Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 108 The first round preview of the playoffs?Typical supersonic attack!

In the next three games, the Sonics achieved a record of 2 wins and 1 loss.

After the All-Star break, the status of the players has fluctuated, but overall, the Sonics still maintain a strong enough competitiveness.

The regular season is coming to an end, and Lu Yong has also expanded the scale of the rotation to allow veteran players to get more rest.

In addition to resolutely resting in back-to-back games, facing the underdogs will also shorten the playing time to avoid injuries and find these old guys.

On the 6th, the Sonics beat the Pistons 101 to 96 at home.

Delonte West scored two consecutive three-pointers in the last minute to help the team narrowly win.

这场德隆蒂-韦斯特14投7中，三分球9中4，罚球2中2，得到20分3篮板2助攻1抢断，是赢球头号功臣。

连续低迷了三场比赛的诺阿也状态回暖，对位老将内线麦克戴斯砍下11分13篮板6助攻1抢断2封盖，贡献两双。

Pistons shooting guard Hamilton is a breakthrough for the Supersonics. He is 1 meters tall and weighs 98 kilograms.The Supersonics took the initiative to find Hamilton to launch an offense after the pick-and-roll, and the misplaced singles hit rate remained good, defeating the Pistons, which ranks third in the league in defensive efficiency.

After defeating the Pistons, the Sonics lost back to back to the Grizzlies.

The two teams played against each other three times this season. The Sonics had a slight advantage with 2 wins and 1 loss, but failed to triple kill the defending champion.

Lu Yong still sent PJ-Tucker to start this time, and teamed up with Noah to limit Gasol's scoring very well.

However, the Supersonic's offense tonight feels poor, and they missed a few open three-pointers. It is reasonable to lose.

Since Warrick switched to playing as a substitute, the Grizzlies' offensive efficiency has gradually picked up, much better than it was at the beginning of the season.

A tiger with its teeth pulled out is also a beast. As a championship team, the Grizzlies have a solid lineup. As long as the players trust each other, their overall strength is still at the top of the league.

The Sonics returned home, and their opponent on the 9th was the Los Angeles Lakers.

This is a crucial regular season. The Lakers currently overtake the Mavericks and the Nuggets to rise to seventh in the West. If Kobe can lead the team to stabilize the ranking, then there is a high probability that the opponent of the Sonics in the first round this year will be the Lakers.

Lu Yong treated this game as a playoff game, allowing the players to familiarize themselves with the rhythm of the Lakers in advance. If they really meet in the playoffs, they can play more easily.

Before the game, Lu Yong encouraged the players loudly in the locker room. "There are less than 20 games left in the regular season. We have to strive for more victories and keep the second place in the West. I don't want to choose an opponent in the playoffs, because no matter who the opponent is, the Sonics have a chance to fight. The most important thing now is to stabilize the ranking and get more home court advantage, go all out everyone, don't let the coaching staff and fans down!"

"Yes!" The rookie players responded loudly, all of them looking very imposing.

That's the beauty of a rookie team, the locker room is always full of energy.

If you switch to a team composed of veterans, you will be tired and boring at the end of the playoffs. It will not be easy for the head coach to boost morale, so he can only make do with it.

Lu Yong continued: "We have to go all out in the final sprint of the regular season, but everyone should not be under pressure. There is no need to think about who the opponent is in each round. You just need to remember that no team in the West wants to Meeting us in the playoffs is the best way to compliment the Sonics."

These words are really not Lu Yong's bragging. The Sonics seem to be the weakest team in the upper half, but there must be no team in the playoffs that wants to face this monster with the highest offensive firepower in the league in the first round.

As for not picking an opponent, it is because it is difficult to play against anyone in the first round of the Western Conference. Picking and picking is easy to mess up. It is better to improve the ranking and keep the home court advantage.

Lu Yong tried every means to relieve the pressure on rookie players. Inexperience in the playoffs is not fatal.

The Sonics must win this game. Once they lose, the two teams will meet in the playoffs, and the psychological pressure on the players will increase greatly.

At this stage of the regular season, in addition to the competition of team strength, everyone is also playing a psychological battle of wits and courage.

It is the first year for Lu Yong to lead the team to the playoffs as the head coach, but it is not the first time to go with the team.

The NCAA March Madness Tournament will be decided by one game. In terms of intensity, it is more intense than the NBA playoffs. Lu Yong has rich coaching experience in college leagues and professional leagues. His ability to withstand pressure is far better than the outside world imagines. .

Players from both sides came out to warm up, and Michael Finley greeted Kobe.

The two played against each other a lot when they were young, and they are considered good friends in private.

Now that one is entering the twilight years of his career, and the other is at the peak, there is much less gunpowder in the fight again, and more greetings and blessings.

At [-] o'clock in the evening, the starting lineups of the two teams were announced. Lu Yong sent a combination of Delonte West, Bunche Wells, Durant, Landry, and Joakim Noah.

The Lakers have been using Odom, who is 2 meters tall, as a power forward this season. In order to match Odom's physical fitness, Lu Yong changed his formation and put Landry in the starting lineup, reducing a three-point shooting point and adding a counterattack sharp knife , Tonight is obviously going to be fast.

In addition, Landry has a super fast lateral movement speed, and he can also help his teammates double-team Kobe on the defensive end. In terms of mobility, he does better than Szczerbiak and PJ-Tucker.

Five Lakers: Fisher, Kobe, Walton, Odom, Bynum.

The starting lineup remains the same, as before.

Phil Jackson played the triangle offense almost obsessively, and he would not make adjustments to the lineup if no player was injured.

Noah won the jump ball and the game started.

Noah took the ball in the middle and faced "Little Shark" Bynum, observed his teammates' running positions in the middle, and played in a high position to pull Bynum out of the penalty area.

At his peak, Bynum was the best center in the Western Conference. In the parallel world, he was selected as the All-Star starter and the All-NBA Second Team. He averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks per game.

It's a pity that this guy is a careless thorn, like a child who can't grow up on the court.

He covered his mouth and laughed when teammate Gasol was violently dunked by Griffin, and applauded and celebrated when Kobe was injured and left the field. He said in front of the media more than once that Kobe delayed his growth until he was traded by the Lakers. Nam has never played a good game, and has no ball to play in just three years. He can only announce his retirement at the age of 27.

Landry used the cover of his teammates to run back and cut, and Noah saw the ball in time to divide the ball to the middle.

Landry turned around and caught the ball deep into the penalty area. Facing Odom's single defense, he turned around in the middle, turned around and scored a jumper from close range, 2-0.

When Bynum was out of the penalty area by Noah, who was supported by a high position, the Lakers' ability to protect the frame inside was seriously insufficient. This is why Lu Yong sent Landry to start. Counterattack + attack the basket. Good candidate.

In positional warfare, the Lakers' offensive tactics are very simple. They run according to the triangle offensive route, and then give the ball to Kobe for singles.

However, as soon as Kobe's left horn received a pass from his teammate, Landry on the weak side immediately clipped it.

Kobe took a step back when he was double-teamed, jumped up and passed a wide range to Odom, who caught the ball from the bottom corner and stormed the basket, and the layup was missed by the interference of the help defense.

When Joakim Noah is on the court for the Supersonics, the frame protection efficiency is good. If Wilcox is on the court, Odom has a high probability of making progress.

Supersonic offense, Delonte West moved off the ball and received a pass from Noah, and immediately shot a three-pointer at 45 degrees from the left. Kobe switched defenses and slightly interfered, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

Delonte West's playing habits are like this. He is not a point guard at all, but a shooting guard in a point guard's coat.

Lu Yong deliberately trained him to be like this, to give full play to his characteristics.

The Sonics seemed to be shooting in waves this round, but this kind of unreasonable shooting is the reason why the Sonics can play the league's first firepower.

It has always been Lu Yong's coaching philosophy to make bold shots when there is a chance, and to find a way to create opportunities if there is no chance.

The Lakers protected the backcourt rebounds and wanted to fight back. Bunch Wells personally blocked Kobe from receiving the ball and prevented the fast break.

The Lakers still passed the ball to Kobe. This time Kobe faced Landry's double-team and missed the pass. He singled out the two on the right side of the free throw line, and the extreme turnaround jump shot missed the basket under interference.

This is Kobe's offensive rhythm, but the feel is a bit poor, and he failed to score in 1V2.

After 5 minutes, the number of strikes by both sides was much higher than the number of goals. The touch of this game was very average, and the outside line was still unable to open. The score was only a poor 6-4.

Sitting on the sidelines, Lu Yong couldn't stand watching anymore, and took the lead in making substitutions.

A team that relies on offense to win like this, even if it leads the score, it is difficult to cover up the roughness of the game.

Delfino came on and replaced Bunche Wells, and big center Noah also went off and replaced "The Beast" Wilcox.

No matter how good the Supersonic defense is, it will not be able to impress Lu Yong. As long as the offensive end plays an advantage, the defensive enthusiasm of this young team will naturally be stimulated.

Although after Noah left the field, Wilcox had to face Bynum, and he suffered a serious disadvantage in confrontation.

But this is the case with offensive teams, who always have to make trade-offs on both ends of the offense and defense.

Facts have proved that Lu Yong's adjustment is very effective.

After the substitution, the offensive firepower instantly increased. Regardless of the shooting in the positional battle or the charge in the counterattack, the Lakers were caught off guard.

After the first quarter, 29 to 23, the Sonics led by 6 points.

In the second quarter, Bunch Wells, who was replaced early for a rest, played to enhance the impact of the bench lineup.

The other two players on the outside are Ramon Sessions and Michael Finley, and the inside is partnered by Noah and Teletovic.

PJ-Tucker was not used because the Lakers did not have a strong scoring inside line as a substitute. Teletovic's offensive firepower can help the team expand the point difference. This ball is more effective than Tucker.

Lakers backup center DJ-Mbenga is a waste wood, 2 meters tall and 13 kg in weight, he can't beat Noah in singles.

Rough offensive skills can't even dribble the ball steadily. Noah pushed down the two low-post strong shots. He got two blocks in one minute.

The backup power forward Turiaf is also very average, and the perimeter is emptied by the Sonics, so he is not afraid of his open shots.

After Michael Finley debuted, Vujacic scored 6 points in a singles defense like air.

Bunch Wells was also full of energy at the moment. He staged a fast-break counterattack with a tomahawk dunk, and he also scored 4 points for fouling Wharton in the positional battle.

The two veterans came up in the second quarter and became the standard-bearers of the SuperSonics, blasting a 10-0 climax and directly stopping the Lakers.

In the second half, Kobe, Odom, and Bynum were on the court together. With their individual abilities, they recovered some points in singles, but there were not many ways to attack the Sonics.

The Sonics' counterattack and three-pointers are more efficient, and Durant, Szczerbiak, and Delfino all made shots.

The three guns on the outside bombed in turn, playing a typical supersonic attack.

At halftime, 62 to 48, the Sonics led by 14 points.

(End of this chapter)