Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 338 Maverick's Revenge

The Lakers played a wave of 43 to 25 in the first quarter. After the opening 3 minutes, Pritchard replaced Ha Seung-jin, who was constantly turning back and running on the court, and was full of ugly appearances. The first start, obviously not so satisfactory.

The rest of the game turned into garbage time, and fringe players like James Thomas and Rich Flam were still showing their abilities on the court. Sebastian Telfair and Tra Wes Outlaw seems to have won the death-free gold medal with Pritchard, and his position next season seems to be relatively stable, and he is not playing so distracted, and the Lakers' bench lineup is obviously dominated by Stephen two days ago. A. Smith's venom was stimulated, and there was no tendency to relax at all. Steve Blake sent 10 assists in a single quarter, Battier and Korver jointly scored 6 three-pointers, and Nocioni scored 15 in a single quarter. Points... The game turned into a carnival for the Lakers' substitutes. Artest, who played the longest time in the starting lineup, only played 19 minutes and clocked off work early.

136 to 79, the Lakers beat the Blazers by 57 points.But even so, the die-hard Trail Blazers in the Rose Garden Arena still persisted until the end. This was the last home game of the Trail Blazers this season, and it also announced that at the beginning of the century, the star-studded team was able to fight the Lakers in 7 games. The Blazers, who almost reversed the Mavericks, completely disappeared from the league.

It is the consistent nature of the media to lose to black and win to brag. In this game, the Lakers bench scored 72 points and set a season's bench scoring record. Stephen A. Smith had nothing to say, and another voice became mainstream.

"It is precisely because of the trust of Jim Buss that the Lakers' bench lineup has maintained such combat effectiveness. Steve Blake scored a large double-double of 14 points and 15 assists, but he did not even play in the Washington Wizards. Can’t get in. Although Jim Bass doesn’t have a formal coaching background, his courage to break the rules may be something that the stagnant coaching circle needs more...”

That night, in his hotel room in Portland, Jim found Stevens, who was reading the evening paper.

"Sir, your reputation has improved very quickly. You have changed from a stubborn ball blind to a new force in the coaching world..."

"Don't read these things, don't believe a single punctuation mark, they can trample you down as high as they can blow you up." Jim took the newspaper in Stevens's hand and turned to the entertainment page, which had A few familiar faces.

Stevens got up and poured a glass of lemonade.

"Brad, I'm not sure if this statement makes sense. I also heard it from a controversial head coach. Come and listen to it and make your own judgment." Jim still held up the newspaper, But the eyes passed over the newspaper and stared at Stevens.

"What Mr. said is often very reasonable, and what Mr. can remember...should also have its reason." Stevens put the lemonade in front of Jim.

"Come on, don't think this will make me feel better, flattery is not a good coach should have qualities, you need to have your own independent judgment ... it's like 'you need to let every player on the team Can participate in the game, let the role players do what they are good at, when necessary, the main players should also make sacrifices, because they can do more things, and many role players, they can only do a certain aspect Work, if you put these things in the hands of the stars, then it is tantamount to abolishing the value of these players. In this way, when they are needed, they cannot play the performance you expect.' Probably That’s what it means. Go back and taste it for yourself, and you don’t need to write an 800-word post-reading review.” After speaking, Jim picked up the water glass, dropped the newspaper, and left the room, leaving Stevens alone in thought.

The opponent of the Lakers in the final game is the Mavericks. The competition in the Western Conference this year is extremely fierce. The Suns and the Spurs are the top two teams in the Western Conference. Both teams have more than 2 wins. Due to weak reasons, they ranked third in the West as the leader of the division.

The Mavericks and Lakers, who are both 58 wins and 23 losses, can only rank fourth and fifth in the Western Conference, and they will fight each other in the playoffs.

This final game determines the ranking of the two teams, which is the home court advantage in the playoffs.

The Mavericks, with a neat lineup, showed the victorious momentum from the moment they set foot on the floor of the Staples Center.

With Michael Finley and Nowitzki as the core, the Mavericks blossomed inside and out, and their shooting percentage was quite high. Nene was completely unable to stop Nowitzki from scoring whatever he wanted.

第一节，芬利7投4中得到10分，诺维斯基4投3中，5罚全中得到11分。

The Lakers relied on the duo of Kobe and Garnett to keep scoring points and keep the point difference from being widened.After sending Nash away and adding Eric Dampier, the Mavericks' offense and defense tended to be balanced. The old Nelson also showed his true skills that he had hidden for many years, relying on the active performance of Dampier and Josh Howard inside and outside, A good defensive system has been built. It can be said that this Mavericks team is stronger than the Trident and Five-Star Mavericks in previous years.

In the second quarter, the two sides replaced the bench. The Mavericks' bench is luxurious. The starters of the bad teams are not inferior.

The Lakers performed well last time as a substitute, but this time they did not take advantage of it. Both sides were based on defense, and their scoring efficiency was mediocre. Unceremoniously handed over the answer sheet of 3 out of 0 votes.

Mark Cuban personally supervised the battle. The Mavericks need this victory too much. They have been eliminated by the Lakers in the playoffs several times. Now the two sides will meet in the playoffs. Psychological advantage or home court advantage will become a key factor in the playoffs.

In the third quarter, Josh Howard and Jason Terry stood up again. The old Nelson's random shooting tactics are very suitable for this Mavericks who are all soldiers. Nowitzki's strong offensive ability led Garnett Not daring to help defend casually, and Terry's unreasonable pull-up jumper made Kobe and Billups very helpless. Many balls had already been blocked in the face, but they just scored.

After three quarters, the Lakers have fallen behind by 15 points.

Nicholson, a big fan of the Lakers on the sidelines, looked unhappy. If they lose this game, the Lakers will only be able to enter the playoffs as the bottom half. This kind of thing has not happened for many years.

Jim also knew this. The Lakers launched a Jedi counterattack in the fourth quarter. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, under Kobe's breakthrough, Artest and Billups scored 4 three-pointers in a row. The Lakers scored 15 points. 4's attack wave narrowed the point difference, allowing fans to see the hope of reversal.

But it was Terry again. The Jets hit 3 big heart mid-range shots in a row, helping the Mavericks stabilize the score. He scored 5 of 12 shots from the field.

With Kobe's halftime three-pointer, the Mavericks defeated the Lakers 116 to 111 away, locking the fourth place in the West.

　I watched the recent games in Lake really Buddha. The young people are too weak. It’s okay to lose, but you can’t be discouraged. It’s really hard to watch if you play like a bad team...

　　
　
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