Phil Jackson is a master of psychology, and he has always been known for mediating the mentality of players.
At this time, he also fell into deep thought. He knew Kobe very well, and his eyebrows furrowed. Fan Xi and Bynum were suddenly so close, which was beyond his expectation. It was difficult for him not to worry.
He had read a lot of history books, and he knew that one of the things the king was most worried about was that his successor would be powerful when he was in power.
Before tonight, Fanci was Kobe's preferred successor, and he also had a competitor, Andrew Bynum.
But tonight, Bynum surrendered to Jack, and he treated Fancy and Kobe differently.
The most important thing is that Bynum is the core of the Lakers' restricted area. For Kobe and Fanxi who are in the center, he is the marshal who commands the army in the frontier. He tends to Fanxi, allowing Fanxi to have the ability to stand aside from Kobe. strength.
The Zen master was keenly aware of this.
However, he decided to watch calmly for a while.
Because the relationship between Kobe and Fan Xi is close.
Whoosh!
Jason Terry made an unreasonable pull-up mid-range shot.
The Maverick is a crazy war machine. When it moves crazily, it can immediately burst out with powerful kinetic energy.
Fanxi dribbled the ball across half court, still handing the basketball to Kobe as a starting point.
Kobe beat Jason Terry in isolation and easily ate up his defense.
However, Kobe was a little slow to enter the state tonight. He seemed not to have expected that the Mavericks would use such a shallow defense against him. Bang!
The basketball was playing hard, and the backboard was protected by Tyson Chandler.
Offensive and defensive transition.
Nowitzki hits a jumper.
The two sides reached a deadlock.
Dallas is a tough nut to crack.
They have great resilience.
For the Lakers, although Kobe Bryant's touch is a little bit tough, other players quickly got into rhythm.
After the first quarter, the two sides were tied at 28:28.
When he was off the field, Bynum deliberately followed Fanci. When passing by Scarlett Johansson, he also deliberately said hello to Scarlett: Hey, I'm Jack's best teammate.
Bynum wanted so much to connect with Hollywood's biggest female stars.
However, Scarlett asked: "Isn't Jack's best friend in the Lakers Kobe Bryant?"
"It's me now." Bynum said seriously.
This person is really good at repetition.
How much he hated Fan Xi before, now he wants to get closer to Fan Xi.
This shows that he is an emotionally intense person and is far from mature.
Kobe Bryant was walking not far ahead. He heard Bynum's words and glanced sideways at Bynum.
Bynum's arrogance toward Fan Xi made him despise him.
In his heart, he despised Bynum and thought he had no style.
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At the beginning of the second quarter, Fanci sat on the bench to rest. His physical strength was not enough to support him for the entire game, so Phil Jackson consciously let him rest in the playoffs.
At the same time, Andrew Bynum was also placed off the court to rest.
The Lakers' new lineup is Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes, Lamar Odom, and Pau Gasol.
The Mavericks also made personnel adjustments. The center was changed from Tyson Chandler to Haywood, the small forward was also changed to Shawn Marion, the shooting guard was Stevenson, and the point guard was changed to Jose Barea.
The Mavericks' lineup is very deep, and their main players and rotations are extremely even.
This allows them to always maintain a high position.
Kobe Bryant found some touch, but the Lakers were inferior to Dallas in terms of overall offense. In the three positions of point guard, small forward, and power forward, they were beaten by the Mavericks.
The Mavericks, sitting at home, burst out with strong combat effectiveness, and their smooth operation seemed to naturally defeat the defending champion Lakers.
"This past season, the Mavericks did a lot of research on the Lakers."
Kenny Smith couldn't help but sigh on TV: "The Mavericks have hidden too much strength in order to win the championship this year."
"Yes. We all underestimated the power of 'losers'. Dallas has assembled a group of frustrated former elite players this season. Most of their strengths are at the end of their peak. Their morale and desire are not possessed by other teams.
's. This is the last ditch effort of their careers."
Charles Barkley also praised. "In comparison, the Lakers, who have won two championships, are far lower than the Mavericks in terms of overall desire to win."
During their discussion, they seemed to have seen the Lakers' failure.
With 6 minutes left in the second quarter, the Lakers were 7 points behind and already in an irreversible position.
Beep!
Phil Jackson requested a timeout.
At this time, he made a move that the whole world had never thought of.
He replaced Kobe Bryant and replaced Pau Gasol.
He replaced Fancy, replaced Mike Dunleavy, and replaced Andrew Bynum. Before the timeout, he said to Fancy: "Jack, now we need impact, we need to give Dallas a little color. Let them see.
Look at the new energy in Los Angeles.”
OK.
Fan Xi nodded.
At this time, Bynum added behind him: "We will let them see the new OK group in Los Angeles."
Um?
Big courage.
Phil Jackson gave Bynum a warning look, meaning to tell him not to talk nonsense. Even if he thinks so in his heart, he should not say it out loud.
After the players came down, Zen Master announced his decision and laid out new tactics.
When Fanshe led Bynum's gang onto the field, Kobe frowned and asked Phil Jackson: "I don't understand this tactical arrangement. Can Jack and the others withstand it?"
Phil Jackson smiled slightly and said: "Kobe, we should put the burden on young people. You know they can't stand it, and I know they can't stand it. If they can't stand it, it's normal for you to play again.
Logic. The trump card should be used at the end."
When the Zen master said this, Kobe understood.
Zen Master does still acknowledge Kobe's absolute dominance in this team. He does this to let young people hit the wall, and then let Kobe join them to increase their combat effectiveness.
Beep!
Matt Barnes hands the basketball to Fanci.
Fanshi brought the ball to the frontcourt, and he immediately directed the players' movements according to Phil Jackson's tactical arrangements.
There are four players on the court at this time.
Mike Dunleavy is a direct descendant of Fanshie. As a shooter, he relies heavily on Fanshie's distribution.
Lamar Odom and Matt Barnes are good brothers who got along well with Fanci when he first joined the Lakers. They love and support Fanci from the bottom of their hearts.
Bynum, he has now surrendered to Fanci in a 180-degree turn.
Therefore, Fan Xi's command was very smooth.
The players' movements were smooth and precise, not sloppy at all.
After Fan Xi gave the order, he stepped forward quickly. The violent explosive power made Jose Barria unable to react at all. He missed a beat... Bang!
An even more drastic change of direction occurred in front of his eyes. He only felt the figure in front of him flicker. Even though he was short in stature, he was very fast.
But when he stretched out his hand, he only caught a ball of air.
Fan Xi accelerated from left to right, invading from his side like lightning.
Instantly stepping into the free throw line, the Mavericks' Sean Marion quickly came up to help defend. Fanshey quickly collected the ball and stepped forward, and made a pass to Mike Dunleavy on the right. Marion subconsciously jumped to the right.
However, Fan Xi's basketball had already been thrown from his head into the penalty area.
Bynum soared into the sky, he overpowered Haywood and grabbed the basketball with one hand in the air... Boom!
He smashed the basketball into the basket through Haywood.
The basket roared.
Heywood underneath him looked sad and angry.
At this moment, the little shark seemed to be as brave as the big shark back then.
It's like the overlord is reborn.
When Bynum roared and landed from the basket, Phil Jackson, who was standing on the sidelines, was even in a trance. He clearly saw the shadow of No. 34 in No. 17.
Kobe Bryant was also shocked. He didn't expect Bynum to perform like this. Didn't I master Bynum's manual all this time?
After Bynum beat his chest and roared twice, he walked to Fan Xi and gave Fan Xi a high five.
The big screen above their heads was replaying their previous cooperation.
The two mastered the timing perfectly, and the height of Fanshie's passing was perfectly integrated with Bynum's take-off angle.
"Holy crap! The last time I saw such a violent inside-outside coordination from the Lakers was in 2004."
Kenny Smith cursed.
The 2004 he was talking about was naturally referring to the cooperation between Kobe and O'Neal.
He didn't expect the Lakers to have a chance of repeating themselves.
Sitting in front of the TV, Jeanie Buss and Magic Johnson looked at each other, both looking confused.
They were all surprised.
When did Bynum and Jake Fan's cooperation become so perfect? Did they find the secret book left behind by the Lakers dynasty's OK combination?
"This must be an expedient measure by Bynum. Bynum is trying to save the country through a curve. He is pretending to be flattering in order to enhance his own performance."
Magic Johnson quickly made a judgment: "This kid has been very active since he was a child."
Jenny Bass nodded.
With Bynum's hatred for Fan Xi shown before, how could he reconcile with Fan Xi so quickly?
It must be a pretense of flattery and a curveball to save the country.
This kid really has a lot of clever ideas.
Jenny Buss smiled.
At the same time, in another office of the Lakers club, Jim Buss and Kupchak also looked at each other: "What's going on? Is the information true? Did Jack take care of Bynum? Is Bynum so easy to take care of?"
"
Jim Buss asked Kupchak.
Kupchak was silent for a long time, and he said: "Based on my observations of Bynum, he does not seem very smart. He does big things but cherishes his life, and sees small profits and forgets righteousness. It is not surprising at all that he surrendered to Jack."
call!
Jim Bass breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's great. Jack has been creating surprises for us. We can rely on this incident to feel proud in front of our father. From then on, the team is firmly under our control."
It’s in my hand. My ability to do things has always been better than Jenny’s.”
Bass raised his chin proudly.
He is full of confidence in winning in the future.
At the same time, Kobe was confused.
He looked at the Zen master who was clenching his fist and shaking it vigorously. Why did he feel that what the Zen master said before was a lie to him.