godfather in black

Chapter 116 118: Mavericks, the butcher is here

118: Mavericks, the butcher is here

The blue sky is spotless, and occasionally two birds fly by.The juicy and juicy sky seems as if water can be squeezed out with a twist. Los Angeles, which has been raining for several days, finally cleared up today.With such fine weather and the fact that it's the weekend, it's a good time for an outing, but this afternoon, the City of Angels will welcome a special guest.

The Cowboys from Texas will be a guest at the Staples Center today. Some people chose to go out on this high-cloud weekend, but many people still chose to watch the Lakers playoff season at the Staples Center Game one of the first round.

More than 1 fans filled the arena early, and they were always ready to tear down the roof of the arena with shouts.Qin Tao was in the locker room making the final arrangements before the game.

"In 15 minutes, the game will start. I think no one is looking down on our opponents now! Strategically we have to underestimate our opponents, but tactically we have to pay high attention to them. Nothing to bully, Michael Finley and that German are within their attack range inside and outside the three-point line. So we must not give them any contempt." Qin Tao shouted at the top of his voice: "We want to be like a pack of wolves, Rush up and tear them apart! We're going to tell the cows that the butcher is coming!"

These words completely detonated the atmosphere in the locker room. If the blood of the Zijin nobles is hidden in the depths of their souls, then it is Qin Tao who can inspire this blood from the depths of their souls.Brown-Shaw secretly applauded Qin Tao's performance, "This is the most suitable person to be the head coach!" 'Who said nobles have no blood?When the invaders burned, killed and looted in their own land, as nobles, they were definitely the most bloody men.This is the aristocracy, sometimes gentle and sometimes bloody.

Qin Tao also didn't need the team to maintain such bloodiness throughout the game, because that was simply impossible.You can never expect the Los Angeles Lakers to be like the Utah Jazz. What the Lakers have is not only the spirit of not giving up, but the legacy of decades of championships and victories.

Facing the Mavericks, the Lakers didn't have any special animosity. This was the first encounter between their teams of this wave, but under the media hype before the game, the game was still full of gunpowder.

At the end of the regular season, they were double-killed by the Lakers. Before the game, there was news that the Lakers coach despised him. This group of cowboys showed 12 points at the beginning of the game.The Mavericks boss Michael Finley first used a breakthrough to tear open the Lakers' defense. Facing Chris Webber, he didn't choose to go hard. He flicked the ball directly and threw the ball to the outside.As a power forward, Dirk Nowitzki has not only the height of a power forward, but also the technology of a small forward and the touch of a guard.

Caron Butler, who was assigned by Qin Tao to defend Nowitzki before the game, was a little distracted, and it was the signature move again, one-footed backward shot.While you scold him as a soft shooter, you have to admit that it may be difficult for the whole world to find a second big man with such a soft touch.

After Qin Tao saw the goal, he murmured to himself: "This big man's touch is so good, Butler hasn't harassed him enough! We need to fight back more persistently."

Brown-Shaw heard Qin Tao's words, and without waiting for Qin Tao to do the next thing, he stood up tacitly and came to the sidelines, "Caron, concentrate, Kwame pay attention to the three-sided defense , and we must insist on counterattack tactics." He shouted.

Regarding Brown-Shaw's approach, Qin Tao sometimes thinks very gratified, 'To have such an assistant coach who cooperates with each other tacitly, this is the greatest wealth God has bestowed on me! 'The reason why he thinks this way is not because he and Brown-Shaw cooperate too well, but because he always only thinks that the controller to change his life is given to him by Buddha, not God.

"If the Spurs and Pistons are famous for their oppressive defense, then we will have an oppressive offense that will scare the world." This is what Qin Tao often said, and today the Los Angeles Lakers are doing very well. He carried out his words.When defending, the Lakers try to defend one by one. If the opponent successfully picks and rolls, another person will immediately post it.This is the Lakers' defense, which relies heavily on the players' personal defensive ability, but their defensive disadvantages can always be supplemented by offense. This shortcoming is not obvious.In contrast to their offense, they can always play very fancy coordination in a counterattack.

With two superstar players in Chris Webber and Kobe Bryant in tandem, the Lakers always have a variety of options when they counterattack.Webber's extremely imaginative passes can always give the ball to the most threatening person without losing sight.Compared with defense, the Lakers' offense is more layered.From the rebound pass to the finishing touch, the flow has been crystal clear.

ESPN was responsible for broadcasting the game, and Martin Stein and Walter sat in the studio at the same time.

"This is another counterattack from the Lakers..." Martin Stein said.

Kobe jumped high in the hands of the Mavericks and hugged the ball.At this time, Derek Fisher and Caron Butler had already run to the half court. At this time, they both chose to believe in their teammates, and they believed that their teammates could successfully grab the rebound.The time to counterattack is only less than one second. If you don't trust your teammates at this time, the chance to counterattack and score will disappear in an instant.

With Michael Finley and Devin Harris chasing after them, Don Nelson made it clear before the game, doing everything he could to rebound the ball and not allowing the Lakers to run comfortably across the halfway line.This is the easiest way to defeat the Lakers. It is impossible for the Mavericks players not to obey. At this time, Finley and Harris are strictly implementing the instructions of the coach before the game.

After grabbing the rebound, Kobe didn't pass it directly to the frontcourt. He paused to stabilize the rhythm and began to dribble forward.At this point Chris - Webber and Kwame - Brown has been running to the Mavericks basket left and right.Compared with Josh - Howard and Dirk - Nowitzki, Bryant's speed is obviously much faster, he quickly overtook an acceleration, and then he single-handedly passed the ball to Caron - Butler.

Everyone thought Butler was about to go hard, because Fisher on the other side had already stopped. He was obviously opening up space for Butler's singles, and the big men behind him had also come to the three-point line. , the opportunity is fleeting.Suddenly Chris Webber and Kwame Brown sped up and stood at the top of the arc, Kobe squeezed between them, and Jason Terry, who was responsible for defending Kobe, was restricted by the two of them.

The sudden double pick-and-roll of the two big men of the Lakers left an open space behind them. Butler easily threw the ball to the basket. There was only Kobe under the basket. There was no suspense about the goal. The only suspense was How would Kobe play this alley-oop.Jumping up, taking the ball, Kobe made a looping motion with both hands, the ball was turned from left to right by Kobe and then dunked.

At this point in the game, the Lakers extended their lead to double digits. Kobe completed a very beautiful alley-oop, and the cheers on the scene were higher than any previous waves. It doesn't seem impossible that the roof of the pavilion will be knocked over.

In just half a season, the Lakers' resurgence seems to be coming faster than ever before... This makes Los Angeles fans feel a fresh feeling. They want not only championships, but also legends.

(End of this chapter)