Billups's straightforwardness is something the players have never seen before, but it also sends a signal that he, unlike Wharton, has full trust in Don Shuai. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Don is the core of this team, I believe this is not just for me to say, every single one of you should clearly understand that I will design tactics around Don, if you really want to win this game, then execute 100% according to my tactics and run in place, can you do it?" Billups said, glancing at his teammates.

"Yes!" The team shouted.

The two short lines of dialogue have already shown Billups's attitude, and the Lakers have officially clarified the team with Tang Shuai as the core from this moment on.

In the time that followed, Billups instilled his system of play into the Lakers team in front of him.

This is very similar to the tactics set by Larry Brown for Iverson when he was with the 76ers, because Tang Shuai did a very good job in penetrating, passing, and shooting, so as long as he makes full use of his threat on the offensive end, the team's offensive efficiency can be qualitatively improved.

Wharton was obsessed with small-ball tactics at the beginning, and he didn't notice such a simple thing, and Billups is the top player in the ball quotient, and he doesn't advocate any tactics, his tactical philosophy is just like what he said, that is, what kind of people you give him, and he brings these people to the best of their strength.

On February 23, U.S. time, the Lakers boarded a plane to Oakland after a three-day break, where they will challenge the Warriors, who have been invincible this season.

It was also the Lakers' new head coach Billups' debut this season, and it will be interesting to see what kind of performance he can make in his debut despite being questioned by the outside world due to contract issues.

Oakland City has reached its peak this season, Curry's rise has already given Oaklanders a taste of becoming a strong team and winning championships, and the addition of Durant has further made them experience an unstoppable and invincible feeling, and an hour before the game, a large number of fans have already gathered around Oracle Arena.

Although it was just an ordinary regular season, no one in the local area wanted to miss even a minute, and those who grabbed tickets had already entered the arena to watch the Warriors' training, and those who did not have tickets had already gathered outside the stadium to grab a favorable position.

Inside the arena, Curry and Durant were engaged in an interesting shooting game, with the two starting from the three-point line and shooting farther and farther.

At the beginning, Durant was still on par with Curry, but as the distance became farther away, his shooting percentage was not on the same level as Curry, and when it came to the middle circle, Curry scored 3 in a row, but he didn't score any of them, and this short game ended, and Curry finally won.

There was a burst of cheers for Curry at the scene, but Curry smiled and went to shoot Durant, the two of them talked and laughed, and no one cared about the result.

Winning can make the atmosphere of a team better, and after the Warriors continue to win and almost never lose, it can't be better.

In a way, this is already almost a winning army that will not be defeated.

The Lakers didn't play until 15 minutes before the start of the game, and before that, Billups chose to emphasize the points to be aware of when playing in the locker room.

The appearance of the Lakers team did not attract much attention, except for Tang Shuai's fans who saw Tang Shuai scream a few times, the attention of the home fans was all on the home team's side.

The game's commentators are Jeff Van Gundy and Rick Barry.

"Jeff, what do you think about whether the Warriors will break the regular season record they just set last season, or how many games ago they will break that record?" Barry said with a smile as he looked at Van Gundy.

'Obviously, it's a matter of course, and although they may be sniped by a lot of teams in the second half of the season, they are too much better than the others this season, and the only variable is themselves. As is customary, Van Gundy took advantage of the situation to blow a wave of warriors.

Barry laughed and nodded, then said with a hint of contempt, "Do you think the Lakers have the potential to be the team that snipes the Warriors?" ”

"It's not easy, the Lakers just made a multi-player trade at the trade deadline, and now Chauncey has just joined the team, and they want to win against ......the Warriors," Van Gundy said, shaking his head.

Barry took advantage of the situation and said: "To be honest, the Lakers' performance before the All-Star break was still good compared to previous years, but the team traded potential star Harrison Barnes away at the trade deadline, and with Luke's resignation, I think they will fall into a more difficult performance in the second half of the season." ”

"That's true, if Pau Gasol can play, I believe the Lakers still have the strength to fight, but right now, with one Don, they can't win this game." Van Gundy continued.

The two commentators in the commentary seat were talking, and at this time the Lakers players had already finished warming up, and after hearing this, their brows wrinkled unconsciously.

"Don't care what other people think, we play all the performances we can, and the results are left to God." Billups noticed the change in mood among the players and said directly.

The team members retracted their attention, and then they all nodded.

Billups then pulled out the tactical board and began to set it up.

At this moment, the starting lineups of both sides were released on the LED screen at the scene.

There was a burst of cheers from the audience.

This list alone is enough to make Aucklanders proud and excited.

The Warriors have five starts, four All-Stars, Curry, Thompson, Durant, and Green are on the list, and the center position is Pachuria, who is good offensively and defensively.

In contrast, the Lakers' starters are much shabby, because of Gasol's injury, the team only has Tang Shuai as an All-Star.

However, the Lakers' starters were a bit of a surprise.

At the time of the initial trade, Tang Shuai and Duffy also discussed whether Mike Dermott had the potential to become the team's starter, but now, Billups has directly placed him in the starting lineup, and he will form a starting backcourt partner with Tang Shuai.

Up front, Batum and Luel Deng play together, while Knoll plays in the centre.

Just from this lineup, you can see that Billups's coaching style will not be arranged because of the player's salary or fame, but according to the opponent to make targeted arrangements.

Batum and Deng are both defensive giants, just right against Durant and Green, and although Mike Dermott is relatively poor defensively, he can play against the tall Thompson.

"Toot!"

The whistle blew on the sidelines, and the game between the two sides was about to begin.

Billups gave Tang Shuai a final admonition, and then motioned for the players to play.

The starters of both sides walked to the center of the field, and Noel and Pachulia jumped the ball.

Although the overall strength is quite different, in terms of the center position, Noll is still much better than Pachuria, and when the referee threw the ball forward, he flicked the ball from Pachuria's head back to the Lakers' half.

The Lakers attack first.

Tang Shuai held the ball, and his teammates quickly fell into position.

As soon as he reached the three-point line, Batum and Mike Dermott made two-way pick-and-rolls from both sides.

Tang Shuai shook for a moment, and then walked towards the position where Mike Dermott was blocked.

In the next second, Deng also lifted the block from the inside to block Thompson, who was making up the defense.

From these tactical trends, the Lakers' offensive focus is highlighted at once, which is to create opportunities for Tang Shuai.

Tang Shuai was extremely relaxed at this time, all of which were actively blocked and dismantled by his teammates, and his physical consumption was much less than before.

Green quickly made up the defense, Tang Shuai saw the opportunity, and a Mike Dermott who hit the ball and dismantled the ball to go out.

It's a pretty good opportunity, but the Lakers' new players have only been working with the team for two days, and their chemistry has gone wrong.

Mike Dermott thought that Tang Shuai was going to attack by himself, but he didn't expect to pass the ball back, and when he realized that it was too late, he was stuck by Curry, and his action of catching the ball was slowed down, and the ball flew directly past him and flew out of the court.

The scene burst into cheers.

"Offense is what a team does to win games, but maybe a lot of people don't notice that the Warriors are also top defensive and they're definitely the best of any team this season in terms of helping to rotate." Seeing this performance, Barry couldn't help but blow again.

"Yes, Kevin's defensive area is much better than Harris Barnes who was with the team last season." Van Gundy agreed.

While they were talking, Curry held the ball and recommended it to the frontcourt, Green made a block for Durant, Durant ran out of position, received Curry's pass and raised his hand to shoot.

Deng's help defense was already timely, but Durant's long arm directly ignored the defense and faced Deng's defense directly. Shoot.

"Huh!"

The two-point precise bag made Durant feel hot as soon as he started.

There was a deafening cheer from the scene, and in Oakland, at Oracle Arena, they enjoyed the feeling of a sea of hoops every night.

The Lakers' offense, Tang Shuai and Deng's blocking and dismantling faction and mistakes again, Deng ran a shot slower, and the ball was once again pushed off the court by Durant's long arm.

Billups reached out and called a timeout.

The timeout was called quite quickly, causing an uproar among the fans.

Van Gundy couldn't help but shake his head after reading it: "Chauncey hasn't shown us enough ability, in fact, it takes a long way to go from a successful player to a successful coach. ”

Van Gundy's rhetoric is still relatively tactful, while Barry is obviously more direct: "To be honest, I, like everyone else, have long felt that Chauncey's contract is too big, and I don't mean to belittle Chaunci, but it is really difficult for him to show value in line with this contract." (To be continued.) )