ace marshal

Chapter 782 That Man Speaks
Poor confrontation ability, slow defensive pace, not active defensive attitude, bad defensive habits, poor physical fitness~
These are all questions that Harden was mentioned many times by scouts in the scout report before the draft.

And these problems are also considered by many teams to be the reason why Harden is not a cornerstone player and cannot become a superstar.

But Lan Shengli doesn't care about those things. Lan Shengli believes that these things are not about talent, and can be changed with the passage of time.

But as far as the current situation is concerned, Harden really cannot change these problems for a while.

Zen Master seized Harden's defensive problems and made a crazy target.

First, Kobe made a long shot from the outside, and then Artest came to "visit".

Relying on its own strength advantage, Beast pushed back from the middle distance like an ax to the inside.

Harden looked really helpless.

Seeing that Artest was about to turn around for a layup, Harden subconsciously wanted to cut the ball.

"Clap~"

But while the ball missed, it hit Artest's arm.

And it didn't interfere with Artest's shooting.

Artest directly wiped the ball toward the backboard.

"Beep~!!!"

The referee on the side of the "scene where the incident occurred" also immediately blew his whistle and made a thug foul.

"Da~, clang, clang, brush~"

The ball also hit the board smoothly into the net.

Artest has a chance to make a "2+1".

"Yeah!!!"

Artest's tough singles champion success this time also made the Staples Center lively again.

Artest looked very proud, showing off his biceps to the camera, as if telling everyone: My strength is invincible.

"Steady~!! Don't shoot lightly, you have already fouled 3 times, you have to control your movements~!! Play smarter~!!"

While Artest was about to make a free throw, Lan Shengli quickly called Harden aside to remind him.

"They are obviously targeting me. Every time they create an opportunity to single me after switching defenses~!!"

Harden complained.

"As long as you can successfully complete a defense, then they will not target you like that again, I promise~!!"

Lan Shengli responded.

Harden nodded and returned to the center of the field.

"Swipe~!!"

Here Artest's free throw hit steadily, which is considered to have lost six points in a row on Harden.

Here, Harden may also have some temporary physical problems after two single defenses, so he did not take the initiative to catch the ball and attack, but watched his teammates play tactics from the flank.

Hill and Jordan's pick-and-roll, the latter penetrated to the inside, and Hill also passed the pass.

Although Jordan got the ball in a deep position, it is not so easy for the Lakers to score inside with the twin towers guarding it.

Seeing that he had been double-teamed by Gasol and Bynum, Jordan immediately stretched across the space and passed the ball towards the baseline.

The ball came to Johnson's hands.

Knowing that Johnson has no outside shooting ability, Artest is two steps away from him.

And that body movement is: You vote, let you vote~! !

"Put it on~!!"

Seeing this, Kobe immediately yelled to remind him.

Although Kobe had already reminded him, Artest only moved two small steps forward, meaning just a moment.

Artest didn't look down on the rookie rookie at the end of the lottery in front of him.

Although Johnson's outside shooting is not very stable, it doesn't mean he can't shoot.

Seeing that Artest still didn't intend to step forward to mark, Johnson immediately made a squat, his eyes shifted from his teammates to the basket, very focused, and he directly shot a three-pointer~! !

Very strong back spin, very good arc.

"Swipe~!!!"

The ball hit the net.

Johnson made his first three-pointer of his career.

Artest should take full responsibility for this ball.

He paid the price for carelessness and neglect.

"What are you doing~?!"

Kobe, who originally wanted to retreat to the inside to protect the rebound, saw the ball go into the net, immediately turned around, spread his hands towards Artest, and asked with a questioning look on his face.

Artest lowered his head and patted his chest with his hands, indicating that the ball was indeed his responsibility.

Kobe shook his head still angrily, and ran towards the frontcourt. Artest also continued to wave his hand towards the coach's bench, taking responsibility.

Artest, who is behind the iron gate on the perimeter defense, has such a problem, and it really shouldn't be.

This goal obviously affected Artest's state and the rhythm of the Lakers chasing points.

The subsequent offense was to create a singles opportunity for Harden through the pick-and-roll, but Artest made a strong breakthrough and knocked Harden down, and was whistled for an offensive foul by the referee.

"Crack~!!"

"Okay~!! Good defense~!!"

Seeing this, Lan Shengli immediately applauded and encouraged Harden.

"But having said that, this goal is really dangerous. If it is a blocking foul, it is really difficult to get 4 fouls before the end of the first half~"

Lan Shengli sighed.

The problem with Artest's defensive attitude just now made the Lakers unable to adjust for the rest of the second quarter, because the point difference was not widened by the Clippers, so Zen Master did not call a timeout.

The second quarter ended fairly uneventfully.

51: 44.

The Clippers still lead by 7 points.

Watching Kobe leave the court quickly with a serious expression, you can tell that this player who is extremely strict with himself and the team must be dissatisfied with the team's performance in the first half of the opening game.

"We fought like shit~ damn~!!"

Sure enough, after returning to the locker room, Kobe sat in front of his locker and immediately cursed.

At this time, the team members have not all come back. Don’t think that Kobe is taking advantage of the time when there are few people to vent his unhappy emotions. After all the teammates have returned and Zen Master has returned to the locker room, Kobe will prepare for the real "teaching". up.

"We can't play like this. We don't look like a defending champion at all. We can't lose our desire to win the game just because we won the championship~!!"

Kobe still kept restraint as much as possible, and kept a calm mood to guide his teammates.

This is also what a team boss should do when the team is not in good shape.

The teammates all lowered their heads as they listened, and no one dared to speak.

"Crack, clap!!"

"We should show a better state, show the strength that a defending champion should have, and show the spirit of winning~!"

Kobe clapped his hands and frowned, reminding his teammates.

"We have to pay attention to our opponents, they are already two quarters ahead of us~!! Tonight's opening game, I don't want to lose~!!!"

Kobe continued to speak almost in a tone of eagerness.

(End of this chapter)