He didn't even ask Howard to exert 100% of his strength, but 150% or even 200% of his strength!

For the aging Lakers, Howard's energy is too important on the team's defensive end.

Whether it is facing the Heat's defensive counterattack run-and-gun, or facing the Spurs' air-cutting, or facing the Lakers' opponents in the next game, the two goblin Thunder, Howard's role is unique in the NBA.

Or missing.

How far the Lakers can go in the playoffs depends on the team's defense, and the team's defense depends on Howard's dedication.

Howard is a very emotional player. When he is happy and serious, his combat effectiveness will be very high. Even James in the three-god outfit can defeat him.

Making Howard obedient is only the first step in taming Howard.

Making Howard happy and serious is a technical job.

He couldn't give Howard the boss position. As time went by, it was difficult for Howard to be happy.

Every time the team trains, having Howard abuse Kobe once will make Howard feel good about himself and feel that he is already the de facto boss of the Lakers and that the Lakers are actually his team.

Don't talk about Howard, anyone can abuse Kobe once a day, and they will be fine, right?

Of course, if that's not enough, he also needs to really let Howard see the hope of becoming the team boss in the future.

And this requires Kobe to perform poorly in actual games. It is best to bang the iron in every game. This will make Howard feel that Kobe is no longer good and the Lakers will be his own sooner or later.

Just like the last game against the Heat, Kobe scored 40 points. Normally, Howard would definitely not be happy.

Kobe is so good, if he doesn't see the opportunity to be the boss of the Lakers, he will fail.

But now, Howard is not at all upset because Kobe scored 40 points. He is happy but not happy, but he is also very disdainful towards Kobe.

"It's not just the coach's magic weapon that makes me so powerful. I would be even more powerful if I had the coach's magic weapon!"

"In the next game, without the coach's magic weapon, I'll see how arrogant you are!"

This was Howard's true emotion after the last game.

Therefore, it is not easy to handle Howard.

It's even more difficult to get Howard to give you 200% of his life.

No, this is actually not just sacrificing one's life for him, but also sacrificing one's life for Howard himself.

"Steve, I am the only one in this world who can let Dwight see how high he can reach his peak."

Clifford stopped and looked at Du Kang in surprise.

"Maybe ten years from now, you will know that I am the person who loves Dwight the most in the world."

Du Kang finished speaking with a smile and walked straight forward.

Looking at Du Kang's back, Clifford was silent for a while.

In the end, Clifford nodded seriously.

Dwight has indeed wasted his talent for a long time...

"Coach, you are right."

Clifford walked up, and this time, he no longer felt guilty.

And thank you, coach...

…

…

At eight o'clock in the evening, the Los Angeles Lakers training facility was still brightly lit.

Yi Jianlian was still counting carefully beside him.

He didn't know how long the coach wanted him to count.

Since Nash has no intention of stopping training, then he will not stop.

997 times.

998 times.

999 times.

1000 times.

Yi Jianlian turned over the scoreboard for the thousandth time. On the training field, Kobe stopped again.

"Steve, stop, there's no point."

Kobe looked at Nash, who still had stubborn eyes, with respect, and sighed.

Nash has been repeating this meaningless training for so long.

But he didn't feel the slightest improvement from Nash.

Nash works very hard, and the coach may really want to improve Nash's defensive ability out of nowhere, but this doesn't make any sense.

Even other Lakers players who were originally very interested in Nash's training plan have now left the training facility one by one with disappointment.

"Steve, the coach is a human being, not a god. You..."

Before Kobe finished speaking, Nash had already bent down and picked up the ball that Kobe just dropped.

"Bryant, the way down the mountain is too difficult. Don't you want to go back to the top of the mountain?"

What?!

Looking at the still firm smile on Nash's face, the expression on Kobe's face kept changing.

The smile on Nash's face at this time seemed like that day when he said to himself, you are a miracle and I am a miracle too!

You are a miracle, and so am I...

This sentence entered his dreams countless times.

And this time...

The road down the mountain was too difficult, of course he knew.

Because they experienced 12 wins and 10 losses together, they were almost shattered to pieces!

Back to the top of the mountain again?

Kobe clenched his fists excitedly.

"I got it, Steve, let's get started."

Kobe took the ball from Nash and sat on Nash again.

One push, two push, and when Kobe pushed back for the third time, he felt Nash's movement.

For him, the king of back-up attacks, it was too obvious.

With Nash's steal ability, Nash's steal will still fail this time!

Therefore, the moment Nash moved, Kobe made an anticipatory turn around.

Snap!

Kobe turned his back and prepared to shoot, but found the ball in his hand...

Disappeared!

Boom, boom, boom...

It's not that it disappeared.

But he was stabbed away by Nash!

Looking at the basketball rolling in front of them, Kobe, Yi Jianlian, and even Nash were stunned.

Nash looked at his hands in shock. At this time, he felt that his heartbeat might have reached 200 times!

Is this the ability he has dreamed of countless times?!

He really has it!

Did the coach really give him this kind of ability that he could only dream of?!

"Bryant, maybe, coach is our god!"

What?!

Kobe's eyes widened when he looked at the enthusiastic Nash.

He wanted to refute.

However, could the steal just now be something that Nash could have?

At this moment, Nash grabbed Kobe's shoulders in excitement.

"Bryant, the road down the mountain is too difficult. Let's follow the coach and get back to the top!"

This time, the string in Kobe's heart finally began to beat uncontrollably.

…
To be continued...