 10%, and many people fell silent.

The referee blew his whistle at the same time to suspend the game, and Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin rushed into the court with a tactical board in his face.

Su Yang got up, smiled and gave Curry two thumbs up, and praised Curry for scoring 1 points in a row to help the Lakers lead by 9 points. Then he saw Kobe and the others excitedly surrounding Curry, and he immediately sighed: This Curry gravitational force is about to appear in advance...

(End of this chapter)