Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 143
Nowitzki's layup was fouled by help defense Ben Wallace and went to the free throw line.

The Lakers took advantage of this dead ball opportunity to make substitution adjustments. Kobe was replaced, Derek Fisher appeared, and Billups formed a double point guard lineup.

Kobe took the towel and covered his head, sat back in his seat, and adjusted his breathing.

"There are 8 minutes and 39 seconds left in the second quarter, and you have less than 3 minutes to rest. Do you have any questions?" Zen Master asked.

"No."

Although Billups has the first-class defensive ability among point guards, it is still a bit tricky to face a crazy point guard like Nash who is running around the court.

In particular, the Mavericks used Nash and Nowitzki's pick-and-roll in advance, which made the Lakers feel a little scratching their heads. The Mavericks' shooting percentage in the previous two games was frighteningly high. It is difficult to win, so the Lakers adopted a high-pressure defense at the beginning of the game. At the cost of a lot of energy, they suppressed the Mavericks' start and strived for an advantage while making it difficult for the Mavericks to quickly find the touch and win the game.

After Kobe left the court, Garnett needed to take on more offensive responsibilities. The two resumed the pick-and-roll cooperation in the Timberwolves period, and kept hitting the basket, making Lavlenz, who was protecting the Mavericks' frame, flustered for a while, trying to make up for it.

When Lavlenz is constantly wiping his teammates, Ben Wallace will be ready to eat at any time. Whether it is Billups or Garnett, both have first-class ability to play the ball. It will be fed to Da Ben to complete the dunk.

Although Nash and Nowitzki began to recover on the offensive end, they had nothing to do with the Lakers' routine on the defensive end. The point difference has been kept at around 7 points.

This is the strategy formulated by the Lakers before the game, using high-pressure defense to gain an advantage, constantly attacking the Mavericks' fragile basket, and scoring in the most confident way. Because of the gap in defensive capabilities between the two sides, the Mavericks basically cannot effectively limit the Lakers' attack to the basket. , can only use offense instead of defense.

Old Nelson's face became more serious. The team failed to close the point difference when Kobe was off the court. Once Kobe came back, the situation would be even worse.He replaced Van Exel ahead of schedule, hoping to rely on Fan Crazy's nerve knife attribute to try to hit a wave of offensive climax to close the score.

Bryant also returned to the court at the same time, and this time he replaced Artest, who also had no rest time before.

Defending against Finley and topping the driver, Artest is still a bit overwhelmed even with a steel frame, but under his meat grinder style of play, the 30-year-old Finley is equally exhausted. what to do.

After Kobe played, the Lakers' offense became even more difficult to stop. Without Raja Bell, who was the only outside barrier, facing the double-drain combination of Nash and Van Exel in the backcourt, Kobe killed whatever he wanted.

The Mavericks gradually became impatient. Facing the impregnable wall of the Lakers on the offensive end, it often took a lot of trouble to score, but looking back, the lost points were very sloppy. Van Exel finally threw a crossover and then retreated. With a quick three-pointer, Billups was completely missed, and he was shot through the back door and scored a layup.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers led 58-51, including as many as 40 points in the restricted area.

Jim is not as rich and powerful as Mark Cuban, who can have a lot of dollars to renovate the entire arena, install a super big screen, order planes and so on.But his emphasis on the team is no worse than Cuban.

In contrast, Jim is more from the details.

Usually after the first half of the game, the video coaching staff specially formed by Jim will pick out some representative round videos and bring them to the locker room to show the problems of the team's offense and defense. Motivate your team with great graphics.Such an intuitive way makes it easy for the team to find out the problem and make corresponding adjustments.

For this reason, the number of video editors for the Lakers is three times that of other teams, just to pick out valuable pictures in the first place.After all, in the early 21st century, the editing of videotapes needs to be collected first. The efficiency of editing cannot be compared with the digital format ten years later. The time is tight and can only be made up by the number of people.

This time, Zen Master did not show the problematic round footage, but selected a highlight shot or two for everyone, with the simple intention of encouraging the second half.

At this stage of the game, both sides know themselves and the enemy, and they both took out the bottom of the box. In fact, tactics are no longer important. It is more of a competition on the level of will between the two sides. The side with a stronger desire to win will often win the final victory. .

Staples fans act as the No.13 of the team. Whenever the Lakers score, the audience will cheer in unison; and whenever the Mavericks attack, especially when a player walks to the free throw line, the fans will cheer. Desperately interfere.

The Mavericks launched wave after wave of offensives. As their physical strength continued to decline, the Mavericks' shooting percentage continued to decline. The only way out was to attack the Lakers penalty area guarded by Ben Wallace. Whether it was Nowitzki Still Finley, even the thin Nash, are desperately attacking the Lakers inside.

The blue waves wave after wave, but the purple-gold reef is always firm. No one can easily break through the blockade of Billups, Kobe and Artest, and Ben Wallace and Garnett The inside guard net is almost indestructible. Every time he protects the basket and every block is a heavy hammer on the Mavericks.

Kobe used various scoring methods to punish the Mavericks' weak defense. Raja Bell sat on the court and watched Van Exel being eaten alive by Kobe again and again, wishing to bite his teeth.But there is no way, under the old Nelson's system, the team needs Van Exel's offense more than his defense.

Garnett's comprehensive incomprehension, Billups' sniper three-pointer, Artest's crushing breakthrough, and even Ben Wallace's occasional dunks at the basket are constantly extinguishing the small team. The fire of hope for the cattle is getting weaker and weaker.

The main players of both sides played almost the entire second half, the Mavericks were unwilling to give up, and the Lakers did not dare to be careless.

Although the Mavericks made a heroic and tenacious counterattack, the point difference of about 10 points was like an insurmountable moat. In the transition between offensive and defensive rounds, time passed by every minute and every second, and the game gradually came to an end.

When the final whistle sounded, the Lakers defeated the Mavericks 108 to 100 at home, won the battle of Tianwangshan, and once again took the lead in the series.

Kobe had 47 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, and no assists. He had only one task throughout the game, which was to put the ball into the Mavericks' basket.

Jim stood up from the auditorium, ready to high-five his players, only to find that the palms of his hands were already full of sweat.

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