Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 348 Be Yourself
"Calm down? How can I calm down? If we keep calm down, we should go home and go fishing! At that time, I can calm down as much as I want!" Scott said emotionally in the locker room.

Although most of the Lakers players are black, they have good personalities and rarely have the bad habits that other African-American players often have. Among them, Johnson is cheerful and optimistic, Worthy is taciturn, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is withdrawn and patient, Green is young and devout, and even Even Scott, who was speaking loudly at this time, was usually very stable.

They have been able to become a dynastic team not only because of their strong ability and good skills, but also because of their personalities. There are no thorns in the locker room, allowing them to twist together and exert force in one place.

The main reason why he broke out at this moment is that he was under too much pressure. Facing the team's loss, in his opinion, he did not do well enough, which led the team to adjust the defensive system to wipe his ass. , The team loses, and he has to bear the main responsibility.

"Win or lose, we face it together!" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar showed the realm of a big brother at this time, he held Scott in his arms, put his hands on his shoulders, and comforted him.

Everyone else saw it, but no one spoke. There was an unusual silence in the locker room until Riley walked into the locker room.

"Coach, we need to talk!" Johnson stood up and came to Riley.

"What do you want to say?" Seeing that Johnson lost his usual smile, Riley knew that it seemed that the matter had reached this level of urgency?

"Let's be ourselves!" Johnson said firmly.

"What? Do you know what you're talking about?" Riley didn't expect Johnson to say that.

"Of course, coach, I admit that this box-1 tactic is effective and helped us win two games, but that's not the Lakers, and it's not how our Lakers win!" Johnson was still a little stumbling, but when he spoke, The more he spoke, the more smoothly he spoke, obviously speaking out what was in his heart.

"Are you going to use the previous tactics? Didn't the first game prove that it doesn't work?"

"Then we are also willing to lose in our own way. Instead of leaving the outcome of the game in the hands of others, it is better for us to control it ourselves. Whether we win or lose, we face it ourselves!"

For a while, Johnson's words spoke out the hearts of the players, and everyone looked at Riley expectantly.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Riley suddenly showed a smile, and said, "In this case, let's fight according to your style, but I won't be responsible for the loss!"

"Of course, what's more, we may not necessarily lose!" Hearing Riley's words, everyone's faces showed smiles, and Scott even excitedly said in Kareem's arms.

"Very well, then let's discuss the tactics for the second half and let the world see how our Lakers really play!" Johnson also said with a smile.

Seeing everyone's morale recover instantly, Riley also breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the beginning of this year, the strength of the Warriors has increased greatly, and the decline in the strength of the Lakers has made Riley very anxious, and the current two rounds of life-and-death battles have exacerbated his inner anxiety.

The Jordan rule used by the Pistons allowed Riley to find a life-saving straw. Based on this, he also created a tactical method specifically for Li Weisi.

But now it seems that these are all bubbles after all. He obviously lost his gamble, and now he has reached a desperate situation. He is 27 points behind at halftime, and the game can already be declared over.

Since the method he worked so hard to come up with has failed, and he can't beat the Warriors, and the players are unwilling to use this tactic again, it's better to let the Lakers return to themselves and see if they can come back to life. Even if they lose, that's not the case It's in the plan!
In this way, in just one intermission, all the Lakers players were reborn, as if they were reborn.

So after entering the second half, Li Weisi suddenly found that the defensive pressure he was facing suddenly and miraculously decreased.

He, who was used to being targeted by several people, suddenly found that there was only Scott on the opposite side. This feeling seemed like he was empty.

Such a surprise came too suddenly.

Originally, he was ready to continue the "race" with the Lakers in the second half, but he didn't expect the opponent to change his tactics.

Naturally, Li Weisi would not let it go. He got the long-lost basketball and looked at Scott who was actively defending himself. He took a step back and hit a super long three-pointer. This ball is really murderous. !
Faced with a 30-point difference, the Lakers did not give up. Their emotions were high in the second half, and they didn't care how much the team lost. They just played their accustomed tactics.

For some reason, Li Weisi felt in his heart that the Lakers seemed to have undergone a transformation from the inside out. Although the offense and defense still continued the tactics of the regular season, why did they feel so much more difficult to defend?

For a while, the Lakers' fast break was like a tide, constantly beating on the Warriors' defense, and the fans in front of the TV also exclaimed that the Lakers' "showtime" was back.

Throughout the third quarter, the Lakers scored 34 points in a single quarter, and the team still trailed the Warriors by 81 points with 107:19.

Although the Lakers played an efficient offense in this quarter, and at the same time completely strangled the rest of the Warriors in defense, in the third quarter, Li Weisi ushered in a long-lost explosion, which led to the Lakers chasing 11 points in a single quarter, which was already theirs. The limit is reached.

In this way, even though the Lakers were still fighting wildly in the fourth quarter and the score was always close, at the most critical moment, Li Weisi scored 5 points in a row and completely sealed the victory. Nothing.

The final score was fixed at 116:129. The Warriors beat the Lakers at home, won the battle of Tianwangshan, and won the match point of the series.

At the same time, Li Weisi recovered completely in the second half tonight, scoring a game-high 30 points and 13 assists. In addition, Mullin also performed well, scoring 29 points and 6 assists. Malone scored 21 points and 11 rebounds. Curry scored 10 points and Hornacek 18. Points and so on, played a very "Warrior" Warriors game, and it seemed like everything came back.

However, in the face of losing, the Lakers were extremely calm, without any discouragement at all.

Logically speaking, such a critical game was still lost by a big score. Even if the whole team didn't cry, at least they shouldn't laugh, right?
But for the Lakers after the game, every player who played had a smile on his face!
Such weird situations all happened in front of Frank. Looking at the celebration of his players, Frank felt a little worried in his heart. Are the Lakers really so easy to deal with?
(End of this chapter)