Pick Westbrook

Chapter 72 The Greatest Hero

Although he already knew that George Hill was the Bucks' secret weapon after conventional weapons failed, Popovich was still amazed after actually seeing how Li Lai used this player.

As early as the summer league, Li Lai was already trying to make the team play faster.

At that time, George Hill and Dragic were the starting point for the Bucks to play fast.

Because Westbrook is not good at shooting, there will inevitably be a lack of change in the process of accelerating the counterattack, resulting in the counterattack being easily restricted by the opponent.

So it's more appropriate to let Westbrook play off the ball and hit the basket.

In the regular season, Dragic will be present on the bench more often, so George Hill can only play fast break counterattacks now.

"George Hill is so versatile."

"His versatility is different from Yi Jianlian. George Hill also has the ability to hold the ball and make a fast break."

"That's why Li Lai used these two extremely versatile players in the two tactics."

"The former plays fast counterattacks, the latter plays high cards."

"To be honest, I really underestimate that little bastard Li Lai."

Budenholzer nodded in amazement, then frowned and said, "What's the matter with Tim?"

Popovich smiled.

This has a lot to do with Duncan.

Who is the Spurs building on?Of course Duncan.

So who is the core of the Spurs' defense?Of course it's Duncan.

To be honest, if it weren't for the existence of Duncan, it would be difficult for the Spurs to solve the defensive damage brought to the team by the weak defensive Parker and Ginobili.

So in the Spurs Duncan, Ginobili, Parker and anyone else can become the core and starting point of the team's offense.

But in terms of defensive core, non-Duncan does his part!
In Popovich's eyes, Duncan is a better defensive player than Big Ben Wallace and Wolf King Garnett!

"But now that little bastard Li Lai took the initiative to expose the defensive weakness of the interior, making Duncan frequently come to the penalty area to attack.

This will inevitably affect Duncan's defense speed and defensive efficiency.

The Bucks rely on this to dare to frequently counterattack with fast breaks! "

After all, it is impossible for Duncan to attack and defend at the same time, which is not realistic at all.

Popovich looked at Li Lai on the Bucks coaching bench with a displeased face.

The opponent just saw that the Spurs' offense could have many people, but the defense was only Duncan's weakness, and played a wave of counterattacks that people couldn't react to at all.

Not to mention the audience at the scene, even Popovich saw such a tactic for the first time in his life.

Budenholzer opened his mouth wide, wanting to give a thumbs up and shout: High, really high.

This is the crotch kid that the news media said?

Don't be ridiculous!

On the coaching bench of the Bucks, Li Lai looked at Popovich's distraught look, and happily made a scissors hand.

The latter drank two glasses of water after seeing this scene.

"The old man is probably very angry."

It was only in the fourth quarter that the Spurs took their strongest lineup: Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, Matt Bonner and Duncan.

Whether this lineup is offensive or defensive, it is far ahead of the current Bucks by a large margin.

Li Lai also finally realized what it means to be a sports car in good times, a Buddha in adversity, and a demon sword in a desperate situation to slay chaos and demons.

In the fourth quarter, Ginobili used snake steps and three-point shots one after another, completely disrupting the Bucks' defensive formation.

Li Lai's idea of ​​continuing to rely on counterattacks to win the game was completely lost.

Because Popovich, who has already reacted, completely handed over the offensive power of the court to Parker and Ginobili.

And Duncan participated in the turn-back run to limit the Bucks' defensive counterattack.

"When a big man is trying to participate in the return defense, it is really unrealistic to want to continue to fight back."

In the end, the Bucks still lost the game 100:110.

Li Lai took a deep breath.

Although the game was lost, it was not without gain.

At least this game taught him a bloody lesson.

That is, when your lineup is completely weaker than the opponent, no matter what you try, it will be extremely difficult to win the opponent.

Unless all the players feel a collective explosion that night.

after the game.

Li Lai took the initiative to go up and shake hands with Popovich.

He still has this pattern and the virtue of respecting the old and loving the young.

It's just that the old man didn't seem to have come out of the wave of counterattacks in the third quarter. Looking at Li Lai's outstretched right hand, he waved his hands unhappily and cursed meanly, and even used his eyes to look down.

"This is being hated!"

Post-match press conference.

Li Lai made a self-reflection and highly praised Coach Popovich's coaching ability.

Although he could see that the other party didn't like him, he still said honestly: "Coach Popovich is a well-deserved coach in the league, a legendary coach."

Of course, Li Lai also praised George Hill and Dragic who led the counterattack tonight.

"They are Manu Ginobili and Duncan of the Bucks!"

George Hill, who scored a career high of 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, still did not smile at the post-match press conference.

He just stared at his copper bell-like eyes and said, "Is this an accident? This is my normal operation."

Reporters: Congratulations to the Bucks for mentioning the second retarded player.

After the game, the Bucks went to Oklahoma non-stop.

Get ready for the next tougher back-to-back game.

Oklahoma City.

The Thunder's pregame press conference.

"The Bucks will be in Oklahoma tonight, and they won't even have a break to play right away.

This should be an extremely beneficial thing for the Thunder. "

A reporter said with a smile.

In front of the press conference, the shrewd Sam Presti also smiled, but shook his head decisively.

"The Thunder didn't want to take advantage of that.

If possible, we would like to fight the Bucks in an upright manner. "

Presti has such confidence.

This season, the Thunder joined the ranks of the playoffs for the first time, and they are still in such a wild west.

This is not easy, and it also proves that the Thunder do have such strength.

Although they have been hovering in the seventh and eighth positions in the Western Conference for a long time, they are still not completely sure of reaching the playoffs.

But for a fledgling team, it's certainly a success.

Presti couldn't help but smile as he thought of the new Oklahoma fans who supported the team.

"They're better than those fans in Seattle."

Another reporter said: "The Bucks have grown rapidly this season, and they have become the fourth team in the Eastern Conference under the leadership of Westbrook.

It doesn't seem so easy for the Thunder to beat them easily. "

Of course, Presti knew how Westbrook played in the East, and even knew that the other party was now the second best rookie ROY list.

Even OJ. Mayo and Beasley are not as good as this guy, and Westbrook is second only to Rose, who has shown the sky.

"But, even if it happens again, we'll still make that deal!"

“迈克尔里德场均21分3篮板2助攻，博古特场均12分10篮板2盖帽，两人是雷霆队能够暂列西部第七的最大功臣。”

(End of this chapter)