At the timeout, Wharton mainly told the players that it was enough to maintain a margin of about five points with the Bucks.

Even if you are 5 points behind, you can accept it.

The main thing is to let the players not be too competitive at this time! Because Coach Kidd is waiting for the Lakers to be in such a state.

The opponent came back with Malcolm, just as Wharton had expected.

There were a few turnovers on the Lakers' side right away, and Malcolm took advantage of the victory to chase after him and hit two 2-pointers in a row!

On the other side of the Lakers, the mentality of the players is not so anxious at this time.

They're following Wharton's train of thought.

！ In the end, the score of the first quarter was fixed here. The two teams adjusted their lineups, and the second quarter was slow.

The score is still deadlocked, and the players on both sides are also waiting for that moment to come!

It's about looking for the right time to finally win the opponent!

The coaches on both sides have mixed emotions and are trying their best to control the rhythm of their teams' games.

Both men also felt that this match was about to be won by both sides.

！ At the end of the first half, the difference between the two sides was only 5 points!

The Lakers' side played fairly consistently. Kobe Bryant is constantly shooting 2-pointers, and Li Feng also scores three-pointers from time to time!

After the end of the second quarter, Wharton immediately boasted!

Wharton: "Good pacing! That's it! Now let's go back and rest and get ready for the third quarter......"

Russell: "Coach, when are we going to open up the difference?" ”

Wharton: "You can ask me that question in the fourth quarter. Now all you have to do is get on the field and run with your teammates. ”

Russell: "Oh......"

Wharton was in good spirits today. Maybe because he was too nervous, he still acted very serious at this time.

Although the players are a little tired, they feel more fulfilled.

In the first two seasons, I felt this feeling very rarely.

The main thing is that they actually have some sense of control under the command of Wharton on the road!

To say that in the last two quarters of their game, when the opponent was so serious and had few turnovers, could the Lakers immediately open up the score difference?

They don't know much in their hearts.

And according to the young head coach Wharton's style of play, he still occupies the lead in the score after two quarters of the game!

When Wharton went back, he talked directly to the teaching assistants.

The assistant coach's current idea is to let Kobe Bryant go up in advance, and then let Russell and Li Feng play in the later games.

But Walton's feeling is that if Bryant doesn't show up in the final quarter, then the game is basically hanging.

Just as he became the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers at a young age, Kidd became a strong team head coach immediately after retiring.

He wasn't much sure he would win Kidd today!

But in the contest between the two teams, the coach of the team is important, and the members of the team also occupy an important weight!

Suffice it to say, the Bucks have rising star Antetokounmpo. But the Lakers have the trump card here!

A strong squad may not win, and a team that is not impressive will necessarily lose.

So with the Lakers' current lineup configuration, Wharton still has to keep his back hand in order to deal with the Bucks' sudden explosive offense!

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Wharton: "In the third quarter, it's not impossible to score. But you have to be right, and suddenly there is an extra 15 points difference, and I am not sure that I will win this game.

My goal is to put the pace of the game first. The other is to keep the lead within 10 points, and that's it.

Don't fight too hard with each other in this section! You should have an impression of the Bucks in 2015. At that time, Kidd had just gone to Milwaukee.

They haven't changed much from now. That is, the resilience of the team is good, and it is easy to turn the tables in the end......"

After the break, Walton and the players talked a lot in the locker room. It was quiet in the room, and now everyone wanted to see if they could win in the end.

The other is that the first two quarters of the game also consumed a lot of physical strength of the players.

If the Bucks go around with them, that's fine. But if it's a confrontation, it's very physically demanding!

Li Feng played 9 minutes and 16 seconds in the second quarter of the game. Back in the third quarter, the opponent lineup changed to Hansen, Antetokounmpo, Beasley, Malcolm, and Terry.

On the Lakers' side are Zubac, Black, Ingram, Russell and Lowe!

Bryant was eventually put on the bench by Wharton, and he felt that his arrangement was still feasible.

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！ Wharton asked for a timeout and let Li Feng play again!

Now Li Feng has become a very key player on the Lakers' side! You can tell it from his playing time!

Both sides are now trying to score more, but it is clear that both sides have dropped in offensive efficiency.

When the game came back, Ingram's dribble was directly broken by the letters!

Beasley quickly got the basketball and rushed over directly, Li Feng quickly returned to defense, and the Lakers immediately switched to half-court tight defense!

Seeing that he was about to score, Beasley ignored Kidd's command and rushed to the basket without authorization, wanting to make a layup, but was directly pressed down by Li Feng!

Using Zipin's Tristan defensive skill pack, Li Feng felt that his defensive awareness and upper body strength under the basket had strengthened a lot.