One win and one defeat in two games made Mike Brown worry again.

NBA games are like that, there are stages of troubles in each stage.

The start of the season is a matter of running-in, rotation, tactical use.

Now it has been slowly resolved, the tacit understanding of the veterans is getting better and better, and the tactics are gradually determined to focus on the outside.

In rotation, before Gasol returned, Li Liang sat firmly in the starting line-up.

The benches mainly use Jordan Hill, Meeks, and Jamison.

Morris and Blake are on the verge of being abandoned, and Ebanks, Dujon occasionally give them a chance.

In the medium term, the most important thing to pay attention to is the form of the players.

Fatigue, injuries, long journeys, ups and downs of form, coaches have to take into account.

The advantage of a good start to the season is that it lays the groundwork for the mid-season team.

Brown paid attention to controlling the playing time of Kobe Bryant and Nash, Kobe Bryant was around 35 minutes and Nash was around 25 minutes.

As for Li Liang, he will use it to death, saving him from being verbose on the bench.

Playing the two games of the Cavaliers and the Knicks, it is obvious that the team's form is at a low point.

After the Thunder, the excitement and enthusiasm of the whole team relaxed.

After all, the elderly team doesn't last long when it's old, and it won't work if it's hard for a while.

and the Thunder's three-point shot that blew up the opponent, and these two games will not work.

After the team arrived in Washington, Mike Brown called the entire team for a meeting in the hotel.

As a collective, there is a stage where the players need to get together and talk and talk about their ideas.

This can effectively enhance the cohesion of the team, improve morale, and make the team feel better.

Usually these meetings take place on a road trip, and everyone happens to be living together.

The hotel's large conference room, more than a dozen players, coaching staff, more than 20 people, everyone spoke freely.

However, Mike Brown made a mistake that he shouldn't have let Li Liang attend.

This kid participated, so did he still have it?

He was sad to lose to the Knicks last time out because he wanted to win at Madison Square Garden.

As a result, he made a mistake in the end and lost, which made Li Liang very unhappy.

When I got to Washington, I happened to hey, Brown, you have a conference, can I not say a word?

Good guy, as soon as the hair dryer was turned on, everyone in the team was scolded.

"Joe, you still have Jordan's name, you look at your game, how many goals do butter hands concede? How many times did you miss a layup? Who is going to pass you the ball like this? Please, after your training, can you practice your finger and wrist strength? ”

Li Liang was the first to criticize Jordan Hill, Gasol was not there, it was supposed to be a good opportunity for him to play, and the result was a very positive play, but the details are always maddening.

"Jodi, be steady, it's good to shoot boldly, but you can't shoot blindly. Why are you doing with the boss? Why don't you learn from me? Boss, can anyone learn that? ”

This is said to Meeks, the Thunder and Jazz played with confidence in the two games, and as a result, they played all kinds of holes for the Cavaliers and Knicks.

"And you, Ci Shiping, look at you now, where can you still find the basket? Don't shoot in vain, don't stop three points in a hurry, grab the frontcourt rebound and pass it out, let's play a good one. ”

Li Liang will never bully the weak and fear the hard, even Ci Shiping will scold him.

These three people are the three most unstable and easy to pit in the Lakers, but at the same time the most important position.

Jordan Hill is the only reliable backup on the inside, and you can't count on Thackeray.

Meeks is the best candidate for the guard rotation, and there is no point in Li Liang scolding Dujon and Morris.

As for Ci Shiping, his style has always been all-round, and it would have been a good addition to the team.

As a result, after the start of the season, he was in the worst condition, with all kinds of blind shots outside the three-point line, and the shooting rate was miserable.

At first, Brown also asked Ci Shiping to play with a substitute, but later found out that it didn't work, and he was a pit with a substitute.

can let him play the starter, the effect is not as good as Li Liang, but Jamison's defense is not good.

The result is chicken ribs.

Mike Brown listened from the sidelines, and his heart was so comfortable.

These words are actually what he wants to say, but it is easy to offend the players when he says them.

Li Liang said that it doesn't matter, this person is very magical, he speaks straight, and everyone gets used to it after listening to it too much.

If a person occasionally offends people by speaking once or twice, he will be misunderstood by others to find fault.

But after a long time, everyone found out that he was like this to everyone, from the boss to the water cooler administrator, what did he say.

He is absolutely not rash in the first place, never scolds a person in the second, and is absolutely fair and beautiful in the third scolding.

Slowly, everyone got used to it, and let him say it.

Mike Brown also handed Li Liang a bottle of mineral water.

Li Liang took the water and pointed the finger at Brown: "Can you do more preparation before the game like a normal coach!" Has the strategy for protecting Nash and Kobe Bryant been worked out on the defensive end so far? ”

Brown wants to give himself a slap in the face, why are you okay to hand him water?

Brown said: "It's not you, but now Gasol is injured......"

Li Liang was speechless, I have such a big face, can I cover Kobe Bryant and Nash alone?

You're really lifting me up, why don't you give me a raise?

Chuck Payson said: "We really need to develop a more rigorous defensive strategy, make up for the defensive shortcomings of Steve and Kobe, and not make a hole in the pick-and-roll. ”

Kobe Bryant listened to it and said, "I don't need it, I can handle it myself." ”

Li Liang didn't want to scold Kobe, Kobe played very well during this time, and the offensive end completely carried the whole team.

But as soon as he heard Kobe Bryant speak, he became angry.

"You save it, how many times have you stood there in a daze? You know that standing on the ribs, standing on the ribs, standing on the ribs, standing there and falling from the sky? You can't move, huh? ”

Because of the decline in physical strength, Kobe Bryant especially likes to stand on the outside of the three-second zone on the defensive end, that is, the ribs and the waist position.

This position is the most common route point for outside breakouts, and it is also convenient for grabbing rebounds. (This is the spot where Li Liang stands most often when he practices lateral movement and fouls.) ）

So in order to save physical strength, Kobe Bryant sometimes stood there and reduced his movement.

The result is, of course, that there are a lot of loopholes in the outside line.

For example, when playing the Thunder before, a ball, Westbrook broke through from the outside, and Kobe Bryant stood a little inside in that position.

As a result, he didn't defend Westbrook, not to mention, but also blocked Howard, who came from behind.

was so angry that Howard pushed Kobe Bryant in the back at that time.

If you don't take precautions, forget it, you're still blocking me?

Kobe pursed his lips and said, "I'll defend well later, and I'm going to win another MVP." ”

As soon as Bryant said this, the entire conference room fell silent.

It's not a joke, Kobe Bryant has made a military order?!

The last time Kobe Bryant had this idea was during the first triple championship, when he said to the Zen master that I wanted to win an MVP.

But at that time, the absolute boss of the team was O'Neal, and for various reasons, the relationship between the two was messed up.

F4 didn't win the championship and fell apart, and the Lakers experienced a lot of twists and turns and ups and downs after that.

Ten years later, the idea popped up in Kobe's mind again.

He's a man who doesn't admit defeat, and in '08 he got the only MVP of his career so far, but unfortunately he didn't win the championship.

Originally, he was already bearish on the MVP, and he only wanted the championship.

But the team's recent record, his own performance, and Li Liang's words finally sparked his idea.

He's still in his prime, and he can still win an MVP.

When Li Liang heard this, a cold sweat fell.

It's over, what to do, it's too much to scold.

scolded Kobe's ultimate body, the steel Korulu.

If he wants to win MVP, individual performance and teamwork will sometimes clash with each other.

This is no longer the Lakers of '08, Nash is also the MVP, and Howard also wants to win the MVP.

Are you so good?

Kobe Bryant seemed to see everyone's doubts, and he smiled and tried to defuse the awkward atmosphere, but unfortunately it didn't work.

He continued: "I just think that way, but I'm definitely not going to put my stats and performance above my team. I said I wanted to win the MVP, just to show that I was going to give it my all in the next games, whether it was offensive or defensive, I was going to do my best. ”

Bryant said this, and he was fully prepared in his heart.

He's 34 years old, not 24 years old, mature, and forced.

First of all, he feels that he is in good shape, the best in the last three years.

Secondly, Brown has been deliberately controlling his playing time recently, and Kobe Bryant has no objections.

He hopes to keep the time below 35 minutes, about 32 minutes.

That allows him to give his all in the short playing time.

These are all carefully thought out by him, and they are no longer the impulses of his youth.

Mike Brown didn't expect to have an impromptu meeting and come up with so many things.

Li Liang also closed his mouth, not wanting to scold anymore.

Criticism should be done in moderation, and encouragement after criticism is even more important.

This task was given to Kobe.

Kobe Bryant isn't the kind of person who likes to make speeches, but he made a rare comment today, assuring his teammates that from now on, he will lead by example, starting from defense, and leading the team like an MVP.

In the warm applause, the meeting ended successfully, and the meeting further established and consolidated the central leadership position of the team with Kobe as the core.

In the conference, Li Liang, the representative of the rookie, actively spoke and bitterly stated the ills, and its content was thought-provoking and thought-provoking.

Kobe, the core of the team, conducted a deep review and self-criticism, and decided to get back on the road, step forward from scratch, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and move towards the championship.

The conference was a complete success, and the next day, the team marched to the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., to face more than 20,000 fans in the capital and present a wonderful professional basketball game with the Wizards.

119：85… Wizards champion Wall was absent due to injury, and after the game, he hugged Li Liang cordially and was touched twice.

Two days later, the Lakers moved to Philadelphia, the leader's hometown, and were warmly welcomed by the Philadelphia folks.

Kobe Bryant was more timid in his hometown, and he scored 35 points in a single game to his fellow villagers.

Ci Shiping changed his lazy style in the past, and his performance of 18 points and 17 rebounds was worthy of his demeanor of world peace.

At 121:98, it was another wonderful basketball feast.

At this point, the Lakers' Eastern Conference inspection ended successfully, and they returned to Los Angeles by plane in the snowstorm of December, ready to warmly welcome the Charlotte Bobcats team and their boss, Comrade Jordan Joe.

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