On December 27, 2008, the day after Christmas, the Lakers received a special Christmas gift in Oakland.

"Rivers' game gave me the determination to chop up the big apple in front of the world's attention!" Mad scientist Nelson Sr. made this bold statement before the game, and the results later proved that he didn't say big things.

As the originator of shark slashing tactics, Nelson Sr. used his actions to tell the previous losers the reasons for their failures. It's not a matter of tactics, it's just that you're not thorough enough.

From the beginning of the game, Nelson Sr. successively sent CJ Watson, DeMarcus Nelson, Anthony Morrow, Richard Hendricks and other blue-collar or rookie players to foul Li Chen non-stop. Almost every time the Big Apple stands outside the three-point line with the ball, it is deliberately fouled. In certain periods, Nelson Sr. also arranged for players to foul Li Chen without the ball in several consecutive rounds.

Unlike most teams in the league, the Warriors have a very strong offensive strength under the tutelage of Nelson Sr., but with it comes their weak and outrageous defense, and Li Chen's appearance just makes up for this problem.

Compared with letting the Lakers with strong offensive power ravage in their own half, Mad Scientist feels that it is still true to exchange free throws for the right to the ball, especially since there is an obvious loophole in the opponent's free throws, and the old Nelson has not relentlessly sacrificed his own housekeeping tactics.

31 free throws in the game, the old Nelson gave the Big Apple a special surprise, this number of free throws is already the highest among the rookies, if it is not for the early determination of the game situation, this number may be higher, and Li Chen also lived up to expectations, 31 free throws 16 in the shooting rate makes the old Nelson's tactical value perfectly reflected.

At 109:116, the Warriors miraculously defeated the seemingly powerful Lakers, no one expected this result before the game, but the mad scientist and his team were stunned to do it, and the media exclaimed, "The magic of the Big Apple fell in Oakland!" ”

Li Chen and his terrible free throws are once again in the spotlight, different from before. Most of the coaches who used the "fruit cutting" tactic before were just to limit Li Chen's scoring, and most of the fouls were also carried out when they couldn't defend.

But this time it's different, Nelson Sr. got what he wanted from Rivers' tactics, whether you want to shoot or not, as long as the Lakers dare to put the ball in the hands of Li Chen, the Warriors' players will not hesitate to take fouls, anyway, for a young team, the last thing they lack is those dispensable players.

In Nelson's view, for some players, enough playing time is far less valuable than six fouls. Mad scientists have made statistics that the Lakers can score about 1.16 points per round in this game, while Li Chen's free throw shooting rate is only 53% so far.

Data is the most real existence, and Nelson Sr. feels that instead of believing that a role player can break out in the small universe and score four or fifty points to lead the team to defeat the Lakers, it is better to use free throws to exchange the ball for real, at least, the math can prove that his tactic is a sure bet.

Li Chen gloriously became another experimental subject of the mad scientist, unlike the triumphant on the faces of the people of Golden State, the big apple as a loser appeared listless, and the team lost two consecutive games because of poor free throws, Li Chen felt that he had an unshirkable responsibility.

"Little guy, don't be sad, O'Neal also came over like this, and then he didn't become a superstar in the league, I'm sure you can be as successful as he is, because you have that talent!"

In the locker room after the game, Lakers captain Lao Yu Fisher saw Li Chen's discomfort and took the initiative to stand up and enlighten his teammates, believing that two consecutive losses had caused a lot of pressure on Li Chen. As the team's locker room leader, Lao Yu has taken his responsibilities well.

"But my free throws, this time they're getting worse, and if they do that every game, wouldn't the Lakers be dangerous?" Like Kobe, Li Chen can accept that the team loses, but he only can't accept that the team loses because of him, which is a shame in his opinion.

"Hehe, it won't be like that." Lao Yu smiled, "Do you think every team in the league can come up with so many dispensable players like the Warriors?" ”

Li Chen looked at the old fish suspiciously, "Otherwise?" ”

"The league rules that each team can only field 12 players per game, and for the most part, these people have some value in the coach's tactics, and the stronger the team, the more so, such as the next opponent, the Spurs."

The old monk's voice suddenly sounded, and it could be seen that he was very unhappy, and the old opponent once again used despicable tactics to win, and this kind of indiscriminate means made the gold medal coach Zen master Phil Jackson very disdainful.

Indeed, think about the Bulls dynasty and Lakers dynasty that he has created, which time did not defeat the opponent in a dignified manner and win, which is why he is highly respected by David Stern, to have a star, to have an autumn wind, the old monk's coaching style is very in line with the taste of the league boss - the victory must be gorgeous, how far the meanness rolls away!

Li Chen looked at the old monk strangely, he didn't understand why the coach would say this. "Coach, is the Spurs any different?"

The disciple's attitude of knowing and not knowing made the old monk more satisfied, "The Spurs' lineup is already very complete, any player has the value of their existence, and the cautious ** Vicky will not easily make changes." ”

is also a well-known coach in the league, and the old monk also guessed the mentality of his old opponents very thoroughly, "Moreover, unlike the weak defense of the Warriors, the Spurs' offensive and defensive strength is very balanced, and sending you to the free throw line is not a very profitable thing for them, I believe that ** Vicky also thinks so!" ”

As if he knew something, Li Chen's face gradually recovered, "So what?" ”

Lao Yu patted the rookie's forehead, "So you are still safe for the time being against the Spurs, they may foul you at a critical time, but they will definitely not be able to do it like the Warriors!" ”

Because he seems to be able to get away with it, Li Chen's mood is a lot better, the Spurs are a strong team, so they won't be so unlimited, but what about the weak team? Do you not play when you encounter a weak team? Li Chen told the old monk his questions.

Of course, the gold medal coach's vision will not be so short-sighted, he has already figured out a way, "Don't worry, when you meet the weak team, I will arrange you to the position of the sixth man, I know that you and Lamar cooperate well, the scoring efficiency of the bench lineup is much lower than that of the starter, they want to foul and let them have fun!" ”

"Ah, a substitute?" Li Chen was very surprised by this arrangement, he finally jumped to the starter, but now he was kicked to the bench again, which made him feel very aggrieved.

"What, you still want to throw another 31 goals? Or more? The old monk asked with bad intentions, and his cruel eyes made Li Chen avoid it.

"Well, I don't want to, I'll play the sixth person, anyway, I haven't played as a substitute, just try it!" Indeed, this guy has been firmly in the starting position since he entered the league, and the substitute is really the first time to play.

"That's good!" Before leaving, the old monk also gave his disciple a piece of advice, "You can see that your free throws are improving, if you can keep your mission goal above 60, you can get rid of the trouble of foul tactics." What your future holds is entirely up to you. ”

Li Chen knew that the old monk was telling the truth, and there was no need for the other party to lie to him, he was very confident in the free throws, and now his free throw ability has 55 points, at this rate, it only takes about two months to upgrade to 60.

"Forget it, just stay up on the bench for two months, it's just that don't rookies play from the bench to the starter, why am I playing from the starter to the bench! That's how decaying! Although he accepted the old monk's arrangement, it didn't mean that he would have no opinions at all.

The day after the loss to the Warriors, the Lakers rushed to San Antonio, where they were going to have a tough matchup with the Spurs, the old king of the West, and the game was as exciting as expected.

Although Vicky expressed his support for Nelson Sr.'s tactics before the game, when the real game began, it was discovered that Vicky did not execute the foul tactics as frantically as everyone expected, and the Spurs behaved like usual, and nothing changed much.

Solid defense, solid offense, and just like the black and white color palette of their arena, the Spurs never need a lot of passion. With the league's most powerful power forward Tim Duncan as the core, and the French trotter Tony Parker and the Argentine demon knife Ginobili as the core, the Spurs have been among the top teams in the West all year round driven by the troika.

Facing what can be considered the most stable team in the league, the old monk has no special solution, unlike the Celtics, although the core of the Spurs is also beginning to be old, but because they have a good bench, physical problems will not have too serious an impact on the troika.

12-of-18 shooting, this is the data handed over by Tim Duncan, and Shi Fo, who scored 33 points and 13 rebounds in the game, became the best of the game without dispute. Tony Parker was also excellent, scoring 18 points and 8 assists, and he was a good tandem with the Spurs' offense. Ginobili played as the sixth man and scored 17 points and 3 assists, and the Spurs' bench strength cannot be underestimated because of the presence of demon knives.

The troika worked together to score 68 points, in the face of such data, the old monk could only cry out in vain, Duncan's advantage on the inside line was too great, the Lakers couldn't limit the play of the stone Buddha at all, Bynum was played by Duncan because of his lack of experience, Gasol was also repeatedly eaten by the stone Buddha because of his physical fitness was not as good as the other party, and the twin towers that the Lakers were proud of in the past were completely crushed today.

Even though Kobe Bryant also scored 29 points and 4 assists, his final shot still allowed the Lakers to lose to the Spurs by 2 points, and the Purple and Gold Army ushered in the first three-game losing streak since the season, and the ranking instantly dropped from the original first in the West to the second in the West, and it was no one else who stepped on the Lakers to climb up, it was the Spurs who beat the Lakers in this game.

I don't know what year it started, at the beginning of each season, people would always say this when talking about Spurs, "Spurs are no longer young, the core players are gradually aging, there are no future stars among the young players, and the management has never made effective measures to improve this situation, and the Spurs are dying!" ”

However, at the end of the season, people will be surprised to find that the Spurs, who were previously unfavored by them, are as strong as ever in the playoff queue, and they can often go very far.

People wait year after year for the moment when the giant Spurs falls, but Vicky and his team always disappoint those who want to see him laugh at them, they are the true uncrowned kings. There is a stereotyped view in the league that the Spurs are the best litmus test for a championship, but sadly, the Lakers ultimately failed in this challenge.

Li Chen played normally in this game, with 17 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds to disappoint some who were waiting to see his jokes, but the Lakers' three-game losing streak still gave them a good excuse.

Big Apple's free throws are almost the main theme of the three games, the Celtics' third quarter chasing points, the Warriors' endless fouls throughout the game, including the Spurs also used a few fouls to change the right to play at critical times, under all circumstances, the Big Apple's weak free throws once again attracted people's attention.

"The Big Apple's free throws have become the Lakers' biggest hole, and if this situation is not resolved, the Lakers' championship dream will be doomed to be nothing more than empty talk." "Chicago Sun" has already formed a bond with Li Chen because of the previous incident, so they naturally carried the banner of attacking the Big Apple.

The icing on the cake is not what the media love to do, but the guarantee of sales. Driven by profits, major newspapers in the United States, including the Los Angeles Times, have launched a discussion about Li Chen's free throws, and people want to know what will happen to the Big Apple and his free throws, and how Phil Jackson, as the head coach of the Lakers, will face this dilemma.

Li Chen is facing an unprecedented crisis of confidence, and if he can't prove his worth with the Lakers, then his next plans will also face very big obstacles.

Therefore, in the next battle in New York, Li Chen must fight a beautiful turnaround battle, whether the magic of the Big Apple will fall or become more and more brilliant, people urgently need an answer!

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