Legendary star

Chapter 34 Christmas Battle (3)

"The two sides played very well in this game, especially O'Neal and Duncan. It has been a long time since there has been such a confrontation between super insiders in the league." lakers.

"Yes Irwin, this game has reached the intensity of the playoffs or even the finals, and this is likely to be a preview of the Western Conference Finals." The Spurs and Lakers are currently ranked first and second in the league record list The second place is the two strongest teams this season. If there are no accidents, the two teams have a high chance of meeting in the Western Conference Finals.

"Yes, the Spurs were the championship last season. Tim Duncan, the core of the team, has improved a lot this season. O'Neal has become more mature this season. After the Lakers ushered in Phil Jackson, they have also completed a qualitative improvement. These two teams are the strongest teams this season." The magician also affirmed his partner's words.

"It's just that Glenn Rice has never been able to integrate into the Lakers' tactical system. I have to say that this is also a big hidden danger." Before Phil Jackson came, the Lakers played singles tactics with O'Neal as the core, which was regarded as Glenn Rice is still very qualified as a shooter. It’s just that this season the team has started to play triangle tactics. As the team’s top three, he naturally has to take on more responsibilities. It’s just that Glenn has adapted to being a pure shooter. -Rice has never been able to integrate into the triangle offense, and the weakness of not actively moving is now infinitely magnified.

"Phil is a champion coach and I think he's going to figure it out."

After the two sides made substitutions, Meng Xu's task on the court also changed. David Robinson was troubled by fouls and could not play. Popovich also instructed Meng Xu to pay more attention to protecting the backcourt rebounds, while Glenn Rice was off the court. Afterwards, Meng Xu's defensive target also became Kobe Bryant. Kobe was a rookie in 96. After playing as a substitute for the Lakers for two years, he also succeeded in taking the position last year and became the second head of the Lakers. Position, the Lakers also traded away the team's former boss outside core Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel.

As one of the four major divisions in the future, Kobe is still a little immature, and his skills are not fully mature. Vince Carter is also much better than Kobe.

After the game restarted, the Lakers, without Glenn Rice, played more smoothly. After Ron Harper dribbled the ball for halftime, he handed the ball to Kobe who pulled away from the left side. The team's tactical choice, Kobe should hold the ball and cut into the bottom corner, but at this moment Kobe was stuck firmly by Meng Xu, not only lost the space to accelerate, but even blocked the passing route.Kobe's official height is 198, which is almost the same as Meng Xu, but his wingspan is far behind. There are rumors that Kobe's wingspan is only 196. In Meng Xu's opinion, although it is not that short, the gap between him and himself is very large. Obvious.

After breaking through and being blocked, Kobe chose to shoot directly. After pushing Meng Xu back hard, he turned around and leaned back. Although he could predict Kobe's shooting action and even the trajectory of the basketball in advance, he was restrained. Due to the lack of bounce, Meng Xu has nothing to do with this kind of shot with a large receding range. It is already the limit to barely seal the opponent's face with his palm.

Seeing Kobe hit this difficult shot, Phil Jackson not only did not feel the slightest joy, but frowned tightly.Because from a tactical point of view, the Lakers' offense was actually a failure. Although the triangle tactics encourage singles, they also restrict singles. In the Lakers' tactical system, O'Neal is the one who plays the role of the terminator. If O'Neal Scoring this goal is undoubtedly a success from a tactical point of view, and this attack only passed the ball once, and O'Neal didn't even touch the ball. This kind of situation where players rely on their individual abilities to play singles runs counter to the triangle tactics , Glenn Rice is disgusted by Phil Jackson because of his poor running ability without the ball and his preference for singles. If the team plays singles, is there anyone on the Lakers who is more lethal than O'Neal?
Although Duncan doesn't look very strong, but purely in terms of strength, he can be ranked among the existing insiders in the NBA. It's just that the opponent player is a pervert like O'Neal, and he can only outsmart him. The strength is not as good as O'Neal, but fortunately, the shooting range is wider and the offensive methods are more. When Duncan couldn't guard O'Neal, O'Neal couldn't guard Duncan, so the current scene is also that the two explode each other.In this case, the two teams have no way to open the score, and the situation on the field is also very anxious.

"Rookie, your defense is meaningless." After Kobe hit another difficult fadeaway jumper, he said trash talk to Meng Xubiao who was defending him.In this quarter, Kobe's physical exertion was very huge. The No. 5 rookie on the opposite side was like a piece of dog skin plaster, sticking to him tightly, and he couldn't shake it off. People are shocked, and the defensive method that accidentally pokes the eye is really annoying.

"Aside from winning, everything else is meaningless." For some reason, Meng Xu was not angry when he heard Kobe's words. Ability, but for the legendary players in these systems, Meng Xu still has a lot of respect in his heart.

In the first quarter of the game, his teammates were very energetic, so Meng Xu didn't have any desire to score. On the defensive end, he tried his best. As long as Kobe held the ball, Meng Xu would stick to it tightly, although he couldn't find it. The way to deal with fadeaway shots, but as long as the connection between Kobe and his teammates, especially O'Neal, can be cut off, then Meng Xu's defense against Kobe in this game will be successful.

Popovich is also very satisfied with the current situation on the court. A team that has no tactical system and only relies on singles has no future.Throughout the first quarter, the Lakers' tactical system was basically fragmented. When Glenn Rice couldn't integrate into the team and Kobe was addicted to singles, relying only on O'Neal and Ron Harper couldn't support the triangle offensive tactics. of.

虽然第一节比赛科比拿下8分，奥尼尔也得到10分，但是湖人却以21比22落后了马刺1分。

(End of this chapter)