Legendary star

Chapter 473 O'Neal who is about to step down to the top
"Aren't the Pacers really planning not to double-team O'Neal?" After transitioning offense and defense, when Gary Payton got rid of Jamal Tinsley's entanglement and hoisted the basketball to O'Neal inside, the reporters on the scene found that Larry Bird really did what he said, and let Mutombo defend O'Neal alone, without arranging any situation of double-teaming and assisting defense.You must know that Mutombo was blown away by O'Neal in the finals of the 00-01 season. Although O'Neal is 31 years old now, it seems that his state has begun to decline, but only relying on Mutombo's affirmation It is impossible to prevent O'Neal.

"John, I think you need to get out your pen and paper. Didn't Larry Bird say that as long as the Pacers double-team Shaquille O'Neal once, you can win $1 from him? That's much higher than the salary! "When O'Neill pushed Mutombo with his back and hit the hook, the reporter from the Los Angeles Times said to the reporter from the New York Times with a smile on his face.Mutombo can't prevent O'Neal at all. As long as O'Neal can maintain this state, the Pacers will double-team O'Neal sooner or later. Otherwise, with O'Neal's ability, Mutombo will definitely vomit. If O'Neal and Mutombo were played one-on-one throughout the game, O'Neal would definitely score a high score in this game.

"If it was changed to before, O'Neal would definitely turn around against DiBacon and slam dunk. It seems that O'Neal's state is really not as good as before." Larry Bird is very relaxed, because just from O'Neal's offensive choice, it can be seen that after the Achilles tendon injury this season, compared with the O'Neal in last year's finals, the current O'Neal has clearly appeared. It has slipped, which is why Larry Bird dared not to double-team O'Neal.

Although Larry Bird has no system, Larry Bird's estimation is really very accurate. After O'Neal missed 17 regular-season games due to an Achilles tendon injury, Meng Xu received a system prompt. O'Neal's strength evaluation It has dropped from 98 to 97. According to the current trend, O'Neal will definitely decline further in the future. Starting from this season, the most dominant fat man will go down to the top.

Under the tit-for-tat confrontation between Meng Xu and O'Neill, the game has entered a heated state from the very beginning. The two teams have not tried the slightest, and have not concealed anything. From the first minute, it was real. of fighting.For the Lakers, Phil Jackson didn't seem to have any tactics, that is, let O'Neal continue to play singles in the interior, but when O'Neal attacked with the ball in the interior for the second time, Larry Bird's defensive strategy against O'Neal was more or less exposed. There are some clues, because this time the defender of O'Neal has become Jermaine O'Neal, and Mutombo is going to switch to Karl Malone. Obviously, Larry Bird is going to use the wheel to fight against O'Neal. Tombo and Jermaine O'Neal take turns, even if O'Neal has a high success rate at the beginning of the game, but in the face of Mutombo and Jermaine O'Neal's wheel battle, his physical strength will definitely be consumed very quickly .

"It's despicable, shameless, and despicable..." After seeing through Larry Bird's defensive strategy, the reporter of the Los Angeles Times immediately scolded, Mutombo and Jermaine O'Neal's defense against O'Neal It's not just a simple wheel battle. Mutombo and Jermaine O'Neal's defensive strategies against O'Neal are completely different. Mutombo simply stands behind O'Neal, blocks him, and fights O'Neal to consume.On the other hand, Jermaine O'Neal uses his advantages in moving speed and explosive power to defend O'Neal around the front, and at the same time lower his body's center of gravity as much as possible, and use his body to lean against O'Neal. To effectively limit O'Neal, but whether it is Mutombo or Jermaine O'Neal, their purpose is only one, that is to make O'Neal score in a more difficult and more energy-consuming way. In this case , O'Neal will definitely fall into a dilemma. If he insists on attacking the inside line, under the continuous consumption of Mutombo and Jermaine O'Neal, O'Neal's physical strength will definitely not last until the fourth quarter, but if he does not attack, isn't it right? The Pacers' arms?

"Larry was able to come up with this defensive strategy. I have to say that although this is not the most effective defensive method against O'Neal, it is the most consuming defensive method for O'Neal. If the Pacers use this against O'Neal every round I am afraid that 35 minutes is the limit that O'Neal can persist in a game, and the schedule of the finals is so dense, the more games the two sides play, the more disadvantageous it will be for the Lakers. It's just a pity that not every team The team can have two insiders like Mutombo and Jermaine, and such a defensive strategy is not feasible in the regular season.” Jeff Van Gundy on the commentary for Larry Bird This defensive strategy is also amazing, but this defensive strategy is not the same for most teams in the league. Among the 29 teams in the league, how many teams can come up with the Pacers? What about the inside combination?
"Larry, you are such a fucking genius!" Magic Johnson beside Jeff Van Gundy, although he didn't speak, still praised Larry Bird silently in his heart.

"I'm going, how can I be so foolish? It's not okay to go on like this!" Meng Xu shook his head helplessly after watching the basketball he threw hit the iron again. I have been looking forward to triggering the hit streak effect, but every time Meng Xu hits a ball, he is greeted by iron strikes, every time he hits a ball, he misses a ball, and this time he missed two shots in a row. Sure enough, this kind of shooting that purely pursues shooting speed is not very reliable. Although the shooting rate of 5 of 2 shots after the opening of the first quarter is barely acceptable, but if you want to count on this shooting rate to beat the Lakers, don't think about it. up.

"Boy, why can't you stand up so quickly?" When Meng Xu got rid of Devin George's defense in the next attack, he didn't continue to use the extremely fast mid-range shot, but passed After a back pass handed the basketball to Hamilton who was free from Kobe's defense, O'Neal, who pulled out to defend, said provocatively to Meng Xu with a look of contempt. Originally, O'Neal thought that Meng Xu would always compete with him, but he didn't expect it to happen. After missing two shots, Meng Xu began to choose to pass the ball.

"Laughing now is not a laughing matter. It's really laughing at the end. You should worry about yourself. Don't sit on the bench when you don't have the energy in the fourth quarter!" He turned back unceremoniously, the game has just begun, even if the Lakers are leading now, it is nothing.

"I hope that after this game, your mouth can still be so hard."

"That's exactly what I want to say to you!"

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"Meng, in the second quarter, Phil Jackson will definitely rest O'Neal and give the ball to Kobe, so you must pay attention to Kobe's defense in the second quarter, and don't give him room to shoot easily, and after O'Neal is off the field, It is the best time for us to chase points, we must seize this great opportunity."

"Reggie, you replace Richard and use your best game rhythm to drag Kobe."

"James, you replace Jermaine and play power forward. You and Meng take turns taking care of Kobe."

"Jermaine, take a good rest first, and you will face that big guy alone in the third quarter." After the first quarter, Larry Bird took the tactical board and quickly arranged for the team to play in the second quarter. Tactics, and personnel arrangement, in the second quarter of this game, Larry Bird did not arrange the team's bench lineup very rarely, but only rotated Hamilton and Jermaine O'Neal, and the other three main players Still being left on the field.

After the game restarted, O'Neal of the Lakers really took a rest. He was replaced by Ukrainian insider Stanislav Medvedenko, and the rest of the Lakers starters also stayed on the court. After O'Neal left the court, The Lakers' inside line was at a disadvantage in an instant. Although Stanislav Medvedenko replaced O'Neal as the center, his attack range was very outside, and Stanislav Medvedenko was heavy but not strong. More afraid of physical confrontation, James Posey likes to defend this type of big man the most. With Stanislav Medvedenko far away from the basket, Karl Malone actually performs the duties of a center forward, but Throughout his career, Malone has been more afraid of insiders who are taller than him, and now he has a knee injury, so Malone's performance after facing Mutombo was not satisfactory.

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