Rebirth of My Rocket Dynasty

Chapter 83 Fighting the Lakers
On February 1998, 2, the Rockets challenged the Los Angeles Lakers away.

Before the game, the Sharks said wildly: We want to beat the Rockets at our home court and let them know who is the strongest team in the Western Conference.

Kobe also said before the game that he would not let the Rockets win a game at his home court.

Regarding these remarks, many media interviewed the Rockets players before the game, but they received almost the same remarks. Let's see you in the game.

The Rockets used a restrained publicity to scoff at the Lakers' remarks before the game.

The media with many good things claimed in the report that the Rockets ignored the remarks of the Lakers and others, intending to jump into a war of words between the two sides.

The Lakers reacted strongly, but the Rockets completely ignored any remarks.

In the end, Lao Tang came forward and said a word, let basketball do the talking.

After that, he refused all interviews with the news media.

Before the game started, Garnett and O'Neal exchanged punches, and O'Neal said, "Kevin, you guys are going to lose today."

Garnett retorted without hesitation: "Shaq, are you dreaming? If you want to win the Rockets, you are still 100 years too early."

"Hehe, let's watch the game." After finishing speaking, he turned and went back to the Lakers halftime to prepare for the game.

Garnett just shrugged and turned around to prepare for the game.

Neither the Rockets nor the Lakers changed their starting lineups.

After the referee's whistle sounded, the game between the Lakers and the Rockets officially began.

This time O'Neal beat Garnett with the jump, and Van Exel was firmly in control of the ball.

The Lakers' offense still started from the inside. Olajuwon could only restrain O'Neal's offense a little bit, and O'Neal bravely bumped Olajuwon away, and ended the offense with a two-handed dunk. The paced O'Neal arrogantly returned to his own half to defend.

On the other hand, the Rockets still organized their offense calmly. Olajuwon took the ball inside and faced O'Neal. He tested O'Neal's center of gravity a little with his body, turned around suddenly, and then took O'Neal with a small jump. Getting stuck behind him, he made a backhand layup, and "shua" accurately threw the ball into the basket.

Comparing these two balls, all basketball fans seem to see two extremes.

If O'Neal is the most perfect embodiment of strength, then Olajuwon is the most perfect embodiment of technology.

In this way, the two inside centers of the two sides began to confront each other, a confrontation between strength and technology.

On the court, when O'Neal took the ball and faced Olajuwon for the next time, he said: "Hakeem, why don't you retire."

Olajuwon pressed against O'Neal firmly, but it had no effect. He could only back up little by little with the force of O'Neal's back push. Olajuwon straightened his body and said, "Shaq, if I retire, you have no opponent. How boring."

O'Neill curled his lips and thought to himself: You should retire as soon as possible, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get anything without a dead old man like you.

I want to think about it, but I still do what I have to do. O'Neal turned around and shook off Olajuwon again, and ended the offense with another strong dunk.

Looking at the anxious situation on the court, Lao Tang called the bus over with a wave and replaced Olajuwon, who had been tortured for half a quarter.

Looking at the sweating Olajuwon, Lao Tang said with a smile: "Hakeem, how is it, that shark didn't hurt you, did it?"

Olajuwon panted and said: "This kid, his strength is getting stronger and stronger, and his playing is getting more and more slippery. It's still easy to deal with that stupid kid back then. Now it's really impossible to deal with him."

"Hehe, that's right, that kid can be said to be the future insider ruler of the league. In my opinion, in the next 5-7 years, there will be no insider who can beat him, whether it is our Kevin or If the young man with facial paralysis from the Spurs wants to turn his career around, he can only step on that fat man's body, otherwise it will be very difficult." Lao Tang said in an admiring tone.

"Hehe, coach, I understand what you mean, but if that big fat man wants to achieve a career, he has to step on the rocket's corpse, otherwise it will be very difficult." Olajuwon's tone was indifferent but firm. Said.

Looking at the steadfast captain of the Rockets, Lao Tang smiled noncommittally, and cast his eyes on the field.

At this time, the inside line on the court was like two barbarians wrestling. Bus and O'Neal were both gnashing their teeth and getting stuck with their opponents.

O'Neal felt that after the Rockets switched to the bus, it was obviously difficult for him to score.

Olajuwon is already old, as long as he puts a little more effort on himself, he can be squeezed out.

But the bus didn't work, the Chinese kid behind him was stuck behind him like a pillar.

And the feeling of the bus behind O'Neill is the same, always feeling that a wall is constantly hitting him.

What he can do now is to maintain his focus, and not let his opponent score casually, which is his victory.

The struggle between the Rockets and the Lakers continues.

And on the perimeter, Kobe Bryant is competing with Drexler.

Kobe looked at the 35-year-old guy in front of him and scratched his head. The next guy was not slow, and his feet were nimble. Jordan is just as difficult to deal with.

Time is spent in the final moments of the first quarter of the game in the wrestling between the two sides.

When the red light came on in the first quarter, the Rockets were only one point behind at 23:24.

After a short rest, the two sides began to fight in the second quarter.

After the start of the second quarter, the Rockets took the initiative to seek changes. The appearance of Big Ben, Bodi Roga and Ray Allen announced the debut of the Rockets' fast chariot.

Under the command of Bodi Roga, the Rockets fully utilized the characteristics of fast offense. From grabbing defensive rebounds to ending the final offense, the Rockets spent very little time.

However, after the Lakers have Optimus Prime like O'Neal, there is no need to follow the rhythm of the Rockets.

Under the control of Van Exel, the Lakers are still playing their own half-court offense upright.

One move at a time, continue to give full play to the advantages of his inside line.

However, now O'Neal's physical strength has been greatly consumed, and the rotation defense of Bus and Big Ben has always maintained the greatest defensive strength against O'Neal, quickly consuming the physical strength of the big shark.

There is no way, Harris can only let the shark come down to rest.

Harris understood very well that without O'Neal, the Rockets would have torn the Lakers to pieces.

Sure enough, when O'Neal was off the court to rest, the Rockets set off a wave of rapid offensive.

Ray Allen faced Kobe, and the two arguably the best shooting guards of the 96 generation started a conversation.

Kobe looked at Ray Allen and said: "Man, hurry up and attack, I can wait to single me."

Hearing this, Ray Allen laughed and said: "I said Kobe, do you think the game is a one-on-one match? It doesn't matter if you win or not. As long as you beat your team, even if you score 101 points, you can only win." You're a lone hero, you're not going to win a championship."

"Hey, buddy, we're here to play, not to play tricks." Kobe rolled his eyes and said to his own Ray Allen.

"Hehe, well, I won't play tricks. But, I want to tell you that we are going to score." Before the words fell, Ray Allen raised one hand, and the ball flew over Kobe's head and went straight to the basket.

At this time, a Rockets player jumped out from the bottom line. After catching the ball, he was a one-armed windmill. The dunk was very explosive.

Kobe turned his head and took a closer look. It turned out to be Garnett. After the dunk was completed, Garnett made a chest-expanding movement, came up and made a chest-bumping movement with Ray Allen.

Seeing the intimate actions of Garnett and Ray Allen, Kobe could only smile wryly and sigh in his heart: Why don't I have such a partner.

In the 5 minutes when O'Neal was not on the court, the Rockets played a wave of 16:6 attacks, which immediately extended the score to 10 points. Kobe was blocked by Ray Allen and Horry on the court, and Eddie · Jones and Van Exel clashed in front of the Rockets' overall defense, and the Lakers' outside trio completely misfired.

The Lakers can only let O'Neal play again.

However, O'Neal's playing did not have any good results. The two big sandbags prepared by the Rockets for O'Neal took turns to fight with O'Neal.

In this fierce fight, the second quarter ended.

54:44, the Rockets ended the first half with a 10-point lead.

During the intermission, Lao Tang said to the Rockets players very seriously: "Guys, in the second half of the game, the Lakers are bound to counterattack. You have to prepare for the worst. They are not easy to deal with. Be careful in the second half The outside line of the Lakers, let me keep a close eye on Van Exel, this is a passionate player, you must not let him feel good, understand."

The Rockets nodded silently.

In the Lakers locker room, Harris also said to the Lakers players: "In the second half, we must open our outside line and reduce the pressure on Shaq inside. Ike, Jones and Kobe must break the Rockets' outside defense. Circle, let Shaq have room to move inside, create opportunities for Shaq, only when the inside and outside are all open, can we have a chance to win, do you understand?"

"Understood." The generals of the Lakers suddenly agreed.

The deathmatch between the Lakers and the Rockets in the second half is imminent.

(End of this chapter)