I'm the boss in the NBA

Chapter 207 Defensive Battle
Not only did all the Rockets fans present not expect it, even President Stern, who was watching the game in the box, was about to explode.

This old man has devoted his whole life to increasing the influence of the league in the world. Naturally, he hopes that this game will be as exciting as it is. If he wants to play a Western Conference Finals with the intensity of the Finals, he does not expect the stinky fish in the East What impact can rotten shrimp have on the Lakers or the Rockets.

He thought that the Rockets would lose this game, the crucial Tianwangshan battle, but he never expected that the first quarter of the game between the Rockets and the Lakers would be so intense, the score of the two teams would be so low, 18 13. This is like the score of a game.

Usually the Rockets usually score more than 35 points in the first quarter of the game. It is a team with smooth offense and excellent outside line, and the OK combination of the Lakers is also unstoppable by other teams.

But what it is like now, every time an offensive player attacks, it seems to be going through nine-nine-eight-one difficulties. All players try their best to defend. Every goal is very difficult, and it is even more difficult to play a smooth offense. .

If he was asked to define this quarter of the game, it would be ugly, extremely ugly, and this is not the scene of the finals he wanted.

But no matter how much he complained, Tang Shuai of the Rockets and Mayfair Jackson of the Lakers both wanted to go to one place, and they wanted to win the championship with defense. As for whether the game is exciting or not, that's none of their business!

After the start of the second quarter, the two teams still did not change their style of play as Stern thought, and they unanimously reduced the speed of the game, slowly grinding their positions.

In the original time and space, the Lakers also stumbled in the Western Conference Finals. They took the power of two consecutive championships to face the Kings with a record of 61 wins in the finals, but they were defeated by the Kings 3-2. Falling behind the Kings, if it wasn't for the last two home wins, the Lakers can only say goodbye to the three-peat dynasty.

Of course, this does not rule out that the league used means to hack the Kings. After all, no one can guarantee that Mr. Stern will not do such a thing. Compared with the Kings championship, the Lakers dynasty makes fans all over the world happier.

In the past, after every game controlled by referees, there would be all kinds of league conspiracy theories. There is no such thing as a storm. This kind of thing is only uncomfortable for the fans of the hacked team. Most fans are still happy to see top players like the Lakers. Let the team win the championship.

The fans of the Rockets are still very patient. Although the game is not good, their attention has shifted from the ugly offensive and defensive battle to Su Yi's personal performance.

As Jordan's first game after he bid farewell to the Western Conference finals due to injury, many Rockets fans did not have much confidence in this game. Su Yi's personal ability is not bad, but his ability to lead the team is not outstanding. I heard that the team's McGrady, another All-Star, has a bad relationship with him and rarely plays well together.

As for Grant Hill, who replaced Jordan, they all believed that Hill could not be compared with Jordan at all.

Su Yi dribbled the ball across the half court and gave tactical instructions with his fingers. Kobe did not dare to stop for a moment and followed closely.

As early as the second half of the first quarter, coach Jackson had given Kobe the task of defending Su Yi. Su Yi was too steady in this game. His steady and steady play helped the Rockets keep leading the Lakers. Coach Jackson didn't think of it.

In his eyes, there are generally few young players who can be so stable, and can properly control the rhythm of the game, and can always attack under the most reasonable opportunities.

Su Yi suddenly threw the basketball to Grant Hill, but he accelerated and ran towards the penalty area. Kobe followed Su Yi backwards, and at the same time focused on Grant Hill who was holding the ball.

Kobe stopped in front of Su Yi on the edge of the penalty area, but Su Yi reacted very promptly. He accelerated and changed direction while walking, bypassed in front of Kobe, and received a pass from Grant Hill at the free throw line.

Seeing Su Yi catch the ball, O'Neill chased after him. Su Yi sent the ball from O'Neill's crotch and passed the ball through his crotch. Randolph, who was behind O'Neill, happily caught the ball and dunked it, very relaxed.

But O'Neill was depressed. He didn't know how long he hadn't been humiliated by being pierced in the crotch. Even though he was always cheerful, he still had to face it.

In the next round, as soon as Kobe held the ball to the outside, O'Neal frantically opened his hands for the ball inside the free throw line: "Bryant, give me the ball."

Seeing O'Neal's look like he was going crazy if he didn't give it, Kobe was also helpless. In this game, O'Neal's inside offense was always pinched by two people. He made a few strong attacks and his shooting percentage was not high. If it wasn't for the referee's attention and a few free throws, he Really not doing well today.

But Kobe also knew that he could not lead the Lakers to victory on his own. He still needed his teammates, and even more so, his teammates who could play well and give him enough help.

No way, compared with other players on the team, O'Neal is still more reliable, Kobe lobbed the ball to O'Neal.

O'Neill was excited after receiving the ball. It had been a long time since he had such a strong desire to attack. Unfortunately, that kid Su Yi was an outside player, so he could only trouble that fat guy named Randolph.

Randolph backed up step by step twice. Regardless of Randolph being known as the inside gate of the Rockets, it also depends on who he is facing. With his 260-pound weight, it is almost impossible to meet the 320-pound O'Neal. Unable to resist, it was horrible. In the next back kick, Randolph was hit by his ass and flew straight into the pad of the basket to stop the charge.

Olajuwon, who has been helping Randolph to help defend, squeezed O'Neal, and under O'Neal's strong pressure, he smashed O'Neal's ball-holding arm, so that he could only get two free throws for a foolproof dunk.

O'Neal turned his head and looked at Olajuwon coldly, as if he wanted to keep this old guy in his heart and find a chance to get revenge.

But Olajuwon is not afraid at all. Although O'Neal is now the strongest existence in the league, but in the early days of O'Neal's entry into the league, he has abused O'Neal countless times, but now he is older and has physical strength. The decline allowed O'Neal to dominate the interior. This also applies to Ewing and Barkley of the Rockets. They bullied the young O'Neal a lot back then.

With the clapping of applause, O'Neal turned his head to look in the direction of the applause, only to see Randolph leaning on the basket pad with his mouth wide open, completely ignoring O'Neal's hostile gaze. In his heart, being able to make O'Neal free throws is the best Good result.

(End of this chapter)