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Chapter 273 Not good!Kobe went berserk!

On May 5, the G23 battle between the Lakers and the Clippers started at the Staples Center.

G3 and G4 are the Clippers' home games, but from Wang Dalin's point of view, Lakers fans account for at least [-]% of the entire arena.

But now it is much better than in the regular season. At that time, whenever the Clippers played against the Lakers at home, the proportion of Lakers fans in the "Staples Center" can even be close to [-]%.

Wang Dalin is not very interested in the idea of ​​home court advantage. Anyway, his performance at home and away is similar.

Artest is also pretty good. His performance on the road is similar to that at home, and he can basically maintain a level of 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.

But other Clippers players can't do it. Their performance at home and away is likely to be very different... So, there will be core players and role players in a team.

In this game, Wang Dalin appeared in the starting center position, which really caused a lot of trouble for the Lakers at the beginning of the game.

The first is the defensive end... Wang Dalin's defensive effect is definitely better than Mourning's. It is not difficult for O'Neill to beat Mourning now, but it is not easy to beat Wang Dalin inside.

The second is the offensive end... Wang Dalin's main attack method is naturally from the outside, how can O'Neill spot it?

Compared with Mourning, Wang Dalin's offensive methods are much richer.

Especially in terms of outside shooting, even if Wang Dalin claims to be the best in history, it is not an exaggeration... Well, at this stage, the "elementary school students" and others have not been online yet, and he can indeed be arrogant for a few more seasons.

Phil Jackson was a little caught off guard by the Clippers' change of formation at first, but he quickly reacted and quickly called a timeout to adjust his defensive tactics... He arranged for Fox to mark Wang Dalin on the outside, Wang Dalin entered the interior and then O'Neal switched defenses.

In fact, Jackson's defensive formation is a 1-3-1 zone defense...a defensive leader is arranged on the outside to mark the opponent's ace star, while a big center sits on the inside to protect the frame, and the other three move around flexibly.

A smile appeared on Wang Dalin's face. He knew that the tactics he had discussed with old Deng Levy had worked.

It is true that Jackson's defensive formation can effectively protect O'Neal's shortcoming of not being able to mark the outside line. With this method, even if they encounter strong opponents such as the Spurs, Mavericks or Kings, they will not have obvious loopholes on the defensive end.

But the Clippers have Wang Dalin. He only needs a simple pick-and-roll to get rid of Fox's close press. Even without a pick-and-roll to force a breakthrough, it is difficult for Fox to stop him from mid-range shots.

You must know that Wang Dalin's current speed and dribbling speed are as high as 89, and his acceleration ability has also reached 83. When he suddenly starts to break through, it is really difficult for Fox to keep up with his footsteps... No matter what, the defender is always on the court.

Although the Kings and Spurs are strong, Duncan and Webb don't have Wang Dalin's terrifying speed, so they can only rely on their bodies to break through Fox, and the Mavericks' "old driver" may not even be able to beat Fox in physical strength.

Moreover, Wang Dalin's high-position card-handling ability is unmatched in the entire league. Even if he only deals high-position cards at the top of the three-point arc, it is enough for the Lakers to drink a pot.

Therefore, the Lakers' defensive strategy is okay against teams such as the Spurs, Kings, and Mavericks, but it is not enough against the Clippers.

Jackson's face was full of sadness. He didn't expect that the change of the Clippers would bring such a big trouble to the Lakers. It was difficult for him to come up with any countermeasures in a hurry. Naturally, the Lakers fell into a passive situation very quickly.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Lakers by 31 points at 24:7. This is because the Lakers played well on the offensive end, otherwise they may have fallen behind by double-digit points.

尽管科比在第一节里突外投砍下了9分2篮板2助攻，可是相比较王大林的8分5篮板5助攻就明显差了一头，而且王大林还送出了1次抢断和1次盖帽。

Uh... One more word, his steals and blocks were given to O'Neal!

I have to say that in the first quarter, the Lakers team played the most aggrieved O'Neal. He only made 6 goals in 2 shots, and he only made 4 of 1 free throws at the free throw line.

As the current "No. [-] center in the league", O'Neal's performance can only be described in one word...hip pulling!
Since this year's playoffs, O'Neal's performance has been unsatisfactory. Not to mention the comparison with the season when he was elected MVP, even the comparison with last season is far worse.

Obviously, O'Neal's state has begun to decline, and the speed of this decline will become faster and faster, and there may even be a cliff-like decline next season.

If there is no accident, Kobe may be on the throne of the Lakers this summer.

If O'Neal is willing to give up and choose to take the initiative to cut his salary during the offseason this summer, the Lakers will definitely try their best to keep him, but... this kind of situation will be difficult to happen after all, and no one will be troubled by money!
When the offseason comes, seeing that someone like Eric Dampier can sign a seven-year $7 million contract with the Mavericks, how can O'Neal be willing to cut his salary?
"Shark" is still the "League's No. 2000 center" even if he is old. Why can't he sign a big contract with an average salary of more than [-] million US dollars?
According to the rules of the NBA, players who have played in the NBA for more than 10 years can get 35% of the salary cap, or 105% of the previous year's contract amount, whichever is greater.

Based on the salary cap of 4384 million US dollars this season, he and the Lakers can renew a contract with a starting salary of 1534 million US dollars.

However, O'Neal's annual salary this season has reached as high as 2475 million US dollars. Based on 105%, O'Neal can renew a big contract with the Lakers with a starting salary of 2598.75 million US dollars.

The salary cap of the NBA this season is only 4384 million US dollars. If the Lakers offer such a high salary to O'Neal, plus Kobe's annual salary of more than 1400 million US dollars next season, the two of them alone will almost cover the salary cap. How can there be salary space for others?

So in the original time and space, it was not Kobe who forced O'Neal away, but the Lakers really couldn't meet O'Neal's salary requirements.

In short...the Lakers really can't meet the salary needs of the two superstars O'Neal and Kobe at the same time, so they have to choose one of them to stay, and the other can only leave.

In this case, the Lakers will of course choose the younger Kobe... If the Lakers management chooses to keep O'Neal, whose condition has declined significantly, then his head is in the water!

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The intermission is over and the game continues.

Jackson obviously made some adjustments to the team's defensive strategy, and they began to play a 3-2 zone defense.

This defensive formation is different from zone defenses such as 1-3-1 and 2-1-2. It is generally used to deal with the opponent's outside shooters, because it can have a strong pressure on the arc top of the three-point line and 45 degrees.

However, this formation also has its defensive flaws, that is, the three-point line positions of the bottom corners on both sides and the area above the small penalty area below the free throw line are its defensive blind spots.

It has to be said that the 3-2 zone defense did make it much more difficult for Wang Dalin to deal high cards, and it also made it much more difficult for him to shoot directly at the top of the three-point arc.

In this case, he directly abandoned the high-position card game, and instead frequently appeared on the left and right flanks and directly turned his back to ask for the ball.

When a player's singles ability can crush a single defender, no matter what zone defense you play, you can only be forced to double-team.

Wang Dalin only scored 8 points in the first quarter. After the second quarter, he significantly strengthened his personal offense. In a single quarter, he made 9 of 6 shots, including 4 of 2 three-pointers and 6 of 5 free throws. He scored 19 points.

王大林半场比赛就砍下了27分9篮板8助攻1抢断2盖帽，比后世勒布朗.詹姆斯的职业生涯场均数据还要略高一点，表现绝对是堪称炸裂了。

But the fans at the scene and the audience in front of the TV were not so surprised, as if this situation was completely natural... Wang Dalin has played this kind of performance many times, and everyone has indeed become accustomed to it.

Seeing that his team was always behind, Kobe's face sank like water, and his whole face was so cold that it almost condensed into ice.

He didn't complain about O'Neill's unsatisfactory performance, or how poor Malone and Payton were, he just fell into deep self-blame.

"If I can be stronger, maybe I can lead the team to overtake the score!" - At this moment, Kobe thinks so in his heart!

If you want to ask who is the strongest person in NBA history, Kobe should be included in the scope of discussion, but I believe there will not be too many supporters... First of all, Jordan's "status in the world" is too stable, and James in later generations also has a stronger personal honor.

To put it bluntly... Even compared with "Magic" Irvin Johnson, it is not certain whether Kobe can beat him!

But if you ask who is the most paranoid person in NBA history, everyone will probably say that name-Kobe Bryant!

As the "Number One Paranoid" in NBA history, Kobe really "cut out the pass button" from his "operation panel", and entered the singles mode directly from the beginning of the second half of the game.

Wang Dalin was obviously caught off guard, and he scored two goals in succession with a back-and-forth jumper.

Fortunately, he reacted in time, randomly entered the offensive mode, and started to fight against Kobe crazily.

It was not the first time that they had scored points against Biao in a game. Every time before, Wang Dalin had the last laugh, but this time Wang Dalin felt a lot of pressure because Kobe's offense was too fierce!

After seven or eight rounds of competition, Wang Dalin actually fell into a disadvantage?

At this moment, Wang Dalin dared to bet his own head... Kobe really went berserk tonight, and his state was even comparable to the night when he scored 81 points in a single game.

Under Kobe's strong output, the Lakers caught up the score little by little, and even tied the score before the end of the third quarter!

Wang Dalin was full of helplessness... His offensive efficiency was not low. He made 10 of 6 shots in the third quarter, including 3 of 1 three-pointers and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 17 points in a single quarter.

Even if he is as strong as Wang Dalin, this kind of performance is already going all out.

But Kobe performed better in this quarter. He made 13 of 9 shots in a single quarter, including 4 of 2 three-pointers and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 26 points!
And O'Neal's state also recovered in this quarter. He grabbed 3 offensive rebounds in the Clippers penalty area and converted all three second-attack opportunities into points.

The Clippers led by a full 12 points at the end of the first half, but they were wiped out by the Lakers in just one quarter. This is undoubtedly very frustrating.

During the intermission, Wang Dalin touched Artest's head on purpose. He just hoped that "touching your head" would make Artest feel better... Tonight's performance of the Clippers' second-in-command was obviously a little abnormal. After three quarters, he scored 7 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and he didn't even have a steal!

After the start of the fourth quarter, Wang Dalin took the opportunity to use both "Wolf King's Roar" and "Roaring Tianzun".

In this "autumn of life and death", Wang Dalin can be said to have shown all his trump cards except for the "Super God Pickled Pepper" which has too many side effects and cannot be used.

Uh... not showing all his cards, because he still has the special badge effect of "Master of Trash Talk", so he frequently appeared in front of Kobe during the game, and all kinds of trash talk were sprayed at him.

Unexpectedly, Kobe was not affected by his trash talk at all. Instead, he became more and more brave as he fought, and even scored all 7 consecutive offenses.

In fact, it is not necessarily that Kobe is not affected by trash talk, but that this kind of sex is extremely strong. After being sprayed with trash talk, he will use more violent means to retaliate.

For example, Wang Dalin said to him: "As far as your fadeaway shot is concerned, you are far behind Michael!"

Kobe would use his fadeaway jumper to score consecutively under his defense, and then tell him contemptuously: "My fadeaway shot is indeed far worse than Michael's, but it is more than enough to deal with you!"

For another example, Wang Dalin said to him: "Your defense is really bad. I thought you were as easy as crossing the road in the morning!"

Then Kobe would take advantage of his distraction and jump out, stealing the ball from his hand...

Wang Dalin didn't move anymore, he had tried his best, but he still couldn't stop Kobe's fierce scoring momentum, and could only watch helplessly as he succeeded in attacking again and again.

No bragging... When Kobe's scoring machine is overwhelmed, any defensive method seems to be useless!
Fortunately, after being patted by Wang Dalin, Artest's state improved significantly, and he performed well on both offense and defense.

In addition, although Wang Dalin could not stop Kobe Bryant on the defensive end, he has always been stable on the offensive end. In addition, Quentin Richardson hit two consecutive three-pointers from the outside, so the Lakers have never been able to widen the gap between the two sides.

距离比赛结束还剩下1分12秒，快船队仍然以99:102落后湖人队3分，双方终于到了最终的决胜时刻……

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