lakers championship

Chapter 306 Immediate Results
In the second team, is there anyone more qualified to be the leader than Kobe?

As soon as the two objected, the other Lakers players and coaching staff were stunned.

Except for Kobe, of course. After all, Barnes hit his eyes with a ball to scare him. He was able to overcome his subconscious without flinching.

Kobe was so calm and calm, Wharton also reacted quickly, and asked curiously: "Who will do that?"

Tianyang and Rondo looked at each other, they nodded, and pointed to Kuzma at the same time.

Kuzma was wondering who was the answer in the hearts of the two, and was suddenly designated as the leading brother. He opened his eyes wide in shock, stretched his neck, shook his head and waved his hands again and again, "No, no, I can't afford the second team. It’s better to be the boss, he has rich experience.”

When Kuzma said this, everyone's curiosity returned to the original point, why not Kobe?

After ten seconds of thinking, Wharton seemed to understand the meaning of Tianyang and Rondo, and said with a smile: "You are worried that Kobe, as the leader, will be easily targeted and cause a rapid decline in physical strength, right?"

Rondo nodded, "From a game point of view, it is more conducive to Kobe's performance to let Kobe play against players with weaker defenses. At such critical moments, Kuzma is more of a puller The effect of hatred."

Kuzma was dumbfounded when he heard the words, as if saying: "So I'm a tank..."

Tianyang continued: "In the long run, Kuzma must be trained to pass the ball and let him reach the same level as Randall, so that the depth of our lineup will be further improved. In fact, I mentioned in the previous meeting that training Kuzma Take on a role like that, but we all ignore it."

When Kuzma heard the words, he immediately smiled, as if to say: "So you are very optimistic about me..."

Walton was noncommittal, and Kobe suddenly asked: "Why not Tatum?"

After finishing speaking, seeing Kuzma stunned, Kobe added: "I'm just curious, nothing else."

Yes, since it's not Kobe, why not Tatum?

The higher the pick, the greater the probability of becoming a superstar, and it seems that the combat power is stronger.

Tianyang smiled and looked at Tatum, "Because his explosive power is slightly lacking, his rhythm, awareness, and shooting are better, and the first wave of off-ball play is more lethal, just like Kobe's situation."

Tatum was also a little emotional at first. He was ranked higher than Kuzma, and he was not able to be the leader. But when he heard that he was in the same situation as Kobe, he immediately became happy again.

After explaining it this way, the entire Lakers figured out the reason.

With Kuzma as the core, it is actually to create better opportunities for Kobe and Tatum.

Wharton put his hands on his hips, and said with some hesitation: "Then try it first!"

……

Because it was a training match, it was not played according to the normal rules, so after the timeout came back, the substitute team continued to attack.

Rondo brought the ball to the frontcourt. Considering Kuzma's technical characteristics, he signaled his teammates to open up space, then dribbled the ball in front of Kuzma, passed the ball hand-to-hand, and made a cover by the way.

Kuzma received the ball, faced Rose who was on defense, and strode directly to dribble and sprint.

He even took two steps to the free throw line, Tianyang and Ingram didn't dare to defend, because Kobe and Tatum squatted on the right wing and bottom corner respectively, ready to catch and shoot at any time.

Without blocking, Kuzma continued to rush to the basket. Rose didn't grab it at first, and now he has nothing to do.

Easy layups, and finally scored.

Since it was training, more problems had to be discovered. Tianyang and Rose also advanced forward while discussing how to deal with this kind of attack.

It is a lot of fun to come up with tactics by yourself, find a way to intercept them, and fight with yourself.

After the two discussed, they dispersed and settled down.

Rose dribbled the ball to the right wing and passed it to Randle at the top of the arc.

Tianyang ran back and rushed to the basket ahead of time, as if he wanted to fight with Ingram who rushed in from the left wing.

The rhythm of the starting team suddenly changed, and it is said that the substitute team may miss people again, but this time the goal is determined, playing around Kuzma, and defending around Kuzma, the situation is much better.

Kuzma stuck close to Randall, obviously wanting to prevent him from passing the ball. Kobe and Tatum made a decision immediately - not to switch defenses, to avoid being overwhelmed by Ingram using his height and wingspan, and avoid being used by Tianyang to use his speed to create space .

Sure enough, Randall's pass was delayed, although it was only for one second, but it was enough for Kobe and Bryant to catch up with the person they should be defending, and directly let the starting team's offense return to the initial state.

Seeing that the strategy failed, Randall immediately returned the basketball, and Rose accelerated to catch the ball and made a strong breakthrough!

Rondo raised his right hand high, moved sideways to intercept, Rose stopped suddenly, and made a throw.

The hit, the fans applauded and cheered, and SkyOcean followed suit.

The point guard can be strong, and he is stronger than Clarkson. In the future, he will face less pressure.

The substitute team attacked, and Rondo, who tasted the sweetness, once again signaled the audience to open up, passed the ball exactly and made a screen, creating a breakthrough opportunity for Kuzma.

But this time, Randall retreated directly to the inside to defend Lopez, McGee moved laterally to defend Kuzma, and Rose stayed put to watch Rondo.

Kuzma thought for a while, rushing to the basket probably suffered a loss, and directly chose to make a stop jumper.

It hit the iron with a bang, but the rebound was taken by Lopez, who was more confrontational, and he made a strong dunk on the spot.

The substitute team finally made a dunk, and the fans applauded happily.

……

The starting team and the substitute team played extremely anxiously, leading the score alternately, which lasted for a full 39 minutes.

On the sidelines, Bryan Shaw sighed continuously, finally couldn't help it, and said: "The second team has Kuzma as the core, and the effect is immediate. Kobe has hit 5 three-pointers, and it feels a bit like returning to the top. But Rose doesn't seem to be letting the ball go, and the effect is not much different from Clarkson's before."

Walton: "You came to this conclusion based on the current scores of the two teams?"

Brian Shaw nodded in acquiescence, Walton pointed to the big screen, and continued: "Have you looked at Tianyang's data carefully? He has scored 24 points and 7 assists quietly, and has been playing on the court without resting." , but the physical strength has not weakened at all. Before putting it on, can you see such a situation?"

Bryan shook his head, "But it's useless to fight like this. It can't open the score. Could it be a lore at the last moment?"

Wharton smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Tianyang said before that we don't deliberately pursue the regular season record. He saves his strength and can use it at critical moments in the playoffs, such as the last 8 minutes of the games against the Warriors. , hit a wave with all your strength, who can stop him?"

After the voice fell, the timer on the scene counted down to 8:00.

On the court, Rose dribbled the ball to the right wing, passed it to Randall at the top of the arc, and rushed to the short corner on the right to cover for Tianyang.

Tianyang came out, received the pass from Randall, and made a shot. Kobe took off to block the shot.

Tianyang received the ball, waited for Kobe to fall, and then took off to shoot.

A 3-pointer was hit. Although there was no whistle, everyone on the scene could see that this was a 3+1.

Kobe patted Tianyang on the shoulder, happier than the fans. He smiled and said, "Now your chance is here. Are you interested in scoring 81?"

(End of this chapter)