Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 390: Eat More Walnuts
He was 10 centimeters taller than his opponent. Odom was not polite. After catching the ball, he hit Griffin with his back, crushed him to the basket, turned over and shot with a hook.

Griffin couldn't stop Odom's advance, so he could only stop it with a foul, and Odom went to the free throw line.

The first free throw was made, but the second free throw was short and hit the front basket, but Odom reacted extremely quickly, grabbed the offensive rebound at the first time, flew D.J. Mbenga with a fake move, and then sent the brain Later, Sao passed to the follow-up David Lee, who turned the top and made a layup.

After this unconventional 1+2 was scored, Mark Cuban swears on the Mavericks bench.

"What use do I need him for! He might as well practice judo while watching others grab rebounds!"

The Lakers' rotation lineup gradually gained momentum. Tony Allen was very active defensively, not afraid of the long-established Stackhouse, and constantly exerted physical confrontation on the opponent to interfere with the offense.

As the main scoring point of the Mavericks' second lineup, Stackhouse couldn't play the rhythm, and the Mavericks' offense could only be pressed on the shoulders of Devin Harris, and the "Pluto" shot was not stable at this time , can only rely on the speed of lightning to force a breakthrough, hit the Lakers basket, and create opportunities.

Guarding the Lakers basket is the vicious Kendrick Perkins, who is full of flesh and blood. As a center, his offensive skills are rough and his jumping is average. What he is good at is using his strong body to block the offensive players. Between the baskets, let them return without success.

As if hitting a wall, Devin Harris tossed the ball in a hurry, hit the backboard and landed in Perkins' hands. The referee didn't call a foul, and the Lakers fought back.

Odom takes the ball.

After a month of running-in, Odom gradually adapted to his new role. Although he played as the sixth man, he had a high degree of freedom and a lot of ball possession in an average of about 28 minutes per game. Don Nelson allowed him to be creative in the way he was used to, and he was tolerant of his mistakes, which was much more comfortable than the strict requirements of Pat Riley and Stan Van Gundy when Odom was in the Heat.

Although Odom also often makes some low-level mistakes, Lakers fans like to watch his performance, because no one thinks what unexpected operation he will make next.

Facing Adrian Griffin, Odom was holding his hand. His teammates pulled away, leaving him enough space for a one-on-one match. Odom dribbled the ball slowly and adjusted his rhythm.

Suddenly, the tempo picks up and Odom pushes the ball to the right with his left hand.

Griffin moves laterally, trying to post the defense.

But Odom stretched out his left hand, flicked the basketball lightly, a shammgod, passed Griffin, went straight to the basket, and swung his left hand round to prepare for a dunk.

D.J. Mbenga came to the defense and missed Perkins. Odom received the ball in the air, flicked his wrist, and slid the ball to Perkins. .

Under Odom's wonderful performance, the Lakers' bench lineup was fully fired, Steve Blake hit a three-pointer, and David Lee also performed. The Lakers went 12-0 and rewritten the score to 40-28.

Avery Johnson finally called a late timeout and returned to the starting lineup.

During the timeout, Stackhouse kept complaining to the referee, indicating that Tony Allen's defense was all fouls, but the referee ignored his words.

In exchange for the main force, the Mavericks, under the leadership of Jason Terry, started a fierce point-chasing offensive. Terry first used Nowitzki to pick and roll, soared an unreasonable three-pointer, and then stole Tony Allen With a breakthrough, he counterattacked to the frontcourt one-stop and hit a chasing three-pointer.

It was the Lakers' turn to pause.Don Nelson knew how terrifying this round-headed guy had explosive scoring power.

The Lakers returned Kobe, Artest, Garnett and Wade, and Odom continued to stay on the court, increasing the overall height.On offense, Odom is in control, and Dirk Nowitzki is the matchup.

Being pulled to the perimeter, Nuo Tianwang's slow defensive pace was fully exposed. Odom easily used his flexibility to break through. After the Mavericks shrank their defense, Artest, who assisted the bottom corner, hit a three-pointer and stabilized the situation.

Avery Johnson immediately called out tactics from the sidelines.

Nowitzki hit a mid-range shot, and the two sides entered the see-saw stage. On the defensive end, the Mavericks sacrificed their zone defense to make up for the lack of individual defensive capabilities. Marquis Daniels and Josh Howard have two mobility capabilities The stronger Humha Second General guarded the two flanks, and Terry stood at the top of the arc.

The Lakers' coping method is also very simple. Garnett responded from the free throw line. After 1-3-1, he forced Dampier to defend, and then used an air cut to allow Kobe to copy the back door.

Under Artest and Odom's wheel battle, Nowitzki's efficiency is also declining, scoring only 7 points in the second quarter.

Don Nelson was stuck on Avery Johnson's goal with every step, and the Lakers gradually widened the point difference, 61 to 49, 93 to 77...

In the end, the Lakers beat the Mavericks 122 to 104 in an away game. Wade scored a team-high 32 points and shot an astonishing 15 of 12 from the field. Viski made 29 of 15 shots and scored 38 points and 14 rebounds. The team's second scorer was Terry with 15 points. Josh Howard and Stackhouse made 21 of 6 shots combined. A total of 14 points were scored.

Mark Cuban watched with mixed emotions as Don Nelson left the court with the Lakers.

The trip is still going on, and the next stop for the Lakers is Tennessee, where they will once again challenge the Grizzlies, who are not doing well.

As it turns out, White Chocolate, despite his flamboyant style, is an above-average point guard who can string together a team's offense, something Damon Stoudemire can't do.

Jerry West is also helpless. Although he has good hands and eyes, Memphis is not very attractive. Many favorite free agents are unwilling to join, and even their own players cannot be retained.

灰熊毫无抵抗能力，被湖人以113比79轻松击败，达蒙·斯塔德迈尔10投2中，仅得4分7助攻。

Grizzlies rookie Andrew Bynum got a chance to play. As the youngest player in the league, he played 10 minutes and scored 2 points and 5 fouls, one of which was to pull the Lakers player Trevor Ariza from the air. He was directly expelled from the field after being caught by a level 2 criminal.

"It's a good thing Trevor isn't injured, and I think guys like Andrew Bynum, it's better to go to some mania treatment first, to get their brains back to normal, and then come back and play, so that it doesn't matter to him. It is a responsible performance to myself and to other players in the league. By the way, you can consider letting him eat more walnuts." Jim immediately expressed his dissatisfaction through the media in Los Angeles.

(End of this chapter)