"Ding, your players Carter and Iverson have a mutual affection of over 90, and they can be each other's mentors." After the game against the Rockets, the Lakers now have another group of players who can mentor each other.
However, the Carter Iverson and Kobe Wheat team are different. The playing styles of Carter and Iverson are so distinct.
Iverson does not have many of Carter's skills, such as various aerial skills. Carter doesn't have many of Iverson's skills, such as various fancy ball-handling and dribbling skills.
Then there are skills like Mr. Key, King of Mid-range Shooting, Sharpshooter, etc. Both of them have them and their levels are not low.
Either Carter can't learn it, or Iverson can't learn it, or both. Du Kang spent a long time choosing a baseline three-point player for Iverson, and a 'first step master' for Carter. Iverson's baseline three-point player needs to learn from scratch, and it takes a week to reach bronze, and it takes a week to reach silver. One month, it takes three months to reach gold.
It took Carter a month to learn the first step of mastering, from gold to purple. With Carter's style of play, upgrading the first step master to purple can still greatly enhance the strength. Triple threats or fancy dribbling can increase the explosive start. This is the prerequisite skill of Iverson's butterfly through flowers. .
After the game against the Rockets, the Lakers' winning streak reached 32 games. Now public opinion across the United States is wondering whether Du Kang can lead the Lakers to a 40-game winning streak to the end.
Even some experts who are not afraid of big things are looking forward to whether the Lakers can remain undefeated this season and even win the playoffs.
The old guys like the Black Lakers were definitely going to lose weight in the playoffs. These are the same people who are now touting the Lakers as an invincible team.
Based on Du Kang's IQ, if he really believed what these people said, he would be stupid. The reason why these people praise him so much is because he and the Lakers have been winning, going from one victory to another.
As long as they fail, the faces of these people will immediately become completely different. These media can turn and fall at will.
But Du Kang can't. This season, he must win the championship! This season, he has no chance of failure.
This season, if you don’t win the championship, you will lose. Therefore, he needs to do everything he can to create more thighs and make the Lakers stronger.
Just like a patient suffering from a phobia of insufficient firepower, Du Kang is currently suffering from a 'phobia of insufficient thighs'.
All those who praised him and the Lakers for being invincible were labeled by Du Kang as "there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me".
Therefore, Du Kang feels that there are more and more unruly people around him recently. Those Lakers celebrities who originally thought that Jerry Buss was a gift and came to the side of Aunt Jenny seem to be slowly coming back.
The magician who had sold his shares to him to avoid trouble came back again, and seemed to have made up his mind not to sit on the fence anymore, but to appear clearly beside Jim Shu.
Is this Aunt Jenny’s conspiracy? Want to numb the nerves of him and the Lakers? After Du Kang told his most capable assistant Steve Clifford his thoughts and concerns, Clifford was silent for a moment, and finally looked at Du Kang with complicated eyes.
"Du, is there a possibility that we are really, really strong now?"
"..." After Clifford finished speaking, Du Kang looked at Clifford as if he were looking at a troublemaker who wanted to harm him.
However, after thinking about Du Kang's situation, Clifford can understand it very well. Anyone in Du Kang's position would have the thought that I'm not strong enough, because I don't have a 100% winning rate.
Yes, this season, Du will not allow even a 0.1% chance of failure. Any slight chance of failure will bring a feeling of insecurity.
The Lakers are very strong now, but are they really perfect? Clifford didn't know. Presumably Du should know.
"Du, maybe in your opinion, we can still be stronger, but the fact is that we are really strong now."
"Really?" Du Kang thought seriously, and there was really no need for Clifford to lie to him.
"Du, I know your worries. We are not a team with a system. A team with a system. A team with a strong system. A-level strength can exert S-level power. And we, even if we have With S-level strength, Du will be worried that he will only be able to show his A-level strength in the end, so this season, you are crazy about suppressing Kobe, right?"
"..." Du Kang actually wanted to say that he had never thought of suppressing Kobe. However, when I think about the mp I consumed in order to imitate Kobe Bryant, it seems that this is really the case.
Although he didn't think about it, he was actually doing it. His starting point is to keep Howard competitive.
In fact, if you think about it, confidence is what Clifford said, not wanting to develop his S-level strength into A-level strength.
The Lakers when he took over were at least A-level, if not S-level, but their performance might not even be B-level. Even a C-level team would not be easy to lose 10 out of 12 games in the NBA regular season. .
This is the importance of a team's system and chemistry.
"Du, although we don't have such a strong system, our chemical reaction is already very good. You have been very successful in suppressing Kobe this season. There is no player on our team who can be superior to the team, including Kobe." , as long as we have S-level strength, we will definitely be able to exert S-level power."
"Steve, I understand." Du Kang smiled and patted Clifford on the shoulder, very satisfied.
This made Dalvin Hamm, another assistant coach in Du Kang's coaching office, stunned.
Damn it! Has this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes gotten involved to this extent now? Does flattery have to go to this level?
How can I live like this! As the Lakers' winning streak breaks through 30 games, the changes around Du Kang are more than just the return of Lakers stars.
When Du Kang returned to the apartment Jim Shu bought for him, the neighbors in the community became more enthusiastic towards him along the way.
The community where Du Kang lives is composed of families with senior intellectuals from U University. They may not be so sensitive to the NBA and basketball.
"Du, your performance in the Lakers was great. Today my students know that we are neighbors and hope I can bring them some April Fools' Day gifts. Can you help?"
"Of course no problem."
"Halo, Coach D, can you please sign my child's basketball?"
"I'm honored and hope to bring happiness to his growth."
"Du, there is a party at my house tonight, can you attend?"
"Really, that will definitely be very interesting, but tonight I have to prepare for the Lakers game tomorrow. It's really a pity. Next time you have a chance, don't forget to invite me, okay?"
"Coach D, can you win the game against the Mavericks tomorrow? Can you break the Lakers' 33-game winning streak?"
"I will definitely work hard." Du Kang once heard a saying when he was in China, that is, when people around you don't understand stocks and everyone starts talking about stocks, then you have to prepare to clear your positions and leave. Field.
How similar the situation around him now was. However, the stock theory does not apply to sports competitions.
In the field of sports competition, if people around you who don't understand basketball start discussing you as a basketball head coach, then congratulations, you and your team are already recognized as the most popular team.
Du Kang is now finally sure. The Lakers have now surpassed the Spurs, Thunder, and Heat to become the most popular team in the NBA.
The Lakers' record of killing everyone. The strength that Lakers players show on the court. As well as his commanding skills and ability to develop players on the sidelines.
These people all recognized the current Lakers. Yes, it took him three months to really turn a team that had lost 10 of 12 games into a popular team recognized by everyone.
When he returned home, Du Kang felt a sense of accomplishment.
"I have done really well in the past three months!" However, the revolution has not yet been successful, and comrades still need to work hard. Du Kang's mentality adjusted.
Knowing that it wasn't the world that suddenly wanted to harm him. However, he was still cautious. Because he and Jim Shu have not yet succeeded, and they are still not completely safe!
However, my mood must have suddenly brightened up! Win, keep winning all the way! Win as much as you can!
The next day, March 29, the Lakers faced the Dallas Mavericks at home. Kobe, Nash, wheat, and Howard, who were rested in the last game, are all back.
The Lakers, with all their main players on the field, easily defeated the Dallas Mavericks 111-91 at home. The home game opens in three quarters.
In this game, Howard made 7 of 12 shots and scored a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds.
Kobe shot 4 of 18 in this game, with 13 points, 11 assists and 4 steals. Yi Jianlian made 7 of 14 goals in this game, with 18 points and 12 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds.
In this game, the Lakers grabbed 57 rebounds, including 20 offensive rebounds. After Du Kang developed a assist-driven style of play before, many NBA teams tried to learn from it.
In the end, they all found that they couldn’t learn. They don't have the masters of ironwork like the top four defenders. The essence of assist flow is to create opportunities for the team's inside players to grab offensive rebounds.
The four major guards can use their advanced skills to deceive the opponent's inside defense, thereby giving their team's inside line a better advantage in grabbing rebounds.
It's not enough if the inside has the advantage of rebounding. The rebound must be within the range of contention, and cannot bounce too far or too close to the defensive player. This requires the skills of an iron player.
No matter how skilled the iron players are, they cannot be 100% accurate. When it comes to rebounding, a slight deviation may lead to a large error.
This requires rebounding players to have extremely strong athletic ability and a sense of rebounding. To put it simply, assisting the rebounder is not that simple, and the required conditions are too harsh.
The entire league, only the Lakers can use it. Even the Lakers can't beat teams that are not easy to fool inside, such as the Warriors.
In this game against the Mavericks, the Mavericks simply did not go all out. For the Mavericks, who have lost hope of the playoffs, perhaps the biggest impact of this game is their interaction with Yi Jianlian.
Well, yes, interact with Yi Jianlian. During the game, Nowitzki kept talking and laughing with Yi Jianlian.
During the game, Cuban, the owner of the Mavericks, came to the scene and often chatted and laughed with Yi Jianlian.
Even the head coach of the Mavericks, Carlisle, talked and laughed with Yi Jianlian on the court from time to time.
This game was quite heartwarming, and everything was self-explanatory. The Mavericks played a great warm-up game. Of course, Du Kang and the Lakers are happy to treat this game as a warm-up match.
After defeating the Dallas Mavericks, Du Kang led the Lakers to a 33-game winning streak. This record also tied the NBA winning streak record of the Lakers led by Jerry West and Chamberlain.
Because of this, after the game, the Lakers held a grand celebration at home. Du Kang actually hopes to hold a celebration ceremony after defeating the Grizzlies tomorrow.
But he knew this was impossible. This is 33 consecutive victories! Even David Stern came. There were so many Hollywood stars and so many big names on the scene.
If you don't hold a ceremony, you won't be able to deliver. At this celebration, there was no doubt that Du Kang was the most popular person.
Everyone in the front row wanted to take a photo with Du Kang. Beckham even came over with his wife, children, and family to take a photo with Du Kang.
Du Kang felt a little uncomfortable at first, but he gradually got used to it. Well, the smile on his face has become more and more professional.
This is the growth of men. As the current largest shareholder of the Lakers, Dukang, who owns 10.4% of the Lakers' shares and carries a debt of 60 million US dollars, will definitely not be an ordinary head coach like Thibodeau and Van Gundy in the future.
As a godfather-type head coach, he needs to get used to these things.
"Du, how does it feel to be the protagonist of the NBA?" Just after Du Kang sent away the last person to take a photo with, a familiar old man came to him with a smile.
"Mr. Stern, please don't make such a joke." Du Kang smiled and shook hands with the old man.
"After I became the president of the NBA, I never thought that a basketball head coach would become the protagonist of the NBA. After I became the president of the NBA, I have been trying to prevent the emergence of another cardinal. I have always thought that , the NBA should be an NBA that belongs to players and fans, not other people’s NBA, but the emergence of Coach D changed my thinking."
"..." Damn it, Mr. Stern, are you praising me too highly?
"I'm not kidding. The ratings you created with the Lakers this season, it's not an exaggeration to say you saved the NBA."
"..." Damn it, another boss who can read minds! Du Kang looked at Jerry West not far away.
This David Stern is also very strong! Or is it that my facial management is not professional enough? Seeing Du Kang's silence at this time, David Stern smiled and continued.
"Coach D, do you think the NBA is an NBA for offensive players?"
"Of course not." This time Du Kang did not remain silent.
"In this case, why can't the NBA be an NBA that belongs to coaches or other people?" David Stern also looked at Jerry West not far away at this time.
When he chose to leave the NBA, others were not allowed to say he was retiring, only that he was leaving. The word "retirement" always has a sense of accomplishment.
When he chose to leave, it was not a retirement with complete merit, but a departure with regrets. He clearly felt that the NBA had reached its bottleneck.
No player can drive the NBA beyond the Jordan era. No matter how hard he and NBA pushed from behind, it was useless.
In order to promote a Jordan who can drive the NBA, the rules of the game have been changed beyond recognition by him and the NBA.
In the end, the NBA did not get better and better. Instead, it became more and more out of his control and fell rapidly.
NBA ratings are the most intuitive data. Diving all the way. Until Coach D and his Lakers showed up.
"Coach D, I am the person in the world who wants you to succeed the most."
"..." Looking at David Stern's back, Du Kang was stunned by what David Stern just said.
"Mr. Stern is wrong. The person in this world who wants you to succeed the most is me."
"..." Du Kang turned around and looked at Jim Shu, who was already standing next to him with a serious look on his face, and was speechless again.
Jim, is the war between you and Aunt Jenny decided? Is it really good to open up this kind of battlefield of the heart now?
"After failure, I will accompany you to hell, but he will not."
"..." Du Kang looked at Jim Shu, who was extremely serious at this time. After coming back to his senses, Du Kang smiled and nodded.
"We are different from him." Yes, our interests are different. Or maybe Mr. Stern is all about profit.
And he and Jim Shuwei share weal and woe and are completely bound. etc? Jim, have you become smarter lately?
"What's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing. I always feel that Jim is in a good mood recently."
"Really?" A smile finally appeared on Jim's face.
"Thanks to you." Jenny was almost cornered. Because Du Kang has led the Lakers to consecutive wins, he now has a huge advantage!
This affectionate game with the Mavericks was just a warm-up match. The real challenge for the Lakers is the back-to-back home games against the Memphis Grizzlies on March 30.
Speaking of the Grizzlies, many Lakers fans may have mixed emotions this season. D'Antoni was fired by the Grizzlies.
Being pinned to the ground and beaten by the Grizzlies was also the time when D'Antoni's conflicts with the Lakers were maximized. At that time, D'Antoni was still thinking about letting Lakers assistant coaches such as Du Kang and Ham take the blame.
It can be said that the Grizzlies are a very special opponent for the Lakers. It is a team that can test the difference between the two Lakers.
D'Antoni's Lakers. Coach D’s Lakers. Only when facing the same opponent can people clearly see the biggest differences and changes.
"Du, I'm a little scared!" For Ham, the grizzly bear was really a bit of a shadow. The Lakers don't want to lose this game.
The Grizzlies certainly don't want to lose this game. Now is the critical moment for the Western Conference to compete for 3rd place. The Lakers are now 50 wins and 25 losses, the Grizzlies are now 49 wins and 24 losses, and the Clippers are now 49 wins and 25 losses. There will be a game between the Clippers and Rockets in this game, and the Nuggets are now 50 wins and 25 losses.
If the Clippers play the Rockets, the Rockets are very likely to lose. In other words, if the Lakers can defeat the Grizzlies in this game, the Grizzlies will directly drop from fourth to sixth.
If the Lakers win, they will jump directly to third in the Western Conference. If they lose, they will drop from fourth in the Western Conference to sixth in the Western Conference.
Looking at the records of the four teams competing for third place in the Western Conference, it's really exciting. Therefore, this game is really more than just a game in which the Lakers broke the NBA winning streak record.
At the same time, it is also a game that affects the ranking pattern of the Western Conference. Thunder head coach Scott Brooks.
Spurs head coach Popovich. Nuggets head coach George Karl. At this time, everyone was staring at the TV.
Neither the Thunder nor the Spurs now want the Lakers to be their opponents in the second round. The Nuggets' George Karl doesn't want the Lakers to be his first-round opponent.
On March 30, Staples was once again packed. In the stands, David Stern, Jerry West, Magic, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Russell, NBA legends and big names were all on the sidelines during this game.
"If the Lakers win this game, they will set a new NBA winning streak record!"
"34 consecutive wins... Who would have thought that this record, which was considered impossible to break, would be broken by this Laker?"
"Hahahaha, this is what makes Coach D so great!" Listening to O'Neal's shameless praise of Coach D, Barkley felt contempt in his heart. Farke, Shaq, this guy is getting more and more understanding of traffic now!
"Shaq, what kind of game do you think this will be? The Lakers are good at offense, and the Grizzlies are good at defense. The Lakers are the best offensive team in the NBA at this stage, and the Grizzlies are the best defensive team at this stage."
"I don't know if this game will be an offensive battle or a defensive battle, but I know that Dwight Howard will definitely be miserable in this game, hahahahaha..." O'Neal smiled happily.
With Howard's style of play, it would be really miserable against the Black and White Bears.
"So, Howard is practicing three-pointers on the court now." Barkley said with a smile, and O'Neal and Kenny Smith next to him laughed unkindly.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Listen to this sweet sound. Even the Grizzlies players who were also doing shooting exercises on the court were laughing and whispering.
On the sidelines, the Grizzlies head coach, Hollins, also had a knowing smile on his face. Don't talk about these people. Even the Lakers fans at the scene laughed happily.
"Our Coach D is invincible. Let me declare first, our Coach D is invincible! However, no matter how invincible Coach D is, he can't save Howard's shooting!"
"Hahahaha, our coach D is really teaching Howard to shoot three-pointers seriously, hahahaha..." On the court, Du Kang personally stood beside Howard and Kobe.
Kobe shot Howard and Howard shot Kobe. The two shot each other 1,000 times. Howard's three-point attribute has reached 40.
The two shot each other 2,000 times, and Howard's three-point attribute became 50. The two shot each other 3,000 times, and Howard's three-point attribute became 60.
The two shot each other 4,000 times, and Howard's three-point attribute became 70. Now Howard's three-point attribute is 70.
With a three-point attribute of 70, if you shoot carefully, your shooting rate won't be that bad. Mainly, it was Kobe who was defending in front.
In addition, Du Kang asked him to increase his shooting speed. Mentality plus panic, that's it. Bang!
Bang! Bang! Another series of bangs!
"Ding, your players Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant have exchanged three-point shots for 5,000 times, and Howard's three-point attribute has been adjusted to 80." Seeing the new prompt on the system panel, Du Kang breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked at the referee next to him. Just at the buzzer, Howard and Kobe Bryant exchanged 5,000 three-point shots.
"Dwight, that's it. Good job. The new stage is completed." Du Kang smiled and patted Howard on the back.
"Coach, is the new stage really completed?" Howard was very excited. He was completely ignoring the laughter around him now.
Because he himself is the one who can best appreciate the improvement of his three-point shooting. This method of coaching is really useful!
"Coach, can I really stretch out to the three-point line on the court?"
"Okay." After Du Kang said, Howard excitedly wanted to hug Du Kang, but was blocked by Kobe's hand next to him.
Farke! Damn old man, can you get out of here? Howard looked unhappy. Kobe also looked unhappy.
Although Howard is dwellers, a man is shot so much, who can cool? The interaction between Du Kang, Kobe and Howard made the Lakers fans laugh even more.
Even the tnt trio in the commentary booth were laughing so hard.
"If I read it correctly, Coach D was really praising Howard for his good three-point practice just now, right?"
"Hahahaha, Kenny heard it right. We all heard the live radio. Coach D was indeed praising Howard for his good three-point shooting. Hahahaha..." Listening to the laughter of the TNT trio on TV, Budenholzer frowned in front of the TV.
"Bobo, Coach D must be joking with Howard, right?"
"Do you believe Coach D can perfect Howard's three-point shooting?" Popovich looked at the night outside and smiled.
"There is no sun at night." After hearing this, Budenholzer felt that it made sense. When the sun comes out at night, that's when Howard can practice three-pointers.
He didn't even understand free throws, but he could practice three-pointers? This is no joke.
"Coach D is probably confusing Hollins." Budenholzer thought so. Hollins on the court thought so too.
"Do you think I'm an idiot?" The Grizzlies players looked at each other.
"of course not!"
"Coach D thinks I'm an idiot. I would be fooled by him. Ignore Howard's three-pointers. Howard doesn't have three-pointers. If Howard really pulls him out, don't worry about him."
"Boss, we are not idiots either."
"..." Randolph's words left Hollins speechless for a moment. Yeah, so coach D is an idiot?
Who could he deceive with his conspiracy? So, who is the idiot?
