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Chapter 766 The first official game of coaching career
On October 2009, 10, there is still one day before the start of the new NBA season.

There is still one day before the first official game of Lan Shengli's coaching career.

"Why do you have to play the Lakers in the opening game? It's really a speechless schedule~"

Lan Shengli, who was sitting in the head coach's office, shook his head and sighed.

"However, it is quite memorable to be able to compete with a hall-level coach like Zen Master for the first time in coaching~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to sigh.

Because the opening game is in Los Angeles, the Clippers have been training at the base.

After the lunch break, the afternoon is still the tactical drill training for the regular season.

Brand, who had not seen him for a long time, also came to the training hall, and Brand, who continued to grow his beard, looked a lot more vicissitudes.

After greeting the team members, Brand came to Lan Shengli.

"How is your recovery now~?!"

Lan Shengli asked.

"I can't run with all my strength, but I can do fixed-point shooting training, and I can't do too much lower body strength. It feels like I have to start learning basketball from scratch~"

Brand stroked his beard and sighed.

"Take your time, I have talked about you with the general manager before, because we have no absolute pursuit of performance, so we will never let you come back early rashly, we must wait until you are in a [-]% competitive state. Come back~!!"

Lan Shengli said.

"After all, the injury to the knee is not like other places~, you need to pay more attention~!"

Lan Shengli continued to exhort.

"I know, but looking at the team with so many new faces, so many young players, and such vitality, I really hope to be able to return to the court immediately~!! I am so anxious~!"

Brand sighed.

"The future will be long~, you will stay in the league longer only if you heal your injuries thoroughly, I guess you don't want to retire so early~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"Haha, of course I don't want to, I'm officially at the peak~!"

Brand also laughed.

Afterwards, Brand greeted other team members, and Lan Shengli began to lead the team for training.

"You all still remember the Lakers video analysis class we watched together yesterday~!"

Lan Shengli said to the players.

"The Lakers are the defending champions. We are a young team. There is no doubt about the gap in strength. However, it is impossible for us to surrender directly. After all, it is the opening game. I think we still have a certain fighting capacity. ~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"Why are the Lakers so good~?! Because they have Kobe, who is the closest to God, and they have the inside twin towers Gasol and Bynum. The Lakers' offense can be solved with the personal abilities of these star players, but we can't , so we want to wrestle with the Lakers, we can’t fight with them on offense, we have to fight on defense~!”

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"And tomorrow's game, I already have a premonition that it will be a defensive battle, so in the training session in the afternoon, let's focus on practicing the deployment of some conventional tactics against the opponent~!!"

As Lan Shengli said, the defensive coach had already come to the side.

Then it's the defensive coach's job.

"If you want to beat the Lakers, you have to pinch Kobe. Although the possibility is very low, how will you know if you don't try~"

Lan Shengli watched the defensive coach demonstrate and explain to the players, and sighed.

"Come on, Hill, I believe you can do it~!!"

Lan Shengli looked at Hill who was studying again and sighed.

As the defensive vanguard of the team's back line, Hill is the key player in defending the opponent's backcourt almost every time.

I believe that in the next game, as long as Kobe is on the court, Hill will be there.

And because Hill has played for a year, he already has a certain amount of experience and confidence in defending players like Kobe.

"If the Lakers use the pick-and-roll to create an opportunity to switch defenses, they must immediately pay attention to the movement of the off-ball player on the weak side. Whether it is Gasol or Odom, their passing ability is very good~!! And,,, "

Here Lan Shengli also quickly joined the discussion.

The Clippers seem to be quite well prepared for this upcoming opener.

"Damn~, why can't I sleep again~, I couldn't sleep the night before preparing for the first game of the preseason, and now I can't sleep~"

At two o'clock in the middle of the night, Lan Shengli tossed and turned on the bed, unable to sleep, and started talking to himself.

Maybe he was too excited, which made Lan Shengli's nervous system extremely active, so it has been difficult to fall asleep~

"Hey, Bruce~?! What's wrong with you~?! Still staying up late analyzing the game~?! You seem to have dark circles under your eyes~!"

Early the next morning, Taylor saw Lan Shengli's listless look and asked.

"Ahh~, when it's such a big day like today, I can't sleep~"

Lan Shengli yawned and said.

"Then how can I do it~?! You must have enough energy to face the competition~!"

Taylor said,

"We are all waiting for the team to upset the Lakers tonight and screw up their defending night~!!"

Taylor continued.

"What's this called~?! The current strength of the Clippers is already [-]-[-] with the Lakers. There is no upset, and whoever wins and who loses is within a hair's breadth~!!"

Lan Shengli said in a confident tone.

"Haha~, good~!! Then I'll be waiting for the game tonight~!"

Tyler smiled and responded.

While talking, the game is about to start.

Because it was live broadcast across the United States, considering the time difference in some parts of the East, the game started at [-]:[-] pm earlier.

In the hallway of Staples, a large number of reporters gathered near the Lakers locker room.

On the other hand, the Clippers seem relatively deserted.

"Is anyone going to watch the championship flag raising ceremony soon~?!"

Little Jordan suddenly asked here.

After asking for a long time, there was no answer, which made Jordan look very embarrassed.

"Well, when I didn't say anything~"

Little Jordan said to himself.

"I'm going~"

Lan Shengli said suddenly.

When Little Jordan heard this, he immediately perked up.

"2008-09 season, NBA championship, Los Angeles Lakers~!!!"

In the very elegant voice of the Lakers announcer, the Lakers raised another championship flag at the Staples Center. Kobe, Gasol and others looked up at the raising of the championship flag with very moved expressions.

"I hope one day, I can also be a participant in this process~"

Lan Shengli watched all this in the dark corner of the visiting team's bench, sighing secretly.

This is the first official NBA game that Lan Shengli will lead the team to coach, and it is also the first time to see the championship flag-raising ceremony. Everything is such a coincidence, like a kind of inheritance.

(End of this chapter)