The world of basketball

Chapter 79 The Fourth Battle

For Ingram, this year is already a year for results. Next year is a team option, and his contract is about to expire.

In other words, next season is his contract season.

The most important thing is that in the summer after this season, the team will sign up, and there is a high probability that they will be able to sign up big-name superstars and James DeRozan to form the Big Three.

This season, whether it is offensive or defensive, Ingram is still a long way from his template Durant.

If you can't play well in the playoffs.He doesn't know how much the team's own tactical status can drop when Durant or other superstars come next season.

My little brothers Ball and Hart have become more and more adapted to the rhythm of the team, and they have played very well this season. Among the young people that the team needs to focus on training, it seems that I am the only one who has not only failed to meet expectations, but has also improved Nor was it as obvious as the other two.

Now the Lakers have come to the edge of a cliff, and they are behind by a big score of one to two.

If they lose another game, they will fall behind by one to three. It is true that there are big scores in this league that are still behind by one to three, such as the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals in the 16th season and the Cavaliers in the Finals.

But DeRozan is not on his own side, and the Spurs are on the opposite side, which is known for their stability. If they really lose this game, the team will not be far from going home.

The Staples Arena in Los Angeles is always packed, especially in the playoffs.

Playing here is a blessing, because there is never a lack of attention, lighting and exposure, but the pressure of playing here is extremely high. It is precisely because of these attentions that all the characteristics of each player will be magnified.

Therefore, the four kings of the Lakers will sign a one-year contract here to chase big contracts, because there is no shortage of exposure here, and they are very confident in their own strength.

So the entire Lakers team played very hard in this game, and Walton did give Rondo, Stephenson, McGee, etc. a lot of opportunities.

Many times hard work will be reflected on the defensive end, because experience, judgment, golf quotient and physical fitness are all very important on the defensive end, but the most important thing is willingness and effort.

For example, Harden, during the sixth man period of the Thunder, Harden was a pretty good defender, but when he arrived in the Rockets, he has been criticized for his eye defense. It is not that there is any problem with his ability, but that his attitude has appeared. question.

He needs to focus more on offense, and, yes, he's a little slack.Of course, Harden's defense has been great in the past two years.

Positive examples such as Beverly, Black Beverly once entered the best defensive team, of course he has strong physical fitness, accurate defensive judgment and experience, but his defensive efficiency comes more from his tearing, cowhide Sticks to you like sugar.

Therefore, the Spurs' offense in this game was a bit unsmooth, because the defense on the opposite side came up.

If I was blocked, I would not chase after him. Instead, I would hand over my defender to the inside, and even if I was blocked, I would actively communicate with my teammates, and then go to the top.

So Chandler felt that this game was surprisingly easy. It turned out that he was really a father and a mother in defense, wiping the ass of this group of young masters.

But Mu Xiaobei really felt tired, because the opponent not only did a lot better on the defensive end, but also was willing to fight physically on the offensive end, whether it was a pick-and-roll or singles with the ball, he would beat you.

With his back against Ingram, Mu Xiaobei clearly felt the change in the toughness of Ingram's defense—Mu Xiaobei was not able to push Ingram away like in the previous games.

Mu Xiaobei turned his back and switched the ball-handler to his left hand, with his right arm against Ingram, his left stepping on the edge of the baseline, from the right side of the basket to the left side of the basket, then he leaned back, with his right arm against Ingram Wanting to block the shot, he lightly tossed his left hand and made a hit at the basket.

"Good shot Mu Xiaobei, this ball is played very lightly." Wang Meng said.

"Yes, when we talk about Mu Xiaobei, we can always think of his young age and his skills, but he also has a lot of shortcomings. The biggest shortcoming still comes from his physical fitness." Li Ke said.

"His strength is not enough, his lower body strength is okay, but his upper body strength is indeed a bit average. His speed is good, but he is explosive. His physical strength is very poor, so his average playing time is only 28.7 minutes per game. This is the limit. His biggest shortcoming."

"But when playing against the Lakers, his shortcomings will not be exposed too obviously. His lower body is solid, and his upper body strength is not strong enough to fight against Ingram. McGee's strength is even more insufficient."

"And Mu Xiaobei's core strength and flexibility are good, so even if his body is a little twisted due to fighting against Mu Xiaobei, he can still score the ball with his flexibility and core strength."

What Li Ke said is exactly the embodiment of this ball, and this ball is also the epitome of Mu Xiaobei's singles McGee or Ingram in this series. Personal counterpoint.

This is much more comfortable than facing Chandler, and because Adelaide's offensive threat is greater than that of Mu Xiaobei, Chandler, who is more defensive, was assigned to defend Aldridge.

Mu Xiaobei has always been misplaced, and has always had to eat and drink.

But often times, the harder you work, the calmer you become, especially on the offensive end.

For example, when we watch war dramas, there will usually be such a scene. For example, a group of white teams are beating the black team, and a member of the white team is killed. He must have a teammate who glances at it and pauses for a few seconds. Then he picked up a machine gun and roared loudly, while shooting with the machine gun.

Then the teammate will go to get the box lunch.

No, no, that's bullshit.

Only anger can make people lose their minds, hatred will not, hatred will only make a person more calm, at this time, we have to talk about spy movies or detective movies from war movies.

Because of hatred, this person will exhaust all his life's knowledge and try his best to kill or avenge his enemies, instead of recklessly and stupidly sending his own life into it like a war drama.

I don’t want to discuss TV dramas with you, but I just want to say that when a team’s real goal of winning is very clear, he will calmly do what is best for the team, instead of playing blindly by himself.

So the Lakers still advocate playing fast, but their positional warfare has really improved a lot. Their positional warfare has become smoother and more efficient.

They have such capital, whether it is Brother Qiu, Rondo or Lao Zhan, they are all guys with super high basketball IQs, and they can all be called experts in sorting out positional warfare.

And under the guarantee of this kind of focus and hard work, the Lakers' offense and defense both give people a bright feeling.

In the first quarter, the Lakers used their strength and focus to catch the Spurs by surprise, but the old Spurs' adjustment ability was good, and they also stabilized the emotions of the newcomers.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Spurs by six points 30:24.

(End of this chapter)