Rebirth of My Rocket Dynasty

Chapter 84 Fighting the Lakers
The second half of the game between the Lakers and the Rockets began with the referee's whistle.

Players on both sides are adhering to the tactical arrangements of their respective coaches during the halftime break, and launched a fierce competition.

The Rockets deployed heavy troops on the outside to defend the Lakers' outside assault force. Horry was replaced by Saulius to defend Kobe Bryant, the future superstar. The Rockets prepared nearly all possible forces to organize the Lakers' counterattack.

Just as Lao Tang expected, the Lakers started the second half and strengthened their outside offense.

Kobe Bryant, Eddie Jones and Van Exel formed the outside line, like three steel knives, assaulting the Rockets' paint area in turn.

And the Sharks in the interior started a blue-collar job, which is to grab rebounds.

As the two gates of the interior, Garnett and Big Ben firmly stuck O'Neal's position, limiting O'Neal's destructive power in the interior.

However, O'Neal's destructive power in the interior is too great, and Garnett and Big Ben can only be the limit.

The Rockets faced a targeted blow from the Lakers, and the Lakers approached the score bit by bit.

Seeing that the situation was not ideal, Lao Tang was also secretly anxious, but it was useless to get angry.

The only thing that can be used now is to change the tactics and let the Rockets return to the winning track.

After observing for a while, Lao Tang called Garnett over and whispered a few words in his ear.

After Garnett listened, he nodded and continued on the court to start the game.

Garnett walked to Big Ben's side and whispered a few words in the same way, and then walked to Bodi Roga's side and said a few words.

Then, the Rockets suddenly changed their defense on O'Neal, from the original dead top to cutting off his receiving route.

The strategy of the Rockets is that your outside line can break through, but it is impossible for you to pass the ball to O'Neal after breaking through.

The Rockets built a wall around O'Neal, a wall that blocked all passes.

O'Neill is like a tiger locked in a cage, and there is nothing he can do about how to bark his teeth and claws.

In this way, O'Neal's threat was temporarily lifted, and the Rockets took advantage of this opportunity to start a counterattack.

Under Bodi Roga's deployment, the Rockets' offense was like mercury pouring down the ground, pervasive.

Garnett's turnaround jumper after receiving the ball, Big Ben and Bodi Roga's alley-oop.

Saulius's precise shooting after the pick-and-roll.

Ray Allen made an easy layup after an off-ball cut.

The rocket's quick and effective offense once again hit the confidence of the Lakers.

Seeing such a situation, Harris quickly called a timeout and began to arrange countermeasures.

"Everyone, be optimistic. Now the Rockets have built a cage next to Shaq. No need to say that this cage is very strong. After we lose our advantage inside, our outside will also lose protection, because it is impossible for everyone to take every ball. All put in, so what you have to do is to liberate Shaq, let Shaq play his strength inside, make more breakthroughs, don’t be afraid of failure, we still have time, everyone understand.” Harris arranged the corresponding tactics.

"Hey, guys, you have to know that the Rockets are the team with the best record in the league now. I think it is a very happy thing to beat them. When I lost to them before, I was very upset. I think everyone also It’s very unpleasant. So, guys, in order for us to have a better time, I think we must show some strength, go on the field, guys, let’s kill the Rockets.” O’Neal did something after Harris arranged the tactics Mobilization before the war.

Looking at the Lakers players on the field, as long as Harris shook his head slightly, as a head coach, he knew that the Lakers had lost.

Look at the players on the Rockets field now, almost all of them are substitutes, and the main players of the Rockets are resting on the sidelines.

As long as there is any problem with the Lakers' physical strength, they can immediately play and tear the Lakers to pieces.

However, he can only continue playing now to see if he can beat the Rockets at home.

After playing, the Lakers strengthened their breakthrough once and for all.

Especially Kobe Bryant. He is only 19 years old. Although he can't compare with the top players in the league, as a young player, his outstanding talent and attitude towards basketball have already put him on the road to success. the road.

Kobe kept breaking through, but unfortunately his breakthroughs did not turn into assists. Kobe could only hit the wall again and again, or hit the iron again and again.

O'Neal couldn't stand it anymore and said to Kobe: "Boy, I want to pass the ball, not all kinds of shots after you break through, and I can only grab rebounds. What I need is support. Do you understand? kid?"

Looking at O'Neal who is in full swing now, Kobe didn't say anything, because he knew that he was just a rookie in the second grade and had no right to speak in the team.

So he could only nod silently, then turned and left silently, and began to prepare for the next attack and defense.

Van Exel on the side looked at Kobe who left silently, and said to O'Neal: "Shaq, you seem to be too strict, you know, that kid is only 19 years old. I remember when I was 19 years old, Still on the bench in college, this kid is already playing at the highest level, you can't ask too much of him, he's young."

O'Neal looked at Axel and said, "Ike, it's not that I'm demanding. I don't want to lose to the Rockets. I'm very happy to see him wasting opportunities like that."

"Okay, Shaq, I don't want to argue with you, but you'd better have a chance to have a good talk with that kid, you have to know that that kid is a potential stock in the hearts of the Lakers uniform team, and he is also your best helper in the future. "Van Exel shook his head helplessly and said.

"Don't worry, I will do Ike." O'Neill dropped a word, turned and left.

Van Exel shrugged indifferently, and returned to his seat.

O'Neal's words worked. Kobe, who broke through, no longer sought to be a terminator, and began to pass the ball to O'Neal.

However, the effect is not very good, always at the end, the Rockets can block O'Neal, and Ben's footsteps are getting faster and faster under the guidance of Olajuwon.

Moreover, his offense at the basket is also in style. Unlike the big Ben in the previous life, who can only dunk and make a second attack at the basket, now he can also do some moves around the basket in a disciplined manner. However, in terms of CIC, Daben is still much worse, and he is basically an "iron man".

However, on the other side of defense, Daben's progress is quite rapid. He has shown extraordinary talent in anticipation and positioning. Coupled with the spirit of perseverance, Daben is walking faster and faster on the road of being a top defender. .

Time is passing by every minute and every second, and the third quarter of the game ended in such a passage of time.

The Rockets finally held on to their 10-point advantage and prevented the Lakers from overtaking the score.

80:70
The Rockets continue to have their own advantages.

Harris looked at the Lakers players who were already out of breath, and thought helplessly in his heart: Who can stop such a Rocket.

Sure enough, after the start of the fourth quarter, the physical strength of the Lakers' main players was greatly reduced. The Rockets took advantage of the situation to replace the main players who had rested for a long time, and continued to compete with the Lakers.

The main players of the Lakers, who have been exhausted by the Rockets' substitute players, are really powerless.

I can only watch the old men of the Rockets play tacit cooperation, tearing apart the weak defense of the Lakers time and time again.

As the Rockets' old men slowly attacked, the Rockets also slowly opened up the score.

12 points.

14 points.

16 points.

The score quickly stretched to more than 20 points.

Faced with such a huge gap, the Lakers handed in their guns.

At halfway through the fourth quarter, the Lakers replaced the substitutes, announcing the early end of the game.

The Rockets also replaced the old men, and the substitutes were able to appear again.

After finishing the remaining time, the Rockets defeated the Lakers by 105 points 87:18.

A good start for his two Los Angeles games.

After the game, O'Neal said sourly: We lost to the Rockets as a whole, and their bench players are all All-Stars. On the other hand, do the Lakers have any players that can be shot? The overall strength of the Rockets is already No. [-] in the league. one.

These words reached Lao Tang’s ears, and Lao Tang just smiled and said: It’s true that basketball is a sport for 5 people, but the bench on the basketball court can seat 12 people. What a strong team needs most is balance and stability.

Finally, Lao Tang suggested that quickly find a guard for the Lakers who can pass the ball to O'Neal. Now the Lakers guard's assist and passing ability cannot play the role of a shark at all.

Maybe Lao Tang didn't know, but a word of his own made the Lakers find the most suitable organizer for him in advance.

The Rockets still have a record of 46 wins and 5 losses, making them proud of the league.

(End of this chapter)