NBA: Opening breaks record

Chapter 210 Westbrook Strikes Iron, James Laughs
Mitchell walked to the bottom line to catch the ball, smiled and said to Gobert: "Dude, if you defend the outside line, the penalty area will fall. I'll see if they hit you later, you still don't want to defend."

"Let's listen to the coach." Gobert replied coldly. He also saw the problem, but his relationship with Mitchell has never been very good. Mitchell taught him how to play. How could he be convinced.

In terms of defense, he is much more active than Mitchell. Not to mention comparing with him, compared with the leaders of other strong teams in the same position, such as Sun Booker's defensive attitude, someone is far behind.

Mitchell also kindly reminded Gobert that he knew that Gobert refused to accept himself, but he didn't expect that he wouldn't even listen to such a suggestion.

He glanced at the back of Gobert's head and shook his head, why don't you just be the boss.

The Utah Shuangsha has never been in harmony, but the team's record is acceptable, at least it is also the top four in the Western Conference, so the management has not sought a deal.

The transaction is also intriguing, and it is not easy to exchange Mitchell or Gobert for an equivalent player.

The Jazz is a small club, located in Salt Lake City on the border, where the weather is cold, the folk customs are simple, and the entertainment is basically relying on hands.

All of these make it difficult for them to get big-name players in the transfer market.

The current players are difficult to serve, or they know better how to protect their own interests, and sometimes worry about being traded to a team they don’t want to go to, and they even threaten to retire.

This season, when Irving knew that the Nets wanted to trade him, as the vice chairman of the players union, he set an example for the players and directly resorted to big moves.

He told his team that if other teams try to get him through a trade, then he will not report to the new club, but will retire directly.

Such a loyal player, the Nets have nothing to say. It is said that the boss was moved to tears and chose to trade Harden with tears in his eyes.

Fortunately, both Mitchell and Gobert have high professional qualities. Although they are unhappy off the court, they can still control their temper on the court and play as they want.

But a team where the players only know how to do things step by step and there is no chemical reaction between them can't create miracles.

The ancestor of the jazz, Jagged Sloan is strict in running the army, and under his command is the invincible Karl Malone and Stockton, who is the king of assists, steals and tricks.

The two have been playing pick-and-roll for decades like a day, rain or shine, young and old.

In the 97 and 98 seasons, they frightened the West, ravaged the OK combination, ran over the Spurs, challenged the Bulls as representatives of the big villains, and regrettably became the background board.

In the Jazz players, you can see the toughness of iron and blood, and the strict military discipline.

But there's one thing they've never had, and that's creativity.

There will be no one like Jordan, whose brain suddenly twitches, creatively abandons the matchup player, and runs to double-team Malone.

In the case of not dominant strength, the Jazz still played so steadily, and in the end they could only lose 2-4 to the Bulls steadily.

Or, Mitchell and Gobert don't want any miracles. They both got the maximum salary, and the strength of the team is more than enough. They are honored as the new generation of Utah Shuangsha, and that's enough.

Mitchell dribbled to the frontcourt, Westbrook sank his waist and watched his ball intently, his right hand was about to move, ready to steal the ball at any time.

There is one thing that Mitchell admires Westbrook very much. After being beaten so many times by him, Westbrook's fighting spirit has not faded, and he still enjoys this job.

Not to mention Westbrook who was beaten, he felt fatigued even when he was beaten.

It's too boring, he's going to change another way, and his teammates are always watching, it's not a problem.

He passes the ball to Conley and starts off the ball.

In addition to singles with the ball, he believes that his smart off-ball running is also at the textbook level.

Westbrook was exhausted very quickly, and it was harder to defend against off the ball than to defend against the ball.

Mitchell ran out of space, and Conley's scalpel-like pass came as scheduled.

This is the purpose of the Jazz trading him into the team that year, and it is also the reason why the Jazz was willing to spend $3 million in three years to sign him as a veteran before the start of the season.

The Jazz originally hoped that Mitchell could develop an assist ability, but the effect was not very good, so they introduced Conley to bring the new with the old.

Over the past two years, Mitchell's passing vision and assist ability have indeed improved, but his progress is limited, far less than his scoring ability.

Mitchell catches the ball and shoots, and his two-pointers are accurate and steady. This kind of open space, even if it is a big two-pointer, is ecstasy hollow.

Westbrook bowed his head and walked to the baseline to catch the serve, his eyes shining because it was his turn to hit Gobert again.

Lakers players are now full of thoughts about eating, sleeping, and hitting Gobert.

Offense is always more enjoyable than defense, because offense is active. Most of the time, we like to be active, and we always feel that we are in control of everything.

Sometimes you are passive because you know that you are comfortable when others take the initiative.

Westbrook and Nongmei picked and rolled, Mitchell didn't even bother to chase, and switched defenses directly.

Just now he reminded Gobert that his good intentions were struck by lightning, and now he decided to let him fend for himself and bear Westbrook's attack.

Westbrook went to the right wing and wanted to attack the basket, but Bogdanovic was watching.

With his speed, it is not difficult to pass Gobert, but after passing, the opponent will continue to chase, trying to use his long arms to complete the chase. At this time, he has no spare energy to deal with another player under the basket.

Pass the ball?
What a joke, but it was agreed that five people would take turns to single him out.

No one else has passed the ball, so if he passes it, what face is there?

Westbrook glanced at Meng Hua in the distance, and saw that he was chic with his hips akimbo, unprepared to connect the ball.

He looked at James on the other side. James, who used to wish for every ball in his hand, didn't look at him, and was busy flirting with thick eyebrows.

You guys forced me to play singles.

Westbrook's dantian was lucky, a drift, a step up, and a shot.

In one go, the movement is silky.

As soon as the ball was shot, Westbrook knew it was gone.

After a bang, he also rushed to the basket.

Still a step too late, Bogdanovic swiped his giant palm and firmly controlled the ball with one hand.

It is said that catching the ball with one hand and being able to make moves is standard equipment for a star.

In fact, this is easy to understand. Being able to catch the ball with one hand and being so wealthy means that you can still free up one hand to catch the next one.

Westbrook had no choice but to return to defense. The breath in the air was very strange, and his teammates didn't seem to be in a hurry.

Do they hope that I didn't score, so as to set off their great achievements?

No, no, my teammates are not like that.

James was indeed not in a hurry, he suddenly understood Vogel's intentions.

No matter how you adjust the lineup, even if it is the five strongest players in singles, if it is Gobert's turn in singles, someone will always score and someone will hit the iron.

In this way, Gobert also has a defensive round, then he will not ask for support, and then he can slowly consume his physical strength.

Unless Mitchell makes them unbearable, in this game, as long as the Lakers don't change their strategy, Gobert will not switch defenses.

It's not that he didn't guard the inside line, when the thick eyebrow singled him, he was guarding the inside line.

Wanting to understand Vogel's intention of taking turns in singles, James smiled happily, not at all sad for Westbrook's attack.

(End of this chapter)