Chapter 264: Kobe Bryant's head coach
Zubac's entry allowed the Warriors to take their chances. Zubac was too nervous. Shrinking his hands and feet on the field further magnifies his disadvantage.
Durant dropped the ball directly from Zubac's header into the interior, and McGee made a dunk in the air.
McGee is on the Lakers' inside.
Luke Wharton regretted listening to Kobe's advice. The self-confidence that the team had just built up was likely to be wasted by Zubac's "hard work". And at this moment, Zhao Wei arc broke through. Zubac came up to block the demolition.
Zhao Wei's speed is very fast, so he doesn't dare to take the Warriors lightly. McGee immediately delayed Zhao Wei upwards. And Durant is also chasing Zhao Wei.
Cole's abacus played well. McGee was delayed, and Durant caught up. McGee immediately retreated. This will also avoid causing dislocation, Zhao Wei plays McGee.
But they underestimate a person.
After Zu Baci finished blocking and dismantling, he immediately went down. He's in a very clever position. Zhao Wei's eyes lit up.
Generally, the center forward will immediately insert the inside line and prepare to receive the pass from his teammates. But at that time, although there were no big men, there would be other people's heights on the inside. And the opponent's interior line will be between the defender and the center on his side, which is a great test for passing. But Zubac took a different path. Once he landed a little further down the free-throw line, he stopped running. And he deliberately deflected to the other side. In this way, it is a good distance from Zhao Wei horizontally. Even if Durant found Zhao Wei's pass, he wanted to pounce on Zu Baci immediately. He couldn't do it either.
The corners of Zhao Wei's mouth raised, his wrist flicked, and he slammed through between Durant and McGee. Zubac received the ball without making any other moves, and directly threw it from the center, and the ball flew into the basket. His wrists are very soft. Throwing is generally the action of a defender, and Zubac is also very smooth as a center.
As soon as the goal was scored, the expression on Zubac's face immediately changed. A smile finally appeared on his face. Back on the defensive end, Zubatz's movements are no longer hard like a robot. The pace of my feet began to get faster.
The strength of Zubats, who has relaxed down, is very good, and he is unexpectedly mature. He didn't jump high, but he was able to hold McGee. At the same time, Zubats's movements are very standard. When McGee shoots, his arms are very straight. to hinder McGee's shot.
And if you are tall, you will beg for a lot of blessings. Zhao Wei let the Warriors know through Clark that he is not something that everyone can compete with. And Zubac also showed the same scene. Not everyone can easily make a layup in front of me.
Clark rushed in and tried to get on Zubac for a layup. The action is very smart. Zubac had long seen his intentions. The moment he leaned in, his body flashed, cracked a big hat, and fanned the ball directly into the midfield. Nick Young takes the ball and makes an empty basket.
The connection between Zu Baci and Zhao Wei on the offensive end turned out to be the secret weapon of the Lakers. After blocking and dismantling, after Zhao Wei attracted the defensive attention of two people, Zubac was always able to appear in a very good position. Let the Warriors' defense not estimate him. At one point, the Warriors suspected they were playing five-six.
Zubac has a very soft touch. Shooting percentages are good in both mid-range shooting and throwing. Zubac scored six points after just four minutes of play. The efficiency is very high. Because he also has two blocks and three rebounds. Both blocks were given to "Curry" Clark.
After the main players of the two sides returned, the Warriors played well, but the Lakers also became more and more confident. The scores of the two sides were never closed.
Cole was replaced by West at this time. This is a surprising one. West, a veteran who joined the Spurs last season with a base salary, joined the Spurs for a championship. Who knew that the Spurs didn't even make it to the finals in the end. So this season, West decisively abandoned the Spurs and joined the Warriors, fighting for his hopes of winning a championship at the end of his career.
West's configuration as a center forward was unexpected. However, this is also a five-lineup for the Warriors. West's presence on the court not only did not slow down the Warriors, but rather liberated the Warriors more offensively. Durant singled Zhao Wei, Nowitzki's golden rooster was independent, and easily threw the ball into the basket in front of Zhao Wei.
On the defensive end, Zhao Wei broke through, and West was no longer unable to pull out like Pachulia and McGee. He put up the route to block Zhao Wei. And Durant chose to make a substitution for the first time and stayed in Porzingis.
The Lakers are in a difficult situation. The offense can't get in. Shooting from the outside because the Warriors have always been in front of them, and the shooting percentage is not high.
Ingram's defender is Curry. Ingram was the turning point of the game at this point. Whoever faces the worst defense is Ingram. Ingram did not choose to pass the ball this time, but decisively chose to break through.
Everyone was very happy with Ingram's choice. He finally dared to break through. Ingram passed Curry in one step. Originally, it was going to jump straight to the basket. But Ingram had just taken off. Suddenly, a pair of arms stretched out like iron pincers. He grabbed Ingram and threw him to the ground.
Bang!!! Ingram fell heavily to the ground and lay on the ground in pain.
Zhao Wei and the others were angry. Zhao Wei was the first to rush to West. West was an old fritter, and he saw Zhao Wei rushing towards him. He immediately raised his hands and waited for Zhao Wei to beat him.
Zhao Wei was slightly stunned, and he saw the sneer on the corner of West's mouth. Zhao Wei's originally raised fist fell as he approached West. Instead, he slammed his chest into West's chest.
West didn't react for a moment. He originally thought that he would be punched by Zhao Wei. I didn't expect Zhao Wei to bump into him, and he was defenseless. West was bounced out all at once. They flipped on the ground and lay on their stomachs.
The scene suddenly descended into chaos. Even the bench players from both sides came over. Everyone is entangled. Conflict is about to erupt. Luke Wharton stood up abruptly. He rushed straight to the referee,
yelled at the referee.
"Garbage, what a penalty. Didn't you see that he was deliberately fouled? This malicious foul. He should be sent out......"
Luke Wharton yelled at the referee. The referee's old face turned red.
Shout!!! A whistle interrupted everyone's movements. Everyone looked at the referee.
The referee gave Luke Wharton a technical foul, and then the conflict finally ended with a technical foul. Both sides returned to their benches.
The referee returned to the technical desk and began to watch the video replay. Cole grabbed his teammates and began to lay out his tactics. Luke Wharton ignored the others and rushed straight to the referee again. still unforgiving the referee.
That is until the referee gave his second technical foul. Two technical fouls meant Luke Wharton was sent off. Can't coach this game anymore. In the midst of such an important game, Luke Wharton made such a move, which many people thought was stupid. The manager is the backbone of the players.
But the gang soon learned why Luke Wharton did it. Luke Wharton was sidelined, while West was only fouled for a technical foul. For such an unfair decision, everyone on the Lakers has anger burning in their eyes. At this time, the head coach's position was sitting with Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant is also technically one of the assistant coaches. So he is qualified to sit in this position.
Kobe Bryant didn't set up tactics, a very simple sentence.
"Go up and kick me in the ass."
Ingram didn't play, and the fall was not light, and Ingram felt some pain in her lower back. Out of an abundance of caution, the team doctor sent Ingram back to the locker room for a detailed examination. After all, he is still young and has a long way to go, and he can't waste his future on this game.
Ingram's fate. Zhao Wei was reassigned back to the forward position. And the point guard position is for Clarkson to play.
Zhao Wei faced Durant, crossover, and broke through Durant on the left side. After the outburst, Zhao Wei controlled his body in the air and made a layup. But Durant's arm stretched out, and he wanted to block Zhao Wei. If Zhao Wei makes such a move, he must be a big hat. The two fought physically in the air, Zhao Wei closed his hand, and made a second move in the air. The ball was changed from the right hand to the left hand. The left-handed toss hits the board into the basket.
That's how Kobe Bryant set it up. Give the ball to Zhao Wei completely. Let Zhao Wei keep attacking, and Zhao Wei's first choice should also be to attack rather than pass.
Although it feels unreasonable to fight to the death, this is arranged by Kobe. Zhao Wei believed him. Zhao Wei continued to break through, facing Durant's defense, after Zhao Wei broke through, he turned around and threw a backward jumper. The ball is strong. Zhao Wei moved back too far. Let him not have enough power to shoot the goal. But Porzingis struck out and put the ball in the basket from behind West.
Zhao Wei's breakthrough attracted the attention of the entire Warriors, so there was a mistake in the protection of the rebounding ball.
Zhao Wei kept attacking the basket, even if he didn't score, he still couldn't stop attacking the basket. Mid-range shots, three-pointers, breakouts all there. Zhao Wei is more of a breakthrough. Durant's health is good, but Zhao Wei's air is even better. He was always able to wait for Durant to make a block before changing his motion to throw the ball.
Zhao Wei shot a feint to shake off Durant and wanted to make a shooting foul. Durant saw through Zhao Wei's intentions, and he dodged in advance. But Zhao Wei's control over his body is too strong. Zhao Wei exerted force in his abdomen and pulled his body back. Throw the ball to the basket.
After the ball was shot, Zhao Wei rushed to the basket at the same time.
Bang, the ball bounced off the rebound. Zhao Wei had already jumped up and waited in the air. Catch the ball with one hand and dunk it violently. This was Maddie's classic move back then. Now it is James who plays this action the most. But now there is a second person, and that is Zhao Wei. And Zhao Wei's dunk is different from James. James is domineering, and Zhao Wei is more elegant.
The third quarter of the game became the time when Zhao Wei completely broke out, and Zhao Wei scored 20 points in this quarter of the game. In the first three quarters of the game, Zhao Wei successfully scored 33 points.
The difference between the two sides has not widened. The Warriors are in a bit of a hurry right now. The person who is most anxious is Durant. Durant was upset. Because he joined the Warriors this year to win a championship. And when he jumped out of contract, the Lakers were also one of the teams pursuing him. I just hated this team at the time, it was too bad. So the Lakers were not even given a chance to meet.
Now the team that is looked down on by itself is facing itself face to face under the leadership of a group of hairy heads. You can't afford to lose to such a team. My goal is to win the championship.
Kerr changed tactics in the fourth quarter. He directly let Clarkson go. Clarkson's three-point shooting percentage this season is lower than last season. His three-point range was not consistent enough. And if you break through to the inside line, there will be a co-defense to supplement the defense. So Cole decisively gave up on Clarkson. And the vacated Curry and Durant will go to Zhao Wei.
As long as Zhao Wei gets the ball and comes near the three-point line, Curry and Durant will immediately form a pinch. Two superstars in the league teamed up to defend Zhao Wei, a first-year rookie. This is rare in the entire history of the NBA. After Kobe Bryant's injury, the Lakers never appeared again. But now Zhao Wei has done it, and he has successfully attracted the opponent's defense. Kobe's toughness back then was that whether it was two of you defending or three of you, he would definitely be able to put the ball in the basket. That's Kobe Bryant's horror. And now Zhao Wei is obviously not on par with Kobe Bryant. But Zhao Wei's passing awareness is better than Kobe's. Curry and Durant's sandwich, Zhao Wei was able to pass the ball out in time. However, the effect is not as Zhao Wei imagined, and the immaturity of the Lakers players is revealed. The Warriors' physical defense made everyone very uncomfortable, and their shooting percentage dropped dramatically, while Clarkson was able to break through to the interior. But in the face of West's cannibalistic defense, his heart was empty. The layup didn't even go up.
In the first half of the fourth quarter, the Lakers were held down by the Warriors. The Lakers are going to lose this game. The Warriors have had a hard time, but they are still in the second round. Some media outlets have even begun to bless the Lakers. They've played really well this year and look forward to how they do tomorrow after they grow.
But they forgot that the current acting head coach of the Lakers is Kobe Bryant.
Bryant angrily shouted a timeout. The look scared the referee took a step back. Don't dare to look at him.
"Don't pass the ball." Bryant pointed at Zhao Wei's chest and shouted.
"However, they are in a better position than mine." Zhao Wei explained.
"I know. But they can't throw the ball in. Tell you. If you can't throw the ball in, then you're not qualified to receive a pass. Kobe yelled at everyone.
"The two of them defend me, and even if I shoot a shot, I won't hit high." Zhao Wei continued.
"Won't it be high? Then you will raise me high. If one doesn't go in, then it's two. Until you throw it in. Even if they have three people defending you, you have to give me a shot. If you don't vote, you can do it for me off the field, and I'll vote for someone else. Bryant's roar was deafening. At the same time, he replaced Clarkson. He directly replaced Zubaci. The combination of Zubac and Porzingis and Randall has a clear meaning. Zhao Wei attacked, you grabbed all the rebounds for me. (To be continued.) )