Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 13 Staples is a blast!
The 15-minute intermission is long and long, but it is also fast.

As a rookie head coach with mediocre ability, 15 minutes in midfield must be very long.

He can't arrange tactics for the players eloquently like those powerful coaches, and he can't wait to use 15 minutes as 30 points and 1 hour.

Du Kang is now the head coach of the chicken soup type.

If you really want to talk about the tactical system, if you really want to talk about specific skills and tactics, he is not as good as Kobe who has played in the NBA for more than ten years.

Saying this kind of thing, if you really make a mistake, it will only increase your laughing stock and make you lose your face.

Therefore, for Du Kang now, it doesn't matter if there is no intermission.

His lectures to the players can be finished in one timeout.

During this intermission, he was actually staring at Kobe most of the time.

Mainly Kobe was staring at him with his fiery eyes.

However, compared with the Lakers locker room before the opening, the Lakers locker room still changed at halftime.

In the Lakers locker room before the game, no Lakers player took the initiative to talk to Du Kang.

Lakers players are far away from Du Kang, including Howard, Kobe's power in the Lakers locker room is too heavy.

During the intermission, the Lakers locker room was different. Howard was very active, jumping up and down in different ways to talk to Du Kang, showing off his "intimate" relationship with Du Kang.

And Nash will also exchange game experience with Du Kang from time to time.

Although Artest and Gasol did not show closeness to him like Nash and Howard, they did not wish to stand outside the locker room as before the opening, and the farther away from him the better.

In just one half, he was initially recognized by the Lakers players.

At the very least, these Lakers stars no longer think that he is not worthy of being an NBA head coach.

In the first half of the game, Kobe's touch was so bad and he was so offensive. In the past, the Lakers would have collapsed long ago.

Now they can still draw with the Jazz.

Du Kang, the acting head coach, performed really well in the first half.

However, for Du Kang, if he wants to become a full-time player, he will definitely not be able to rely on half-time approval.

"Dwight, you performed very well in the first half and continued to do so in the second half. In the second half, you still have a lot of opportunities to show your talent and dominance. You can dominate the Utah Jazz's restricted area!"

"Also, if physical strength allows, I will play more pick-and-rolls with Steve in the second half. Steve can pass the ball to any corner of the world, and you, can receive any pass in the world. You are a natural match!"

"It's still the same sentence, Los Angeles needs a victory, keep the victory in Los Angeles, and send the defeat to Salt Lake City!"

After Du Kang finished speaking, Howard stood up and raised his hand: "Leave the victory in Los Angeles!"

Lakers first assistant coach Eddie Jordan threw a blank stare at Howard.

Before this game, Howard, who has always worked hard, not to mention defense, Howard, who didn't even bother to pick and roll for his teammates in offensive pick and roll.

Now he actually looks like the owner of Los Angeles, the one who loves Los Angeles the most!
This face!
nausea!

So disgusting!
It's not just Eddie Jordan, most other Lakers players think this way.

Kobe, who was glaring at Du Kang, took the time to glare at Howard.

This guy is the worst person to say such a thing!

As long as Howard played a little bit in front of the Lakers, the five-star Lakers are ranked No. 13 in the West as they are now, and it is difficult to enter the playoffs?

Facing Kobe's glare, the Lakers assistant coach Clifford next to Howard was a little timid. He felt that Howard was really jumping too much and was too disrespectful to Kobe, so he carefully pulled Howard's sleeve.

This time, facing Kobe, Howard did not hesitate.

I'm not fighting alone now!
I have a background!
Coach Xiao Du is my backstage in the Lakers locker room!

He has been in the NBA for so many years, but he has never seen such a brave head coach as Xiao Du in the NBA.

I have been messing with Kobe since before the game started, and I have been messing with Kobe until now. Kobe still has nothing to do with him!
This is Kobe!

With such a background, and the Lakers want to support him, he is afraid of the ball!
"Hmph, stare, stare more, you will never have a chance to stare at me, Huo, hahahaha!"

Howard yelled in his heart.

Howard's jumping up and down made the rest of the Lakers locker room very unhappy.

But now the Lakers situation is unclear.

This disgusting big guy may really be the head of the Lakers soon.

Therefore, except for Kobe, no Lakers player expressed his dissatisfaction with Howard.

Even if you really feel sick, you have to swallow it yourself.

Du Kang glanced at the locker room.

Although only Howard clearly expressed his support for his declaration of victory, no one else spoke, but they all stood up.

Including Kobe.

It doesn't matter if you support him or not now.

It's fine if the attitude is in place.

This shows that among the Lakers players, there may be Aunt Jenny's undercover agent.

However, the mainstream of the Lakers players still hope that the Lakers can win this game.

And he seems to be able to lead the Lakers to win, so the Lakers players are willing to support him temporarily.

"OK, guys, let's get back our victory now!"

After Du Kang finished speaking, he took Howard and Hamm out of the locker room, and then Nash and other Lakers players and coaches followed.

Kobe walked at the end with red eyes and anger.

Howard and Du Kang have already ridden their faces!
He was underestimated!
"I want to prove myself!"

"I want to prove myself in front of that rookie!"

Kobe himself didn't even notice that his thoughts now were no longer to beat Du Kang away with his good performance.

100 points can!
But there is no need to beat this rookie away for now!
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After the intermission, the game continued.

The Jazz took the lead in attacking.

Jazz teenager Gordon Hayward started the third quarter in the second quarter.

The Jazz's intentions are very clear.

Still use Hayward to attack Nash.

The core of the Jazz is the inside line, Al Jefferson and Millsap.

The offensive stability of the Jazz's perimeter players is not reliable.

Although Gordon Hayward is young, he is already the most reliable outside offensive player of the Jazz.

After playing in the second half of the second quarter, he attacked very aggressively.

It seems that the Jazz are satisfied with his performance in the second quarter.

Hope he can make persistent efforts.

The Jazz's first attack in the second half did continue to use Gordon Hayward to name Nash.

Nash switched defenses to Marvin Williams, who was the weakest offensive threat, Gordon Hayward held the ball and Marvin Williams picked and rolled Nash.

Nash, who was named and retreated, posted it.

For other defensive players, it is best to defend against opposing players who are not close or far away, and who can prevent both shots and breakthroughs.

But Nash can't, he has to post it.

He has no defensive deterrent.

Standing in front of Hayward, Hayward cannot be deterred.

If you take half a step, isn't it just air in front of Hayward?

Therefore, I can only paste it and interfere as much as possible.

As for being broken through...

"I have teammates behind me!"

A Howard who is willing to help his teammates defend is a strong defensive teammate he has never met in his career!
Howard's defensive ability in the second quarter made him dumbfounded!

Howard can make up for his back that no one can make up for!
He can completely trust Howard to protect his back!

As Coach Du said, he and Howard are a natural match!
It would be better if Howard had Stoudemire's shot...

"Nash's defense is so decisive now!"

At the beginning of the third quarter, Nash's aggressive defense made the Lakers fans on the scene exclaim.

Nash's sudden dive almost broke Hayward.

No one expected Nash to defend like this, including Hayward.

Although Nash didn't get the ball, it still disrupted Hayward's dribbling rhythm.

Hayward originally had solid skills because of his height, but he couldn't dribble too well.

Once the rhythm is disrupted, it is difficult to get back.

In a hurry, Hayward broke through Nash who was out of position, and faced Howard who was about to make up for it. In the end, Hayward forced an emergency stop when the rhythm was wrong.

Because there was a chance, there was no defender in front.

Although Nash, who was chasing up from behind, had already stretched out his hand to block the shot, he couldn't interfere with him.

This ball has to be scored!
But the emergency stop jump shot is a difficult skill. Some super giants claim to be the top three in offensive history. Even if they have played for 20 years, they still can't figure it out.

Clang!
Gasol at the basket, stuck Millsap and Al Jefferson alone, and grabbed the backcourt rebound.

"Nash's defense against Hayward was actually successful!"

Judging from the screen, it was indeed Hayward who struck the iron under Nash's side interference.

Although in reality, side interference like Nash's interference is almost zero...

However, this does not prevent everyone from exclaiming.

The picture is that Nash guarded Hayward!

"My God, Nash, whose defense was about to collapse in the second quarter, actually used defense at the beginning of the third quarter, destroying the Jazz's carefully arranged offensive tactics during the halftime break!"

The commentators at the scene, the Van Gundy brothers, were shocked.

The DJ of the Lakers team was also very surprised.

Driven by the live DJ, the Lakers fans at the scene also became noisy.

At this time, Nash, who had just finished defending Hayward, was blank.

He, actually really guarded against it...

Nash remembered what the young head coach had said to him.

start running!
I can actually run!

My running is also really useful!

Nash turned sideways and looked at the Lakers bench not far away. At this time, the young rookie coach was standing and giving him a thumbs up.

"This is a good opportunity to fight back!"

Nash withdrew his moved eyes and roared loudly.

This is the first time he has yelled at his teammates like this since he came to the Lakers.

The Jazz's two inside players failed to grab the rebound just now, and they can't go back!

At this time, it was Gasol who got the ball with an excellent pass!

Hearing Nash's roar, Gasol, who was about to hand the ball to Nash, understood it and threw the basketball in his hand directly to the frontcourt.

Prior to this, Kobe, with a keen sense of smell, had rushed out and received a long pass from Gasol just after the three-point line.

Catch the ball, rush forward, shake left and right, all in one go!
The picturesque Eurostep!
Marvin Williams was almost stunned!
If Kobe accelerates with nitrogen at this time, he can directly pass him and dunk!
But at this time, Kobe can no longer speed up the dunks with nitrogen as he did when he was young!

but it does not matter!
Horseback archery under the basket, drifting back jumper, he is also sure!

Marvin Williams has given up on Kobe Bryant's picturesque horseback archery drift and recoil.

"Enter!"

Kobe in the air throws the ball out of his hands, sticks out his tongue, and prepares to celebrate!
The rhythm is so good!
Must enter!

"Dwight, follow up and grab the board!"

Fake!

Who is ruining the atmosphere!

Kobe stuck his tongue out in the air and looked back glaringly, whoever it was if he wasn't a rookie!

Clang!
Kobe, who fell to the ground, and Marvin Williams, who picked up the rebound in the backcourt, both looked incredible.

Howard, who followed up, regretted it.

Just now he also felt that Kobe had such a good sense of rhythm, he would definitely make it, so he was a little lazy!
Oh!

what a pity!

Du Kang's eyes flickered on the sidelines.

Howard still failed to grab the offensive rebound.

The Lakers still failed to lead the Jazz at this time.

One of his interventions to test the system failed.

So, as long as you are on track, you can't change the general trend?

Like destiny?

At the very least, his current ability cannot break fate!

Even Kobe just now, he, seems unable to break through!
"Stable!"

Kobe doesn't know what fate is not fate, and he doesn't believe what fate is not fate.

After the start of the second half, the harder he got, the more he wanted to prove himself.

After the third quarter, the Lakers and Jazz are still inseparable.

But Bryant's hit rate was 24 of 8 shots, 16 of which had already been ironed in the first three quarters.

This is still a case of convergence after Kobe in the second quarter.

If you look at it from a macro perspective, after 3 of 3 in the opening game, Kobe made 21 of 5 shots.

And, it's not over yet!

In the fourth quarter, Kobe was still hitting the iron like crazy!

The amazing thing is that just like this, the Lakers have been biting the Jazz under the command of their rookie head coach.

And, with 13 seconds left in the game, Nash used Howard's pick-and-roll cover to break into the three-point line and make a mid-range shot!
102 to 101, overtaking the score!

Jazz pause!

The Lakers fans at the scene fell into a frenzy!
At this time, it was completely different from Du Kang's tactics at the beginning, and the Lakers players were far away from him.

At this time, except for Kobe, all the Lakers players consciously surrounded him!

At this time, it was not Du Kang who was lonely, but Kobe who was lonely.

Kobe closed his eyes with a complicated expression.

However, the ears are listening.

He wants to win!
Jenny Buss looked at the rookie head coach who was making the last defense on the big screen with a shocked expression.

"Are we really going to win?!"

"Kobe has played this game like this, and we are going to win?!"

Jenny Buss feels like she is not dreaming.

And the same goes for Pelinka next to her.

Even Jim Shushu's eyes widened and his mouth opened wide at this moment!

As for the on-site commentary, the rumored head coach of the Lakers, Van Gundy, stared at the big screen with wide eyes and lost his voice.

But little Van Gundy next to him was extremely excited!
"Coach D's predictions for this game, all adjustments, are all accurate!"

"Predict Kobe's crazy strikes, reuse Howard and Gasol, and continue to trust Nash when everyone doesn't trust him!"

"He is like a prophet on the court, seeing through the game from the beginning of the game!"

"Unbelievable game sense, incredible decision-making ability, he is a natural head coach!"

If Jr. Van Gundy knew that Mayfair Jackson also commented in the same way, he would definitely feel like a confidant.

Fans may also be shocked by this game.

However, there is absolutely no shock as a coach peer!

"Whether it's luck or strength, coach D's command in this game can be called art!"

Little Van Gundy didn't notice either, and his name for Du Kang changed.

"With 13 seconds left, if we defend against the Jazz's offense, Coach D can leave us a game where we can be the head coach and direct the textbook on the spot!"

Was overtaken at the last moment?

At this point the Jazz bench has begun to panic.

After the head coach of the Jazz, Tyrone Corbin, arranged the tactics, he frantically fought for the Jazz players.

"As long as I execute my tactics well, we will win!"

"Definitely!"

For the Lakers, there is no room for failure in this game.

For the Jazz, this game cannot afford to fail!

The last tactic he arranged was aimed at rookies!

Tyrone Corbin clenched his fists as the Jazz players took to the field.

It has to be said that the rookie head coach's game sense, decisiveness, and predictive ability deeply shocked him.

But throughout the entire game, he did not arrange any specific tactics for the Lakers.

It's all about letting the Lakers stars play according to their own abilities and characteristics.

In other words, even if he is not the kind of coach who has no tactical ability at all, his tactical ability will definitely not be high!
"He absolutely can't understand the tactics I set up!"

On the court, Gordon Hayward has already served the sideline.

Game start!
Tyrone Corbin's heart was already in his throat.

The rookie not far away stood there with his arms crossed, still calm and composed.

In such a situation, he, a rookie, can actually have such a mentality.

What head coach doesn't want to be a wise man with poise all the time?
"When I kill you, I'll see if you can still maintain this posture!"

To be honest, he was envious, and he was also jealous...

"The Jazz's last attack was a lore tactic for Millsap!"

"Al Jefferson's basket is a cover, and Randy Foye's three-pointer is also a cover!"

"The Jazz's real killer move is in the mid-range. In Millsap, the Lakers' defense has been messed up!"

The Van Gundy brothers watched the Jazz's final attack in shock.

Al Jefferson's basket shot is one of the best in the NBA.

Randy Foye made more than 41% of his three-pointers this season and averaged 2.5 three-pointers per game. He is one of the best three-pointers in the NBA this season.

Both are among the best candidates to execute the lore.

In the end, everything turned out to be a cover!

Even if you know that these two are a cover, you still have to follow, the threat is too great!
"Who would have thought that the Jazz's lore-killer would be Millsap, who has been making the ball just now, not the three-pointer, not the basket, but the mid-range!"

Seeing that the ball has reached Millsap's hands, and the person who rushed to defend was the misplaced Kobe, the Lakers fans on the scene were already desperate!

Is this hopeless?
"It's not over yet!"

Tyrone Corbin admitted that he is now excited, excited, even if the rookie shines again in this game!

"The final winner is still me!"

After the Lakers fans were desperate, Kobe was also desperate!
Millsap is not the last attack either!
The final attack is...

Gordon Hayward!
"Fairy tactics!"

"This is a fairy tactic that can be used for lore teaching!"

Who can stop this tactic? !
Not to mention Du Kang, a rookie, Phil Jackson was also shaken and broken!
The Van Gundy brothers stood up excitedly.

Both are football idiots among coaches.

Seeing such a fairy tactic, how can you not be excited!
"It's over, the Lakers are completely over, and that rookie is also completely over!"

The Van Gundy brothers mourned for Du Kang almost at the same time!

If you lose this game, no matter how good your performance is, it doesn't mean anything!

When the two looked sympathetically at the young Lakers coach...

"Steve!"

In the silent Staples, Du Kang's shout resounded through Qiongxiao!

what? !

Steve? !

Nash! !
In the last defense, Nash was actually left on the court? !
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start running!
start running!
do not give up!

start running!
Steve Nash!

Your running is still useful!

Gordon Hayward just lifted the ball, and before he even took off, the basketball in his hand was held down by a hand behind him, and he could no longer shoot it!

"how is this possible?"

Gordon Hayward's eyes widened, feeling the hand on the ball.

And the owner of that hand...

coach……

this time……

Finally I……

"Catch up!"

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Got it!
Du Kang shook his fist excitedly!
Yes!

Simulated three times!
For the third time, Nash finally caught up to Gordon Hayward!

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The lights are red!

competition is over!

102 is better than 101!

Nash blocks the lore!

"He actually used Nash to break this godlike lore tactic..."

Keep Nash on the court at the last moment, and use Nash to break such a fairy tactic!
In front of the TV, Phil Jackson stood dumbfounded.

on TV.

Hi, Staples!

　This is the second update of today, a large chapter of more than 5000 words, so it will not be divided into chapters, and it will be posted at once.

　　Finally, ask for support, investment, and follow-up, thank you everyone!
　　
　
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