Author: Can play the harmonica

At the end of the first half, the score reached 45:57.

The Hornets lead the Lakers by 12 points.

This score left both sides dissatisfied.

For the Hornets, they led the Hornets by nearly 20 points at the beginning. They originally wanted to further expand the score, but unexpectedly, after Lu Yusheng came on the court, they did not continue to expand their lead.

Lu Yusheng was also very dissatisfied with this score.

Because in previous games, when the Lakers fell behind, Lu Yusheng's appearance could always solve the problem. Not to mention overtaking the score, at least it could bring the score closer.

But in today's game, Lu Yusheng found that after he came on the field, it seemed that he could not have an immediate effect.

Chris Paul's individual defense against him and the New Orleans Hornets' strong overall defense did not give him many opportunities, making it very difficult for him.

Moreover, what makes Lu Yusheng most dissatisfied is that in the scores in the first half, Lu Yusheng scored basically half of the Lakers' scores.

On the contrary, most of the New Orleans Hornets' score came from their teammates.

This shows that Chris Paul has driven other teammates very well, but Lu Yusheng failed to do this.

Regarding the brains and point guards of both teams, Chris Paul's performance is obviously superior to Lu Yusheng's.

This is the strength of Chris Paul. In his previous competition with Lu Yusheng, he did not lose himself and fall into an emotional crisis. Instead, he was able to calm down quickly and start thinking of ways to motivate other teammates.

For Lu Yusheng, only Steve Nash had this ability before, and the others were obviously not as good as him.

During the halftime break, Zen master Phil Jackson said to Lu Yusheng alone, "Lu, you played very well in the first half, especially making Chris Paul uncomfortable. He can't use the same bad way to mess with you again."

The mood, that’s pretty good.”

Lu Yusheng nodded. He knew that the Zen Master had not finished speaking yet. According to his habit, no matter how bad your fight was, he would definitely find something to praise you and praise you in the previous words.

The important thing is to read what he said next.

"But, it's still the same issue I told you in the first half. For us and the New Orleans Hornets, if we want to win the game, the most important thing is to see whether we can get more people involved in the offense.

Come on, do you understand what I mean?"

Sure enough, the Zen master looked at the problem very thoroughly.

"I know that Chris Paul does this much better than me." Lu Yusheng added.

"No, that's not what I meant," said the Zen Master. "I definitely didn't say that what he did was better than what you did. Although on the surface, it seems that is the case, the root of the problem is not that his ability is better than yours.

How much better you are depends on the overall strength of the other New Orleans Hornets players being better than us, that's all."

The Zen master continued, "I mean, you have done well enough, but if you want to win this game, you must do more, and you must find more helpers to help you.

Even though it’s difficult, you have to do it if you want to win the game.”

Lu Yusheng nodded, "Actually, I have thought about this problem, but you have to know, Phil, the Hornets' defensive capabilities are not inferior to the Spurs', and they were more targeted at me tonight, such as the pick-and-roll.

, I had no other way except to rush inside and make small throws. So when even the pick-and-roll tactics couldn't drive my teammates, I really couldn't think of what else to do to be better."

"When you played against the Spurs in the last game, when you faced Tony Parker, wasn't that backhand very useful? Why didn't you use it in this game?" Jackson said.

"I think it may not be effective." Lu Yusheng said, "Chris Paul's defensive ability is far better than Tony Parker. Even if it is to defend against backs, this guy's strength is not comparable to Tony Parker, so I am worried that if

If I fight like this, it is very likely that I will not be able to hit the back, and in the end I will waste my energy."

"No, no, no," the Zen master said immediately, "for this kind of thing, never use theoretical imagination to replace the actual game effect. Let me tell you this, Chris Paul's defensive ability and strength are indeed superior to Tony Parker.

But when it comes to back-up defense, he has a disadvantage compared to Tony Parker. He is shorter than Tony Parker, so you must give it a try and don't take it for granted."

Lu Yusheng nodded.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Lakers players.

After serving the baseline ball, Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball across half court.

After making several passes, Lu Yusheng dribbled one step inside the three-point line, began to adjust his dribbling, and went to beat Chris Paul with his back.

But this move did not surprise the Hornets and Chris Paul.

Obviously, they have definitely studied the last game between the Lakers and Spurs.

Of course, the Hornets did not make any changes in double-teaming or assisting defense because of this.

They still have great trust in Chris Paul's single defense ability.

Lu Yusheng saw that the opponent had no intention of assisting in defense. He knew that the first goal had to be scored, otherwise it would be difficult for you to change the defensive methods of other Hornets teammates and create opportunities for them.

Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball and pushed back twice. He couldn't help but feel a little desperate. The fact was almost as he imagined. Chris Paul's strength even exceeded his imagination. Lu Yusheng didn't push this guy at all!

Seeing this, Lu Yusheng could only turn back and forth, trying to confuse the opponent with fake movements so that he could sense the opponent's center of gravity and try to break through the opponent.

However, what surprised Lu Yusheng even more was that it was almost difficult for him to sense the opponent's defensive focus!

Obviously, Chris Paul must have done in-depth research on back defense, that is, never giving the opponent a chance to sense his center of gravity. Therefore, when Chris Paul defended Lu Yusheng, his body was at a 45-degree angle to the ground.

The Zen master also said not to take things for granted in place of the actual results of the competition. This was obviously more difficult than what he took for granted!

After trying several times, Lu Yusheng couldn't find a good opportunity, and the attack time was almost used up, so he could only turn around in a hurry and try to shoot a fadeaway jumper!

But what he didn't expect was that just when Lu Yusheng was about to turn around and make a jump shot, before the ball could be picked up, Chris Paul suddenly made a move and cut the ball out of his hand like lightning!

This ball is so beautiful!

This is what Chris Paul does best on defense!

Lu Yusheng didn't feel anything at all, the ball was cut off!

And this time, the referee did not call a foul!

The Hornets instantly started a fast break rhythm!

The Lakers rushed back to defend!

But the Hornets' Peja was already about to leave, catching the Lakers off guard.

The Hornets scored!

"When Lu Yusheng turned his back, the ball was directly cut off by Chris Paul, and the Hornets directly scored on a fast break. This is really inappropriate," Daniel said.

"This is Chris Paul's unique skill," Magic said. "You see, he is not very tall, so he should be at a disadvantage defensively, but his cutting of the ball is so powerful that you have to be wary of him anytime, anywhere.

With this layer of caution and vigilance, it will be difficult to fully display many of your technical moves.

And his chipping is great. Whether you play it from the front or from behind, he seems to be able to find the perfect opportunity to chip the ball. Lu Yusheng was actually very careful with the ball just now, but Chris Paul's shot was

Steady, accurate and ruthless.”

"What I don't understand is that the Lakers obviously played very well in the pick-and-roll before, so why did they suddenly change their tactics and let Lu Yusheng go to the low post to play in the post?" Daniel asked.

"Then you must not have watched the last game between the Lakers and the Spurs."

"Yes, because I went to broadcast the Cavaliers and Nuggets game last time. Did I miss something?"

"You missed the game between Lu Yusheng and Popovich," Magic said. "The reason why the Lakers were able to stalemate with the powerful San Antonio Spurs in the last game was because of Lu Yusheng's

An unexpected post-up shot against Tony Parker caused the Spurs to be in chaos and made a series of mistakes. Otherwise, the game would never have ended.

And just now, the reason why Lu Yusheng did this was obviously to change the tactics, trying to get the New Orleans Hornets to change their defensive formation, so as to motivate his teammates.

But this time, he obviously underestimated Chris Paul's individual defensive ability. This offense was destroyed, so the next offense is very critical for the Lakers. If they score and let the Hornets change their defensive strategy, everything will be okay.

, but if you can't score, it will be troublesome, and the Lakers will have to return to the previous model of Lu Yusheng's breakthrough singles."

On the court, the Lakers have the ball.

Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball across half court, and Chris Paul stepped forward to defend.

Lu Yusheng passed the ball to Luke Walton, and he immediately ran to the low post.

When he reached the low post, Luke Walton's ball was immediately passed to him.

"Hey, you don't want to hit me with this crappy back, do you?" Chris Paul said, holding up Lu Yusheng from behind, "Please, do you think you are Kobe? Do you think anyone can use this trick?

?I'm telling you, you don't have any chance!"

Lu Yusheng held the ball with his back to Chris Paul and started dribbling.

But it was similar to the situation just now, there was no way he could push Chris Paul forward at all.

Kobe, who was sitting in the audience, saw this scene and couldn't help but shook his head, "This idiot taught him for nothing."

The Zen master smiled and said, "Hey, you also said that this is not a skill that can be practiced in a day or two. A rookie like him can't master it in a while. I think it's normal, right?"

"No, I have already taught him the technical essentials. The key point is that he didn't use any technical know-how at all. He just used brute force to push forward here. This is really stupid." Kobe was a little angry.

"Let's see and then talk about it," said the Zen master. "I have said that he is still a rookie after all. His skills and experience need time and competition to develop and accumulate."

Kobe didn't speak.

On the court, Lu Yusheng finally admitted that he was indeed inferior to Chris Paul in terms of strength.

In fact, the reason why he didn't use the skills Kobe taught him to push forward from the beginning was because he wanted to use strength to push forward and let Chris Paul expose his center of gravity.

But after two rounds of trials, he completely recognized that in terms of strength, he is indeed not as good as Chris Paul. Even though he is so thin, he is really powerful!

So Lu Yusheng began to change his strategy and gradually added left and right turns.
To be continued...