King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 265 Tactical adjustment, wait for work with ease

"LeBron? Are you second this year?" Wade said to James with a smile.

But the angry face of his expected friend did not appear, James just smiled and said: "I already have two of this award, and one more won't give me a qualitative change, and you know what I want? "

Yes, what James needs now is not the regular season MVP, but a championship, a finals MVP to prove himself, especially in the game against the Mavericks last year, James' performance and statistics compared to his regular season and There was a huge decline in the first few rounds of the playoffs, and this is why James was hacked in various ways on the forum.

"The Big Three were overwhelmed by a single core, even if the salary is cut, they can't win the championship!"

"Eight points in the finals can't be called the core. The Heat should be the two giants."

This two-time regular season MVP suffered all kinds of verbal accusations in last year's offseason, but he just trained harder in the new season, and in this last season, his statistics were better than last year, and his record was even better. Even better, if it wasn't for He Yixiang's sudden appearance, I believe he could win the regular season MVP award again.

As for Durant, who has never won the MVP of the regular season, he is naturally eager for this award. , in the face of these two competitors, his performance is always not strong, and the strength of the head-to-head confrontation makes him gradually farther away from this award.

But he just gritted his teeth, and said a little unconvinced: "Will you be the MVP of the regular season soon? When we meet in the next round, we will test whether you are the MVP of the regular season. Don't lose to the Lakers!"

Cousins ​​held He Yixiang's trophy and touched it over and over again: "Boss, do you really want to give this trophy to Su? This is your first regular season MVP. I don't know if there will be a second one in the future. You should give the ring, hundreds of thousands are fine!"

He Yixiang snatched the trophy back and looked at Cousins: "You should think about how to deal with Andrew Bynum in the next round! You have lost a lot of weight to run this season, it's not necessarily true Can withstand him!"

At this moment, Westphal came over and interjected: "Leave that guy to David to deal with, you go and let Gasol go!"

This sentence immediately surprised Cousins, and he immediately asked: "Why don't you believe me? I can stand him!" I have to say, although Cousins ​​has lost a lot of weight this season, but said In terms of strength, he is definitely the most powerful king!
It’s just that the next sentence, Cousins ​​​​at the Westphal Bar, said without temper: “You have to keep your strength on the offensive end. Do you want to entangle that black fat guy in the paint for a whole game?”

At the same time, Westphal also made another substitution, using Iguodala to play shooting guard and Casspi to play small forward, which is to let Iguodala play against Kobe on the defensive end. The defensive end liberates He Yixiang.In his view, the physical strength of the two cores of He Yixiang and Cousins ​​must be put more on the offensive end.

Soon, in Sacramento, the second round of the playoffs was about to begin. Since the Lakers had played 7 games, the Lakers rushed to Sacramento non-stop to prepare for the second round with the Kings after only one day off.

This time, the king's change of formation has received very good results, and after the high-intensity 66 games of this shrinking season, the Lakers fought 7 games against a tough team like the Grizzlies in the first round. The Lakers can be described as physically and mentally exhausted.

The aging of the Lakers team is well known, and except for Bynum who is under 25 years old in their core lineup, other core players, such as Kobe and Gasol, have reached the twilight years of their careers.It can be said that this is their last peak season, and this year is also their last chance.

But at the beginning of the game, the Kings, who had been resting for nearly a week, got the initiative. They were more good at fast breaks because of their physical strength, and this Lakers team played in a positional style.

The king's quick counterattack completely beat the Lakers to the north. He Yixiang sent 7 assists in the first quarter. Kobe who defended He Yixiang had to admit that he was old. Whenever He Yixiang held the ball and made a fast break, he knew that he He had to return to defense quickly, but the 33-year-old pair of old legs under his feet could no longer keep up with He Yixiang's pace.

Bynum, the only one of the Lakers who was still fighting, couldn't find the rhythm at all under West's deadly resistance. Instead, He Yixiang broke through the inside several times and caused a foul. With the beginning of the second quarter, Once 2+1 was achieved, Bynum had to go down to rest.

After losing this meat shield, the Kings took the initiative to slow down. After all, they were not just bombarding the team, and they couldn't run the whole game with the Lakers. Their big center Cousins ​​was tired after running like this!

Cousins ​​started his own rhythm in the interior, and the two big men, Cousins ​​and West, even played a pick-and-roll on the outside. Their only purpose was to pull the only big man of the Lakers, Gasol, out of the interior. , Then the Lakers will have no defensive power at all when they go in.

Whether it's West's CIC or Cousins' inside line, the Lakers have no way to stop them. They can only watch helplessly as their outside line blows up and then it's their turn inside.

And Kobe is also very helpless. On the offensive end, he will be guarded by Iguodala. Today Iguodala is suitable for Kobe. I don't score, and you don't want to score easily.On the defensive end, he will face the MVP He Yixiang. Although He Yixiang's personal offensive desire is not strong tonight, this does not mean that you can relax.Kobe was totally on the court being both father and mother.

At the end of halftime, the Kings have already led by 18 points. This is the home court advantage and the advantage of ending the first round earlier. No matter what kind of action you want to make, sufficient physical strength is always essential!
The head coach of the Lakers, Mike Brown, was very decisive. He sent off all the main players in the middle of the third quarter. Although Kobe still wanted to continue, Mike Brown still persuaded him: " Do you want to continue like this in the next game? Now your physical strength is very important, which is related to whether we can take away a victory in Sacramento. Do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)