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In this game, O'Neal also scored some points.

But O'Neal was heavily defended, and Kobe always insisted on single defense, which resulted in O'Neal scoring some goals but made his touch worse.

And the Nuggets also like to play some fierce defense on O'Neal. Although it does not have much impact on the strong O'Neal, it always sends him to the free throw line.

Kobe's efficiency in this game was okay. Although he was still lukewarm, at least he was not beaten directly like in the previous game.

Kobe seemed to want to prove himself in this game. He played very resolutely. Even Anthony's tough defense did not stop Kobe from scoring.

Most of the last quarter was over.

Lakers 89:95 Nuggets.

Kobe fought back and caught up to the score with only 6 points.

Beep!

Wang Chen called a long timeout.

Not only did he have to use a long timeout, but he was also ready to use the shark-cutting tactic.

"O'Neal has been snowing in this game. Although this does not affect his dunks under the basket, it will affect his free throws."

Wang Chen smiled in his heart and told the players the next defensive tactics.

The Nuggets went from leading by double digits to being chased to a 6-point difference. Kobe is certainly important.

But O'Neal's defense, rebounds under the basket, and secondary offense have caused great damage to the Nuggets' 890 inside line.

With this momentum, it is indeed the same as Phil Jackson said. As long as OK is willing to take a step back, he will be defeated with this tactic.

But the problem is that neither OK will take a step back.

After the game came back, the two inside players of the Nuggets went off the court to rest. The Nuggets

' lineup on the court became: Carmelo Anthony, Ryan Bowen, Francisco Elson, Michael Doriak, and Andre Miller. The

Nuggets had three water dispenser combat forces on the court

"At such a critical moment, the Nuggets suddenly changed into this lineup. Neither Elson nor Doryak could defend O'Neal."

Barkley was dumbfounded watching from the (bfbg) commentary booth.

But after a while, the Nuggets gave Barkley the answer.

Fisher had just dribbled the ball and had not crossed half court when Elson and Doryak surrounded O'Neal.

O'Neal was stunned, not knowing what the two were going to do. Elson immediately came over and hugged him first.

Beep!

Since the Nuggets had already committed enough fouls, O'Neal got a chance to shoot free throws.

O'Neal was stunned. He didn't need a chance to shoot free throws.

Going to the free throw line, O'Neal dribbled the ball twice. His touch was already snowy, so he missed both free throws.

Free throws have always been a pain in O'Neal's career.

O'Neal's arm muscles are too developed and too strong, which makes it impossible to accurately control the strength when shooting free throws.

At the same time, because his palms are super huge, a basketball in his hands is almost the same as a volleyball.

When Phil Jackson saw that Wang Chen even used the"Hack-a-Shaq" tactic, his eyes widened in disbelief.

Although this tactic was first used by old Nelson on O'Neal, other coaches rarely imitated it.

At the beginning of the century, everyone felt that there were still many doubts about this tactic.

Because even when O'Neal was being attacked by this tactic, he would occasionally play a super free throw level, causing the score to not develop in a direction that was favorable to his team.

And using this tactic would be covered by a lot of scolding.

But Wang Chen didn't care, he only cared about whether he could win.

On the offensive end, Anthony hit a mid-range shot and widened the score difference to 8. points.

This progress of the game is in a continuous cycle.

O'Neal just passed the ball and two or three people surrounded him. Kobe didn't even have time to touch the ball before he heard the whistle.

Then he saw O'Neal walking towards the free throw line.

Kobe was very annoyed when he saw O'Neal constantly walking towards the free throw line, either missing two free throws or making one of two free throws.

O'Neal could have trained, such as holding a toilet or other easier free throw postures, but O'Neal didn't take it seriously at all, and even disliked the free throw posture for being too ugly.

Kobe, who is very strict with others and himself, naturally couldn't stand the lazy shark, not to mention that this shark wanted to be the boss and listen to his orders.

The split of the OK combination was not caused by a single reason, but by countless conflicts. (To read the novels of Baoshuang, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

So even Phil Jackson could not mediate the conflicts between OK and the team.

O'Neal tried to escape the foul by the Nuggets by running away, but it was useless. The Nuggets used two or three people to surround him, and he couldn't run away.

And the game was also at such a rhythm, so that the Lakers slowly lost the opportunity to catch up.

Even if Phil Jackson replaced O'Neal, without O'Neal's offensive and defensive pillar in the interior, even if he didn't attack, he had a super strong ability to attract double-teaming, and it was difficult for the Lakers to catch up. Without O'Neal

's inside line, Anthony even began to use breakthroughs to cause fouls in the Lakers' interior.

Phil Jackson felt a sense of powerlessness when he saw the game like this.

As the game ended.

Lakers 101:112 Nuggets

Big score, Lakers 1-3 Nuggets.

The Nuggets took the lead in getting the match point, and they were only one step away from the finals.

The OK combination blamed each other, and both of them were in a bad mood and left the court unhappily.

"The Nuggets won the game, but this method may cause Wang Chen some trouble."

Kenny Smith commented.

After the game, Phil Jackson was interviewed again.

"Let me evaluate the opposing head coach Wang Chen?"

"What else can I say? This was an ugly game, and it was also a serious violation of the spirit of sportsmanship (referring to the slashing tactic in the last quarter). He also had no confidence in his defense, so he took such a measure."

Phil Jackson was naturally annoyed.