Coach Lee

Chapter 266 This Is Not Enough
After winning the Pacers, that night, the 76ers flew directly to Chicago on a special plane.

It's a bit cold in Chicago at 3:23 a.m. on a May day.It is about 8 degrees during the day and [-] degrees at night. The temperature difference between day and night in the inland is a bit large.Of course, compared to the cold, what people don't like more is the howling wind.

Sitting on the bus to the hotel, the other teammates were too excited before, but now they all fell asleep like dead pigs.

Li Nan was completely sleepy.Along the way, looking at the scenery outside the window.

Under the light of the Buckingham Fountain, the white spring water gushes out continuously, the Michigan Avenue Bridge in the center of the city is quiet, the Willis Tower stands tall, and the big blue-gray lion at the entrance of the Art Museum stands tall
While you are in a good mood now, enjoy it more.

When I leave in a few days, I don't know if I have such a mood.

"hen~" Li Nan also laughed at himself.

I didn't expect that I actually did what the report said, and I was a little timid.

So far, the 76ers have not won a few times in the hands of the Bulls.They won two out of eight last year and one out of four this year. 25% winning rate, which is a bit embarrassing.

Naturally, Li Nan had a lot of thoughts.

"Li, what are you laughing at?" Iverson, who was dozing off beside him, suddenly opened his eyes.

"It's raining." Li Nan stretched out his hand out of the car window, feeling the moisture.

Iverson watched quietly, waiting for the next article.

Li Nan also knew, and failed to change the subject.

Iverson this guy is so axis?With a sigh in his heart, Li Nan also said:

"Allen, do you think we can win?"

Iverson froze for a moment suddenly, really froze for a moment.He didn't expect that Li Nan, who was always confident, would say such a thing.

"Of course! Of course we will win!"

Iverson's eyes were full of determination.For victory, Iverson is always so confident and persistent.

It's nice to be as focused as Iverson.

Li Nan is the old man's mind, thinking too much.

He was about to say something when Larry Brown's voice sounded behind him.

"go to bed!"

Li Nan and Iverson tilted their heads tacitly.

Larry Brown looked at the gradually thickening rain outside the car window, and slowly narrowed his eyes.
……

On May 5, the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Jazz kicked off.

77-112
The Lakers O'Neal scored 16 of 6, only scored 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 turnovers; the second highest scorer was Kobe Bryant, who scored 14 of 4 and scored 16 points.

The Jazz scored in double figures with 7 players, and Malone scored 29 points and 10 rebounds.

The young Lakers are vulnerable to the old Jazz!
Last summer, the Lakers were severely humiliated by the Jazz once, and this summer, it seems that they will repeat the same mistakes again.

However, the 76ers don't have the leisure to pay so much attention to others now.

On the 18th, the 76ers rested.

The next day, the whole team showed up in the training hall early.

After a brief joint practice today, Larry Brown called a stop.

Then everyone was called into the conference room to watch the video!
It is said to be a video, but it is actually an edited video, and the protagonist of the video is Michael Jordan!And his opponents are many of the top perimeter defenders he has encountered since entering the league.

"Twice-winning Defensive Player of the Year Moncrief, Six-time First-Defender Dennis Johnson, Stealer King Alvin Robertson, Pistons Bad Boys!"

In 85, in the playoffs of Jordan's rookie season, he averaged 29.5 points per game and shot 44% from the field against Moncrief, the best defensive player in two consecutive games at the time;
In the 86 playoffs, Jordan faced Dennis Johnson who had 6 defenses, scoring 63 points in a single game, averaging 43.7 points per game, and shooting 51% from the field;
In the 90 playoffs, Jordan faced Alvin Robertson, the steals king in history, averaging 36.8 points per game and shooting 54% from the field;
In the 93 Finals, Jordan averaged 41 points and 50.5% shooting in the face of second-defense player Dan Marley;
Facing the bad boys Dumars and Rodman of the Pistons, Jordan scored 59 points and 61 points in a row, allowing Daly to resort to the famous "Jordan Law". This law blocked Jordan for three years, but the league issued malicious fouls. After that, Jordan can no longer be blocked.

After watching this, Li Nan didn't quite understand why Larry Brown played this video.

Jordan is already strong enough, is Larry Brown planning to hit everyone's confidence?

Li Nan sat quietly, he didn't know what Larry Brown was doing?
According to the previous time against the Pacers, they watched the video for a long time, and then formulated a defensive policy against Reggie Miller, and finally won the game.

This time, after watching Jordan's video, it should be aimed at Jordan, right?

Under Li Nan's curious eyes, Larry Brown finally spoke.

"Everyone has seen it. Michael is unstoppable! Instead of wasting two people to double-team and waste defensive positions like the Sonics, it is better for our whole team to fight against Jordan alone! As for how to do it for the whole team How about fighting against one person? We are like this.”

Everyone watched Larry Brown practicing on the drawing board, drawing lines and arrows, and listening to Larry Brown constantly explaining.

"Chicago plays the triangle offense. It's the kind of basketball I don't like."

"The triangle offense is a simple pick-and-roll, constantly creating singles opportunities for strong points."

"What you have to do is isolate Michael Jordan, cut off his passing lanes, put him in an infinite isolation. Let him fight our team alone."

"Of course, whether you can win or not depends on your offensive ability."

Having said that, Larry Brown also looked at the crowd, and then asked, "Are you guys confident about the offense?"

No double-teaming!The emphasis turned out to be offense!

Li Nan was a little stunned, but the others shouted in unison:

"Have!"

Frank's voice came quickly, "Every time Allen hits the Bulls, he just rushes in casually. The Bulls' inside line is completely like his home. And Lee was 12 of 12 in the last game, and he can score 33 points under such circumstances. , it will definitely be no problem with bulls.”

Coleman also said, "And me, I am shooting absolutely 100% in the penalty area now, not worse than Lee."

Snow was also not to be outdone, "I'm definitely shooting 40.00% of my three-pointers now. Although I'm not as good as Lee, I'm absolutely reliable."

These guys are also getting more and more outrageous.

"Lee and Allen will definitely get 30+ easily. The rest of us should be more accurate. Isn't it a matter of minutes to beat the Bulls?"

"Oh, we still have Dominic. Dominic is still alive. He can definitely get 20+."

"Actually, I have wanted to play offense for a long time. I just haven't had a chance. If the coach sends me up, I think I can throw three or four three-pointers."

Hearing these words, Li Nan suddenly felt that compared with these guys, he was really too pessimistic.

It may be caused by some small thoughts, or it may be that the old man thinks too much.

These guys in front of them are all so confident, as if they want to win the championship.

Li Nan looked at the smiling old man, and he knew that this old man brought it to everyone.

Since winning the Pacers in the last game, this team has become more confident.He has also become more trusting of the old man.

It's just that not double-teaming Jordan, isn't this proven to be impossible in many games?

Although the 76ers have done a good job in supplementary defense and assistance defense, it is not enough!

(End of this chapter)