Zhiba NBA

Chapter 29 (28) Scary OK
OK is a basic vocabulary in English, the most common ordinary vocabulary.

But in the NBA league, OK is a word that is frightening. OK is the most terrifying combination. It smashed the Spurs twin towers, abused the King's Five Tigers, and completed the three consecutive championships. OK represents two people who deserve to be hailed as the greatest duo of all time.

O: Shaq O'Neal, a super center who was able to wrestle with Dameng just after his debut, led the Magic to eliminate Jordan's Bulls in 95, and was the only series loss among Jordan's six crowns.Today, when Olajuwon and Robinson are aging, he is undoubtedly the league's number one center, the MVP of the three consecutive finals, and the absolute ruler.Now the media is raving about Yao Ming and praising him as the No. [-] center in the future. O'Neal is very upset about this.And fate sent the Rockets to him.

K: Kobe Bryant, a representative of the 96 gold class, was young and loved to imitate Jordan.Smoothly assisted the Sharks to win three consecutive championships.But when O'Neal is slack and out of order, Kobe will really show his minions and show his full strength to prove that he is also a superstar and Jordan's number one successor. In the 2001 playoffs, Carter eliminated Iverson (the history was reversed), and Kobe defeated Carter to win the championship.If it wasn't for the existence of the superstar O'Neal that obscured Kobe's brilliance, maybe the conclusion that Jordan's successor is Kobe would no longer need to be discussed.But now McGrady has stood up again to compete with Kobe, and Kobe is trying to teach this junior a lesson.Fate sent the rocket in front of him.

What the Houston Rockets are facing are these two superstars with high spirits, two superstars who are among the best in NBA history.

上半场结束，湖人68:54保持领先。手感滚烫的科比16投12中砍下了28+3+7，而奥尼尔14+6+2也完全压制了姚明。趁着第二节最后2分钟奥尼尔休息，姚明压制沃克连得了6分，但他上半场也仅仅得到了9+4。

"Guys, keep your spirits up, we are facing the Triple Crown!" Coach Smith felt a headache, he was relatively junior, and he didn't dare to manipulate the big-name players in the team casually.But now is an extraordinary period, he can only yell.

"Coach, what tactics are we going to play in the third quarter?" Captain Dameng asked.

"Maintain the tactics of the second quarter. Hakeem, go up and consume the sharks first, and let Yao Ming kill their substitutes. Also..." Smith glanced at McGrady hesitantly, and finally said ruthlessly, "Tracy, Bryant is in great form today. The team needs you to contain him, and only you can contain him."

"Let me come one-on-one with him, everyone." McGrady rarely expressed his views. "In the first half, Heaton and Richard defended Kobe instead of me for a long time, but he had a good touch and made all the difficult shots. I did it myself in the second half."

Yuan Fei secretly sighed, this is why he wanted Sean Battier.Both Jefferson and Turkoglu have decent defense, but they are still not enough to meet a superstar like Kobe.Only a super defender like Battier can contain Kobe, and now it can only rely on Tracy McGrady.

"The players who will play later will use the starting five." Smith said, his deployment of troops still seemed a bit conservative.

***
At the beginning of the game, Kobe made a foul by McGrady, made two free throws, and his personal score reached 30. O'Neal also scored a goal, and the Lakers took the lead at 72:54.

Smith had no choice but to find another opportunity to replace Yao Ming.

"Coach." Just after the game, Olajuwon couldn't hold back and said: "We used to play the Lakers with a small lineup in the third quarter. Why didn't we implement it this time? This season, we played 2-2 against the Lakers. Not bad."

Smith looked at Yuanfei, saw that the latter had nothing to say, and said: "This is considering using Yao's strong point to attack the opponent's substitute inside. Expand our advantage."

"To be honest, this tactic was not very successful in the first half, and I am responsible." Yuan Fei finally said: "Zen Master is an old fox. O'Neal played for a full 22 minutes in the first half, and Yao had no chance to play the opponent's substitute. We can consider using a small lineup. It won't be too late for us to play Yao after O'Neal goes down."

"Okay." Smith nodded again and again, "Then let's call a timeout for Mehmet, Gerald, Heaton, Tracy, Tony, these five people."

Yuan Fei shook his head secretly, this Smith has no idea, not the material of the head coach.He added: "Be sure to play the rhythm. Our advantage is that the bench is stronger than the Lakers, and it will consume their physical energy."

"Leave the rhythm to me." Parker smiled after waiting half the time.

O'Neal dunked again, and the 80:58 point difference has expanded to 22 points.The Rockets called a timeout.

"It seems that we can rest in the fourth quarter!" O'Neill laughed and sat down. He was indeed a little tired.

"You can't underestimate your opponent, Shaq." Phil Jackson is worthy of being a wise Zen master. He has always been the soul of the Lakers. "The Rockets have a strong bench. Once Shaq and Kobe take a rest, the opponent may catch up with the score."

"Then we have a rest instead?" Kobe asked.

"Well, the opponent may change the lineup of running and gunning, let Shaq take a rest." Zen Master always kept calm like this.

***
"Sure enough, as the coach expected." The Lakers secretly admired Jackson.The Rockets' substitutions were completely seen through by the wise Zen master.

Of course, seeing through it is one thing, but being able to handle it well is another.As the largest inside giant in the league, O'Neal is very difficult to defend against running and bombing. Of course, opponents can't defend him even more.However, the Zen master avoided this difficult decision and let O'Neill rest directly.

McGrady switched to running without the ball, weaving through the crowd, and Kobe followed him non-stop.While Parker was still dribbling the ball, he found Okur who ran out of the open space, but unfortunately missed a three-pointer.

The Lakers protected the rebound and passed it to Kobe, but McGrady quickly intercepted the ball with his eyes and hands. He advanced to the three-point line and leaped high, making a three-pointer.Kobe just accelerated to catch up, too late to make a defensive move.Goal scored, 80:61.

"Look, I'll give you one back!" Kobe beat McGrady hard, and after a physical confrontation, he made a difficult basketball goal.The referee's whistle didn't sound, and Kobe complained to the referee that he wanted to add a free throw while returning to defense.

Parker suddenly accelerated and ran, and the other four Rockets also ran.McGrady ran to the bottom corner and Kobe was not in place. Parker found the open McGrady and scored a three-pointer!
"I feel good today, I must hit another one!" Kobe was furious, but this time he missed the jumper.Parker caught the ball again and started running. Kobe stared at McGrady firmly, thinking that he must not let you score this time!

McGrady used his long arm to get the ball, made two shakes, and made a three-pointer. "I can get it this time!" Kobe made a defensive move.But McGrady jumped too high, and Kobe didn't have enough wingspan to reach the ball.

Goal scored, 82:67!McGrady's three consecutive three-pointers made the dejected Rockets fans cheer again!

Parker steals the ball again, this time Wallace catches it in the paint, and the Lakers' defender is pulled away by the Rockets' pitcher.Wallace scored an easy dunk, 82:69.The audience applauded thunderously.Zen master was unmoved, he did not call a timeout, but let the players solve the problem by themselves.After all, the Lakers players are all veterans, and the youngest Kobe is almost 25 years old.

Bryant missed another shot under McGrady's tight marking, and Turkoglu made a three-pointer. 82:72, only 10 points away!The Rockets fans on the sidelines were almost hoarse.

Kobe Bryant played hard again, and finally caused a foul by Wallace, who was helping to defend, and made two free throws. "I have scored 36 points! They are not my opponent!" Kobe cheered for himself.

Parker broke through Fisher for a layup, 84:74.

Kobe passed the ball to Fox this time, and he hit the iron with a three-pointer.

The Rockets still have a fast break here, and Okur made a successful mid-range shot. 84:76, the cheers of the Rockets fans are about to break the sky.

Phil Jackson finally lost his composure and called a timeout, ready to let O'Neal return to the court.

***
"Kobe is really good!" McGrady shook his head and said, "I tried my best, and he can make shots if the defense is in place."

"But you also scored three three-pointers under his defense." Smith laughed: "The Lakers are not that scary. The point difference is only 8 points. We can win."

"OK is the strongest duo in the league, but we are also very strong, and we can win this series." Olajuwon also cheered for the players. "Come on, lads!"

But the next game is not as easy as the big dream.The immature Okur was completely unable to fight against O'Neal. Although the Rockets hit three-pointers again and again from the outside, O'Neal also blasted the Rockets inside.At 98:86 at the end of the third quarter, O'Neal scored 12 points in half the quarter.In the fourth quarter, Yao Ming, who had recovered to his best physical condition, fought against the weak O'Neal and barely drew a tie. Although Kobe lost his touch in the second half, the Lakers kept their lead under the leadership of the powerful O'Neal.

At 117:110, the Rockets lost the first game of the playoffs at home.

奥尼尔出场了42分钟，得到了34+12，科比打了44分钟得到了40+5+8。两位巨星都有统治级的表现。

For the Rockets, McGrady scored 25+9+5. Except for the sudden explosion in the third quarter, his performance was mediocre most of the time.Yao Ming got 10+11+3, which is considered a pass.If you want to defeat the powerful Lakers, it is obviously not enough to rely on passing performance.The old Olajuwon only scored 6+5. Obviously, if he wants to fight the big shark, Big Dream is no longer competent.

But Yuanfei seems to see an opportunity to win.

(End of this chapter)