Chapter 104: We're Really Invincible and Howard's 3-Point Practice!
"Ding, your players Carter and Iverson have a mutual affection of more than 90 and can be mentors to each other." After the game against the Rockets, the Lakers have another group of players who can be mentors to each other.
However, the group of Carter Iverson and Kobe Wheater is different, the group of Carter and Iverson, the style of the two is too distinct.
There are many of Carter's skills that Iverson really doesn't have, such as various aerial skills. Iverson also doesn't have many of his skills, such as the ability to dribble with the ball in a variety of tricks.
And then skills like Mr. Key, the King of Pitch, the Marksman, etc., both of them have and the level is not low.
Either Carter can't learn, or Iverson can't, or both. Du Kang chose for a long time, selected a baseline three-point player for Iverson, and selected a 'first step master' Iverson's bottom-line three-point player for Carter to learn from 0, it takes one week to reach bronze, one month to reach silver, and three months to reach gold.
Carter's first master, from gold to purple, takes a month. With Carter's style of play, raising the first step master to purple can still greatly enhance the strength, and the triple threat or fancy dribbling can increase the burst start, which is the pre-skill of Iverson Butterfly Piercing Flowers.
After playing the game against the Rockets, the Lakers' winning streak came to 32 games, and now public opinion in the United States is saying whether Du Kang can bring the Lakers to win all the way to the end with 40 consecutive wins.
Even some experts who are not afraid of big things are looking forward to whether this Laker can remain undefeated this season and even win the playoffs.
At the beginning, the old guys of the Black Lakers will definitely be thin up in the playoffs. Now it's these people who are touting the Lakers' invincible team.
As far as Du Kang's IQ is concerned, if he really believes what these people say, then he is a fool. The reason why these people are blowing him so much for no other reason is because he and the Lakers have been winning, from one victory to another.
As soon as they fail, the faces of these people will immediately become completely different. These media can be turned at will, and they can be poured with the wind.
But Du Kang can't. This season, he has to win the championship! This season, he has no capital to lose.
This season, if you don't win the championship, you will gg. So, he needs to do everything he can to make more thighs and make the Lakers stronger.
Just like a patient suffering from a phobia of insufficient firepower, Du Kang is now suffering from a condition of 'thigh phobia'.
All those who praised him and the Lakers for their invincibility were beaten by Du Kang as the Diao people who 'always want to harm me'.
Therefore, recently, Du Kang feels that there are more and more people around him. Those Lakers celebrities who originally thought that Jerebuss was a gift and went to Aunt Jenny's side seem to be slowly coming back.
The magician, who had sold his shares to him to avoid trouble, came back, and, as if he had made up his mind, he no longer rode the wall, but appeared by Jim Shu's side with a clear banner.
Is this Aunt Jenny's conspiracy? Want to numb the nerves of him and the Lakers? After Du Kang finished his thoughts and worries with his most powerful assistant, Steve Clifford, Clifford was silent for a moment, and finally looked at Du Kang with complicated eyes.
"Du, is there a possibility that we are really very, very strong now?"
"......" Clifford finished speaking, and Du Kang looked at Clifford as if he was looking at a Diao Min who wanted to harm him.
However, thinking about Du Kang's situation a little, Clifford can understand it very well. Anyone in Du Kang's position will have this thought, not strong enough, I am not strong enough, because I don't have a 100% win rate yet.
Yes, this season, Du will not allow even a 0.1% chance of failure, and any even slight chance of failure will bring a feeling of insecurity.
The Lakers are strong right now, but are they really perfect? Clifford didn't know. Presumably Du should know.
"Du, maybe in your opinion, we can be stronger, but, the fact is that we are really strong now."
"Really?" Du Kang thought about it seriously, Clifford really didn't need to lie to him.
"Du, I know what you're worried about, we are not a team with a system, a team with a strong system, the strength of the A-level can exert the power of the S-level, and we, even if we have the strength of the S-level, Du will be worried that in the end we can only play the strength of the A-level, so this season, you are crazy to suppress Kobe, right?"
"......" Du Kang actually wanted to say that he had never thought of suppressing Kobe. However, thinking of the MP I consumed in order to simulate Kobe Bryant's iron, it seems that this is really the case.
Although he didn't think about it, he did it. His starting point was to keep Howard competitive.
In fact, when I think about it, I think about it, and I don't want Clifford's strength to be S-level and play into A-level strength.
When he took over, the Lakers, even if they were not S-level, were at least A-level, but the performance they played may not even be B-level, even if a C-level team lost 10 out of 12 games in the NBA regular season.
That's how important a team's system and chemistry are.
"Du, although we don't have such a strong system, our chemistry has been very good, your suppression of Kobe Bryant this season has been very successful, there is no player in our team who can be above the team, including Kobe, as long as we have S-level strength, we will definitely be able to play S-level power."
"Steve, I see." Du Kang smiled and patted Clifford on the shoulder, very satisfied.
This left Darvin Ham, another assistant coach in Dukang's coaching office, stunned.
it! Has this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes been rolled up to this extent now? Do you have to shoot to this extent?
How can I still live! With the Lakers' winning streak breaking through 30 games, the change around Du Kang is not only the return of the Lakers' celebrities.
When Du Kang returned to the apartment that Jim Shu had bought for him, the neighbors in the neighborhood became more welcoming to him along the way.
The community where Du Kang lives is a family of high-level intellectuals from some U universities. They are usually not so sensitive to the NBA and basketball.
"Du, you're doing great with the Lakers, today my students know we're neighbors and want me to bring them some April Fool's gifts, can you help?"
"Of course there is no problem."
"Halo, Coach D, could you please sign my child's basketball?"
"I'm honored and hope to bring joy to his growth."
"Du, I have a party at my house tonight, can you attend?"
"Really, that's going to be a lot of fun, but I'm going to prepare for tomorrow's Lakers game in the evening, it's a shame, and the next time you have the chance, don't forget to invite me, okay?"
"Coach D, can you win tomorrow's game with the Mavericks? Can it break the Lakers' 33-game winning streak? ”
"I'll definitely try my best." ………… In the past, Du Kang heard a sentence when he was in China, that is, when you don't understand stocks around you, and everyone starts talking about stocks, then you have to prepare to clear your position and leave the market.
How similar the situation was around him now. However, the theory of stocks does not apply to sports.
In the field of sports, if you are surrounded by people who don't understand basketball and start talking about you as a basketball head coach, then congratulations, you and your team are already recognized as the most popular team.
Du Kang is now finally confirmed. The current Lakers have surpassed the Spurs, Thunder, and Heat to become the No. 1 favorite team in the NBA.
The Lakers' record of killing all sides. The strength of the Lakers players on the court. and his ability to command and develop players on the sidelines.
all made these people recognize the current Lakers. Yes, it took him 3 months to really turn a team that lost 10 out of 12 games into a favorite team that was recognized by everyone.
When he returned home, Du Kang felt a full sense of accomplishment.
"I've done a great job for these three months!" However, the revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard. Du Kang's mentality adjusted.
knew that it wasn't the world that suddenly wanted to harm him. However, he remained cautious. Because, he and Jim Shu have not succeeded, and they are still not completely safe!
However, the mood must have suddenly brightened! Win, win all the way! Win as much as you can!
The next day, March 29, the Lakers host the Dallas Mavericks. Kobe Bryant, Nash, Maizi, and Howard, who were rested in the last game, all returned.
The Lakers, who were all on the team, easily defeated the Dallas Mavericks 111-91 at home. The home three quarters opened.
Howard was 7-of-12 from the field and finished with a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds, including six in the frontcourt.
Bryant was 4-of-18 from the field in the game, with 13 points, 11 assists and 4 steals. Yi Jianlian was 7-of-14 in this game, with 18 points and 12 rebounds, including 6 frontcourt rebounds.
In this game, the Lakers grabbed 57 rebounds as a team, including 20 rebounds in the frontcourt. After Du Kang made a way of playing to help the board flow before, many teams in the NBA tried to learn.
In the end, I found that I couldn't learn. They don't have the big four who play the iron flow masters. The essence of the board flow is to create opportunities for the team's post players to grab rebounds in the frontcourt.
The big four guards can use their advanced skills to deceive the opponent's interior defense, so that their team's interior has a better advantage in grabbing rebounds.
It's not enough to have the advantage of grabbing rebounds on the inside. The rebound ball has to be in the range of scramble, not too far and not too close to the defender, which requires the skill of the iron player.
No matter how superb the iron player is, it is impossible to be 100% accurate, and in rebounding, a slight deviation may produce a big error.
This requires the rebounding player to have a strong athleticism and a sense of smell to grab rebounds.
The entire league can be used by the Lakers. Even the Lakers can't play against teams that are not easy to be fooled inside, such as the Warriors.
In this game against the Mavericks, the Mavericks didn't go all out at all. The Mavericks, who have lost their playoff hopes, may have the biggest role in this game to interact with Yi Jianlian.
Well, yes, interact with Yi Jianlian. During the game, Nowitzki kept talking and laughing with Yi Jianlian.
In between the games, Cuban, the owner of the Mavericks who came to the scene, often talked and laughed with Yi Jianlian.
Even Carlisle, the head coach of the Mavericks, talked and laughed on the sidelines and on the court from time to time.
The game was played quite warmly, and everything was in plain sight. The Mavericks played a warm-up game. Of course, Du Kang and the Lakers are also happy to use this game as a warm-up game.
After defeating the Dallas Mavericks, the Lakers led by Dukang came to a 33-game winning streak, which also tied the NBA winning streak of the Lakers led by Jerry West and Chamberlain.
Because of this, after the game, the Lakers held a grand celebration ceremony at home. Du Kang actually hopes to hold a celebration ceremony tomorrow after defeating the Grizzlies.
But he knew it couldn't be. That's a 33-game winning streak! Even David Stern is here, how many stars are in Hollywood, how many big names are on the scene.
If you don't have a ceremony, you can't do it. In this celebration, there is no doubt that Du Kang is the most popular person.
The audience in the front row of the scene all wanted to take a photo with Du Kang. Beckham even brought his wife, children, and family to take a photo with Dukang.
At first, Du Kang felt a little uncomfortable, but slowly got used to it. Well, the smile on his face has become more and more professional.
That's how men grow. As the largest shareholder of the Lakers now, Du Kang, who owns 10.4% of the Lakers shares and has a debt of $60 million, will definitely not be an ordinary head coach like Thibodeau and Van Gundy Jr. in the future.
As a godfather-type manager, he needs to get used to these things.
"Du, how does it feel to be the main character in the NBA?" Just after Du Kang sent off the last object of the group photo, a familiar old man came to his side with a smile.
"Mr. Stern, please don't make such jokes." Du Kang smiled and shook the old man's hand.
"After I became the president of the NBA, I never thought that a basketball head coach would become the protagonist of the NBA, and after I became the president of the NBA, I have also been putting an end to the appearance of another cardinal, I have always believed that the NBA should belong to the NBA of players and fans, not the NBA of other people, but the appearance of Coach D has changed my mind."
"...... ", Mr. Stern, are you going to hold me up too high?"
"I'm not kidding, the ratings you've created with the Lakers this season can't be an exaggeration to say you've saved the NBA."
"......" is a big guy who can read minds! Du Kang looked at Jerry West, who was not far away.
This David Stern is also very strong! Or is my facial management not professional enough? Seeing Du Kang's silent appearance at this time, David Stern smiled and continued.
"Coach D, do you say that the NBA is the NBA for offensive players?"
"Of course not." This time, Du Kang was not silent again.
"In that case, why can't the NBA be a coach or someone else's NBA?" David Stern also looked at Jerry West, who was not far away.
When he chose to leave the NBA, he was not allowed to say that he was retired, only that he was leaving. The word retirement always has a sense of merit.
He chose to leave, not because of his retirement with full merit, but because of regret. He clearly felt that the bottleneck of the NBA had arrived.
No player can lead the NBA beyond the Jordan era. No matter how much he and the NBA pushed in the back, it was useless to push desperately.
In order to push a Jordan who can drive the NBA out, the rules of the game have been changed beyond recognition by him and the NBA.
In the end, the NBA did not get better and better, but became more and more out of his control, falling rapidly.
NBA ratings are the most intuitive data. Swoop all the way. Until Coach D and his Laker showed up.
"Coach D, I am the person in this world who wants you to succeed the most."
"......" looked at David Stern's back, and Du Kang was stunned by David Stern's words just now.
"Mr. Stern is not right, I am the person who wants you to succeed the most in this world."
"......" Du Kang turned his head to look at Jim Shu, who was already standing beside him, with a serious face, and was speechless again.
Jim Dawn, has your war with Aunt Jenny been decided? Is it really good to open up the battlefield of this kind of heart now?
"After the defeat, I am the one who accompanied you to hell, he is not."
"......" Du Kang looked at Jim Shu, who was extremely serious at this time, and after coming back to his senses, Du Kang smiled and nodded.
"We're not like him." Yes, the starting point of interest is not the same. Or, Mr. Stern is all about interests.
And he and Jim Shu are weal and woe, completely bound. Wait a minute? Jim Dawn, have you been getting smarter lately?
"What's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing, I always think Jim has been in a good mood lately."
"Really?" A smile finally appeared on Jim's face.
"Thanks to you." Jenny was cornered. Because Du Kang has led the Lakers to win in a row, his current advantage is great!
This affectionate game with the Mavericks is just a warm-up game. The real challenge for the Lakers is the back-to-back home game against the Memphis Grizzlies on March 30.
Speaking of the Grizzlies, many Lakers fans may have mixed feelings this season. D'Antoni was taught by the Grizzlies.
Being pressed to the ground by the Grizzlies was also the time when D'Antoni's Lakers conflict was maximized, and D'Antoni was still thinking about making Dukang and Ham, the assistant coaches of the Lakers, take the blame.
It can be said that for the Lakers, the Grizzlies are a very special opponent. It's a team that can test the difference between the two Lakers.
D'Antoni's Lakers. d Coach of the Lakers. Only when facing the same opponent can people see the biggest differences and changes.
"Du, I'm a little scared!" For Hamm, the Grizzlies are a bit of a shadow. The Lakers don't want to lose this game.
The Grizzlies certainly don't want to lose this game either. Now is the critical moment for the West to fight for 3. The Lakers are now 50-25, the Grizzlies are now 49-24, the Clippers are now 49-25, and the Clippers and Rockets will have a game in this game, and the Nuggets are now 50-25.
The Clippers play the Rockets, and there is a high probability that the Rockets will lose. In other words, if the Lakers can beat the Grizzlies in this game, then the Grizzlies will fall directly from fourth to sixth.
If the Lakers win, they will jump directly to third in the West, and if they lose, they will fall from fourth in the West to sixth in the West.
Looking at the records of these four teams in the third place in the West, it is really exciting. So, this game really is more than just a game for the Lakers to break the NBA winning streak.
At the same time, it is also a game that affects the ranking pattern of the West. Thunder head coach Scott Brooks.
Spurs head coach Popovich. Nuggets head coach George Karl. At this time, they were all staring at the TV.
Neither the Thunder nor the Spurs now want the Lakers to be their second-round opponents. The Nuggets' George Carr, on the other hand, doesn't want the Lakers to be their first-round opponent.
On March 30th, Staples was once again packed. In the stands, David Stern, Jerry West, Magic, Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Russell, NBA legends and bigwigs, all on the sidelines of the game.
"If the Lakers win this game, they will be able to set a new winning streak in the NBA!"
"34 wins in a row...... Who would have thought that this record, which was considered impossible to break, would be broken by this Laker? ”
"Hahahaha, that's what makes Coach D so great!" Listening to O'Neal's shameless praise of Coach D, Barkley felt a moment of contempt in his heart, Fake, Shaq This guy now understands traffic more and more!
"Shaq, what kind of game do you think this will be? The Lakers are good offensively, the Grizzlies are good at defense, the Lakers are the best offensive team in the NBA at this stage, and the Grizzlies are the best team defensively at this stage. ”
"I don't know if this game is going to be an offensive battle or a defensive battle, but I do know that this game is going to be miserable for Dwight Howard, hahahaha......" O'Neal laughed happily.
In terms of Howard's style of play, against the black and white bears, it was indeed quite miserable.
"So, right now Howard is on the court practicing three-point shooting." Barkley finished laughing, and O'Neill and Kenny Smith next to him all laughed unkindly.
Bang dang! Bang dang! Bang dang! Listen to this pleasant sound. Even the Grizzlies players on the court, who were also doing shooting exercises, were laughing and whispering.
And the head coach of the Grizzlies on the sidelines, Hollins also has a knowing smile on his face. Don't talk about these people. Even the Lakers fans at the scene were laughing happily.
"Our D coach is invincible, I want to state first, our D coach is invincible! However, no matter how invincible Coach D is, he can't save Howard's shot! ”
"Hahahaha, our D coach is really seriously teaching Howard to shoot three points, hahahaha......" On the court, Du Kang personally stood beside Howard and Kobe.
Kobe Bryant shoots Howard Howard shoots Kobe Bryant shoots 1,000 times the two of them shoot each other, and Howard's three-point attribute has reached 40.
The two exchanged 2,000 shots, and Howard's three-point stat became 50. The two exchanged 3,000 shots, and Howard's three-point stat became 60.
The two exchanged 4,000 shots, and Howard's three-point stat became 70. Now Howard's three-point stat is 70.
With a three-point attribute of 70, if you shoot seriously, the shooting percentage will not be so miserable. Mainly, it was Kobe Bryant who defended up front.
In addition, Du Kang asked him to increase his shooting speed next to him. Mentality plus panic, that's it. Bang dang!
Bang dang! Bang dang! Another series of bangs!
"Ding, your players Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant's three-point shoots have come to 5,000, and Howard's three-point stat has been adjusted to 80." Seeing the new prompt on the system panel, Du Kang breathed a sigh of relief.
I looked at the referee next to me. Just enough to complete Howard and Kobe's 5,000 three-point shots.
"Dwight, it's okay, good job, the new phase is complete." Du Kang smiled and patted Howard on the back.
"Coach, is the new phase really complete?" Howard was excited. He now completely ignored all the laughter around him.
Because he himself is the one who can best appreciate the progress of his three-point shot. This method of coaching is really useful!
"Coach, can I really pull out of the three-point line on the court?"
"Yes." After Du Kang finished speaking, Howard excitedly wanted to hug Du Kang, but was finally blocked by Kobe Bryant next to him with one hand.
Fack! Dead old man, can you get out! Howard looked unhappy. Kobe Bryant was also unhappy.
Although Howard is all about banging, but a man who can be happy if he is shot so much? The interaction between Du Kang, Kobe Bryant and Howard made the Lakers fans on the scene laugh even more.
Even the TNT trio in the commentary seat laughed back and forth at this time.
"If I'm not mistaken, Coach D was really praising Howard's three-point practice just now, right?"
"Hahahaha, Kenny heard it right, we all heard the live radio, Coach D was indeed praising Howard's three-point shooting well, hahahaha......" Listening to the laughter of the TNT trio on TV, Budenholzer frowned in front of the TV.
"Bobo, Coach D must be joking with Howard, right?"
"Do you believe Coach D can make Howard's three-point shot?" Popovich looked at the night outside and smiled.
"There is no sun at night." After listening to this, Budenholzer felt that it made a lot of sense. When the Suns come out in the evening, that's when Howard can practice his three-pointers.
He didn't even understand the free throws, and he could practice the three-point shooting? It's not a joke what it is.
"Coach D is supposed to be confusing Hollins." Budenholzer thinks so. Hollins on the pitch thinks the same thing.
"Do you think I'm an idiot?" The Grizzlies players looked at each other.
"Of course not!"
"Coach D thinks I'm an idiot, I'm going to be like him, ignore Howard's three-pointers, Howard doesn't have three-pointers, if Howard really pulls out, don't worry about him."
"Boss, we're not idiots either."
"......" Randolph's words made Hollins speechless for a while. yes, so Coach D is an idiot?
Who can he deceive with this kind of conspiracy? So, who's the idiot?