You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 676 Conflict first appeared
"Superman will always be caught in rumors, and tonight I will prove myself."

Before Game 2 started, O'Neal, who had been bombarded by the world for several days, finally spoke to the media again.

"At least tonight, he's learned to be humble."

Before the opening, Mo Mengchen "expressed his comfort" for O'Neill's change.

Before the game started, the outside world had already expected that this would be an intense game.After the game started, they found that the game was far more anxious than they had imagined.

The Lakers humbly lowered their stature, learned from the Heat and the Knicks, and increased their defensive strength against the Pistons. O'Neal was brave and courageous, took the ball from the low post and attacked to the end, and most of them chose to play strong even when they encountered double teams.

This is good and bad.

The good thing is that it is difficult for Mo Mengchen to have a chance to steal the ball from him. His offense is tougher and he made 23 free throws that night. The bad thing is that because of the double-teaming, his turnovers will increase. The Pistons double-teaming is by no means a scare for human use.

Kobe, who performed bravely in the first game, didn't feel good tonight. He went 4 for 1 in the first quarter and failed to share much pressure for O'Neal.

On the contrary, O'Neal, like taking the wrong medicine, made four fouls in the penalty area of ​​the Pistons by himself and scored 9 points.

On the periphery, Glenn Rice also helped him a lot.

Although Rice is the third head of the Lakers, his light was covered by Kobe. Only when Kobe missed the mark, would anyone think of his strength.

Rice was the best performer of the Lakers in the first quarter. His linkage with O'Neal indirectly helped the Lakers withstand the Pistons' offensive.

Rice had 10 points and 2 rebounds in a single quarter, and O'Neal became the backbone of the Lakers' internal and external fronts.

With Rice as an assistant, O'Neal's offense became stronger. Zen Master also saw that Kobe was not feeling well, so he transferred him to the weak side and let Rice play "two bottles of poison" with O'Neal on the strong side.

O'Neal and Rice, the Pistons have to choose.

The Pistons chose to defend against O'Neal alone, sticking to Rice, because the latter's 10-point performance in the first quarter was impressive.

In the second quarter, Westphal once again sent Lauderdale to be his son.

This time, O'Neal was prepared. Lauderdale's 300-pound weight was no longer a pressure in his eyes. He expected that the Pistons would send this annoying guy on the field. Therefore, he played Lauderdale without relying on Brute force, relying only on skill, as long as he is pushed into the paint area, his small hook will let Lauderdale know that weight cannot be eaten.

Within 3 minutes, O'Neal played 3+2 three times, and Lauderdale couldn't stand him at all. Westphal saw that the Lakers were about to widen the point difference, so he quickly replaced Mo Mengchen and Rashid.

From the outside, Rasheed made consecutive jump shots and began to chase points for the Pistons.

Although O'Neal's offense is eye-catching, it is impossible for him to shoot 100% of the field goals. With the increase of help defense inside, his offensive efficiency will decrease.

Four minutes before halftime, the score was tied.

The Zen master then replaced Kobe to test his status.

Regrettably, instead of being able to get back to his previous state, Bryant shot an even uglier shooting percentage than the first quarter.

4 for 1 in the first quarter and 6 for 1 in the second quarter.

His performance made Mo Mengchen complain in his heart. Houston and Davis, who were facing him, followed his instructions, not to use too much force on Kobe when defending, and let him explode.

In this anxious situation, it would be very dangerous if Kobe broke out.

Mo Mengchen did not hesitate to take huge risks to make Kobe shine.It's a pity that it's useless to give a chance. If there is no touch, the current Kobe still can't shake the sky.

He doesn't have the capital to compete with O'Neill now, but the strength has begun to approach, maybe another year?
Mo Mengchen guessed in his heart, who knows this kind of thing?What he has to do now is to use the Lakers' poor 4 minutes to build an advantage.

In the last 4 minutes of the first half, Mo Mengchen scored consecutively like a tide, completely overwhelmed Fisher, and scored 12 points in a row. Before the end of the game, a horizontal pull changed direction and a super long three-pointer buzzer hit the audience. MVP calls.

O'Neill looked at Mo Mengchen coldly.

Mo Mengchen ignored his cold stare. After this ball, the lead of the Pistons expanded to 8 points.

In the second half, O'Neal played the most ferocious section.

With 18 points and 8 rebounds in a single quarter, it was in this quarter that he made Ben Wallace commit five fouls, and Westphal had to send Scott Pollard for a hard top.

Vinier Johnson yelled: "This matchup is so unfair. Shaq's dinner may weigh more than Ben's."

It's a pity that there is nothing fair or unfair on the court. Wallace should have thought that this day would come when he chose to play center forward with two meters of bare feet.

The existence of O'Neal is to tell the world that some people are born in the restricted area.

The game was extremely anxious. Although the Lakers couldn't solve the Pistons' maze tactics, the Pistons couldn't limit O'Neal's performance.

When he loses his teammates in his eyes, just like Kobe who turns on the werewolf mode, he only knows offense. He is the most dangerous attacker on the surface.

Mo Mengchen, Hill and Houston played hard at the same time, and the Pistons only bit the game in the third quarter when O'Neal exploded.

The result of this game is confusing, and the attention is getting more and more.

Before the start of the fourth quarter, Johnson said a statistic. He said that the ratings of tonight's game had broken 16.

Although it is still not as high as last year's peak, compared with other finals in history, this ratings are considered very high.

Few finals can have ratings of breaking 16.

O'Neal, who was violent in the first three quarters, should have continued his performance in the fourth quarter. For other reasons, his offense stalled.

Probably the outside line of the Lakers thought that they could not distribute such a burden to the Sharks, and they wanted to help do something, so Kobe and Rice shot 13 shots in the last quarter.

Kobe continued his performance in the first three quarters, scoring 7-of-1; Rice also did not see his bravery in the first half, and the helpless 6-for-1 made the Sharks' efforts all night in vain.

Throughout the game, O'Neal was the best player in the game with 40 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists. If the Lakers can win tonight, he will take the lead.

But no one cares about what data the loser gets. The performances of Kobe and Rice cost the Lakers a chance to win.

For the Pistons, Mo Mengchen, Hill and Houston all scored 20 points, and Rashid also scored in double figures. Although they did not have an absolute strength like O’Neal, they scored evenly. Relying on the team and relying on Kobe, they defeated the Lakers .

"This game was supposed to be a turnaround for Shaq," Hill said.

"You are wrong," Mo Mengchen said, "Although they lost, he did turn around."""

In the next few days, the media will spray Kobe and Rice to death.

This is the urine of public opinion.

2 is better than 0
The Pistons defended their home court and led by a big score. Next, they need to go to Los Angeles to play three consecutive away games.

For them, the goal of keeping the home game has been achieved. In the next three away games, they only hope to win one of them.

The Lakers are getting more and more used to the Pistons' games. With Kobe playing like this tonight, they will last until the fourth quarter. If they continue to play the previous three quarters in the last quarter-the big sharks-the result will be unpredictable.

That night, O'Neill kicked a locker room cabinet.

"You don't give a shit!" Shark yelled at his teammates. "Only I want to win!"

Kobe, who played stinky ball all night, didn't want to swallow his anger: "Forget it, no one lost his temper with you when you were intercepted 10 times by Dor.Mo."

O'Neill said furiously, "What did you say?"

He rushed in front of Kobe, looking as if he was going to fight, Harper hurried over to try to persuade him: "They're all our own, why bother?"

"Ron, get out of the way!" O'Neill roared, "Speak up now if you have anything to say, don't hold it in your fucking heart!"

Kobe was full of anger and was worried that he had nowhere to vent. He played so well in the first game, and he messed up in the end.

"When everyone plays badly, don't make irresponsible remarks to me!" Kobe pushed back coldly and hard.

The two stared wide-eyed, judging by their physiques, they were not of the same magnitude, but Kobe had no intention of backing down at all.

"You want Detroiters to see a joke, don't you?"

The appearance of the Zen master changed this conflict.

O'Neal and Kobe looked at him together.

"In every game, there will be people who play badly, which is normal." Zen master said, "The important thing is how to adjust back. I don't support your current practice. If this matter gets out, what will the outside world think? Are you Do you want to use the games on the court to prove yourself, or use the fists you put on your teammates to prove that you hate losing?"

The locker room was very quiet, and Zen master's words made both of them calm down.

However, Zen Master still had hidden worries in his heart. The conflict between the two did not seem to be for this night, but rather accumulated over time and finally detonated explosives.

It's not that Zen master has never been in a team with many internal conflicts.

The situation of the Bulls is far more complicated than that of the Lakers, and he has survived. He believes that this matter will not affect the future of the team.

The most important thing right now are the three games at home, and they can't lose even one of those three games.

If the Pistons lose at home, they have to pay back a hundredfold.

(End of this chapter)