lakers championship

Chapter 256 The Curtain Opens

Everything that happened in Oracle Arena was filmed by the reporters present.Half an hour later, almost everyone who pays attention to the NBA is talking about this matter. Tianyang teamed up with Kobe to force the Warriors back at the Oracle Center, which is too overbearing!
"Green bullies the weak and fears the strong, and he can't speak out when he meets Kobe!"

"Tianyang made three difficult three-pointers in a row. Is it luck or is there really a secret?"

"I even thought Kobe was going to play a game in a Lakers jersey. How did it end so soon?"

There is a lot of talk from the outside world, but in the Oracle Center, the Lakers players are training excitedly.

In order to improve efficiency, Kobe adopted a one-on-one teaching method, first from Randall to Ingram, and each time he demonstrated in person two or three times, which can be said to teach everyone without reservation.

In addition, Kobe also carefully observed the simulated match between Tianyang and Randall, and taught Randall how to avoid fatal mistakes in defense based on Tianyang's imitation of Durant's attack with pick-and-roll.

The result of the battle was exactly as Tianyang said. In the 12 simulations, Tianyang scored 7 goals, and 1 goal was shot after shaking, which means that Randall failed to defend successfully 8 times.

Randall was full of worry, and Kobe smiled and said, "Don't worry too much, Durant's performance is definitely not so terrible, because Durant doesn't know you as well as Tianyang, and he keeps playing on your weaknesses."

"What weakness?" Randall's eyes were full of confusion.

"Come and see if we think the same." Kobe turned his head to look at Tianyang.

"You are not decisive enough in defensive selection, which leads to your failure to give full play to your speed advantage, and instead often exposes your shortcomings of poor frame protection. You may think that I used a lot of moves just now, but in fact I have been focusing on your two shortcomings. Fighting." Tianyang explained in detail.

"Yes, I think so too, but you sure don't think so, right?" Kobe looked at Randall again.

"Yeah!" Randall scratched his head, "It's not right, I feel that sometimes I am decisive, and sometimes I am not decisive."

"Know why?" Bryant asked, and Randall shook his head.

Kobe continued: "Because you have confidence when facing average offensive players, but lack confidence when facing relatively strong offensive players. Tianyang and Durant are both good offensive players. You feel scared when you just match up, and of course there will be problems. Hesitation and lack of self-confidence. Because of the lack of self-confidence, he failed to defend, and then fell into a vicious circle."

Randall lowered his head to think, and the expression on his face changed continuously from embarrassment to relief to hesitation.

Seeing this, Tianyang knew that Randall had already understood the truth, but he was unwilling to accept it in his heart. After all, they were all adults. Who would like to publicly admit that they were afraid?

As a rookie, it is very rare to face a famous player without fear. Kobe is the only rookie who directly singled out Jordan like Iverson. Everyone asked Jordan for his autograph, but Kobe said he wanted to blow Jordan up.

This is what is often said to be high-minded. It is not only born but also needs to be consolidated for a long time. It is normal for Randall not to have it.

"Relax, don't be so nervous!" Kobe patted Randall on the shoulder, "It's normal not to be able to defend, even if I met Durant in my peak period, I might defend 12 out of 5 balls, or even worse .”

Randall looked up, a little confused about what Kobe meant.

Kobe continued: "Because Durant's offense is really too strong, but even if I didn't succeed in the first 10 times, I still won't hesitate for the 11th time."

"Every time you defend, you earn one point, and our chances of winning also increase by one point." Tianyang took the opportunity to take over the topic and unloaded all the burdens for Randall.

"Okay! I will do it!" Randall finally made up his mind, "Let's hit 12 more balls!"

Tianyang nodded, and the two started the simulation again.

On the other side, assistant coach Brian Shaw's eyes were full of surprise, and he said to himself a little: "Since Tianyang already knew what Randall's problem was, why didn't he point it out in advance?"

Wharton smiled, "The schedule was too easy before, and Randall didn't feel unconfident. Forcibly pointing it out will inevitably fail to achieve results, and it is easy to cause conflicts. In addition, the same sentence, different people say that the effect received is completely different. Different, do you care what a rookie says? Even if he is super invincible, even if he is the core of the team."

Brian Shaw nodded to show that he understood. Tianyang asked Kobe to point out Randall's defensive problems.

In a blink of an eye, the training was over, and Kobe had dinner with the entire Lakers team. He shared his many years of experience in the playoffs, and warned the Lakers not to worry about failure, nor to celebrate the victory in advance. Prepare for the next game with all your strength until you win the championship.

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At 5 o'clock in the morning on the 9th, the Warriors team once again appeared at the Oracle Center.

As the central figure in the video, reporters wanted to interview Green, but the Warriors' public relations department strictly prohibited it.

It was not until the Warriors left the arena after training that the reporters finally got the chance.

But Green simply said: "Let's see what happens next."

Instead, Pachulia told reporters that he would let the Lakers know how powerful the Warriors are.

……

At 5:7 p.m. on the 40th, at the Oracle Arena, Tianyang took the lead, and the entire Lakers team ran into the court from the locker room, and the Western Conference Finals kicked off.

Tianyang originally thought that the Warriors fans would boo collectively, but there was no sound at all, which was very weird.

Few fans even set their sights on the promotion of the Lakers players, as if they did not exist.

After thinking about it, Tianyang realized that this was a scheming by the warriors, and the game had already begun!
What is booing all over the place?As long as an NBA player has experienced it, Warriors fans do the opposite, leaving Lakers players out of familiar situations and making mistakes more likely.

Tianyang went around and found that his teammates were a little distracted. He quickly clapped his hands and shouted: "Concentrate, there is only one goal tonight, and that is to win the game. Don't worry about anything else, understand?"

After he shouted, the teammates came back to their senses, and Wharton nodded at him, indicating that he did a good job.

In the commentary section of TNT, the 4-person group began to broadcast live.

O'Neal had a serious face, and Ernie asked with a smile, "Shaq, what's the matter? Are you worried about the Lakers?"

O'Neal nodded reluctantly, "Both the Lakers and the Warriors have very good adjustment abilities, and it is difficult to lose consecutively. Therefore, the first game is very important. Whoever wins will almost lock the series victory."

"What do you two think?" Ernie turned to look the other way.

Barkley: "I agree with Shaq's point of view, the two teams are bound to hit the earth in this game, whoever wins will take the initiative, and it is very likely that it will be a game that is played until the last second.

Kenny: "I don't think so. The Warriors are obviously stronger and have the strength to kill the Lakers in a wave."

During the conversation between the three, the game between the two teams officially started.

The starting lineup of the Lakers remained unchanged, and the starting lineup sent by the Warriors surprised everyone in the audience.

Kobe, who was sitting on the sidelines, frowned and looked at Tianyang above the arena.

The two quickly made eye contact, and finally shook their heads, expressing that they did not understand Cole's intentions.

Because Durant is sitting off the court, and the Warriors' starting small forward is Iguodala.

Green returned to power forward, with Pachulia at center.

The Warriors seem to have voluntarily given up their small ball tactics, and even hid their hands.

(End of this chapter)