Chapter 491 489. Still Fierce
In the end, Ratliff "unfortunately" lost the punch, and O'Neal came to the middle circle to jump the ball.
Ratliff and O'Neal jumped the ball, and Ratliff actually won! O'Neal unhappily took off early during the jump ball, the jump ball was violated, Ratliff lay down and won, and the Eagles went first.
Originally, Liu Mang was only trying to stir up conflicts between the OK team, so he messed with his teammates to make troubles at the beginning of the game before the jump ball. Unexpectedly, the computer would have an effect from the very beginning.
This proves that the contradictions of the OK combination have indeed reached the point of being put on the table.
The Eagles attacked first and served from the center line. Rahim sent the ball to Liu Mang, who advanced beyond the three-point line.
It was Kobe who defended Liu Mang. Liu Mang protected the ball well when Kobe defended him. Kobe didn’t dare to stick too tightly to Liu Mang. He was too afraid of Liu Mang’s ability to draw fouls. It was shameless to touch Liu Mang. .
Liu Mang looked at the situation of his teammates. O'Neal didn't care about Ratliff who was pulled out to help others in the pick-and-roll, and just went in and out near the three-second zone, just guarding the basket like that.
Not to mention, O'Neal is so big, squatting inside, with excellent mobility, jumping and strength, the Eagles' big center Ratliff has no mid-range and long-range shooting ability, and he can't even pull O'Neal out.
Faced with this situation, Liu Mang chose to pick and roll, beckoning Ratliff to come out, Liu Mang used Ratliff to pick and roll to break through from the right! O'Neal still didn't care about Ratliff's pick-and-roll, just defending the basket like that, Liu Mang rushed to the middle distance, Wang Zhizhi came to make up the defense, Liu Mang immediately passed the ball to Boozer, and Boozer made a mid-range shot.
Liu Mang easily got the first assist.
Simpler than imagined... Liu Mang was a little puzzled. How did O'Neill come to the conclusion that this year's so-called defense has reached the best level in his career? Or did O'Neill get so angry today that he played abnormally?
Offensive and defensive transitions, the Lakers attack.
Fisher pushed the ball to the frontcourt, Kobe and O'Neal were in the top arc, and the other was asking for the ball at the basket.
Liu Mang said to hell, he hasn't used the divorce card yet, so why did he start confrontation directly?
And the Lakers seem to be familiar with this kind of thing, Fisher didn't hesitate, and immediately handed the ball to O'Neal.
"Ding...Shaq O'Neal, ability value 98, offense 105, defense 84, three-pointer 46, mid-range shooting 59, layup 100, strength 105, speed 74..."
This defense has obviously dropped a lot compared to last season! However, the media's defensive evaluation was higher than last season, and Liu Mang didn't understand it.
Moreover, O'Neal's overall strength evaluation has dropped by 4 points compared to last season. Although he is still the league's number one center, this year, O'Neal is obviously no longer Duncan's opponent, and he has no ability to break a hundred. Completely suppressing Kobe as before, with Kobe's character of unwillingness to be inferior to others, the contradictions of the Lakers don't need Liu Mang to do anything, they already exist, and only need the Eagles to do a little thing like they did in the beginning. Enough to put this contradiction directly on the table.
But Ratliff was very sad. O'Neal received the ball under the basket, hit Ratliff directly, and carried Ratliff with one hand and smashed the ball into the basket.
I can't stop it at all!
What is the best defensive player, whether it is the best defensive player of last season, or the best defensive player of this season, Ben Wallace of the Pistons? And fouls are not necessarily done.
O'Neal's offensive end is still so coquettish!
Liu Mang discovered that O'Neal cannot be underestimated just because his ability value has dropped to 98. His decline is mainly due to the decline on the defensive end. So good, Liu Mang has been very puzzled.
It was time for the Eagles to attack again. Looking at the murderous look in Kobe's eyes, Liu Mang decided to avoid him and play the pick-and-roll first. He still wanted to pull O'Neal out and pick and roll with Ratliff.
However, after Liu Mang cut in, O'Neal still couldn't defend. This time it was Fox who defended. Liu Mang immediately passed to Raheem. Raheem rushed to the basket, and O'Neal immediately blocked him. At this time, Raheem The ball was passed to Liu Mang who cut into the inside after passing the ball. Liu Mang kept his racket and gave it to Ratliff who cut in. Ratliff scored two points with a high floater.
The Lakers' defense... seems to be very different from the scout report information Liu Mang received, and the evaluation of O'Neal playing the best defensive efficiency of his career advocated by the TV media!
After a few more rounds, the Lakers were really good offensively. No matter what conflicts they had, the OK team was extremely restrained in the game. If they should play singles to attract flanking attacks to their own offense, they would play singles, score as they should, and play tactics as they should. Playing tactics, the offensive end is still strong, the OK combination is almost invincible, O'Neal's physical fitness and defense have declined, the offensive end is still the strongest inside the league, and Kobe has already become the scoring leader.
But when it comes to the defensive end, the Lakers are far from as good as the rumors say, and even... not as high as the defensive efficiency of the Lakers team when O'Neal was not there last time!
As for O'Neal's legendary career-high defensive efficiency, after half a quarter of the game, Liu Mang understood how that defensive efficiency came about.
Liu Mang remembered the complaint that the future dragon king Chris Bosh said after being scored more than 40 points by O'Neal at the age of 37 in the 2008-2009 season.
O'Neal didn't leave the paint throughout the game, and the referee didn't call a violation.
Just like in this game, O'Neal never left the three-second zone once, no matter whether he was attacking or defending. He stood outside the three-second zone with one foot for two seconds.
And who is O'Neill? The number one player in the league today!
So far in NBA history, the only three consecutive championship MVPs. If Russell's 11 championship rings were not too strong and invincible, O'Neal would dare to be regarded by the media as the number one center in history.
O'Neal didn't leave the basket, but the referee didn't call a violation! This makes O'Neal's defense at the basket a huge threat. It is extremely difficult for the Eagles to score in the three-second zone. , The action is big, showing the home field advantage.
After playing 7 minutes in the first quarter, O'Neal defended the basket for more than half a quarter and only lost 4 points!
The Eagles looked good at the start, but they were suspended by the conflicting OK combination, 17 to 9. Not only did the Eagles not take the lead in the half quarter, they fell behind by 8 points!