Chapter 225: If you fight like this, you will have to go to the hospital in one quarter
3:6, Lakers attack.

"ball!"

Kobe didn't touch the ball in the first two attacks, but this time he asked for the ball as soon as he reached the three-point line on the right wing.

His off-ball ability is not weak, but his offensive ability with the ball is stronger because he can attract double-teams and create open spaces for others.

So when Phil Jackson used him, he didn't do what Larry Brown wanted Iverson to do by playing without the ball, but instead gave him a lot of ball rights.

Phil Jackson does not restrict Kobe's ball possession. The reason for doing so is, first of all, Kobe's ability to attack with the ball is strong and should not be wasted.

Second, although O'Neal can serve as an offensive starting point, he is not an organizing center after all and cannot handle more ball possession. The OK combination needs someone to hold the ball and attack in order to maximize the chemical reaction.

But he just asked Kobe not to force it when being double-teamed, but to see the open space of his teammates and pass the ball quickly.

"ball!"

O'Neal had just been dunked on, and to get back at the rim, he ran to the low post on the left wing and also shouted for the ball.

Payton saw that O'Neal couldn't get to the deep position and the position was not ideal, but he still passed it.

In the Lakers, all tactics serve O'Neal. This is the core tactical idea of ​​Phil Jackson. Kobe is just an auxiliary in the Lakers' tactical system.

In the low post on the left wing, above the sideline of the paint area, O'Neal received the ball, then leaned over and dribbled it, then pushed it in hard.

This is his usual back-to-back attack. Most opponents would be knocked away by this attack.

When he pushed back, the enormous explosive force combined with his terrifying tonnage instantly formed an indestructible impact force, which hit He Zhongqiu.

No matter how strong He Zhongqiu was, the tonnage difference was more than 40 kilograms, and he could not hold on if he stood still.

"Oh!"

The moment the huge impact force hit his body, it was as if he was hit by a truck. He groaned and was knocked back half a step.

This was already very powerful. To O'Neal's surprise, he quickly took half a step forward and pressed his chest against O'Neal's back.

"Damn it!"

O'Neal originally wanted to knock Wolverine back and then turn around to attack the basket, but now he has no chance.

Just when he was about to do it again, a big hand poked his balls away.

"Beautiful! Zhongqiu poked away O'Neal's ball. Oops, Payton grabbed the ground ball." Zhang Heli shouted anxiously.

After Payton grabbed the ball, there were only a few seconds left on the offensive clock. He saw O'Neal being pushed out of the restricted area by the Wolverine again, so he quickly pulled out and passed the ball to Kobe.

As soon as Payton passed the ball, Wells, who was defending him, immediately moved a step to the right wing. As long as Kobe broke through with the ball, he could form a double-team in the right elbow area.

If Kobe doesn't break through, he won't double-team him, but will continue to stare at Payton and not give him any open space.

Today, Rick Carlisle gave him the task of helping defend Kobe's dribbling breakthrough, not his outside jump shot.

Battier did not defend Kobe closely, but kept half a step away, put his left hand on Kobe's waist and made a feint with his right hand.

And his defensive position was on the right side, which mainly blocked Kobe's right hand and left side.

The reason for doing this is that the help defense comes from Wells in the middle. As long as Kobe dares to break through from the left side, he will be faced with Wells' help defense and double-teaming.

Kobe received the ball, took a tentative step and faked a shot, then immediately stepped back and shot a three-pointer.

Battier has a very good defensive awareness and moves very quickly. He immediately takes half a step forward and jumps to block the shot directly.

"Humph!"

Kobe snorted coldly, but still relied on his strong muscle memory to throw the ball in his hand.

"brush!"

A splash appeared and a three-pointer was made.

"Hey, don't waste your energy. I have muscle memory. I know where the basket is and can make the shot even with my eyes closed."

Kobe was very excited after his success. He backed away while talking trash.

Battier was not angry, but smiled.

He used blind-eye defense against Kobe, firstly because he had no choice, and secondly because he hoped to anger Kobe.

Now the second goal should be effective. He hopes that Kobe will continue to make long-range shots to prove that his defense has no effect on him.

Mid-range and long-range shots, if you don't have a good touch, should be the most inefficient way of attack and have no lethality.

Kobe was able to make the first shot, and he accepted it.

"The Lakers made two consecutive three-pointers. The Knicks should strengthen the double-teaming of the ball handlers on the outside." Zhang Heli suggested.

"Yes, don't let them vote." Xu Jicheng said.

6:6, Knicks attack.

"Bang!"

He Zhongqiu received the pass from Shi after a high-post pick-and-roll, but missed the mid-range shot.

O'Neal grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Lakers attacked.

"ball!"

Having just made a three-pointer under Battier's blocking technique, Kobe's confidence exploded and he asked for the ball again, very determined.

This time, Battier still used the same defensive strategy, deliberately putting Kobe on the left side to lure Kobe to break through with the ball.

Kobe chose to take another three-pointer, and Battier used the blinding technique again.

"Bang!"

But this time, Kobe's muscle memory failed and he missed the shot.

Mutombo grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Knicks attacked.

He Zhongqiu was in the high position again. After Nash passed the ball, he passed Payton and cut down. When the two missed each other, the ball returned to Nash's hands again.

"Bang!"

Facing O'Neal under the basket, Nash made a quick stop and high throw, but his luck was not good and he missed the target, and the basketball was caught by O'Neal.

"Give me the ball!"

After coming to the frontcourt and standing in the low post on the left wing, O'Neal yelled at Payton who was holding the ball.

"The Sharks just failed in their attack and almost made a mistake." Barkley said with a smile.

"The Lakers' internal problems have not been resolved," Dream said.

Wells waved his hands and Payton lobbed the ball in.

He Zhongqiu, who was stuck inside, immediately moved sideways to grab the ball. O'Neal didn't dare to give in, and the two of them immediately huddled together in the low post.

If he is attacking with the ball, he can create a terrifying impact force while moving and push He Zhongqiu away.

But in this standing situation, he couldn't use the power of his tonnage, and he really couldn't squeeze He Zhongqiu. Instead, he was squeezed to the point where he couldn't stand.

So he could only use a small trick, wrapping his arms around He Zhongqiu to prevent He Zhongqiu from jumping to catch the ball. He could not jump higher than He Zhongqiu now.

In the end, no one knew whose hand hit the ball and it went out of bounds.

He Zhongqiu and O'Neal each pointed to their own frontcourt, indicating that the ball belonged to their side. As a result, the referee pointed to the Knicks' frontcourt and awarded the ball to the Knicks.

O'Neal didn't fight for it anymore. It was useless to fight because he did touch the ball just now.

6:6, Knicks attack.

Nash moved to the left wing, avoiding the double-team of Kobe on the right wing, and used Battier's pick-and-roll to get rid of Payton, then changed direction and broke through Devin George and headed into the penalty area.

When Nash broke through, He Zhongqiu suddenly ran upward from the low post on the left wing, and the Postman followed.

Just when he reached a high position, he suddenly turned around and ran downwards. The postman turned too slowly and could not keep up with the pace.

Nash, who had just entered the penalty area along the baseline, threw the ball towards He Zhongqiu.

"Well done!"

He Zhongqiu received the ball and flew towards O'Neal under the basket.

O'Neal had already moved to the left side of the basket, but he didn't expect the ball to be in Wolverine's hands. It was too late to adjust again, so he could only turn around and step back half a step, leaving the reasonable collision zone. "Bang!"

The next moment, He Zhongqiu used a wild tomahawk slam dunk to once again blast the Lakers' basket.

"Oh ho!"

A huge roar rang out from Madison Square Garden.

"Beautiful! The tactical coordination is very beautiful!"

Zhang Heli shouted excitedly: "Zhongqiu pulled up to the high post to get rid of the postman and cut inside. Nash broke through with the pick-and-roll and passed the ball. He perfectly cracked the defense of the two Lakers superstars."

Yang Jian said excitedly: "It feels like their offense is like butchering a cow, completely avoiding the Lakers' inside defense."

"Correct."

Xu Jicheng nodded and smiled: "Battier's pick-and-roll tactics on the wing, Nash's breakthrough and pass tactics, Zhongqiu's pull-up and reverse-cut tactics, continuous tactical application, the three of them worked together to break the Lakers' defensive system."

6:8, Lakers attack.

Kobe asked for the ball again.

This time, he decided to rush in and fight.

Battier still put Kobe on the left side, forcing him to break through to the left.

Sure enough, Kobe started to break through with the ball from the left side, and then Battier quickly stuck to the right side and confronted him with a death-coil defense.

Kobe's speed was not enough, and his breakthrough was slow and sluggish. When he reached the right elbow area, he had no speed left.

At this time, Bonzi Wells's double-team attack was in place.

But he is the most technically comprehensive shooting guard in the league today. He stopped suddenly and made a fadeaway jump shot, but he was double-teamed, so his technical movements were a bit forced and out of shape.

He Zhongqiu received the pass from Kobe and saw Nash turning around on the right wing, so he immediately threw the ball over.

On the defensive end, Nash was defending Devin George. Nash was much faster, so Devin George fell behind from the beginning and then fell further and further behind.

However, Payton was one step ahead when he returned to defense from the top of the arc and got back to the basket first.

When Nash dribbled the ball to the right waist position, he did not rush forward, but stopped and then threw the ball.

Payton turned around and saw Wolverine rushing down.

He Zhongqiu jumped into the air, caught the ball in the air, and flew towards the basket.

Behind him, O'Neal and the Postman, who were desperately returning to defense, had fallen several meters and were still outside the top of the arc. When they saw him flying up, they stopped with a grunt.

"boom!"

"Oh ho!"

The next moment, the Lakers' basket was blown up again, and the cheers in Madison Square Garden rang out again.

"So fast! Wolverine's fast break is so fast." Barkley said.

"On fast breaks, the Knicks have an absolute advantage," Dream said.

"Yes, Shark, Mailman, and Glove, these three veterans can't keep up with the speed. If the Knicks maintain a fast pace of offense and defense, the Lakers will be in trouble." Kenny Smith said.

6:10, Lakers attack.

Phil Jackson sat on the bench and did not stand up.

He thought that when Kobe was double-teamed just now, he had a chance to pass the ball, and Payton was open.

But he didn't intend to remind him, because Kobe was not stupid, and now he hoped that Kobe could adjust himself.

In the low post on the left wing, O'Neal spared no effort to go deep.

He was like a struggling beast, squeezing He Zhongqiu fiercely.

He Zhongqiu's absolute strength surpasses O'Neal's, but his tonnage is inferior to his, with a difference of more than 40 kilograms, so it is too strenuous for him to carry the weight.

He can defend in a more flexible way, such as going around the front. With his jumping ability, the effect should be good.

But he didn't, he still chose to hold on, not letting O'Neal enter the restricted area or get close to the basket.

Going around the front is effective, but we cannot ignore the dominance of the Big Shark under the basket, so the safest way to defend is to prevent O'Neal from entering the basket.

And now his physical strength is better than that of the Big Shark, so this method can consume a lot of O'Neal's physical strength.

Three seconds later, O'Neal, who had exhausted a lot of energy, stopped struggling.

When he is positioning himself without the ball, he cannot create the same terrifying impact as when he is posturing with the ball, so he can only force his way through.

But if he forced his way in, he would not be able to take advantage of his tonnage and would be outmatched.

At this time, the ball was passed down. He caught the ball and swayed left and right, making a flexible shark turn, trying to shake Wolverine.

However, He Zhongqiu kept his balance and was not shaken.

O'Neal had no choice but to turn around and jump from the left waist position to make a hook shot.

"Take it!"

He Zhongqiu moved half a step sideways and jumped in time, completing the block with his strong jumping ability. After tipping the ball into the air, he jumped again and caught the ball.

Barkley said: "The Big Shark has no mid-range shots and can't get into the basket, so he can't guarantee offensive efficiency. The Lakers now have to rely on Kobe."

Kenny Smith said: "Kobe took three shots and succeeded once. Battier's defense was very good and he formed a good defense with Wells."

Dream said: "We can't give up on Devin George. Although he can't play a hot offense, he is still an advantage after all."

Barkley said disdainfully: "His shooting is too unstable, he can hardly make shots when he is defended, and he depends on his touch when he is open.

As a small forward, his career shooting percentage is less than 40%. Even if Nash's defense is zero, he can't kill the Knicks.

Look at his status in the Lakers. Rick Fox was a starter until the last game before his retirement. He never played as a substitute. He was only qualified to be a substitute for the old Fox. "

Da Meng laughed and shook his head, "An advantage is an advantage. If other positions cannot play an advantage, then we must play him at this point."

The Knicks advanced to the frontcourt, He Zhongqiu received the ball in the high position, Payton immediately turned around and double-teamed him, he immediately passed the ball back, and Nash made a three-pointer from the top of the arc in a small open position.

"brush!"

A splash appeared and a three-pointer was made.

"Beautiful! Nash's offense is really good." Zhang Heli exclaimed.

"Although the defense is not good, the role played by the offense is huge." Yang Jian said.

"It's 6:13 now, the Lakers are trailing by 7 points, Phil Jackson calls for a timeout, the Lakers serve the ball, and Kobe calls for a timeout." Xu Jicheng said.

Zhang Heli analyzed: "The Lakers are now 6-for-2 from the field and have one turnover, which means they have only succeeded twice in seven attacks.

The Knicks shot 8 of 6, Zhongqiu shot 5 of 4, Nash shot 2 of 1, and Mutombo shot 1 of 1, with a success rate of 75%. "

Xu Jicheng said: "The Lakers' defense had problems, mainly because they couldn't defend against Zhongqiu. Whether it was single defense or double team, it was useless."

Zhang Heli nodded and said, "Not only can the Lakers not defend well, they also didn't play well on offense. Kobe made 3 of 1 shots, O'Neal made 1 of 0 shots and made a turnover, and Payton made 2 of 1 shots. It's still a problem with the OK combination."

Yang Jian said: "Battier's defense against Kobe was good. Let's see how Kobe plays later. But as long as O'Neal can't play well, the Lakers will be in trouble."

"Correct."

Xu Jicheng nodded and said, "If Zhongqiu can really keep a close eye on O'Neal and then concentrate on double-teaming Kobe, then we will definitely win."

Zhang Heli said: "In the entire league, only Zhongqiu can defend the Big Shark like this. Only he can prevent O'Neal from getting close to the basket.

O'Neal is dominant only at the basket. If he can't get to the basket, his close shots are very limited in threat, and his mid-range shots are completely non-threatening."

Yang Jian said: "It's too physically demanding to hold on like this."

Zhang Heli said: "It is very easy to get injured. The impact of a shark is so strong that it is possible to break ribs.

During the peak period of the Sharks, no matter who fought him, he had to rest for a few days, as he looked like a broken body.

If it was a hard-nosed defense like Zhongqiu, it would be even worse, and he might end up in the hospital after one quarter."

(End of this chapter)