Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 146 The Defender Wins the Championship
In fact, the Lakers fans who came to Staples today are already very happy. They really didn't expect that the home team, which couldn't even make the playoffs last year, could play back and forth with the Thunder, which has the second youngest.

You know, how many people have already sentenced the Lakers to death when the big deal broke out on the night of the draft.

The most popular saying at the time was that in the 2015-2016 season, the Lakers should not think about making troubles. Only by doing two things well can they be worthy of the fans.
As a result, since the start of the season, the Lakers have unexpectedly performed well in several tough games. The Wizards, Timberwolves, and Thunder are not teams that are easy to bully. The so-called strong teams in the current league, if they want to win these teams, which one must lose their skin?

Especially in this game against the Thunder, Kobe played particularly well. At least on the offensive end, he and Durant exchanged blows.

Not only Kobe, but some people are also focusing on Towns. After all, he is the new No. [-] pick. There are not many No. [-] picks in the history of the Lakers, so they should be expected to be high.

The template that DraftExpress gave to Towns turned out to be Andrew Bogut or Vlad Divac, who were also sent by Kentucky as the No. [-] insider pick, and Anthony Davis' template was Garnett or Camby.

Perhaps this is the reason why the Timberwolves chose to trade at the last moment. Times have changed. Now the teams in the league may need Boguge or Divac, but it is certain that they will not waste the No. [-] pick to choose.

When President Xiao Hua announced the deal, the discussion forum of the Lakers was paralyzed. What are you kidding, sending away so many immediate combat power and excellent potential stocks like Randall, just for Bogut?

Towns came to the Lakers in this unfavorable environment, and the fans labeled him as waiting to be seen.

It wasn't until the summer league that people discovered his talent, especially when he played with his alumnus Yuan Qingshan, he was simply invincible.

It is rare for two rookies to have such a tacit cooperation in the first year, and they even repeatedly shut down all-stars such as Wall and Garnett.

Today's game is not over yet, and the Lakers fans at the scene have already come to a conclusion: Bass's life is really good, and he has made a lot of money this year. Not only did he choose Towns, the cornerstone of the inside line, but he also selected Yuan Qingshan, who has a qualified starting ability, at the end of the first round.

This year's offseason operation seems to be buy one get one free, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that this 1+1 is definitely greater than 2, earning, earning!

"This point guard is so good, how did he fall to the end of the first round?"

"It's okay, I think Westbrook didn't play well today, which gave him an opportunity."

"You're wrong. In the first game, he played against Wall of the Wizards. He also exploded."

"Yeah, the second game was Russell of the Timberwolves. He beat Russell when he was in college, but after entering the league, he beat Russell again."

The reporters on the sidelines started talking about Yuan Qingshan. This was a gem they hadn't discovered before. They knew Yuan Qingshan was so powerful. Like the female reporter from 2KTV, they got in touch with him in advance and left a good impression for future interviews.

There was not much time left in the game. Kobe took advantage of the Thunder's pure offensive lineup and poor defense. In the final stage, he frequently singled out Anthony Morrow and succeeded.

On the contrary, the Thunder is a bit embarrassed. Durant's play-and-stop feeling has not warmed up in this game, and Westbrook's emotions are a little agitated, and he is already on the verge of going it alone.

Coach Donovan glanced at his watch from time to time. Although the score was deadlocked, he knew in his heart that the Lakers had more back moves than the Thunder.

Just now he vowed to speed up, but the effect was not obvious. He stared at Yuan Qingshan's left leg for a while, then turned his head and asked the assistant: "Do you think there is still a problem with his leg?"

The assistant coach shook his head. Judging from his running posture and rhythm, there was no problem at all.

Donovan wondered, "That's weird, how come you keep running more vigorously?"

How did he know that Yuan Qingshan's leg was not receiving ordinary treatment. Yuan Qingshan could no longer feel pain when he was using systemic analgesics. Now through adaptation, he no longer even feels the slight abnormal feeling, so he became more and more comfortable.

The Thunder team's big and four small "rushing" tactics did not achieve the expected effect. On the contrary, they were intercepted by Yuan Qingshan during several fast breaks, and the Lakers used this to fight back twice.

As long as the Lakers score, Westbrook will stand in the backcourt and complain loudly, venting his anger.

Westbrook's anger value has already maxed out. Donovan doesn't know what will happen after the apex, and he doesn't dare to try it. What if there is a total collapse and the world collapses?
So Donovan replaced Morrow, who was average in defense, and Robertson returned to the second position to deal with Kobe. While the Thunder's speed dropped, their defense strengthened.

The Lakers didn't make any substitutions. Scott was very satisfied with the players' performance, especially Yuan Qingshan's performance against Westbrook. It was hard to see that the kid was a rookie.

Several assistant coaches were chatting off the court, and they all felt that Yuan Qingshan's performance was better than expected. At present, his athletic ability is average, but his golf intelligence is extremely high, and his tactical quality is very good.

Especially the cooperation with the inside core Towns and Whiteside can even be described as seamless. This is absolutely good news for the team. If they can grow into the core, the competitiveness of the Lakers will increase geometrically.

Moreover, the most frightening thing is that they are all too young, at least they can guarantee the competitiveness of the Lakers for ten years!
You come and go on the field, it seems lively, but the Lakers are tantamount to cutting flesh with blunt knives, consuming the Thunder little by little.

Seeing the time running out, Lei Ting's second young master couldn't hold his breath anymore.

First of all, Westbrook started bombing indiscriminately, hitting the basket as soon as he got the ball.

Although this can be successfully converted into scoring, such a blunt way consumes too much for him.

Westbrook needs to go through several hurdles if he wants to break into the Lakers' basket and score. The first is Yuan Qingshan, who has the purple "outside barrier" skill, and then Kobe, who can abandon Robertson with zero attack power at any time, and come to help defend.

These two hurdles are enough for Westbrook, even if they can pass through, the inside line still has a tall arm length, excellent movement Downs and the famous inside line gate Whiteside.

He was still able to score, really because of his tyrannical physical talent and a breath of anger. If it were someone else, he would have been tired and lay down.

Durant also tried to hit two, but the effect was not ideal, and he was exhausted every time he hit one.

This season, fans have felt the improvement brought about by the Lakers on the offensive end because of the rookie joining and Kobe's recovery.

In fact, what those professional coaches and players personally felt was the qualitative leap of the Lakers in defense.

The attacker wins the heart, and the defender wins the championship!

Those who can balance offense and defense at the same time win the dynasty!
(End of this chapter)