Author: Can play the harmonica

With Kobe not playing, the Spurs and the Lakers played this role not only out of the expectations of the media and fans, but also obviously beyond the expectations of players and coaches on both sides.

Throughout the whole scene, Popovich's expression was serious, without any slight ease or smile.

On the contrary, Zen Master Phil Jackson seemed very relaxed from the beginning. In fact, Kobe didn't play this game, so he had long since let go of his expectations. He planned to change to the substitute lineup after the first half, if the game was spent, and prepare for the next back-to-back game.

So his mentality has been relaxed.

But Lu Yusheng bit the score bit by bit and once again led the Lakers to the decisive moment with their powerful opponents.

Moreover, this is not the most critical. What surprised the Zen master the most was that this kid was unique and suddenly used his back to hit Tony Parker, which made Popovich helpless.

This was completely beyond the expectations of the Zen master, and it was also a part that surprised him.

After all, this solved a problem that he had been plaguing.

Before he found a suitable big man, he had no one available and had been using Luke Walton to do the tactical axis of triangular offense.

Although Luke Walton has good passes and good support skills, Luke Walton's offensive ability is really limited, and at the position of the third position, his health is not enough, which makes it easy to be restricted by the opponent.

Therefore, once his point fails, it will be difficult to perform the triangular attack.

Last season, facing the Suns, from the third game, when Luke Walton was restricted by Sean Marion, the Lakers' offense completely turned into Kobe's own stage, and others could not participate at all.

If Kobe hadn't had his personal abilities too strong, the Lakers would have lost even worse.

But if Kobe is asked to play this tactical axis, his ability is definitely enough, but it is not suitable.

First of all, he himself does not accept this positioning very much. Secondly, in addition to this tactical axis, triangular attack also requires a strong point in scoring. If Kobe is asked to do the tactical axis, he will lose the strong point in scoring, which is equivalent to tearing down the east wall and repairing the west wall.

Now, he was surprised to find that Lu Yusheng could actually do this, which was simply a gift from God!

Lu Yusheng's height, weight and strength have an absolute advantage in position 1.

In fact, Lu Yusheng tried to play in previous games, but the Zen master believed that it was just a flash of inspiration. After all, in several games, he still struggled with shooting.

But unexpectedly, after just a few games, this kid not only made his shooting stable, but also practiced back-to-back with Kobe!

In fact, the Zen master originally planned to talk to Lu Yusheng and let him try to do this tactical axis.

But unexpectedly, before he could say that Lu Yusheng had found that position on the field, and the effect was surprisingly good, which made him confused the experienced Popovich.

"Is this technical move of back-to-body singles easy to get started?" The Zen master asked Kobe next to him.

"What are you kidding?" Kobe said, "You have been coaching for so many years, have you met two people who are proficient in this technology?"

"Then how could he master it in such a quick time?" asked the Zen master.

"Two reasons, the first is that in the position of the number one position, few people will face the opponent's back-to-single singles, so they rarely pay attention to this defensive strategy. If they pay a little attention, Lu would never play so easily. The second reason is that Tony Parker is not strong at all. Lu's body is far stronger than him and his strength is better than him, so he can play very smoothly. In fact, his skills are just getting started. Look at Jacque Vaughn just now when he was defending him, he actually struggled. Fortunately, you replaced him. Otherwise, if Jacque Vaughn had been consuming him, he would have been unable to score. Of course, there is a third reason."

"What is it?" asked the Zen master.

“Good teaching.”

The Zen master smiled.

"I'm not boasting. I took this kid to see Michael that day, and they took the initiative to ask Michael for advice." Kobe said.

"Oh? Have you taken him to Michael? What are you doing? Have you asked for techniques specifically?" asked the Zen master.

"Of course not. When did that guy take the initiative to teach his younger generations, he only had money in his heart." Kobe said, "He wanted to sign Lu and sign in to his brand."

"It seems that I have signed it. The boss personally took action, so the price should be very good, right?"

"Then you were wrong and you really didn't sign it."

"Why?" asked the Zen master in confusion, "The price is not high enough?"

“Three million per year.”

"That's quite high. He is a rookie, and he has only played a few games. The price is already a bit outrageous." The Zen master said, "Is he not satisfied yet?"

"What's so outrageous? What's outrageous is that he has signed a contract with Reebok, and the annual signing fee is 8 million."

"How many?!" The Zen master's glasses almost fell to the ground.

Kobe smiled, "You think it's outrageous, Michael and I heard this news, and it was your expression now. The guys from Reebok were really driven crazy by other brands, and they actually gave a rookie who had only played seven or eight games with an eight million contract."

The Zen master smiled, "It seems that you are very unbalanced. I heard that your contract with Nike seems to be only more than five million."

"Please, this is not a question of my balance or unbalance. The main reason is that Reebok's madmen completely violates market laws and business laws. This kind of investment is simply a crazy gambling." Kobe said.

"What if they bet right?" said the Zen master, "You have to know that they have no good idea. In the past two years, their share in the basketball market has been almost squeezed by Nike and Adidas. The stars signed by him have performed mediocrely, with only one Iverson, but there is always negative news. If this continues, it will actually be a chronic death. Sooner or later, those two companies will be squeezed out of the market. Instead of doing this, it is better to take a gamble and find a rookie with potential. Did Michael forget how Nike rushed out of the two giants, Adi and Converse, back then?"

"Hey, Phil, although he does have great potential, you won't really plan to compare him with Michael back then, are you?" Kobe said.

"I used to be joking with the media, but now, I really think so." said the Zen master.

Kobe smiled, "Okay Phil, don't tease me. What is Michael's performance in his rookie season? That's a data that no super giant in the league can reach now. I always thought that I could do it, but it was not until I started playing games that I knew what the data meant."

The Zen master smiled, "It's rare to hear you take the initiative to admit defeat with him."

"There is nothing I can do about this. I don't accept anything else, but I still believe in this when it comes to the rookie season. So now do you really think that Lu Yusheng can reach the Michael's level?"

"If you don't say anything else, just in today's game, he really made me feel very similar to that guy. His tenacity and the state of not fearing strong enemies are really similar. Kobe, I'm not exaggerating to say that at his current level, it's absolutely no problem to throw him to a bottom-ranked team and bring him into the playoffs."

"Please, Phil," Kobe said, "I'm not talking about the ability to lead the team now. Duncan can do it in his rookie year, but can he sign an eight million sneaker contract? He doesn't have much yet."

"No, this is different." said the Zen master, "Lu is different from Duncan. He definitely has commercial potential. Moreover, don't forget that he is a yellow man and there is an Asian market behind him. I believe Reebok must have taken a fancy to this, otherwise he would never give such a contract. Believe me, Lu Yusheng, it is definitely worth a gamble."

"So you think they can win the bet?"

"I think they can win by betting, and Lu Yusheng can also win by betting."

"What can he win by betting?"

"A Ferrari." The Zen master smiled.

"Oh, shit! You old guy, don't play by the rules. But he is not stable in this game, right? He can't solve the pick-and-roll between Parker and Duncan until now." Kobe said.

"Look, maybe he doesn't have no choice, he's just waiting for the opportunity." said the Zen master.

...

On the court, there are less than three minutes left in the game, and the score has reached 96:96!

The two sides tied again!

The Lakers requested a long timeout.

This time, the Zen master took the initiative to call for a pause, and the purpose was very simple, just to let Lu Yusheng rest.

At this time, he was too tired.

After the incident, I sat on the chair and kept gasping.

The Zen master said, "Everyone performed well tonight. Bynum, after the timeout is over, you will take the field instead of Kwame Brown."

"Me?" Bynum was obviously a little disbelief. At the critical moment of the game, he actually asked him to go up and play.

"Yes, Kwame Brown is too tired. In a key round, you have to find a way to block Duncan from the penalty area." The Zen master walked over and said with a tactical board. "When defending their pick-and-roll, you have to follow Lu's arrangements."

"good."

"Luke," the Zen master told Walton, "when they pick-and-roll, you can put down Bruce Bowen properly and assist in defense on the flanks, just like Ginobili did."

Luke Walton nodded.

The Zen master did not make any arrangements for the rest.

Lu Yusheng said to Bynum, "Andrew, when Tony Parker and Duncan pick-and-roll later, when Duncan gets the ball in the inside, you should try to stand on his right side, but don't be too exaggerated, just stand slightly to the right."

Bynum:???

"Why?" Bynum looked puzzled, "If this is the case, wouldn't you give up the defensive position?"

"Stop worrying, listen to me and be so careful." Lu Yusheng knew that with Bynum's basketball wisdom, it would be difficult to explain it to him clearly for a while.

Although Bynum was puzzled, he could only do it. Now, Lu Yusheng has such command power.

"Sasha," Lu Yusheng said to Vujasic again, "When they play pick-and-roll tactics, you go to the midfield and be ready for a fast attack at any time."

After hearing this, Vujasic frowned, "Is there a chance to attack quickly?"

After all, in the previous games, Tony Parker and Tim Duncan had basically never had a pick-and-roll tactic. If you want to have a fast break, at least the opponent will have a chance.

"It doesn't matter, maybe there is a chance to attack quickly." Lu Yusheng smiled slightly.

Vujasic:...

The timeout ends and the game continues.

Spurs ball rights.

After Tony Parker dribbled through half the game, he called Duncan again to come up and roll.

Duncan hung up a solid pick-and-roll for Tony Parker, blocking Lu Yusheng completely behind him, and then immediately went down.

Tony Parker immediately passed the ball to Duncan who was about to get off the ball!

The ball was steadily passed to Tim Duncan!

Duncan faced Bynum below and suddenly found that Bynum's position was obviously on the right. He had a blow-up ball with his right hand, dribbled the ball and turned around, preparing to wipe Bynum and take a hook and layup.
To be continued...