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Chapter 566 566. True-Five Little Deaths Show Their Power!

"Well, Mr. Yang, what do you think of the Warriors' lineup today? I remember they didn't play like this in the China game. Did they use a new trump card to deal with the Lakers today or did they want to experiment with the lineup to see if they could find another way to deal with it? Lakers?" Fatty Fan, who just 'transferred' to Penguin Sports, began to seduce Yang Yi with some nonsense.

During the just-concluded offseason, the NBA officially signed a 9-year regular season broadcast contract with a sky-high price of 240 billion yuan with several major American TV stations, plus the playoffs, and signed a 5-year contract with China’s Penguin Sports With an online live broadcast contract of US$5 million, Penguin Sports has integrated the domestic NBA online broadcast and turned it into a domestic exclusive broadcast on the entire network.

As the most popular combination of online NBA commentators in China, Fatty Ke Fan and Emperor Yang Yi who was slapped in the face were naturally dug out.

There is also the five-year broadcast fee of 5 million yuan for European network broadcast and TV broadcast, which means that the NBA's annual broadcast revenue will exceed US$7.5 billion in the future, which is more than four times the NBA's broadcast revenue last season.

The NBA's revenue last season was 49 billion, after deducting the broadcast fee of 7 million, which is 42 billion.

In other words, the broadcast fee alone in the new season can reach three-quarters of the NBA's total revenue in addition to the broadcast fee!

After the signing of this broadcast agreement, it marks that the NBA has changed from ticket income to broadcast fee income. This is in line with the social entertainment change that contemporary online celebrity live broadcasts are more profitable than theater performances.

Therefore, Liu Ren does not want to renew his contract this year. Before the start of the regular season last year, Forbes Sports estimated that the total revenue of the NBA last season was 47 billion. Years of waiting have created an additional 23 million US dollars in revenue for the NBA, making this year's salary cap 24 million more than expected, allowing the Lakers to successfully sign Monroe and Biyombo without exceeding the luxury tax. The threshold, almost didn't make Popovich mad.

Because the Lakers still have a full middle class that is useless.

This total income is greatly affected by the playoffs. If this year’s playoffs still attract so much attention and become more intense, the income will definitely be more than the expected income. The current signing of the contract is to use the estimated next season’s income. The salary cap must be calculated in a low way, otherwise the contract will be invalid and need to be renegotiated if it exceeds the real salary cap.

Therefore, when the team renews the contract in advance, the maximum salary is given in a low way, and the income of the new season will definitely not be lower than what they expected.

Yang Yi looked at the fat man with a mean smile, and really wanted to punch him in the face, but this was a live broadcast, so he could only grit his teeth and analyze.

He was slapped in the face by the Lakers too badly before. According to Yang Yi's heart, he really wanted to brag about the Warriors and trample on Liu Ren. This is what his personality should dare to do.

However, Yang Yi, who claims to be the representative of the villain that everyone is drunk and I am sober, hesitates a little. He really doesn't know whether the warrior's move is a good move or a bad move, and according to past experience, the probability of it is a bad move is high.

So Yang Yi said: "I think the Warriors want to try to see if there is any other way to beat the Lakers. After all, they had almost no ability to fight back in the playoffs last year."

"So what do you think of this change for the Warriors? Do you think they have a chance to beat the Lakers? Will this change work?"

Yang Yi secretly scolded Fatty for being obscene, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "I don't think the chance is great. The Lakers are also a representative team with a small lineup. They used Green as a center forward and Liu Ren as a power forward. I think they should have a lot of experience dealing with the Warriors for this change."

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The preseason games were mainly live broadcasts on the Internet, and there were basically no live TV broadcasts. Just when Yang Yi bit the bullet and analyzed that the Warriors might not be the opponents of the Lakers, the game began.

Gasol excitedly walked to the middle of the court, ready to jump the ball with Randle.

Gasol is so happy!

It's finally time to win the jump ball!For Bogut who is [-] meters, Gasol thinks he can't jump, but Randall, who is [-] meters tall and a small forward, he thinks he can always win the jump, right?

The fans were also looking forward to it, and Gasol received cheers as soon as he played.

Not to mention, Lakers fans still love their players, and they don't want to watch Gasol being critized by opponents forever in the jump ball.

However, when the referee's whistle sounded, Gasol jumped up and stretched his hand towards the ball...another, stronger and dark hand appeared above Gasol!

Randall's jumping power is too strong, and he passed the ball from Gasol's head to Curry.

The Warriors went first, and as soon as Randall pushed the ball back, the rest of the Warriors started to go down. After landing, Randall also rushed forward like a cheetah. Curry was not lucky after receiving the ball , Throwing directly to the Lakers basket, Thompson received the ball without stopping to fill in the ball, and Randall, who caught up, succeeded in a dunk.

"#@%@&..."

The fans and Lakers players scolded their catchphrases one after another. This scene seems familiar, but the protagonist has become an opponent!

Just like the rare three-second fast break when the Lakers had a chance to win the jump ball before, the opponents were all overwhelmed and didn't even think about it. The Lakers didn't think about it this time. Everyone was stunned!

D'Antoni's eyes widened. He often walks by the river. He often imitates and learns the opponent's offensive routines and integrates them into his own tactics, letting the opponent find his own loopholes. This time he has also become a sacrifice for this style of play. Taste!
D'Antoni stared at Luke Walton next to the Warriors' bench. Walton seemed to feel D'Antoni's gaze and covered his embarrassment with a dry cough.

When D'Antoni saw this scene, he guessed that someone had brought this concept to the Warriors, and this person was the young assistant coach who knew the Lakers very well and went to the Warriors this year to learn.

After the first round of last year's playoffs, the last thing D'Antoni wanted to meet in the second round was the Spurs. He was very worried that with Walton in the Spurs, could the Lakers have any secrets?Before Walton went to the Spurs in the summer of 2014, he also discussed the Lakers' offensive system with D'Antoni in the second year...

However, D'Antoni didn't think there was anything wrong with Wharton's approach. Is it true that when the coach jumps from the Spurs to the Eagles, he is not allowed to play the Spurs system?Didn't the Spurs coach Budenholzer and the Raptors coach Casey rely on the Spurs system to become famous!And everyone praises it!
The Warriors, who may continue to improve this year, made D'Antoni feel difficult to deal with. Now that the opponent has an extra player who is very familiar with him, D'Antoni originally admired Walton's coaching talent very much, and now Walton is not only with him. After studying for a year, he also studied under Popovich for a year, and D'Antoni knew very well that Wharton might not have learned everything from the coach he studied with, but he must have learned what he wanted. If you don't put what you want to learn, you will never choose to leave.

Now the Warriors will be even more difficult to deal with, a young coach who combines the strengths of Zen Master, Popovich and D'Antoni himself...

However, although the Warriors are difficult to deal with, D'Antoni is still confident. As long as there are no major surprises, the Lakers' advantage is still obvious. The player of Mi Zero Six, and spent a two-year, 2 million contract with player options in the summer to poach Jason Thompson, the old king of the Kings, just to strengthen the substitute.

The dead five are sent out, and a new player is used to replace the starting lineup, then Bogut will enter the rotation lineup, and he has not used the originally stable second lineup to top the starting lineup, but instead uses Bogut to replace him. With the big and often injured Ezeli, the Warriors' bench lineup instantly strengthened a lot. Bogut, as the goalkeeper of the No. big advantage.

Although the Warriors have some more changes, which may make D'Antoni feel pressure, but D'Antoni is now more interested in how long Walton can hollow out Steve Kerr?Thinking of this moment, D'Antoni is not so uncomfortable about Wharton going to the Lakers' biggest enemy in the new season. Instead, he has a little expectation.

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The Warriors' death five, the Lakers thought their defense would be a big problem. The height of the inside line was too short. Just when the Lakers were about to hit Gasol, Clarkson, who was in possession of the ball, I found that Gasol couldn't get in at all!

Jason Thompson is like a butt.

Liu Ren saw Jason Thompson, who was out of shape, and then remembered that this guy was a lottery pick in 08. He scored 11.7 points and 8.4 rebounds in his rookie year. He came off the bench part of the time and averaged only 12 minutes per game. The Kings felt like they had found a treasure. This is still a rookie year data.

Tristan Thompson, who just signed a five-year 5 million contract this summer, averaged only 8500+8 per game last season...

I paid attention to Jason Thompson precisely because Liu Ren saw Tristan Thompson sign a five-year 5 million contract extension in his previous life. He wanted to find out who Thompson was. Jason Thompson with a salary of 8500 million.

However, Jason Thompson, who averaged 24 minutes per game in his rookie year and got 11+8, surged to 32 minutes per game in the second year, but the data is still similar, only 12+9, 11+9 in the third year, fourth Years 12+8... No matter how much playing time he has, he has the same stats. The king's reflex arc is long enough, and his rookie contract is over before he finds out that he is a 22-year-old graduate with mature skills and strength. A mature player at the peak should play for a championship team.

Speaking of which, Liu Ren also thinks that Jason Thompson is really a pity. In 08, the NBA was a melee, with the Lakers, Mavericks, Spurs, Hornets, Rockets, and Trail Blazers in the west, and the Cavaliers, Pistons, and Celtics in the east. ...There are so many championship teams, and many teams are short of power forwards, but at that time he was held by the Kings, and now there is only one super strong team in the NBA, the Lakers, two top teams, the Cavaliers and the Warriors, Others are less likely to see the possibility of a championship. Even the Spurs and Knicks look good, but they are not really regarded as favorites for the championship. The lineup has yet to be tested.

And Jason Thompson, who has passed his peak years, has also become a fat uncle, a flexible and fat man.

Jason Thompson squatted inside like a meat pile, Gasol just couldn't squeeze in, and Randall played the role of Liu Ren on the Lakers' side to help defend everywhere, which covered up his poor single-defense ability very well. And it showed the advantages of strong mobility and good defense awareness.

Although Barnes on the outside is not a good defender, he is not bad. It is possible to use his height advantage to interfere with Kobe. Thompson defends Liu Ren, leaving Curry, who is slightly defensive, to defend Clarkson.

When D'Antoni saw the Warriors' defensive system, he looked at Bickerstaff and could only smile wryly. Steve Kerr didn't do this kind of thing last year to learn from the opponent's defensive system that suits him. As soon as Walton went, he brought over what he had observed from the Lakers, let alone a good look.

Although the Warriors' defensive purpose is different from that of the Lakers, the system is very similar.

The Lakers are good at forcing the opponent's ball handler into the paint and then double-teaming. The Warriors' goal is to give the opponent's weakest point on the court a chance to score.

In the eyes of the Warriors, the weakest point of the Lakers starting lineup is of course Clarkson.

Clarkson handed the ball to Green. Green saw that there was no target to pass the ball to, and then passed it back to Clarkson. Seeing that Curry was defending him, Clarkson decided to play singles!
Shoot when it's time to shoot, don't hesitate, that's what D'Antoni taught Clarkson last year.

It can be said that Curry's one-on-one defense is really bad. Clarkson rushed past with a change of direction and acceleration. However, unlike before, Curry would only chase desperately when he was broken through. This time he ran directly towards Green. Randall, who was supposed to defend Green, appeared in front of Clarkson and directly blocked Clarkson with his strong body.

I have to say that Randall deserves to be called Randolph with Odom's mobility in the draft. He is strong and fast, and his agility is not even lost to Clarkson. Clarkson can hit Curry casually, but He was guarded to death by a guy who played center today!
Clarkson forcibly missed a fadeaway jumper. When Clarkson made the shot, the Warriors all shrank except Randall, and Barnes grabbed a defensive rebound.

Immediately, the Warriors counterattacked quickly, seizing the weakness of a seven-footer like Gasol on the Lakers side, quickly forming a 5-on-4 situation, and finally Thompson hit a three-pointer from the open corner.

5 to 0!The Warriors started off 5-0 with a small lineup!

(End of this chapter)