Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 336 Feeling and Attitude
It's a pity that Mike James' rhetoric is destined to be empty words. When there are Kobe, Garnett, Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming, and even Billups Artest on the court, his role will have to wait a little later.

As a chaotic player, Jeff Van Gundy prefers Bob Sura, who is more defensive, as the starting point guard.Mike James can only act as a spoiler when Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming rest.

Since joining the Rockets, Tracy McGrady is no longer the killer with a white horse and a silver gun flying into the sky. In Van Gundy's slow positional warfare system, the center of gravity of the offense is always launched from the inside. Even if Yao Ming is not on the court, the inside must be filled. Mutombo went in, and the power forward position was seriously blue-collarized, which could not effectively open up space. McGrady's first step in the league, which is well-known in the league, basically had no room to display it. He became a single player who mainly focused on wing jumpers.The scoring average of just over 25 points per game in the season is the lowest in the past five years, and the shooting percentage of 5% is not considered outstanding.

The Lakers' tactic is very simple, pinch Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, and defend the others if they can, and let them go if they can't.Anyway, David Wesley's [-]-pointer and Juwan Howard's half-block have not killed anyone in years.

火箭也很给面子，大卫·韦斯利三分球7投2中，朱万·霍华德全场10投4中，两人各自得到11分和10分。

Mike James, who came off the bench, was very active. With a ball in hand, I have the world. In 20 minutes of playing, he made 17 crazy shots, hit 6 goals, and scored the team's third-highest 15 points.This style of play is obviously not what Van Gundy likes to see, but the rocket's constipated offensive system can only hope that this catfish will stir up some muddy water. Resign yourself to fate.

James' performance was not enough to make the Lakers regret it. The Lakers played their basketball step by step. Kobe started to play the role of organizer after killing the Quartet in the last game. He only took 11 shots and hit 6 goals. With a triple-double of 18 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, seven of the Lakers scored in double figures under his lead. Among them, Nene made 7 of 11 shots and scored 10 points.

117 to 102, the Lakers won and stabilized their third position in the Western Conference. Because of this loss, the Rockets have been overtaken by the Denver Nuggets and dropped to sixth in the Western Conference.

In the next game, the Lakers played against the Kings at home.

Today's Kings are no longer the Western Conference team that fought fiercely with the Lakers. After years of defeats in the Finals, the Kings' management has exhausted their patience with Chris Webber. They believe that under Webber's leadership, the team will be difficult Going a step further, he sent Webber to the Philadelphia 76ers for Kenny Thomas, Collison Williams and Brian Skinner while the injury-plagued Webber was still worth a trade.

Then, Wang Guan didn't do anything and kept going. He sent Doug Christie, a defensive expert in the backcourt and a special hobby, to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Cutino Mobley, who was depressed as a substitute for the Magic. , to strengthen the firepower.

After all this tossing, Adelman felt distressed in his heart, and the system that he had finally mastered was fragmented, but the old coach could only bite the bullet and adjust his tactics, with Stojakovic, Bibby and Okur as the main players. At the offensive point, Mobley scored points in a chaotic battle, and the 2-meter Rockets star Kenny Thomas topped the power forward position, responsible for rebounding and eating cakes.

Fortunately, Okur's performance is fairly stable. He raised his data to 17 points and 8 rebounds, and averaged about 2 three-pointers per game.On the bench, rookie Kevin Martin gradually entered the rotation lineup in the second half of the season, showing good potential, but his body is too thin. Once he succeeds, the future can be expected.

Due to the lack of high-position support points, the King's traditional backdoor air cuts have become less, and more shots have been chosen to be three-pointers, with a fast pace.

Garnett needed to take care of Okur on the outside, so Kenny Thomas made a big profit on the inside and played the pinnacle of his career. He scored 32 points and 14 rebounds, but the three Lakers scored more than 3 points, including Kobe's 20 points. 29 rebounds and 6 assists, Billups 5 points and 27 assists, Garnett 8 points and 25 rebounds.

Compared with scoring, the Lakers today are never afraid of anyone.

Fans at the Arco Arena witnessed a scoring feast. The Kings team made 17 three-pointers. Although the Lakers only scored 7 three-pointers, their overall shooting percentage was as high as 63%.

137 to 131, the Lakers defeated the Kings, and this score also created a record for the total points scored by the two teams during regular time in the season.

After the loss, the Kings have fallen to seventh in the Western Conference. It is embarrassing that the once powerful has fallen to where it is today.

Two days later, the Lakers returned home to fight the Kings again.

This time the game between the two sides was not as free and unrestrained as the previous game. Jim specially emphasized the importance of defense before the game. It was like paper, but here the Lakers were having fun and forgot what defense was.

In particular, Nene was criticized by name. Kenny Thomas, who he played against, played a brilliant performance that did not meet his worth. Nene's illusory defense should be the first credit.

In this game, Nene knew the shame and was brave. He declared the sovereignty of the basket with a hot pot at the beginning.

Kenny Thomas was strictly guarded by Nene, and he didn't have so many opportunities to catch the leak.

In the first quarter, the Lakers successfully suppressed the Kings' score by 21 points.

But this kind of team is offensive in its bones, and it is difficult to be truly restricted. This is true for the Kings, and so is the Lakers.

After the dullness of the first quarter, the rhythm of the two sides became faster and faster.

Jim didn't set too many restrictions. After all, the goal has been achieved. This time, there will be no irrelevant people jumping out to disrupt the situation. The goal scored by the opponent is the opponent's good play, not his own poor defense. That's fine.

In the second quarter, the Kings' score was 27 points higher than the Lakers' 24 points. Without Wade, the scoring ability of the Lakers' bench lineup was weaker. Eddie House, the king's nerve knife, performed well in the second quarter.

The two sides entered the second half with a score of 48. It was Garnett who took the lead. In the third quarter, he scored 12 points in a single quarter, helping the Lakers to score 37 to 29 in a single quarter, and successfully limited the score. Mehmet Okur, allowing the latter to miss all 5 shots and scoreless in the third quarter.

Kenny Thomas, who showed his original shape, and Okur, who was not good at defense, were powerless to prevent the Lakers from doing whatever they wanted inside the King's interior. The three guns from the outside line also tended to be inaccurate in front of the Lakers' three iron gates.

In the end, the Lakers won 112 to 99 at home and double-killed the Kings.

(End of this chapter)