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Chapter 399 O'Neill's Depression
In the Staples Arena, a large number of fans cheered frantically for O'Neal who was like a big bulldozer on the court, especially after Duncan was pushed to the inside step by step by him, the arena burst into cheers!
Duncan struggled to stand behind O'Neill, ignoring the cheers around him, what he had to do now was to use his best ability to restrain this vicious big shark!
On the court, the rest of the players shrank to the inside, especially the Warriors players. They were always paying attention to the upcoming collision!
"boom!!"

There was a soft sound, and the collision between bodies caused O'Neal and Duncan to separate suddenly. O'Neal turned around very flexibly, followed by a seemingly dull hook, and directly scored the ball!

"Wow!!!"

The cheers were like an irritable motivator, which made Bruce extremely uncomfortable, especially after O'Neal's strong goal, his whole mood seemed a little depressed!

"Damn fat man!!" Cursed in a low voice, Bruce clenched his right fist subconsciously, staring fixedly at the court!

O'Neill's goal made the court suddenly enter the battle against Biao.

In the first quarter, only O'Neal and Duncan scored 8 points and 4 rebounds one after another. Under the matchup, neither of them could effectively prevent the opponent's attack!
The first half of the first quarter completely became the battlefield between O'Neal and Duncan. Even if other players can score a goal sporadically, the main attack point is still the two of them!
Amidst the anxiety of both sides, Wilkens, who couldn't stand it, was the first to call for a timeout. He was a little worried about Duncan's physical strength in this fierce confrontation.

Back off the court, Duncan hadn't gasped for breath for a long time, but this time it was extremely obvious!
His panting appearance made Wilkens directly put Wallace on the field.

Even if this may give O'Neill more opportunities, Wallace's strength cannot be underestimated!
With Wilkens' substitutions, Phil Jackson on the other side also replaced O'Neal and Samaki Walker, and replaced them with Mark Madsen and Robert Horry!
The change of the coaches of the two teams made everyone a little surprised at their tacit understanding.

With the appearance of both the substitute and the main force, the two teams immediately entered the battle of substitutes!

The emergence of Wallace has allowed the Warriors to further gain great flexibility on the defensive end, especially his importance in rebounding and the overall defensive system, as the game progresses, it becomes more and more obvious!
As a white striker, Mark Madsen obviously lacks a lot of strength, especially in the defense against Wallace, he is like a child at a loss, if it is not for Horry's help from time to time I'm afraid he will be completely prevented to death by Wallace!
The next game became Kobe's performance time. Even though Bowen tried his best to defend, Kobe used his changeable fake moves and fiery touch to turn a blind eye to Bowen's defense again and again!
In just half a quarter, Kobe used his diverse and threatening scoring methods, which made the Warriors fall into a great passive situation!
With no worries inside, the Warriors are really lacking in the shooting guard matchup, especially Bruce Bowen, whose contribution on the offensive end can basically be described as disappearing!

If it weren't for Nowitzki's offensive performance, I'm afraid the Warriors would be directly suppressed by the Lakers.

The end of the first quarter made everyone see the strength of the superstars. The first half was O'Neal and Duncan, and the second half became the battlefield of Kobe and Nowitzki who performed well!

For a while, the rest of the players of the two teams became decorations. Even if they wanted to provide the team with shell output, under the defense of the opposing players, it was obvious that no one could do anything for the time being!
In the second quarter, when the two teams completely entered the substitute duel, the Warriors showed their advantage!
Kirilenko's assisted defense and individual defense brought great trouble to Rick Fox. No matter what method he used to make changes, Kirilenko always lingered by his side!

With the passage of time, the Warriors finally relied on the outstanding performance of the substitutes to bring the point difference between the two sides back to the original point!

"drop!!"

This time, Phil Jackson was the first to call a timeout uncontrollably. The Warriors' substitutes were terrible, so he had to change the main lineup to the field again!

Wilkens couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief after Phil Jackson's substitution, he was waiting for this moment!
He still put Wallace and other substitute players on the court, but the only player replaced was Duncan who reappeared at the power forward position!
In order to make Duncan burst out with greater energy, Wilkens deliberately tried the combination of Wallace and Duncan in the previous training. More and more confidence!
Wallace entangled with O'Neill forcefully, the muscles on his arms seemed to be made of steel, and each piece was highlighted. From O'Neill's struggling movements, it can be seen how much pressure Wallace brought to him!

"Ben, it seems that your progress is still not small!" O'Neill pushed Wallace hard behind him, and after receiving a pass from Brian Shaw, he directly used his strong body, trying to repeat the old tricks step by step. Shi's complete the attack!
However, a huge force struck, making O'Neill almost lose the basketball in his hand!
"Shaquille, don't want to win this attack so easily!" Wallace smiled ferociously, and then suddenly exerted force, pushing O'Neal away from the penalty area!

"hiss!!"

A gasping sound came from the mouths of the fans in the stands. Everyone was shocked by Wallace's strength!

Before, in the match against the Warriors, Los Angeles fans had seen the power of Wallace, but now they saw that he could push the huge O'Neal out of the penalty area, which gave them a great sense of shock!

Bruce looked excitedly at what happened on the court, and once again saw how tough Wallace was!
"Ben's strength is simply unbelievable. I have never seen another player in the league treat Shaquille like this!" Thomas was full of disbelief, watching Wallace still firmly resisting O'Neal He couldn't help exclaiming: "God, this guy is a beast!!"

On the court, seeing that he was unable to make an effective impact on Wallace, O'Neal finally handed the ball to Brian Shaw who was supporting him.

Kobe on the other side, seeing this happening, was secretly surprised, and then a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes!
Brian Shaw faithfully implemented Phil Jackson's tactical requirements. When he came to the 45-degree position on the left, he directly handed the ball to Kobe who was ready to start at the bottom corner!

Bowen followed closely beside Kobe, always paying attention to his movements!

"Snapped!!"

With a soft sound, Kobe received a pass from Brian Shaw awkwardly. He subconsciously glanced at Bowen who was eyeing him, and his whole body suddenly became a collection of fake moves, shaking suddenly!

Bowen carefully opened his arms wide, in order to further compress the range of Kobe's shaking, he was almost close to sticking to Kobe's face!

Seeing that Bowen was still defending with all his strength, Kobe shook his shoulders again, followed by a secret blow from the elbow of his left arm, and after Bowen stopped for a while, crossed his legs and broke through his defense very quickly!

"Damn it, didn't you see it??" The big screen faithfully recorded Kobe's actions, but the referees on the court turned a blind eye, making Bruce couldn't help but roared loudly!
Hearing Bruce's shout, the referee who was on the sideline directly shut him up!

"Damn!!!" Bruce growled depressingly, he really hated this kind of home court treatment!
After Wallace saw Kobe's breakthrough, he subconsciously stood between Kobe and O'Neal. In order to take care of both sides, he directly stretched his hands and stood sideways between the two!

Wallace's action has some risks. Once Kobe passes the ball to O'Neal, the opponent will use a fierce dunk to resolve the battle. If Kobe insists on going his own way, then he still has a chance of defending successfully possible!

Now, he is just betting that Kobe will not pass the ball to O'Neal!
What happened afterwards was exactly as Wallace thought. Kobe galloped all the way, and when he was less than one meter away from Wallace, he suddenly stopped suddenly. Get up and throw the ball!
"boom!!"

The expected sound of iron strikes spread directly throughout the court. Duncan, who was standing on the other side, squeezed Horry behind him after Kobe made the shot, and directly took the basketball into his arms!
O'Neill looked at Kobe with a depressed face, especially the indifferent expression on the other side's face, which really made him very angry.

"Hehe, this is Kobe!" Bruce muttered to himself, watching Kobe returning to defense on the court, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed about O'Neal!
Duncan handed the ball to Cassell, took a look at the nearly 4 and a half minutes of the second quarter, and then quickly ran forward!

Afterwards, the Warriors' tactics finally played a very obvious role. With Duncan's containment, even Horry can make some contributions on the offensive end, but after all, he is facing a superstar.

In the end, when O'Neal had to double-team Duncan occasionally, Wallace, who hadn't shown his strength for a long time, finally used a burst dunk on the offensive end, causing great trouble for the Lakers!
"drop!!"

Another pause sounded, allowing O'Neill to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

O'Neill's physical strength was consumed a lot because of Wallace's refusal to give up an inch of ground. In addition, Duncan needed his supplementary defense and double-teaming from time to time, which caused a huge consumption of his physical strength!
The Warriors watched the players return to the field with smiles on their faces. Wilkens, Barkley and others slapped Wallace on the shoulder vigorously. They were extremely satisfied with his performance. !
Hastily arranged, as the two sides returned to the field again, the Warriors finally played their due level!
And the Lakers were also under Kobe's sudden flameout, and the basketball was once again handed over to O'Neal!
In the entire second quarter that followed, the two sides seemed to adjust their heights. The Warriors frequently launched a bombing attack on the inside of the Lakers, and Kobe on the outside gradually misfired in Bowen's defense!

When the last second of the second quarter ended, the Warriors led the Lakers by 25 points at 20:5 and returned to the locker room with the performance of the bench!
(End of this chapter)