Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 316

After defeating the Eagles, the Lakers returned home and faced the challenge of the Nets.

The Lakers continued the starting combination of the previous game, but against an old fritter like Kidd, the impact of Billups' absence was still reflected.

Under the Lakers' defensive strategy of unswervingly pinching Carter Jefferson and letting Kidd shoot, Kidd, who felt offended, swept away the decline of the previous game. He made 7 of 5 three-pointers and scored 28 points and 12 rebounds. 12 assists and no turnovers.

But Jim seems to be angry, no matter how good Kidd feels on the perimeter, if he lets it go, it will feel like you are allowed to shoot and I will admit it.

在湖人的死掐之下，卡特24投9中，其中三分球5中0，杰弗森也只有14投5中。

However, Bryant was also taken care of by the Nets. Fei Xia made 18 of 5 shots and only scored 17 points.

Fortunately, Garnett dominated the basket and grabbed 19 rebounds. The Lakers beat the Nets by 12 rebounds. Relying on these extra shots, the Lakers finally beat the Nets 112 to 107.

Next, he challenged the Rockets in an away game. Billups came back, but his condition seemed to stay in the physical therapy room in Los Angeles. He made 9 of 2 shots and was completely lost. In the first game, he had a quasi-triple-double of 20 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists, and David Wesley, who had been ravaged every time he played against the Lakers, was also elated once. He made 6 of 5 three-pointers and scored 19 points alone.

Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming rarely received such strong support from the backcourt, and the Rockets entered the fourth quarter with a 15-point lead.

Although the Lakers set off a counterattack climax in the fourth quarter, Kobe, Garnett and Wade jointly contributed 32 points, and the team scored 40 points in a single quarter, but the Rockets' advantage was too great, and the Rockets did not collapse on the offensive end. , Although the Rockets fans were shocked into a cold sweat, but with Kobe's halftime three-pointer flying out of the bottom line, the Lakers' reversal attempt failed, 103 to 104, and lost in Aerospace City.

"The Rockets are a relatively good defensive team. They will try to slow down our offensive rhythm and make us play very hard on the offensive end, and they are full of energy at home. We have won two games against them before. They're more motivated. Bob Sura and David Wesley are a different game than they were before, and I struggled a lot and let them play at a high level. We're going to change that." Finally, Billups, who acted as an undercover agent, was interviewed and took the initiative to take responsibility.

After losing two games against the Clippers and the Rockets, the gap between the Lakers and the Suns has come to one and a half games. As the All-Star Game approaches, Jim is farther and farther away from the position of the All-Star coach.

The next game is to face the powerful Spurs again.

But this time, the Lakers, who are always cheated by the schedule, finally took advantage of the schedule. The Spurs just experienced a bitter battle against the Sonics in Seattle. Ginobili's game-winning shot beat the Sonics, and Duncan had 50 points and 37 rebounds in 16 minutes, single-handedly while Rasheed Wallace was suspended for threatening the referees the previous game. He graduated Jerome James, Danny Fortson and Reggie Evans with six fouls, and even forced the Sonics to send Vitaly Potapanko.

The back-to-back Spurs were in no condition, Rasheed Wallace continued to squat on the ball, Duncan was not an iron body, Garnett got whatever he wanted inside the Spurs, scored 28 points and 13 rebounds, and Kobe also walked out of the trough of the first two games , continued his "Spurs killer" performance and scored 36 points. The Lakers beat the Spurs 109 to 91 at home, consolidating their ranking.

After that, the Lakers went to the Motor City to challenge the Detroit Pistons away.

After sending away Jerry Stackhouse and getting Eddie Jones, the Pistons' record has been booming all the way. Although Eddie Jones has proved that he can't be the core, in a team like the Pistons, honestly In fact, as a 3D player, he is still fully competent. His arrival has made up for the defensive loopholes in the small forward position of the Pistons. Under Larry Brown's iron-blooded defense routine, the Pistons often limit the opponent's scoring to 80 points or even 70 points. Below the score, the pace of the game is slow, and the scene is extremely ugly, which can be called a cancer in the ratings.

Joe Dumars was obviously not satisfied when he failed in the Eastern Conference Finals last season. He actively operated in the off-season and frequently made reinforcements. He brought back the Argentine striker Carlos Del from the Bologna team in Italy. Fino, signed former All-Star power forward Antonio McDyess from the free market, and signed Derrick Coleman, who was abandoned by the 03ers, with a veteran's basic salary. Against the Pacers.

After the opening 3 minutes, the tone of the game has been set.

The two sides fought frequently, and neither side scored in sports games, 4 to 1. The Lakers made all 4 free throws by Kobe, and the Pistons made 4 of 1 free throws by Ben.

The defensive strategy Maurice Cheeks once used was used to the extreme by Larry Brown. The interior delay, Eddie Jones bypassed the screen, and did not change the defense anyway, leaving only the Lakers with a chance to dribble and shoot a three-pointer , Easily get into the three-point line and shoot?Don't even think about it.

After all, Kobe is not a full-time three-point shooter. He can hit eight or nine in a row when he explodes, but he is also insane. Billups is a little more stable, but it is not much better.

The Lakers have a poor three-pointer, and the Pistons simply have poor offensive ability.

First dribble for 20 seconds, then Cassel hits two shots, Michael Reed hits two shots, Eddie Jones hits two shots, and Brad Miller hits two more. This is the entire offensive routine of the Pistons. Lace is responsible for rushing to grab offensive rebounds, picking up leaks and stealing chickens, and the others return to defense at the first time to prevent the opponent from playing a fast break.

After the first quarter, 16 to 14, the shooting percentage of both teams hovered around 30%.

"We need to improve the quality of screens! Since the opponent's defensive pressure outside the three-point line is not so great, we have to cover the opportunity and hit those damn shots steadily! Do a good job on the defensive end, and continue to maintain vitality , Don’t let the missed shots affect our overall effort! Stick to our style of play, the crosshairs will always come back! Let them pay the price! After the successful defense, try to improve the rhythm of the game, and now we fall to theirs In the rhythm, they will be very comfortable, but after we speed up, their defense will definitely have holes! Dwyane, get it? Don't take too many risky passes, try to disrupt them with breakthroughs, in Ben Wallace When they are not on the court, their inside help defense is not so terrible! Antonio McDyess can't jump up anymore!"

(End of this chapter)