Chapter 131: 131. Tangled OK Combination
Chapter 131: 131. Tangled OK Combination
When two superstars are competing for points on the same team, if both of them can make shots, there is nothing wrong with you making one and me making the other. The league's No. 1 outside line, one is the personal ability of the league's strongest players. When the tactics fail, they rely on these two superstars to win in singles.
But when the two stars are singles, they can't score very much, and they have to play singles all the time...
Kobe was so distracted that he didn't want to communicate with O'Neal at all, and Liu Mang used the role of the alienation card to further incite Kobe's emotions, making Kobe want to compete with O'Neal. One hit and three shots, and he also wants to...
"Derek, give me the ball!"
"Derek, pass it on to me!"
Both O'Neill and Kobe asked for the ball from Fisher who was in possession of the ball at the same time. Fisher was so desperate! Simply pass it on by one person.
Kobe and O'Neal shouldn't have that kind of magical idea, but now they think it's right to vote one for each! Whoever scores more wins!
Originally, the Lakers' 16-12 start wasn't too good, but it wasn't bad either. They were famous for their "noble disease" team that had a wave in the first three quarters and brought the victory back in the fourth quarter. But at the end of the first quarter, In addition to O'Neal scored two goals, Kobe Bryant hit the iron again and again under the cooperative defense of the three.
When the Eagles found out that Kobe and O'Neal came to the ball one by one, the defense was extreme. Kobe took the ball and three people went over, leaving two inside to grab rebounds, O'Neal took the ball, and the four pressed up...
The Lakers can't run. O'Neal is so fat and can run, but he is physically exhausted. In the past two years, he often played fast breaks. This year, it is basically gone. Can't run after him.
As long as the Lakers can't make a shot, the Eagles will immediately counterattack, and if the Lakers make a shot, the Eagles will immediately counterattack.
Jason Terry ran the happiest behind Liu Mang, the two of you, one and the other, all had layups and three-pointers!
After the first quarter, at the end of the first quarter, the Eagles successfully played a 14-6 scoring shock wave, 26-22, and successfully overtook the point difference by 4 points!
After the start of the second quarter, it was Kobe who brought several substitutes to the field.
The second lineup of the Lakers is supported by Kobe's scoring ability. If the Lakers won the championship in the 21st century, the lineup has been really not good. Who can imagine a team with three consecutive championships and averaged double figures per game? only 3 players?
Only three Lakers averaged more than 8 points per game this year, and only 4 scored more than 7 points per game. O'Neal, Kobe, and Fisher averaged double figures per game, Fox averaged 7.5 points per game, and none of the others exceeded 7 points per game. point.
This is another reason why the OK combination is so famous. This team is all about these two people.
Kobe brought Lynch Hunter, Mitch Richmond, Robert Horry, and Mark Madsen to compete against the five small lineups of the Eagles, but the five small lineups of the Eagles in this era are "pioneers", and no one can And they are younger than five.
Before, O'Neal restricted Raheem to play badly in the paint. Apart from scoring 6 points in a row at the start, he had to double-team O'Neal.
Kobe is very good. After O'Neal left the court, he resumed his normal style of play, with assists and points, but he couldn't hold back the Eagles running so happily. Zen Master wanted to rely on a small lineup to hold on until O'Neal rested and came back. The Lakers This kind of traditional style of play is really not suitable for a small lineup, and was suppressed by the Eagles!
If Kobe hadn't started the regular Kobe time in the second quarter, the point difference would have been widened!
In the eighth minute of the second quarter, as Liu Mang hit an open three-pointer when Kobe went to help defend Raheem, the score on the court became 47 to 38, and the Eagles led the Lakers away by 9 points!
This is a score that the Eagles didn't even think of before they started playing!
only……
Fans at the scene have already started to buy food to eat during the intermission and drinks to drink in the second half.
What a big deal!
9 points only.
The televised commentators were not surprised by the score difference.
"Charles, China Liu scored another 3! Already 12 points, the first half is not over yet, have you seen China Liu's dancing video? Do you want me to engrave it on a CD and give it to you?"
Barkley is so painful, and the Lakers are playing like this again, so get serious early, okay? Wasn't it a good game in the second quarter? Kobe also passed the ball, and his teammates were very active, but the opponent's strange lineup was too weird. If O'Neal was on the court, he couldn't play this way.
However, what makes Barkley even more painful is that after O'Neal came back, the Lakers returned to the first quarter. Kobe and O'Neal are not pleasing to the eye...
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O'Neill played petty temper, he was very depressed, and he didn't give the ball to express his displeasure!
How cute was the high school Kobe who just entered the NBA! It looks like a second Jordan, with good skills and good physical fitness. It can be seen at a glance that it is the embryo of a superstar. Why is it getting less and less cute now?
Seeing Kobe playing hard outside, O'Neal was a little excited!
Tell you not to pass to me, and I will not come to pick and roll for you!
Watching Kobe Bryant's ridiculous long-range mid-range shot, O'Neal is about to jump up and grab the rebound...fuck!
O'Neill couldn't jump, with a Ratliff and a Rahim hanging on him, Muhammad grabbed the rebound!
Another counterattack from the Eagles!
It's useless for Fisher and Kobe to run back, Jason Terry catches the ball and hits a three-pointer!
The time now is the third minute of the fourth quarter, and the score is 81 to 65. With Jason Terry's three-pointer, the Eagles successfully opened the point difference to 16 points in the away game!
Finally, the originally calm fans were a little confused. Why is it already the fourth quarter, and there is no trend of chasing points yet?
The Lakers have always been in the regular season, and even in some playoffs where the opponents are not so strong, they have been playing in the first three quarters. Going to the game, but today is the fourth quarter, the OK combination is still not OK!
The Zen master called timeout!
What Zen master is good at is not tactics, but good at bringing out the strength of the team's superstars, even at a super level. This ability is comparable to him except for Popovich.
The Zen Master wondered, usually Kobe and O'Neill had conflicts, and it wasn't such an exaggeration! He can also take advantage of Kobe's dissatisfaction with O'Neal to activate Kobe's fighting spirit and make Kobe play better. Although O'Neal is narrow-minded, he is not so obsessed with ball possession, mainly to activate Kobe's strength.
But today both of them refused to pass the ball, and they fought each other when they played together!
Let the two play alone to lead the team?
Zen master very much denies this idea. If the OK combination is separated, it is definitely not an OK combination, and the Lakers are not the Lakers who have won two consecutive championships.
Zen Master asked Kobe and O'Neal to communicate by themselves.
The long pause time is relatively long. Zen Master communicates with others about running positions. The regular time of the triangle offense is to create space for role players, and the critical moment is to serve the stars. The goal is to create opportunities for Kobe and O'Neal that cannot be double-teamed. At the critical moment, one of Kobe and O'Neal's positions is in the three-second zone, and the other is at a 45-degree angle on both sides of the free throw line.
Kobe has scored 23 points on 8-of-24 shooting so far, and O'Neal has scored 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting. The two scored more than two-thirds of the Lakers' points.
Kobe, who originally only wanted to compete with O'Neal, realized the huge difference of 16 points at this time, and was a little anxious.
Generally speaking, Kobe is more mature than O'Neal, more mature from the beginning, O'Neal from playing basketball to becoming a commentator after retiring, always has the mentality of a child who can't grow up, and the reason why Kobe can't understand O'Neal is, It is because he is too mature and doesn't understand what O'Neill's child mentality means. Such a good talent doesn't train well to lose weight, so lazy.
So, Kobe decided to ease the relationship with O'Neal first...
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Everyone here on the Eagles is excited!
With 9 minutes left in the game and a 16-point lead, the Lakers are basically sure of winning in this state!
Liu Mang is also very excited, Corey Brewer's star Kirby is much easier to use than imagined! The ability to fight back is not for nothing! Laughing Mamba loves to laugh, but it’s not Mamba anyway, he can achieve 50+ points in a single game, so he really has two brushes. Liu Mang has 19 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists now!
Every time Liu Mang attacks now, he wants to shout: "The cavalry company is dispatched..."
"Ding... the effect of the alienation card is over, and the follow-up effect will have a long-term effect depending on the personality of the used object."
"Huh? Huh!" Liu Mang immediately stood up, feeling a bad premonition!
At this time, the sound of quarreling from the Lakers bench came over!
"Shaq! When will you stop being childish?" Kobe's roar spread to the bench next door!
O'Neal was not to be outdone, Sharkmouth roared: "Wait until you pass the ball!"
"That means breaking up the relationship? How can we play the game!" Kobe countered logically. In his opinion, the game cannot be played if he does not vote.
"..."
Suddenly, both fell silent.
"Actually, I can pass the ball... ah... still not!" Kobe suddenly became very entangled.
"You can't do it if you don't pass the ball... It's okay, I just make up the dunk!" O'Neal was also very entangled...