I'm not a basketball bully

Chapter

Amid the cheers of the entire audience, the Knicks gradually left the venue.

Although they won this game, there was no joy in the locker room after the game.

Rather, everyone was more nervous than happy about winning the game.

After Ray Allen changed his jersey and sneakers, he sat on a chair with his hands on his knees.

"Deron, I think we have to make some changes in the next game. Chris seems to have begun to adapt to our rhythm."

Deron, who was still changing clothes at the side, slowed down.

After looking at his locker for a long time, he nodded in agreement.

"I also feel that he has been getting better and better in the last two games. It is a bit difficult for me to restrain this guy."

Randolph, who had just come out of the shower, heard the conversation between the two and wiped his head with a towel while giving advice beside him.

"Today's game was pretty good. Although I didn't score much as a substitute, the Lakers were blown away inside."

"But I feel like the next game won't be that simple."

"Even if it is known that the Lakers are not strong enough inside, they will not fail in the finals."

"Don't forget, our opponent is a Zen master."

The three nodded in unison.

The other teammates in the room were also lost in thought, waiting for the coach and analysts over there to get the game video and analyze it with them.

And at the same time.

The Knicks aren't the only ones busy in the locker room.

Inside the Lakers locker room.

Kobe angrily kicked over the trash can and kept banging his fists on the locker to vent his anger.

The teammates around me can also understand.

In the last game, Kobe scored 48 points to win the game. In this game, Su Ye actually scored 48 points and gave it back to him.

What Kobe couldn't stand the most was that at the most critical moment, he was able to score four points in a row to make a comeback.

After Kobe's anger subsided, Troy Murphy came up and spoke to Kobe apologetically.

"Sorry, Kobe, if it weren't for..."

"It has nothing to do with you, don't blame yourself."

Kobe Bryant reached out and patted Troy Murphy on the shoulder.

"If you don't have your two key offensive rebounds in the end, I'm afraid we will be the last ones to try to win."

"You are the hero tonight, and the loss has nothing to do with you."

"This is a responsibility we all share."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the locker room suddenly had red eyes.

No matter who it was, everyone was in a bad mood when the game was ended like this at such a critical moment.

As the team leader, Kobe once again took up the important task of team leader after venting his emotions.

At this time, Phil Jackson, the Zen master who had obtained the video from the official side, returned to the locker room.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw trash cans scattered on the floor.

Phil Jackson frowned.

"Hey……"

The old Zen master also untied his tie, loosened his collar, and sat down on the coach's chair.

After looking through the full-time report handed over by the analyst next to him, he raised his head and spoke to the Lakers players in a serious tone.

"In this game, there was only a slight difference between winning and losing. The Knicks were lucky and they finally seized the opportunity."

“But the mistakes we made in the first four quarters were bigger.”

"First of all, Chris, why do you always assist but don't dare to take the initiative!"

Paul winced when he was called.

As an active coach in the NBA, he is the only coach who can win three consecutive "three consecutive championships".

No one dares not to listen to what the Zen Master said.

Jordan, the god of basketball back then, refused to obey anyone in the league, and he was willing to obey the Zen Master's instructions.

Even in the documentary, Rodman tried to talk to the Zen Master many times, but Jordan decisively chose to side with the Zen Master and told everyone to shut up and listen to the coach.

As soon as the Zen Master lectured, the Lakers locker room instantly became much quieter.

"Paul, in the next game, I want you to be more aggressive. Go down and watch the video yourself."

As he spoke, the Zen Master asked the analyst beside him to hand Paul a box of backup copies of game videos.

After finishing talking about Paul, the Zen master looked back at the other people in the room.

His eyes finally fell on Artest and Kobe.

Looking at these two people, the Zen master's voice suddenly became much colder, and there was even a hint of coldness in his words.

"Kobe, Artest."

"In the next game, I want you two to lock Su Ye down for me."

"We definitely can't let this guy get the ball easily."

As soon as these words came out.

There was some confusion in Artest's expression.

Lock up Su Ye?

Other teams have tried it too.

How is this possible!

Kobe's expression changed slightly: "Coach, it's still possible to lock Su Ye down."

"But don't let him touch the ball."

"You mean double-teaming?"

Artest looked at Kobe with a little more surprise.

He was surprised that Kobe didn't have the slightest doubt that he couldn't guard Su Ye.

This kind of absolute confidence can still be maintained in the past few games against Su Ye. Artest also lamented Kobe's big heart.

When the Zen master heard Kobe's rhetorical question, he nodded silently.

"It's to double-team him."

"But you can't double-team casually."

"I need you to do more."

As he spoke, the Zen master looked around, motioned to the analyst to open the door, and led everyone in the Lakers to start a secret meeting.

From this moment on.

Su Ye, who was about to return to the Lakers' home game, had no idea that he was about to face the biggest challenge in this year's finals.

. . . .

After a few days of short rest.

After the Knicks took a 3:1 lead, the NBA also moved out its championship trophy in advance, ready to award awards to the winning team at any time.

During this period, as the face of the NBA Finals, Lord of the Rings Bill Russell also followed the team to New York to watch this G5 game.

If the Knicks can win the game, it will be his father who will present the trophy to the winning team.

On this day, the whole of New York went crazy.

Fans from all over the world flocked to Madison Square Garden to witness this year's NBA championship winner.

Before the game started, major media outlets also began to make predictions.

"Based on the current performance of the Knicks, if they maintain the same form as in the last game, it is very likely that they will end the finals early in G5."

"But in any case, the Lakers have gradually recovered recently. The outstanding performance of Kobe and Paul in the last game allowed them to almost win the final victory in overtime. The Lakers cannot be underestimated."

"I predict the Knicks will end the finals 4:1."

"I predict that the Lakers will complete a shocking reversal at 4:3."

"I think the Lakers will win this game, but the Knicks will win in the end."

……

The media from all sides outside the court also made bold predictions.

In the stadium, because it was the Knicks' match point, the Knicks fans at home shouted extra hard today.

Almost the entire stadium was cheering, just to put more pressure on the Lakers.

However, the Lakers, who were all accustomed to the playoffs, didn't care at all when they heard the trash talk from the fans on the sidelines when passing by the players' tunnel.

on the field.

Su Ye sat on the bench and repeatedly checked his shoelaces to make sure there were no problems.

After jumping on the spot twice, he walked into the stadium.

But before playing, Su Ye noticed something was wrong.

Today, all the eyes of the Lakers are focused on him.

Compared to the past, the Lakers seem to pay much more attention to themselves today.

Su Ye didn't think much about it.

This is a common thing.

He just beat the Lakers in overtime in the last game, and now the Lakers are paying more attention to him, which is normal.

But as soon as the game started, Su Ye felt something strange.

It was okay when he was on defense, but when it came to attack, Su Ye always felt why he was so far away from his teammates.

This feeling gradually accumulates and increases.

In the first quarter of the game, the two sides were evenly matched, and Su Ye didn't feel anything obvious.

Sometimes I can still catch the ball.

But in the second quarter, this kind of game gradually became obvious.

Within fifteen minutes of playing, the chance of getting close to Deron was extremely slim. Even the audience and commentators outside the court were unaware of this problem.

The commentators are still complaining.

"Su Ye felt that the offense was not very active today. He didn't take many shots in the first and second quarters."

"Yes, after so many games, maybe even Su Ye feels a little tired."

"I think the coach wants Su Ye to conserve his energy and try again in the third quarter."

"I feel like it was a little late in the third quarter. Now the Knicks are 12 points behind."

In the second quarter, the Knicks tried many times to break the deadlock, but were unable to do anything.

On the other hand, the Lakers not only showed their offensive spirit in today's game, but their defense was also watertight.

Unless the Knicks run tactics, they won't be able to get any offensive space from the Lakers.

And the Knicks seem to have no accuracy on the outside today.

Deron made 12 of 4 shots and Ray Allen made 14 of 5 shots. Neither player's shooting percentage was very high.

The reason why the Knicks did not lose too many points in the first two quarters was that most of the Knicks scored from the inside.

But tonight the Knicks' inside line wasn't having a good time either.

When attacking, the Lakers changed their previous offensive tactics.

Troy Murphy, who was stationary in the bottom corner, began to move continuously, which forced Su Ye, who was guarding him, to keep chasing him.

When defending, Troy Murphy also changed his tactics and directly let go of Beverley, then turned around and teamed up with Bynum to attack Jordan.

Such behavior made the Knicks, who were originally changing formations, extremely uncomfortable.

They also didn't expect the Lakers to bet on Beverley's three-pointer.

After halftime, the Knicks could only replace Beverley and adjust to the regular lineup.

Su Ye will be the main defender of Kobe, and everyone else will focus on their own people and carry out regional defense.

But in the first and second quarters alone, the Lakers gained a 15-point advantage by playing steadily.

If there is no effort to recover the score in the third quarter, this game will go far.

The Knicks also chose to go all out in the third quarter.

Su Ye kept running around looking for opportunities.

Finally, in the long game, he got the opportunity to pass the ball hand-to-hand with Deron for the first time.

Taking over the basketball from Delong, Su Ye's eyes became cold and stern.

He quickly looked around and determined the Lakers' defensive position.

After looking around, Su Ye was stunned for a moment.

The strange feeling in the first two quarters finally broke out at this point in the third quarter.

After holding the ball, Su Ye discovered that Kobe and Bynum were standing around Artest, who was facing him.

Almost the Lakers' three strongest defensive players are in the same half zone as themselves.

In this case, I only have the chance to project.

Entering the inside lane is an absolute dead end.

But in order to figure out the Lakers' specific tactics, Su Ye still relied on dribbling to create space and reached the inside in one step.

And Artest, who defended himself, became particularly strange today.

When he dribbles and breaks through, he backs up one after another to give himself a route.

There is absolutely no intention to block oneself.

Su Ye continued to attack with doubts.

Just when he was about to approach the three-second zone, Artest, who was retreating, suddenly stood still and then rushed toward him.

The two people collided, and Su Ye's breakthrough steps paused slightly.

Before Su Ye had a chance to react, a huge figure surged up beside him.

Bynum, who had been waiting for a long time, opened his arms from the side and covered his back.

The two people worked in tandem and successfully double-teamed themselves.

"Teaming?"

"wrong!"

"not that simple!"

With a serious look on his face, Su Ye combined the ball to find a path for the ball, while resisting the power of these two people and preventing his pivot foot from moving.

While guarding against walking, Su Ye also had to avoid interference from Artest's steals from time to time.

At this moment, a dark wind blew from Su Ye's armpit.

Kobe appeared beside the two of them in a flash, and stabbed Su Ye in the arms with one hand.

Fortunately, Su Ye had given an early warning.

When the basketball was about to be released, he hugged it directly and started fighting for the ball with Artest.

The two people fell to the ground one after another, and people around them rushed forward, ready to pick up Su Ye's ball at any time.

A sharp whistle sounded.

"Scrum!!!"

The sentence echoed in everyone's ears.

Artest glanced at Su Ye unwillingly, and the Lakers also pulled the two people away.

In the special event of jump ball, there is no comparison between Artest and Su Ye.

Su Ye jumped up high and lifted the basketball into the air.

However, when Deron got the ball, Su Ye directed the opponent to call a timeout.

During the timeout, everyone came to the bench and formed a circle.

Everyone looked at Su Ye in confusion.

"What's wrong? Boss?"

Su Ye preached to everyone with a solemn expression.

"I was compartmentalized."

This sentence made everyone realize that something was wrong.

In today's game, everyone felt a little hazy.

Why can't I find Su Ye in the game?

Now Su Ye's words revealed the secret.

Su Ye quickly took the tactical board from the analyst and quickly marked the Lakers' defensive position on it.

Relying on his clear feelings these days, Su Ye pointed to his position.

"The Lakers used a double-team tactic against me tonight, and it was an advanced double-team tactic."

"They used three guys to guard my position and isolate me from the ball handler."

"The Lakers didn't want me to catch the ball tonight."

As he spoke, Delong's face gradually lost color.

As the team's point guard, he also noticed something was wrong at this time.

He said that he saw Su Ye's position several times tonight. One second he was trying to pass the ball, but the next second he was directly blocked by Paul or Kobe.

Without his first passing target, he was left looking for the second.

Because of this, from the moment the Knicks start attacking, the basketball will get farther and farther away from Su Ye.

Even if Su Ye takes the initiative, the Lakers will focus on blocking the passing route first instead of blocking the Knicks' breakthrough and shooting.

To put it bluntly, Su Ye is going to be sealed tonight.

When Su Ye saw that everyone was deep in thought, he quickly pointed out the second thing he saw through.

"Moreover, even if I can catch the ball, there is a high probability that the same thing will happen."

"If I dare to approach the three-second zone tonight, someone will double-team me."

"Okay, Zen Master."

"You're playing this with me..."

Su Ye sneered twice, with a cold light in his eyes.

It has to be said that the wily Zen master secretly set up such a big situation for himself.

If it weren't for the Lakers making some mistakes just now, allowing themselves to receive a handoff.

I'm afraid they won't be able to discover this secret until the replay at the end of today's game.

However, there is only a little more than one quarter left, and it is not an easy task to recover the 15-point difference.

"damn it!"

"too suddenly."

"This Zen master is too yin."

Everyone in the Knicks also used foul language one after another.

The Lakers were completely unprepared for this overt and covert attack.

I discovered this so late now, and no one could think of a countermeasure after just a few minutes of pause.

"Let's fight like this first."

"We're gaining momentum little by little."

Seeing the timeout ended, Su Ye also sighed.

Returning to the court again, the Lakers still maintained their tactics.

However, the difference from the previous two quarters is that in this quarter, Su Ye's attacks on the inside gradually increased, and he was double-teamed by the Lakers again and again.

Not far away, on the Lakers bench, Zen Master had a gloomy face.

"Have you found it?"

"but."

"Too late."

Starting from the fourth quarter, the Knicks made many attempts to help Su Ye break through the Lakers' blockade.

For this reason, they not only let Su Ye try a variety of tactics such as pick-and-roll, off-ball, off-ball pick-and-roll, and off-ball inside cuts.

The Lakers were obviously prepared.

Every time Su Ye's actions were resolved by them one by one, it finally turned into a situation of double-teaming and fighting for the ball.

The commentators on the sidelines couldn't help but complain.

"What's going on with the Knicks today? How come the offense is constantly blocked!"

"I don't know what to say. The Knicks didn't have that much offensive momentum tonight."

"Yes, and their outside accuracy was a bit lacking today. With Su Ye being double-teamed, they urgently need someone to step up."

"I find it difficult. They didn't give Ray Allen any chance to make a move."

On the court, Ray Allen tried to help the team break the deadlock many times in the fourth quarter.

But he didn't expect that the Lakers' tactics tonight, in addition to targeting Su Ye, also specifically focused on his three-pointers.

Every time he takes a front-foot three-pointer, he is about to take it.

Interference from the Lakers came one after another.

This resulted in a significant reduction in the accuracy of his shots.

The goals that can be scored are all thrown in with interference.

For a shooter, this is undoubtedly a devastating blow to the hand feel.