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Chapter 61 Don't Ask, Just Asking!

The Raptors knew that O'Neal couldn't be guarded inside, so Wesley went around to defend and refused to catch the ball for O'Neal.

Billups went up the court and handed over the basketball to Kobe.

Outside the three-point line on the left, Kobe put on an offensive three-threat posture and raised the ball to explore.

Christie marks the defense and adopts a standard defensive posture, with his right hand always across Kobe's face. The defensive distance is very subtle, which can prevent breakthroughs and shots.

Kobe suddenly changed direction and accelerated, went inside, stopped suddenly and lifted the ball. Christie didn't jump, but instead pressed forward to press Kobe.

Twisting, jumping up, staying in the air, Kobe chose to make a strong shot, raised his hand for two points and shot a fadeaway jumper...

Christie stretched out her right hand and put it on Kobe's face.

Boom-!
Bryant's shot hit the iron.

Christie is an underestimated defender. His defensive skills are outstanding, and his physical talent is not bad. In the future, he will be selected to the second team of the best defense for the second time and the first team of the best defense once.

Moreover, Christie is known as Kobe's real "nemesis", and other players who clamored to be Kobe's terminator all wanted to step on Kobe to show off.

Christie is a low-key person, and he did a very good job of limiting Kobe's offense.

Fortunately, the basketball was snatched by Big Ben.

After all, Oakley is 35 years old. Even Oakley himself underestimated Daben's physical talent. What he liked was Daben's strength and iron-blooded style.

Big Ben wanted to show himself in front of Big Brother, and wanted to dunk after landing, but was sent to the free throw line by Oakley for a free throw.

He is too clear about the strengths and weaknesses of Big Ben.

As a result, Big Ben was on the free throw line and made two free throws.

Off the field, Li Mu shook his head, Kobe finished, when will he be big when he reaches Big Ben?

On the field, the Raptors were attacking. Seeing Carter's momentum, Christie gave Carter the ball to single out Bowen.

Kobe paid attention to the defense, which was obviously superfluous.

Carter didn't choose to break through this ball, he took a dribble, and immediately made a two-point jumper...

"Vince Carter played with confidence, this offense was very simple."

Bowen used his brown sugar-like defense to tell Carter not to look down on others.

The right hand suddenly slapped Carter's eyes, with a cold expression.

bang.

Carter's shooting rhythm was out of order and he missed.

O'Neal grabbed the rebound, passed the ball to Billups, dribbled a step, and pushed with both hands, trying to push a quick counterattack.

At this moment, a figure swished out, as if waiting, and intercepted the basketball.

This person is none other than Christie.

After Billups became famous, his pass was called a 'scalpel' pass.

And Christie's nickname is 'Scalpel'.

He has a strong anticipation ability, reads the passing line, and cuts off the pass quickly.

With this ability, although he is not the king of steals, he has maintained an average of 2.5 steals per game in recent seasons. The "scalpel" is not for nothing.

When the pass was cut off, Christie seemed to be in no man's land, went to the basket, and made a pick in the air.

5 to 6! !
really!

The Raptors' perimeter group is very strong.

Li Mu nodded secretly in his heart, but he didn't take this Raptors team seriously.

Don't ask, the question is that the Raptors are attacking, focusing on positional warfare.

Without the talent to push the body, he actually wants to fight the Lakers one-on-one. Who has the best offensive ability?

There's no one left!
Li Mu just wanted to take a tactical back, quietly watching the Raptors coach Butch Carter waste the Raptors' physical talent.

In other words, in positional warfare, the offensive power of a Raptors team, combined, is not as good as O'Neal.

This is not a lie.

The Raptors scored frequently from the perimeter, and the Lakers' O'Neal's thighs are thick enough.

With the Raptors' two 72-year-old insiders, they couldn't stop O'Neal's scoring at all.

In addition, Billups is also familiar with Alvin Williams, and occasionally uses his strong body to make breakthroughs and make small throws, which also makes frequent contributions.

Alvin Williams is 196cm tall and weighs 81kg. He was a second-round pick in 97. His figure is too light to be sharp at all. Even if Billups' breakthrough skills are average, he can still score points on his head.

The Lakers' defense shrunk, restricting the Raptors from breaking through inside, and the outside offensive group gradually turned off.

It doesn't matter if the Lakers' perimeter is also restricted.

O'Neill bang bang bang a few times, the output is very stable.

After the first quarter, the score was 28 to 22, and the Lakers had a 6-point advantage, leading the Raptors.

奥尼尔8投6中，罚球5中2，单节轰下了16分4篮板，将猛龙队打得鸦雀无声。

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In the second quarter, Li Mu let Kobe continue to play, and his offensive performance was poor in the first round, and he was suppressed by Christie.

Also sent Harper, Rice, Horry and Lewis.

When Butch Carter saw it, his head was buzzing. The Lakers' rotation was much better than the starting lineup of the Raptors. How would they play this game?
Gritting his teeth, he continued to put Carter on the bench.

At the same time, the sixth man McGrady played, and the others were Dee Brown, John Wallace and the rookie Nazr Muhammad who got chips from the Lakers and was selected.

The game started in the second quarter, and Di Brown handed over the basketball to McGrady.

Kobe stepped forward to defend.

McGrady posed three offensive threats. The two sides were very familiar with each other. He directly used his trump card.

Feinted a shot in the air, dribbled the ball and took a step inside.

Kobe retreated quickly, but McGrady's first step was too fast.

When this step came out, Kobe's defensive posture was instantly disrupted. Kobe knew each other, stopped forcibly, and immediately jumped up to block the shot.

Kobe predicted McGrady's next attack in advance.

Don't ask, just ask!

McGrady pulled the ball up, stopped and pulled up a two-point jumper...

His body is very elegant, tall and long arms, excellent jumping, very high shooting point, and a little back.

Kobe had already predicted McGrady's offensive style, but he failed to predict that McGrady would grow taller again.

He is 2 meters tall and has a wingspan of 03 meters. This physical talent cannot be covered at all.

Basketball, the arc in the air is very flat.

Swish-!
With the hand raised and the knife dropped, McGrady's dry pull made a steady hit.

28 to 24! !
Looking back, Kobe directly reached out for the ball, which was also an offensive triple threat.

McGrady is also ready to fight, and let it go one step further.

No way, Kobe forced a breakthrough, reached the inside line, stopped suddenly and lifted the ball to the basket. After flying McGrady, he turned around and picked the basketball into the basket from the other direction.

30 to 24! !
Next, Kobe and McGrady soared, and neither of them could guard against their opponents.

Soon, McGrady withdrew.

In other words, Kobe is the outside core of the Lakers, what is McGrady?
He also has to be the blue collar of the team, and the task given to him by the head coach is to defend.

Just leave the offense to Carter and John Wallace.

Finally, Carter knew McGrady's thoughts and passed him a few more passes, otherwise, he could only watch Kobe and Carter's performance.

You know, in the 98/99 season, McGrady's data was not much better than the rookie game, averaging only 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

As soon as Carter entered the Raptors, he was trained as a star player. In the new season, he averaged 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game, directly crushing McGrady.

After Kobe fought McGrady, he fought Carter again. The scene was very lively. After nearly half a quarter, the score did not open.

With a wave of his hand, Li Mu replaced O'Neal and Curry on the court, replacing Kobe and Lewis.

Sure enough, once O'Neal played, the offensive efficiency was different.

Muhammad couldn't stand it at all, or in other words, none of the Raptors' insiders could stand it. O'Neal scored 2+1 under the basket! !
Next, Rice received a point from O'Neal and scored a three-pointer.

Curry is not relentless. With O'Neal in the paint, he is very comfortable in shooting three-pointers.

The two star-level three-point shooters are out and firing frequently. The Raptors' defense is not strong at all, so they can only focus on one thing and lose the other.

After the second quarter, the score was 59 to 46, and the Lakers returned to the locker room with a 13-point advantage.

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(End of this chapter)