lakers championship

Chapter 262 The Difficult Task
It was originally a talking and laughing dinner, but after Wharton told the truth, none of the Lakers players spoke, either frowning, bowing their heads, or drooping their eyes, and the atmosphere instantly became dull.

Seeing this, Wharton waved his hands again and again, "Don't worry, Randall's injury will definitely not be too serious. He will miss at most two games. We have already grabbed a home court advantage. Even if we lose two games in a row, it is equivalent to smoothing it out. "

Tianyang nodded when he heard the words, and his prediction was exactly what he thought.Randall should have a soft tissue strain, most likely caused by a tug with Green after the dunk. Compared with Love being dislocated by Olynykla in 15 years, the situation is acceptable.If conservative treatment is adopted, it should be possible to return to the team before the fifth game.

Of course, in the two games Randall missed, the Lakers were absolutely extremely difficult.The three main scoring players of the Warriors, Curry, Thompson, and Durant, must be jointly defended by Tianyang, Ingram, and Randall. Having fewer individuals is basically equivalent to letting go of a super scorer.

The matter has come to this, instead of being depressed, it is better to think about the solution. Tianyang originally planned to return to the hotel and put forward his own ideas, but the frustrated expressions of his teammates made him decide to talk immediately to prevent bad emotions from breeding.

After a little organization, Tianyang said: "With Randall absent, we will inevitably suffer defensively, but on offense, we will switch to UCLA air cuts, which can increase the chance of winning."

The Lakers players were still in shock. Before they had time to think about what Tianyang meant, Walton quickly took over the topic and said, "Boogie, Brewer, and Casspi may not be very clear. Please explain in detail."

Tianyang continued: "The UCLA air cut tactic is actually the basic version of the triangle tactic. When Nance Jr. was there, he mentioned the high position, I was at the top of the arc, and Ingram was on the wing. The three of us formed a complementary relationship. According to The defensive situation decides who holds the ball, and the other two look for their own opportunities, and basically one hits one. Boogie’s offensive threat is several times higher than Nance Jr. If we use this tactic again, the Warriors will definitely have a headache.”

"I think it's okay! I'll definitely beat Green!" Cousins ​​immediately expressed his support.In the two rounds of the series, he played bravely in one game, because he was always in a threatening state, and his main role was to contain the opponent's inside players. He basically relied on catching and laying up for scoring, and rarely attacked with the ball. Now that an opportunity arises, naturally he must firmly catch.

This situation seems to be better with fewer individuals, but it is not a side effect of Randall, but Cousins ​​failed to exert his due strength. If you beat Green hard, the Warriors will definitely help defend, and Tianyang and Yingram will show their prowess.

Other Lakers players also gradually understood that as long as UCLA can rely on air cuts to win a game before the fifth game, the situation will not be too bad. Wait for Randall to come back and start again.

At this time, the first dish was served, and the dinner party returned to the scene of talking and laughing.

……

Back at the hotel, it was already 1 o'clock in the morning, Tianyang was just about to go to bed after washing up, when there was a knock on the door.

After opening the door, Wharton tilted his head to signal to follow him, and Tianyang followed.

The two came to a conference room, the coaching staff and the team's public relations chief Blake were there.

Blake cut to the chase: "Randall wants to video call you."

Tianyang sat down immediately, and Randall sat on the other side of the video. There was no protection for his right shoulder. If he didn't know, he would never think he was injured.

Tianyang asked, "How is your injury?"

Randall shook his head and sighed: "The MRI showed a strained right shoulder. Dr. Gary suggested resting for one to two weeks, but I don't feel that serious, just a little pain."

Hearing about one to two weeks, Tianyang couldn't help but thump in his heart. The previous estimate was too beautiful.

One week is okay. According to the schedule that has been arranged, I will return to Los Angeles after the second game. I will rest for four days in the middle. There are only two games. The Lakers may still win one game by attacking, even if they lose both games, they can afford to lose , but if it is two weeks, the possibility of the Lakers winning the series by offense is very slim.

But there is no way, you can't go into battle with injuries, you can only say that you are unlucky, and then think of other ways.

"Then you can listen to the doctor's arrangement and rest in peace..."

Before Tianyang finished speaking, Randall rushed to say: "I plan to rest for up to 3 games. If the situation is too bad, I will come back early. As you said, opportunities are very rare, and I must go all out. "

Hearing this, Tianyang guessed that Randall used what he said before as a basis, which made the coaching staff and Blake unable to persuade him, and the person who tied the bell had to be untied, so Wharton called him here.

In fact, Wharton can directly use his status as the head coach to ban Randall from coming back, but he still chooses to be reasonable. It can be said that he understands Randall's urgent mood very well.

Tianyang appreciates Wharton's approach very much, because many coaches often talk about dissuading them for the sake of good results, but in fact they do not prevent players from coming back from isolation.

Tianyang's attitude is firmly opposed to breaking the blockade, which trades a hundred harms for a benefit.

The Rockets played against the Jazz in 08. McGrady played closed games and forced to play, but still failed to win the series. Later, he became a role player and started wandering around. Scored high scores in a row, but his wrist injury worsened; Ibaka, who was reimbursed for the season in the 12 Western Conference finals, chose to play a closed comeback when he saw the Thunder trailing the Spurs 14-0, which not only failed to help the Thunder win The ball also caused a sharp drop in competitive status, and was finally traded by the Thunder.

"If you have a chance to win the championship, of course you must go all out, but if it affects your future life and career, it is absolutely not advisable. You need to give up the idea of ​​​​playing closed from now on, and act according to Dr. Gary's instructions, otherwise you Will lose my friend."

Tianyang 'reasoned' the soldiers first, Randall bowed his head and thought for a long time after hearing the words, and said: "Okay, I will listen to half of your advice, but if I recover 90% of my injuries by the end of the fight, I will definitely play!"

"We'll talk about it later." Tianyang stopped objecting and got up to leave the meeting room.

……

At 6 a.m. on the 9th, the Lakers announced that Randall would be absent for one to two weeks because of a strained right shoulder.

As soon as the news came out, fans and the media quickly started discussions on Twitter.

"It's a pity, the series that was originally evenly matched is going to be one-sided again."

"I dare not say much, but the Warriors are also very lucky."

"I don't care who wins or loses, I know, someone is about to start a show!"

Tianyang woke up just in time to see these discussions, and he began to think together: "Randall is absent, we can only defend Curry and Durant. In this way, Thompson may score 10 to 20 more points than usual. If If we want to win, we must get back the 20 points on offense. Then I need to get at least 50 points. If Durant plays better than usual, then I will get at least 10 more points. This is still established. With Cousins ​​and Ingram playing at the level they should be, it's a tough job."

(End of this chapter)