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Chapter 208 The Lakers Underestimated the Enemy
With the referee throwing the ball high in the middle circle, the game officially begins.

O'Neal jumped the ball and won easily, and Blazers center Sabonis was easily suppressed by O'Neal just like last season's playoffs.

O'Neal's ball was unexpectedly not caught by his teammates. The Lakers played a little carelessly after the start. They could easily sweep the Blazers last season. There will definitely be no surprises this season. This kind of thinking makes the Lakers The players are a little too relaxed.

The ball played by O'Neal was obtained by Isaiah Ryder, who was actively fighting for the Blazers. After grabbing the ball, he directly passed Damon Stoudemire, who was already on the fast break, and Stoudemire easily went up after receiving the ball basket succeeded.

The Lakers, who have always been known for their fast breaks in games, were caught off guard by the Blazers today.

Robert Horry serves from the baseline, Nash dribbles the ball up the frontcourt, Damon Stoudemire, although lacking in height, has good hands-off speed and defensive awareness, and in a point guard, his strength is not It is considered too weak, so it is still possible to defend Nash.

After Nash dribbled the ball and waited for his teammates to settle down, he hoisted the ball into the interior, and the Lakers still started to attack from the interior.

As soon as O'Neal received the ball, he was about to turn around and hook, but the Blazers double-teamed very quickly. Isaiah Ryder ran to double-team O'Neal as soon as O'Neal took the ball. He even let go of the most threatening outside line. Liu Han.

O'Neal also played very relaxed today, but it was this inadvertent defense that made O'Neal lack vigilance. He was cut off by Ryder as soon as he dribbled, and "Little Flying Squirrel" had already started rushing towards the Lakers half court.

Ryder made a pass and then looked for Stoudemire. Nash's pursuit was a step slower, and he watched "Little Flying Squirrel" layup again and scored two points.

The Lakers were completely stunned by the Blazers' two fast breaks. Since the beginning of this season, as long as Liu Han participated in the game, the Lakers are known for their fast offense and counterattack, but now the Blazers are using fast breaks to give the Lakers a good advantage. The team learned a lesson.

As soon as Coach George Krent sat down on the sidelines, he stood up and waved his arms and shouted to the court: "Everyone move, don't stop, don't stop."

Robert Horry hit the baseline for the second time, and the Lakers players finally started to take the game seriously.

Nash advanced to the frontcourt, and O'Neal came out to pick and roll.Liu Han took Ryder, who was defending himself, to the weak side to open up space.

Nash rushed in along the direction of O'Neal's screen, and then O'Neal slid down by himself. Nash made a very clever ground pass, and the ball slipped from the careless Stoudemire's crotch into O'Neal's hands.

Facing Rasheed Wallace who came up to defend, O'Neal directly knocked the opponent away and succeeded in a one-armed dunk.

The Lakers used the Jazz's offensive routine to score a goal, which finally relieved the fans on the sidelines, because the Lakers were indeed a bit chaotic just now.

The players of the Trail Blazers seem to be heroic fighters today. Every player treats the game with an attitude of sacrificing their lives to blow up bunkers. In the next attack, they try their best to grab every ball. The leading center Sabonis flew straight out of the baseline in a save. It seems that the Blazers are really going to work hard today.

The Lakers, who played smoothly in the regular season, encountered a desperate team in the first game of the playoffs. This made the young Lakers players start to panic, except that Liu Han still maintained his amazing shooting percentage. In addition, the shooting percentage of other players began to decline.

Less than 5 minutes into the game, Lakers coach George Krent called the first timeout. He must now adjust the lineup on the court. Now it seems that these players of the Lakers are not ready for the season. In preparation for the playoffs, their mentality is still the same as in the regular season. This mentality seems a bit weak when it comes to the extremely fierce playoffs.

"Boys, it seems that you guys made a lot of noise at the party celebrating 72 wins. Did you find a girl? Of course I know Liu definitely didn't, but I hope you can take it seriously in the next game, I don't need you to work as hard as they do, but at least don't be intimidated by their situation, just play at our previous level. Ray, you rest first, Steve, you also leave the field, and Liu will control the ball next , Michael and Brent play, play the Eagles offense, you can start when defending, don’t be afraid of fouls, fouls are indispensable in the playoffs.” George did not directly criticize the players, he is not the kind of very strong coach, George Always tell each player what they should pay attention to and how to play reasonably.

After returning to the field, the Lakers finally recovered. Liu Han first shot a three-pointer through O'Neal's screen, and then still used the screen pick-and-roll to send O'Neal to dunk.The Lakers will gradually catch up with the lagging score.

The Blazers are still their iron-blooded model, but they are not blindly pursuing bravery. The Blazers still have their own set of ideas in offense. Their No. 95 player Rasheed Wallace was the first round of the [-] draft. The fourth pick, this big man with a strong body and a fiery temper has a very delicate touch, and his shooting method is a very rare straight-arm shooting method. This shooting method relies entirely on the strength of the wrist to throw the ball. It's hard to defend because the shot point is too high.

Rasheed Wallace, who is two meters one by one, played very well against Robert Horry, who was five centimeters shorter than him. It is very depressing, because this shooting method is really too difficult, and Wallace's hand feeling is also very hot today. He made consecutive shots and once opened the gap to seven points. If Liu Han was not there Hitting consecutive three-pointers from outside the three-point line, maybe the Blazers have widened the gap to more than ten points.

After the first quarter, the Lakers trailed the Trail Blazers by five points 27-32. Judging from the scene, the Lakers played really badly today. In the first half of the first quarter, the Lakers even had some They couldn't find an offensive idea. It wasn't until Liu Han started to control the ball that the Lakers began to stabilize.

"Guys, I think we've underestimated the enemy a bit. They're not easy to deal with. Every team that enters the playoffs is not so easy to deal with. We have to pay attention. We can't win the first season after 72 wins. If we lose in the playoffs, then we will become the laughing stock of the league.” Liu Han expressed his thoughts directly to his teammates during the break in the first quarter. He felt that he and his teammates underestimated the enemy. The changes in the Lakers have also changed the way the Lakers play.

"Yes, we have to admit this. We did underestimate the enemy, but I hope you will use your performance in the next game to prove to everyone that you have the strength to underestimate the enemy. Even if we underestimate them, the victory will eventually be ours. Yes." George Krent followed Liu Han's words and encouraged the players again.

"Liu is right. We must pay attention to it. I don't want to be pestered by those reporters asking if I went to a nightclub yesterday..." O'Neill also started to speak, but his words made his teammates laugh.

"You were going, Shaq, you took us with you..." O'Neal was directly betrayed by his teammates.However, the team's atmosphere has undergone a good change. For many young people participating in the playoffs for the first time, this atmosphere will help them perform better.

(End of this chapter)