After changing careers, I became No.1 in basketball

Chapter 325 324: George Town United Barriers!

Dikembe Mutombo, the Lakers champion center who was injured after [-] games early in the season, was finally allowed to return by Vitti.

In fact, in G1 of the series, Mutombo was already ready.

But on the morning before the game, Mutombo felt a slight soreness in the area where he was injured.

Although there is nothing serious to check, but for safety reasons, the Lakers decided to let Mutombo rest for another game, just in case.

And now, Mutombo can finally return with full blood!
Shay looked at Mutombo who was standing at the entrance of the training hall, and smiled wryly:
"Speaking of which, the last time the two of us competed in the same arena was actually last summer."

Originally, this shrinking season started late, and Shay was recuperating when Mutombo played the game. When Shay came back, Mutombo was recuperating again.

The two are simply a perfect stagger.

"Hahahaha, it's true. Thank you for your hard work, Xie. Seeing you desperately dragging the team into the top eight, but you can't help, but don't worry, I will do my best in the future!"

Mutombo's return just made up for the biggest weakness of the Lakers on the defensive end.

Although Daben will be able to take out a bunch of trophies for the best defensive player and block leader in the future, even at his peak, he can't guard against one-on-one post-up players above the average level.

Big instinct can catch birds, but it can't stop beasts.

But Mutombo won't do that.

He has perfect defensive footwork, and his positioning and anticipation are also very mature.His confrontation ability allows him to carry most monster insiders.

He is proficient in all the tricks on the defensive end, he is a true defensive master.

In order to prepare for his comeback, the determined Mutombo even rejected Ewing's invitation to "eat fruit beer together" repeatedly, never wasting even a little bit of energy outside the basketball court!
This is enough to explain Mutombo's determination.

He is determined to continue the glory of the Lakers dynasty together with Shay!
Of course, just having an African mountain is definitely not enough. It is not that simple to get the first place in the West.

No matter how strong defense is, there is an upper limit.If Mu Tongbo is allowed to deal with Duncan alone, I am afraid the ending will not be much better than the 01 finals in the original history.

In the 01 Finals, the 76ers were counting on Mutombo to contain the Sharks. As a result, the Sharks averaged 33 points, 15.8 rebounds and 57.3% shooting, completely shining in the world.

To deal with a player of Duncan's level, whether to use big defense or Mutombo defense, the difference is only whether it is a big explosion or a small explosion.But as long as it is a single defense, it will always be exploded.

Carlisle also knows this very well. Mutombo's return is indeed a great benefit for the Lakers, but it does not allow the Lakers to win the series directly, and it cannot solve all problems.

So, in addition to Mutombo, Carlisle also prepared another small surprise for Popovich, a new defensive strategy.

This strategy coupled with Mutombo
The Spurs twin towers might really be toppled!
Of course, the outside world does not yet know that Carlisle has a coping strategy.

Although the news that Mutombo is about to return in the series G2 spread like wildfire, the Holy City media still did not take it seriously:

"Even if Mutombo returns, the Spurs twin towers can crush the Lakers penalty area!"

"Does anyone really think that a mere Mutombo can make the eighth in the West successfully counterattack?"

"Mutombo is purely coming back to take the blame, if you don't believe me, just watch."

"This is the last struggle of the eighth in the Western Conference. After the second game, the Lakers will find out that Mutombo's return is useless."

It can only be said that the No. 21 idiot who reached the full level after entering the league is really too strong!

Mutombo won the best defensive player, but he won two championships with the Lakers.

Although the scoring ability is as good as a pair of Aces is better than nothing.

But looking at the entire league, few teams dare to ignore Mu Tongbo.

But the Spurs, relying on Duncan, didn't even pay attention to the four consecutive blocked shots kings.

In short, the Holy City media and fans still feel that the eighth in the Western Conference will eventually be destroyed.

Shay is doomed this year!
Don't newcomers step on the dead bodies of old people?
Now, it's Duncan's turn to step on Shay!
In fact, after the Lakers lost the first game, not only the Holy City media thought so, but the mentality of the outside world also changed.

At the beginning, everyone had high expectations for the Lakers, thinking that the Black Eight miracle might really happen.

However, in the first game, the Lakers were completely led by the Spurs, unable to resist, which changed most people's views.

Maybe it's true, as Popovich said, those stars support Shai simply because they don't know how strong the current Spurs are.

The night before the start of the series G2, ESPN also invited 10 well-known commentators to predict the first round of the series.

However, among all the commentators who participated in the voting, only Mike Breen still voted for the Lakers.

Many commentators who were originally optimistic about the Lakers before turned optimistic about the Spurs!

Barkley was furious, why didn't he invite me to vote?If I'm going, Shay won't just get one vote!
ESPN: We hired "well-known" commentators, what does this have to do with you?
If the previous Lakers gave everyone room for fantasy, then the current Lakers have completely become the dogs in people's minds!

The eighth in the West, maybe it should have the fate of the eighth in the West.Even if the eighth in the Western Conference is the defending champion, it can't change anything.

So in the second game of the series, when Shay entered the field, the reporter's question changed from "how are you going to win the game" to "how are you going to face failure".

Xie Yi was furious: "Whether I fail or fail is not defined by you!"

However, Shay's reaction, in the eyes of most people, was: "Oh, look, that guy is still stubborn, and he is still unwilling to accept the reality and the fate of the eighth in the West. How is it possible that the eighth beats the first?" Woolen cloth?"

Shay doesn't know the fate of the eighth in the West, he only knows that fate is in his own hands!
After a brief warm-up, the starters of the two sides gathered in the middle circle.

Before the start of the game, Popovich still did not forget to show Shay his yin and yang:

"Hey Shay, did you get all the sharks out of the ocean? So Tim can go swimming!"

The old thief always likes to tell some cold jokes that he thinks are humorous to embarrass the other party.

Facing the provocation, Shay laughed: "Don't worry, when I beat Tim to autism, he will naturally go back to swimming. Dennis is right, you are a fucking clown!"

After Shay finished speaking, Popovich took a closer look and found that something was wrong with the Lakers' starting roster today.

I thought that after Mutombo returned, Carlisle would win one of Jermaine O'Neill and Big Ben to make room for Mutombo.

But looking at it today, Carlisle has both Big Ben and Jr. in the starting lineup!

The current starting lineup of the Lakers is Shai, Billups, Finley, Stephen. Jackson and Mutombo.

Popovich was a little confused, Carlisle lost his head, right?What kind of weird formation is this?

Originally, the Spurs had an advantage in the interior, but Carlisle actually made a lineup of one big and four small?

As one of the main rotation of the Lakers this season, Stephen Jackson has shown an active defensive attitude and ability.But the offense is still a mess, and the technique is particularly rough.

Moreover, although Jackson is active defensively, Carlisle doesn't really think that letting Jackson play the fourth position can change anything with a height of 2 meters and a wingspan of 03 meters, right?

The referee whistled, and in the eyes of Spurs fans, a game that sentenced the Lakers to death officially started!
Duncan, who was not yet seriously injured, won the first attack from the head of the wooden barrel, and the general Johnson firmly controlled the ball across the half court and was ready to start the offense.

To be exact, Johnson is ready to start looking for the Twin Towers!
But at this moment, the whole world was surprised to find that it was not Stephen Jackson who was sent to play the fourth position, but Shay!

The real star of the game is to move me wherever there is difficulty!Rather than hiding where there is no difficulty wherever there is difficulty!

The biggest shortcoming of Mutombo's defense is that he can't prevent it and can only defend the basket.

Therefore, Mutombo must be equipped with a mobile defensive expert.

Before, this person was Rodman. They complement each other, one makes up for the lack of length of the other side, and the other makes up for the lack of speed of the other side. Together, they created a terrible inside defense that is extremely rare in the entire NBA history.

But now the big bug is still recuperating, so Mutombo's partner has to re-match.

Use Xiao Ao?Although Xiao Ao is very fast, he is indeed a little soft now, and it is still too difficult to deal with the twin towers.

Big Ben?Daben is indeed fast and hard. He is like a bald middle-aged uncle when he defends. He pays attention to a fast, non-sticky, non-procrastinating, and can complete major events in life with almost no sense, just like a dragonfly. lake waves.

But if Big Ben and Mutombo partner inside, the offensive environment of the Lakers is a bit too outrageous!
Although Rodman didn't score many points, his running and passing, and his ability to read the game, are all very good.He can not score by himself, but he can act as a lubricant to help his teammates score and disrupt the opponent's defense.

And Big Ben, he really can't attack at all!

If the pass is not passed to the opponent's hands, it is considered a success, and the running position will only be a pick-and-roll.

It has to be tall, tough and fast, and the Lakers' offensive environment has to not be too outrageous.

In this way, Mutombo's new partner is only Shayer!
So after Thibodeau and Carlisle discussed it, they simply let Shay play the fourth position when defending, facing the Spurs twin towers!

Anyway, it's not too bad for Shay to play the fourth position with his height and wingspan.

Shay and Dikembe Mutombo are working together, ah no, working together, they will be able to hold down the Spurs twin towers!
Today's starting adjustment is Carlisle's surprise to Popovich.

Dikembe Mutombo alone may not be able to handle Duncan, but what if I add another Shai?

Little General Johnson is a player with a very high golf intelligence. He knows that if Duncan is given the ball now, with Shay's mobility, he will be able to double-team it immediately.

Therefore, the little general called the admiral to come out to cover himself, and he wanted to use the cover to break through!
If Mutombo defends his own breakthrough later, he will miss Duncan.

If Shai defends his own pick-and-roll, he'll miss the general.

If they don't guard me, I just layup.

I'm just so smart!

The general puts the pick and roll in place, and the little general immediately starts a breakthrough.

His short and fast speed guard is a bit like Billups, and the flounder failed to stop the little general.

Shay also didn't dare to let the admiral casually. The admiral's iron-blooded jump shot is notoriously stable.

So after the pick-and-roll, he didn't switch defenses, but chose to stay with the general.

In this way, the little general easily entered the restricted area.

Sure enough, the African mountain on the inside moved.

He's not going to let opposing guards drive to the rim and do nothing.

The little general jumped up like a brave man over the mountains.

Mutombo also jumped up to block, ready to sacrifice his first hot pot after his comeback.

But while the little general was staring at the basket in the air, he used a hook gesture and passed the ball to Duncan on the side without looking at anyone!

Mutombo's heart shook, it's over!

He turned around immediately after landing to block Duncan, but at this time, No. 21 of the Spurs had jumped into the air and was about to complete a two-handed dunk. Even if Mutombo took off again, it was too late.

Popovich also laughed triumphantly, so Mutombo is nothing!
He's back and still can't change anything.

The Spurs twin towers can still level everything!
But just when Duncan's dunk was about to enter the frame, a guy wearing a purple No. 23 jersey suddenly jumped out, straightened his arm, and slapped the bottom of the basketball from bottom to top, giving Duncan the dunk he was sure to win out.

It's Shay!
All the Spurs fans and the general at the scene were shocked. Wasn't Shay still by the general's side just now?How did he get to the rim and block Duncan! ?
That's right, Shay was indeed beside the admiral just now.

But his rich experience allowed him to rush to the basket the moment the general passed the ball.

At that time, Duncan had no time to pass the ball to the Admiral.

A beautiful defensive block, the Lakers disintegrated the Spurs' offensive in the first round today!In the first round when Shay played the fourth position, he gave a blow to Duncan, who was invincible in the previous game!

The Georgetown joint barrier formed by Shay and Mutombo began to show their talents!
After blocking Duncan, the basketball flew out of bounds and the Spurs had the ball.

Although the opponent still owns the ball, the successful defense this time undoubtedly greatly boosted the morale of the Lakers.

Because the Spurs Twin Towers no longer seem so invincible under the joint defense of Shay and Mutombo!

Shay also glanced at the astonished Popovich, then stretched out his left hand, raised his fingers one by one, and finally opened all five fingers, representing his five championship rings: "Gap, understand? Now, I'm going to start fighting back."

What is the fate of the eighth in the West?No. [-] in the West, why can they only play in one round.

Shay still doesn't believe it, the eighth in the West can't make it to the second round!

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