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Chapter 167 The Charm of Wilkens



Chapter 167 The Charm of Wilkens

"The Warriors are worthy of being one of the most potential in the league. Their performance on the court is not like a team that was struggling to win a few years ago. Their performance now is simply great!" Kenny Smith appreciated the performance of the Warriors in the first quarter. Each of their players actively participated in both offense and defense. If one of them slacked off, the entire game would not have been in a stalemate!
Bruce looked at the players returning to the field calmly, just as Kenny Smith said, if one player slacks up, the Warriors will fall into a passive position on both ends of the offense and defense, and be instantly crushed by the Lakers!

"Children, you must regard this game as the last game of this series, and your efforts will definitely be well rewarded!" Wilkens did not arrange tactics for the players at first, But exhorted again.

After seeing the players nodding seriously one after another, Wilkens picked up the tactical board, nodded to Carlesimo, and said: "We will play a plausible triangle offensive tactic in the next game. I hope you can try to integrate small ball tactics into your tactics, which requires you to run and defend more actively, so."

Bruce listened quietly to Wilkens' explanation, and agreed with his arrangement very much!

Just as the fans and the media imagined, the Warriors still used the triangle offense tactic in the first half of the first quarter. With the players actively running, Wilkens deliberately integrated the small ball tactic after thinking about it. Entering it, this makes the tactics of the triangle offense not only limited to reading the game and tacit understanding, but adds some variables!
"I don't know what kind of tactics Lenny has arranged for the players. It's really nostalgic to see these young guys fighting in high spirits!" Kenny Wilkens noticed when the two sides walked to the court. Some changes in the Warriors' temperament, after thinking about seeing what they want, they said with some emotion.

"Little guy, should we apply to Lanny and Phil to play?" Barry buried his restless heart under his playful expression.

When Cassel took the ball and ran forward, the second quarter of the game slowly kicked off under the attention of fans and major media!

Cassel was on his way to the half with the ball, and the Warriors players ran fast, and they faithfully fulfilled Wilkens' arrangement!

With the running of the Warriors players, the Lakers players who already knew their tactics didn't wonder if there was something different!
The essence of small ball tactics is to run fast and run. As long as a player gets an open spot, he will throw the ball without hesitation when the time permits!
And now Nowitzki is doing that!

With the cover and cooperation of other players from time to time, Nowitzki, after getting rid of Green's defense, received a pass from Carter at a position beyond the three-point line in the bottom corner, just like the essentials of small ball tactics, he He threw the ball without hesitation!

"Shh!"

Nowitzki, who felt good from the first quarter, ran confidently to the backcourt amid Green's annoyed expression!
This small change did not attract the attention of other Lakers players, even Phil Jackson sitting off the court did not think of anything else!
As the confrontation between the two teams gradually increased, the Warriors relied on the combination of fast running and triangle offense to tie the score again in the middle of the second quarter. It was only then that Jackson saw something different. !

"drop!!"

Jackson glanced at the big screen hanging in the middle of the court, looked at the 40:40 score on it, and looked at the Warriors' rest area thinking!
"Children, your performance is very good, but you still seem to be lacking in some details and cooperation!" Wilkens seemed to feel Jackson's gaze, glanced at him with a smile, and then all the players returned to the field. Said slowly!
His experiment was very successful in the first half of the second quarter. Although the players seemed a little jerky in some tiny details and coordination, this tactic still allowed them to tie the score!
The combination of small ball tactics and triangle offense is not a panacea. It requires players to have strong physical strength and understanding of tactics. If one of the two factors is in crisis, then this tactic will disintegrate at an extremely alarming speed!

Of course, the Warriors are not bad in this regard!
The players of the Warriors are basically young players. Even if their skills and tactics are still a bit jerky, their advantage is the abundant physical strength of young people!

After the timeout, Wilkens surprisingly replaced all the main players, and successively replaced the lineup of Ben Wallace, Jason Caffey, Larry Hughes, Billups and James Posey !

In Wilkens' thinking, since the players are inferior to their opponents in terms of experience and skills, then let's use crowd tactics to fight recklessly!

This evolution of Wilkens really achieved the expected effect in the second half of the second quarter!
Just referring to Wallace, in the second half of the second quarter, the old center of the Lakers, the 2-meter-tall John Sely got a terrifying 11 rebounds, and three of them were forwards. Powerful stats on rebounds!

The Warriors' substitutes rushed to the Lakers' defense crazily. Wallace and Caffey guarded the inside. Hughes and Billups hit some shots from time to time. 15 seconds before the end of the game, with an open three-pointer from the bottom corner, the Warriors shockingly scored the 33rd point in this quarter!
"drop!!"

When the whistle sounded at the end of halftime, the Staples Arena suddenly fell into a moment of silence. Every fan opened their mouths and looked at the bright red score of 63:55 on the big screen in disbelief. They can hardly believe that this is a regular season champion and the eighth game in the Western Conference!

Throughout the second quarter, even though Jackson replaced Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and others on the field one after another when he felt a little bad, the Warriors' substitutes, who were already crazy, did not hesitate to implement the tactics firmly.

Ben Wallace became the biggest surprise in the entire second quarter. He scored an astonishing 15 rebounds and 10 blocks in just 3 minutes of playing, if he hadn't got it all at once on John Sely's head. 7 rebounds, his data will be remembered by all Lakers fans!
Bruce suppressed the excitement in his heart, and looked at the unbelievable Brad Pitt beside him with a calm expression!

"Bruce, is this your confidence?" Brad Pitt looked at Bruce with a "calm" face, he wondered if this was the game of the best regular season team in the league!
"Hehe, this is just the beginning!" Bruce stood up pretending to be 13, turned around and walked towards the player tunnel, and at the same time, a touch of ecstasy flashed across his face!

"Uh..." Brad Pitt stared blankly at Bruce who turned around and left "coolly". He almost admired this superb acting guy!

Back in the locker room, when Bruce closed the door excitedly, the players shouted excitedly, everyone looked so happy and excited!
Wilkens looked at these roaring guys with a smile, and understood their venting performance very well!
Before the game, the Warriors players were very depressed because of the reporter's "frenzy". If it weren't for Bruce's sudden mischief, they would have made some unnecessary mistakes and lack of concentration during the game!
Although the pressure in their hearts was reduced a lot through Bruce's enlightenment, the depressed and annoyed mood still remained in their hearts.

Now, with the Warriors playing such an exciting performance, all the players have vented their previous depression crazily, and they can only vent happily in this way!

In the locker room of the Lakers, Phil Jackson looked at the silent players with a gloomy face. He was extremely disappointed with the performance of these guys in the second quarter!
Thinking of John Sally, the culprit in the second quarter, Jackson suddenly looked over, but when he saw the other party's lonely expression, he couldn't help but sighed secretly, calmed down the anger in his heart a little, and said slowly: "Sandy Quayle, Kobe, Glenn, Ron, can you tell me what's going on?"

O'Neill suddenly raised his head and looked over, then glanced at his somewhat guilty teammates, let out his aura, curled his lips, and said, "It's our concentration and defensive attitude that have problems!"

Jackson nodded secretly with satisfaction. As the boss of this team, O'Neill must say something at this time. Only he knows the habits and conditions of these players best!

"Sorry, Phil!" John Sely stood up lonely. Even though he had already planned to retire after the end of this season, after the second quarter, he couldn't help but wonder about his ability!

"John, it's not your fault!" O'Neill patted the opponent's shoulder very understandingly. Regarding the veteran's ability, he thought of this result when he signed the contract!

"I know better than you how strong Ben's rebounding ability and strength are!" O'Neill said at last, then looked at Phil Jackson and said: "In the second half, we will use our greatest energy and focus to crush them!! "

Bruce looked happily at the players who listened carefully to Wilkens' tactics after venting. He couldn't help but be a little surprised and surprised that these guys changed so quickly!
It's amazing how quickly a young man can go from ecstasy to catharsis, but now that the Warriors have done it, Bruce is ecstatic!

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