Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 343 Double Killing the Lakers
The first big-score victory over the Lakers allowed the Warriors fans to see that their team has really evolved completely. They also gradually extinguished their timidity towards the once invincible Lakers. On the contrary, another voice gradually rang in their hearts at this time Rising, that is: He can replace it.

So one day later, when the Lakers visited this stadium again, they felt that the fans here became even more ferocious.

However, although these noises are disturbing, it is only such off-court factors that cannot affect the hearts of the Lakers players. They are all veterans of the league, and they still care about this?At this time, they are more concerned about their own team.

During the warm-up period before the game, Scott looked at Johnson with a calm face, and came to Johnson with a restless mind, and asked in a low voice: "Magic, is this tactic really work tonight?"

Johnson stopped shooting, looked down at Scott, and said with a smile: "What's wrong? I'm a little worried?"

"Of course I'm worried. The tactic the coach launched is obviously a gamble. The risk is too great." Scott sighed.

"Then what better way do you have?"

"This..." Scott rolled his eyes, thinking, if I had a good idea, I would have said it a long time ago, why wait until now?

"So, since the decision is made, don't worry about it, just work hard, you need to focus on the game now, don't forget, your task is very heavy tonight!" Johnson patted Scott's shoulder, then picked up the basketball and continued shooting.

"Duang..."

The ball was missed, and as the ball was missed, the original bright smile on Johnson's face disappeared completely.

Don't look at him as if he was okay when he just comforted Scott, but in fact this incident had a greater impact on him.

For a long time, the Lakers have always assumed a strong attitude when facing any team. Even when facing the Celtics, they did not say that they wanted to change their tactics because of this.

But now, when facing this young Warriors team, Riley actually chose such a risky tactic, which clearly puts himself on a lower level than the opponent.

How can this not make Johnson care?How strong is Li Weisi?Is your own strength weak?

But through the first game and the regular season competition, Riley has convinced the entire Lakers team that if they really play normally like the first game, it will be very difficult for the Lakers to win this round of the series Yes, after all, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's aging has seriously affected the Lakers' defensive system, and it is necessary to take risks.

Thinking of this, Johnson shot again, "Duang...", still missed.

This feeling is so annoying!
After the start of the game, the offense of the Lakers was still so sharp, and the players ran unreservedly on the court, even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was in his 40s, was no exception.

But when it came to defense, Nelson was shocked by the Lakers' defensive strategy.

Nelson never expected that the Lakers would use the "box-1" tactic against Li Weisi. This is the Western Conference Finals!

This kind of defensive strategy is not to mention facing the Warriors today, even if it was last season, the Warriors had few players, so doing so would suffer serious consequences, let alone this season?

You know, the Warriors are known for having a lot of players this season!

The Lakers did this, making it clear that if you have the ability, the Warriors will use other people to beat me to death. I admit it. Li Weisi can't score anyway.

Therefore, at the beginning of the game, Li Weisi faced the Lakers' key marking. Once he held the ball, he was double-teamed, so Li Weisi easily found the teammate who was exposed. Among them, Rodman was the one who was missed the most. .

However, tonight Rodman is not bad no matter whether he is going down or shooting. The shooting is 2 of 2, which shocked the jaws of the fans.

In addition to Rodman, the other teammates are also very competitive, and the scoring efficiency is very high, which caused the Lakers to suffer a heavy blow.

In the first quarter, Li Weisi only took 2 shots and scored 4 points and 4 assists. It can be said that the Lakers' restrictions on Li Weisi are in place.

But the team fell behind the Warriors by 25 points at 33:8.

The highest scorer of the Warriors was actually Rodman, who scored 8 points in the first quarter. You know, his scoring average for the entire season was only 6.2 points.

In the second quarter, the Lakers still did not change their defensive strategy. During the substitute stage, because Li Weisi was not on the court, their defensive strategy tended to be normal, and the scoring was stable after all, so they took the time to chase points in the first half of the second quarter.

However, the person who stood up this time was Mullin. He was extremely efficient in this game, and his outside shooting percentage was even more amazing. Under his leadership, the Warriors withstood the momentum of the Lakers chasing points and firmly controlled the point difference. Around 5 minutes.

With Li Weisi's return, the Lakers maintained their defensive strategy. Although Li Weisi was still unable to score, Mullin, Malone and others had reached the point where they could not be restricted.

So, at the end of halftime, the Lakers fell behind the Warriors by 61 points again with 71:10.

In the away locker room, facing such a point difference, the Lakers players were full of uneasiness, and even doubted Riley's decision.

Different from the anxiety of the players, with his shiny back hair and deep eye sockets, he walked into the locker room with a godfather's air, and the players' discussions were suddenly silent.

Riley, who led the Lakers to glory, has great prestige in the hearts of the players, which even Johnson can't resist.

I saw Riley slowly coming to the players, and said coldly: "What are you hesitating about? Afraid of losing? If you don't do this, you won't lose? West only scored 7 points in the first half, and there is nothing better than this." Is there something more gratifying? I know, you will say that they are 10 points ahead of us, but isn’t that smaller than the point difference in the previous game? Isn’t this an improvement? What’s more, it’s also because the opponent’s other players feel good , I don't believe that in the second half, that Rodman can still maintain a [-]% shooting percentage, unless he doesn't shoot!"

Riley's sonorous and forceful words successfully attracted everyone's attention and calmed everyone's restless hearts. Johnson, who was sitting among the crowd, felt something was wrong in his heart, but he was still willing to believe Riley's words.

"What's more, after deciding to use this tactic, haven't we already considered that there will be a situation like today? Now that we have chosen a route, then we should not hesitate. I firmly believe that no matter what the outcome tonight is, the entire series will eventually be defeated. We will still win the game!"

Riley's words were resounding, and it also cheered up the shaken Lakers players. It seemed that after what he said, he was not so pessimistic.

Seeing that the players are no longer restless, Riley is also relieved. In fact, his inner anxiety is not much lower than that of the players, but he still needs to be more calm on the outside. .

However, after solving the psychological problems of the players, Riley also thought to himself: Is his decision really right?

After the start of the second half, no one expected the Lakers' opportunity to come so quickly. The other players of the Warriors began to feel cold, and even failed to score for 4 consecutive rounds.

Under such circumstances, the Lakers' counterattacks continued to hit the Warriors' defense like a tide, and they recovered 10 points in a single quarter. If Malone hadn't stepped forward to stop the bleeding at the critical moment, the Lakers would have likely overtaken the score in the third quarter. .

In the fourth quarter, the Warriors' offense resumed. This time, the Lakers finally realized that there was no hope of chasing points.

Although Riley did not admit defeat this time and the Lakers started at the last moment, the team still lost the game 114:128.

The only thing that makes them happy is that Li Weisi only scored 15 points and 11 assists in this game, but what's the point?

(End of this chapter)