NBA: The Talent Burst from the Start

After communication, Lin Lei took the ball to the outside of the three-point line, made a feint, and after attracting the attention of the Celtics' perimeter players, he took the opportunity to throw the ball out.

"Not good! 99

Seeing this picture, the Celtics' perimeter players were shocked. When they reacted, it was too late.

Lin Lei passed the ball to Kobe Bryant's hands without error, and Kobe was empty in front of him.

In the case of such a large open space, it is impossible for Kobe to miss a shot. This is undoubtedly a huge mistake by the Celtics in defensive tactics!

Who knows that Kobe, who has always been calm and never gave his opponents a chance, did not choose the mid-range shooting that he was best at, but instead dribbled the ball and went straight to kill!

His behavior also makes people feel very curious. After all, it is his old teammate who is standing inside, and O'Neal is like a wall.

But everyone quickly understood that Kobe was planning to score on O'Neal's head.

Sure enough, Kobe Bryant, who had just entered the penalty area, jumped straight into the air, ready to complete the scoring with a dunk, and O'Neal also stretched out his hands and jumped after seeing this.

Although his bouncing is not as good as it was at his peak, he still blocked all of Kobe's travel routes in the air.

"bump!

Only a loud bang was heard, and the basketball in Kobe's hand was actually smashed down by 103 O'Neal, and the bottom line was directly shot.

This big hot pot was very powerful, and after completing the block, O'Neal also let out a roar.

When Kobe saw this, his face was extremely poor.

In the next round, O'Neal successfully completed the block on Gasol and grabbed the rebound.

Under the protection of O'Neal, the Celtics quickly sounded the horn for a counterattack.

On the Lakers side, Kobe Bryant seemed to have rekindled his obsession again because he missed a previous attack.

In the next two attacks, he wanted to score on O'Neal's head, but Pierce came to make up the defense, or O'Neal stopped him on the spot and didn't score at all.

Fortunately, Lin Lei's side is in good shape. Whenever the Celtics score, Lin Lei can quickly return the color, and the score between the two sides has always remained at about 10 points, so it came to the 5th minute of the 4th quarter. .

After Lin Lei scored another three-pointer, the score on the field had reached 102:93, and the Lakers were 9 points behind.

When the Celtics saw it, they called a timeout immediately, even though they still had the lead, they didn't dare to be careless.

In the last 5 minutes, if the state cannot be maintained, the score can be recovered in minutes with Lin Lei and Kobe.

Moreover, in these 7 minutes, O'Neal has scored 14 points, blocked three blocks and 4 rebounds, just like a dream back to the top.

This is also under the circumstance that O'Neal is relatively physically fit, and now he has felt a little tired, so naturally he has to call a short pause to let O'Neal have a good rest.

Taking advantage of O'Neal's break, Rivers also concentrated on arranging tactics, and at the same time brought out the strongest lineup on the field.

"You have to defend well on the perimeter, you don't have to score, but when you have to let Lin Lei and Kobe have the ball, it feels very uncomfortable!

As for scoring, mainly to the inside of O'Neal.

Garnett, your task is to be responsible for the defense and help O'Neal resist their inside! 35

I have to say that Rivers' tactical arrangement was very effective. They handed over the main attack to O'Neal. With O'Neal's tonnage, it can be described as unstoppable in the penalty area.

And Garnett is also very fast moving in. Whenever Kobe and others enter the restricted area, it is also very difficult to score points under the odd turnaround of him and O'Neal.

"Hold on for another 5 minutes. As long as we bite these 5 minutes, we can win this game. If we beat the Lakers, I will invite you to dinner tonight!"

Rivers' words were also powerful, and in the end, he simply threw the tactical board behind him, which seemed extremely domineering.

I have to say that he is a natural champion coach, very inspiring.

This was evident when Rivers joined the Clippers later.

For the next 19 years, the Warriors were known as the five-star Warriors, while the Clippers did not have an All-Star player.

Before the game, no one was optimistic that they would be swept by the five-star warriors, and they showed amazing fighting spirit. They still fought 6 games against the five-star warriors. While inspiring, it must be said that it is a miracle.

As Rivers's voice fell, the Celtics' players were very imposing one by one.

They have been holding a fire deep inside their hearts throughout the offseason, and this fire has finally been completely released at this moment.

On the other hand, on the Lakers side, the atmosphere in the team is not very good now. Kobe was sitting in the chair, and his expression was a little indifferent. At the same time, he did not want to over-communicate with other teammates.

At this time, he was already very tired. After all, in the first half, when Lin Lei did not appear, it was all supported by Kobe, and in the fourth quarter, he kept going inside to try to challenge O'Neal.

Originally, Kobe Bryant had two layups, and he had successfully passed O'Neal, but he was immediately rescued by Garnett next to O'Neal, and both were destroyed in the end, which also made him feel very depressed.

After some fighting, not only did he fail to achieve good results, but instead, his physical fitness was on the verge of the limit. After taking a look at the score on the field, he was also very anxious.

This kind of anxiety naturally spread throughout the entire Lakers team, and everyone was a little skeptical. In the last 5 minutes, can their team catch up with the nearly 10-point gap?

"Everyone listen to me!"

As the team's head coach, Phil Jackson naturally understood how important this time was for the team, so he quickly arranged tactics while the opponent called a timeout.

"Then we're going to use the slashing tactic to get O'Neal to the free throw line!

As Phil Jackson's voice fell, the Lakers players also looked at each other in dismay.

After all, once O'Neal reached the inside line at his peak, there was no solution, and no one could stop him from scoring.

In this case, Nelson Sr., then the meritorious coach of the Mavericks, invented a tactic - let O'Neal walk to the free throw line.

Throughout O'Neal's free throw career, a total of only 52.7%

In his career over the years, he has missed 5,000 free throws. If he can score these free throws, he will steadily get more than 30,000 points.

Just because the free throw is a weakness, at his peak he would always be sent to the free throw line when the game was in a frenzy.

But in recent years, as the shark's physical fitness and explosiveness have declined, some centers in the league have been able to compete with him, and this shark slashing tactic is not very popular now.

Phil Jackson once coached the peak Sharks, but who would have thought that after a few years, he would treat O'Neal in this way instead.

Aware that everyone was a little confused, Phil Jackson continued to explain:

"We're nine points behind and have to increase our minutes and possessions, so we can get O'Neal to the free throw line to have more of the ball.

After grabbing the rebound, you pass the ball to Lin Lei or Kobe as soon as possible, and cooperate with them!"

In fact, Phil Jackson's choice was a last resort, but since he has spoken, he naturally has to execute tactics.

So in the first timeout of playing, Lao Yu took the initiative to cause O'Neal's foul and sent him to the free throw line.

In the process of O'Neal's free throw, the fans at the scene also stood up and applauded for him, hoping that O'Neal can make the free throw.

"brush.

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"brush...."

The next unexpected scene appeared, O'Neal actually made two consecutive free throws!

With 4 minutes and 30 seconds remaining, the score on the court is 104:93, and the Lakers are again behind by double digits!