NBA: I really just want to be a second-in-command

Chapter 54 [Still stubborn]

The Suns continue to attack!
After Nash dribbled the ball across half court, Marion still came up to pick and roll him.

Luke Wharton hurried to follow!
After the pick-and-roll, Lu Yusheng thought that Luke Wharton would go forward to delay Nash, as they had agreed in advance, and immediately return to defend Marion.

So he was just going to pick up Nash.

Unexpectedly, Wharton did not step forward to delay, but still followed the tactics formulated before the game to double-team Nash.

In this way, a huge gap appeared in their defense!

This is a bad defensive error!

For a point guard like Steve Nash, this kind of opportunity is absolutely impossible to let go!
During the dribble, with an understatement, the ball was passed directly to Marion who was running down!
Marion stood up in three steps, facing Bynum's supplementary defense, he set fire to the sky!
The basketball flew over Bynum's head and hit the board into the basket!

In the last round, the Lakers' offense had just improved, and their morale had just eased. They never expected that the Suns would hit one so easily. This kind of EAZY BALL really hurt morale.

Before Vince Kane could speak, Isiah Thomas said, "See, the Lakers can't do anything about the Suns' pick-and-roll tactics."

"Yes, the Lakers let the Suns play the ball just now so easily, it was as easy as a pick-and-roll training." Vince Kane also said.

"Lu and Walton's defense just now was a disaster level. This is a serious defensive error. As I said earlier, when Smush Parker was on the court, although it was difficult to limit Nash, it has never appeared. Such a mistake, Lu, is only a rookie after all, and Zen Master’s substitution is obviously open to question.” Isiah Thomas insisted on his point of view.

The Lakers serve.

Lu Yusheng asked Luke Wharton a little puzzled, "Luke, why didn't you follow the tactics we discussed?"

Luke Wharton was also a little unhappy. He spread his hands, "Please, our original tactic was double-teaming. I don't know what you are going to do?"

"But our double-team tactics can't limit Nash at all," Lu Yusheng said, "The first half of the game is coming to an end, and our double-team tactics didn't take effect at all. He still revitalized the whole team. We should make some adjustments appropriately. and change."

"That's the coach's business, remember, you are just a rookie, Lu, you have no right to command us, each of us has more experience than you!" Luke Wharton yelled.

Lu Yusheng understood that the reason why Luke Wharton didn't listen to him was because he felt that as a senior, he was commanded by a rookie, which hurt his self-esteem.

"No, Luke, I don't want to command any of you, you are all my seniors, I can apologize if I offend you, but I just want to win, I want to do everything , are purely tactical probing.”

Lu Yusheng said sincerely.

Luke Wharton shook his head and said nothing more.

Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

Luke Wharton subconsciously went to the low post to ask for the ball, but Lu Yusheng still beckoned for Bynum to come up to him as a pick-and-roll.

Luke Wharton had no choice but to give up and pulled out beyond the three-point line, leaving space for Lu Yusheng.

Bynum used his generous body to completely block Nash behind him!
The quality of this pick-and-roll is even higher than Luke Walton's!

Bynum immediately went down to the basket!

Stoudemire and Nash quickly double-teamed Lu Yusheng, staring at Lu Yusheng's pass to Bynum!

Bynum is unguarded, and the opportunity is still in an instant!
But it's not that easy to pass the ball.

With his excellent athletic ability and wingspan, Stoudemire combined with Nash, and the two of them completely enveloped Lu Yusheng like a big net!
Nash intended to try Lu Yusheng again, so he stepped up his pressure!
If Lu Yusheng didn't pass the ball, he might make a mistake.

However, he basically has no route, and passes to the unguarded Bynum!

Wharton was worried that Lu Yusheng might make a mistake, so he hurried forward to respond.

But at this moment,
Snapped!
Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball backwards to avoid interference, when his wrist suddenly flicked!
Instant shot!

This ball still hit the ground!

Straight through Stoudemire's crotch!
It precisely fell into the hands of Bynum who was going down!
WOW! ! !

There was a burst of exclamation from the audience!
Just now they saw that Lu Yusheng was double-teamed, and there was almost no room for the ball to go out, so they thought that the ball might be missed with a high probability.

But no one expected that Lu Yusheng would pass the ball in such a clever way!
Bynum received the ball and cut to the basket, got up and was about to dunk!
But Lagabel, who made up the defense, didn't give him this chance at all. He pulled Bynum down from the air!

Whistle!

penalty!

Although this goal was not scored directly, it was unable to add an assist to Lu Yusheng's statistics.

But these two offensive rounds of the Lakers, Lu Yusheng's two imaginative passes still ignited the emotions of the home fans!

They were already pessimistic about the result of this match, but because of Lu Yusheng's appearance, they seemed to have hope for this match again!
Even, they may no longer simply value the result of this game, they seem to be expecting that this rookie can bring them more surprises!

A feeling of anticipation is silently brewing and fermenting in the Staples Center...

Bynum goes to the free throw line.

Taking advantage of this gap, the commentator Vince Kane said, "Thomas, I had the same opinion as you at first, thinking that the Lakers rookie cannot bear the burden entrusted to him by the Zen master, but after the two rounds just now, I have to I don’t admit it, my point of view may have changed a bit, Thomas, if his first pass may have had elements of luck, but he has made two consecutive passes, I think this may not be as simple as luck , what do you say?"

"No, no, no," Isiah Thomas said with a smile, "I still stick to my point of view. In the round just now, Stoudemire's defense was too bad, and his steps were too wide. Now, as long as he is an NBA-level guard, he can pass this kind of ball."

"Oh, Thomas, although you are a historical point guard, but now, I have to say, I am still full of expectations for the rookie of the Lakers. I think the Lakers fans at the scene probably have the same feelings as me at this moment. Feeling."

Thomas smiled and shook his head, "Kane, it's too early for you to change your mind. If you attack his poor defense just now and let the Suns score so easily, he will definitely not be the kind of point guard who can change the game."

Bynum missed a free throw.

Nash walked up to Stoudemire and whispered, "The next time they pick and roll, they won't pinch. Let's just switch."

He said to Dio who was on the side, "Dio, remember, after the two of us switch defenses, we have to take turns to switch defenses."

Dio nodded, and turned his gaze to Stoudemire. The two looked at each other, and they both saw some surprises in each other's eyes.

Nash actually changed his defensive tactics because of the Lakers' rookie?

(End of this chapter)