NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 67

Everything seems so easy, small ball is definitely a bug-level tactic in this era, even Presti himself is a little carried away, he is even thinking about the 73 wins in his previous life.

And today they are a guest at the Sputai Center to play against the defending champion Lakers!
Perhaps it was because the Thunder played so well recently. Although the players were very excited, they could still see contempt in their eyes. After all, they defeated the runner-up in the opening game, and even beat various teams after that. So far, they have not lost a single game.

There was thunderous applause at the Sputnik Center, and the Lakers fans were also waiting for this day. Two teams in the league have not yet experienced a defeat. One is the Los Angeles Lakers, and the other is the Thunder, which is a guest today. But because the Thunder played one more game than the Lakers, the Thunder overtook the Lakers and became the league's first.

When the Thunder first arrived in Los Angeles, Presti accepted an interview with the Lakers. The Lakers reporter asked: "Who do you think is the champion this season?"

Presti pointed to himself and said, "What do you think of the champion coach this season?"

As soon as the news came out, the fans and players of the Lakers ignited, vowing to teach the Thunder a lesson!
The two sides jump the ball, and the game officially begins!
Lakers starters: Fisher, Kobe, Waldpeace, Gasol, Bynum,
Thunder starters: Curry, Westbrook, Durant, Gibson, Ibaka,
At this time, Gibson developed the three-pointer early, instead of developing it in the 17th season like in the previous life. In the last game, Gibson made 3 of 1 three-pointers.

One attack belongs to the Lakers!Fisher took the ball to the top of the arc and distributed the ball to Kobe who came out!

Kobe faced Westbrook's defense and ignored it!Take a step to stop and pull!

Go in!
Curry holds the ball to the top of the arc and faces Kobe to defend!Seeing this, Presti squinted his eyes. He knew that this game was not easy to play. It seemed that Zen Master should have seen that the core of the Thunder's offense was Curry, and Kobe gave up defending Westbrook who was facing him and chose to defend Curry.

Kobe is close to the defense. Curry wants to rely on the rhythm to pass Kobe, but the physical confrontation is weak, and it is a bit uncomfortable to be defended. The ball is thrown to Durant on the left. Durant faces Waldpease at 45 degrees on the left and directly chooses to pull!

Iron!

Kobe wanted a position in the paint area, leaned against Westbrook after getting the ball, turned over and leaned back after hitting the ball!

Continue!
Curry holds the ball, and Kobe starts to defend after Curry crosses the midfield!Call the pick and roll!
Ibaka stepped forward to pick and roll, Curry bypassed Kobe, flashed out, and made the shot!

Bang Dang, iron!
The rebound was taken by Gibson! , Allocated to Westbrook, Westbrook made an open shot!
Also iron!

Westbrook picked up the rebound and killed the inside line!

The Lakers tightened their defense, Westbrook couldn't get in, and made a jumper after reaching the paint!
Keep going!
The Lakers finally got the rebound!Slow down to the frontcourt and transfer to Gasol to single Gibson!
Turn around and throw easily!middle! 6:0
Presti did not call a timeout, because there was no problem in the series of attacks just now, the chances came out, luck was no longer here, and the Spoutai Center started with warm cheers, cheering for their home team!
Curry continued to hold the ball to the top of the arc, Ibaka stepped forward to cover, Curry bypassed Ibaka and went in, facing Gasol and Bynum under the basket, and gave the ball back to the open dumb Ka!

Ibaka threw it!
Iron, iron, iron!
After Westbrook rushed to the rebound, although he was open, he still rushed inside and faced Bynum for a gliding layup!
Beep, Bynum fouled, Westbrook made two free throws!

With Westbrook making two free throws, the Thunder finally broke the scoring drought!But this didn't improve the Thunder's offense at all. Curry and Durant hit the iron like crazy on the outside, and Westbrook rushed inside without thinking, trying to get a foul, but the referee didn't call it!
And because the Thunder's outside offense was all misfired, the Lakers' defense line tightened. Gibson and Ibaka were slammed by Gasol in various ways inside, and they couldn't grab rebounds!
At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder trailed the Lakers by 9 points. This is the first time since the start of the game that the Thunder trailed their opponents in the first quarter!
As soon as the lineup was rotated, the Thunder stabilized a little, and Harden rushed inside!Matthews fired from the outside and severely suppressed the Lakers' second team headed by Odom. In the middle of the second quarter, the Thunder trailed the Lakers by only 1 point.

Presti was not in a hurry to get the starter, but continued to use the substitute to play against the starter that the Lakers just got. Kobe took the initiative to defend Harden! , Harden, who had been killing the Quartet, suddenly became a little misfired, and Jordan, who had originally dominated the inside line, met Gasol and Bynum, who were at their peak, and were frequently suppressed!

The Thunder called a timeout again!

Presti adjusted the lineup: Westbrook, Curry, Durant, Ibaka, Jordan, Westbrook holds the ball, Curry runs without the ball, Ibaka and Jordan fight Gasol and Bynum inside!

The effect was immediate, Westbrook passed Fisher in one step!Go to the inside base for Jordan!

Jordan took the ball and dunked in one step!
On the Lakers side, Kobe still entered the paint to back up Westbrook, and Ibaka came to help defend!Kobe passes the ball to an open Gasol!Gasol easily throws the ball in!
Presti obviously felt that the mentality of the players had changed a bit. Curry took the ball and ignored Kobe's defense and shot directly!
Snapped!After being blocked, Westbrook who retrieved the ball gave it to Durant, Durant crossover, one step passed, and the throw was successful!

In turn, Kobe hit another ball!
Westbrook took the ball in the backcourt and rushed to the penalty area, leaning on Bynum for a layup!
Missed, Jordan got the ball and made a strong move!

Get covered again!
Ibaka gets the rebound!Give it to outside Curry! , Curry took the ball and went out unreasonably, no matter how hard it is!
Presti shook his head. No matter what kind of superstars they were in their previous lives, they are all rookies now. The biggest problem for rookies is that once they lose their touch, their mentality will collapse.

It seems that I need to reconsider the new tactics. If Curry's current core feel is lost, how to organize the offense and how to rely on other tactics to open up the stiff situation!
At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder fell behind the Lakers by 9 points again!
The fourth quarter began soon, and Presti adjusted the lineup again, Westbrook, Mbah a Moute, Durant, Ibaka, Jr. Jordan.Presti adopted the tactics of the previous Thunder, shooting and grabbing tactics. Mbah a Moute mainly defends the opponent's arrows, Ibaka and Jordan are stuck, Westbrook and Durant close the board, once they get the rebound and sprint with all their strength, if they fall into the position, Westbrook and Durant take turns to play singles!
At the start of the game, Kobe continued to turn back with his back against Mbah a Moute!Missed this time!

Ibaka and Jordan Jr. guarded the inside, the card owner Bynum and Gasol, Westbrook rose from the middle, took the rebound, and accelerated in one-stop!
Go to the penalty area, pass Fisher, and fly straight to the layup!middle!

Here Gasol takes the ball inside and singles Ibaka with technique!Ibaka has been honed by the club and guided by Presti. His defense is no longer the jumper he used to be.Westbrook clung to it tightly, there was no room for Kobe, and Kobe caught the ball and threw it away!

Hastily shot, missed!Westbrook took the rebound again, accelerated one-stop, and followed up with Durant. Durant took the ball and took off, smashing a dunk with one arm!

Beep!The Lakers pause!Lakers lead Thunder by 5 points

In the face of this stalemate, Shuang Shao is easy to use. The biggest feature of this lineup is that it can change defenses infinitely quickly, has strong athletic ability, and excellent defense. Although the offense cannot be compared with the previous starters, the victory lies in the excellent defense and counterattack!

But Presti knew that after the timeout, it would be another fierce battle!

(End of this chapter)