NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 136
Why jump out of the bottom line?

Because Lu Yuanzhi was afraid of being blown for 3 seconds when he went out of the restricted area normally, he simply walked away from the nearest bottom line.

Seeing that Lu Yuanzhi would rather wait for someone to come over to pick him up than directly attack under the basket, Bibby immediately understood.

Yes, the Lakers are in a hurry.

Bibby dribbled the ball back to the top of the arc, and then called his teammates to re-run tactics and reorganize the offense.

He looked unhurried and confident.

Adelman couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief on the sidelines. He was afraid that Lu Yuanzhi's head would get hot and he would directly challenge O'Neal under the basket after grabbing an offensive rebound, wasting the refreshed offensive time in vain.

More than ten seconds passed again. This time, Fisher's grab was blocked by Divac, and O'Neal kept choosing to retreat, not wanting to give up space inside.

Bibby was unguarded for the time being, so he made a one-step jumper inside the three-point line and hit the ball accurately.

65: 82!

17 points lead!

Such a great (fourth quarter) start!

The Lakers quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and did not play any complicated tactics. At this time, not only the Kings players were their enemies, but also time.

Fisher lobbed the ball roughly to O'Neal.

For the Lakers, every minute and every second starting now is a decisive moment, a race against time, and they really can't afford it.

O'Neill's position is relatively outside this time, but he is still within his attack range.

He directly used his weight and strength to push Divac back inside.

As soon as his foot touched the floor in the paint area, O'Neal turned around and made a fake move, shook Divac away, and then hit a small hook from the front.

67: 82!

The Lakers recovered 2 points.

O'Neal also frowned after understanding the Kings' defensive strategy.

Is this a bet that I'm exhausted?
Even if I really can't run anymore, wouldn't it be easy to eat Divac alone?

Do you really think that I have no energy?

After resting for a short while, Lao Tzu is full of strength!

But before O'Neal could think clearly, the Kings once again quickly served the ball and rushed towards the Lakers half court.

O'Neill cursed secretly, could only grit his teeth, and retreated quickly.

But this time the Kings' quick serve was completely different from before.

In the previous fast serve and fast break, the Kings will try their best to find opportunities to take advantage of the chaotic attack of the Lakers players during the transition between offense and defense as much as possible.

But this time, after seeing most of the Lakers players retreat, Bibby immediately stabilized his rhythm and began to switch to positional warfare.

It was as if this quick serve was just to prevent the Lakers from retreating comfortably.

But O'Neal didn't dare not really run, what if the next time it was a real fast break?
With no one guarding the basket, the Lakers will definitely be beaten by the Kings who will seize the loophole.

O'Neal couldn't afford to gamble, so he could only consume more energy, sprinting back to the Lakers basket every time.

The situation reversed, the Kings were attacking in the first three quarters, and the Lakers fell slowly.

In the fourth quarter, it was the Lakers who were about to attack.

The source of everything is the offense and defense at the end of the third quarter.

If at that time, Kobe scored the ball and failed to succeed in the next fast-break 3-pointer, the point difference would return to 10 points, and the Lakers could chase points more calmly.

But now, trailing by 15 points at the end of the third quarter, another goal was scored at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

One minute has passed in the fourth quarter, the score is still 1 points, and the ball is still in the hands of the Kings.

Nothing seems to have changed except for a horrendously wasted minute.

This time, Divac started grabbing position and asking for the ball in the low post.

The sun came out from the west, and Divac actually wanted to play O'Neal alone!

It's not that Divac is gone, but as a veteran who has been playing in the NBA for more than ten years, he knows the situation on the court better than all the players on the court.

O'Neill had physical problems in the third quarter, which cannot be resolved by a few minutes of rest.

Now O'Neal doesn't seem to be bothered by physical problems at all, because he can choose the attack method calmly without too much defensive pressure.

On the defensive end, not actively attacking O'Neal is equivalent to giving him a chance to recover on the court.

At this time, don't take the opportunity to attack the weak O'Neal, is it true that he can slowly recover his stamina on the court, and then give the Kings a fatal blow at the final moment of the decisive battle?

Divac is too aware of the current situation. Don't look at the score leading by 15 points, but if you really want to be caught up by the Lakers point by point, you don't need to chase too much. As long as the point difference comes within 3 points in the last 5 minutes , the first to collapse must be the Kings.

This kind of momentum on the court is invisible and intangible, but it really affects the trend of the game.

Therefore, at this critical moment, we must push O'Neal and push him into the abyss, so that he has no chance to stand up in this game!
Take advantage of his illness and kill him!
It took Divac more than two seconds to finally get a suitable position in the physical fight with O'Neal.

This position is one step outside the penalty area, which is not that threatening. It is also O'Neill's psychological bottom line. He doesn't know why Divac suddenly became nervous and took the initiative to hit him on the back, but he knows that he must show toughness at this time.

He knows his own physical problems better than anyone else.

It looks like it can run and jump, but these are just to scare people.

If the Kings attack him crazily, he must put his energy on the defensive end.

What about the offensive end?
Kobe can share the offensive pressure, but can he really break through Christie + Lu Yuanzhi's Tie Suo Lianjiang alone?

quite tough!
Therefore, this ball must not only be tough, but also brutal, scaring the Kings from challenging themselves in the paint again!

Finally, just like before, floating outside and shooting.

After Divac received the ball, he squeezed his back to the inside, but O'Neal refused to give in at all, pushing Divac outside the paint and not letting him in.

Divac changed his back and moved laterally, and was pushed outward by O'Neal all the way, squeezing all the way to the front of the basket.

One second, two seconds, Divac, who was counting the time in his heart, suddenly turned around, shook off O'Neal and turned to the baseline.

O'Neill has not lost his position at this time, and after Divac turned around, he quickly followed.

It's almost three seconds and Divac has to make a shot.

Great, here it is!
O'Neal is very pleased with Divac's turn to the baseline, and Divac himself has limited his offensive line to one.

As long as Divac takes a shot, O'Neal is 100% sure to slap his shot down from behind.

After Divac turned to the bottom corner, he didn't take a jump shot at all. He slapped the ball on the floor behind O'Neal, and the ball flew from behind the two toward the free throw line.

Pass?

to whom?
On the other side, Lu Yuanzhi threw off the defensive Fox, received a pass from Divac, jumped up without hesitation, and prepared to dunk.

After O'Neal found that the ball was missing, he quickly turned around, but it was too late to take off.

Worse!

O'Neal's alarm bells were ringing!
(End of this chapter)