() The Suns gave up this game in order to avoid a large number of injuries to their main players.
Similarly, Phil Jackson is also worried about the large-scale suspension of his main lineup. After all, the referee's face has become increasingly ugly. Although Phil Jackson's prestige is good, he always puts pressure on referees in a consistent way.
It's a trick, but Phil Jackson didn't dare to gamble at this time, so he also replaced the entire main lineup. Now that Kobe is injured, the following games will be difficult to play. If another player is injured, the Lakers will have a big problem.
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In the end, the whole game ended in a strange atmosphere with tacit understanding between both sides. The Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns at home 118:101 and won the first victory of the second round series.
But the smoke that ignited in this game did not dissipate with the end of the game.
"Malicious Regulations, Stadium Killer"
The Los Angeles Daily Star did not hesitate to stand on the side of the Los Angeles Lakers after the game and launch a huge verbal attack on Raja Bell's dangerous foul. They looked for evidence and presented the facts, trying hard to prove that Raja Bell was
The notorious players are no longer the first offenders, they are simply super villains like Bruce Bowe or Bill Laimbeer.
The report not only called for the league to severely punish Raja Bell's bad behavior, but also said extremely domineeringly that players like Raja Bell should not appear in the NBA, the world's highest level basketball competition, and the league should permanently punish him.
Suspend him and expel him from the NBA!
This is of course impossible to achieve. If a flagrant foul could get a player expelled from the NBA, then Bruce Bowe would have packed up and left the NBA long ago. Even Kobe Bryant would not be able to stay in the NBA. He had a lot of flagrant fouls.
You will also be suspended for rough fouls.
Of course, the Los Angeles Daily Star cannot expect that the league will expel Raja Bell from the league with just one report of its own. He is just making a gesture. As one of the media mouthpieces of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Daily Star
The newspaper released such a report, obviously just to prove the attitude of Los Angeles people towards severely punishing Raja Bell.
Of course, the Phoenix media naturally wants to speak for its own children.
According to the description of the Phoenix media, Raja Bell has become a player with noble character and extremely hard work on the court. They not only listed some of the charity work that Raja Bell has done, but also posted some of the times when Raja Bell did charity.
Photos taken and during training
Sweating photos. Raja Bell is a very hard-working player. He was just too anxious about the team's lagging situation. That's why he made the wrong move impulsively. He has already realized his mistake.
We should give him a chance.
The Los Angeles media did not show any weakness and immediately posted some photos of Raja Bell suspected of intentionally hurting people, determined to portray Raja Bell as an ugly executioner whose image could stop children from crying at night. The two groups of media confronted each other from afar.
Scolding and quarreling endlessly. It can be called a strange scenery.
To be fair, neither side is telling the truth. One side is trying hard to exaggerate the facts, while the other is trying to keep things quiet. As for the independent media in other regions, they either stand behind the other side and cheer for them, or else they watch from the standpoint of the other side.
What a joke. Although what happened at Staples has nothing to do with them, it does not prevent them from using the Staples incident to stimulate newspaper sales.
The happiest person about this is the local media in San Antonio. In the just-concluded home game between the Spurs and the Warriors, the Warriors shed their dark horse skin and were beaten by the Spurs at home.
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They were suppressed every game and couldn't find any chance to counterattack. This also made San Antonio fans feel relieved about the Spurs' series. In their view, the Warriors have no way to stop the Spurs. Their black eight
The road ends at the second round.
As for whether the Spurs will be overturned by the Warriors out of carelessness and pride?
Come on. They are the Spurs, the San Antonio Spurs, not just any dumb-dog team. The Warriors eliminated the Mavericks to complete the Black Eight. Although it is surprising, there are always justified reasons. But facing the Spurs, just kidding. Count on it.
The Spurs will be carelessly reversed, and you might as well hope that the sun won't rise tomorrow. Spurs Team No.
Called the touchstone of the championship, they may not be the strongest team in the league, but they are definitely the most stable team in the league in the past ten years. Winning three championships in six years, the Spurs have become San Antonio's
A business card. It has become a business card of the NBA, and has become a hurdle that every team that wants to win the championship must cross.
Will the Spurs be careless and get beat by the Warriors?
Which country are you kidding?
As a result, the Spurs must start thinking about their opponents in the next round in advance. Even if the Spurs themselves have not considered this issue, at least the media have begun to help them consider this issue. In the eyes of the media, the Spurs defeated the Warriors
The team's promotion to Nash is a sure thing, and there is no need to think too much.
Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns. In fact, they are not afraid of facing the Los Angeles Lakers or the Phoenix Suns. The Spurs are very strong on the outside. The French sports car Tony Parker has performed better and better this year, and the 'Argentine Demon Sword' Manu Gino
Billy is still sharp and tricky. Although Bao's defensive efficiency inevitably begins to decline as he gets older year by year, outside players in the league still talk about Bao's change.
More importantly, neither side has a very strong insider.
Of course, there is no need to mention the Suns. The only "little bully" Stoudemire is still on the injury list. Even if he reaches the Western Conference Finals, he may not have time to come back. As for the Lakers, their inside defender
There is more than enough but not enough offense to pose a threat to the Spurs, not to mention that the Lakers' outside line has just suffered a heavy blow!
And the Spurs have Tim Duncan!
Against these two teams, no matter which one they are, the Spurs have an advantage in the interior. No need to elaborate further, the name Tim Duncan is enough to illustrate the strength of the Spurs in the interior!
However, despite their advantage, San Antonians don't mind if their opponents are weaker, which can make their road to the championship smoother.
At this time, in a training hall of the Staples Lakers, the Lakers players were practicing tactics on the court. On the sidelines, Phil Jackson frowned and thought. Although his eyes were looking at the court, there was obviously no
Focus. This shows that Phil Jackson's mind at this time is not on the training field at all.
In fact, Phil Jackson really doesn't have much focus on the training field right now.
Kobe's injury is a heavy blow to the Lakers.
This serious injury is not just talk, but a serious injury in the true sense. This is not only because Kobe is the core of this team, but also because looking at the Lakers lineup, there is no one as impressive as Kobe.
The terminator of trust. Kobe's role in this team is indispensable, just like Jordan during the Bulls dynasty...
Kobe's injury has been determined. He has a contusion on his ankle. He will be out for at least a month. This is a blessing. When he was injured, Kobe's ankle twisted in an alarming arc, but in the end it was just a flaw. There is no danger of career reimbursement.
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However, one month's absence basically means that Kobe is out for the season, unless the Lakers can reach the finals...
However, Phil Jackson scratched his hair. Even if the team could break through the Suns and challenge the Spurs, without Kobe, the only possibility for the Lakers to defeat the Spurs was that Phil Jackson thought for a long time unless
The Spurs' gdp combination was all knocked out by the flu at the same time.
"Forget it, forget it, we haven't even finished beating the Suns yet, why are we thinking about the Spurs?" After thinking about it for a moment, Phil Jackson shook his head with a wry smile and shook off all the Spurs matters. Although the Lakers and Spurs
With both wins, the Spurs can already start thinking about the next round. As for the Lakers, it's too early to think about the Spurs.
But thinking about the next game against the Suns, Phil Jackson's brows did not relax.
The game is really hard to win!
Phil Jackson has already considered the main lineup for the game against the Suns. First, Lamar Odom must be readjusted to the starting lineup. Without Kobe, the Lakers' offensive power has been greatly reduced. In order to ensure the offensive power of the main lineup,
Adjusting Odom to the starting lineup is an inevitable choice.
Odom can play two positions. Small forward and power forward. He can also play as a forward if necessary...
But Phil Jackson just thought about it for a moment, and the forward position was ruled out by him. Because in the forward position, Odom is really untenable. For an inside line, Odom tends to be thin. Similar
Reason. The small forward is not suitable. As a small forward, it is okay to occasionally make surprise attacks, but if it is used as a starting lineup and included in regular tactics, Odom's speed is too slow. After all, he has grown 208 centimeters in height.
, there is no way around this.
The most suitable position for Odom is power forward. Even at the power forward position, Odom still tends to be thin, but he can use his skills to make up for his lack of strength.
Then, Odom starts at the power forward position.
Who should be his partner?
Turiaf or Kwame Brown?
Phil Jackson did not consider Bynum, because Bynum was too immature at this time, and Bynum now could not support the Lakers' inside line.
Between Turiaf and Kwame Brown, Phil Jackson prefers Kwame Brown. Although Brown's offensive power is weaker, his body is strong and his physical fitness is extremely strong, which puts him in the right position.
He has performed very well since entering the starting lineup, but Brown's lateral movement ability is relatively weak, and it will be difficult to defend the Suns, who are good at cutting and running.
However, Odom should be able to make up for this shortcoming.
At the small forward position, the Lakers have two starting candidates. Trevor Ariza and Luke Walton. Luke Walton is more balanced, while Ariza is defensively tough and explosive.
After choosing between the two, Phil Jackson chose Trevor Ariza, who has better defense. Moving Odom into the starting lineup has reduced the Lakers' interior defensive ability, and the defensive ability of the small forward.
It can't be lowered any further, especially since the Suns still have Marion, a cutting expert.
As for the shooting guard position, Phil Jackson selected Vujacic as the starter. Although Vujacic is unreliable, he can only be chosen as a taller among short people. In the past, the Lakers' shooting guard position was definitely the best in the league.
One of the strengths, but now that Kobe is injured, the shooting guard has become a weakness...
The Lakers have always wanted to find a decent substitute for Kobe Bryant, but it is too difficult. Those who have the ability are not willing to sit on the bench, and the Lakers who have no ability are unwilling to take it. The only ones who have the ability and are willing to sit on the bench are those who are for the championship.
And the veterans who are about to retire choose to hug their thighs, but those veterans look down on the Lakers in recent years.
To be honest, the Lakers have been really miserable in recent years. After losing O'Neal, the Lakers lost their first year under Kobe Bryant.
Under Li's leadership, they didn't even make it to the playoffs. Although they made it to the playoffs in the second year, they were defeated by the Suns in the first round with a big score of 3:1 and an absolute advantage.
On the contrary, O'Neal helped the Heat get the first in team history in the second year after traveling east.
The championship was miserable on one side, and glorious on the other. Such a contrast not only made Kobe Bryant's heart suffocate, but also made many people lament the loneliness of the Lakers. In this way, he aims to be a top player at the end of his career.
Veterans who have won a championship ring will naturally not consider the Lakers.
As for the point guard position, this has become the only point that the Lakers don't need to consider. Adrian is solid at the point guard position, even now that Kobe is injured. This first-year rookie, this non-draft addition
NBA player, instead became the Lakers' only All-Star player.
"The next game must have Adrian as the core." After a brief judgment, Phil Jackson made up his mind. Under the current situation with Kobe Bryant injured, Adrian has become a well-deserved candidate for the core of the Lakers.
"Stop training for a while." After thinking for a while, Phil Jackson stopped the training, and then said to Adrian: "Ed, come with me, I want to discuss with you some tactics for the game against the Suns in three days.
one time."
Adrian was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that Phil Jackson would suddenly stop training at this time. But suddenly he heard that Phil Jackson wanted to discuss tactics with him, and it was obvious that the two of them wanted to discuss tactics in private. He
Immediately, a sense of enlightenment arose in my heart, and I realized what Phil Jackson wanted to do.
Phil Jackson suddenly stopped training, which was already puzzling. Then Phil Jackson actually called Adrian away and said he wanted to discuss tactics with him?
What does this mean?
Most people didn't know what kind of medicine Phil Jackson was selling in his gourd. But there were some people who were astute and quickly understood Phil Jackson's intention.
Phil Jackson is sending a message.
Is this establishing Adrian's status?
The core of the team second only to Kobe!
When Kobe can't play, he is the absolute core?
At this moment, no one was thinking about training anymore. Everyone’s head was turning around what Phil Jackson said just now. Some people even had smiles and joy on their faces. Those who usually talked to Adri He has a very good relationship with Adrian. If Adrian's status with the Lakers rises, their relationship with Adrian will be very close. This will also be of considerable benefit to them.
"This is my planned starting lineup for the game against the Suns in three days." Putting a list in front of Adrian, Phil Jackson looked at Adrian: "Do you think this is feasible?"
Forward: Kwame Brown, Power Forward: Lamar Odom, Small Forward: Trevor Ariza, Shooting Guard: Sasha Vujacic, Point Guard: Adrian Kewert.
There is nothing wrong with this list.
Adrian couldn't help but nodded inwardly after seeing it. This is already the most powerful offensive lineup the Lakers can put together in this situation. What's rare is that it also takes into account defense and strives to achieve a balance between offense and defense. .Although with the current strength of the Lakers, it is a delusion to achieve a balance of offense and defense, but it is not bad to be able to pay attention to defense while attacking.
However, power forward Odom and small forward Ariza?
Adrian's eyes lit up.
"Is this a pick-and-roll cut?" Adrian raised his head and looked directly at Phil Jackson and asked.
"That's right." Phil Jackson sighed and said, "Ed, I've discovered from the beginning that you seem to have a far better understanding of pick-and-roll tactics than anyone else, even some coaches can't match. This is okay. It is said to be the tactic you are most familiar with. Although you have been playing triangle offense with the Lakers this season and have done well at the point guard position, it is obvious that the pick-and-roll offense is what you are most accustomed to and like the most. "
Adrian's face was a little strange.
Can you get used to it?
I have studied the pick-and-roll offense for at least twenty years. If I were not used to the pick-and-roll offense, Jerry Sloan would not dare to say that he is a pick-and-roll master!
"Adrian." Phil Jackson looked at Adrian: "I hope you can become the core of the Lakers' next game and play pick-and-roll offense with Odom." (To be continued., Welcome to the starting point. (qidian.) Vote for recommendation, monthly vote, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m.qidian. to read.)
