243. Battle the Harden version of the Thunder!

Nash began teaching Zhang Yang more variations of the rhythm-driven breakthrough, and Zhang Yang focused on learning.

Kobe couldn't accept it!

Standing by and watching, he wanted to see for himself how this old codger, who'd never even played in the Finals, could be better than his own ironworking self.

Then, he saw Nash demonstrate a move a few times, explain the details of the force application, and after Zhang Yang remembered it, Nash would teach another move…

During a teaching break, Kobe pulled Nash aside and asked, "Is this how you teach technique?"

Nash: "Yeah, what about it?"

Kobe, incredulous, "He can learn like this?"

Nash: "Of course, that's how I taught him three years ago, and he learned really well. Two and a half years ago, when he went to the Warriors, he was already very skilled in using my moves. The problem with him is that he doesn't want to learn new techniques until he's completely mastered the old ones, so I want to teach him more…"