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Chapter 585 Kobe: Comfortable!

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

You know, every game in the playoffs is very important, and the game with home court advantage is even worse, and the pressure to lose a game is great, especially the Lakers still climbed from the eighth in the Western Conference, which is amazing.

The entire league is waiting to see.

Because compared to the high probability of the Bulls advancing in the East, the suspense in the West is still great. One is to form a super team of the Big Three, and the other is the Black Eight Army led by Li Shengli, which is making history.

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

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It was exactly as predicted by critics all over the world.

In the first quarter, with the Rockets starting all-up and full of the Big Three, there are basically no opponents in the league, and this kind of suppression has nothing to do with tactics.

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

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

Although the Rockets can't reach the level of crushing, the firepower network formed by the Big Three also covers the Lakers' defensive area. Olajuwon is still responsible for pulling Li Shengli, and Li Shengli also had a headache in the first quarter...

Chasing Olajuwon did limit his first shot.

But Barkley and Drexler repeatedly broke through their own defenses, approached the basket, and came to rescue Olajuwon. The Lakers often briefly appeared in the defense of the restricted area.

Although they blocked Barkley and Drexler each with a big cap, but looking at the score leading gradually, the two brothers are not angry at all, because the blocked shots are only a rare case, more often... Ola who was rescued Zhu Wang ignored the opponent's defense players and scored steadily.

In contrast to 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 of the previous game, Harris no longer had any extra thoughts, and directly used Li Shengli as the starting point of the tactics, playing an old tactic of "single-point defense, all-round attack".

However, this has to be said back to the front.

The Rockets were basically invincible in the first quarter. Olajuwon was in a good state, and Barkley had an offensive shortcoming relying on his big book. More attention was put on the center matchup. As long as Li Shengli rushed to the basket, Barkley Benefits will also be blocked.

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 attacking.

The idea is right, what is wrong is the effect.

Campbell's appearance did solve the offensive problem to a certain extent, but the price of solving the offense was to weaken the defense. Campbell couldn't stop Barkley's iron butt, and the method of tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall would 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 the same, right?

Sitting on the bench to rest, listening to Harris' repeated emphasis on tactical execution, Li Shengli wiped his sweat and felt that the time was almost up.

It's not that the Rockets' state has declined, even if the decline will not be in the second quarter.

What's really similar is that the Rockets suffered a loss in the last game, Rudy will definitely not be so aggressive again, and the Big Three in the second quarter must start rotation and conserve energy.

"Who will rest?!"

"Olajuwon definitely won't."

Li Shengli will talk to Kobe now, because they both understand the Rockets' embarrassment, so the two don't need to explain the cause and effect, and the questions and answers are quite tacit.

"If it's Drexler, 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 up to you to perform." Kobe also laughed at this meeting.

"It's all the same. After suffering the loss of the last game, Rudy will definitely stagger their time."

"Hehe, that's the best way. You have one session and I have one session. The rest of the session is garbage time. Let's get off work!"

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

"Try it and you'll know." Kobe strode onto the court with his head held high.

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The second quarter was exactly as expected.

Drexler took a break early and staggered the playing time of the Big Three. The veteran Eddie Johnson, who played poorly in the previous game, played. Horry.

Seeing this situation, Li Shengli glanced at Kobe, and Kobe returned a look, indicating that... this section is mine, but Daben is confused by the side, feeling that the two are flirting?

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A whistle blew, and the game started.

The Rockets' offense lacked Drexler, and Barkley took the initiative to take on the firepower task. What can be seen is that he also reduced his singles, and began to attack the penalty area under the cover of his teammates, and played a game with Olajuwon who was running. Cooperate, and he is indeed irritable, and after using his teammates to get rid of Da Ben, he rushes to the basket.

Who is this looking down on?

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

However, this round is different from the first quarter.

In the first quarter, Barkley played singles and created an opportunity to attack the penalty area, which means that he chose the starting point of the attack. Taking the bottom corner on the right as an example, after Barkley turned his back and threw away the big ben, the inside foursome of the two sides were basically the same. connected in a line.

On the far left is Olajuwon who was blocked by Li Shengli, followed by Li Shengli, then Barkley who hit the penalty area, and finally Daben who chased and defended.

But this round, the pick-and-roll position that his teammates gave him was not his choice, nor was he 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 closer to the basket. It's closer, and it's more convenient to defend Olajuwon when Li Shengli pounces on him.

So, Li Shengli intercepted Barkley, Barkley scored the ball to Olajuwon, Olajuwon was entangled by Big Ben, forced to turn over and hit a jumper, after failing to score, Li Shengli turned around and took the rebound, ending the Rockets attack.

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Is it going to be bad? !

Barkley panicked.

Although he can still choose his own position and play big, but in fact the most economical and energy-saving way is to ask his teammates to help cover the pick-and-roll.

The problem is not that the teammate's cooperation is not good, although it is indeed not good, but in essence, the position of the pick-and-roll is on the inside, so you can't pick-and-roll outside the court. The result of this is to give Daben time and delay him Barkley's own shock time.

Play hard, consume physical energy, maybe encounter physical troubles in the previous game, and collapse at the end of the quarter.

But I don’t play hard, I still can’t solve the problem of Daben’s defensive position, there is Drexler in the first quarter, but this quarter is only him, not to mention helping Olajuwon, even he has to get in!

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After the Rockets finished playing, they returned to the Lakers offense. Li Shengli gave Kobe a pick-and-roll from a high position.

To be honest, after playing for a season, the tacit understanding should have been there long ago, and the timing of the duo's separation is just right.

Li Shengli first blocked the Rockets' starting guard Matt Maloney, and then seized the Rockets' brief defensive confusion, drove straight in, and went down to the deep position in one breath. When Li Shengli went down to the deep position, Olajuwon and Barkley all Anxious.

Don't rush, because the position is one-on-one, and the probability of Li Shengli failing to catch the ball is too low, so the Rockets duo rushed to intercept Li Shengli, and Kobe was really comfortable! !

The defense of the matchup was separated by Li Shengli, and the inside of the Rockets was also pulled away by Li Shengli.

Now the position is a little to the left of the free throw line, and it is difficult to hit a direct jumper if it is not high, and Kobe did the same, and shot it with a loud shout, making a precise hit.

(End of this chapter)