Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 72 Strong Dialogue, Return to No. [-] in the West!

"Dunn, later you hoist the ball to the sky, don't give it to me from the ground."

The game was about to start. O'Neal came to Du En and whispered to Du En.

"Don't worry, I will let you catch the ball comfortably." Duan assured O'Neal.

Du En also knows that the current king is one of O'Neill's victims.

In recent years, there are three teams that have restricted O'Neal's best, and they are all in the West.

They are the Jazz led by Malone, the Spurs led by Duncan, and the current Kings.

Now, Malone joins if he can't beat him and becomes a part of the Lakers.There is no general around Duncan, and his outside teammates are relatively immature. As long as O'Neal has Kobe by his side, he will not be afraid of the Spurs.

It is precisely because of this that O'Neill's confidant is now a serious problem, and only the king with a luxurious inside configuration is left.

Once upon a time, whether it was Divac, Scott Pollard, or even Webber, they could top O'Neal.

Now that Scott Pollard is gone and Webber is injured and sidelined, the Kings got Brad Miller in the offseason.

All in all, in order to deal with O'Neal, the imaginary enemy, the King invested a lot of energy in building anti-shark armor.

In this game, O'Neal did not have Malone around him to share the offensive pressure, but he had to face Brad Miller's forward defense and Divac's defensive pressure behind him...

In fact, O'Neal is not afraid of two people standing behind him, just like Kobe is not afraid of two people taking off and interfering with his shooting when shooting. What O'Neal is really afraid of is not being able to catch the ball.

After all, O'Neal cannot get the ball from the high post to start an attack. He must get the ball from the low post before starting the attack.

As O'Neal said, because of the Kings' targeted defense against him, it was difficult for him to simply catch the ball from the ground. He could only catch the ball from the sky with his talent.

Thanks to that, Dunn won the honor of the best player of the week before this, and won the Pippen template.

Pippen's template failed to allow Duen to directly evolve into a top scorer, but it improved Duen's abilities in all aspects.

It is precisely because of this that Dunn's ability to "hand the ball to O'Neal" has also been greatly improved.

Although he is not as dazzling in passing skills as Kobe, he is still sure of breaking through to the low post and passing the ball to O'Neal.

O'Neill got Duane's promise, and he secretly said in his heart that he was stable!
As a teammate who gets along day and night and fights side by side, O'Neill has already noticed that Duane is improving every day!

In recent times, the balls passed to him by Du En have become more and more accurate and comfortable.

Since Kobe can pass the ball into his hands in the crowd, Duane should be able to do the same.

Closer to home, as O'Neal helped the Lakers jump to the ball, the game began.

Payton dribbled the ball halfway, and was strictly guarded by Bibby on the way.

Although Bibby's defense is average, but the physical confrontation is not bad, Bibby was criticized for poor defensive ability mainly because he is too short.

However, now that Bibby is at his peak, he can still defend against the elderly Payton.

Seeing that Payton was having trouble dribbling, Du En took the initiative to step forward to meet him.

However, the king's Doug Christie was not idle either. Before Duane received the ball, he kept touching Duane's waist with his hands, exhausting Duane's physical strength through physical confrontation.

Doug Christie has a good defense all year round. In the past, the Kings always sent Doug Christie to limit Kobe's scoring.

Now that Kobe is away, Duan suffers.

Fortunately, Du En looks like a rookie, but he has a lot of old-fashioned game experience in his mind.

After receiving the ball, Dunn got rid of the elbow with both hands, and Doug Christie had to take a step to avoid the elbow.

After Duan gained space to break through, he quickly dribbled toward the frontcourt.

Give the ball to Karim Rush for a hand, then use the cover hand to pass, and switch to Peja for a singles.

Peja's defense is undoubtedly much worse than Doug Christie's, but when Dunn was preparing to single Peja, Doug Christie still resolutely double-teamed.

Dunn is not Kobe, and instead of choosing to ignore the double-team shot, he chose to pass the ball to Kareem Rush.

The latter took the ball and shot a three-pointer directly. It seemed to feel pretty good, and it helped the Lakers hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up.

However, Brad Miller under the basket immediately picked up the ball and exited the baseline, passing the ball directly to Bibby in the frontcourt.

After taking the ball, the latter took a few steps towards the basket, attracted the defense of Payton and Kareem Rush, and then passed the ball to Doug Christie.

Doug Christie didn't hesitate after receiving the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

Du En defended and pounced, but it was too late.

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Relying on Doug Christie's three-pointer, it took the Kings less than 3 seconds to tie the 3-point difference.

When Payton picked up the ball and prepared for a fast break, he found that the Kings basket was full of people, including O'Neal.

For positional warfare, the Lakers naturally have to follow the triangle offensive tactics.

Dunn got the ball quickly, but Doug Christie was still like a ferocious hyena, biting Dunn tightly.

Duan used the pick-and-roll with Payton to move in front of Bibby.

Doug Christie just squeezed through the screen and was chasing after him again.

At this moment, Du En stepped back and made a three-pointer without saying a word.

There were too many people at the basket, and Dunn realized that even if he passed Bibby, he would be easily double-teamed by Divac and Doug Christie.

That being the case, Dunn might as well be simpler, just rely on the outside three-pointer, and single-point blast the little Bibby.

As for passing the ball to O'Neal?

"Isn't it okay to pass the ball to Shaq when I get tired from playing?"

Du En already had a plan in mind.

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The splash sounded again, and it seemed that Duan's touch was okay tonight.

Seeing the extremely smooth teamwork between the Kings, Du En immediately returned to defense and tried to limit the King's attack.

The Kings still tried to play fast breaks, but this time the Lakers' man-to-man defense was okay.

Bibby wanted to use his physical advantage to single out Payton, but Payton relied on his defensive experience to defend Bibby.

However, the rebound was grabbed by Peja, and the Kings used this offensive rebound to resume the Princeton strategy.

Peja was running without the ball, Doug Christie was ambushing in the bottom corner, and he could cut to the basket at any time. Divac took the initiative to come out from the low post and run high to provide support.

O'Neal had to follow one step inside the free throw line, trying to get him closer to Divac.

Brad Miller also mentioned the horn position, first set a screen for Bibby, and then immediately went down.

The King's run, pick-and-roll is dazzling.

Even Dunn, who has the defensive experience of Pippen, dare not help the defense at will. He can only try his best to implement the man-to-man tactics arranged by Zen Master at the beginning, and watch Peja in front of him.

In the end, Kareem Rush followed Doug Christie for two laps and did not notice Brad Miller suddenly appearing in front of him.

Doug Christie used the screen to take the ball and hit a three-pointer from the corner, and then hit another three-pointer.

But this time, the King was finally seized by Du En on a fast break opportunity.

Stanislav Medvedenko, long pass from the baseline to Dunn in the frontcourt.

Although Doug Christie was right next to Duane, he was pushed by Duane when Duane was about to catch the ball.

This kind of confrontation without the ball is still allowed these days.

The whistle didn't sound, and Duane also received the ball, so he directly took the ball and rushed to the basket, raised fire to the sky, and dunked with both hands.

Doug Christie saw Duane back to the defense, and quickly sent the ball out. As soon as Peja got the ball, Duane suddenly turned around and came up to the defense.

Peja didn't mean to compete with Duane, and directly passed the ball back to Doug Christie, and ran forward without the ball.

Peja's ability to become an All-Star forward in the West mainly depends on his shooting ability.

Seeing that Peja was already running in the frontcourt, Duan could only put down Doug Christie and continue to chase Peja.

It didn't take long for the Kings to play the Princeton tactics again. The Lakers' defense was dizzy and they could only keep them away from the basket as much as possible.

Fortunately, the Kings do like to shoot. The proportion of three-pointers in the team's total shots is almost the highest in the league.

Even though Doug Christie had already made two consecutive three-pointers, his subsequent three-point shooting percentage quickly dropped to the normal level of about [-]%.

28 to 26, relying on O'Neal's inside advantage and excellent pie-eating ability, the Lakers slightly led by 2 points in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Duane continued to start the game, but Payton did not lead the bench with Duane tonight.

Thanks to the obvious improvement of Duane's personal ability, even with Fisher, Walton Jr. and other space points, he can take advantage of Divac's absence and score efficiently under the basket with the ball.

Dunn led the team for more than 4 minutes in the second quarter, and the Lakers brought the point difference to more than 5 points.

However, the good times did not last long. The Kings returned to the starting five, and the Kings' scoring efficiency improved again.

After the first half, 52 to 55, the Lakers fell behind the Kings by 3 points.

In the third quarter, the Kings felt even more crazy, hitting 7 three-pointers in a single quarter, and the Lakers were opened up by 12 points by the Kings.

That is to say, Dunn has been on the bench for half a season, and he has developed an efficient scoring ability in off-peak travel.

Relying on Duan's scoring and organization, the Lakers once narrowed the point difference to less than 5 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

After O'Neal and Payton re-entered the game, Dunn took the time to rest for a few minutes, and the point difference remained stable at around 5 points.

With more than 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Dunn returned to the court, and the game fell into an extremely anxious situation.

After fighting for the whole game, everyone didn't have much physical strength. Du En went down to rest for a few minutes, which was regarded as a chance to breathe.

It is precisely because of this that Du En, who took the ball as soon as he came up, did not refuse.

After calling two screens in a row, he finally got rid of the entanglement of Doug Christie and appeared in front of Bibby again.

"Don't come here!"

When Bibby saw Duane, he had a headache. He was taller and stronger than him, and he was especially good at shooting. Bibby defended Duane, and he was almost desperate.

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Come on!Dunn made his seventh three-pointer of the field, helping the Lakers narrow the point difference to 1 point.

It seems that the king was eager to widen the point difference. Peja turned around and made a three-pointer, but failed to respond.

O'Neal protected the rebound and the Lakers gained the offensive ball.

Dunn took the ball in the frontcourt again, and continued to call double screens, looking for the best shot opportunity.

Seeing Bibby about to be shot by Duen again, Brad Miller came out from the inside to interfere with Duen's shooting.

Seeing this, Duen dribbled the ball under his crotch and connected with the ball. Brad Miller, not doubting that it was a fake, immediately got up and pounced. Unexpectedly, Duen turned around and rushed towards the center.

Bibby defended in front of Duane, was held up by Duane's ball protector, and then Duane ran over Bibby and continued to rush towards the basket.

Divac could only step forward to stop Duane. Doug Christie, perhaps noticing that O'Neal was unguarded, immediately retracted from the outside to the inside and blocked O'Neal.

When O'Neill saw that there was such a good thing, he immediately waved to Du En.

Dunn also noticed that the opportunity was on O'Neal, and immediately passed the ball to O'Neal with a high lob.

O'Neal judged the passing route and felt that it could be a direct alley-oop, so he squeezed out some strength and took off fiercely, then took the ball steadily in the air, and performed a shark splash directly at the basket.

The basketball fell from the net, but the O'Neills were still hanging on the basket, and it has not fallen for a long time.

In the past, someone from the Kings would have taken the ball and slipped out of the baseline to start a fast break.

But now at this juncture, the Kings went from leading by 4 points to being chased by 5 points, and fell behind by 1 point.

The king was so confused that he couldn't think of a quick attack?
As the head coach, Rick Adelman sensed something was wrong and immediately called a timeout.

After the timeout, the Kings became a little more cautious. They no longer shot three-pointers from the outside, but used two points to chase points as much as possible.

It's a pity that Webber is not here, and the Kings lack people who can shoot key shots.

Divac, Peja, and Bibby shot one after another, but they all failed to help the Kings score.

On the Lakers' side, Duan continued to break through the pick-and-roll and passed to O'Neal at the basket. O'Neal steadily scored 2-pointers one after another.

In the last 2 minutes, in order to limit the Lakers' scoring and take the lead, Rick Adelman could only resort to shark-cutting tactics, allowing O'Neal to frequently get to the free throw line.

O'Neal played 39 minutes tonight, and it was really difficult for O'Neal, who was almost exhausted, to put the ball into the basket at this time.

Seeing this situation, the Zen master had to behead Ma Su with tears and put O'Neill on the bench.

Relying on Payton and Dunn holding the ball to each other to reduce the game time, the Lakers still struggled through the last minute or so.

97 to 94, the Lakers, who fought hard in the away game, won the No. 3 King in the Western Conference by [-] points, and then returned to the No. [-] throne in the Western Conference!
而全场28投12中，三分17投7中，罚球4投3中，狂砍34分6篮板12助攻2抢断的杜恩，无疑是今晚湖人赢下西部第一争夺战的最大功臣！
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