Chapter 332 Damn, I was really pretended by this guy
The morning after playing Phoenix Suns, the Knicks set off for Los Angeles. D'Antoni decided to prepare for the team in advance for the game against the Lakers the next night.
Although the Knicks spent November of the Devil's schedule, there were basically no back-to-back in the next schedule, D'Antoni and the Knicks attached great importance to the first match with the defending champion.
Although the Lakers' record is not the best in the Western Conference, as the Lakers who have won two consecutive championships, no team will relax their vigilance when they fight them.
What's more, they completely retained the championship lineup they won last season and strengthened the bench this season. Although their winning rate has declined, they still remain in the top three.
Sitting on the plane to Los Angeles, Lian Dao was constantly checking the Lakers' recent game. Just yesterday, they defeated the New Orleans Hornets led by Chris Paul at home 101:97. Kobe scored 25 points and 4 assists.
Gasol scored 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Lamar Odom scored 17 points and 13 rebounds.
The Lakers have also recently started a three-game winning streak.
"Sure enough, the Lakers this season are still not to be underestimated!"
Lian Dao couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the Lakers' data.
The Lakers have played 37 games so far, with a record of 26 wins and 11 losses. This record is obviously not a good thing for the Lakers who defend the championship.
But the more the Lakers are like this, the more Lian Dao knows that this game cannot be easily won.
The Lakers have not achieved their ideal record, and the most anxious thing now is the paranoid in Los Angeles.
That guy will do his best to win the game against the Knicks who have a better record than the Lakers. No one knows what this guy can do in the game.
If the player in the league who is most afraid of scoring ability, then Kobe will definitely rank first.
Especially Kobe in the fourth quarter, every time you think this guy is exhausted, he can always make a difficult backward jump shot at critical moments and give his opponent a fierce kill.
"I'll wait for you in Los Angeles on Sunday!"
This is the text message that Lian Dao received after he finished playing the sun on January 7. From this text message, Lian Dao felt the strong middle-second breath, but for this paranoid, this is not a simple greeting.
.
Because sending this text message means that paranoid, he is serious!
"What a boring guy!" Lian Dao closed his phone and began to close his eyes and rest.
...
Since Cousins was selected by the Knicks this season, he has made great progress under the military training of Lian Dao and Rashidwards, and in the No. 5 position, he has gradually become a starting center.
Especially this guy has excellent explosive power and bounce ability. Although he is in the fifth position, his flexibility and offensive skills are no less than those of the fourth position player.
After gaining weight recently, his ability to confront the No. 5 position has also been improving. Many players who are not familiar with Cousins are overturned by this violent guy when they are in the matchup.
Of course, buckles are common.
Recently, Cousins has been consolidating his inside offensive methods. In his last life, Cousins's skills have been criticized by fans. As a center, the shooting percentage is only around 45% for the year, which is for the center.
Very unqualified.
To put it bluntly, there are technical flaws. Now that he is young, he can still use his physical advantages to play. These flaws are often difficult to target by his opponents; but once he encounters injuries or loses his athletic ability, his flaws are likely to determine.
The victory or defeat of the game.
In the last life, the Kings really didn't have the heart to train this big boy. In the Kings, no one gave this big boy some inside offense skills. The Kings are either playing badly or on the way to play badly. Their bosses have never been
No one thought about strengthening the team.
Among them, Cousins has gradually become accustomed to the welcome and sending off. Many teammates and coaches who are just familiar with chemistry may be traded next season, but this big boy still never thought of having it.
I will leave Saramento one day until I hear about my trade on the way to the game.
From that moment on, Cousins also started a career of displaced alliance.
But this giant beast tamed by Lian Dao does not allow him to be targeted in the playoffs due to technical defects, so many times, Cousins goes over and over again under the supervision of Rashidward Rass.
Practice the offensive skills at the basket.
Although boring, Cousins feels that this is already a paradise compared to one-on-one fight with Lian Dao.
D'Antoni looked at the players playing in the training ground and was still a little worried about the next day's game.
As we all know, the Lakers' mode is super defender + champion inside double towers.
D'Antoni doesn't know whether the Knicks' inside double towers can withstand the Lakers' championship double towers.
Stoudemire won't worry D'Antoni, the most important thing is Cousins' game against champion center Gasol or Andrew Bynum.
Although Cousins is talented, he is at a disadvantage in terms of game experience and personality. Faced with experienced Gasol or Andrew Bynum, D'Antoni cannot guarantee that this guy will not be targeted.
On the other hand, D'Antoni doesn't know whether the Lakers will play a super defender + championship inside double towers tomorrow, because the Lakers have also changed their lines recently, and they have frequently won Lamar Odom to the starting lineup.
Lamar Odom did perform very well this season, averaging 14.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. His current data is even better than the Lakers' two consecutive championships.
This genius forward player who the Lakers exchanged for Sharks O'Neal back then has not actually fully realized their talent.
When Lamar Odom first entered the NBA, he was highly expected by everyone, a tall ball holder, a left-handed geek, and the second magician. But his personality of being content with the status quo and not seeking progress made his potential not fully realize.
come out.
In fact, it is precisely his willingness to be content with the status quo that makes him and Kobe rarely have disputes during their years of cooperation.
If he is also a paranoid, he would probably not be allowed to be transferred to the sixth person at the peak.
However, last season's experience also made D'Antoni get used to games where there is no advantage in the inside.
At the same time, he also knew that if he wanted to win tomorrow's game, it would probably depend on Lian Dao's performance again.
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On January 9, Staples Center Stadium.
The Knicks players are meticulously conducting warm-up training, and the Knicks are not careless in the face of the defending champion.
Moreover, Lian Dao doesn't want to lose this game, especially the defending champion Lakers.
In this game, there were actually Lian Dao's fans at Staples Center. Although there were not many, the sporadic red Southern California No. 1 jerseys were particularly eye-catching in a pair of purple gold oceans.
Lian Dao was also very touched. After a year, he didn’t expect that Los Angeles still had its own imprint.
While Lian Dao was lying about the power of the university, Lian Dao suddenly heard a burst of cheers in the audience at the Staples Center Arena.
Turning his head and seeing it turned out that the Lakers, wearing a white jersey, had appeared.
The Lakers' jerseys are available in three colors: yellow, purple and white.
The yellow jersey is the home jersey from Monday to Saturday, the purple jersey is the away jersey, and the white jersey is the home jersey on Sunday.
Kobe waved to the fans with a smile on his face, and then he saw Lian Dao who was warming up on the court at first glance.
When they walked forward, the two of them hugged and greeted each other.
"Sickle, two games 70+, you really have it. It seems that your progress is really amazing at the end of last season." After embracing, Kobe patted Lian Dao's shoulder. His progress towards Lian Dao this season is really Shocked.
"No one wants to stay on the spot. You have to be careful in this game. Last season you doubled us in the regular season. I must complete revenge this season. I will accept the victory of this game!" Lian Dao said with a smile.
"Haha, you won't take away victory. Victory will only belong to Staples Staples Staples Staples. This was the case last season, and this season is still the case. This is Staples, I have the final say here!" After saying that, I will not give it to you Lian Dao will turn around and leave if he has any chance of reaction.