The strongest basket king

Chapter 99 Mentality

The Lakers robbed each other of a home court, and the Thunder also robbed them of a home court. It was such a drama.

Kobe scored a game-high 38 points, but Westbrook scored 37 points and Durant 31 points. The Lakers won most of the game, but in the end they failed to resist the impact of the two young men.

The Thunder scored at the last moment. In fact, this is not the first time this has happened. It's just that they withstood it last time. This time it was a little bit worse.

The game was reversed, Kobe was angry, "Our other players should be more aggressive and more integrated into the game."

For this game, Brooks concluded: "Our boys did a good job in the battle tonight, and did not give up playing basketball that can win. In the first half, our defense was a bit slow. We challenged each other at halftime. It was better in the second half."

"Kevin offered to guard Kobe and I had three options and I made a decision with three and a half minutes left and I thought it was the right decision at that point and Kobe did what he always did. Makes shots, but I think Kevin does a good job of using his length and length to bother him."

"Russell made a lot of big shots for us tonight. When we couldn't play a good offense, Russell stepped up and made big shots. His mid-range shooting has been very good this year."

Every time the winning side is very talkative, the losing team is more silent. Mike Brown just said that the team will do better next time.

There is regret in losing, but Xiang Chu has no time to be sad, the Thunder is very strong, he must do better.

Unlike facing the Nuggets, even if the two teams are very close to each other, Xiang Chu can feel that the Thunder is the real top team, and he has to make various preparations.

The Lakers and the Thunder tied 2:2, and the 76ers also reversed the Celtics in the second half, and their scores in the series were also tied.

In addition, there is the Heat, the team is behind, James and Wade are angry, James scored 40+18+9, Wade 30+9+6, powerfully killed the Pacers.

The three groups all scored 2:2, the neutral fans were delighted, the playoffs were so good.

The Spurs are still out of the group, and quickly adjusted to win the match point after a bad start.

The poor Clippers were defended and only scored 8 points in the third quarter. It is really hard to imagine the depth of their lineup. You must know that the current Spurs defense is not particularly strong.

The team only has one day to rest when they go to the away game. The previous games were very hard, and now they have reduced the intensity of training, just rehearsing tactics a little.

However, the players were not allowed to move freely. Mike Brown stared at the crowd watching the game video, pointed out some previous problems, and repeatedly explained to the players.

Not everyone has patience and understanding, and the coaching staff must play a role at this time.

Xiang Chu's simulated game in the system space can be said to be an enhanced version of the video analysis. He remembers the matchup situation clearly.

But it’s also good to listen to the analysis of the coaching staff. Sometimes a person’s thinking can be paranoid, and listening to other professional opinions can sometimes make him enlightened.

But you can't be biased, everyone has their own style.

The rest days passed quickly, and the distance to the away game was not close, but thinking about the opponent, Xiang Chu didn't feel much about the bumps on the road.

"Actually, there's nothing to think about. When you're on the field, you just do it. It's more useful than any video, and it doesn't matter on the away game. It doesn't matter who the fans in the stands support."

Artest saw that Xiang Chu was silent, thinking that he was a little nervous by the atmosphere in the team, and planned to give a life lesson to the rookie.

Xiang Chu showed her white teeth, "Actually, I was thinking about what to eat at night. The food in the away game is always not so palatable."

"That's right, how about we order a fast food." Artest said carelessly.

Xiang Chu gave a hehe expression, he doesn't eat fast food, isn't that just a hamburger.

He also gave up the idea of ​​eating a good steak, er, he just chatted casually, why did he really think about the problem of eating, or it would be better to enjoy the food after the playoffs, that is an easy thing, It's not suitable to think about the game in his heart, and he can't let go of the game for a second now.

Xiang Chu has already adapted to the hustle and bustle of the Chesapeake Energy Arena. For him, the stadium is only divided between lively and not lively, but it has little effect.

The Lakers' tactics haven't changed much from the previous games, and there won't be any surprise wins at this time. We can only see which team can implement the tactics better.

However, Kobe's patience is obviously becoming more and more insufficient. Kobe has also experienced many failures in the playoffs, but this season may be the first time he feels that his body can't keep up. With his personality, he is definitely unwilling to accept it.

Even with willpower, he will overcome all difficulties and crush Lei Ting's juniors.

In the first quarter, Kobe didn't hold back, and broke out directly, scoring 15 points in a single quarter, which was not bad.

But the Thunder's defensive tactics still pay more attention to defending the inside line, which is just a waste of Kobe.

Kobe played well alone, but he was not as good as Westbrook, Durant and Harden.

Bynum did not score and fouled twice, and Xiang Chu got the chance to play early.

The Thunder's defense against him is also very targeted now, and Xiang Chu hasn't received the ball in the right position for a long time.

It is one thing to directly confront the stronger Perkins, and the other is that the Lakers don't have the patience to send him shells.

After 3 minutes on the court, Xiang Chucai scored with an offensive rebound.

Horribly, he was the only player off the bench to score.

The Thunder are playing better and better now. Their team is younger and their players are more resilient.

But Kobe will not admit defeat, he believes that he can defeat any enemy.

Embarrassingly, the Lakers played better when Kobe went down to rest for a few minutes, hitting a 14:6 spurt to overtake the score.

But after Kobe came up, the Thunder took the lead in turn.

It's not just because of Kobe's strong play, Durant also played when Kobe came back, but Kobe's lack of patience to cooperate with inside tactics is also one of the reasons.

When Kobe was on the court, the Thunder's defense was very targeted.

As long as Kobe does not open Wushuang, the Lakers will be at a disadvantage.

At the end of the half, the Lakers only lost 3 points, which is nothing at all, but Kobe was still a little angry.

"We should play better. We need to take those shots and our rebounds. We can't let Ibaka come in and take any rebounds."

"Kobe's right." Mike Brown added, "Our two teams already know each other, we can't kill each other all at once, so we need to focus, our willpower is stronger than the other, I believe you It can be done, and our playoffs have only just begun."

(End of this chapter)