You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 298 I Think You Can't Do It (613)

"Coach, it must feel bad to have to rely on someone you hate so much, right?"

Wei Xia's words not only reached Jackson's ears, but also reached other people's ears.At that moment, as long as the people off the court were not in a daze, they could hear his words.

Jackson maintained his usual sense of mystery, and showed detached composure to Wei Xia who took the initiative to provoke him.

It's as if he has been waiting for Wei Xia to find him: "It must be even worse to rely on someone's trust when you obviously hate someone."

"Indeed," Wei Xia smiled bitterly, "However, the person you mentioned doesn't necessarily hate him, he just can't understand why he brings those irrelevant things to work."

After all, he sat down.

A few people understood the voice of his words, and a few people were still thinking about it, but Jackson's face had already darkened.

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Steve Nash was in a slump, and the Suns seemed unable to fight back, but their inside advantage has always been underestimated.

One minute before the end, the Lakers led by 1 points, and the Suns played a penalty shootout.

Bryant hit two free throws, making the Lakers lead to 9 points, completely sealed the victory.The Suns, who got the ball, made a pass error and killed the game by themselves.

The two sides replaced their main players, the Lakers sealed the victory, kept the first home court, and led the Suns by a big score of 2 to 1.

In this campaign, Kobe didn't feel good, shot less than 40%, and scored the team's second-highest 22 points, but scored 8 rebounds, 7 assists, plus 4 steals, and 5 fouls proved his diligence on the defensive end.

"That's the ups and downs of the NBA game. We knew we were going to hit the shot. We knew that if we got the touch back, the game was going to go the way we wanted it to go. We just had to hang in there and wait for the opportunity to come. Our whole team kept fighting. We kept up the intensity on the defensive end. We defended some key possessions. Wish hit two jumpers. His defense was the reason for our victory. We did everything we needed to do to win this game. This victory was a team effort."

Kobe's expression was extremely excited. He knew that the Lakers had a good momentum and the Suns were not as strong as imagined. They had every chance to defend their home court and grasp three match points.

"People need to give Kobe some credit. He gave everything the team needed, and he showed great leadership."

Michael Thompson advocated loudly.

This is almost the first time since the "Sharks" were traded, Kobe's "leadership" has been praised.

What was Kobe like in the past?Scorer, defender, poke maniac who beats any opponent one-on-one.In the 2005-2006 season, most of the time, Bryant was an outstanding individual.His solo moves the Lakers forward.

But suddenly, in the playoffs, he was a defensive monster, a selfless playmaker, and a team leader.

Is this a trick by Phil Jackson, or is it Kobe's epiphany after waking up and turning over the empowerment?
Phil Jackson said in his autobiography that Kobe would even save his energy until the fourth quarter to reverse in high school.Apparently, he's addicted to playing the lone hero.He likes to control his fate in his own hands, save time until the last second, and then hit a fatal story-this is what he is most like with Jordan and Bird.When everyone was nervous, he was happy and even looked forward to it enthusiastically.

In the first round of the playoffs against the Suns, the Lakers were in the back position.

The public thinks the Suns are the better team.

Kobe is like Michael Jordan in 1988. Facing the Cavaliers who were far stronger than the Bulls, Kobe showed the strongest combat power at the beginning of his career. With an eternally famous "The Shot", he broke the rule of the magician and Bird, and left his name in that golden age.

However, Kobe did not explode his offensive ability like in the regular season, but let it go when his teammates were in good condition.

"They didn't give me any chances, we knew they were going to fight, we knew it was going to be a close game. I knew I had to be aggressive from the very beginning of the game, I hit the shot in the opener, my teammates set me up great screens, we executed really well on the offensive end, everyone focused on the details, it was my teammates that made us win the game."

Like a mature leader, he passed the credit to his teammates in the post-match press conference.

As the Lakers scoring leader in this game, Odom, who scored 24 points and 12 rebounds, said modestly: "Without Kobe, we can't win!"

After the players' bragging session ended, Jackson concluded: "I always tell the people around me that sometimes you need to stand up and do something. If you can continue to fight, continue to work hard, and continue to unite, you will win the battle. We will continue to work hard, and I think this is just the beginning."

Next, they go back to the locker room for the necessary summaries and appropriate incentives.

Jackson praised almost every player. He mentioned all the names that could be mentioned, but Wei Xia was not mentioned.

He who blocked Nash was not recognized.

He's used to it.

"Phil, have you forgotten Wish again?" Kobe jokingly pointed at Wei Xia, "His defense tonight is no joke!"

"Yeah, he did a good job, and although Steve broke the scoring drought in the second quarter, he was very critical in the fourth quarter, and he redeemed himself."

Obviously it is a dominant single defense, making it look like atonement, Jackson's blunt and never praise Wei Xia's attitude makes everyone puzzled.

Kobe tried his best to get Jackson to name Wecha, but his goal was not achieved.

The players dispersed, and Jackson stood silently in the locker room.

Only Tex Winter was around.

"Wish just said something very interesting to me during the game." Jackson's smile was extremely scary.

Winter heard Wei Xia's words, and he knew that Jackson wanted him to express his opinion.

He also knew that Jackson wanted him to be on the right side, but he would always be on the side of the truth every time.

Whoever does it right, he supports whom.

"I think he's fine." Winter said in a deep voice, "You shouldn't bring the office stuff to the game, Phil, you're the head coach."

"Really? It seems more and more necessary for me to suppress his performance." Jackson said grimly.

"I don't think you can do it, Phil." Winter laughed, "You really can't."

To suppress Wei Xia's performance is to shorten his playing time.

He is already the second most important player for the Lakers, who will shorten his playing time to?Who deserves the playing time lost from Wei Xia?

As the head coach, Jackson can freely control the game plan, but if something goes wrong, and it is an obvious one, the media and public opinion in Los Angeles will overwhelm him.

As the head coach, it is impossible for Jackson not to understand the role of Wei Xia, and it is even more impossible for him not to know that in order to win the Suns, Wei Xia's playing time cannot be less than 35 minutes.

Otherwise, playing extra minutes with Smash Parker would be every Los Angeles nightmare.

Contemporary Lakers fans are unfortunate. Throughout the ages, the Lakers' starting guards have included superstars, All-Stars, and main players above the standard, but it is difficult for any of them to be placed in the main rotation of other teams.Parker is such a man, and Jackson appreciates the strength in him, but he has only ambition but no strength, and he is easy to burn his brain and send the team to the sky.

The better Wei Xia played, the more foolish it seemed that the decision to start Parker was foolish.

Jackson and Winter's argument was inconclusive.

That's it for tonight.

The Lakers won the third game. Although Wei Xia's performance was not as impressive as the first two games, his performance in preventing Nash's death still made the media in Los Angeles sing his praises.

The "Orange County Register" said bluntly: "In the future, he will become Robin next to Kobe. The only thing that can limit his performance is Phil Jackson's game plan!"

(End of this chapter)