Chapter 585 Kobe: Comfortable!

The Lakers won the first game and the Rockets were really uncomfortable.

You know, every game in the playoffs is crucial, especially games with home court advantage. The pressure of losing a game is huge, especially when the Lakers climbed up from eighth in the Western Conference. This is amazing.

The entire league is waiting to see this.

Because compared to the high probability of the Bulls advancing in the East, the suspense in the West is still great. On one side is the super team that has formed the Big Three, and on the other side is the Black Eight Legion led by Li Shengli, who is making history.

The second game on the 21st started in full swing.

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It was exactly as predicted by all the ball commentators.

In the first quarter, the Rockets, with all starting lineups and the Big Three loaded, had basically no opponents in the league, and this suppression had nothing to do with tactics.

To be honest, there is no tactic that can allow a team of amateur players to defeat an NBA team, because the overall ability of NBA players is indeed strong and cannot be compensated by tactics.

And put it in the second game of the Western Conference Finals.

Although the Rockets were not able to crush the Rockets, the firepower network formed by the Big Three also enveloped the Lakers' defensive zone. Olajuwon was still responsible for pulling Li Shengli, and Li Shengli also had a headache in the first quarter...

Chasing Olajuwon really limited his first attack shots.

However, Barkley and Drexler repeatedly broke through their own defense and approached the basket to rescue Olajuwon. He often briefly defended Olajuwon in the penalty area.

Although both Barkley and Drexler had a big shot each, looking at the gradually leading score, the two brothers were not angry at all, because blocking shots was only a rare occasion. More often... Ola was rescued. Zhu Wang ignored the opponent's defensive players and steadily output points.

On the other hand, look at the Lakers.

The style of play here is very different from that of the Rockets. After all, the staffing is also different.

After learning the lessons from the previous game, Harris no longer had any extra thoughts and directly used Li Shengli as the starting point of his tactics, using the old tactic of 'break the defense at a single point and attack in an all-round way'.

However, this has to be said again.

The Rockets were basically invincible in the first quarter. Olajuwon was in good condition, but Barkley had an offensive shortcoming due to his strength. He focused more on the center matchup. As long as Li Shengli rushed to the basket, Barkley would The advantage will also come to intercept it.

In this case, it would be a disadvantage to cooperate with a defensive power forward like Ben, and Harris quickly replaced Campbell, who is better at offense.

The idea is right, but the effect is wrong.

Campbell's appearance does solve the offensive problem to a certain extent, but the cost of solving the offense is to weaken the defense. Campbell cannot stop Barkley's iron butt, and the method of tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall does not work.

Under pressure, the Lakers finally finished the first quarter and fell behind by 6 points.

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It should be almost done, right?

Sitting on the bench to rest and listening to Harris repeatedly emphasizing the execution of tactics, Li Shengli wiped his sweat and felt that time was almost up.

It's not that the Rockets' condition is declining, but even if it's declining, it won't be in the second quarter.

What's really similar is...the Rockets suffered a loss in the last game, Rudy will definitely not be so aggressive anymore, and the Big Three in the second quarter will definitely start to rotate and conserve their energy.

"Who's going to take a break?!"

"Olajuwon certainly wouldn't."

Li Shengli had a few words with Kobe at this moment. Because they both understood the Rockets' embarrassment, they didn't need to explain the cause and effect, and they had a tacit understanding of each question and answer.

"If it's Drexler, then the Rockets will lose a strong point, but the inside is still the same, you can play." Li Shengli smiled at Kobe.

"If it's Barkley, then the Rockets' interior offense and defense are almost finished, then... it's your turn to perform." Kobe also laughed at this moment.

"It's all the same. After suffering the losses from the last game, Rudy will definitely miss their time."

"Haha, that's best. You have one section, I have one section, and the remaining section is garbage time. Let's get off work!"

"Oh, are you so confident?" Li Shengli glanced at Kobe.

"You'll know if you try it." Kobe walked onto the court with his head held high.

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The second quarter was exactly as expected.

Drexler rested early, staggering the playing time of the Big Three, and the veteran Eddie Johnson who played poorly in the previous game was played. The Lakers brought out to face him the Rockets' discarded general Robert Johnson. Horry.

Seeing this situation, Li Shengli glanced at Kobe, and Kobe looked back, indicating... This section belongs to me, but Ben was confused at the side. It felt like the two were flirting?

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The whistle beeped and the game started.

Because the Rockets' offense lacked Drexler, Barkley took the initiative to take on the firepower task. What can be seen is that he also reduced the number of singles. Under the cover of his teammates, he began to attack the penalty area and play with the running Olajuwon. Cooperation, and he was indeed violent. After using his teammates to get rid of the opponent, he rushed to the basket.

Who are you looking down on?

Li Shengli's face darkened, and he pounced forward to intercept Barkley. Barkley, who had already received a big block before, was also anxious now. According to the established plan, Olajuwon should be given to Olajuwon at this time. After all, he hit the basket. The meaning is to unblock Olajuwon.

However, this round was different from the first quarter.

In the first quarter, Barkley played alone and created opportunities to hit the penalty area, which means that he chose the starting point of the attack. Taking the right corner as an example, after Barkley turned his back and got rid of the base, the four inside players on both sides basically Connected in a line.

The one on the far left is Olajuwon who was blocked by Li Shengli, followed by Li Shengli, then Barkley who attacked the penalty area, and finally Ben, who was chasing the defense.

But in this round, the pick-and-roll screen position given to him by his teammates was not his choice, nor was it what he wanted, because the pick-and-roll position was too close to the penalty area, and the result of forcing this opportunity was... Ben's position was further away from the basket. Being closer makes it easier to defend Olajuwon when Li Shengli pounces on him.

Therefore, Li Shengli intercepted Barkley, and Barkley passed the ball to Olajuwon. Olajuwon was entangled in the big Ben, and he turned over and hit a jump shot. After failing to score, Li Shengli turned around and collected the rebound, ending the Rockets' run. attack.

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Is it going to be bad? !

Buckley panicked.

Although he can still choose his own position and attack the base, in fact, the most economical and energy-saving way is to let his teammates help cover the pick-and-roll.

The problem is not that the cooperation of teammates is not good, although it is indeed not good, but essentially, the position of the pick-and-roll is a little inside, so it cannot be an off-court pick-and-roll. The result is that it gives Ben time and delays him. Barkley's own impact time.

Playing hard consumes physical energy. You may encounter physical troubles from the previous game and collapse in the final quarter.

But if he doesn't play hard, he still can't solve the problem of Big Ben's defensive position. There was Drexler in the first quarter, but he was the only one in this quarter. Not to mention helping Olajuwon, he even had to help himself!

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After the Rockets finished, they returned to the Lakers' offense. Li Shengli set a pick-and-roll for Kobe from the high post.

To be honest, after playing for a season, the tacit understanding that should be there has long been there, and the time for the duo to separate was just right.

Li Shengli first blocked the Rockets' starting guard Matt Maloney, and then took advantage of the Rockets' brief defensive confusion to drive straight in and go deep in one breath. When he saw Li Shengli going deep, Olajuwon and Barkley both Anxious.

There is no need to rush, because the probability of Li Shengli catching the ball and not scoring in that position was too low, so the Rockets duo rushed to intercept Li Shengli, and Kobe was really comfortable! !

The opposing defense was separated by Li Shengli, and the Rockets' inside line was also pulled away by Li Shengli.

Now he is a little to the left of the free throw line. It is difficult to hit a direct jump shot even if it is not high. And Kobe did the same thing. He shot it with a loud shout and hit it accurately.