From sparring to superstar

Chapter 152 150. Upset! (full 2000 monthly ticket plus change)

奥尼尔首节打了9分钟拿到7分，科比打了12分钟拿到6分，湖人队全队才17分！
With the other 4 points, Ryder retreated to get two points, and Tyronn Lue took the opportunity to counterattack and get two points for a layup.

The opponent's veterans made 7 of 0 shots from close range, as if the basket was covered.

In this situation, the Clippers players did not expect it, and Gentry, who had adjusted the arrangement, was also surprised, but everyone was very excited about it!
When the holiday break was about to end, Li Ao received a task reminder...

In the second quarter, the Clippers continued their previous style of play.

Li Ao and his teammates trust each other.

The teammates trusted Li Ao's defense against Kobe's mid-range and long-range shots. Unless Kobe broke into the inside, they would all be handed over to Li Ao.

Trust Li Ao's inside contraction, focus on blocking the opponent's veterans' mid-range and long-range shots, actively block the three-second zone, and prevent the opponent's two-wing shooting.

Li Ao also trusted his teammates and handed over the offense to O'Neal and McGinnis.

Teammates really need to play alone, so he will go back and back to play iron to add to the fun.

When his teammates need someone to catch the pot and shoot, he goes to make a shot to help the momentum.

On the offensive end, if he can reduce his movement, he will reduce his movement, put his energy into defense, and extend his playing time.

In the first quarter, he thought that if he walked slowly, Kobe's attention would be attracted to the side with the ball, and he could take the opportunity to run to catch the ball and shoot.

As a result, the afro just stared at him, and he didn't go to the defense.

But that’s okay. McGinnis’ style of play and O’Neal’s passing ability, unless the head coach arranges the pass, otherwise Li Ao feels that even if he runs out of opportunities, he will not be able to receive the ball every time. Living in Kobe is even better.

He thought about consuming Kobe by running...but in the end he chose to continue walking for health.

Kobe now has no obvious signs of insufficient physical reserves. If he consumes Kobe, this afro will definitely laugh out loud.

Trust, hard work, and rewards!
The Clippers seized the opportunity brought about by the inconsistent state of the Lakers veterans in the middle of the season!
The score was 21 to 22 in the second quarter and 20 to 26 in the third quarter.

OK组合的反扑越来越凶猛，第二节科比7分、奥尼尔11分，第三节科比12分、奥尼尔8分3助攻。

However, the Clippers relied on the team's hard work and firmly implemented their offensive and defensive strategies. Although they were beaten 16-9 in the first half of the third quarter and the score was overtaken by two points, the Clippers played 11-10 in the second half. The score did not allow the Lakers to continue to widen the point difference, but also narrowed the point difference to 1 point!
After three quarters, the Clippers trailed the Lakers 64 to 65.

At the end of the quarter, it's time for the Clippers!
In the second half of the third quarter, the Lakers have shown signs of fatigue. The Lakers can't play offensively tonight. The offense in the first three quarters is purely based on the OK combination that scored 51 points. The veterans can only play their lives and make contributions on the defensive end.

In terms of defensive ability, tacit cooperation, and experience, the veterans of the Lakers beat the Clippers.

But compared to physical strength...

At the end of the quarter, the young players of the Clippers were still flying, and the veterans of the Lakers couldn't keep up!
The OK combination, which scored 51 points together, also fell down in the first half of the last quarter.

快船队半节12中10，博伊金斯、大Q两人在反击中进了7球，临时上场的博伊金斯靠着反击半节拿到11分，带队狂轰了湖人队一波24比8！

88 to 73, the Clippers achieved a 15-point lead!
However, before the Clippers could be happy, after the official timeout came back, O'Neal, who had recovered from his strength, took the lead in digging and hit two singles hooks. A breakthrough layup 2+1.

Kobe Bryant, who shot terror and deterrence, attracted Li Ao to stick to the defense. He took the opportunity to break into the inside and passed two balls to O'Neal.

The OK combination worked hard and played a wave of 4 to 17 in more than 4 minutes. Purely relying on personal ability to help the Lakers chase the score to 90 to 92, narrowing the point difference to two points!
It was useless for Gentry to call timeouts continuously. The 24-8 wave in front of them was achieved purely by the opponent's veterans who couldn't keep up with the speed and counterattacked.

When the Clippers attacked, Ron Harper defended well at the last moment and followed McInnis' footsteps closely. McInnis made an emergency stop jumper in singles!

However, Li Ao cut into the inside, took advantage of O'Neal and Cherokee Parks' rush to restrain him, and made a tip-up at the critical moment!

94 to 90, the Clippers lead by 4 points!
Looking back, the Lakers were in a triangle offensive position. O'Neal caught the ball and blocked three people under the basket. Kobe turned his back and ran back to receive the ball from O'Neal. Li Ao followed closely. Kobe did not make a hard shot. At the critical moment, he believed that man.

Horry circled to the top arc, received Kobe's pass, and a three-pointer with a large gap in front of him went up and down, and made a hollow hit!

93 to 94, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to 1 point!
The Clippers stopped calling when the OK combination soared 17 points and continued to play.

McGinnis still hit the iron in singles, but this time someone from the Clippers stepped forward again. Li Ao cut in and attracted O'Neal's attention. O'Neal got an offensive rebound and made a comeback. Horace Grant interfered and pulled a small loop. Basket hit.

96 to 93, the Clippers lead by 3 points!
When it came time for the Lakers to attack, Zen Master still didn't pause, and the OK combination played just right.

Kobe broke through in singles with the ball from the outside. He leaned against Li Ao on the move, turned his back to separate the space, and when the rhythm was broken, he pulled up and made a mid-range shot. 95 to 96, the Lakers chased the point difference to 1. point.

With 31 seconds left, the Lakers players retreated quickly. If they defend the next round, they will win.

Just so confident, because they have Kobe Bryant!

When the Clippers attacked, at the last moment, McGinnis suddenly faltered. He didn't dare to shoot after hitting two irons. After hesitating for a while at the top arc, he lobbed the ball to O'Neal in the middle distance on the left side of the three-second zone.

Jermaine O'Neal accidentally received the ball at this time, but he reacted quickly. He immediately leaned sideways to Horace Grant to protect the ball, and did not give the opponent a chance to steal it. If he couldn't score, it would take time for him.

Seeing this, Li Ao came to the right side of the free throw line. Jermaine O'Neal saw Li Ao's movements and leaned against Horace Grant and slowly moved outside the 45-degree three-point line.

McGinnis hurriedly ran back to the top arc from a 45-degree angle on the right to respond, and Kobe stuck to Li Ao, ready to defend his back.

Kobe knew that Li Ao was not good at playing with his back, he just learned a prototype with very standard and professional moves, but this big spider's shooting was accurate, so he didn't dare to be careless.

Just when O'Neal grabbed the ball and pushed it out, and Kobe was waiting for McInnis to catch the ball and pass it to Li Ao, Li Ao, who had been pushing back, suddenly turned left!
Kobe, who was facing forward, jumped forward inadvertently. When he stopped and turned around, he saw that Li Ao had already received the ball!
O'Neal's pass was not to McGinnis, but directly to Kobe's left rear!
Li Ao caught the ball and made a mid-range shot. No one from the Lakers came up to defend. No one expected this scene!
'Catch and shoot expert level 5' was triggered, and Li Ao made a catch and shot!

98 to 95, the Clippers once again took a 3-point lead.

When the ball fell into the basket, there were only 9 seconds left in the game, and when Li Ao's shot fell into the frame, the attack took a full 22 seconds.

The Zen master finally called a timeout!

Li Ao rushed up excitedly and hugged O'Neal to celebrate.

He just pointed at Little O'Neal with his hand on the left side of his head, and the other party understood what he meant tacitly!
He felt O'Neal's strong trust in him. With only a few seconds left in the attack time, the opponent still boldly chose to cooperate with him.

This ball also made him realize another usage of the back-up technique, which is more suitable for his back-up application at this stage.

After the timeout, the Clippers sent a combination of Big Q, Li Ao, Nesby, O'Neal, and Chris Mihm. Gentry's defense was... try to defend.

On the Lakers side, the combination of Brian Shaw, Kobe Bryant, Rick Fox, Horry, and O'Neal played.

The Lakers serve in the frontcourt, the Clippers failed to complete the steal, the Lakers entered into a positional battle, and immediately passed the ball to O'Neal in the low post who was leaning on Chris Mihm to get to the position, and 'moved ahead' to directly under the basket O'Neal Jr. directly pinched up, not giving O'Neal a chance to make singles moves.

O'Neill has long noticed O'Neill's movement and points the ball to Horry.

Why do Horry and Fisher have more opportunities at critical moments?

Because the opponent doesn't empty them out, it is to give Kobe or O'Neal a one-on-one chance at a critical moment.

It is inevitable that the two of them will have a chance.

This time Kobe was closely followed by Li Ao, who was good at defending COSCO shots. Although Li Ao scored two three-pointers in singles in the last quarter, at the last moment, he still trusted Horry, who had a better chance.

But it's a pity that Horry's quota of key goals has been used up today. He just scored a three-pointer in the last round, and the goal was crooked!
The ball hit the neck of the basket with a "bang" and popped out. O'Neal took the defensive rebound and was immediately hugged by O'Neal.

With 3.6 seconds left, the Lakers can only pray that O'Neal, who made 61% of his free throws, becomes Malone.

At this moment, the voices of the fans at the scene turned into a mixture of cheers and boos. When O'Neal made the first free throw, the Lakers had already accepted their fate.

Although Jermaine O'Neal missed the second free throw, the Clippers still led by 4 points.

Chasing 3.6 points in 4 seconds, the opponent can't defend directly.

But there is one person who did not give up!
The Zen master didn't call a timeout, but Kobe actively asked for the ball. After receiving the ball, he aimed at Li Ao who was nearby and threw the ball towards the field with one hand. , the iron did not strike, and Kobe didn't jump, Li Ao nimbly retreated to avoid it, Kobe fell to the floor with a "slap", and rushed to the street...

The ball hit the middle circle and rolled back towards this half, and the final whistle sounded.

Nearly [-] Clippers fans at the scene burst into violent cheers and completely 'occupied' the Lakers' home court!

99 to 95, the Clippers beat the Lakers away!
The Clippers players and coaches were more excited than the fans. They gathered together to celebrate like a New Year.

While celebrating, Li Ao received a mission prompt.

“恭喜宿主击败洛杉矶湖人队，宿主本场比赛数据：17分11板2助攻3抢断2盖帽，奖励520成就点。”

"Counterattack OK:

Goal 1: The host needs to score higher than the season average tonight.

Reward: 1 basic attribute point. (The average score of the host season: 24.5 points, the score of this game: 17 points, has failed.)
Goal 2: The number of blocks blocked by the host tonight must be higher than the average level of the season.

Reward: The number of blocks multiplied by 1000 achievement points. (The host's average blocked shots this season: 3.7, blocked shots in this game: 2, failed.)
Goal 3: The host needs to lead the team to win the game tonight. (completed)
Congratulations to the host for getting the reward: 1 random related action pack for post-up singles. "

Relying on the final tip-up and mid-range shot, his shooting percentage will reach 40%, and he only made 15 of 6 shots in the game...but he made 5 of 5 free throws, and he didn't lose the chain for simple scoring.

In terms of assists, he only had two tonight, a new low in his career. He had at least three assists before.

However, the rebounds are in double figures!Shrinking to deter the opponent's veteran from attacking the frame, he didn't get the cap, but when his teammates saw him put into the basket, they all went to the box to prevent O'Neal and Horace Grant from grabbing offensive rebounds. He did not live up to the trust of his teammates. Time got 10 rebounds, the first double-double in his career!
In terms of tasks, he would choose to give up the first goal when he saw it.

For the second goal, he didn't deliberately block shots, but used shrinking threats as a defense method. It is naturally good to have blocks, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't.

Both goals failed, but that's ok, win tonight!

Relying on mutual trust, each other did not live up to each other's trust, the whole team worked together, they seized the opportunity to defeat the OK combination who scored 70 points together!

(End of this chapter)