Bane has occasionally hit the ball at critical moments before, but more critical moments for the Grizzlies are scored by Morant.
There were only more than three minutes left on the clock, and the score difference was 7 points. However, at such a critical moment, he was entrusted with the responsibility of attacking, which made him feel slightly panicked.
But the head coach shook his head and patted Bain hard on the shoulder:
"Bain, you have to believe in yourself. Haven't you always wanted a chance? Tonight is the moment for you to prove yourself."
"You know, if our team only has Morant as its core, it will be very difficult to play in the playoffs. If you can step up and share Morant's pressure, then our team will have an easy time. a lot of."
When Bain heard these words, his heart began to surge with passion.
What player wouldn't want to be Mr. Clutch.
Which player doesn't want to become famous in one game.
What player doesn't want to have his own heroic moment?
As a young player, Bain has imagined countless times that he will hit a buzzer beater in a certain game, become the key player of the team, and become the core of the team.
Now that the coach gives you a chance, it depends on whether you can seize it.
So he nodded heavily: "It's the coach, don't worry."
Then the coach said to Jones next to him:
"Jones, your three-point shooting percentage is 39.6%, which is higher than most players in the league. So next, if you have a three-point opportunity, you must not hesitate to take it."
Then the head coach put his hand on Jones' shoulder and said in an affectionate tone:
"Jones, you are the only ones I can rely on. If we can't win this game, you know, I will become a joke in the history of coaching. I will be defeated by a rookie coach who was hired temporarily. That's basically shame."
"Jones, you will definitely help me, right? You are a good person, and you will never bear to see me be insulted like this."
You have to play different cards when facing different people.
Bain is a relatively passionate young man, so you have to impress him with your passion and dreams.
And Jones is a relatively emotional young man.
Therefore, we have to play the emotional card with Jones.
Under his encouragement and emotional guidance, the two guys who had never taken action at critical moments and didn't have much confidence now made up their minds.
No matter what, they have to help the team win this game today.
This is what a good head coach should do.
Different methods can be used for different players based on their personality characteristics and experiences.
As for the top coach, that is, he is completely integrated with the players and becomes brothers with them. To exaggerate, it means: if I say a word, the players will die for me.
Wang Yi has a unique advantage in this regard.
He has spent more than two years completely conquering these Kings players.
Not to mention others, at least Danny and Hilde were willing to take bullets for him if he just said one word.
As for other people, even if they cannot die for Wang Yi, they can still win a victory for Wang Yi and play desperately for Wang Yi.
At this time, Morant frowned slightly.
From a rational analysis, he also knew that giving the ball to these two people at the critical moment was a helpless move.
At present, it seems that this is the only way they can do it, but emotionally he is still a little unhappy.
In the past, I could rely on him to take care of everything at critical moments.
However, he didn't say anything. When the coach asked him to try his best to pass the ball to these two people, he still nodded and agreed.
At the same time, Wang Yi also understood all this.
He said this to Paul James and all the players:
"They can't hit the inside, so they will definitely distribute the ball to the outside. Their outside three-point shooting rate is 43.6%, and the other one is Jones, whose shooting rate is 39.6. So he will definitely pass the ball to these two people. Therefore,
We're going to set a trap for them."
"Let them think they can easily pass the ball to these two people. Just like LeBron set a trap for Morant just now.
Since James just set a good example, now everyone understands what Wang Yi said.
So after the next game, the Kings still used the death five small lineup.
The Grizzlies started to attack, and Morant was still holding the ball.
The moment Morant and Beverley were fighting, it felt like Beverley was like candy.
Logically speaking, with Morant's talent, it would not be difficult for him to get past Beverley.
But this guy Beverly is just like candy. Even if you get past him, he will continue to follow you and keep irritating you with trash talk.
And when passing him, he will also make many small movements, gently tugging on your clothes and gently pulling on your hand.
It's not a big move, but it will slow you down.
As long as you slow down a little, it will stick to you again.
Anyone who has played football knows that when you encounter this kind of defender, your mentality is very easy to explode.
Fortunately, Morant finally passed Beverley with the help of Adams' screen. However, there were two Kings defensive players Paul and James in front of him.
So he immediately passed the ball to Bane who was outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left.
However, although Paul seemed to be double-teamed, his attention was actually always on Payne's side.
As soon as Morant passed the ball, Paul was already back in front of Bane, guarding him tightly.
Bayne had no choice but to pass the ball back to Morant.
Morant held the ball again. This time, after breaking through Beverley's entanglement, he saw that James and Danny on the opposite side wanted to double-team him, so he quickly passed the ball to Jones on the right baseline.
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However, Danny was still a fake double-team. In fact, as soon as Morant passed the ball, Danny quickly rushed towards Jones. When Jones just received the ball, Danny was already completely on Jones' side.
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Jones is not a ball-handler who can break through with the ball, and Danny's defensive ability is now among the best in the league.
Jones had no choice but to pass the ball to Morant again.
Seeing that there was only the last 1.5 seconds left, Morant could only take a hasty shot.
Morant's three-point shooting percentage is only 33.5%, which is not even the league average.
He still failed to hit this three-pointer.
When Adams tried to grab a rebound under the basket, the Kings still swarmed up with five players, all heading inside.
James blocked Adams, the other three also blocked the Grizzlies players, and finally Danny collected the rebound.
Chapter completed!