Countercurrent and become a superstar

In Chapter 65, when giving out sub-questions, he actually managed to show off his face to give out questions. No one except O'Neal!

On October 2003, 10, night fell at the Staples Center Arena.

At this time, the opening game of the 03/04 NBA regular season between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks was about to take place in the arena. The lights were bright and there was a sea of ​​people.

When Qin Yang stepped into this arena, he was greeted by countless flashes of photography and boos that hit him like a tsunami.

Tan Yang didn't have any stage fright. He looked left and right with experiential curiosity and glanced at the audience at the side of the court. He unexpectedly found a few familiar faces that he seemed to have seen in movies. He wanted to recall their names but couldn't call them out.

Soon, Tan Yang was attracted by the beautiful scenery on the sidelines. Good guy, the quality of the female Lakers fans at home is so high, they are at least as high as several floors.

Scanning to the area where the cheerleading girls were, Tan Yang felt that he had missed a lot of beautiful scenery on TV in his previous life, and all he had watched were the emasculated version of NBA basketball live broadcasts.

Except for one ball on the court, he actually missed so many balls off the court. It was a loss of hundreds of millions.

Well, not the kind of 100 million that rewards oneself.

"A sin!"

Tan Yang punched the air in his heart, and then deeply imprinted this scene into his eyes and engraved it in his mind.

"Let me use my clear eyes to criticize them!
It’s also a good idea for the flower-growing brothers to explore the route in advance and avoid danger..."

During the warm-up, the Dallas Mavericks generals were trying to get a feel for their shots while looking at the Lakers players on the other side with their peripheral vision, all focusing on O'Neal and Malone.

That strong and strong body, as strong as steel, you can tell that it contains surging power. This physical talent is too animal...

Looking at the small arms and legs of the Dallas Mavericks, I immediately thought that they could not win the ball.

Playing games with other teams may just mean losing, but playing basketball with this Lakers team is simply life-threatening!

With such a strong physique and a damn bald head, there are people playing basketball, not football at all. This is the wrong set!
Just when the Dallas Mavericks generals were losing morale, suddenly their eyes lit up.

The Lakers seem to be missing one person!
wrong!

It's not that there seems to be one person missing, but there is definitely one person missing.

Moreover, he is still the key man.

"Kobe Bryant was summoned by the court to attend the trial.

In other words, OK combination, no K, only O, we still have a chance to survive. "

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"As long as they use offense to defeat the Lakers' outside perimeter and use a fast offensive pace to drag down the 40-year-old Malone and the seriously overweight O'Neal, the Dallas Mavericks can walk out of the Staples Center alive."

"Moreover, without Kobe to lead the rotation, we can completely use the advantage of the bench lineup to take the game away..."

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Thinking of this, Nowitzki became much more calm and calm when chatting with O'Neal, who was one size older than him.

Finlay also greeted Malone calmly.

Then Nash, Jamison and Antoine Walker also went over to join in the fun, while the Lakers could only let Payton deal with it.

In the pre-game ceremony chat game, five versus three, the advantage was given to the Dallas Mavericks.

At this time, the starting lineups of both sides for tonight's match were also displayed on the big screen in the arena.

The Lakers' starting five are O'Neal, Malone, Devin George, Payton, and Fisher.

The Mavericks' starting five are Fordson, Nowitzki, Antoine Walker, Finley, and Nash.

This game was broadcast live on TNT Radio, with Kenny Smith partnering with Barkley, and Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar being invited as a guest to commentate.

"Kobe made the same mistakes that all men make, and this season will never end.

Without Kobe Bryant, an ace who is both offensive and defensive and an iron man, the Lakers' lineup, despite the reinforcements of Payton and Malone, is still much reduced in strength.

Just looking at the cards, the Lakers are in danger. "

Kenny Smith nodded, but put forward a different point of view, and then said.

"The Mavericks don't have an inside man who can compete with O'Neal. If O'Neal can dominate the penalty area, it will be very difficult for the Mavericks to defeat the Lakers.

The Mavericks only look at the lineup, and their offensive combat effectiveness is very brave, but basketball is not about counting or stacking chips.

There is only one basketball in an offensive round. If they cannot solve their ball distribution problem, the offensive efficiency cannot be improved. If the defense cannot solve O'Neal's unsolvable problem, the Mavericks may still lose. "

“The key is to see what kind of offense the Mavericks can play!
With the Mavericks’ soft style of play, I’m more optimistic that the Lakers’ tough style of play will have the last laugh…”

The game is on!

Beep——!
When the whistle sounded, the referee threw the basketball high in the air. Although O'Neal was fat, he defeated Nowitzki and won the ball for the Lakers' first attack.

Tan Yang sat on the bench, watching the game quietly as a walk-on.

But when he saw Fordson guarding O'Neal, who was one size bigger than him, he immediately couldn't help but shake his head.

This is simply impossible to prevent!

Fordson still has two braids, not an afro, although he is still a beast like Big Ben. You don't have an afro and are only 2 meters tall. How can you defend O'Neal?

On the court, Fisher controlled the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to Payton who came up from the left for the first time. Then, he cut without the ball to the 45-degree three-point line on the left.

At this time, O'Neal, who is asking for the ball in the low post on the left side of the penalty area, Payton, who is outside the 75-degree three-point line on the left side, and Fisher, who is pulling space outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left side, form an offensive triangle.

At this moment, Fordson was easily reached by O'Neal. Seeing this, Payton immediately sent the damn basketball to the basket. "Gone!"

Seeing this scene, Buckley shook his head and sighed.

"O'Neal will kill Fordson if he gets the basketball.

With Fordson's height of 2 meters, O'Neal should not have received the ball from the beginning.

If you let O'Neal catch the ball, be prepared to wreak havoc on the basket.

The banging sound should happen soon, there is no way the Mavericks can defend that fat-headed shark's offense, I said..."

As soon as Buckley finished speaking, his eyes were dumbfounded, and then he wanted to laugh.

On the court, O'Neal bumped back, turned around and lifted up. Fordson's defense was already riding on O'Neal's face.

Beep——!
When the whistle sounded, the referee immediately sentenced Fordson's thug for a foul, and O'Neal got the opportunity to go to the free throw line and make a free throw.

“Sure enough, Fordson is a villain!
However, his defensive method is the most effective.

Although it can only be used 6 times a night, it is still a very happy thing to see O'Neal's depressed face on the free throw line..."

At this time, the camera fell on Nelson's face, and then glanced at O'Neal's face standing on the free throw line.

Compared with Nelson's calmness, O'Neal standing on the free throw line was much more dignified.

When giving out sub-questions, he actually managed to make a face like giving out propositions. No one except O'Neal could do it.

Of course, Nelson is also a talent!
Knowing that the interior defense couldn't stop O'Neal, he immediately flipped the table and let O'Neal go to the free throw line to challenge his weakness.

Bang-dang——!
The first free throw was a hit, and the second one was also missed.

Bang-dang——!
You call this being unable to guard against O'Neal?
There are always more ways than difficulties.

I saw that O'Neal couldn't even score points such as free throws.

The audience on the sidelines started to boo, and after half the booing, they suddenly burst into laughter.

So sharp, how did O'Neal do it, unable to do a simple task like free throws?

How many donuts do you need to reward yourself to practice this?
"Ha ha!!

No wonder Kobe is unhappy with him!

Shaq's dominance can only stay in the penalty area. Outside the penalty area, the shark will become a dead fish.

But, are the Mavericks prepared to defend O'Neal like this all night?

In that case, I won’t be sleepy anymore…”

In transition, the Mavericks attack.

Nash caught the ball and was immediately pressed by Fisher. It was impossible to speed up the fast break.

When the game fell into a positional battle, Fisher stopped pressing. Anyway, the rhythm of the game was already controlled by their Lakers team.

Nash controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and Fisher lowered his center of gravity, like a crab, lying in front of Nash.

When Nash dribbled the ball and wanted to break through to the left, Fisher, with his hands open, took a crab step and moved to the left. Under the HC rules, with Nash's physical talent, he simply did not have the breakthrough ability of Iverson's hard tackle. .

No choice but to change direction to the right...

Tan Yang shook his head after seeing this. No wonder Cuban chose to send Nash away in 04. Faced with Fisher's crab step and fight-and-retreat defense, Nash couldn't make a breakthrough. He couldn't make a breakthrough at all. .

At this time, just like on the football field, Cristiano Ronaldo performed the same breakthrough against Bartuso.

So, Ronaldo will not break through?
The problem is that it doesn't matter if you break through. You can only go to the bottom line. The restricted area is full of people, so breaking in will also make you feel lonely.

Fisher took a good stance and spread his hands like a big crab. Nash broke through on the right side, immediately fought and retreated, and moved sideways to the right side.

"Nash can't break through, he can't pick up the speed, and his breakthrough poses no threat at all!
Oh, Nowitzki mentioned the high post as a screen, and Nash immediately passed the ball. Then, he cut without the ball and ran to the basket, and Nash went in.

Nowitzki caught the ball and blocked Fisher's body, and at the same time threw the basketball back to Nash who went in.

The Mavericks' offensive opportunity, oh, the whistle blew..."

Beep——!
Nowitzki was whistled for a screen foul, and his body firmly blocked Fisher.

The referee didn't like him and immediately whistled Nowitzki for a foul.

On the court, Nowitzki was stunned at first, and then he could only spread his hands helplessly.

The basketball rights changed hands to the Lakers.

After watching for less than a minute, Tan Yang shook his head, knowing that in the so-called small ball era, under such rules, there was no future at all.

The inside line can't defend against O'Neal's impact, and the outside line can't break out in the face of HC rules. When using team cover tactics, it's easy to get called for screen fouls. The only thing left is to use shooting to test the opponent's defense.

Good guy, if you have only watched basketball in the small ball era, and then watch current basketball games, Tan Yang will feel that the referee is biased against the Mavericks and Cuban, and the whistle always bullies them.

You may feel that the Lakers' home whistle is too biased!

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(End of this chapter)