ace marshal

Chapter 1502 A milestone battle towards the Western Conference Finals

To judge the success of an NBA head coach, the first thing is to confirm his performance in leading the team.

This is the clearest standard.

"Zen Master" Jackson led the Bulls to create two dynasties that year, which has already established his own status. Afterwards, he led the Lakers to achieve another dynasty achievement, making himself the "Lord of the Rings".

"Red Lord" Auerbach led the Celtics to create various achievements that have made the past and the present, and of course the ring in his hand must be indispensable.

For example, Popovich, who is still coaching the Spurs, his way of managing the team like running an army has cultivated a "Spurs culture" and cultivated top stars like Duncan. Many championship banners were hung in the sky.

Among them is Popovich's great contribution.

And there are many who have coached in the NBA for many years!A coach who could even create a school for his own style of play, but failed to win the championship.

For example, the meritorious Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, such as the "mad scientist" old Nelson.

These coaches have also achieved brilliant records in the NBA, but due to these or other reasons, they failed to win the championship. This is also a pity, but the wealth they left to the NBA does exist and is eternal. .

And our protagonist Lan Shengli, the best result of leading the team is only the Western Conference semifinals. If he wants to further improve his historical status, Lan Shengli needs to work harder.

Now, Lan Shengli has a great chance to lead his Clippers to the Western Conference Finals.

In the fifth game of the Western Conference semifinals series against the Spurs, that is, the battle of Tianwangshan, Lan Shengli used his "secret weapon" in the second half of the third quarter.

Using a set of "five small" lineups has completely activated the potential of the players and the best game state.

The point difference is also getting bigger and bigger.

"The five small lineups can't play for too long. After all, the fault tolerance rate of this lineup is relatively high, and I don't want to give the Spurs or other potential opponents too many research videos~ After all, the road to the playoffs, It's still a long time~"

Lan Shengli thought to himself that the third quarter was over.

The Clippers came to the final quarter with a double-digit lead.

The whole situation is already very ideal for the Clippers.

"Listen, the Spurs are not the kind of team that can be knocked down with a stick. The more we lead, the more we must pay attention to our opponents, and the more we must pay attention to this game, because our lead is not so stable. And we can’t afford to lose in this game~”

During the break between festivals, Lan Shengli reminded the team members.

"In a while, Chauncey and Kaman will come on, slow down the offensive rhythm, but it's not time-consuming, just slow down the rhythm, play more inside, focus on [-]%, quickly return to defense~, make good use of the first five times Number of fouls~"

Lan Shengli continued to exhort.

After the start of the game in the last quarter, Billups' performance moment began.

Billups, who basically rested for most of the quarter before, has a very good physical reserve, and his control show began in the fourth quarter.

Whether it's double-teaming or zone defense, Billups can handle the ball in the most reasonable way, so that the opponent can't find a chance to steal the ball, and then form a counterattack opportunity.

"Dum~!!!"

"Swipe~!!!"

Coupled with the finishing touch of the buzzer three-pointer, Billups has made the Spurs feel desperate.

"Looking at it like this, it seems that there is no need for the fifth little one to play~, haha~!!"

Seeing this, Lan Shengli secretly sighed.

"Defense~!!"

"Defense~!!"

With the cheers from the fans and the continued efforts of the Clippers to defend, the Spurs are already hopeless in chasing points.

"Clang clang~!!"

"Clang clang~!!"

With pitchers such as Danny Green and Neal missing three-pointers eager to chase points, the Clippers have basically secured the victory.

So when Lan Shengli saw this, he didn't let the "five minors" appear again.

109: 97.

At the end of the game, the Clippers relied on a wave of crazy offensive at the end of the third quarter to win the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" and successfully won the match point of the series.

And it is worth mentioning that this is the first time the two teams have won the series by the home team.

"To be defeated by such a lineup~, it shouldn't be~"

Popovich was a little puzzled, and looked at the scoreboard with a lonely expression, thinking to himself, he quickly bowed his head and turned to leave.

Lan Shengli, on the other hand, was still walking towards the player tunnel in small, small steps.

Lan Shengli knew that now was not the time to celebrate.

The next sixth game is also crucial.

Harden and the others, among the colorful ribbons flying all over the sky, clapped their hands together to celebrate.

The boss, Ballmer, was also excitedly waving his little fists, with a very "naive" demeanor.

It is really exciting to be able to win the playoffs at home, especially at the level of Tianwangshan.

"How do you evaluate the team's performance in Tianwangshan tonight~?!"

Not long after Lan Shengli returned to the locker room, he went to the post-match press conference without even waiting for the players to come back and shout.

"Winning is everything. To be able to win at home, this feeling is really long gone~, haha~!!"

Here, Lan Shengli sighed half-jokingly.

"What is the key to the team's victory in this game~?!"

The reporter continued to ask questions.

"As you can see, we put out a lineup in the third quarter that we haven't seen before, and it worked really well. That's how I expect the Clippers to play. That's it. ~,"

Lan Shengli responded.

"Has such a formation been practiced before~?!"

The reporter questioned.

"To be honest, even if you practice [-] times, there is no guarantee that it will be effective in a real game, so relatively speaking, I am more cautious~ We will not use this trick unless it is absolutely necessary. the ~"

Lan Shengli continued to respond.

After the post-match press conference ended, Lan Shengli trotted back to the locker room immediately.

After all, Lan Shengli must have too much to say to the players at this moment.

"Tianwang Mountain, we took it~!!, we took it~!!!"

As soon as he entered the room, Lan Shengli raised his fist high and shouted.

"Ooh~!!!!"

The team members immediately waved their fists and cheered.

The current momentum of the Clippers is really very strong.

"The victory of this game may not be as simple as the concept of a battle of Tianwangshan. This is a milestone battle leading to the Western Conference Finals, a victory of great significance~!!!"

Harper on the side clenched his fists and said secretly.

(End of this chapter)