Rebirth of My Rocket Dynasty

Chapter 116

After Shaquille O'Neal ravaged the Rockets' rim, the Rockets' players began to attack.

Bodi Roga raised his arms high like the peerless sword in the hands of Achilles, and said loudly: "Guys, let's pay them back."

The Rockets responded loudly.

The Rockets players began to follow Lao Tang's arrangement and started to run tactics.

Van Exel looked at Bodi Roga in front of him and felt tremendous pressure. That kind of invisible pressure can only be felt against some old guys in the NBA, such as Stockton.

Axel felt terrified in his heart, thinking to himself: Is this Yugoslavian really as difficult to deal with as those old fellows?Can I stop this person's attack? The suspicion in my heart is slowly increasing.

Just as Van Exel's heart was churning, the Rockets' attack began.

Relying on his height and weight, Bodi Roga began to break through to the inside of the Lakers. His breakthrough speed was not fast, but he had a very strong sense of rhythm.

Very practical and effective.

Bodi Roga, who had already strode through the paint area, glanced out of the corner of his eye, and Drexler and Horry, who were ambushing on the two baselines, had begun to slip in along the baseline.

And O'Neal saw that Bodi Roga had broken through to the inside line, and went up to him without hesitation, wanting to give Bodi Roga a big hat.

It's a pity that they weren't fooled at all. The moment O'Neill mentioned it, Bodi Roga passed the ball.

With a flick of the wrist, a ground pass bounced from O'Neal's side, and Drexler, who had already sneaked behind O'Neal, made a beautiful backhand layup and scored two points.

Watching the wonderful layup, Drexler bumped punches with Bodi Roga after landing, and said loudly: "Dejan, your pass is really good."

Seeing this situation, O'Neill's face was even more uncomfortable.

However, he was not allowed to complain, because the Lakers started to attack.

Van Exel controlled the ball and continued to watch O'Neal inside.

The current Sharks are competing with Big Ben. Although O'Neill has a slight upper hand, he does not have an overwhelming advantage.

Observing the situation on the court, I saw a sudden acceleration of Kobe Bryant, pulling a step away from Drexler who was following him.

Running to the inside at high speed, Axel, who knew what he was doing, used his footsteps to open up the first-line passing space, and the basketball was accurately handed over to Kobe Bryant.

Kobe, who caught the ball, took a big step into the inside line, and then jumped high, ready to complete a powerful one-handed dunk at the Rockets' basket.

The idea is very good, but he also underestimated the ability of the Rockets to block the air inside. Just when he thought that his dunk was about to succeed, a big black hand directly covered the basketball, and the power from the hand was beyond his ability. counterbalanced.

Then I heard a voice from my ear saying, "Man, you underestimate us too."

Kobe was in the air, he glanced out of the corner of his eye, saw only a mouthful of white teeth, and then felt that he had lost control of the ball.

With a "snap", the basketball was slammed out.

The man covered with Kobe's big cap roared to the sky after landing, the voice was full of wildness.

Kobe looked at the person in front of him with a dark face. This high school student like him was now his target.

He is Kevin Garnett.

Seeing such a powerful block, the Rockets players all stepped forward to celebrate with Garnett.

Terrible guy, this is what all Lakers players say about Garnett.

And the former Celtics superstar McHale, who is far away in Minnesota, is also bleeding in his heart.

Lao Tang on the sidelines jumped up from the bench happily watching the ball, raised his hands excitedly, and hugged the staff around him.

Looking at the situation in front of him, O'Neal, as the leader of the team, stepped forward, comforted Kobe, and said, "Okay, buddy, don't be sad, just fight back."

Kobe said with a dark face: "Shaq, I'm not sad, I'm just thinking about how to fight back."

After finishing speaking, he went to serve the ball without looking back. O'Neill, who was pushed hard by Kobe's attitude, couldn't hold back anymore, and turned around to reprimand Kobe.

Fox on the side quickly stepped forward and said, "Okay, Shaq, that kid was blocked and he's in a bad mood, don't bother with him."

Seeing that the team's good guys had spoken, O'Neal could only hold back the words that came to his lips, glanced at Fox and said, "Okay, brother, I'll show you face."

After finishing speaking, he went deep into the basket and prepared to continue attacking.

The Rockets continued to strengthen their defense, but this offense was still scored by the Lakers. After many turnovers, Fox made a mid-range shot.

The Rockets attacked again. Looking at the Lakers who had already set up their formation, the Rockets still started to attack according to the established tactics.

Bodi Roga breaks through to attract the defense of the inside. If the Lakers center moves up, then Drexler, Horry, or Garnett, who slipped on the bottom line on both sides, will all launch an attack.

Once the Lakers' center is not mentioned, then Bodi Roga can score by himself.

In addition, there is a rebound monster Ben Wallace cruising around the basket, which really caused great trouble for the Lakers inside.

And once the Lakers strengthened their defense against the two baselines, Horry and Drexler would take turns to shoot frequently outside the three-point line between 30-45 degrees.

For a while, the Lakers fell into a state of internal and external difficulties.

Seeing this situation, Harris also quickly made adjustments, and Fox switched to defend Bodi Roga.

Attempts to suppress the rocket's engine, thereby controlling the rocket's attack.

Seeing this situation, the Rockets began to make substitutions. The bus and Saulius got on, replacing Drexler and Ben.

In this way, the Rockets have added one passing point.

The two of Bodirogasaulius began to change positions frequently. In addition, both of them have precise three-pointers. The Rockets have an absolute advantage in the entire perimeter competition.

Kobe can occasionally score on the offensive end, but he encountered great challenges on the defensive end. The fierce Lithuanian hit Kobe with his muscles again and again. He was always able to pass the ball or shoot by himself, but after being hit, it was difficult for him to exert force, and Kobe fell into confusion for a while.

Under such circumstances, the Rockets ended the first quarter of the game.

The Rockets led by 30 points 22:8.

During the interval between games, Lao Tang said to his players: "Good job, we can suppress the Lakers to such an extent, it seems that our tactics are still effective. The basic point of our tactics is compressed by the overall defensive formation of the Lakers, and then the opponent Open a hole behind the defensive line, if the opponent starts to defend behind, then our frontal pitchers will have a chance to shoot and hit them. Well, continue to play according to the predetermined tactics, go ahead, the Lakers are not your opponents."

On the Lakers side, Harris also made tit-for-tat deployments. Harris said: "Everyone is optimistic, the Rockets are now attacking our basket through two bottom corners. Shaq, starting from the second quarter, you have to give I stick to the basket, no matter who is attacking, you are your territory when you get to the basket, you have to hit it down, let the Rockets know where your no-fly zone is, Kobe, and Eddie, you two give me Keep an eye on the bottom line, Fox, don't relax in the slightest if you continue to focus on that Yugoslav for me, I want to see what other tricks they have."

But what Harris didn't want to play was that the second quarter of the Rockets' game was opened inside.

After the start of the second quarter, Bodi Roga controlled the ball and slowly approached the Lakers outside the three-point line. Looking at the bus fighting with O'Neal in the interior, Bodi Roga gestured, and the bus immediately ran to the high position. O'Neill followed out habitually.

After the bus received the ball, he looked at O'Neill who had followed him, with a slight smile on his face.

With a flick of the wrist, a pass close to O'Neal's waist was passed to Garnett, who had already slipped inside.

Resisting Campbell who was defending himself, Garnett just took a step, and then a quick one-handed dunk, "bang", scored two points for the Rockets.

Seeing such a situation on the court, Harris shouted from the sidelines: "Shaq, pay attention to the inside, inside."

O'Neill, who heard the call, nodded silently, signaling that he understood.

However, the next attack made O'Neal even more uncomfortable. If he didn't go out with the bus, then the Chinese's precise mid-range shot would pose a considerable threat to the Lakers. Nate will frequently go deep into the basket for singles.

If he defends Garnett by himself, then Campbell can't withstand the Chinese's back attack, and Garnett's mid-range shot is also very accurate.

Now O'Neill is really entangled and doesn't know what to do.

In the middle of the first half, O'Neal called a timeout, and the Sharks who returned to the sidelines looked at Harris and said, "I want to know how to beat the Rockets. Can you teach me? Coach."

Looking at the sweaty but sincere fat face, Harris was silent.

Harris was helpless when a player made such a request.

But now the rocket is invulnerable, what should I do, what should I do.

This made the old man very helpless.

Taking a long breath, Harris said: "Shaq, I know you want to win, but I also want to win, but the Rockets are very strong now, I think you have experience. So, win The ball depends on everyone. Now everyone stops playing man-to-man, and starts playing zone defense, double-teaming people in the zone at any time. No matter who it is, as long as it enters your zone, I will stare at him fiercely , absolutely can’t let them shoot so easily.”

While talking, he drew a large section of tactical moves on the tactical board.

After the players from both sides played, the Lakers obviously started a zone defense. This defense effectively restrained the Rockets' offense.

However, Harris was negligent. Three of the players on the court had played under international basketball rules and were familiar with such tactics. After a minute of silence, the Rockets found a way to deal with it.

That is, the ball is always faster than the person, speed up the pass, and look for opportunities while running.

The Rockets quickly suppressed the Lakers on both offensive and defensive ends. The passing and cooperation of the three international players completely broke the Lakers' zone defense.

At the end of the first half, the Rockets ended the game with a 13-point advantage.

Seeing O'Neal and Kobe leave with black faces, Olajuwon, who had been sitting off the court for half the time, smiled at Lao Tang and said, "Coach, should I be the one to show off in the second half?"

Lao Tang also laughed and said, "Why, you old fellow, want to tease that shark too."

Olajuwon laughed and said, "Coach, I won't have many opportunities like this in the future."

Old Tang who heard the words just smiled and didn't say anything.

Olajuwon himself understands quite well that even if I am playing, my chances are not many, so I don’t want to take advantage of the moment to tease this cute shark, hehe, I will not have many opportunities in the future.

(End of this chapter)