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

Chapter 165 Then why hesitate?rush!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, O'Neal was not on the court. It seemed that like in previous games, O'Neal wanted to take a rest at the beginning of the fourth quarter to recover his strength.

But more than 1 minute into the fourth quarter, O'Neal returned to the court.

Are you not taking a break?
Lu Yuanzhi looked at O'Neal, who was still a little tired, and questions arose in his mind.

The rest between sections is 130 seconds, which is just over 2 minutes.

At one and a half minutes, O'Neal only rested for 4 minutes in total.

These four minutes allowed O'Neal to regain some strength, but it was not enough for him to explode at the last moment.

why?
Will the Lakers choose such a substitution strategy?
Is the score a lot of pressure?
But isn’t this the time to grit your teeth and endure it?

Replacing O'Neal in advance can stop the Kings from chasing points now, but what will the Lakers do next?
"beep-"

With 8 minutes and 59 seconds left in the game, neither team called a timeout. The NBA officially called a long timeout, 100 seconds. O'Neal, who had just played for more than a minute, returned to the bench and could take a good rest.

The long timeout ended and both sides returned to the court.

The Lakers gave the ball more to Kobe and let him attack.

This did not surprise the Kings. O'Neal has physical problems, and the Lakers will definitely let Kobe carry the offensive burden.

However, Kobe's style of play revealed a hint of weirdness.

After three attacks, not one shot was taken from mid-range. They all rushed inside.

The referee gave two whistles and the third pass was missed.

In these two whistles, one missed the number of free throws, and the other time resulted in two free throws.

But as soon as the free throws started, the Kings found that the situation was even worse. O'Neal did not stand in the frontcourt, but wandered back to the backcourt.

how?Not even fighting for offensive rebounds?

But this plays into the Kings' weakness.

The Kings speed up the offensive and defensive rhythm, isn't it just to let O'Neal quickly run back and forth at both ends of the field?
But O'Neal took advantage of Kobe's free throw period to slowly retreat and rest under his own basket to regain his strength.

This. . .

Things were a bit beyond Adelman's expectations.

Next, not only Kobe, but Fox and George also rushed to the basket with explosive bags.

"beep-"

"beep-"

"beep-"

The whistle kept sounding.

At this point, the Kings' defensive actions have become more and more intense.

These few balls, you said he had a problem with calling the penalty, but in fact it is not a big problem. In the regular season, these few balls would definitely be called a foul.

But you think he's fine? How can he get whistled every time he rushes into the paint?

When it comes to the playoffs, most referees won't call the game.

With the help of several free throws, O'Neal recovered his blood in the backcourt.

The score between the two sides reached 90:85, and the Kings only led by 5 points.

You can't just sit back and watch O'Neill recover his blood!
You have to think of a way!

"beep--"

The referee's whistle sounded again. Lu Yuanzhi looked up and saw that the time had reached 5 minutes and 59 seconds, another mandatory long timeout.O'Neal can return to the bench at this time, take a sip of sports drink, and rest for 100 seconds again!
Damn it, O'Neal barely sprinted in the first few minutes with the help of the Lakers' free throws. Now he can still rest like this. Is he afraid that he will regain his strength soon and take over the game next?
Is this what I missed?

O'Neal took advantage of his teammates' free throws to slowly regain his strength!

Adelman's expression changed. Like Lu Yuanzhi, he thought of a more serious problem.

Although this long timeout was officially called, the Lakers' share was used.

Although the Kings saved a long timeout, they had to call it. After 2 minutes and 59 seconds, they would still be forcibly used by the officials. They called a long timeout of 100 seconds to give O'Neal another chance to rest!
So, in this game, O'Neal's physical problems can no longer be used to make a fuss?
As long as the Lakers can get a few free throws again, O'Neal's physical energy cannot be consumed at all, but can slowly recover!

Will the Lakers get a free throw next?

Adelman and Lu Yuanzhi looked at the referee on the sidelines at the same time.

Yes, of course you will get free throw opportunities, and probably a lot more!
Lu Yuanzhi, who knew more than Adelman, had no doubts about the referee's determination to help the Lakers in this game.

This game is still slightly covered up, but it really reaches G6 in Lu Yuanzhi’s time and space. It’s really shameless, and we have to keep the Lakers winning.

So, where did the Kings break the game?
Adelman quickly noticed Lu Yuanzhi in front of him who was "in sync" with him.

how?Max, are you aware of our difficult situation?
Max?
Correct!
Max!
I still have Weber and Max in my hands. As long as they rush into the inside, they can greatly consume O'Neal's physical strength.

At the same time, the inside line is also the place with the highest hit rate!

Yes, that's right, just getting inside.

Having figured it out, Adelman gathered his team members and arranged a tactic to cover Lu Yuanzhi from entering the paint. At the same time, he gave Weber an order to attack the basket by force when all the tactic failed.

Everyone nodded and didn't think there was any problem.

After reaching this point, of course we need to pursue the success rate of offense, and the basket is of course the place with the highest success rate.

Lu Yuanzhi had a different understanding.

Isn't it fate to attack the inside at this time?

Leading by 20 points at the beginning, if they are equalized or even overtaken in the fourth quarter, the whole team's mentality will collapse.

At that time, there was no chance of repeated stalemates with the Lakers.

So, Adelman is definitely betting!

He was betting on whether the Kings could exhaust O'Neal before the score was overtaken.

Throughout the game, the Kings' arrangements were all consuming O'Neal's physical strength. The closer to the end, the higher the cost of silence invested in the early stage. Similarly, the success rate of exhausting O'Neal's physical strength is higher, and the greater the harvest.

If the Kings still hold the lead before O'Neal's energy is exhausted, then the Kings will win this crucial G4 with no risk.

If the Lakers have brought the score back before O'Neal's energy is exhausted, then even if O'Neal doesn't have much energy left, the Kings, whose team's morale has collapsed, will not be able to withstand the Lakers' next offensive.

Therefore, Adelman will only assign himself the task of rushing inside.

Because other people, either due to size issues or athletic ability issues, are not suitable for rushing into the paint carrying explosive bags.

Bobby Jackson and Bibby are too small to consume O'Neal well.

Turkoglu and Divac have enough size, but lack athletic ability and impact, and they cannot consume O'Neal.

Christie is neither.

As for Weber, if he wants to be the anchor, his post-up play will be the Kings' last resort, and he is not suitable to attack the inside.

So, in the end, did my performance become the key to determining the direction of this game?

Why are you still hesitating?
Rush!
　In the new month, I wish everyone all the best!
　　I also hope that I can have more free time to code, hehe!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)