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Chapter 465 Come, come, pay the tuition! (First update!)

About 10 minutes into this quarter, the score on the court was 22 to 28, and the two sides began to enter the rotation one after another.

Carlisle and Jackson both used only 8 rotations.

The Wizards left Hamilton and Tracy McGrady on the court and replaced Mutombo, Hayes and Tyronn Lue.

For the Lakers, Sun Hao, Ariza, and Mourning stayed on the court and replaced Finley and Horry.

For the Wizards' possession of the ball, McGrady no longer held the ball, but stood on the flanks to contain it.

Obviously, he defended against Sun Hao at the beginning of the game, and then focused on attacking in the second half. He consumed a lot of energy, and staying on the court was more of a restraint.

The actual core of the Wizards' offense is Hamilton.

The man who ran and vomited his dog, which made Kobe "unable to complain", now walked around the field and then threw off Finley to catch the ball.

"Shh!"

Basketball hollow drop pocket.

Sun Hao is also trying to contain the Lakers' offense.

Finley was the main offensive point of the Lakers at this time, but it was a pity that his breakthrough layup was interfered by Uncle Mu and he missed it.

Uncle Mu grabbed the rebound and the Wizards played a defensive counterattack.

Hamilton took the lead, left everyone behind, received a long pass from Lu and scored a layup!

The speed of the fast attack stunned the others.

You must know that Hamilton has played for almost a whole quarter.

Even Sun Hao couldn't help complaining when he looked at Hamilton's back: This guy must have two stamina bars!

In history, Sima Yi managed to pick peaches after surviving all the great figures of his time. Hamilton has successfully survived the superstars on the field until he lost his energy and began to become a big brother!
Finley received an empty cut from Sun Hao's pass in the frontcourt.

This time he seized the opportunity, dodged Mutombo's block and scored a backhand layup.

After experiencing the Yao Sha duel and Sun Mai PK, the game entered the time of the mutual rivalry between Hamilton and Finley.

Such a game is a visual feast.

In the last attack of the Wizards this quarter, Hamilton once again managed to get rid of Finley, and scored another 2 points with a false layup at the buzzer!
Although he didn't have much opportunity to perform under Van Gundy before, he was reborn after arriving in Carlisle, and he is the unshakable third leader of the team.

And don't think he doesn't have explosive scoring power. In history, he can be the top scorer in front of the Pistons at this time, averaging 20+ per game!

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 28-30.

The Lakers lead, but by a negligible lead.

In one quarter of the game, whether it is the performance of the players on the court or the psychological game between the coaches, it is all displayed, and the fans are quite enjoyable to watch.

And fans soon discovered that this kind of enjoyment is not just a section.

In the second quarter and the third quarter, both sides saw each other's tricks, and the fight was very lively.

After three quarters, the two teams tied at 88 and returned to the same starting line.

The outcome is hard to predict, and it may only be a matter of a few rounds, or even one or two rounds.

It is precisely because of this that the head coaches and players on both sides are highly concentrated.

It is said that the first game is just a trial, but everyone in the deadlocked situation realizes that the side that wins the first game will have a very large psychological advantage in the series.

In other words, both sides will try their best to win the first game.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the rotation of both sides expanded to ten players again!
The high-intensity confrontation exhausted the physical energy of the two teams, including a lot more fouls than in normal games.

But the same thing is that the two sides still take the lead alternately in the score, and the stalemate is deadlocked.

Carlisle looked at the situation on the court, resting his chin in his hand and thinking.

This section lasted for more than 4 minutes, and the two sides changed back to the main force one after another.

At this moment, Carlisle called a timeout in advance.

The timeout was called very suddenly, not only the fans and Breen and others in the commentary booth, but even Jackson was a little confused.

In the first round back from the timeout, the Lakers were still the same as in the opening game, and O'Neal still launched the offense first.

However, just as he was trying to gouge Yao Ming and turned around to make a shot, Second Uncle Huo, who was assisting in defense, directly fouled him in advance and sent him to the free throw line.

O'Neal goes to the free throw line.

First penalty missed.

The second penalty, after knocking on the edge of the basket, was lucky to roll in.

One of two free throws was not bad for the Sharks.

Looking back, McGrady and Yao Ming continued to play pick-and-roll cooperation. McGrady broke through and went straight to the basket, leaning over to wipe the board and score the ball.

Just replaced playing, Tracy McGrady said he has plenty of energy.

The Lakers then gave the ball to O'Neal. O'Neal saw the opportunity this time and turned around to shoot from the other side.

But just before he made the shot, Yao Ming fouled him in advance!
I can't see anything in one round, but after two rounds, I can already see what tactical deployment Carlisle made in the timeout just now.

This is... Shark hacking tactics!
A chop shark that looks a little unconventional.

The reason why it is said to be unconventional is because the shark-cutting tactics need to meet certain conditions.

One of the most important ones is that the number of fouls in a single quarter must be at least 4 times.

Because there are only 4 times, a simple off-ball foul can send the target to the free throw line.

On the contrary, it can only be effective when the opponent makes a shot, otherwise it is a meaningless foul.

Like in history, Popovich once fouled O'Neal at the beginning of the game on O'Neal's birthday night.

That foul shot is known to many, but it didn't actually send O'Neal to the free throw line, and it had little impact on the game.

The Wizards' unconventional is not at this point.

Of course, Carlisle obviously also thought about it.

There are a lot of fouls on both sides of the fierce confrontation on the field, and the time for early and late cuts will not be much different.

And Yao Ming, who was the main defense against O'Neal, controlled his fouls well tonight. Including the foul just now, it was only his third time.

So even if the assisting defender fails to make a foul, Yao Ming can still choose to foul and kill the shark.

O'Neal went to the free throw line again.

He adjusted his breathing.

First penalty, wide.

The second penalty is still wide.

This time, O'Neal played steadily and missed both free throws!

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

In these two rounds, O'Neal made 4 of 1 free throws. The Wizards' shark-killing tactic worked very well!

Of course, more importantly, the Wizards themselves scored the ball again on the offensive end!
99 is better than 95!

Don't underestimate this wave of 4-1, the Wizards are slowly taking the initiative in the game!

On the sidelines, Phil Jackson was deep in thought.

Carlisle's tactics were as inventive as the opening.

Now he has to do multiple choice questions, replace O'Neal to avoid being hacked again, or choose to believe that O'Neal will continue to keep him on the court.

Choosing the former, the Lakers' internal strength has declined, and choosing the latter depends entirely on the free throw state behind O'Neal and the Lakers' own defense.

Either way, the Lakers look like they're going to suffer.

Although Carlisle is young, he is not as easy to deal with as Popovich before him.

After hesitating for a while, Jackson didn't stand up, which meant he chose the latter.

He chose to trust O'Neal and the Lakers' defense.

Of course, there is also Sun Hao.

"beep!"

The field whistle sounded again.

This time, because the Wizards fouled four times in a single quarter, O'Neal was fouled before halftime.

O'Neill's face was a little unhappy, but he had experienced this kind of scene a lot, and there was nothing he could do about it.

At this time, Sun Hao walked over and patted his arm to show encouragement.

O'Neal went to the free throw line again.

He adjusted his mentality and breathing.

Still... missed two free throws!
It seems that he couldn't find the word on the free throw tonight.

"Phil better take Shaq off."

Breen in the commentary booth gave the Lakers a trick at this time.

But Jackson made a decision and did not change it easily.

Sun Hao turned his head and saw that Jackson still had no intention of adjusting, and directly extended his hands to applaud while retreating to mobilize his teammates' defensive enthusiasm.

Just like he did against the Suns in the Western Conference Finals.

Everything is born once and cooked twice.

The Lakers players also instinctively remembered the scene when they played the Suns before, and their defensive enthusiasm was obviously increasing.

McGrady's dry pull after the pick-and-roll was interfered by Ariza's efforts, and the basketball smashed out of the frame.

O'Neal grabbed the defensive rebound.

Then, another foul.

He frowned holding the ball, which was big enough to hold a pen.

If he is a Chinese, he will definitely say something at this moment: there is no end!

Sun Hao walked up to the "big shark" again.

And different from just clapping hands before, he walked forward with O'Neill while giving him psychological counseling:

"You know that a player can only commit 6 fouls at most in a game. There is still a lot of time before the game. They can't last too long. As long as you can score one of two free throws, they won't dare to foul you easily. .”

Sun Hao's analysis hit the nail on the head.

Unconventional tactics mean that few people use them.

The reason why few people use it is that apart from the fact that this tactic is unknown, there is another very important reason that it has more or less disadvantages.

Just like Carlisle used McGrady to defend against Sun Hao at the beginning, which laid the groundwork for McGrady's physical fitness later.

If it weren't for Hamilton's outstanding performance at the end of the quarter, the Wizards may still be behind the Lakers now.

The same goes for chopping sharks that include this unconventional time slot.

Let the main players foul too much in advance, and it is good to take the opportunity to open the score and establish an advantage.

Otherwise, if the Lakers survive this period and are still in a stalemate at the last moment, the excessive number of fouls will be a time bomb.

At that point, the advantage will be on the Lakers' side.

O'Neill was a little annoyed by the hacking of the shark, but his mind was still clear.

After Sun Hao said the key point, he immediately understood.

And after realizing it, his whole mood relaxed a lot.

When he gets to the free throw line again, don't tell me, he feels as if he can make a free throw.

He adjusts his breathing.

In the first free throw, the ball hit the front of the basket and climbed in.

The second penalty came directly to a hollow!
O'Neal, after making 6 of the first 1 free throws, made 2 free throws!
Jackson was so excited that he stood up from the bench, the excitement on his face was as if he had won the game!
But he should be excited, because after he scored these two free throws, it was Carlisle's turn to worry!
Especially, when the Lakers also defended against Yao Ming's inside attack!
Because this means that the shark-cutting foul just now is tantamount to giving the Lakers points for nothing!

On the field, O'Neal was fouled again because Carlisle didn't order.

At this time, O'Neal had no psychological burden, and made another two free throws.

At this time, look at the scorer again, 99 to 98!

Only 1 points left!

Carlisle got up and made a tactical gesture at this time, and the Wizards' shark-killing tactic fell by the wayside.

This time, not only Jackson, Sun Hao was also happy.

Because this means that the Lakers have nothing to lose, but the Wizards have thrown themselves into a foul crisis.

Yao Mai played pick-and-roll tactics in the frontcourt. Yao Ming seized the opportunity this time, broke through for a layup and scored the ball.

Waiting for the Lakers to attack again, the Wizards did not foul again.

Sun Hao started to play a pick-and-roll with O'Neal. After the split, he didn't shoot, but knocked the ball to O'Neal.

O'Neal rushed to the basket, and the Wizards did not dare to foul at will. O'Neal directly broke through with both hands and dunked the ball into the basket.

There was a commotion at the scene.

It is also two points, but the visual impact is different.

McGrady missed a three-pointer in the frontcourt.

Looking back, Sun Hao took the ball and drove himself to the basket this time.

At this moment, there is no need for Jackson to say hello. Knowing that the Wizards fouled a lot, the Lakers are all rushing to the box!
Sun Hao's breakthrough was decisive, and Uncle Huo had no time to help defend and could only choose to foul to block.

But this foul is already his fifth time!
When Sun Hao saw the technical statistics, he laughed more happily than scoring.

Carlisle's tactics did not achieve the desired effect, and at this point he had become digging holes and burying himself.

The game also began to develop in a direction that favored the Lakers at this time.

Moreover, after the Lakers played smoothly on the offensive end, the enthusiasm and effectiveness of the defensive end have also continued to increase.

As a result, the Lakers hit a wave of 15 to 5 attacks and directly accepted the game!
113:104.

After the final whistle, the Lakers players couldn't hide the excitement on their faces, waving towels and shouting in celebration.

Although there was no lore at the end of the game, this ratio is as exciting as the lore.

A wave of pleasure.

Of course, the fans at the scene will not be too happy.

After the game, Jordan briefly met Sun Hao before leaving the field.

After the two teams shook hands after the game, Yao Ming congratulated Sun Hao, but McGrady left quickly after leaving the situation.

In this game, Yao Ming scored 27 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. Counting his normal performance, he was much better than O'Neal's 22 points and 9 rebounds.

But because McGrady was responsible for defending Sun Hao at the beginning of the game, not to mention fewer shots, and his shooting percentage was average after his physical fitness declined, scoring only 21 points.

In contrast, although Sun Hao is also weak in succession, he has more physical fitness and a high shooting percentage. In the end, he scored a game-high 31 points.

So if anyone is going to be very unhappy tonight, he must be one of them.

Of course, the most unhappy person must be Carlisle.

Tonight's game is more like a tuition payment process for him.

The series has only just begun, but he's going to have to learn fast.

(End of this chapter)