I can't be a basketball god

Chapter 26 Play against the Lakers in 99!
The Knicks flew to the away plane.

This aircraft, in terms of luxury, is one of the best in the alliance.

At this time, when assistant coach Thibodeau was finishing sending out the Lakers player information to the players, Jeff Van Gundy also had a copy in his hand, and said with a deep frown, "It's no surprise that Shaquille O'Neal has to be the center position of the Lakers.

Ewing, unable to play in this game, Marcus, thank you for your hard work. "

As soon as the words fell, Van Gundy frowned and continued, "It's just Marcus, your physique is almost half of Shaq's.

If you want to grow into a star insider, the first thing is to find a way to gain weight.

With a body like yours, I'm really afraid that Shaq will hit you with a slight collision and hurt you. "

"..."

Gain weight?

Are you sure this is not a joke?

Marcus Camby is not easy to fool. He wants to play basketball for a few more years. If he gains weight, with his physical fitness, he will definitely not be greeted by star data, but the arrival of injuries.

It's not that he hasn't gained weight, it's just that he has a vitreous physique, the effect of gaining weight is not obvious, and he is prone to injuries.

Besides, would he still be able to jump after gaining weight?

If you can't jump up, how can you block your opponent?How to be the block king?

Without good data, go there and sign a big contract.

His advantage is his excellent jumping ability.

Coach, you actually asked me to add weight, you taught me how to fly and fly higher?
So, it's out of the question.

Want him to gain weight and go inside to fight people?

At that time, he can still be a ghost celebrity insider?Damn, you just want to trick him into doing dirty work as a blue-collar worker.

Go to hell!

If I don't gain weight, I still have a slight chance of being a star insider.

If I gain weight, I will have to lie in the hospital before I become a star insider.

Marcus Camby's face was a little silent, the opponent was the head coach, and he couldn't resist the rebuttal, so he just chose to ignore it.

Jeff Van Gundy is also a bit boring. Players of this generation have good talent, but their ideas are too exaggerated.

His style of play is becoming more and more outside, and he only pursues gorgeous style of play and beautiful statistics. He wants to be a star but does not want to be responsible. He would rather not gain weight and falsely report his height than enter the penalty area.

He chose to ignore the head coach's advice, and if he wanted to be an insider star, go eat farts!

This generation is really unlovable. There are former players who are so simple and willing to die for the head coach without hesitation.

"Kurt, without Ewing, one person probably can't guard against Shaq. There are countless people in the league who can guard against him. It's hard work for you to be ready to help defend and double-team at any time.

The Lakers' power forward is Rodman. His offensive ability is equal to zero and he can be completely empty.

In addition, the real strength of the Knicks' defense is not how powerful the individual is, but the cooperation of the players and the defense as a whole. This is the reason why our team's defensive efficiency is always ranked among the top three in the league. . "

After emphasizing the defense of the Lakers' inside line, for the outside line, Jeff Van Gundy's defense of the Lakers' outside line is still reassuring in the game.

The small forward is the old man of the team, Larry Johnson who has the nickname of "Auntie". Although his scoring ability has been declining since he joined the Knicks, Johnson, who has a strong style of play, marks the opponent's Glenn Rice. The problem is still not big.

Followed by the point guard, Charlie Ward, this is the biggest weakness of the Knicks, but, fortunately, Charlie Ward will not play around, and knows how to hand the basketball to the stars.

Moreover, the point guard position of the Lakers is also a weakness, and it is held by Derek Harper. Anyway, it is the eldest brother, not the second brother.

In the end, Jeff Van Gundy had a serious face and said to Alan Houston, "Alan, neither Ewing nor Sprewell can fight now.

If the Knicks want to win, the premise is that you have to take a shot and blow up Kobe who is playing against you.

Kobe mentioned the starting position this season, and his current performance is not stable enough, but his talent is very good.

We want to win, inside or outside, there is always one of the two. The Lakers have Shaq, but we don't have Ewing. We have only one choice to win. "

Alan Houston nodded. Larry Johnson used to be good, but he is 34 years old, and Riley is not an easy guy. In other positions, the advantages are not clear. If the Knicks want to win, they really have to go. Blow Kobe this way.

"If the shooting guard of the Lakers is still Ellie Jones, my chances of blowing up the opponent will not be too great. However, if the opponent is Kobe, I feel that I still have a chance. No matter how talented Kobe is, the current data No matter how beautiful he is, he is still a third-year rookie, or a player who joined the NBA as a high school student. How strong can he be?

Kobe, leave it to me! "

Alan Houston thought about it, listed the reasons for himself, and still bit the bullet and took this task.

"Kobe is not easy to bully. Let's just see how far Kobe's current combat effectiveness is from the No.1 Kobe in the league in the future."

Ye Feng was listening by the side, secretly thinking, and at the same time, he also imagined, if he had a chance to play, who would be the opponent he would face?

There is no doubt that the one with the greatest probability is Kobe Bryant.

Because, after a game, he has to play about 40 minutes.

With his strong ability in chaotic combat, he is the only one who can bring substitute players to fight.

……

City of Angels.

March 1999, Atlantic Forum.

The enthusiastic and sexy cheerleaders are using their dynamic dance moves to warm up and cheer for the Lakers.

"The hot and sexy Lakers girl has left the stage, the Atlantic Forum is about to ignite, and next, let the protagonists of tonight come out.

The Lakers played first, and the first player to play was Kobe Bryant, a 8-foot-6 shooting guard from Lower Merion High School wearing a purple and gold No. 6 jersey! "

Off the court, cheers and applause came like a tide, cheering for the new favorite of the Lakers.

Kobe jumped out of the entrance, waving and greeting the fans.

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"Finally, let us welcome with the warmest applause and cheers, Shaquille O'Neal, a 34-foot-7 super center from Louisiana State University, who wears the number 1 in purple and gold, and makes his grand finale debut."

As soon as O'Neal appeared on the stage and waved, the arena erupted like a tsunami, overwhelming shouts and applause.

Afterwards, the fans and audience tacitly used huge boos to greet the Lakers' opponent tonight, the New York Knicks.

Ye Feng entered the arena with the team, and also felt the sound attack like a storm.

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On the commentary stage.

Warm up time.

Mike Breen and Groom Albert partnered as guest commentators, "Tonight's matchup is between the Lakers and the Knicks, and both teams are among the favorites to compete for the championship this season.

However, the situation of these two teams is somewhat similar, and the teams have experienced varying degrees of difficulties this season.

The Lakers have experienced the transfer of star players in the lineup, poor record in the new season, and the turmoil of the head coach being laid off. Now assistant coach Kurt Rambis serves as the interim head coach, and the current record has begun to improve. "

"The Knicks are even more unfortunate. They also exchanged for star players. However, the core players have suffered injuries and lineup problems. Now they may not even be able to get tickets for the playoffs."

"Let's take a look at their starting lineup. The Lakers' current starting five are fixed, point guard Derek Harper, shooting guard Kobe, small forward Glenn Rice, power forward Rodman, and center O'Neal."

"The Knicks had some problems with the starting lineup. Ewing couldn't play, point guard Charlie Ward, shooting guard Alan Houston, small forward Larry Johnson, power forward Kurt Thomas, and center Marcus Camby."

"Looking at the starting lineup, the Knicks' 'Big Three' only started one. Just looking at the lineup cards, the Lakers have an absolute advantage. The Knicks are playing on the road. It is very difficult to win. Maybe you lose less and win more It's the way out!"

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"The warm-up time is over. The referee holds the basketball and comes to the middle circle of the court. The starting lineups of both sides line up. The game is ready to start with the scrum."

beep-!
A crisp whistle sounded, and O'Neill and Camby jumped up and scrambled for the ball with both feet up.

Snapped.

The basketball fell into Kobe's hands. O'Neal hadn't won a championship yet, and his weight was under control. He wasn't too fat to jump.

In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers attacked first in the first round.

Kobe didn't pass the ball, and dribbled the ball directly across the half court without finding an opportunity to attack.

Under the entanglement of Alan Houston, Kobe was not in a hurry to attack, and waited for O'Neal to settle down.

"O'Neal was stuck in the paint, and Camby struggled hard, but O'Neal's body was a circle bigger than Camby's, and the two were not opponents of the same level at all.

Kurt Thomas emptied Rodman and rushed to help defend.

The Knicks' pseudo-zone defense began to oppress the ball and Kobe, forcing Kobe to make a mid-range shot on his own, not giving the ball a breakthrough, and not giving the ball to the basket, directly blocking the penalty area? "

"Kobe played very patiently, and after many passes, Rice and Harper moved the ball, the basketball finally fell into O'Neal's hands.

Playing against the Knicks, the scene was so ugly. It took more than half of the offensive time for the Lakers to hand over the basketball to O'Neal. "

Camby and Thomas directly engaged in flanking tactics, and the Knicks' defense line began to shrink and encircle, as if to shrink the encirclement and compress O'Neal's offensive space.

And let O'Neill fall into the hinterland alone.

Obviously, the Knicks' defensive tactics are executed very cleverly. Although Van Gundy has a lot of problems in coaching, he is definitely in the top five in terms of defensive tactics.

Now, O'Neal is surrounded by the Knicks.

Bang-!
Under the basket, O'Neal suddenly rose up, Camby obviously dodged for a while, and Thomas desperately threw himself on O'Neal like a pendant.

The Knicks' pseudo-zone defense has not been fully closed yet.

In order to defend O'Neal, the Knicks defended with all their strength for 20 seconds.

As a result, O'Neal took less than 3 seconds from receiving the ball to hitting the basketball and scoring the basketball.

Boom-!
Camby evaded automatically, Thomas was knocked into the air, and Alan Houston still had a distance.

O'Neal hung on the rim and scored the opening two points strongly.

O'Neal landed, and the basket was still shaking violently.

Outside the stadium, the applause and cheers of the fans and audience flooded in like a tide.

"Shaq, that's what you do, the Knicks' defense can't lock you up!"

"..."

"This is a difficult problem for the entire league. As the other three major centers are getting old, Shaq can no longer be stopped by relying on numbers and execution of tactics."

"Marcus obviously dodged, as if he could withstand 1 second, the Knicks' defensive tactics completed the encirclement, and Shaq, if he wanted to score, probably would not please him.

However, it wasn't Marcus' fault, on the contrary, he seemed a little smart. If he lasted for that 1 second, maybe Shaq would not succeed in attacking this round, but Marcus probably would have to lie on the floor.

In a word, the point is not whether Marcus hides or not, but Shaq, who is so fucking powerful. "

"..."

powerful!

Is it possible not to defend.

Off the court, Van Gundy rushed to the sidelines, trying to direct something.

On the court, the Knicks' tactical execution also worked very well.

However, losing points is indispensable.

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On the field.

Knicks attack.

Charlie Ward is slow, playmaking off the dribble.

Eight seconds later, the ball was given to Alan Houston.

Being entangled by Kobe, he couldn't make a face-up shot.

Another 8 seconds later, the ball was given to Larry Johnson.

Faced with Rice's marking, 'Auntie' played very patiently, directly playing with his back and pushing forward with strength.

In terms of strength, even if Johnson plays power forward, he will not suffer.

As a small forward, without speed, you can't break through, but you can break through everything with one effort.

The time is almost 8 seconds away.

In the horn area on the left, Johnson didn't care whether the final shot would be scored, turned around and pulled it up, and just shot a jumper.

Boom-!
At the moment when the basketball hit the iron, the attack clock had just passed 24 seconds, and the buzzer was perfect, but it was just a little bit of luck.

The Knicks are not in a hurry. They have always relied on defense to win, and it is no big deal if they can't score offensively.

It only needs to be able to withstand the Lakers' offense on defense, and more than half of the success is achieved.

The other half is to make the shot.

"Harper dribbled the ball, Ward marked it, and the Knicks still moved sideways with the basketball. Three or four people blocked the penalty area, trying to force the Lakers to shoot mid-range jumpers.

It's just that the Knicks' attention was obviously wrong.

The Lakers' offense is very three-dimensional.

Without Ewing's center guard, the Knicks' defense would be empty.

At least, that's how it looks in front of the Lakers' offense. "

On the court, the Knicks still strictly guarded the penalty area and carried out pseudo-zone defense.

Camby defended around the front and refused to catch the ball for O'Neal. Thomas put Rodman two steps away, ready to help defend at any time.

Charlie Ward, continue to press Harper with the ball.

In terms of tactical execution, the Knicks are really too strong.

They did not change anything because of the failure of the front defense, and strictly followed the pre-match tactical arrangement.

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8 minute later.

The Knicks directly fell behind the Lakers by 8 points with a score of 19 to 11.

Camby defends when he can, and hides when he can't.

Thomas still looks like he is desperately fighting for three times.

The Knicks' pseudo zone defense also works pretty well.

It's just that the Knicks were very lucky to run into the Lakers who had activated a three-dimensional offense.

The paint area belongs to O'Neal.

Dribble breakthroughs and mid-range shots are handed over to Kobe.

The three-point shooting is led by Rice, a three-point shooter with a shooting percentage of more than 40%.

In the three offensive areas, the Lakers were all excited because of O'Neal's unsolvable offensive firepower in the low post.

The most important thing is that Kobe's state is also quite good. His breakthrough has too much space. The Knicks all went to block O'Neal, giving Kobe too much room to play.

However, Kobe's three-pointer also opened.

"No way, the current Lakers team is not the Lakers team that just started the new season.

They signed Rodman to solve the difficulty of the power forward position.

Now, facing the Knicks, he doesn't worry about missing shots at all when shooting from the outside.

Because O'Neal can grab the board, his body and height have an advantage.

Moreover, the Lakers also have the rebounding geek Rodman, and the Lakers don't need Rodman's offense at all.

As long as he works hard to defend and rebound, Rodman's joining can become a key part of the Lakers.

When O'Neal played [-]v[-] and played so easily, it was a dream for the Knicks to defend the Lakers.

If it weren't for them delaying time on both ends of the offense and defense, the Knicks would definitely not be only 11 points behind now. "

"Without Ewing, there is no madman yet. The strength gap between the Knicks and the Lakers is too great."

"..."

On the sidelines, Van Gundy paced anxiously on the sidelines.

I can also see the problem, but there is no way to adjust it, and I can only rely on the starting players to support it.

It wasn't until it entered the traditional substitution time point that Jeff Van Gundy stopped pacing, and then moved his gaze to the bench.

First, I looked at the old men of the team and shook my head. Chris Childs and the others, playing downwind, may still be able to top for a few minutes, but it seems embarrassing to let them play to change the situation of lagging behind and need to chase points. used.

Immediately afterwards, his eyes fell on Bruce Bowen.

This new aid is very active defensively, although his defensive skills, from his point of view, still need to be polished.

However, he believes that there will definitely be a place for him in the future league.

The premise is that Bowen develops an offense.

In other words, you are a perimeter player who occasionally plays shooting guard, but you don't even have any offensive ability.

If you want to break through without a sudden, if you want to make a mid-range shot or not, three-pointers are not in his consideration. The team needs a large mid-range shot. stunning.

Finally, Van Gundy's eyes fell on Ye Feng.

Ugh.

I can only try it.

You can't be hammered to death by the Lakers, don't you dare to try another scorer?
Van Gundy had made a decision in his heart, but his face was still a little tangled.

This exceeded his expectations.

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(End of this chapter)