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Chapter 400 We all want to win
On the 25th, the Lakers played against the Jazz at home.

Due to the absence of Mo Williams due to injury, the witty Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin changed again, and arranged for Jamal Tinsley, who is about to retire and is 191 cm tall, to partner with Randy Foye, who is 193 cm tall, to form the Jazz's backcourt starter.

Gordon Hayward is still on the bench.

That kind of operation, because Randy Foye and Jamal Tinsley lacked an average level of organization, and the defensive level was deviated, which caused the Jazz to stretch both offensive and defensive ends at the same time. In the opening 5 minutes, the Lakers played a 15-4 attack wave, which seemed to be the entire Jazz team. sleepwalking.

Seeing this, Su Yang adjusted his strategy on the spot, hoping to use the game as a substitute for training, and asked the players to share the ball more and strive for an easy win.

Kobe took the lead in execution, voluntarily giving up on Randy Foye through his height advantage, making multiple back-up breakthroughs, and then passing the ball for assists.

In the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, the Jazz did not rush to replace Hayward at all, but Hayward is not the kind of maniac who holds the ball in singles, and his teammates are players like Kanter who lack shooting, so they cannot form an efficient chasing momentum. It has been too late to narrow the gap.

It wasn't until the Lakers formed Artest + four substitute lineups that the Jazz relied on Hayward to play pick-and-rolls and barely catch up with the score.

Su Yang then re-appointed Kobe Bryant and other main players to quickly control the rhythm of the game. After halftime, the Lakers led 56 to 37.

In the third quarter, there was no ups and downs in the game. Su Yang used the full bench in the fourth quarter. The Lakers finally won 102 to 84.

In the whole game, Jemichael and Bazemore also scored 9 points. Unfortunately, they failed to reach double figures for the seven players in the team.

Kobe scored 14 points and 14 assists, and the team had a total of 28 assists, which is considered a real team basketball.Back in the locker room after the game, Curry joked: "I think I should return to the more familiar shooting guard position. I will score better than Kobe..."

Su Yang also talked about Kobe's double 14 data at the press conference, and said with a smile: "Compared with 14 assists, I am happier that Kobe can win with only 14 points, which means that our team already has a lot of excellent points. Hands, we'll have a hard time defending..."

Regarding Su Yang's remarks, "Bleacher Report" reposted and explained in detail, and gradually gained a lot of approval from the fans.

"At the beginning of the season, Su Yang and his assistant team made sure not to rely too much on the strategy of the Big Three, and strictly implemented it until the middle of the season. At the same time, they practiced a lot of rookies and increased the tactical status of substitute players. Draymond Green successfully transitioned to the starting power forward. , with Antawn Jamison's staged superb performance, and more importantly, the Lakers' team remains healthy. Except for Stephen Curry's two-game truce due to conservative observation, the Lakers have no other players absent due to injuries. Looking at the entire league, That's very rare.

Because they insisted on that strategy, they unfortunately lost some games, and even lost three games in a row when they encountered strong teams in the playoffs. Good point, the results are hard to tell. "

Su Yang saw the "Bleacher Report" report, and reposted it to make trouble: "You are very professional, at least professional than ESPN..." The Lakers have lost a few games with lore or tie. As long as they are lucky, they will not lose. 12 games.

After a day off, the Lakers played against the Thunder at home.

In view of the fact that the previous bench lineup was beaten 16-0, resulting in a regrettable loss, Su Yang adjusted his strategy on the spot. With 4 minutes left in the first quarter, when the Lakers and the Thunder were tied, Curry was removed ahead of schedule, and then Green was removed. , in case Lei Ting doesn't talk about martial arts.

With Curry and Green off the court, the Lakers continued to stick to the team-based style of play, using a large number of fast passes to continuously mobilize the Thunder's defensive attention, allowing the Thunder players who relied on talent to defend to run around. After the first quarter, they still led by 4. point.

The game entered the second quarter of the substitute stage. The Thunder did not talk about martial arts. Durant only took a one-minute break to appear on the stage. In order to deal with Curry and Green, he also specially matched Sefoloza and Ibaka, which seemed quite targeted. , wanting to repeat the previous strategy.

However, Curry's ability to involve the ball is too strong, and Green's top-of-the-arc cards tend to be proficient. The two took most of the Thunder's defensive attention. Although the Thunder did not have much chance, they helped Jamison and Mick. Si created many easy scoring chances.

On the contrary, because of Sefolosha's lack of shooting, the Thunder unscrupulously double-teamed Durant, which made the Thunder's scoring efficiency low. It was not until Kevin Martin and Westbrook reappeared that the embarrassing situation was resolved, and a lot of vacancies were lost in vain. shoot.

After halftime, the Lakers led the Thunder 57 to 45, of which 38 points were generated through assists, and the team was full.

Back from the intermission in the third quarter of the game, the Thunder's second youngster rushed desperately, at the cost of not taking a break. After Curry left the field, he struggled to narrow the gap by 5 points. When Durant was still playing in the fourth quarter, If you choose to fight continuously, the state will be deviated.

Seeing this, Su Yang directed Artest to attack, and Artest scored 7 points in a row without mercy. Durant couldn't hold back and couldn't keep up.

Thunder coach Brooks noticed that the situation had changed and hurriedly sent Westbrook in advance, but Westbrook continued to charge and play, and as a result, he suffered two offensive fouls in a row, which caused the Thunder's offensive rhythm to be chaotic. When the adjustment was completed, Kobe Bryant took over the game again.

At the end of the game, the Lakers defeated the Thunder 105-96. Kobe made 12 of 8 shots, scored 21 points with free throws, and scored 14 assists again. Six players in the team scored in double figures, including Meeks and Jamison scored 28 points.

"You've probably never seen Kobe like this, 14 assists in two straight games, won without scoring, he was great, and of course Steph Curry helped a lot in silence and didn't have any obvious stats... "

Participating in the press conference after the game, Su Yang focused on the new version of Kobe, but in his previous life, he had seen Kobe's atypical performance of 14 assists in two consecutive games and beating a strong team with low scores, which is the 13-year D'Antoni system running-in After the completion, during the period when his partner was healthy Nash, it was a pity that Nash was injured again later, causing Kobe to enter the singles mode again, and it was fate.

For now, Kobe's partner is a completely healthy Curry who is about to enter the peak, and 14 assists are too easy.

After a day off, the Lakers played against the mighty Heat at home.

Perhaps it was because Curry's gravitational field was too strong, and the Heat focused on restricting it at the beginning. Every time Curry tried to use a cover to cross the paint, Bosh and Haslem gave great physical confrontation, and the referee turned a blind eye. One eye made the Lakers quite passive.

After five consecutive rounds, Su Yang adjusted his tactics on the spot, no longer crossing the paint, and used a lot of outside double screens and hand-offs, combined with early pick-and-rolls and fake pick-and-rolls, and then used Green's occasional short strategy to take advantage of the Heat's preference for double-teaming. Features, a large number of empty cuts to attack the basket, and successfully played a wave of 16 to 5 attacks, which made the Heat not know how to defend, and Spoelstra was at a loss.

The main short strategy is tailor-made for Green. In the past, few teams used it in the pick-and-roll strategy. The core idea is to add a quick pass or a direct throw, which is a bit different from other big players in the league. .

It's not as good as it is, and it's definitely not as good as Nowitzki's pick-and-roll strategy. I'm sure the Heat have never seen it.

After halftime, the Lakers led by 8 points.

The Heat played the strongest offense and defense in the third quarter, and they did not hesitate to foul. In addition, LeBron played consecutive singles, abruptly narrowing the gap by 5 points.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Su Yang considered the situation on the spot and arranged for Kobe and Curry to play pick-and-rolls, while Green played center, paired with Meeks and Jamison, offering the Lakers the ultimate five-small lineup, full of offensive attributes, and 23 defenses on the defensive end. Bet on the Heat for three points.

The Heat simultaneously dispatched a small-ball lineup consisting of LeBron, Wade, Ray Allen, Miller, and Bosh to fight head-on.

The two teams played so that the arena exploded, either hitting the iron continuously or making consecutive hits. The Lakers finally narrowly won by 1 point through Curry's free throws.

After the game, there was great controversy, because the Heat fouled 28 times and the Lakers only fouled 21 times.

At the post-match press conference, in the face of reporters’ inquiries, Su Yang said calmly: “The Heat fouled more because of their defensive strategy, and our fouls were less because we passed a lot, scored less confrontation, and had a lot of fouls in the fourth quarter. Use 23 zone defense..."

In the whole game, the Lakers had 100 points, Kobe had 11 assists, and six players from the team scored in double figures, which shows the sharp teamwork.

The entire Lakers team flew to Phoenix overnight to challenge the Suns in back-to-back away games. They were exhausted and lost by 6 points.

The game officially ended in January, and the Lakers continued their six-game trip, with opponents including the mighty Heat and Celtics.

When it was time to get on the plane, Su Yang decided to imitate Raptors coach Nurse's psychological tactics on a whim, and pretended to be calm and said to the Lakers: "The next schedule will be more difficult. We will strive to win the game between the Heat and the Celtics win a..."

"NO!" Kobe interrupted Su Yang, "We all want to win!"

　Sorry Paul.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)