Countercurrent and become a superstar

Chapter 108 If you don’t work hard, you don’t know how useless your team is!
In the second quarter, rotation battle.

This is the time period that Nelson relies on to counterattack or establish an advantage. With a wave of his hand, he sends out Walker, Jamison, Finley, Josh Howard and Tan Yang.

On the commentary table, Barkley sighed when he saw the Mavericks' lineup.

"Despite Dirk Nowitzki's absence, the Mavericks' rotation, with the quick exchange of talents of Vic's twin stars Tan Yang and Josh Howard, is still very strong.

Especially since their sixth man is All-Star attacker Jamison, and the core main players are all in their prime, the card advantage lies with the Mavericks!

Next, let’s see what kind of lineup the Lakers will field to deal with..."

Jackson Jackson was not at all afraid of the "rich" card of the Mavericks and played a very offensive lineup.

OK combination + Lao Yu, this trio continues to fight, and is equipped with a shooting power forward Stanislav Medvedenko, and a 3D player Brian Russell who can make up for the numbers.

There are sharks, families, and fish. You call this a rotation?

The three main players who once created the Lakers dynasty, coupled with the matching player configuration, this is the card on the floor for the Western Conference Finals, and it is very likely to be braver than the Mavericks' lineup.

"Phil Jackson doesn't want the Mavericks to survive!

Aiming at the Mavericks' dominant game, it's tit-for-tat.

Of course, this is also reasonable.

The Mavericks are the main force blocking the F4 Lakers from reaching the championship. They dealt a cruel blow to the Mavericks, killing the chicken and respecting the monkey. This is not difficult to understand.

If you want to blame it, the Mavericks are on the opposite side of the Lakers..."

They just formed an F4 combination, and the Mavericks launched a quasi-F5 combination. No wonder the Lakers want the Mavericks to die.

On the sidelines, Nelson still couldn't predict that Jackson would become a ruthless person.

However, this is the real Zen Master. He dares to show his sword, polish his teammates in the sword, and then sweep everything. This is his way of basketball.

It's a different style from Bo Povich's style of keeping his cards until the end before playing them out.

The second quarter started with the Mavericks having the offensive ball.

Tan Yang controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and faced Fisher, who was once his draft model, Qin Yang chose to continue directing traffic.

"Finlay moved towards the top arc and made a screen with Tan Yang.

When Kobe was blocked by Tan Yang, the basketball was also in Finley's hands.

After getting rid of Kobe Bryant and receiving a pass from Tan Yang, Finley pulled it out, raised his hand and attempted a three-point pull-up jumper..."

Fisher's defensive skills are not bad, but at 1 meters, he could only hear the gunshot when he was out of position against Finley's pull-up.

Bang-dang——!
Tan Yang created another opportunity, but unfortunately, Finley's three-pointer was of no use.

The so-called 40.5 three-point field goal percentage per game is mainly achieved by taking open jump shots from the bottom corner and playing the role of a 3D player.

Now as the main attacker, shooting three-pointers is not something he is good at. Trying to shoot three-pointers will only lead to death.

“Still missed!!

Finley is the star player after Nowitzki's absence. When the team needs him to step up and share the offensive burden, he pulls his hips. Oh no, it's just a scam.

Two or two points are nothing, three or three points are missed, it’s nothing…”

Tan Yang spread his hands, expressing his helplessness.

The teammates around him are in CBA status. No matter how beautifully he organizes and delivers the ball, it is just a lonely fight.

And this was Kidd's pain once upon a time.

His offense is not enough to kill the game, and he needs to rely on the excellent finishing performance of his teammates. When his teammates are not online, he can only stare blankly.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Lakers attack.

Fisher controlled the ball to the frontcourt and immediately distributed the ball to Kobe who came up to receive the ball.

"Outside the 75-degree three-point line on the left, Kobe caught the ball and turned around, posing as an offensive three-threat. Finley lowered his center of gravity to watch.

Next, let’s see how Kobe plays?
Oops, without taking a shot, Kobe chose to pass the ball to Fisher, who cut outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left. Facing Tan Yang, Fisher chose to hit the ground and pass the ball to the penalty area, and O'Neal received the ball with his back.

Alas, the Mavericks' defense quickly recovered, and O'Neal faced a one-on-three situation.

He chose to play hard, and charged into the basket despite being flanked by Tan Yang, Finley and Walker. He has an obvious advantage in height and weight. Will this ball be possible..."

Bang-dang——!
The basket is not used to O'Neal, and his recent late hook shot still failed to go in, and would only linger on the outside.

“Missed!!

Man, Shaq's shooting skills are terrible.

If I were Kobe, I would be angry with him.

In addition to his increasing weight and strength, his basketball skills are all declining. No matter how thick his thighs are, people will have the idea of ​​replacing them..."

O'Neal's declining strength is entirely made up by Kobe's offense. It's a shame that Kobe can recognize this kind of unself-disciplined behavior.

“The rebound was picked off by Jamison and he immediately rushed up to fight back.

Brian Russell rushed to interrupt, and Jamison passed the ball to Tan Yang to advance.

Beautiful, Qin Yang made a lucky move and chose to pass the basketball to the frontcourt. Josh Howard rushed to the frontcourt like a cheetah and got the basketball. Only the basket was left in front of him..."

Bang-dang——!
The Mavericks' counterattack was successful.

Tan Yang and Josh Howard connected to play the offensive rhythm that the Mavericks are good at. What can the Lakers do to overcome this?
“This is a pain for the team that has O’Neal!!

As long as you counterattack quickly, you will have the opportunity to use more to defeat less.

O'Neal's dominance cannot be combined with defense.

You even need to sacrifice defense in order to gain dominance..."

He needs to be assisted by defenders who are both offensive and defensive in order to maximize O'Neal's upper limit.

In other words, O'Neal's configuration to lead the team to the championship is not low.

He needs his teammates to be of historical caliber, do all the dirty work, and then let him show his dominance in the penalty area.

33 to 25! !
The score difference became 8 points.

A chance for the Mavericks to counterattack.

Turn around and continue to lob the ball to O'Neal wreaking havoc in the penalty area.

O'Neal's physical condition is not good, but he works hard in the rotation without rest. Naturally, he must maximize his efficiency, especially since the Mavericks let Walker, who is 2 meters tall, play center. The inside duel continued to be one-sided with the Lakers, who continued to attack in the penalty area. , which is very reasonable.

"The Mavericks contracted back quickly. This time, O'Neal did not choose to force the ball, but distributed the ball to the left corner.

Fisher caught the ball, he was free, he pulled it out, and he shot a three-point jumper..."

Tan Yang didn't care about flanking O'Neal, so he naturally didn't regard Fisher's three-point shot as alive.

After all, this ball is not a critical moment.

The bet was that Fisher's three-point pistol had no bullets in it.

Swish-!
Wrong guess, Fisher's three-point pistol had bullets in it.

He has perfected his three-point shooting to the point where he can hit it even at critical moments.

This is the advantage of playing next to O'Neal. It comes with a "one star, four shots" system. As long as the outside shooters are not too bad, the offensive opportunities are as wide as the sea, and the Mavericks will be unable to defend them and will only be exhausted.

“Yes!!

Fisher's three-point goal came. The Mavericks had absolutely no way to defend this shot. If they didn't want the basket in the penalty area to be blown to pieces, they could only let the Lakers' shooters fire at them from the outside.

This is the cost of inside players not being able to defend O'Neal one-on-one.

However, in the entire NBA league, which inside center can withstand O'Neal's low impact?
It’s too difficult. This question has no solution at all. The Mavericks can only make tactical choices..."

36 to 25! !
The point difference became 11 points.

The Mavericks' newly launched offensive counterattack was immediately hit by an unexpected three-pointer.

Such is the pain of the Mavericks' top-heavy lineup.

On the sidelines, Nelson watched all this expressionlessly.

Defense is not his style, so he can only give back the offense.

On the court, Qin Yang controlled the ball to the frontcourt and continued to direct transactions, so as to block Fisher's defense like a crab with arms and legs spread out in front of him.

“Josh Howard blocked Fisher and Qin Yang broke through with the ball.

What the hell, just one step away from the three-point line, Tan Yang also pulled out, raised his hand and continued to try for a three-point pull-up jumper..."

Brian Russell was a little slow in switching defenses. He fell behind one step and every step. He continued to save and block shots. It was already too late and he could only listen to the gunshot.

Bang-dang——!
Tan Yang's three-point shot didn't go in, it just missed.

On the commentary table, Kenny Smith shook his head when he saw this scene.

"The Mavericks gave up the low post area and wanted to use shots to shoot down the Lakers, who have a top offense and championship qualifications. It is simply whimsical.

Tan Yang is still too young and his offensive choices are too poor.

The rebound was picked off by Kobe and he immediately took the ball forward to counterattack.

Finley pressed for the ball, and Kobe passed the ball to Fisher to advance. Tan Yang defended, slowing down the Lakers' counterattack speed.

Hey, Fisher brought the ball to the frontcourt, still acting as a tool. He didn't even think about bullying Tan Yang, a rookie. Instead, he used the damn basketball to pass the ball to Kobe, who rushed back, and took the ball to Finley.

Kobe stepped down and dribbled continuously, but failed to break through. Kobe's offense was tight, so he was forced to stop and chose to protect the ball with his back.

Beautiful, he turned around and continued to dribble the ball into the penalty area. Finley fought and retreated to keep up. Kobe had already taken three steps to go for a layup. Oh no, Kobe chose to distribute the ball to the middle.

What the hell?

Kobe actually passed the ball to O'Neal, who had just rushed back to the paint area. The Mavericks could not predict such a pass.

O'Neal took the ball and faced Walker who was protecting the basket in the penalty area.

Walker did not avoid it, but faced O'Neal's impact and pounced to block the shot.

Then, Walker was knocked away, and O'Neal completely blocked everyone..."

Bang-dang——!
Beep——!
When O'Neal hung the basketball into the basket, the referee's whistle also sounded, indicating that the goal was valid, and Walker was awarded a defensive foul. O'Neal got the opportunity to add a penalty. This was a beautiful and crushing 2+1! !
“Oh haha, this way I won’t feel sleepy!!

Kobe's pass was very beautiful, and that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that he passed the ball to O'Neal.

Pass the ball to O'Neal who also did it.

It’s not surprising that the Mavericks’ penalty area was blown up. The strongest duo in history is connected, what can you do to defeat it..."

You can't stand it.

Bang-dang——!
Standing on the free throw line, O'Neal's extra free throw bounced out of the basket.

Kobe saw it and shook his head.

Although O'Neal won the score question based on his strength, he also missed the free throws based on his strength.

The thought of continuing to assist such talents made him feel too tired.

He was desperately heading towards the highest hall in history, but there was a shark swimming back, and he wanted to let his teammates around him play basketball happily. He couldn't bear this.

38 to 25! !
The score difference became 13 points.

Seeing that O'Neal is on the court, he will dominate the game.

In the next game, although the Mavericks' offensive firepower had not yet found a feeling, Kobe stood up and ignored his teammates with a predicted breakthrough. He beat Finley and was intercepted, giving the Mavericks a chance to counterattack.

Then, start the personal singles mode.

Ignoring O'Neal's request for the ball under the basket, he used the ball to forcefully attack Finley. Tan Yang and Finley completed the attack, and he chose the scheduled gun and forced the fight.

Bang-dang——!
“Kobe’s power play missed.

The rebound was taken by the Mavericks, who immediately rushed to counterattack. "

……

"It's Kobe again, this time facing Tan Yang's attack, he chose to pass the ball.

Oh no, this was a scapegoat. Fisher was obviously not prepared, and his three-point jumper missed. "

Bang-dang——!
……

Bang-dang——!
Kobe suddenly took over the Lakers' offense, but entered a three-iron mode.

With Kobe's 6-of-1 shooting and assists from O'Neal, who also made 5-of-1 free throws, the Mavericks were saved from the collapse of the game.

"OMG!!

The OK combination was about to defeat the game. Unexpectedly, the two played an offensive performance like a crouching dragon and a phoenix. In the second quarter, with an obvious advantage, they released the Mavericks..."

At the end of the second quarter, Kobe played the entire quarter, making 6 of 1, 1 of 0 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He only scored 4 points and 2 assists. His performance was a scam.

O'Neal wasn't much better. The Mavericks' inside defense really couldn't withstand O'Neal's impact in the penalty area, but with the "Shark Chopping Tactic", O'Neal went to the free throw line to shoot free throws. Then, he made 3 of 1 shots and 5 of 1 free throws, scoring a goal. 3 points, 3 assists and 6 rebounds, his performance was also very poor.

This is the performance of the OK combination. Even if Jamison is 5 for 0, Finley is 2 for 0, Josh Howard is 3 for 1, and Walker is 2 for 1, the Mavericks also have two groups of sleeping dragons and phoenixes, but with the release of the OK combination, and Tan Yang and Nash, a pair of point guards, teamed up to score 19 points in a single quarter. In addition, the entire team rushed to the basket and made layups to draw fouls. Even though the Mavericks showed their hips, they still played hard in the second quarter. gave the Lakers a score of 23-20.

It wasn't that our side was too strong, but that the opponent was too screwed up. At the end of the first half, the score was 53 to 46. The Mavericks entered the locker room to rest with only a 7-point disadvantage.

However, in the home team's locker room.

In the second quarter, the Mavericks recovered a 3-point deficit, but their atmosphere was a bit dull.

Their winning formula is to attack, attack, attack without defense, and use more aggressive offensive firepower to blast their opponents to death.

As long as the final score is more than the opponent, you can win.

但是，上半场小牛队的主要得分手，芬利6中1+2中0，投出8中1的表现。

沃克5中2+2中1，投出7中3的表现。

贾米森3中1再加5中0，也就是8中1……

Good guy, the Mavericks can bite the point difference. In addition to relying on the OK combination to release, they also have to rely on the firepower output of Tan Yang and Nash, one in the first quarter and one in the second quarter to retain the suspense until the second half. With this offensive firepower and state, what can they use to increase their offensive intensity and then surpass the Lakers' offensive output?
Instead, the Lakers used defense to lower their offensive firepower.

The outside shot failed, and the inside breakthrough could not be won. In the second half of the game, the Lakers' main force was used to their best. In addition, the Mavericks were undefended and the score was behind. It was impossible to play such a game.

They can't imagine the vision of winning, and who knows how good their mood can be.

Even if Nelson wants to make chicken blood and make chicken soup, he can't raise the morale to win when he thinks that O'Neal's offense is impossible to defend.

If you don't work hard, you don't know how useless your team is. At this moment, the Mavericks are beaten and confused. This is not what the current score can reflect their mood.

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(End of this chapter)