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Chapter 120 Shaq Seems To Be Broken! (First update, please subscribe)
"Recently, the Bucks' record has fluctuated due to the absence of the three musketeers. However, the Lakers have won three consecutive away games in the Eastern Conference and are in full swing. Before the game starts, there is no way to predict who will win and who will win."

"The two teams faced off in the first round this season, and the defending champion Lakers were ultimately superior.

But today's Bucks are not what they used to be. The rise of He Li is the biggest surprise of the Bucks this season, and it is also a strong enemy of all teams in the West.

Today, the three main players of the Bucks returned from injury together. In today's game, the Lakers want to continue to win the game. It must not be so easy to double kill the Bucks! "

"From my personal point of view, I look forward to He Li's performance today.

There is no doubt that He Li is the ace of the Bucks.

The three musketeers can at most lead the Bucks to the Eastern Conference Finals.

But He Li can become the key figure who can help the Bucks win the finals.

Today's game can be regarded as a preview of this season's finals. "

Although the Bucks rejected Barkley's offer to join, Barkley still evaluated He Li "rationally".

At this time, no one knows whether Barkley is really optimistic about He Li, or whether he wants to help the Bucks attract attention and kill the Bucks, so that the Bucks cannot win the championship as they wish.

However, it is still too early to talk about the championship.

Time soon came to the jump ball link.

O'Neill: "Boy, why are you so serious, do you still want to beat me?"

"Shaq, you want to get this done soon, right?

Don't worry, I'll let you rest soon.

But the time on the field, I won't make it too easy for you, just wait. "

He Li naturally knew that O'Neal couldn't jump the jump ball, but this was a good opportunity to consume O'Neal's energy.

As long as He Li is serious about jumping, O'Neal has to take off with all his strength. Of course, O'Neal can give up the jump ball, but in this way, the Lakers may be more passive when entering the fourth quarter.

The team that succeeds in opening the jump ball gets the ball for the first attack in the first quarter and the fourth quarter. If the score difference between the two teams in the first three quarters is seven or eight points, then the first attack in the fourth quarter is very important.

The first striker who is behind in the score, recovers the score to five or six points, at least it looks like he can still play,
But if the leading scorer gets the first attack and then scores the ball, the score difference will be ten percent, and the morale and mentality of the lagging side will have problems.

The team leading the score may lead step by step until the game is won without bloodshed.

"Shaq, come on, let me blow you up!"

"Stinky boy, I've thought about it, you're finished today!"

"Don't, don't do this, let me blow you up!"

The referee standing in the middle circle watched He Li and O'Neill sparring trash talk to each other. It was really speechless. It was just a jump ball. Is it necessary for the two of you?
The ball was thrown into the air by the referee, and He Li took off with all his strength, but in the end he couldn't jump over O'Neal who was serious about jumping the ball.

Fisher held the ball across half court and handed the ball to O'Neal.

The Bucks didn't intercept the passing route here, and what they were waiting for was O'Neal to play in with the ball.

However, the Bucks just let the ball fall into O'Neal's hands.

When O'Neal was about to dribble back, He Li and Ray Allen teamed up with Anthony Mason to double-team Bonier on the Bucks' side, and did not give O'Neal a chance to start the back.

While the Bucks have three guarantees inside and outside, they also blocked most of O'Neal's shooting space and passing space.

After all, O'Neal is a big center. Even though he is a flexible and fat man, his ball-handling skills are not up to the level of a guard.

He Li and Anthony Mason blocked O'Neal's way. Whether O'Neal relied on tonnage to break through, or turned his back and used the footsteps under the basket, it was difficult for O'Neal to perform.

On the side, Ray Allen was looking for an attempt to steal, putting continuous pressure on O'Neal to steal the ball.

At this time, O'Neal has no room to pass the ball, so he can only forcefully rely on his height advantage to make a mid-range shot.

In the end, it was Duang's cry.

Anthony Mason grabbed the rebound, and the Bucks immediately countered the fast break and advanced at the speed of light.

O'Neal finally ran back, and the Bucks assisted Cassell to score 2 points with a dunk first.

"Shaq, your unwilling eyes are really... wonderful!"

The Lakers' offense is not as fast as the Bucks, but waits for most of the players to get in position before looking for opportunities to launch the offensive.

He Li only taunted O'Neill after O'Neill was in position. Although O'Neill has been battle-tested, it is hard not to be influenced by He Li.

There is no doubt that O'Neal already knows that the Bucks will limit him in the way other teams usually deal with him in this game.

Obviously, the Bucks have already practiced quite proficiently in this set of defense.

The whole league defends O'Neal one-on-one. Even Malone and Duncan cannot completely defend against it.

But if it is three-on-one, it can effectively limit O'Neal and make O'Neal an undercover agent for the Lakers.

As early as the 96 season, Zen Master had thoroughly studied how to defend O'Neal.

"We have to double-team Shaq, but we can't get our hands dirty when we do such a bad thing. Shaq doesn't need to double-team when he catches the ball. When Shaq is about to shoot the basket, we will surround him. At that time, he will have no time to pass the ball."

It was this defensive style that the Bulls swept the Magic 4-0.

Even though O'Neal traveled west to the Lakers, Sloan used the same method to block O'Neal out of the finals several times.

Stockton revealed the Jazz's strategy: "We will not double-team Shaq in advance. We let Ostertag push him out of the penalty area. When Shaq wants to get the ball and is ready to shoot the ball to the ground, I will double-team together."

Because O'Neal is worried about being intercepted, and he can't pass the ball to his teammates, he can only choose to shoot.

But O'Neal's shooting ability is not good, just look at his free throw ability.

The Bucks let O'Neal catch the ball outside the paint, but didn't give O'Neal a chance to enter the paint.

In this case, O'Neal's shot is no different from the delivery.

Zen Master clearly knew that O'Neal could be defended by some tactics, so after coming to the Lakers, he continued to train Kobe.

There are only five people on the court in a team. It is impossible for three people to double-team O'Neal and three people to double-team another outside superstar.

Kobe has some of Jordan's potential. If it's just two people double-teaming Kobe, it's almost just Kobe's normal shooting environment.

The Lakers have won the championship in recent years, and it is precisely this style of play that has been integrated into the entire Lakers team.

Everyone saw that the Bucks double-teamed O'Neal with a firm attitude, so they didn't waste the ball and handed the ball to Kobe for handling.

"Kobe played really well. Halfway through the first quarter, he scored 8 points on 4 of 9 shots."

"But the Lakers can't expect Kobe to play alone!

The Bucks' defense against Kobe was very clear, and they did not give Kobe the chance to shoot three-pointers and drive into the basket to make fouls.

Kobe can hit mid-range shots, and he can hit irons too.

However, it is impossible for Kobe to maintain such a good touch and such a high shooting percentage for four quarters. "

The way the Bucks deal with Kobe is to double-team outside the three-point line, and let Ray Allen defend Kobe alone inside the three-point line.

As for Kobe's breakthrough to score the ball, he is not afraid. Anyway, after O'Neal received the ball, at least two people from the Bucks double-teamed.

It's not that O'Neal can't score, but his hit rate and turnover rate will greatly increase.

The boss of the Lakers couldn't catch the ball, and the second child was exhausted. The role players occasionally had some open shots, but Kobe was obviously not that generous. When he had the opportunity to be the boss, he was willing to share the ball with the role players.

"Shaq, are you still the boss of the Lakers?
Why don't you have the ball?
You won't be unable to score in double figures today, right?
Shaq, cheer up, be mighty, show your leadership, let your little brother pass the ball to you! "

"Kobe, congratulations, you will be the boss of the Lakers soon! This year's fmvp should be yours!"

Whenever He Li had a chance, he would stimulate O'Neill.

Because only O'Neal has the ball, the Bucks are likely to win the game.

Otherwise, Kobe feels so good and keeps shooting, maybe he will score [-] or [-] points in a game, and the Bucks will be defeated by Kobe alone.

The Bucks can expect Kobe to feel cold next, but they can't completely expect to rely on Kobe to win the game.

Kobe Bryant heard He Li's yin and yang and O'Neill, not only didn't care, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

O'Neill can bear the instigation, but he can't bear Kobe's undisguised ambition.

"Give me that damn ball!"

He Li:? ? ?
Did you hear me wrong?

He Li actually heard this from O'Neill.

With 5 minutes left in the first quarter, O'Neal, as the leader of the Lakers, asked for the ball. How dare others not give it?
At this time, the score was 16 to 20, and the Bucks had already led by 4 points.

This time O'Neill turned around and swung his strong and fat buttocks as soon as he received the ball, sweeping the army.

He Li saw that the situation was not good, so he avoided it for a while.

After all, He Li couldn't bear Malone's iron elbow to clear the way, so he also couldn't bear O'Neal's overwhelming pressure.

But it was because of He Li's "hesitation" that O'Neill had more room to move.

Next, O'Neal continued to attack the basket domineeringly. Although He Li assisted in the defense, O'Neal still took off with a small hook first. Relying on the extremely high release point, it was difficult for He Li to block the shot, and finally helped the Lakers score 2 points.

Fortunately, the Bucks have no shortage of scoring points at all.

Before He Li got serious, Ray Allen slipped Kobe around the court, ran out of space, caught the ball and made a three-pointer, and then made an easy hit.

The Lakers felt that Kobe was really tired, and O'Neal was still asking for the ball to find a place, so he handed the ball to O'Neal.

This time O'Neal was not so imposing. Before O'Neal could receive the ball, He Li took the first step and stole the ball that O'Neal should have received.

Defense around the front is sometimes quite effective against O'Neal.

Kobe couldn't play a little bit, but O'Neal wanted to play with the ball. He Li's pass prediction ability has been greatly improved now, and it really doesn't take much effort to find a few steals at the right time.

The Bucks played a fast break again, and O'Neal saw Cassell hit a chasing three-pointer, and his eyes were straight.

"I just scored 2 points, why did I fall behind by 8 points in a blink of an eye?"

Barkley on the sidelines saw O'Neal's expression at this time, and suddenly said: "See, Shaq seems to have been played badly!"

(End of this chapter)