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

Chapter 143 Where is this going to happen?

Lu Yuanzhi walked to the free throw line and grinned at O'Neill.

This scene was captured by cameras and broadcast throughout the United States and around the world through television signals.

"This is a provocation, isn't it, Kenny, this guy Max is provoking Shaq, isn't he?" Barkley said to Smith beside him with a smile, fearing that the world would not be chaotic.

"He does have the capital," Smith also followed suit. "Whether it was the attack on O'Neal in the last game or the offense and defense at the beginning of this game, he clearly told everyone that he is the toughest player on the court. Man, he's not afraid of Shaq!"

"Next, let's see how O'Neal responds to this rookie's provocation!"

Lu Yuanzhi missed an extra penalty and the score was still 2:0. The Lakers slowly advanced from Fisher to the frontcourt.

O'Neill went back and summed up the mistakes of the previous game, but this time he ignored Lu Yuanzhi's provocation at all.

You have to attack the minion with taunt first?
No, no, no worries at all.

After O'Neal arrived in the frontcourt, he squeezed inside to attract the attention of the Kings, but quickly passed the ball to Kobe. Kobe made a jumper under Christie's interference.

Huh?Is it too obvious?
Lu Yuanzhi felt that his acting skills were not bad, and he had a good grasp of the crooked dragon king's smile just now. Why didn't O'Neal fall for it?
Could it be that the last game went too far and O'Neill was immune to ridicule?
Is this a fierce NBA superstar?

Is this an NBA superstar who sacrificed his brain for muscle?

So, O'Neill is also the special one?

But if you don't succeed, you don't succeed. You can't expect O'Neill to trip over a stone twice.

The Kings quickly advanced to the frontcourt. This time the Kings lineup was wide open. Divac moved two steps out and moved beyond the three-point line from the free throw line.

O'Neill frowned, what is this for?
Divac, you still want to attack from beyond the three-point line?
Do you have this ability?
O'Neal had one foot in the paint and one foot on the free throw line, never coming out.

Divac received Bibby's pass and raised his hand to shoot from outside the three-point line at the top of the arc.

O'Neill: No way, no way, this guy is out of breath.

"brush!"

The basketball hit the net, 5:2!

Divac didn't shoot many three-pointers for the Kings. Most of his mid-to-long-range shots were concentrated one step inside the three-point line.

But it's not that Divac doesn't have three-pointers.

When he first landed in the NBA, Divac made 75 three-pointers in a season, averaging 1 per game, and his shooting percentage was around 30%.

Originally, Divac continued to adapt to the NBA's three-point line and continued to hone his three-point shooting skills. Maybe he would really become a miracle in the NBA in the 90s.

But there is no more. After the familiar silver fox Del Harris took over the Lakers, he completely transformed Divac. We will never see Divac take the initiative to shoot from outside the three-point line again.

Even in the Kings, Divac once again changed his style of play and became the initiator of Princeton's tactics. When it comes to organizing offense at high positions, he shot more long two-pointers.

But is it really worthwhile for Divac to shoot a long two-pointer?
在陆远志的时间线，迪瓦茨00-01赛季到03-04赛季这四年，长两分的命中率分别是31.8%、37.6%、36.8和44.2%。

This is another data that is counter-intuitive and anti-memory.

In my impression, Divac's mid-range and long-range shots are very accurate.

But the fact is that Divac's mid-to-long-range shooting is not particularly efficient.

So why not just take two steps back?
A 30% three-point shooting rate, converted by scoring efficiency, can be equivalent to a 45% two-point shooting rate, which is higher than Divac's long-range two-point shooting rate in the highest season of his career.

This is the magic ball!
Divac's further advantage is that the space becomes wider.

If O'Neal can bear it, then Divac will fire from the outside.

If O'Neal couldn't bear it and followed him out, then the Lakers' basket would be even more empty, and then outside players like Lu Yuanzhi would wreak havoc on the inside.

It's like Okur beat Yao Ming.

Therefore, the Lakers' choice is very simple, let Horry defend Divac and let O'Neal defend Webber.

Although Webber's three-pointers are really not very good, he only took 15 shots in his 883-year career, but his overall shooting rate is also around 30%.

Yes, seeing O'Neal come to defend him, Webb also started to pull outside the three-point line.

Unlike the Jazz's script against the Rockets, Boozer can use his footwork to single-handedly beat Yao Ming, but Webber can't.

Because although O'Neal is huge, he is not bulky.

On the contrary, O'Neill is very flexible.

If Weber used his movement speed to single-handedly beat O'Neal, he would probably be prevented from collapsing by O'Neal.

Therefore, Weber also chose to shoot outside the three-point line.

O'Neal: Do you eat pancakes?
Where are the insider souls of the two of you?
Why are you like that softie Nowitzki, pulling outside the three-point line to shoot?

Chris, I have always respected you as a man, and I think you, like me, are the last inside attackers of this era. Now you are actually hiding outside the three-point line?

Weber: Don’t take it seriously, I just want to win.

But this tactic is also a scientific research of Adelman.

Since the match against Nelson in the last series, Adelman seems to have been opened up to the second line of Ren and Du, and he has also learned to do scientific research on the court.

The source of inspiration for scientific research is the bus that takes the trainer to practice three-pointers on the court after training.

Of course, Daba would not say that Lu Yuanzhi told him about the idea of ​​practicing additional three-pointers.

Because the speed of the bus is slow, open shots in the middle distance are often interfered by defenders, so Lu Yuanzhi's suggestion to him is why not take a few steps back.

The center's shooting outside the three-point line is not easy to be interfered with.

Then Adelman was inspired. Divac and Webb also have shooting ability from beyond the three-point line. Can they pull O'Neal out of the paint?
Divac had previously pulled O'Neal near the free throw line, but O'Neal's flexible skills were able to return to the penalty area in time to protect the basket.

But what if Divac pulls out further?
What about outside the three-point line?

How should you, O'Neal, respond?

The Kings' sudden change in offensive tactics caught the Lakers by surprise.

O'Neill really didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

After being targeted by Horry, Divac gave the ball to the unguarded Webber. Weber slowly aimed at the basket and shot, but the ball hit the side of the basket with a bang and bounced out.

It's okay, okay, Webber didn't make the shot.

Before the Lakers players were lucky to miss the ball, the ball formed a long rebound.

O'Neal stood on the right side of the center, but the ball bounced to the left.

Bibby, who was well prepared, stepped forward quickly, picked up the long rebound before Fisher could react, and then passed to Weber without stopping.

Again?

O'Neal doesn't believe it anymore. Can Webber kill me from beyond the three-point line?

"brush!"

The ball crashes into the net!
Where is this going to happen?

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