God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 298 The Last Straw

O'Neal's end seemed to be the horn of the 76ers' offense. Foster, who replaced him, felt that the pressure on himself was more than ten times greater than before. The opponent's continuous attack made him breathless, and Grant had to Recycling to the inside helps him defend, but in this way, it gives the 76ers shooters more room to shoot.

Kobe's heart is quite bitter. He has been scoring, but every time he scores, it takes a lot of effort. After all, he has to face the double team of Bell and Snow, and the pressure is also great. Said that if it wasn't for his own super scoring skills, then his score would continue to rise without thinking about it.

In contrast, the 76ers' offense is more relaxed. It often only takes a few passes for them to tear through the Lakers' defense, and then unscrupulously attack the inside.Foster was soon charged with two personal fouls, and his ability to protect the frame could not be compared with O'Neal. Being able to only get two personal fouls is enough to show his caution.

But his cautiousness did not help the Lakers' defense. In fact, even if he was a little tougher and took a few more personal fouls, it would be much better than watching opponents constantly rushing to the basket to score.In other words, he can't deter the small man of the 76ers at all, and the meaning of existence may be just a wooden stake on the way forward for Iverson and the others.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of O'Neal sitting on the bench, the 76ers played a 12-4 scoring climax. You must know that their previous lead was not small. This wave of scoring climax instantly allowed them to widen the point difference. 13 points, and there are only more than 5 minutes left before the end of the game. This is undoubtedly bad news for the Lakers, because there is not much time left for them to comeback, and judging from the current situation on the court, such The possibility is quite small.

Zen Master sat on the bench with a blank face, and no one could clearly see his eyes behind the lens.Although he had already won 7 championship rings as a coach before this, he never minded one more. Before the finals, he didn't think the 76ers could pose a threat to him, but now he finds that he has Wrong, and very wrong.

Although the Lakers are the defending champions, the 76ers' overall player configuration is no worse than the Lakers, and now they are only one step away from their third championship in team history. Zen Master is not sure that his team can reverse and win .He looked at O'Neill next to him. The eyes of this big guy who always liked to be funny were mixed with anger and sadness. Zen Master knew that he wanted to play, but if he played, he would become the target of the 76ers' attack, which made Zen Master feel very headache .

Until the last 3 minutes and 17 seconds left in the game, Zen Master couldn't bear it anymore. He applied to replace O'Neal. He knew that if he didn't replace it now, he would never have another chance.Before O'Neal came on the court, Zen Master didn't say a word. He knew that this guy knew what he was going to do after he came on the court.

After O'Neal came on the court, he added a scoring point to the Lakers and relieved Kobe's pressure, but O'Neal didn't dare to rampage around the basket like before, for fear that Mutombo would give him a bad shot and get him off the field directly .So every time he attacked, he used his small hook to score, but this gave Mutombo a chance to interfere.

Relatively speaking, O'Neal's defense is even more worrisome. He no longer dares to forcefully stop the breakthroughs of Iverson and Snow. He will only defend when he is 100% sure.But how can there be a 100% possibility of a successful defense every time on the basketball court?So most of the time O'Neal can only watch his opponent score a layup.

Seeing that the home team has an absolute advantage on the field, the drumming of the 76ers fans is getting louder and louder. As long as the 76ers players catch the ball, they will burst into MVP shouts, and the Lakers players will suffer overwhelmingly when they catch the ball. The boos, which made them even more anxious, and the movements of their hands involuntarily increased. Except for O'Neill who had some scruples, the others became very tough on the offensive and defensive ends, and even fouled from a distance It's not that far away.

The 76ers players naturally wanted to fight back, but fortunately, Snow stopped everyone in time. In Snow's view, as long as he can play steadily, the championship will definitely be in his pocket. In case of a conflict with the opponent and someone is sent off, It's hard to say what happened next.Even if no one gets sacked, it's not okay to get injured or even affect your entire career when a conflict breaks out on the basketball court. This is an important lesson that the league teaches rookies when they first enter the league. .

Chang Wei also breathed a sigh of relief. Snow's role on the court was actually much greater than that of others. He was the captain of the team, and he was very cautious.Chang Wei is opposed to court violence, because it is likely to cause very serious consequences. Rockets star Tomjanovich is a good example.

Time moved forward bit by bit, and the fans in the First League Center Arena stood up, waving all kinds of things in their hands vigorously, shouting slogans and even meaningless words, the entire arena seemed to have passed away. boiling.Sensing the energy erupting from thousands of fans behind him, Zen Master sighed softly. He knew that he was powerless in this game, and the matter of defending the title ended here. The second round of "OK Combination" The championship does not know when it will come.

In fact, Zen Master is very optimistic about the combination of Kobe and O'Neal. Although their journey to the playoffs last season was very difficult, they still won the final championship. Zen Master thought that this season would be more mature and more perfect. "OK combination" They were able to win the championship without pressure, but now they have met a real opponent, and they are still in the most critical finals.Zen Master suddenly found that his signing direction seemed to be wrong. At the beginning, his idea was to equip a large group of various functional players around Kobe and O'Neal, and support them in all aspects. However, the 76ers' player configuration and tactics The system told him that the Lakers now need a real third master, who can take on the important task of scoring.

In Zen Master’s opinion, Kobe and O’Neal’s current scoring task for the Lakers is entirely on Kobe and O’Neal. Action!
(End of this chapter)