am i proud?

Chapter 33 Potential opponents in the finals ([-]nd update today)

Riley's desire to fight and run was not a whim, but a countermeasure that was painstakingly devised for the Los Angeles Lakers.And the reason why he attaches so much importance to the Lakers is probably because of the finals.

If the Heat can really overcome many difficulties and enter the finals this year, the opponent will probably be the Los Angeles Lakers. This possibility is at least [-]%.

With the current strength of the Lakers, even if Alonzo Mourning returns to the team and returns to his peak form, Riley believes that the probability of the Heat winning is no more than 20%.

The Lakers have taken this slow half-court offense and defense to the extreme, and it's almost impossible to beat them at this pace.

Riley conceived many plans, and finally decided to try the old Nelson's set.

It's easy to understand—since I can't beat you with a slow pace, then I'll just raise the rhythm of offense and defense, and let's all run!

Aren't you "Shark" and "Peter Pan" amazing?It's okay, if you want to attack, I will never double-team you. If you can score, you are capable!
My players can run and shoot hard. I don't believe that a big guy like O'Neal can keep up with me!As long as my players feel good, how can you defend?
Riley has the confidence to think so - don't look at the Heat's slow half-court offense and defense all the time, they really have the ability to run and bomb.

First of all, their point guard is Tim Hardaway. As I said earlier, in the Golden State Warriors team led by the old Nelson, Hardaway was one of the members of the "Run-TMC" combination, and he was very familiar with the run-and-gun tactics.

Secondly, many players on the Heat team have good mid-range shooting ability, and even Mourning, who is known for his "iron and blood defense", is not unable to shoot when he leaves the three-second zone.

The score became 2:2, and O'Neal had just returned to the top of the three-point arc...

During the jump ball, O'Neal made physical contact with Wang Dalin in mid-air. The "weak" Wang Dalin was naturally defeated, and O'Neal easily gave the ball to his own point guard "Little Fish" Derek Fisher.

5:4, the Heat lead by 1 point.

Mason directly passed the ball to Wang Dalin in the air, and Wang Dalin made another shot without hesitation, and this time the three-pointer was scored.

"If Darling Wang can score more than 20 points today, including 20 points, I will kiss your foot. If he can't do it, you can kiss my foot, how about it?"

……

"Hehe, I would like to hear the details!"

In this way, the first quarter of the game ended quickly, and the Heat led by 30 points at 28:2.

Wang Dalin only glanced at it from the corner of his eye, and passed the ball to Brian Grant on the edge of the three-second zone. The Lakers' side of the basket was empty, and Grant was not polite. He jumped high and dunked with both hands.

"Hey rookie, welcome to the NBA!"

"Good job!" Riley couldn't help standing up on the bench and shouted loudly, "Just shoot like this!"

"Come again!"

The Heat served quickly, and Hardaway dribbled the ball like lightning for half court. Seeing that O'Neal had not had time to return to the defense, he quickly passed the ball to Wang Dalin who had just run to the top of the three-point arc.

O'Neill dunked with both hands, and after landing, he spread his arms and took the step of "six relatives denying each other"... Maybe only he himself thinks this kind of celebration is cool?

Running like crazy...that's running around!
The game started as scheduled, and O'Neill and Wang Dalin stood in the middle circle to execute the jump ball.

According to the strength of being pushed out just now, Wang Dalin estimated that O'Neill's strength was at least 95, and he was not surprised even if it reached the full value of 99.

7:6, the Heat still lead by 1 point.

Looking back, Wang Dalin caught the ball at the top of the three-point arc. This time he shot a three-pointer directly. The basketball hit the blue neck and flew far away, and was snatched by Mason who jumped high.

The pair of "famous crosstalk groups" on TNT TV station also started today's harmony.

Fisher glanced at Kobe, who also asked him for the ball from the wing, and gave the ball to O'Neal—this choice is not difficult for the "little fish" at all.

These two guys can be considered to have fully grasped the "scale" of TNT TV station. Since they are not allowed to take off their pants in front of the national TV audience, it should be no problem for us to take off our shoes and socks, right?
The Lakers attacked again, O'Neal was still shoveling hard inside, Wang Dalin still couldn't stand it, he squeezed and bumped into the basket and succeeded in a layup.

"It's quite fair, okay, I'll take the bet!"

"Oh, then I want to ask Sir Charles..." Smith narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Are you in the mood to bet today?"

Third, the starting players of the Heat have good passing ability, and most of them can pass the ball in time when teammates have opportunities.

Wang Dalin tried his best to resist a little bit, but how could he have enough strength?Not to mention that his power is only 65, even if it is 85, he can't stand this "big shark"!

And "bombardment" does not mean that the players run wildly throughout the game. This tactic mainly means that the players run quickly to find open opportunities to shoot when the half court is attacking.

"Since you said that... Today we might as well make a bet on how many points Darling-Wang can get in this game?"

Fourth, the Heat's players can run quite well... It is true that there are a lot of veterans in their team who are over [-] years old, but their speed is not slow at all.

After receiving the ball, Wang Dalin dribbled a step inside the three-point line, pulled up directly in front of the free throw line and shot. The shot was quite resolute, and the basketball passed through the basket with a "shua".

"Give me the ball!" Turning around, O'Neal yelled loudly as Wang Dalin was firmly stuck behind him at the edge of the three-second zone.

For the first attack of the game, the Lakers naturally handed the ball to O'Neal, and he launched a strong attack inside.

The Heat still sent the ball from the baseline so fast. Hardaway dribbled the ball quickly past halftime and then passed it to Wang Dalin at the top of the three-point arc. Horace Grant didn't dare to ignore the ball and rushed out.

Give Kobe a single to Eddie Jones?Who doesn't know that Jones was your senior brother when he was in the Lakers?How sure can you be against him single-handedly?

Buckley frowned slightly: "Kenny, is the great Sir Charles just a gambler in your heart?"

"Kenny, you have to pay attention that Shaq is also in good condition today. He also scored two goals, and he made 2 of 2 shots!"

Unsurprisingly, O'Neill won the singles against Wang Dalin again.

How good is it for O'Neal, look at the "slender" Chinese rookie under the Heat's basket, can he block the splash of the "shark"?

"Is not it?"

"Charles, Wang's touch is really good today, and he has already scored two goals!"

湖人这边奥尼尔打满了第一节，他11投9中砍下18分和6个篮板，表现相当炸裂。科比第一节的表现并不好，他上场9分钟仅6投2中，加上罚球拿到6分2助攻。

热火这边首发五虎都有一定表现：王大林10分2助攻，哈达威7分4助攻，琼斯6分1助攻，格兰特4分3篮板，梅森3分4篮板。

After the first quarter, the two sides began to send out a rotation lineup in the second quarter. The Lakers' O'Neal, Grant and Fisher took a rest and replaced Medvedenko, Horry and Harper. The court was led by Kobe.

For the Heat, Mason, Grant, Wang Dalin and Hardaway all rested and were replaced by Coswell, Fowler, Marley and Carter. Among the starters, only Jones remained on the court.

(End of this chapter)