NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 311: Buckles + blood cap, an adrenaline-filled start!

"The OK combination is the two most important points of the Lakers, and it is also their absolute core! With our lineup, it is difficult to completely defend O'Neal, but we can defend Kobe! So this time, we focus our defense on On Kobe!"

"I can accept O'Neal scoring 25+15, or even 30 points and 20 rebounds! But Kobe, you have to hold on! I want his shooting percentage to be lower than 40%, and I want his scoring to not exceed 20 at most! Give him a thorough Watch out! Lin, Doug, Vince, including Chris, you can double-team at any time if necessary!"

"Ben, you don't have to, just be responsible for confronting that shark! I want you to be behind him all the time, consuming him, torturing him, and making him uncomfortable!"

"Understood!" Several members of the Pacers nodded in agreement at the same time.

"Apart from these two people, the only guy who needs our special attention is Glenn Rice. Just three years ago, this guy was the third top scorer in the league. Now, although he is willing to play support, he has almost become He is a spot-up shooter, but his firepower cannot be underestimated!”

"He could score 16 points per game in the regular season. In the playoffs, this number dropped to 12 points. However, although his scoring data dropped, his 3-point shooting percentage increased from 35% in the regular season to 40% today. %! His shots on the outside must be paid attention to and must not be underestimated!"

"As for the rest of the players, Robert Horry was a member of the Rockets who won two consecutive championships that year. He has rich experience and strong psychological quality. Although his strength is average, at the moment of shutdown, he is likely to give us a fatal blow! Then there is the performance of the Western Conference Finals Great Brian Shaw, Rick Fox and Derek Fisher.”

"These three guys are the type who don't have any special abilities, but they are very confident. They dare to shoot when they get the ball. If you dare to let him go, he can really make the shot! So although we have to double-team and help defend, Kobe, but we must not let go of these guys, at least not too much!”

"Next is the guy we can let go in this series, Lin, he is also an old acquaintance of yours, Ron Hubble!"

"I'm optimistic about the Pacers! In the first home game, they will definitely not lose, and now they are waiting for work. They swept their opponents than the Lakers who passed the game in the tiebreaker. However, after almost an extra week of rest, they have Physical advantage!"

The good news is that at least O'Neal really relaxed himself completely and could fall asleep here.

"Relax? Think we can win easily? Then we will encounter a setback! We will be defeated by the Lakers! Even this time, even if we lead 3:0, even if we lead by 15 points in the last quarter, we will Can’t relax! Because Angelenos never give up!”

After this year of running-in and teaming up, Barkley and Kenny are now even more skilled in working together.

After Bird said this, he handed the remote control in his hand to Carlisle.

"In addition, although O'Neal is extremely talented, if he starts running, his physical strength, willpower, and willingness to defend will definitely decline rapidly as time goes by! So in this series, let's keep running! Chris , Ben, look for an opportunity to pass the ball quickly after getting the rebound! Lin, Vince, and Doug, see the opportunity and start running at any time!"

"Welcome to watch Game 1 of the NBA Finals broadcast live on TNT!"

"So, finally!" Bird said after taking a long breath: "We will no longer play positional warfare like the last round, or deliberately suppress our rhythm! The Lakers do not have the Heat's defense, and their organization Although guard Hubble is experienced, he is not at the same level as Payton!”

Everyone took off their protective gear, sneakers, and tight vests, and put on the most comfortable and relaxing clothes. Everyone formed a circle and sat next to Jackson.

The bad news is, O'Neal was snoring, and the guy was sleeping soundly.

"Understood! I will pick the right moment and help defend Kobe at any time!"

"This guy once had a very brilliant resume, but now he is no longer a scorer averaging 20 points per game. Although he is still the Lakers' fourth scorer, his 3-point ability can be ignored. Regardless, the offense is basically focused on hitting the basket for layups!"

"Hello, audience friends! I am your old friend Charles!"

After all, although the team has experienced guys like AC Green, Robert Horry, and Ron Harper who have won multiple championships, none of them are the team's main scorers. Among the team's most important players, O'Neal was the only one who played in the finals once and was swept.

It's just that he used to like to lead the team to watch movies or read books, but maybe he found that the semi-illiterates in the NBA preferred to watch porn movies and Playboy, so Jackson changed his strategy this year and asked the players to do yoga.

After waiting for dozens of seconds and seeing that the players stopped asking questions, Bird continued: "Then let's analyze the Lakers' common offensive routines! Let's take a closer look at how they play! Rick, You are responsible for analyzing the video for everyone!"

The day before the game, Jackson used his signature spiritual journey training method. He asked the players to do yoga to completely relax and put themselves in a relaxed and comfortable state. In this way, by tomorrow night's finals, the players We won't be nervous!

Next to Jackson's hand was a tape recorder playing soothing music. He himself was sitting there with his eyes closed, doing some yoga movements.

In any case, the coaches on both sides have used their last magic weapon on the players, just to allow their teams to maintain a perfect state when the first game of the finals starts tomorrow!
When it comes to the finals, neither side will have the idea or mentality of losing on the road and getting it back at home.

Carlisle was not polite, coughed, and stepped forward to analyze the Lakers' tactics to the players.

"This is actually the core of the so-called triangle offense, which is one against one!"

"Come on, relax! Everyone, relax completely, feel your body, feel nature, feel all the creatures and inanimate objects around you, imagine yourself becoming one with them! Inhale, exhale."

In the hotel where the Lakers stayed, Jackson also gathered all the Lakers players in the training hall provided by the hotel. However, there were no basketballs, no fitness equipment, and even the players were not wearing sneakers in the training hall.

"Okay, next, lie down on the ground, relax completely, but don't fall asleep. Recall everything we have suffered this entire season! The exhausting training, the failures that make people want to go crazy, and the painful weight loss experience and injuries.”

"Okay, do you still have any questions about our overall tactical thinking for this finals?"

You said something to me, and quickly brought the topic into the game.

By the finals, the thinking of both sides from top to bottom has completely changed: no one can be lost at home, they must be defended! Even if there is one in the away game, you have to fight with your life. Even if you can't fight, you still have to let the opponent lose two layers of skin!
Every game, every quarter, and every minute of the finals is extremely important! It will be related to the success or failure of the team and players this season, and whether they can get the best reward for their efforts this year!

"Lin, you know what I mean when I say that."

The Pacers players once again shouted in unison, shouting the slogan of victory.

This brand new trick has both good and bad effects.

As for the others? Basically, they are all virgins in the finals!
Let the players calm down and maintain their physical and mental balance. This is Jackson's usual routine.

Obviously, this is him giving Carlisle a chance and paving the way for Carlisle to take over as head coach.

"Kenny, what do you think of this game?"

"Also, when defending their perimeter players, bring up the confrontation for me! Turn up the intensity of the defense! Press high, double-team after setting up traps, and press the whole court. These tactics are left to you, Lin. Depending on the opportunity, you can call tactics at any time and let your teammates run at any time!”

"So, when dealing with them, we must be careful. They are guys of a completely different level from all our previous opponents. We must forget all the achievements we have made before, use everything we have, and fight them to the death!"

"understand!"

"I'm Kenny!"

Bird nodded with satisfaction and said: "The way this Lakers team plays is to focus on O'Neal and Kobe, with their personal abilities as the core, and constantly create one-on-one opportunities for them, while the other players are scattered. Separate and ready to catch and shoot!”

"If we don't kill them completely, they will come back again and again, do you understand?"

"Recall the wonderful moments when you won the championship before, or imagine how you will win the championship two weeks later. How exciting and proud it will be. OK, once again, breathe in and exhale."

"This tactic requires the core players to be strong enough, the psychological quality of the role players to be strong enough, and the core players' vision to distribute the ball when being double-teamed is good enough! The Lakers did all of these things very well! They even went to the extreme! This is also the biggest reason why they can win 67 games!”

"But in this series, I am optimistic about the Lakers. They have O'Neal! Although the Pacers have an advantage on the outside, no one in their interior can match O'Neal! Ben Wallace? He is great! But after all, he is only a little over 2 meters tall, plus the height of his hair!”

"Others? Davis? He has to gain another 20 kilograms! Webb? He can't even guard Mourning. Perkins? He has to be at least 15 years younger to be able to compete with O'Neal. Now he, His bones will be broken by O’Neal in 2 minutes!”

"The Pacers' interior thickness is completely inferior to that of the Trail Blazers! And another statistic, I think, can illustrate the problem even more! During the Eastern Conference Finals, although the Pacers swept the Heat, they could not defend the Heat's twin towers at all. ! Mourning averaged 4 points and 22 rebounds in 17 games, Malone 20 points and 14 rebounds! Together, these two guys can score almost 40+30!"

"As long as the Pacers score two fewer goals in the Eastern Conference finals, it's hard to say what their final trend will be in this series!"

"And O'Neal! He can definitely bear the word 'monster' in this season's playoffs! He is the most terrifying monster in the league and the well-deserved number one center! The Pacers' inside line is going to ruin the old sin. "

"I don't agree with you." Barkley immediately responded: "It's true that the Pacers can't guard O'Neal, but what about the Lakers? Can they guard Lin? O'Neal is indeed the most dominant in this year's playoffs. There’s nothing wrong with a guy who looks like a monster.”

"But Lin is the strongest player in this year's playoffs. You can't refute this! In the Eastern Conference finals, Lin faced the Heat's twin towers and the defensive and double-teaming of Payton, Mashburn, Patterson and others. What performance did he give? 3 games with 40 points! The only game where he didn’t score 40 points was because the Heat gave up and Lin only played 25 minutes!”

"Going forward to the Eastern Conference semifinals? 4+ points in all 40 games! The first round of the Eastern Conference? Lin was even more relaxed, using his ultra-short playing time to average terrifying numbers!"

"Lin is also undefendable! Lin is also not a guy that the Lakers can guard! He will destroy the Lakers' perimeter, and he will continue his terrifying performance in this year's playoffs until he leads the team to win the championship!"

"Then let's see whether Shaq will continue his invincible destructive power, or Lin will continue his amazing firepower of almost 40 points per game in the Eastern Conference!" Kenny shrugged and said relaxedly: "By the way, it's worth it. What I’m mentioning is that tonight the Pacers will move their home court back to the City Square Arena!”

"This has been their home court for the past 25 years, and they have left countless wonderful memories for their fans here! Today, the Pacers return here, and they want to show their determination! They want to tell everyone that they are I haven’t forgotten who I am!”

Barkley smiled and said: "According to what a friend of mine in the Pacers told me, the Pacers' slogan this year is not just about winning the championship, it's not even just the so-called '15 games'! Their slogan this year is : Championship is just the beginning!”

"Their goal is to create a dynasty!"

On the court, Lin Tian and others will not be distracted by the bickering between Barkley and Kenny, and they will not hear it at all!

Now, both the Lakers players and the Pacers players are shooting seriously in their respective half-courts and warming up seriously! In this game, neither side wants to lose! They all want to win the game and take advantage of the series. They want to use a victory to set the tone for this round of competition!
"Referee, should you give the Pacers a technical foul?" O'Neal walked to the free throw line arrogantly and pouted at the referee: "Why don't they send someone to jump the ball with me? Do you want to give up?"

"Oh, sorry, I didn't see it. They sent a hairy mushroom to dance with me?"

"Shut up, Shaq. If your free throws were as good as your trash talk, you would have won the MVP this season and last season!" Lin Tian helped Ben by the side and choked back: "Again Or are you just jealous because you haven’t had a hair on your head for 15 years?”

"Ben, how about lending half of your hair to Shaq? Otherwise he will dream about your lush hair every night!"

"I can use my hair to make him a pillow and let him hug him to sleep every night." Big Ben looked at O'Neal and said: "He loves this anyway! A weakling like him can't conquer even a girl. He is more suitable to be conquered by pure men!"

"This is so vicious! Apologize to Shaq!" Lin Tianyi said righteously: "Although one of Shaq's girlfriends said that Shaq's thing is as big as a primary school student, how can you guarantee that what his girlfriend said is true? What’s the correct one?”

Lin Tian and Ben were singing in harmony here. O'Neal's face turned red and white, but he really had nothing to say back. How could these two bastards tell the truth?

They all touched his sore spot!
At this time, O'Neal couldn't help but look back at his teammates who started with him to see if there was anything they could do.
Well, it’s all for nothing!
AC Green is a 39-year-old puritan who still maintains his virginity. He can talk trash? He may not even know how to spell FUXX! Les? Rice has become much more honest since he was beaten to a pulp by Jordan and Lin Tian in the playoffs that year.

Not to mention that he doesn't talk trash at all, but his aggression has almost dropped to zero.

Hubble? If Hubble had the ambition and thoughts to talk trash, he wouldn't have completely turned into a support as soon as he arrived with the Bulls. At the age of 28, with no injuries and no illnesses, his statistics were cut in half and he directly degraded from a quasi-star to a role player.

Kobe? Kobe was tough enough, but his mouth was not good enough.

As for this guy Kobe, if he wants to criticize anyone, he has to give him a teleprompter!
At least he has to memorize the lyrics three days in advance, and then recite them all in person as if he were singing!
At least on the Lakers bus, when everyone is playing freestyle together, Kobe's performance is very unstable. This guy doesn't participate in this game for most of the time, and then occasionally participates, he will definitely kill everyone. The entire team was unable to fight back!
At first, O'Neal and the others thought Kobe was a real rap master, and they just didn't bother to play with them.

It wasn't until one time that Fisher accidentally opened Kobe's locker and looked at the small note that fell out of it. Only then did everyone on the team realize: This guy wrote the lyrics first and then memorized them. It was pure cheating!

And the reason why sometimes he is very good and sometimes he doesn't open his mouth is simply because the words he memorizes sometimes completely conflict with the free topics of his teammates and cannot be used.

If you don’t use it, then don’t participate!
This guy is so arrogant and competitive!

So, if O'Neal tells Kobe today that you have to talk trash to Lin and the others, then Kobe will go back to the room after the game and maybe write the lyrics for half the night, and then memorize them tomorrow, and finally do it on the court. Find an opportunity to squirt out a big piece.

Going too far again.

In short, O'Neal took a look around his teammates and found that if they had a verbal argument with the opponent, then except for himself playing in person, the others would not have any fighting ability!
A bunch of trash!
Thinking of this, O'Neal also raised his head, pointed his nostrils at Lin Tian and Daben and said: "Play cleanly and live a simple life! This is my motto! Playing is playing, I won't talk nonsense to you. "Winning is the last word!" "Shameless fat man!" Lin Tian and Ben raised their middle fingers at O'Neal and stopped talking to him.

Because the referee looked at the watch again, and then warned several people with his eyes.

The game didn't start just now, so you sprayed just for fun, but now the game is about to start, everyone, please be careful!

Otherwise, you will have a hard time!

The referee was not sure whether the message he wanted to convey with his eyes had been received by this group of people, but anyway, these bastards were quiet, which proved to be useful!
So, after looking at his watch again and confirming that it was time to start the game, the referee finally officially took the basketball, came to the center circle, and threw the basketball into the sky.

"Snapped!"

O'Neal defeated Big Ben easily and without any suspense!

His current dominance depends not only on his weight of almost 300 pounds.

What he relies on is his jumping, flexibility, feel and running speed that are ranked first among all insiders in the entire history of the league!

Well, running speed mainly refers to the years when he weighed just over 130 kilograms during the Magic period. Now his running speed is just that!
But even though he gained weight, when he jumped the ball, he still didn't give Big Ben any chance. He easily gave the ball to Hubble!

Lin Tian immediately rushed forward and blocked Hubble from the front. Starting from the backcourt, he added confrontation and body to Hubble!

"Ron, how long have we not seen each other?" Lin Tian lowered his center of gravity and took the opportunity to dig at the basketball.

Hubble has been teammates with Lin Tian for two years, and he knows best what Lin Tian is capable of. He has watched Lin Tian step by step from a role player to the core of the team, an All-Star, and even an MVP!

The moment he came forward from Lin Tian, ​​he turned around, pressed Lin Tian with his back, advanced cautiously, and dribbled the ball extremely cautiously.

He knows very well that if he is not careful, he may make a mistake immediately!
Seeing Hubble shut his mouth and ignore him, Lin Tian also knew that for such veterans who have played professional games for more than 10 years, two or three rubbish words cannot make them lose their minds, so he simply shut his mouth. Instead, defend Hubble with all your strength.

Hubble clearly knows his own strength, and he is also a guy who is good at retreating from difficulties. Otherwise, he would not be able to go to the Bulls to play for Pippen in his peak period, nor would he go from averaging 20+ per game in just one summer. The outstanding scorer degenerated into a pure role player without any complaints.

His ability to retreat when faced with difficulties makes his playing style very stable, with few mistakes, almost no moments of superiority, and very few mindless mistakes.

But his problem is that there are almost no highlight moments, especially after accepting his position as a role player, this guy has almost become a 'basketball civil servant', clocking in and out on time, never working overtime, and never working hard.

With a salary of several million per season, what are you doing with your life?
This sentence is definitely Hubble’s motto!
After dribbling the ball past half court, Hubble quickly gave the ball to Kobe, then moved towards the far end, away from Kobe and O'Neal, and then spread his hands, indicating that this round had little to do with him!

Kobe didn't rush to attack after getting the ball. Kobe in the 00 season was far from the peak of his career. His skills, body, and abilities were all in the growth stage. In addition, O'Neal at this stage was not the one who liked to be lazy and lazy. A fat guy who can't control his weight and always breaks up with him for ridiculous reasons.

Now O'Neal is a perfect leader and a crazy motivated 'Super Shark' who wants to win the first championship in his career!
Therefore, after Kobe dribbled the ball a few times to attract Christie's attention, he quickly hit the ground and gave the ball to O'Neal.

This is one of Kobe's skills that is easily overlooked.

Although in terms of pure organizational ability, passing ability and vision, Kobe is not as good as genuine point guards such as Kidd, Payton, and Lin Tian, ​​but if we just talk about giving the ball to the inside center, Kobe is definitely the best. The best in the NBA!
Not even one!

He fed O'Neal the ball and it was so comfortable!
After O'Neal got the basketball, his shoulders shook slightly, and after feeling Ben's defensive position, his head and shoulders quickly made a fake move towards the top line, deceiving Ben's center of gravity to move half towards the top line. Step forward, but O'Neal then made an extremely quick turn, directly from the baseline into the 3-second zone!

Even though Ben desperately wanted to catch up with O'Neal, he was still pushed to his side by O'Neal's turn. Coupled with O'Neal's big elbow, Ben was completely pushed away by O'Neal.

"boom!"

Then there was an explosion, O'Neal's signature hands smashed into the basket, and the basket was shaken and screamed! The visual explosion when he dunks and the terrifying power that destroys heaven and earth are definitely the best in the history of the league!

"Where are you, Mushroom Head?" After O'Neal scored, he picked up a hand and looked to the left and right a few times, as if he was looking for the boss.

"Where's the basketball, fat guy?" Big Ben said with a sullen face as he quickly ran towards the frontcourt. After his reminder, O'Neal noticed that Webber had unexpectedly picked up the baseline ball and headed towards it. With a throw in the frontcourt, Lin Tian, ​​Carter and Christie were already running towards the frontcourt!
The Pacers' third-line fast break appears on the court again!

Lin Tian holds the ball in the middle, with Carter and Christie on both sides!
The Lakers' retreat was obviously a lot of practice. Their retreat was also very blocky. Except for O'Neal at the end, the rest, whether it was the 37-year-old Green or the three outsiders Kobe, Hubble and Rice, all retreated quickly. Defensive position.

Hubble faced off against Lin Tian, ​​Kobe and Rice faced off against Carter and Christie, and Green quickly returned to the basket to guard the basket without looking back!
The Lakers' defensive formation also took shape in the blink of an eye.

Lin Tian glanced around, then suddenly lowered his center of gravity, then accelerated incredibly again, passed Hubble in the blink of an eye, and headed towards Green under the basket!
Green under the basket was prepared, lowered his center of gravity, and was ready to teach Lin Tian a lesson!
But after Lin Tian reached the basket, he didn't get up directly for a layup. Instead, after a change of rhythm, he turned around in the three-second zone, which deceived Green's center of gravity into a mess and he could no longer find it accurately. Lin Tian's timing of jumping and taking action.

As for Lin Tian, ​​after going around half a circle, he suddenly made a one-handed behind-the-back pass and passed the basketball towards the middle!

Ben Wallace!

Big Ben, who had just been dunked by O'Neal, rushed to the frontcourt at full speed. After getting the basketball, he only took one step forward and pulled it up straight away. He wanted to dunk with both hands to repay the hatred of being dunked just now!

But Ben had just jumped up, and before his hands could hit the basket with force, he suddenly felt a huge force coming from behind!

"Snapped!"

There was a crisp sound, and the force was beyond Ben's imagination. At the same time, he could no longer control the basketball in his hand. The basketball came out of his hand and hit the backboard.

O'Neal!
This nearly 300-pound beast ran wildly with Ben after dunking, and actually caught up with Ben, who was about to drop, and completed a chase!
Then, O'Neal's terrifying weight seemed to have completely escaped the gravity of the earth. After landing, he did not need to bend his knees to regain his breath. He jumped directly on the spot and grabbed the backboard. Then he glanced at the court and threw the ball towards the ball with one hand. Throw it in the frontcourt!

"Quick counterattack? Pass the ball as soon as possible after getting the ball? What a fart!" After O'Neal released the ball, he proudly mocked Ben and Lin beside him.
Where is Lin Tian?
After reacting, O'Neal quickly looked for Lin Tian, ​​only to find that this guy was already running madly towards his half of the court, and when Kobe got the basketball and was about to take off and dunk, he rushed in front of Kobe. The two of them almost at the same time. Take off!

Both people's arms were stretched out straight. One wanted to prove himself with a dunk, and the other tried his best to block the opponent's dunk!

"Snapped!"

Then there was another crisp sound. Lin Tian faced each other and slapped Kobe's inevitable dunk away. Kobe sat down on the ground in embarrassment, and Lin Tian became the second person on the court who completely ignored the center of the earth. The monster of gravity didn't need any buffer after landing. He grabbed the basketball and launched another wave of counterattacks towards the front court!

This time, Lin Tian went all the way to the 3-point line. After a slight setback to regain the strength of his legs, and at the same time deceiving Hubble's center of gravity when defending, Lin Tian accelerated again!
After his signature continuous start-stop breakthrough, Lin Tian was fearless and rushed directly towards the basket guarded by O'Neal!
"Lin! Come on! Let's see how Uncle Shaq arranges for you!" O'Neal, who was under the basket, dunked and shot after the start. He was in the most excited state right now! No one will be afraid of him now!
O'Neal is not afraid, and Lin Tian is certainly not afraid either! He took off directly towards O'Neal!

"Oh!"

After another muffled sound, Lin Tian collided heavily with O'Neal in the air, and then Lin Tian felt a terrifying resistance. Lin Tian, ​​who was always known for his small steel cannons and rear-line tanks, felt that he had collided with It's not a person at all, but an adult mammoth!
He even felt that he was going to be bounced back by O'Neal!
Regardless of whether it is strength or tonnage, this fat man is indeed ahead of everyone else in the alliance!

What's even more terrifying is that in addition to his strength and tonnage, he also has terrifying jumping ability.

A true ancient behemoth!
Lin Tian was very sure that if he insisted on dunking O'Neal on this ball, he would definitely be waiting for a blood cap!
So in the blink of an eye, Lin Tian took the basketball back from his head to his waist, and at the same time passed the ball behind his back in the air. Before he landed, he passed the basketball from behind to the missed Ben next to him.

"boom!"

After a loud bang, Ben completed the dunk with both hands! It was a small revenge for the block and dunk by O'Neal just now.

2: 2!

The fans at the scene let out bursts of crazy shouts and cheers!

The first two rounds were really crazy, passionate and exciting!
Although the score was only 2:2, the players brought more passion to the fans than when many teams played to 20:20!

"It's so exciting! The offense and defense in these rounds are so exciting!" Barkley said: "The ultimate offense and defense! Both sides played a full offense and defense, and the intensity and rhythm from offense to defense have reached the extreme. Every player on both sides went all out! Two dunks and two blocks!”

"This is the finals! This is the intensity that the finals should be!"

Kenny also said: "At present, it is difficult for the Pacers to solve O'Neal's problem, but the Lakers seem to have a little solution for Lin Tian's problem! At least, when O'Neal is under the basket, Lin lost his previous fierceness and stability when attacking the basket, and he also chose to pass the ball! So although it is 2:2, I think the Lakers have the upper hand for the time being!"

Barkley hurriedly said: "Lin's breakthrough is indeed unique in the league, and he is definitely at the top of the pyramid, but don't forget Lin's shooting. His mid- and long-range shooting is also a murderous weapon! How will the outcome of tonight's game be determined? It depends on Lin’s shooting touch!”

After the first minute of the adrenaline rush, the pace of the game between the two sides finally slowed down a little, and they were no longer so crazy!

The tactics and strategies of both sides gradually emerged as the first quarter of the game progressed.

Crazy double-teaming Kobe, not double-teaming O'Neal, and letting Ben challenge him one-on-one.

The result of the Pacers' defensive strategy was that Kobe, who was still in his growth period, struggled very much. In the entire first quarter, he took a total of 3 shots, only made 1 shot and scored 2 points. At the same time, he also appeared Made 2 turnovers and only had 2 assists!
As for O'Neal, he has long proven that he is invincible under the basket and is unique in the entire league.

Single defense?

Regardless of whether the person guarding him alone is Mourning, Mutombo, Duncan or David Robinson, it is impossible to guard him!

As for Ben, who has just emerged and has not yet reached his peak, it is naturally impossible to guard against O'Neal.

7投5中，罚球5罚3中，单节拿下13分5篮板2盖帽！

That is to say, Kobe and Hubble, the two best passers on the Lakers, were held down by Christie and Lin Tian respectively, making it difficult for them to really pass the ball, and O'Neal did not have so many opportunities to shoot and catch the ball. , otherwise, with his efficiency, he might easily score 20 points in the first quarter!
In addition to O'Neal, the Lakers' Rice scored 5 points, Green scored 2 points, and Fox and Fisher, who came off the bench, scored 2 points each. The Lakers scored 26 points in the first quarter.

On the Pacers side, as Barkley said, with O'Neal squatting under the basket to defend, no matter how fierce Lin Tian's impact was, it would be difficult to maintain his lethality and success rate, so Lin Tian began to use more Medium and long distance to finish!

今晚他的手感，也确实是不错，第一节10投5中，其中3分球2投2中，罚球2罚2中，拿下14分4助攻2篮板1抢断1盖帽的全面数据。

Lin Tian can find the feeling by shooting, but Carter, another player of the Pacers who focuses on breakthroughs, does not have such a good touch.

Carter made 4 of 0 shots in this quarter and received a blood cap because he rushed to the basket to challenge O'Neal.

Of the rest of the team, Weber was the best performer, scoring 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. In addition, Christie scored 2 points, Ben had 4 points, and Miller and others who came off the bench all scored 1 point. No.

The Pacers scored a total of 25 points in this quarter! They are currently 1 point behind the Lakers!
"In the second quarter of the game, O'Neal will definitely rest for at least 3 minutes! Otherwise, he will not be physically strong enough to last the entire game!" Bird was frothing at the mouth during the break: "Without O'Neal, we must catch up." Opportunity to live this stage!”

"Counterattack! Hit the success rate, charge up! Charge up! Vince, while Shaq is away, charge inside! Break through their defense! Lin, charge back! Chris, Pass the ball and increase the speed of your passing!”

"Everyone, be decisive! You must be decisive! Seize every second and every round when O'Neal is not on the court! You must widen the point difference as soon as possible!"

On the Lakers side, Jackson was hugging his shoulders, squinting his eyes and saying: "Shaq has a rest in the second quarter, you have to gather strength for the second half."

"And the Pacers will definitely attack crazily next! They will use every means to quickly hit the fast break and open up the score. They will try their best to take advantage of Shaq's absence!"

At this point, Jackson looked at Kobe, narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you know what this means?"

"This means that they feel that except for Shaq, there is no threat to us at all. We are not their opponents at all. They can easily kill us without Shaq, and they can beat our rotation!"

"I mean, they don't take you seriously at all! I'm talking about everyone except Shaq, they don't take them seriously! Everyone here, except Shaq, is trash!"

Everyone on the Lakers knew that Jackson's words were "Kobe's confession," and he meant them to Kobe.

Who else would care about such provocation as a high school student!
(End of this chapter)