Chapter 263: Back-to-Back Battles
After getting the New York Knicks, the Los Angeles Lakers' three-game road trip to the East got off to a good start. This battle also made many people who questioned the coaching ability of the Bruins Sanjie and Wacker obediently shut up.
Even if the Knicks with Thomas send four benches, their strength is not invincible for ordinary NBA teams. Especially under the tutelage of Balang, the bombardment tactics have been deeply rooted in the hearts of every player. Starters and substitutes are no different except for the tactical threat.
The Lakers showed excellent tactical execution in the first quarter, which didn't feel like a preseason game at all. Coupled with the second-quarter offensive battle between Zhang Yi and Thomas, everyone's intuitive feeling is like watching the performance of last season's finals. The only difference is that Zhang Yi was replaced by Curry Jr.
The only thing that makes critics care now is that the Lakers don't seem to have much bench depth, except for the three new players who are booming Zhang Yi, Vali and Robert. Other positions don't seem to be at the level of the championship.
Gianna, who is the manager of the Lakers team, is also constantly thinking about this question, and this year should be the hardest year to win the championship, because Curry Jr. announced that he will retire this season. If he wants to reach the level of Michael Jordan, he will have to get his sixth championship ring!
The whole league also seems to be preparing for the retirement season of Curry Jr.'s illustrious career. Everyone subconsciously hopes that the 'basketball gods' of their generation can leave this arena for 15 years with honor!
This human touch may affect the atmosphere of the NBA from top to bottom, from the inside out. Regardless, Curry Jr.'s contributions to the MLS are also worth getting him a ring.
If you want to compete for the championship this year, you are completely challenging the hearts of the people. Even if no one says it publicly, the subconscious in everyone's heart only accepts the Golden State Warriors.
Although everyone also likes Zhang Yi, but now it is limited to liking. There is an element of seductiveness in this Oriental kid. But everyone saw him as Curry Jr.'s successor. Since he is the successor, he should obediently watch his predecessors put the last jewel in the crown!
Gianna has secretly reached out to several top-notch stars who are on the verge of a trade. They were basically tossed by Curry Jr. and the Golden State Warriors in the Finals or Division Finals, and they did not have a championship for most of their careers and ended up as prodigal sons.
This phenomenon also appeared in the Bulls period when Michael Jordan was in it, but although these older stars have the strength to fight, they are also unstable.
Zhang Yi is the absolute trump card of this Purple and Gold Army, no matter if he has won the regular season MVP or scoring champion or DPOY before, it is useless, only players who can assist him in a down-to-earth manner are also worth signing.
In this setting, it is too difficult to find a few powerful mercenaries. But the Lakers' current roster is relatively less extensive.
Although there are a few bench bandits, most of them are masters of scoring, and few are good at defense. Both Robert and Vali have been upgraded to starting level defensively, but neither of them has a suitable replacement.
Just like Jordan back then, he was surrounded by defensive masters. Score? There is no need to think about it at all. Because Jordan will score in 2,000, 3,000 ways!
And with his tandem, everyone else can get relatively easy shots, so the Bulls don't need to think about these things at all.
Now that the Los Angeles Lakers have Zhang Yi, it is similar to the role of the Chicago Bulls with Jordan. Wacker has also told Gianna more than once that they don't want to attack now, and the defensive titan is still the focus!
The Lakers' second stop on the road was the Milwaukee Bucks. They arrived in the city early, and if it weren't for the fact that the previous day's competition had just ended, everyone would have gone to train as usual.
Considering everyone's physical fitness problems, WACKER kept them in the hotel and borrowed on-the-go fitness equipment to keep their bodies flexible.
The difficulty of Lianke lies in the physical problem, especially Zhang Yi turned on the 'black hole mode' at the beginning of the second quarter, even if he doesn't say it himself, but Wacker knows that this kid's physical fitness is definitely insufficient now.
If 'Black Hole Mode' allows a player to become invincible in a short period of time, then he will also be drained of that player's energy and fitness.
Everything in this world is fair, and there is a fine line between genius and madness. Possessing traits is definitely a double-edged sword for Zhang Yi, and in WACKER's opinion, the worst outcome should be to quickly hollow out his future!
Because there have been many examples of geniuses in the alliance who have relied too much on talent and fallen quickly, he promised Wang Lung that he would take Zhang Yi to the altar. A year's supernatural performance can't tell the story, which can be seen from Wang Lung's body.
In this game, WACKER actually moved the year of resting Zhang Yi. But judging from this kid's excited state, he would never accept such a decision.
Zhang Yi, Vali and Robert live in a triple room as if they were in a UCLA dormitory. Of course, this room is much larger than the average room. They are perfectly fine inside to warm up and complete adaptive mat training.
"Hey, teach me that state of yours!" Robert asked excitedly. Because it's so cool to see it up close. Wali nodded at this time, "And me!" Is there a name? How do you do it? ”
Zhang Yi scratched his head, in fact, he himself was not very clear about this state. "All I know is that when I go into this mode, my brain goes blank, my eyes go dark, and then everyone around me turns into dots, almost at rest."
"Hey, is it so godly?" "Of course, I don't think it's my own speed that has become faster, but that you and your opponents have slowed down in their movements and reactions." Zhang Yi struggled to explain. But he even heard this pattern from other people's mouths, and even Wang Lung and Wacker could not fully explain it.
"So, we can't get the hang of it?" Robert closed his eyes and began to fantasize about that state, but nothing happened after half a day. "Maybe, it's a trait." Zhang Yi said with a laugh.
Vali and Robert snapped in disappointment. "It's just that Thomas guy seems to be able to learn it as soon as he learns, it's really annoying, my talent shouldn't be worse than his!"
Hearing Robert's words, Zhang Yi's face suddenly sank, "No, that guy is particularly dangerous, I can feel it, and it will be even more difficult to fight in the game against him in the future......"
The atmosphere between the three of them suddenly became awkward. "Of course, I'll fix his part!" Zhang Yi said and jumped on the bed. "Haha, I was almost scared by you." Vali and Robert sat on the mat and laughed.
"Don't beat the bucks, give me another chance to perform!" "Think beautifully!"