After changing careers, I became the number one player in basketball

Chapter 325 324: Georgetown United Barrier!

Author: Grove Street Brothers

Chapter 325 324: Georgetown United Barrier!

Dikembe Mutombo, the Lakers champion center who was injured after playing ten games at the beginning of the season, was finally allowed to return to the game by Vitti.

In fact, during G1 of the series, Mutombo was already ready.

But on the morning before the game, Mutombo felt a slight soreness in the injured area.

Although the examination found nothing serious, for safety reasons, the Lakers decided to let Mutombo rest for one more game, just in case.

And now, Mutombo can finally return with full health!

Shay looked at Mutombo standing at the door of the training hall and smiled bitterly:

"Speaking of which, the last time we competed together was last summer."

Originally, this shortened season started late, and while Mutombo was playing, Shea was recuperating from an injury. When Shea came back, Mutombo was recuperating again.

The two of them were simply perfectly separated.

"Hahahaha, really. Thank you for your hard work, Shea. I see you trying your best to drag the team into the top eight, but you can't help much. But don't worry, I will do my best next time!"

Mutombo's return just makes up for the Lakers' biggest shortcoming on the defensive end.

Although Ben will be able to win a bunch of trophies for the best defensive player and shot-blocking champion in the future, even at his peak, he could not guard against above-average one-on-one post-up players.

Big animals can catch birds, but they can't stop animals.

But Mutombo will not be like this.

He has perfect defensive steps, and his positioning and prediction are extremely mature. His confrontation ability allows him to withstand most monster insiders.

He is proficient in all the tricks on the defensive end and is a true defensive master.

In order to prepare for his return, the perseverant Mutombo even repeatedly rejected Ewing's invitation to "eat Goha beer together" and would never waste even a tiny bit of energy outside the basketball court!

This is enough to illustrate Mutombo's determination.

He must work with Shay to continue the glory of the Lakers dynasty!

Of course, just having a big African mountain is definitely not enough. It’s not that simple to be number one in the West.

No matter how strong the defense is, it has its upper limit. If Bob is allowed to deal with Duncan alone, the outcome may not be much better than the 2001 Finals in the original history.

In the 2001 Finals, the 76ers relied on Mutombo to contain the Sharks. As a result, the Sharks averaged 33 points, 15.8 rebounds and a 57.3% shooting rate per game, completely shining in the world.

To deal with a player of Duncan's level, the difference between using a big defense or a Mutombo defense is whether you will be blown away by a big blow or a small blow. But as long as you defend alone, you will eventually be blown away.

Carlisle also knows this very well. Mutombo's return is indeed a big benefit to the Lakers, but it cannot allow the Lakers to directly win the series, and it cannot solve all problems.

Therefore, in addition to Mutombo, Carlisle also prepared another little surprise for Popovich, a brand new defensive strategy.

This strategy plus Mutombo

The Spurs twin towers might really be torn down!

Of course, the outside world still doesn’t know that Carlisle has a response strategy.

Although the news that Mutombo was about to return in G2 of the series spread like wildfire, the Holy City media still did not take it seriously:

"Even if Mutombo returns, the Spurs twin towers can crush the Lakers penalty area!"

"No one really thinks that just one Mutombo can make the eighth seed in the Western Conference successfully counterattack, right?"

"Mutombo just came back to take the blame. If you don't believe me, just watch."

"This is the final struggle for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. The Lakers will find out after the second game that Mutombo's return is useless."

I can only say that idiot No. 21, who reached full level upon entering the league, is indeed too strong!

Mutombo won the Defensive Player of the Year award and won two championships with the Lakers.

Although the scoring ability is as good as a pair of Aces, it is better than nothing.

But looking at the entire league, few teams dare to ignore Tongbo.

But because they have Duncan, the Spurs don't even care about their four consecutive shot-blocking titles.

In short, the Holy City media and fans still feel that the eighth seed in the Western Conference will eventually be destroyed.

Shay will not escape death this year!

Aren’t newcomers stepping on the corpses of old people to get to the top?

Now, it's Duncan's turn to step on Shay!

In fact, after the Lakers lost the first game, not only the Holy City media thought so, but the mentality of the outside world also changed.

At the beginning, everyone had high expectations for the Lakers, thinking that a miracle might really happen.

However, in the first game, the Lakers were completely led by the Spurs and had no resistance. This changed most people's views.

Maybe as Popovich said, those stars support Shea just because they don't know how strong the current Spurs are.

The night before the start of G2 of the series, ESPN also invited 10 well-known commentators to predict the first round of the series.

However, among all the commentators who participated in the voting, only Mike Breen still voted for the Lakers.

Many commentators who were originally optimistic about the Lakers have now become optimistic about the Spurs!

Buckley was furious, why didn't you invite me to vote? If I were to go, Shay would definitely get more than just one vote!

ESPN: We hired a "well-known" commentator. What does this have to do with you?

If the previous Lakers gave everyone room for fantasy, then the current Lakers have completely become the underdogs in people's minds!

Maybe the eighth seed in the Western Conference should have the fate of the eighth seed in the Western Conference. Even if the eighth seed in the Western Conference is the defending champion, it won't change anything.

So in the second game of the series, when Shea entered the court, the reporter's question changed from "How are you going to win the game?" to "How are you going to face failure?"

Xie Yi was furious: "Whether I fail or not is not determined by you!"

However, Shea's reaction, in the eyes of most people, is: "Oh, look, that guy is still talking hard, and he is still unwilling to accept reality and the fate of being eighth in the Western Conference. How is it possible that the eighth defeats the first?

Woolen cloth?"

Shay doesn't understand the fate of eighth place in the Western Conference. He only knows that fate is in his own hands!

After a short warm-up, the starters from both teams gathered in the center circle.

Before the game started, Popovich didn't forget to yell at Shay:

"Hey Shay, did you get all the sharks out of the ocean? So Tim can go practice swimming!"

Old thieves always like to tell some cold jokes that they think are humorous to embarrass the other party.

Faced with the provocation, Shay laughed: "Don't worry, when I beat Tim to autism, he will naturally go back to swimming. Dennis is right, you are a fucking clown!"

After Shea finished speaking, Popovich took a closer look and discovered that something was wrong with the Lakers' starting lineup today.

I thought that after Mutombo returned, Carlisle would take one of Ou and Ben to make room for Mutombo.

But today, I saw that Carlisle had both Ben and O'Neill in the starting lineup!

The current starting lineup of the Lakers is Shea, Billups, Finley, Stephen Jackson and Mutombo.

Popovich was a little confused. Was Carlisle dizzy after losing? What kind of weird formation is this?

Originally, the Spurs had the advantage in the paint, but Carlisle actually made a lineup with one big and four small?

Stephen Jackson, as one of the Lakers' main rotations this season, has shown a positive defensive attitude and ability. However, the offense is still a mess and his skills are particularly rough.

Moreover, although Jackson is active in defense, he is 2.03 meters tall and has a wingspan of 2.08 meters. Carlisle doesn't really think that letting Jackson play the fourth position will change anything, does he?

The referee blew his whistle, and a game that seemed to be a death sentence for the Lakers in the eyes of Spurs fans officially began!

Duncan, who was not seriously injured yet, fought for the first offensive ball from Tongbo. Johnson, the young general, steadily controlled the ball through half the court and was ready to start organizing the offense.

To be precise, Johnson is preparing to start looking for the Twin Towers!

But at this moment, the whole world was surprised to find that the person assigned to play the fourth position was not Stephen Jackson, but Shay!

The real star is to move me wherever there are difficulties! It is not that when there are difficulties, I will hide somewhere where there are no difficulties!

The biggest shortcoming of Mutombo's defense is that he cannot defend himself and can only defend the basket.

Therefore, Mutombo must be paired with a mobile defensive expert.

Previously, this person was Rodman, and the two complemented each other. One made up for the other's lack of length, and the other made up for the other's lack of speed. Together, they created a terrifying interior defense that is extremely rare in the entire history of the NBA.

But now Big Chong is still recovering from his injuries, so Mutombo's partners have to match up again.

Use Xiao Ao? Although Xiao Ao is very fast, he is indeed a bit weak now, and it is still too difficult to deal with the twin towers.

Da Ben? Da Ben is really fast and hard. When he is on defense, he is like a bald middle-aged uncle. When doing things, he pays attention to being fast, not clingy, and not procrastinating. He can complete important things in life with almost no feeling.

Like a dragonfly dotting the lake waves.

But if Ben and Mutombo partner in the paint, the Lakers' offensive environment will be a bit too outrageous!

Although Rodman didn't score much, his running and passing, as well as his ability to read the game, were all very good. He didn't have to score himself, but he could act as a lubricant to help his teammates score and break up the opponent's defense.

mess.

As for Ben, he really doesn't know how to attack at all!

If the pass is not passed to the opponent, it will be considered successful, and the movement will only be a pick-and-roll.

It has to be high, hard and fast, and it has to keep the Lakers' offensive environment from being too outrageous.

Putting it all together, Mutombo’s new partner is Sheil!

So Thibodeau and Carlisle discussed it and simply asked Shea to play the fourth position when defending and face the Spurs Twin Towers!

Anyway, Shay won't suffer too much if he plays the fourth position with his tall wingspan.

Shay and Mutombo are working together. Oh no, working together, they will be able to hold down the Spurs' twin towers!

Today's starting adjustment is Carlisle's surprise for Popovich.

Mutombo alone may not be able to handle Duncan, but what if I add Shay?

Junior General Johnson is a player with a very high golf IQ. He knows that if the ball is given to Duncan now, with Shea's mobility, he will be able to double-team him immediately.

Therefore, the young general called the admiral to come out to cover him, and he wanted to use the cover to break through!

If Mutombo defends his breakthrough later, Duncan will be missed.

If Shea defends his pick-and-roll, he will miss the general.

If they don't guard me, I'll just go for a layup.

I am so smart!

The general was in position for the pick-and-roll, and the young general immediately started to break through.

A short and fast guard like him is a bit inferior to Billups. Flounder failed to stop the little general.

Shay didn't dare to leave the general empty-handed casually. The general's big jump shot was famously stable.

Therefore, he did not switch defense after the pick-and-roll, but chose to stay with the general.

In this way, the young general entered the restricted area with ease.

Sure enough, the African mountain on the inside moved.

He won't let opposing defenders drive to the basket and do nothing.

The young general jumped up and climbed over the mountains like a brave man.

Mutombo also jumped up to block the ball, preparing for his first hot pot meal since his comeback.

But while the young general was staring at the basket in the air, he used a hook gesture and passed the ball to Duncan on the side without looking at anyone!

Mutombo was shocked, it's over!

After he landed, he immediately turned around and prepared to block Duncan, but at this time, the Spurs' No. 21 had already jumped into the air and was about to complete a two-handed dunk. Even if Mutombo took off again, it was already too late.

Popovich also laughed proudly, so Mutombo is nothing!

He came back and still couldn't change anything.

The Spurs Twin Towers can still level everything!

But just when Duncan's dunk was about to hit the frame, a guy wearing a purple jersey No. 23 suddenly jumped out, straightened his arm, and slapped the bottom of the basketball from bottom to top, knocking Duncan's inevitable dunk away.

Got out.

It's Shay!

All Spurs fans and young generals at the scene were shocked. Wasn't Shea still next to the general just now? How could he appear under the basket and block Duncan!?

Yes, Shay was indeed beside the admiral just now.

But his rich experience allowed him to run towards the basket the moment the young general passed the ball.

By that time, Duncan had no time to pass the ball to the Admiral.

With a beautiful defensive block, the Lakers disrupted the Spurs' Twin Towers offense in the first round today! When Shea played the fourth position in the first round, he gave Duncan, who had been invincible in the previous game, a blow!

The Georgetown United Barrier formed by Shea and Mutombo began to show off its magic!

After blocking Duncan, the basketball flew out of bounds and the Spurs had the ball.

Although the ball still belongs to the opponent, this successful defense undoubtedly greatly boosted the morale of the Lakers.

Because under the joint defense of Shea and Mutombo, the Spurs twin towers no longer seem so invincible!

Shay also glanced at the astonished Popovich, then stretched out his left hand, raised his fingers one by one, and finally spread all five fingers, representing his five championship rings: "The gap, understand? Now,

I'm going to start fighting back."

What is the fate of the eighth seed in the Western Conference? Why should the eighth seed in the Western Conference only have one round trip?

Shay still doesn’t believe that the eighth seed in the Western Conference cannot advance to the second round!

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