Chapter 85: Lakers' 'Weakness'
"You all talk about all your personal feelings in this game, why did you feel so bad today? I'm not complaining about you, but I want to know if the Wizards have a strategy against you! Phil Jackson was in a room, and the moment he closed the door, he immediately asked, halftime break was approaching, and Jackson didn't have time to think about what would happen if he asked.
"Limit us?" The three of them looked at each other and asked very uncertainly.
"yes, limit you, I don't have time to explain anything right now, and now the most important thing for the Lakers right now is to find out how the Wizards players are restricting you! Do you understand what I'm saying? ”
"I only have one feeling that when I go up and shoot in the open space, I'm not as confident as I used to be, and I always feel like someone might be interfering with me from a certain position!"
"Me too, I always feel that the shooting at that point is very unstable, and the shooting is either short or long, although there is a sense of defensive oppression, but the first time I feel that I can't shoot it!"
"Are you the same? Horry? ”
"I'm targeted, the opponent's power forward height and strength are above me, and I will never help defense, under being targeted, I don't have a better shooting option, and my own ability to help defend is also lost because of the opponent's shooting!"
When Phil Jackson heard this, he was speechless, and only said after about 20 seconds: "You guys have to find the reason for your missed shots in the next game, don't shoot reluctantly, we have two strong points, enough for us to win the final victory, you are still my most trusted starter, understand?" ”
"Yes!" The three of them nodded together in understanding.
"Alright, you're ready to race!" After the three of them left, Jackson's face immediately became extremely serious: "It seems that it is a little too easy for you to watch the video of the day?" Do you need me to say more? Take a look at the game against the Wizards, which people played very abnormally, the regular season video is behind, watch the playoff video first, and the personnel are listed for me! Do you know how to do it now? ”
"Yes!"
"Leave a coach to record the data, and the others will go back to the hotel for me to find answers for me now, and start acting now!"
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In the third quarter of the game, as Jackson wished, Gong Feng led the players of the Wizards team to play an 18-4 attack wave in just five minutes, even if Jackson used a little mental hint to make Kobe O'Neal not appear on the court immediately, and even sent the Wizards' meritorious player Richmond.
It's just that the veteran's state has become very wrong after he got on the court, especially after seeing the Wizards reach the Finals in the first year of his departure, the whole person is extremely excited......
Richmond started out under Nelson Sr., and there is a special term in history for the Warriors at the time, 'RunTMC'.
The veteran was a well-known scorer in the league when he was younger, and at his peak he was the equivalent of Arenas at his peak, and he definitely had a spot in the top three of the season's scoring list, leaving behind an all-time scoring record that surpassed Ewing.
Of course, the Kings have to thank him, Richmond stayed with the Kings when he was at his peak, and even led the Kings to the playoffs...... It's not a big achievement, but do you know how the Kings traded Webb?
That's right, it was a one-for-one exchange with Richmond, and then the Kings became the league's favorites, and the Wizards continued to sink after he arrived......
There was no way, at the time this was more than a trade that the Wizards owners were very happy to see, because the Wizards owner at the time, Abbe? Pauline likes this famous scorer in the league very much, and even 'pursues' this scorer for many years, and the degree of liking is definitely beyond many people's imagination.
However, in terms of historical results, only the Kings gave Richmond the ceremony to retire his jersey, and neither the Wizards nor the Warriors gave him this honor.
Prior to the encounter with the Wizards, Richmond played four minutes in the playoffs, not an average of four minutes, but a total of four minutes......
is no longer the main force, and he no longer needs to score, but just uses his special identity to give the Wizards a big 'surprise'......
I'm afraid no one knows what Richmond feels like at this time, and I can't imagine that maybe in his heart this championship is not good, or the other extreme, wanting to make the Wizards look good and destroy the Wizards' championship dream?
Whatever he thinks now, he can't do anything, Richmond can't run fast anymore, he can't jump high, he's just a veteran waiting to retire, a professional basketball player waiting for the end of this series earlier.
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After the 5 minutes finally passed, Jackson immediately let Kobe Bryant and O'Neal go on the court to play, but the Wizards are very different from the beginning in that when Kobe Bryant is about to break through on the outside with the ball, he will be hit without hesitation, and O'Neal's goal always depends on whether there is a third person around......
The other three of the Lakers suffered a collective cold hand after the second half, basically not giving O'Neal and Kobe any offensive help......
However, the Wizards, who put a lot of energy on the defensive end, were also limited enough by the Lakers who began to go crazy in the second half, from the end of the third quarter to the end of the game, the two teams seemed to be constantly wrestling, and who wanted to score was no longer a matter of what they should be...... It's like the real finals, and it's the first thought that comes to many people when they watch the two teams start wrestling.
It's a pity that the Lakers didn't have the last laugh, and when the team gets into this kind of hand-to-hand combat, the off-court factor of the referees will rise to a new level......
Phil? For the first time, Jackson watched Bow and Jordan go to the free-throw line, and for the first time there was a hint of uncertainty in his eyes, because Jackson knew all too well how important the league's perception of a team was......
In the end, the Wizards won the final victory with a score of 110-106 on their home court, and at the end of the game, even if Kobe O'Neal combined to score 85 points, there was no way to prevent the Wizards from getting the 'deserved' victory.
After the game, Phil Jackson took the initiative to admit his mistakes, without the slightest accusation against his players, even for Richmond, who was sleepwalking on the court, and announced in a high-profile manner that the Wizards are a team that is likely to defeat the Lakers, a real Finals team, and the Lakers should not have any carelessness in future games, and should go all out to deal with the current Wizards.
Collins frowned for a moment when he heard that Jackson didn't talk about the league's care during the game, but then slowly shook his head and smiled bitterly, "What if Fei'er?" Jackson really did that, so he really wasn't a Zen master, he was a little too taken for granted, and it seemed that it would be difficult to be taken care of in the future! ”
When it was Collins' turn to speak, Collins took the initiative to admit that the key to winning this game was that the Wizards limited all players except Kobe Bryant and O'Neal.
When he heard Collins talking, the first major mention of Kobe, Jackson was stunned, but quickly sneered, did not squeak about it, and when he heard that Collins thought that it was a tactical choice to win the final victory of this game, Jackson also showed a very calm ...... It's just that Jackson's hands are already tightly clenched underneath.
Neither of them talked about the referee's factors in the Q&A at this time, and talked about each other's free throws...... It's really like two old foxes are constantly fighting wits on any occasion.
The two head coaches are so 'kind', and the players who answered reporters' questions naturally know what to say, this time Collins did not bring Bow Peak, Kwame played any of them, and they were afraid that what the two people said would lead to a series of chain reactions, but took Jordan and Leitner, the two veterans, out of the horse.
Even when the reporter asked each other about the number of free throws taken by each other, everyone present shook their heads again and again and denied that they were suspected of taking care of each other...... The final press conference ended in such an unusually 'harmonious' atmosphere.