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Chapter 134 Dig a Big Hole for O'Neill (1W2 Chapter)

Chapter 134 Dig a Big Hole for O'Neill (1W2 Chapter)

O'Neill tried to run back, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.

For the ball just now, Pollard kept making small moves, and at the last shot, there was an obvious pushing action, but the referee didn't blow it at all.

This also happened in the first quarter.

O'Neill almost forgot how long he hadn't been treated like this.

Since leaving the Magic and coming to the Lakers, he has been able to get a lot of free throws in singles inside.

Yes, the omnipotent O'Neal is much more comfortable playing with the Lakers than with the Magic. In addition to the triangle offensive tactics that Phil Jackson inherited from elsewhere, it can open up the space very well and give him greater opportunities. In single space, he can score more easily. More importantly, after he came to the Lakers, he got more whistles.

The same goes for the basket. Even in the Magic, O'Neal was more athletic and more threatening to the basket, but compared with the Lakers, the average number of free throws per game was several fewer.

The number of free throws scored last year was a new high, 13.1 in the regular season and 12.5 in the playoffs.

In the regular season last year, he only played 71 games and scored 972 free throws. In the Magic, he only took more than 81 free throws in 800 games.

This is of course the benefit of a big market and the defending champion.

O'Neill naturally knew it well.

But what's the situation today?
So far, only a few free throws?

Not even the usual odds?
what happened?Does Papa Stern love me no more?

impossible!
The Lakers are still the face of the NBA, with a large number of fans around the world.

I, O'Neal, am also the face of the Lakers. Although that cauliflower snake is also growing, everyone can see that I, O'Neal, am the mainstay of the Lakers!
So why target me on the whistle?
O'Neill was puzzled.

Of course O'Neal didn't understand that it was the top executives in the league who thought the Lakers were too strong, so they gave Bavita an order to reduce his free throws in this game.

With his thoughts in turmoil, O'Neal quickly returned to the Lakers' basket.

Beside O'Neal, an aged Horry also ran back desperately, and the two guarded the inside line together.

After Lu Yuanzhi served the ball, he sprinted towards the Lakers half court with all his strength. When he rushed to the three-point line in the right corner, he looked up and found that no one was guarding him?
Where is George?
Oh, and George caught up with Bobby Jackson, trying to get behind him.

Bobby Jackson often suffered from Lu Yuanzhi's chasing blocks in training games. At this time, he also gained experience in being blocked. He did not rush into the inside pocket at all. With a flick of his wrist, he found Lu Yuanzhi in the bottom corner.

Lu Yuanzhi shot quickly, but as soon as the ball flew out, Lu Yuanzhi felt that something was wrong and his strength was weak.

Fortunately, there was no defensive player in front of him at this time, and no one blocked his position. After landing, Lu Yuanzhi did not hesitate and rushed directly towards the basket.

"Dangdang!"

Sure enough, the ball was short and missed.

But luckily, the ball was thrown right and bounced right back.

Lu Yuanzhi rushed over, grabbed the long frontcourt rebound, and gave the ball to Turkoglu.

Turkoglu's side was also missed, and he scored an easy shot from outside the three-point line.

Dry!
Sure enough, his attributes are not good, and he can't make any open shots.

If he had Turkoglu's shooting skills, his scoring average would have to increase by at least several points.

This summer, not only have to practice dribbling, but also find ways to improve the three-point ability.

O'Neill finally couldn't hold back seeing Lu Yuanzhi throwing himself into the game and giving Turkoglu an assist.

"Keep an eye on your damn opponents! Don't let them take action easily!"

"Cheer up! You're sleepwalking!"

The few words O'Neal sprayed were not serious, but the players on the Lakers were more nervous than hearing Kobe spray them.

Kobe often complains, but Shaq seldom criticizes people on the court.

It's all sprayed now, I must be anxious.

The team boss was anxious, so everyone had to brace themselves to avoid being the one who stood out and was repaired by O'Neal. Even the young George knew that on the defensive end at this time, he must keep up with Lu Yuanzhi. Lu Yuanzhi cannot be allowed to take action easily.

But defense is really not something you can do whatever you want.

After O'Neal missed the shot, the Kings launched a fast break again.

This time George was very sensible. He followed Lu Yuanzhi closely from the Kings halftime, just staring at people and running with them, not caring where the ball went.

As long as I keep an eye on people, I won't make mistakes!
Lu Yuanzhi rushed to the inside first, and when he saw George closely following him, he immediately ran to the bottom corner to open up space.

Regardless of the situation on the court, George followed Lu Yuanzhi to the corner.

Question marks appeared above the heads of the other nine players on the field.

Question marks appeared above the heads of more than 17000 Kings fans.

Question marks popped up over the heads of fans watching this broadcast across the United States and around the world.

Is this George stupid?
After George and Lu Yuanzhi ran to the bottom corner, the Lakers basket was completely empty.

Bobby Jackson, who was dribbling forward, was just thinking about how to cooperate with his teammates to make this fast break. When he saw George getting out of the way of the basket, he almost smiled.

What the hell are you doing?
Bobby Jackson dribbles inside for an easy dunk.

After scoring, Bobby Jackson pointed at George and told him to get out of the way!

Phil Jackson, who was sitting off the court, couldn't stand it anymore. Counting the time, Kobe was almost done resting, so he called a short timeout and then put Kobe back on the court.

Finally, the Lakers gathered their strongest star combination and returned to their strongest state.

The Kings also quickly dispatched troops, replaced Bibby and Divac, and kept Turkoglu.

Kings players became Divac, Webber, Turkoglu, Lu Yuanzhi and Bibby.

"Four Deaths" is back!
Seeing this lineup, O'Neill couldn't help sneering.

In the last game, I also wanted to use the height of this lineup to put pressure on the Lakers in the paint.

The results of it?
Didn't I just slap a kid, four people took turns to enter the inside line, didn't I beat them all away by myself?

is that useful?
Hey, it’s really hard to say.

The coaching staff of the Kings keenly discovered that the referee Bavita's penalty in this game was a bit loose, and O'Neal has not gotten a few free throws so far.

This is completely different from the first game.

In the first game, these four people entered the paint. After a confrontation with O'Neal, they pulled a little and were directly called for a foul.

The four people take turns entering the inside line, just like taking turns going in to kill people. Of course, the "four death" tactics cannot be used.

But today, it's hard to say.

Moreover, taking a step back, it doesn't matter that none of the four big men can gain an advantage in the confrontation with O'Neal.

As long as the stalemate can be maintained, the Kings will not lose.

The Kings have plenty of substitute players to fill this gap. Pollard can guard O'Neal, and Funderburk can guard O'Neal. Anyway, no one can guard him. Wouldn't it be the same if someone else can guard him?
And if O'Neal is consumed a lot of energy, then this game will be stable.

O'Neal didn't know it yet, but in this game, the Kings had completely adjusted their strategy and started to show off their power under the basket.

Divac wants to get stuck inside?Block it, don't let it in!

Weber wants to rush in and grab an offensive rebound?Keep your elbows open!

Lu Yuanzhi and Turkoglu want to cut without the ball?Slap and fly!

The second half of the second quarter and the first half of the third quarter were completely O'Neal's inside performance.

He plays that hero role!
He alone protected the Lakers' inside line!

Shaq is invincible!

Los Angeles fans, in front of the TV, cheered for O'Neal's heroic performance at the basket.

Then mock the Sacramento people by the way, are you stupid?
Obviously in the second quarter, the four big and tall players had no choice but to use this tactic stubbornly after the start of the third quarter.

Sure enough, he was a hillbilly, still using the tactics of the previous era, only knowing to find a big man and squeeze hard to the basket.

You don't think that this trick works very well against the Mavericks' weak inside line, and it will have an effect against our Lakers, right?

Our Lakers are standing inside, but O'Neal!

Only Samaki Walker was a little depressed. He wanted to help O'Neal, but he was either played by the cunning Divac and Webber, or overturned by the powerful Turkoglu and Lu Yuanzhi.

If O'Neal hadn't wiped his butt for him, he doesn't know how big of a trap he would have made!

Fortunately we have the invincible Shaq!Walker was also secretly glad in his heart.

Look at the score again, 62:60. Halfway through the third quarter, the Lakers not only filled the hole they dug before, but also overtook the score!
O'Neal was out of breath on the court, but his spirit was unprecedentedly exciting.

How long has it been since such a battle happened?
This year's first round against the Trail Blazers?
No, no, no, this year's Blazers are completely messed up.

Shawn Kemp is no longer the dreaded "Rain Man".

Rasheed Wallace's style of play has nothing to do with toughness except that his mouth is hard, and he floats outside all day long.

The old Sabonis is even more exempt from battle!

And the only one who dared to rush into the paint to challenge him was Zach Randolph, whose playing time in the three games combined did not exceed 3 minutes!
The luxurious striker combination that once caused me so much headache has long been wiped out!

This year’s second round against the Spurs?
No, no, this year's Spurs seem to be hiding from themselves.

David Robinson completely gave up the offense and only knew how to stand behind him, waiting helplessly for Duncan to help defend.

Tim Duncan worked hard to attack the inside. Robert Horry and Samakhi Walker overwhelmed him, but what kind of trouble could he make by himself?
Do you dare to imagine that the player with the second most points in the interior of the Spurs is actually a point guard, that little sports car from France!
The twin towers are no longer worthy of the name, now there is only one tower left!
Perhaps, I am too fierce!

Ever since Mutombo, the best defensive player, was beaten in the finals last year, no one has dared to enter the paint to challenge the invincible Shaq!
But today, in Sacramento, the Kings actually sent four big men around 4 centimeters on the stage at the same time, trying to give me a good look?
What if the four of you go together?
Didn't see it?

The score was turned over by me!
You actually want to attack the strongest point of the Lakers, the strongest Shaq, it is really ridiculous!
Today, I will teach you a lesson and let you know what the consequences will be if you challenge the invincible Shaq!
O'Neal, who had already scored 20 points, was already playing well at this time. He pushed away Pollard, who was replaced midway, and stayed in position, waiting for Fisher to hoist the ball in.

After receiving the ball, O'Neal started a post-up play, and his huge body slammed into Pollard.

Pollard was hit and jumped, but every time he was knocked away, he quickly returned to O'Neal, trying to bring some trouble to O'Neal.

Well, let's solve you here!
Seeing that Webber was ready to help defend, O'Neal was going to turn around and go directly to the basket next time he knocked Pollard away.

O'Neal was knocked back hard again, but what he never expected was that this time Pollard actually withdrew his chair!
Pollard gets out of the way!
Do you think you can stop the great Shaq by removing the chair?
Innocent!

O'Neill exerted his core strength and tried hard to control his body, not wanting to fall to the ground.

Suddenly, O'Neill's left leg became weak, he staggered, and fell directly to the ground.

what happened?
What happened to my legs?
O'Neill fell to the ground with a string of question marks.

Why did I suddenly lose strength?
Adelman, who had been standing anxiously on the sidelines, let out a heavy sigh of relief. Finally, O'Neal's physical fitness had problems.

Seeing O'Neal's performance in the second half of the second quarter and the first half of the third quarter, even before the attack, Adelman felt that he might have made a serious problem.

He may have greatly underestimated the physical fitness of this fat man!

His physical strength seems endless!

Even when faced with the siege of four nearly 7-foot-tall men, he has always performed with ease.

Adelman can't imagine that if the judgment is wrong again this time, and he falls into the trap of the Lakers like the first game and loses the game, how will the Kings with 2 losses reverse the situation in Staples.

Fortunately, O'Neal showed his fatigue at this time!
Although it's just a little tired, but next, he will be even more tired!

There is nothing wrong with my strategy. It was just that O'Neal was too excited just now, so he didn't seem so tired.

But physical exhaustion can be suppressed by spiritual excitement, but it will not disappear out of thin air.

Fatigue is fatigue, and this attack is a sign that O'Neal's physical fitness is turning red.

On the court, Webb, who came to help defend, picked up the basketball that O'Neill had dropped, and glanced at the referee not far away, but the referee did not respond.

Great, the referee really doesn't call defensive fouls very much today!
Otherwise, with such a big action before, the four of them would have already committed fouls several times.

Now, it's the Kings' turn to counterattack!
The Kings players have begun to sprint quickly, and Bibby, the only defender, is stared at by Fisher.

But who told you that only defenders can promote fast breaks.

Webb started dribbling from the backcourt, and his solid basic skills allowed him to push through the midfield quickly and steadily.

Horry forced up from the side, Weber turned around, threw Horry away, and continued to rush to the basket.

The Lakers' current basket is guarded by Fox alone.

Such a 2-meter-old small forward guarding the basket cannot deter Weber at all.

Webber continued to dribble, combined the ball in the penalty area, and then ignored Fox, who was standing in the reasonable collision zone, and went straight into the air for a dunk!
A full run-up allowed Weber to jump higher than usual.

With a strong body, he directly squeezed away the dying Fox, and dunked the ball heavily into the hoop.

"boom!"

Fox made the backdrop for Weber's backcourt dribbling and dunking!

"Chris Webber!"

The live DJ dragged his tone and shouted the name of their king!

Weber landed on the ground, arms spread wide, beckoning all the fans to join him.

More than 17000 fans at the scene stood up in unison, waving towels in their hands, and the cheers almost shook the ceiling!

Kings halftime, Pollard has stood up, and O'Neal is still lying there.

Phil Jackson thumped in his heart, thinking that O'Neal was injured, he quickly signaled the referee to suspend the game, and then asked his team doctor to check.

O'Neal was picked up by Horry and Walker, walked a few steps in accordance with the instructions of the team doctor, and stomped his feet according to the instructions.

The team doctor nodded, confirmed that there was no injury, and returned to the bench.

"What's wrong with Shaq?" Phil Jackson first breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his team doctor coming back, and then asked strangely.

"Shaq, um -" the Lakers team doctor looked a little weird, but still said truthfully, "I'm just a little exhausted."

"Out of power?" Phil Jackson looked in disbelief. He was also a player himself, so of course he knew what this word meant, but it was only the third quarter!

"Maybe I was too excited before, and the exhaustion of the body did not feed back to the brain. The specific reasons are very complicated. To be on the safe side, I suggest replacing Shaq first." After the team doctor told Phil Jackson his suggestion, he went straight back to work Personnel location.

Replace O'Neal?
Phil Jackson wouldn't consider that option at all.

In the fierce third quarter, the score had just been tied at 62. You asked me to replace O'Neal at this critical moment?

How could I do such a stupid thing!
"Shaq, are you okay?" The wily Phil Jackson decided to ask one more question and take away his own responsibility first!

Very much like those office workers whose Gongdou skills are full.

"Don't worry Phil, I just didn't exert my strength for a moment, it's no problem!" O'Neal also showed off his biceps, showing that he was in very good condition.

You have weak legs but not weak hands. Why are you showing off your biceps?

Phil Jackson complained in his heart, and then blew a whistle, calling Kobe to come over, asking him to attack with the ball more and consume the ball.

The two were just whispering to each other. On the other side, the Kings made a decision to replace Pollard and Turkoglu with Divac and Christie.

Phil Jackson immediately smelled something unusual from this substitution decision.

Why replace Christie now?
Why was it that when I just asked Kobe to attack more, Christie was replaced on the other side?
Could it be that when they played four big men before, they didn't just mess up the position, but purposefully consumed O'Neal's physical energy?
Can Adelman have the courage to bet on O'Neal's physical fitness?
In fact, the reborn Adelman not only dared to bet on O'Neal's physical fitness, but also dug a hole for O'Neal, allowing him to consume his physical fitness faster.

Divac and Christie re-entered the game, bringing Adelman's latest instructions: continue to speed up the pace, would rather fast break mistakes, do not drop the tempo to play positional warfare.

Never give O'Neill a chance to rest on the court!
Let him run!
On the defensive end, Christie directly took over the burden of defending Kobe, so that Lu Yuanzhi was released again and could assist the other four players on the court.

Lu Yuanzhi has always had a question in his mind, why Kobe's footsteps are as fast as possible, but not so delicate.

Didn't he learn "dream steps" from Olajuwon?

Unexpectedly, Olajuwon's dream footsteps, there are a total of four All-Star students, namely Yao Ming, the bully Amare Stoudemire, Warcraft DeWalt Howard and Kobe Bryant.

Yao Ming wasn't even the best learner!

Kobe is the one who learns the best!

This is why after gaining weight, Kobe, who is no longer so fast, can still play one against four.

They all relied on their footsteps to find the slightest opening in the crowd.

But it's been almost two games, why is Kobe still playing so straight?
This is not the Black Mamba I am familiar with.

Lu Yuanzhi stared at Kobe's afro, as if he had forgotten something important.

Black Mamba, Olajuwon, Afro Cauliflower Snake?
Ok?
I go!

Mixed up!
Olajuwon is still playing with the Raptors this year, and he met in the regular season before!
Yao Ming hasn't come to the NBA yet!

Therefore, Kobe doesn’t know how to move at all!
Therefore, at this time, Kobe was still a cauliflower snake who relied on his body and speed, and was not at all the Black Mamba who could fool people around with his footsteps and rhythm in the later period!
So, what the hell did I make a huge mistake!

In these two games, Lu Yuanzhi was worried about being tricked by Kobe Bryant's footsteps, so he would reserve half of his strength every time he was double-teamed and did not dare to attack too hard.

It was this half of strength that allowed Kobe to easily break out of the double-team between him and Christie!

Lu Yuanzhi clapped his hands vigorously, reminding himself that next time he will defend Kobe, he will be more aggressive and direct. At this time, Kobe is no different from McGrady or Carter.

Kobe at this time is not the special one!
Only after Kobe continues to learn and strengthen, will he be the frightening black mamba!

Who knows, family members, how fierce Kobe was at first, but later on they felt how great Kobe was.

For example, the most incompetent student of the Fantasy Footsteps Academy, Howard the Warcraft, had a strong body and rough skills when he entered the league.

After playing in the NBA for more than ten years, his body has aged and his skills have continued to be rough.

It is quite rare that no technology has been developed for more than ten years.

Of course, there is also a certain booth that only changed Howard, so what did you practice?
Spread your hands?
Who in the family knows how much they were fans of these two at the beginning, but later they felt how scumbags these two were.

Back in the game, Kobe took the ball decisively and started his singles.

Christie stuck to it tightly, with her center of gravity very low, as if she was not letting go.

Kobe was also polite, and directly pulled up the jumper.

There was no rhythm to the ball at all, and luck didn't seem to be on Kobe's side. The ball hit the neck of the basket and bounced out.

Divac rested for a while and gradually recovered his strength. When he pushed O'Neal hard, he discovered that the big shark could actually be pushed by him?
Divac couldn't believe it, it couldn't be a scam, right?
No!

After being stuck in the first half, O'Neal would crazily arch inside, hoping to grab a favorable position and grab offensive rebounds.

But now, after being seized by Divac, O'Neal only exerted a symbolic effort and stopped pushing inside.

O'Neill is really tired!
Divac was stuck in a favorable position and didn't need to take off at all. He raised his two long arms high, took off the rebound directly, and was about to pass the ball to the frontcourt.

O'Neill is also a master of the first pass. Knowing that the pass will be bad, he quickly reached out to block it, but the pass did not come out.

Divac's big hand firmly grasped the basketball, first retracted the ball, dribbled it to the side, avoided O'Neal, and then threw the ball to the frontcourt.

The ball found Lu Yuanzhi just after halftime.

It can be said that Lu Yuanzhi received the ball at this position and there was no threat at all, so he did not stop and passed the ball to the ground, passing the ball to Christie who was following up.

Christie is more active in running fast breaks than anyone else, because the coaching staff has only three arrangements for him, one is to stare at Kobe, the other is to take turns smoking in the two corners, preparing to catch the ball for three-pointers, and the third is to actively run fast breaks.

It's a bit counterintuitive to say that this year's Kings team plays more fast breaks in the playoffs than in the regular season.

Not only did the opponent not score, but the Kings wanted to play fast break. Even if the opponent scored, the Kings would choose to serve quickly from time to time to force the rhythm.

In the first round, after Malone was injured, the Jazz lost their spirits. The two sides fought wildly, and the fast break was more than usual.

In the second round, the Mavericks took the initiative to reduce the lineup and speed up the rhythm, and came to the Kings to play against each other, but the Kings readily accepted it and greatly increased the number of fast breaks.

In the third round, in the Western Conference finals, the Kings had more fast breaks, which was intentional by the Kings coaching staff.

No matter how good a center is, sprinting back and forth on the court is their weakness.

Especially O'Neill's huge size, even if he can retreat and come back, it doesn't matter if he sprints and runs more often, his physical strength will decline faster than anyone else.

Now, Christie is actively running fast breaks, not only wanting to consume O'Neal, but also wanting to run with Kobe and consume Kobe's physical energy by the way.

I don’t know if it will be useful, but it must be done.

What if Kobe's physical fitness also has problems in the fourth quarter?

So the Kings didn't earn blood?
When Kobe saw Christie receiving the ball, his body continued to exert force and pushed Christie outward to prevent him from dribbling into the paint. .

Christie didn't have the confidence to break into the inside line under Kobe's strict defense, but he continued to accelerate, constantly confronted Kobe physically, and rushed straight to the bottom line along the penalty area line.

Approaching the baseline, Christie didn't look at anyone and passed a crotch pass, sending the ball to the back. His body continued to be entangled with Kobe, taking Kobe out of the baseline.

Hmph, I can't attack the basket, and you don't even want to go back to defend.

At this time, Lu Yuanzhi had already rushed into the penalty area, received a wonderful pass from Christie, picked up the ball, ran 2 steps, and jumped directly to attack the basket.

Horry on the inside raised his hand in a pretentious manner, but Lu Yuanzhi pretended that he didn't exist and was about to dunk him on the background.

The moment Lu Yuanzhi flew into the air, he suddenly felt a majestic force coming from behind him. He flew out uncontrollably. The 78-point confrontation ending and 7-point enhanced confrontation were fake and did not help him at all.

What the hell!

Was it crushed?

The system doesn't judge directly?

Lu Yuanzhi couldn't even stabilize his center of gravity and throw the ball. He was knocked out of the bottom line and flew sideways towards the group of bottom line photographers.

The imaginary fall to the ground did not appear.

emmm?Why is it so soft?
Lu Yuanzhi was blocked by four photographers sitting in a row, but he was not hurt at all. One of them in particular had a particularly soft body.

Lu Yuanzhi raised his head in astonishment, but his sight was blocked by two towering mountains.

ah?Rare animals, female photojournalist!

Lu Yuanzhi stood up suddenly, only to see the female reporter, who was almost as big as the big baby Glenn Davis, still blinking at him.

Press F to enter the Tiger tank?

What the hell!

Lu Yuanzhi immediately went down. What the hell is this situation? He didn't want to go out to jungle at all, let alone the playoffs. Even during the regular season, he didn't dare to mess with such a heavyweight.

A towering mountain?

Go fucking towering!
Haven't you heard a word?
The fat woman’s bear and the thin man’s abdominal muscles are both irrelevant!

After such an episode, Lu Yuanzhi also looked back to see who really attacked him.

But without looking, Lu Yuanzhi knew who did it.

Who else but Shaq?
O'Neal saw Lu Yuanzhi looking over, and grinned at him.

Lu Yuanzhi complained in his heart, why, use this quick retreat to tell us that your physical fitness is fine?

Play, keep playing!
Let’s see how much physical fitness you still have and how long you can perform!

Don't blow yourself up when the time comes!

Lu Yuanzhi stepped to the free throw line and made one of two free throws.

Now he is not particularly worried about others fouling him. First, after developing his three-point shot, everyone will not find a player with a basket, especially a three-point basket, to intentionally foul based on their inertial thinking.

The second is that after adding three-pointers, although it does not directly have a decisive impact on the free throw percentage like CIC, the improvement in the stability of shots still indirectly improves Lu Yuanzhi's free throw percentage.

Now, Lu Yuanzhi can proudly say that my free throw rate is about to catch up with O'Neal!
That's right, in this playoffs, Lu Yuanzhi made 60.3% of his free throws and O'Neal made 64.9% of his free throws, not as good as O'Neal!

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe really started to become unreasonable. With Christie as the main defender and Lu Yuanzhi assisting in defense, he still scored the ball.

In this way, O'Neal handed over most of the offensive ball rights to Kobe, and he started the recovery mode on the court.

It's just that the Kings didn't let him go as he wanted and resolutely fought back quickly, making O'Neal's choice difficult.

If you don't sprint back desperately, you will consume more of your insufficient physical energy; otherwise, you will not be able to return to the defense in time, giving the Kings a 5-to-4 chance.

After continuing to stay on the court like this for a few minutes, the score between the two sides became 62:70. Phil Jackson finally made up his mind to replace O'Neal and take a rest.

This substitution was not originally planned. Phil Jackson's original plan was to let O'Neal play the full third quarter, and then start the fourth quarter, resting for 2-4 minutes depending on the situation, to prepare for the final.

But now, that strange four people surrounded the inside, consuming more of O'Neal's energy, making him silent in the second half of the third quarter, and now he had to leave the game early to rest.

This substitution not only disrupted O'Neal's rhythm, but also disrupted Kobe's rotation arrangement.

At the end of the third quarter, the original intention was to let Kobe, who had only rested for more than two minutes, come down to rest, and then at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Kobe would rush with the substitutes.

Now, I can only suffer from Kobe.

Next, Kobe may not be able to rest for a minute.

Kobe was not tired at all today. In the second and third quarters, O'Neal consumed a lot of possessions and didn't need him to take too many shots, so he retained a lot of energy.

But at this time O'Neal was replaced, it can only rely on Kobe.

Kobe called on Samaki Walker, who had just come on the court, to set up a pick-and-roll for him.

Walker is relatively reliable in eating cakes, and can more or less attract the defense of the Kings. Kobe thinks this can still be used.

Walker came up to set up a pick-and-roll and brought Weber over.

Christie did not choose to snatch the ball, but blocked Kobe's way. On the other side, Webb, who was originally defending Walker, gave up Walker directly and blocked Kobe's dribble route.

Double-team the ball holder to break the pick-and-roll!

The Kings' pick-and-roll tactic, which they had never used in the first two rounds, was used by Kobe.

Kobe frowned, feeling that things were not that simple, but in the current situation, Walker was open and still cutting to the basket, so he could only pass the ball.

"Snapped!"

Lu Yuanzhi, who had been preparing to defend early, moved in advance and directly blocked Kobe's pass.

Kobe finally knew what was wrong with him.

The No. 77 rookie of the Kings will definitely help defend him.

Great!
Bibby immediately came up to meet Lu Yuanzhi, took the basketball from hand to hand, and rushed towards the Lakers' half court like a white lightning.

Kobe's mistake was quite sudden. The Lakers players didn't react at all. Only Kobe retreated first.

Lu Yuanzhi rushed into the penalty area, received Bibby's pass, adjusted his steps and took off, and Kobe, who was returning to defense, also jumped high.

No matter how famous you are Kobe, can you still stop me at the basket?

Lu Yuanzhi was not afraid at all, and his body actively found Kobe to fight against him. The collision caused Kobe's center of gravity to shift backward, but his left hand was still trying to cut the basketball in Lu Yuanzhi's hand.

Lu Yuanzhi grabbed the ball with one hand, pulled it back to avoid Kobe's interception, then exerted strength with his waist and abdomen, swung his arms round, and smashed the ball heavily into the basket.

Buckle Kobe!

After landing, Lu Yuanzhi couldn't believe what happened.

He stared at his hand and felt that it was an exaggeration for him to be able to make the action just now.

Although Lu Yuanzhi has strengthened confrontation skills and the reinforcement of confrontation ending, it is more to help him throw the ball stably, but it is not said that he can make such explosive moves.

After Kobe landed, he glanced at Lu Yuanzhi and felt that this kid was quite fierce. Then he saw Lu Yuanzhi staring at his hands that were bigger than Jordan.

What do you mean?
What are you staring at those big hands of yours?
Does it mean that such explosive movements cannot be done without these big hands?

Are you mocking my small hands?

Kobe was instantly red-hot and furious!

Made, the brats are so arrogant these days, they dare to mock me in front of my face.

fuck him!

Came to the Kings half, after Kobe received the ball, he stopped looking for someone to do the pick-and-roll.

What pick-and-roll?I can't stop the opponent, and even brought me a double-team opponent, why not just single-handedly fight!
Kobe pretended to break through on the right side, then suddenly pulled back, made a fake shooting gesture, then directly hit Christie, then dribbled two steps forward, and suddenly saw Lu Yuanzhi coming to help defend from the corner of his eye.

Pass to open George?
Pass the message!
George's idiot, if he took the ball, he would probably still go to the basket, and then be blocked by Weber and Divac.

no more!
Kobe made an emergency stop, and before Lu Yuanzhi rushed forward, he shot a jumper.

"Dangdang!"

Kobe's shooting posture is picturesque, but the ball just doesn't go into the hoop.

The Lakers players were about to be hit by the Kings with "fast break PTSD" in this game. Horry and Walker didn't even want to grab offensive rebounds.

Weber easily picked up another backcourt rebound. Before the third quarter of this game was over, Weber's rebounds reached 10.

Bibby dribbled to the frontcourt, and Webber brought Samaki Walker to cover him.

Weber was definitely a model worker in this game. Kobe and O'Neal finally went to rest, but Weber didn't rest for even a minute.

Of course, in order to preserve his physical strength, Webber no longer chose to attack hard at the basket, but came out to cover Bibby.

Fisher also wanted to steal the pick-and-roll, but was blocked by Weber. On the other side, Samaki Walker did not dare to lose his position to prevent Weber from entering the paint.

The two defensive players just watched Bibby open the gap, make a jumper from outside the three-point line, and hit it!

62: 75!

Only two rounds after O'Neal came off the field, the score was widened again!

Kobe was completely anxious. If he kept playing like this, he wouldn't be able to hold on until the end of the third quarter without waiting until the fourth quarter!

But the defensive combination of Christie + Lu Yuanzhi made him very uncomfortable.

Christie's feet are quick and his body is flexible. He can follow his footsteps very well, making it very difficult for him to break through.

Lu Yuanzhi, on the other hand, is like a ferocious beast that is only watching from the sidelines. As long as he shows a flaw in the confrontation with Christie, Lu Yuanzhi will rush straight up and double-team. Those long arms can not only block his shots , It will block his passing route, so that he cannot pass the ball to the person who wants to pass it.

But don't you just face the difficulties?
Kobe thought about Barkley and the damn words he said on that damn show. The combination of Christie + Lu Yuanzhi will keep his scoring average below 21 points per game.

After scoring 30 points in the last game, Kobe thought he could slap Barkley in the face. He was still waiting for the series to end. He watched Barkley make a fool of himself at home and kissed Kenny Smith's ass.

But in this game, so far, I have only scored 12 points!
No matter how hard he tried, Kobe could imagine that Barkley grinned widely on the show, laughing that he had been guarded to death.

We must not let Barkley succeed!
Now is the time for me to score, and it is also the time to slap Barkley in the face!

Kobe got the ball again in the frontcourt, and at this time his teammates were gone.

teammate?Those CBA players?
Incompetent bungler!
It won't be of any use if I pass it on to them, I might as well do it myself!

Kobe lowered his center of gravity, lowered the ball, and Christie also stuck it up at this time, but his hand didn't retract, and it still stuck to Kobe's body.

Kobe's eyes lit up, what a great opportunity!He quickly took off and took Christie's hand into the air. The referee quickly gave the whistle. Kobe was in the air, adjusted his center of gravity, and then threw the ball steadily.

"brush!"

Two points count, plus one free throw.

Lu Yuanzhi watched the whole process from the side and felt helpless. Christie was careless, and Kobe seized the opportunity and hit 2+1, but he himself had no time to help defend.

14 points!

Kobe stood on the free throw line, pulled his jersey, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then shot the free throw steadily.

"brush!"

keep going!
15 points!

Yes, this is the rhythm!
65: 75!

Kobe looked up at the scoreboard, and it was only 10 points away. As long as we continue to chase points and ensure that the single-digit difference enters the fourth quarter, when that fat man comes back, we still have a chance!

Lu Yuanzhi came outside the three-point line and comforted Christie, "It's okay, Doug, you know, that's Kobe!"

Christie raised her head and immediately understood what Lu Yuanzhi meant.

Yes, that's Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant, who is like the rising sun and getting stronger year by year, so why is it strange that he caught a flaw?

"No problem, leave it to me," Christie nodded, and then added, "He may have infinite singles next, and he will fall into our trap. You will help me watch it later."

Lu Yuanzhi also nodded. Of course he knew that Kobe was ruthless.

Three-man double-teaming with a wide open space, everyone knows it!
On the offensive end, Lu Yuanzhi set an off-ball screen for Christie, blocking Kobe. Christie cut into the Lakers' empty basket. While Horry ran back hard, he raised his hand symbolically, like a French military salute.

Christie would not be polite to him. After receiving Divac's outside pass, he filled the frame with both hands and scored the ball.

At 65:77, the point difference returned to 12 points.

There is not much time left in the third quarter. There are only more than 20 seconds left, which is only enough for the Lakers to play the last attack.

As long as this goal is scored and the point difference returns to 10 points, there is still a chance in the fourth quarter!
Bryant again asks for the ball at the corner, this time closer to the basket.

Kobe no longer faces the basket, but starts hitting Christie with his back.

Christie was caught off guard by Kobe's sudden change in offensive routine. After two physical confrontations pushed Christie away, Kobe pretended to turn halfway and rushed to the basket, tricking Christie into turning to the left, and suddenly made a sharp back turn, directly Moved to the free throw line.

Christie stumbled and failed to keep up with Kobe.

But at this time, Lu Yuanzhi had already come to help defend from the side.

Kobe also saw Lu Yuanzhi, but he still decided to make a move.

Lu Yuanzhi stretched out his long arms to block Kobe, but he felt that the ball was getting farther and farther away?

Fallback, super fadeaway jumper!
In order to avoid Lu Yuanzhi's block, Kobe chose a huge fadeaway jumper when he took off.

The whole body and the ground are almost at a 30-degree angle!
But this seems to be still within Lu Yuanzhi's interference range.

The pair of cheating long arms still followed.

That ridiculously big hand had no intention of covering his eyes.

Lu Yuanzhi's goal was still basketball. He felt that although Kobe's back was outrageous, but he jumped high, he might have a chance to intercept the shot halfway.

Moreover, Lu Yuanzhi also knew that blindfolding would not interfere with Kobe at all, and after developing this bad habit, if a family returned to the FIBA ​​arena, they would be called a foul directly!
In order to avoid Lu Yuanzhi's block, Kobe temporarily increased the arc of his shot, and the ball would pass over Lu Yuanzhi's fingertips and fly to the basket.

The ball spun around the rim a few times, and then reluctantly spun out again!
"Good defense!"

"Quick attack!"

Weber protected the backboard again and quickly gave the ball to Bibby. Bibby looked up and saw that Lu Yuanzhi, who was trying to block Kobe just now, had already run into the Lakers' three-point line, and he was actively retreating behind him. Bryant.

Fisher had already rushed over to interfere, so he couldn't hesitate any longer.

Near halftime, Bibby tossed the ball high and it flew toward the Lakers basket.

Lu Yuanzhi was constantly pushed and shoved by Kobe, but he was able to maintain a good posture and keep Kobe on the other side.

The ball flies to the basket.

It wasn't a shot, it was a little bit wide.

Lu Yuanzhi made a quick judgment and then blocked his position to prevent Kobe from passing by.

After the ball reached the highest point, it slowly began to fall, falling faster and faster.

Lu Yuanzhi exerted force, trying to push away Kobe before taking off. Kobe next to him seemed to have the same idea and exerted force at the same time.

Both of them staggered, but Lu Yuanzhi, who was stronger, recovered first.

He no longer cares about Kobe, and if he doesn't jump, he won't be able to reach the ball.

On the other side, Kobe, who was extremely flexible, quickly stabilized his figure and jumped up behind Lu Yuanzhi.

Lu Yuanzhi must not score this goal!
Give him enough competition in the air!
After Lu Yuanzhi took off, he was bumped by Kobe again, but at this time, the 78-point "end of confrontation" and the 7-point "strengthened confrontation" played a huge role.

He just felt that he was knocked down, but his center of gravity was still very stable. Then he stretched out his long arms, stretched his body, turned sideways, and reached the basketball.

this height?
this angle?
It seems that it can be deducted?

The moment this thought came to his mind, Lu Yuanzhi exerted force on his waist and abdomen. His whole body was like a bowstring that had been stretched to the limit. He quickly rebounded, grabbed the ball with one hand, and slammed it into the basket.

"boom!"

"beep-"

"beep--"

The basket made a loud noise, and the ball went into the basket.

The referee's whistle and the electronic buzzer for the end of time sounded successively.

Both Lu Yuanzhi and Kobe fell from the sky.

Neither of them was injured, Qiqi sat up and watched the referee's penalty.

The referee stretched out two fingers, swung them down hard, stretched out another finger, put his left hand on his right wrist, and made a pulling motion.

Defensive foul, the goal is valid, before the time expires, two points count, plus a penalty!
Like Lu Yuanzhi, Kobe, who was sitting on the floor anxiously waiting for the referee's penalty, slapped the floor hard.

Hold!The score was opened again.

Still on top of his head!
 Brothers, I have been waiting for a long time, I just kicked out!
  I really don't have time to divide chapters, let's make this one a big chapter, and I will definitely leave enough time in the future!

  1W2 big chapter, fifth day of update!

  
 
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