Chapter 20 Do You Believe in Miracles?(2/3)
"I'm afraid it won't be that easy for Dwight to take advantage of him..."
But soon, Clifford breathed a sigh of relief again, with an expectant expression on his face.
"Only someone with such powerful means would dare to touch Kobe and purge Kobe from the Lakers, right?"
Dwight's position as the head coach of the Lakers is promising!
You must remind Dwight not to make small moves in front of him, and you must listen to him carefully before killing Kobe!
"Well, if you have the chance, invite Yao Ming over and ask him to help Dwight and Du deepen their relationship!"
Clifford is already thinking about completely binding Howard and Du Kang.
Before becoming Howard's confidant, he served as an assistant coach in Houston for four years, accompanying Yao Ming as he grew from rookie to superstar.
He is Van Gundy Jr.'s apprentice.
It was precisely because of this performance that the Magic valued him and hired him to help train Howard.
He and Howard are both teachers and friends.
He and Yao Ming are actually both teachers and friends.
In the past 10 years, he has trained two of the strongest centers in the NBA in the past 10 years.
Pistons fans are very excited about today's home game between the Pistons and the Lakers.
The Pistons and Lakers both have a record of 18 wins and 25 losses. The Lakers are ranked 13th in the Western Conference and the Pistons are ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference.
Both teams hope to increase their chances of entering the playoffs by winning this game.
At 8:15 pm, the game officially started.
Howard and Greg Monroe jumped the ball in the middle circle. The excited Howard easily defeated Monroe and won the first offensive opportunity for the Lakers.
In this game, the Lakers' starting lineup is Howard, Gasol, Artest, Kobe and Blake.
Yi Jianlian was wearing a suit and sitting next to the water fountain.
Yi Jianlian has been playing in the CBA before and is in good shape. However, Du Kang feels that now is not the best time for Yi Jianlian to play.
Du Kang feels that although he has improved Yi Jianlian's CIC attributes, Yi Jianlian still lacks too many things.
In addition to attributes, skills, and character issues.
There is also the issue of confidence.
Du Kang feels that Yi Jianlian needs a very good game to open up his own confidence and other people's confidence in him.
Therefore, until the right opportunity arises, Yi Jianlian only needs to wear a suit and be responsible for looking cool on the team's bench.
By the way, Nash didn't start this game either.
Du Kang's adjustment made the Lakers' rotation players extremely excited.
Especially Steve Blake, who started this game, felt that he had misunderstood Du Kang.
"The coach is not a head coach who only relies on stars. He finally found that I am more suitable to be the Lakers' starter than Nash!"
I defend better than Nash, I can handle the ball well, and I can shoot. As for organizing passes, we already have Kobe, why do we need point guards?
A dribbling guard who can defend and shoot is the most suitable for the Lakers and Kobe!
"If we win this game and the players' satisfaction is not 100%, I will definitely catch a few moles!"
Du Kang looked at Blake, who was stumbling and dribbling across half court under Starkey's defense, and thought viciously in his heart.
The Lakers started this game not with Nash, but with Blake.
In order to earn more MP, he was racking his brains.
And this also made the Lakers' offense messy in the first quarter of this game.
Except for Kobe's sound, the Lakers' offense had no bright spots.
The situation was so passive that the Lakers were on the verge of collapse.
Ham, who had just been beaten by Du Kang, couldn't sit still. He wanted to show his loyalty to Du Kang that he hoped the team would win, and kept shouting from the sidelines.
As the head coach of the Lakers, Du Kang was still sitting there calmly and calmly.
Nash sat next to Du Kang with the same relaxed expression.
Pistons head coach Frank, who was also standing on the sidelines, had actually been looking at Du Kang.
Seeing the relief on Du Kang's face, Frank looked disdainful.
This is why he looks down on Du Kang and the Lakers.
This Lakers haven't even been integrated yet!
The stars are working on their own, and the coach and the stars are at odds. For such a team, it is just luck to win a game, and it is impossible to win forever.
"I think the reason why Coach D benched Nash in this game was to appease Kobe."
"It can be said that Nash was the biggest contributor to the Lakers in the last game. Although Kobe scored the most points, his shooting percentage was too low. If Nash plays like the hero in the last game, he will definitely control the ball. By then, Kobe will be playing very badly.
Comfortable."
"That's true. In the last game, Kobe was very dissatisfied with his performance. He must prove himself in this game. The Pistons all know it. It's impossible for Coach D not to know that, even if his goal is to finally clean up Kobe,
It's impossible not to give Kobe any face at all, after all, Kobe is one of the greatest legends of the Lakers."
"This is what makes the Lakers so difficult to lead. There are many stars, but none of them are in tune. You have to consider the feelings of these stars."
This game between the Lakers and the Pistons was also broadcast live across the United States.
Barkley and Kenny Smith chatted with each other, making the Lakers fans in front of the TV worried.
At this time, the score between the two teams on the court made Lakers fans even more stunned.
Kobe shot 3 of 9 from the beginning and took a lot of shots, but his condition was the same as in the last game. He was too anxious and wanted to prove himself. The Pistons players stared at him and guarded him. In addition, his touch was not good.
This is simply going to take away the Lakers in one wave.
More importantly, the Pistons are really not the Jazz.
The Jazz's two big men, Al Jefferson and Millsap, are not tall enough and cannot beat Howard and Gasol.
But the Pistons' two insiders are different. Monroe and Drummond have really good backcourt protection.
Pistons head coach Frank also used power forward Villanueva to play small forward, three inside!
This is bullying the Lakers for their lack of athletic ability on the perimeter.
When Kobe Bryant missed the shot, Howard and Gasol couldn't grab it at all against such a Pistons insider.
Therefore, amidst Kobe's clanging sound, the Lakers collapsed as soon as they started the first quarter.
"Hahaha, the rookie coach's tactic of Kobe Bryant shooting and Howard Gasol grabbing is no longer working. Kenny, I heard that this rookie doesn't know any other tactics and systems, but he can use Kobe Bryant shooting and Howard Gasol grabbing."
The game had just started and the Lakers hadn't collapsed yet. They kept saying "Coach D, Coach D."
When the Lakers collapsed, they were called a rookie.
Barkley showed everyone what reality is.
And such a real Buckley made Jenny Buss in front of the TV very satisfied.
"Jenny, this rookie is really not good!"
The assistant next to him was very excited, and Jenny Buss smiled elegantly.
"His first game coaching was amazing, but I've never heard of a coach in the NBA who doesn't know tactics being able to succeed."
This is what her boyfriend and now husband Phil Jackson said to her.
This is her confidence!
She believes in the vision of an 11-time head coach!
Now, it’s true that it’s true!
"Ji, Jim, if the Lakers lose this game..."
On the other side, Jim Bass' assistants were already watching TV and about to cry.
The Pistons are already one of the weakest opponents in this five-game series in the Eastern Conference.
And if they hit first, the Lakers veterans are also the most physically capable.
But the result is this.
Even though they have only played a little more than one quarter, the Lakers have already collapsed!
"Calm down, the game is not over yet."
Having said that, Jim Bass's hands were clenched into fists nervously.
"Haha, if the rookie coach really has the ability to predict the status of players as he claimed in the last game, I think he will definitely not let Nash, who performed well in the last game, substitute and let Kobe attack."
"Charles, I think you look like a clown now!"
Although the head coach of the Lakers is indeed a parallel import.
To be continued...