God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 297 Fatal Strike

Sure enough, as Brown expected, the Lakers' lineup lost Lu and O'Neal at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and was replaced by Fisher and Foster.Foster was replaced because there were too many fouls on O'Neal, and Fisher was replaced only because Zen Master found that Lu had nothing to do with Iverson now, so it was better to replace Fisher to stabilize the rhythm.

Foster's deterrence at the basket is obviously far from that of O'Neal. Under Brown's instruction, the 76ers guards rushed to the basket with the ball every round without hesitation. Such an overwhelming offensive made Foster in a hurry .Although he is good at defense, this is beyond his ability, and he can only watch his opponent score easily.

As the current core of the Lakers on the field, Kobe should take over the offensive power, but he soon found that as long as he got the ball, Bell and another 76ers player would follow him, passing the ball, but not scoring.This is completely different from how you treat other guards, but now you are facing Kobe, so there is nothing wrong with doing this. You must know that Kobe can beat opponents by himself. Instead of letting him score, it is better to force him to give the ball to his teammates. to deal with.

Originally, one Bell made Kobe a lot of trouble, but now that another person is added, he can't stand it.And Brown is deliberately targeting him. Most of the time, it is Snow who flanks Kobe with Bell, which means that the two strongest perimeter defenders of the 76ers are used to limit Kobe. This is undoubtedly the treatment of the top stars in the league. Kobe worthy.

Under the ebb and flow, the 76ers quickly opened up the score. Off the court, O'Neill's eyes were tearing apart. How could he accept the defeat?So O'Neill hurriedly challenged Zen Master: "Coach, I have to play now. Once the opponent completely controls the situation, we will lose this game. I will pay attention to protecting myself, please let me play!"

The Zen master stared at him for a while, sighed, and directly applied to the referee for a substitution.He knew that O'Neal was telling the truth. Now that Kobe had encountered a double-team, he had to give the ball to others to attack, but there were no real scorers among the other four Lakers players. , It strangled the Lakers' offense. At this time, it would be impossible if O'Neal didn't play. After all, he is the backbone of the team and the team's scoring leader this season.

Before O'Neal was about to leave his seat, Zen Master pursed his lips and said, "Shaq, if the opponent still rushes inside with all their strength, let them score, and we can return on the offensive end. You must always remember This matter, you have already had four personal fouls on your body, it is very dangerous to play at this time, I don't want to lose your presence at the decisive moment."

O'Neill nodded and didn't say anything. Although Zen Master's instructions were quite different from his usual style, this time he still decided to change his open and close style of play to minimize fouls.Just like Zen Master said, I only have the last two chances for fouls. If I am sent off, the Lakers will undoubtedly be defeated. Just look at the current situation on the field. The entire team, the "OK combination" can only be a sufficient threat if it fits together.

However, after O'Neal appeared on the court, the 76ers players intensified. If Billy was still 7-3 for breakthroughs and three-pointers before, it has now completely become 9-1. Whenever there is a chance, they will rush to the basket with the ball Even if the opportunity is not so good, they all rely on their personal ability to go inside to score.Their purpose is only one, to cause O'Neal's fifth foul as soon as possible, which is the last straw that breaks the camel's back. If O'Neal gets another foul, he either has to leave the field until the last moment before returning, or he can only wait. He drew his sixth personal foul and was sent off.

O'Neill also saw what the other party was trying to do, which made him startled and angry, but what could be done?He has indeed committed four personal fouls, and now the fourth quarter has only started in less than 4 minutes. It is understandable that the opponent wants to let him go off the field early. Be more careful.

But sometimes the more afraid of something happening, the easier it is for something to happen. Although O'Neal has been very careful around the basket and even missed a few opportunities to block the opponent, his fifth personal foul is still a matter of course. happened.This is still an assault by Iverson. Basically, every breakthrough of the 76ers in the fourth quarter is completed by him. Unless he is going to slip the bottom line and make an empty cut, Snow and Reed will generally give up the opportunity to break through. he.

Seeing the menacing Iverson, O'Neal didn't want to go up to stop him. He even moved a little bit out of the way, just stretched out his hand as a gesture.Iverson, who was advancing at high speed, caught a glimpse of O'Neal's small movements. He rolled his eyes, and instead of laying up directly, he turned a small arc and ran straight towards O'Neal who had not yet occupied his position.What are the consequences of a collision between a bicycle and a truck?Iverson was directly knocked into the air by O'Neal's huge body. In fact, it was only because of his own speed, but in the eyes of others, it was quite frightening. It is not interesting to fly out alone.

The bottom line referee blew his whistle without hesitation and signaled O'Neal to block the foul.Such a penalty made O'Neal's eyes widen. He walked forward quickly to prepare to argue with the referee. Not only him, but other Lakers players also surrounded him. They didn't want O'Neal to be called his fifth foul at this time. , which was a huge blow to them.

I have to say that the psychological quality of NBA referees is very good. Even if surrounded by a group of big men, the bottom line referee is not afraid. He said loudly: "I can see it clearly. This is a blocking foul. Gentlemen, please restrain yourself." Your behavior, otherwise I think the referee doesn't mind sending you off, if you still want to win, obey my judgment!"

Although his words were very blunt, they were indeed true. Originally, the league had a zero-tolerance attitude towards field fights. If they behaved improperly towards referees again, fools would know what kind of punishment they would face.O'Neal wanted to continue arguing with the referee, but he was quickly pulled away by others. Now it is only his fifth foul. If he is directly expelled, it will be over.

The Zen master on the sidelines couldn't help covering his forehead. He knew that this was the 76ers' tactic, but what could he do?It is an indisputable fact that O'Neill fouled, and now he can only let the big shark go off the court, preparing for the last 2 minutes or even 1 minute.

(End of this chapter)