"Beautiful! Wonderful tactical game, perfect response solution! ”

Sleep Train Arena, the game has come to the fourth quarter.

Although the Thunder team has been in the final period of the third quarter, facing the King's bench lineup, played a wave of end-of-the-road frenzy, relying on Westbrook and Harden, who extended their playing time, to catch up, and once chased the difference to about 10 points.

But shortly after the start of the fourth quarter, the Kings made a personnel rotation that directly decided the outcome of the game.

"During the transition period, the Thunder thought that the Kings would send a transition lineup to play with them as they did in the previous games. But who would have thought that Westphal would be whimsical and would actually replace DeMarcus and the hairstyle brother at this time! ”

This breathtaking gambling made the on-site commentators very excited, and excitedly said: "This rotation directly exploded the Thunder's transition lineup, DeMarcus turned the river and the sea under the basket, the hairstyle brother has no false hair, the two cooperate intimately, and they can switch positions at any time, even if the Thunder immediately sends Durant to support them, they can't compete!" ”

Inside and outside players...... Transposition?

If you don't watch the live broadcast before the game, but turn on the TV at this time, fans will probably be quite puzzled.

Cousins is a big center, Gu Yu is a scoring guard, the offensive means and methods are very different, and the height and weight are even more like mud.

"What an idea......!"

In the media seat, Xiao Yu was also a little angry by Westfale's drastic reforms, and couldn't help nodding and saying: "DeMarcus pulled out, and he shot decisively when he had a chance at medium and long distances, causing the Thunder to have to expand his defense inside, and the result was that Gu Yu was invincible on the weak side!" ”

That's right.

Cousins pulled to the outside, appropriately extended his attack distance, and chased the Thunder's interior center, who was generally slow and sore feet.

Whether it is Perkins, Mohammed, or Collison, Cousins' physical fitness, especially in running and jumping ability and movement speed, is too obvious.

Perkins defended, Cousins almost just crossed the frame, Collison and Muhammad were no better, Cousins could easily go to the basket with a feint at most.

If the opposing side doesn't come out to defend, Cousins makes a decisive shot. Although the shooting rate cannot be compared with the outside players, this style of play is too "painful", and it puts great psychological pressure on the Thunder interior players.

Before this game, everyone knew that Cousins had a very delicate technical background among interior players, but people still saw him more as a player of Chris Webber's type, no matter how gorgeous the technique was, it was still a traditional interior play, but in terms of strategy and offensive means, it was just a notch better than most interior players.

Now, however, in the fourth quarter of the game, people have finally realized a problem:

"My cousin's little skill is at the absolute guard level......!"

In the barrage in the live broadcast room, JR couldn't help but sigh: "In this way, Webb's wish that was not fulfilled in the Bullets team back then finally has a chance to come true in Cousins!" ”

What was Weber's wish? Some veteran fans may still have an impression.

At the beginning of his career, the talented Michigan Five Tigers, Chris Webber, came to the Washington Bullets.

At that time, the coach of the Bullets was Nelson Sr., the famous "mad demon coach". This gentleman has always been bold in tactical arrangements, unbelievable in personnel rotation, good at pushing the team's offensive potential to the limit, and is known for playing small ball. The Black Eight Warriors of "E-BELIEVE" in 2007 were created by Nelson Sr.

It stands to reason that such a mad scientist-like coach should have good chemistry and resonance with an all-round gorgeous player like Webb. However, at that time, Webb's basketball philosophy was even more radical than that of old Nelson.

"I'm going to play point guard, I'm going to be Magic Johnson!"

Webb, who has been playing as a positive Indian interior player since he came into contact with basketball, gave such bold words after coming to the Bullets.

Just when everyone thought that old Nelson would cry with joy, thank God for giving him a crazy enough apprentice, and then work with Webb to make some crazy experiments that could affect the future of the league.

Old Nelson, however, flinched in an extremely rare way.

"Your physical condition, your technical characteristics, are not at all suitable to be a magician. You're fast on the inside, but not as fast as a magician. Your dribbling is strong on the inside, but it's too far from a real point guard. Don't think that the NBA is a game like a child's house, you can do whatever you want, there are still rules here! ”

The old Nelson, who "talks about the rules", set a completely different goal for Weber based on his own judgment of Weber's future:

Karl Malone.

"You give me a good practice of shooting, offensive awareness needs to be strengthened, don't keep thinking about passing! You're going to be our Washington Carl Malone, and I'll find you your own Stockton! ”

The old Nelson's opinion naturally made Weber, who was young and vigorous at the time, very unconvinced. Although the two worked together, they led the Bullets to a decent record, and Webb also won the Best Rookie honor.

But the cracks in my heart and the completely different views on the future still make this pair of masters and apprentices, who can be called the sum of heaven, almost turn against each other.

Things went into a lot of trouble, and it ended with the Bullets falling apart and Webb leaving the team.

After many years, Webber finally became king in Sacramento, but his style of play was indeed far from the magician he imagined.

He became a strengthened and weakened version of Ma Long, no matter how he struggled, in the end, he still embarked on the path that his mentor chose for him.

Relying on this style of play and positioning, Webb led the Kings to play one of the most glorious eras in team history, and he once had the call to win the MVP. The team has a strong record, only one step away from the championship, and his own data is gorgeous, and Duncan and others are called the four big forwards.

It seems like a very happy ending.

IT'S JUST A PITY THAT WE, PERHAPS, WILL NEVER SEE THE ALTERNATIVE POINT GUARD THAT WEBB IMAGINED HIMSELF, THINNER, FASTER, FLASHIER ON THE DRIBBLE, AND ABLE TO PUSH SHO-TIME ALONE WITH THE BALL.

Back to the pitch.

“…… Swish! ”

"Good shot!! 20 points! There is a gap of 20 points! There is almost no suspense left in the game! ”

With a long-range two-point hit, the Kings gradually stretched the gap to a point where it was extremely difficult to catch up.

The Thunder generals seem to be about to burn out the last trace of flame in their chests.

"Good pass!"

It was Gu Yu who completed the attack, and when he returned to the defense, he high-fived Cousins who sent the pass. The two problem children were full of fierce faces, and while returning to their own half-court defense, they did not forget to keep waving their arms, fanning the flames in the hearts of the fans at the scene.

"An absolute tactical victory! Westfaal, with his own whimsy, caught Brooks off guard! ”

The commentator excitedly said: "Cousins' withdrawal has made the Kings quite ample space on the offensive end. Hairstyling and Evans got plenty of open cuts, and Thompson focused mostly on the defensive end and covering the two perimeter players. Plus an ambush in the bottom corner of Garcia or Thornton...... The king's offensive system finally has a complete eyebrow! ”

Princeton!

The old Kings fans at the scene almost burst into tears when they saw this scene. I keep thinking of the peerless team ten years ago, those men who gradually moved away with their youth and dreams, and it was on this court that they brought them a long-lost touch.

"Cousins and Thompson, pure strength and adaptability, can't be compared to Weber and Divac. But Cousins has a longer range and more room to pull away. Evans' ability to break through the hob meat also surpasses Bibby, not to mention the hairstyle brother, in terms of attack power, it is not a star and a half that is stronger than Christie! ”

Beside Xiao Yu, a reporter sighed: "The future of the king can already be seen in this game!" The King's Trident has officially fired the first shot, as long as Evans's outside threat increases, the hairstyle brother's defense is more powerful, and Cousins' strategy is more enchanting, the new King Princeton will definitely reappear! ”

And all this, in addition to Gu Yu and their players, as well as coach Westfaal, I have to thank two people.

"Hmm...... Well! ”

On the bench, assistant coach Carlil looked at the generals rushing on the field with a gratifying face, and nodded frequently. In a pair of eyes that have become a little cloudy, the brilliance of the past continues to shine.

It was he who really brought Princeton to Sacramento, and it was he who, when Adelman took over the Kings, recommended and delved into this wonderful tactic that would only be used in college basketball according to the technical characteristics of the players.

is him, who has guarded the king for so many years, and I don't know how many teams have tried to poach him, but he has never wavered.

Sacramento, that's his home.

The Kings are his Forbidden Guards!

As for the other person to thank......

"Dang!"

"Holy!!"

The Thunder missed the shot again, and the continuous offensive and defensive losses have already made their mentality begin to collapse.

The rebound was picked up by Thompson, and Harden reflexively went to find Gu Yu, for fear that the latter would run away, but when he looked up, he saw a huge figure running towards the frontcourt.

…… Cousins!

"Whoosh!"

The basketball was passed to the front court in an instant, and Cousins received the ball at the top of the arc, and actually made a three-point move in the face of the empty blue.

"Damn, I look down on people!!"

Ibaka couldn't hold back any longer, and a leap rose sideways, reaching out to interfere with Cousins' shot.

“…… Whoosh"

Cousins, lateral does not look at the man passing.

“…… Good pass, cousin! ”

On the flanks, a large, blinding head flashed out.

Catch the ball, jump, shoot.

Silky smooth.

"This ball, bury you."

Speaking trash talk in his mouth, Gu Yu landed on the ground after making a move, and suddenly turned around.

Twenty-six feet away.

“…… Rumble!!! ”

Heavy artillery bombardment!!

“YEAAAAAH——！！！”

With the fanatical shouts of the Kings fans, the Thunder generals finally lowered their heads.

"That's good."

In the stands, the man stared at Gu Yu with both eyes, smiled and nodded, then got up, apologized to the people around him for his friendliness, found a way from the crowd, and left the stadium.