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Chapter 757 The Strange New Lineup (Part [-])
The preseason game between the Kings and the Clippers has begun.

Both sides came up through exquisite positional offensive cooperation, and then found opportunities to shoot three-pointers from the outside, and they all made hits.

But the difference is~

"Clang clang~!!"

"Clang~"

After the Clippers made several outside attempts, neither Thornton nor Harden made a hit.

"Swipe~!!"

"Swipe~!!"

On the outside of the Kings, Martin and the white inside pitcher Hawes scored two three-pointers.

"Sure enough, what I was worried about happened. According to this defensive strategy, it seems that it will not work. When Harden is chasing a running shooter like Martin, the problem of his defensive pace is slightly slow. , and Hawes, a big pitcher, also relied on Jordan’s weakness of not being able to go to the perimeter defense, and continued to test shots from the perimeter.

Lan Shengli analyzed, but he didn't say that he wanted to call a timeout.

Perhaps Lan Shengli still hopes to let the players summarize it by themselves.

"Cultivating the self-adjustment ability of young players is also very important~"

Lan Shengli sighed.

Here the Clippers continued to play pick-and-roll tactics. After receiving a pass from Hill again, Harden did not choose to split the ball, but prepared to break through and attack the basket.

However, the Slovenian defender defending Harden, Udri, who is also a left-hander, made a very accurate prediction and directly cut off Harden's ball with one palm.

Complete the steal in an instant.

Perhaps it is the same left-handed general, so Udry already knows Harden's offensive route well.

The Kings launched a counterattack in an instant, and Udry judged the situation and threw the ball high to Evans who was about to come down. After Evans received the ball, there was no defense in front of him.

"Duang~!!"

A one-handed dunk scored the ball.

"Dum~!!!!"

Lan Shengli saw that the momentum had gradually turned to the Kings side, so he immediately called the first timeout of his coaching career.

The score was 5:12, and the Clippers were already 7 points behind.

On the offensive end, Thornton made a three-pointer at the beginning of the game, and then Hill made two free throws, and the others had nothing to do.

The lack of tacit understanding on the defensive end also makes the team unable to limit the key players of the Kings.

But these don't seem to matter. The most important thing is that the champion Lang Harden is not in a good state.

Missing all 3 shots, no rebounds, only one assist, and just sent a turnover, Harden didn't feel very good throughout the game, and he didn't show the dominance of a No. [-] pick, and he didn't even show that he was in college The kind of offensive performance that I had in the period~
Let's see how Lan Shengli can adjust using this pause.

Because it was a long timeout, the players first drank water on the sidelines to buffer their energy, while Lan Shengli discussed with the assistant team.

"I think we should make defensive adjustments. We can't let Harden follow Martin. First, Harden's follow-up will consume a lot of physical energy, which will weaken his offensive power. Second, Harden really can't defend Martin~! !"

Here the defensive coach suggested.

Lan Shengli listened and nodded.

"On the offensive end, Thornton and Harden may be able to switch positions, let Thornton be the receiver at a 45-degree angle, and let Harden do the pick-and-roll with Johnson~"

The offensive coach suggested.

With these "think tanks" around, Lan Shengli's work is actually very simple sometimes.

"Okay, switch defenses on the defensive end, and on the offensive end, the opponent already knows our pick-and-roll tactics, so some adjustments should be made. Johnson has no offensive threat on the court now. I think it should be replaced. Offensive ability from outside~!!"

Lan Shengli concluded.

Seeing that the assistant coaches didn't have any objections, Lan Shengli turned his head and followed the team members to order again.

The entire suspension process is roughly like this.

As the head coach, Lan Shengli's role is to summarize the suggestions put forward by several assistant coaches, then summarize and summarize, and finally convey them to the players.

"Harden, you play pick-and-roll with DeAndre Jordan, and then Novak, you replace Johnson, in this position~"

Lan Shengli was drawing the tactical board while talking, it felt as if he was arranging the final attack for the players.

"Save as much energy as possible on the defensive end, and show off on the offensive end, that Udri can't guard you~!!"

Before his debut, Lan Shengli was still reminding Harden.

Perhaps because of being too nervous and excited, Lan Shengli is already sweating profusely, as if sweating more than the athletes on the field.

After all, this is the first game of Lan Shengli's coaching career, and it is definitely caused by more exciting reasons psychologically.

"Swipe~!!!"

The adjustments made by Lan Shengli had immediate results.

After Harden and Jordan's pick-and-roll, Harden broke through and attracted the defense to Hill, who was ambushing on the baseline. Hill was not greedy for offense, and calmly gave the ball to Novak, who was ready to receive the ball at a high position.

As a full-time three-point shooter, a player with a three-point shooting rate of about 40% all year round, Novak catches the ball and shoots a three-pointer directly.

"Swipe~!!!"

The ball made a solid hollow hit.

Lan Shengli's suspension adjustment and substitutions are considered to have worked.

"Crack, clap!!"

"Beautiful~!! I have the opportunity to continue to vote resolutely~!!"

Lan Shengli still clapped passionately and encouraged.

"It seems that the new head coach Bruce is going to make the Clippers into a long-range shooting team in the new season~!! Haha~!!"

The on-site commentator also sighed.

Although the problem on the offensive end has been resolved, the Clippers on the defensive end are still full of loopholes.

The inside line leaks after the bottom line screen, and the outside line leaks after the high pick-and-roll.

The Kings have always been able to easily tear through the Clippers' defense.

Even though Martin's performance was limited by switching defenses, what Lan Shengli was worried about happened.

Evans was liberated by this.

Using his stronger confrontation ability and ability to read the game, Evans successfully beat Harden many times.

Harden's defensive weakness in the first quarter was infinitely magnified in the first half, and he was crazily targeted by the opponent.

"Tap, brush~!!!"

While speaking, after Evans used the pick-and-roll again, the Clippers players switched defenses without tacit understanding, and directly completed an empty layup.

Harden himself lost his temper, and was so angry that he smashed the ball on the ground with his fist and bounced high.

"Will you change your defense as agreed~?! Will you change your defense or not~?!"

Harden looked at Jr. Jordan, looked at Lan Shengli on the sidelines, and complained.

It seems that Lan Shengli encountered many difficulties in the first game of his coaching career~
(End of this chapter)