Chapter 342: Compete with each other! (1/3)
In the following games, Wharton successively made some confusing player arrangements.
These bench players of the Lakers have the opportunity to go up and practice.
Unexpectedly, compared with the Nets' rookies or players recruited this year, the Lakers' bench players are more energetic.
But in the end, he still didn't play the Nets. Wharton also did not let Kobe Bryant and Li Feng play too much time for the sake of cultivating the team's players.
! The Nets are still struggling to play with the Lakers sending a lot of substitutes on the court.
In this game, the Brooklyn Nets still showed their advantage this season.
That is to rely on Jeremy Lin's excellent speed and awareness to drive the whole team.
At the same time, Lopez's basket ability is also good.
Lopez rebounded 4 assists in this game! Booker 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks! Bojan 23 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block! Jeremy Lin had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists! Harris had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals.
In this game, Jamilin almost got a triple-double! The cooperation of the whole team is also very tacit!
On the Lakers' side, Lore Deng had 9 points, 8 assists and 3 blocks, and Randle rebounded and had 3 assists! Ingram 20 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists! Li Feng 21 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists! Kobe Bryant 33 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks!
After the game, the team made some repairs.
Bryant seemed to be a little too relaxed. He wasn't offended by Wharton's arrangement.
The media didn't dig up any material on their side. This season's Lakers, too much has changed!
In Los Angeles, where some wind and grass will be infinitely magnified, it has become difficult to dig up the news of the Lakers at this time.
The debate over who is the team's main shooting guard is now gone.
Because with Clarkson's season reimbursement, Li Feng has become the absolute main scoring guard of the Lakers without dispute!
After the game, Wharton had his players warm up in the training hall for a while.
Then I chatted with them for a while. The main thing to talk about is the next game, the Bucks in Milwaukee.
The players were in high spirits when they heard this. Because now with Wharton's style, there are still not many players in the team who want to disobey his arrangement when they are playing.
If he wants to give up the next game, although some players on the Lakers' side will be uncomfortable, it is not unacceptable.
Wharton: "The Nets, it's really good, and we learned about their quality today.
But I always feel that there are a lot of great teams in the East this season. But not necessarily their Brooklyn Nets.
For example, the team we will face in the next game. I'm very interested in the team's player set-up and Kidd's versatile style of play. ”
The players were quiet at this point. Waiting for him to continue.
Kobe: "So you're going to win this game?" ”
Wharton: "That's right. And the Nets are drills. And the Bucks, I want you to fight them for real! ”
The atmosphere that was tense just now suddenly eased a lot.
Wharton laughed to himself when he saw the guys.
Li Feng: "I've been with Coach Kidd for a while, and he's even better than any of us thought"
The training hall fell silent again. The new coach of the Lakers also was silent for a few seconds.
Wharton: "Li Feng has the right to speak. He played basketball there in his first season and won his first Total Sense trophy.
You can imagine Kidd's strength. And with their current tactical changes, the defensive ability of the players has been greatly improved.
I think it's against the Cavaliers. I'm afraid of being swept in the playoffs.
In the playoffs, if it's not the Warriors, the defense really has to be good. ”
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Returning to the Bucks' home court, the fans at the scene immediately became hot after seeing Li Feng!
Today's starters on the Bucks' side are Monroe, Middleton, Antetokounmpo, Matthew and Terry!
The Lakers are Lore Deng, Randle, Kobe, Li Feng and Russell!
The team now has to adapt as quickly as possible to how the team will play without Clarkson, because when Clarkson was in the team, although there was not much playing time.
But his scoring efficiency is really high!
And you can also get some points per game.
Now that he's not in the team, that's going to have a big impact.
As soon as Kidd appeared in people's field of vision today, his face was serious.
They are now the No. 2 team in the East, and the Lakers are still the No. 1 team in the Western Conference in the regular season!
If you want to beat the Lakers, it's still not that easy.
Even though the Bucks have a lot of tools to play on the court right now, they can't easily assume that they will be able to beat the Lakers.
Russell's eyes on Li Feng have changed now, because since Li Feng came to the Lakers.
His own strength and influence can be felt by everyone!
At the beginning of the game, Lore Deng took the lead in getting the basketball, and Russell received the pass to Kobe Bryant shortly after receiving the pass.
The latter faced Antetokounmpo and scored a jumper after passing him easily!
Brother Alphabet saw that the Black Mamba scored in front of him so easily, and a wave of anger also rose in his heart.
But he didn't show it, and this season, the letters themselves have become a little more composed.
In the league, he now knows that there are still players who can guard against him, and there are quite a few.
There are also some players who can't defend themselves. For example, James and Kobe.
As long as these two stars want to attack, several players sometimes struggle to guard against them.
Terry gets the basketball, and the Bucks players open up the space.
The Lakers directly switched to man-to-man defense.
Faced with the typical triangle offensive tactics of Milwaukee's side, the Lakers don't care if they use this again this season.
Directly according to Wharton's pre-game arrangement, he immediately changed his defensive state.
In this game, Wharton's defensive drill arrangement for the team is to constantly switch between man-to-man, joint defense and half-court pressing.
Follow the Bucks' tactical changes and respond right away!
Here's how their Lakers are dealing with the Bucks!
Matthew got the basketball and faced Li Feng's defense, but he didn't even go over a few times!
Eventually the ball is passed to the alphabet, and Middleton gets the basketball shot and is interfered with by Randle!
Terry directly picked up the basketball and threw it, and was slapped by Kobe Bryant with a bloody cap and flew the ball out!
The Bucks fans at the scene immediately let out an exclamation! They were shocked that the Lakers were completely different from each other in the preseason.
Because Wharton has already stated that they are going to win this game.
So Kobe Bryant has nothing to reserve. He showed full combat power from the start!
I don't want to be an older player at all.
The Bucks have won so many games this season and are still a little timid when facing Kobe.
Alphabet served to the sidelines, and he restrained his edge a little bit at this time.
Because of the one-on-one heads-up with Kobe in front of Kobe, basically the result is that Kobe Bryant will score more points.
Matthew got the basketball and was interfered with by Li Feng directly after his jump shot!
In this game, Li Feng got a purple Tristan defensive bag. Plus two exclusive Blue Lady Maddie's skill packs.
Therefore, today there is also an improvement in his own confrontation ability, and Li Feng's defensive ability in this game has a remarkable effect.
Feeling that he couldn't do it at this point, he rushed straight over, grabbed the rebound, and turned to avoid Randle's defense.
Score points by Kobe's side!
Both coaches looked nervous at this point. Kidd feels like they can use the Lakers this season.
The Lakers are now a low-profile version of the Spurs and Warriors.
At least that's what he thought. When it comes to the playoffs, the Lakers will basically be eliminated if they meet either of these two teams.
And if the Bucks meet the Warriors or Spurs in the Finals, how far can they play?
Now Kidd is not clear.
Because although they met warriors when they had Li Feng.
But at that time, the Golden State Warriors were plagued by injuries and were not a complete team.
Therefore, in the regular season, he has to hone in the team's tactical play, improve efficiency and reduce mistakes.
At the same time, try to keep the players healthy as much as possible.
In his four seasons in charge, and now in his third season, he thinks he has done a good job of controlling injuries.
The young Russell looked at the opposing players and slowly made his way to the frontcourt.
When he saw the strong Monroe, Middleton and Antetokounmpo, he gave up the idea of breaking through.
Before the game, Li Feng also said that in the face of a team like the Bucks, you must be fast!
Fast organization, fast de-protrusion! At the same time, it is necessary to ensure sufficient offensive efficiency.
In this way, it can be said that there is a sense of parity with the other party.
It can also be said that there is capital and the Bucks to fight to the end.
Because Coach Kidd is now very careful about efficiency and tactical run-in, so if you want to win such a team, you must be careful!
In the end, the basketball still came to Kobe, facing the three-person bag, and finally Li Feng hit a three-point jump shot after receiving the basketball!
The sound of the scene suddenly became noisy at this time. Some fans booed Li Feng, while others frantically cheered for Li Feng.
Kidd couldn't help but look back.
Over the years, the Bucks' rhetoric about Li Feng has changed a lot.
The management also revealed in an interview that there may be the idea of calling Li Feng next season.
Because in the previous two seasons, Li Feng was in the Bucks, and the Bucks won the championship.
Li Feng went to the Warriors, and the Warriors, who hadn't won the championship for two years, won the championship!
In the case that the strength of the Bucks is not weak, some fans feel that it is not because of the lack of a Li Feng.
The lack of Li Feng's luck for the team? caused Li Feng to have Li Feng in the championship team for two consecutive seasons, which made everyone feel that Li Feng was the koi that brought good luck~
Terry had been cautious a few times.
Although he has a good age and experience, he always plays like this, and it is only a matter of time before Kidd replaces him.
This time, the letter took the initiative to ask for the ball, facing Kobe's defense, and for the first time, he didn't pass it and passed the ball directly to Monroe.
The latter squeezed out Lore Deng and threw directly to get points!
Li Feng was very fast after getting the basketball, and finally passed Matthew and passed the ball to Kobe, who jumped directly into the net with a three-point hollow!
The two teams were a little confused at this time, Terry made a quick long pass to Antetokounmpo, and the letter rushed directly to the basket with a powerful dunk!
8:6! Compared to the Bucks who crushed the Lakers like crazy in the preseason, they didn't play well today.
The overall state of the Lakers is very explosive!
Kobe Bryant, in particular, seems to be planning to break the record today. Russell plays the role of playmaking defender here.
He doesn't attack himself, and he doesn't have much ability to defend. It's just running back and forth with the team.
Matthew: "It's not an option." When did the opponent's defense become so strong? ”
Antetokounmpo: "It's not that they're defensive. It's their overall rhythm that gets better. This must have something to do with Li Feng"
He watched a few Lakers games this season and found that as long as the Lakers win, they all have Li Feng's credit in it!
Because up to now, as long as Li Feng goes down to rest, there will be more or less chaos among the players on the Lakers floor.
That's because the Lakers haven't been dealing with the rhythm of the game in the previous two seasons.
The Lakers don't have a good rhythm and can only play with one or two players on the court.
Then the other teammates just watched, not attacking, not defending, and not cooperating. Just stand and watch you play.
In the regular season that now requires the cooperation of team players, team basketball, small-ball play and other forms, the Lakers are still playing the style of play that supported the team many years ago.
Maybe Scott didn't want to do that back then.
But at that time, the Lakers were caught in this kind of vicious circle, with players scrambling to brush up their average data per game, and no one cared about winning or losing games.