Chapter 434 There Is No Solution to the OK Combination!

Olajuwon made O'Neal, who was full of strength, awkwardly unable to exert strength at all.

After completing the attack, he gave O'Neal and Kobe a cold look, as if a king showed contempt after seeing the challenger.

Just you, dare to fight with me?

Kobe smiled, unconcerned.

O'Neill frowned.

For the Lakers' next shot, Kobe still controlled the ball, Drexler blocked the first defensive position, and then this time Mario Avery double-teamed.

Houston's defensive rotation is definitely at the championship level. Even when they double-teamed Kobe, they were still able to make the defensive rotation up, making up almost all the outside space. It is very rare for Kobe to find the passer in the first place.

Defensive rotation requires not only the ability to defend players, but also a tacit understanding and the willpower to keep running.

Although Rudy Tomjanovich is almost simply playing IN-OUT tactics on the offensive end, let Olajuwon handle the ball. But as a champion coach, of course, he has a few brushes. He adjusted Houston's defense to the limit that these players can play.

Although there is Olajuwon, a legendary inside gate with 90% of Russell's defensive ability, Houston's outside defense has not been so obvious, but there is no airtight team formed by Houston's three outside defensive players this season. For forward defense, Dameng is definitely exhausted on the way to the Western Conference Finals.

If there is no space, create a space!

Kobe still played a pick-and-roll with the gold medal role player, Horry.

At the moment when the pick-and-roll encounters a double-team! Kobe got short and got through the defense of the two!

Go inside and challenge Olajuwon again?

"Don't think about it!" AC Green came directly to defend.

Kobe passes the ball behind his head!

Horry has long been waiting on the outside line!

There is a three-point shot, just open your hand and go in!

2:5.

"It's very smooth, and it feels like the Lakers are more adapted to Houston's defense."

"I don't think it should be. Houston is almost pinching Kobe with three people. There is no need. Kobe has already sent two assists."

"Hakeem actually avoided the duel with Kobe? Or he was worried that once he and Kobe faced each other, O'Neal would take the opportunity to blow him up?"

"Hakeem is really old. If he was five years younger, he would have said to Kobe and Shaq, let them come together!"

"Waiting for opportunities, Hakeem is not a young man after all, it is completely understandable. They just completed the tiebreaker with this season's MVP in Utah Plateau, which consumes too much. And the Lakers have rested for almost a week, they are already young Their state is very vigorous. Maybe they need to go back to Houston to fully stimulate the state of the Rockets players."

"It's difficult. Houston has nothing to do with the Lakers' offense. Kobe seems to be terrified of them! They are too focused on Kobe and ignore other players. Under the leadership of O'Neal, these players will definitely explode the power of Houston's fear." .”

Tomjanovich also frowned, although Olajuwon immediately retaliated after Horry made a shot, and used a fancy footstep to open O'Neal and hit a mid-range hit.

But how much can the 35-year-old Olajuwon play?

Do you expect him to score 40 points to dominate the offense and win the game like a young man?

How many quarters can Olajuwon play like this?

That's unrealistic! Maybe an outside player can still play like this in the playoffs at the age of 35, but this is the king of the 1980s who experienced the most intense inside confrontation in the NBA. How much did his body consume? Physical fitness enough to support him how to play?

Apart from Olajuwon himself, Tomjanovich knows this best.

So it seems that the two sides are in a situation of mutual explosion in the first quarter, but this situation is definitely not what he wants to see.

In the first quarter, the two sides played a very high score in the playoffs.

Houston 29:30 Lakers.

Olajuwon had 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in a single quarter.

O'Neal had 9 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

Kobe had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.

Olajuwon is fighting alone, and he wants to prove himself too much.

He did prove himself, with 16 points in a single quarter, and one person scored as much as OK combined.

In this quarter of the game, when Kobe and O'Neal did not fully exert their strength to drive their teammates, Olajuwon completely supported the situation by himself.

But in the second quarter, the Lakers' substitute forced Drexler to play early.

The old Curry was silent for many games, and this game finally opened. Several consecutive three-pointers made the situation unfavorable for Houston in an instant.

The problem that Houston's bench lineup is too weak has been covered up by their luxurious starting lineup.

But in Barkley's absence and the Lakers' substitutes playing too powerfully, Tomjanovich found that sending a starter was no longer enough.

The last one sent Jim Jackson.

Added a Drexler this time.

Drexler calmed down the situation. On the offensive end, he continued to make air cuts. The Lakers had no forward players who could match him. On the defensive end, he strangled old Curry, causing him to misfire in an instant.

But when Kobe brought the second team on the court, Tomjanovich was a little confused.

He has always used his starters to overwhelm others with substitutes. For the first time, he felt the feeling of others using the starters to overwhelm him.

Unable to prevent, Kobe was still passing the ball in the first quarter, but in the second quarter he fully demonstrated his sharp fangs.

When Olajuwon was not on the court, Kobe did whatever he wanted, scored consecutive shots from inside and outside, and cooperated with the shooters on the Lakers bench to instantly open the score that Olajuwon had managed to maintain in the first quarter. Arrived at 8 points.

At this time, Olajuwon had to play early, and O'Neal immediately put on the game.

"Shaq, run. Run." Kobe's eyes were firm.

In this game, he has already seen the dawn of victory.

O'Neal rushed up excitedly!

O'Neal rushed straight from outside the three-point line to the inside! The huge body runs like a rugby player!

And Kobe threw the ball high into the sky! Raise your hands high, and look straight at the legendary jerseys above the arena!

Olajuwon wanted to hold O'Neill, but he was out of breath after all.

O'Neill strode forward, every step seemed to shake the floor of the Great Western Forum.

Soaring into the air, the thick arm with the thickness of an ordinary person's waist grabbed the ball with one hand.

Tomahawk split button! The basketball passed through the hoop and hit O'Neal hard on the head, but he didn't seem to notice it.

Olajuwon looked at O'Neal with one arm hanging on the basket, causing the basket to shake.

Slightly sighed.