I'm not really a brutalist striker

Chapter 212 212. Two to two tie, Tianwang Mountain is imminent, Su Te's final card!

The Hawks performed very strongly and became the home team that fans around Atlanta ignorantly supported, but in other cities in the United States, most people still supported the Lakers and Kobe Bryant.

Suter, who was able to suppress Kobe, has naturally become a household name in the United States, even though he is the biggest villain boss in the finals from the perspective of fans.

On June 6, local time in the United States, the fourth round of the finals between the two sides continued in Atlanta.

Facing the impregnable defense of the Lakers, the Eagles outside players played well, but the inside players were collectively lost.

The Lakers’ tactic this time is to block the penalty area and let the Eagles shoot from mid-to-long distances. If these shots can be killed, Phil Jackson will admit it, but at this stage Jackson still firmly believes that three-point shots can’t kill people. If you want to win the championship, you still need to get more balls into the basket.

Coach Phil Jackson realized that the team's internal and external defense could not be balanced. Not only did they fail to defend the Eagles' three-pointers in the last game, but they also had problems with their internal defense. A crushing game.

On the offensive end, the Lakers also made some adjustments. The tough guy Karl Malone did not continue to start, and the inside partner with "Shark" O'Neal became Fox with three-point shooting ability.

Fox's first start can help his teammates open up space, and there will be no situation where many people gather near the penalty area to fight their muscles. It is easier for defenders to break through with the ball and have a better offensive environment.

In this year's finals, as long as O'Neal catches the ball in the penalty area, he will be double-teamed by at least two players from the Eagles. Even Kobe will be defended when he breaks through to the free throw line. There is no space on the offensive end, and he has become a star of the Lakers. One of the key reasons for not being able to open the offense.

In order to solve this problem, Phil Jackson can only let Fox serve as the starter. After all, Karl Malone only has mid-range shooting ability and no three-point shooting ability. At this point, Fox is obviously more in line with Phil Jackson's offensive thinking. It can also help the "OK combination" to the greatest extent to solve the problem of insufficient offensive space.

In the parallel world, Karl Malone was injured and did not play before the finals, but even so, the Lakers still reached the finals under the leadership of the "OK combination".

Although Karl Malone in this period can still remain stable as before, he has no decisive effect on the trend of the entire game.

Putting Karl Malone on the bench is not a difficult decision, because the Lakers' offensive focus has always been on the "OK combination". In this regard, Phil Jackson is like a mirror in his heart.

Due to the incitement of the butterfly effect, the Lakers did not suffer too serious injuries this year. The important rotation players are all there. The Lakers' defense is almost impeccable. Three points of rain.

But the probability of this happening is simply too low. If everyone in the Eagles can make three-pointers from the outside, then the Lakers really don't have to play in the finals.

The Lakers players played the rhythm they are best at, fighting the Eagles all the time, resolutely not fighting fast breaks and counterattacks.

O'Neal's weight is too large, and he can't run whether it is defense or counterattack, so positional warfare is the most suitable style of play for the Lakers. His excellent playoff experience helped the Lakers maintain the lead throughout the game, and finally won without any risk. Down this victory.

At the end of the game, the Lakers defeated the Eagles 106:96 in the away game, tying the total score of the series to 2:2.

苏特今天打满了全场，19投9中，三分球6中2，罚球9中7，砍下27分13篮板4助攻2抢段和2次封盖。

史蒂夫-纳什也打了42分钟，得到16分2篮板9助攻1抢断。

斯蒂芬-杰克逊的表现还是一如既往的稳定，全场14投7中，三分球4中1，罚球7中5，得到20分4篮板4助攻。

Rasheed Wallace's performance today was simply terrible. In 42 minutes of playing, he only scored 9 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block, and had a team-high 4 turnovers.

Wallace exposed his own flaws in this game. He was only effective in jump shots after Suter broke through with the ball to attract double-teams. As long as the opponent was close to him throughout the whole process, his offensive shooting percentage of outside jump shots would drop significantly.

At his peak, Rasheed Wallace was also an inside player who mainly held the ball. He was good at post-up jumpers and used his height and wingspan for individual singles. But in the Eagles' tactical system, his The ball-holding singles rate has become very low, and in most cases, they can only stand outside to catch and shoot.

Although Rick Fox's defensive ability is not as good as that of Karl Malone, his movement speed is very agile. When Rasheed Wallace's breakthrough ability has basically dropped to negligible, Fox only needs to attack Rasheed Wallace in the whole process. Wallace's close defense can well limit Wallace's offensive efficiency.

This discovery made Lakers coach Phil Jackson a little excited, thinking he had found a way to beat the Eagles.

The Hawks made a total of 21 turnovers today. In contrast, the Lakers only had 8. This is the main reason for the Hawks’ loss. They have fewer shooting opportunities than the Lakers. Mistakes will not only stagnate their own offense, but also allow their opponents to counterattack. .

Too many turnovers will disrupt the team's offensive and defensive rhythm. Since the founding of the NBA, no team has won the game with twice as many turnovers as the opponent.

The Eagles are no exception. The poor offensive environment and unexamined mistakes have become the main factors for the Eagles' home defeat.

Substitute player Boris Diaw once again took off the team's hind legs. He played a total of 11 minutes today, only scored two points on 3 of 1 shots on the field, and also sent 3 turnovers.

Boris Diaw, known as the "French Magician", has been dissatisfied since entering the finals. The coaching staff also thought about abandoning Boris Diaw, but apart from Diaw, the Eagles are indeed not very good on the front line A player can take his place.

In addition to being able to shoot three-pointers from the outside, Diaw can also organize as an inside player, which just makes up for the "streetball king" Smush Parker's poor organizational skills.

The appearance of these two partners can make the eagle's offensive threat even greater, but Diaw's abnormal performance caused the eagle to hit a wall everywhere in the finals, and there is no other player on the bench who can replace his tactical role. It is simply a torment.

Defensive champion Josh Davis only played 4 minutes today and did nothing. He is indeed much better than himself at the same time in the parallel world, mainly in technology, but there is still no obvious change in mentality.

At the critical moment of the game, he would feel nervous as soon as he came on the court, and he could not play at the level of the first three rounds of the playoffs. In this regard, Eagles coach Mike Woodson could only hold his forehead with his hands helplessly. It's hard to give too much weight to Davis.

After all, before this guy was reused by the Eagles, he was almost unable to survive in the NBA. It is extremely irresponsible to put the blame on such a player. The coaching staff really cannot ask a player of this level to play every game They can all play high-profile performances, otherwise Josh Davis' worth would not be as simple as a mere basic salary contract.

The Eagles now mainly rely on the rotation of three people, namely Rasheed Wallace, Rebra Xia and Chris Crawford.

With Boris Diaw often appearing at the small forward position, the "big bamboo pole" Bradley was abandoned by the coaching staff again, which made the Eagles' inside rotation very tense.

Once Rebrascia gets into foul trouble, Crawford on the bench has to play more time, but Crawford's defensive ability is very poor, facing the "big shark" O'Neal is basically exploded, which also becomes A big problem that the Eagles need to solve next.

"Big Bamboo Pole" Bradley can play on the court, but his shortcomings are too obvious. The strength of a single defense cannot withstand the "Big Shark" O'Neal, and the speed of assisting defense cannot meet the standards of the coaching staff. It is almost 0. If such a veteran insider is not at the end of his rope, Woodson really doesn't want him to appear on the stage of the finals.

科比-布莱恩特今天终于爆发了一场，他全场26投11中，三分球7中3，罚球13中11，得到36分4篮板4助攻2抢断。

However, he didn't play well. Most of the people defended by Suter were mid-range and long-range jump shots, and he rarely had the chance to break into the basket and score a layup in one-on-one.

“手套”佩顿的个人表现依旧低迷，成为了今年季后赛最让人失望的球星，他14投仅5中，三分球5中1，罚球2中1，只得到12分2篮板4助攻1抢断。

It looks like he's putting up more scoring numbers than in the previous two games, but his offensive efficiency is as bad as ever.

Especially when the Eagles double-teamed the "Shark" O'Neal throughout the entire process, Payton got a lot of open shots on the court, but his poor shooting ability did not convert it into points.

As long as Payton can show half of his personal ability in his peak period, the Lakers will not be so rough in the finals.

If the Lakers fail to win the championship this year, Payton will definitely be pulled out by the fans alone. He only shot more than 40% in one game. This performance is indeed not proportional to the expectations of the Lakers fans. It can be said to be the undercover agent of the finals.

O'Neal got into foul trouble today and played for a relatively short time. After playing 30 minutes, he only scored 13 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocked shots.

Although the contribution of the offensive end is very little, O'Neal's deterrence in guarding the penalty area is still very strong. As long as he stops to the basket when defending, it will be a natural defensive mountain, so that the Eagles players can only finish at a position far from the basket. .

Suter prefers this way of playing, but he has become the key target of the Lakers on the defensive end. Facing the Los Angeles Lakers, whose defensive ability ranks among the top three in the league, it is difficult for Suter to get a comfortable shot on the offensive end. No less than Lebrascia scored a double-double on O'Neal.

At the press conference after the game, the relationship between the two teams was not as harmonious as before. The smell of gunpowder had become very strong, and there was a big war of words across the media.

No one wants to give up at the critical moment of the battle of Tianwangshan. At this stage of the series, morale and tenacity have become the key factors to win the game. Whoever dares to show timidity before the game will have a very good result. The dust may have settled.

In order to score in this game, Suter even used the "pengci" style of play that was rarely used in the regular season. O'Neal was fouled several times today, and he was very dissatisfied with this.

However, Souter had an alley-oop dunk from the bottom line and was abruptly pulled down by O'Neal in the air. This action was very dangerous and almost caused a conflict between the two teams.A foul-mouthed "glove" Payton received a technical foul for questioning the referee's penalty.

The most controversial thing in this game also includes Kobe's 11 free throws. Kobe's star whistle is too obvious. Even at the Eagles' home court, he is also the person with the most whistle in the game. Many opponents of the same level against Suter No whistle, but Kobe was able to walk to the free throw line.

Many small media and fans started discussions on the Internet, thinking that league president David Stern did not want to see the popular Los Angeles Lakers being easily handled by the Eagles led by Souter, so the Eagles did not have a home call in this game.On the other hand, the Lakers got a lot of whistles, just to make the game enter the tense and exciting "king of heaven".

League executives are very aware of one thing. If the Eagles lead the Lakers 3:1, it will be difficult for the Lakers to comeback and win the championship. Instead of letting the finals lose suspense early, it is better to let the two teams draw 2:2. , so that the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" between the two sides will definitely have amazing ratings, allowing the alliance to gain more benefits and benefits from it.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the history of the league. There is even a professional term called "balance whistle", in order to let the side that favors the laggard catch up bravely and prevent the series from losing suspense prematurely.

Of course, although referees will favor one team in the game, they will not do too much. Competitive sports must remain fair. When the game is really coming to a critical moment, the referee will often not intervene in the game. Quietly stood aside as a spectator.

It's just a pity that the Eagles were not able to drag the game to the last moment today. They were overwhelmed by the Lakers from the beginning to the end. Except for a short overtake in the first half of the second quarter, the Eagles were on the passive side for the rest of the time. Playing the kind of offensive dominance of Game [-] in the series.

For the referee's whistle in the fourth game of the series, Eagles fans openly protested on the Internet. In the finals, the Eagles had one home game less than the Lakers, and the referee is now blowing the balance whistle at the Eagles' home court. willing?

But even if Eagles fans have a hundred upsets in their hearts, it is useless. There is no absolute fairness in this world, and the NBA is a league that is particularly prone to unfair incidents. As a commercial league, the number one goal of the NBA will always be It is to make money, and the second is to protect the fairness of competitive sports.

As early as the 70s, the star whistle of the NBA was no secret. Everyone knew that the league never interfered with the game as it said, but the way of interfering with the game has been advancing with the times and is no longer as unscrupulous as it was back then. Begin to learn how to manipulate in hidden places.

In fact, this is not the first time the league has favored the Lakers in the playoffs. In the playoffs between the Kings and the Lakers, the two sides once reached the tiebreaker before barely deciding the winner.

But the Kings definitely had the upper hand in that round of the series. If it weren't for the league's secret efforts to protect the Lakers, Kobe and O'Neal would not be able to achieve three consecutive championships, and the Kings are likely to win the championship trophy that season.

Regarding things like star whistle, even if the time is pushed back 10 or 20 years, it will not be eliminated. As long as the league wants to praise a player, there are ways to make him flourish in the league, even at the expense of Because of his playing habits to change the league rules.

The Hawks were also beneficiaries in the playoffs, because the team has a high degree of attention and a gorgeous playing style. The league did give the Hawks a lot of help in the first few rounds of the playoffs. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the Hawks to win three consecutive rounds to sweep.

But now the eagle has become a victim. Without the favoritism on the whistle, it will be very uncomfortable to play, and even some extremely small defensive actions will be called fouls. This kind of restricted play is absolutely any ball Teams don't like it and are not used to it.

The unspoken rules of the NBA Finals have always been like this. Unless the overall strength gap between the two sides is too large, there will rarely be a 4:0 sweep in the finals.

All the sweeps are that the referee can't help if they want to, and the disparity in strength is too great to help, so they can just resign themselves to fate.

Unlike the angry "glove" Payton, Suter was calm when evaluating the game, and did not become angry because of the "balance whistle". "Although we lost this game, I think the advantage is always on the Eagles' side. Even our advantage is getting bigger and bigger. I believe the team will win the match point in the next game."

A reporter asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"

Suter showed a smile on his face: "Because we are younger, the more games we play in the 7-game 4-win system, the more unfavorable it is for the Lakers. Their physical strength is at a disadvantage. I think the key to victory is the former team. Five games, as long as we withstood the pressure and didn't let the Lakers get a big lead, then the winner of the last few games will definitely be us."

Suter said this on purpose. He just wanted to put psychological pressure on the Lakers players in this way. Anyway, what he said was true. As long as you think about it for a while, no one knows the biggest advantage of the Eagles.

Both he and Stephen Jackson have good physical fitness. Even if the schedule is tight, one day off is enough to restore to the best condition.On the other hand, the physical recovery of the old guys of the Lakers must be very bumpy. Except for Kobe, it is not bad for everyone else to recover to a 7-8 achievement.

In the future, many older stars will choose to take turns at the end of the regular season, because they are afraid that their physical strength will not recover after entering the playoffs, and continuous combat will affect their competitive state.

No matter how strong the star whistle is, it is only a support that can't be on the stage. When the game really enters the fierce stage, the two sides have to fight hard. Suter's confidence comes from his own strength. He doesn't believe that he can't beat mere power Star whistle? ?

What's more, he still has Chris Webber's resentment in his backpack, which is the finale hole card and has not been used. The battle of Tianwangshan is imminent. Suter feels that it is time for the Lakers to see his full personal strength...

(End of this chapter)