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Two minutes into the game, the game was 2-[-]. The eight points the Seattle SuperSonics scored all came from Russell Westbrook alone. He broke through to the basket from different directions and routes four times in a row. A layup or layup was made, and six of the Lakers' points were scored by three different players.

Kobe Bryant stood far away, holding Stephen to his side, and creating opportunities for his teammates. Stephen, like him, gave more opportunities to his teammates. Since Russell Westbrook is in such a good state, With such a high success rate, let him attack. Anyway, the first quarter is not Stephen's time to attack.

Both of them have more confidence in their teammates. Stephen believes that with Yao Ming, Kevin Durant, and Russell Westbrook around, even if he does not participate in the offense, the team will not fall behind. Kobe Bryant also felt that with Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum, he had restrained Stephen, the most powerful and threatening opponent, and without himself, the team's triangle offense would not be affected. , while the opponent, Stephen, is the core of their team's tactics. Kobe Bryant also feels that he has taken advantage of it, so he is also happy to see it.

Without the participation of the two of them, the fans in front of the TV would not watch with much enthusiasm, because most people watching the game came to watch the stars perform, while the supersonic fans at the scene watched with extra enthusiasm, because Russell Westbrook's offense really makes people feel very passionate. Why did the league modify the rules? Out-of-body contact is a foul, just to facilitate breakthroughs. In offense, breakthroughs are the most popular means of attack.

Especially for a player like Russell Westbrook who entered the team through a serious draft, the fans look at it as if they were their own children. They have this feeling, especially when Russell Westbrook is just a This is the rookie's first time playing in such an important game as the conference finals. He didn't seem to be intimidated at all, just like a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. Facing a strong team like the Los Angeles Lakers, he played big and wide. Together, it is very comfortable to watch. [

Fans like it, and Carlesimo likes it very much. This proves that his decision to reuse Russell Westbrook is correct. If Russell Westbrook grows up in the future, he can reach the level of a superstar , I can also gain a reputation for being good at cultivating young players. Carlesimo believes in the factor of physical fitness. An outstanding player must have an outstanding physical fitness. In his mind, Russell Westbrook The growth ceiling is even higher than Kevin Durant.

Although Kevin Durant's height and wingspan advantage, his shooting talent, and his hard work and diligence are all very good, his body is thin and his strength is insufficient. This is his biggest problem, and this is also Kalesi Mo is not optimistic about him, but Kevin Durant's performance is not bad. As a forward player, with Stephen by his side, and being able to average [-] plus per game is enough to show his ability. And his antagonism is gradually increasing, and his performance is becoming more and more mature.

But in Carlesimo's view, that's it. How far can a player who only relies on shooting play, Reggie Miller?Dirk Nowitzki?That's all. Although they can be called great, they are still a long way from true greatness. Russell Westbrook's weakness lies in shooting, but shooting is the easiest to cultivate. When he entered the league, he couldn't even shoot, but under Engelland's training, he is now the player with the highest shooting percentage in the league.

Carlesimo naturally didn't know that there was a reason why Stephen's shooting improved so quickly, so he thought it was okay to shoot poorly, and it could be trained, but the body was born and couldn't be trained, and Russell Westbrook Except for poor shooting, there is basically no big problem, and there is no common problem that young players don't like to defend, so for Russell Westbrook, he has high hopes and believes that his future is better than Kevin Du. Rand is even better.

Of course, he will not suppress Kevin Durant to fulfill Russell Westbrook. He is only among the two, and he is more inclined to Russell Westbrook. At the same time, he will not suppress Stephen to fulfill Russell Westbrook, because more than anyone else, Stephen is his benefactor. Without Stephen, he may still be able to secure the position of head coach, but he will definitely Not such a good grade.

In this way, the one who is suppressed can only be Earl Watson, the emperor and the courtier. Although Earl Watson actively moved closer to Stephen after the supersonic team changed, he is not a direct descendant of Genzheng Miaohong after all. Naturally, they cannot be compared with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. The team will naturally keep him if there is no better choice, but there are already Russell Westbrook and Jarrett In the case of Jack, it would be a waste to keep Earl Watson.

Looking at Russell Westbrook's performance, Carlesimo, who was full of joy, was only happy, and didn't notice that the team didn't implement the game strategy it had formulated from the beginning, and at the same time, it didn't play according to the conventional tactics. , The current situation on the court is basically that Russell Westbrook is playing alone, and everyone else is basically watching.

Of course, when Russell Westbrook wants to find someone to cooperate with, others will cooperate for him. If he fails to score, others will also grab rebounds and then play according to tactics, but as long as the ball reaches him Once in his hand, he basically won't pass it out. Even Kevin Durant hasn't received a pass from him until now, so you can imagine how lonely he is.

This situation naturally makes other people not very happy. Even Kurt Thomas, who has never been able to get the ball, feels that Russell Westbrook is a bit clingy to the team. It's relatively loose, so you don't always shoot by yourself, where do we leave us, not to mention there is a team leader standing over there, Stephen received the ball twice, shot once, and passed back once.

But the head coach doesn't interfere with this kind of thing, and the core players don't express any displeasure. Even if Kurt Thomas is the oldest player on the team, he can't talk to Russell Westbrook, let alone someone It's easy to speak up when the other party doesn't sell the debt, and there's nothing he can do about it. In this way, he loses face even more. Kurt Thomas had to treat his cooperation with Russell Westbrook passively.

Originally, Yao Ming couldn't come out because he had to guard the penalty area. He was the one who often proposed to cover Russell Westbrook. He was so passive that Russell Westbrook was almost caught between the two opponents. Te Thomas felt that he was aggrieved enough to be full of complaints and not speak. He didn't expect Russell Westbrook to dare to accuse him of making a mistake.

In fact, Russell Westbrook didn't say too much, he just told Kurt Thomas that the running position just now was wrong, he should be faster and closer to himself, but Russell Westbrook forgot that he was just a rookie , Although he is not the youngest player on the team, he is about the same. It is indeed a bit out of line to rashly warn the oldest player on the team.

When Kevin Durant went to pull Russell Westbrook, Kurt Thomas was already angry, turned his head and said loudly to Russell Westbrook: "Boy, what did you just say?"

"I didn't say anything, I just told you to bring it up faster. Could it be wrong?" Russell Westbrook waved away Kevin Durant, and said to Kurt Thomas unconvinced, he just I'm not afraid of players like Kurt Thomas. Although he is the team's starting power forward, among the five starters, Kurt Thomas' tactical status is the lowest. The team only needs his experience to guide these young people. Naturally, there is nothing specially designed for him, but Kurt Thomas doesn't care too much. He basically rarely takes shots, and most of the offenses he participates in are coordinated. He is also very happy to do these things. He is always happy in normal times Well, like a good guy, many people have forgotten his nickname, "Crazy Kurt, Dirty Kurt" These names are not for nothing.

Because he felt that it was time for him to retire, Kurt Thomas had reached the point of wanting after getting an unsatisfactory pension contract, so his heart was naturally relieved, but he didn't expect that he would be accused by a junior today, Just as he was about to say something, Yao Ming had already pushed him behind him, and Carlesimo had already called a timeout at this time, and both of them were persuaded by their teammates to come to the head coach.

At this time, the broadcast camera was naturally aimed at the Sonics. Carlesimo didn't say anything. Although it is very inappropriate for such a team quarrel to appear on the field, you can't make a big deal out of it. Because the media is waiting to see, so he just let the players strengthen cooperation, don't have any emotional disputes, and then replaced Kurt Thomas with Serge Ibaka.

Although he did this to calm things down, it gave the players a particularly obvious signal. The two had a quarrel, but they only replaced Kurt Thomas as punishment. Wouldn't it be Kurt who was wrong? Thomas, Russell Westbrook are opponents.

Sure enough, the media was going to make a big fuss, but they didn't seem to have any abnormal reaction when they saw the Sonics. They just made a normal substitution. After Kurt Thomas was replaced, he didn't show any abnormal behavior, he just sat there and gulped. Drinking water, while talking to Coupard next to him, the media had no choice but to wait quietly. At this time, no one noticed that there was a smile on the face of Phil Jackson, who was sitting on the side of the visiting team.