Thanos

Chapter 162 Cold-Blooded Angie
At the same time, the commentary booth started a discussion, and the wind direction made a big turn.

"I have to admit that although Ye Heping is only a rookie, his defense is already very strong."

"Especially after the All-Star weekend, I always feel that he has a sense of evolution. His block data was very eye-catching before, but his defense was not that good. But now the data has begun to decline, and the effect is getting better and better."

"Of course, data is not everything."

"Some guards attack in order to steal all kinds of risks. Once they fail, they will be broken through. Some centers leave their defensive positions in order to block shots. Once they fail, they will fall to the basket."

"You can look at Duncan. His defense never pursues statistics. Everything is aimed at interfering with the opponent's offense. The effect is excellent. The success rate is higher, and once the defense is down, he can grab rebounds most of the time. On the contrary, you take the risk to block shots. Even if you succeed, you often don't get the ball."

"I have a question. Duncan doesn't pursue statistics. Why does he still have so many blocks?"

"..."

"Because he's Tim Duncan!"

……

The game continues.

After all, Coach Rivers has some level. Since the player's personal ability can't solve the problem, then play tactics.

The Celtics' lineup is still very suitable for tactics. The starting five are all capable of long-range shots.

As long as you design simple running positions, screens, anti-run tactics or the most basic pick-and-roll, you can get a lot of shots.

But any tactics must be based on the ability of the players.

There's no point in running out of chances and not making shots.

On the front line, Kobe and Ye Heping strangled Ricky and Walker.

Even if the Celtics use the pick-and-roll, these two can detect it in advance and do a good job around the pick-and-roll.

Instead, Pierce changed his poor touch in the first two games and played the feeling.

After all, Odom is 208 centimeters tall, and it is quite difficult to keep up with Pierce all the way, and he also has a skill that is exclusive to him-wandering.

In addition, LaFrentz also relied on his speed advantage to get rid of Mihm and got a lot of opportunities.

At the end of the single quarter, 28:22, the Lakers only led by 6 points.

However, when it was time for the rotation, Kobe did not rest, and brought a substitute with Butler, who came off the bench, and instantly opened up the point difference.

Tony Allen, Perkins, and Al Jefferson all have potential, but they are just potential, and they still cannot compete with stars like Kobe and Butler.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Rivers didn't care about letting the main players rest, and quickly replaced Pierce and Ricky Davis, but Walker was not included.

This allowed the Celtics to maintain the point difference.

At halftime, 54:43, the Lakers still lead by 11 points.

In the third quarter, Walker, who re-entered the court, felt that he was in a hot state and wanted the ball strongly, but he made 7 of 1 shots under Ye Heping's defense.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Lakers once again widened the gap.

At the end of the three quarters, 86:64, the point difference reached 22 points, and the game basically entered garbage time.

The Garden Plaza on the North Shore also gradually quieted down. Although the fans did not leave, they were obviously listless and even very disappointed.

The promised hero returns and saves the world?
After three quarters, Walker made 21 of 5 shots and 7 of 2 three-pointers. His shooting percentage was less than [-]%, which was shockingly low.

But even so, he still shot wildly, without any intention of stopping.

This is no longer about whether it can help the team, but about pitting the team.

Coach Rivers gently reminded him several times that Walker didn't know if he really didn't understand, or he didn't care, and he didn't mean to be obedient at all.

In the end, Rivers really couldn't bear it anymore and planned to replace Walker to rest.

But at some point, Angie, the general manager of the team, appeared.

Angie patted Rivers on the shoulder: "Doug, give Anthony more opportunities."

Rivers was stunned. He had never liked Angie and thought this guy was too cold-blooded.

But now, he is actually willing to give Walker more opportunities.

Rivers was almost moved to tears. Walker can be regarded as an old man of the Celtics, and he has dedicated the best years of his career to the Celtics.

Angie must tolerate Walker because of this.

Just when Rivers was thinking, Angie said with a smile: "Let him brush up the data and become a high-quality bargaining chip, so that we can make substitutions."

Rivers' face froze for a moment.

Angie was still smiling, very warmly, but Rivers felt cold all over.

Angie has a personality?Angie is not cold-blooded?

How stupid of me to think so.

If Ainge was a good guy, there would be no bad guys in the NBA.

The NBA is, after all, just a business.

However, Rivers has a doubt.

"Since you think Walker is useless to the team, why should you return him?"

Angie smiled: "The team's record this season is not good, ticket sales are mediocre, and the attendance rate of the arena is a bit low. Let him come back and create a gimmick for the return of the twin stars, so we can sell more tickets."

"Then since Walker can help the team sell tickets, why did you send him away?"

Rivers asked again.

"A gimmick is a gimmick after all! After a while, everyone will find that Walker is no good after all, and the topic of Gemini will basically decrease, and Walker's value will disappear."

Angie said with a smile, but there was no trace of emotion in the words.

He basically treats players as commodities, recruiting them if they are valuable, and sending them away if they are not.

"By the way, when Walker retires, I can still call him back with a basic salary, maybe I can sell another wave of tickets."

Angie added.

Rivers felt chills all over his body. The old guy on the opposite side was too scary. He was trying to drain every bit of interest from the players!
Rivers looked at Walker on the court and suddenly couldn't bear it.

But in the Celtics, what he said didn't count, and Ainge was his boss.

In the fourth quarter, the game entered garbage time, and both teams played on the bench.

But the strange thing is that the Celtics did not replace Walker and continued to let him bring a substitute on the court.

The Lakers did not relax either, letting Butler and Atkins take the bench.

In this way, the point difference between the two teams has been maintained at around 20 points.

At the end, 109:93, the Lakers beat the Celtics.

Walker relied on his performance in garbage time in the fourth quarter, and scored beautiful data again, with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, but this time he failed to help the Celtics win.

On the Lakers side, the main players basically clocked out after only three quarters.

科比19分6篮板4助攻2抢断1盖帽，米姆18分9篮板，奥多姆15分11篮板4助攻，叶和平15分8篮板5助攻3抢断1盖帽，阿特金斯12分4助攻，巴特勒11分5篮板又是一场6人上双的团队胜利。

After the game, Ye Heping wanted to escape to the bus again, but was forced by Pukucek to the post-match press conference.

Seeing Ye Heping, the eyes of the reporters lit up, even glowing green.

One is that Ye Heping seldom participates in such activities, and the opportunity is rare.

The second is that Ye Heping is only 19 years old and has no experience in participating in such activities. The reporters only need to dig a few traps to trick Ye Heping into jumping off.

As long as he can say some explosive or unclear words, the reporter can create topics to gain attention by taking them out of context.

As for how Ye Heping will be affected, the reporter has no control.

What they care about is the exposure rate of Los Angeles behind Ye Heping and the benefits that China's huge population base can bring to them.

(End of this chapter)