Chapter 286: Fei'er's Expectations
Then there is the strength of the Lakers' bench, Phil Jackson faced the dilemma of no one available after Horry's injury last season, but now with the successful trade in the summer, all the holes have been filled, although Grant and Lamond still have 2 game suspensions, and may not be able to catch up with the final game of the Finals! The Lakers dared to disrupt the rhythm of the Philadelphia 76ers with full-court pressing at the beginning, even if the main players had physical problems, Phil was not afraid, because he had a lot of strong players waiting for his call. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The last point is that the Lakers players played really well in these two games, and it was not Lamar who played the best, but another person, Kobe Bryant. It is possible that Kobe Bryant also felt the pressure from Lamar!
In two consecutive games, Kobe Bryant contributed 30+6+5 to the team, showing the strength of a leader-level player, and he deserves to be the strongest scoring guard after Jordan.
Lamar surpassed Kobe Bryant in rebounds and assists in these two games, but when it comes to overall performance, he was a little inferior, and no one knows what he was thinking! In short, in these two games, he appeared more as an auxiliary player than the offensive core of the team.
The player's outstanding performance, combined with a variety of other factors, contributed to the Lakers' two big wins and pushed the Philadelphia 76ers to the brink! If they lose any of the next three home games, they are in a dangerous position, but there are still people who think that the Philadelphia 76ers can stop the Lakers from reaching the top?
"The Philadelphia bunnies are no match for us at all, we're the champions, the champions!"
"I hope Shaq can give the Philadelphia 76ers a little bit of face, and they can deliberately let them play two, in that case. We can celebrate on our home turf, we are invincible, no one can beat us!"
"Kobe Bryant is the best, Lamar is the best, Shaq is the best, Anderson is the best, Chauncey is the best, all the Lakers lads are the best, I love all of them, we're definitely champions this year, long live the Lakers." ”
When Game 2 was over, Lakers fans gathered outside the Staples Center arena to celebrate, their expectations for the defending championship were too great, but they did have a reason to be presumptuous, because the current Lakers team can bring them everything.
"See the fans cheering?" said Phil Jackson, who had just finished his press conference and rushed back to the locker room, where the Lakers players were celebrating the victory.
Phil Jackson, who had just entered the door, had just said a word, and was doused with Gatorade by Anderson, and the neat suit was all over now, wet and still bubbling.
It was Shaq who threw a towel to save him, or he wouldn't even be able to see the way: "You bastards! Don't you think it's too early to celebrate? We haven't won the championship yet." The Philadelphia 76ers are no ordinary opponent, they are very united internally, and they never give up early, speaking of which this team is almost like Jerry Sloan's Utah Jazz, they are all teams that will not give up until the end of the game. ”
Phil Jackson wiped Gatorade off his face and began to teach the players. In fact, he didn't want to celebrate like this in his heart, but he knew very well that once the contempt for the opponent was bred in the hearts of the players, then it was very likely that the Philadelphia 76ers would seize the opportunity, which would be bad.
There must not be the slightest deviation at this critical moment, otherwise all the hard work of the season will be wasted.
"Don't worry, coach!" Shaq, who was named the best player of the match, said: "I've already told them that we have five games left, not two, and before the last game is over, our opponent is ourselves. We only need to beat ourselves to secure the championship, so you don't have to worry about it! ”
Phil Jackson was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay then! ”
As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance in the direction of Lamar, and saw that he was tidying up his salute, and he didn't mean to say anything at all, and he couldn't help but feel disappointed!
Phil very much hopes that Lamar can stand up at this time, but it turns out that Shaq stands up to help him stabilize the player's mind and keep them vigilant at all times, it seems that he is in a hurry to make Lamar the pillar of the Lakers or the time is not ripe!
The Lakers have won two in a row to celebrate, and the Philadelphia 76ers, who have tasted the bitter fruits of the loss, can only rush back to Philadelphia overnight, at home they have to heal their wounds well, and by the way find a way to defeat the Lakers.
There is only one person who is not worried, he knows that the team is in trouble this time, but he thinks it is nothing, because he is sure and has the means to help the team change this situation and win.
The Philadelphia 76ers are really trying to change after returning to their home zone. The first change is in the use of Kittels, in the past, Larry Brown always stubbornly put Kittels in the position of the sixth man, giving the position of the main guard to Snow, who is stable but has no offensive power, and letting AI play the point guard. Even if Snow is often just going through the motions on the court, he stubbornly believes that Kittels is more suitable for the role of the sixth man.
And he also gave a very plausible explanation, Kittels can see everything on the field more clearly off the field, and when it is his turn to play, it will be easier to help the team.
It's just that Kittels, who seems to have taken a big advantage, doesn't appreciate Larry Brown's arrangement, and he has revealed his yearning for the main position in many media interviews before, and firmly believes that if he can play as the main team, he will definitely be able to help the team more.
Now that Larry Brown was finally satisfied, of course it wasn't the old man's sudden conscience that he had seen the true power of Kittels, and he was completely forced to do so.
The speed, height, strength and steals of the Lakers' backcourt duo Kobe Bryant and Chauncey are all too powerful, and if the AI is still in charge of the offense alone as in the past, and has to take on the organization work from time to time, then the third game is likely to be blown up by the Lakers even if they return to the home court.
Larry Brown will have to make adjustments if he wants to keep his position, and letting Kittels be the first is only the first step, and there is a lot more to do next, but will the Lakers still give him a chance?
Just as Larry Brown was making a major overhaul of the Philadelphia 76ers, the Lakers were already on the door, and Game 3 of the 2001 NBA Finals was about to be played at the Vochovia Center, home of the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Lakers knew that the Philadelphia 76ers, who were back at home, would definitely rely on the right time, place, and people to deal with them, so they didn't expect to slap their opponents to death like they did with the Lakers from the beginning.
It's just that the changes of the Philadelphia 76ers today are really beyond their imagination, Kittels playing first is just a superficial phenomenon, and what is really new is the mentality of the Philadelphia 76ers players.
In the first two games, the Philadelphia 76ers players quickly messed up and then collapsed in the face of the Lakers' crazy pressing.
But today is different, no matter how crazy the Lakers players are, the Philadelphia 76ers just make up their minds to deal with the other party unhurriedly.
This time it was Phil Jackson's turn to frown, it was the first time he had encountered such an opponent, as if it was not them who had fallen behind. Generally, when the team encounters this situation, as soon as it comes up, it must rush to attack and use a big win to boost the team's morale.
But today the Philadelphia 76ers don't look like this at all, they seem to have other plans, and they are not in a hurry to split the victory with the Lakers.
Phil Jackson scolded in annoyance, in addition to being a basketball fan, his favorite sport is zazen, which is an outlier among Americans.
Today, Phil Jackson has seen that Larry Brown has obviously made up his mind to grind with him, just like grinding the Lakers to death in the same way that other opponents are grinding.
While the team wasn't passive on the court at this point, Phil Jackson knew it would be too late for the Philadelphia 76ers to get into the groove with this slow pace, and they had to make changes before then. If you want to force 76 to improve the speed of offense and defense, the only way is to lead, and the Lakers want to lead by a big score.
Thinking of this, Phil Jackson walked to the sideline and called a timeout, at this time the score was 15:13, the game had been going on for seven minutes, and the Lakers still had a two-point lead.
"Boys, we seem to be in trouble today!"
Shaq said with some annoyance: "Of course, coach, this kind of game like walking is simply torturous, I really don't know what they think, don't they want to win? This game is not even eighty points. ”
"You're wrong!Shaq!" Lamar said, shaking his head, "they don't keep going that slow, and once we get impatient with their rhythm and start making mistakes on our own, they'll suddenly pick up speed and beat us in one fell swoop." ”
"Lamar, you're right!" Phil Jackson nodded, and continued, "That's how they grinded the Pacers to death, and now they're trying to do the same to us." ”
"Hell, can't these guys just come to the showdown?"
"Alright, Shaq, stop complaining!" Phil Jackson stopped Shaq's grumbling and pulled out the tactical board.
"Then we're going to change the way we attack, Lamar!"
"Fei'er!
(To be continued.) )