lakers championship

Chapter 126 I Will

Halftime timeout, the Lakers locker room.

Walton spent 3 minutes commenting on the team's performance in the first half.

At the end of the review, he asked habitually: "Do you have any questions?"

Generally speaking, at this time, the players either replied that there was no problem, or they just kept silent, and then the meeting was dissolved and everyone moved freely.

But Tianyang raised his hand and said: "I think we should continue to implement mobile offensive tactics. Calderon controls the offensive rhythm. Randall and I organize with the ball and cannot help the team to the maximum extent."

As soon as these words came out, young players including Ingram, Randall, and Clarkson were stunned, and they didn't realize what they meant at all. Frowning.

This is a blatant challenge to Wharton's authority!
Although Walton has already had experience as a head coach in the Warriors, he is always the acting head coach in name.

Today's game is Walton's first game as a head coach.

If Wharton follows Tianyang's idea, where is the authority?
Even the sound of breathing in the locker room became weaker. Nick Young wanted to smooth things over several times, but he never dared to speak out.

The atmosphere is very memorable, but Walton said with a relaxed smile: "When you played in the NCAA, didn't you often organize offenses with the ball?"

These words obviously gave Tianyang a step down, and Nick Young finally found a chance to say, "Yes, we all believe in you, and the coach also believes in you. You organized the linear positioning attack just now. To be honest, Chris- Paul's command is no better than yours."

Tianyang shook his head when he heard the words, "No, it's not the same as I was in the NCAA, where we only played for one year, and everything was based on the results of the current season. Now we need to continue to improve..."

"OK, you don't need to talk!" Wharton raised his hand to interrupt, and then added: "In the second half, we will switch to mobile offensive tactics, with Calderon in charge."

After speaking, Wharton turned and left the locker room.

Ci Shiping immediately exploded, and directly pulled Tianyang aside, "You son of a bitch, Mike Brown coached so badly, Kobe just stared at him, how can you openly object in the locker room? You let Wharton's future work How to unfold? Don't think that he showed weakness just now, and the days ahead will still be long."

This is tantamount to implying that Wharton will find an opportunity to retaliate afterwards.

"You think too much. Coach Wharton is a very magnanimous person. He suddenly changed his tactics in the second quarter. I'm afraid there are other reasons. I'm just discussing the matter. I don't mean to contradict it."

"Oh, I said you..." Ci Shiping said helplessly, "Forget it, I hope you are as you think."

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The two teams officially started the second half of the game, and the Rockets took the lead.

Harden dribbled the ball across half court and cooperated with Capela on the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.

Calderon switched defenses, but it was still the same as before, unable to keep up with Harden's footsteps.

Harden easily broke into the paint area, and McGee, who swayed away from the defense with a European step, scored a backhand layup.

When the Lakers attacked, Calderon took the ball to the right wing and passed it to Randall at the top of the arc. At the same time, he went down to cover Tianyang in the short corner on the right, but Ariza blocked it before he reached the position. The route of Tianyang's withdrawal.

A quick screen shot from the right side failed, and Randall quickly turned his gaze to the left, but Ingram couldn't get rid of Harden's entanglement.To make matters worse, Calderon was also stuck close to Gordon.

Pass to McGee?Impossible.For a while, the Lakers' offense stalled.

Tianyang immediately ran back, started from the short corner on the right, passed the basket, and reached the short corner on the left, but still did not stop. Ingram seemed to understand his intention and rushed towards him without hesitation past.

The two cross-covered, Tianyang received a pass from Randall on the left wing, and directly pulled out his hand.

Bang!Shots hit the iron.

Capela grabbed the rebound, Gordon made a long pass, and Calderon chased after him.

The defensive attitude is very good, but if you can't catch up, you can't catch up. Gordon scored an empty basket.

The Lakers attacked again, Calderon took the ball to the left wing, passed halftime to Randall at the top of the arc, and then ran to the low post on the right, preparing to cover for Tianyang.

Before Calderon reached his position, Ariza held onto Tianyang, and Gordon also stuck to it.

The situation seemed to be exactly the same as the previous round. Who knew that Calderon suddenly retreated, received the pass from Randall and used Randall to pick and roll, and directly dribbled the ball to the inside to break through.

A perfect 'false screen turn side pick-and-roll breakthrough' tactic.

It's a pity that Calderon rushed to the free throw line and encountered Capela's head-on cap when taking off and throwing.

Harden grabbed the basketball and rushed forward quickly, and Ingram ran after him with his legs.

Ingram is very fast, but Harden is experienced, not only successfully scored 2 points, but also tricked Ingram into a foul.

Hardenga made a free throw, the Rockets overtook the Lakers by 6 points, and Walton called a timeout.

When he got off the court, Wharton didn't take the tactical board at all, but asked directly with his hands on his hips, "How is it? You don't object to my arrangement now, do you?"

These words obviously went to the sky, and the other Lakers players looked at each other in blank dismay.

Unexpectedly, Tianyang didn't seem to care, but simply nodded.

The other Lakers players were dumbfounded and had no idea what the two were talking about.

In fact, Tianyang's heart is quite complicated. He wants his teammates to get good statistics. That's no problem, but the NBA can't engage in egalitarianism. Stars must stand up and score more.

Otherwise, it will be like just now, a tactic was executed perfectly, but failed to score in the end.

The reason is that Calderon is old, slow and can't jump high.

Wharton asked Tee to learn from Curry, not to let him learn from Curry to play off the ball. The behavior of secretly rushing from the left to the right to catch and shoot the ball should be something that players such as Thompson and Ray Allen often do.

He wants to attack with the ball like Kobe, tear through the opponent's defense, and defeat the opponent's confidence.

The tactical effect in the second quarter was not good, because he passed a lot of balls that could be shot directly, and the Rockets increased their defensive strength. Naturally, they failed to achieve the desired effect, so that O'Neal and others felt that it was inappropriate.

You know, the center does the pick-and-roll for him, not to create passing opportunities for him!
Most importantly, attacking with the ball can also create opportunities for teammates.

The timeout ended in a blink of an eye, and Walton didn't talk about any tactics. Except for Tianyang, the other Lakers players were at a loss.

On the field, Tianyang took the initiative to ask for the ball, and beckoned for McGee to do a pick-and-roll.

With the help of cover, Tianyang went straight to the inside, defended against Ariza and Capela, forced a layup and scored 2 points.

Turning back to the Rockets' attack, in order to prevent Harden from hitting Calderon through the pick-and-roll, Tianyang started to press ahead at the center line.Harden turned around and dribbled the ball continuously, but he still couldn't get rid of Tianyang, so he had no choice but to pass the ball.

Tianyang's performance of one offense and one defense inspired the morale of other Lakers players, and they worked harder on defense.

The Rockets' offense was blocked. In the last 4 seconds, Harden caught the ball and forced a shot against Tianyang's defense.

Strike the iron!McGee grabbed the rebound, and Tianyang rushed to the frontcourt like lightning, forming a 2-on-1 situation with Ingram, who was rushing down at the same time.The two passed the ball back and forth to tease Ariza, and Tianyang assisted Ingram to score a layup.

Only 2 points left!

Unexpectedly, the difference of 2 points, with the crazy offensive and defensive battle between the two teams, was maintained until the last 5 seconds of the game.

The Lakers are still behind, but fortunately they still have one last chance to attack.

TNT commentary.

Kenny pointed to the data panel and said, "Charles, Tianyang currently has 30 points and 9 assists, what do you think is a coincidence?"

O'Neill smiled: "Charles, are you willing to use the live broadcast of the Lakers vs. Rockets game in exchange for Tianyang's lore? It's time to test whether you are really optimistic about Tianyang!"

Barkley turned a deaf ear, his eyes fixed on the TV screen.

The referee whistled, and McGee held the basketball high on the left sideline and shook it left and right to look for passing opportunities.

Players from the two teams moved wildly, causing chaos on the court.

When there was only 1 second left in the serve time, Tianyang finally ran out of space at the top of the arc, and McGee immediately threw the ball over.

The moment Tianyang received the basketball, there were two more people in front of him, Ariza and Gordon.

A strong shot obviously didn't work, Tianyang strode across to the right wing, and Ariza followed closely.

At this time, Ingram ran to the baseline on the right, completely unguarded.

The entire Staples Center, except for Kobe, everyone is calling for the pass.Ingram also bowed and spread his hands, ready to catch and shoot.

But Tianyang still shot against the defense of Gordon and Ariza.

Seeing this, Barkley raised his arms and shouted loudly: "I do!"

The basketball went into the net, the bell rang at the end of the game, and the Lakers went ahead by 1 point to win the game.

Bryant nodded silently, Walton smiled, and Barkley laughed out loud.

　I walked around the park at night and was delayed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)