Reboot McGrady

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The Lakers, at home, made a good gesture to beat the Eagles.

O'Neill and Yao Ming stood in the center of the court, with an "H" and an "O", and their bodies were fully displayed.

Rick Fox Alexander, everyone else is okay, but he has to play against Tracy McGrady.At this time, Kobe came over and whispered to Fox, "Let Tracy leave it to me to defend, just keep an eye on Jackson."

If he is pardoned, Kobe will definitely take on the role if he wants to defend the opponent's arrow.However, when he saw Stephen Jackson, he felt apprehensive. This guy seemed to have grown a lot.

On the Lakers side, the lineup is extremely luxurious.

Center O'Neal, still at the tail end of his peak, is full of momentum.Power forward Malone averaged close to 20 points per game this season. Small forward Rick Fox, besides being handsome, is about to retire.

Kobe and Payton partnered in the backcourt, facing the combination of Billups and Jackson, the advantage is obvious.

Billups is also thinking about how to face Payton. Although the opponent is not young, he averaged 23 points per game last season and is still the core boss of the Sonics.

For the championship, two veterans joined the Lakers.

The Eagles are still familiar with the starting lineup.

"Beep!"

Yao Ming and O'Neal took off at the same time, O'Neal's explosive power was obviously better, he slapped the basketball to Gary Payton, and then swaggered into the Hawks penalty area.

Yao Ming was carrying it behind him, feeling very uncomfortable.Payton immediately bounced the ball to O'Neal.

Sit back and dunk immediately.Yao Ming couldn't stop him at all, neither his body nor strength was a heavyweight.

"Boy, I want to score 40 points. I will do what I say." Then he looked at McGrady and said provocatively, "Let's help defend again!"

In the finals of last season, McGrady's assisted defense made O'Neal deflated many times, and the Sharks still remember it.But at that time, it was Ben Wallace who defended O'Neal, and his strength was not much worse.

Yao Ming is much worse. He is just a rookie and can't compete with the league's top center.

Billups took control and advanced to halftime, Payton continued to harass, which made Billups very uncomfortable.Unable to pass the ball to McGrady smoothly.Had to give Jackson.

Jackson ran, started a little slower, lost the opportunity, and gave it to Rasheed.Rasheed carries Malone and shoots.

Missed, O'Neal grabbed the rebound.Payton is sprinting, Kobe follows up, and soon gets a shot.

Jackson followed closely, but still couldn't take advantage of it. Kobe swung him away and made a layup.At the beginning of the game, the Eagles made three offenses but failed to open the situation. The Lakers led 6:0.

"The Eagles players look very tired. They want to beat the Lakers today. The difficulty is too high." Mike Breen is sure that the Lakers will be able to beat the defending champion today with all their strength.

Just after halftime, McGrady reached out for the ball.Grabbing with one hand, this is his signature move, standing outside the three-point line, signaling his teammates to pull away.

"Hmph, are you ready to break through?" Kobe concentrated his attention, his knees were slightly bent, no matter which direction McGrady broke through, he was sure to keep up with the opponent.

The fastest first step, so what!
Swish!
McGrady didn't make any preparations, and suddenly got up, pulled up, and made a three-pointer.

The basketball spins, hits the inside back edge of the rim hard, and falls into the net.

Feeling good today.McGrady shook his palm and looked at Kobe.

When the situation cannot be opened, the core players will take action. This is his positioning of himself.He can allow other players to attack, but when others cannot, he must do it himself.

"The boss is treated like a boss!" When defending Kobe, McGrady seemed to be unintentional, and said something intentionally or unintentionally, which happened to hit Kobe's explosive point.

Sure enough, he left O'Neal, who was an important position in the paint, and took the initiative to seek a breakthrough. McGrady followed suit. Kobe's footsteps were not too big. Of course, this was for McGrady.

There is no room for shooting. If Kobe does not want to be capped by McGrady, he must transfer the basketball.

It's a pity that Kobe didn't have such awareness. He leaned on his body and hit with his back, which didn't have enough advantage.Turn around and jump shot, beautiful movement, but McGrady bounced very fast, stretched out his arm, and hit the basketball directly.

"Backboard!"

There are four tall players inside, and Billups rushed in, grabbed the rebound, threw it forward, and Stephen Jackson was sprinting.

The basketball passed halftime in an instant, and Rick Fox couldn't keep up, so he could only watch Jackson layup.The goal was scored and the score was close.

The Lakers attacked, and Malone came out to pick and roll with Payton. This is the way he is most used to. Payton cuts in, ready to transfer the ball to Malone.

Yao Ming suddenly let go of O'Neill, jumped forward, and tapped the ball.

Tracy McGrady grabs the ball, throws it back, and gives it to Stephen Jackson again, but Kobe chases it back very quickly.

Jackson didn't have room to shoot, so he gave the basketball back to Billups.The top of the arc, three-pointers, hands up and down.

Swish!Nice open threes.

Although the Eagles players are tired, they have a high degree of tacit understanding, and the team cooperates with Ma Liu, and the running-in is obviously better than that of the Lakers.

Go-ahead score!
O'Neill yelled, "Give me that damn ball!"

He has been in good health recently, but he didn't even give the ball. His teammates are outrageous!Payton quickly shot to O'Neill.

When Payton came to the Lakers, he just put his posture too low, voluntarily sacrificed his personal data, organized and drove the whole team, and his scoring dropped sharply.However, the other teammates didn't seem to cooperate very well with him.

O'Neal held the ball and smashed it hard on the ground twice, eating Yao Ming raw, Yao Ming couldn't hold it, and gave the opponent two points.

"Humph!"

Phil Jackson looked at the situation on the field and was very calm.The Lakers players are all superstars, even if they are old, they are still superstars, so it is difficult to knead together. If they are kneaded, the team will be unstoppable.

Looking back, McGrady shot directly outside the three-point line.

Swish!Another dry three-pointer, silky and coquettish.

"Maddy is really a fairy!" Yao Ming couldn't help admiring, "It's so chic."

The game entered the rotation time, and McGrady took a rest.Turkoglu entered the field and he continued to organize.Yao Ming played a wave of offense and was also replaced by Laettner.

O'Neill went down to rest early, and his physical fitness should be preserved at critical moments, and he should not be consumed too much too early.

Two consecutive attacks were unable to score, Phil Jackson blew the whistle, and then called a timeout.

Back from the timeout, Rick Fox immediately passed to Payton for a goal.Proof that suspension works.

"Although the Lakers are behind by 2 points, the Eagles are too dependent on touch and cannot last the whole game." Mike Breen analyzed.

McGrady made two 3-pointers and pulled them up; both 2-pointers were mid-range shots without a single dunk.Feels good.Yao Ming scored 4 points and 2 rebounds, both of which were mid-range shots.

Throughout the first quarter, the Eagles didn't even have a dunk. The closest way to score from the basket was Stephen Jackson's three-step layup during the fast break.

(End of this chapter)