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Chapter 354 Fighting for the Coach
Seeing Su Yang rushing towards referee Joe Crawford, the audience hesitated for a while, screaming and cheering excitedly.

"Why didn't you call a foul?"

Su Yang yelled at Joe Crawford, with a fierce expression on his face, and opened his arms in a menacing look.

He deliberately attracted the attention of the fans at the scene and wanted to make things bigger. It would be best to spark heated discussions on social platforms such as Twitter, so that fans, players, league officials, and referees all realized that Curry did cause a foul. Don’t pretend that he didn’t see.

Beep!Joe Crawford blew his whistle, made a T gesture at Su Yang, gave Su Yang a technical foul, and then said: "If you continue to obstruct the game with unreasonable things, I will consider expelling you. I only warn you This time!"

Joe Crawford has long been unhappy with Su Yang. Even if the coaches of other teams complain about making mistakes, they just reason with him in a fierce tone. I really want to change the penalty.

The key point is that Su Yang also led the promotion of the referee challenge system, which attracted many head coaches to join. Many fans and the media also believed that it was necessary to establish a referee challenge system. Although it has not been successful for several years, it really weakened the power of referees.

"You whistled Curry incorrectly!"

Su Yang is eager to make things bigger, but he can’t turn on the AOE mode in terms of words. At present, he can only say that Crawford’s call on Curry was wrong, not all referees’ call on Curry. Improve Curry’s whistle The treatment plan must be done step by step.

Just about to shout a few more words, assistant coach Mike Brown and McMillan pulled him back together, and Crawford went down the steps. The episode ended abruptly, and the Clippers arranged for Paul to perform a technical foul free throw. The audience booed wildly.

Taking advantage of the free throw, Curry walked to the coach's bench and said to Su Yang, "Thank you coach, I will fight for you..."

"This is my job responsibility..." Su Yang raised his hands and clapped Curry, "I will always support you, play boldly!"

Su Yang is not self-effacing. It is his duty to help his players get the fouls they deserve, and there are indeed many fouls that happened to Curry without whistleblowing, so it led to another time and space. Curry averaged Only 4.6 free throws.

Those 4.6 free throws were the result of the league needing to increase ratings and relax the whistle-blowing standards for Curry.

Before that, Curry averaged 4.0 fouls per game, which was the least among players of the same level. He was always ridiculed that it was normal for him to play without a whistle. No fouls will be whistled.

There is no way, Curry is too strong. If he whistles according to normal standards, it is easy to make the game fragmented, or Curry's scoring average soars, which will lead to the collapse of the entire referee whistle system. The referees definitely don't want to see that. Scenes.

In view of factors such as league balance, off-court sponsorship, and the difficulty of referee execution, Su Yang did not expect the referee to whistle all fouls against Curry, but at least a certain level must be guaranteed so that Curry has a normal threat and reduces the defense. frequency.

While thinking about it, Paul steadily hit a technical foul free throw to help the Clippers chase the score to 20-23.The live announcer followed up with a loud announcement, the Lakers replaced Mike Roberts with Diaw, and the Clippers replaced Randy Foye with Bledsoe

The game continued, and the Clippers kicked off in the backcourt.

Kobe led Paul all the way and put great pressure on him. Paul very safely chose to move forward with the ball behind his back.

Seeing that appearance, Griffin hurriedly ran to the top of the arc to make a cover, then quickly disassembled it, turned around and went down to the left to continue to cover.

Butler took the opportunity to move to the right with the help of a screen, leaving the left space like that, and Paul hit the ball to the ground when he saw this.

The Clippers' offense turned into Griffin's singles, but Diaw, as a flexible and fat man, retreated first and then went up to grab, step by step.

Griffin tried three threats for a long time and failed to find a good strategy, so he had no choice but to pass the ball back to Paul and make a cover by the way.Paul took the opportunity to break through from the left sideline to the free throw line, but unfortunately failed to get rid of Kobe completely, and encountered Artest's lateral move from the right to help defend.

In a hurry, Paul raised his hand to pass the ball, but Butler, who was 45 degrees on the right, received the ball and took off for a three-pointer without hesitation.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Gasol caught the rebound, turned around and threw it to Kobe, but Kobe immediately made a long horizontal pass and let Curry take charge of the advance.

"Kobe has completely changed his style of play. He has been able to freely switch between strong offense and assists." Van Gundy sighed in the commentary booth, "Tonight is his MVP night, and he passed the ball to Stephen Curry in the first time, so that I'm shocked..."

Mark Jackson, who was a guest commentator, was a little dazed and didn't answer. The main reason was that Curry scored 10 points in a row before, and his explosive power was quite amazing. However, the coach who rushed to the referee to ask for a foul for Curry was not himself. The Warriors seemed to be at a disadvantage in the deal.

On the court, Gasol hit Jordan with the ball on his back, turned around and took off to shoot the ball, but Curry picked up an offensive rebound that rebounded far away.

The Lakers reorganized their offense, and Curry quickly asked Diaw to do a pick-and-roll, facing the Clippers double-teaming, and decisively hitting the ground to pass the ball.

Diaw catches the ball and makes an easy air cut. His fat body leans against the defending Jordan to take off, and he nimbly puts the ball into the net with his right hand.

Cheers erupted in the arena, Su Yang saw that the formation was scattered, and immediately asked the audience to press, Kobe heard the sound and pressed Paul.

Suddenly the audience was pressing, and the Clippers were not prepared. Griffin hesitated for a while on the baseline, and then sent the ball to Bledsoe.

The Clippers' crisis was resolved, Paul pushed forward with the ball again, and brought it to the top of the arc in a blink of an eye, Butler used the ladder screen to lift the ball up.

Griffin was stuck on the left waist at the same time, but he couldn't fight Dior, so he had to retreat to the sideline to get the ball.

It's a pity that Griffin took a tentative step and was forced to walk the bottom line. The whole person seemed to be lying down, barely throwing the board.

The basketball clanged and Gasol got the rebound.

Su Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that the Clippers' offense would either keep hitting Butler or Griffin all the time, which is really funny.

On the court, the Lakers started with an inside and four outside formation. After Curry crossed the ball, he crossed the paint area and moved to the left with Kobe's cover.

Perhaps Curry scored 10 points in a row before, which made the Clippers team nervous, and their defensive attention shifted to the left.

Even Butler, who was in charge of defending Kobe, followed Curry to shift his gaze. Seeing this, Kobe took the opportunity to cut to the basket, and Diaw, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc, simultaneously passed the ball to the basket.Cheers erupted in the arena, and Kobe caught the ball and easily wiped the board and scored.

"The Curry Gravity that Su Yang said before appeared again. This word is really appropriate to describe Curry..." Assistant coach Mike Brown seized the opportunity to flatter again, "I feel that Su Yang has created a lot of new words in recent years, such as 3D players..."

"I also borrow from the Internet..."

Su Yang responded with a smile, and then saw Griffin open to catch the ball, but instead of making a mid-range shot, he threw it forward.

That's a very unreasonable choice, but considering that Griffin only shot 25% from the field, it is understandable.

The basketball was thumping, and Curry took the ball to launch a fast break, at a 45-degree position on the left side of the frontcourt, and cooperated with Dior in an early attack.

The Clippers still adopted the double-team strategy, while Bledsoe was in charge of defending Dior, who took the opportunity to dismantle the inside cut, forming a partial three-defense and two-defense for a while, but Curry calmly stopped and jumped, and passed the ball vigorously towards the left corner. , where there is Artest who got a big open.

According to the tactical setting, in that situation, Artest should take the initiative to run to the 45-degree position to form a backaction cooperation.

But Artest may have forgotten, or he may just not want to move. Fortunately, Curry took a great risk and completed the pass.

Cheers sounded in the arena ahead of time, and Artest took the ball to meet Bledsoe, who was flying back to the defense, and raised his hand to score a three-pointer.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 30 to 20.

The referee blew his whistle at the same time, the Clippers requested a timeout, and the cheers on the scene set off again. There were 3 minutes and 57 seconds left in the first quarter.

The Lakers will return to the bench one after another. Su Yang first criticized Artest for not running tactics, and then said: "The opponent's style of play is relatively rigid. After the timeout, Griffin should be playing singles with the ball. We continue to force him to attack from the bottom line. ..."

Between words, the pause ends.

The game continued, Paul took the ball and ran to the left wing of the frontcourt, looking for a cover and trying to break through, the Lakers decisively switched defenses.

Seeing that it was replaced by Curry's defense, Paul held the ball for a while but failed to break through. It was not until Jordan stepped up to the wall that he accelerated the start.

Gasol did not delay the grab, but just stayed at the free throw line and waited, keeping parallel movement simultaneously, without giving a chance to break through.

That was Su Yang's arrangement. If Paul wants to fight hard, let him fight hard. Anyway, it is more beneficial for the Lakers to consume energy in advance.

I saw Paul pulling the ball back, changing hands and shaking his crotch continuously, rushing to the left elbow, stopping suddenly and raising his hand to shoot.

But Gasol did not follow the jump, just raised his hands to interfere, Paul failed to make a foul, turned and threw the ball to the left wing.

Bradson took the ball to Curry, crossed and rushed to the basket, but Dior shrunk ahead of time and hit the basket to block the space.

There was not much time left in the attack, so Bledsoe couldn't dare to make a strong shot, so he could only jump up, twist his body and pass the ball long to the right sideline.

Amid the boos all over the court, Griffin caught the ball and swayed away Artest who was defending, stepped into the inside line, jumped up in a hurry and shot a long shot.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

"I guessed the result correctly, but not the process..."

Su Yang laughed at himself and sighed, and turned to see Curry break through from the left with the help of Gasol at the top of the arc, while the Clippers continued to double-team.

Griffin simultaneously defended and dismantled Gasol, who was running down. Curry made an emergency stop and turned to the right, just in time to see Dior withdraw to the 45-degree three-point line on the right, forming a classic backaction coordination, compared to before. For Artest, it is much easier to pass the ball.

The basketball flew towards Dior, and cheers sounded in advance again in the arena. Griffin flew back to the defense and hit the net with a three-pointer.

"Look at what Dior does..." Su Yang saw the opportunity and reminded Artest again that he must remember the running tactics next.

Artest looked at Su Yang without responding, and followed Butler all the way to the frontcourt, while the Clippers played a floppy formation.

Paul observed the ball at the top of the arc, Butler finished the screen for Bledsoe, and then used Jordan's screen to move up.

Seeing the situation, Paul raised his hand to give the ball, but Artest flew forward and slapped the basketball out of Butler's hand.

The cheers broke out suddenly, and Artest picked up the basketball and rushed to the center line quickly, and Curry played a two-on-one Paul in the frontcourt.

Facing Paul's high-pressure press, Artest calmly passed the ball to Curry, and Paul immediately turned around and stood with his feet together.

But Curry did not hesitate, took the ball and still took three strong steps, knocked down Paul with a slam, and at the same time wiped the ball into the net.

The Clippers bench players stood up and shouted to attack and counterattack, Joe Crawford hesitated for a moment, whistled and whistled to block the foul.

Curry got a chance to add a penalty. Seeing this, Su Yang stood up and applauded Joe Crawford: "The penalty is correct!"

As a head coach, you have to play a dynamic game with the referee. In the current situation, Crawford should definitely call the penalty.

The audience cheered, and Curriga made a free throw to help the Lakers lead the Clippers 36 to 20. The form is very good.

Easy side Clippers attack, some conduction moves, Jordan catches the ball and takes off under the basket, Kobe brakes suddenly and nails the cap.

The Lakers got the rebound and launched a counterattack. Kobe took the ball and rushed to the top of the arc.

Dior took the ball at 45 degrees on the left side, turned around and passed it to Gasol who ran to the left waist, and Kobe simultaneously screened for Curry.

In the blink of an eye, Gasol took the ball and hit Jordan with his back, and Curry started from the right wing with the help of Kobe's cover. Paul chased and went straight to the basket from the bottom line.

Gasol pretended to give the ball to the basket, and Curry took the ball and carried Bledsoe, who was defending, to take off, and wiped the board with a backhand.

boom!The basketball bounces into the net.

Beep!At the same time, the referee blew the whistle and called Bradsoe for a foul in the air, giving Curry an extra free throw opportunity.

Cheers erupted at the Staples Center, and Curry stood on the free throw line and made a steady hit to add a penalty, helping the Lakers lead 39 to 20.

In the ESPN commentary booth, after Brin finished asking questions, it was Mark Jackson's turn to speak, but he fell silent.

Curry has scored 16 points in a row and sent several assists. The Warriors' deal is no longer a problem.

Seeing the silence of his partner, Van Gundy answered immediately: "The Clippers have been beaten to a halt in this game. They are the kind of team that has a strong tailwind. They need to build an advantage through physical talent in the opening game. Unfortunately, they can't do it against the Lakers... "

Between the talks, after the first quarter, the Lakers led the Clippers 44 to 24, and the two teams entered the stage of substitute operations.

However, the Clippers had a poor bench, and Paul couldn't move even if he continued to play. After halftime, the Lakers led by as many as 27 points.

Back from the halftime break in the third quarter, Kobe finally showed his MVP posture and made 8 of 5 shots in a wave, completely establishing the victory.

The fourth quarter of the game turned into garbage time. Both teams played off the bench. After the game was over, the Lakers won 121 to 93.

Curry scored 29 points and 8 assists in the game, triggering heated discussions on Twitter and other social media: How much did the Lakers earn in the Bynum-Curry trade?Why is Su Yang so optimistic about Curry who was seriously injured at the time?The differences within the Warriors regarding Curry's trade, who support it and who oppose it, should someone stand up and explain the trade?

But the heated discussion has not yet come to fruition. The well-known reporter WOJ broke the news: Bynum injured his knee because of bowling...

　Saint Paul!Saint Paul!Saint Paul!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)