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Chapter 98 We are invincible in the pick-and-roll! (First update, please subscribe)
"Pick and roll? Shaq should be in the post!"

After playing G2, the Lakers and the Kings players arrived in Sacramento.

After arriving at the away hotel, Dunn took the initiative to find O'Neill and knocked on O'Neill's door.

Dunn tried to persuade O'Neal to cooperate with him to practice more pick-and-roll coordination in the next few days, so that the next G3 and G4, and even the subsequent games can come in handy.

"Shaq, don't resist, the pick-and-roll is a good thing for you and for me.

Although you are fat now, your width and strength are like a mobile fortress, you can stop everyone for me.

And when I drive to the basket or pull out to the three-point line to shoot, you can more easily go down to the basket from the other side.

Even if there are two big guys double-teaming you, as soon as you want to get the ball, I will immediately throw the ball in the air and let you attack the basket.

Once you catch the ball in the air, no one can stop you!
You are like a big truck, you can use your impact to smash everything in your way.

Please believe me, we are invincible in the pick and roll! "

Although G2 won, the playing time of Dunn and Kobe reached a new record, a full 43 minutes!

On the contrary, O'Neal, the boss of the Lakers, played only 28 minutes because he dragged down the team's defense.

In the previous G2 game, O'Neal's offensive efficiency was very good.

However, the quality of the Lakers' internal rotation players is too poor. Once O'Neal goes down, the weakness of insufficient internal defense will be exposed.

Although O'Neal slows down the Lakers' retreat speed and is easily converted by the Kings, as long as O'Neal is on the court, the quality of the Lakers' defensive frame protection is still remarkable.

Therefore, increasing O'Neal's playing time is the key for the Lakers to win G3 and G4 next.

Furthermore, G3 and G4 are the home courts of the Kings, but because of off-court incidents, Kobe went to Eagle County to attend the hearing again.

Although Kobe can come back in time to participate in the next game, the constant running and off-court factors will also make Kobe physically and mentally exhausted and affect his competitive state in away games.

Dunn wants to ensure that he wins on the road next time, at least once.

Then it is necessary to solve the existing problem of O'Neal's retreat and further increase O'Neal's offensive efficiency.

As the series progresses, O'Neal's physical fitness will definitely become worse and worse. It is impossible for him to be double-teamed by two or three players and hit a very high shooting percentage.

Therefore, Dunn thought about it all night, and felt that instead of continuing to let O'Neal squat under the basket, it is better to let O'Neal come out of the low post and run more.

After running for 28 minutes without energy to rest, it is better than only scoring [-] points because the defense drags down the team.

As Duan said, O'Neal is very suitable for pick-and-roll!
Once O'Neal is willing to cooperate with Duane in the pick-and-roll, not only O'Neal can hit the basket more easily and score.

Dunn can also get more outside shots, or take advantage of screens to get to the basket.

Duan knew very well that it was not that O'Neal didn't know how to play pick-and-roll, it was just because of laziness, team status, and self-esteem.

How did O'Neal play after being traded to the Heat?In order to win the fourth championship earlier than Kobe, doesn't O'Neal have to play pick-and-roll with Wade?

O'Neal's screen quality and Wade's unstable shooting have evolved into Jordan who is 5 cm shorter!
Although this is also based on Wade's personal ability, Wade averaged 34.7 points per game in the finals, and O'Neal averaged 13.7 points per game. No one thinks that Wade led the team to win the championship with a single core. Anyone who has watched the game knows O'Neal's influence .

In fact, O'Neal's pick-and-roll ability is still okay.

As early as in the NCAA, when O'Neal was still serving as Chris Jackson's younger brother, O'Neal often played pick-and-rolls with Chris Jackson.

The name Chris Jackson may not be familiar to everyone, so Curry's draft template-Moonlight Pistol, Mohamed Abdul Rauf, this should be heard by many people.

Why does O'Neal like Curry so much?There is some reason for this.

After retiring, O'Neal often said that he and Curry were invincible in the pick-and-roll!

If they were all in their prime, Curry's three-pointers, his ability to get out of the basket and hit the big one, O'Neal's pick-and-roll quality, and his downfield impact would all make people unable to say fuck, they can only give me the ball, I want to go home.

As for their respective defensive issues, isn’t basketball a team sport?Even though 3D is hard to find, there are definitely a lot of strikers who can do the dirty work, right?

Today's Lakers have Kobe on the outside and Malone on the inside.

Although Dunn's offense is not as good as Curry's, he still has a considerable advantage in defense.

Such a strong four-star lineup is one of the best in the entire NBA history!
As long as O'Neal is willing to play a pick-and-roll and Duan holds the ball in the offensive round, O'Neal in the high position can return to defense faster, thus avoiding being converted by the Kings.

O'Neal catches the ball and attacks the basket. As long as the ball is not damaged when catching the ball, it is more comfortable and less labor-intensive to play than low-post singles.

Once Duane and O'Neal's pick-and-roll is effective, the Kings have to adjust their defensive focus and send someone to double-team Duane and O'Neal.

In this way, Kobe, who fell into the low position, can act as a trump card and catch the King by surprise.

To put it bluntly, inside players create offensive threats in the low post and put pressure on opponents, not just low post backs.

Usually it is easy first and then difficult. First learn the pick-and-roll, and then learn to play singles with the basket behind the basket.

O'Neal has pick-and-roll experience before, and it is not difficult to regain it now.

The only difficult thing is to let go of your inner reserve, after all, singles is the embodiment of the status of the team.

These days, who the hell is not the only one who has the privilege of being able to take the ball and play in isolation only if he is the boss of the team?
Although O'Neal has also considered it, Kobe has the ability to snatch the championship MVP from him, so let Kobe do it.

However, when it came time to play a pick-and-roll with Duane and hand over the low post to Kobe for singles, O'Neal was still a little unwilling.

Du En pestered O'Neal for two days in a row, and then O'Neal relented and was willing to cooperate with Du En in pick-and-roll during training.

However, the time interval between G2 and G3 is only two days.

Duen and O'Neal have only practiced pick-and-roll cooperation for an afternoon, and the two-two cooperation is still relatively unfamiliar. The G3 game will start in the evening.

Fortunately, after ten o'clock in the morning, Kobe had already returned to the hotel where the Lakers were staying.

In the next game of G3, the pick-and-roll cooperation between Dunn and O'Neal may not be able to get on the court immediately.

But Kobe's timely return also allowed the Lakers to maintain the integrity of the lineup, which made Dunn a little relieved when he was nervous.

Before G1 and G2, the Lakers relied on this lineup to win!

In G3, even if there is no new ultimate move, it may not be lost!
In the playoffs, there is actually nothing to be afraid of. After all, the climate in Sacramento is no different from that in Los Angeles.

(End of this chapter)