Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 265 Must Be Tough
The game was over, and the entire Lakers team quickly left the field, not even wanting to stay here for a second, although the next fourth game will still be played here.To be honest, their mentality exploded, after all, they are strong contenders for the championship, but this game has become their nightmare.

As the head coach of the team, Phil is also uncomfortable, but the most important thing for him now is not to blame others, but to quickly come up with a countermeasure for the fourth game.There is no doubt that the players of the Blazers feel very good. Even if their hands suddenly decline, they cannot change the essence of their jump shooting team. Except for Ye Feng, the players in the starting lineup either seldom break through, or The breakthrough effect is not good.Originally Roy was also a good breakthrough player, but McMillan strictly restricted him from using this skill, so he still played the role of a pitcher most of the time.The old Miller was also a good offensive player with the ball when he was young, and he is still not old this season. However, as long as the Lakers put a young point guard on the court, his power will drop by half immediately.

So how can we disrupt the opponent's shooting rhythm?Under normal circumstances, the best way is to strengthen the physical confrontation.In fact, in the last quarter of the third game, the Lakers consciously increased the intensity and frequency of physical confrontation, but they were helpless at this time, but even so, the effect was not bad.So Phil quickly figured out a strategy for the fourth game, which is to let the players try to find physical confrontation, put the rebounds aside first, and disrupt the rhythm of the Blazers when they shoot. They can still shoot such a heaven-defying shooting percentage, which can only show that the Lakers are not lucky.

That's what Phil thought, and that's what he explained to the Lakers players.The schedule is very tight, and the fourth game will start the day after the third game. There is not much time left for the Lakers to adjust, but Phil doesn't care. He believes that he can just emphasize physical confrontation, and there is no need to deliberately Do a training session on this.However, before the start of the fourth game on the evening of May 5, he still repeated his instructions in the locker room, and forced the players to do it during the game.The fighting spirit of the Lakers is beyond doubt, and Phil just vaccinated a few of them, such as Odom.

"Lamar, you're a big part of the starting lineup, but I have my doubts about your ability to keep going physically. I know you've got strength and talent, but sometimes it's clear to me. You play soy sauce on the court, in other words, you are not 100% devoted to the game. Usually I don’t take it seriously, but this is a very critical game. I hope you can fully focus on the game and don’t think about yourself How hard it will be, to tell you the truth, if you are resistant to physical confrontation or even lazy to implement it, I don't mind replacing you with someone else in the starting lineup, understand?"

Phil's words are very blunt, but now is not the time to be gentle, courteous and frugal, and he also speaks like this for the good of the team.Odom looked a little embarrassed, he has not been a very tough player, this is one of his drawbacks, but he never cared about it.But this time, he was forced into a corner by Phil, and he couldn't do without being tough.No way, he could only raise his hand and respond: "No problem, I will do a good job, and I promise not to hinder the team." Phil nodded with satisfaction, and he didn't care whether Odom could completely change it in the future. This problem, as long as it can be restrained a little in this game.

The Blazers never expected that the Lakers would put so much emphasis on physical confrontation in the fourth game. This is not their style at all!The Lakers have always regarded themselves as wealthy and aristocratic, and their labels are gorgeous and elegant. When did they play such an iron-blooded game?This style caught the unprepared Blazers by surprise. The first four offenses were all ironed, and they couldn't even get offensive rebounds.The reason is simple. The Lakers players also increase physical confrontation when grabbing rebounds. As the former boss of the Grizzlies, Gasol is actually a fairly tough center, not as soft as other fans sprayed. So when Phil asked to further increase physical confrontation, he did not hesitate to use all kinds of tough moves to get stuck in the basket. How could Camby, who is older than him, grab offensive rebounds in this situation? ?
Ye Feng was the first one to recover, but he didn't have anything to do. It's true that he could barely handle Artest himself, but he couldn't make his teammates toughen up.Facing a tough team, hiding and playing is definitely not the best way to deal with it. It can even be said to be a bad idea. Yes, it is really easy for you to hide and play, but this has buried a heartache in the hearts of the players. Seed, when the bayonet saw red, he didn't dare to go up and fight desperately.Therefore, if the opponent wants to be tough, he must be tougher than them. Just go to the end. Don’t be cowardly.

However, the opponent's emphasis on physical confrontation is also beneficial, that is, it is easier to cause fouls by the opponent. Ye Feng is considered an experienced person in this regard.So when he saw his teammates struggling to move, he decisively continued to hold the ball and go inside to make fouls. Gasol got two fouls in a single quarter, and the biggest advantage was that Gasol got two fouls too early. A personal foul will make him tied up in the next game, unless Phil replaces Bynum to replace him as the fifth position.

Originally Phil was unwilling, but Gasol's two fouls were really terrible. You must know that the first quarter of the game is not over yet!In desperation, he could only replace Bynum, and repeatedly told this guy to be tougher at the basket.But Bynum promised well that he would play according to his own preferences after playing. His toughness was strictly a child's waywardness, and he had no rules at all.But he's not Popovich, he can't do this kind of action of slapping himself within a few minutes, he can only look angrily at Bynum messing around in the paint.

Kobe is very uncomfortable with him, but he is still playing, it is impossible to directly expose the contradictions within the team, he can only turn to give orders to other teammates, hoping that they can set up fences and reduce the Blazers' offense efficiency.However, Ye Feng discovered Bynum's incompatibility at the first time, and a smirk appeared on the corner of his mouth, could he use Bynum to do something?

(End of this chapter)