The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

Suddenly Chuck Hayes felt a warm current flowing in his body.

Xu Xiao randomly said to Hayes:

"Chuck, you are the hardest working person I have ever seen. Tonight I want you to have a game to prove yourself in Los Angeles. I believe you can do it. You have to believe me. The special training I gave you before is useful."

Hearing what Xu Xiao said, the warm current in Hayes' body became clearer.

"I understand the coach, I'm going to jam Garnett and stick to the penalty area."

"No, Chuck, you have to do much more than that. Do you remember what special training I gave you?"

"Shooting?" Hayes looked at Xu Xiao in disbelief.

"Yes, your offensive ability is your bottleneck. If you can break your bottleneck with this game, then in the future, Chuck, you will be able to really gain a foothold in this league. And don't forget, in training, you His shooting was excellent."

"But that's training, coach."

"If training is not for competition, then what is the meaning of training? To satisfy your fragile heart?" Xu Xiao looked at Hayes firmly.

"Listen Chuck, I ask you to hit a three-pointer and a mid-range shot in the next quarter. Trust me, you can do it."

Teammates also cast encouraging glances.

Oden even hugged Hayes directly and said:

"Chuck, if you can't open up the situation on the outside, then I will be very troubled inside."

The rest period between the quarters was very short, and the second quarter began soon.

"It's okay, don't be nervous, I can do it." Hayes has been thinking silently in his heart, and his teammates are a little worried. After all, they know Hayes' ability. Now in such a situation, asking him to do this is right. It was too much pressure for him.

The teammates don't know why Xu Xiao made this request. They have other methods, but if the fourth position is not a bit aggressive, then each of them will feel too strong in the defensive pressure brought by Garnett. up.

"Dayao, I finally know how difficult it was for you back then. The fourth position is not aggressive. For a center forward, it is simply too uncomfortable." Xu Xiao looked at Hayes, but thought of Dayao in his heart.

Back on the field, the Lakers were led by Garnett and Odom during this time. Odom went to defend Gasol Jr., and Garnett still went to help defend, and Hayes was not considered at all. .

Seeing that Hayes was still standing outside the three-point line, he just snorted coldly and turned his head to look like Westbrook dribbling.

Westbrook used his physical advantage to force Farmar. Just as he was squeezing towards the basket, Garnett was already moving this way. When Westbrook squeezed Farmar away and was about to make a shot, Garnett He rushed over directly and slapped him flying.

But the tortoise bounced fast enough and took off quickly, grabbing the basketball in the air and throwing it to Hayes outside the three-point line.

"The coach said, I'm sure I can do it, I can do it." The moment Hayes got the ball, his mind was turbulent.

Seeing that Hayes was standing on the three-point line, none of the Lakers went up to defend, and they were all staring at others to prevent him from passing the ball.

"Hurry up, there's no time." Westbrook roared.

Because the ball didn't hit the basket just now, there was no re-counting. A lot of time was wasted just now. Hayes saw it, and since this was the case, he didn't hesitate and shot a three-pointer directly.

But as soon as the ball was released, he felt it was over.

Relying on years of understanding and judgment on rebounding, he knew the shot was short as soon as he shot it.

But it was too late to regret, because teammate Gasol used his long arm between the two to pick the ball out, and the ball returned to Hayes.

"To vote or not to vote." At this moment, Master Hai hesitated again.

The Lakers still have no one to take care of him. They just thought that Hayes just threw one because he didn't have time. They didn't believe that Hayes would still shoot.

"Hmph, hesitating like a bitch, what time is wasting time getting the ball here without the ability to shoot." Garnett stepped forward, and the trash talk started again.

"Okay, since you've said that, then I'm not going to be polite." Hayes, who was still hesitating, didn't talk nonsense. He was a good man who didn't have any anger. It happened that the head coach also asked for it, and the body The warm current also went straight to Hayes' brain, and the desire to shoot a three-pointer became stronger and stronger, and he just opened his hand to score a three-pointer.

Then the ball draws a perfect arc in the air.

"Pretty!" Xu Xiao couldn't restrain his joy.

"Woooooooo! I can't believe it, Chuck Hayes actually hit a three-pointer. This should be the first three-pointer in his career."

The Timberwolves were waving towels wildly on the bench, while the Lakers were stunned.

"It's okay, this is just one of them. Continue to the next round, don't worry about him." Phil Jackson glanced at Garnett and gestured to him, which made Garnett a little more at ease. The offensive end continued to follow. Hayes is doing the grappling.

However, Garnett is more than ten centimeters taller than Hayes. This gap cannot be made up by technology, so even though Hayes is working hard against Garnett, he still uses his trademark straight-arm jumper. Scoring two points, after all, this is Garnett who has not suffered serious injuries, and his physical coordination and explosive power are still online.

"Russell, give it to me next round, I want to try again." Hayes said when Westbrook dribbled the ball halfway.

"No problem." Westbrook is still very willing to share the ball. Seeing the wonderful performance of his teammates, Westbrook will also be sincerely happy for them.

In the next round, Hayes was still shorted. This time, Hayes didn't hesitate to vote directly.

doublekill!

It was another three-pointer, which made Staples a lot quieter.

Seeing something wrong, Phil Jackson immediately called a timeout.

"Damn it, when will this guy get the three-pointer? What kind of magic did this damned Chinese cast on him?" Although in Phil Jackson's heart, he had already killed Xu Xiao a hundred times, the game still had to continue.

"Next, Lamar, you go to guard this guy. From the current point of view, he should only be able to take a slow shot and has no other abilities. Kevin, you are still protecting the frame at the basket." Then Phil Jackson and Barabara After talking a lot, I arranged the tactics and continued to return to the game.

Here, Xu Xiao's arrangement for the Timberwolves is relatively simple, giving Hayes greater confidence, encouraging him to continue attacking, and trying various methods of attacking. As long as Hayes opens this point, Gasol on the inside will Can play the classic Spanish high and low tactics.

Back on the court, the Timberwolves continued to open up the space on the offensive end. This time Odom had to follow. Gasol Jr. and Garnett were left in the interior. Dragic dribbled the ball after halftime , Outlaw saw the right time, a back run gave Gasol the space to receive the ball, and Dragic directly lobbed the ball in the way he is most familiar with.

After receiving the ball, Gasol took a deep breath and slammed in. Garnett behind him staggered a little.

Gasol Jr. is no better than his brother, he is a standard center, and his weight and strength are not something Garnett can bear.

Knocking out of the space and turning around suddenly, Outlaw, who was halfway running, turned back again and just slipped to the basket. Gasol Jr. made a concealed pass, allowing Outlaw to take off and dunk directly under the basket.

"Beautiful." Xu Xiao was overjoyed, and it really worked. Garnett was caught in an inside fight, so he couldn't spend too much energy on assisting defense, which also gave Outlaw an opportunity.

Later in the offense, although Garnett's feet were nimble, but when he took the shot, it was obviously affected by the influence just now, which made the ball less powerful.

It seems that the consumption on the defensive end has been fed back to the offense, so the next step will be easy.

Phil Jackson saw that the momentum was wrong, and immediately replaced Garnett when the ball was dead, replaced Bynum and Kobe.

But the Timberwolves' offense did not stop because of this.

Gasol Jr. continued to display his support ability at the free throw line, handing a hand to Roy, and Roy also used Gasol Jr.'s cover to kill at the basket.

The Lakers' defensive line shrank very quickly, and Roy threw it out without haste. Hayes received the basketball. The Lakers closed quickly and widened quickly. This also reflects the discipline of the Lakers' defense. Percy quickly followed him.

I saw Hai Ye's unhurried fake action, which almost fooled the defensive expert Posey. As soon as Posey's center of gravity rose, Hai Ye immediately sank his center of gravity and stabbed in. Kobe appeared on the march in time. route, but Hayes swung Kobe away with a silky turn, and then hit 2+1 under Kobe's interference.

"It's a pity that Hayes' height and bounce are much worse than Harrington's, otherwise the ball would be a dunk, which is Harrington's best trick." The bench is also full of excitement.

In front of Kobe, Hayes also roared loudly for being able to hit 2+1, as if the pent-up grievances before were vented quickly at this moment.

Although Kobe quickly used a layup to return him a 2+1.

Halfway through the second quarter, Xu Xiao made adjustments again, replacing Hayes with Tolliver.

Compared with Hayes, Tolliver is slightly taller at 2 meters, moves fast and bounces well, and is relatively better on the offensive end. Although Tolliver is generally tough on the defensive end, he needs to be a little bit in position and awareness. Inferior, but he also has his advantages.

In the second half of the quarter, Xu Xiao suddenly changed his strategy and began to counterattack crazily, increasing his speed.

The two sides fell into a chaotic battle, but the Lakers obviously didn't like this method. After all, they had towers, but the Timberwolves didn't care about your tricks, fast breaks, counterattacks, and chasing three-pointers, which was unreasonable at all.

The Lakers want to force the tempo, but the Timberwolves can always find an opportunity. All kinds of pick-and-rolls hit you, Bynum can't come out, and the defense can't be returned in time.

At halftime, the Timberwolves led the Lakers by 59 points 48 to 11.

"Good work guys, we will continue to do this in the second half, the victory belongs to us." Xu Xiao clapped his hands to encourage the team.

"Of course coach, Los Angeles tonight belongs to us."

"Yes, coach, you can finally feel proud in Los Angeles today."

Xu Xiao smiled and said, "Of course, but these are far from enough."

Everyone thought that Xu Xiao was still encouraging them, so they echoed, "I will work harder in the second half to make them look good."

But Xu Xiao shook his head and said, "Do you know the only thing I'm dissatisfied with you in the first half?"

Everyone was a little confused, and Xu Xiao said directly:

"My request to you in the second half is very simple. If the opponent plays well, then we will also play well. If the opponent insists on being cheap, don't be polite, just go back. He scolds you and intentionally messes with you. Don't get used to it. Just shoot when you should." If you retaliate, you can retaliate, and any fines will be paid by the team for you."

Xu Xiao spoke the most exciting words in the calmest language. As Xu Xiao raised his head slowly, warm applause broke out in the locker room.

As a professional player, everyone on the court must be wrong. Once you make a move, you will bear the infamy of lack of professional ethics and causing bad influence. Both the head coach and the boss have acquiesced to this matter, so they are still afraid of shit.

"Hey coach, are you serious, if Garnett is being mean, can I really slap him?" Oden asked excitedly.

"No, he was the former wolf king after all." The good boy Roy said worriedly.

"From the moment he left Minnesota, he was no longer the Wolf King. He is your enemy. If we meet in the playoffs, maybe he will get worse. So, it is best to tell them now that you are not to be messed with. "Xu Xiao continued to speak calmly.

Now Xu Xiao also had to tell these young people the truth of being bullied, especially in this field, if they entered the playoffs, they would definitely be eaten to their bones.

The Timberwolves also returned to the second half of the game with this kind of anger, and the opponent Lakers still didn't know what happened to the Timberwolves.

The Lakers also began to be cautious in the second half. After all, they didn't want to lose. 11 points were nothing to them. After all, they fell behind in the first half of this season.

Garnett fought Oden in the interior, but facing Oden's body in the interior, it was obvious that Garnett had no upper hand, so Garnett continued to talk trash. In his opinion, Oden This kind of arrogant young man is very likely to be like Milicic when he is provoked by him.

"Your trash talk is just like your style of play. It's so soft, poor thing. After so many years in Minnesota, our achievements have been surpassed by us immediately. Why do you use such soft trash talk to provoke?" Auden got Xu Xiao After the permission, I am not used to it, and directly reply.

Unexpectedly, this sentence broke Garnett's defense.

Take the ball and hit it.

"Okay, you did it first." He slapped Garnett without giving Garnett time to react.

Garnett, Garnett, why are you messing with Oden? Oden practiced boxing when he was in college.Xu Xiao, who was off the court, felt secretly refreshed.

The two sides had a technical foul, and Garnett was also sent off for the previous technical foul, while Oden directly gave the second level and was also sent off.

If Oden goes down, the Timberwolves still have Gasol Jr., but if Garnett goes down, the Lakers' defensive system will be gone.

Then it's time for Westbrook and Roy to perform.

old fish?It's just a salty fish, directly smashing your defenses.

Kobe came to defend me, then Roy you come.

While both guns broke out in the backcourt, Gasol Jr. was not idle on the inside, and he was not at all afraid of Bynum.

This game also left Garnett, and there was no suspense at all.