The strongest basket king

Chapter 93 Defense
In Game [-] of the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers played poorly.

Mike Brown was in a bad mood. Even if the opponent was expected to be strong, the Lakers shouldn't have lost so badly.

"We got beat up. You can come up with a lot of excuses, like it was a 7-in-4 game and we only lost one game, or we just weren't in the right shape tonight. But bottom line, it was a fuckin' game. In the playoffs, we came to play, not to go shopping, and we were beaten up."

On the contrary, Thunder coach Scott Brooks smiled and talked to reporters about the performance of his teammates.

Kobe was relatively calm, "My experience is to be patient."

But he didn't want to talk and it said everything, and the Thunder's twin stars, Westbrook and Durant, both talked a lot with reporters.

Westbrook said: "I think this is the result of the hard work of the whole team. Everyone has done a good job, distributing the ball, finding open teammates, and making it easy for everyone to shoot. We control the ball very well."

"We're more experienced now, more comfortable, and my team has done a good job of giving me space. I'm feeling better in my fourth year."

"I think we can play better. We did a good job at home, as far as how we can improve, we'll go back and watch the tape and see what we can do better."

Durant also thinks so, "Honestly, I think we can be better, such as offensive execution, defensive mutual assistance, and reducing turnovers. We did a good job tonight, but I don't think this is our best level. We can be better, and we have a good chance if we put our minds to it. It's all about learning and growing from our mistakes."

Speaking of losing to the Lakers in the 2010 playoffs, Durant thinks that inspired him, "That was two years ago. It was a good learning process for us. In 2010, the Lakers were a very tenacious team. , we respected them and our performance made them respect us, but at the same time, no matter who we played, we played our game. We are always growing and getting better."

After the start of the second round, in the last group of the first round of the series, the Clippers finally relied on the performance of the substitute players to reverse and win the tiebreaker in the final quarter.

Now it seems that it is wise for the Clippers to replenish their combat power in the middle of the season. Although they played a bit ugly, they finally succeeded in advancing.

On the other hand, the Lakers save money more often, and now no one is using it because of the management.

The battle between the Spurs and the Clippers in the West will have to wait, but the semifinals in the East are in full swing.

The Celtics reversed in the final quarter and narrowly beat the 1ers by 76 point.

The fighting power in the East is really confusing. The Bulls' injuries can be said to have affected the pattern. Now the two teams don't know whether they are really strong or they are pecking at each other.

The Heat showed off in the second half and killed the Pacers, but Bosh, one of the Big Three, was injured, which also added instability to the series.

Although there is no confrontation training on the Lakers' training ground, tactical training has increased.

Everyone was dissatisfied in the first game, and Mike Brown also had to seriously discipline himself.

Kobe took the lead, but no one dared to complain, Kobe has absolute majesty in the team.

"Xiang, don't worry, the situation will definitely be different when I come back. After a period of rest, I feel very good." Artest said carelessly.

"The playoffs are still different from the regular season. You played too softly."

Xiang Chu was skeptical, the lateral movement of the goods would not work at all, and he didn't know how much it would work.

In the two days of training, Mike Brown has put more emphasis on defense. In fact, as the head coach, he must have two brushes. It's just that the Lakers' defense has not started well this season.

"Don't think about going back to the home court, we have to fight back." Kobe said loudly.

He stared at the training and was stricter than the coaching staff. Having him on the coaching staff saved some work, but if Kobe disagreed, it would be troublesome.

The team also announced a new discipline. During the game, it is not allowed to go out to do anything or nothing, and don't follow the media to boo. Xiang Chu was also warned for playing social media.

They have also lost against the Nuggets before. This time the team atmosphere is completely different. It must be because of the strength of the opponent.

The Nuggets were more because of the X factor that time, but this time it was the team's strong point outbreak, and the threat it brought was completely different.

Xiang Chu also talked to Mike Brown, hoping that the team could better let him catch the ball.

"Xiang, you don't need to think so much at this time, just work hard to play the game as required... You have to understand that the team will not take risks to make adjustments in the playoffs."

In other words, Xiang Chu understands that it is difficult. This option is not a tactic they have trained, and the team has no time to make adjustments.

If something goes wrong, Mike Brown doesn't want to be held accountable.

Now that he said it, Xiang Chu didn't think about it any more, and just went to the court to fight a little bit more.

To be honest, the Thunder's rebounds are only half, and we can start from this aspect.

Using rebounds to seek offensive opportunities also helps the team get more offensive opportunities. He has no way to help outside defense for the time being, so he will do the best he can.

Two days later, it was the Thunder's home court again, and the Lakers were ready.

Artest came back into the starting lineup, and now the team is finally complete.

The two days of targeted training was still useful. The Lakers got tighter at the beginning of the game. In the first two rounds, the Thunder didn't have a chance to score.

Let Kobe directly dominate the offense. Sessions is not good enough for Westbrook, so he might as well be a pitcher.

In fact, this change is not sure whether it is good or bad. The Thunder can be more targeted, and Kobe's consumption will also increase, but there is no way around it.

Artest doesn't feel very good when he comes back, but he is indeed very experienced defensively.

He harassed Durant in various ways, and the latter didn't want to talk to him.

The Thunder let Westbrook take more shots. This is what the Lakers hope. No one can match Westbrook, but there is also a strategy, which is to try to force the opponent to shoot from the outside. Westbrook's shooting is a bit unstable. , This is the ultimate that the Lakers can do.

The scores of the two sides entangled and rose, and this time the Lakers did not give each other a chance to open the score.

After entering the rotation period, the Thunder did not return Muhammad immediately, but let Nick Collison face Xiang Chu.

In the last game, Muhammad did not show the ability to deal with Xiang Chu.

However, after Xiang Chu came up, he helped Kobe score with an offensive rebound, and then received a pass from Kobe for a dunk, and the score was immediately tied.

Nick Collison's speed was too slow. Although he was heavier, Xiang Chu didn't need to fight the opponent inside. The Thunder's inside change failed.

(End of this chapter)