In the basketball world, starting from the 99 World Youth Championship

Chapter 179 Passive Lakers

Zen Master took Glen Rice out of the starting lineup, which means that the outside offense is completely betting on Kobe, and seeing his tactical adjustment, Larry Bird also told Zhang Tian before the game.

"You are helping to defend, watch Kobe, let him go with his left hand and don't let his right hand go, if you can't solve it by yourself, let Ben help you." On the stage of the finals, Rick Schmitz was still abandoned The state, while Xiao Ao was put on the bench, and Meng Kebatel, who hadn't seen him for a long time, appeared in the starting lineup.

Today's Pacers' starters, Billups, Reggie Miller, Zhang Tian, ​​Da Ben and Battelle, they completely abandoned the inside offense, because the king knows very well how destructive the Lakers No. 34 is. Ewing and David Robinson are two extremes. Even Olajuwon and Chamberlain are inferior to big sharks in terms of destructive power. As for the bone crusher Unseld, everyone remembers that he was brought by Elvin Hayes Lying down, and being swept by Rick Barry in the finals, his nickname is very loud, but the inside dominance is not at the same level as O'Neal.Therefore, in the face of O'Neal, a prehistoric behemoth, most teams will choose to avoid its edge, because no one in the current league center can beat him one-on-one.

Mark Jackson actually regretted it a bit, but his self-esteem was still unwilling to bow down to Larry Bird, just like when he was the head coach of the Warriors in his previous life, because Jason Collins, who came out of the closet, broke up with the management and let Cole take over after taking over. Three championships, and he can only go to the commentary booth.

Zhang Tian and Reggie Miller still have no communication on and off the court, but at least they both want to win the championship. This is the most gratifying point for Larry Bird. If Zhang Tian and Reggie Miller The infighting caused the Pacers' combat power to drop, so the gain outweighed the loss.

The Conseco Arena was packed, and there were many fans cheering for the Pacers in the square outside, but most of them were wearing Reggie Miller's No. 31 jersey. Few people wore Zhang Tian No. [-], maybe the corn field Many fans are not used to geniuses like Zhang Tian, ​​monster-like players, they still prefer the existence of Reggie Miller who has a classic supporting role template.

Zhang Tian didn't care about the outside world at all. All his attention was on the court. Referee No. 43 Dan Crawford threw the ball into the air. Naturally, Battelle couldn't compete with O'Neal on it. Quickly ran to his home half, this game is very important to Battelle.

On the CCTV broadcast, Zhang Lili and Sun Zhengping did not say a word at the scene. It is not that they have not commented on the NBA Finals, but this is the first time that the NBA Finals with two Chinese players has commented.

After the veteran Harper controlled the ball to the half court, Billups chose to take the initiative to grab it. This is his own judgment, not Larry Bird's order. For the player's impromptu play, Larry Bird is right? He will stop it, but Ron Harper is a defender who has participated in many finals after all. He dribbled the ball behind his back and..., a gust of wind blew past Ron Harper, wearing yellow Zhang Tian with the No. [-] jersey came out directly from the flank, broke the ball with a snap, picked it up and ran towards the Lakers' half court.

While he was running, a guy wearing a purple No. [-] jersey also chased after him. Zhang Tian's running distance gradually narrowed to Kobe's. When Zhang Tian rushed to the Lakers basket, Kobe took a big stride. Standing up, at the same time stretched out the not very long arm, trying to block Zhang Tian from behind.

"Kobe caught up, Xiao Zhang is about to be blocked, no, Xiao Zhang actually stopped in the air, after a change of hands, dragged the ball into the basket, beautiful, this ball is so beautiful, the work in his hands is really fine "The old man Zhang Lili yelled loudly on the sidelines, while several commentators of NBC had different expressions.

The magician was embarrassed. He was just saying that Kobe would complete the chasing block, but he was taught a lesson by Zhang Tian's hand-changing layup. Although Isiah Thomas had nothing, the teasing smile on the opponent's face It still gave the magician the urge to leave the commentary booth.

The first offense in the opening game was so fierce, this group of finals will definitely not end so easily, and the Lakers are not as weak as the Pacers' previous opponents.

O'Neal was immediately on the offensive end, received a lob from Rick Fox, squeezed Battelle and smashed the ball into the basket, Battelle didn't say anything, O'Neal's strength seemed to be stronger, and he had to give it his all. ah.

Larry Bird's tactic is very simple, double-teaming O'Neal inside. Although this tactic is not as easy to use as it was a few years ago, at least it is the most correct way to solve the problem. Anyway, if you can't come up, just kill the shark. That's too stupid. up.

As for Kobe, he just let his left hand go, not his right hand, and he can shoot casually from the outside. Maybe he can play a game, but it is impossible to play the entire series.

All members of the Pacers strictly implemented the head coach's tactics. The collision between the two sides was much more intense than the two matches in the regular season. Kobe was very aggrieved on the outside. After he broke through Miller, Zhang Tian would immediately rush over regardless. , Passing the ball at this time is of course good, but Kobe thinks more about scoring in this kind of strong confrontation.So in the first quarter, Kobe Bryant handed in 6 for 4, and Reggie Miller on the opposite side was [-] for [-].

Is this script very similar? That’s right, in the first quarter of this group of finals in the previous life, Reggie Miller’s six-point zero made the Pacers collapse from the beginning, and this collapse means that the entire series did not recover. It has become a lingering stain in Reggie Miller's career.

In the first quarter, Kobe didn't get points on the left waist and elbow area, and the referee didn't give him the whistle. Maybe it was the protest of the Portland fans in the last game, but it really worked.

The Lakers became the Pacers of this series in the previous life. They trailed by 15 points in the first quarter. They only had 18 points in the first quarter, and O'Neal contributed 12 points alone.Rick Fox and Horry each scored 3 points, which was all the Lakers scored in the first quarter.

Zhang Tian made 8 of 7 in the first quarter and scored 16 points. The Zen Master's defensive strategy against him did not work at all. On the contrary, the Lakers fell into the trap designed by the Pacers.

O'Neal could only roar incompetently off the court, "Shet, can you play as a team, don't always play individually, we are a team, you all fight on your own, how many points do I need to win alone, look Let’s play solo based on the position of other players.”

(End of this chapter)