Chapter 92: Lightner in the Eyes of Gong Feng
'Today we started with Bow Peak, Hamilton, Gerrard, Leitner, Kwame Brown.
"Gong Feng, once the Lakers still use the defensive tactics of the previous game at the beginning, I hope you can adjust your state and become a shooter, I want you to mess up the Lakers' defensive arrangement, I believe you can do it!"
"Yes, Coach!" Gong Feng didn't say anything about it, and Gong Feng would also understand Collins' choice in such a predicament.
"Leitner, it's time for you to come out, as long as we win a game, you are a member of the championship, I believe you have waited for this day, you have waited long enough, the NCAA and the NBA two league championships, I think you will wake up with a smile the moment you win the game!"
"As you say, Collins, Jordan can't do what I can do, but I can do it if I exhaust everything I have now, and I'll exhaust everything in this game, and you can see my confidence in this game if you look at my pre-game warm-up...... Leave everything to me, I never felt so confident in the finals of the NCAA two consecutive championships! ”
Collins nodded at this, didn't say anything, and after remembering something, Collins took a deep breath, but said in a relaxed tone: "The classic duel of the 92 rookie is believed to make many people talk about it after this game, your passing is a point I need, I believe you know why I asked you to organize!" ”
"I'll do it!" Lightner was stunned for a moment, but after a moment his expression was unusually serious.
"Kwame, this game is going to be hard for you, from the very beginning of the game, let's fight with O'Neal, I will give you the absolute power to dispose of O'Neal, since some people think that only O'Neal alone is enough on the inside, we will let the Lakers regret this option!"
"Of course, Coach! I've wanted to kick O'Neill's ass hard for a long time! ”
"Hamilton, I want to hear that you are actively practicing your three-point shooting these days, your performance with Gong Feng determines the quality of our offense, once Kobe Bryant defends you, I want you to use his strength with all your might!"
"Understood, Coach! I'm going to use everything in my career for this game, and I'm going to try my best to defend Kobe! ”
"Do your best!" Collins spoke very heavily this time.
"Yes!" Hamilton also sensed Collins' immense trust in him.
"Gerrard, Leitner will inevitably consume a lot of physical strength in the process of organizing the team, I want you to share Leitner's defensive tasks, don't spare your physical strength, I want you to give up the defense of Fox at a critical moment, and use your impact to completely crush the veteran of the Lakers!"
"Of course, I feel amazing right now!"
"Tyrone Lue, Hubert, Simmons, Zhizhi Wang, Nesby, Oakley, Haywood, I want you to be ready to warm up before the game and be ready to play at all times...... We want to fight a real hard battle, we must be ready to fight a hard battle with all the staff, and don't have any luck in our hearts! ”
"Yes, Coach!" Everyone is working together at this moment!
On June 15, 02, before Game 6 of the Finals, in the locker room, Collins showed his tactical choices in this game, as if he was convinced that the Lakers would use joint defense.
And what about this side of the Lakers? What did Jackson say about the Lakers players?
"Horry, I believe that in this game, Leitner has the potential to become the playmaking core of the Wizards, I think you've been waiting for this moment for a long time, right?"
"Of course, I'll make it easy for everyone to remember the name of the most successful player in the '92 draft other than O'Neal!"
Jackson was silent about it and didn't say anything more.
It wasn't until the moment when the pre-game notice came 5 minutes that Jackson opened his eyes that had been closed for a long time, breaking the rare solemnity in the locker room.
"Nobody wants to give up this game and fight for the last game, and everything the Wizards have is going to show in this game, and what about us? What is left unattended? No, it should be said that we still have a lot of weapons that we have not yet used. After speaking, Jackson looked at everyone's eyes one by one, and then began to roll call, "O'Neal, you seem to have been silent for three finals, oh, I can't even hear your name mentioned or even ridiculed in the mouth of the commentator...... The Wizards are only using a 19-year-old this year to defend you, as if that was enough to deal with you......"
Looking at O'Neal's silent expression, Jackson added another fire, "Think about what kind of evaluation you will get after losing this round of the finals, right?" ”
Seeing O'Neal's anger obviously rising, Jackson continued to roar: "Our fundamental tactics have not changed again, our Lakers team is still the Lakers team with two consecutive championships, we defeated the Spurs, defeated the Kings, and defeated all the strong opponents who can dominate in the East to come to this stage of the highest and final honor, but now we are blocked by the ghostly tricks of the Wizards, and our honor has not yet arrived, so what will we think at this moment?" ”
O'Neill suddenly roared angrily at this time, "Crush the opponent and prove our true strength!" ”
And all the other Lakers players also let out the most terrifying roar at this time, except for Kobe Bryant...... Seeing Kobe Bryant's silent appearance, Jackson squinted his eyes slightly, but seeing that the morale of all the players on the Lakers had risen to this point, Jackson immediately became smiling.
No one can stop such a Lakers! O'Neill will never let the accolades that have already been earned disappear from the tips of his fingers.
The game has just begun, the Wizards and the Lakers are like clockwork, and they begin to devour each other, you bite me, I give you a kick, like two monsters that have lost all their weapons, and begin to play the most instinctive game of each other.
In Gong Feng's opinion, Leitner has been the most positive one from the beginning of the game, and it can be said that he has been the most positive seen by Gong Feng this season.
When Gong Feng first came to the Wizards, Leitner just took good care of his junior on the court, and at that time, although Leitner was very mental, he wanted to prove himself again, otherwise he would not have been signed by Jordan with a contract that exceeded the middle class for many years.
People who don't have strength will not be sincerely accepted by Leitner, this is a fact that Gong Feng discovered the first time he saw Leitner.
But soon, Gong Feng showed the ability to survive in the NBA, even beyond Leitner's imagination, and assumed the important responsibility of the Wizards' main point guard after the first game of the regular season.
However, Gong Feng soon found that in the regular season, Leitner's offense and defense could not keep up with the overall rhythm of the Wizards...... High-intensity games and continuous battles have made Leitner still show an irreversible old state, and such a veteran is not suitable for more than 35 minutes of playing time, so the Wizards began to look for players who can replace Leitner.
Wang Zhizhi and Gerrard came in such a situation, Leitner was very reluctant to see this situation at the beginning, but gradually the Wizards won more and more, and even reached the first position in the East, Wang Zhizhi and Gerrard also sincerely to Leitner in daily life, the number of times and respect for Leitner, the most important thing is that Leitner suffered a minor injury in a game and missed a game, which made Leitner have some changes.
After this game, Gong Feng didn't know what the specific process was, but Gong Feng found that after coming back, Leitner's playing time was constantly decreasing, and Wang Zhizhi and Gerrard's playing time was increasing...... Seeing that Leitner's face was calm but enhanced in efficiency per unit of time, Gong Feng also knew what Leitner's choice was.
Collins and the management of the Wizards also took advantage of the situation to reduce Leitner's playing time, and even increased the protection of Leitner's body, giving Leitner more tasks to teach newcomers off the court.