Chapter 946: Defeating the Raptors: A Lesson from Coach Z
(Ask for a commuter pass)
Boy, this rebound is mine."
When Webb blocked Kwame Brown and jumped high to throw Anthony and smashed it into the basket and received it in his arms, there was a feeling of a bad breath.
Although Zhuang Fei's instructions to the Lakers players in this game are to keep playing, the Los Angeles Lakers have rested for more than a week, and it is definitely insufficient to compare with the Raptors who have just finished the first round in terms of game status, in this case, Zhuang Fei's task for this team is to follow the Raptors all the time, don't be thrown away by them, don't try to get rid of the other party with all your strength at the beginning, as long as you slowly take advantage of this game and try to counterattack when the state is adjusted through this game.
It can be said that Zhuang Fei's arrangement in this game is very good, the Raptors are very hard in this game, very hard from the beginning, it is obvious that this team did not give up after seeing the opportunity to win, and at this time the Lakers' follow-up tactics make the Raptors who want to win in this game can not advance and retreat, if you want to win the game, you need to let your core stay on the court for a long time, and there is no way to get rid of the Lakers' entanglement after staying on the court for a long time, but it seems that the Lakers are sticking tighter and tighter, and what makes the Raptors even more depressedNow, as the consumption increases, they themselves are slowly becoming a little weaker, but the Lakers on the other side seem to be slowly exerting their strength, which also forces this team to insist, in this case, the Raptors are simply completely choked by the Lakers.
This was especially true when the game came into the second half, and it was clear to the Raptors players that they were facing a better opponent, especially since the game felt much stronger than it was in the first half. It seems that this team has been warming up with the first half. Or use them as warm-up opponents. And one of the most obvious changes is that Webber, who had been suppressed by Kwame Brown in the first half, suddenly found the feeling of grabbing rebounds after the start of the second half, and Kwame Brown did not have the same rebounding advantage as he did in the first half.
"His bounce and speed are a lot more than in the first half, so it seems that this should be his strength, right?" Looking at Webb, who had just smiled at him after picking off the backcourt rebound, Kwame Brown also frowned at this time and thought, but for now, the game is underway. There's not much time for him to think about these things. So last season's Defensive Player of the Year, who is now a little depressed, took a deep look at Webb and then turned away.
"Coach, now it looks like we should speed up."
After Webber grabbed the backcourt rebound, Green was also extremely excited and said to Zhuang Fei that he was not very supportive of his teacher's strategy in this game, in the NBA game, especially in such a playoff game, it is a very dangerous thing for the team to find form in the game, especially in the first half, it is not easy to keep up with the opponent in the rhythm of the opponent, but from the current point of view, there is no problem with the strategy of the Los Angeles Lakers in this game.
"There's no hurry. Just take your time," Zhuang Fei also said with a smile after Green finished speaking. He still didn't have any other looks, and he has been like that since the start of this game.
It's just that this game has been played so far, compared with Zhuang Fei, who has always been very calm, the Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell on the other side is a little less calm, from the second half, as the Lakers players slowly pick up, how can he not know what his former teacher is doing, but at this time, even if he understands, it is too late.
In the face of the Lakers who are now getting more and more vigorous, the opening momentum is the most vigorous, and then the momentum is slowly declining The Raptors and began to fall into the downwind, as long as the Lakers are willing, the situation of the game will soon be reversed, which is a little difficult for Sam Mitchell who wants to win this game, after all, this team has worked hard for three quarters, and if it loses in this way in the end, it will definitely be a big blow to this team.
"Kenny, it seems that we guessed wrong in the first half, Coach Z didn't think about dragging down the Raptors, but hoped that the Raptors could take the Lakers for a ride and let the Lakers get back the feeling of the game, and now the Lakers feel like the game" Barkley looked at the Raptors on the court, who were getting weaker and weaker, and said helplessly, that strategy was excellent in his opinion.
"yes, but whether you want to drag down the Raptors or let the Raptors take a ride, Sam Mitchell lost this game," Kenny Smith nodded after Barkley finished speaking.
Although the Raptors lost this game was expected by many people, and the team's loss to the Lakers was not an upset or unacceptable thing, but in any case, Sam Mitchell's impatience in this game was different from the previous one, which still made him need to play this game otherwise.
Of course, this game is not over yet, and the final winner has not been revealed, but for many people, in fact, as long as there are no surprises now, the result of the game is extremely clear. The Los Angeles Lakers basically won the game.
"Kwamei, are you okay, calm down" Mobley patted the big man of his team a little helplessly and said, as the leader of this team, there are many things he needs to do, and the difference between the two halves of this game also makes this team look a little impatient now, which is a very bad news.
As a championship player, the best bench player for the Timberwolves that year, of course he knows what this represents, according to the words that Zhuang Fei said in the Timberwolves before, this has reached the rhythm of losing, even if the third quarter is not over at this time, the Raptors just went from leading by one point to falling behind by 4 points, such a gap is basically negligible for NBA teams, but there is no doubt that the content of this game is completely different from the first half.
In this case, it is extremely understandable for the player to have such impatience after the victory in hand, but although he can understand the current mood of these teammates, he still needs to do the work of a team leader, he needs to calm down his teammates, even if there is no way to calm down, he needs to let them return to normal or not be so impatient.
"I know, Catino" Finally, Kwame Brown looked at Mobley with a look of encouragement, and also took a deep breath to suppress the impatience in his heart, he respected Mobley very much. Seeing Kwame Brown like this, Mobley also smiled and nodded.
It's just that for this Raptors, the problem with this team is not one person or two people, but a group of people, even if Kwame Brown can calm down a little at this time, but other Raptors players may not be like this, such as Anthony, who has always felt very average in this game, the Raptors' leading player lost Kwame Brown's frontcourt rebounding support in the third quarter, and his shooting percentage dropped sharply, which also caused him to be a little unbalanced now, and almost asked Alston for the ball after half time, At this time, he was completely lost in the last two games of the playoffs against the Lakers last season.
"Too young, too young, too young, this team is slowly out of control now, Coach Z's warm boiled frog-like game mode has a great impact on these young people, at this time their gains and losses are very heavy, the game is going to be pulled away" Kenny Smith who was almost in the commentary bench finished speaking, the Raptors, who were still leading by one point, fell behind by 10 points in just two minutes, riding on the Raptors' slump, the Lakers' counterattack scoring ability is simply outrageous, If it weren't for the whistle blowing at the end of the third quarter at this time, the Lakers' climax would not have stopped.
In this case, this intermission can be regarded as saving the Raptors once, but such an opportunity can save the Raptors once, but it may not always be able to save the team, unless the team can play a different basketball in the fourth quarter to regain the general trend of the game, but this is not very likely.
And in fact, for many people, they do hope that the Raptors can make a difference in the fourth quarter, at this time there are still many people who expect the Lakers to fail, as long as the Lakers fail, then the aura of the first team in the history of this team will be selectively forgotten, and then this will also bring a lot of help to many teams competing for the championship, the performance of the Raptors in this game is generally very good, in this case, it is indeed a pity to lose the game.
It's just obvious that after the start of the fourth quarter of the game, these people didn't see how powerful the Raptors counterattacked, on the contrary, the Lakers' offense became more rapid, and the speed of the game slowly improved, and even by the middle of the fourth quarter, the tired Raptors couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the Lakers at all, in this case, the head coach of the Raptors had to replace all the players on the court of this team, these Raptors players were too tired, and with the main force of the Raptors off the court, This game is also officially entering garbage time.
And when the game ended, the final score of the game was 130-107, and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Raptors who came to challenge by 23 points at home, which is estimated that no one could have imagined at halftime.
"Coach Z taught Sam Mitchell a lesson in this game, although he is now the best coach in the NBA like Coach Z, but the gap between him and Coach Z is not something that the best coach trophy can make up, and this game is a wonderful victory for the Lakers" (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )