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

Chapter 340 The Final Defense
Of course O'Neal didn't know that he was being targeted by Lu Yuanzhi.

Who dares to target the great Shaq?

Especially since he still looks so invincible!

But Lu Yuanzhi doesn’t care!

Feel free to bluff, I won't be scared by you!
The Kings' attack still failed to succeed. Bibby got an open shot in the mid-range, but missed the ball by some strange mistake.

Just as the Kings players were about to retreat, Lu Yuanzhi bravely rushed inside again to grab the offensive rebound.

"Max, he's very active tonight!"

"He even tried to get an offensive rebound over O'Neal's head!"

"How dare he!"

"But he almost succeeded, didn't he? Kenny!"

"If Kobe hadn't blocked him at the critical moment, he almost succeeded again!"

"Do you know what he did on O'Neal's head in this minute?"

“He grabbed two offensive rebounds and almost made the third one!”

"Hey, man, this is what I told you, you can't be afraid of anyone on the court, even if it's Shaquille O'Neal!"

Does the NBA fear a certain player on the court?

The answer most NBA players will give you is no.

They say they get angry, excited and confused, especially when you score some magic goal.

But if there is such a thing as fear, it only happens to O'Neal.

You would find it hard to imagine that a fat man weighing more than 300 pounds could be so flexible, and when he rushes towards you, he looks like he is facing a mammoth.

You may even wonder if you will be killed by him, just like an ordinary person standing in the way of a mammoth.

Back on the court, the Kings once again missed opportunities and missed key shots.

The home fans cheered even louder.

It was as if he saw the hope of his team winning.

The ridiculously weak Samurai native actually gave up his legs at this critical moment and failed to make two consecutive attacks, giving the Lakers the best chance to overtake.

There is less than 1 minute left, but it doesn't matter. As long as the Lakers can score a goal, they will have an absolute advantage.

This time, the other four Lakers players all pulled outside the three-point line, leaving only O'Neal inside.

O'Neal caught the ball outside the three-second zone on the left side. After taking Divac away, he moved laterally and made a small hook shot not far from the basket.

The Kings players had no time to double-team and help defend.

The Lakers behind the basket had already stood up with their hands raised, but the ball bounced back and forth several times on the backboard and the rim, and accidentally rolled out of the rim.

"NO!"

The whole audience erupted in uniform sighs. Lu Yuanzhi, who was the first to return to the inside, grabbed the rebound and then quickly made a pause gesture to the referee.

There are more than 40 seconds left in the game, and the Kings have many options here.

The Kings still have one long timeout and one short timeout, which is very sufficient. Calling a timeout at this time just allows the coaching staff to arrange tactics.

The moment O'Neal took the shot, the Kings players suffered a cardiac arrest, but fortunately, O'Neal may have had some physical problems. The take-off was not sufficient, which naturally caused the sure-win hook to miss the basket.

The Kings' arrangement is very stable. There are still about 40 seconds left. They are 1 point ahead and still have the ball. There is no need to rush for two offensive opportunities. There is no need to deliberately waste time, because no matter how much time is used up, the Lakers will Everyone will get an opportunity to attack.

So, just fight normally and use the safest method.

As long as the Kings can score, this game is safe.

Even if they take [-] steps back and the ball fails to score, the Kings are still in the lead. As long as they hold on to the Lakers' offense at the last moment, the Kings can still win the game.

At this critical moment, what is important is to score, it doesn't matter how many points you score.

Therefore, Adelman continued to be conservative and let Webb take the lead.

At this moment, no one is better suited to this role than Weber.

Lu Yuanzhi frowned involuntarily when he heard Adelman's arrangement.

Not only because he was not trusted, but also because he remembered his own time and space, the critical moment of the tie-break, and Weber's continuous pull.

This talented power forward seems to have always had mental problems.

Even if Bibby and Stojakovic are arranged to attack this time, it may be better than Webber.

But what right does Lu Yuanzhi have to question something that has never happened?
Perhaps, after winning a championship, Webber has changed and become more reliable at critical moments?

Just like in the previous game, hit the key goal.

What's more, Weber is now the boss of this team. If he is not allowed to play the key ball, who will be allowed to play it?

Is it necessary to pass the ball in 0.4 seconds to dump the blame?
Lu Yuanzhi had no choice but to admit it!

After re-debuting, the Kings followed Adelman's instructions and started their offensive organization in a leisurely manner.

Seeing that the Kings did not choose to attack, the Lakers also understood the Kings' arrangement and strengthened their defense in the interior and mid-range.

This is like a bright card, everyone knows to play the success rate.

Kobe Bryant, who was defending Lu Yuanzhi, was even more active in shrinking.

This is the case with Kobe. His defense against the ball is very poor because he can't help but think about defense from an overall perspective and is always ready to double-team. Correspondingly, he will give opportunities to the off-ball players he is marking.

But in this offense and defense, Lu Yuanzhi did not make any moves.

He was placed in the bottom corner by Adelman to open up space for his teammates. He also served as a passing point and made killer shots at the last resort.

Lu Yuanzhi didn't like this arrangement.

This arrangement allows Kobe to double-team more unscrupulously.

But this is tactics, and you can't wantonly destroy the team's tactical arrangements just because you think it's better.

After all, basketball is a team sport, and someone always has to choose to sacrifice.

This sacrifice can be a role player in the team, a meritorious veteran of the team, or naturally the protagonist of a novel.

No one escapes such sacrifice.

Seeing Kobe coming to double-team, Weber passed the ball directly back to Lu Yuanzhi, and Kobe sped back to defend.

Lu Yuanzhi also has a chance to shoot at this time, but there are still more than ten seconds in the attack time. According to the tactical arrangement, when Kobe returns to Lu Yuanzhi, he needs to pass the ball inside again, allowing Weber to play singles again. The same is true for Lu Yuanzhi Dry.

Webber took advantage of the gap when Kobe failed to double-team, turned around again to create space for shooting, and confidently shot the crucial shot.

Horry stretched out his hands in despair, but he was unable to interfere with Webber's shooting at all.

Kobe was running hysterically, but his efforts were in vain.

The Kings bench collectively jumped as they saw Webb throw the ball with little interference.

The Lakers fans at the scene were completely silent.

"Dangdang!"

The sound of hammering echoed in the silent Staples Center.

Didn't enter?

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then O'Neal reacted immediately, jumped up to get the rebound, and immediately called a timeout.

The ball didn't go in!

The expressions on the faces of Weber and the Kings generals kept changing, from ecstasy, to confusion, to chagrin.

A pair of sentient beings.

The camera was also very troublesome at this time, pushing the lens directly onto Weber's face.

Weber frowned slightly and didn't say anything. He first looked up at the timer, which clearly read 20. This meant that the Lakers had enough time to organize the final attack, and then he lowered his head. Went to the bench.

In the last 2 minutes, the Kings only made a three-pointer by Stojakovic, and then they never scored again.But they had no time to fret.

Next, they face the real challenge.

If they cannot prevent the Lakers' last attack, they may lead by more than ten points and be overtaken by the Lakers.

The big score between the two teams will also become 1:2, and the Lakers will have an absolute advantage!

Don't let this happen!

While the Lakers arranged their final attack, the Kings also made personnel adjustments.

The first is to replace Bibby, because he is at too great a disadvantage against Billups.

Although everyone thinks that the final attack will be completed by either Kobe or O'Neal, this is not absolute.

What if Billups is allowed to eat Bibby alone?

This is a situation that no one can accept.

Therefore, Gerald Wallace was substituted to guard Billups.

Also on the court were Christie and Cato, plus Lu Yuanzhi and Weber who were still on the court. This was the strongest defensive lineup the Kings could field.

The 60-second timeout ends, and the two teams return to the court for what may be the last and most critical round of offense and defense.

Lu Yuanzhi stood in front of Kobe.

At the last moment, using Lu Yuanzhi instead of Christie to defend Kobe was the best choice.

Kobe was a god and a ghost in this game, but at this critical moment, no one dared to let Kobe go.

With just one jumper, he can send the Kings into the abyss.

Christie's defense is still too reasonable. His physical fitness does not support him to directly block Kobe, which gives Kobe the opportunity to create miracles.

Although Lu Yuanzhi's defensive experience is not as good as Christie's, his taller height and longer wingspan give him a greater chance of directly blocking Kobe's shot.

Facing Lu Yuanzhi's defense, Kobe will be under greater pressure.

Of course, another point is that Kobe's offensive position is closer to the basket than Battier, which allows Lu Yuanzhi to return to the basket in a more timely manner.

"Chris, keep an eye on Horry!" Lu Yuanzhi suddenly thought of something and quickly reminded Webber, "Although he was inactive throughout the game, I'm worried that he will give us a fatal blow at the last moment."

"You know, he has this ability!"

As a player of almost the same era as Horry, Weber certainly knows Horry's shooting ability from the outside, but he is still a little hesitant.

We can't let Cato defend O'Neal alone!

Isn't that a gift?

"Believe us, Doug, Gerald and I will give Kevin support!"

Weber turned his head and looked at Christie and Gerald Wallace. Seeing them nodding firmly, he nodded and agreed.

He has not forgotten the wonderful rotation of these three defensive heroes in the previous game.

Indeed, if it is the three of them, then you can rest assured.

Cato shivered.

He didn't know if what Lu Yuanzhi said was reliable. Now it seemed that he was the only one inside to fight against O'Neal.

Okay ah!

Cato was unsure, but Lu Yuanzhi, Christie and Gerald Wallace were confident.

The Lakers players were also stunned for a moment when they saw the Kings players on the court.

They didn't expect the Kings to be so ruthless that they didn't even want a point guard. The backup tactic they just designated, Billups' plan to play Bibby alone, was shot dead.

But it was just a moment of confusion, it didn't matter, there were two sets of tactics, the core of which were O'Neal and Kobe.

At critical moments, these two never disappoint!

The Lakers still positioned themselves in a regular manner. Horry took Webber to the outside, Kobe Bryant cruised near the free throw line, Billups and Battier ambush outside the three-point line on both sides, and O'Neal reached out directly after reaching the position. Signal Billups to pass the ball.

This position is very deep. O'Neal has already stepped into the three-second zone with one foot. As long as he receives the ball and turns around, he can go directly to the basket.

Cato was helpless in the face of this situation.

But Gerald Wallace's next move saved Cato.

Gerald Wallace has an absolute advantage in height and strength against Billups. When Billups joins the ball and prepares to pass the ball, he does not retreat like ordinary defenders and prepare to help defend. Instead, he takes a step forward and closes the ball. Stick to Billups.

This change in defensive rhythm caught Billups by surprise.

He tried to engage in physical confrontation like he faced a small defender to squeeze out a passing channel for himself, but Gerald Wallace was not a small defender. His strong body did not move at all, and he did not pass any passes to Billups at all. ball space.

O'Neal waited for more than a second, but when he saw that the ball was not coming, he had to give up his position and walk out of the three-second zone.

Billups, who was already dead, could not continue to organize the offense. When he was about to call a short timeout, Kobe Bryant appeared behind him in time.

Billups quickly handed the ball to Kobe, which revived the Lakers' offense.

It's just that several seconds of attack time have passed, and there are only 13 seconds left for the Lakers.

This is still enough for the Lakers to organize an offense again.

Kobe dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, and the next moment, O'Neal once again seized a favorable position and stuck Cato behind him.

This time, O'Neal's position was not so aggressive and stayed outside the three-second zone.

Kobe deceived Lu Yuanzhi's center of gravity with a fake move, and then passed the ball inside. O'Neal jumped up and received the pass steadily.

"it is good!"

The Lakers bench also stood up. Now that the ball is in O'Neal's hands, the tactics can proceed smoothly.

After O'Neal caught the ball, he observed the dynamics on the court. The Kings' Lu Yuanzhi, Webber, Gerald Wallace and Christie all took a step back, ready to double-team O'Neal at any time, but at this time they still did not give up on their defender. Mark.

O'Neal knows that if he does nothing now, the Kings' players will keep the defensive pressure on him.

But at this moment, how dare you not go straight to double-teaming?

Are you looking down on me, Shaq?
When O'Neal saw that the Kings players did not double-team him immediately, he dropped the ball directly and hit Cato with a back-up shot, while Cato stayed behind O'Neal.

The moment O'Neal dribbled the ball, Lu Yuanzhi, Christie and Gerald Wallace started moving.

Lu Yuanzhi took the lead and ran towards O'Neal to double-team.

O'Neal noticed Lu Yuanzhi's action immediately. He was about to pass the ball to Kobe, but found Christie running towards Kobe immediately.

No!

Even if Christie hadn't intercepted the ball midway, Christie would still be in a good defensive position when Kobe got it in his hands.

Can't pass it to Kobe!

Gerald Wallace is also in the inner circle, standing between Battier and Billups.

No matter who he passes the ball to, he can immediately defend it.

It cannot be passed to these two people.

In a flash, O'Neal made a decision.

Since Lu Yuanzhi's double-teaming hasn't been completed yet, I want it. . . .

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(End of this chapter)