So I am the god of basketball?

Chapter 90 I hope the leader of the Magic team has a temperament like Meng Lang

It’s not on the same level at all!

Chuck Daly also saw Shaquille O'Neal's embarrassment when facing Olajuwon. This situation was not caused by Olajuwon alone. Thorpe also played a very important role in assisting defense.

but……

This is actually not something that needs to be studied deeply!

It doesn't matter how Shaquille O'Neal was restricted. What Chuck Daly urgently needs to solve now is how to produce the Rockets' general offensive firepower. ——The defense is definitely out of control, and now the offense must keep up.

The good news is that Shaquille O'Neal's restraint is still there.

So the next step is to use Shaquille O'Neal's containment to do something.

Hardaway was keenly aware of this under his signal. In the next attack, he called for Shaquille O'Neal's pick-and-roll, and immediately ran into the paint with the ball. After attracting Thorpe's defense, he passed the ball to to Turner.

Turner took the ball and quickly looked for someone outside!

Meng Lang appeared in his field of vision in time and took the ball.

The next second after he completed his shot, "future TNT ace commentator" Kenny Smith arrived belatedly.

He is also a shooter-type second position who mainly runs without the ball.

It's just that he's not good at guarding players who move without the ball.

In fact, the entire Rockets back line did not defend very well, and Olajuwon won the "Best Defensive Player Award" after wiping their butts time and time again.

But tonight, fearful of Shaquille O'Neal at the basket, "Dream" made far fewer saves than usual.

"Shh!"

Three point shot!

It can be regarded as resolving an "urgent need" for the Magic team.

The Rockets were not in a hurry. They still ran the position steadily. Olajuwon held the ball from a high position and looked at it for a long time. Then he suddenly raised his hand. Shaquille O'Neal's reaction was already very fast, but he still could only watch helplessly. Meng's "Ba Shi Leng Jian" mid-range jump shot was successful.

Simple……

Mike Breen in the ESPN commentary box thought about adjectives for a long time, and finally came up with such a word.

But it's really relevant enough.

At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets led 29-23, unknowingly establishing a 6-point lead.

奥拉朱旺6分2助攻3篮板1盖帽1抢断，表现无比的全面，沙克-奥尼尔6投3中，拿下6分外，只拿到了1个篮板跟1次助攻。

The difference is huge!

But there's nothing that can be done about it. Olajuwon's maturity is higher than his own, and now that Thorpe is at the fourth position to provide help on both offense and defense, the gap is even more obvious.

This is just the gap reflected in the data. If you look at the entire first section, you will find that the gap is much larger than what the data shows.

孟浪7投4中，三分球5投3中，第一节已经拿到了11分。

他今晚的投篮状态很好，再加上火箭队的1号位弗农身高只有1米92，2号位的肯尼-史密斯身高更是只有1米91，双双成为了他投篮时调整用的“炮架”。

But the Rockets also have fierce offensive firepower from beyond the three-point line.

During the regular season, the team averaged 15.7 three-pointers per game, and in the playoffs this number increased to 17.7!

Even though he made 3 three-pointers in the first quarter, he was the player with the most three-pointers in the first quarter among the Magic and Rockets teams. However, the Rockets had 1 goal and 1 goal. Section also scored 3 three-pointers.

The Magic failed to take advantage from beyond the three-point line as usual and naturally scored more points.

Chuck Daly still has a very difficult problem to deal with, and that is Jeff Turner at the fourth position. He allowed Thorpe, who was opposite him, to score 8 points in the first quarter. This is definitely Chuck. A situation that Grams Daley couldn't stand.

only……

When he put Meng Lang in the fourth position like he did when he played the New York Knicks, the problem still did not alleviate.

Thorpe's height is only 2 meters, and he relies entirely on his physical fitness to play the fourth position.

Therefore, his mobility is definitely at the level of the third position. Even if Meng Lang can get rid of him, he will not suffer the same disadvantages as Oakley when he defends other Magic team perimeter players.

On the offensive end of the Rockets, Meng Lang suffered a big loss against him.

Even though Thorpe, like most blue-collar No. 4 positions, can only eat pie, but...

There is also a difference between "cake-eating man" and "cake-eating man".

Later, Stoudemire of the Suns was able to average 25 points per game by "eating pie", while "pie-eating men" like DeAndre Jordan averaged fifteen or six points per game, which was already the limit.

The difference between Thorpe and Oakley is also very big.

At his peak, Oakley's ability to "eat cake" was only 14 points per game.

Thorpe is different. In the first eight seasons of his career, he averaged more than 8 points per game in five of them. The season with the highest scoring average was 5 points!

The decline in points per game in the past two seasons is mainly due to the fact that the Rockets head coach has changed from Don Cheney to Rudy Tomjanovich. The Rockets have changed to a "one star and four shooting" Rockets and no longer rely on him. Score.

His probability of "eating the pie" is greatly reduced, causing his scoring data to decline.

But it is still the level of Oakley at his peak.

His ability to handle the ball facing the frame is much better than Oakley.

It's not something that Meng Lang can do just by pushing with all his strength.

On the contrary, this adjustment made it easier for Thorpe to attack the frame again.

After all, Meng Lang is an outside player. Once these beasts inside attack, his tonnage will not be able to withstand them.

However, Chuck Daly seemed to have expected this, so he didn't take it too seriously. He pushed Meng Lang to the 4th position for a very important tactical purpose:

Give the Magic more three-point shooting spots.

The rest of the game can be regarded as the Rockets version of "One Star and Four Shootings" VS the Magic's version of "One Star and Four Shootings."

The Rockets don't need to be introduced too much. The core responsibilities on both ends of the offense and defense are shouldered by Olajuwon, while the other players on the Rockets are the best "jigsaw puzzle" with "one star and four shots".

From Meng Lang's perspective, the Magic's "one star shooting out" is somewhat similar to the Magic team that defeated LeBron James in 09.

Shaq O'Neal can be seen as the offensively enhanced version and the defensively weakened version of Howard, Hardaway can be seen as the offensively enhanced and more talented Turkoglu, and Meng Lang can be seen as the offensive and defensive version that has been greatly enhanced. Lewis.

It is said that after this lineup is formed, it will already be a stronger championship-level team than the 09 Magic.

But the problem is...

What they encountered was the more mature "One Star Four Shoots".

Olajuwon's current performance is better than Shaquille O'Neal, and after Meng Lang adjusted to the fourth position, the defensive end was completely unable to play his role on the wing, and Tomjanovich made the final change. After bringing in the future "alien" Cassel, Hardaway, the last "plastic board" on the Magic's defensive end, was also pierced.

Hardaway's weakness as a "big point guard" is that he cannot guard against small point guards with rhythm or sensitivity like Cassel. He is better at guarding "bombs" among defenders, such as Deron William in the future. Players like James or Westbrook.

The Magic's defense was completely penetrated.

孟浪全场拿到了21投10中，三分球14投7中，罚球3罚3中，以47%的投篮命中率，50%的三分球命中率拿到了30分，外加5个篮板跟2次助攻。

But still couldn't prevent the Magic from losing.

107 to 115.

8 points difference.

The Rockets got a "good start" to the Finals at their home court.

For the Magic, in addition to Meng Lang, Hardaway scored 18 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, which was a normal performance; Shaq O'Neal's state was a bit sluggish. He took 22 shots and scored 24 points, with a poor shooting percentage. He scored 50%, and his free throws were a disastrous 8-for-2.

The score was lower than usual, and his rebounds were also much less than usual, with only 9 rebounds in the game.

In addition to these three people, only Nick Anderson scored 11 points for the Magic. In addition, no one from the Magic scored in double figures.

火箭队这边，奥拉朱旺拿到了34分14篮板5助攻2抢断3盖帽的豪华数据，索普在他的策应下，不断轰炸篮筐拿到了16分还有7个篮板。

Horry scored 13 points and hit 3 three-pointers in the game.

He does not have very good running ability without the ball, but with his height of 2 meters, he only needs to squat in the bottom corner to have a lot of shooting opportunities, and with his "super giant" level big heart, he can seize a few of them. , putting the ball in the damn basket is not a problem;

Kenny Smith also scored 14 points and hit 2 three-pointers.

The time at the No. 1 position is divided between Vernon and Cassell.

The former hit 3 three-pointers, and the latter also hit 2 three-pointers!

At the same time, both players scored in double figures.

With more "scoring points" than the Magic, coupled with the "three-point rain" that is not weaker than the Magic, the Rockets' "championship appearance" after this game is even more obvious.

The second game of the finals was almost a carbon copy of the first game.

Meng Lang once again scored the Magic's highest 27 points, but still failed to lead the Magic back to a victory.

In this game, Chuck Daly placed Meng Lang on the wing in order to better utilize Meng Lang's role on the defensive end.

The effect is still there. Horry, who hit 3 three-pointers in the last game, shot 5 of 1 from beyond the three-point line in this game.

But the problem of the fourth position remains unresolved.

Olajuwon and Thorpe scored 55 points tonight!

Shaquille O'Neal and Turner scored 29 points, of which Shaquille O'Neal scored 24 points and Turner scored 5 points.

Not only the scoring was blown up, but the rebounding was also blown up.

The Rockets' "Twin Towers" combined for 23 rebounds, and Shaquille O'Neal and Turner combined for only 15 rebounds.

Naturally missing 26 points and 8 rebounds, you can imagine how difficult this game is to play.

Meng Lang couldn't make up for it by just scoring 20 or 30 points.

There are also many more voices criticizing Shaquille O'Neal in Orlando.

Before the finals, they expected Shaquille O'Neal to challenge Olajuwon, the "mountain" of active centers. But as it turned out, let alone overthrow, O'Neal could even shake this "mountain" a little bit. Less than.

Such "sharks" disappoint them.

Faced with these voices of dissatisfaction, Shaquille O'Neal was eager to respond. Returning to Orlando for the third game of the Finals at home, he showed his hard work from the beginning. But when the Rockets saw his anxious and angry look, they knew that it would mess up O'Neal's mentality tonight!

Work harder to stop him from catching the ball.

Olajuwon's defensive method in the first two games was mainly by forcing Shaquille O'Neal to go to the Rockets' strong side (where there are many people), and double-teaming with Thorpe.

This time is different. He no longer easily gives Shaquille O'Neal a chance to catch the ball. Once Shaquille O'Neal catches the ball, the Rockets' perimeter or Thorpe will immediately double-team him, forcing Shaquille O'Neal to pass the ball. go out.

At the beginning, the "Shark" took advantage of the Rockets' tactic of double-teaming him, but did the opposite and released the ball in time to help his teammates gain shooting space.

But the problem is that tonight the Rockets double-teamed him and held the ball very resolutely, which made it clear that everyone else on the Magic team could take action, but they just didn't give him a chance to take action.

Shaquille O'Neal, who was eager to prove himself, only took 6 shots in the entire first half, and his shooting percentage was not high. He only hit 2 of them. In addition, he only made 6 of 3 free throws. 7 points!

If this continues, he may not even be able to score 20 points tonight.

If that were the case, Shaquille O'Neal could totally imagine the cynicism from the Orlando media after the game. In the second half, he was "trapped" even more tightly, and there were many situations where he was forced to take shots.

This is what happens when people lose their minds, and the same is true for second-year Shaquille O'Neal.

Chuck Daly called two timeouts, but he couldn't wake up the hot-headed O'Neal.

It wasn't until the harsh buzzer sounded and the game was over that Shaquille O'Neal held his head in frustration and regained some consciousness:

What the hell have I done?

Shaquille O'Neal, who was above, took a total of 15 shots in the second half and only hit 6 of them. In addition to his 5 free throws and 2 free throws, he still scored 21 points, but his shooting percentage was 50%. nothing.

In addition, he also made a game-high 6 turnovers.

Before that, he averaged 3.5 turnovers per game.

His unclear mind caused Meng Lang to only take 15 shots in this game. Although he hit 8 of them, he still scored only 19 points.

After the game, reporters asked Meng Lang: "How likely is it that the Magic can win the championship?"

Losing this game, the Magic already fell behind 0-3.

Meng Lang said coldly: "It is unrealistic to talk about winning the finals now. Let's win one game first to avoid being swept!"

He didn't blame Shaquille O'Neal. It was useless to talk about such meaningless things at this time. With this time, he might as well think more about how to play the next game.

Not far away from him, Shaquille O'Neal faced many microphones and said with a frustrated look: "The responsibility for this game lies with me. I did not play my role. If we want to get rid of the current situation, I must play better." It’s all about outstanding performance!”

A reporter said: "Many media now think that your performance is not as good as Dream. He was more like the leader of this team in this year's finals. Have you communicated with him about how to play in the next games?"

Upon hearing this, O'Neill's expression froze slightly, and he almost blurted out:

Did they really say that?

These days, because there are too many media attacking him, Shaquille O'Neal consciously avoids the newspapers he reads every morning.

Even without reading, he could guess what the newspapers said about him.

But he really didn't expect that some media thought Meng Lang was more like the leader of the Magic team than he was in this round of finals.

Shaquille O'Neal doesn't know Meng Lang's statistics, but one thing he knows is that Meng Lang is indeed the Magic's best player so far.

and so……

Has he become a leader?

Shaquille O'Neal's mind gradually turned into a ball of mush. He didn't know when he ended the interview. Not long after he returned to the locker room, he suddenly woke up when he looked at Meng Lang passing in front of him.

"Dream!" he shouted.

Meng Lang glanced at him and asked with his eyes:

What?

"No, it's nothing!" In the end, he still did not say the words in his heart at this moment:

Do you think you are the leader of this team?

Now everyone outside says you are, do you think you are?

"Don't pay too much attention to the criticism. What you have to do now is to adjust well, Shaq. We will win the next home game. We have to go to Houston. The finals will not end like this!"

Meng Lang thought Shaquille O'Neal was blaming himself, so he offered a few words of comfort.

These words didn't mean anything, but they were a bit harsh in O'Neal's ears at this moment. He felt irritated for no reason: "Don't I know that I need to adjust well? Man, do you think you know better than me?"

He felt that Meng Lang was teaching him how to do things.

As a leader!

This was a thorn, which made his hair explode like a cat whose tail was stepped on!

"Are you okay, brother? I'm just comforting you!" Meng Lang noticed the displeasure in his tone, frowned slightly, and replied angrily. What's wrong with this?

His words made Shaq calm down again. He looked at Meng Lang blankly, but didn't know what to say.

He wanted to apologize, but he couldn't.

Meng Lang glanced at him, locked the door of his closet, and walked away.

Early the next morning, the awkwardness in Shaquille O'Neal's heart was finally over. He took the initiative to say hello to Meng Lang. Meng Lang's expression was still cold: "If you can't control your emotions, please don't talk to me for now." Speak!"

In the afternoon, Chuck Daly laid out the tactics for tomorrow night's fourth game of the Finals. While the assistant coach moved the tactical board behind him, he asked: "Tomorrow's final game, we need to build momentum from the beginning, who To take on the offensive responsibility during this period?"

Shaquille O'Neal said without any hesitation: "Me!"

At the same time, another voice sounded: "Me!"

He turned his head to look...

It's Meng Lang!

Meng Lang didn't look at him, but stared straight at Chuck Daly to show his determination: "Chuck, I'll do it!"

he repeated again.

Shaquille O'Neal looked at him like this, with an unreasonable anger in his eyes.

Just a little bit, he couldn't control himself and shouted directly:

Why are you?

But before he could speak, Hardaway stood up and said, "Chuck, I think if Dream wants to try it, he can let him try it..."

He turned to look at Shaq: "Man, as long as you continue to show that you are eager to get the ball, then the Rockets will definitely put all their defensive attention on you, which can help Meng Lang have more Lots of chances to strike!"

"Just like we usually let Meng Lang hit the ground first and help you open up the space, this time we do it the other way around and you help Meng Lang contain the space. You can definitely beat those guys on the Rockets unexpectedly!"

Hardaway is a second-rate player, but as the number one position, he definitely has an overall view of the situation.

Strategic thinking is also at your fingertips.

Meng Lang nodded beside him. This was actually his idea.

Chuck Daly also looked at O'Neal at this time: "Shaq, what do you think?"     "I..." Shaq was deeply shocked. He had always regarded Hardaway as a "sibling" brother, and he was also him at the beginning. He urged the Magic to draft him.

But at such an important moment, he took Meng Lang's side and stabbed him in the back!

Hardaway expressed his support for Meng Lang, but no player spoke up to support him at this time.

No, not just the players, but even Chuck Daly didn't think there was anything wrong.

It was also at this time that "Shark" discovered that Meng Lang had already gained a position to challenge his authority.

At this critical moment for the Magic, he is no longer the "optimal solution" and "only choice" for the Magic.

But what can he say?

In the first three games, especially the third game of the series that just ended, he was the biggest "war criminal" responsible for the Magic's loss. He was also eager to make up for his mistakes in the previous game, so he spoke immediately.

Get up wherever you fall, this is what Shaquille O'Neal's stepfather told him.

If he got cold feet, he was sure his stepdad would kick him hard in the ass.

However, on the edge of the cliff, Chuck Daly had more ideas.

"Shark" still compromised!

He couldn't help but compromise.

"I agree, Anfernee, this is indeed a good tactic, as long as we can execute it well!" He looked at Meng Lang, "Dream, I believe in your ability, and I will play my role well!"

Shaquille O'Neal is still awesome.

This was a bit beyond Meng Lang's expectation.

But in fact, the Scottie Pippen incident is still happening before us, and he is still being criticized wildly by Chicagoans. If Shaquille O'Neal insists on going his own way, he will eventually lose the game, and if this incident spreads, what will happen to him in Orlando? Not much better than Pippen.

He had no choice.

"Then leave it to you, dream!"

"Shark" let go, and the biggest difficulty Chuck Daly expected was over. Then he specially formulated several sets of running tactics for Meng Lang. The Magic team had been practicing this set of running tactics throughout the afternoon.

The next night, Game 4 of the series came as scheduled.

The Rockets held a 3-0 lead and were in a very relaxed state.

The atmosphere at the Orlando Arena was a lot worse than usual.

In other words, it has returned to the way it was last season.

However, there is nothing that can be done. No matter which fan is behind, it is difficult to maintain an optimistic attitude when trailing 0-3 in the series.

Anyway, the Orlando Arena is still full of fans tonight. If the Houston Rockets fall behind 0-3, the attendance rate of the courtside auditorium for the fourth game of the series may not be even 6% full.

When Shaquille O'Neal came on the court, the cheers from the sidelines were still the same.

The Orlando media scolded him fiercely, but this didn't seem to affect the Magic fans' love for him... It's strange!

Originally, many Orlando fans were ready to boo, but before the game, Shaquille O'Neal suddenly revealed his true feelings to the media: "As long as I can win, I am willing to do anything!"

This attitude infected Magic fans, and they decided to give Shaq another chance.

But these cheers did not make Shaquille O'Neal excited. Just now he paid special attention to the cheers of the fans when Meng Lang came on the court, which were much more enthusiastic than him.

This situation was obviously unacceptable to him.

He was trying to adjust his mood, but he couldn't help it, so he smiled so quickly.

The game then officially started, with neither team changing their formations.

Olajuwon jumped to the opening possession for the team.

Vernon dribbled to the frontcourt and when Olajuwon got the ball, the Magic showed their first change of the night:

Double team Olajuwon.

"Big Dream" immediately gave the ball back to Vernon.

The distance between the high post and the three-point line is not far, and Hardaway, who was double-teamed, returned to Vernon.

"Prevent Da Meng from catching the ball in the high post!" In the ESPN commentary box, Bill Walton nodded slightly. He thought this was a good defensive arrangement.

The "Big Dream" in the high position is indeed a bit buggy. He can not only shoot by himself, but also pass inside and outside, revitalizing the entire team's offensive system. He doesn't have that kind of passing range in the low post.

At least the ball from the opposite corner is not so easy to pass, even if he is "Big Dream".

The range of radiation he could radiate was reduced by half.

This defensive change was something "Big Dream" never expected. By the time he hurriedly positioned himself in the low post to get the ball again, the 24 seconds of attack time were running out. He turned around and shot a jump shot, and the ball bounced out of the frame. Shaq - O'Neal protected the rebound.

Facing Thorpe alone, he had no pressure.

Then he followed the arrangement and immediately showed a posture of wanting to catch the ball and attack as arranged. The Rockets undoubtedly had him here, as Olajuwon and Thorpe were positioned very close to him. The moment Hardaway broke through, the entire Rockets' formation shrank to the extreme.

"Penny" turned his head and passed the ball at this time. Meng Lang did not run out of the open space, but despite Kenny Smith's shot, he still successfully sent the ball in with his 12 cm height advantage and 15 cm wingspan advantage. basket.

Kenny Smith has the physical fitness to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest. Although he dunked the lowest score in the history of the "Slam Dunk Contest", his explosive power is still sufficient.

Before Ray Allen, he had the best physical fitness among pitchers.

But this ball was still beyond his reach.

I could only watch the ball go into the basket.

3-0!

Huge cheers suddenly erupted from the scene.

Meng Lang's expression remained unchanged as he returned to defense, urging his teammates to get into position quickly.

"Defense!"

"Defense!"

"Defense!"

The Orlandoans in the audience also remembered what they should do at this time.

The shouts of unity continued.

Olajuwon caught the ball in the low post this time and supported Thorpe who was cutting to the basket to complete the "bombing".

2-3!

Hardaway this time sent the ball directly to Shaquille O'Neal inside.

Do a full set of plays.

If they don't pass the ball to Shaquille O'Neal, the Rockets will definitely react immediately.

Olajuwon is the winner of the "Best Defensive Player Award" this season. Can you still see this?

Besides, there is Tomjanovich standing on their sidelines!

Shaquille O'Neal tried to hit Olajuwon twice, and then gave the ball to Hardaway on the outside again. Hardaway found Meng Lang, and Meng Lang feinted a shot from outside the three-point line, deceiving Kenny Smith to stop. , then rushed in front of him to the free throw line, took a step forward to catch the ball, and shot a jump shot.

Kenny Smith wants a back-up shot.

Meng Lang, who was already ready to take action, paused in the air, waiting for his hand to come up, and then used "Master Ma's" "falling jump shot".

"beep!"

At the same time as the referee's whistle sounded, the ball went into the basket.

2 plus 1 chance!

"We need meng!"

"We need meng!"

"We need meng!"

I just scored a three-point goal, and now there is another "2 plus 1"!

The most widely circulated "Meng Lang slogan" in the Orlando area echoed throughout the Orlando Arena.

Amid the shouts, Meng Lang hit the penalty mark.

Score 6 points in a row!

wild!

Tomjanovich immediately called a timeout without any hesitation.

Chuck Daly stood on the sidelines early, smiling, waiting to give Meng Lang a high-five: "Man, tonight's state is a bit too much!"

Meng Lang said: "I didn't expect it either!"

He really didn't expect it.

His three-point shooting ability is only 82 points, his mid-range shooting ability is only 85 points, and his interference resistance is only 80 points. They are all All-Star level, but his performance in the finals is already "super." "Giant" level.

Tonight is even more of a "historical superstar" level.

Especially the top shot at the beginning and the "2 plus 1", if you ask Jordan to do it, he may not be able to do better. No, it will definitely not be so good. How can Jordan shoot a three-pointer from the top!

He always rewards himself with a "chasing three-pointer."

But Meng Lang has a touch of 95 points. Now that he has entered the finals, he has a 10% bonus, which makes his touch as high as 104.5!

There are roughly three factors that affect the projection results:

The player's personal shooting ability, shooting feel, and then the player's personal physical condition.

The Rockets' lack of perimeter defense meant that the confrontation Meng Lang encountered in the finals was not as good as the one he encountered in the Eastern Conference finals. At this time, Meng Lang's shooting ability value of 104.5 played a very conspicuous role.

With a fiery touch, he dealt explosive damage from the start.

Bill Walton said: "If the Rockets don't take some measures, this may very well become Meng Lang's night!"

The 52-point night impressed him so much that when Meng Lang made his first two shots tonight, Bill Walton immediately thought of that night.

Also impressed by that night was Tomjanovich, who called a timeout at this moment: "Dream's state is a bit too hot. Kenny, you need to stick closer. If you can't keep up, you should change defense immediately." !”

He motioned to Horry and Vernon on the outside.

Both men nodded very seriously.

Tomjanovich was still a little worried. Before disbanding the team, he said again: "I know we are 3-0 ahead now, but if we can't win the 4th game, everything is likely to change." , the only way to prevent mutations is to end this series as soon as possible, cheer me up, this war is not over yet!"

On the Magic team's side, Chuck Daly officially took out the running tactics he specially practiced for Meng Lang yesterday: "You must pay attention to your positioning and don't get close to the high post or the bottom line. That way, even if Dream can catch the ball, he won't be able to catch the ball." There will be good opportunities to take action!”

What Dailey is afraid of is Olajuwon's ability to help defend.

Meng Lang knew this all too well. In the original Game 94 of the 6 Finals, Olajuwon relied on his ability to finally block Starks' shot from outside the three-point line and tenaciously led the Rockets to drag the series to " Game " and ultimately won the championship.

The ability to move from assisting defense to the three-point line, there is no way to ignore such an inside monster.

It is also for this reason that the tactics to help Meng Lang move are particularly difficult to arrange. Chuck Daly almost lost his mind and could only think of a few tactics.

But now Chuck Daly has some regrets. With Meng Lang's state tonight, even if he wants to vomit blood, he should come up with a few more running tactics!

This opening state is really amazing!

Shaquille O'Neal's eyes also changed when he looked at Meng Lang.

It's not that he doesn't know Meng Lang's shooting accuracy.

but……

It can't be like this, right?

Yesterday afternoon, one of the reasons why he finally compromised was that he wanted everyone to see whether Meng Lang could continue to be as efficient as before after becoming the core of the team.

Although now, Meng Lang's test has just begun.

But he was really not sure whether the Rockets' changes in formation could stop Meng Lang like this.

He knew he shouldn't have such thoughts at this time, but a sense of crisis did arise in his mind.

He felt that his "chrysanthemum" was not safe!

Now even he can't tell whether the Magic team's surname will be "Shaq" or "Meng" in the future!

The game restarted and the atmosphere became more enthusiastic.

Amid the cheers of the audience, Meng Lang thought of something and said to Hardaway next to him: "Anfernee, if the Rockets pay too much attention to my position later, you can give the ball to Shaq first and let him Hit two inside!”

"But..." Hardaway wanted to say something.

Meng Lang waved his hand: "Chuck's arrangement is not wrong, I'm just afraid that an extreme situation will occur and he won't be able to adjust it immediately!"

Hardaway nodded and said he remembered.

But the Rockets didn't go all-out.

It's certainly not that time.

Even though Meng Lang was in hot form from the beginning, the score was only 2-6!

and……

They have "big dreams"!

As soon as he came up, Olajuwon made a mid-range shot himself, which hit the ball steadily and stabilized the morale of the army.

This season, Olajuwon has reached the peak stage of his career.

This peak is not only his technical peak, but also his feeling on the playing field and his judgment of the game situation.

It can be said that he has a very clear mind about when to drive the team and when to attack.

Unlike those in the future who use the banner of "one star and four shots" but always have a peak All-Star player as their second leader, and some who have more than one "pseudo one star and four shot core", Olajuwon is the best. The cool thing is that he can really lead the team to the championship as the only "one star" in the team.

In the future, many media will say that Nowitzki in 11 won the championship with a single core, Tim Duncan in 03 won the championship with a single core, and Kawhi in 19 won the championship with a single core. But do you really want to say that? The gold content of winning the "single-core" championship, Olajuwon is definitely full of stars.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to become a historical superstar at the NBA's "Presidential Hill" level just with these two championships.

The score difference was only 2 points.

If the goal is not scored, the Magic's opening momentum will have little follow-up impact.

Hardaway takes the ball in the backcourt and observes the opponent's defensive position.

Unexpectedly, when he passed half-time, Meng Lang immediately ran out from the wing and made a posture to catch the ball.

Hardaway didn't expect that he would be so determined to ask for the ball, but he still subconsciously passed the ball to him.

He now has two iron rules for Meng Lang:

First, all Meng Lang’s demands are right;

The second one, if it’s not right, then refer to the first one;

He didn't expect it, and Kenny Smith on the opposite side didn't even expect it.

Meng Lang raised his hand and shot, and the ball hit the frame.

Another three-pointer, and full of domineering.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became restless.

Meng Lang returned to defense and licked his lips, like a pervert, ah, no, like a bloodthirsty beast.

Olajuwon's tough shots stimulated him, and he realized that he had to be tougher.

"Crazy, crazy, this guy is completely crazy!"

Bill Walton watched the replay of the scene and muttered to himself. Through the replay, it can be clearly seen that the position where Meng Lang received the ball was still a big step away from the three-point line. This is why Kenny Smith did not have the first place. The reason why time rushes forward.

Who in the right mind would take action just thinking about him being in that position!

Bol, the Magic's team reporter, looked at Meng Lang's determined expression and was inspired to write this sentence in his notebook:

"I am a true believer in Shaquille O'Neal, and I believe the Magic can get better and better under his leadership. Even now, we are 0-3 behind the Rockets, but at this moment, I hope that the leader of the Magic will be better and better." Meng Lang has such a temperament! This is a guy you can't help but like!"

"Shooting is also a kind of strength!"

(End of this chapter)