lakers championship

Chapter 318
Generally speaking, anyone can say something prophetic like 'how many years will a certain team win the championship', not only basketball commentators, but even grandmas on the street, because it doesn't matter much. Influence, no matter whether the prophecy comes true or not, the fans will treat it as a joke.

But what Barkley said is so special. Considering his black history of failed predictions over the years, regardless of the age-old donkey butt, and the recent "jump shot team can't win the championship", the Lakers who watched the live broadcast of the game couldn't help The fans panicked for a while.

"It's cold, it's cold, Sir Ba's poisonous milk, I'm done!"

"Barkley always predicts failure, so... I will win the championship this year!"

"What are you afraid of? At present, fighting against the Clippers is just training, and the strongest form has not yet begun!"

……

In a blink of an eye, the game came to the last 3 minutes of the second quarter, and the Lakers led the Clippers 56 to 42.

Tianyang and Kobe sat on the bench to rest, watching several rookies running back and forth on the field.

Seeing that Tatum and Kuzma scored 2 points together again, Kobe said: "It seems that since 14, the average combat ability of rookies has been much higher than in the past 10 years, and the level of the NBA has improved significantly. I'm going back to the draft at 18 now, maybe not 13th overall."

Tianyang nodded and said: "That's true. With the advancement of technology, more and more young people can get in touch with the most advanced basketball skills, and even receive the most rigorous training since they were young. It’s a little worse against the players who entered the NBA first.”

On the court, Kuzma once again defended against Griffin's back attack, and the Lakers counterattacked with a fast break.

Kobe clapped his hands for encouragement, and said: "The gap in this aspect will also become smaller and smaller. Scientific training will make many young players have a strong body, and on the contrary, they will have faster speed than the players who first entered the NBA."

Tianyang didn't answer, because Rose had just made a breakthrough and Hart hit a three-pointer from the corner. The Lakers led to 19 points. The game was about to enter garbage time, and the entire Staples was cheering.

"I suddenly had an idea, you go up and take Kuzma and the others to fight." Kobe turned his head and put Carter on the shoulder, "Don't care about the feelings of us old guys, just run around anyway, you are young anyway, The physical strength can keep up completely, and we are really tired, and then slow down and replace us, and we can wear down the opponent after playing all the games."

When Carter heard this, he smiled and said, "Good idea. We had a meeting to discuss the characteristics of the team's lineup. There was a line that seemed to be 'a gap between old players and young players'. At the time, we all thought it was a shortcoming, but now we think it is a great advantage!"

After Tianyang listened, he narrowed his eyes and thought about it for a while, then turned to Rondo who was staring at the court intently, and roughly recounted Kobe's thoughts.

The more Rondo listened, the brighter his eyes became, and finally he slapped Tianyang's thigh excitedly.

"Good idea! This could be another way to deal with the Warriors!"

Tianyang grinned and nodded, and said, "During the intermission, I will mention it to Wharton."

……

In a blink of an eye, at the end of the first half, the Lakers led the Clippers by 65 points 47 to 18.

The Lakers returned to the locker room with laughter all the way. Several rookies praised each other excitedly. Rondo and Rose gathered together to review the details. Nick Young held the microphone, and the COS reporter interviewed everyone about their game experience.

After everyone was excited enough, Walton clapped his hands to signal to listen. He picked up a technical statistics sheet and said: "We did a good job in the first half, and our defensive efficiency far exceeded the average level of last season. In addition, before the opening We have completed 26 of the 20 assists we set, and as long as everyone continues to pass the ball in the second half, the goal will definitely be achieved."

After this paragraph, Kobe took the lead in applauding, and laughter rang out again in the locker room.

"Do you have anything to add?" Wharton turned his head to look at the coaching staff. Brian Shaw and others shook their heads collectively, and he turned to Tianyang again, "What about you? Do you have anything to add?"

Tianyang nodded, got up and walked to Wharton, took a tactical board, wrote down 'speed' once with a pen, and said: "Just now Kobe made a suggestion, let me take young people..."

Before the words fell, Wharton raised his eyebrows, as if he already knew what Tianyang was going to say, and said excitedly: "Let you bring Ingram, Tatum, Kuzma, and Randall to fight?"

After Wharton finished speaking, he turned his head and snapped his fingers at the coaching staff to show that everything was under control.

"We have also thought about this plan. Randall can play center, and Ingram, Kuzma, and Tatum will play forward. As long as you charge up, no one can stop it!"

"In addition, except for Kuzma, all five of you have strong defensive capabilities. You can attack with the ball, pass the ball, and shoot. It can be said that you are invincible!"

Being called 'criticism', Kuzma lowered his head in embarrassment, then raised it again, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

"It's such a happy decision! In the second half, the five of you will go first!"

After making a plan, Wharton excitedly pulled the five people to discuss the details, from basic stances to defensive rotations, and explained everything clearly.

……

The 15-minute break was not enough for Wharton to speak clearly, so he had to continue to emphasize the points that needed attention while walking to the court.

So, the fans at the scene saw Wharton who looked like an 'old butler'.

In the TNT live broadcast room, O'Neal laughed and said: "Wharton is a bit too much, isn't it enough to lead by 18 points?".

Kenny: "The Lakers seem to hold back their energy today and want to prove their strength with the Clippers."

Barkley: "The Clippers humiliated the Lakers a lot, and they want to fight back!"

During the interval between the three people's speeches, Tianyang, Ingram, Tatum, Kuzma, and Randall appeared on the stage.

O'Neill: "My God? Another lineup is changed. Is Walton showing off his tactics?"

Kenny: "Leading anyway, experimenting with the Clippers is the best mockery."

Barkley: "Why do I think it's more than that? The Clippers seem to be in a bad situation."

On the court, the Clippers attacked, and Beverly dribbled the ball forward.

There were still a few steps away from the center line, and Tianyang suddenly made a press, not in the way of disrupting the rhythm, but in a real rush, like playing in the last 10 seconds of the seventh game of the finals.

Beverly turned around twice in a row and failed to dodge. In order to avoid mistakes, he hurriedly looked for opportunities to pass the ball.

But his situation is difficult, and the rest of the Clippers are also very uncomfortable.

Ingram relied on his long arms to block Teodosic and block all the space for receiving the ball; Tatum relied on speed and always ran ahead of Gallinari, and the opponent had nowhere to go; Consciousness, guessed Griffin's running direction twice in a row, and successfully blocked the response.

Beverly looked around, and could only sling the pass to Jordan at the top of the arc mentioned above. After all, Randall couldn't stop him regardless of his height and shape.

At the moment when the ball could be passed, Kuzma started from the left low post, Tatum started from the right elbow, and Ingram started from the right at 45 degrees. The three gave up their defense at the same time and rushed to the top of the arc.

As soon as Jordan got the ball, four big men, eight long arms, completely blocked the front, back, left, and right.

Rivers was stunned, and was about to open his mouth to call a timeout. With a "snap", Randall slapped the basketball.

The basketball flew to the center line, Tianyang caught it in his hand, took advantage of the situation and turned around, easily got rid of Beverly, drove straight into the free throw line, turned his head slightly to look at Carter on the bench, and turned 360 degrees The big windmill dunks!

At the Staples Center, the cheers rushed to the apex like a tide, and repeated again and again.

O'Neill: "This dunk is a bit forced, not as good-looking as Carter."

Kenny: "Carter's dunk is too good, it can't be compared like this."

Barkley: "Hey, you got the point wrong, the Lakers just ate the Clippers raw!"

(End of this chapter)