naaapseattle Chapter 254 Take Advantage!
Chapter 254 Take Advantage!
Chapter 254 Take Advantage!
At this time, the reporter began to interview the players, "Paul George, Kobe made the game-winning shot against your defense. How do you evaluate Kobe's performance tonight?"
Paul George said: "You know I'm a Los Angeles native. This is my hometown. I've been watching the Lakers since I was a child. Before I joined the Hornets, the Lakers have always been the team I want to play for the most. Kobe has always been my idol.
It’s always special to play against my idol today, especially when I hit the winning goal against me at the end,” Paul George smiled and continued: “Kobe, he is really good, he is indeed my idol, haha. ",
"So do you have any expectations for the duel two days later?" The reporter continued to ask.
"I will be better than today," Paul George said confidently.
"You said just now that you have longed to play for the Lakers since you were a child, so will you join the Lakers when your contract expires?"
Paul George said after hearing this: "I have already said that before I joined the Hornets, the Lakers were the team I most wanted to play for. I am very satisfied with my current situation. I have super teammates and almost perfect coaches. This is where I want to be."
At this time, the reporter asked Curry: "Curry, although you lost the game today, your statistics are still good. Are you satisfied with your performance tonight?"
Curry smiled bitterly and said, "I lost the game, how could I be satisfied."
Before the reporter asked, Curry went on to say: "We are a whole, even if our data is not good, but we win, then we are also satisfied with our performance, but if we lose, what is the use of good data?"
"So why do you think you lost tonight? What do you think personally?"
"I think I didn't organize the team's offense very well, and I didn't connect my teammates together, which caused the subsequent offense to be unsmooth!" Curry thought for a while and said.After hearing this, Presti smiled in his heart: "Yes, take the initiative to take the blame, and he is a leader!"
"Thompson, you only scored 15 points tonight, and you only made [-]% of your three-pointers, far from your performance in the last game. What do you think is the reason?"
Thompson was silent for a while, obviously feeling a little sad about his performance tonight. Just as Thompson was about to speak, Presti took the microphone and said: "In a long career, there will always be a few lost nights. Even Kobe, who just killed us, had 47 of 17.
Thompson is a very good player, and I know this, so I chose him," said Presti, who looked at Thompson and gave him an encouraging look!
At this time, Thompson was greatly moved in his heart, and made up his mind in an instant that he would stay with the Hornets forever, play for the Hornets, and for Presti!
Compared with the embarrassment and helplessness of the Hornets, the Lakers' press conference seemed happy and much more relaxed. The players and D'Antoni were full of smiles all night!
"Kobe, once the Lakers lose this game, you will face a 3-0 desperation. Have you ever thought about what will happen if you lose tonight?" the reporter asked.
Kobe smiled confidently and said: "I said at the press conference at the end of the last game that we must win this game, so, sorry, I didn't think I would lose tonight!"
"Then under such a great pressure tonight, your performance is still very good. Not only did you score 48 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, but you also ended the game at the last moment. May I ask how you did it?"
Kobe smiled and said: "This is not difficult for me. I have always been such a player. The greater the pressure, the more I can stimulate my potential!"
Another reporter looked at D'Antoni and asked with a smile: "Coach D'Antoni, today the Lakers you led defeated the Hornets led by Presti. How do you feel?"
D'Antoni laughed: "It feels very good. It feels good to win Presti."
At this moment, the reporters off the field also laughed, and the reporter asked again: "At the last press conference, Presti asked you to invite him to dinner, have you figured out where to go?"
"Haha" D'Antoni laughed, and then said: "After thinking about it, I'll let him eat our Lakers restaurant here!"
The reporters laughed again.
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The next day, when Presti arrived at the arena, he saw that all the players had already started practicing, but it was only 6 o'clock!
"Yes, with such a strong sense of shame, there is a future," Presti secretly praised.
When the players saw Presti coming in, they all yelled "Morning Coach!", and then immediately turned around and continued practicing.
"This attitude is fine." Presti praised again, then found a seat, sat down, and watched the players practice. When Presti saw Thompson, what did he see? Thompson was actually practicing holding the ball!
Here, attacking with the ball is what you should do?I didn't play well last night, so don't pay attention to holding the ball!Presti instantly thought of the embarrassing picture of Thompson dribbling in his previous life!
First here, Presti quickly ran to Thompson and said, "What are you practicing?"
"Holding the ball to attack, I can't hold the ball as I want, so I want to practice holding the ball to increase my arsenal," Thompson replied in a daze.
Presti covered his face helplessly, and then said: "You can practice attacking with the ball, but that's for later. You must first practice your off-ball running ability and catch and shoot ability to the best. This is your biggest advantage, and these two abilities are also the abilities that can help the team the most!
Believe me, when you practice these two things well, you can score 50 or even 60 points even if you can't attack with the ball!The opponent can't defend you at all! "
"60 points?" Thompson asked with wide eyes in surprise, 60 points, what kind of concept is that, he never thought about it, he, he can do it?
"Well, 60 points, you have practiced these two well, it's easy!" Presti said confidently.
"Well, I understand," Thompson replied earnestly. Although he still felt that 60 points was unbelievable, since the coach said it, he believed it unconditionally!
Then Presti walked up to Curry and said, "How did you feel in these few games?"
Curry said a little depressed: "I feel bad, a little uncomfortable."
"Haha" Presti smiled, then patted Curry and said, "Okay, I will allow you to shoot long shots in the next game! Well, you can take two steps forward from the center line, and you can shoot whatever you want!"
Curry's eyes lit up instantly: "Really?"
"Well, really," Presti replied with a smile.
Immediately afterwards, Curry took the ball and began to practice long shots!
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In the evening, Presti turned on the TV early to watch another game of the Western Conference semifinals, the Thunder played away against the Spurs!Presti firmly believes that this match will be very fierce, and the winner will be decided at the last moment, because this is a game that can't lose!
(End of this chapter)