Nie Yuyan didn't know much about basketball, and she didn't understand why she sent away a high school striker, and in exchange for a strange-looking person, Zhou Xuan's eyebrows would dance. But Zhou Xuan was happy, and she was happy.

After the All-Star break, the Warriors played at home against the Trail Blazers. Marion was heavily used by Nelson Sr. as soon as he joined, starting as the No. 4 position, and Margeti returned to the small forward position.

This change is an important part of Nelson's tactical system, and the two can swing forward positions. The breakthrough after the anti-blocking and dismantling and the inside line that dodged the play by skill, Marion on. If you encounter a muscular man with good physical fitness and likes to squeeze the inside line, Margeti will defend.

Marion's biggest feature is the indefinite nature of its location. He bounces amazingly, flies like a fly, has excellent awareness, and his erratic running position appears in various positions on the basketball court.

The best part is that Marion and the Warriors have run in very well, and after one training session, he proved that he can start. Because the Warriors are small-ball tactics, Zhou Xuan, like Nash, likes to pass and cut the ball. Now the Warriors are playing like the Suns in 2005-2006, Marion is familiar with that style of play, and it was a great season for him.

That year, the Suns lost small forward Joe Johnson and traded for pitcher Richardson. Jackson is aging, inside Hunter is leaving, Stoudamire is injured, a lot of no-name newcomers are coming, and the Suns have lost their big man and lethal blade. Then Marion played as a power forward for a season, and it happened to be his best season. Although he can't carry people, he retains the characteristics of a small forward: sneak attack, three-pointer, open shot.

That year, Nash and Dio helped Marion complete more magical performances, averaging 21 per game. 8 points 11. 8 rebounds 1. 8 assists, 2 steals, 1 steal. 7 blocks, 60 double-doubles, shooting 52. 5%, both career highs. He is the team's leading scorer, rebound, steal, block, and team leader in playing time. He was also the only player in the top 20 that season in points, rebounds, shooting percentage, steals, blocks, and minutes played, and the only regret was that he didn't get the credit he deserved defensively, just like Jackson.

Encountering the Warriors with an upgraded lineup, the Trail Blazers, a dark horse ranked fifth in the West, were beaten to the ground. The Warriors won 124-97.

The Warriors' quick counterattack made the Trail Blazers' two big men, Purdsbilla and Aldridge, bitter. Oden didn't go to the truce, but even if he did, the experts didn't think he could make a difference.

People were surprised to find that the Warriors were able to defend as well. Randolph doesn't have to go out to defend the pick-and-roll, he only needs to fight the opponent's blue-collar on the inside. Marion and Azubuke were on the outside in charge of the defensive breakdown.

Roy was shot 7-of-21 from the field by Azubuuk and Marion, and only had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, which was a big miss.

What's even more terrifying is that the Warriors' benches Ellis and Morrow are extremely powerful, and the Trail Blazers' bench simply withstood their rapid rush. Turyaf and Anthony? Randolph partnered, one strong and one fast to defend the inside line.

With Biedrins gone, Turyaf was able to get more playing time and he played to his defensive prowess. The entire Warriors team, including Quincy Dolby Zaine, no one is superfluous. The only thing that doesn't have a chance to play is Madi, who lacks specialty? Corinthians too.

After this game, Stephen, who had a 7-week break? Jackson also announced his comeback, and the whole league began to tremble, who can stop the offensive invincible Warriors?

On the 21st, the Warriors' opponent was again the Los Angeles Lakers, who ranked first in the West. This is the third battle between the two teams in the same district this season, and it is full of gimmicks.

Lakers fans are hoping that the home team can still win and overwhelm the Warriors. However, some old fans have also seen the clues and are not so confident. The Lakers have a flaw in the point guard position, but the Warriors today have no obvious flaw. Even if Randolph is close defensively, the offensive end can make up for it.

The Lakers' 45-10 record this season is terrifying, and the Warriors' 36-19 record is not vegetarian. If it weren't for that six-game losing streak, the Warriors would certainly have a better record.

The Lakers had just narrowly beaten the Hornets 115-111 at home.

After the game, a reporter interviewed Kobe Bryant and asked him what he thought about the Warriors trade and whether he was confident to win.

In this game, Kobe Bryant shot 12 of 30 and 12 of 12 free throws, and scored 39 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Kobe Bryant said: "I don't have a good opinion about the current Warriors, Marion is a good player, and so is Biderings. However, their bench is indeed a big threat and is among the best in the league. ”

Paul? Gasol also expressed his opinion. 'Randolph is very strong, people have underestimated him before, it won't be an easy game. Although Biedrins is gone, I think the Warriors are still at the top of the league on the inside. Ronny [Turiaf] is also very strong defensively, we know that. ”

If calculated based on 48 minutes played in a game, Turiaf ranks fifth on the block list, averaging 3 per game. 56, his stats are poor due to his short playing time.

By all accounts, it's going to be a battle of the tigers.

The day before the game, the Warriors players traveled to Los Angeles in a bus where everyone was discussing the game against the Lakers.

Nelson Sr. takes this game very seriously, and only by beating the Lakers can the Warriors reach the Finals and win the championship. In his mind, the Lakers are not inferior to the Celtics.

Nelson Sr. sat the key players in the back row in the car and talked about tactics in advance. "In this game, Monta entered the starting lineup, so that as long as the Lakers dare to send Fisher, no matter who you and Zhou play against him, they will immediately single him. On the defensive end, Monta (Ellis) is the main defense of Kobe Bryant on the outside, you are faster than him, defend the breakthrough, don't let him pass easily, just try to interfere with the shot. If they break through by covering, Sean (Marion) should pay attention to switching Kobe Bryant, and the people on the outside are misplaced to defend the inside and try to interfere with the shot. Such a simple hybrid defense, I won't talk about it again tomorrow. ”

"It's simple, tomorrow we're going to win against the Lakers." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

Nelson Sr. said to Jackson, "Stephen, you've just come back, come off the bench and get used to the second team. ”

"It's good". Jackson nodded in agreement. He's been holding back for too long, and the team is still in the playoffs after the surgery, which gives him a lot of confidence. This season they are finally going to break through the bottleneck of their results. has just come back, it's okay to let him come off the bench to get used to it, after all, he hasn't played for almost two months, and it's not necessarily a good thing to go to Kobe Bryant immediately, there must be a buffer time.

Marion has just joined and already likes it a little bit. He sees the desire to win in everyone's eyes and this team is now united and the goal is aligned. Although he still wants to pursue a high salary and get good statistics, if he can win the championship here, his career will be complete, and that is also a big goal for him.

The whole team of the Warriors was in a good mood, laughing all the way, and there was no one to listen to the song and do their own thing. With Bidrins gone, the locker room atmosphere was more lively.

The Lakers, on the other hand, are not so relaxed. Phil? After practice, Jackson called a meeting of the whole team, and he knew very well that the Warriors were a fierce rival to the Lakers, even stronger than the Nuggets and Spurs.

Jackson made the arrangement. "Derrick (Fisher), tomorrow your defense is the key, try your best to limit the opponent's breakthrough, Jackson will come back this time, whether he is a substitute or a starter, he is very threatening, and with Zhou Xuan's style, he will definitely make a fuss about you, what he is best at is passing the ball to make his teammates misplaced and attacking. Andrew (Bynum) and Pau (Gasol) have to defend in time, and they are very good at shooting. Paul, you've seen the power of this guy at All-Star Games. Now he must not be treated as a newcomer, he has done something that Nash can't do. ”

Gasol and Bynum seriously agreed that defense is the foundation of the Lakers' victory, and the small forward position is not so bad this year, and Ariza is getting better and better.

Jackson added: "The offensive end has to play the ball to the interior first, if the Warriors still let Marion start like they played, although it is fast, but his low post defense ability is limited, he has to be bold and strong against him." Kobe Bryant, today they will definitely send someone to defend you, you shoot less in the first half, pass more and cut in the air, you shot too much in the last game. ”

Bryant looked expressionless as if he hadn't heard, but nodded lightly.

scored the highest score in the star game, but did not get the MVP, Kobe Bryant returned to the regular season and had the idea of attacking and venting, the Hornets' internal weaknesses on the court were obvious, the center was the young Armstrong, and the Lakers had no chance to play at all. But Kobe Bryant only wanted to score, and he shot more than the three inside lines combined, hitting 18 irons. If you play mainly inside offense, I am afraid that the Hornets will have to collapse in the third quarter of the game.

Jackson knows that he has to talk about Kobe, if playing the Warriors is like playing the Hornets, I am afraid that their fate will not be much better than that of the Trail Blazers. On the inside against the Warriors, the Lakers still have a clear advantage. Even if Turyaf strengthens his defense, the Warriors will have to sacrifice some of their attack power.

Jackson communicated with Zhou Xuan in the Star Game and found that Zhou Xuan was really a smart person. He obviously has the habit of being a young man who likes to be in the limelight, but he is as calm as Duncan when he plays on the court, and he knows how to use various factors to achieve his goal. I heard that Zhou Xuan also studied psychology, so he and Duncan became friends and had a common language, and Jackson felt that the players should read psychology books, especially Kobe.

From the beginning of his entry into the league, Jackson reasoned with Kobe Bryant that as long as Kobe was willing to listen, he would be perfect. However, his ball quotient is not very high, and he has always lacked consistency. Maybe Zhou Xuan and Kobe Bryant are combined, or if Zhou Xuan is two meters tall, has the same quality as Kobe, and can shoot like Kobe, then this person is really perfect, and no one is his opponent.

Jackson is now preparing to write a book, and he wants to write all of these ideas in it.