Chapter 430: Two Stronghouses Meet! (3 chapters combined)
Unlike at the beginning of the regular season, Wharton now wins almost every game!
The team has also become very tired lately, as the last game against the Trail Blazers was played to the end.
There was no rest at the end.
The Milwaukee Bucks, who gave the Lakers players, made a very strong impression at the beginning of the season.
They and the Hawks are both upstart teams in the East in the past few years.
Although the Bucks' performance last season was not as good as they could have been, the team still chose to believe in Kidd this season.
And this season's Milwaukee Bucks are even more ferocious and changeable in their style of play!
Combined with the Eagles' fast-paced play and high level of player coordination, they have all that right now.
It makes many teams in the West feel very headache when they encounter the Bucks!
Because it's okay to meet other teams, at least the average team still has traces to follow in terms of playing style.
But on the Bucks' side, it's the opposite.
On the field, they fully embodied Kidd's versatility in thinking.
As a player, Kidd was known for his versatile and flexible style of play, and as a coach, he put that ability into the team's tactics.
After Li Feng left the team, a new first-year player Malcolm came this season, and he was hailed as the Bucks' real second Li Feng!
I still don't have a lot of athleticism, but I have both offense and defense, and I have excellent awareness! In addition to excellent bounce, he also has a stable scoring ability!
In many ways, he is very similar to Li Feng. But it seems to be an enhanced version of Li Feng.
But this season, because I am a first-year, there are many areas that need to be improved.
The East suddenly has a lot more strong teams in a few seasons.
It's also becoming very competitive in terms of competition!
It can be said that the core idea of the current players of the Cavaliers has become "passing the ball to James" after Coach Lu came.
James has to play about 40 minutes on the court at every turn, or even the full game.
At present, the main center of the Bucks is still Hansen.
The guy who was promoted to a powerful center forward in the season when Li Feng went has now returned to the position of the main center again.
But this team is too good in all aspects of Antetokounmpo, which makes the team's center forward ability not look so strong.
Many players, newcomers to the Bucks, have to prepare for Kidd's style of play for a considerable amount of time to adapt.
But Monroe is different, not long after he came to the team, he was appreciated by Kidd!
Because in terms of awareness, passing and giving advice to teammates, Monroe is good enough!
Next season, Monroe should be promoted to the team's main center.
This season is still playing with Hansen as the core.
In Monroe, who is selfless in his style of play, good at passing the ball, and fighting for rebounds under the basket, he is still lacking in athletic ability.
But that's not the point, Kidd has a way to make the team quickly form players who complement each other!
Another training that the team has paid great attention to this season is three-point ability training!
No matter how powerful the Spurs are, no matter how amazing they are, they still can't beat the Warriors.
Popovich said in the media that the Warriors' three-point is not aesthetic.
But their offensive strength is indeed the strongest in the league at the moment!
The average team, if they want to win the championship, basically has to pass the Warriors in the end!
Their Bucks are no exception.
The whole team, now all the players are desperately practicing their three-point shots! Centers and power forwards, who are not good at this, are also training like crazy.
In some games in the regular season, when the team fought against the opponent on three-pointers, there were also many games that ended up winning!
Terry, Beasley, Tony, Matthew and this season's first-year students all have good three-point ability!
Kidd: "The Lakers are currently the most underrated team we've underrated this season!"
I also recently told Coach Smith that the Lakers must not be able to beat the Trail Blazers.
Lillard scored 55 points! It still turned out to be a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers! I have to be impressed with this team.
Li Feng is now playing with Kobe, and his basketball strength is also rising."
Kidd is also excited to meet the Lakers again!
But let the players know what the Lakers have become.
Although the Bucks' confidence is now greatly increased, the team is not necessarily better than the Lakers in terms of ability.
Terry: "Li Feng is like the Lakers star now.
Even Kobe Bryant was letting him play. ”
Kidd: "It's not Kobe Bryant who is letting him. Do you have any impressions of the Lakers' Big Three?
As long as there are players on the team, Kobe Bryant's inner requirements are met. He's going to be a little bit easier on the field.
And Li Feng is now the only player on the Lakers team who meets his expectations. ”
Looking around, their players almost took a breath at this point.
Jeremy Lin was on the Lakers back then, and although Kobe Bryant also showed concessions, he was not like Li Feng now.
Middleton: "I think Li Feng is the next Kobe.
Or he's going to be better himself, but this guy is at the All-Star Game and makes me feel terrible......"
The teammates around him looked at Middleton with incredulous eyes, is this guy serious?
Although the Lakers are really good, and Li Feng and Kobe Bryant also performed well in the All-Star Game, Middleton reacted a little overreacted, right?
Antetokounmpo: "He's got that strength. When he first arrived at the team, Li Feng was still a first-year student at that time.
At that time, I thought he had the ability. ”
Looking at their teammates, some players already looked at Middleton with disdain.
Alphabet immediately helped him out of the siege and said.
This season's Bucks, there is still a lot of pressure between players.
Everyone is still relatively united, but after a long time, some players feel that his strength has not been given enough time.
There are also many people who are too high and feel that their team is too strong.
Because of this season, they have won many games, which are really beautiful!
There are many games in which the strength crushes the opponent, the score crushes, and the big comeback through adjustment!
It's inevitable that the players will have a big mentality because of this.
Kidd didn't care much about it, and could only say that he put some pressure on them in normal times.
Or scare and scare these "kids".
There are players who don't obey, but such players also have their strengths.
Some of the Bucks' current newcomers have also discovered some of Kidd's coaching characteristics.
That is, you can be crazy with me, but first you have to have crazy capital.
For example, if you often play All-Star stats in games, well, the stage gives you a certain amount of playing time.
But if you do give the manager a chance and you can't score. Hehe. Then Kidd will show his hideous side to that player!
This season, Kidd's relationship with his players is also very good.
For example, with Brother Alphabet, Kidd will not be as natural as with Li Feng.
But it will be a great help and encouragement to Antetokounmpo!
From time to time, I will also talk about some interesting things in my life and my experience in the field.
As a result, now Antetokounmpo and Kidd have a very good relationship!
Beasley, on the other hand, doesn't usually listen to Kidd, but he is also in awe of the manager.
As long as Kidd is angry. He doesn't let himself go too far on the field.
The team has bet on Antetokounmpo in recent years, and it is the right bet!
The team is currently playing entirely alphabetically!
Both Monroe and Alphabet have some organizational skills, but it is more Monroe who organizes the game.
……
Wharton: "Now you need to practice more with the players, I think I've been practicing for a while"
Zubac: "I'm okay from close range, but it's hard to shoot from mid-range"
Walton: "Try to hit the board with a close-range shot, or dunk or throw a shot right forward. This is more likely to be successful!
Randle has done a really good job of this season, sometimes teammates don't score, you can get a rebound right away and just dunk to score!
It's a matter of working on your feet, moving your feet, and I'll let you practice with a few of our defenders! ”
For this season, the players on the Lakers' side have long been a group at this time!
Even Randall was told by Wharton.
He was not too surprised when he was replaced by Zubac as the main center this season, and he would not start every game at the No. 4 position.
After a few days of discomfort, I adjusted.
It's not that he can't do it, but the Lakers have to adjust their condition in a limited time, and then go with the team to win more!
Because at the power forward position, no one on the Lakers team can do better than him at the moment!
By the conversation I had at the beginning of the season when I met with Kidd.
So far, the Lakers have only just entered the intensive training session.
It can be said that dozens of games in the regular season have been used to practice and run in the team.
Nick Young's ability has stabilized a lot during this time!
And the black question mark found that when the team's coaching staff began to notice him, they rarely increased the amount of training for themselves every day!
And Russell was unwilling to be compared to the emoji like this, and he also competed with him on the training ground!
In terms of training attitude, there is nothing wrong with the Lakers' side right now.
What makes it difficult for the Lakers coaching staff is that when the playoffs come this season, it is almost impossible for the Eastern Conference team to predict who will make it to the Finals.
And the West side is still in the playoffs, and the competition will be extremely fierce!
It's either a fight to the death, or you will be swept directly by the opponent!!
The team intensified its physical confrontation training, but there were some side effects.
That's just that Nance Jr. and Ingram have some problems with their shooting touches.
It's going to take time to adjust.
The team's current form allows Wharton to relax a little.
In the eyes of the outside media, Wharton should now be in the spring breeze.
In his own team, with Kobe Bryant and Li Feng, who has grown wildly, the team's ranking is also very high.
It's something that Coach Scott hasn't done in a couple of seasons either.
......
Coming to the home court of the Bucks, the fans at the scene were crazy!
This game is quite a tangled thing for the fans.
Because of their favorite former Bucks players, the Lakers Black Mamba are all in today's game.
And the Bucks are going strong right now.
They have a new young guard Malcolm to chase.
So the question is, who will you support when the time comes?
This is no small question.
Walton: "Today's team is very representative.
When it comes to the playoffs, maybe what we have to face all the time is the confrontation or game of strength crushing and tactical seeing!
A good defense may not be able to win, and a strong offense may be directly overturned by the opponent in the later stage.
What I'm asking for is to play as I did in training with fewer mistakes. ”
For this game, the Lakers players are tired, but willing.
Because the opponent they met is still a strong enemy!
They're going to meet Cleveland's very good guys in the Eastern Conference finals.
And in 2015, the dark horse in the East at that time eliminated the Cavaliers in Game 7!
Today's Bucks are so powerful in strength and tactics, if the Lakers enter the Finals, they will meet them!
Kobe Bryant: "The Bucks have really changed a lot over the years. Let's start to have people to guard against people."
Li Feng: "No. It's still like we played with the Bucks at the beginning of the season, and it will change due to the opponent's tactical changes! ”
Kobe: "Today our arena commander has been launched~"
Nick Yang: "Li Feng, I'll fight whatever you say!" Ollie gives! It's amazing to partner with you! ”
Bryant, who was on the sidelines, listened to the black question mark say this. I was also relieved a lot.
With the cheers of the fans at the scene, the starters of both sides have stood up today.
On the Bucks' side, Hansen, Monroe, Antetokounmpo, Terry and Matthew are in order.
Malcolm and Beasley sat quietly on the sidelines. Kidd's heart beat a little faster at this point.
The Lakers are facing a lot of people right now, Coach Wharton, this kid does have good brains.
And what they have to face is Li Feng's command ability on the field, as well as Black Mamba's high combat ability!
But when the Lakers players were on the court, Kidd breathed a sigh of relief.
The starting lineup on the Lakers' side tonight is Zubac, Randle, Nick Young, Li Feng and Lowe!
Li Feng's 300 tasks in the system at this time have now been upgraded a few levels again~ During this time, he began to concentrate on the task.
Naturally, there will be no less experience gained.
The season is starting to run for the second half, and Li Feng is also working his first orange exclusive skill pack!
He and Kobe Bryant are currently very high, but how can they work well with their teammates in the playoffs?
How to win playoff game after playoff with the team? So far, this position is still an issue.
At the beginning of the game, Hansen's movements directly made Li Feng immediately focus on the game.
Zubac noticed that Hansen's shot was very fast and he didn't get the basketball.
And Terry received Hansen's pass and directly distanced himself from the opponent! Then hit a jumper three-point shot!
Efficient coordination, efficient offense and near-zero turnovers have been what the Bucks have been pursuing in recent seasons.
A game, in the final analysis, is a contest of data.
Mistakes are reduced and efficiency is increased. It is difficult for such a team not to win.
Li Feng: "The opponent plays a triangle attack, let's defend with people!"
The opponent changes tactics such as high-speed operation and small balls, let's wrap up the clamp and have more card positions! ”
Kidd, who saw this scene on the sidelines, hated it.
After a few steps back and forth, Li Feng is really a point that the Lakers must not ignore!
At present, fans' impression of Li Feng is mostly at the level of star guards or excellent blue-collar scoring guards.
But there are more and more fans who can give Li Feng high praise.
The reason is that in many important competitions, Li Feng's performance is getting more and more crazy!
And no matter what the situation, Li Feng has a good ability to deal with it!
The Lakers' side has also directly turned into a triangle offense! The fans at the scene shouted excitedly in the stadium.
Terry directly took the initiative to defend Li Feng, and Lu Wei faced Matthew's defense and saw that several directions in which he wanted to pass the ball were blocked by the opponent.
Nick Young was originally quite confident, but when he was aligned with the letters, he obviously felt that he was not on the same level as him in terms of confrontation......
In the end, there was not much time, and Lu Wei could only choose to force his shot, but unexpectedly, the letters that were rushed over were directly fanned away!
Then Antetokounmpo rushed to the front! Picking up the basketball, he came to a 270-degree dunk to score!
Now the alphabet feels that as long as Kobe Bryant doesn't play right away, he has to score as much as he can!
Although he is very strong, he can also be said to be the person in the league who can be compared to a player like Leonard today.
But Antetokounmpo found that he was still not good in front of Kobe and James.
It's almost a state of being completely crushed by the two bigwigs.
As long as the score difference is enough on the field, a team can win the game with a high enough lead to score.
After all, if any team wants to chase points, they can't catch up right away.
It's going to take time, and the Bucks aren't the kind of team that anyone can catch up with right away.
They can maneuver slowly with their opponents with a lead of many points. Until the game time is completely exhausted.
When Li Feng, who was wearing a purple and gold shirt, held the ball, the cheers of the fans at the scene suddenly rose by two levels!
This caused many players and staff on the bench on both sides to look back and see what was going on.
Terry: "Let me see how you've been doing offensively during this time!" ”
Terry, who lowered his body, said to Li Feng very seriously.
There are still more evaluations of Li Feng on the Internet as two extremes, that is, Li Feng is either a superstar who can be compared to Curry and James.
Either he's just a blue-collar shooting guard, or it's more of a foil from his teammates that makes him look good.
But this season's Li Feng, no matter which aspect, seems to have become strong enough!
The first is the confrontation, and the second is the terrible ability to control the field in the field!!
And that's not even counting his individual scoring ability.
The two were opposed, and Li Feng immediately frowned!
Terry's excellent confrontation and rich experience in the arena make Li Feng feel that this person is still very difficult!
And Terry, who was defending Li Feng, also showed a smug smile at this time.
Either you force your shot, or you just pass the ball obediently.
It didn't take long for Terry to defend Li Feng, but it was clear that Li Feng didn't want to pass the ball right away.
After struggling a few times again, Li Feng suddenly got up and scored three points directly!!
In the team, so many players are in contact with Kobe, training together, playing together.
But at present, Li Feng is the one who is most like Kobe!
The three-pointer stunned Terry.
Defensively, Terry thinks he's done a good job, but he can shoot like this without fear of interference and score right away.
The Lakers really used to be able to do it often only by Kobe Bryant!
Brother Alphabet took the initiative to ask for the ball, and then after half time, he didn't go around much with Nick Young, and the basketball was given to Monroe.
The latter came to organize the game, and Matthew caught the ball in the bottom corner and hit a three-point jumper from Lowe!
A team that pays a lot of attention to efficiency, and the feeling that the opponent on the field is that they are playing solidly!
At the beginning of the game, the Lakers were on the opponent's home court and felt an invisible pressure pressing them.
Nick Young soon received a pass from Lowe and missed a jumper, and Zubac got the rebound and was ready to dunk!
But Monroe took the lead and pressed the basketball hard in the air!
After getting the ball, the letter passed it to Terry, who threw the ball into Matthew's hands without waiting for Li Feng to come!
The Bucks seemed to react faster, and while the Lakers were still in the backcourt, Matthew hit another three-point shot!
At the beginning of the game, the difference was stretched to 8 points!
The camera goes to Wharton, who is wearing a dark blue suit today and looks very energetic.
As the game began, Wharton nodded slightly.
If the Bucks don't score like that, he's not used to it.
Kidd was so focused on the game that he didn't care if the camera was on him.
A team like the Lakers, who are now strong in the West, will have to stretch the gap to 20 points immediately.
That's right, Kidd was thinking about how to defeat the Lakers from the beginning!
Li Feng and Terry countered again, and then the black question mark came over to respond, Li Feng used Nick Yang's body as a cover, got up and scored three points again!
Although this place is familiar, the moment the game starts, Li Feng's mind is thinking about how to win the bucks!
Today's style of play is very simple, and the Lakers can't score, so he basically has to take on the burden of scoring.
If the team still doesn't improve, just wait for the manager to take a timeout.
After dozens of games, after the two teams met, the Lakers found that the opponent's defensive ability was simply not too strong!
Confrontation ability, all of them are very powerful!
Thanks to this time, the Lakers have been doing confrontation drills......
Otherwise, this game may be directly crushed and lost by the opponent.
Antetokounmpo has been looking at Li Feng, if it weren't for Nick Yang beside him being too active, he would definitely go over and go with Terry to defend against Li Feng!
The outside world has always felt that Li Feng is a scoring guard who has been taught by Maddie and Kobe Bryant himself.
But in fact, Maddie has taught, but Kobe has never taught Li Feng.
However, on the court, Li Feng's playing style is becoming more and more like the two of them.
This time, Brother Alphabet directly held the ball himself through the half court, and Nick Young couldn't do anything about him at all.
Li Feng's three points made Antetokounmpo feel threatened.
He rushed straight to the basket himself, allowing Zubac to get the foul and hit all 2 free throws!
This time, Li Feng has been letting his teammates separate a little, and only by creating enough space can Li Feng play the triangle attack well.
Kidd immediately commanded his players on the sidelines, and he could see what Li Feng was thinking and doing!
You can keep one person scoring, but you can't let all the opponent's players have a chance to score!
Once the opponent gradually livens, the pace of the game is difficult to control.
A few years ago, Boss Joe's Bulls, he was so powerful that he was known as the god of basketball, but why couldn't he win the championship?
It's just that the team is too dependent on him.
So there is no problem for Li Feng to keep scoring alone.